We offer the following worship services, nursery care and parish fellowship on Sunday:
Sundays: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m in the Chapel
Sunday schedule
8am Holy Eucharist
9 a.m. Education for the whole family (will resume in September)
9:45 a.m. Family Fellowship Breakfast (will resume in September)
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Calendar of Events
Acolytes
This is a hundred years old. For anyone interested in serving as an acolyte we are having a training on Sunday, March 14 after the 10:30 service. We will meet in the church directly following the service. This is for anyone who is in the 3rd grade and up to 100 years old.
For more information please call Debbie Luke at 252-599-6997.
Music
We are in the process of building our music program. If you are interested in taking part in some form of music please call Debbie Luke at 252-599-6997. Be looking for new and exciting things to come in the fall for music. Jennifer Koviac will be working with the youth in Music so if you have a child and you are interested in your child participating in music please contact Jennifer. The "Soul Surfers" are always looking for talent, so if this interest you see Deb Taylor. Jon Stockton has created a Men's Choir, if interested see Jon.
Ushers
Our usher program is run by Derek Stallings. If you are interested in ushering please see Derek. We are starting a Junior Usher program for Boys and girls 10 to 16 years of age are invited to sign up. The new junior ushers will serve as apprentices to our regular ushers, both women and men, age 16 or more. The purpose is for young Episcopalians to learn responsibili-ties and duties of our ushers and be ready to assume the full role of usher in our Church. accompanied by a parent or des-ignated adult usher and will not be involved in such emergencies as someone becoming ill during a service or in potential evacuations after fire alarms. Nor will they carry the Eucharist. But they will help in preparing the church for services, offering bulletins, pass-ing collection plates and other duties.
Altar Guild
We have a wonderful Altar Guild lead by Kathey Lamm. Altar Guild serves the altar every Sunday and at all special services. If you are interested in serving on the Altar Guild there will be a meeting on Saturday, February 20th @9:30 at St. Andrew's by the Sea. If you cannot attend please call Kathey Lamm or church office.
LEM and Lectors
Our Lems and Lector are lead by Jay Tutwiler. They serve at each service. If you are interested in serving please contact Jay at 252-473-5939.
For questions concerning worship contact worship@saintandrewsobx.com.
The Lectionary Page
The 75th General Convention (2006) resolved that Revised Common Lectionary shall be the Lectionary of this Church, amending the Lectionary on pp. 889-921 of The Book of Common Prayer, effective the First Sunday of Advent, 2007 until the First Sunday of Advent 2010.
What is the Revised Common Lectionary?
The Revised Common Lectionary is a three-year cycle of weekly lections used by the vast majority of mainline Protestant churches in Canada and the United States. The RCL is built around the seasons of the Church Year, and includes four lections for each Sunday, as well as additional readings for major feast days. During most of the year, the lections are: a reading from the Old Testament, a Psalm, a reading from the Epistles, and a Gospel reading. During the season of Easter, the Old Testament lection is usually replaced with one from the Acts of the Apostles. The lections from the Old Testament are sometimes chosen from the Apocrypha.
The gospel readings for each year come from one of the synoptic gospels according to the following pattern: Year A - Matthew; Year B - Mark; Year C - Luke. Readings from the Gospel of John can be found throughout the RCL.
What are the advantages of using the Revised Common Lectionary in worship planning?
Using the RCL ties worship in a local congregation to the worship of millions of Christians around the world. Drawing from a common set of texts means that Christians will be hearing and reflecting on the same scriptures and themes. Sometimes they are even singing the same hymns.
In addition, building worship around the texts of the RCL also ties local worship to that of the historic Church. Using all four readings develops the discipline of reading and hearing the scriptures that define the Christian faith. It also deepens the congregation's understanding of the Church Year (and consequently the life of Christ) while also helping to set the rhythm for that year.
Who else is using the Revised Common Lectionary?
- American Baptist Churches in the USA
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Anglican Church of Australia
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada
- Presbyterian Church in Canada
- Christian Church [Disciples of Christ]
- Presbyterian Church in the USA
- Church of England
- United Methodist Church
