Join Us for Worship (and Look Up as You Enter)

10 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary)

Each Sunday we worship in person and online. We are always glad when you worship with us. Nursery care and Children's Ministry are offered, and activity bags are available at the church entrance to keep little hearts and hands engaged. After worship, please join us in the Parish Hall for Coffee & Conversaton, and meet in the Cloister for our Lenten Formation offering.

Lenten Formation Begins: Courage Is Contagious

Sundays after 10 a.m. Worship (Cloister)

In this class, we will consider what it means to live and act with courage as people of faith. Scripture is full of stories of courage ranging from those like Daniel and Esther who were brave in the face of fear, to whole communities of faith like those in Rome or Philippi that chose God’s will over contemporary culture. In Lent, we focus on the courage of Jesus whose love of God led him to unexpected relationships, confrontations with power, and great sacrifice. The word courage comes from the Latin root cor, meaning heart. In the Gospels, Jesus encourages those he encounters to “take heart,” to trust and be changed by God’s love. Come learn with us as we explore the modern day meaning of courage and learn from those who inspire us. Courage is contagious! Led this week by Dr. Joe Graves, in the Cloister.

Come to EYC This Sunday (and Middle School Meetup Beforehand)!

Sunday, March 1

Middle School Meetup — 4-5 p.m.

EYC — 5-6:30 p.m.

At EYC this week we're having our annual Lenten Prayer Station Scavenger Hunt—eight new and creative ways to pray and to lean in to the season of Lent. We'll also take some time to discuss last Sunday's Interfaith Tour and all of the things we learned about our neighbors and the different ways they meet God in their places of worship. We'll follow up with a yummy pizza dinner. See you in Herman Hall from 5-6:30 p.m.!

We also have our next Middle School Meetup this Sunday at 4!

6th-8th graders, come at 4 p.m. for our own Winter Olympics, complete with curling, snowball fights, and a parade of nations. Middle School Meetup will last from 4–5 p.m. Then feel free to stick around for EYC right after.

Forty Days of Feeding the Hungry

Collection in Parish Hall Through Lent

and

Monetary Support Opportunity

To meet our long-standing commitment to feeding the hungry, we need you! This year we are challenging everyone in the congregation to collect 40 pounds of food or give $40 to support our feeding ministry during Lent. There will be boxes in the Parish Hall marked “40 Days” for food. Most needed food items include: rice, pasta, beans (dried and canned), canned vegetables, and canned meats and fish. Checks can be made out to “St. Andrew’s Food Insecurity.” Online donations are also accepted and should have “Food Insecurity” in the memo line.

Did you know that the food pantry we support with our “Burgundy Bag” food collection serves 6,000 clients each month? It is a lifeline for many individuals and families. However, this feeding ministry is in a time of transition. At the end of February, One Step Further will no longer run the food pantry. Fortunately, the feeding ministry will continue at the same place (Definition Church) under a new name, “Simple Ways,” with continued direction by Susan Cox and current staff members. Simple Ways needs an infusion of funds to get established and is asking us and its other funding partners for immediate support so there is no gap in feeding our neighbors. If you can help with an additional donation, please contact Doug Sanecki, our Outreach Chair, at the link below.

It's Time to Sign Up for Our Summer Service Trip in Charleston, SC! (And Asheville Friends—Look Out for an Email Soon!)

This June 21–26 we'll be heading to a new location to serve, care for, and love on our neighbors in need: Charleston, SC! We'll be hanging with our friends at the Charleston Youth Mission (CYM). (Yes, it’s the same mission group we know and love from summers in Asheville!). CYM is located in the Park Circle area of Charleston, which is packed full of local history, parks, shops, and more. We'll spend our days serving the Charleston community while learning more about one of the oldest cities in our nation, including economic and racial disparity in that city, and we’ll have time for reflecting on God's call for justice and equity for all. We'll wrap up our week with a beach day and some fun adventures. The cost of this trip is $200 per person, but scholarships are available—just contact Martha at the link below for more info. If you are interested in going, please sign up at the other link below.

P.S. Asheville Mini-Mission Friends: We'll be sending out an email with information about payment, packing, and more this week. So keep your eyes peeled!

Compassion Camp Registration Is OPEN! Sign Up Today for Our VBS Week, July 27–31

This year’s Compassion Camp VBS will be held July 27–31. We’re already getting excited about this week of gardening, crafting, learning, yoga, and animal visitors, so be sure to mark your calendars and make your plans to attend. Compassion Camp is fully inclusive and is for ages 4–9. Ages 10 and up are welcome to come as volunteers. Compassion Camp runs Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., and the cost is $50 for the week. Scholarships are available. Sign up your Camper(s) at the link below.

Thank You for Your Faithful Gifts and Pledges

Your gifts make St. Andrew's mission and ministry possible. If you have questions about your giving, please email Ray Marsh at the link below or call him at 336-275-1651, ext. 3. Ray is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

To make new or pledged gift online, use the button below. Checks may be mailed to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Bookkeeper, 2105 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27403. 

To make a pledge for 2026, use the button below or request a pledge packet from Ray. Every pledge matters. 

Living Well Through Lent 2026: Cultivating Healing and Wholeness in Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind,

from Living Compass

Also available as a booklet at church

The Living Compass Model for Well-Being offers us guidance in four dimensions of our being: heart, soul, strength, and mind. Just like a mobile or kinesthetic art, these dimensions are interconnected—movement in one area affects all the others. This year’s theme of Healing and Wholeness aligns beautifully with the invitation to a Holy Lent, as the words holy, whole, health, and healing all share a common root. The season of Lent is an ideal time to focus on healing and wholeness—for ourselves and for the world.

Holy Habits: Lenten Meditations by Sister Monica Clare, from Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)

Written by Sister Monica Clare, an Episcopal nun, author and unlikely TikTok star, our 2026 meditations offer an invitation to rediscover—or deepen—holy habits of prayer, worship and engagement with Scripture. These "holy habits" provide a path to a life that is given shape, meaning, and direction by being rooted in a deeper relationship with God.