Saturday, December 12 from 10 am-12 noon, Parish House
Greet St. Nick, purchase $1 gifts from the St. Nick Mystery Shop,
purchase Honduran coffee, receive a craft to make at home, make donations at the Sharing Table*, get your pageant script & costume, receive your Christmas Eve worship bag, and take breakfast to go!
Suggested Donation: $4 per person, $15 per car
(Rain date: December 13, 10 am- 12 noon)
“In the Spirit at Union Chapel”
December 19 & 20 from 3-7 pm, Union Chapel
A One-Family-at-a-Time Open House
at the historic 1834 Union Chapel,
hosted by the rector, the Rev. Dina van Klaveren
The chapel will be decked for the season, offering a lovely backdrop for your Christmas photo! We will have Christmas Eve worship bags and the Sharing Table* available. Greet the rector and spend a few quiet moments in this candlelit space as you prepare for Christmas.
Advent Worship Services Online
9 am on Sunday mornings, December 6, 13, 20
Click here and scroll down to the Livestream event
This pre-recorded celebration of Scripture stories, festive music, prayer and Holy Eucharist will be sent to your email inbox on December 23rd so that you are able to worship with the St. Andrew’s community wherever you may be. You may pick up worship bags, including bulletins and consecrated communion wafers, at two events: St. Nick Drive Thru and the Union Chapel Open House.
See notes above for event details.
Children’s Pageant Service, LIVE on zoom
December 24th at 4 pm
Hear the story of the birth of Jesus in our online pageant. If you are interested in participating as a pageant storyteller, pick up your costume and script at the St. Nick Drive Thru or call the Parish Office.
This candlelit celebration of God becoming human out of great love for the world will be live-streamed from Union Chapel, featuring favorite Christmas music, Scripture readings, a sermon, prayers, and Holy Eucharist. You may pick up worship bags, including bulletins and consecrated communion wafers, at two events: St. Nick Drive Thru and the Union Chapel Open House.
Click here and scroll down to the Livestream event
*The Sharing Table is a convenient place to make tax-deductible charitable contributions this Christmas season. You may also mail contributions directly to: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, PO Box 52, Glenwood, MD 21738
A Christmas Gift for a Child – $50, write “child gift” in the memo line
A Christmas Dinner for a Household – $100, write “dinner” in the memo line
Christmas Entire, gifts and dinner for a household – $250, write “entire” in the memo line
Rebuilding in Honduras Fund – any amount, write “rebuilding” in the memo line
Your donations will be distributed to local households as well as to households served by Guardian Angel Food Pantry in Baltimore City and St. Timothy’s Outreach Center in Estill County, Kentucky. Your donations to rebuild in Honduras will go to El Hogar Ministries, to offer assistance with rebuilding homes in places like the Betania neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, where many El Hogar day students live with their families along a river that flooded in the recent hurricane, destroying their homes. Through our ongoing ministry partnerships with these organizations, we maintain strong ties and partner in on-site outreach ministry efforts throughout the year.
To make a contribution to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for its ongoing ministry, click here.
To learn more about opportunities for charitable giving in the community, click here.
To join our mailing list for updates on events, including any changes to the schedule due to weather or COVID precautions, click here.
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