St. Aidan's News You Can Use: Sept 21-Oct 4, 2026 | Joyful Worship + Beloved Community + Campus Facing Love + Sustainability + Collaborative Service | | | |  | | |
Deeper With the Saints
Dear Saints,
It is common to address the community of the church as the saints, and here we are. You are invited this fall to Go Deeper with a saint, learning about one saint in particular, and coming together to grow deeper together. The saints are our companions in holiness!
Starting yesterday, we have a list of 100 Saints and a card for each saint at St. Aidan's. There's a big sign-up at church with all 100, where you can write your name next to the saint you've found or chosen (or was handed to you by the clergy or an usher!) There are 100 saints to start with, and if we assign all 100, there are more we can add. If you have a favorite saint not on our list, you can write that saint in (just like a write-in candidate during election season!).
Check it all out on our website www.saintaidans.org/deeper-saints-2026
Find your saint soon, and then use the marvelous power of the internet, the library, the communion of saints, and the church to learn a lot or a little about your saint. In an age that maximizes choice, don't agonize over your choice of saint....just take one, and see what you can learn from that person, in their own time and place.
Then, watch for opportunities to share what you have learned and what Practices of Holiness are inviting you to go deeper. We might do Saint Show-and-Tell at Coffee Hour, or you might be invited to have a conversation with someone sitting next to you during church, or it may be a conversation shared at a dinner group (scroll down to see more about our dinner groups for this fall!)
Faithfully yours,
| Everything happening at St. Aidan's is on our online calendar, including weekly events, Choir, Bible Studies, and more. Please EMAIL the office when you see a mistake or a missing event. | | | |
Support Bread+Belonging Meals – Two Tuesdays left and we need your help!
On Tuesday evenings, we serve a meal for about 40 students. In September, St. Aidan’s is providing salads, desserts, and drinks.
👉 Learn more here.
Or email Nano at: bnbmealhost@saintaidans.org
St. Aidan's is supporting 4 Tuesdays in September--8, 15, 22 and 29. Let's be delicious and abundant for B+B this September!
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Pledge Statements Emailed on September 10!
All St. Aidan's members who made a 2026 A Place at the Table Financial Pledge were emailed statements on September 10. If you did not see or receive it, check your email (or your spam filter). The emails are sent from St. Aidan's donor management software Realm "Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church" with the email address of notifications (at) onrealmmail.org
Please check your statement for your giving progress for 2026, and plan ahead to meet your commitment for our 2026 budget year. As the end of the year arrives, remember that online gifts need to be received by December 26 and all mailed checks need to be post-marked no later than December 31, 2026.
If you have questions, or the statement doesn't reflect your giving, please email M. Mary Kate who will put you in touch with Kelly Champion, our Realm Donor Manager. Thank you!
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Eucharistic Visitors — An Invitation To Serve
Twice each month, on 1st and 3rd Sunday’s, four to eight lay and clergy members of the congregation are sent forth from the 10 AM service to visit home bound parishioners and give them communion. Currently, 17 people are being served through this ministry once or twice each month.
Both the Eucharistic Visitor and parishioner find themselves blessed in this ministry.
Each visit is a two-fold gift of being present in loving community with the person being seen and in offering the spiritual nourishment of Christ’s love through communion.
If you feel drawn to serve your church family in this way or would like to learn more
about this ministry, please contact Fr. Steve. Also, let him know if you would like to
simply accompany a Eucharistic Visitor on these visits, with no other responsibility
except to be another loving presence. Training is required and the Bishop’s Office has guidelines that need to be followed, but if you sense a “tug” towards this ministry, please find a time to chat with Fr. Steve about it.
We will have a fellowship lunch together in October with Eucharistic Visitors--talk to Fr. Steve soon so we can include you!
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Volunteer to help with parking during football games
We need 4-6 volunteers every game day to help manage our parking lot. Please reach out to bal43rd@gmail.com to let him know what game you can volunteer for, and he'll get you all the information you need.
Every individual who volunteers for a game is giving the equivalent of thousands of dollars toward the St. Aidan’s operating budget. This is another way to pledge and to support your church. Check the church calendar for updated kickoff times, and we will keep you informed as the times are announced.
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Sunday, September 27 after 10am Church
How to protect yourself from scams with Noam Naveh
We will discuss:
- How scammers use urgency, fear, and impersonation to manipulate people
- Common scams targeting individuals, including gift card scams, phishing, and fake invoices
- Warning signs that a message, email, or phone call may be a scam
- Simple steps you can take to protect yourself
- What to do if you think you’ve been targeted by a scam
There will be a presentation and time for questions and answers too.
If you can't be there on the 27th, you're invited to see the same content offered by Congregation Har Hashem on Wednesday, November 17, 2026
12:00 PM at Congregation Har HaShem
You must register ahead of time to attend on November 17. Use this link to register.
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Book Group meets every Wednesday at 10am on Zoom
The St. Aidan's book group will meet September 23 and 30 at 10am. The group will continue reading Roughing It by Mark Twain.
You are welcome to join this group! Email us to let us know you're interested, and we'll get you connected with the group and the Zoom link.
Click here to see the recommended edition/translation.
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Bread + Belonging Impact Story
Each month, Pastor Monica shares a statement about a student who has been positively impacted by the Bread+Belonging campus ministry. The impact story from September for Bread + Belonging is from Anna, titled "Springboard." Click here to read their story.
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St. Aidan's Writing Group - Fruits of Our Labor
St. Aidan's has a writer's group that occasionally has "Fruits" to share with our congregation and friends. Please click on each link to access the essays and offerings from members of the group.
If you'd like to it try out, participate, and even join the group, be in touch with the office, and we'll put you in touch with the group's convener, Paul Voakes.
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Women Navigating Life Solo Group Welcomes New Members
The Episcopal Women Navigating Life Solo group offers community and connection for single women at St. Aidan’s. Our 16 members meet for social gatherings and mutual support as we navigate changes in health, housing, and life transitions. It’s also a welcoming space to build new friendships.
If you’d like to join, please fill out this form or use the button below. One of the leaders, Mary Kraus or Kay Cook, will reach out to you after you fill out the form.
More details will be shared with the group by email. We hope you can join us!
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Let's Have Dinner!
Please join St. Aidan’s for the third year of Dinner Groups. If you participated in St. Aidan's dinner groups last year, we hope you enjoyed it and will sign up again. If not, but wish you had or are new to the church, this is your chance!
The idea is for St. Aidan’s members to get to know one another beyond the occasional Sunday conversation — and to do that over a shared meal. Dinner groups are a great way to broaden your circle and gain a greater sense of community. Dinner groups consist of 6-8 members and will meet 5-6 times per year. Each group decides where and when to meet (it does not have to be at someone's house; past groups have met at restaurants and parks as well as peoples homes). Plus, it's not always dinner! If lunch works better, there is probably a group for that!
We’d like to have our first set of gatherings in October, so NOW is the time to sign up. Here's how:
1. There is a sign up in the Parish Hall (once we have your name and email we will send you a quick survey); OR
2. Just fill out the survey using this link St. Aidan's Dinner Groups
The deadline to sign up is October 4th.
| | United Nations International Day of Peace (September 21) Vigil sponsored by Boulder Rotary | | |
Monday, Sept 21 7:00 pm
Silent Candlelight Walk of Peace
Downtown churches with bells in their steeples are invited to ring
them during the walk of peace (approx. 7:15 – 8 pm)
Meet at Canyon Street side of Library
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Looking for a Blessing for Your Pet?
Blessing of the Animals 5pm Saturday, October 3
If you are seeking a blessing for your animal companions, you are invited to join one of our other Episcopal congregations on October 3 (there is a CU Football Game that Saturday)
St. Mary Magdalene, Gunbarrel (4775 Cambridge St)
OR
Holy Comforter, Broomfield (1700 W. 10th Ave)
both are at 5pm on Saturday, October 3
O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
Psalm 104:25
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Commended to our Prayers
For the students, faculty, and staff at CU, especially the Bread+Belonging community and our partner, Lutheran Campus Ministry, as we welcome new and returning students this Fall.
Pray for an end to the war and violence in the Middle East, Iran, Ukraine, South Sudan, Haiti, and other parts of the world, and for all who have died, been injured, and lost their family members, homes, and livelihoods to natural disasters.
For those in need of bodily healing: Kevin Costello, Cindy, Kathleen Dawson.
For those with dementia or other cognitive difficulties and all who care for them.
For those in hospice care or with long-term needs: Roy Faverty, Kay Gibson, Johanna Ketellapper, Lucy, Beverly Shaw, Don Henderson, Patricia Jennings.
For those seeking God's guidance and strength: all who seek employment, for all who struggle with addiction, Patrick Costello and family, Barb Williams, Barbara, Tori and Sophie Kennedy, Shaunda Harendt.
For those in need of prayers for our mission abroad: Richard and Catherine Ranger, former parishioners of St. Aidan's and missionaries with SAMS (Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders), serving Uganda Christian University (UCU).
For those who serve in the US Military, especially: Parker Rost (Marine Corps), Cmdr. Michael Stengel, Ben and Jake Leicht, Evan Ketellapper, Doug Benton, for the families of soldiers in harm's way.
For those celebrating birthdays: Fr. Steve Wengrovius (9/21), Rachel Kuir (9/22), Cole Talbot (9/22), Sarah Gerenday (9/22), Donna Meckley (9/23), Jacob Perry (9/26), Heather Blackwelder (9/26), Palmer Herzig (9/30), Laura Menard (10/1), Barb Williams (10/1), Erik Peters (10/1), and Anna Sophia Wolniewicz (10/2).
For those who have died: Don Blackford, Howard Jules Kennedy, Russell Stolte, Tim Harendt.
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St. Aidan's Episcopal Church
2425 Colorado Ave.
Boulder, CO 80302
303-443-2503
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Office Hours:
Tuesdays through Fridays 9:30am-2pm
Clergy also by appointment.
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