Sunday, November 15

New Member Welcome!

Sunday, November 15 | All Services
We’d like to formally recognize and welcome new members to St. Andrew’s during worship on Sunday, November 15. We are sending out invitations to people who are new here in the last six months or so, but we know our records are not complete. If you are new here (and would like to be formally recognized), please reach out to Fr. Paul at pfrolick@standrewsaa.org.

Seniors at St. Andrew’s (SASA)

Sunday, November 15 | 11:30 am | Chapel
Seniors at St. Andrew’s (SASA) is a group of self-identified seniors who gather and plan social events, theater outings, brunches, and ways to support activities at St. Andrew’s. Join us Sunday, November 15 at 11:30 am in the Library, and bring your ideas for some fun activities. All are welcome! Please see JoAnn Socha or Bob Westveer with questions or ideas.

Upcoming Events

Fingers Crossed: Learning to Say the Creed Honestly

Thursdays, November 19 and December 3 | 5:30 pm | Chapel
Every Sunday we stand and say the Nicene Creed. Some of us say it with conviction. Some say it by rote. Some say it with fingers crossed behind our backs, and some quietly skip the lines we can’t get past. All of that is welcome here. Paul will look at where the creed came from, what its hardest phrases were actually trying to say, and what it might mean to say “we believe” with integrity, including when doubt is part of the picture. No background needed. Bring your questions and your objections. Please RSVP to Fr. Paul.

Young Adults and Young Families Meetup

Sunday, November 22 | 11:30 am | Play-yard
Join us in the play yard after the 10:00 am service Sunday, November 22! Come socialize and enjoy our play structure (rain location: preschool classroom).

Thanksgiving Day

A Holy Eucharist will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26 at 10:00 am in the Church. The Church Office will be closed November 26-27. The Friday 12:15 pm service will be held as scheduled.

Music for Meditation: Music Scholars of St. Andrew's

Sunday, December 6 | 4:00 pm | Church
Our talented Music Scholars collaborate to share their music gifts! Latimer Rogland, Organ; Zachary Slotkin, Harpsicord; Ella Peters, Mezzo-Soprano; Noah Gardner, Baritone; Compositions by Haley Olson. This concert is free and open to the public.

Compline will be sung at 5:00 pm by the St. Andrew’s Early Music Ensemble. Don't miss this meditative offering of thanksgiving to God for the blessings of the day and appeal for protection through the night!

Centering Prayer & Psalms

Wednesdays | 10:00 am | Chapel & Zoom
Please join us on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 am in the Chapel. We will spend about twenty minutes in silence, read and reflect on a psalm together, and then return to silence. If you are unable to join us in person in the Chapel, you can join us on Zoom (meeting link ), or sit in silence at home. You can read the psalm HERE. All are welcome.

Community Events

Division Street Pipes

Thursdays | 12:15-12:45 pm in the Church
This event is free and open to the public.
Join the University of Michigan Organ Department for “Division Street Pipes,” a weekly series of 30-minute recitals at St. Andrew’s, featuring performances by UofM organ majors and professors.

Announcements

Worshiping Virtually?

The 10:00 am Holy Eucharist will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel and the bulletin is available in the Publications section of this site.

November Rota

The rota for November is available. If you are unable to serve as assigned, please contact the scheduler for your group.

Rota: November 2026

Help Us Help You!

Please make sure the parish office is notified about hospital and nursing home stays and requests for pastoral care! If you have a request or update, please leave a voicemail at (734) 663-0518 or email Jonathan at jgardner@standrewsaa.org.

Music Notes

Hymn 655: O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee

John Bode (1816-1874), an English priest, wrote this text for his children’s confirmation in the late 1860’s; it has since become popular in a variety of English hymnals. In it we confirm our promise to follow Jesus, rejoicing in Jesus’ promise to draw us to himself. Our promise relies on him, not on our efforts or supposed sacrifices. The lilting folk tune suits the childlike text. It comes from the Finnish Lutherans and is named Nyland for a province in Finland. - Donna Wessel Walker

Prayer of the Venerable Bede

Richard Proulx (1937-2010) was Organist & Director of Music at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Name in Chicago from 1989 to 1994. Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, the Archbishop of Chicago, was keen to implement the liturgical reforms initiated by the Second Vatican Council and provided great support for all the liturgical arts. He took a special interest in liturgical music. The excellence of the innovative music program that Proulx developed in Chicago quickly became a model for choral foundations across the United States. As a member of the Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Church Music, he was instrumental in the preparation of The Hymnal 1982. - Dennis Powers

Revised Common Lectionary (The RCL)

Sunday, November 1 - All Saints'

Revelation 7:9-17   •   Psalm 34:1-10, 22   •   1 John 3:1-3   •   Matthew 5:1-12

Sunday, November 8 - Pentecost 24 | Proper 27

Amos 5:18-24   •   Psalm 70   •   1 Thessalonians 4:13-18   •   Matthew 25:1-13

Sunday, November 15 - Pentecost 25 | Proper 28

Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18   •   Psalm 90:1-8, 12   •   1 Thessalonians 5:1-11   •   Matthew 25:14-30

Sunday, November 22 - St. Andrew's Day

Sunday, November 29 - Advent 1, Year B

8am only: Isaiah 64:1-9   •   Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19   •   1 Corinthians 1:3-9   •   Mark 13:24-37

Looking ahead?

Please visit The Lectionary Page. St. Andrew's generally follows Track Two.

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