St. Andrew's Update for August 8, 2020
Reminder: All Summer Services in Brooks Hall
For the rest of the summer St. Andrew's will continue our 10:00 a.m. services of Morning Prayer in Brooks Hall, which is air-conditioned. Quartets and the piano provide music for the services. We can accommodate at least 30 worshipers in Brooks Hall. Some chairs are set close together for families while the rest are at least 6 feet apart.
We ask that everyone enter through the door to Brooks Hall (a change from our previous procedures). If you feel ill, we ask that you not come to church for the service. A summary of our key practices for conducting church safely can be accessed with the button at the bottom of the page.
Services Online
For the foreseeable future, we will continue to live stream services on Facebook and post the videos on Facebook and YouTube for those who do not wish to come to church at this time.
A full service leaflet is provided on our website under Worship/Sunday Service Leaflet, and it can also be accessed by clicking the blue button at the bottom of the page.
Online Annual Meeting Tomorrow!
We will hold a short annual meeting online on Sunday, August 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to accomplish three important tasks: thank our outgoing Vestry members for their service, cast our votes for the Vestry Class of 2023, and announce the St. Andrew's Award to a person who has made a vital difference in the life of our congregation.
If you attend the service on August 9, you can stay afterward to participate in person. Instructions for joining the meeting online can be accessed by clicking the button below, and a diagram of the Zoom window can be accessed by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.. Information is also available on our website.
Annual Report Input Due on August 31
This year, our Annual Report will cover the period from Easter 2019 through July 31, 2020. Input is due to the parish office by August 31.
The Annual Report will be distributed electronically and by paper copy on Round-Up Sunday, September 13 - which is the first Sunday for our new Rector, the Rev. Chris Cole. We feel that the information in the Annual Report will five him a good overview of life at St. Andrew's.
Please Help Fill the Backpacks!
St. Andrew's has committed to fill 75 backpacks with school supplies for The Neighborhood Academy (TNA) in Garfield. TNA supports students in grades 6-12 from low income families with a rigorous college prep program. This year, in the time of COVID, we are asking for contributions rather than asking people to purchase items to fill the backpacks. It will cost approximately $25 for us to purchase the supplies to fill each backpack. Donations of any amount are welcome.
To make a donation, you can put a contribution in the basket in Brooks Hall, or mail a donation to St. Andrew's attention Finance. Please make checks payaboe to St. Andrew's, with "Backpacks" on the memo line.
We will assemble the backpacks on Wednesday, August 19, at 1:00 p.. in Brooks Hall. Please wear a mask. The process will be set up to allow social distancing among volunteers. Please let Pat Kennedy know if you are able to help (pmkennedy135@gmail.com, 412-967-0406).
EECM: Needs Have Tripled
Our mission partner East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) has told us that they have tripled the number of people they are serving, and they expect this level to continue for the next year.
Donations to EECM can be sent either to St. Andrew's Church ( a check payable to ST. Andrew's with EECM on the memo line) or directly to EECM online at www.eecm.org.
Faithfully yours,
Marty Federowicz
Senior Warden
For the rest of the summer St. Andrew's will continue our 10:00 a.m. services of Morning Prayer in Brooks Hall, which is air-conditioned. Quartets and the piano provide music for the services. We can accommodate at least 30 worshipers in Brooks Hall. Some chairs are set close together for families while the rest are at least 6 feet apart.
We ask that everyone enter through the door to Brooks Hall (a change from our previous procedures). If you feel ill, we ask that you not come to church for the service. A summary of our key practices for conducting church safely can be accessed with the button at the bottom of the page.
Services Online
For the foreseeable future, we will continue to live stream services on Facebook and post the videos on Facebook and YouTube for those who do not wish to come to church at this time.
A full service leaflet is provided on our website under Worship/Sunday Service Leaflet, and it can also be accessed by clicking the blue button at the bottom of the page.
Online Annual Meeting Tomorrow!
We will hold a short annual meeting online on Sunday, August 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to accomplish three important tasks: thank our outgoing Vestry members for their service, cast our votes for the Vestry Class of 2023, and announce the St. Andrew's Award to a person who has made a vital difference in the life of our congregation.
If you attend the service on August 9, you can stay afterward to participate in person. Instructions for joining the meeting online can be accessed by clicking the button below, and a diagram of the Zoom window can be accessed by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.. Information is also available on our website.
Annual Report Input Due on August 31
This year, our Annual Report will cover the period from Easter 2019 through July 31, 2020. Input is due to the parish office by August 31.
The Annual Report will be distributed electronically and by paper copy on Round-Up Sunday, September 13 - which is the first Sunday for our new Rector, the Rev. Chris Cole. We feel that the information in the Annual Report will five him a good overview of life at St. Andrew's.
Please Help Fill the Backpacks!
St. Andrew's has committed to fill 75 backpacks with school supplies for The Neighborhood Academy (TNA) in Garfield. TNA supports students in grades 6-12 from low income families with a rigorous college prep program. This year, in the time of COVID, we are asking for contributions rather than asking people to purchase items to fill the backpacks. It will cost approximately $25 for us to purchase the supplies to fill each backpack. Donations of any amount are welcome.
To make a donation, you can put a contribution in the basket in Brooks Hall, or mail a donation to St. Andrew's attention Finance. Please make checks payaboe to St. Andrew's, with "Backpacks" on the memo line.
We will assemble the backpacks on Wednesday, August 19, at 1:00 p.. in Brooks Hall. Please wear a mask. The process will be set up to allow social distancing among volunteers. Please let Pat Kennedy know if you are able to help (pmkennedy135@gmail.com, 412-967-0406).
EECM: Needs Have Tripled
Our mission partner East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) has told us that they have tripled the number of people they are serving, and they expect this level to continue for the next year.
Donations to EECM can be sent either to St. Andrew's Church ( a check payable to ST. Andrew's with EECM on the memo line) or directly to EECM online at www.eecm.org.
Faithfully yours,
Marty Federowicz
Senior Warden