Join Us for Worship

8:30 a.m. Spoken Service in the Chapel

10 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary

We are always glad when you worship with us. Each Sunday we worship in person and, at 10:00 a.m., online.

Our 10:00 a.m. worship is in the sanctuary. Nursery care is available, and we offer Children's Ministry time as well as activity bags to keep little hearts and hands engaged.

Early Worship Offered this Sunday

April 21, 8:30 a.m. (Chapel)

We offer an early worship service on the third Sunday of each month in our program year. The service is held in the Chapel and is spoken (no music), using Rite II from the Book of Common Prayer. We will follow the 10 a.m. bulletin above for readings, order of worship, worship leaders, and announcements.

Celebrate Earth Day with Us, Rain or Shine!

Sunday, April 21:

+ Community Conversation with Special Guest, Palmer McIntyre

+ Children & Youth Garden Planting

We will recognize Earth Day this Sunday, with offerings for all. 

Join us after 10 a.m. Worship for a Community Conversation led by Palmer McIntyre, Conservation Planner with the Piedmont Land Conservancy. Palmer spearheaded the North Carolina “Year of the Trail” and is co-author of the forthcoming book Trails and Treats: A Hiker and Runner’s Guide to Great Hikes and Good Eats in North Carolina. Children and youth are invited to enjoy special Earth Day activities and crafts on the playground.*

During 10 a.m. Worship we'll have a special Earth Day ministry mission for Children and Youth. They will be invited to plant a “Garden for the World” on the side lawn.* The garden will provide produce to feed those in need, with the majority being donated to a few wonderful local organizations that work to feed the hungry in our city.

* We have lots of fun indoor Earth Day plans for our children, too, just in case the forecast includes rain! So come rain or shine.

Dear Seniors*, You are Invited to Dinner this Sunday!

Please RSVP!

Sunday, April 21, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

In the Parish Hall

Last year, our youth hosted a Youth & Seniors Dinner. It was such a hit we decided to make it an annual event. We want to give the youth a chance to learn more about the people who have helped to form our church into the wonderful, welcoming community it is today, as well as create a space for parishioners to get to know one another.

We also can’t wait to share Charles and Shelley Kappauf’s delicious dishes with the rest of our parish family. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP using the button below.

* P.S.: We have had a few questions about who qualifies as a senior, and the answer is that if you want to, you do!

Come to EYC this Sunday! Dinner Prep Begins at 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 21, 3 p.m. (or as soon as you can get there)

The menu is planned (pulled pork and tacos), the meetup time is set (3 p.m. or as soon as you can get to the Parish Hall), and that can only mean one thing: our second annual Youth and Seniors Dinner is this Sunday!

We need your help to make this year's event even more awesome than last year's, so come ready to cook for about 70 of our favorite St. Andrew's grownups. Bring a dessert if you are able (unless you volunteered to make mac and cheese, then you're off the hook for dessert but on the hook for mac and cheese) and be ready to hang around and chat with some of the coolest St. Andrews folks around.

See you on Sunday!

All Are Invited to Services of Celebration of Life

Our love and condolences go out to the families of St. Andrew’s parishioners who have recently died. All are invited to the funeral services for Steven Ritchie and Wes Hood.

Service for Steven Ritchie

Friday, April 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. (Sanctuary)

Reception to Follow (Parish Hall)

Service for Wes Hood

Monday, April 22, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. (Sanctuary)

Reception to Follow (Parish Hall)

“Gracious God, we pray to you for all those whom we love but see no longer. Grant to them eternal rest. Let light perpetual shine upon them. May their souls, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace and rise in glory.” + Amen

Join us at Our Brown Bag Book Club Meeting

Tuesday, April 23, 12 p.m., in the Cloister

Our April book club meeting is next Tuesday. We will discuss The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak. All are welcome to join.

Bring a snack or sandwich and your beverage and come to the Cloister from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.(-ish). Email Janet Owens at the link below to learn more. 

Give Up Your Silence Easter Advocacy Day & Postcard Campaign

April 28 after Worship in the Parish Hall

As part of Advocacy Day 2024, Episcopalians across the Diocese are called to “give up their silence” and add their voices to those meeting in person with legislators in May. You can do this by taking part in a “Give Up Your Silence” postcard campaign during Coffee Hour on Sunday, April 28. Printed postcards will be distributed on which you can write your message of advocacy for issues or needs that are priorities. Our postcards will then be mailed together to Diocesan House, and from there will be passed on to state legislators on Advocacy Day 2024 in May.

If you are unable to be at church on April 28, you can pick up a postcard at the church office and return it to the office or to Virginia Haskett before April 28 so that it can be included with the mailing. For more information contact Virginia Haskett using the link below and visit the "Give Up Your Silence" diocesan site below.

When we gather on April 28, you'll also hear about St. Andrew’s own advocacy projects being spearheaded by parishioners, and you'll be able to visit our new Advocacy Center, where you can find maps of districts and contact info for office holders, voting information, and more.

It’s Time to Sign Up to See “The Philadelphia Eleven”

Our Film Screening is May 9 at 6 p.m.

In St. Andrew’s Parish Hall

RSVP--Seating is limited.

In 1974, in an act of civil disobedience, a group of eleven women and their supporters organized their ordination to become Episcopal priests. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of their ordination, we will offer a screening of The Philadelphia Eleven, a new film that documents their story.

The event will begin with light refreshments (6:00–6:45 p.m.), followed by the film screening (7:00–8:30 p.m.), and a brief discussion. The Rev. Marie Moorefield Fleischer, one of the original eleven who also has ties to our diocese, will join us. We look forward to this opportunity to celebrate our women bishops, priests, and deacons, and to acknowledge what it has taken for them to get where they are.

You can watch the film trailer at the link below. Registration is open to all, but as space is limited to 100, you are asked to RSVP with your contact information to the Rev. Barbara Cooke using the link below.

Episcopal Breakfasts at Greensboro Urban Ministry

Your mother probably fed a lot of people. You can, too! Honor your mother this May with a gift to Urban Ministry. Episcopal volunteers gather before dawn every Tuesday to cook and serve a welcoming hot breakfast to 150 people who are struggling through the deprivations of life without stable housing.

The cost of each Tuesday’s service is currently $312. Every contribution is deeply appreciated. To sponsor a Tuesday, you can give:

• By mail to Greensboro Urban Ministry, 305 W. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27406
• By phone to Tori Kallam, 346-271-5959, ext. 320
• Or online, using the link below.

Whichever way you choose to give, please be sure to designate “Episcopal Breakfast” as the recipient.

HUGS Camp Applications Still Open for Buddy Campers & Staff!

July 6-13 for Buddy Campers & Staff

Haw River State Park

HUGS is a unique camp for unique people, bringing together young people of diverse abilities. They overcome barriers of real and imagined differences and build bridges of understanding. HUGS is about acknowledging the good creation in each of us and more fully knowing and loving our God through it. The great differences among campers and staff help all of us learn to appreciate and celebrate our diversity as we recognize our common ground. 

Buddy campers are rising 9th–12th graders who help campers with special needs enjoy all aspects of a typical summer camp experience. Buddy campers arrive on Saturday, July 6, to be trained to work with campers with special needs, who arrive on Monday, July 8.

Staff must have completed their first year of college and are expected to stay in cabins with campers, as well as serve on one of the following teams: camp life, worship, activities or program. Before camp, there is a mandatory Zoom meeting with the entire staff, as well as individual meetings with the team you have been assigned. Staff earn a stipend for their work.

Learn more or submit an application at the links below.

Put These on the Calendar—Details Coming Soon

EYC Field Day—Sunday, May 5

Election Day: Primary Runoff—Tuesday, May 14 (St. Andrew’s is a polling place.)

EfM Graduation—Sunday, June 2, during 10 a.m. Worship

Youth Sunday & Celebration of Graduates—Sunday, June 2, during 10 a.m. Worship

EYC Summer Mission—June 9-14

Compassion Camp VBS—August 5–9

Fraudulent Emails Make the Rounds Again

Please be aware that some email messages appearing to come from our rector or other church staff have surfaced recently. These may include references to prayer sessions or requests for time or financial assistance. They often are cryptic and urgent sounding.

As you are probably aware, this is a common ploy, and St. Andrew's will only reach out to you with requests through our official communications channels. If you accidentally such a message, do not respond or click on links. And do block the sender.

If you have any doubts about the legitimacy of a message or need to verify a request, please contact the office using the contact information at the bottom of this message.

Take a Bag and Bring a Bag

Help fill the shelves at One Step Further!

Thank you for remembering our burgundy Bag Ministry. Each Sunday you may leave bags in the church narthex or Chapel hallway and take a bag to fill in the coming week. Food is collected and distributed weekly to One Step Further food pantry by our Missions and Outreach Committee.

Especially needed are rice, pasta, beans (dried and canned), and canned vegetables, meats, and fish. Thank you for feeding the hungry in our community.  

Your Gifts Sustain Us

We are grateful for your gifts that sustain St. Andrew's. If you have questions about your giving, please email Ray Marsh, Bookkeeper, or leave a message at 336-275-1651, ext. 3. Ray is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

If you would like to make a new gift or a payment on your pledge, please use your choice of these options:

• Donate at abundant.co/standrewsepiscopalch/give.
• Use the “Abundant Giving” app, choosing "St Andrew’s Episcopal Church" in Greensboro.
• Mail a check to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Bookkeeper, 2105 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27403.

It's Plant Sale Saturday

This Saturday, April 20, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Are you excited? We sure are! Plant sale day is here! We've got your fancy, fruity, herby, veggie, hanging and landscape plants. All our farms have been planting extra flats of plants to bring and we've invited some special guests, small local growers who have natives, succulents, and all sorts of goodies. You don't want to miss this sale if you are a plant lover! Come on out this Saturday, 8-12, in the St. Andrew's Kensington parking lot.

The Corner Farmers Market delivers the goods each Saturday in our Kensington Rd. parking lot. Stay up to date on weekly offerings at their website (sign up for their newsletter!), and Facebook page.

Sunday, April 21

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Third Sunday Early Worship, 8:30 a.m. (Chapel)

Worship & Children's Ministry, 10 a.m. (Sanctuary)

Earth Day Celebration with Offerings for All

Children & Youth World Garden Planting

(10 a.m. Children's Ministry Time)

Coffee & Community Conversation with Palmer McIntyre

(after Worship in the Parish Hall)

Earth Day Crafts & Activities for Children & Youth

(after Worship on the Playground)

Youth & Seniors Dinner Night, 5-6:30 p.m. (Parish Hall)

Youth Arrive at 3:00 p.m.

Monday, April 22

Funeral for Wes Hood, 2 p.m. (Sanctuary)

Reception to follow in Parish Hall

Tuesday, April 23

Staff Meeting, 10:30 a.m.

Chapel Open for Prayer, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Brown Bag Book Club, 12 p.m. (Cloister)

EfM, 6 p.m. (Cloister)

Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Cloister)

Wednesday, April 24

Hearing the Gospel, 10:30 a.m. (Parish Hall)

Prayer Shawl Ministry, 2 p.m. (Library)

Choir Rehearsal, 7 p.m. (Sanctuary)

Thursday, April 25

Daughters of the King, 7 p.m. (Library)

Saturday, April 27

The Corner Farmers Market, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Sunday, April 28

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Worship & Children's Ministry, 10 a.m. (Sanctuary)

"Give Up Your Silence" Postcard Campaign, 11:15 a.m. (Parish Hall)

Coffee & Conversation, 11:15 a.m. (Parish Hall)