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Palm Sunday Worship - April 5, 2020

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"Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest!"
Click link below for our Palm Sunday Worship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU0wRKgq8jU
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Worship Cancellations & Easter Hope

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After discussion with our Church Council (a Zoom meeting last evening), a decision was made for St. Andrew's to continue to suspend in-person worship and scheduled events through the month of April. Top health officials and civic leaders in the state of Pennsylvania have indicated that April is likely to see a continued increase in the numbers of those affected by COVID19 throughout the commonwealth.  The most important thing we can do to slow the spread of this disease and thereby give those affected the best chance of receiving excellent medical care is to avoid gathering in groups.  Clearly, this was not a decision that was made happily as there is no single week more important to the St. Andrew's community and Christians around the world than Holy Week and worship that leads to our Easter celebration.  Nevertheless, in making this decision, St. Andrew's continues to follow Jesus' command to love our neighbors as ourselves by doing what we can to isolate the spread…
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Sunday Worship - March 29, 2020

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"I am the Resurrection and the Life"
 Clink link for video of word, prayer and song  from St. Andrew's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptEfYnObOUE


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Weekly Update of Our Life Together

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Dear Friends,
The Spirit continues to move among us as we find new ways to be church in the midst of a pandemic.  In this time of anxiety and uncertainty, Christ is with us, we are not alone, and we continue to be reminded that we are still powerfully connected.  We are so blessed to have a staff who remains creative, flexible, and resilient in these times.  Our phones, e-mail, and Facebook have been incredible gifts to keep us connected.  As this appears to be the new normal for awhile, we will be exploring the use of the platform ZOOM as well as Facebook Live in the weeks to come  as a means to keep our groups connected.  We hope that  everyone had a chance to see and share last Sunday's message which was taped in our sanctuary and uploaded to YouTube (and posted on our Facebook page and website in addition to the e-mail you received)  Our staff is planning to share the Word again this weekend along with music and prayer.
Again,  While we will not be gathering for in-person wors…
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Free Devotional Book On Line

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Don't miss out on the daily devotional, Christ in Our Home. For March and April you can subscribe to the publication free. Click the link below to sign up now. www.augsburgfortress.org/CIOHemail
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Sunday Sermon - March 22, 2020

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(Click link to sermon below) https://youtu.be/RtwPodlow8U
Lord God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.   (from ELW Evening Prayer)


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This Sunday's Gospel in a Time of Fear

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Dear Friends,
As we get deeper into this journey together, as a community of faith, we offer this caution - resist panic.  This is not to say that there are not many reasons to be concerned because there certainly are.  We should not ignore the sound advice of medical professionals and health experts.  But panic and fear are not helpful.  Yet we will see panic and fear used to politicize when we need to be united or to stoke television ratings when we really just need the media to help us us calmly coordinate resources to manage this health crisis.  It is possible to respond to a crisis seriously and deliberately while maintaining an inner sense of calm and hope.  We don't have to understand absolutely everything about our circumstances and we don't have to always feel like we are in control.  This is part of growing in trust, our trust in God and in one another.  
This Sunday's assigned Gospel (for the 4th Sunday in Lent)  is an example of what happens when people's vie…
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