Welcome
All are welcome at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Andrew's,
We return to worshiping together in person this Sunday, March 7th, with Fr. Ron preaching and presiding. As was the case when we were able to meet in the summer and fall, we need to observe several practices to keep everybody safe:
- Please remain at least 6 feet away from anyone you don't live with. We will not exchange handshakes or embraces at the Peace.
- Everyone must wear a close-fitting mask. If you don't have one help yourself to a disposable mask from the basket by the front door.
- Only the Cantor will sing; you may hum behind your mask, but please do not sing.
- Only the bread will be distributed at Communion. Please come forward, masked, and receive the bread with your hands outstretched; then, you may consume it when you return to your seat.
- Windows will be opened for the duration of the service, so you may want to dress accordingly.
- Restroom doors will stay propped open, and restrooms should only be used by one person at a time.
- Ushers will be taking attendance for contact tracing purposes. These attendance sheets are destroyed after 2 weeks.
- At the conclusion of the service please exit the building immediately.
Naturally we will continue to stream services. We live stream our Sunday service at 10:00 am via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website. We continue to stream the 8:00 service via Zoom. You may use Zoom by visiting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89538636563?pwd=aDZ6SXUxZTMvMklKSi81UkVlaGpIZz09, and you may access the audio stream by telephoning 301-715-8592 and using meeting ID 8953-863-6563, password 201189. A copy of the Bulletin is attached.
As has been our custom we will be doing Stations of the Cross on Fridays in Lent. Rich Crothers will lead the service starting this Friday, March 5th @ 7PM.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation (a.k.a. Confession) is always available to you, and is especially
appropriate during the penitential season of Lent. Due to COVID restrictions I am not presently permitted to hear confessions in person except in the context of last rites, but Bp. Sutton is permitting us to administer the sacrament via Zoom or over the phone. Please contact me to schedule an appointment.
On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address needs in our community. Our January Healing Sunday offering collected $515 for Caring Cupboard, which provides food for needy families in our area. Our February Healing Sunday offering will be given to the Diocese's Reparations Fund; please make your check payable to Diocese of Maryland, with Reparations Fund on the memo line. You may also give electronically through Givelify; please add a note to direct your offering. Our March Healing Sunday offering will be given to Arundel House of Hope.
The Rector's Discretionary Fund enables me to work on the church's behalf to care for those in need in our community, and to support the needs of worthy ministries, as I am made aware of these needs. 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 family's income please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally.
--Fr. Jason
"If, then, we take this word in the strictest sense, a man of a catholic spirit is one who, in the manner above-mentioned, gives his hand to all whose hearts are right with his heart: one who knows how to value, and praise God for, all the advantages he enjoys, with regard to the knowledge of the things of God, the true scriptural manner of worshipping him, and, above all, his union with a congregation fearing God and working righteousness: one who, retaining these blessings with the strictest care, keeping them as the apple of his eye, at the same time loves--as friends, as brethren in the Lord, as members of Christ and children of God, as joint partakers now of the present kingdom of God, and fellow heirs of his eternal kingdom--all, of whatever opinion or worship, or congregation, who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ; who love God and man; who, rejoicing to please, and fearing to offend God, are careful to abstain from evil, and zealous of good works. He is the man of a truly catholic spirit, who bears all these continually upon his heart; who having an unspeakable tenderness for their persons, and longing for their welfare, does not cease to commend them to God in prayer, as well as to plead their cause before men; who speaks comfortably to them, and labours, by all his words, to strengthen their hands in God. He assists them to the uttermost of his power in all things, spiritual and temporal. He is ready "to spend and be spent for them;" yea, to lay down his life for their sake."
--John Wesley, 1750 (today is the Feast of John and Charles Wesley)
Schedule of Services
Holy Eucharist, Rite I 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:00 AM Livestream Services on Facebook & YouTube 10:00 AM
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Announcements
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Easter Memorials 2021
Lent 2021 is fast upon us. Easter is only a month away.
In a year that we have had to give up so much, to say that this Lent is a strange one is an understatement. Things we normally do were significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 shutdown. We are returning to live worship March 7th, but as many are unable or unready to venture out we will continue to offer worship via live stream.
We will have a sign-up sheet in the narthex for people to list the loved ones that we will pray for at Easter and envelopes available for those joining us in person to make memorial donations towards Easter Flowers.
We realize that it is not possible for many of us to regather this year, so and we are going to again make online listing and donations available.
If you can not attend live worship but wish to add anyone to our Easter Memorial List and donate towards the Easter Flowers please send an email to:
standrewshield@aol.com
with the following information:
1. Your Name
2. The names of loved ones you want included in the memorial list
That's all you need to do. If you want to donate towards the Easter Flowers you may give a donation via Givelify or send or drop off an envelope to/at the church with your donation, noting that it is for Easter Memorials. The lillys that adorn our altar for Easter will be available for pick up after our Easter Service.
We look forward to worshiping with you this Easter either in person of via our Live Stream.
Our prayers are with you and yours this season. Peace be with you.
The St. Andrew's Worship Team
St. Andrew's Holy Week Schedule
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Holy Week Schedule:
Palm Sunday 8:00 am and 10:00 am
Maundy Thursday no service
Good Friday 7:30 pm, the Rev. Wesley Walker (St. Paul's Anglican, Crownsville), Preacher
Easter Vigil 7:30 pm, the Rev. Margaret Brack (Transitional Deacon, EDOM), Cantor and Gospeller
Easter Sunday 8:00 am and 10:00 am
Fr. Jason will be preaching and presiding on Easter, and Fr. Ron will be here the following Sunday the 11th.
St. Andrew's News: March 7; Regathering, Worship This Sunday, Sacrament of Reconciliation
Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Andrew's,
We return to worshiping together in person this Sunday, March 7th, with Fr. Ron preaching and presiding. As was the case when we were able to meet in the summer and fall, we need to observe several practices to keep everybody safe:
- Please remain at least 6 feet away from anyone you don't live with. We will not exchange handshakes or embraces at the Peace.
- Everyone must wear a close-fitting mask. If you don't have one help yourself to a disposable mask from the basket by the front door.
- Only the Cantor will sing; you may hum behind your mask, but please do not sing.
- Only the bread will be distributed at Communion. Please come forward, masked, and receive the bread with your hands outstretched; then, you may consume it when you return to your seat.
- Windows will be opened for the duration of the service, so you may want to dress accordingly.
- Restroom doors will stay propped open, and restrooms should only be used by one person at a time.
- Ushers will be taking attendance for contact tracing purposes. These attendance sheets are destroyed after 2 weeks.
- At the conclusion of the service please exit the building immediately.
Naturally we will continue to stream services. We live stream our Sunday service at 10:00 am via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website. We continue to stream the 8:00 service via Zoom. You may use Zoom by visiting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89538636563?pwd=aDZ6SXUxZTMvMklKSi81UkVlaGpIZz09, and you may access the audio stream by telephoning 301-715-8592 and using meeting ID 8953-863-6563, password 201189.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation (a.k.a. Confession) is always available to you, and is especially appropriate during the penitential season of Lent. Due to COVID restrictions I am not presently permitted to hear confessions in person except in the context of last rites, but Bp. Sutton is permitting us to administer the sacrament via Zoom or over the phone. Please contact me to schedule an appointment.
On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address needs in our community. Our January Healing Sunday offering collected $515 for Caring Cupboard, which provides food for needy families in our area. Our February Healing Sunday offering will be given to the Diocese's Reparations Fund; please make your check payable to Diocese of Maryland, with Reparations Fund on the memo line. You may also give electronically through Givelify; please add a note to direct your offering. Our March Healing Sunday offering will be given to Arundel House of Hope.
The Rector's Discretionary Fund enables me to work on the church's behalf to care for those in need in our community, and to support the needs of worthy ministries, as I am made aware of these needs. 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 family's income please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally.
--Fr. Jason
2021 Lenten Preaching Series
2021 Lenten Preaching Series
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church announces the launching of our 2021 Lenten Preaching Series, starting Sunday, February 21. We are hopeful for a return to in-house worship and have asked Bishop Sutton, Bishop of the Diocese of Maryland, to consider the regathering of our parish. This is dependent on the current numbers and guidance of the state and must be approved by the Bishop after being discussed by the Diocese Regathering Committee with their numerous health experts. Meanwhile, our plans move forward with continued on-line support in order to allow those who are not comfortable with attending services to still participate and hear the word of God.
This year’s preaching series will be live-streamed at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays and features our own priest, and spiritual leader, The Rev. Jason A. Poling, D.Min., Priest-in-Charge of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The series will be live-streamed on St. Andrew’s Facebook page, YouTube channel, and website.
10:00–11:00 a.m. Sundays
2/21 Death
2/28 Dying
3/7 Now That You're Dead
3/14 Life After Death
3/21 Life After Life After Death
Red Cross Blood Drive
THE RED CROSS AT ST. ANDREW’S
St. Andrew’s continues to host Red Cross blood drives in our great hall. The whole blood that was collected will help save the lives of numerous people. The Red Cross will return to the Great Hall several times during the coming year to collect blood. They have scheduled March 5th as the next day they will be at St. Andrew’s. The link to make an appointment to donate is: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give. Please contact Charlie Day at chezday81ATgmailDOTcom or 410-428-7309 if you would like to help to staff the hall, check temperatures, register donors, and manage snacks on any of those days. We have two shifts mornings from 9:30 to 1:15 and afternoons from 1:00 to 4:45.St. Andrew’s has hosted 8 drives since June 2020 and collected 191 units for an average 24 units per drive. On our most recent drive on January 8th the Red Cross collected 31 units of blood from 40 donors. The Red Cross is very appreciative of our willingness to support them through these challenging times. We received a certificate of appreciation from the Red Cross for our participation during difficult times.
New Adult Study Begins
Weekly Bible Study - Sundays, 9 am, On-Line!
St. Andrew's will continue its weekly Bible study on July 12th via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/7858850465 or by phone 301-715-8592, meeting ID 785-885-0465). This study takes place from 9:00-9:30 on Sundays. This Bible study is taking us through the Bible in a year. Any and all are welcome to join in.
Office Hours
OFFICE HOURS
Details
Monday thru Thursday 9:00am til 1:00PM
or by Appointment
Friday - Closed
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