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WEEKLY BULLETIN
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seventh sunday after Pentecost, 12 july 2026
Weekend Worship - We hear of God's abundance this weekend, scattering grace without calculation. Our worship in the parish hall at 52 Gould Road on Saturday at 5pm is live-streamed HERE; the Order of Worship for online viewers is HERE. Our Sunday services at 8 and 10am are at Old Saint Andrew's (OSA) located at 1766 King Hill Road.
There will be simple refreshments and casual fellowship after every service (whatever the hosts decide). You can sign up to host or bake -- or to read, serve and usher. Look for the clipboards before or after worship.
Meditation (Mondays at 6pm) and Healing Eucharist (Thursdays at noon) will resume in September.
Leadership roles (ushers, acolytes, chalice assistants, readers, intercessors) will be more fluid. Instead of our heroic verger scheduling everyone in advance, there will be sign-up sheets for each of the three Sunday services. This is a great opportunity to step into a new role and see if it fits!
Family and friends will bid their final farewell to Cynthia Marshall this weekend. As it happens, David was interviewed last month by Amelia Hunter (Voorhees Scholar-Intern). You can listen to the recording HERE.
The First Baptist Church invites everyone to their Bicentennial Celebration of 200 Years on Main Street tomorrow, 11 July from 11am-4pm. Music, food and hayrides!
Beach Cricket on Sunday, 12 July - Join Jay, Amelia and Deandre on Rye Beach this Sunday from 2:30 - 4:30 pm for an informal game of cricket at low tide. If you can walk, you can play cricket! This will be your last chance to bowl at Bishop Rob or to bat against his bowling. It's a relaxed afternoon of fun and fellowship. Set your GPS for St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea and park in the church lot. Walk the 100 yards to the beach and past Rye Beach Club. Don't forget your sunscreen and water bottle.
July Outreach for the Friendly Kitchen - There are many paths to hunger, but in our nation of plenty, all deserve healthy meals. Our July Outreach recipient, The Friendly Kitchen in Concord, helps ensure that hungry people in New Hampshire have access to three meals daily. St. Andrew’s volunteers have helped feed the kitchen’s guests with compassion for decades, now led by JoAnn Hicks. “I am here to help feed people and to help them feel worthy of being loved and fed,” JoAnn explains. Please contact JoAnn ([email protected]) to join our next serving opportunity on 24 July. Please also consider supporting this vital community service financially. Your contributions (marked July Outreach or Friendly Kitchen) will be matched by our generous anonymous donors. You can also give online HERE.
Summer Fair on Saturday, 18 July - You can help by:
American Chestnut Trees - Saint Andrew’s received two small American chestnut trees from the New London Conservation Commission, which are part of The American Chestnut Foundation’s https://tacf.org/ program to restore the tree to its native range. Our small crew could use some help watering them and some other plants around the grounds this summer. If you could lend a hand, even just for a week or two, please email [email protected].
Philips Brooks Partnership - Thanks for signing up to help help host youngsters from Boston on 23-24 July! We only need a bit more help with kayaking.
We strive to deepen relationships with our outreach partners, so please consider joining Jay for the MidSummer Celebration of the 10, student-led summer urban camps operated by Phillips Brooks House Association of Harvard University. Our van will depart from 52 Gould Road at 2pm on Thursday, 30 July. We're headed to Southwest Corridor Park at Stony Brook in Jamaica Plain. We'll catch the end of the carnival for campers with supper served at 6pm and the show following -- presentations and performances by each summer project. We'll arrive back in New London by 10pm. Meeting campers, counselors and PBHA staff on their turf, we'll enjoy the turning of the tables as they host us. Please email Jay if you are interested.
Getting to Know Deandre and Amelia - Deandre and Amelia will be with us for the next six weeks. We are looking for opportunities for church members to share outings, dinners, or other activities that might be of interest to them. Please email Kathy Mathias: [email protected] or call 410-227-0394. Special thanks to Scott Palmer and and S&P for the loan of a car to our interns!
St. Andrew's Library - With thanks to the Buildings and Grounds crew and to the Library team, the parish library is now open (again) on the basement level. Please visit the library and find something for your summer reading. Please sign out anything you borrow in the notebook provided. It is also important that you check the column marked “returned” when you place a book on the Return shelf. See posters in the library or find additional information on the St. Andrew’s website under the “Learn” tab.
Summer Cookouts - Join us for food and fellowship on Thursdays at 5:30 on the patio following the Vigil on the Town Common. Bring something to put on the grill for yourself and perhaps a small dish to share with others. Easy sociability, an easy meal, and minimal dishes to wash!
STAND for Justice and Peace -
We celebrate birthdays this week with Ginny Register and Jackie Thompson.
Christian Formation -
Bible Study with Jared Takes a Summer Break - We'll next gather for Bible Study on the Book of Exodus with Jared Goldfarb on Tuesday, 8 September at 4pm, probably via Zoom.
If you missed previous sessions, you can view the Zoom recordings as follows:
The final Visitation by Bishop Rob Hirschfeld to St. Andrew's will take place on Sunday, 25 October -- the day after Convention will have chosen his successor! At both 8 and 10am Bishop Rob will preach and preside at Eucharists that will likely include Baptism, Reaffirmation, Confirmation, and Reception into the Episcopal Church (for those who have already been confirmed in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox or Lutheran traditions). Please speak with Jay or Jennifer if you are interested. Adult preparation will begin after Labor Day, and middle-schoolers will get a head start with an overnight retreat at Barbara C. Harris Camp in August.
St. Andrew’s is asked to give canned fruit to the KLS Food Pantry for the month of July.
Congregational Care - Our Congregational Care Committee helps ensure that parishioners' needs are being met. We aim to draw our congregation together as a village, with newcomers welcomed, and existing members valued. We try to make sure that no one is overlooked, and we need your help. If you are new, please fill out a pew response card, and join us for coffee hour so we can get to know you! If you are heading off for a lovely vacation, please let Shelly know, and tell us about your adventures when you return :). If you need assistance, or can’t make it to services, please reach out. If you have concerns about someone else, please let Shelly know. We all work together to make sure everyone knows they are loved. The Congregational Care Committee is chaired by Claire Pace; of your clergy, Jay is involved, but Jennifer takes the lead.
If you are ill or know someone who is, please call the office to speak with Shelly who will relay the information to Jay. The CCC will work with Jay to coordinate our support, but the care itself can be delivered by any church member. This often happens naturally through friendships. Any and all church members can be part of this ministry. Please make our Lenten workshops a priority. If you would like to be part of the Congregational Care Committee, please call or email Shelly.
Immigrant Justice
Local Food Insecurity - Our ongoing work to reduce food insecurity in the Kearsarge/Sunapee area:
St. Andrew’s is committed to caring for our neighbors by engaging with local organizations to reduce food insecurity in our region. While the immediate crisis of the loss of SNAP and WIC benefits have lessened, food insecurity remains prominent in our local community. Food pantries continue to see an increased need and families still need our support. KNP has gathered a group of public health clinicians, food pantry leaders, and faith communities, to raise awareness of the ongoing need and finding ways to meet that need. St Andrew’s has signed on to help. Please read the letter to the Kearsarge/ Sunapee community HERE and an opportunity to further engage to attend a summit HERE.
Craft Group - All are welcome on Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30 to join our Craft Group. No experience necessary! Stop by to enjoy fellowship time!
Faith & Issues - Faith & Issues meets on Saturday mornings at 9am on Zoom. Please email the Rev. Dr. Katrina Wagner HERE if you are interested and she'll send you the Zoom link.
Year's Mind to Remember Our Loved Ones - Each Sunday, toward the end of the Prayers of the People, we remember by name our loved ones prior to the anniversary of their death. Called the Year's Mind, it is the church's way of giving thanks for their lives, to pray for their souls, and to ask God to comfort those who still grieve. If you would like to add family members to the Year's Mind, there's a sign-up sheet on the narthex shelf.
Opportunities abound at St. Andrew's to deepen your faith.
Bits & Bobs -
Jennifer's and Jay's email and texts: From time to time, scammers create a fraudulent email address similar to Jay's and send out "phishing emails" and texts that impersonate Jay and ask people to reply to the email. Please do not respond. I have two email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]. If you receive an email asking for a favor, or if the tone strikes you as a bit strange, please check the email address of the sender. And please know that I will not ask for favors, gift vouchers, or money via email. If you are in the slightest doubt, please do not respond to the email and call the office instead.
Monday Meditation at 6pm in the sanctuary. A snippet of scripture and a bit of music lead into 20 minutes of silent prayer. It will return in September.
Prayer List - Tom, Dan Lewis and family, Winnie, Gardner, Nikki Richer, Julie Machen, Marilyn, Kathy & David Almond, Brett, Ann. Bailey, Neisja, Bennett Gray, David S., Serrette Beauvoir, Mary M., Mary, Claudia and Sharon A
Pray for the repose of the souls of the Janet Benzie, recently departed.
We remember with thanksgiving those who died at this time in years past thanksgiving –MaryAnn Hayward, Steve Winter, and Dana Goodwin.
Feeling Called? Jay spoke about our calling to serve God. If you would like to help lead our worship, our Verger Anne Hall would love to hear from you ([email protected]). There are openings for ushers, acolytes, lectors and chalice bearers. Training is provided. If you would like to learn how to craft the Prayers of the People for Sunday morning worship and take a turn composing them every few months, please be in touch with Jay ([email protected]).
Christian Formation - Opportunities abound at St. Andrew's and in the wider Episcopal Church to deepen your faith.
Interviews with Jim, Gardner and Claire - Click on their names to learn more about Clare Bennett, Gardner Yenawine and the Rev'd Jim Ransom from interviews conducted by Tatanya and Tayshawn, our Voorhees Scholar-Interns. For the next six weeks, Tatanya and Tayshawn will serve as counselors at the New London Outing Club Summer Camp. It will be a fun but demanding job, so please keep them in your prayers. We'll see Tayshawn and Tatanya on Sunday mornings, at Thursday cook-outs, and around town. Previous Scholar-Interns stayed with church families, whereas T&T are staying in dorm rooms at Colby-Sawyer College and are responsible for their own meals. Hint: gift cards are available at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center (across from New London Inn) that can be used at almost all local eateries.
Invitation to Craft Group on Tuesdays - Please join us Tuesdays at 9:30 in the parish hall. You might:
Openings on Our Altar Guild - St. Andrew's Altar Guild always welcomes new members. If you are looking for a quiet way to be more involved in church activities, please contact JoAnn Hicks or Becky Rylander.
Our Thrift Shop is looking for a few good volunteers to help a couple of hours per week and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am - 1pm.. Please contact Jackie Thompson if you can help (603.526.8979)
There will be simple refreshments and casual fellowship after every service (whatever the hosts decide). You can sign up to host or bake -- or to read, serve and usher. Look for the clipboards before or after worship.
Meditation (Mondays at 6pm) and Healing Eucharist (Thursdays at noon) will resume in September.
Leadership roles (ushers, acolytes, chalice assistants, readers, intercessors) will be more fluid. Instead of our heroic verger scheduling everyone in advance, there will be sign-up sheets for each of the three Sunday services. This is a great opportunity to step into a new role and see if it fits!
Family and friends will bid their final farewell to Cynthia Marshall this weekend. As it happens, David was interviewed last month by Amelia Hunter (Voorhees Scholar-Intern). You can listen to the recording HERE.
The First Baptist Church invites everyone to their Bicentennial Celebration of 200 Years on Main Street tomorrow, 11 July from 11am-4pm. Music, food and hayrides!
Beach Cricket on Sunday, 12 July - Join Jay, Amelia and Deandre on Rye Beach this Sunday from 2:30 - 4:30 pm for an informal game of cricket at low tide. If you can walk, you can play cricket! This will be your last chance to bowl at Bishop Rob or to bat against his bowling. It's a relaxed afternoon of fun and fellowship. Set your GPS for St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea and park in the church lot. Walk the 100 yards to the beach and past Rye Beach Club. Don't forget your sunscreen and water bottle.
July Outreach for the Friendly Kitchen - There are many paths to hunger, but in our nation of plenty, all deserve healthy meals. Our July Outreach recipient, The Friendly Kitchen in Concord, helps ensure that hungry people in New Hampshire have access to three meals daily. St. Andrew’s volunteers have helped feed the kitchen’s guests with compassion for decades, now led by JoAnn Hicks. “I am here to help feed people and to help them feel worthy of being loved and fed,” JoAnn explains. Please contact JoAnn ([email protected]) to join our next serving opportunity on 24 July. Please also consider supporting this vital community service financially. Your contributions (marked July Outreach or Friendly Kitchen) will be matched by our generous anonymous donors. You can also give online HERE.
Summer Fair on Saturday, 18 July - You can help by:
- Bringing in your Attic Treasures downstairs during Thrift Shop hours. Please, NO books or electronics (TV’s, computers, stereos, speakers, etc).
- Picking strawberries when available to pick at farms.
- Dividing perennials, baking for the bake table.
- Signing up on the hall table to help the day of the Fair.
American Chestnut Trees - Saint Andrew’s received two small American chestnut trees from the New London Conservation Commission, which are part of The American Chestnut Foundation’s https://tacf.org/ program to restore the tree to its native range. Our small crew could use some help watering them and some other plants around the grounds this summer. If you could lend a hand, even just for a week or two, please email [email protected].
Philips Brooks Partnership - Thanks for signing up to help help host youngsters from Boston on 23-24 July! We only need a bit more help with kayaking.
We strive to deepen relationships with our outreach partners, so please consider joining Jay for the MidSummer Celebration of the 10, student-led summer urban camps operated by Phillips Brooks House Association of Harvard University. Our van will depart from 52 Gould Road at 2pm on Thursday, 30 July. We're headed to Southwest Corridor Park at Stony Brook in Jamaica Plain. We'll catch the end of the carnival for campers with supper served at 6pm and the show following -- presentations and performances by each summer project. We'll arrive back in New London by 10pm. Meeting campers, counselors and PBHA staff on their turf, we'll enjoy the turning of the tables as they host us. Please email Jay if you are interested.
Getting to Know Deandre and Amelia - Deandre and Amelia will be with us for the next six weeks. We are looking for opportunities for church members to share outings, dinners, or other activities that might be of interest to them. Please email Kathy Mathias: [email protected] or call 410-227-0394. Special thanks to Scott Palmer and and S&P for the loan of a car to our interns!
St. Andrew's Library - With thanks to the Buildings and Grounds crew and to the Library team, the parish library is now open (again) on the basement level. Please visit the library and find something for your summer reading. Please sign out anything you borrow in the notebook provided. It is also important that you check the column marked “returned” when you place a book on the Return shelf. See posters in the library or find additional information on the St. Andrew’s website under the “Learn” tab.
Summer Cookouts - Join us for food and fellowship on Thursdays at 5:30 on the patio following the Vigil on the Town Common. Bring something to put on the grill for yourself and perhaps a small dish to share with others. Easy sociability, an easy meal, and minimal dishes to wash!
STAND for Justice and Peace -
We celebrate birthdays this week with Ginny Register and Jackie Thompson.
Christian Formation -
Bible Study with Jared Takes a Summer Break - We'll next gather for Bible Study on the Book of Exodus with Jared Goldfarb on Tuesday, 8 September at 4pm, probably via Zoom.
If you missed previous sessions, you can view the Zoom recordings as follows:
- 16 June session on Exodus 21-23 HERE; Passcode: Kp*p3P7.
- 23 June session on Exodus 24 HERE; Passcode: at!H34Zt
- 30 June session on Exodus 25 HERE. Passcode: E4J#KQ%P
The final Visitation by Bishop Rob Hirschfeld to St. Andrew's will take place on Sunday, 25 October -- the day after Convention will have chosen his successor! At both 8 and 10am Bishop Rob will preach and preside at Eucharists that will likely include Baptism, Reaffirmation, Confirmation, and Reception into the Episcopal Church (for those who have already been confirmed in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox or Lutheran traditions). Please speak with Jay or Jennifer if you are interested. Adult preparation will begin after Labor Day, and middle-schoolers will get a head start with an overnight retreat at Barbara C. Harris Camp in August.
St. Andrew’s is asked to give canned fruit to the KLS Food Pantry for the month of July.
Congregational Care - Our Congregational Care Committee helps ensure that parishioners' needs are being met. We aim to draw our congregation together as a village, with newcomers welcomed, and existing members valued. We try to make sure that no one is overlooked, and we need your help. If you are new, please fill out a pew response card, and join us for coffee hour so we can get to know you! If you are heading off for a lovely vacation, please let Shelly know, and tell us about your adventures when you return :). If you need assistance, or can’t make it to services, please reach out. If you have concerns about someone else, please let Shelly know. We all work together to make sure everyone knows they are loved. The Congregational Care Committee is chaired by Claire Pace; of your clergy, Jay is involved, but Jennifer takes the lead.
If you are ill or know someone who is, please call the office to speak with Shelly who will relay the information to Jay. The CCC will work with Jay to coordinate our support, but the care itself can be delivered by any church member. This often happens naturally through friendships. Any and all church members can be part of this ministry. Please make our Lenten workshops a priority. If you would like to be part of the Congregational Care Committee, please call or email Shelly.
Immigrant Justice
- The St. Andrew’s affiliated group working on immigrant justice has a new name: STAND for Justice and Peace.
- Vigil - Join us for prayers around the flag at the Vigil for Our Nation on Thursdays from 5:00-5:30 pm on our parking lot adjoining the Town Common. No signs or slogans, just silent prayer and a bit of singing.
Local Food Insecurity - Our ongoing work to reduce food insecurity in the Kearsarge/Sunapee area:
St. Andrew’s is committed to caring for our neighbors by engaging with local organizations to reduce food insecurity in our region. While the immediate crisis of the loss of SNAP and WIC benefits have lessened, food insecurity remains prominent in our local community. Food pantries continue to see an increased need and families still need our support. KNP has gathered a group of public health clinicians, food pantry leaders, and faith communities, to raise awareness of the ongoing need and finding ways to meet that need. St Andrew’s has signed on to help. Please read the letter to the Kearsarge/ Sunapee community HERE and an opportunity to further engage to attend a summit HERE.
Craft Group - All are welcome on Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30 to join our Craft Group. No experience necessary! Stop by to enjoy fellowship time!
Faith & Issues - Faith & Issues meets on Saturday mornings at 9am on Zoom. Please email the Rev. Dr. Katrina Wagner HERE if you are interested and she'll send you the Zoom link.
Year's Mind to Remember Our Loved Ones - Each Sunday, toward the end of the Prayers of the People, we remember by name our loved ones prior to the anniversary of their death. Called the Year's Mind, it is the church's way of giving thanks for their lives, to pray for their souls, and to ask God to comfort those who still grieve. If you would like to add family members to the Year's Mind, there's a sign-up sheet on the narthex shelf.
Opportunities abound at St. Andrew's to deepen your faith.
- Jay concluded a recent Eucharist with a blessing from Saint Clare and was asked to share it more widely: Go forth without fear, for your Creator has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. With swift pace, light step, and unswerving feet, go in peace to follow the good road, and may God’s blessing be with you always. Amen.
- Faith & Issues meets via Zoom on Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 10:30. The Rev'd Katrina Wagner convenes and coordinates the group. You can contact her at [email protected] if you are interested in learning more about the group and the next book they'll be reading.
- If you are unable to join us for Midday Prayer at 12 noon in church on weekdays, a group meets online with those in church. Please contact Anne Hall ([email protected]) for the Zoom link.
- There are many online prayer tools, but for brevity and quality, Jay highly recommends this 12-minute daily offering: pray-as-you-go.org for your phone or computer.
- The Lectionary Page sets out the Bible passages read in worship on Sundays and other holy days HERE.
Bits & Bobs -
- Katrina Wagner continues to recover at home from pneumonia. We would be most grateful if folks could continue to provide meals for her and Jenny through 4 July. Please sign up HERE.
- Composing a Life book group meets on Monday, 3 August at 10:00am and Wednesday, 5 August at 4:00pm and will discuss Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Living.
- Mark your calendar for the Pancake Breakfast to support KREM on 8 August, 8am - 11am at Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church. Kearsarge Regional Ecumenical Ministries helps meet the emergency needs of our neighbors.
- Please keep David Marshall and the whole Marshall family in your prayers. Cynthia's service takes place next weekend; you can read her obituary HERE.
- The Thrift Shop is having a very busy spring/summer season with new items arriving daily. We are in need of volunteers to be on our sub list. Each shift is only 1½ hours and we are open Tuesday-Saturday 10am–1pm. Please consider joining our team! Please reach out to Jackie Thompson or Betsy Dexter.
- Our scholar/interns Deandre and Amelia would love to explore our beautiful Kearsarge area! We are looking for opportunities for church members to share outings, dinners, or other activities with them. Please email Kathy Mathias: [email protected] or call 410-227-0394.
- Progress on our sanctuary renewal is proceeding apace! Under Craig Howe's leadership, Talbot Builders started the project on Tuesday, 28 April and are currently a week ahead of schedule. Some of our region's best carpenters have installed new side windows and created the framing for the new lantern window. The electrical crew is installing light fittings today. Bob Feuerstein, Nancy Rollins, Jay MacLeod, Judy Oates and Jim Dexter meet regularly with Craig. Jim has taken on a project oversight role and reports to the Vestry. Total projected costs are approximately $572,000 which exceeds the amount raised by $42,000. A new ceramic font bowl is being commissioned and we are contemplating an upgrade to the main doors into the sanctuary.
- As part of our Phillips Brooks Partnership, we shall host youngsters from Boston for an overnight wilderness experience on 23-24 July (Thursday, Friday). Teams of our volunteers will provide meals and lead swimming, kayaking, hiking, camping and tubing adventures. Please save the date; sign-up sheets will be put out soon. If you take on more than meals, you'll need to agree to a background check and complete several online training sessions so that you can work with children and vulnerable adults. Anne Hall is our Safe Church Coordinator, so please send her an email to get the process started: [email protected].
- Meet and Greet (with Bishop Candidates) will take place at:
- Holderness School, Holderness - on Thursday, 8 October, 3 pm
- Christ Church, Exeter - Friday, 9 Octobe, 6 pm
- St. Paul's School, Concord - Saturday, 10 October, 1 pm
- Especially important for Convocation Delegates, these events are open to all so mark your calendars.
- Equal Exchange is our provider of fair trade coffee and tea. If you'd like to savor your cuppa at home knowing that those who harvested your tea or coffee are getting a fair deal, consider buying a FairTrade brand at the supermarket. Please see Shelly if we are running low on teas in the kitchen.
- St. Andrew's Thrift Shop welcomes your donations of ladies spring and summer clothes, as well as linens and household items. Please bring them to the shop during open hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00. Unfortunately we can no longer accept men's clothing. Thank you.
- Our Vigil for the Nation on Thursdays from 5:00-5:30 pm now takes place around the flag on the Town Common. When we started in February, candles made sense in the dusk, but now we just bring ourselves and our prayers.
- The 4th Annual Beach Cricket Game for the Diocese of New Hampshire will take place on Sunday, 12 July at 2:30pm at Rye Beach. Join Bishop Rob and Episcopalians of all ages for two hours of fun at low tide. "You ain't fully Anglican til you've bowled an over!"
- If you are unable to make it to church and would like to receive the Eucharist at home, please call the office to let us know. We have wonderful and caring Eucharistic Visitors who would delight in bringing Holy Communion to you!
- Since the COVID pandemic, we've had two gatherings for Midday Prayer -- one in church and one online. We've brought these two congregations together via a hybrid service in church where roughly half the congregation joins us via Zoom. If you'd like the Zoom link, lease email Anne Hall at [email protected].
- Jay's day off is Wednesday. Jennifer works 3/4 time and takes Tuesdays and Fridays off.
- Please make a point of putting on your name tag before worship. Among other things, it allows us to greet each other by name at the Peace. If you don't have a name tag, there's a sign up sheet by the kitchen door. Thanks
- Jay or Jennifer presides at worship services at 11:00 am at Woodcrest Village on the first Tuesday of alternate months.
Jennifer's and Jay's email and texts: From time to time, scammers create a fraudulent email address similar to Jay's and send out "phishing emails" and texts that impersonate Jay and ask people to reply to the email. Please do not respond. I have two email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]. If you receive an email asking for a favor, or if the tone strikes you as a bit strange, please check the email address of the sender. And please know that I will not ask for favors, gift vouchers, or money via email. If you are in the slightest doubt, please do not respond to the email and call the office instead.
Monday Meditation at 6pm in the sanctuary. A snippet of scripture and a bit of music lead into 20 minutes of silent prayer. It will return in September.
Prayer List - Tom, Dan Lewis and family, Winnie, Gardner, Nikki Richer, Julie Machen, Marilyn, Kathy & David Almond, Brett, Ann. Bailey, Neisja, Bennett Gray, David S., Serrette Beauvoir, Mary M., Mary, Claudia and Sharon A
Pray for the repose of the souls of the Janet Benzie, recently departed.
We remember with thanksgiving those who died at this time in years past thanksgiving –MaryAnn Hayward, Steve Winter, and Dana Goodwin.
Feeling Called? Jay spoke about our calling to serve God. If you would like to help lead our worship, our Verger Anne Hall would love to hear from you ([email protected]). There are openings for ushers, acolytes, lectors and chalice bearers. Training is provided. If you would like to learn how to craft the Prayers of the People for Sunday morning worship and take a turn composing them every few months, please be in touch with Jay ([email protected]).
Christian Formation - Opportunities abound at St. Andrew's and in the wider Episcopal Church to deepen your faith.
- Faith & Issues meets via Zoom on Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 10:30. The Rev'd Katrina Wagner convenes and coordinates the group. You can contact her at [email protected] if you are interested in learning more about the group. They are taking a break over the summer and will meet again in September.
- If you are unable to join us for Midday Prayer at 12 noon in church on weekdays, a group meets online with those in church. Please contact Anne Hall ([email protected]) for the Zoom link.
- There are many online prayer tools, but for brevity and quality, Jay highly recommends this 12-minute daily offering: pray-as-you-go.org for your phone or computer.
- The Rev'd Celeste Hemingson offers a weekly Bible study on Zoom that looks at the upcoming Sunday readings. You can contact Celeste at [email protected].
- The Lectionary Page sets out the Bible passages read in worship on Sundays and other holy days HERE.
Interviews with Jim, Gardner and Claire - Click on their names to learn more about Clare Bennett, Gardner Yenawine and the Rev'd Jim Ransom from interviews conducted by Tatanya and Tayshawn, our Voorhees Scholar-Interns. For the next six weeks, Tatanya and Tayshawn will serve as counselors at the New London Outing Club Summer Camp. It will be a fun but demanding job, so please keep them in your prayers. We'll see Tayshawn and Tatanya on Sunday mornings, at Thursday cook-outs, and around town. Previous Scholar-Interns stayed with church families, whereas T&T are staying in dorm rooms at Colby-Sawyer College and are responsible for their own meals. Hint: gift cards are available at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center (across from New London Inn) that can be used at almost all local eateries.
Invitation to Craft Group on Tuesdays - Please join us Tuesdays at 9:30 in the parish hall. You might:
- work on a project to sell at our Fairs
- work on you own project;
- see what others are creating and maybe try something new (one week clay earrings were made using a pasta machine!)
- enjoy lively conversation
- The coffee will be on!
Openings on Our Altar Guild - St. Andrew's Altar Guild always welcomes new members. If you are looking for a quiet way to be more involved in church activities, please contact JoAnn Hicks or Becky Rylander.
Our Thrift Shop is looking for a few good volunteers to help a couple of hours per week and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am - 1pm.. Please contact Jackie Thompson if you can help (603.526.8979)
