Congregational Letters

Mourning and Melancholy In the title essay of her collection of essays, When I Was a Child I Read Books, the author, Marilynne Robinson, recounts her days growing up accompanied by the inherent loneliness of Idaho landscape and the enduring positive benefit of this...

Fishin' for a Mission Exceeds $150,000 Dear St. Andrew’s Family, If you had the opportunity to participate in our Fishin’ for a Mission banquet this year you would know that it was a fantastic experience. For the first time since 2019, we were able to gather for an...

Dear St. Andrew’s family, Jacqui and I are thrilled to invite you to Revive 22! (our annual conference on the Holy Spirit) to be held March 4-5 in the Ministry Center. The words that Jesus spoke have the power to create what they say. The great invitation that we have...

Dear St Andrew’s Family, Happy New Year! I hope that your new year has begun well and that you are healthy in body, mind, and spirit. This will be a longer than normal email but a very informative email. I recognize that some of you will not be interested in the data...

Dear St. Andrew's Family, A few things to keep you abreast of all that the Lord is doing in our midst. Greta's House Thanks be to God! All of the needed permits have been secured and construction on Greta's house is imminent. If you would like to participate, please...

Greetings beloved in Christ, Last year our rector and Bishop, Steve Wood, asked the local mission committee to explore new and tangible ways we as a church might serve our community (our Jerusalem). I am pleased to report that our work is done and we are excited to...

In my August 2021 Congregational Letter I noted that while it remained our plan to return the 9.00 am blended worship service in the Historic Church we have not had success locating a worship leader for that service. We remain unable to find a worship leader. However,...

Dear St. Andrew’s Family. As we prepare to kick off our fall semester I thought it would be a good time to update you on any number of items. Covid As the Delta variant continues to work its way through our community I want to update you on our practice at St....

Dear St. Andrew’s Family, What an extraordinary spring we have had. Of course, the highlight was Holy Week and Easter. Mark Bebensee, our organist, and members of the Traditional Service Choir, along with members of the Charleston Symphony led us through one of the...

Isn’t it wonderful to see new old faces?! Social media feeds are filled with smiling St. Andrew’s families on their first Sunday back on campus. Fist bumps, elbow bumps, air high-fives, laughter, tears - and worship. Oh, the worship! It is so nice to see both...

Dear St. Andrew’s Family, A brief letter to keep you informed…. What an amazing Sunday this past Sunday was! For the first time in over a year we had a New Member Sunday. In the past we would have these welcoming and incorporation events bi-annually and we would...

Dear Friends, This is a long letter. Please read it through. I have a high value on action; following through on commitments made, on words matching deeds. This letter recaps promises made and kept. On June 7 this past year we returned to in-person worship at the...