Dear Friends, In addition to being Stewardship Sunday at St. Andrew’s, this coming Sunday, October 31, we will celebrate All Saints’ Day. During the service, we will lift up the names of those who have passed away this year, recognizing their place in the “great cloud of witnesses” that accompany us in our worship and…
DetailsDear Friends, This morning I attended a workshop put on by the presbytery’s Pastor Support Team titled “Recapturing our Spiritual Life.” The workshop was led by Rev. Keenan Barber, pastor of Moorpark Presbyterian Church. Part of what we did was to simply read a passage of scripture slowly, line by line, taking the time to…
DetailsOur Theme “The7” has embedded components that we cannot update, which cause noise in the WordPress dashboard. I installed a plugin to supress those. It is not present in the current staging9 copy but that should not be an issue as we are unlikely to do a complete replacement of the prod site.
Hello St. Andrew’s members and friends! I wanted to take a moment to let you know that this December will mark my 5 year anniversary working for (and serving) you lovely people. I can’t wait for my 10 yr “anniversary”!! It has truly been a pleasure to help anyone who emails, calls, or simply visits the office. Everyone…
DetailsGreetings St. Andrews! The DPT is interested in how we can use Information Technology to enhance and further the Mission of St. Andrew’s. And if we can have some fun along the way, so much the better. The use of Zoom and other IT tools to overcome COVID-19 challenges was a strong motivator in forming…
DetailsDear Friends, This Sunday we will celebrate World Communion Sunday. This is the day when the churches participate in communion together to remember that in Christ we are one. It is also the Sunday when we receive the Peace and Global Witness Offering. This particular offering will go for peacemaking and reconciliation work locally as…
DetailsDear Friends, People who attend a church usually have one reason above all others that keeps them coming back. For some it’s the people they connect with each week. For others, it is the opportunity to sing and listen to music that lifts the soul. Some are fed by hearing the Bible read and its meaning…
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