St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

Sunday service now starts at 9:30

Lent and Holy Week

Lenten Series at St. Andrew

Angels Unaware...

 

Let mutual affection continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to stranges, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Hebrews 13:1-2

 

This Season of Lent we’ll explore the practice of entertaining angels unaware. We’ll learn who we call stranger and how to let go of preconceived judgments. We’ll embrace God’s inclusive and profound love, expanding the ways we live into love in the face of adversity.

 

As we go about our everyday lives, we’ll open our hearts to the possibility that everyone we meet, everyone we don’t know or possibly don’t like, is a brother and sister.

Fat Tuesday Family Pot Luck

March 4  -  5:30-7:30 pm

ALL are welcome!

Join us to enjoy a family feast in the Fellowship Hall at St. Andrew. The hall will be alive with the tastes, sounds, and ambiance of a Mardi Gras social potluck, complete with themed food, necklaces and masks, music, and lots and lots of eating! And of course, there will be King's Cake with the hidden toy babies inside!

 

There will be a sign up sheet this Sunday after church in the Narthex. 

 

What is Fat Tuesday? Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in French, and is the celebratory carnival that leads up to the beginning of Lent.

Ash Wednesday

March 5  -  6:30 pm

A Brief Service of Reflection,

Song and Ritual

Come gather in the sanctuary for special music by the St. Andrew Chorale, prayer, the receiving of ashes and communion.

 

"By the sweat of your brow

 you will eat your food

until you return to the ground,

 since from it you were taken;

for dust you are

 and to dust you will return.” Genesis 3:19

Lydia's Table

March 9 - April 6 - 10:30 am

Each Sunday of Lent

Each Sunday during Lent, immediately following our worship services, you’re invited to sit down with folks you don’t know well in the spirit of Christian hospitality and fellowship. After an informal offering of communion and short reflection by Nicole, you’ll be given a variety of table topics for reflection and a sharing of stories. Open to adults and children (there will be an activity table for children), this is an opportunity connect and deepen our relationships in our St. Andrew community.

Taizé Prayer Around the Cross

March 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, and 15

6:30pm 

Each Tuesday of Lent

 

During the Season of Lent, join us for Prayer Around the Cross in the style of the Taizé Community. 

 

Each Tuesday evening during the Season of Lent — John Griffin and Jeff Gaines will lead a simple candlelight service of Taizé Prayer Around the Cross. 

What is Taizé?

The Taizé community is an international ecumenical Christian community located next to the small village of Taizé outside Cluny in the Burgundy region of France. Founded in 1940 by Br. Roger, who brought together brothers from all over the world, the community has long been committed to promoting and praying for reconciliation, peace, and unity. Each week it welcomes up to 8000 people, mostly young adults, from around the globe. They spend time in prayer, song, Bible study, workshops, discussion, and fellowship.

 

Unique to the Taizé community is their style of prayer. One aspect of Taizé prayer is the music, which is sung through simple prayer-chants. By singing together simple chants that are short, easy to learn, and repeated many times, those worshipping in the style of Taizé are able to let go with their mind, settle into their hearts, allowing themselves to listen for the Voice of the Holy One. 

 

Jeff Gaines and John Griffin, both retired clergy and regular attenders and friends of St. Andrew, have years of experience leading Taizé services with their congregations in the US and abroad in pilgrimages and retreats.

Easter Lillies at St. Andrew

As we prepare for Easter, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church offers the purchase of an Easter Lily to honor a loved one or "just because".

 

Purchase an Easter Lily to help decorate our church on Easter Sunday. Sales begin Sunday, March 23rd, in the Narthex.  

 

Lilies are 8” pots (9 + blooms) Cost is $35 each

 

We will be collecting any wording you'd like to include if you plan to donate in memory or honor of someone. Submitted names will be listed in our Easter morning service bulletin.

 

~Lilies can be taken home after the Easter morning worship service~

 

Thank you, in advance, for supporting St. Andrew’s 2025 Easter Service!

Holy Week at St. Andrew

As we prepare for Easter, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church will be hosting several services during Holy Week.

Good Friday Worship Service

April 18  -  7:00pm

A worship service of music, scripture, silence including a “tenebrae” experience as light fades into darkness. The word “tenebrae” means “darkness” or “shadows,” dating back to a 4th century Holy Week observance in which the lights in the church are extinguished one by one as the service proceeds. The scripture readings begin with Last Supper and follow Jesus through the Garden of Gethsemane to his arrest, trial, and death on the cross.

Easter Sunday Worship Service

April 20 - 6:15 am and 9:00 am

6:15am - Outdoor Easter Sunrise Service

One of the worship highlights of the year! Join the Jr. and Sr. High Youth Groups as they lead us in an outdoor service celebrating the Risen Son! This service will include music, scripture and reflection. DRESS VERY WARMLY and join us on the South Patio.

 

9:30am - Traditional Worship in Our Sanctuary

A joy-filled celebration of the Resurrection and life we have in Jesus Christ! Our Easter Celebration will include special worship music and an Easter Egg hunt for children during Sunday School.

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