November 2019

A Message to the Parish

by Fr. Martin Yabroff

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“As the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement,

we follow the Way of Jesus.

His way is the Way of Love, and that love has the power

to change lives and change the world.”

Dear Friends,

Our 12th Annual Celtic Faire was a great success, thanks to the calm leadership of Liz Herriges and all the team leaders (some leading a shoppe or area for the first time!) and all who shared in this ministry

of love and blessing for our community.

Our Way of Love classes have been well received – thank you to

Tom Egnew and Pam & Dave Tinsley. Last Sunday’s Organ Concert was excellent, as was the Harvest themed reception following it. St. Andrew’s has wonderful ministries and is a welcoming congregation.

We have much to be thankful for, and we are blessed by God to be

blessings – individually and together – in this world.

This November, we are considering our blessings and how we are called to bless others through St. Andrew’s. Everyone is invited to a Stewardship Dinner on Thursday, November 14, downstairs in Puddi-

combe Hall. Our chef will be Ken Rhodes. This informal gathering will include conversations about what St. Andrew’s means to you and how

God calls us to be faithful disciples. Child care will be provided.

We will offer our pledges on Sunday, November 17, in thanksgiving for all our blessings. Our Vestry may then begin work

on our budget and programs for 2020.

I encourage you to attend the Associated Ministries Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, on Tuesday, November 26, 7 pm at St. Patrick’s

Catholic Church in Tacoma.

Our Kitchen Renovation committee will now be led by Angie Barr. Please join me in thanking Carol Baarsma for her leadership

through the early planning phase of the project.

Looking ahead to December, please see me if you would like to

help lead our Children’s Christmas Pageant.

Yours in Christ,

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Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and

for the mystery of love.

We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which sur-

rounds us on every side.

We thank you for setting us at tasks which demand our best efforts, and for leading us to

accomplishments which satisfy and delight us.

We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge

our dependence on you alone.

Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the truth of his Word and the ex-ample of his life; for his steadfast obedience, by which he overcame temptation; for his dying, through which he overcame death; and for his rising to life again, in which we are

raised to the life of your kingdom.

Grant us the gift of your Spirit, that we may know Christ and make him known; and

through him, at all times and in all places, may give thanks to you in all things. Amen.

(BCP p. 836)

A General Thanksgiving

Live with Compassion,

Care for Creation

Tuesday, November 26, 7:00 p.m.

Hosted by:

The Tacoma Catholic Parishes of

Saint Patrick, Holy Cross and

St. Rita of Cascia

1001 North “J” Street | Tacoma, WA 98403

For more than 30 years, this annual gathering has brought to-

gether people of many faith traditions. This gathering may in-

clude participants from the Bahá’í,

Buddhist, Roman Catholic, Center for Spiritual Living,

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jewish, Muslim,

Native American, Protestant, Sufi,

Unitarian Universalist and other faith traditions.

A reception and fellowship time will follow.

For more information please contact Sandy Windley:

(253) 426-1506 or sandyw@associatedministries.org

www.associatedministries.org

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Our Advent Project—The Gregorys in Guatemala —by Community Outreach

Each year, the Community Outreach Committee chooses a project for the congrega-

tion of Saint Andrew’s participation. This has ranged from the adoption of families to building houses through Food for the Poor. This year Community Outreach will offer two

activities. We will distribute empty Christmas stockings to be filled and distributed at the Jackson Street Foodbank; sometimes it is fun to buy something. We will also be adopting

a family, but in a different way.

The Gregorys are a northwest Episcopal family that lived in Seattle and are part of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Sammamish. The Reverend Brian Gregory is an Episcopal priest, and his wife, Kelly has a background in education. They have two

children, Ellsley and Westin. After a couple of mission trips to Guatemala with the organization Safe Passage, Brian and Kelly felt called to serve in Guatemala. They moved

in August to spend a year in Guatemala City.

In Brian’s own words, “Where was Jesus? It turns out Jesus was in the Guatemala City garbage dump.” Sixty THOUSAND people earn their living working in the dump,

sorting, scavenging for recycling or items to sell, and living around the dump. The Safe Passage organization provides programs to provide wholeness for the community, families,

and individuals, justice, hope, and dignity for all people.

Reverend Brian will be working with Safe Passage and the Diocese of Guatemala. With Safe Passage, Brian will be a support team coordinator, working with short-term vol-

unteers traveling for mission trips. With the Diocese, he will be an assisting priest with Bishop Romero. Kelly will work with the teachers and students in Safe Passage to develop an adult literacy program. She will also teach English classes at an Episcopal school in

San Andres Itzapa. We can follow their story through their website:

www.gregorysinguate.com .

During Advent, on December 1st and 15th, we will accept donations to send to the Gregorys’ mission. Community Outreach Committee has set aside $500 seed money, as well as our own donations, as committee members. We will be able to accept cash, or

checks made out to either Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, or Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, with the “Guatemala Fund” specified. Any amount will be gratefully accepted; it all adds up. As we have seen in past years with the congregation of Saint Andrew’s,

generosity can accomplish amazing feats.

Celtic Faire Bakeshop goodies!

Celtic Faire Fundraiser 2019!—by Liz Herriges

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Over the weekend of Oct. 19 -20, St. Andrew’s hosted our 12th Annual Celtic Faire

for members of our community. On Saturday between 350-400 people visited St. Andrew’s, many of whom had visited previous faires. Community members were excited

to visit, and many of them thanked us for hosting the event.

As always, our Celtic Faire would not have been possible without the help and participation of so many St. Andrew’s members. Many, many St. Andrew’s parishioners

(and even some of their friends!) pitched in to make this a success. It couldn’t have

happened without this army of volunteers!

Several team leaders met and worked for months to make it all possible. Pam

Tinsley & her team publicized our faire, and Dave Tinsley booked an amazing lineup of talent and made it possible for people to plan their visit by keeping our website up to

date. Linda Brice once again organized our amazing 2nd Time Around jewelry shop which seems to grow each year, and Bill Brice continues to keep our finances organized. Rena Girard helped us celebrate clans of St. Andrew’s with crests in the sanctuary and

Sunday’s Calling of the Clans. Victoria Dodson led a flurry of baking parties, and Mary Boyce organized and managed the bake shoppe on the day of the faire. Sandy Dick once

again organized the Lunch Shoppe, and Eve Yabroff, Judy Nelson and Mel Taukolo stepped in on the day of the faire to lead a crew who fed many hungry visitors. Fr. Martin recruited talented vendors who provided great shopping opportunities and organized

another great Celtic Spirituality seminar. As usual, our tea-room was an elegant stop for many, thanks to Jean Lubken’s organization and hard work leading an amazing and hardworking crew. Ken & Pam Rhodes headed up an awesome team who served us an

amazing lamb dinner, and Kristina Younger and her team put on an amazing auction. Shirley Morton and her team provided great crafts for visiting kids, and Norbert Herriges

& his team set it all up and took it all back down again.

Many thanks to this amazing leadership team for all their hard work, and thank

you to all who helped in so many ways to make this faire such a success!

Plan ahead for next year – our faire is tentatively set for Oct. 17th & 18th!

Enjoying Celtic High Tea

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The annual Celtic Faire, as always, is capped by the Lamb Dinner on Sunday. Many

people were involved and I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all those who gave their able and generous assistance.

To begin with, we had new decorations this year, hoping to capture a more Celtic flair. Pam Rhodes sewed new center squares and planned new centerpieces with globes and candles and greenery. The tables looked terrific! Helping set the tables on Sunday afternoon

were Eda Erickson, Pam Rhodes, Carol Baarsma, Linda Brice, Naomi Shiga, Sue Lester and Riley Girard.

This year, Margie and Wynn Hoffman could not attend but they graciously agreed to

prep 40 pounds of green beans on Friday. They did a great job and the quality was outstanding. As usual Pam and her faithful peeler Bill Brice peeled 40 pounds of

rutabagas on Saturday. Helping in the kitchen this year were Colin McDaniel, Riley Girard, Matthew Moravec,

Dave Lester, Sean Moody and Kendall Burch. Colin has become the Master Carver of the Lamb.

The dinner was plated (on exceedingly hot plates) by Carol Baarsma, Sue Lester,

Pam Rhodes, Sean Moody and Matthew Moravec. The dinner was served by the expert group of: Annah Bonet, Grace Beckham, Sunshine DeGennaro, Lilith and Annalie Taschner and Riley Girard. (And thank you Riley for the fabulous drum performance).

Besides counting Celtic Faire money, Bill Brice handled the wine table with skill and dexterity and a pouring ability equal to none.

Dozens helped clear the tables and my thanks go to all of you who helped, especially our leaders, Liz and Norbert Herriges. The dishes were carefully washed by Tino Maccarrone and Sean Moody. And even one of our guests, Debbie McNairy, pitched in to help clear

tables. Thank you to all these people and to those who helped but I did not mention here.

And thank YOU to all who attended, supplied auction items, bought auction items, and

generally had a good time. We purchased goods and food items from the following suppliers:

H&L Produce - potatoes, rutabagas, green beans. Smart Food Service - Lamb, butter, milk and juice. Kestrel Winery – White Wine

Grantwood Winery – Red Wine Safeway & Met Market – Kilt Lifter beer, Guinness, misc items Artco – decorations

Orowheat Outlet - Rolls

A Big Thank you for Celtic Faire Dinner—by Ken Rhodes

Second Time Around Jewelry Store—by Linda Brice 6

Susan Armstrong

Kathy Arthur Marilyn Baker

Sandy Beachler Sarah Broadhead Skip Broadhead

Devyn Cameron Becky Dudley Karen Duffy

Virginia Fergensen Maria Fleischmann

Frank Grewell Rena Girard Jenny Glass

Mimi Hackleman Joan Halley

Liz Herriges Milly Hickman Chris Hoey

Kathy Keliher Donna Kolkman Patty Mannie

Karen McGrath Shirley Morton

Judy Nelson Pam Rhodes Nancy Rose

Victoria Sager Carolyn Shain Reberta Skinner

Susan Smith Dianne Sullivan

April Wallace Anonymous

A great day of shopping, talking, laughing at the Second Time Around Jewelry

store at the Celtic Faire! Seeing old and new friends is always the best part of the day.

A BIG THANK you to Jordan and Ewen Cameron, Margo Fleshman and Naomi and

Izumi Wohlers, Bill Brice, David Wilcox and Norbert Herriges for helping with set-up.

And a BIG THANK YOU to Judy Robinette, Abigael Wilhite and Margo Fleshman for

being the super sales people during the day—and keeping me organized and sane! A

good time was had by all. A special thanks to those who donated items to the faire—

without you the store would not be in business!

Start saving your jewelry for next year!!

Helpers setting up the

jewelry store.

7 Vestry Viewpoint—by Don Ramage

November begins with All Saints Day on November 1st. I first became aware of this day while I was in

Italy, where All Saints Day is a day to visit the resting places of deceased friends and family and place

chrysanthemums there. Later, when I found the Episcopal Church, All Saints Day became on of my favorite

Sundays of the year, and one of those days on the church calendar that makes me appreciative of being part

of an Episcopal community. Praying not to saints, but with saints; having the feast days on the calendar,

with a recent commemoration of St. Francis, St. Patrick, and St. Andrew in our parish in October—all this

gives us a more personal connection to church from its earliest centuries to the present day. At the same

time, we use the term saints to refer to all believers in Christ, in the sense that Paul uses when he addresses

his letters to believers in various cities.

On All Saints Day, we also draw close to the part of our theology that points towards the life of the

world to come. Even on other Sundays of the year, each of the Prayers of the People in our Book of Common

Prayer includes some lines in memory of the departed, keeping our attention balanced between this world

and the next. Every Sunday at Saint Andrews, I feel connected to those in our parish who have already left

this world and crossed into the world to come. Though I have only been here for ten years, I’ve known several

who have departed in these years. I can still see these brothers and sisters in their favorite spots in the pews,

and I sense continued communion with them each Sunday. To use language from Celtic spirituality, our

church is a thin place where the boundary between temporal and the eternal, and the mundane and the

divine, can touch.

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One suggestion from parishioners attending our recent “Chat with Vestry” event was to have more

updates on vestry news in the Tartan, so here I will give some highlights from October. Many of the items

discussed in our October vestry meeting get their own coverage in the Tartan, such as finance, and

community outreach, so I will share other items of interest discussed, including the kitchen remodel and the

youth, family, and young adult ministries.

On September 29, three members of the vestry, myself, along with Ken Rhodes, and Liz Herriges, our

senior warden, held a “Chat with the Vestry” event after both the 8:00 and 10:00 services with the goal of

providing more opportunities for connection and communication among vestry members and parishioners.

Several parishioners attended after the 10:00 service, and we had an engaging discussion about current and

future activities, and the status of the kitchen remodel. Having gained good ideas and energy from this initial

event, the vestry would like to hold another on Sunday, December 1 after both services. We hope to see some

of you there, including some of our faithful “eight o’ clockers.”

While you might not have heard much about it for a few months, the groundwork is underway for the

kitchen remodel as members of the kitchen remodel committee meet with city officials and negotiate building

and city codes. If you’d like to learn more, vestry members Ken Rhodes or Angie Barr can tell you all about

outside vents or grease traps or the vision of how a remodeled kitchen can help St. Andrew’s to bless and

serve.

Even as we search for a new youth director, the youth program moves forward, recently joining with

youth from other area churches on a regular basis at Urban Grace church, along with faithful chauffeurs,

including Lilith Tascher and Fr. Martin.

To keep up with what is going on at St. Andrew’s, you can also find vestry reports on the large bulletin

in the back of the Ada Webb room, where refreshments are served after Sunday services. You might not see

the papers stapled to the board right away, but you will see a very large photo of the vestry. From the photo,

you can know who the vestry members are. Feel free to communicate with us about parish life here at

St. Andrews.

Our vestry meeting agendas, however, don’t fully capture the depth of the experience of serving on the

vestry. While on the vestry, I have been impressed to see the wisdom and acumen, along with the hard work,

of so many of our members, and made connections with people that I wouldn’t have otherwise. Reviewing

spreadsheets and schedules and seeing more of what it takes to make the church run have not been

necessary but dull tasks, but rather inspiring work.

As our annual parish meeting in January of 2020 is getting closer on the horizon, I hope that some of

you will consider serving on the vestry.

What are we funding?—St. Andrew’s Community Outreach —by Susan Rowe

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Saint Andrew’s tithes ten percent of undesignated income to the community each year.

The Community Outreach Committee distributes these funds each quarter. This year, we started to track the types of community assistance that our outreach was funding. This is a summary of

our spending through the third quarter of 2019.

Categories or purpose of giving: Food: Jackson Street foodbank (Nourish), Nativity House Day Shelter, Saint Leo’s Food

Connection, USO-JBLM, Emergency Food Network Shelter: Rector’s discretionary fund, AIDNW, Rescue Mission, Tacoma Power Low Income Assistance, Habitat for Humanity

Health: Neighborhood Clinic, Pediatric Interim Care, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Caring for Kids

Evangelism: Seminary fund, Associated Ministries, Kairos, Tacoma College Ministry, Episcopal College Ministry at WWU, Gregorys in Guatemala Education: Scholarship fund, CoEd, Peace Community Center

Economic advancement: Outreach Special Request (international farm animal purchase), Episcopal Relief and Development, Anglican Relief and Development Fund Disaster Relief: Episcopal Relief and Development, Outreach Special Request fund, Food for

the Poor, World Vision, Anglican Relief and Development Fund

Locality of giving:

Pierce County: Rector’s discretionary fund, Scholarship fund, Associated Ministries, AIDNW, Jackson Street foodbank (Nourish), Kairos, Nativity House Day Shelter, Peace Community Center, Pediatric Interim Care, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Rescue Mission, Saint Leo’s

Food Connection, Tacoma Power Low Income Assistance, Habitat for Humanity, Neighborhood Clinic, Tacoma College Ministry, Caring for Kids, Emergency Food Network

United States: Seminary fund, USO-JBLM, Outreach Special Request, Episcopal Campus Ministry at WWU

International: CoEd, Episcopal Relief and Development, Anglican Relief and Development Fund for the Bahamas, Gregorys in Guatemala

Total 2019, through 3rd quarter: $22,466 ($263 from 2018)

Amounts per category: Food: $5,250 Shelter: $5,463

Health: $3,500 Evangelism: $5,100

Education: $2,550 Economic advancement: $366 Disaster Relief:$500

Amounts per locality: Pierce County: $18,113

United States: $3,250 International: $1,366

9 The Elizabeth Order of the Daughters of the King

Saint Andrew’s tithes ten percent of undesignated income to the community each year.

The Community Outreach Committee distributes these funds each quarter. This year, we started to track the types of community assistance that our outreach was funding. This is a summary of

our spending through the third quarter of 2019.

Categories or purpose of giving: Food: Jackson Street foodbank (Nourish), Nativity House Day Shelter, Saint Leo’s Food

Connection, USO-JBLM, Emergency Food Network Shelter: Rector’s discretionary fund, AIDNW, Rescue Mission, Tacoma Power Low Income Assistance, Habitat for Humanity

Health: Neighborhood Clinic, Pediatric Interim Care, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Caring for Kids

Evangelism: Seminary fund, Associated Ministries, Kairos, Tacoma College Ministry, Episcopal College Ministry at WWU, Gregorys in Guatemala Education: Scholarship fund, CoEd, Peace Community Center

Economic advancement: Outreach Special Request (international farm animal purchase), Episcopal Relief and Development, Anglican Relief and Development Fund Disaster Relief: Episcopal Relief and Development, Outreach Special Request fund, Food for

the Poor, World Vision, Anglican Relief and Development Fund

Locality of giving:

Pierce County: Rector’s discretionary fund, Scholarship fund, Associated Ministries, AIDNW, Jackson Street foodbank (Nourish), Kairos, Nativity House Day Shelter, Peace Community Center, Pediatric Interim Care, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Rescue Mission, Saint Leo’s

Food Connection, Tacoma Power Low Income Assistance, Habitat for Humanity, Neighborhood Clinic, Tacoma College Ministry, Caring for Kids, Emergency Food Network

United States: Seminary fund, USO-JBLM, Outreach Special Request, Episcopal Campus Ministry at WWU

International: CoEd, Episcopal Relief and Development, Anglican Relief and Development Fund for the Bahamas, Gregorys in Guatemala

Total 2019, through 3rd quarter: $22,466 ($263 from 2018)

Amounts per category: Food: $5,250 Shelter: $5,463

Health: $3,500 Evangelism: $5,100

Education: $2,550 Economic advancement: $366 Disaster Relief:$500

Amounts per locality: Pierce County: $18,113

United States: $3,250 International: $1,366

St Andrews Episcopal Church

The vision: “To know Jesus Christ, to make him known to others, and to become

reflections of God’s love throughout the world.”

As our local commitment to the national strategic plan, we have agreed to work on Goal #2 of the 2018-2024 Strategic Plan. We pledge to strengthen our call to Service and Evangelism.

Our local Order has seven active members, as a new member, I am amazed by the service of my sisters. The love, the prayer, the nurturing that is done for His Sake keeps me humble and seeking to add to my own service and evangelism. St Andrews’ daughters in

the last year have participated in the following activities: Sunday School teaching, Altar Guild, Food Bank, Days for Girls, Social/Coffee hour, Celtic Fair, Greeters, Offertory and

Eucharist duties, priestly discernment (Pam), transporting members to church, prayer vigil, serving on the Daughter’s Board for the district, making comfort blankets, and

keeping a current prayer list that is confidential.

If you would like to be on our Prayer list speak with or email April Wallace-- Apriladams2@comcast.net; for further information about the organization contact

Shirley Morton, our President: shrlymort613@gmail.com.

The motto of the Daughter’s gives a clear call to the importance of each of us in God’s work. It sends a message that no matter where you are in your life at work, home,

school, shopping, driving ________(you fill in the blank). You can make a difference.

The Motto

I am but one, but I am one.

I cannot do everything, but I can do something.

What I can do, I ought to do.

What I ought to do, by the grace of God I will do.

Lord, what will you have me do?

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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7am SA

3 8/10 Holy

Eucharist

Pledge packets

distributed

11:30am Way of Love

4

1pm Bible Study

6pm AA Meeting

6pm Al-Anon

Meeting

7pm Way of Love

7:30pm Men’s

Al-Anon

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10:30am AA

7:45pm AA

6 Noon Eucharist

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7pm Glory and Praise

Choir

8

10am-2pm

Weaver’s Guild

Diocesan

Convention—

Lynnwood

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7am SA

Diocesan Convention

Lynwood

10 8/10 Holy

Eucharist

11:30am Way of Love

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1pm Bible Study

7:00pm Way of Love

7:30pm Men’s

Al-Anon

12

10:30am AA

7:45pm AA

13 Noon Eucharist

14

6pm Stewardship

Dinner

7pm Choir

15

16

7am SA

1pm Funeral for

Georgia Becker

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8/10 Holy Eucharist

Pledge in-gathering

11:30am Daughters of

the King

18

1pm Bible Study

6pm Al-Anon

Meeting

7:30pm Men’s

Al-Anon

19

10:30am AA

7:45pm AA

20

Noon Eucharist

21

7pm Choir

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23

7am SA

24

8/10 Holy Eucharist

25

No Bible Study

7:30pm Men’s

Al-Anon

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10:30am AA

7:45pm AA

27

Noon Eucharist

5-7pm Jackson Street

Food Bank

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7pm Choir

29 30

7am SA

November, 2019

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November Birthdays

November Anniversaries

1 Peggy Woods

Andy Younger

6 Cyndi Wolfer

7 Ken Rhodes

8 Pam Rhodes

Samalee Jones

14 Andrew Yabroff

16 Rudy Gurulé

18 Josh Mergens

24 Maria Fleischmann

28 Kristina Younger 29 Virginia Gaub

Helen (Meg) Greer

Mitch Greer

11-17-1982 Ken and Pam Rhodes

ADDRESS CHANGES/CORRECTIONS—please contact the Church Office

Wynn Hoffman—new email

Rita Fleischmann—email

Shirley Morton—new address

Activities during the Celtic Faire

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The Mission of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is

to know Christ and to make Christ known. St. Andrew’s

Vestry Members

Carol Baarsma

Victoria Dodson

Tom Egnew

Liz Herriges, Senior Warden

Judy Nelson

Don Ramage, Junior Warden

Ken Rhodes

Jessica Richards

Kristina Younger, Clerk of the Vestry

Finance Ministry

Bill Brice, Treasurer

Beth Rich, Bookkeeper

Clergy

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Gregory Rickel, Bishop

The Rev. Martin Yabroff, Rector

The Rev. Canon Edward A. Sterling, Associate

Staff

Linda Brice, Parish Secretary

Naomi Shiga, Organist & Choir Director

Matthew Moravec, Sunday School Administrator

Tartan Editor

Linda Brice

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Email: saintandrews@net-venture.com

Rector: Fr. Martin Yabroff — Email: yabroff@net-venture.com