Come to Our Fall Kickoff and Parish Picnic
This is a joyous time to gather as a parish, meet new friends, and prepare for a fall season of fellowship, formation, and worship. Please join us after worship for an all-parish picnic with activities for kids, church tours, and an opportunity to add or update your church directory listing and photo! We look forward to sharing a warm St. Andrew’s welcome as we begin a new program year.
St. Andrew’s is Hiring for a Part-Time Facilities Manager
Have you always dreamed of more house to take care of? Do you binge watch re-runs of “This Old Church?” Are you unflustered by minor flushing adjustments? If you answer yes to one or more of these questions, St. Andrew’s would love to hear from you—by email, please! Send your resume and two references to parish@standrewsgso.org. The Part-Time Facilities Manager at St. Andrew’s will maintain and oversee the property, ensuring the church campus is clean, safe, and functional. This includes collaborating with clergy, staff, vestry, congregational leaders, and outside contractors. This is a part-time managerial and task-oriented role reporting to the Parish Administrator, with varying hours week to week, based on need. Please see the job description at https://bit.ly/StAHiringPTFM for details, and feel free to share with potential candidates.
Adult Formation Begins September 15 with a Book Study on A Voice in the Wilderness
Sundays at 11:15 a.m., September 15, 22, 29 (Cloister)
In 2022, The Next Big Idea Club listed A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems (Basic Books) by Joseph L. Graves, Jr., as one of its 26 best science books of the year (https://bit.ly/Top26ScienceBooks2022). In May 2023, Christianity Today published a scathing review of the book written by the anti-science Discovery Institute. And a month later, the scholarly journal Black Theology hailed it for its “prophetic voice.” A Voice in the Wilderness is an exploration of the scientific career of Dr. Joseph L. Graves, Jr., who is a St. Andrew’s parishioner. This month, we will offer a three-week formation study to discuss the main themes of the book: racism within science and how Joe Graves became the first African American evolutionary biologist; how to have a productive dialog between faith and science; and what evolutionary science can tell us about how to solve some of our biggest social problems. We hope you will start reading now and join us Sundays, September 15, 22, and 29, right after worship. Our study will focus on Chapters 1, 9, 10, and 14. The book is available for order through local book sellers and online.