St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

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Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Andrew's,

St. Andrew’s will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 3rd from 10:00-4:00. We need at least 3 volunteers; please let me know if you are available. All donations will be by appointment; to schedule a donation please visit this link. Please feel free to share the link with friends, family, coworkers and neighbors.

We hope you have been able to participate in our live stream of our Sunday morning services. We stream at 10:00 am via our Facebook page, if you miss the live broadcast you can find the video posted afterwards at our website and on our YouTube channel. The bulletin, children's bulletin and Prayers of the People for this Sunday are attached to this email.

We continue to stream the 8:00 service via Zoom. (Apologies for the technical difficulties last Sunday.) You may use Zoom by visiting https://zoom.us/j/7858850465, and you may access the audio stream by telephoning 301-715-8592 and using meeting ID 785-885-0465. Please feel free to stick around after the service for virtual coffee hour.

We are also continuing our 9:00-9:30 Sunday Bible study, “going through the Bible in a year,” via Zoom, at the same numbers (https://zoom.us/j/7858850465 or by phone 301-715-8592, meeting ID 785-885-0465),. Any and all are welcome and encouraged to join in.

Bishop Sutton has authorized clergy to hear confessions by phone or Zoom, or in person if absolutely necessary. I continue to be available by appointment, and I will continue to say Evening Prayer at 6:30 on Tuesday evenings via Zoom. You may access Evening Prayer by using the same numbers as the 8:00 service : https://zoom.us/j/7858850465 or by phone 301-715-8592, meeting ID 785-885-0465.

We appreciate everyone's faithfulness in giving during this difficult time; while we are saving on utilities most of our other costs are fairly fixed. A number of our people have begun using the Givelify app recently, and have found it to be a very convenient way to give to St. Andrew's. If you would like help setting up Givelify please let me know. If you prefer not to use an app, you may make an electronic donation to St. Andrew's through the Diocese's website at this link. We are of course continuing to count and deposit checks sent by mail, and we hope you will consider consolidating multiple weeks' gifts into a single check to minimize the amount of paper we have to handle. If you have any questions about giving to St. Andrew's please don't hesitate to contact our Treasurer, Pat Quick, at treasurer@standrewspasadena.com.

On the third Sunday of each month we are taking up a special offering to address the needs of hungry people in our community. You may make a special gift to this offering by making a note on the memo line of your check or your electronic gift.

The Rector's Discretionary Fund is a means of enabling me to work on the church's behalf to care for those in need in our community. I am always glad to receive gifts to this fund (either electronically or by checks made out to St. Andrew's with Rector's Discretionary Fund on the memo line), especially at this time when need is increasing significantly. If you are facing job loss or a reduction in your income please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

--Fr. Jason

You, who are the splendour of your Father's glory,

Who bring forth light from light,

Who are the light of light and the source of light,

Who irradiate the day of days

And are the true sun, descend into us,

Shining in your ever-lasting brightness

And infuse our minds

With the rays of the Holy Ghost.

In our prayers we call on you as the Father,

The Father in his perpetual glory,

The father with his potent grace.

May he restrain dangerous sin,

May he inform energetic action

And dull the teeth of the Envious One,

May he turn harsh adversity to good

And bestow the grace on us to act well.

May he guide and rule the mind.

May faith glow with fervor

Within a body kept chaste and faithful

And be a stranger to the poison of deceit.

May Christ be our food

And faith be our drink;

Let us joyfully and soberly drink

In the intoxication of the Spirit.

May this day pass in joy.

Let shame be, as it were,

Our early morning twilight, faith our noon

And may our mind not know the dusk of evening.

The dawn is advancing in its course--

Let the Dawn manifest itself completely,

The Son altogether in the Father

And the Father altogether in the Word.

--Ambrose of Milan (d. 397)

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UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS; CHURCHES TO CLOSE, ACTIVITIES POSTPONED

Mar 12, 2020 | Diocesan Center, Diocesan News, Featured post

Update on coronavirus; Churches to close, activities postponed

COVID-19 RESOURCES

From Bishop Sutton:

March 12, 2020

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage;

Wait for the Lord. (Psalm 27:1,14)

Dear People of the Diocese of Maryland,

That which we sadly anticipated has happened: I am directing that all churches in the Diocese of Maryland must shut down public worship services beginning this Sunday, March 15.

Just yesterday I directed our congregations to remain open for services until further notice. At that same time, I stressed that we would follow the direction of government officials in these matters. This afternoon Governor Larry Hogan issued an executive order that all public schools will closed until March 27. Given this news, worship services in our churches also will cease until March 27.

This coming Sunday, March 15, at 11:00 AM, I urge everyone to tune in to our National Cathedral for a virtual worship service with our presiding bishop, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, preaching. On Sunday, March 22, I will livestream worship for our diocese. We will publicize the link for that in the coming days.

In accordance with our message yesterday, we will cancel, postpone or offer in webinar form diocesan activities scheduled through March 27. These include:

Open Doors: Conversations About Church Safety, March 19
Union of Black Episcopalians Absalom Jones celebration, March 21
Reparations workshop at St. Mary’s, Emmorton, March 22
Compline workshop at Emmanuel, Baltimore, March 22

We will be in touch later about rescheduling and webinar opportunities.

However, smaller groups, such as Twelve Step groups and other outreach ministries, should continue to meet. We do not plan to close diocesan offices at this time, and you may reach me and our staff through the usual contact information.

We will continue to follow the recommendations of government officials regarding public spaces and gatherings. Remember that when we return to our worship spaces, all of the best practices I’ve recommended for “no-touch/low-touch” Eucharists and other best practices will still stand.

Please let us know how you’re doing. I encourage all congregations to let our communications team (communications@episcopalmaryland.org) know if you are hosting livestreamed prayers, formation or other activities that we may share with others around our diocese. In addition, let them know if you need help with technology in order to share to share the love of Christ, check in on each other and more. We are a community of love.

My friends, we are all in this together. We are not alone; the Holy Spirit will get us through this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Our prayer continues to be that of the old hymn, O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. (The Hymnal, 680)

Faithfully yours,

+Eugene

The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton
Bishop of Maryland

O God of compassion, giver of life and health, we pray your healing mercies upon all who are in any way affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Comfort and sustain those who have been stricken; relieve their pain, and restore to them your gifts of gladness and strength. Grant to all in authority the courage to make wise decisions that are essential for the common good, and strengthen them to lead institutions that care for those whom they serve. Watch over all first responders and those in the medical professions whose duty it is to care for the sick; guard them from all danger, and keep them safe in the knowledge that is through their sacrifice and service that the health of the whole community is promoted. Mercifully accept these our prayers, O God of all comfort, and our only help in time of need. Amen.