The Saltire: October 23rd, 2026

October 23, 2026

Next Sunday: October 25, 2026

The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost / Proper 25A

Worship Opportunities

8:00am - Holy Eucharist Rite I

10:00am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Click Here for a Rite II Digital Bulletin

Servers

Vestry Person on Duty: Mary Hess

Altar Guild: Team 4 (Jane Keegan, Carol Feeney, Karen Levon)

Flower Guild: Karen Levon

Coffee Hour: Amy Tucker

Offering Counters: Jane Keegan, 1 Needed

Eucharistic Visitor: Jane Keegan

8:00AM Service

Lay Reader: Bert Sports

Acolyte: Suzanne Sports

10:00AM Service

Greeters: Mary Hess, Dottye Wilson

Ushers: 2 Needed

Lay Reader: David Shivley

Intercessor: Daniel

Children’s Church Leaders: Robin Holdren, Christina Miller

A gentle reminder to all who serve at St. Andrew's: If you are unable to serve on your scheduled date,

please find a substitute and notify our Parish Administrator.

Outreach

Thank you to all who donated to our October Outreach program! Joyce and Joe delivered the coats we collected to Real Life Center on Thursday. We apreciate all you do to support the missions of St Andrew's in the Pines.

This November, we invite you to join us in our Outreach program as we partner with Fayette Samaritans to create and distribute Thansgiving Baskets filled with essential foods items for families in need.

The items will be collected from October 25th through November 8th when they will be blessed that Sunday. The bags will then be delivered to Fayette Samaritans on November 9th to families in need for a Thanksgiving dinner celebration.

Thank you for your generaosity and for supporting the missions of St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church!

Walking with the Word

You're invited to join the North and South Georgia Conferences of the United Methodist Church, the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Episcopal Dioceses of Atlanta and Georgia in a journey of reading the Bible together from Advent 2026 through Advent 2027. Learn more at https://walkingwiththewordga.org.

Advent Event

It's Coming!! What's Coming? Advent is Coming and with it ...

Waiting With Wonder Advent Event!!

The Children's Ministry and the Daughters of the King are planning an intergenerational Celebration to help us get ready for Advent!

On November 14th at 2PM in the Parish Hall.

This event is for kids and adults. We will make ornaments for a "Jesse Tree" as well as making holiday cards for those in our community who are shut-in. There will be cookies to decorate, an Advent wreath banner and songs to sing. Please come for the fellowship and the food. This is a great opportunity to bring a friend or neighbor who might need a little joy this season. RSVP to the office so we know how much to prepare for. If you would like to get involved there will be a sign up sheet in the Narthex on Sundays please sign up. Help us spread the Joy of Jesus in this season of preparation.

Wednesday Night Supper

WNS has returned! The schedule for the remainder of 2026 is:

November 11

December 9

Holy Eucharist will be held at 6:00pm with supper and fellowship to follow at 6:45pm. Cost is $5.00 per person or $10.00 for a family. Contributions for adult beverages are appropriate.

The menu for October 14 will be BBQ on Buns, baked beans, cole slaw, fresh fruit tray, and dessert.

RSVP to Lynn Burns or sign up in the Narthex the Sunday before.

Mark your calendar and join us! – The WNS Team

Words and Wine Book Group

All are welcome to join the Words and Wine book group for great fellowship and discussion! The meetings are held in the Parish Hall at 4:00pm unless otherwise noted. Light snacks will be provided.

Upcoming meetings:

November 2 - Whistler by Ann Patchette

Children's Church

Children’s Church takes place every Sunday during the 10:00 a.m. service.

All children ages three years old (and potty-trained) through fifth grade are warmly invited to join.

Sunday Adult Bible Study

Adult Bible Study is held from 9:15 to 9:45 each Sunday in the Parish Hall Pink Room. Roland Myers is leading the study using Forward Movement's program titled Transforming Questions. The series will run until November 1st.

Adult Bible Study will continue after this series at the same time and place with a program and leader to be announced.

2026 Flower Dedications

Parishioners are invited to sign up for flower dedications for 2026 by using the Flower Dedication 2026 booklet located on the Narthex’s center table or by emailing office@standrewsptc.org.

The cost for each flower arrangement is $50 per Sunday.

Payments may be made by cash or check.

Prayer Shawls Available

St. Andrew’s has blessed prayer shawls available in the church office to anyone in need of comfort, prayer, and warmth.

These shawls are free to be taken and used as a source of support. For more, please contact

Jonsie Pollock.

Safe Church and Pilgrimage of Racial Hearing

Many of our parishioners are required to take periodic safeguarding and antiracism training. More information is available from the Diocese of Atlanta at https://safechurchatlanta.org/ and https://centerforracialhealing.org/pilgrimage/.

If you have any questions, please contact Dicy.

Ways We Give

Thank you for your continued generosity in supporting the ministries of St. Andrew’s in the Pines! We currently accept financial gifts via cash or check or through Realm, which supports donations by credit card, debit card, ACH (bank transfer), Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, or cryptocurrency.

Please access Realm at onrealm.org/standrewsptc/give, and please contact office@standrewsptc.org with any issues or questions.