Welcome
All are welcome at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Andrew's,
I am back from vacation, but as this is the first Sunday of the month Fr. Ron will be preaching and presiding. I look forward to worshiping with you next Sunday. Let me remind you of a few practices we all need to maintain in order to stay safe:
- Please do not attend services if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in contact in the last 14 days with anyone who has been diagnosed with the disease.
- We all need to remain at least 6 feet apart from people not in our households at all times, including when coming forward for Communion. The green worship guides mark the places where you can sit and maintain that distance from others.
- Masks must be worn at all times unless you are serving as a Cantor, Lector, Intercessor or Celebrant. If you leave your mask in the car, just grab one from the basket (and don't put it back).
- Only the Cantor will sing the hymns and the service music. The rest of us may hum along, but wearing a mask doesn't begin to offset the increased risk of infection that singing presents versus normal breathing.
- In order to avoid passing diseases along with the offering plate we ask you to leave your offering in the basin by the font as you come into church.
- At the conclusion of the service please exit the building immediately so that we can minimize everyone's exposure. Some of us have been staying after the service for an outdoor coffee hour; feel free to sit at a picnic table or bring a chair, and be sure to keep 6 feet apart from people who aren't in your household.
- In the event you test positive for COVID-19, please advise me (or Fr. Ron, if I am away) immediately so that we may advise everyone else who was in church with you. We will not identify the person who has reported being infected, only that there was someone at church that day who has tested positive. The Ushers are keeping track of who is present at each service; these records are destroyed after 2 weeks.
Even as we are able to gather in person, we continue to 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://zoom.us/j/7858850465, and you may access the audio stream by telephoning 301-715-8592 and using meeting ID 785-885-0465. Copies of the Bulletin, Prayers of the People and Music have been sent out under deperate cover. A copy of the Children's Bulletin is attached for families with youngsters.
On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address the needs of hungry people in our community. We collected well in excess of $600 for our July Healing Sunday offering, which will be given to Arundel House of Hope. You may make a special gift to the Healing Sunday 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 personally.
A final note for this week; On July 29th and 30th, St. Andrew’s again hosted a Red Cross blood drive in the great hall. 58 units of whole blood were collected helping to save the lives of 174 people. The Red Cross will return four times this Fall to again collect blood. They have scheduled September 16th, October 15th, November 12th and December 16th as days they will be at St. Andrew’s. The link to make an appointment to donate is: https://www.redcrosslood.org/give.
Please contact Charlie Day at chezday81@gmail.com 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 4:445. The Red Cross is very appreciative of our willingness to support them through these challenging times.
--Fr. Jason
For those of us who want to continue to affirm the ongoing normative role of the Bible in the life of the church, it will not do to dismiss the concerns raised about the Bible from many quarters. The path forward is not a return to the naivete of a previous generation, but a journeying through the hard questions while being informed by the roots of the tradition bequeathed to us. I propose instead that we adopt the posture of Jacob and refuse to let go of the text until it blesses us. Stated differently, we adopt a hermeneutic of trust in which we are patient with the text in the belief that when interpreted properly it will bring a blessing and not a curse."
--Fr. Esau McCaulley
Schedule of Services
Holy Eucharist, Rite I 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:00 AM Livestream Services on Facebook 10:00 AM.
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Blue Mass 2020
Come celebrate with St. Andrew's on September 26, 2020 at 7 PM! We will be joined by Bishop Eugene Sutton, Bishop of the Diocese of Maryland! We will celebrate our annual Blue Mass to honor and pray for our First Responders!
Sunday Documents - 13 September 2020
Sunday Documents - 6 September 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Andrew's,
We look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday. We will be having a Folk Mass this Sunday while Gabriellia is off celebrating her Birthday. We all wish her a Happy Birthday.
The mass will be from the Come Celebrate Book, commonly known as the “Green Book”. Please hum along with us as we sing some old chestnuts from the green book.
As always, we must remind you of a few practices we all need to maintain in order to stay safe:
- Please do not attend services if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in contact in the last 14 days with anyone who has been diagnosed with the disease.
- We all need to remain at least 6 feet apart from people not in our households at all times, including when coming forward for Communion. The green worship guides mark the places where you can sit and maintain that distance from others.
- Masks must be worn at all times unless you are serving as a Cantor, Lector, Intercessor or Celebrant. If you leave your mask in the car, just grab one from the basket (and don't put it back).
- Only the Cantor will sing the hymns and the service music. The rest of us may hum along, but wearing a mask doesn't begin to offset the increased risk of infection that singing presents versus normal breathing.
- In order to avoid passing diseases along with the offering plate we ask you to leave your offering in the basin by the font as you come into church.
- At the conclusion of the service please exit the building immediately so that we can minimize everyone's exposure. Some of us have been staying after the service for an outdoor coffee hour; feel free to sit at a picnic table or bring a chair, and be sure to keep 6 feet apart from people who aren't in your household.
- In the event you test positive for COVID-19, please advise me (or Fr. Ron, if I am away) immediately so that we may advise everyone else who was in church with you. We will not identify the person who has reported being infected, only that there was someone at church that day who has tested positive. The Ushers are keeping track of who is present at each service; these records are destroyed after 2 weeks.
Even as we are able to gather in person, we continue to live stream our Sunday service at 10:00 am via our Facebook page, “Live Streams” of service are also available on our YouTube channel and our website however these will be a delayed stream of the service. We continue to stream the 8:00 service via Zoom. 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.
Copies of the Bulletin, Music Guide and Prayers of the People for this Sunday are attached.
Yours in Christ,
The Worship Team
Attachments:
Here is the Children's Bulletin for Sunday's service.
Attachments:
Sunday Service News -- 30 August 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Andrew's,
I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday. Let me remind you of a few practices we all need to maintain in order to stay safe:
- Please do not attend services if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in contact in the last 14 days with anyone who has been diagnosed with the disease.
- We all need to remain at least 6 feet apart from people not in our households at all times, including when coming forward for Communion. The green worship guides mark the places where you can sit and maintain that distance from others.
- Masks must be worn at all times unless you are serving as a Cantor, Lector, Intercessor or Celebrant. If you leave your mask in the car, just grab one from the basket (and don't put it back).
- Only the Cantor will sing the hymns and the service music. The rest of us may hum along, but wearing a mask doesn't begin to offset the increased risk of infection that singing presents versus normal breathing.
- In order to avoid passing diseases along with the offering plate we ask you to leave your offering in the basin by the font as you come into church.
- In the event you test positive for COVID-19 please advise Fr. Jason immediately so that we may advise everyone else who was in church with you. The Ushers are keeping track of who is present at each service; these records are destroyed after 2 weeks.
Even as we are able to gather in person, we continue to live stream our Sunday service at 10:00 am via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website. The bulletin, children's bulletin and Prayers of the People for this Sunday are attached to this email.
--Fr. Jason
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Sermon Transcripts
PDFs of Fr. Jason's Sermons for the last two Sundays are below.
Audio versions of all sermons at St. Andrew's are are on our website if you would like to listen, and read along.
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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.
Message from the Diocese - Regathering Covenant
The Diocese of Maryland maintains a webpage concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic and guidelines for regathering.
This link is directly to the Covenant for Regathering.
Updated Message from Bishop Sutton!
UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS; CHURCHES TO CLOSE, ACTIVITIES POSTPONED
Mar 12, 2020 | Diocesan Center, Diocesan News, Featured post
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.
Message from Bishop Sutton concerning the CoronaVirus!
A Message from Bishop Sutton on Liturgical Practices and the Coronavirus Outbreak Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
As we are facing a potential global pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19), I direct all of our congregations to revisit their current liturgical practices in order to maximize the safety of all worshipers. In an effort to encourage confidence during this time, we issue these guidelines for human interaction during worship, especially around the Holy Eucharist.
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