St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Ayer, Massachusetts

Faith, Community, and Love

Calendar

Need a ride to Sunday services or some other St. Andrew's event?
Bad weather making you nervous? Car in the shop? Given up driving? No problem!
We can help with weekly or one-time transportation. Membership Commission member Dick Dabrowski is currently coordinating St. Andrew's Share-A-Ride Program. Please speak with him at coffee hour after the 10:00 a.m. service on Sundays or telephone him at his home (978-448-3264). He will match you up with a St. Andrew's volunteer driver in your neighborhood.

NOTE: Most (but not all) of the images on this Calendar are links--go ahead and try them.


Sunday, January 1, 2012

The Circumcision of Jesus, one of 41 panels depicting images from the New Testament collectively known as the Armadio degli Argenti paintings, executed about 1450 by the Dominican monk and early Italian Renaissance painter Fra Angelico (1395-1455). Over the centuries six panels were lost, but this one and the others are now in the collection of Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy.

Feast of The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Today, the eighth day after the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we celebrate the day on which He was presented in the temple to be named and circumcised, as described in the Gospel of Luke.
Click here to read more about the day on which Jesus was named.

New Year's Day

Holy Eucharist, Rite I
8:00 a.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.

Choir Practice
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. in the Sanctuary

Sunday School
9:45 a.m. in the newly-renovated basement of the Parish Hall.
After Sunday School, students will be accompanied by their teachers to the Sanctuary for Holy Communion.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:00 a.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.
                        Saeah Lee, Organist
                        St. Andrew's Choir

Bethel Evangelical Free Church
Kwangchul Kim, Senior Pastor
1:00 p.m. Worship Service
2:30 p.m. Bible Study
St. Andrew's is pleased to host this new Korean-speaking congregation.
We wish them every success.


Monday, January 2, 2012

Bible Study
We are studing the Psalms and are finding them to be not a neat and tidy systematic theology, but rather theological reflections on the relationship of God to his people. We use a study guide developed by the Santa Barbara Community Church in Santa Barbara, California.
All are welcome to join us.
John Ferrillo, Moderator
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall


Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Holy Eucharist Rite II
A quiet contemplative service, with an informal discussion of this week's Gospel readings.
12:00 p.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.


Thursday, January 5, 2012

St. Andrew's Weavers
Lynn Ferrillo, Mentor
12:20 p.m. (Contact parish office for details.)

Weekly Choir Practice
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Ayer Group
Open Meeting with a Speaker, Non-Smoking
7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall


Friday, January 6, 2012

Adoration of the Magi, an alterpiece executed in 1423 by the Italian painter Gentile da Fabriano (circa 1370-1427) for Santa Trinita Church in Florence, Italy, where is can still be seen.

The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles
Today, we commemorate the arrival of the Magi to the infant Jesus in Bethlehem, an event that symbolizes the revelation of God to mankind in human form, in the person of Jesus Christ.
Click here to read more about the meaning of the visit of the Magi.


Sunday, January 8, 2012

Baptism of Christ, a fresco on plaster executed circa 1305 by the Italian painter Giotto de Bondone (c. 1267-1337) for the Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padua, Italy, where it can still be seen.

The First Sunday after the Ephiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Today, we remember the baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the Jordan River.

Holy Eucharist, Rite I
8:00 a.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.

Choir Practice
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. in the Sanctuary

Sunday School
9:45 a.m. in the newly-renovated basement of the Parish Hall.
After Sunday School, students will be accompanied by their teachers to the Sanctuary for Holy Communion.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:00 a.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.
                        Saeah Lee, Organist
                        St. Andrew's Choir

Bethel Evangelical Free Church
Kwangchul Kim, Senior Pastor
1:00 p.m. Worship Service
2:30 p.m. Bible Study
St. Andrew's is pleased to host this new Korean-speaking congregation.
We wish them every success.


Monday, January 9, 2012

Bible Study
We are studing the Psalms and are finding them to be not a neat and tidy systematic theology, but rather theological reflections on the relationship of God to his people. We use a study guide developed by the Santa Barbara Community Church in Santa Barbara, California.
All are welcome to join us.
John Ferrillo, Moderator
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall


Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Holy Eucharist Rite II
A quiet contemplative service, with an informal discussion of this week's Gospel readings.
12:00 p.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.


Thursday, January 12, 2012

St. Andrew's Weavers
Lynn Ferrillo, Mentor
12:20 p.m. (Contact parish office for details.)

Weekly Choir Practice
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Ayer Group
Open Meeting with a Speaker, Non-Smoking
7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall


Sunday, January 15, 2012

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock

Holy Eucharist, Rite I
8:00 a.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.

Choir Practice
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. in the Sanctuary

Sunday School
9:45 a.m. in the newly-renovated basement of the Parish Hall.
After Sunday School, students will be accompanied by their teachers to the Sanctuary for Holy Communion.

Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:00 a.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.
                        Saeah Lee, Organist
                        St. Andrew's Choir

Bethel Evangelical Free Church
Kwangchul Kim, Senior Pastor
1:00 p.m. Worship Service
2:30 p.m. Bible Study
St. Andrew's is pleased to host this new Korean-speaking congregation.
We wish them every success.


Monday, January 16, 2012

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, we remember the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who at at the age of thirty-five was the youngest man ever to have received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Click here to read more about the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Deadline for the February issue of "The X-Press"
Send materials to Leslie Harrower, Editor

Bible Study
We are studing the Psalms and are finding them to be not a neat and tidy systematic theology, but rather theological reflections on the relationship of God to his people. We use a study guide developed by the Santa Barbara Community Church in Santa Barbara, California.
All are welcome to join us.
John Ferrillo, Moderator
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Monthly Vestry Meeting
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Members of the parish are cordially invited to attend.


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

This fifth-century mosaic of St. Peter was originally located in the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. After surviving an 1823 fire that destroyed most of that church, the mosaic was restored and moved to the Vatican Grottoes beneath St. Peter's Basilica, where it can still be seen.

Feast of the Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle
Today, we remember how the Apostle Peter was led by God's grace to acknowledge Jesus as the Christ. Click here to read more about the life of Saint Peter the Apostle.

Holy Eucharist Rite II
A quiet contemplative service, with an informal discussion of this week's Gospel readings.
12:00 p.m., The Rev. Joyce L. Scherer-Hoock officiating.


Thursday, January 19, 2012

St. Andrew's Weavers
Lynn Ferrillo, Mentor
12:20 p.m. (Contact parish office for details.)

Weekly Choir Practice
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Ayer Group
Open Meeting with a Speaker, Non-Smoking
7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall


Thursday, February 16, 2012

Deadline for the March issue of "The X-Press"
Send materials to Leslie Harrower, Editor


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Monthly Vestry Meeting
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Members of the parish are cordially invited to attend.