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St. Andrew’s Midweek Update October 25 2023 Create and Sustain an Environment, Part II St. Andrew’s mission statement is one sentence: “St. Andrew’s Mission is to create and sustain an environment where followers of Jesus Christ are nurtured and challenged to grow in faith in order to carry out God’s reconciling work in the world.”…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update October 18, 2023 Creating and Sustaining an Environment St. Andrew’s mission statement is one sentence: “St. Andrew’s Mission is to create and sustain an environment where followers of Jesus Christ are nurtured and challenged to grow in faith in order to carry out God’s reconciling work in the world.” The mission…

Dear Friends, This week Diana Lee reached out to Rev. Steve Jacobsen to find out ways in which St. Andrew’s might support local Jewish and Muslim communities at this time. Below are links to a letter written by Rabbi Steven Cohen of B’nai B’rith to his congregation as well as a letter from Jamal Hamdani of the…

From time to time, I will write about St. Andrew’s Vision, Mission, and Values. Even though the VMVs are short, concise statements, they are also dense in meaning, which will take time to unpack. This week I want to start with the Vision statement: “We envision a time when all people are valued, injustice and…

  For those members of St. Andrew’s who don’t know me, my name is Carol Lefley, newest Elder and Session member. I am the one with the British accent! I came to Santa Barbara in 1987, when my husband, Andy, started working at Delco Electronics. Thirty-six years, and three daughters later, we are still here.…