A Message from our Warden:
Dear Friends:
Relationship building. Making new friends. Knowing you belong to a community. These are some of the advantages of having a home church. Of course there are many more reasons to go to church; spiritual growth and renewal, listening to the beautiful choir and organ music, Christian education and Bible study groups, Fun and Fellowship, and, of course, Rev. Jen’s wonderful sermons. But I don’t want to lessen the importance of the first three I mentioned. Having a community that cares about you is so important especially during these trying times in our world.
Not only is your church community there to greet you every week, but these are friends that make you feel you belong. You are cared for. You are prayed for. You matter. There are many ways to build relationships at St. Andrew’s. Our Fun and Fellowship activities give many opportunities for this. Coffee hour after church each week allows time for chatting with other parishioners and getting to know them better.
Volunteering to be on a committee or on the Vestry are also great ways to build relationships. I have had the wonderful opportunity to serve on the Vestry for St. Andrew’s for the past three years. I have served as Senior Warden for the past two. I have enjoyed this time immensely. I now understand how a vestry works and what its responsibilities are. I see first-hand all of the hard work that goes into running a church. I also have a front row seat to see all of the many volunteers we have here at St. Andrew’s and all of the time, talent, and treasure they share.
The monthly Vestry meetings and weekly meetings with Rev. Jen have enabled me to build closer relationships with many parishioners and Rev. Jen. Not only is Rev. Jen my priest, but I consider her one of my close friends. I am honored to have had the opportunity to build these relationships. I am honored to have served St. Andrew’s and its parishioners.
I will miss being on the Vestry, but it is time to allow new Vestry members to enjoy this time. I encourage you to put your name forward as a candidate for Vestry. You will build new and lasting relationships while helping St. Andrew’s to continue to be the bright spot it is in our community.
Karen Hirt Mannon, Senior Warden
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Rector’s Office Drop-In Time
Rev. Jen has set her office drop-in day as Wednesday of each week from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. for anyone who would like to stop in and visit. You are always invited to make an appointment for a time convenient for you. Mondays are her Sabbath day.
The Last Sunday After the Epiphany
In-Person Sunday Morning Worship Service, February 15, led by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore,10:15 a.m.
You can stream the service via St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Greencastle, Indiana Facebook Page. Click on this link to view the Live Stream. We will start the Live Stream 5 minutes prior to the start of the service.
Click here for the service booklet for February 15.
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EPISCOPAL 101, SUNDAYS 11:45-12:45
Continuing this month, Episcopal 101, a gathering to learn about the Episcopal church–what we do, how we pray and worship, our history, and more. All are welcome.
SHROVE TUESDAY, MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION, FEBRUARY 17
Join us for pancakes, races, talent show, and a gala event! Feel free to bring friends.
ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Services at 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Youth Murder Mystery Party, Friday, March 13th
Youth are invited to join us for an interactive murder mystery party and see if you can spot “whodunit!” This is an interactive game where people sign up to play a role for fun. It is open to all young adults, but please note that content may not be appropriate for all ages – it is a murder mystery after all!
Sign up for characters is available in Hamilton Hall. Friends are welcome to join but please provide an email for communications. Non Player Characters are available for adult chaperones to enjoy playing along.
Friday, March 13th
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cheese pizza will be available for all. Please consider bring a baked delight to share!
The Great Bake Down Murder!
World-renowned British baker, author, and artisan chef Barry Merry is finally retiring after over 40 years and 40 bakeries in 40 countries, and he’s giving one lucky person the chance of a lifetime: The keys to this multi-million-pound business.
We are in the final weeks, and Lennon Drizzle is the front runner with the most points, closely followed by Ed Velvet. One more challenge will crown the winner who will inherit the company.
When Lennon doesn’t immediately show up for filming, show runner Faye Ricake checks his trailer… and finds him dead! An opened box of suspicious smelling fruitcake points to a planned attack. But who was responsible for the deadly fruitcake attack!?
PROJECTS AND PARISH SPACE
We are blessed with ample and well organized spaces for our worship, fellowship, and outreach. However, things have a way of collecting at churches—as we found when Gwen Morris and Cathryn Ensley cleaned out the front closet. We want to know what’s going on! Please mark supplies or materials gathered for outreach with the name of the project and the name of the point person.
ST. ANDREW’S ANNUAL MEETING 2026
Please mark your calendars! St. Andrew’s annual meeting will take place in two parts; Sunday, February 15th and 22nd immediately following the church service. The first part of the annual meeting on February 15th will present the budget with opportunity for questions. Meeting on the 22nd will give an overview of the program year and new Vestry members will be elected.
NEW VESTRY MEMBERS NEEDED
Vestry members wanted! Serving on the Vestry is an opportunity to help with important decisions concerning the budget and overall workings of St. Andrew’s. Working closely with other Vestry members can lead to making new connections and meeting new people while learning more about the Episcopal Church. St. Andrew’s needs four new Vestry members – two for one year terms and two for three year terms. The terms will this month. Please let a Vestry member or Rev. Jen know if you are interested in serving on the Vestry. St. Andrew’s current Vestry includes: Karen Hirt Mannon, Jim Ensley, Pam Smith, Dennis Knuth, Page Cotton, and Skip Sutton.
HEALING PRAYER
Most Sundays our intern Meghan will be offering anointing and healing prayer at Sunday services during communion. Meghan will set up a station in the narthex; meet there for general or specific prayers for healing.
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY
We continue our exploration of Chinese Religion. Our text is Daniel Overmyer, Religions of China: The World as a Living System; Jen+ will also give out readings. Come with your curiosity and questions!
EVENING PRAYER
Join us for Evening Prayer in the sanctuary on Tuesdays at 4:00. Evening Prayer is a wonderful service to wind down the day and move into the evening hours.
CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER
On Wednesdays at 1:00, we gather for about a half hour in quiet contemplative prayer. A leader introduces the prayer and a bell is chimed; we sit in prayer for twenty minutes until another chime sounds and then close with a spoken prayer. Feel free to come in any time between 1:00 and 1:20 to pray in silence in a lovely sacred space.
ALTAR FLOWER CALENDAR
An altar flower calendar is posted in Hamilton Hall. Sign up to sponsor the altar flowers to commemorate a birthday or anniversary, remember a loved one, or in thanksgiving for an important event. We ask a donation to help offset the cost of the altar flowers and other worship expenses. Be sure to tell the office your dedication so that it can be printed in the bulletin. Please make checks payable to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and in the memo field please put this information: Altar Flowers, person’s name, occasion, Sunday date you’d like for the flowers to be on the altar.
VESTRY MEETING MINUTES
If any of you are interested in what your Vestry is doing, there are two copies of each month’s minutes on the music stand in Hamilton Hall. Feel free to read and return!
SHOPPING LIST FOR NON-FOOD PANTRY
Please add razors, shaving cream, laundry detergent, spray cleaner, and toilet bowl cleaner to your shopping list for the NFP for the month of January. Meals and conversation in Hamilton Hall are going well. Patrons are now able to pick out items they most need. Your contributions help our budget go farther in helping meet the needs of those in Putnam County. The next Non-Food Pantry will be Saturday, February 28 from noon – 2:00 p.m. If you can help with this ministry in any way, please contact Harriet Moore or Carl Huffman.
KROGER COUPONS
If you have any unwanted Kroger coupons, please bring them to Hamilton Hall and place in the window ledge near the “Little Library”. We would like to make them available to our Non-Food Pantry recipients so that they might be able to take advantage of them to help extend their food budget. Thanks in advance!
FREE DAILY DEVOTIONAL
We have some large print Day by Day daily devotionals in the sanctuary that you are free to take home for your personal devotions–and if we know that people would like copies, we can order the right amount. Many of you may also appreciate the on-line version of Day to Day. Click here.
Prayers and Reflections for This Week
We have heard that the daily reflections and scripture readings provided during Lent were appreciated. The meditations are written by persons from Gobin UMC and Beech Grove UMC. They will be in the newsletter each week. Whether you enjoy these every day or as the Spirit moves you, may this resource continue to bring you spiritual food for the journey. Blessings!
Click here to view the readings and accompanying links.
Non-Food Pantry Latest
Saturday, February 28
• Noon to 2:00 p.m.
There will be a distribution in Hamilton Hall and light lunches will be served inside. We are grateful for all those who have worked so hard to obtain supplies for the Non-Food Pantry. Items are having to be purchased from a variety of sources making it much more expensive. Donations to help offset this extra cost will be gratefully accepted!
Top 3 Needed Items
Your prayers are asked for:
Haile Bane, grandson of Joanne Haymaker
Beth Benedix, friend to many at St. Andrew’s
Jennifer Clarke, friend of Patti Harmless
Diane
Angela Evans
Katie Gleichman, relative of Jim & Cathryn Ensley
Tom Kaiser, friend of Jen+ & Chris
Larry
Lynda, friend of Sarah Finlay-Black
Warren Macy
Jacob Majors, son of Renee Majors
Teresa Masten, friend of Karen & Jim Mannon
Sally Motsch, friend to many at St. Andrew’s
Mary Mountz
The family of Martha Ovall, sister of Ralph Earle
Elizabeth & Natalie Sheffler, daughter & granddaughter of Page & Narda Cotton
Deloris Smith, friend of Emily Knuth
Luke Smith, son of Mark Smith
Skip Sutton
Larry Taylor, former member of St. Andrew’s
Donald Voermans, father of Nick Voermans
Dwight Ziegler, uncle of Stephanie Gurnon
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Chapel of the Good Shepherd, West Lafayette, The Rev. Dr. Hilary Cooke, Chaplain, The Rev. Dr. Carolin Frueh
Our companion dioceses: The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil: The Most Rev. Mauricio Jose Araujo De Andrade, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of Brasilia. The people and Diocese of Haiti and Saint Andre’s Parish and school in Mithon.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Birthdays: John Christopher Sutton Wise, Feb. 15; James Mannon, Feb. 16; Mark Smith, Feb. 18; Jenny Heithaus, Feb. 19; Warren Macy, Feb. 19; Owen Jedele, Feb. 20; Larry Wilson, Feb. 20
Anniversaries: Tim and Caroline Good, Feb. 17
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