Welcome to St. Andrew's Parish
Kent, CT
St Andrew's Parish is a vibrant Episcopal community in the Anglican tradition which gathers in beauty and in grace to celebrate and share God's gifts to all of God's people.
With God’s help, we strive to listen, to serve, and to grow.
If you are interested in reading a special piece describing the special character of St. Andrew's Parish, with regard to our ongoing search for a Provisional Priest in Charge,
please click HERE.
For a more in depth view of our Sacraments and Ministries, our Mission, our Outreach and Music programs, as well as our local volunteer work here in the Northwest Region of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut - please click HERE:
With God’s help, we strive to listen, to serve, and to grow.
If you are interested in reading a special piece describing the special character of St. Andrew's Parish, with regard to our ongoing search for a Provisional Priest in Charge,
please click HERE.
For a more in depth view of our Sacraments and Ministries, our Mission, our Outreach and Music programs, as well as our local volunteer work here in the Northwest Region of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut - please click HERE:
Link to St Andrew's Online Services
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June 7, 2020 Service Bulletin - First Sunday After Pentecost
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Coff-E Hour May 3, 2020
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Hi All, Happy summer!
We are continuing to tape the Sunday morning services and I hope that they have been meaningful to you all. This week we will have back the Rev. Christopher Christopherson and then the Rev Cam Hardy for the next two Sundays after that.
We will most likely continue to tape the services at least through June and maybe July. The guidance from the bishops remains that we shouldn't have any more than five people in the church at one time. So attending services still is not possible until at least sometime in June.
We have some very exciting news on our PPIC candidate. He met with Bishop Laura last week and she has given her approval and blessing for us to move forward! So we plan on setting up a small vestry committee to iron out the details of his coming to St. Andrews. So please keep this process in your prayers.
Also, Out of an abundance of caution and a realistic look at how shoppers will feel this summer, the annual Tag Sale has been canceled. But please keep a corner of your attic or cellar filled with treasures for 2021! And we may if all goes well have an enhanced Christmas Bazaar to make up for not having the tag sale. That is still up in the air.
This year I hope that you will give some thought to directing your energies to the garden plots St. Andrew's tends. There are 6 plots and Jake Fricker has them planted with vegetables, herbs and flowers.
Watering and weeding are what is needed. The soil drains well and is in full sun, so a lot of water is necessary. Anyone who has tended a vegetable garden knows about weeding! Please contact
Marel Rogers (hermits30@comcast.net) if you would like to reserve a particular day for yourself. The area is lovely and quiet (although there is grass cutting each week) and knowing that the harvest goes to food banks makes the yoke easy and the burden light.
And finally, we all would like to give a big thank you to Ron and George-Ann for the 'bell ministry.' Many, many thanks for doing that every night. And as a reminder, they are still available for special events like birthdays, etc., just not every night.
As always, if you have any ideas or concerns, please contact Charmian, myself or any of the vestry members.
Christopher Rehkow
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Video from April 6, 2020 at 8:00pm
~ Online Services ~
Please subscribe to our YouTube channel, where you can find our services online, by clicking HERE.
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To go online to the Washington National Cathedral and attend the services that are being broadcast online from there.
The website is: https://cathedral.org
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Additional Sunday Services from
St Thomas Church in NYC
can be found HERE.
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~ From the Treasurer ~ St. Andrew's Financial Condition Dear Parishioners, The Vestry met yesterday and I was able to report that our Parish is in very good financial position after the first quarter of the year. I/We want all to know that your generosity to the Church is very much appreciated. A good number of envelopes and checks came in over the past week, containing both pledge money and special Easter Offerings. Thanks to all for keeping St. Andrews financially strong during this very difficult time. Stephen Morocco, Treasurer |
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Links to NWCT Regional Church News https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/ https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/parish-live-streams/ https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/region-news/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Northwest Region Zoom Bible Study
Rev. Martha Tucker is leading a NW Region Bible Study on Tuesdays at 4PM! We are looking at the Gospel of John! All are welcome to join!! The zoom link is below. https://episcopalct.zoom.us/j/786414686 Please contact Dylan Mello with any questions at dmello@episcopalct.org |
From Dylan Mello
Northwest Leadership Team - ECCT
Greetings Everyone,
I hope you all had a peaceful week. Each week as I put these newsletters together, I am always amazed at the work that is being done in our Region. Despite these challenging times, there has been such an impressive shift of remaining together, albeit from our homes, safely and virtually.
Our churches continue to be our home. The church isn't the building; the church is the community and relationships we have made. The virtual coffee hours, the Facebook Livestreams, the meditations, and the Zoom Services all allow us to be together. As we remain physically distant yet socially close, I see the Holy Spirit at work, though I still long for the time to arrive when we can be physically together safely.
This week there is new information of our online events! Please review the new offerings at https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/
Stay safe and stay well.
In peace,
Dylan
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ECCT COVID-19 Resources
The Episcopal Church in Connecticut has put together many resources for us to utilize. There are financial resources for parishes, self-care information, and livestream information as well. Please see
HERE
or the link below to explore current news, events, and offerings.
https://www.episcopalct.org/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/
Please share your COVID-19 Stories
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How we each have been spending our time during the current pandemic?
Where are you spending your quarantine?
How are you keeping busy?
What are you reading?
What is the biggest change you are experiencing?
Are you attending any online services, both here and worldwide?
Please email your stories to George Potts at gpotts@snet.net and he will upload them to the parish website so that we can all see them.
The new page is now viewable at
https://www.standrewskentct.org/membersblog.html
Please share your COVID-19 Stories
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How we each have been spending our time during the current pandemic?
Where are you spending your quarantine?
How are you keeping busy?
What are you reading?
What is the biggest change you are experiencing?
Are you attending any online services, both here and worldwide?
Please email your stories to George Potts at gpotts@snet.net and he will upload them to the parish website so that we can all see them.
The new page is now viewable at
https://www.standrewskentct.org/membersblog.html
Prayer List During the Time of Transition
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