Red Cross Blood Drive - Monday, February 13, from 1-7 p.m.
St. Andrew's, in cooperation with the State College Presbyterian Church, will sponsor a blood drive on February 13. If you have not donated blood in the past 56 days, you are eligible to donate at this drive.
Last years, St. Andrew's held three blood drives and collected a total of 77 units of blood. This amount of blood was used to help save 231 lives. Please consider being part of this worthy effort either by donating blood, donating, snacks or juice for the canteen, or donating time to assist the Red Cross by signing people in or working in the canteen during the blood drive. Thanks!
Friday Night Film Series - Friday, February 17, at 7 p.m.
The Long Walk Home (1990)
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott inspired by Rosa Parks and led by Martin Luther King. “The Long Walk Home is a powerful and affecting film, so well played by [Whoopi] Goldberg and [Sissy] Spacek that we understand not just the politics of the time but the emotions as well.” (Roger Ebert) In recognition of Black History Month.
Coming Attractions:
March 16 - I, Worst of All (1990)
April 20 - Babette’s Feast (1987)
May 18 - The Name of the Rose (1986)
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper - Tuesday, February 21, from 5-7 p.m.
Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, eggs and applesauce. Members of the Parish Life Committee will sell tickets on Sundays after all services, and at the door. Tickets can also be purchased in the church office on weekdays. Tickets purchased by February 19 are $5 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. Tickets purchased after February 19 are $6 for adults, $4 for children. Helpers are needed to flip pancakes, set and clean tables, and more. Sign up on the kiosk in Canterbury Hall if you would like to help.
Prayer Shawl Ministry - Sunday, February 26, 11:15 a.m. until 1 p.m.
There will be a light lunch served before we start to knit. The Prayer Shawl Ministry is open to all men, women and teens who have a prayerful calling to dedicate the work of their hands to creating handmade items given to those in need of love, compassion, and healing. We welcome all people who crochet and can provide instructions on crocheting a prayer shawl...so please join us. Email Vicky Ponish at vponish1@comcast.net for any other information/questions.
Centering Prayer Introductry Workshop - Sunday, February 26, from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. plus the following six Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m.
Centering Prayer is a silent Christian prayer practice for consenting to the presence and action of the Divine Indwelling. Based on Matthew 6:6, as well as the teachings from the 14th-century text The Cloud of Unknowing, John of the Cross, Thomas Merton and others, Centering Prayer is a method that renews the contemplative Christian tradition of silence, solitude, and simplicity in opening and deepening one's relationship with God.
Practitioners will discover a level of prayer beyond asking for aid or offering praise - one that can lead to an intimate, graceful communion with God.
Cost $30.00 - (scholarship available) If you have attended the workshop before you are welcome to join us at no cost or a small donation. Please sign up on the sheet in Canterbury Hall.
Taize Service - Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45 p.m.
February 29, March 7, 14, 21, 28, and April 4
We welcome all to experience the service of Taizé. This is a quiet, candle lit, meditative service of silence, singing and prayer. Silence is observed prior to the start of the service. All you have to do is sit back, and let the music of Taizé and the poetry of scripture lead you to prayer. Silence in Taizé is as important as singing. Silence helps us to move deeper into this unique moment with God.
Child care will be available upon request - please contact Julie Kwasnica (julie@kwasnica.com) twenty four hours ahead of time or call the church office 237-7659.
Birthday Celebration - Sunday, March 18, 3-5 p.m.
This fall, the church school children in grades 1 -4 explored our church building and made rubbings of our cornerstone. Did anyone notice that the date on that cornerstone is 1911? That’s the year the first vicar of St. Andrew’s arrived in State College and construction began on our first church building, located in the spot now occupied by our Parish Life Center. The first service held in that first building was on March 12, 1912 – 100 years ago!
To commemorate this important event in our history, the Children and Youth Commission is planning a 100th Birthday Celebration. All parishioners are encouraged to join us as we celebrate and explore our parish history.
We invite you to dig through your closet and come to the party wearing something from your favorite time period of the past 100 years ... let's see if we can represent all ten decades. We’ll look at old photos, share birthday cupcakes, enjoy music and dancing from days gone by, and more!