St. Andrew’s Midweek Update April 2, 2025 Share Good News From great rejoicing to heartbreak, the stories of Jesus during Lent, Holy Week, and Easter expose us to many human emotions. But all those stories need to be told for us to understand the joy in the surprises of Easter, and to share that joy…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 26, 2025 A Bigger Life Recently, I overheard someone make an offhand remark which stuck with me. I didn’t hear what prompted the comment, I only heard the reply: “Don’t join a church to make your life happier. Join a church to make your life bigger.” This struck me as…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 19, 2025 The Sopranos So he said to the man working the vineyard, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil? Luke 13:7 I have finally gotten around…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 12, 2025 Fast Fashion Would you consider giving up fast fashion for Lent (and maybe forever)? Fast fashion is a system of consumerism that makes us feel inadequate, has broad environmental consequences and violates human rights across the globe. On the most basic level, it is quickly produced trends sold…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update March 5, 2025 Report from your Adult Education Committee Hello Friends, My name is Maggie McMillan. I have been attending St. Andrews just over four years, first online during the transition from Pastor Steve to Pastor Jen, and then starting in person in 2021. Just the past year I made the…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update February 26, 2025 Illumination vs. Illusion When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen. Luke 9:36 This Sunday churches all over the world will read the passage from Luke in which Jesus…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update February 19, 2025 Forgiveness In the later chapters of Genesis, Joseph, Jacob’s favorite son, is betrayed by his brothers. They throw him into a well and sell him for 20 shekels of silver. Joseph’s journey takes him from slavery to prison to being put in charge of the Pharaoh’s stores of…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update February 12, 2025 The church is… How would you finish this sentence? What words would you use to describe what the church is (or what it ideally should be). I would venture a guess that each person’s answer is unique, although most people fall into a few general categories. Some people…
DetailsSt. Andrew’s Midweek Update February 5, 2025 All the News From the Membership Committee Hello friends, With tremendous fortitude we have made it through the 75 days of January and are looking forward to settling in for a year filled with meaningful events and making new friends. Our committee spends a lot of time discerning…
DetailsDear St Andrew’s, Could you update my email from sjniche@cox.net to sjsbca@gmail.com? Thanks! Former Guy On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church <info@standrewspcusa.org> wrote: St. Andrew’s Midweek Update January 29, 2025 Hope vs. Reality “We envision a time…
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