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St. Andrew’s Midweek Update August 7 2024 Carol Lefley here, just wanting to update you about my new role on Session at St Andrew’s! I’m excited to announce that starting in the fall, I will be the new Children’s and Youth Ministries Elder on Session. Julie Sommers will take over as the Elder for Worship,…
I am writing this after spending the evening with the choir. It was a wonderful night. We ate together and then everyone shared a little about their background with music and church choirs in particular. Erin McKibben gave us some insight into the Santa Barbara music community, which she called truly unique in its ability…
St. Andrew’s Midweek Update August 28 2024 Dr. B and the Spirituality of Borders Back in March, I was tasked with welcoming a pastor who had just moved to the area on behalf of the Presbytery. Before making the call I did a quick Google search of her name in order to find out where she had moved from…
St. Andrew’s Midweek Update August 21 2024 Reading the Bible If I had to name one faith practice that has had the greatest impact on my life, it would be reading the Bible. I mention that because I know that for many regular church attenders, the Bible can be perplexing. It is for me too.…
On the surface things have been relatively quiet around the church. The office has had very little traffic, the calendar of events has been sparse, and most committees have taken a month off. But underneath the calm surface, significant work is being done. Here is a snapshot of just some of the events being planned…