Call Him to all you cannot call to mind.

He comes to harrow Hell and now to your

Well guarded fortress let His love descend.

Call Him to all you cannot call to mind.

He comes to harrow Hell and now to your

Well guarded fortress let His love descend.

Dear Friends of St. Andrew's,

I look forward to worshiping with you again in March after my 6 weeks of recuperation from surgery. 
 

In the interim we will follow our usual schedule of Rite I Eucharist at 8:00 am and Rite II at 10:00 am.  Our 10:00 am service is streamed via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website.

Fr. Ron will preside and preach on most Sundays, and at our Wednesday 1:10 Eucharist. Deacon Gail, our intern Jessica, and our Senior Warden will augment Fr. Ron's preaching schedule.

During Lent we will have:

• Confession on Wednesday's from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.
• Evening Prayer on Wednesdays at 7 pm.
• Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 7 pm.

A Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for May 9th. Please mark your calendars.

On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address needs in our community.  Our January Healing Sunday offering was sent 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). If you are facing job loss or a reduction in your family's income please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally.

Please continue to send cards and make visits to our former Rector the Rt. Rev. Carl Wright at The View Alexandria, 5000 Fairbanks Ave., Alexandria, VA  22311.

[Also, please send cards and notes to our Rector the Rev. Dr. Jason Poling at 2 Seiler Ct., Reisterstown, MD 21135.]

-Fr. Jason

Dear Friends of St. Andrew's,

Attached is a PDF version of the Lenten Edition of our semi-annual Newsletter, "The Shield."

We hope you enjoy the issue. Printed copies are available in the narthex.

St. Andrew's Annual Corned Beef Diner will take place on March 16th from 2 till 5. 

With Pub Music from 4:30 till 6. Suggested free will donation of $10.00.

As always if there is some information you would like to share in the Shield, please send it the my attention at standrewshield@aol.com

AMC

Editor of the Shield

Dear Friends of St. Andrew's,

I look forward to worshiping with you again in March after my 6 weeks of recuperation from surgery. 
 

In the interim we will follow our usual schedule of Rite I Eucharist at 8:00 am and Rite II at 10:00 am.  Our 10:00 am service is streamed via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website.

Fr. Ron will preside and preach on most Sundays, and at our Wednesday 1:10 Eucharist. Deacon Gail, our intern Jessica, and our Senior Warden will augment Fr. Ron's preaching schedule.

Ash Wednesday Services will be held This Wednesday March 5th. In place of our normal Wednesday Eucharist we will Have a 1:10 Ash Wednesday Service followed by drive thru anointing from 5 - 6:30 and Evening Ash Wednesday Service at 7:00 PM.

A Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for May 9th. Please mark your calendars.

On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address needs in our community.  Our January Healing Sunday offering was sent 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). If you are facing job loss or a reduction in your family's income please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally.

Please continue to send cards and make visits to our former Rector the Rt. Rev. Carl Wright at The View Alexandria, 5000 Fairbanks Ave., Alexandria, VA  22311.

[Also, please send cards and notes to our Rector the Rev. Dr. Jason Poling at 2 Seiler Ct., Reisterstown, MD 21135.]

-Fr. Jason

Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting. This season of Lent provided a time in which converts to the faith were prepared for Holy Baptism. It was also a time when those who, because of notorious sins, had been separated from the body of the faithful were reconciled by penitence and forgiveness, and restored to the fellowship of the Church. Thereby, the whole congregation was put in mind of the message of pardon and absolution set forth in the Gospel of our Savior, and of the need which all Christians continually have to renew their repentance and faith. I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God's holy Word.

 (The Book of Common Prayer, pp. 264-265)

Remember, Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 9th at 2am! 

Dear Friends of St. Andrew's,

 I am recovering nicely, still in a cast, and look forward to worshiping with you again in March after my 6 weeks of recuperation from surgery. 
 

In the interim we will follow our usual schedule of Rite I Eucharist at 8:00 am and Rite II at 10:00 am.  Our 10:00 am service is streamed via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website.

 Fr. Ron will preside and preach on most Sundays, and at our Wednesday 1:10 Eucharist. Deacon Gail, our intern Jessica, and our Senior Warden will augment Fr. Ron's preaching schedule.

 "St. Andrew's is hosting Winter Relief this week, providing dinner, beds, and breakfast for people experiencing homelessness. Sunday is their last day at St. Andrew's.

A Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for May 9th. Please mark your calendars.

 On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address needs in our community.  Our January offering supported 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). If you are facing job loss or a reduction in your family's income please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally.

Please continue to send cards and make visits to our former Rector the Rt. Rev. Carl Wright at The View Alexandria, 5000 Fairbanks Ave., Alexandria, VA  22311.

[Also, please send cards and notes to our Rector the Rev. Dr. Jason Poling at 2 Seiler Ct., Reisterstown, MD 21135.]

O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

-Fr. Jason

Dear Friends of St. Andrew's,

I look forward to worshiping with you again in March after my 6 weeks of recuperation from surgery. 
 

In the interim we will follow our usual schedule of Rite I Eucharist at 8:00 am and Rite II at 10:00 am.  Our 10:00 am service is streamed via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website.

Fr. Ron will preside and preach on most Sundays, and at our Wednesday 1:10 Eucharist. Deacon Gail, our intern Jessica, and our Senior Warden will augment Fr. Ron's preaching schedule.

"St. Andrew's will host Winter Relief next week (February 17-24), providing dinner, beds, and breakfast for people experiencing homelessness. We particularly need volunteers for the overnight shifts from 10pm to 2am and 2am to 6am. Please see the sign-up sheet in the narthex for all available volunteer opportunities."

A Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for May 9th. Please mark your calendars.

On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address needs in our community.  Our January Healing Sunday offering was sent 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). If you are facing job loss or a reduction in your family's income please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally.

Please continue to send cards and make visits to our former Rector the Rt. Rev. Carl Wright at The View Alexandria, 5000 Fairbanks Ave., Alexandria, VA  22311.

[Also, please send cards and notes to our Rector the Rev. Dr. Jason Poling at 2 Seiler Ct., Reisterstown, MD 21135.]

-Fr. Jason

“He was the Word that spake it,

he took the bread and brake it,

and what that Word did make it,

I do believe and take it.”

Dear Friend's of St. Andrew's,

I look forward to worshiping with you again in March after my 6 weeks of recuperation from surgery.

 
In the interim we will follow our usual schedule of Rite I Eucharist at 8:00 am and Rite II at 10:00 am.  Our 10:00 am service is streamed via our Facebook page, our YouTube channel and our website.

Fr. Ron will preside and preach on most Sundays, and at our Wednesday 1:10 Eucharist. Deacon Gail, our intern Jessica, and our Senior Warden will augment Fr. Ron's preaching schedule.

"St. Andrew's will host Winter Relief the week of February 17-24, providing dinner, beds, and breakfast for people experiencing homelessness. We particularly need volunteers for the overnight shifts from 10pm to 2am and 2am to 6am. Please see the sign-up sheet in the narthex on Sunday for all available volunteer opportunities."

On the third Sunday of each month we take up a special offering to address needs in our community.  Our December Healing Sunday offering of $500 was sent to Caring Cupboard, and our January offering supported 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). If you are facing job loss or a reduction in your family's income please don't hesitate to reach out to me personally.

Please continue to send cards and make visits to our former Rector the Rt. Rev. Carl Wright at The View Alexandria, 5000 Fairbanks Ave., Alexandria, VA  22311.

[Also, please send cards and notes to our Rector the Rev. Dr. Jason Poling at 2 Seiler Ct., Reisterstown, MD 21135.]

-Fr. Jason

O Lord Jesus Christ, open thou the eyes of my heart, that I may hear thy word and understand and do thy will, for I am a sojourner upon the earth. Hide not thy commandments from me, but open mine eyes, that I may perceive the wonders of thy law. Speak unto me the hidden and secret things of thy wisdom. On thee do I set my hope, O my God, that thou shalt enlighten my mind and understanding with the light of thy knowledge, not only to cherish those things which are written, but to do them; that in reading the lives and sayings of the saints I may not sin, but that such may serve for my restoration, enlightenment and sanctification, for the salvation of my soul, and the inheritance of life everlasting. For thou art the enlightenment of those who lie in darkness, and from thee cometh every good deed and every gift. Amen.

John Chrysostom