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| Ministries |
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| Here at St. Andrew’s our
laity are supported and empowered to reveal Christ through
personal ministry. Numerous opportunities for participation
exist, including work and fellowship in the following ministries: |
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| A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V
W X Y Z |
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| Acolytes |
Acolytes are lay
servers who assist the priests in leading the liturgy during serivces. Primarily
youth from 2nd grade through high school are encouraged
to participate in our Sunday services as acolytes. Training
is provided, and a rotational schedule established to allow
as wide a participation as possible. Please contact David
Fairbanks for more information. |
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| Altar Guild |
The Altar Guild
joyfully prepares for the worship of the Church as directed
by the clergy and oversees the suitable appointing and
furnishing of the altar. In addition, members of the Guild
provide for the care and maintenance of the vestments,
linens, and other objects of the liturgy as well as have
general oversight of the proper cleaning of the sacramental
areas of the church. New members are always welcome! For
more information, please contact Dean Paxton. |
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| Black
Belt Bible Study |
For over ten years,
a very special group of men and women have met on Friday
mornings for 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. in St. Catherine's Room to study
the Bible, pray and fellowship. Open to both men
and women, the group includes participants from other denominations,
as well as Episcopalians, who have a desire to learn
more about the Bible, particularly from an Anglican point-of-view. The group
studies the various gospels, letters and other New
Testament books. All adults are invited! Contact Patsy
Masterman, Facilitator, or just show up! |
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| Breakfast Guild |
Food, fellowship,
and fun are the heart of the Breakfast Guild, an informal group of
parishioners who gather on a rotational schedule to provide
breakfast for parishioners in the Parish Hall between the
8:00 and the 10:30 Sunday services. If you love to cook
or support fellowship, then Breakfast Guild is for you!
Contact Don Paxton. |
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| Children's
Chapel |
Children’s
Chapel is an exciting liturgy of the word service organized
each Sunday just for the benefit of our youngest parishioners.
Incorporating scripture readings, puppetry, felt board
storytelling, songs, and much more, Children’s Chapel
always welcomes new volunteers high school age or older
who wish to serve the children of the Parish. For more
information, please contact Marcy McKay. |
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| Christian Formation |
St. Andrew’s
offers a wide variety of Christian Formation/Education
classes for parishioners. Volunteers willing to be
trained and to lead or assist Sunday school and weekday
classes are always welcome. For more information about
current classes, please look under the Christian Formation
tab to the left or call Marcy McKay . |
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| Daughters
of the King |
The Daughters
of the King is an religious order for lay and ordained
women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church, churches
in communion with it, or churches in the Historic Episcopate.
Members undertake a Rule of Life, incorporating the Rule
of Service and the Rule of Prayer. Daughters of the King
dedicate themselves to life-long prayer, particularly
intercessory prayer, on behalf of the needs of the parish
and its members and loved ones. Daughters of the King
meets monthly in two groups.
The Morning Group meets at 10:00 a.m. on the second
Tuesday of each month in the St. Catherine Room. Contact Evelyn
Wells.
The Evening Group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday
of each month in the St. Gregory Room. For more information,
please contact Sally Manning. |
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| Education
for Ministry (EfM) |
The Education
for Ministry course is a four year program of Bible study, church
history, theology and ethics. Begun over 30 years
ago for the laity by the School of Theology at the University
of the South in Sewanee, TN, the program has graduated
over 10,000 active students around the world. St.
Andrew's has a very active program, currently led
by mentor Tim Stickley. The group meets once a
week through a nine month period.
"We are a group of folks from every walk
of life meeting each week to study, discuss and grow. EfM
is teaching me to think theologically, is deepening
my faith and my understanding of our Christian heritage. It's
giving me a new confidence in discerning and carrying
out whatever my ministry might be." ---An
EfM student
For more information, contact Tim Stickley. |
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| Friday
Men's Fellowship Group |
An informal fellowship
of men meets every Friday at noon for prayer and brown-bag
lunch. On the first Friday of each month, the group
celebrates Holy Eucharist led by one of the clergy. On
other Fridays, the group prays the Noonday Prayers, the
Great Litany from the "Book of Common Prayer",
or other timely and appropriate services. The
group welcomes gentlemen of all ages to share lunch, fellowship,
and conversation at this time each week. Contact Tim Stickley, Men's Prayer Group member. |
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| Gardening
Guild |
Members of the
Gardening Guild meet monthly to plan for and undertake
the care of the grounds of St. Andrew’s Church. From
designing flowerbeds to planting and maintaining the beautiful
container gardens that grace our walkway from Lowndes Hall
to the Nave, Gardening Guild members enjoy sharing and
caring for God’s gift of our natural world. Members
of all ages are welcome. For more information, please contact Sally
Manning. |
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| Gathering of the Saints |
These informal
dinners are held on the last Friday of each month, either
at the home of a parishioner or in the Parish Hall
or on the Parish Veranda. The purpose of these traditional
parish monthly dinner parties is community-building, fellowship
and the breaking of bread together. Parishioners
sign up to attend and to bring food. A sign-up chart
is available in the back of the Nave. Most of the
dinner parties are covered-dish, with the hosts providing
the location and the guests bringing the food and drinks. The
coordinator sends out invitations and coordinates details
with the hosts. If you would like to either attend
or host a "Gathering", please contact Sally
Manning. |
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| Greeter Ministry |
The Greeter Ministry
is for anyone who loves to meet new people and help make
visitors and new members feel at home here at St. Andrew’s. Greeters
serve according to a rotational schedule and welcome all
visitors and parishioners to St. Andrew’s and help
them feel at home during our services. Volunteers of all
ages are always welcome. Please contact Sally Manning for
more information about becoming a member of the Greeters
Ministry or MJ Coats , to place your name on the
schedule. |
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| Lay
Eucharistic Ministers/Visitors |
Serving as lay assistants
to the ordained clergy at all Eucharistic services, Lay
Eucharistic Ministers (LEMs) administer the chalice to the
people during the communion service, as well as occasionally
give the bread or "Body of Christ", as needed.
LEM’s receive hands-on training from our clergy and
may also serve as Lectors or Lay Readers (reading one of
the Old or New Testament lessons during the service) or
lead prayers and Psalms. Some LEMs who receive special
training take the sacramental bread and wine to shut-in
parishioners as pastoral visiting LEMs (Lay Eucharistic Visitors). If you feel called
to participate in the liturgical life of the parish as
a lay eucharistic minister, please contact the Rev. Jo Roberts Mann . |
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| Library Ministry |
St. Andrew’s
hosts a well-stocked library for all parishioners interested
in learning more about the Bible, theology, the Episcopal
church, and other topics related to our liturgical and
spiritual life. Volunteers are always needed to help care
for the library and its materials. Please contact the Parish Office for more information. |
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| Morning
Prayer at Mary E. Bivins Nursing Home |
Parishioners at
St. Andrew’s delight in organizing and leading a
monthly morning prayer service for the residents of the
Mary E. Bivins Nursing Home here in Amarillo. New
members of our morning prayer group are always welcome
to assist in this heartwarming outreach. If you would like
to help, please contact Patsy Masterman. |
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| Music Ministries |
Opportunities
to participate in music ministries at St. Andrew’s
abound! St. Andrew’s boasts both a choral choir
and a hand-bell choir and provides opportunities for
musical parishioners to provide instrumental or choral
music during our morning Sunday services and monthly
Evensongs. For more information about these ministries,
please contact Margaret Lacy.
In addition, musicians of all ages are always welcome
at our contemporary family service at 6:00 p.m. on
Sundays. If you play the guitar, mandolin, drums, flute,
tambourine, or any other instrument and would like
to help with the music at this service, please contact the Parish Office. |
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| Needlepoint
Committee |
Members of the parish
who love to create works of art though needlework are encouraged
to join our Needlepoint Committee. The committee has recently completed the creation of needlepoint kneelers
for our sanctuary space. Click here to see them all in their glorious splendor. For more information,
please contact Cathy Fairbanks. |
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| Nursery Committee |
Open to all members
of the parish who love children, the Nursery Committee
provides the oversight and develops the program for our
children’s nursery. Volunteers are also
needed to assist paid nursery staff. Please
contact Suzie Limas or Marcy McKay for more information about
how you can be involved in the lives of the youngest St.
Andrew’s parishioners. |
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| Oblation
Bearers |
Oblation bearers
are lay members who are representative of the community
and who, on a rotating schedule, bring forward at the time
of the offertory the bread and wine to be served for the
Eucharist. Equally appropriate for single individuals as
for whole families, service as oblation bearers is open
to any interested member of the parish. Please contact the Rev. Jo
Roberts Mann for more information. |
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| Office Support |
The parish office
is the nerve center of our parish community, and the assistance
of parishioners in ensuring its smooth operations is always
appreciated. Volunteers are needed on a regular basis to
assist in the mailings of the parish, the answering of
the office telephone, management of our church website,
and many other duties. For more information, please contact the Parish Office . |
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| Outreach Ministries |
St. Andrew’s
reaches out to its neighbors across the community through
a variety of ministries including the delivery of Meals
on Wheels to shut-ins, the provision of meals for families
at our local Ronald McDonald House, the hosting and acclimatization
of Somali Bantu refugee families, care for the homeless,
the collection of supplies for global refugees (e.g. victims
of the 2004 Asian tsunami or of Hurricane Katrina and Rita),
and many other charitable causes. If you would like to
assist with any or all of our outreach ministries, please
contact Barbara Whitton or the Rev. Chris Wrampelmeier. |
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| Parish
Life Committee |
Planning, organizing
and presenting the many celebrations of our communal parish
life, the Parish Life Committee is responsible for various
fellowship special events throughout the church year. These
events include our annual Easter luncheon, Thanksgiving
dinner, and many other parish-wide receptions, luncheons
and dinner gatherings. If you have the gift of hospitality
and love to organize events, the Parish Life Committee
is the place for you. Please contact Barbara Whitton for
more information on how you can participate. |
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| Parish Nursing Ministry |
More info to come. Please contact Shiela Scott for more information. |
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| Soul
Food Ministry |
From baptisms to
illnesses to funerals, the needs brought by human events
in the life of the parish are lovingly and caringly met
by the members of the Soul Food Ministry. Volunteers provide
meals and other support for our parish families as the
need arises. Please contact Barbara Whitton if
you are willing to provide an occasional meal, friendship,
and support to others in our parish community. |
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| Ushers |
Ushers assist in
greeting the people of the community attending our services
and provide all attendees with service leaflets and other
publications necessary for the particular service. In addition,
ushers help people find seats, assist latecomers, receive
and present the money offerings of the parish, and direct
the people on the way to the altar for communion. Essential
to the orderly flow of the service, the ministry of the
ushers is a joy and delight to those who participate. For
more information on receiving training and becoming an
usher, please contact Mike Abdoo. |
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| Tai Chi |
The gentle movements of Tai Chi will help loosen our bodies and focus our minds. With Tai Chi we bring forth that energy, which, the Gospel suggests is essential for entering "the kingdom of heaven". St. Andrew's hosts a Tai Chi class on Monday evenings at 5:30 pm in St Clare's room downstairs in Lowndes Hall. Please contact Mary Emeny for more information. |
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| Yoga for Ease of Movement |
Class
is held on Thursday evenings at 5:30 in St. Alban's
Room, downstairs in Lowndes Hall. Combining
various yoga masters' teachings, these classes seek
to integrate the mind, body and spirit of the whole person. All
adults are welcome! For more information, contact Angela Lamb. |
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