eNews for February 10, 2021 |
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Compline Tonight
Wednesday Evening Compline
If you’re asked for a passcode use "Wedworship." By phone call 929-205-6099. Meeting ID: 828 3916 2954.
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Last Sunday after Epiphany, February 14, 10:00 am
Please join us for virtual worship on Sunday at 10:00 am. If you’re new or just checking us out, please fill out our Virtual Visitor Card so we’ll know you’re among us. We’re glad you’re here!
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You are invited to a Holy and Life-Giving Lent |
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Shrove Tuesday: Zoom Flapjack Fellowship |
Tuesday, February 16, 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm
All ages are invited to bring your own pancakes or admire others’ as we gather to share in some fun and fellowship. We are looking for the best:
- Pandemic Pancake
- Flapjack Flipper
- Mardi Gras Costume
- Spirit of St. Andrew’s Pancake
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From Ashes to Alleluia: Lenten and Easter Bag Pick-Up |
Sunday, February 14 from 12 -1
Tuesday, February 16 from 11 - 2
We have created Lenten bags to help you experience God’s love in new ways this Lent – including blessed ashes and communion bread for Ash Wednesday, a Lenten devotional, and more. We will have special bags for families with children or youth at home.
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Ash Wednesday Service
February 17 at 5:30 pm (online)
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Join us online for a wonderful start to your Lenten observance. We'll have a virtual service on our regular You Tube Channel on Ash Wednesday, February 17 at 5:30pm.
Blessed Ashes, Communion bread and Devotionals are included in your "Lent Bag" (see instructions above.) We look forward to your virtual presence. If you’re new or just checking us out, please fill out our Virtual Visitor Card
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Welcome Susan Frye, our new part-time Parish Administrator and Communications Coordinator
We are delighted to welcome Susan Frye to St. Andrew’s. Susan is an experienced administrator and communicator, as well as a talented musician. She has a warm presence and excellent skill set. A Virginia native, Susan has been a North Carolinian since college. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in music, from Duke and UNCG respectively. Susan then taught piano and Kindermusik for several years and wrote curriculum and children’s books for Kindermusik.
Susan worked at the Center for Creative Leadership for 13 years before becoming a church administrator for a Methodist church three years ago. She and her husband Danny celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2020, as well as milestone birthdays for their three children, Sebastian (16), Hattie (13), and Gigi (10). During Coronatide they have acquired two guinea pigs, bringing the family pet count to four: one dog (Bernie), and three guinea pigs (Zoe, Lila, and Millie). Please extend to Susan a warm St. Andrew’s welcome!
You can contact Susan at parish@standrewsgso.org or 336-275-1651. During COVID, she will be in the office on Tuesdays from 10-2 (our current open hours) and will be working from home the rest of the week. Susan will manage the administration and communications of the church and her position is part-time. We are also hiring a part-time bookkeeper who will oversee our parish finances.
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Altar Guild Meeting this Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 pm
Please attend our virtual Altar Guild meeting this week by clicking the link below. This will
give us an opportunity to connect, to discuss Ash Wednesday and Lent plans, and to begin planning for Holy Week and Easter.
Click the link to join our Zoom Meeting:
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EYC Gathering on St. Andrew's Front Lawn
Saturday, February 13th 2:00- 3:30
Valentine's Card Making for Seniors! Clothing Drive! Games!
The youth will gather outside, masked, and socially distanced for fellowship and fun. We will make valentines for some of the senior parishioners. Matthew Anderson is spearheading a clothing drive and would like the youth to bring gently used children and adult clothing to this event. We'll wrap up the gathering with games- Capture the Flag and Pickleball!
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Clothing & Shoe Drive
We are organizing a clothing and shoe drive starting on February 13th- February 27th to help those in need in our community. Please bring any gently used clothing and shoes (adult and children sizes) to St. Andrew’s to be collected, sorted, and donated. Bring donations to the church office on Tuesdays between 10 and 2pm.
Additionally, there will be a bin outside the church for you to drop off items on Mondays and Fridays. We will also be there on Sunday, February 14th to collect donations during the Lenten bag pick-up. If you are unable to bring donations to the church, we will come and pick them up for you. If you have questions, please contact Matthew Anderson @ 336-404-8416 (call or text) or by email to jenjones07282@gmail.com.
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Correspondence for Rev. Bob Hamilton
We will be collecting and sending cards to Rev. Bob Hamilton in celebration of his retirement and his move to Virginia. His ministry and witness have been a great gift to our church and our community. Here's a link to the Diocesan information about Bob as well. Please mail cards to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, ATTN: Rev. Bob Hamilton, 2105 West Market St., Greensboro, NC, 27403. |
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A Commemoration of the Feast of Absalom Jones
THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF the Feast of Absalom Jones will take place online on Saturday, February 13 at 10a.m. The service featuring voices from across the Diocese will be followed by a digital luncheon, during which attendees will hear the stories of four historically black churches and learn about the Union of Black Episcopalians. There is no cost to attend, but you are asked to register for your Zoom link. If you aren't able to attend the event on Zoom, the celebration will also be livestreamed via Facebook and YouTube.
SUPPORT EPISCOPAL HBCUS In honor of the feast of Absalom Jones, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has invited churches and individuals to contribute to the 2021 Absalom Jones Fund Campaign to support the two Episcopal HBCUs: Saint Augustine's University in downtown Raleigh and Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina. To give today to the Absalom Jones Fund for HBCUs, click here or text GIVEHBCU to 41444. For more information, visit The Episcopal Church website.
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A Prayer for Those Suffering from the Coronavirus
You shall not be afraid of any terror by night
nor of the arrow that flies by day,
Of the plague that stalks in the darkness,
nor of the sickness that lays waste
at mid-day. Ps 91:5-6
Merciful God, hear our fervent prayer for all who suffer from the coronavirus.
May those who are infected receive the proper treatment
and the comfort of your healing presence.
May their caregivers, families and neighbors be shielded
from the onslaught of the virus.
Give solace to those who grieve the loss of loved ones.
Protect and guide those who strive to find a cure,
that their work may conquer the disease and restore communities to wholeness and
health.
Help us to rise above fear.
We pray in the name of your Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
Amen.
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We Pray for...
Those on our Parish Prayer List: Mary Stalter; Anna Stalter; Ella Janssen; Judy Wells;
Norma Bullock; Moira Ermentrout; Laurie Simon Queen; Bruce Adkins; Charles and
Rebecca Goodrum; Dee Dee Fulton; Judy Stancil; Maria Wilmoth; Barbara Sherer; Leslie;
Johnetta Shablack; Dorothy Cook; Jenna Cottrill; Jimmye Olivey; Karen Hall; Don Lowe;
Lynn Palmgren; Jamie Smith; Larry Phillips; Greg Chambers; Paula Pile; Sandra
Witherspoon; Val Swan; Dick Montgomery; Mike; David York; Jeff Cummer; Linda
Shablack; Sarah Ames; Scott Lee; Dale Brinley; Libby Eberhard; Charles Kelshaw; Camille; Poppy and her parents; Jim and Ali Ostridge; Patrick and Margaret Miller; Trevor Nuttall; Page Davies; Ali Avery; Julie Jennings; Chris, Brittany, and Harper Grace Collins; Nancy Brown; Barbara Van Cleve; Dean and Donna Branham; Frank and Sandy Tatem; Gia Yunker; Karen Moth, Amanda, Ann Hardin, Don Brooks
Those Serving in our Military: Wes Durham, Tom Stauffer, Paul Zeigler, Stephen
Johnson, Benjamin Phillips, Kenneth Gearhart, Alex Reyes, Raymond Harrison, Catharyn
Nosek
Those Expecting: Chris and Brittany Collins
Birthdays: Chuck Kennedy, Timothy Feifs, Judy Hackett, Rhonda Bentz, Samuel Inman
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