25 July 2010 ~ Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
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Dear Family of God:
Fr. Charles C. Caskey, Interim Pastor

Lord of all being...center and soul of every sphere
yet to each loving heart how near!
Lord of all life, below, above,
whose light is truth, whose warmth is love...

These words of 19th century poet Oliver Wendell Holmes were taken from the opening hymn (#419) of our second service for July 25 -- words for the seeker as well as those who have found the Lord of all life to be active in their lives. On Tuesday, August 3, we will begin reading together J. Philip Newell's Christ of the Celts: The Healing of Creation, a book for seekers in our time. He writes: 

In the Celtic world early in the 20th century, a new vision of Christ appeared simultaneously in the lives of two great Christian teachers. One was George McLeod, founder of the modern-day Iona Community in Scotland. The other was Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the French mystic scientist and priest. At the core of their vision was an experience of Christ's presence...a presence of Love at the heart of creation that led them into a deeper union with the human soul and into a sharper sense of earth's oneness...The deeper we move in the body of creation and in the inner landscape of the human soul, the closer we come to the Presence. Christ carries a tune that is at the heart of matter. It is not a tune that separates us from the rest of the world. Rather is leads us into the deepest sounds of the hymn of the universe.

This vision of Christ came from the battlefields of Europe during WWI as they experienced Him as the suffering presence of Love. On Tuesday evenings in August we will explore the brokenness in our world, the battlefields of the nations today, the wounds in creation's body, and the struggles in our own relationships. Come and join us; there is still time to order a book before our discussions begin.

This week's lectionary readings are:

  • Hosea 1.2-10
  • Psalm 85.1-13 
  • Colossians 2.6-15
  • Luke 11.1-13

 

 

St. Andrew's Vision and Mission
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Saint Andrew’s is a parish church in the Diocese of Los Angeles of the Episcopal Church U.S.A., a member of the world-wide Anglican Communion, daughter churches of the Church of England.

We are a praying parish where all are welcome. We are Christians of every type, old and young, married and single, gay and straight, different nationalities and cultures, native-born and foreign-born, conservative and liberal, sinners and saints. We are bound together by God’s love for us and our love for God and one another.

 

Our vision of parish life at Saint Andrew’s moves us to foster a welcoming, inclusive, loving community in which we

1) accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior,
2) worship God,
3) educate our children, inquirers, and ourselves in Christian faith and values, and
4) serve the needs of the world as an expression of our love for the Creator and the creation.

 

 

 

 

Our church is located at:
1231 E. Chapman Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92831

saintandrewsfull@att.net 

(714) 870-4350

We're at the corner of Victoria Drive/Chapman, just east of Raymond

Office hours:
Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(July to September Summer Hours 
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Services as follows:

  • Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
  • Thursday 10:00 a.m.

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Thursday, August 5

1:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Parish Hall

 

Please sign up online at www.RedCrossBlood.org, sponsor code: SAECF or sign up after Church services on Sunday.

 

Donors must be in general good health, weigh at least 110 pounds, be at least 16 years old (no upper age limit), provide signed parental consent (if required), have waited the minimum time between donations, and provide an acceptable form of identification. 

 

All participants will receive a $5 gift certificate to Daphne’s Greek Café & can enter to win a $500 gas card. Present proof of donation and receive 2 complimentary VIP tickets to the Laugh Factory (2 drink minimum required).

 
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