To prepare for this week’s service, you can read  Luke 5: 1-11 

During Sunday Worship, here are activity sheets for all ages & stages:
3+   7+   Youth    Adult

Please join us for in-person worship at 10:00 Sunday morning (no need to register); or use the link below which will be updated Sunday morning by 9:30 am to take you to our live streamed service.

Listen to this portion of Rev Geoffrey's sermon here

If you get a commercial, close and then re-click the link.

 * denotes that ALL are invited to participate

Sun, Feb 6 * Bible Buddies:  9:00 am (Zoom)
Sun, Feb 6 * Sunday Morning Worship:  10:00 am
(Livestreamed & In-person)
Mon (7) * Christian Meditation Group:  Mondays 10:00 am (Zoom)
Mon (7) - Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom)
Mon (7) - ReVision & Renewal Task Force:  6:30 pm (Zoom)
Tue   (8) - Staff Meeting:  10:30 am (Zoom)
Tue   (8) - Finance Team:  7:00 pm (Zoom)
Tue   (8) - theCreek Team:  7:00 pm (Zoom)
Wed (9) - Side By Side:  3:30 pm (Zoom)
Wed (9) - Convenors’ Meeting:  7:00 pm (Zoom)
Wed (9) - Search Team:  7:00 pm (Zoom)
Fri   (11) -Youth Group:  7:00 pm - Upper Room
Sun, Feb 13 * Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am
(Livestreamed & In-person)

Hello St. Andrew's families. Our next Bible Buddies class will be held this Sunday, February 6, 2022. You can email the church office at: office@standrewscalgary.ca to get the link to join at any time.

If you are looking for some Bible stories to watch and learn from between now and our next time together, click on this link, which is a list of some of the playlists on St. Andrew's YouTube channel.

If you click on "Kids Videos" you will see all the content put together since the pandemic began, including all of the Story Alive videos from the first year and a half since we went online.

You can also check out this link, which is brand new content put on our website each week for you to enjoy!
 
The Faith Formation Team

On Saturday March 5th we plan to meet at 10:00 am in Kananaskis for a morning of XC skiing and fellowship.  We plan to ski a Beginner/ Green route, so all ages and skill levels are welcome.  The planned route is from Kananaskis Country Golf Course to Wedge Pond and back.  (** Depending on weather we may have to change the location **)  Dr. Geoffrey will lead us in a mid-ski communion.  If you don’t own your own XC skis, they are available for rent at Outlaws Sports, the University of Calgary and Kananaskis Village.  We will follow all government protocols for outdoor gatherings. 
Please RSVP to lucy.aburto@deluma.com by Feb 26^th if you plan to attend so we can communicate exact parking lot location to participants.

Click the button below to read the January update from our Task Force.  We are grateful to them for their diligence and efforts to ensure we all remain safe.

Come ready with an open heart and excitement for more questions. We love how our conversations have been so far!
We will continue to make sure everyone is healthy by following all protocols.  Come one, come all!!! ~ Lauren, Matt, & David

And here is what is planned for the following week:
Feb 11:  We extend a loving invitation to our younger ones to join Youth Group on February 11, in celebration of love! We have some really fun activities planned, some goodies to take home, and a whole lot of love to share. We can’t wait to see your smiling faces (from behind a mask of course). Bring your friends with you to this big event!   Meet us Friday February 11 at 7pm in the upper room! (Use the back door please!)

To Order, Contact:
Pam Livingstone (403) 271-6468  e| pamlivingstone@shaw.ca
Margaret Bates (403) 259-2580 e| margaret.bates@shaw.ca  

Pick up orders February 12, 2022 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Trinity Hall
Proof of vaccination required.
Curbside pick-up available.
Payment Options
Cash (exact amount)             
Cheques made out to “The Ladies Guild”
e transfer to  ladiesguild@standrewscalgary.ca
(no security question required) 

Limited quantities. Place orders early to avoid disappointment

Please join us for the 2022 online celebration of Love and Light featuring the St. Andrew’s choir and guest soloist Dallas Hayes Sparks. This musical service fundraiser will include musical numbers interspersed with readings and short reflections on the themes of LOVE and LIGHT, to be shared with us by Geoffrey Simmins and Peter Coutts.

The Love and Light Jazz Vespers Service will be available on YouTube beginning Saturday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m. This is our first fundraising event of the year and you can make your donation by free-will offering as you are able. We are suggesting a minimum of $20 per person (and the maximum is as high as you want to make it!) and we encourage you to consider making your donation/free will offering in the name of loved ones. Charitable tax receipts will be issued.

Donations may be made by dropping off or mailing a cheque to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 703 Heritage Drive SW, Calgary AB, T2V 2W4; visiting our website at www.standrewscalgary.ca and clicking on the OFFERING/DONATE button, then choose GIVING, select DONATE NOW, and choose LIGHT and LOVE Fundraiser from the drop down menu; or send an E-TRANSFER using online banking (please designate to Light and Love) to treasurer@standrewscalgary.ca

If you enjoyed one of our Christmas puddings or caramel sauce this year and would like to recycle your jars the Ladies Guild would be happy to do that for you.You can leave your jars and screw rings at the church or call Pam (403)271-6468.
Thank you

Garry Hennan, a friend of Sheila Kirkland, shares his experience of surviving Covid in this month’s ConnXions magazine.  Click on the button after the ConnXions banner below and go to page 6 ("Spiritual Moments") to read the full article of his journey of ‘beating long odds’ - with the help of our Lord and Saviour, and the power of prayer.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. (John 1:5)

As night fell on December 10, a horrific line of powerful tornadoes ripped across several US states, ending the lives of more than 100 people and wreaking devastation across many communities by the time morning had broken. One of these tornadoes was on the ground for a terrifying and unprecedented 250 miles, more than 200 of those miles in Kentucky alone, where the town of Mayfield saw the catastrophic destruction of much of the downtown area, including the Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches.
In the wake of these terrible and catastrophic storms, it is the role of ordinary people of faith like us to shine as light in this bleakest of winters. We are called to be the hands and feet of God as we reach out to shelter, feed, care for and help rebuild the lives of those who have lost loved ones, homes, work and a sense of safety as a result of the tornadoes. We are invited to stand with them — and to stand together — bearing witness by our gifts and prayers that God is indeed incarnate among us, no matter what.    

Join our St. Andrew’s family on Saturday, February 26, 2022, to walk and raise funds for Calgary Downtown – HomeSpace Society (KAIROS Calgary and Feed the Hungry) through the Coldest Night of the Year event.  You will find our team – the St. Andrew’s Striders - on the CNOY leader board when you click on the button below. Currently we’re near the bottom, but we won’t stay there for long!   To spice things up, Westminster Presbyterian Church has challenged us in a friendly competition for both our fundraising efforts and for numbers of participants.   If that’s not enough incentive, adults who raise $150 or more and youth (18 years and under) who raise $75 or more will receive a CNOY toque.