Welcome to St. Andrew's Parish
1 North Main Street, Kent, CT
THE PARISH IS OPEN!
The Vestry, in accordance with the latest guidance from the CDC and at the recommendation of the priest-in-charge and the wardens, has voted to open the parish for worship, as follows:
We will continue to livestream our 10:30 liturgy on Sundays and our mid-week services, as there are parishioners who are choosing not to be in group settings at this time—a decision the parish fully honors and supports.
The Vestry, in accordance with the latest guidance from the CDC and at the recommendation of the priest-in-charge and the wardens, has voted to open the parish for worship, as follows:
- If you are fully vaccinated, you may attend worship without wearing a mask or maintaining social distancing, but you may do so if you choose to.
- If you are not fully vaccinated, we request that you either wear a mask and maintain social distancing or attend our outdoor worship (Sundays at 12:30).
- Congregational singing has now resumed, at the 10:30 service only
We will continue to livestream our 10:30 liturgy on Sundays and our mid-week services, as there are parishioners who are choosing not to be in group settings at this time—a decision the parish fully honors and supports.
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Sunday, 20 June - Service Bulletin
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Please click HERE to read the latest issue of our weekly E-pistle Newsletter.
~ From Father Douglas ~
Dear People of St Andrew's Parish,
I hope you are doing well. It is so good to see more and more of you on Sundays and during the week, as well. And I am also enjoying meeting some of you over the telephone. Whatever the pace of your return from COVID … and whatever precautions you may be continuing to take, to protect yourselves or loved ones … know that we remain one Body of Christ and one Community of Love. God blesses us, one and all.
Singing in Worship. This past Sunday, on behalf of the whole parish, I expressed gratitude to the Adult Choir for all their efforts—both beautiful and heroic—over the past year to fill our worship with song and deepen our common experience of Jesus in liturgy; to Jim Hall for faithfully recording the choir every week, as well as to George Potts and Chris Rehkow for ably figuring out and supplying all of our technology needs; and above all, to Tom Holcombe for his dedication, his thoughtfulness, his artistry, his companionship and his leadership during these most unusual times. Saint Andrew's is blessed to have a music program of such quality and accomplishment. Thank you, one and all!
As the Choir begins its well-deserved summer break, we will now be singing again at our 10:30 liturgies, starting this Sunday, 20 June. It will be a joyful noise, indeed! If for any reason you would prefer not to attend a service where there will be singing, please come to either our 8:30 spoken service or our 12:30 spoken-and-outdoors service. (And we will, of course, continue to livestream the 10:30 liturgy each week, as well.)
Trinity Church Soup Kitchen. We are excited to announce a new ministry opportunity to feed our neighbors who are hungry. Following some COVID-related scheduling adjustments, St Andrew's has now been invited to staff the Trinity Church Soup Kitchen in Torrington on the fourth Sunday of every-other month; that is, six Sundays a year. We have faithfully participated in this ministry for more than twelve years, and we are grateful that we've been asked to continue to serve.
Bob McDowell heads up our Soup Kitchen team. He has already recruited (or re-confirmed) several members, but we could still use four or five additionalvolunteers. This would mean that each member would serve only three or four Sundays a year—not all six. (The St Andrew's team generally leaves for Torrington at about 10:30 and returns home by about 2:30.) If you are interested in serving our neighbors in need … or in learning more about this important ministry … please be in touch with Bob: rnmcd30@yahoo.com or 860.488.1635.
Word on Worship. This week's video is about the Doxology … or, more accurately, about all of our many doxologies. Please give it a watch!
Take good care, and may God continue to bless the work of the Kingdom you are doing.
In the peace and love of Christ,
Douglas+
Frdouglas.sak@gmail.com
860-592-0171 (rectory, and also rings on mobile)
I hope you are doing well. It is so good to see more and more of you on Sundays and during the week, as well. And I am also enjoying meeting some of you over the telephone. Whatever the pace of your return from COVID … and whatever precautions you may be continuing to take, to protect yourselves or loved ones … know that we remain one Body of Christ and one Community of Love. God blesses us, one and all.
Singing in Worship. This past Sunday, on behalf of the whole parish, I expressed gratitude to the Adult Choir for all their efforts—both beautiful and heroic—over the past year to fill our worship with song and deepen our common experience of Jesus in liturgy; to Jim Hall for faithfully recording the choir every week, as well as to George Potts and Chris Rehkow for ably figuring out and supplying all of our technology needs; and above all, to Tom Holcombe for his dedication, his thoughtfulness, his artistry, his companionship and his leadership during these most unusual times. Saint Andrew's is blessed to have a music program of such quality and accomplishment. Thank you, one and all!
As the Choir begins its well-deserved summer break, we will now be singing again at our 10:30 liturgies, starting this Sunday, 20 June. It will be a joyful noise, indeed! If for any reason you would prefer not to attend a service where there will be singing, please come to either our 8:30 spoken service or our 12:30 spoken-and-outdoors service. (And we will, of course, continue to livestream the 10:30 liturgy each week, as well.)
Trinity Church Soup Kitchen. We are excited to announce a new ministry opportunity to feed our neighbors who are hungry. Following some COVID-related scheduling adjustments, St Andrew's has now been invited to staff the Trinity Church Soup Kitchen in Torrington on the fourth Sunday of every-other month; that is, six Sundays a year. We have faithfully participated in this ministry for more than twelve years, and we are grateful that we've been asked to continue to serve.
Bob McDowell heads up our Soup Kitchen team. He has already recruited (or re-confirmed) several members, but we could still use four or five additionalvolunteers. This would mean that each member would serve only three or four Sundays a year—not all six. (The St Andrew's team generally leaves for Torrington at about 10:30 and returns home by about 2:30.) If you are interested in serving our neighbors in need … or in learning more about this important ministry … please be in touch with Bob: rnmcd30@yahoo.com or 860.488.1635.
Word on Worship. This week's video is about the Doxology … or, more accurately, about all of our many doxologies. Please give it a watch!
Take good care, and may God continue to bless the work of the Kingdom you are doing.
In the peace and love of Christ,
Douglas+
Frdouglas.sak@gmail.com
860-592-0171 (rectory, and also rings on mobile)
Rev. Douglas S. Worthington - Provisional Priest in Charge
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Computer Help is Available!!
If you or someone you know is having difficulty accessing our online services, the weekly E-pistle or our web site … or who would like to participate in our Zoom offerings but don't know how … please let Fr Douglas or Laura know. We have parishioners who are willing to help you and also make sure your equipment and internet connection are working properly. We don't want anyone to miss an opportunity to be part of the life of St Andrew's!
If you or someone you know is having difficulty accessing our online services, the weekly E-pistle or our web site … or who would like to participate in our Zoom offerings but don't know how … please let Fr Douglas or Laura know. We have parishioners who are willing to help you and also make sure your equipment and internet connection are working properly. We don't want anyone to miss an opportunity to be part of the life of St Andrew's!
Kent Food Bank
Please help the parish continue our support of the Kent Food Bank by sending a check in any amount to:
Kent Community Fund
P.O. Box 262
Kent, CT 06757
*Remember to put Food Bank in the memo of your check.
These funds will be used to purchase vouchers for local families in need, under the direction of our town's Social Services Director, Leah Pullaro.
The Kent Food Bank is also taking food donations during this difficult time, and is especially in need of:
Staples such as beans, rice, tea, coffee, sugar, nuts, hot & cold breakfast cereals, peanut butter, jellies, jams and tuna
Please remember that the Food Bank accepts pet foods as well!
Make certain that the 'Best by ...' dates are not past!
You may drop off food items on Thursdays from 9.00 to Noon in the back of the Community House on Main Street.
Please DO NOT come into the Food Bank, but leave
outside the door.
Please help the parish continue our support of the Kent Food Bank by sending a check in any amount to:
Kent Community Fund
P.O. Box 262
Kent, CT 06757
*Remember to put Food Bank in the memo of your check.
These funds will be used to purchase vouchers for local families in need, under the direction of our town's Social Services Director, Leah Pullaro.
The Kent Food Bank is also taking food donations during this difficult time, and is especially in need of:
Staples such as beans, rice, tea, coffee, sugar, nuts, hot & cold breakfast cereals, peanut butter, jellies, jams and tuna
Please remember that the Food Bank accepts pet foods as well!
Make certain that the 'Best by ...' dates are not past!
You may drop off food items on Thursdays from 9.00 to Noon in the back of the Community House on Main Street.
Please DO NOT come into the Food Bank, but leave
outside the door.
ADDITIONAL DIOCESONAL NEWS:
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St. Andrew’s Histories
Reprints are now available for the two histories of St. Andrew’s:
Copies of each of these histories are available in the narthex or by contacting Heather in the parish office. We ask that you consider a donation of $8 for each history in order to help to defray the cost of printing.
Reprints are now available for the two histories of St. Andrew’s:
- “A Brief History of St. Andrew’s Church” published in 1957 which begins with the inception of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut in 1760 and documents the development of St. Andrew’s through 1956.
- “Half a Century: 1957 to 2009, an Anecdotal Account of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church” which picks up the story of St. Andrew’s through the voices of parishioners.
Copies of each of these histories are available in the narthex or by contacting Heather in the parish office. We ask that you consider a donation of $8 for each history in order to help to defray the cost of printing.
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Prayer List
Please contact Fr Douglas if you would like to add a name to our parish Prayer List. You can email him at frdouglas.sak@gmail.com or call him at 860-592-0171. It is helpful to indicate how long you would like the name to be kept on the list. We remember the faithful departed during the two weeks after their deaths, and on those Sundays when you ask for their names to be included.
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