Worship and work must be one:
“What do you think St. Andrew’s should ~ and can ~ get its heart behind?
To prepare for this week, you can read
Matthew 5: 13-16  and 2 Corinthians 4: 7 -11
and if you are joining us online, please register for the Open Space Workshop described below.
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 or use the link below which will be updated Sunday morning by 9:30 am to take you to our live streamed service.

Join us Sunday, May 29th and help co-create our sense of strategic direction with God, as an act of community and an act of faith, by naming the kind of world we, as a congregation, want to be a part of – think the Kingdom of God here on earth!  What cause/need can St Andrew’s get its heart behind? Church School and activities will be provided for children. We encourage you to attend in-person as it will be a much better experience for you, BUT A COMBINATION OF LIVE-STREAM AND ZOOM BREAK-OUT ROOMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON
[REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE BY CLICKING HERE]

Listen to a portion of Rev. Rod Ferguson's sermon here.

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 * denotes that ALL are invited to participate

Sun  (29)  * Sunday Morning Worship & Workshop: 10:00 am
                       until Noon (Livestreamed & In-person)
Mon (30)  * Christian Meditation Group: 10:00 am (Zoom)
Mon (30)  -  Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom) 
Tue   (31)  - Staff Meeting:  10:30 am (Zoom)
Tue   (31) - Worship Team:  7:00 pm (Zoom)
Wed (  1)   - Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom)
Thu  (  2)  * Choir:  7:00 pm (Trinity Hall)
Fri    (  3)  - Personnel Team:  10:00 am (Zoom)
Fri    (  3)  - Youth Group (Upper Room)
Sun  (  5)  * Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am
                       (Livestreamed & In-person)

The Mission Team at St. Andrew’s is proud to host the Stardale Women’s Group as they present a screening of their award-winning short film, The Road, followed by a question and answer time with the writers and actors:  

When:   Friday, May 27, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Trinity Hall  

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

We are planning a Spring Hike for Saturday June 18^th.  We will meet at the Ribbon Creek Day Use parking lot at 10:00am.  The parking area is accessed off the Kananaskis Village turn off.  For anyone with the AllTrails App (a great free app for hiking routes!)  the hike is called  Ribbon Creek, Kovach, and Terrace Loop. The hike is a 5.6 km loop and should be enjoyable for all ages.  Since this is a Spring hike be prepared for wet conditions on the trail (hopefully not though!).  Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leash.

Many in our Congregation feel blessed by the messages contributed by over 20 or so active members in this "writers' club" at any given time.

Any St. Andrew’s student planning on attending his or her first full-time year of post secondary education in the fall of 2022 is eligible to apply for the $1,000 St. Andrew’s Youth Scholarship.  Application forms may be requested from Rhonda Wishart, Convenor of the Faith Formation Team which administers the scholarship (Rhonda.wishart@icloud.com.)
The application deadline is June 17, 2022.

St Andrew's involvement with the Claire Bldg community, part of Calgary Homeless Foundation community development project, is on-going.  You may remember a special effort at Christmas time with gift cards to help lighten the load and bring some cheer; you may have even heard of the Mission Team, with funds from Legacy, purchasing new mattresses for a number of new residents - for many this is the first step away from homelessness and they arrive with very little.  We have also been involved with community garden, fence rebuild, and front yard beautification as well as weekly breakfast, coffee and cards social time. 
Covid tripped us up for a couple of years, but we are finding our way back.  One on-going activity that is essential to the spirit of community building is Thursday morning coffee.  It is such a simple thing, but so meaningful.  We show up and they feel noticed; we keep showing up and they feel valued.  I think we can all relate.  As we get to know each other, we find interests that we can share.   
One interest that is getting some attention right now is gardening.  A veggie garden is already in the works and could use some help; flower and shrub gardens to beautify the front entrance are an on-going possibility.  If you want to help out at Claire, located in our neighbourhood, a short trek from St Andrew's at 7375 - 4A St SW, just come along for coffee at 10 am Thursdays.  Be prepared to meet some of the Claire residents and for the possibility of helping with gardening.  For more information, feel free to call Bill Judd at 403-278-5904.