St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Boca Grande, Florida July 15, 2021

In this Edition of News and Notes ...

Sunday Worship Information Protocol for Sunday Worship Wedding News Bible Studies Episcopal Resources for You Bishop's Search News Prayer List Requests

Sunday Worship Information The Eight Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 11 July 18, 2021

We hope you will join us for worship either in-person or online. The link to watch live is available as well as a link to watch anytime after 10:30 a.m. Click to watch live at 9:30 a.m. Click for Sunday Bulletin

Click here to watch any past service at your convenience

Summmer protocols for worship at St. Andrew's Under the CDC guidance, those who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks or physically distance except where required by law. St. Andrew’s policy will follow these guidelines. Those who are fully vaccinated may sit alongside their vaccinated friends. Masking and social distancing is optional. Masks remain encouraged and certainly permitted for those who are not yet vaccinated. We have designated the back of our Sanctuary for those who wish to remain masked and physically distanced for your safety. The clergy, staff and vestry will continue to monitor developments related to the COVID virus and adopt appropriate practices to ensure everyone's safety! Whether joining us in person or on line, we look forward to worshipping as the Body of Christ this Sunday!

Wedding News

Congratulations to John Garman and Natalie Schnirring married at St. Andrew's on Wednesday, July 14th. Both are educators (John is an assistant principal and Natalie is a teacher), the couple will live in Dubai. Congratulations John & Natalie!

Bible Studies @ St. Andrew's continue

Women's Bible Study Fridays at 10:00 a.m. Kimberly Whipple guides our summer study of Paul's Letter to the Romans. The book of Romans tells us about God, who He is and what He has done. It tells us of Jesus Christ, what His death accomplished. It tells us about ourselves, what we were like without Christ and who we are after trusting in Christ. in Christ. Women's Bible Study Link

Men's Bible Study Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. This week continue exploring the Book of Daniel. This old testament book is about how God shows His everlasting wisdom, power, and faithfulness through one of Israel's greatest prophets.  Fr. Chris gray is the facilitator of this study.  Men's Bible Study Link

Monday Men's Group 1st and 3rd Monday of each Month at 9:00 a.m. Our next meeting is July 20.

We invite all men to participate in a bi-weekly engaging conversation involving our joys and concerns followed by a "no homework" discussion of the Gospel. We meet on first and third Monday of each month. The commitment is carving out an hour of your time (9:00am-10:00am). Retired priest, Fr. Read Heydt helps to guide and stretch our theological understanding. Give the group a try! If you have any questions, please contact the coordinator, Gerry Miller at gerrym@abbot-stuart.com.

Monday Men's Group Link

Resources for You

Church Publishing offers Book of Common Prayer, other free resources for devotional use The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) offers many opportunities for you to worship at home, such as daily Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and daily Devotions for Individuals and Families with the accompanying daily lectionary readings.

Click here for Book of Common Prayer

Diocese of Southwest Florida News Diocese of Southwest Florida offering new and events in and around the diocese. Click here for SW Diocese News

Notes & News from Bishop Smith Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida Click here for Bishop Smith's news page

UPDATE ON SEARCH THE FOR OUR NEW BISHOP

As the Bishop Coadjutor Search Committee continues its work to identify candidates to become the next bishop of Southwest Florida, your opinions are very important to the process. Thank you to those of you who completed the online survey. Now you have another opportunity to have input into the process. In-person Listening Sessions have been scheduled throughout the diocese as well as two Zoom meetings to make it as convenient as possible for all to participate. The in-person session for our deanery will be held at St. James Episcopal Church 365 Viscaya Dr., Port Charlotte Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. To register for this gathering, please CLICK HERE. More information is available on the website info@bishopsearchswfl.org. Thank you for your interest and your prayers. Kathy Silverberg

Announcements for the bulletin and newsletter are due by noon on Tuesdays of each week. You can email them to Robin at mail@standrewsbocagrande.org Announcements may be subject to editing due to limited space.

Hospital Notification or other Pastoral Needs Members and friends of St. Andrew's admitted to the hospital are encouraged to contact us. Due to HIPAA restrictions, hospitals are not authorized to release patient information, and therefore our clergy and staff are often unaware when a parishioner has been admitted to the hospital. We take our pastoral responsibilities seriously and want to bring the ministry of prayer and healing to our parishioners in their time of need.

Pastoral Prayer List

Cristiana Chamorro and her daughter • Julia Jarman • Ivan • Ellen Adams • Louise Bell • John Berley • Riley Zellers Burton • Riley Callen • Vera Chelnokov • Brian Covachuck • Hadley Cox • Shannon Glenn • Connie Gregg • Michael Guadagnoli • Tonya Hillenbrand • Krystle Hollis • Jake Hulbert • Bud and Mary Jenne • Linda’s sons • Jennifer Lilly • Hillary Lupo • Mac Martin • Peggy Mason • Bob McKinney • Nora Neely • Pete Nicholas • Ava Potts • Fletcher Rollinson • Jamie Rollinson • Hal Russell • Jennifer Weaver • Ginny Wharton • Hunter and Katie Wright • Jerry Kirk

Military Prayer List

Blaise Bess • Max Hoffman • John Life Ikenberry • Colin Jackson • Anthony Kopp • Alex Lovo • Renier van Breen • Arch Wilson