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St. Andrew’s Midweek Update August 14 2024 Getting Back into the Swing of Things I hope everyone has had a peaceful, rejuvenating, joy-filled summer. As for me, I traveled a lot and spent a lot of time with extended family–it was great!. I particularly loved our “meeting-free July.” As much as I appreciate our Presbyterian…

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,…

          St. Andrew’s Midweek Update July 31 2024       Proverbs 15:22: “Without counsel, plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed.” Although I began my journey into ministry in 2000, the year I became a student at San Francisco Theological Seminary/Southern California (SFTS/SC), I had only viewed the…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update July 24 2024 There Is Beauty in Being Kind A few sermons ago I mentioned an experience I had in a grocery store. I had been listening to a podcast that was funny but cynical. After an hour or so of listening I left to pick up some food for dinner.…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update July 17 2024 General Assembly I was on the Finance Committee for the PCUSA General Assembly. My committee was 45 people and we met on zoom for the 3 days prior to going to Salt Lake City. The committees discuss each motion brought before them and vote on bringing each motion before the full…