On Sunday, March 16, St. Andrew's celebrated the Feast of St. Patrick with a fellowship meal after our service.

We thank God for the ordination of Angela Holstege to the priesthood, Saturday, March 8, at Church of the Good Shepherd, Charlottesville, VA. 

The Clergy Support Fund of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic is designed to help our clergy with specific financial needs: either in times of hardship or in times of professional growth. The fund can also be used for positive opportunities for development, restoration, and growth.

Lent began yesterday and International Women’s Day is on Saturday.

Jesus emphasized the importance of showing mercy and compassion to others, particularly the marginalized, oppressed and vulnerable. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus tells the story of a man who, despite cultural animosities, extends mercy to a stranger in need.

As we enter into Lent 2025, I want to encourage us to keep our rhythms of daily prayer using the Book of Common Prayer. And, I want to encourage us this Lent to return often to the beautiful and challenging Confession and Litany of Penitence that we pray during Ash Wednesday.

Esther Goeller, 16, a member of the All Saints’ Church (Woodbridge, VA) youth group, created a series of four paintings to decorate the youth Sunday school classroom with art.

We know that many of us are entering this season grieving for our loved ones who have died or are suffering, for our city, nation, and world, and for our own personal suffering. If this is you, we invite you to grieve as your Lenten practice.

This Healing Service is for anyone who is interested in healing, freedom, and restoration of the soul.

Theologian Brian Brock writes that in lament we “remain open to God by expressing our suffering and pain. In keeping the lines of communication open with God, we are prepared to also expose our hurts to the community of God’s people.” Access Leadership Network invites you to come with us before God. 

 Jubilee was a great opportunity to bond as a community and learn more about how faith in Jesus changes every aspect of our lives.

Each morning throughout Lent we will start our day with a new focus in prayer. In addition to drawing from the 2019 BCP, these prayers are offered by many voices, including US Trustees, ARDF Staff, and various supporters and friends of ARDF.

That’s the invitation for this Lenten season: to turn from sin, and prepare with joy for the resurrection season. It’s an invitation to forty days of intentional reorientation together in response to the grace of God found in Christ Jesus our Lord and empowered by his Holy Spirit.

Our fasting should be in service to God. A fast that is self-serving and self-gratifying is not a fast at all.  God desires a fast that is beneficial to his kingdom work in the world. 

This week, we enter the season of Lent, a time in the church calendar in which we intentionally lament all that is wrong in the world, all the hard soil that has yet to bear fruit. I am grateful for this tithe of our year in which our worship gives voice to all our grief and frustration.

We are in still in Epiphany, but Lent is coming soon (March 5th), and it is such an important season that it warrants some forethought and preparation. For those of you unfamiliar with Lent or in need of a refresher, keep reading!

In celebration World Mission Sunday on Feb. 25, Church of the Holy Spirit, Leesburg, VA, honors the generous giving of their congregation by sharing the names of their international partnerships along with guided prayer. Let their template inspire you to create your own.

With heartfelt worship and an inspiring testimony from Kerry Bremmer, the morning became a powerful reminder of God’s unwavering faithfulness.

And now, our mission is to bring the gospel to the nations of the world so that people from every tribe and group and language have the opportunity to respond in faith to the saving work that Christ accomplished on their behalf.