January 25

We will hold regular worship as scheduled this Sunday, January 25, with services at 8:00 am, 9:15 am, and 10:00 am. Thank you for your understanding, and please take good care as the weather develops.

Upcoming Events

POSTPONED:
Annual Meeting and Potluck Lunch
Now on February 1, 2026

Because of the forecast for very cold temperatures and significant snowfall this Sunday morning, and in consultation with our wardens, Fr. Paul has decided to postpone our Annual Meeting by one week. This decision was made with care, with particular attention to the safety of our congregation and the importance of broad participation in the Annual Meeting.

Please plan to stay after worship next Sunday, February 1, for our Annual Meeting and Potluck Lunch. Bring a favorite dish to share (or just bring yourself—we’ll have plenty!) Items can be brought with you to church and taken downstairs to the parish hall kitchen to be refrigerated or kept warm in the ovens.

Come and enjoy good food, great conversation, and the chance to reflect together on our life at St. Andrew’s and the year ahead. It will be a wonderful way to spend time with friends old and new. We hope you’ll join us!

Read the Annual Reports

St. Andrew's 2025 Annual Report

Vestry Candidate Bios

The Breakfast Program's Annual Report

Thank you those who have agreed to stand for election.
Nominees for the Vestry are:
Kathryn Barnes, Diane Long, Dennis Powers, Norm Richert
Nominee for Convention/ Deanery delegates is:
Luke Thompson

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, January 28, we’ll read and reflect on Psalm Psalm 15, found on page 599 in the Book of Common Prayer. All are welcome.

Book Discussion: “How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith”

January 13, 20, 27 | 7-8:30 pm | Zoom
Join facilitator Jackie Doneghy on January 13, 20, and 27 from 7-8:30 pm via Zoom (link provided upon registering) for a discussion on Bishop Marianne Edgar Budde’s book. A work of inspiration, this book provides the key junctures in life that, when navigated with faith and discernment, make the way for us to become our courageous selves. For more information and to register, contact Jackie Doneghy.

Music for Meditation: Pure Winds

Sunday, February 1 | 7:00 pm | Church
Woodwind ensemble Pure Winds presents a program entitled “Winter Winds” featuring works by Antonio Vivaldi, Adam Schoenberg, and Astor Piazzolla. 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! 

Save the Date for Carnivale!

Sunday, February 15 | 11:15 am | Parish Hall
Don’t miss this special coffee hour celebration with great music, games for kids, and a cake walk. If you’d like to help by donating a cake for the cake walk please contact Linda Hastings at 734-665-8112.

Choral Sundays: God’s Trombones

Sunday, February 15 | 4:00 pm | Church
The St. Andrew’s Adult Choir and the Saint Andrew’s Players combine to present a creative alternation of various settings of African American Spirituals with readings from Negro sermons in verse written by James Weldon Johnson.

Volunteer Opportunities

Rotating Shelter Hosts Needed: February 22 - March 2

St. Andrew’s will be hosting the Rotating Shelter program of the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County from Sunday, February 22 to Monday, March 2. This program provides overnight shelter to 25 men due to over-crowded conditions at the Delonis Center. The men are screened and transported to St. Andrew’s at about 7:00 pm each evening.

Each night, we will provide two volunteers (college age and above) to serve as overnight hosts from 6:30 pm until breakfast the next morning. Additionally, we will be providing dinner this year, and need many donations of food, as well as at least three serving/cleanup volunteers (age 14+) each evening. Training, recipes and other information will be provided.

You can sign up online via the links below or contact Kim Hudolin at KimHudolin@gmail.com. If you are unable to volunteer or donate food, cash donations are also welcome (payable to St. Andrew’s with the notation “Rotating Shelter”). Thank you for your consideration.

Sign Up: Volunteer Hosts & Servers

Sign Up: Food Donations

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, January 29, for a recital by Takeshi Nagayasu and Alex Sheng, both of whom are secondary organ students from the studio of Professor Robinson. Alex Sheng is a PhD student in mathematics, and Takeshi Nagayasu is a DMA student in piano. Though not pursuing degrees in organ, their repertoire is at the level of graduate organ students. Alex Sheng will play J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546 and Takeshi Nagayasu will perform Mendelssohn’s Prelude in G and Duruflé’s exquisite Prelude and Fugue on ALAIN.

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!

Family Folk Dance

Family Folk Dance at the Pittsfield Grange (3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd)! Saturday, January 24 from 2:30-4:30 pm. $15/family or $6/person. Enjoy live music by Susie Lorand, Josh Burdick, and Donna Baird; dances led by Drake Meadow. Learn more at pittsfieldgrange.org/family-folk-dance

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.

January Rota

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

Rota: January 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 126: The people who in darkness walked

The opening line of this hymn is a quotation from Isaiah 9:2, which we hear in both the text of the prophet and in its quotation by Matthew. This rendering was published originally in Scottish Paraphrases in 1781; at that time the government-established Presbyterian Church of Scotland forbade the singing of any texts other than Psalms, but the Scottish Episcopal Church sang both Psalms and other Scripture paraphrases. The tune, “Dundee,” is an 18th-century Scottish psalm tune. Like many such tunes, it has a long note at the beginning of each line, called the “gathering note” because it allows the congregation to get together on one pitch before launching into the melody. - Donna Wessel Walker

I Believe this is Jesus

Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989), originally trained as a classical pianist, is most known for her output of vocal music inspired by black spirituals and folk music. In 1975, she was named music laureate of the state of Virginia. Indiana University’s prestigious School of Music awarded her an honorary doctorate the following year. - Dennis Powers

Revised Common Lectionary (The RCL)

Sunday, January 4 - Epiphany

Isaiah 60:1-6   •   Psalm 72:1-7,10-14   •   Ephesians 3:1-12   •   Matthew 2:1-12

Sunday, January 11 - Feast of the Baptism

Isaiah 42:1-9   •   Psalm 29   •   Acts 10:34-43   •   Matthew 3:13-17

Sunday, January 18 - Epiphany 2

Isaiah 49:1-7   •   Psalm 40:1-12   •   1 Corinthians 1:1-9   •   John 1:29-42

Sunday, January 25 - Epiphany 3

Isaiah 9:1-4   •   Psalm 27:1, 5-13   •   1 Corinthians 1:10-18   •   Matthew 4:12-23

Looking ahead?

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

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