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Events at St. Andrew
2025 Stewardship Campaign
With the happy announcement that the church’s mortgage balance is now fully covered, St. Andrew’s Stewardship Team invites the congregation to turn its attention to the M&M Fund.
St. Andrew people have long shown their generosity in support of the church’s mission. Now, as we look forward to an even more vibrant future, the Stewardship Team has identified three areas where increased support will have a lasting impact on our community. See details in the Stewardship Brochure and Frequently Asked Questions.
LA Wildfires
Lutheran Disaster Response
In early January, multiple wildfires broke out across Los Angeles County in California, with over 100,000 people under evacuation orders. Sparked by dry conditions, strong winds, and a limited water supply, these fires have destroyed homes and businesses and have led to injuries and loss of life. This disaster is just one of many—including hurricanes, war, and famine—to which Lutheran Disaster Response is still responding. Your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response equip it to respond quickly and generously, whenever and wherever disaster may strike.
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The Last Sunday
February 23, 2025
Fellowship Hall
Thank you to everyone who attended the inaugural event of The Last Sunday on January 26! More than twenty people turned up—some were from St. Andrew, while others were from local churches and throughout the wider Portland community. We shared a meal, then gathered in the chapel to engage the challenges that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encountered with the white church. You can look for posts and videos of the event on social media in the days to come. Find @TheLastSundayPDX on Instagram, YouTube, and Bluesky. As we continue to build our network of community partners, The Last Sunday will return to St. Andrew again on February 23.
A Few More Words about The Last Sunday…
St. Andrew Women’s Retreat
Saturday, April 26, 9:00-5:00
Save the date for a one-day retreat for women and femme-identifying people in our congregation!
The theme is “Welcome Home: Journeying into the Wholeness of Creation.” Light breakfast, hot lunch, and snacks will be served. It should be a restorative and relational time! Registration will open in early March.
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Worship
We worship in our beautiful Sanctuary, Chapel, and Sanctuary of the Firs. Worship is vital to our community; we worship together on Sunday mornings at 9:30, in person, on YouTube Livestream, and on Zoom. Click on the “Get Connected” button to receive the links for online worship.
Adult Education
“If adult education does not become a priority for a congregation, at some point that congregation will cease to exist because its members will simply not know or understand the purpose of the congregation and their role in fulfilling that purpose.” —Neal Boese, Blueprint for Change, page 83.
Children & Youth
Children are not the “future” of the church; they ARE the church. Our Director of Next Generational Ministry, Kyler Vogt, is continuing to connect children, youth, and adult mentors during this time when connection is more important than ever.
Sunday Benedictions
Today we’re awash in information and nonstop news reporting from every corner of the world. It comes at us like a raging river in springtime threatening to drown us in its urgency and drama. I’m grateful for much of it. We need to see the faces of refugee families fleeing for their lives. We need to know and feel what it means to be caught in a natural disaster or a bloody coup or another senseless shooting. But it takes a toll. Just as too much junk food robs our bodies of vital nourishment, the effect of receiving and absorbing the 24-7 barrage of news reporting is an assault on our minds and souls as toxic as malnourished bodies.
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Recent Sunday Sermon
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Recent Sunday Worship
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