St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

For Maundy Thursday, Deacon Adam reflected on Jesus' empathy for others and how we have been directed to follow His New Commandment in  ⁠John 13:1-17, 31b-35 .  For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree:  ⁠⁠linktr.ee/standrewskc

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ: "In His Steps" Stations of the Cross, composed by St. Andrew's Music Director, Dr. Thomas R. Vozzella. Narrator I: Mtr. Rita Kendagor, Narrator II: Mtr. Jean Long, High Priest, Fr. John Spicer, Jesus: Curt Bower, Pilate: Dcn. Adam James, Chief Priest: Asher Tillman, Soldier I: Kent Maughan, Soldier II: Patrick Graham, Voice I: Allison Fikejs, Voi...

For our sixth and final session of Life Transformed: The Way of Love, Deacon Adam James led a discussion on "Worship and Go." For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree:  linktr.ee/standrewskc

On the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Fr. John explains why we pray for dead people as he reflects on the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11:1-45 . For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree:  ⁠linktr.ee/standrewskc

For our fifth session of Life Transformed: The Way of Love, Susan Paynter and Jen Sackhoff led a discussion on "Learning." For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

On the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Mtr. Jean reflects on John 9:1-41 where Jesus heals the blind man, who is then interrogated over his newfound sight, almost comically. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

For our fourth session of Life Transformed: The Way of Love, Mtr. Jean led a discussion on "Rest." For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

For the Third Sunday in Lent, Fr. John reflects on the biblical story of Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well in John 4:5-42 and how we are called to the hard work of reconciliation between culturally different groups of people. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

For our third session of Life Transformed: The Way of Love, Mtr. Jean led a discussion on "Turning." For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

For the Second Sunday in Lent, Fr. John reflects on Genesis 12:1-4a and The Gospel of John 3:1-17 and the eternal choice we must all make. In John's Gospel, Nicodemus asks Jesus to clarify how to enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus answers that his purpose is to bring everyone God's love, but one has to choose it. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

For our second installment of Life Transformed: The Way of Love, Fr. John led a discussion on "Blessing." For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

It is Written... | The Rev. Rita Kendagor | St. Andrew's Episcopal Church On the First Sunday in Lent, Mtr. Rita reflects on Matthew 4:1-11 where Jesus has just been baptized and is now being tested by evil in the wilderness. Mtr. Rita shares her own moving experience in the wilderness and reminds us that God promised never to abandon us. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktre...

For our Trailside Thursday educational forum, Mtr. Rita began our Lenten adult formation offering on the ways God blesses us as expressed in the readings for Easter Vigil. She presented an overview of "prayer" in relation to the criminal justice system and how systemic injustices can often be overlooked. linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

On Ash Wednesday, Deacon Adam reflects on the cyclical nature of our faith and how the Lenten Season can be a revival for our relationship with God and our community.  For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

A God who is Immanent and Transcendent | The Rev. John Spicer | St. Andrew's Episcopal Church As the season after the Epiphany comes to a close, Fr. John reflects upon Jesus' transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-9. His sermon offers us a view of a God who appears at times both imminent and transcendent and encourages us to find God however God comes to us.  For more information on St. Andrew's, ch...

On the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Mtr. Anne reflected upon Matthew 5:21-37 and receiving God's embracing love. She encourages us to realize that God's love empowers us to live into what we were born to do – and to do it now. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

For our Trailside Thursday educational forum, attorney Zach Buchanan from The Midwest Innocence Project presented an overview of the criminal justice system and how systemic injustices can often be overlooked. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

Who Are We Called to Be? | The Rev. Jean Long | St. Andrew's Episcopal Church On the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, also known to us as Scout Sunday, we celebrated our relationship with BSA Troop 16, and Mtr. Jean reflected upon Matthew 5:13-20 and who God is calling us to become. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskcc

For our Trailside Thursday educational forum, Deacon Adam examined Matthew 5:13-20 hosted a group discussion about how Jesus calls us to serve our fellow humans in God's kingdom through the examples of being "salt" and "light" in the world. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

On the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Fr. John offered his "Annual Meeting Sunday" reflection in a state of St. Andrew's as a community and where the Holy Spirit could be directing us moving through the rest of this new year. For more information on St. Andrew's, check out our linktree: linktr.ee/standrewskc

On the third Sunday after Epiphany, Fr. John reflected upon Matthew 4:12-23 and what it means to follow Jesus. At St. Andrew's, we seek God's healing love and share that love with all by growing in relationship with God, each other, and our neighbors. On the third Sunday after Epiphany, Fr. John reflected upon Matthew 4:12-23 and what it means to follow Jesus.  For more information on St. And...

On January 15, we celebrated the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Mtr. Rita reflected upon Matthew 3:13-1, John the Baptist, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in boldly challenging the status quo.

On January 8, 2023, we celebrated the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ at St. Andrew's. In the message for this week, Fr. John reflected on Matthew 2:1-12.