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Sunday, September 6
Join us after services on Sunday for coffee and community!
Love to Bake Cookies?
For the last three years we have been the very lucky recipients of Fr. Paul’s delicious cookies at Coffee Hour. Let’s (chocolate)chip in and take over the cookie baking. If you are willing to bake 3-4 dozen of your favorite cookies for a coffee hour, we’ll find a week that works! (This is different from hosting coffee hour, although that is always welcome.) Simply bring your cookies on the assigned Sunday or bring them to the church during the week in a freezer bag or container. If you would like to join this tasty ministry, please contact Sarah Inwood with questions or to be notified of available dates.
Sunday School Announcements
2026-27 Sunday School
9:15 am: Family Eucharist
Every Sunday in the Chapel
9:45 am: Nursery Care
Infant - 2 years
9:45 am: Sunday School
Age 3 - Grade 12
Classes start September 13!
Registration is now open
Please register your children for the 2026-27 Sunday School year (no log-in required!).
CLICK TO REGISTERUpcoming Events
Homelessness in Our Community
Tuesday, September 8 | 6pm Light Supper, 6:30 pm Program | Parish Hall
Nicole Adelman, the executive director of the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County (Delonis Center)
will speak about the shelter and housing services in our area and the challenges the county is facing
with changes in support from the federal government and the increase in the number of unsheltered
people. This is the first of three programs on homelessness this fall sponsored by our Outreach and
Social Justice Ministry.
On Tuesday, October 13, we’ll screen and discuss The Road Home, a documentary about homelessness in Washtenaw County, and on Tuesday, November 10, Katie Hoener, the program administrator of Washtenaw County Community Mental Health will speak about the connections between mental health and homelessness. Please join us for these programs and we learn about the crisis of homelessness and begin to discern how St. Andrew’s might respond. Please RSVP to Fr. Paul at pfrolick@standrewsaa.org so we can plan for food.
Episcopal 201
Thursdays, September 10 and 17 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | Chapel
If you’re new to St. Andrew’s or the Episcopal church, if you’ve been here awhile but haven’t had the
opportunity to explore these questions, or if you’re curious about what we do and why, these sessions
are for you. We’ll look at how the Church of England worked to find a ‘middle way’ between Roman
Catholicism and the Protestant Reformation and how this is reflected in our Eucharistic prayers, the
ways the Episcopal church adapted in the years after the American Revolution, and what it means to be an
Episcopalian Christian today. These sessions will build on last spring’s Episcopal 101, but will also
stand alone - all are welcome. Please RSVP to Fr. Paul at
pfrolick@standrewsaa.org.
Caregivers’ Luncheon
Tuesday, September 8 | 12 noon in the Lounge
If you are caring for a spouse, parent, child, or friend, you know both the deep love and the quiet
demands that come with that calling. You are warmly invited to join us for a Caregivers’ Luncheon on
Tuesday, September 8 at noon in the Lounge. We’ll share a simple meal, time for reflection, and the
encouragement that comes from being together with others who understand. Please know you are not alone
in this work. For more information, or to make a reservation for lunch, please contact Fr. Paul at
pfrolick@standrewsaa.org.
Backpack Blessings
As our students settle into the new school year, we invite all young people to bring their backpacks to church on Sunday, September 13 for a special blessing! Backpacks will be blessed at the Family Service, and at the end of the 10:00 am service, when our young people come forward to lead the dismissal. Whether you’re heading into kindergarten or your senior year, come with your backpack and receive God’s blessing for the year ahead.
Bible Study
Thursdays, starting September 10 | 10:00 am | Zoom
Some questions are better explored
together! Bring yours to our weekly discussion of the coming Sunday's readings. Come spend an hour on
Zoom, with facilitators Steve Hastings and Jim White, discussing the readings for the coming Sunday. We
start with the puzzles that each of the readings seems to offer: what does this passage really mean to
me or to you? The heart of what we do lies in the experience of reading our sacred texts in relation to
each other. Newcomers and drop-ins are welcome! Contact Jonathan Gardner at
jgardner@standrewsaa.org to be added to the email list
including the readings and Zoom link.
Ministry Fair
Sunday, September 20 | 11:15 am | Parish Hall
Are you looking for new ways to get involved
and build community? Leaders and representatives from our many ministries will be available to answer
your questions and invite you to get involved in a ministry here at St. Andrew’s that appeals to you.
We’ll have some tasty refreshments and enjoy getting to know each other and learning about all of the
great things going on in our congregation. See you there!
Save the date for Coventry Supper Kickoff!
Sunday, September 27 | 11:30 am | Parish Hall Are you looking for the opportunity to enjoy fellowship with other members of St. Andrew’s? Coventry Suppers are a wonderful way to get to know other members that you might not have met otherwise. These small groups meet throughout the next 12 months with each group setting their own schedule. Interested? Please join us for the Coventry Supper Kickoff on Sunday, September 27 after the 10:00 am service in the Parish Hall. Contact Susan Wakefield to sign up or for more information.
Education for Ministry returns to St. Andrew's!
Education for Ministry (EfM) now has two paths:
EfM: Classic is still the four-year program with the first year devoted to studying the Hebrew Bible and the second year to the New Testament. The third year dives into church history, while the fourth year looks at ethics and spirituality.
EfM: Wide Angle is a one-year survey course which delves briefly into all four of these topics and is perfect for those new to EfM and graduates, alike.
What unites the two paths is the intentional community of learners who use the EfM curriculum to combine the knowledge from these studies with our own lived experiences to reflect on our relationships with God, each other, and Creation. Since we are all called to minister in our world, the discussions in EfM aim to strengthen us for that ministry. Whether new to the church, a cradle Episcopalian, or someone with more questions than answers, EfM is a space for fellowship and reflection.
EfM will meet Mondays, 6:30-9:00 pm, in the Lounge. The EfM year is 36 weeks, starting after Labor Day, and participants should plan to commit to the entire year in order to support the stability of the group. Participants can expect 2-4 hours of reading/study each week. The cost is $372.75, plus the cost of books.
For more information: Contact Mandy Davis at madavi@umich.edu, visit EfM’s website, or review the book list.
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.
St. Andrew’s Gets Outside Walking Group
Fridays | 8:30 am | County Farm Park, South Entrance
You’re invited to take a walk with us
every Friday at 8:30 am - meet us at the south entrance of County Farm Park. If you want to leave after
one lap of the park, you can still make it to work downtown by 9:00 am! If you want to keep going, we
usually finish by 9:30 am. We are flexible, talkative, happy and manage to get in our steps for the day!
Canterbury News
Canterbury House Tea Party
Sunday, September 20 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Canterbury House Ann Arbor (721 E. Huron)
Bishop Bonnie Perry and the Canterbury House Board invite you to join us for a Tea Party as we bid
farewell to our outgoing chaplain, The Rev. Matthew Lukens, and welcome our new interim chaplain, Marisa
Quiery, as we launch our next chapter. Join us for tea, snacks, music, good company, and good cheer. All
Are Welcome! Come learn about campus ministry at UofM.
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.
Division Street Pipes will return September 10, 2026!
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.
September Rota
The rota for September is available. If you are unable to serve as assigned, please contact the scheduler for your group.
Rota: September 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 376: Joyful, Joyful we adore Thee
This hymn is based on the great choral finale, the “Ode to Joy,” of Beethoven’s ninth symphony. It was popular in 19th-century America to adapt hymn tunes from classical music; Edward Hodges adapted the Beethoven chorale for Trinity Church, Wall St, in 1846. The hymn text reflects Schiller’s original paean to joy, but in explicitly theistic terms; like the original, these words are also universal in scope and full of hope and joy. Henry van Dyke, the text’s author, was a minister, diplomat, poet, and professor; his poem was a gift to the president of Williams College, H. A. Garfield, in 1907. - Donna Wessel Walker
Revised Common Lectionary (The RCL)
Sunday, September 6 - Pentecost 15 | Proper 18
Ezekiel 33:7-11 • Psalm 119:33-40 • Romans 13:8-14 • Matthew 18:15-20
Sunday, September 13 - Pentecost 16 | Proper 19
Genesis 50:15-21 • Psalm 103:8-13 • Romans 14:1-12 • Matthew 18:21-35
Sunday, September 20 - Pentecost 17 | Proper 20
Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 • Psalm 145:1-8 • Philippians 1:21-30 • Matthew 20:1-16
Sunday, September 27 - Pentecost 18 | Proper 21
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 • Psalm 25:1-9 • Philippians 2:1-13 • Matthew 21:23-32
Looking ahead?
Please visit The Lectionary Page. St. Andrew's generally follows Track Two.
