Welcome to St. Andrew's!

The mission of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of College Park in the Diocese of Washington is to be a welcoming and supportive community of faith.

Which offers itself to the Lord Jesus Christ in corporate worship.

Which has a special care for all God's children in its neighborhood.

And which stimulates its members to be open to God's call to risk, to grow, and to use their gifts in service to others.

Sunday Eucharist Services: 8:00 a.m. (Rite 1) and 10:30 a.m. (Rite 2). Wednesday Eucharist: 12:00 p.m. Please view the campus ministry page for additional services offered in partnership with the Episcopal/Anglican Campus Ministry at the University of Maryland. Anyone who is seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ is welcome to receive communion at St. Andrew's.

Welcome Families with Children

St. Andrew's is blessed to have a thriving population of families with children and a strong Sunday School program offered through our Christian Formation ministry. Children are active participants in our services and we strive as a community to support them in their spiritual journey.

Nursery Care
Children under the age of 3 are welcome in our nursery from 9 am - noon each Sunday.

Sunday School
All children, ages 3 - 5th grade are invited to attend Sunday School classes, beginning at 10:30 am on most Sundays from mid-September to the end of May. The pre-school (3 and 4 years old) and the intermediate (3rd to 6th grade) classes meet in the lower level of the parish hall. The primary class (5 to 7 years old) meets in the large classroom across from the nursery. Children will join their parents at the Peace. Parents should complete a registration form — extras are available on the Christian Formation bulletin board in the parish hall. Additional details about Sunday School curriculum are on the Christian Formation page. Parents: Please be sure to complete and return a registration form.

Youth Group
The St. Andrew's Youth Group is on hiatus pending the hiring of our new Director of Children and Youth Ministries. In the interim, many of our youth service as acolytes and participate in other parish activities.

Welcome UMD Students

We welcome all students to our community. Please visit our Collegia Ministry page for details about the many activities linking St. Andrew's with the University of Maryland through the Episcopal/Anglican Campus Ministry. If you would like to meet other students or our Chaplain, contact Fr. Peter Antoci at or 301-405-8453.

Free Covered Parking Every Sunday

The College Park garage above the Ledo restaurant on the corner of Knox Road and Yale Avenue is free all day on Sunday. Please keep this in mind as our surrounding area continues to grow and take on a more urban feel. The garage has an elevator and is about two blocks away on Yale Avenue from our front door. You may (or may not) see the parking meters removed from the Book Exchange parking lot across the street from St. Andrew's in the next month or so. Be assured that the management of the Book Exchange continues to be friendly to St. Andrew’s and that we are welcome to park on the lot on Sunday mornings. Check with the office before parking there for other parish events. Sometime in the next year we expect to see some major changes in the Book Exchange property, so remember the garage when the time comes.

Announcements

Caregiving Support Group • 2nd Sunday of Each Month, after the 10:30 a.m. Service

Rosalind Carter says in her book “Helping Yourself Help Others” that there are four kinds of people in the world:

Those who have been caregivers
Those who are currently caregivers
Those who will be caregivers
Those who will need caregivers.

Statistics on caregiving are startling. Over 29% of us are caregivers at any one time. Many of us doing caregiving are female, still working and may still have children or grandchildren in the home. The cost of caregiving from family members is thought to exceed $375 billion each year in out-of-pocket expenses and time from work. With all these stresses on us as caregivers, where do we turn for help? One way we seek help is by joining a support group. They have been proven to be invaluable in reducing stress in caregiving situations. In response to this need, St. Andrews will once again offer a monthly Caregiver Support Group. It will meet from 12:00-1:30 pm on the second Sunday of each month. The leader will be Helen Barnes, RN-BC, MA, CCM who has years of experience working with caregiver families. A co-leader to be named later will be joining us. The purpose of the caregiving group is to talk about current problems of caregiving or those that may have been experienced in the past. The idea is to offer shared support for those facing it now or those beginning to see it in their future. There will be opportunities to ask questions about resources and to learn from each other about caregiving successes or failures. A caregiver support group is a place for validation of efforts and receiving care from each other in difficult times. So, please come join us on the second Sunday of each month as we continue to grow in God’s grace to provide care for some very special people, our families or friends.

Other Announcements

There are many activities coming up at St. Andrew's. To read about all of these, download a recent service bulletin (PDF file). and/or the most recent issue of the Celtic, our newsletter.

Pictures and Snapshots

We're looking for pictures of St. Andrew's! If you have any digital or hard copies of pictures taken in the last year or so, please send electronic copies to . Hard copies can be left in the staff mailbox outside of the office.

Expressing Thanksgiving in 2012

Topics Of Interest

Search for a Director of Children and Youth Ministries

Rev. Carol's blog

Recent Sermons

Submit Parish Directory Information

2012 Stewardship Campaign

2011 Annual Report (PDF)
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Parish Profile (PDF)
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The Vuleka School in Johannesburg, South Africa

Four Concerts at Four
2011-2012 Sunday Afternoon Concert Series

Sustainable Garden
a Project with the EACM

From the Environment Committee

Don't be a drip - fix that leak! Leaky faucets can waste thousands of gallons of water each year, like money down the drain. Repair or replace old or damaged fixtures. If you're not sure you have a leak, check the water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, you probably have a leak.