by Richard Lightsey | Nov 30, 2017 | Rector's Blog
The Feast Of St. Andrew “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down… when you did awesome deeds that we did not expect… no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for Him…Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay, and you are...
by Richard Lightsey | Nov 21, 2017 | Rector's Blog
The Eucharist is the great thanksgiving. Our worship centers around the communal act of offering thanks for the gift of life and all that God has given. Living thanksgiving invites us to be gracious for our lives; and be generous with our lives. St....
by Richard Lightsey | Nov 9, 2017 | Rector's Blog
The church remembers the lives of the saints to inspire the generations who follow. In the Episcopal tradition, a collection of exemplary and faithful biographies are compiled in “Holy Women, Holy Men.” The book is filled with persons who were instrumental in...
by Richard Lightsey | Nov 5, 2017 | Rector's Blog
Each year, on the Sunday following The Feast of All Saints, in the time normally given to a homily, we remember all who have died in the past one hundred and thirty-two years throughout the history of St. Andrew. It is a tradition made possible by technology. Like the...
by Richard Lightsey | Nov 3, 2017 | Rector's Blog
The Christian faith emerged in the world as “a way” to live. It was a spirituality before it was a world religion. In the life of Jesus, the early followers of him, saw in his life and teaching the way of faith, hope, and love. In his life, his followers found grace...
