March 8

Fund Drive for Food Gatherers

Our Spring Fund Drive for Food Gatherers is this Sunday! Donate now and every dollar you give will be matched!

Second Sundays at St. Andrew's!

The 8:00 am service will feature musical offerings from our Director of Music and Organist Deborah Friauff.

Blood Pressure Screening: The Episcopal Health Ministers will provide blood pressure screenings in the church office after both services.

Greeters Wanted for 8am Service

We are looking for a few friendly faces to serve as Greeters at our 8:00 am service. Greeters welcome people as they arrive, hand out bulletins, and help set a tone of warmth and hospitality as our longtime members and visitors arrive for worship. The 8:00 service has a quiet, faithful rhythm — and a simple, gracious welcome goes a long way. If you value that early service and would be willing to arrive about fifteen minutes early to offer a smile and a word of welcome, we would be grateful.

If you’re interested in serving in this important ministry of hospitality, please contact Fr. Paul at pfrolick@standrewsaa.org.

Upcoming Events

First Meeting: The Wizard of Oz

Saturday, March 7 | 10:00 am | Rainbow Room
The Saint Andrew’s Players are excited to announce the spring musical will be one of our all time favorites, The Wizard of Oz! Join us for the first meeting and read through - all ages and experience welcome! Bring a dish to pass for our potluck brunch if you are able. Questions? Contact Norm Richert at nrichert@comcast.net.

Caregivers’ Luncheon

Tuesday, March 10 | 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, March 10 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.

Book Discussion: "For Such a Time as This"

Thursdays, March 12, & 19 | 5:30 pm | Chapel
Barb Kelly and Fr. Paul have been reading "For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional" by Hanna Reichel. Published in 2025, this thoughtful devotional offers short reflections rooted in Scripture, historical wisdom, and the core commitments of Christian faith to help ordinary Christians consider how to live faithfully in extraordinary times. Drawing on stories of courageous witnesses from church history and offering practical, spiritually grounded insights, Reichel’s book gives us rich material for conversation and discernment. Please RSVP to Fr. Paul at pfrolick@standrewsaa.org.

Free CPR Class!

Wednesday, March 18 | 2:00 - 5:30 pm | Chapel
The Episcopal Health Ministry is sponsoring a CPR class open to anyone who wishes to attend, at NO COST. This class provides information for new certification, as well as a refresher course for those who need it. You will also learn how to use the parish’s AED (automated external defibrillator) – where it is located – and what to do in an emergency.  Parishioners who serve as ushers are especially encouraged to take the class. Registration is closed.

Outreach and Social Justice Meeting

Sunday March 22 | 11:15 am | Chapel
How may God be calling us to live our faith in this moment? All are warmly invited to gather with the Outreach & Social Justice Ministry as we reflect on recent events and share in conversation about faithful responses. We will also fill out postcards to mail to our congresspeople.

Music for Meditation: Sarah Simko, Organ

Sunday, March 29 | 7:00 pm | Church
Concert Organist Dr. Sarah Simko performs Marcel Dupre’s monumental organ tone poem “The Stations of the Cross,” interspersed with poems by Paul Claudel. This concert is free and open to the public.

Come early! Compline will be sung at 6:30 pm by the St. Andrew’s Early Music Ensemble and Compline Choir. 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. On Wednesday, March 11, we’ll read and reflect on Psalm 23. All are welcome.

Save the Date: Toledo Mud Hens Game in July

Sunday, July 26 | 4:05 pm | Toledo
Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 26 for an afternoon of fellowship and baseball as the Toledo Mud Hens take on the Louisville Bats at 4:05 pm. It’s Youth Soccer Night, and children are invited to run the bases following the game!

We’ve reserved 66 tickets at $11 each (parking, food, and other concessions are separate). Please save the date — ticket sign-ups will be in early June. If you have accessible seating requests or any questions, please contact Marty Gillen.

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.

Join us this Thursday, March 12, for a recital by Oliver Steissberg, St. Andrew’s Organ Scholar. Oliver is in his final two months of study toward his MM degree in Sacred Music; Organ at University of Michigan, and this recital will serve as a precursor to the larger degree recital he will give on March 18. He will perform works by two contrasting composers: Samuel Scheidt, an early North German composer, and Olivier Messiaen, a 20th century French composer. In Scheidt’s set of variations on the German Chorale “Vater Unser” (The Lord’s Prayer), Scheidt brings all nine verses of the text to life through text painting. In a similar way, Messiaen’s piece “Dieu Parmi Nous” tells the mysterious and majestic story of God’s descent to Earth to live among us.

This recital series is a unique opportunity to hear not only young, talented, and passionate organ students perform, but also the exceptional playing of their highly acclaimed professors!

Master’s Organ Recital: Oliver Steissberg

Wednesday, March 18 | 7:30 pm | begins in Hill Auditorium
The parish is invited to Oliver’s Master’s recital, a two-part “walking recital,” on Wednesday, March 18. The evening begins at 7:30 pm in Hill Auditorium, where Oliver will perform Romantic and Contemporary works by Messiaen, Howells, and Dupré. At 7:55 pm the audience will walk from Hill Auditorium to St. Andrew’s for the second half of the program, where Oliver will play a set featuring Early Music by Scheidt and J.S. Bach as well as a Sonata by Felix Mendelssohn based on the Chorale “Vater Unser im Himmelreich.”

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.

March Rota

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

Rota: March 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.

Sunday School Announcements

Music Notes

Hymn 673: The First One Ever

Today we hear the story of the Samaritan woman, who recognized Jesus as the Messiah: this hymn celebrates her, and is the only hymn to do so. Episcopal church musician Linda Egan wrote it during a period of Bible study and exploration of women’s ministry in the late 1970s. She wrote, “We take the woman at the well as a symbol because she listened to Jesus, she perceived that he was a prophet, she talked theology with him, and she preached about him so convincingly to the people of her city that they all came to see him.” - Donna Wessel Walker

Like As the Hart

This morning’s anthem by Herbert Howells (1892-1983), a setting of the first verses of Psalm 42, encapsulates his ability to evoke a profound spiritual atmosphere through the use of modal inflections and lush dissonances. The choral writing in “so longeth my soul after thee, O God,” for example, perfectly evokes an inner soul’s intense hunger and longing to reside in the beautiful presence of a loving God. - Dennis Powers

Revised Common Lectionary (The RCL)

Sunday, March 1 - Lent 2

Genesis 12:1-4a   •   Psalm 121   •   Romans 4:1-5, 13-17   •   John 3:1-17

Sunday, March 8 - Lent 3

Exodus 17:1-7   •   Psalm 95   •   Romans 5:1-11   •   John 4:5-42

Sunday, March 15 - Lent 4

1 Samuel 16:1-13   •   Psalm 23   •   Ephesians 5:8-14   •   John 9:1-41

Sunday, March 22 - Lent 5

Ezekiel 37:1-14   •   Psalm 130   •   Romans 8:6-11   •   John 11:1-45

Sunday, March 29 - Palm Sunday

Liturgy of the Palms: Matthew 21:1-11   •   Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Liturgy of the Word: Isaiah 50:4-9a   •   Psalm 31:9-16   •   Philippians 2:5-11   •   Matthew 27:11-54

Looking ahead?

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

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