Peace Vigil

Please join us on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7:00 PM for a candlelight Peace Vigil outdoors at St. Andrew's. More details coming soon.

Acolyte Festival information meeting on Feb. 8

Calling all acolytes and their families! We will have an information session after worship (12 PM) on Sunday, Feb. 8, in the parish hall to give you all the details you need about our trip to the Acolyte Festival at the National Cathedral (Oct 9-10). The trip committee will be available to answer questions and begin to take registrations. Register online for the Acolyte Festival trip here.  

Become an acolyte sponsor!

Our acolytes are raising money to travel to the National Acolyte Festival at Washington National Cathedral in October. You’re invited to become an acolyte sponsor! Any amount from $25 to $500 will enable to you join our sponsors. You can reserve now and pay in full by August 31. All sponsors will be recognized in the fall. 

Sedgefield Elementary liaison needed

For the past two years, Diana Skelton has kindly served as the liaison between St. Andrew’s and our partner school, Sedgefield Elementary. Thank you, Diana! As she turns her attention to other ministries, Outreach is looking for someone to step into the liaison role. This person would meet with the school’s family and community engagement specialist at the start of the school year to plan how St. Andrew’s can help throughout the year. The turkey/cranberry drive and the Angel Tree program are the biggest commitments, with Bill Wilds generously taking charge of the Angel Tree program again this year. If you are interested in taking on this role, please contact the church office.

Fourth Annual Pancake Supper Talent Show!

Do you have a talent you’d like to share with your church family while we all chow down on our pancakes? Dancing, juggling, poetry reading, singing? If you’d like to sign up for the Pancake Supper Talent Show, please send your name(s) and talent to Ann Turner (757-595-0371 or parish.admin@standrews-episcopal.org) by February 15. In order that we might fit everyone in, please submit only one talent per person/group, and keep it to three minutes or less. We can’t wait to see what you have in store for us this year! 

Thursday Morning Bible Study

meets weekly at 10 AM

The Thursday Morning Bible Study will resume meeting on September 4 at 10 AM in the parish library. All are welcome and invited to join us each week as we discuss the lectionary readings for the coming Sunday.

Monday Game Day

1:00 to 3:00 PM

Game Day is back! Mondays from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Village Room.  The first three Mondays of each month will focus on a specific game.

1st Mondays – Canasta or Hand & Foot (instructions given)

2nd Mondays – Mexican Train (learn as you play)

3rd Mondays – UNO

4th Mondays – Group choice from weeks 1-3

5th Mondays – There are four of them of them in 2026: March, August, November, and December and they will feature a surprise event and location!

All are welcome! 

Holy Eucharist & Healing Service 

Feb. 4 at 11:00 AM

Join us for our monthly mid-week service of Holy Eucharist and Healing on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 11:00 AM. All are welcome!

Service at The Chesapeake

Feb. 5 at 2:00 PM

There will be a service of Holy Eucharist on Thursday, Feb. 5, at The Chesapeake retirement community. All are welcome and we invite you to join us!

Peace Vigil

Feb. 7 at 7:00 PM

Please join us on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7:00 PM for a candlelight Peace Vigil outdoors at St. Andrew's. More details coming soon.

Scout Sunday

Feb. 8 at 10:30 AM

Sunday, February 8, we will celebrate Scout Sunday at the 10:30 service. All scouts and leaders are encouraged to wear their uniforms, whether or not your unit meets at St. Andrew's. Members of St. Andrew's unit, Cub Scout Pack 242, will be in attendance to present the charter certificate and thank the parish for its partnership. All scouts and leaders will be honored.

Acolyte Festival information meeting 

Feb. 8 at 12 PM

Calling all acolytes and their families! We will have an information session after worship (12 PM) on Sunday, Feb. 8, in the parish hall to give you all the details you need about our trip to the Acolyte Festival at the National Cathedral (Oct 9-10). The trip committee will be available to answer questions and begin to take registrations. Register online for the Acolyte Festival trip here.  

Tween Class

Feb. 15 at 10:15 AM

Our Tween Class (for grades 5-7) will meet at 10:15 AM in the Tween Room on Sunday, Feb. 15. Karen and Dan Waddill will lead the class.

Racial & Social Justice Team 

Feb. 15 at 11:45 AM

The Racial & Social Justice Team will meet on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 11:45 AM in the parish library. All are invited and encouraged to attend!

Organ recital by Brad Norris

Feb. 15 at 4:00 PM

St. Andrew’s Minister of Music Emeritus Brad Norris will perform a recital of German organ music on Sunday, February 15, at 4:00 PM. The recital is part of the Organ Swell Series of concerts sponsored by the Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. A reception, hosted by the Tidewater German American Society, will follow the concert. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us!

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Feb. 17, 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Join us for a night of fun, frolic, and PANCAKES! It’s the tradition we all love—Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. It’s a chance to kick up your heels before Lent kicks off. Dinner is 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Cost is $5 per person, $20 max per family.  As always, volunteers are needed! 

Fourth Annual Pancake Supper Talent Show!

Feb. 17 at 6:30 PM

Do you have a talent you’d like to share with your church family while we all chow down on our pancakes? Dancing, juggling, poetry reading, singing? If you’d like to sign up for the Pancake Supper Talent Show, please send your name(s) and talent to Ann Turner  in the church office by February 15. In order that we might fit everyone in, please submit only one talent per person/group, and keep it to three minutes or less. We can’t wait to see what you have in store for us this year! 

Ash Wednesday Services

Feb. 18 at 7:30 AM, 11 AM, 6:30 PM

Begin your observance of a Holy Lent at one of our Ash Wednesday services—7:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 6:30 PM. 

Children's Ash Wednesday Services

Feb. 18 at 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM

Join us before or after school for a very short Ash Wednesday service especially for little ones. 

Sugarcane film screening

March 22, 12:00 PM

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church invites you to a FREE screening of the film Sugarcane on Sunday, March 22, at 12:00 PM. This award-winning debut feature documentary is a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, assimilation and abuse that Indigenous children experienced at the hands of Church and government. This urgent and timely film brings the hidden story of cultural genocide to audiences worldwide while celebrating the resilience of Native people as they work to overcome cycles of intergenerational trauma. Screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion. Film runs 1h 47m. Bring a bag lunch.  This film is recommended for ages 16+ only.  Click here to get your free ticket (you don't have to present the ticket to enter the screening). 

Annual Parish Retreat

Sept. 25-27

Mark your calendar for our annual Parish Retreat at Chanco on the James (Surry,  VA). Info and registration coming this spring!