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Weekly eNews
September 25, 2025
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Join Us for Worship!
Celebration of Creation Sunday
September 28, 10 a.m.
Each Sunday we worship in person and online. We are always glad when you worship with us. Nursery care is available, and we offer children’s ministry time as well as activity bags to keep little hearts and hands engaged.
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This Sunday is Celebration of Creation Sunday, with special liturgy and music. Be sure to also mark your calendar for our Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, October 4.
After worship, please join us in the Parish Hall for Coffee and Conversation and in the Cloister for our adult formation offering.
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The Way of Love—Fall Formation
Sundays after Worship (Cloister)
Join us for our faith formation series exploring The Way of Love—a journey initially outlined by the wider Episcopal Church and Bishop Michael Curry. Grounded in our theme "Walk in Love," this series invites us to deepen our daily walk with Christ through intentional spiritual practices. Each week, we will focus on one of seven practices: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, Rest. We meet on Sundays after church in the Cloister. All are welcome—come walk the Way of Love with us!
This Sunday, Mother Ginny will lead a conversation about the fourth practice, WORSHIP.
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WORSHIP Gather in community weekly to thank, praise, and dwell with God
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. – Luke 24:30-31
When we worship, we gather with others before God. We hear the Good News of Jesus Christ, give thanks, confess, and offer the brokenness of the world to God. As we break bread, our eyes are opened to the presence of Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we are made one body, the body of Christ sent forth to live the Way of Love.
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EYC, Let's Show a Little Love with a Neighborhood Cleanup “Walk in Love”
September 28, 5-6:30 p.m.
Meet in Herman Hall
(Kensington Rd. Side)
We're leaning in to St. Andrew's fall theme, Walk in Love, with a neighborhood cleanup walk this Sunday. Let’s celebrate the return of fall by strolling around our church neighborhood and nearby park to clean up litter. Does that sound boring to you? How about if we divide up into teams and turn it into a no-holds-barred race to see who can collect the most trash in an hour, with the winners getting eternal bragging rights and first dibs on a delicious pizza dinner? See you in Herman Hall, Sunday at 5. We’ll bring the trash bags, grabbers, gloves, and pizza. You bring your determination to win! We’ll wrap up at 6:30.
P.S. This activity also earns one service hour. So send verification forms to Martha using the link below to claim your credit.
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Last Call for Fall Foyer Groups!
Sign Up by Monday, September 29
We are now taking signups for our next round of foyer dinner groups! Foyer Dinners are a wonderful way to get to know fellow parishioners. Groups of 6–8 members meet monthly in members’ homes or restaurants to share a meal and get to know each other outside of our parish life. Please sign up online at the link below or on the signup sheet in the Parish Hall. To learn more, talk to Ralph and Laura Bricker after worship, or contact them at 843-263-3288 or by email using the link below.
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You’re Invited to Breakfast at Green Valley Grill
Friday, October 3, 8:30 a.m.
RSVP by October 1
Our next informal Green Valley Grill gathering is October 3. Please join St. Andrew’s friends for food and fellowship at 8:30 a.m. RSVP to Charles Kelshaw by noon on October 1 at 336-279-4556 (note new number) or by email using the link below.
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Tell Fido to Sit & Save the Date for Our Animal Blessing
Saturday, October 4, at 10 a.m.
St. Andrew's Front Lawn
On October 4, the Feast Day of St. Francis, you are invited to bring your well-behaved pets for our annual Blessing of the Animals. Come gather on the front lawn at 10 a.m. to share God’s love with the creatures who love us through life’s ups and downs. Attire for pets: leash or carrier. The event is on Saturday so all can participate in the CROP Walk on Sunday, October 5. (See announcement below!.)
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Got Skills? Or Time? Deck the Halls Invites YOU to Share of Yourself for Mission & Outreach
Do you have some time you can volunteer for missions? Do you create a craft? Are you an artisan in a specific medium? If you answered YES! to any of these, Deck the Halls is the perfect way to introduce your skills to our congregation and share with our community. Please contact Marion Seaman at 336-908-6094 (call or text) or by email at the link below to learn more.
| We’re also inviting all willing helpers to a special Deck the Halls Workshop, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Parish Hall. This is for anyone, “crafty” or not, who is willing to help prepare items for our Deck the Halls market. There are options for all skill levels. Bring a bag lunch and come ready for a fun day of work and socializing. Please let us know if you can come by contacting Cheri Courtright (336-707-0911) or Lynda Sanecki (732-895-0629). | | Mission & Outreach Sunday is October 5 | | |
Be Part of Our Mission Fair
October 5 after Worship (Parish Hall)
Nursery Care Provided in the Cloister
Greenfield’s NY Bagels & Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Activity Books & Snacks for Kids
Meet Representatives from Greensboro Agencies
Learn How You Can Engage in Outreach
The Mission & Outreach Committee is pleased to sponsor a festive Mission Fair on Sunday, October 5, immediately after worship. This will be a wonderful opportunity to join in community and conversation with our partner agencies working hard to address the increasing needs to feed the hungry and shelter the houseless. Join us in the Parish Hall, where we will host representatives from Greensboro Urban Ministry (G.U.M.), The Barnabas Network, the Interactive Resource Center (IRC), One Step Further Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, Abundant Life Ministries, and the Interfaith Housing Initiative (IHI).
Come enjoy refreshments and the chance to chat directly with the people in the know about how you might use your time, treasure, and talents to make a difference for our neighbors by following Jesus' command to feed the hungry and welcome the stranger.
"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me." —Matthew 25:35
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Walk with St. Andrew's to End World Hunger
Sunday, October 5, at 2:00 p.m.
Meet at the Barber Park Amphitheatre
Following our Mission Fair, we invite all St. Andrew's members, friends, and families to put your resolve into action and join us as you are able at Greensboro’s CROP Hunger Walk.
Please use the "Sign Up to Walk" link below to sign up using our St. Andrew's Signup Genius form for this event.
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LOCATION: Enter Barber Park at 1500 Barber Park Drive and follow the signs. See map and key below for park layout, including parking lots, starting point (amphitheater), and walk route (blue path).
ATTIRE: Dress comfortably. Please wear a red shirt if you have one.
TIMING: 1:30 p.m. Entertainment Begins
2:00 p.m. Meet at St. Andrew’s banner at Barber Park Amphitheater.
2:30 p.m. Walk Begins (See blue on map for walk route.)
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ABOUT THE CROP WALK
CROP Hunger Walks support the overall ministry of Church World Service (CWS), especially grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts around the world. Greensboro’s CROP Hunger Walk is the 5th largest in the nation! In addition to helping CWS’s work worldwide, our local walk returns 25% of funds raised to Greensboro Urban Ministry's Potter's House Community Kitchen.
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We Need Your Burgundy Bag Donations!
Our weekly Burgundy Bag food donations are an outward and visible sign of St. Andrew’s mission of “feeding the hungry.” Each week, our donations are delivered to the One Step Further Food Pantry to support their vital efforts to relieve food insecurity in Greensboro.
Most needed food items include: rice, pasta, beans (dried and canned), canned vegetables, and canned meats and fish.
Please pick up and drop off in the Sanctuary narthex and the hallway by the Chapel. Thank you for helping St. Andrew's feed the hungry. Contact Doug Sanecki with questions.
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Come to the Corner Market This Saturday!
The Corner Farmers Market delivers the goods each Saturday. Stay up to date on all their weekly offerings at their website (sign up for their wonderfully newsy newsletter while there) and on Facebook using the links below.
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Your Gifts Sustain Us
We are grateful for your continued gifts that sustain the mission and ministry of St. Andrew’s. If you have questions about your giving, setting up or changing a recurring draft, or making gifts of stock or other funds, email Ray Marsh or leave him a message at 336-275-1651, ext. 3.
To make a new gift or to continue your pledge, please give online or mail your check to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Bookkeeper, 2105 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27403.
| | Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan | | Christianity in the Sudan goes back to the earliest of times, with Coptic Christianity dating from the 2nd century A.D. Western missionaries came ages later. Within a year after the British victory at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, the Church of England’s Church Missionary Society began their work at Omdurman, across the river from Khartoum, where the Blue Nile and White Nile join. From there they expanded southward from the overwhelmingly Muslim north. The country split in 2011, creating the nations of Sudan and South Sudan, and six years later, the two Anglican provinces (Sudan and South Sudan) were formed. In the Sudan, civil war again erupted in 2023, and now there is a standoff between the two major military forces, each claiming to have formed a Sudanese government. It is a catastrophic situation. In the face of this immense humanitarian disaster, the Episcopal Primate in Sudan, Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo, has managed to move limited funds to his scattered churches for food and medical supplies. | | |
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Margaret’s, Waxhaw; Grace, Weldon
Those on our parish prayer list: Norma Bullock; Traci and Erik; Jeff Cummer; David McGraw; Betty Atwell; Mack Baker; Lauren; Martha and Jim Kaley; Nancy O’Donnell; Tina Sink Gangi; Heather; Victoria; Johnetta Shablack; Pauline Tatum; Jim Tatum; Pia; Henry, Arwyn, and Christine Davis-Potter; Katelyn Flowers; Jeannie Phillips; James; Madeline Colavito; Hilary Towle; Charlotte Lloyd; Sarah Sellers; Jack; Mary Rose; Sue Keith; Anne Franklin and family; Myra Stephens; Maria Alicia Huarcaya Hermoza and Kathy Hinshaw; Terry Meyer; Betsy Murray; Derek; Fred Johnson; E. MacKenzie; Carolyn Ritchie; Kelly Jordan; Glenna Ohaver; Susan Seaton; Karl Towle; Heidi Dohmeier; Donnie Robertson; Barbara Van Cleve; Nancy Antrim; Robert Morris; Bert and Bev; Charles Kelshaw; Carolyn Hackett; Mary Lou Strohl; Frank and Sandy Tatem; Faye Thompson; Ethan Shoffner; Paul; Pam Haynes; Michael Clapp; Karen; Sabrina; John Bald; Keats; Nancy; Anna Marie; Alicia; Gloria; Jo; Julia Davis; Julie Dameron
Special concerns: The people of Gaza and Israel, Ukraine and Russia
Those serving in our military: Tom Stauffer, Paul Zeigler, Stephen Johnson, Benjamin Phillips, Kenneth Gearhart, Alex Reyes, Michael McNeil, Jordan Payne, Catharyn Nosek
The departed: Paula Boothby, Sandy Tatem
Those expecting: Sean and Olivia Toso, due in March 2026
Birthdays: Carmen Bullock, Julie Dameron, Dania Ermentrout, Julia Farney, Jeremy Fowler, Sebastian Frye, Jack Garvey, Emily Hendricks, Dawn Martin, Cally Phillips
Anniversaries: Scott Hill & Tahe Zalal, Kelly & Sheila Root, John Sweeney & Celeste Williams
| | Please send prayer requests to Susan Frye, Parish Administrator, by email or at 336-275-1651, ext. 1. Names remain on our parish prayer list for six weeks. Please let Susan know if you would like a name to continue to be listed. Please also contact Susan with birthdays and anniversaries for the bulletin. | |
When I Am Among the Trees
by Mary Oliver
When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.”
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Creation Sunday Poem Offering
Parishioner Jill Lowe has shared a poem she wrote that ties in with Creation Sunday. You can read Jill's poem, "A Prayer to God the Father" at the link below.
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Sunday, September 28
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Celebration of Creation Sunday
Worship & Children's Ministry,10 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Coffee & Conversation, 11:15 a.m. (Parish Hall)
Way of Love: Fall Formation, 11:15 a.m. (Cloister)
EYC, 5-6:30 p.m. (Herman Hall)
Week of September 29—October 3
Renovations Continue in Parish Hall Restrooms
Tuesday, September 30
Staff Meeting, 10:30 a.m. (Cloister)
Chapel Open for Prayer, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
EfM Tuesday Class, 6 p.m. (Cloister)
Wednesday, October 1
Hearing the Gospel, 10:30 a.m. (Parish Hall)
Prayer Shawl Ministry, 2 p.m. (Library)
Deck the Halls: Boughs of Holly, 2 p.m. (Herman Hall)
Choir Rehearsal, 7 p.m. (Sanctuary)
Thursday, October 2
EfM Thursday Class, 6 p.m. (Cloister)
Friday, October 3
Breakfast Gathering 8:30 a.m. (Green Valley Grill)
Saturday, October 4
The Corner Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (Kensington Parking Lot)
Blessing of the Animals, 10 a.m. (St. Andrew's Front Lawn)
Sunday, October 5
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Mission & Outreach Sunday
Worship & Children's Ministry,10 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Mission Fair & Reception, 11:15 a.m. (Parish Hall)
CROP Hunger Walk, 2 p.m. (Barber Park Amphitheatre)
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