Parish Life

Dedicated to building community in the parish through social events, including, The Movie Group, Moveable Feasts and a Monthly Book Group.

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What is the Parish Life inside the church walls of St Andrew’s really like?

Worship
St. Andrew’s liturgy conforms to Anglo-Catholic practice in its respect for ritual and tradition, and is integrated with a progressive, inclusive and outreach-focused consciousness. Our Sunday services, using Rite II, are formal but the congregation is informal, which brings an exceptionally warm and human element to our worship at St. Andrew’s. Evensong takes place in the church every Thursday at 5:30pm (September through June), and is one of the glories of the Anglican tradition.

Music
Music is vital to our worship at St. Andrew’s. We enjoy exceptional sacred music on a scale that belies the small size of our congregation and has become a significant component of the parish’s evangelism.

Fellowship
St. Andrew’s is a lively congregation both socially and intellectually. For us, membership means far more than “church on Sunday.” Many of us have formed significant relationships with those we have met at St. Andrew’s and we come together often to socialize, share, and deepen our theological understanding. It is a community of great humor and spontaneity, where differences are not merely tolerated, but embraced.

Prayer Chain

The ministry of the Prayer Chain is intercessory prayer. Prayer requests of the parish are gathered into the Parish Prayer List from emails received, usually from prayers@standrewdenver.org.

The Prayer Chain currently has 12 members who give their time to hold the requests of the parish in prayer. Each member of the Prayer Chain chooses a day of the week as their particular time to offer the Parish Prayer List in private prayer. The regular practice of intercessory prayer helps us as members of the Prayer Chain to grow in our spiritual life and brings us closer to the parish. New members of the Prayer Chain are always welcome; we operate by email.

The Parish Prayer List offers all members of the parish three additional opportunities to participate in prayer. The Parish Prayer List is available to the parish:

  • For private prayer, through a link in the Fruits of the Tree e-newsletter and on our website,

  • On Friday at noon, anyone can join in Community Prayer via Zoom to focus together on the Prayer List.

  • As a basis for the parish intercessions on Sunday through the Prayers of the People.

Education
Our vision for St. Andrew’s encompasses an informed, involved, and empowered laity. An essential component of that vision is Christian education that is creative, rigorous, and thought-provoking.

Special Events
St. Andrew’s hosts many Fellowship, Evangelism and Outreach events during the year, including our Annual Silent Auction, Movable Feasts, Newcomers Gatherings and several small groups.

Operations
Comprised of the Vestry, Buildings & Grounds, Finance, Resource and Development and Stewardship Committees, Operations is responsible for all the business of the church.

 

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