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Events at St. Andrew
Aging with Grace: How to Honor and Prepare for Your End-of-Life Journey
Thursday, November 12, 1:00 pm
You’re invited to join Aging with Grace, the senior adult ministry group of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, for a presentation featuring Aerlyn Pfeil, founder of Death Doulas NW. Have you ever heard of a “death doula?” Do you have any idea what one does? For the answers to these and many other questions, attend this ecumenical gathering being held in St. Andrew’s Fellowship Hall on Thursday, November 12, at 1:00 pm. The presentation is free, and all are welcome! For questions, please contact Aging with Grace Leader Hilary Hutchinson at hilaryhutch@yahoo.com.
Transition Report Presentation
Over the course of the last program year, St. Andrew engaged the services of Pr. Julia Nielsen, a consultant recommended to us by the Oregon Synod. Pr. Julia spent many hours in conversation, observation, research, and collaboration with the St. Andrew community in order to better understand and recommend a course of action regarding the hiring of additional pastoral staff. We had a preview of her report in last year’s Annual Report, but now the complete Congregational Report has been handed over to the Council and we would like to share its contents with the whole congregation.
Copies of the report were distributed at a congregational meeting on Sunday, October 25. The report and a conversation guide are also available online by clicking here. We hope that you’ll take the time to read it, pray over it, and discuss it with your fellow members, especially in your own small ministry groups. In December, we plan to hold a series of conversations during the Education Hour to break down some of its findings on a more detailed level. More information about those sessions will arrive soon.
Green Thumbs Needed for Friends of Trees Planting Event
Saturday, November 21, 9:00 am
On Saturday, November 21, St. Andrew will be the staging site for the Friends of Trees Cedar Hills & Cedar Mill planting event. During this event we will be planting trees at St. Andrew as well as helping Friends of Trees re-home trees that are growing in the wrong place. Friends of Trees inspires people to improve the world around them through a simple solution: Planting trees—together.
Volunteers are needed for planting at St. Andrew and in the community. If you’re interested in planting trees at St. Andrew, please arrive by 9:00 am, dressed for the weather, with sturdy shoes or boots, gloves, and tools. If you are interested in planting with Friends of Trees around the Cedar Hills/Cedar Mill community, register to save your place by going to tinyurl.com/FoTNov2026.
We need trees more than ever. Heatwaves, flooding, and all the increasingly catastrophic effects of climate change make it clear that every day needs to be the day for climate action, and planting trees is a key part of a comprehensive climate strategy. For questions about this project, you can email Don Nearhood at dnearhood@gmail.com or LuAnn Staul at ljstaul@gmail.com.
Adult Education: God’s Presence in Nature
Sundays at 11:00 am
Join us as we open to deepening our relationship with all living beings in creation. We will explore God’s Presence within the evolving, dynamic, creative process of our Universe and especially our planet home. God is not separate from Earth but Present in the reality of what is happening all around us. Come find hope, grounding, and trust as we open to Mystery and Wonder amidst the chaos, uncertainty, and fear in these times. Join us as you are able, for one session or all. Dr. Ruth Nickodemus will lead this four-week course on Sundays in November, at 11:00 am in Fellowship Hall.
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Worship
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Adult Education
“If adult education does not become a priority for a congregation, at some point that congregation will cease to exist because its members will simply not know or understand the purpose of the congregation and their role in fulfilling that purpose.” —Neal Boese, Blueprint for Change, page 83.
Children & Youth
Children are not the “future” of the church; they ARE the church. At St. Andrew, we strive to connect children, youth, and adult mentors during this time when connection is more important than ever.
Doubt and Darkness
Fear is rampant today. It drives our society into a frenzy of traps we hope will bring us longed-for security and iron-clad safety. For many, our facile attempts to find answers or solutions in religion no longer work. There seems to be no permanently safe place to settle. But might it be that in the midst of our angst, in the places where we all hang on for dear life, new birth can take place?
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