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Weekly eNews
June 5, 2025
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Join Us for Pentecost Worship and Our All-Parish Party
Sunday, June 8
Wear Red!
Each Sunday we worship in person and online. We are always glad when you worship with us. Nursery care is available during 10 a.m. worship, and we offer activity bags to keep little hearts and hands engaged. This Sunday our children will have a special Children's Chapel for Pentecost during Children's Ministry time,
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, when we celebrate the birthday of the Church and the coming of the Holy Spirit. We will mark the occasion with a festive gathering after 10 a.m. worship!
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Hooray for Pentecost!
Children's Chapel, Flame Crowns,
& Games on the Lawn
This Sunday is our last Children's Ministry time before summer break. We'll head downstairs for a special Children's Chapel with music with Mr. Sam. Then we'll come back up to church with flaming crowns on our heads in celebration of the Holy Spirit's visit to Jesus's disciples. After church there's a picnic party with a bounce house and outdoor games.
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Get Ready for a Potluck Picnic
June 8 after 10 a.m. Worship
Bring a Chair
Church Tours Offered
Join us this Sunday—rain or shine—for food, fellowship, and festivities for kids young and old!
Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket to dine al fresco. Whatever the weather, remember to wear red and bring a dish to share, according to the first letter of your last name:
A–D: Desserts; E–M: Sides; N–Z: Main Dishes.
You can drop off your food items in the Parish Hall before worship.
On this special Sunday, we’ll also offer church tours and an opportunity to take or update your church directory photo.
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Wear an Orange Ribbon or Lapel Pin for National Gun Violence Awareness Month
Sunday, June 8
This year, June 6 is designated as Gun Violence Awareness Day and is honored by wearing orange June 6–8. We will be wearing red for Pentecost on June 8, but we encourage you to show support for gun violence awareness by wearing an orange lapel pin that day. Please wear your pin from 2024 if you have one. Pins will also be handed out at church that day.
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You’re Invited to Breakfast at Green Valley Grill
Friday, June 6, at 8:30 a.m.
Join your St. Andrew’s friends at our next informal breakfast gathering at Green Valley Grill. We look forward to sharing food and fellowship with you on Friday, June 6, at 8:30 a.m. RSVP by noon on Wednesday, June 4, to Charles (Chuck) Kelshaw by email at the link below, or at 336-987-7086. Please join us!
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... And Let's Have Lunch, Too!
Monday, June 30, at 12 p.m.
Green Valley Grill
RSVP by June 23
We are also scheduling our next lunch gathering at Green Valley Grill. RSVP just as you do for breakfast, but earlier. GVG needs our numbers a week in advance.
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Last Call! Sign Up for Our Summer Book Study: How We Learn to Be Brave
Beginning June 12
In this powerful and timely book, Bishop Budde explores life’s decisive moments that call us to step forward with courage and conviction. The book offers wisdom for navigating fear, uncertainty, and challenge, and encourages readers to cultivate habits of heart and spirit. Our book study group will meet every other Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m., June 12—July 24. Participants will need to purchase their own copy of the book and are asked to read the introduction and first chapter before the first meeting. Please register using the link below, so we can keep you updated about assignments and meetings. For more information, contact the Rev. Barbara Cooke, group facilitator, at 336-521-0040 or by email using the link below. Let’s grow in faith and courage together—one brave step at a time.
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EfM Has a New Curriculum—Come Learn More at an Informational Meeting
June 15 after 10 a.m. Worship
Do you enjoy meaningful conversation with trusted seekers? Do you question different interpretations of biblical passages and want to explore them more deeply? Do you seek fellowship that goes beyond coffee hour? Are you seeking God and desire others to accompany you on your search? EfM (Education for Ministry) has recently put together a curriculum with integrated videos, podcasts, and articles to enliven our study of the Christian tradition. Additionally, EfM has a new path for people who would be interested in a one-year exploration called Wide Angle. These different options could be great for alumni who want to revisit their study, or someone who wants to put a toe into a new opportunity. Interested? Please come to our informational meeting on June 15 following 10 a.m. worship. Please contact Brenda Swearingin or Tricia de Beer with any questions, using the links below.
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Join St. Andrew's for a Free Performance of Hamlet
Wednesday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m.
The Piedmont Shakespeare Company, co-founded by parishioner David McGraw, is a nonprofit theatre bringing free performances of Shakespeare to our region. Join fellow parishioners on June 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Greensboro Cultural Center for the company’s inaugural production of Hamlet (also ASL-interpreted by a team led by parishioner AmyRuth McGraw). Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. Learn more at the link below.
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St. Andrew’s Goes to the ‘Hoppers June 26
Book Your Tickets by June 23
Join us for a parish outing to see the Greensboro Grasshoppers take on the Winston-Salem Dash, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. It is also Pride Night, so feel free to wear bright colors to celebrate our inclusive and diverse city. We have reserved a block of seats at a reduced ticket rate of $12, and you can book your ticket(s) in our St. Andrew’s block using the button below. Please sign up by Monday, June 23, so we can add seats if needed! If the online form is not working, if you need help reserving seats, or if you have other questions, please contact Spencer Musick at 706-233-1223 or by email using the link below.
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All Are Invited to a St. Andrew’s Pride Brunch Gathering
Sunday, June 29, after Worship
Tex & Shirley's (1617 W. Friendly Ave.)
Join us for brunch at Tex & Shirley’s (1617 W. Friendly Ave.) after church to celebrate Pride Month. We believe that the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ people is rooted in the amazing grace and all-encompassing love of Jesus Christ, and that is cause for celebration! Email Father Gus if you plan to attend.
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Every Living Thing Needs VBS Volunteers!—It’s Time to Sign Up to Help
Camp Runs July 28–August 1
(9 a.m.–12 p.m.)
Compassion Camp VBS is a huge success with our littlest parishioners and friends thanks to the many loving St. Andrew’s folks who volunteer their time and talent to make it happen. Adult volunteer storytellers, craft supervisors, singers, dancers, shepherds, and general lovers of kids aged 4–9 are invited to sign up now by emailing Martha-Wade Chaires, our Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries, using the button below.
| | Campers (ages 4-9) and youth Buddies (youth 10+ who want to help new friends who need an extra hand) are also invited to get signed up ASAP using the buttons below! | | |
Hearing the Gospel Summer Session Begins this Week
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. (Parish Hall)
Beginning June 11
The summer meetings of our weekly Bible Study, Hearing the Gospel, begin Wednesday, June 11, at 10:30 a.m., in the Parish Hall. We follow a modified lectio divina format where we read the Gospel for the coming Sunday, followed by discussion of what it meant in Jesus’ day and what it means to us today. Our sessions last about an hour and we close with Noonday Prayer. No advanced preparation is required. All members of the parish and visitors are welcome. Questions or comments may be referred to our coordinator, Jill Lowe at the link below.
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Summer Choir Fun for Youth and Adults
Sundays at 9 a.m.
Beginning June 15
During the summer months, all interested adults and teenagers are invited to sing with the Chancel Choir in worship. We meet at 9 a.m. on Sundays and hope to fill the chancel seats with a joyful, summer choir! For more information, contact Ann Doyle at the link below.
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Come Be Part of Our Livestream Summer Team
Our Sunday morning livestream is an important ministry in our life together and keeps our community connected in worship. Folks who are interested in learning about cameras and microphones are encouraged to join. Volunteers will receive training in the operation of the broadcast system and will work in conjunction with existing volunteers to help stream our services. Please contact Anderson Burgess at the link below if you’re interested!
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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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Introduction to Dismantling Racism—Diocesan Summer Offering
Offered via Zoom, Beginning June 20
Four Sessions to Choose From
"Introduction to Dismantling Racism: Reclaiming Our Baptismal Promise" is an interactive workshop (usually via Zoom), designed to deepen spiritual commitment to dismantling racism as participants in the Jesus Movement. Through presentations, prayer, story sharing, videos and small group discussion, participants explore how the sin of racism impacts all lives. All class times are 5–8 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The following dates are now open for registration: June 20–21, July 25–26, August 8–9, September 26–27. Click on the date for the registration link, or use the button below for the June Session. This course fulfills anti-racism training requirements for clergy and other church leaders.
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Bearing Witness: Learn More about Gaza and Israel in a Five-Week Study (via Zoom)
Choose Summer or Fall Session—Tuesdays, 6–7:30 p.m., Starting July 1 or September 1
Are you wondering how to help your church or community understand the complexities of the Holy Land? Do you want to be more comfortable addressing some of the issues? If so, Bearing Witness may be a great way to learn more, and you can experience Bearing Witness before offering the course or facilitating at your church. “Bearing Witness” is the free video-based study program from the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) that shares the stories of people living in Palestine and Israel and the remarkable ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem bringing hope and healing in this volatile part of the world. You can learn more and register at the link below.
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Thank You for Your Gifts
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: The Anglican Church of Melanesia | | Nearly 170 years after the first ship in the series was launched, in March 2024 Anglicans blessed the newest vessel of the Anglican Church of Melanesia, Southern Cross 10, replacing the wooden-hulled ship No. 9 with a sturdier steel-hulled vessel. The ship continues to provide transportation for its missions among the scattered islands and amidst the challenging weather conditions of the Pacific. From New vessel blessed for the Church of Melanesia | Nelson Anglicans Kōrero | | This province, closely connected historically to Anglicans in New Zealand, includes the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and the French trust territory of New Caledonia. With a clever double-meaning, in 1849 the Anglican mission named a ship serving the islands The Southern Cross. It was followed by a succession of ships, and Southern Cross No. 10 still functions today. New Zealand bishops consecrated John Patteson as the first Bishop of Melanesia in 1861. A decade later he and others were martyred, mistakenly associated with the seizure of men from the islands to work in Fiji and Queensland. The theological college in the Solomons is named for Bishop Patteson, and in our Episcopal Church’s Holy Women, Holy Men calendar, we remember him on September 20th. The Anglican Church of Melanesia became a province in the Communion in 1975. | | |
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Paul’s, Monroe; St. James’, Mooresville; St. Patrick’s, Mooresville
Special concerns: Western North Carolina and all those impacted by natural disasters, including wildfires and hurricanes
Those on our parish prayer list: Norma Bullock; Traci and Erik; Jeff Cummer; David McGraw; Betty Atwell; Mack Baker; Lauren; Downs Brown, Jr.; 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; Linda Heller; 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; Daniel; Terry Meyer; Betsy Murray; Earnest Graham; Derek; Fred Johnson; E. MacKenzie; Carolyn Ritchie; Pam Haynes; Paula Boothby; Kelly Jordan; Glenna Ohaver; Susan Seaton; Karl Towle; Heidi Dohmeier; Carol Phillips; Donnie Robertson; Barbara Van Cleve; Janice Hall; Karen Kim; Nancy Antrim; Robert Morris; Bert and Bev; Charles Kelshaw
Those serving in our military: Tom Stauffer, Paul Zeigler, Stephen Johnson, Benjamin Phillips, Kenneth Gearhart, Alex Reyes, Michael McNeil, Jordan Payne, Catharyn Nosek
Birthdays: Betty Atwell, Eleanor Baker, Bob Cook, Ella Frahm, Jack Jezorek, Ed Lawless, Anne Webb
Anniversaries: Barbara Cooke and Jim Baker, Liz and Keith Nash, Ken and Catharine Sisk, Glenn and Mary Lou Strohl
| | 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. | | St. Andrew's Weekly Calendar | | |
Sunday, June 8
Pentecost Sunday
Worship & Children's Chapel, 10 a.m. (Sanctuary)
All-Parish Pentecost Potluck Picnic, 11:15 a.m.
(Parish Hall & Church Lawn)
Tuesday, June 10
Staff Meeting, 10 a.m. (Offsite)
Chapel Open for Prayer, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Abundant Life Meal Dropoff (Home of Coordinator)
Wednesday, June 11
Hearing the Gospel, 10:30 a.m. (Parish Hall)
Prayer Shawl Ministry, 2 p.m. (Library)
Choir Rehearsal, 7 p.m. (Sanctuary)
Thursday, June 12
Book Study: How We Learn to Be Brave, 10:30 a.m. (Library)
Saturday, June 14
The Corner Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (Kensington Parking Lot)
Sunday, June 15
First Sunday after Pentecost
Contemplative Eucharist, 8:30 a.m. (Chapel)
Worship with Baptism, EfM Graduation, and
Youth Pilgrimage Blessing,10 a.m. (Sanctuary)
Festive Reception, 11:15 a.m. (Parish Hall)
EfM Interest Meeting, 11:15 a.m. (Library)
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
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