JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
Back to Church Sunday
Join us for our fall launch! All 2nd and 6th graders will receive a Bible during the service and we'll also be honoring those who are teaching in our youth and children's programs. After church, join us for lunch on the patio.
60th Anniversary Celebration!
Join us as we celebrate 60 years of St. Andrew’s!
We'll have a celebration in the Fellowship Hall after church with appetizers, beverages and desserts. We'll also have a display of 60 years of photos. Come and join us through this journey of our history and celebration of where God is continuing to lead us as a church.
VBS Mission: Backpack Collection
During the week of VBS, we’ll start collecting backpacks filled with supplies, and we want your help! Fill a backpack with anything a kid in K-12 might need (pens, pencils, markers, folders, graph paper, scissors...) and bring them to church June 30th - July 7th.
2024 Vacation Bible School: Dive into Friendship with God
Dive into friendship with God this summer at Vacation BIble School at St. Andrew’s! Throughout this week long adventure, kids will learn about God’s love for us and how God is a forever friend.
Registration is open now for preschool and elementary aged children but filling quickly. The cost is $75/child for the week of summer, faith-filled fun. If you have children who are in 6th grade and older who want to be a part of the VBS fun - great news: volunteers are always needed! Director Emily is happy to sign off on volunteer hours. Register via the link below!
Wesley Bell Ringer Concert
St. Andrew's is delighted to host the Wesley Bell Ringers from Christ United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. This youth handbell choir is among the best in the country and they tour different parts of the United States each year.
They will present a free concert at 7pm on June 10 at St. Andrew's so mark your calendars and make sure to come enjoy a wonderful evening of music.
Conversations with Karl
Join us in the Fellowship Hall after service for coffee and a conversation with Pastor Karl surrounding the decisions from the recent UMC General Conference. Although many decisions were made, the three primary decisions from the General Conference were known as "The Three R's." They are Regionalization, Revision, and Removal. Pastor Karl will give a description of each. Let us know you’re coming so we know how many to expect:
New Member Class
Are you interested in learning more about this particular family of faith known as St. Andrew's? Or perhaps you'd like to know more about the United Methodist Church in general? And what does it mean to be a "member" anyhow? Join the next New Member Class on May 5, 2024, at 11:30am and learn more about all of those topics (and more). A light lunch is provided.
Food For Fam
Our May 5th collection will be to help FAM stock up for kids being out of school and receiving the school breakfasts & lunches they normally would. Collections barrels will be in the Narthex, for your donations, on Sunday, May 5th. If you’d like to help out, add one or more of these to your shopping list:
Cereal (hot or cold)
peanut butter
jam/jelly
kid-friendly snacks
Socks for Welcome INN
The Mission Committee is sponsoring a sock drive for Welcome INN in support of the unhoused people in our communities. If you would like to contribute socks, here’s what we need:
- New socks only - Mens or Women’s Socks
- Black or White - full-sized socks
There is a barrel in the Narthex to receive sock donations. Our Welcome INN guests truly appreciate having new pairs of socks. Thank you very much for your support!
Rise Against Hunger Food Packing
St. Andrew's will host a third annual Rise Against Hunger food packing event on April 14 after worship. We'll have a light lunch outside and then move to the Fellowship Hall to package up more than 15,000 meals. Here are the quick details:
Who: YOU! All ages can participate
When: April 14 at about 11:30am
Where: St. Andrew's Fellowship Hall
You can help in two different ways. You can register to help package up all those meals or you can donate to the cost of the food itself. (Or you can do both if you'd like!)
Dinners with Jesus
“The son of man has come eating and drinking...” Luke 7:34a. Eating a meal together means something. When we share a meal together, it is likely with someone we call friend or someone who is on the way towards becoming a friend. In fact, it has been said that, “An enemy is someone you haven’t yet eaten with.”
Jesus knew the connection that happens when people eat together. It’s why in the gospel of Luke, he spends a great deal of time inviting himself and others to dinner. And when Jesus shares a meal, it’s not just about nutrition. Dinner with Jesus models the kingdom of God. Dinner with Jesus connects saint and sinner at the table and reminds us that we all bear the image of God.
In this series we will look at some of the meals Jesus shared with people in the gospel of Luke. And we will discover how we can connect, grow, and serve through the breaking of bread.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Attention all crocheters and knitters! St. Andrew's is starting a new ministry - Prayer Shawls & Baby Blankets. Handmade prayer shawls are thoughtful gifts given to those in need due to illness, hospitalization, or death, while baby blankets would be given out during baptisms. We will be having an introductory meeting in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, April 7, after service. This group is open to anyone, experienced and non-experienced alike! If you can't make the meeting, don't worry. Email Jenny Friess for more information.
Augustana Choir Concert
St. Andrew's is thrilled to host the Augustana Choir on their California Tour. They will join the Sanctuary Choir next Sunday, March 24, in worship. And then they will offer a concert in the sanctuary at 2pm on the same day. The concert is free and open to the public so invite a friend to join you for an afternoon of wonderful music.
Bingo Night
Families with children and youth 18 and under - mark your calendars for Friday, March 22, 2024 for a Family Bingo Night! We'll have dinner together at 5:30pm and then we'll play some Bingo.
We'll rotate kids to call out our numbers and there will be plenty of prizes for winners (of course!). Let Emily know you're going to join in the fun via the QR code at right, so we have enough food. We can't wait for this fun evening!
60 Years on the Hill
Mark your calendars now - we’re turning 60! We’ll have a small celebration in worship on March 3 with cake after service on the patio. We’ll also have a bigger celebration in the summer. At both celebrations we’ll honor our charter members and marvel over photos from the past 60 years.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is this coming Wednesday and the sanctuary will be open from 7:00am - 1:00pm for a self-guided Ash Wednesday experience. You are welcome to stop by any time and have a few moments of prayer in the Sanctuary when it works for your schedule during those hours.
From 12 - 1pm Pastor Karl will be offering “Drive Through” Imposition of Ashes in the parking lot.
Collections for FAM
In February, we will continue our food collections for FAM. In addition to any shelf stable item you may wish to donate, we’ll collect:
canned fruit
canned vegetables
canned soups
Brewing Faith
We invite you to join us at “Brewing Faith”–– our monthly gathering over a cup of brew (sometimes in the mornings, sometimes in the evenings) as discuss faith and real life together. This month we are meeting at the Vine in San Clemente at 6:30PM.
