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We faithfully serve Christ and proclaim the Gospel in the Anglican/Episcopal tradition. We welcome all visitors of all traditions to our Sunday services. (More about us...)

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May 20, 2008 - Summer Schedule
Beginning June 1, Father George Pence will be taking over the parish for the summer with Mother Virigina Bennett goes on the first leg of her sabbatical, ending Aug. 17. The new calendar for June has been updated to accomodate this, so for further information, please refer to the calendar. The schedule will be updated next week when the summer schedule takes effect.

An excerpt from Mother Bennett's entry in The Shield this month:
"While I am on sabbatical our assisting priest, Fr. George Pence, will be the priest in charge. In case of emergencies please contact the parish office as usual or Fr. Pence. Once of the things that makes me feel good about going on this portion of my sabbatical is knowing that you will be in the very capable hands of Fr. Pence. I want to express my gratitite to him for his willingness to serve the parish in this way. I know you all will be truly blessed by his and Ione's presense during this time period."

The biggest change is during the summer the 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist and 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist will be merged into one mass at 9 a.m. beginning June 1. This schedule will end this fall.

April 28, 2008 - Mayfest, Saturday May 3 & Sunday May 4

St. Andrew’s 8th annual Mayfest for the Metro East community is just around the corner. Please come and join us for a two-day celebration of spring and the glories of God’s creations.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Flower & Gardening Activities
- Flower displays throughout the church
- Garden Shed flea market outdoors
- Annual & perennial plant sale at the flea market
- Gardening demonstrations in parish hall
- Book Fair / Used book sale in undercroft
- Chic Boutique in the parish hall
- Children’s craft activities, outdoors
- Craft / vendor / food booths outdoors
- Musical performances, strolling musicians
- Storytelling for children, in the church
- Tours of historic church (built 1917)
- Working blacksmith outdoors: metal to art
 
Saturday’s scheduled demonstrations & performances:
10:30 am – Story Telling, Rudy Wilson,
11:00 am – Gateway Harmonica Club
12:00 noon - Caring for Roses, Julie Hamilton*
1:00 pm – Flower arranging, Sheila Portugal*
1:30 pm - Learning About Herbs, Julie Hamilton*
2:00 pm – Gateway Dulcimer Society
3:00 pm – Story Telling, Rudy Wilson
 
Sunday, May 4, 2008
10:00 am - Festival Eucharist. with special music, including
Haruka Watanabe, guest violinistfrom the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
12 noon - 4:00 pm - Book Fair/Used book sale
2:00 pm - Edwardsville HS String Orchestra
3:00 pm - English Tea & EHS String Quartet
No admission charge for events.
 
*Julie Hamilton is a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener;
Sheila Portugal, is a local interior designer.

March 30, 2008 - Updated news
Information on the website is being revamped in certain areas. Here's the latest news from The Shield, the church's newsletter.

- The Rector's Class will resume April 6, 2008. Class begins at 9:10 a.m. and will continue for the next several weeks.
- Mayfest will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4. Volunteers and donations are being accepted, please call the church office at 656-1929.
- The rest of the church will be on regular schedule now that Holy Week and Easter Sunday have passed. Check the right panel for more information or the calendar for other events on an irregular schedule.
March 23, 2008 - Happy Easter!
God's blessings and happy Easter! Church school and the Rector's Class will not be in session today.
March 12, 2008 - Holy Week Schedule
This is the schedule at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church for Holy Week. For a complete schedule, check the calendar.
Sunday
March 16
Palm Sunday
- 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.: Eucharist
- 9:30 a.m.: Church School
- 5:30 p.m.: Journey Class
- 6:30 p.m.: Book Group
Tuesday
March 18
Tuesday in Holy Week
- 10 a.m.: Julian of Norwich Prayer Group
Thursday
March 20
Maundy Thursday
- 7 p.m.: Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar to Follow; Vigil to Follow
Friday
March 21
Good Friday
- 12:10 p.m.: Stations of the Cross
- 7 p.m.: Good Friday Liturgy
Saturday
March 22
Holy Saturday
- 7 p.m.: The Great Vigil of Easter
March 8, 2008 - Approaching Holy Week
As we approach Holy Week, please watch the calendar (also provided in a link at the top) for more information about the plans for the week. The site will receive a full update, including schedule changes, within a few days.
Feb. 12, 2008 - Updates for Lent
The site has moved to a new server. We apologize if anyone is experiencing technical difficulties.

Current schedule is as follows for the duration of Lent, which began Feb. 6:
Lenten Wednesdays begin this Wednesday, Feb. 13. They begin with a 6 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Holy Unction, followed by "Soup and Sandwiches" at 6:30, "Class" beginning at 7 p.m. and the Office of Compline at 8:15 p.m. This will be added to the calendar on the left.

Every Friday we will begin Stations of the Cross. Unlike last year, this service has been moved to 7 p.m. On Good Friday, March 21, it will be observed at 12:10 p.m. but is not a substitute for attendance of the Good Friday service that same evening. This devotion consists of the offering of prayer at fourteen stations within the church that reflect events associated with our Lord's passion and death. The object of the stations is to help the faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer to the chief scenes of Christ's sufferings and death.
Jan. 14, 2008 - Parish meeting and confirmation information. Important!
The parish will be holding its annual meeting Jan. 27. The meeting will begin with a joint Holy Eucharist beginning at 9 a.m. followed by a potluck brunch and the annual Parish Meeting. The meeting has been moved from Sunday, Feb. 3, because the Bishop's visitation and confirmations will be held instead. There will not be an 8 a.m. or 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist this day. It will be conjoined in this service.

The Bishop's visitation and reception of confirmands will be the following Sunday, Feb. 3, instead. Please join us for this celebration! Addition: This service will be at the regular time, 10 a.m.
Dec. 30, 2007 - New Year!
All the news from the previous year has been archived. If you are missing something from that news cycle, please take a look in the Downloads section on the left, under "News from previous years." This will be done annually to keep the front page clean.

Beginning next week, Jan. 6, Mother Bennett will beginning the new Rector's Class, People of the Book, "Bible 101." From her entry in the Shield:

"The Bible is the book that draws Christians together. It is also the book that often divides us. But what and how much do we really know about the basics of this 'book'? And, is it really a 'book'?

In this class we will look at the bible from several different aspects; where it came from how it was put together, who decided what was to be put in it. What wen into making it the book we describe as 'holy' and what does that mean for us?

We will also look at the theme, historical setting, and focus of every 'book' in the Bible. This is an awesome task and while there is no way that we can cover everything, we can cover a great deal and hopefully learn much useful information in the process."

The class begins at 9:10 a.m. and will be every Sunday after until it ends. Hope you will come!
Schedule
Sunday Services
9:00 am: Holy Eucharist (Summer Schedule)

Child Care: 8:45 am
Coffee Hour: 10:15 am

Other groups meet periodically. Check the calendar for details.

Mondays
6:45 pm: Boy Scout Troop 31

Tuesdays
10:00 am: Julian of Norwich Prayer Group (LL Classroom)
Prayer requests


Thursdays 
(Beginning April 10)
6:00 pm: Knitting Class

For a more complete schedule, see this month's calendar above.


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