St. Andrew’s Midweek Update September 4, 2024 Getting Back into the Swing of Things This Sunday promises to be a busy day in church. The first Sunday after Labor Day has been known as Rally Day for as long as I can remember. People are back from summer vacations, committees are active again and programs…
DetailsSt. 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…
DetailsSt. 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.…
DetailsSt. 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…
DetailsSt. 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,…
DetailsSt. 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…
DetailsSt. 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.…
DetailsSt. 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…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update July 10 2024 A Report on (Some of the) Business of GA! Hi, friends! Lila here. Today I’m going to let you in on some of the awesome business I played a (small) part in in the recent 226th General Assembly of the PresbyterianChurch (USA). I served on the Race, Sexuality, and…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update July 3, 2024 The 226th General Assembly concludes today! Click here to tune in! Greetings, St. Andrew’s Family! I am pleased to present to you an update on my recent reports from 2024 from my final months as Youth Elder on Session. In January—continuing a series on “C” words—I wrote and…
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