We need YOU at our Annual Parish Meeting
Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 31, at 11:00 a.m. for our Annual Parish Meeting. You can share your thoughts…
Jerusalem hikers roll into Venice!
That famous Carthaginian general Hannibal had nothing on St. Andrew’s Jerusalem Hiking Group! They just crossed the Alps in the…
Applications open for St. Andrew’s Scholarships for 2021
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church has long provided scholarship funding for promoting education. The amount varies from year to year, depending…
Fr. Martin shares a story for Epiphany by John O’Donohue
Through these long days of pandemic, I believe we are growing and learning much, although we may not realize it…
ZOOM in for our Tuesday Bible Study!
The ZOOM Bible study with Fr. Martin welcomes you this Tuesday, January 19, at 11:00 A.M. We will continue reading…
Join us on your phone for Evening Prayer this Sunday at 5:00 p.m.!
St. Andrew’s offers Evening Prayer by phone (conference call) every Sunday at 5 p.m. No computer or internet connection is…
Let’s sing together on ZOOM!
Join Music Director Naomi Shiga on ZOOM every second Thursday at 7:00 P.M. for hymn-singing and fun! Naomi writes: One…
In memory of Deacon Jean Carmichael
From Bishop Greg Rickel’s Pastoral Update (Dec. 19, 2020)
Father Ed featured in the Texas A&M alumni magazine
Click on the image to read the wonderful article on Father’s Ed’s life of service!
About Heavy Doors and Small Bricks – by Giorah Bour
So here it is. The month to end the year. To this year, a part of me wants to shout:…
The Hidden Meaning of the Twelve Days of Christmas
During the next few weeks you’ll be hearing it over and over, perhaps to the point of saying, “Enough already”! But…
Still time to join our special Advent outreach project by Judy Nelson
‘Tis the season to be jolly, but in our community not everyone is able to celebrate this Advent season with…
Anti-Racism Reading Group kicks off at St. Andrew’s
St Andrew’s Anti-Racist Reading Group has started its work! Our goal will be to understand the roots and effects of…
Be a part of our 2020 St. Andrew’s Christmas video! By Naomi Shiga
Dear Family in Christ, I hope you are doing as well as you could be. Perhaps, you are essential workers,…
ZOOM in for our Tuesday Bible study
Fr. Martin offers our weekly Bible study on ZOOM every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 12 Noon. Here are the…
Coming closer to God for Thanksgiving
This year Thanksgiving Day may not include the gatherings with family and friends that we usually enjoy. But let us observe…
Your Vestry at work – by Judy Nelson
Greetings from your senior warden. I want to share some of the work your vestry has been doing these past…
Be there for our ZOOM coffee hour this Sunday at 11:00!
This Sunday, November 29, immediately following our Morning Prayer service, jump onto ZOOM via this link (meeting ID:959 7902 1556). Then…
The Latest on Re-Gathering by Mary Boyce, Parish Nurse
The Re-Gathering Committee has finalized the diocesan approved plan to allow in-person church services, meetings, and other gatherings. The plan…
Ed Wolfer and Virginia Gaub honored as community health heroes
Virginia Gaub and Ed Wolfer were recognized for their amazing work at the Jackson Street Food Bank at this year’s…
The Vestry wants to hear your voice
This Sunday at 11:30 a.m., join us on ZOOM following our on-line service for a Conversation with the Vestry. Here is…
Life in the Time of Covid by Mary Boyce, Parish Nurse
My grandparents married and started a family during the Great Depression. I’ve often wondered at the courage it took to…
Vestry Viewpoint by Maggie Burdick
The weather is changing, the leaves are falling, the rain is coming… Fall is here! With the current state of…
St. Andrew’s hosts Halloween for the kids
This Saturday – October 31 – all families are invited to a Halloween Costume Parade in our upper parking lot…
Join Pres. Bishop Curry in “Holding on to Hope”
Please mark your calendars for Holding on to Hope: A National Service for Healing and Wholeness, next Sunday, November 1,…
Shelter for the Unsheltered by Jeffrey Boyce
In the last 19 months, I have worked on getting a Bill (ESHB 1754) through our State Legislature. This Bill…
St. Andrew’s masking ministry goes international by Naomi Shiga
What is your most important item these days? Yes!!! Masks! I hope you have a mask to wear when you…
Vestry Reflections by Giorah Bour
As I write this piece Covid-cases are on the rise again. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of…
Getting ready to gather indoors by Mary Boyce, Parish Nurse
Almost 2 months ago the Re-Gathering in Worship Committee (RGC) was formed. Since then we have read guides from the…
In Memory of William H. (Bill) Abbott (1934-2020)
Our friend and pillar of St. Andrew’s, Bill Abbott, born October 3,1934, in Coshocton, Ohio, passed on August 25, 2020,…
Planning ahead for indoor worship: issues to consider
Throughout the past five months of the coronavirus pandemic, one thing has been consistent: change. As Pierce County entered Phase…
In spite of COVID, St. Andrew’s Outreach works globally and locally – by Kendall Burch
The St. Andrew’s Outreach Committee met on July 12th. In addition to allocating funds for the agencies the congregation is…
Living God’s Mission by Pam Tinsley
Teresa of Avila’s “Christ has no body now on earth but yours” is one of my favorite prayers. For me…
Second outdoor worship service a rousing success
More than forty masked and worshipful souls gathered on Sunday, August 23, for St. Andrew’s second outdoor worship service during…
Our third “Coffee Circle” a pleasant encounter
A small but significant group of under-caffeinated parishioners assembled in our Circle Drive on Sunday, July 26, after our Livestream…