Care Crew:
A Caregiver Support Group at St. Andrew's
Care Crew, our new support group for caregivers of all types, will meet on Friday, September 25th at 10:00 AM in the conference room.
If you are caring for a spouse, parent, family member, or friend, we invite you to join us as we support and encourage one another. All are welcome!
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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Join us at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, online or in-person, as we worship together.
Our virtual service is live-streamed every Sunday and available all week! Watch at St. Andrew's Jax YouTube page. You can find the bulletin on the YouTube page or linked below.
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Ladies' Night In
Join the ladies of the church Tuesday, September 29th at 6pm in the Parish Hall for dinner with a program!
Katrina Crews, Incoming Diocese ECW President will be the guest. A main dish and drinks will be provided. Please sign up for a side, dessert, or wine on the poster in the Narthex, or tell Debi Smith, Rose Reynolds, Mary Ann Miller, or call the office to RSVP. Visitors welcome!
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Faith Crafters of St. Andrew's
Join the Faith Crafters of St. Andrew's Thursday, October 1st from 1-2:30pm in the Parish Hall conference room.
We welcome all crafters to our monthly meetings! Please come and bring any friends who are interested in crafting and fellowship. We are always looking for good ideas for ways to share our crafts to help others. Fellowship and refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.
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Help our Treasurer Sleep at Night:
Make Up your Pledge Today!
Like most churches, Summer is always a slow time for giving at St. Andrew's. But your contributions and gifts allow St. Andrew's to keep the lights on, the ACs running, and enable us to worship and serve in our own little corner of God's Kingdom.
Help our Treasurer sleep more soundly by catching up on your pledge or giving today! As always, you can log in to Realm at any time to check your giving or to make a gift!
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Last Chance: A PICTURE DIRECTORY?!?!?!
Many of y'all are already up and running using our online directory, Realm. But as we gear back up for fall, we're pushing to get everyone to check their contact information to make sure it is current as we start back in Fall.
NOT ONLY THAT, but Realm has recently updated their program to allow us to print a PICTURE DIRECTORY! AND we got A NEW PRINTER this week on which to print these picture directories!!!!!!
So, be sure to update your info AND YOUR PICTURE in Realm ASAP. If you need help getting a current picture, Lynda Dupes has offered to take an individual or family picture this Sunday to be used on Realm. If you do not have a picture, you will be subject to whatever picture of you Mtr. Lisa can find on the internet. You have been warned.
As we are waiting on the new printer, you have until September 27th to updated your information and picture. Print directories should be available October 4th.
How do I update my privacy settings?
Many find the online directory in Realm invaluable for locating contact information, putting faces with names, and matching children and spouses to families. We have been updating everyone's privacy setting to opt in to the online directory.
For various reasons, however, some like to limit who can see contact and personal information. You can revise your privacy settings so this information is limited:
- Sign in to your church's Realm site.
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Click your name in the upper-right corner, and select Privacy.
- Select your name or the name of a family member.
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Select the privacy option you're comfortable with, or click Custom Privacy and select options for each field.
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Click Save.
Update your info today!
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Children ages 3-10:
Godly Play, a Montessori-style children's formation class, returns THIS SUNDAY!
Meet in the nursery at at 9:15 a.m every Sunday.
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Adults:
Join us in the Parish Hall Conference Room at 9 a.m. this Sunday as we discuss Jake Owensby's book!
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Youth ages 10-16:
Parent Meeting in the Parish Hall after Church on September 27th
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Office Hours
The Church Office will be open 9:30am - 2:30pm Monday and Tuesday. It will be open by appointment only on Wednesday and Thursday.
Staff meeting is on Tuesday from 10-11am.
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10/4: Blessing of the Animals
10/24: Fall Work Day
11/1: All Saints' Sunday
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11/7: Walk to End Alzheimers
11/22: St. Andrew's Day
11/29: Advent Begins
12/17: Christmas Concert w/ the Pops
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Host a Coffee Hour!
As a way of welcoming visitors and fostering fellowship, we host weekly coffee hours after church every Sunday.
Would you sign up to host a coffee hour? Supplies for coffee are in Emmanuel Hall. Provide a tray of cookies or other quick and easy goodie. This is not a full reception, just an opportunity for a small snack and chat with a friend. Please let Kathleen know if you are interested in hosting!
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Blessing of the Animals
St. Andrew's will have our Annual Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 4th, at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis. Please bring your poop bags and your furry, feathered, finny, or scaly friends on a leash or in a carrier for a blessing.
For pets who may not do well inside for an hour and a half service, we will bless any pictures (print or digital) of your furry friends or any stuffed animals or tokens of your animals you might be willing to bring.
All are welcome, so invite a friend!
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Fall Parish Work Day!
We'll be having an outdoor Parish Work Day from 8:30 a.m. to Noon Saturday, October 24th, in order to spruce up the church for All Saints' Day, Advent, and Christmas!
Bring garden gloves and yard tools (especially clippers) and join us - even if just for an hour or two. There are a variety of tasks for all skill sets and ages, so make it a family affair! We'll also provide donuts and coffee to kick off the work day. Teenagers can get volunteer hours!
Come have some fun and help beautify our campus!
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DOK's "Bless the Animals" Drive!
Our Daughters of the King® are collecting donations for the Jacksonville Humane Society for our furry friends during the month of September.
Jacksonville Humane Society Current Wish List
Dry and Wet Dog and/or Cat Food
Dry and Wet Kitten Food
Peanut Butter
Kitten Formula (KMR)
Pup-peroni Dog Treats
Kongs (new) large & medium
Paper Towels
Bottle Feeding Supplies (Miracle Nipples & Bottles)
New Leashes (standard, non-retractable)
New or gently used towels & blankets without stuffing
Money Donations: Make checks payable The Jacksonville Humane Society or contribute cash. The Daughters of the King® will collect in the Narthex before church during September and end on October 4th.
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UTO Collection
At the encouragement of our Episcopal Church Women (ECW), we collected coins to remind us of our blessings during the month of September.
And boy, were you guys grateful! We collected just over $615.00 for United Thank Offering to give away in grants to churches throughout the US.
Thank you for all your contributions, St. Andrew's!
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Rally Day!
We had almost 80 people attend worship and lunch on Rally Day!
Thanks to all who planned, decorated, served, brought food, and ate and played after the service! See more pictures from Rally Day here.
What a wonderful (and delicious) kickoff for our program year.
| | | Please Remember in your Prayers: | | Vivienne C., Bitsie R., Sam C., Mason M., Carolyn L., Savannah W., Austin M., Amy B., Jeff S., Alcye W., Earl W., Craig Kelly and family, Al S., Francis B., Mark D., Thomas H., Kay M., Sharon W., Scott S., Alida B., Travis P., Luther B., Walt A., Carolyn A., Lynne P., Jimmy C., Butch D., Matthew H. | | | | If you would like to highlight your event or program in our newsletter, all submissions are due the Wednesday before publication at 5:00pm. Please email submissions to Kathleen. | | | | |
