Offertory Anthem - Remember, O thou man (Thomas Ravenscroft, 1582-1633)

Communion - Come, risen Lord and deign to be our guest (insert)

Closing - Lord, who throughout those forty days (Hymn 142)

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Opening - Forty days and forty nights (Hymn 150)

Sequence - Creator of the earth and skies (Hymn 148)

Offertory Anthem - Steal away (African-American spiritual, arr. Edward Deas, c. 1884-1944)

Communion - O Food to pilgrims given (Hymn 309)

Communion - 

Closing - The glory of these forty days (Hymn 143)

Saturday, February 25th

@ 6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist: Rite II

Sunday, February 26th

@ 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist: Rite I

@ 9:00 a.m. – Bible Study

@ 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist: Rite II 

@ 11:20 a.m. – Sunday School / Adult Forum

Wednesday, March 1st

@ 9:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer

@ 10:00 a.m. - Bible Study

Links to our online services and Bible Studies are available on our website.

On Ash Wednesday, February 22nd, we will have 3 services: one in the morning at 9:30 a.m., one in the afternoon at 12:30 p.m. so our Preschool families can join us for a short, child-focused service, and one in the evening at 7:00 p.m. with music from our Adult Choir. Families are welcome to any of these services. 

This Lent, we invite you to join us for the return of our soup supper series. Over five Sundays we'll discuss prayer and explore topics such as prayer stations, prayer beads, and digital resources for prayer, among others.

Suppers will be held Sunday evenings from 5:00-6:45 p.m. on February 26th, March 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th. We'll have a multigenerational focus on March 5th and March 19th, as well as non-soup offerings (chicken nuggets) for children.

Please sign up to bring a food item or help us set up and clean up after each meal by using our link (tiny.cc/soupsuppers) or emailing Worship & Welcome. Volunteering or cooking are not required to attend and we encourage everyone to come and join us.

Join us after the 10:00 a.m. service on Sunday, February 26th in the Parish Hall for an in-depth view of our Hypothermia Prevention Program, how important it is, and how well it ran this year.

Helpers are needed for our joint Nursery/Pre-K class. If you’re 14 years or older, vaccinated, and interested in helping, please sign up here: http://tiny.cc/babywatch-win23. Service hours are available.

When a new parishioner or entire new family first attends a service at St. Andrew’s, there are many people who go into action to make them feel welcome. Our Sunday Greeter Team is always on the lookout for new faces, as is our Director of Family Ministry, Amy Dutton. They offer assistance to find the nursery, the restrooms, the children’s activity bags, direct them to an usher for a service bulletin, and show them the guest book or pew cards, so we can make a future connection.

Every newcomer who fills out a Newcomer Card will get a visit from one of our Newcomer Welcome Team members. The Newcomer Welcome Team member picks up a bag from the office (which contains information about the church, a copy of the latest Monthly Net, and a Sunday School registration form if there are school-aged children), adds a loaf of bread, and delivers the bag to the newcomer’s home. This is an opportunity for the newcomer to ask about life at St. Andrew’s, the vibe of the different services, the range of ministries available to them, volunteer activities, etc.

We currently have 7 team members but would like to double that number. This is truly a ministry that “takes a village” to make those all-important connections to new parishioners. Please contact Vestry member, Karan Wright, to volunteer in this ministry. Many thanks!

If you are interested in a unique Lenten devotion, consider participating in Lent Madness. The brainchild of an Episcopal priest, Lent Madness is an engaging way to learn about the men and women comprising the Church’s Calendar of Saints. The format: 32 saints are placed into a tournament-like single elimination bracket. On the weekdays of Lent, information is posted at www.lentmadness.org about two different saints. Each pairing remains open for 24 hours as participants read about and then vote to determine which saint moves on to the next round. Sixteen saints make it to the Round of the Saintly Sixteen; eight saints advance to the Round of the Elate Eight; four make it to the Faithful Four; two to the Championship; and the winner is awarded the Golden Halo.  

The first round consists of basic biographical information about each of the 32 saints. In subsequent rounds, things get a bit more interesting as appointed “celebrity bloggers" offer quotes and quirky tidbits, explore legends, and even move into the area of saintly kitsch. In the 2023 saintly smackdown, Lent Madness features a slate of saints ancient and modern, Biblical and ecclesiastical. This year’s saints include heavyweights like Scholastica, Chief Seattle, John Donne, Eric Liddell (of Chariot’s of Fire fame), and Dorothy Sayers among many other lesser-known yet equally inspiring people of faith. You can find a full bracket posted on a Bulletin Board outside the parish office at St. Andrew’s.  

The competition kicks off on February 23rd. If you are looking for a Lenten discipline that is educational, sometimes goofy, and always joyful, do consider joining!

On Saturday, February 25th we will be heading over to the Capital Remodel and Garden Show at the Dulles Expo Center. We'll meet at noon for brunch at Hopsfrog Grille in the Burke Commons Shopping Center, and carpool over to the Expo Center at 1:30 p.m. Feel free to join just for brunch, just the show, or both!

To download your ticket, go to https://capitalremodelandgarden.com and use discount code EXHNPKJF. RSVP so we know how many people are coming.

This year's Group Workcamp trip will be from Sunday, June 25th - Saturday, July 1st, and take place in Dinwiddie, VA. Space is limited, so contact Carl and Stacey if you are interested.

The role of a warden has many dimensions and many are canonical and legal. Betsy and Jonathan served this past year with grace and love and there is an insufficient amount of space to write everything which could be said in thanksgiving about their ministry this past year.

We often hear the role of the Senior Warden as the "Rector's Warden," and Betsy supported your rector this past year in administration, prayer, listening, providing guidance, and in her leadership of the Vestry. Betsy's organizational mind and way of being helped to get your Vestry files and initiatives organized, including a comprehensive way of viewing our qualitative goals in a quantitative format. Betsy has a way of leading the Vestry into learning how some of the functions of our technology can help and speed up our processes (such as document collaboration). Her visioning and knack for, in the words of Stephen Covey, quadrant 2 thinking, assisted us in looking to creative planning in the midst of the immediate needs. First and foremost, Betsy approached this position with prayer, praying for the church. Betsy, thank you for your ministry, discernment, and care as you faithfully executed the role of Senior Warden this past year. Thank you Betsy!

The Junior Warden is often known as the "People's Warden" and often takes care of the building. Against common belief, there is not a cot set up in the back for the Junior Warden to sleep at night, however, you could have mistaken that for the number of times you would see him at the building checking things out. One of the newest responsibilities of the Junior Warden is to attend and be a part of our Property Resource Committee which carries out, together, the job that a single person used to do. His leadership in this committee resulted in many fixes and improvements to the property from ensuring the building was heated and safe to planning for needed building repairs to come in the future. You can thank Jonathan and the PRC for many successful project this year from HVAC fixes to property clean up and beautification. Jonathan's prayerful approach always included a smile as he provided guidance to the parish and the rector alike. Thank you Jonathan.

There are so many people who do so much for St. Andrew's. Stewardship includes gifts of time and talent (in addition to 'treasure') to the mission of Christ. The Vestry would like to recognize this important work, celebrate some of our unsung heroes, and extend our gratitude for all the stewardship offered here. You'll see these in St. Andrew's Accolades. If you would like to extend your thanks and praise to someone here at St. Andrew’s, we’d like to feature them in St. Andrew’s Accolades.

On Sunday evening, April 16th, the Annandale Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, will host an interdenominational sing-along of Handel’s Messiah, at our building located at 3900 Howard Street in Annandale, VA. 

The purpose of this sing-along is to celebrate Easter together and share our love through this wonderful story told by Handel, of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We would like to invite you to come to join us on Sunday evening, April 16th, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 p.m., where members of the Washington DC Temple Choir and Orchestra will perform and lead us in this community sing-along. 

We will have some refreshments following the sing-along, and hope you can join us.

Your financial gifts to St. Andrew’s are of vital importance to support our ongoing ministries and our outreach to the most vulnerable among us. Please continue to offer your faithful gifts by:

• Mailing your check to our church office (6509 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke VA 22015)
• Hand delivering cash or checks to the church mailbox (cash or check should be sealed in an envelope marked with your name)
• Using your bank’s online bill-pay feature
• Using St. Andrew’s online giving feature. You will be asked to provide your email address, an amount, date of gift, whether it is one-time or recurring, and a fund. In the fund box, you can click the arrow at the right-hand side to see the drop-down menu (the current options are Pledge and Plate Offering). The next page will give you the option of paying via your bank or debit/credit card. Please note that St. Andrew’s will pay fees on these transactions and you will be asked if you would like to increase your donation to offset these fees.

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