Remember to set your clocks forward 1 hour when you go to bed Saturday night or else you will be an hour late for church!!!
We are invited to “walk with Jesus” during our Lenten journey. With courage and grace, Jesus prepared to walk up to Jerusalem. Can we walk with him along the road?
To prepare for this Sunday's service, you can read  Luke 13:31-35  

During Sunday Worship, here are activity sheets (based on today’s scripture reading) for all ages and stages:
3+   7+   Youth    Adult
Please join us for in-person worship at 10:00 Sunday morning to hear how ‘all things worked for good’. (no need to register); or use the link below which will be updated Sunday morning by 9:30 am to take you to our live streamed service.

Antonio Machado writes:  “Walker, there is no road, the road is made by walking.”  Machado’s poem resonates because it feels as if there is no road in front of us. The soil of our well- worn Lenten path has been overturned by the pandemic. If we want to follow Christ this Lent, we’ll need to prepare the way and make the road. We’ll need to rethink and recreate our Lenten practices.
 
This 6-week set of Lenten devotions includes daily reflections and prayers.  Each week we will make the road to Jerusalem through the following themes:
Walking through Lent
Walking in the wilderness
Walking in prayer
Walking with others
Walking in hope
Walking through Holy Week

These Lenten Devotionals
are available for you here in Large Print or Regular Print

Listen to this portion of Rev. Geoffrey's sermon here

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 * denotes that ALL are invited to participate

Sun, Mar 13 * Sunday Morning Worship:  10:00 am (Livestreamed & In-person)
Sun, Mar 13 * Book Study:  11:15 (Trinity Hall)
Sun, Mar 13 * (Sunday) Session & Presbytery:  2:00 pm (Zoom)
Mon (14) * Christian Meditation Group:  Mondays 10:00 am (Zoom)
Mon (14) -  Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom)
Mon (14) -  ReVision & Renewal Task Force:  6:30 pm (Zoom)
Tue  (15) -  Staff Meeting:  10:30 am (Zoom)
Tue  (15) -  Book Study - Words of Life:  1:30 - 2:30 pm (Zoom)
Tue  (15)  -  Session:  7:00 pm (Zoom)
Wed (16) -   Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom)
Wed (16) -   SAFE Workshop:  7:00 pm (Zoom)
Thu  (17) *   Choir:  7:00 pm (Trinity Hall)
Fri     (18) -  Youth Group:  7:00 pm - Upper Room
Sun, Mar 20 * Bible Buddies:  9:00 am (Zoom)
Sun, Mar 20 * Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am (Livestreamed & In-person)
Sun, Mar 20 * Book Study - Words of Life:  11:15 am (Trinity Hall)

No Bazaar?   No Problem!  Place your orders now
Orders can be placed from March 9 – March 20, 2022 only
Pam Livingstone: e| pamlivingstone@shaw.ca or 403 271-6468
Margaret Bates:    e| margaret.bates@shaw.ca or 403 259-2580

Pick up orders on March 26, 2022 between 9:30-11:30 a.m.
at St Andrew’s Trinity Hall. 

Payment options:
e transfer to:  ladiesguild@standrewscalgary.ca
Cash (exact amount)
Cheques made out to “The Ladies Guild” 

We have deeply appreciated your prayers, kind words of support and encouragement, cards, presents, and monetary gifts. Thank you! We are grateful for the friendship, love and presence of Christ we have known among you. We wish you God’s richest blessing and guidance as you continue to Grow. LIFE. Together. With God.
With gratitude,
Tim and Joyce

Our St. Andrew’s Striders walked 2 km to raise funds for CNOY in support of HomeSpace: Feed the Hungry and KAIROS Calgary. We raised just over $2000 to support needs in our own city.

A big thank you to everyone that joined us on our (hopefully) first Annual St. Andrew’s XC ski trip!  After a winter of up and down weather we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day.  A special thank you to Dr. Geoffrey Simmins for leading us in communion.  We are planning some other outdoor activities this Spring / Summer ~ so stay tuned for more info!
Many thanks,
Lucy Aburto

Special guest, Deanne Barrett will be coming to talk to us about inclusivity in the church!  We are so excited to see you then!

March 16 - Why do we want to talk about sexuality at church?
With Calgary Centre for Sexuality

March 23 - Who is welcome at church?  Am I safe here?
Led by Pam Rocker

March 30 - What does the Bible say about diversity and inclusion?
Led by Rev. Pat Dutcher Walls

April 6 - Where do we go from here? What does this mean going forward?
Led by Rev. Mark Tremblay

These sessions will enhance our understanding and facilitate discernment of the ways in which we will live out our Vision and Mission, not only in relation to the PCC resolutions around marriage and ordination of LGBTQ ministers and elders but in all of our life and work as a community of faith. Register through the button below to receive the Zoom links for the workshops. Come to all four if possible, as they will build on each other, though you're welcome to attend any that you can.

Your survey contributions from the last two weeks will be helpful as we move into these workshops - thank you for your participation!

The SAFE team – Lynn Judd, Christine Pepper, Deanne Barrett, Kim McLachlan

The Session of St. Andrew’s and the Presbytery of Calgary-Macleod have approved the appointment of the Rev. Peter Coutts as Interim Minister of St. Andrew’s beginning immediately.  The appointment is for 1 year and during that time Peter will provide leadership for all aspects of congregational life.  An Interim Minister can provide stability to a congregation in a time of transition.  Peter will work with the existing staff and the elders to set the priorities of his work. More information will be available soon and Peter will be speaking about his work during the Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday. 

3 Workshops Presented by Rev. Peter Coutts
Wednesdays, April 13 – 27 at 7pm (online and in person) 
What? How has the Church in Canada been changing, and why?
So What? How is our understanding of “church” changing?
Now What? What new forms of faith community are emerging? 
Watch our Events Pages for coming details.  Join this opportunity that will spark our imagination about our congregation!

Jackie Moody's husband Bob passed away March 4. 
They had been married 49 years.
David Townsend's brother passed away unexpectedly last week.
Please keep the Moody family and the Townsend family in your prayers.  

The invasion of Ukraine has created a humanitarian crisis. This devastating conflict has already displaced hundreds of thousands of people. The most urgent needs are for food, water and shelter.

To help respond quickly to the escalating situation, PWS&D is receiving donations for Ukraine. As a member of ACT Alliance and Canadian Foodgrains Bank, we are well placed to provide urgently needed food and non-food support.

ACT Alliance members have already begun setting up refugee support points and sending relief supplies to Ukraine. Canadian Foodgrains Bank members are also planning a response with urgently needed food assistance.

Good day, good people!  It's important that you realize how your kindness and compassion (never mind hard work!) have made this MOST CHALLENGING YEAR even barely possible for me, and how dearly I appreciate you all. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, to you bunch of angels on earth. To the pure and loving volunteers of the St. Andrew's church with regards to the Calgary Food Bank. THANK YOU!