C O N T E N T S
July–August 2003 | Vol. XVIII, No. 3
Small groups continue to meet
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Monthly formation groups, meeting in the chapel, explore healing and recovery, prayer and spirituality, and the Bible and theology.
Not everyone, it appears, is watching “Law and Order” on Wednesday evenings: just look at our thriving small focus groups, which continue to meet at 7 p.m. for chapel, followed by study and fellowship.
‘No Sunday School?’
Relax. That doesn’t mean your kids have nothing to do during the 10 o’clock service. In fact, you might want to consider helping with the Summer Children’s Program, which provides an age-accessible way of teaching that Sunday’s lessons to children.
Though there is no formal Sunday school through the long, hot summer months, the parents of Saint Andrew’s will be relieved to know that their children can still be brought to Jesus during the 10 a.m. Sunday service.
ASPIRING ACOLYTES
Learning how to bear a cross,
light a candle
Aspiring acolytes of Saint Andrew’s, unite! Summer is a great time to learn the intricacies of cross and torch bearing, and the youth of Saint Andrew’s are invited to do just that. The training process has already begun for interested kids 8 years old and up, but more are always welcome as we get ready for the fall. Prospective crucifers and those who love to light candles should let the church office know who they are so that we can set a training date—probably for one of the last two Sundays in August. Present acolytes should also tell the office when they’ll be on vacation so we can schedule them for the summer months.
Desmond Tutu’s daughter follows in father’s footsteps
By JANICE BEETLE SCAIFE, Episcopal News Service
The Rev. Mpho Tutu was ordained to the transitional diaconate June 7 at Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield, Massachusetts, continuing a spiritual journey that she said was inspired by the Holy Spirit and her father, Desmond M. Tutu, the Anglican archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa.
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What would summer be without visitors?
GUEST CLERGY Give a warm ‘welcome back’ to Ellen Hill, who was a member of Saint Andrew’s before she was ordained. The following week, greet the new UCI chaplain, Lisa Golden.
Summer usually means a guest or two, and our pulpit at Saint Andrew’s is no exception to the rule.
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LITURGY NOTES
Summertime . . .
. . . and the service is shorter.
You may have noticed that a few things are different about the worship experience at Saint Andrew’s during the summer. For one thing, since the heat rises earlier in the day, we’ve shortened the service a little, so that we’re getting out of church before 9 a.m. for the 8 o’clock service, and by 11 o’clock for the 10 o’clock service. This is because we have shortened the entrance rite and eliminated one of the readings.
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GENERAL
CONVENTION 2003
Engaging God’s mission
In Minneapolis, the Church gathers for conversation, prayer, worship, thoughtful deliberation and the sharing of views and concerns . . .
The General Convention is the triennial gathering of deputies, bishops, visitors and friends from around the world to consider the state of the church and its work in the world, to be held in Minneapolis from July 30th–August 8th.
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