This Week at Saint Andrew's | | |
Welcome to our newsletter.
We hope this information keeps you connected to our church family.
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Thursday, January 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
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Join us for Evening Prayer. The service will be available through Facebook Live at the St. Andrew's Facebook page at 6:00 p.m. Daily Evening Prayer, Rite Two, may be accessed here. The readings for this evening may be accessed here.
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Sunday, February 1, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
- Join us for Holy Eucharist. The service will be available at 9:00 a.m. streaming on YouTube. To get to the YouTube livestream, click here. Once there, you’ll want to click on subscribe, so that you’re always set to go. You can also get there by going to the St. Andrew's website by clicking here and clicking on the YouTube icon at the top right hand side of the page (the red rectangle with a white arrow inside). The service bulletin may be accessed here or by clicking the image of the cover.
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Climate Connections: As a way to reduce paper consumption, please consider downloading the bulletin and reading it on your device during the service. | | | | |
We will be printing fewer bulletins in an effort to reduce our carbon footprint. We realize that using a device to read the bulletin may be a daunting task, but we have several congregants who are ready to help if you need it. If we are able to purchase less paper over time, we will donate the savings to our outreach efforts. If you don’t have a device to use, but are willing to share a bulletin with your neighbor, that helps us reach our goal too.
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Sick or in the Hospital
If you know of someone in our church family who is sick, in the hospital or in need of pastoral care please notify the office or clergy.
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Prayer List
Please remember those who need your daily prayers. Prayer requests may be sent to the office. The prayer list can be accessed here.
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Sunday School News
Day care for infants and children 4 yrs old and younger during the 10 am service will be provided by Samira Sameni, a preschool teacher at our Saint Andrew’s Children’s Center. Sunday School is designed for children in grades K-6 and is led by Tammy Smecker-Hane during the
10 am service. Drop off for both is in the Kangaroo Room of the Children’s Center, whose entrance is accessible from the courtyard to the left of the Children’s Center’s front door (follow the sign). We will bring the children to you in church during the Announcements.
For January through March in Sunday School, we will be talking about the life and teachings of Jesus. This week we’ll listen to the story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the Well of Jacob. He dared to ask her, someone Jews would not normally speak to, for a drink. Jesus said, “If you knew who I am, you would ask Me to give you living water… Whoever drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again.” He meant He would put the Holy Spirit in her heart so her soul would be forever refreshed. If you have any questions about Sunday School, please email Tammy.
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Youth Group is designed for youths ages 12 and up and is led by Hank Caprini during the 10 a.m. service. Youth group meets in the second Children's Center courtyard, whose entrance is visible from the church entrance on the left side of the Children's Center building. The children will be brought to church during the Announcements.
If youths who are acolyting or in the choir wish to join the Youth Group for the latter part of the meeting, they should leave the church after the Gospel reading.
The youth group will be meeting during the 9 am service this week. We will once again be in the Book of Matthew, this time looking at the Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon on the Mount contains many teachings that are central to the Christian faith and perspective. We will focus on the first sections of the sermon this week, and continue to discuss it going forward.
As mentioned during my announcement last Sunday, Shrove Tuesday is approaching. In celebration of Shrove Tuesday, February 17th, we have the opportunity to bring back a fun tradition at St. Andrews. A Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner! This event would consist of youth group members and their families gathering at the church Tuesday evening to cook pancakes together using the Children's Center kitchen. Please respond to this poll so that I can gauge the level of interest in this activity, thank you.
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Very soon after the holidays, the Families Forward pantry begins to empty quickly. And so, for the month of January, we will be collecting soup cans until Souper Bowl Sunday on February 8th. There will be a large 30-gallon bin in the Narthex for the soup donations. Let’s see if we can surpass the 500 cans that we collected last year.
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for February 8th to enjoy a bowl of soup and treats and fellowship after the 10:00 a.m. service.
If you have any questions, please contact Grace.
“We are truly God’s outreaching hands in this world. “
| | Responding to Immigration Enforcement | | |
Dear friends, these are frightening times for those in our community who are vulnerable to immigration enforcement. Please report any suspected ICE/CBP/DHS sightings to the OC Rapid Response Network by calling or texting 714-881-1558. Document and report as much as you safely can of the following: Size/Strength of forces; Action/Activities; Location; Uniform/Clothes; Time/Date; and Equipment/Weapons. (SALUTE is a handy acronym for remembering this). If you can text a photo of suspicious vehicles and plates, that's especially helpful.
OCRRN is a trained network of volunteers that confirm ICE sightings and alert impacted communities. Upon receiving a report, they will send out trained volunteers to get eyes on the situation and provide support to impacted individuals.
Red cards with the OCRRN phone number, the SALUTE items to watch for, and information about your legal rights and resources in the event of an encounter with ICE will be available in a basket in the narthex. Please take these and share them with businesses, co-workers, friends, and neighbors who may be at risk.
Let us remember the words of Jesus in Luke 10:25-37 who reminds us that we are called to serve our neighbors with mercy and that we need not share religion, ethnicity, or language with those we love as ourselves.
| | Annual Meeting - February 1 | | |
We will have one service at 9:00 a.m. on February 1. After the service we will hold our annual meeting.
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Matthew: Prophecy Fulfilled
Come learn about the Bible with us! Whether you're brand new to Bible study or a longtime student of God's word, bring your questions and your hearts. We'll learn, laugh, and grow closer to Jesus and one another!
- Who: Brooke Pauley leads the discussion
- When: Mondays 7:30pm
- Where: The Children's Center
- What: We'll start in the Gospel of Matthew
Come with your questions, stay for the knowledge and the community!!
| | Grief Support - February 3 | | |
The Grief Support Group will meet for support (and coffee) at The Lost Bean at 4632 Barranca Pkwy, in the Woodbridge Shopping Center just down the street from Saint Andrew’s on February 3 at 2 p.m.
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The Virtual Book Group meets weekly on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. followed by noonday prayer. Scroll down to Events and Activities on our website homepage for the new reading. To be added to the Zoom invitation please contact the office.
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FEBRUARY
· 2/1 – Annual Meeting – 10:30 a.m.
· 2/8 – Souper Bowl – after 10 a.m. service
· 2/18 – Ash Wednesday – 6 p.m.
MARCH
· 3/8 – Spring Forward
· 3/29 – Palm Sunday
APRIL
· 4/2 – Maundy Thursday – 6 p.m.
· 4/3 – Good Friday – Noon & 6 p.m.
· 4/4 – The Great Vigil of Easter - 7 p.m.
· 4/5 – Easter Sunday – 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
| | You Can Donate Using Zelle | | |
If you wish to make regular payments on your pledge or even if you want to make a one-time donation to the Church, you can do so through your bank by using Zelle. The advantage of using Zelle is that there are no transaction charges for either you or for the Church and you do not need to write a check each time to mail or deliver to the Church. If you wish to set up a payment through Zelle from your bank account, the destination of your payment is office@standrewsirvine.org and the payee is St. Andrew’s. If you haven’t made a donation through Zelle before, you can use the QR code to get started. If you have questions please contact Kim at the office to assist you.
| | Pray for Peace in the Holy Land | | The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor asks us to pray for peace and keep in our hearts the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and its archbishop, the Rt. Rev. Hosam Naoum. Bishop Taylor has written to him on our diocese’s behalf and invites us to make a gift to the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which supports the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. Archbishop Naoum calls on all to unite in prayer for reconciliation. | | Stay Connected with St. Andrew's | |
Please visit our website to learn more about our nurturing community of faith, both the ways we interact with each other and the ways we reach out to the community.
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Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church | 949-559-4699
The Very Rev. Peter Browning, Rector
office@standrewsirvine.org | www.standrewsirvine.org
Office Administration Hours:
In-office: Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Remote: Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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