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St. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 27, 2024 Practicing Resurrection As people filed out of the service last Sunday, I heard a lot of comments about the drama of the last reading. One person summed it up when she said “I feel like I just listened to an opera…it was SO dramatic.” Yes, the story of…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 20, 2024 Show and Tell As the Lent season draws near its end, how would you say your use of plastic has changed? Have you tried purchasing loose produce from a farmers market? Have you sought out products that are made exclusively from recycled plastics or that were made entirely…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 13, 2024 Giving up Plastics As many of you know, the Membership Committee has invited the congregation to consider giving up a percentage of the plastic we normally use for Lent. I took this challenge to heart and have been making an effort. Turns out, it’s a lot harder than…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 6, 2024 Buildings & Grounds Hello, I am Porter Spencer, your Elder and Chair of St Andrew’s Buildings and Grounds (B&G) Committee. In the beginning, 1959, a beautiful church and grounds were conceived and built at the large corner property at Auhay and Arroyo, overlooking the majestic Goleta Valley. Shortly…

St. Andrew’s Midweek Update February 28, 2024 Sacrifice Do you remember Mel Gibson’s controversial movie “The Passion of Christ?” It was a graphically violent film, released on Ash Wednesday in 2004, that focused exclusively on the last days of Jesus, highlighting the details of his torture and crucifixion. I made the conscious decision not to…