The wise ones were called by the light of a star to come and worship the newborn child. We, too, are called to follow the light, and to let our own light shine for others and for God.
As a new year begins, we consider once again what it means to follow Jesus, the Light of the World. 

We are pleased to let you know that we have six members who will be joining the Session in January:
Judy Bridgemohan, Sheri Coutts, Desiree Henrichson, Lauren Nolette, Stephanie Werle and Derek Wilkinson. 
You, the congregation,  have affirmed them as having the gifts for leadership. On behalf of all of us, we thank each of these future elders for their willingness to serve in this important role. 
On Sunday January 15th we will be ordaining these people to the office of elder during the morning worship service. As well we will be marking the service of nine elders who are retiring in order for us to move into the new "rotation model" for the Session. These nine elders deserve our great expression of thanks for their selfless service over many years. Indeed we have been blessed.
Please mark January 15th in your calendar as an important day in the life of our congregation, and plan to attend. 
~ Rev. Peter

Weekly Meetings & Worship:  Jan 1 - 8
PLUS a LINK to our MONTHLY Calendar!

Music has always been important to many of us at St. Andrew’s.  And this Christmas we were blessed with MUCH music.  At the 4:00 Family service the children played musical instruments and sang their hearts out;  at the 7:00 pm Candle Lighting service the choir and musical guests provided such meaningful music; and on Sunday morning Evan, Laura and Elliott provided musical leadership at our Christmas morning 10:00 am service.  We are so grateful to everyone who worked so hard to let ‘music speak’ to the hearts of those who attended our Christmas services.  ~ Deb

There will be no church school on January 1st.  We will have children’s activity packages that can be picked up as children enter the Sanctuary that they can work on, focusing on the same scripture readings that the minister will be focusing on, and we will welcome children back to regular church school on JANUARY 8, 2023.

The Gratitude and Generosity Team wishes to remind you that all donations need to be into the church office by December 31st if you wish to be eligible for a 2022 charitable tax receipt.  Your donations may be made online by clicking on the button below, via e-transfer to treasurer@standrewscalgary.ca or by cheque sent to or hand delivered to the church office.

Bible Study "Simply Jesus"
– resumes Jan 8, 2023 (Sundays at 11:15 am) - CLICK HERE
GriefShare starting again Jan 31, 2023 - CLICK HERE
December / January ConnXions - CLICK HERE

Open:    Dec 28 - 30 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Closed:  Mon, Jan 2

May 2023 bring you health and happiness!!

I recently donated several items to a refugee family of 4 from Ukraine: a girl aged 3 and boy aged 6. They arrived at their host home with just a donated queen size mattress and nothing else.  ~ Jari-Lynn Eckert 

Hospice Calgary offers free, online seminars where people can discuss the importance of talking to children about advanced illness, traditions and funeral customs that may be unfamiliar, and finding peace in uncertainty.