It was such a gift to be together in person and through our live-stream on Easter Sunday. As we monitor the COVID numbers in Guilford County, we will continue to worship online at 10:00 a.m., but we have good news to share! On Sunday April 18, we will offer an outdoor, in-person Eucharist at 3:00 p.m., where we will be able to sing. Masks and social distancing will still be required. Our attendance is limited to 75 persons, and signup is required. You can sign up at http://bit.ly/outdoor418. If you do not have internet access, please call Susan Frye in the office (extension 1) for help signing up.

It is time again for us to plan our offerings for next Tuesday, April 13, for Abundant Life meals and groceries. A list of needed items and instructions can be found at http://bit.ly/Abundant413. Please note request in the instructions to let Shelley and Barbara know your planned purchases or cooked items. You may also contact Shelley (336-404-0177) and Barbara (336-521-0040) with questions.

Thank you for your financial support of St. Andrew’s. We need your gifts. Quarterly statements will go out this week. Please review your statement and contact our bookkeeper Ray Marsh a bookkeeper@standrewsgso.org with any questions or concerns.

You can continue your pledge or give a new gift in the following ways:

We are excited to begin welcoming families back onto our campus and dreaming about what next at St. Andrew’s for our children and youth. Join us virtually for a parents’ meeting on Sunday April 18 at 5:30. We will provide an overview of current diocesan guidelines and have a conversation about what parents want and need. Join us at http://bit.ly/StAParents418 (passcode StAParents). You are also invited to bring your family to outdoor worship that Sunday at 3:00 p.m. See worship signup link above.

In this season of Easter, the Church of the Holy Spirit and Mills Construction are proposing an affordable apartment development in northeast Greensboro. You can read about it at http://bit.ly/Yanceyv. One fourth of the apartments will rent from $273 for a one bedroom to $384 for a three bedroom, with rents for households with somewhat higher income levels ranging from $502 to $875. Tenants will be connected with supportive services to gain stability, especially those moving from homelessness and those with disabilities. The apartments will be high quality construction and energy efficient, with a community center and beautiful woods and stream preserved for environmental learning.

Please contact your city council member to voice your support for this work. The city council votes on May 4. Contact Beth McKee Huger with questions, at bethmckeehuger@outlook.com.

We believe that care of creation is integral to God’s dream. As the Church celebrates the 50 days of Easter and new life, we also recognize Earth Day on Thursday, April 22. This is a time to give thanks for creation and recommit to ways of strengthening our stewardship of Earth, our island home. 

You are encouraged to participate in this year’s diocesan Earth Day 2021 Challenge. Click on the picture to download the flyer, or click here to learn more.

If you do not specify on the memo line in the ACH transaction that you are making this gift, then the church has no way of learning who has given the funds until you notice that you did not receive credit for such a gift when you obtain your Quarterly Giving Statement from the church. We are unable to gain this information from any financial institution due to privacy laws. When you do receive your first quarter giving statement, please review your statement carefully. If you have given a gift to the church that is not reflected on your statement, please contact our new bookkeeper, Ray Marsh, at bookkeeper@standrewsgso.org, to discuss so that we may annotate where credit is due and correct your statement. Ray is in the office on Wednesday afternoons.