Rector's Warden

Hello St. Andrew’s,

November was an eventful month for our church with lots of worship, fellowship, and outreach opportunities. And, December will have even more opportunities to engage in church activities as we head into Christmas.

Thank you to many of you for your 2026 pledge made on St. Andrew’s Day of Joyful Giving. If you haven’t submitted your pledge, please don’t delay. Your financial support is crucial to sustain the programs and ministries at St. Andrew’s, and I’m thankful for your generous commitment to our future.

Below are our current Highlights, Opportunities, and Dependencies as a church. These are just high-level bullet points and further information can be found within the individual ministry reports or by contacting a ministry leader.

Highlights (November)

• Fall Youth Bonfire – held on November 2nd.

• Church Family Meeting – held November 16th. Rev’d Ben provided a presentation on our financial status and vision for 2026 as we consider pledges during Stewardship Season.

• Outreach - Bridge of Hope Thanksgiving Dinners for 10 families in need. Thank you for the generous donations from our community to support this effort.

• St. Andrew’s Day of Joyful Giving and combined service – November 30th .

• Another big month in church upkeep in November. A big thank you to our partnering Boy Scout Troop and the work they’ve put into providing leaf cleanup. It’s a big process and we appreciate their help along with all the church volunteers that lend a helping hand. In addition, when you see Ken Mancini (Vestry – in charge of property), please give him a pat on the back as he’s worked diligently to keep the church property in order from improved trash services, exterminator services, heating maintenance, leak fixes, and more. It’s been a very busy month for him, and we appreciate all the effort to keep our church a comfortable place of worship and fellowship.

• New audio mixing board for sanctuary. You’ll notice you can hear better from those at the lectern and from Ben at the pulpit! A big thanks to Joe Campagna for the work to install and support our new audio technology. Perfect timing for a busy season coming up!

  
  

Opportunities

• Stewardship season is here! Please pray and act for 2026 pledges to support our church programs and ministries. Thank you to those that are sharing their personal stories at services.

• Interested in Vestry? We have several members that will be transitioning off our leadership team in February and we’re seeking motivated individuals to join our team. If interested in serving, please contact Rev’d Ben.

• Annual Christmas Tree Trimming – December 7th. Join at coffee hour for ornament making, cookies, and decorating our tree!

• Open Mic Night for musicians at St. Andrew’s continues monthly. Come and perform or simply relax and listen to a variety of local musicians. Our next event will be December 8th from 6:30-9pm.

• Lessons and Carols service and special reception – December 14th . Don’t miss this wonderful musical worship event, historical tours, harpist, and a delightful time of food and fellowship after the service to usher in the Christmas season.

• Combined service with Christmas Children’s Pageant at the 10am service – December 21st.

• We look forward to seeing you at one of our three Christmas Eve services and/or Christmas Day service.

• Spread the word and look for opportunities to invite others to our church. There are people out there searching for a church community like ours. Also, we have St. Andrew’s yard signs if you have a good place to provide some visibility and soft advertising.

  
  

Dependencies (items that impact our ability to accomplish opportunities/goals)

• Volunteers - We need you! Please consider upcoming events to lend a helping hand. If you need any guidance to align your gifts/passions to volunteer efforts at the church, just ask Rev’d Ben or a Vestry member.

• Reminder to keep up with financial pledges, your gifts are important to the sustainability of our programs. Thank you!