A Church community exists first to worship God. Not to worship God so that we can then get on with the useful work, as though praise were the warm-up and the committees were the main event. Worship is the main event. Everything else we do — teaching our children, feeding our neighbors, sitting with one another over a cup of coffee — grows out of that center, or slowly withers away from it. The oldest description we have of a Sunday morning makes the point better than I can. A

As summer days begin to wind down, September brings a familiar and joyful rhythm back to our parish family. September marks the official return of our full programming. Our children and youth programs resume this month, and we are eager to welcome our young parishioners back to Sunday School for engaging lessons, creative crafts, and spiritual growth. Our music ministry also returns in full force to enrich our Sunday worship, and we are especially thrilled to have Audrey Dren

Register your family for the 2026/ 2027 year School has begun and so will our Sunday school classes and youth group events. Please be sure all your family members from 6 months to 12th grade are registered for all our Family Ministry communications and programming. Please click here. By completing this short Google form it will help us to make sure you are in the know for everyone in your family and our records are current. See you all soon! Confirmation classes Confirmation

Fellowship Fun This Fall – Mark Your Calendar! Fellowship is so excited to bring you the latest schedule for the fall events we have planned. We are looking forward to those that can attend. Also, we are in need of volunteers to assist with the events. We look at these events as a means to celebrate the season and come together to enjoy our fellowship. As usual, we count on you and invite everyone to make your mark on one of these events. The first event (our big kick-off!) w

Hello Everyone, Earlier this year I thought I had written my last entry into the Piper. Well, I’m thrilled I was wrong, and that I’m here once again to keep you all updated on the musical ongoings at St. Andrew’s. After my months away I’m all the more excited to get choir season started again. The choir will be back for Kickoff Sunday, with old beloved tunes and new ones! If you’re interested in joining choir, please reach out to me via email at audrey@standrewschesco.org. Ne

Thank you to everyone who has donated time, effort, food and essentials throughout the past church year. Your contributions have made a huge difference to people in need in our community and beyond. Truly, no contribution is too small. We continue to collect non-perishable food and hygiene items throughout the year and will have several special drives this coming church year. Please consider picking up an extra non-perishable item or two while out shopping. Items can be left

As summer draws to a close, we continue our efforts to maintain and improve the church property. We have engaged a small local landscaping company to fertilize the lawns, and we have completed weeding and reduced several flower beds to simplify long-term maintenance. We have also contracted with a local company to complete masonry repairs to the sanctuary steps, office steps, and portions of the cemetery’s outer wall. That work is now underway. Heavy rains caused leaks in sev

Registration now being accepted Summer break is quickly coming to an end, and we are looking forward to the start of our 2026-2027 year here at St Andrew’s. Each year we ask all families with members from 6 months to 12th grade to register for our programming and Family Ministries communications by clicking here). This will help us to keep your contact information up to date and help allow us to make sure you are in the know for everyone in your family. We can’t wait to see y

2026 Back to School Drive St. Andrew’s Church has a tradition of partnering with The Bridge Academy in Coatesville to bring back to school supplies to students who are in need. This year, the Bridge Academy requested donations of high impact items. These items go beyond traditional school supplies and help support students throughout the school year by promoting academic success, organization, confidence, and daily readiness for school. As in past years, St. Andrews’ parishio

Say Good-bye to these hot summer days and look forward to our “Cool” fellowship fun this fall. Our “Pop-up” coffee hours in the Narthex after both the 8am and 10am services have been well received by parishioners. Thank you to all who have contributed to their success over the summer months. With just a couple of weekends left open, we are in need of a few volunteers to assist by bringing a small treat to share. Keep in mind; coffee, tea, water and juice will be provided by t

We continue our efforts to maintain and improve the church property. We have engaged a small local landscaping company to fertilize the lawns. Additional weeding has also been completed around the church and cemetery grounds, including the removal of selected beds to help reduce ongoing groundskeeping costs. With assistance from our neighbors and the owners of Ludwig’s Corner, we coordinated the removal of debris and construction materials near the north wall of the cemetery.

Vacation Bible School Summer has just begun, and we kicked it all off with Vacation Bible School here at St Andrew’s! Our VBS Snowball Mountain Challenge theme this year was inspired by Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Our challengers learned that they can overcome hard challenges with God’s strength. Each morning we met in the sanctuary, otherwise known as “Celebration Village,” to learn the Bible story of the day, get energized with ou

Laid Back Summer Vibes Once again, we thank those that have assisted in our Fellowship coffee hours. As we previously reported, we have wrapped up our traditional 10 am coffee hour. The special strawberry coffee hour that followed the Children’s Day service on the 31st of May was the last coffee hour in the Upper Hall. Over the summer months (June through August), we will be having “pop-up” coffee hours in the Narthex after both the 8am and 10am services. Coffee and tea will

St. Andrew’s Church has a tradition of partnering with The Bridge Academy in Coatesville to bring back to school supplies to students who are in need. This year the Bridge Academy will host a multi-day Back-to-School Outreach and Bridge Backyard BBQ. On August 4–5, students and families will receive backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene kits. Then on August 6, they will host a Backyard BBQ where families can enjoy a meal together while accessing additional resources includi

Our front steps have been temporarily repaired, as look to improve our steps and walkways, while maintaining the natural look of our church. We are reviewing bids from vendors for step repair and landscaping improvements to continue to improve the welcoming exterior of our church. Thanks to Ken Mancini who has installed a motion activated light switch in the bathroom near the Biddle room to reduce our electric needs to support our environmental stewardship. Ken additionally i

The month of June brings a beautiful shift in rhythm for St. Andrew’s. We have moved from the festive joy of Easter and the fire of Pentecost into the Season after Pentecost. As the altar hangings change to green, we enter a time focused on spiritual growth and the steady rhythm of community life. June also marks the conclusion of another vibrant program year, and I am filled with deep gratitude for the many volunteers who made this year such a wonderful success. I want to pa

Children’s Day With the help of over twenty children and youth, we celebrated Children’s Day on Sunday, May 31, 2026. It began with our youngest members welcoming everyone as they entered the service and ended with our strawberry-themed coffee hour in the Upper Hall and everything in between. This included several readers and a visual representation of Genesis 1 & 2, along with our youth leading our Psalm, Sermon, and Ushering. We laughed along with our dramatic interpretatio

Summer Food Pantry Needs Summer food bank donations typically drop because seasonal giving fades, yet demand spikes. With school out, children who rely on free or reduced-price meals lose their safety net, placing immense pressure on local pantries. We at St. Andrew’s can help bridge this summer gap by donating items that are in high demand. Seasonal Giving: Most donations are concentrated around Thanksgiving and Christmas, leaving pantries depleted by early summer. School Se

Something Fishy Has Happened Here Once again, we would like to thank those that have assisted in our fellowship coffee hour: Nancy Carroll, Diane Cikoski, Diane Moretsohn, Pam Bennett, Susan Berry Gorelli, Meg Sebastianelli and the group referred to as “The Fisherman”. As you know, last month we celebrated Mother’s Day. Mothers of all ages, standing in the Narthex after the 8 am service, or in the Upper Hall after the 10 am service, excited to see that, in addition to the usu

Thank you to Boy Scout Troop 220 and our parishioners who supported the Spring cleanup! The weather caused a move to the rain date, but the Boy Scouts came through and helped us improve our beautiful church. Our front steps have been temporarily repaired, as look to improve our steps and walkways, while maintaining the natural look of our church. Thanks to John Eblacker and members of the property committee for repainting the black railing on the front steps to keep them look