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St. Andrew’s Midweek Update July 3, 2024 The 226th General Assembly concludes today! Click here to tune in! Greetings, St. Andrew’s Family! I am pleased to present to you an update on my recent reports from 2024 from my final months as Youth Elder on Session. In January—continuing a series on “C” words—I wrote and…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update June 26, 2024 The 226th General Assembly has begun! Click here to tune in! St. Andrew’s Five Year Strategic Plan I want to start by thanking all of you who attended the Annual Church Dinner on Sunday evening. It was a rare opportunity to share all the work that has been…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update June 19, 2024 Happy Juneteenth Today, June 19th, is Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a celebration that marks the date in 1865 when 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state were free by executive decree. This event, which liberated…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update June 12, 2024 Joys and Sorrows Kiss Dear Friends, This week my family is traveling to my mother’s hometown for her burial. It is a bittersweet trip with a family reunion, the celebration of new life, and a final goodbye. Yesterday, my oldest cousin took me aside and shared this short…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update June 5, 2024 If you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there? The first time I was involved in developing a mission and goals, was many years ago. I was young, passionate about my work, and thought I knew it all. Although the meeting was scheduled to…