Weekly eNews

June 16, 2022

Join us for worship this Sunday at 10 a.m., in-person and online. Nursery care is available during worship, and we offer children’s ministry time as well as activity bags and weekly handouts to keep little hearts and hands engaged.

Masks are optional at all church events for the fully vaccinated. You are always welcome to wear a mask, and those serving Communion and working with our children will still mask. 

Our Toy Drive Wraps Up this Sunday, June 19th!  

St. Andrew’s is partnering with the Family Justice Center (FJC) to provide sensory tools and stimuli for children who must testify or be deposed related to traumatic experiences. You can help by donating fidget spinners, pop-it fidgets, pocket Etch-a-Sketches, Silly Putty, Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty, Rubik’s Cubes, and puzzles of 25 pieces or fewer, by June 19th. Look for the FJC basket inside the narthex.  

Show Your Love with Pinwheels

St. Andrew's youth are raising funds for their upcoming Glory Ridge mission week by planting gardens of pinwheels! For a suggested donation of $100, you can send a friend some love in the form of dozens of bright pinwheels in their yard. Please visit https://bit.ly/EYCPinwheel or use one of the pinwheel envelopes in the church to order. You may pay by check or online. Our EYC thanks you! Email [email protected] with any questions.  

Say No to Plastic and Yes to Fashion

Now you can go green in style, with a uniquely hand crafted, market bag, made of washable fabrics by our very own St. Andrew's volunteers. The bags will go on sale Saturday, June 25th, at the St. Andrew's table at the Corner Market. The price is $6 apiece or 2 for $10. All proceeds will support our Mission and Outreach projects.  

Volunteers making Market Bags at the recent workshop.

You can buy a bag at the Corner Market June 25th!

Confirmation Mentor Choices Requested by this Sunday

The Confirmation information packet is online at https://bit.ly/staconf2022. Paper copies are also available from the office. If you have any questions about Confirmation, please reach out to Martha Chaires at [email protected]. The first due date is for choosing a mentor. Please email Susan at [email protected] by June 19th with your mentor choice or to request help being paired with a mentor. We will begin matching mentors with confirmands the week of June 20th.

New Volunteers Are Welcome to Join Our Memorial Garden Guild

The guild oversees the appearance of the Memorial Garden to ensure its serenity. Guild members rotate each month to check the garden and remove dead flowers and other debris. This service is very rewarding and does not require a lot of time. Some members work together as a team. If you are interested in joining, please contact Nancy Bishop at 336-908-6099 or [email protected]. 

Congratulations, Class of 2022!

Paul McGraw, son of AmyRuth and David McGraw, from Grimsley High School

If you know of a graduate we have not recognized, please let us know so we can celebrate their accomplishment! Contact Susan at [email protected]. 

Let's Keep Food on the Shelves this Summer

The Outreach Committee supports the year-round collection of canned goods and nonperishable food items for the One Step Further food pantry. The need for donations increases in the summer when schools are out. Please continue to pick up a burgundy bag from the narthex and bring it back the following week with your donations. You may also pick up and drop off bags outside the office. Thank you for supporting our Greensboro neighbors. 

Jump into Some Summer Choir Fun

During the summer months, all interested adults and teenagers are invited to sing with the Chancel Choir in worship. We meet at 9:00 on Sunday mornings and we hope to fill the chancel seats with a joyful, summer choir! For more information, contact Ann Doyle at [email protected]. 

The Streaming Ministry Is Looking for New Volunteers

Our Sunday morning livestream has become 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 broadcast our services online. Contact Robin Hardman at [email protected] if you're interested!

You Can Help Provide Humanitarian Assistance to People Fleeing Ukraine

Please continue to pray for an end to violence and for those fleeing Ukraine, as well as for Episcopal Relief & Development and other ecumenical agencies working to respond to the current crisis. To offer financial support for their response, visit episcopalrelief.org or donate using the button below.

This Week at St. Andrew’s 

Sunday, June 19

Second Sunday after Pentecost

Summer Choir Rehearsal, 9–9:45 a.m.

Worship In-Person & Online, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, June 21

Staff Meeting, 10 a.m.

Chapel Open, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 22

Hearing the Gospel, 10:30 a.m.

Prayer Shawl Ministry, 2–4 p.m.

Saturday, June 25

Corner Farmers Market, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Sunday, June 26

Third Sunday after Pentecost

Summer Choir Rehearsal, 9–9:45 a.m.

Worship In-Person & Online, 10 a.m.

Your Gifts Support Our Ministry & Mission

Thank you for remembering your gifts and pledges through the summer months. We are grateful for all the ways you support the mission and ministry of St. Andrew’s. To make a new gift or continue your pledge from wherever you are this summer, you may:

• Donate at abundant.co/standrewsepiscopalch/give.
• Use the “Abundant Giving” app, choosing "St Andrew’s Episcopal Church" in Greensboro.
• Mail a check to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Bookkeeper, 2105 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27403.

Quarterly giving statements were emailed this week. If you have any questions about your giving, please reach out to Ray Marsh, our bookkeeper, at [email protected].  Ray is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

We Pray For

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Trinity Church, Mount Airy; St. Cyprian’s, Oxford; St. Stephen’s, Oxford

Those on our parish prayer list: Mary Stalter, Norma Bullock, Moira Ermentrout, Dee Dee Fulton, Maria Wilmoth, Johnetta Shablack, Jimmye Olivey, Larry Phillips, Patrick and Margaret Miller, Ed Morea, Cindy Shane, Julie Dameron, Traci and Erik, Barbara Cernansky, Ella Janssen, Dick Montgomery, Gabriel, Doug Sanecki

Those serving in our military: Tom Stauffer, Paul Zeigler, Stephen Johnson, Benjamin Phillips, Kenneth Gearhart, Alex Reyes, Raymond Harrison, Catharyn Nosek

Those Expecting: Kelly and Cody Lankford, daughter and son-in-law of Holly Grant

Birthdays: Isaac Bennett, Mac Bunch, Mark Courtright, Gigi Frye, June Fulton, Bill Goode, Beth Hens, David Kimbrough, Stephen Inman, Marcia Moore, Emily Siegmund

Anniversaries: Jim and Wendy Dodson, Mark and Lorin Kaley, Charles and Shelley Kappauf, Dan and Rosie Tarara

Please send prayer requests to Susan Frye, Parish Administrator, at [email protected] or 336-275-1651, ext. 1. Names are taken off of our parish prayer list after six weeks. If you would like a name to remain on the list for longer than six weeks, please let Susan know. Please also let Susan know of birthdays or anniversaries we have missed in the bulletin.