Called to Worship. Sent to Witness. Led to Welcome. | | |
Giving Thanks for the Work that God is Doing in This Place
As was evident as we gathered for the Blessing of the Backpacks in a crowded church this past Sunday, we have a lot to celebrate and give thanks for at Saint Andrew’s right now. As we celebrate our 125th Anniversary over the course of this year, we can give thanks for all of the parishioners whose faithfulness in worship, witness, and welcome has brought us to this day—as we dedicate ourselves and our parish to continuing in faithful stewardship of these many gifts in the years ahead.
As our guest preacher, Mtr. Molly McGee Short, reminded us through her reflection on this past Sunday’s lectionary readings (and drawing upon Rev. Sam Wells’ book, Improvisations), God is constantly overaccepting our gifts and offerings – by taking what we, with our limited understanding, offer to God and to one another and then transforming those gifts into an glorious abundance that we could have never imagined or intended on our own. And it is through that process of God’s overacceptance that a small parish like Saint Andrew’s can come to be a place in which people encounter God’s love in surprising ways and are called to service in ways that they never would have predicted.
As the slower pace of summer comes to a close and we start new programs and plan for the road beyond our 125th Anniversary Year, I encourage you to think about how you might give thanks for God’s overacceptance of our gifts and offerings at Saint Andrew’s – how your prayers and praise might be a means by which God continues to make Christ’s transformative love known here at the corner of Markley and Main.
Grace & Peace,
Fr. Gary+
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Sunday, August 17 - The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 AM Low Mass, Rite II
10:30 AM Sung High Mass, Rite I, (livestream available)
1:00 PM Saint Andrew's Book Club
Tuesday, August 19
4:00 PM Clergy-Led Bible Study
Wednesday, August 20 - Bernard of Clairvaux, Monastic & Theologian (observed)
5:00 PM Rosary
5:30 PM Healing Mass, Rite II - Fr. Stephen Bolle, celebrant
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The following people have been commended
to the prayers of the parish:
| Andrew, Annette, Bobbie, Bob, Brian, Charlie, Chuck, Deirdre, Dick, Don, Felix, Holly, Jim, Jodi, Joyce, Leigh Ann, Lyra, Margaret Lee, Margaret, Marvin, Mary, Nancy, Patt, Robin, Shawn, Sylvia, Wade, Winona | | |
To add someone to the Parish Prayer List, please contact the office.
To add someone to the Daughters of the King prayer list, please e-mail dok@standrewsgreenville.org
There is also wooden box in the Narthex where you can fill out prayer cards.
The Daughters will add your names to their prayers.
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08/02 Lenderman Rhodes
08/04 Andrew Honohan
08/04 Nancy Barutio
08/07 Hampton Shields
08/07 Leigh Randall
08/13 Ava Honohan
08/15 John Bennett
08/16 Mary Patterson Fenn
08/18 Jimmy Worley
08/20 Virginia Eichelberger
08/21 JJ Andrighetti
08/21 Theo Woodard
08/22 Chuck Evans
08/22 Meg Woodard
08/24 Asher Boswell
08/24 Gwynne Armstrong
08/25 Russell Conner
08/26 Nancy Powell
08/26 Frances Twomey
08/28 Jane Babb
08/28 Millie Apperson
08/30 Angie Honohan
08/31 Cheryl Fairley
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Upcoming Anniversary Special Events:
- Saturday, September 6 | 5:30 PM | Dinner & Talk | Parish Dinner followed by Dr. Ben King’s talk on ongoing significance of the Oxford Movement
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Sunday, September 7 | At Both Masses | Guest Preacher, The Rev’d Dr. Ben King, Professor of Church History at Seminary of the Southwest
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Sunday, October 19 | At Both Masses | Guest Preacher & Celebrant, The Rev'd Trey Garland, Former Rector
- All Saints Sunday, November 2 | At Both Masses | Guest Preacher, The Right Rev'd Dorsey Henderson, Former Bishop of Upper South Carolina
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Garden Crew | August 16
9 AM to 12 PM | Parish Garden
Join our Garden Crew this Saturday, August 16, from 9 AM to 12 PM, for our monthly gathering to care for the Saint Andrew's Garden. Whether experienced in gardening or simply wanting to help out, your presence is welcome and appreciated! Please bring gardening tools if you have them; if not, some will also be provided. Together, we can ensure our grounds remain a place of beauty and hospitality. Contact Annette Geraghty with any questions.
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Vestry Meeting | August 17 | 12:30 PM
Our monthly vestry meeting will take place in the upstairs of the Parish House following today’s 10:30 AM Sung High Mass.
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Clergy-Led Bible Study
Tuesday August 19 | 4 PM | Parish Hall
Our weekly clergy-led study of Genesis is back meeting on Tuesdays at 4 PM. All are welcome to join the Bible Study—even if you didn’t participate in the Spring. To prepare for Tuesday’s session, please read Genesis 29:1-30:24.
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Upcoming Clergy Schedule
Please note that, next week, Fr. Gary will be away from Wednesday through Sunday to move his daughter, Virginia, to college. Fr. Stephen Bolle will preside at the Wednesday night healing mass this week, and Fr. Bob Chiles will preside at both masses next Sunday. We are grateful to Fr. Bolle and Fr. Chiles for their continued participation in our common worship life.
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Parish Office Update
With our new parish staff, we have adjusted the Parish Office hours going forward. The regular hours for the Parish Office will be Tuesday to Friday from 9 AM to 2 PM. The Parish Office will be generally closed on Mondays, which is also Fr. Gary’s weekly day off. As a reminder, our new Parish Administrator, Miranda Mason, manages the daily operations of the parish office. She manages finances, facility scheduling, parish records, and most items concerning daily parish operations. She can be reached at office@standrewsgreenville.org. Our new Director of Communications, Frances Twomey, is responsible all parish communications, including the weekly bulletin, The Call, our website, social media, and printed publications. Frances can be reached at info@standrewsgreenville.org.
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Back to School Youth Bowling Party
Sunday, August 24
5 to 7 PM
810 Billiards & Bowling
For this year’s Back to School Party, our elementary through high school age youth will gather August 24, from 5 to 7 PM, at 810 Billiards & Bowling (842 Woods Crossing). Please RSVP to formation@standrewsgreenville.org and plan to join us as we kick off another year of monthly gatherings for Saint Andrew’s youth!
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125th Anniversary Celebration Continues in September with Visit from Episcopal Church Historian and Oxford Movement Scholar, The Rev. Dr. Ben King
September 6 & 7
In September, we are looking forward to welcoming Episcopal Church historian, The Rev. Dr. Ben King, to Saint Andrew’s. Dr. King, whose scholarly work focuses on the Oxford Movement and Anglo-Catholicism, currently serves as Academic Dean and Professor of Church History at the Seminary of the Southwest and is a friend and mentor to Fr. Gary. Dr. King previously preached at Saint Andrew’s on the occasion of Fr. Gary’s installation as rector in December of 2016. On Saturday, September 6, at 5:30 PM, we will gather in the Parish Hall for dinner followed by Dr. King’s talk on “What was the Oxford Movement and why does it matter?” Then, on Sunday, September 7, Dr. King will be our preacher at both of our Sunday masses. We will be sharing more details for those who would like to register for the dinner and talk—and hope that you will plan to be with us as we welcome Dr. King back to Saint Andrew’s.
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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Resumes Sunday, September 7 | 9:30 AM
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, for 3-to-9 year olds, starts back in the Atrium (upstairs in the Parish Hall) on September 7 at 9:30 AM.
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ECW Meeting | Tuesday, September 9
6 to 8 PM
ECW (Episcopal Church Women) will return to regular monthly meetings on Tuesday, September 9, in the Parish Hall from 6-8 PM. Join us the second Tuesday of each month for this time of fellowship, learning and service.
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Coffee Hour
Volunteers Needed!
Please consider volunteering to assist with refreshments and set up for our coffee hour fellowship following the 10:30 AM Mass. A sign up sheet can be found on the “Welcome” bulletin board in the Parish Hall or online at the link below.
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UPDATED: Parking at Saint Andrew's
For detailed parking instructions, click here.
***PLEASE NOTE - West End Baptist Church, which owns the parking lot around Saint Andrew's, has reduced the parking lot area available on Sundays to the area closer to South Main Street--with the back part of the parking lot (against Rhett Street) no longer available. As a result, please enter the parking lot via South Main Street. The map linked below has been updated to reflect that change.***
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Note: You need a parking decal to park in the designated lots. They can be found on the shelf to the left of the doors as you exit the church.
| Sunday Altar Flower and Presence Candle Dedications | |
On Sundays, we have the opportunity to offer a special dedication of the altar flowers or presence candle in honor, memory, or celebration of loved ones. The cost to the church for altar flowers is now $100 per Sunday, so we are suggesting that donations for dedicating altar flowers be in the range of $50 to $100 to help us cover those costs. The suggested donation for a presence candle dedication is $10.
If you would like to sign up for a Sunday, please see the sign up sheet on the bulletin in the Parish Hall or click on the button below. You may place a check in the offering plate with "Altar Flowers" or "Presence Candle" noted in the memo.
We will continue to only have Altar Flowers if someone has signed up and paid for the arrangements. As a result, we will need to know by the Tuesday prior to the upcoming Sunday if you would like to sign up.
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Hampton Randall, Son of Dan & Leigh Randall, Preaches at Advent United Methodist
Hampton Randall, son of Dan & Leigh Randall, is starting his final year at the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University. He is in the ordination process for the United Methodist Church and feels called to college chaplaincy. As part of that process, he must preach sermons on selected scripture passages. He was asked to preach at Advent UMC in Simpsonville this past Sunday and used this opportunity to preach on one of the selected texts, John 5:1-9. The link to the contemporary service is included below. He is introduced 29:08 minutes into the recording.
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Invitation to Submit Future Parishioner Postings ...
If you have news of important milestones or work that you would like to share with the parish, please let us know!
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News from the Wider Church
and from Our Ministry Partners
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Living the Reign | Your Diocesan Newsletter | Have you or do you currently serve as a faith community nurse, parish nurse, or mental or emotional support for a parish in our diocese? Whether that role was a paid staff position or a volunteer role, we want to hear from you! | | | |
Notes Along the Way | Grace | But the call to be grace is life-changing and profoundly challenging. Many people want the grace and blessings, but they turn away when called to become the grace they long for. In John's Gospel, when faced with the difficult words of Jesus, many from the crowd left him, but Simon Peter spoke for the faithful disciples when he said, "Lord, to whom shall we go? | | | |
We are officially in Back to School season! Through our Cooking for Kids program, we're feeding hundreds of children every weekday by providing meals and snacks to community centers across the city. These aren't just bagged lunches - they're carefully crafted, scratch-made meals that meet USDA standards and introduce children to new, nutritious foods, often using ingredients from our own garden and greenhouse. | | | | From Centering Prayer and Parishioner Cynthia Fore ... | |
Centering Prayer Workshop | October 11, 2025 | Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Clemson
This fall, parishioner Cynthia Fore is presenting the "Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop" at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Clemson. Additional information and RSVP details can be found on this flyer.
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Choir | Rehearsal on Sundays at 9:30 AM
We are always seeking additional volunteers for the Saint Andrew’s choir, which currently gathers on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM (and not on Wednesday evenings) to prepare the music for the 10:30 mass. This more limited time commitment provides an excellent opportunity for prospective new members to “try us out.” If you have questions, contact the Parish Office—or just show up on Sunday morning!
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Volunteers Needed
Feed Thy Neighbor
Founded in 2010, Feed Thy Neighbor is a cooperative effort of the Episcopal community in Greenville. Parish volunteers from Saint Andrew’s, St. Peter’s, St. James, and Christ Church feed the hungry each Saturday from 7:30 to 8:30 AM. We are seeking volunteers to help serve and clean up. Please contact the office if you would like to volunteer: office@standrewsgreenville.org.
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