Opening - Morning has broken (Hymn 8)

Sequence - Brother, sister, let me serve you (insert)

Offertory Anthem - Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, 1874-1946)

Communion - Forgive our sins as we forgive (Hymn 674)

Communion - My God, thy table now is spread (Hymn 321)

Closing - The Church's one foundation (Hymn 525)

Saturday, February 11th

@ 6:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist: Rite II

Sunday, February 12th

@ 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 / Annual Meeting

Wednesday, February 15th

@ 9:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist: Rite II

@ 10:30 a.m. - Bible Study

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

It's time for our Annual Meeting, so here's everything you need to know about how it's going to work.

Note: Another email will go out Sunday morning with all of these details plus the needed links.

WHEN: Sunday, February 12th @ 11:30ish a.m.

WHERE: In-Person (Nave) -and- Online (see below)

• ZOOM: mtg: 885 4212 9331 | pwd: 212829

• AUDIO: Everyone will be muted when they enter the meeting. We ask that you stay muted for the duration of the meeting.

• Questions and comments can be made either through the Zoom Chat or emailed directly to Beth Van Beek (welcome@standrews.net)

• VIDEO: Your camera can be on or off during the meeting.

MOTIONS: When voting on motions, people at the meeting in person will vote by a show of hands. People watching the meeting online through Zoom will vote through the Zoom Poll feature.

• A poll will pop up on your screen and you can vote "yes," "no," or "abstain." We will do this a few times.

• There is one vote per device. If you are sharing a device but want to have a separate vote, it would behoove you to join Zoom on another device (laptop, tablet, cell phone).

VESTRY VOTE: We will use the same voting system as above. There will be two parts to this vote:

• Since there are 4 candidates for 5 spots, we first have to vote to forego bylaws section III.B.1. which asks for two candidates per vacancy with at least two more candidates than vacancies.

• If that is passed, we will then vote by acclamation (and online poll) to accept the panel of candidates as presented.

ANNUAL REPORT: We ask that you bring your own copy of the report with you, or have it handy during the meeting. You can download it here.

PATIENCE: There will be hiccups. We ask that you have patience as we work through everything.

If you are having technical issues, please email Emily or call the office (703-455-2500).

Are you beginning to plan your summer camp schedule for the kids? Take a look at the camps offered by Shrine Mont in an unforgettable experience. There are many types of camps and they work hard to make them financially accessible to all. The ages of campers range from 8 through 17. Registration can be found at www.shrinemontcamps.org.

Thank you to Camp Director James Williams for his insightful visit with us last week!

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 toy play 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.

The clergy also warmly greets new parishioners and quickly makes a mental note to speak to Jeff Reba (lead of the Sunday Greeters) or Amy Dutton about the new guests. We want to reach back out to the newcomers as quickly as we can, to offer as much information as is needed. The next step is where the Newcomer Welcome Team acts.

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!

On Thursday, February 16th is a Coffee Chat (that will be our new official term for it, lol) at West Springfield Panera at 9:30 a.m. Come on by, even if you only have a few minutes to chat. We'd love to see you! 

Registration for returning students, siblings of returning students, siblings of alumni students, and church members for the 2023-2024 school year, ends on February 10th. Registration will be open to the public starting February 13th.

If you are interested in registering, please contact the preschool office at (703) 455-8458 or email preschool@standrews.net. You can also visit our website at preschool.standrews.net where you can take a virtual tour and fill out an inquiry to receive more information about enrollment or begin the registration process through our software ChildPilot.

After a two-year hiatus, we’re excited to announce that the Pancake Supper is returning. Please join us on Tuesday, February 21st, for a yummy pancake supper, served by St. Andrews’ youth and their parents. All funds raised will support youth activities.

Seating and service begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Be sure to pre-purchase your tickets following the services on February 12th, 18th, and 19th.

*Youth and Parents: We need your help to make this event successful! Please sign up to help out: http://tiny.cc/ngv3vz.

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! RSVP to Karen so we know how many are joining us.

UPDATE: Tickets are now free, so no need to pre-order!

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 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 (http://tiny.cc/soupsuppers) or emailing Worship & Welcome. Volunteering or cooking are not required to attend and we encourage everyone to come and join us.

The Rt. Rev’d E. Mark Stevenson announced today the appointment of the Rt. Rev’d Dabney Smith as a Visiting Bishop in the Diocese of Virginia. Bishop Smith will serve in the Diocese from April through June of this year and will be based in Northern Virginia.

"Bishop Smith brings tremendous talent, a wealth of experience, and a big-hearted love for Jesus to our Diocese," said Bishop Stevenson. "He will be another strong addition to our dedicated diocesan staff. I have worked with him in a number of settings for nearly 20 years, and I am so looking forward to this new chapter together."

Bishop Smith is the retired Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, where he served from 2007-2022. In 2015, he was a candidate for Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church. From 1987-2007, Smith served as rector of churches in Louisiana, Florida, and Indiana.

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SAVE THE DATE: This year's Group Workcamp trip will be from Sunday, June 25th - Saturday, July 1st, and take place in Dinwiddie, VA. More information will be available soon, so watch this space.

Help needed! We are trying to resurrect Mission Friends. This is a great ministry for those kiddos who are too old for VBS and who would like to give back. This is a service project based "camp" that meets daily for a week (or less depending on volunteer numbers) to do service projects for local institutions. To get this going again I need volunteers willing to help run it. Please let me know if you have any questions or interest in this very worthy mission.

In honor of Scout Sunday, we’d like to thank our scouts and scout leaders for all of their work at St. Andrew’s and in the world. In particular, we’d like to offer thanksgiving to John Corbett for his decades of service to Troup 1849 and for mentoring scores of Eagle Scouts; to all of our Eagle and Gold Scouts who have completed projects here on our St. Andrew’s campus; to Woody Brown for his passionate leadership with our scouts.

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 or maybe someone you “catch” giving their time and talent towards the mission of Christ, we’d like to feature them in St. Andrew’s Accolades. Please share with us at vestry@standrews.net or on the bulletin board in the back hallway.

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.

emily@standrews.net | www.standrews.net

(703) 455-2500