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Growing Together in God’s Love
April 2015
Volume 4 Issue 4
Calendar highlights:
Tuesday, April 7
6:30 pm: Women’s Book Group
Tuesday, April 21
7 pm: Vestry Meeting
Wednesday, April 22
6:30 pm: Showing of Dirt (Earth
Day)
Friday, April 24
6:30 pm: Preschool Spring Fling
Sunday, April 26
10:00 am: Choir sings at North
Madison Congregational Church
Thursday, April 30
Noon: Men’s Group
Sunday, May 3
10:15 am: Rev. Tim Hodapp
to preach
A week that can touch your heart
Holy Week Services Lead to Easter
We are down to the final days of our Lenten journey. For Christians this
last week is holier and more important than the other fifty-one weeks of the
year. The reason is simple: we remember Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross
for our salvation.
The rites of Holy Week are central to the Christian year
as they lay the foundation for the Resurrection. If you have not
entered into the liturgies of this great week before, you may be
surprised to find that they can evoke powerful emotions. Dur-
ing these seven days we not only witness the passion of Jesus,
we also see the suffering and death of all the innocent and vul-
nerable people in the world who are tortured and killed. We
reflect upon the injustice, cruelty and violence in our own day
and wonder why it happens. The original followers of Jesus thought the same
thing. These events in his life are universal human experiences shared by those
of us who have endured the loss or betrayal of loved ones or the bitterness of
unjust treatment to or from others. (continued on Page 2)
Tim Hodapp Meets with the Vestry
We Are Ready to Begin Transition Process
The Bishop has told the vestry that it can begin looking for a new per-
manent rector! Last Thursday, March 26, The Rev. Timothy Hodapp, Canon for
Mission Leadership, and Barbara Casey, a diocesan search consultant who has
been working with us, met with the vestry and outlined the transition process.
The Rev. Hodapp handed out and reviewed a timeline for churches like
St. Andrew’s that have a priest-in-charge (see page 6). In some
cases the process can take longer than a year. Here at St. An-
drew’s, because we have worked in the past year to develop a
“Parish Covenant” and established goals and action steps (many
of which have already been put in place), we may be able to ac-
celerate the process. The Rev. Hodapp will (continued on Page 6)
Inside this issue:
Warden’s Corner 3
Music in April 4
Holy Week Schedule 5
Watch Dirt !on Earth Day 6
Women’s Book Group 7
Mission Trip to Niagara Falls 7
Summer Musical Camps 8
Outreach Activity 9
Treasurer’s Report 10
Farmer Hall Renovation 10
Seen Around Church 11
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Holy Week, (continued from Page 1)
Our liturgical services this particular week commemorate the last days of Jesus’ life and they may well
bring up feelings of sorrow, anger, fear, sadness, loneliness and remorse in our own life. The ability to touch
our emotional core is part of the power of Holy Week.
In our culture we find it difficult to talk about death, especially our own, so it is not surprising that
many people find it difficult to focus on such grim topics. It is tempting to just skip Holy Week altogether and
get right to the happy story of Easter. And this is exactly what some Christian denominations do. For others,
going to church every Sunday is a big enough commitment, so the prospect of attending services on Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday may seem overwhelming!
But I would like to invite you to challenge yourself. Make the extra effort to participate in one or more
of these Holy Week services. If your good intentions of a Lenten practice have not come to fruition, you have
these last opportunities to stay awake and watch with Jesus for at least one hour. Isn’t your faith life worth
that?
Here is a short synopsis of what these services are like.
Taize Tenebrae, Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30 pm. This Latin word means “darkness” or “shadows” and has
for centuries been applied to the ancient monastic night and
early morning services. There is no Eucharist but rather a se-
ries of readings, psalms and Taize chants in a darkened
church lit by candlelight.
Maundy Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 pm. The name Maundy
comes from the Latin “mandatum” which refers to the new
commandment. This liturgy celebrates the events of the Last
Supper, the foot washing and the institution of communion.
Following this service the altar will be stripped and you are
invited to sign-up for a 30 or 60 minute block of time to keep
a silent vigil in the church that will run until 7am Friday
morning.
Good Friday, April 3, three services will be offered: At 12:00
pm we will have a traditional service, followed by the Sta-
tions of the Cross at 1:00 pm, which will be led by the youth
of the parish and then a 7:30 pm music service. There will be
no communion on this day.
Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 4 at 8:00 pm. Come join us for
this service of Light, Lessons and Holy Eucharist as we ring
in the celebration of Easter!
Easter Sunday, April 5. Start your day at sunrise (6:00am) at
the Surf Club, or join us for a full musical celebration of the
Resurrection at 8:30 or 10:15 am.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Staff
Steve Domienik, Priest-in-Charge
Barbara Gibbons, Parish Administrator
Grant Underwood, Music Director
Mary Merkle-Scotland, Church School Coordinator
David Mikus, Sexton
Anita Spear, Preschool Director
Officers
Gary Naegel, Senior Warden
John Armstrong, Junior Warden
Cathy Golden, Treasurer
Louise Beecher, Clerk
Vestry
Mark Auletta Amanda Hayward
Art Criddle Colleen McHugh
Lucinda Embersits Alan Miller
Kristen Garnett Rebecca Rastetter
Webmaster: Terry Sinclair
Messenger Editor: John Armstrong
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Warden’s Corner
Working and Worshiping Together
St. Andrew’s. It’s a house of worship, a community of people and an organiza-
tion with a mission. Let’s consider for a moment how the three fit together. For many
of us St. Andrew’s is first and foremost a place to come worship on Sunday: a place to
connect with God and thank Him for our blessings, to seek strength to wrestle with our
difficulties, a place to pause and catch our spiritual breath, a place to pray about mid-
course corrections we might want to make on our life’s journey. Indeed, as Holy Week
and Easter come upon us, worship will be paramount.
At the same time lots of us spend much more time working at the church than
we do worshiping. That’s the community of people aspect. I was reminded of that side of
St. Andrew’s at the vestry retreat in March when we discussed all the many committees that tend to the life of
the church: finance, buildings & grounds, stewardship, adult and children’s education and outreach, to name
a few. Last week’s Spaghetti Dinner & Auction also reminded me of how strong our community is—we en-
joyed a great evening of fun, food and fellowship—and as we built bonds of friendship, we also raised money
for the church. What could be better than that!
As for mission, we are out there bringing God’s love to the world every day. At its March meeting the
vestry approved support for the Bishops’ Fund for Children, our orphans in Uganda, and our youth mission
trips to the Dominican Republic and Niagara Falls. And at that same meeting, and somewhat closer to home,
Art Criddle offered a personal witness of his appreciation for our Loaves & Fishes program, which provided
food for him and his wife Linda when they were recovering from hospital stays. In February Marty Gerst led
a small crew in helping build a Habitat for Humanity house in New Haven, and Brenda Naegel and Joe Bur-
bela “Bowled Over Hunger” and collected some 555 pounds of food.
But back to my original question: how do these three pieces fit together? Let’s think about worship.
Sunday in the pew is an intensely personal experience, unique and different for each of us. But for me being
among a community of fellow worshippers, people I know, is a critical element. Once in awhile when I am
out of town I will visit the local church (Episcopal, of course), and while the liturgy is familiar, worshiping
there is never as uplifting as worshiping at St. Andrew’s. No matter how warmly I am greeted, I always feel
a bit of a stranger. Somehow praying, singing, sharing bread and wine together with people I know and love
makes a huge difference. Paradoxically, though, it’s not on Sundays in the sanctuary that those bonds of
friendship develop. No, in my case they develop tussling over the right tone for a stewardship letter, plan-
ning an adult ed program, taking eucharist to one of our homebound parishioners. And each of you will
have your own story, based on the community of people you work with you as you volunteer your time and
talent. In short, we get to know each other working together, playing together, and those bonds enrich our
worship when we come together on Sunday.
Is there a lesson here? Absolutely: get involved! Join the altar guild, become an usher, sign on to help
with the June picnic. You will get to know your fellow parishioners, you will become more a part of the St.
Andrew’s community, you will enrich your spiritual life.
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Music at St. Andrew’s: April, 2015
They cut me down and I leapt up high I am the life that will never, never die
I'll live in you if you'll live in me I am the Lord of the dance, said he!
From “Lord of the Dance”
On Palm Sunday (3/29/15), the 8:30 am service will include singing Faure’s “Les Rameaux” (the
Palms) and the Spirit & Chancel Choir will sing an anthem entitled “With Crowns of Praise” which includes
jubilant lyrics and accents to herald Jesus’ procession, but so too includes minor modality and foreboding
warnings that recall Jesus’s immense travails of Holy Week. Holding fast to our roots and the connection we
have with the music of our ancestors, we will process to traditional Anglican hymnody for Palm Sunday. At
10:15 am, the Youth Choir will sing and we will process in, as is our parish tradition, to “We Are Marching in
the Light of Christ.”
The music for Holy Week Services will include Taize music at the Taize Tenebrae Service (April 1),
the anthem “Arise My Soul, Arise” with string-instrument accompaniment on Maundy Thursday (April 2),
and a Good Friday (April 3) Service of Music & Prayer, when several St. Andrew’s soloists will offer an-
thems in tandem with Good Friday prayers and reflections. Please plan to attend as many as you can of these
special liturgical services.
Sanctuary Easter Services (8:30 am and 10:15 am) will include the St. Andrew’s Spirit & Chancel
Choir (S&CC) singing celebratory music to welcome the resurrection of Christ. The music at both services
will be identical and include traditional Easter Hymns and liturgies from our 1982 Hymnal, including “Jesus
Christ is Risen Today.” Singers in the St. Andrew’s Youth Choir as well as parish and guest instrumentalists
will also lead us in song. Come celebrate the risen Lord with us – all are welcome!
On Sunday, April 26, the North Madison Congregational Church Choir will join the St. Andrew’s
Spirit & Chancel Choir at our 8:30 am service and both choirs will sing John Rutter’s “Lord of the Dance.” We
will have about forty voices in song on this day so plan to come and worship with us. Additionally, on that
same morning the Youth Choir and Spirit & Chancel Choir will travel to North Madison to join our neighbors
at their 10 am worship service.
The choirs begin the second half of their Spring Season after Easter. If you or someone close to you
would like to join or have been thinking about joining our choral music ministries, contact Grant by May 1.
The Junior Youth Choir (Grades Pre-K through 2) is open to any and all and the Youth Choir (grades 3-8) and
Spirit & Chancel Choir (grades 9 – adult) are both open through a brief meeting and audition.
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Holy Week Service Schedule
Palm Sunday, March 29
8:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Spirit & Chancel Choir 10:15 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Youth
Wednesday, April 1 7:30 pm: Taize Tenebrae Service
During this service of Shadows and Light psalms and scripture are read and Taize chants sung. At the end of each passage a candle is exting- uished until the sanctuary is left in complete darkness.
Holy Thursday, April 2 7:30 pm: Maundy Thursday service
We remember Jesus' command of love and service with the washing of feet followed by Holy Eucharist. Following the service an all-night vigil begins until 7 am Friday morning. (Sign up for one-hour shifts at the church.)
Good Friday, April 3 12:00 pm: Good Friday Service (no Eucharist) 1:00 pm: Stations of the Cross
Led by our teenagers, we move around the church property, retelling the story of Christ carrying the cross to his crucifixion.
7:30 pm: Service of Music and Prayer
Holy Saturday, April 4 8:00 pm: Great Vigil of Easter
The service on this "night of nights" begins in darkness. Then after an extended Liturgy of the Word all join together for the first Eucharist of Easter.
Easter Sunday, April 5 6:00 am: Sunrise Service
Gather at sunrise at the Surf Club near the point by the flagpole. 8:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Spirit & Chancel Choir
10:15 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Spirit & Chancel Choir
11:30 am: Easter Egg Hunt
Coming Up In April
St. Andrew’s Youth Choir, St. Andrew’s Spirit & Chancel Choir, and the North Madison Congregational Choir together sing
Arranged by John Rutter
Bill Clemmons, conductor
Linda Juliani, accompanist
8:30 am: North Madison and St. Andrew’s
Adult Choirs sing during worship at
St. Andrew’s Church
10: 00 am: North Madison and St. Andrew’s Adults
and St. Andrew’s Youth Choir sing during worship at
North Madison Congregational Church
Liturgical Variety! On Sunday, April 26 the 10:15 service will be
held downstairs in Farmer Hall. This is an oppor-
tunity to share in a more intimate experience of the
Holy Eucharist. We did something similar one
snowy Sunday morning in February when just a
few of us gathered for worship, and it was very
well received. So we would like to give everyone
the opportunity to participate in such a service.
Sunday, April 26
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Transition (continued from Page 1) visit us on Sunday, May 3 to preach and answer questions.
The initial step in the process is to form a transition team with responsibility for both discernment and
recruitment. The team will work first to gather input from the congregation, talking with and listening to pa-
rishioners, holding a parish-wide gathering, and possibly conducting a survey. This effort will lead to a par-
ish profile, and a sense for the qualities we are seeking in a rector. The profile and some additional content
on our website will help prospective rectors learn more about us.
In the recruitment phase, the transition team will sort through possible candidates, and narrow the
field to a shortlist of finalists. The vestry will meet the finalists and make the final decision. All parishioners
are encouraged to participate in the transition process. Let your voice be heard! Any parishioner interested in
joining the transition team should speak with Fr. Steve or Warden Gary Naegel.
The sentiment at Thursday’s meeting was generally positive and optimistic, but at the same time ves-
try members expressed sadness that Fr. Steve will be leaving, and great appreciation for the fine job he has
done leading us the past several years.
Wednesday, April 22
Celebrate Earth Day: Come Watch Dirt!
Celebrated every year on April 22, Earth Day is a great time to remember that as Christians we are
called to be stewards of God's green earth and to take action to protect our environ-
ment. This year Earth Day falls on a Wednesday, and that evening from 6 to 8:30 pm
everyone is invited to watch and discuss Dirt! The Movie. The film tells the story of the
glorious and unappreciated material beneath our feet. Inspired by William Bryant
Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, Dirt! The Movie takes a hu-
morous and substantial look into the history and current state of the living organic mat-
ter that we come from and will eventually return to.
The evening will begin with a potluck supper at 6 o’clock in Farmer Hall. You
are encouraged to bring a dish to share that uses organically or locally produced foods,
is healthy, and/or has minimal impact on the environment. The film runs 85 minutes
and will begin promptly at 6:45 pm. A brief discussion will follow the film screening.
This is a family-friendly parish-wide event great for ages 10 to 100!
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Women’s Spirituality Book Club
The Women's Spirituality Book Group will be discussing the novel The Boston
Girl on Tuesday, April 7 starting at 6:30 in Classroom 1. Written with the same atten-
tion to historical detail and emotional resonance that made Anita Diamant's previous
novels bestsellers, The Boston Girl tells the story of Addie Baum, born in 1900 to immi-
grant parents and raised in Boston’s North End. The novel is a moving portrait of one
woman’s complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a
generation of women finding their places in a changing world. The book is available
in paperback, hardback and Kindle versions from Amazon, and can also be found in
the public library. Please RSVP to Rebecca Rastetter ([email protected]) by
April 5 and let her know if you need childcare.
Mission Trip to Niagara Falls Planned for our Youth
Middle and high school kids, take note! Saint Andrew’s will participate this summer in a Youth Mis-
sion Trip to the Niagara Falls from Sunday, July 5 to Friday, July 10. YouthWorks, a Minneapolis-based non-
profit, is coordinating the trip, and we have 15 spots and would welcome anyone interested. The service op-
portunities include minor home repair, painting of homes for community members, vacant lot cleanup, home
deconstruction and restoration, and working with the elderly and children.
Potential evening activities include a visit to the world famous Niagara Falls and a chance to experi-
ence God’s immense and beautiful creation there, a visit
to Murphy Orchard (a historic fruit orchard that was
one of the last stops for many slaves on their way to
freedom in Canada) and worship at a local, largely Afri-
can American church where the group will enjoy a
great gospel message, a community cookout and a
magnificent view of the Niagara Gorge. The event will
provide an opportunity to connect with neighborhood
and community friends who we have served during the
week. Niagara Falls is famous for its natural beauty but
many are unaware of the struggles the community faces in the decline of industry here, and across the na-
tion.
The cost is $350 and includes everything except lunch on the way up and back. Sign up by putting
down a $100 non-refundable deposit with the balance due May 1. For more information call or text Florie
Earle (203) 605-3576 or Mary Merkle (203) 980-8175. Please send all email inquiries to: StAzy-
[email protected]. The trip is for students entering grade 7 in the fall and older. YouthWorks is a twenty-
year old organization that provides life-changing, Christ-centered mission trips for students with adult lead-
ers in more than 70 communities across North America. For more information visit their website: https://
www.youthworks.com .
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In collaboration with adults and youth from Zion Church in North Branford, St. Andrew’s will con-
tinue our great summer tradition of musical theatre fun (previously known as “Choir Camp”). There will be
two camps this year, directed by Grant Underwood and Heather Meachen.
Camp Ages Date Tuition
Jr. Harmony Camp Rising 2nd Grade – Rising 8th Grade July 20 – 24, 2015 $175
Sr. Harmony Camp Rising 5th Grade – Rising 12th Grade July 27 – 31, 2015 $175
Jr. Harmony Camp will work to perform a musical called David the Rockslinger and His Greatest Hit, a
musical retelling of the story of David and Goliath. Camp will run July 20 – July 24 and will culminate in a
parent and parish performance on Friday, July 24 at 7pm. There are plenty of parts for both boys and girls –
and lots of fun, upbeat musical numbers!
Sr. Harmony Camp will put on a musical called Once On This Island. Based on the 1985 novel My Love,
My Love, it is set near the Caribbean Sea, which gives the music an exciting musical flavor. The show includes
elements of the Romeo and Juliet story as well as elements of the fairy tale The Little Mermaid. It concerns a
peasant girl on a tropical island, who uses the power of love to bring together people of different social
classes. The musical is a great way for students of all ages to explore themes related to prejudice, respect, bul-
lying and other ways to advance well-known virtues from a fresh perspective. Camp will run July 27 – July
31 and will culminate in a parent and parish performance one Friday, July 31 at 7pm. Like Jr. Harmony
Camp, there are plenty of parts for both boys and girls.
Logistics and Preview of Activity
All campers need to bring a bag lunch and snack daily. Sessions begin at 9 am at St. Andrew’s
Church. Pick-up is at 3 pm. Each afternoon features an exciting activity or field trip. Children and their
families do not have to attend Zion Church or St. Andrew’s Church to attend Harmony Camp.
Scheduled activities and field trips for Jr. Harmony Camp include a Nature Hike and prayer summit,
Bounce U, T-Shirts, a movie at St. Andrew’s, a climbing expedition, and an outreach project. Activities and
field trips for Sr. Harmony Camp include a climbing expedition and teambuilding day, a Once on this Island
Day, a nature hike and prayer summit, a movie in the movie theatre, and an outreach project.
How To Make A Reservation
For St. Andrew’s children and friends, reservations can be made by emailing Grant Underwood
([email protected]). For Zion, email Heather Meachen ([email protected]). The cost
for camp, including all field trips, is $175 per child. Scholarships are available upon inquiry. Upon reserving
your child’s slot, you will receive additional forms and an itinerary for the week.
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Plus Niagara Falls and Dominican Republic
From Hartford to Uganda St. Andrew’s Is There
At its March meeting the vestry voted to provide financial support for three
programs endorsed by the Outreach Committee. The church will contribute $500 and
be a sponsor of the Bishop’s 5K Race. The race will take place on Saturday, May 9 and
is an annual fund-raiser for the Bishops Fund for Children. The Fund began 20 years
ago as a way to raise awareness of the plight of children at risk in Connecticut and to
raise funds to underwrite social service programs that aid these children. Since then
the fund has awarded $3.2 million in grants to 128 different agencies who serve chil-
dren at risk in urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods. Further information about
the race is available at https://www.episcopalct.org/News-and-Events/Annual-Events/
Bishops-5K.
The vestry also approved $1590 for educational support of our Ugandan or-
phans Calvin and Joyce Mary. Cathy has finished secondary school and is taking vocational training. The
fourth child, Timothy, will graduate this spring and is expected to move on to college.
Early this summer a number of our teenagers will be heading down to the Dominican Republic for the
annual mission trip to this very beautiful but economically struggling country.
Armed with crayons, soccer balls and other supplies, the kids will run a vacation
Bible School at an Episcopal church near Santo Domingo. Over the years dozens
of St. Andrew’s teenagers have taken part in this fun, life-changing adventure.
Families have to pay the cost of the trip, which is $1200, and the vestry committed
$2,500 to help defray
some of that expense for the families.
At the March meeting the vestry also
voted to let organizers of the Niagara Falls mis-
sion trip hold a Cookie Walk fund-raiser during
coffee hour on Sunday, April 26. That trip will
take middle and high school kids to the Niagara
Falls area to perform service work in July.
Parishwide Field Trip for all ages!
The musical
$11 Adults; $9 for children, students, & seniors. Bring $5-$10 for lunch or bring a bagged lunch.
2pm Sunday, May 31 Newington Children’s Theatre
12–1pm Lunch at Exit 59 1–2pm Travel 2–3pm Show 3–4pm Return
To RSVP, email Grant Underwood by May 1: [email protected]. Adult drivers and chaperones encouraged to attend!
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Finance Committee Report and Financial Update
February 2015 Monthly
Income Year-To-Date YTD Budget
Annual
Budget
Total Pledges 16,538 32,914 34,034 204,200
4% from Endowment 3,550 7,100 7,086 42,520
Supplement from
Endowment 0 0 11,666 70,000
Fund-Raisers -106 -5 4,166 25,000
Other Income 300 600 916 5,500
Total Income 20,282 40,609 57,868 347,220
Expenses 26,989 50,955 56,244 337,455
Difference 6,707 -10,346 1,624 9765
Farmer Hall, Church’s Undercroft to Be Renovated
Farmer Hall, St. Andrew’s venerable undercroft, will soon be undergoing a complete renovation. In
February the church received a third and unexpected distribution of about $282,000 from the estate of Anne
Sherman, and the vestry voted to allocate $232,000 to the building fund.
The renovation will include the entire basement space under the sanctuary: the kitchen, the choir
room, restrooms and storage areas, the large open hall room, and possibly the lobby entrance to the church
(sometimes called the narthex).
Farmer Hall is a multipurpose space with a 1,001 uses and almost as many users. Parishioners know
the space for Sunday coffee hour and adult education. But at other times the vestry and church committees
hold meetings there. The boy scouts also hold meetings there. And on cold, rainy days it provides a play
area for the preschool during the week. And of course social events like the Spaghetti Supper and Cabaret
Night are held there as well as the Holiday Fair in December. The choir rehearses in the Choir Room, and on
occasion receptions following weddings and funerals take place there.
The plan is to form a committee to identify requirements and come up with appropriate designs. Two
subcommittees will work specifically on the kitchen and the choir room. Parishioners interested in participat-
ing in the renovation project should contact Fr. Steve, Warden
Gary Naegel or Alan Miller, head of the Buildings & Grounds
committee.
The current hall, commonly referred to as “Farmer
Hall,” is named after Douglas Farmer, a doctor and member of
the church. He died in 1977 and his family provided support to
construct the current hall.
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Seen Around the Church. . . At the Spaghetti Supper
More pictures on our Facebook page !
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On the web: www.StAndrewsMadison.org
Steve Domienik, Priest-in-Charge
Gary Naegel, Senior Warden
Barbara Gibbons, Parish Administrator
Grant Underwood, Music Director
Jennifer Below, Church School Coordinator
David Mikus, Sexton
Anita Spear, Preschool Director
Come Worship with Us on Sundays
All are welcome!
Services at 8:30 and 10:15
Sunday School at 9:30
To our Friends and Church Family at St. Andrew's:
After 36 years of worshipping at St. Andrew's, we
are taking another step in life and are moving from our
house on East Gate Road in Guilford. But, we are only mov-
ing to the other side of Guilford, so we will still be around!
Our new address is 120 N. Fair Street, 2C, and our phone
number remains the same. As many of you know, we have
begun to spend extended summers in Grand Haven, Michi-
gan, where George's ancestors were lumbermen on Lake
Michigan in the 1860's. While there, we attend St. John's
Episcopal Church, just five blocks from our home.
Grand Haven has been recognized by Congress as
"Coast Guard City
USA" and any
time that you visit
the beautiful
shores of Lake
Michigan, please
stop in and see us.