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St. Andrew’s Midweek Update October 2, 2024 What’s your happy place? I have a few. Most of the time I say it’s my quilting room. And it does give me joy to create in that space surrounded by things that remind me of my sweet mom. But there are two more that come immediately to…
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…
St. Andrew’s Midweek Update October 16, 2024 Stability in the Storm, part 2 This is the second in a series of four articles in which I briefly explore a portion of chapter 12 from the Letter to the Romans. I went through all of chapter 12 in last week’s sermon, but here I am going…
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…
A Church Responds… Last Saturday our pastor was called away on a family emergency. We all hold her in our prayers, and we express to her and to her family compassion as they move forward. But… this note is not just about a grieving pastor; it’s about a wonderful congregation that steps forward in times…