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What a wonderful week we had at V.B.S. We had around 70 people attend V.B.S. from toddlers to adults.  What a blessing it was to have so many people of all ages come out to learn more and grow deeper in their faith.  We had around 50 people volunteer to help out!  We could not have done this without the help of so many people.  Thank you to those who volunteered your time, resources, and services to make this such an amazing week for kids of all ages!

Everyone had a blast! Check out our V.B.S. video!

Vacation Bible School Video

Each spring, Annette Sandell, St. Andrew’s Director of Christian Education, and Pastor Mark
Sandell, host a breakfast to honor the Sunday School Teachers. Teachers, families, and
members of the congregation enjoyed a full breakfast provided by the Fellowship Committee.
Teachers also received a potted plant and a small gift book. A nice crowd enjoyed this annual
Teacher Appreciation breakfast.

St. Andrew offers year-round Sunday School for all ages, nursery through retirees. Not only
does Sunday School allow attendees to learn about Jesus and Bible truths, it also provides a
way to become friends with others in the class. All curriculum and materials are provided.
Anyone is welcome to attend Sunday School. Not involved with our Sunday School? You are welcome to visit a class that meets your needs next Sunday.

The Witness & Mission committee creates personal care bags.  Bags are delivered to the Salvation Army Women & Children’s shelter and to CASA twice a year, Mother’s Day and Christmas.

Helping Hands is a twice-monthly event. Annette Sandell, Director of Christian Education, provides the materials and activities for items needed for Sunday School classes, church, and other seasonal events. These photos show the volunteers who are preparing the curriculum, folding bulletins, painting flower pots for teachers, and taking down the “winter” trees. Participants bring a sandwich, enjoy the provided side dishes as they enjoy lunch and fellowship while providing these much-needed services.  Anyone is welcome to come to Helping Hands. Dates and times are listed on the church calendar.

The evening book club met on Tuesday, March 1st.  The group read and discussed Travels with George, by Nathaniel Philbrick.

The Daytime Book Club read The Christmas Pearl by Dorthea Benton Frank.

With her truculent family gathered at her stately Charleston mansion for Christmas, 93-year-old matriarch Theodora is having a hard time tolerating the lot of them. Theodora hankers for her 1920s childhood, when Pearl, the family’s stern black maid, enforced strict houshold discipline and took no guff while working hard at Christmas, all the while singing gospel favorites such as Come en Go wid Me. When Theodora’s usual maid is called away, Pearl herself (as a ghost) blows in, ready to set the house in order, She unearths the antique cr?che and other Christmas heirlooms long buried, and altering the family’s general bad temper. Frank (The Land of Mango Sunsets) includes homegrown recipes that further sweeten this Lowcountry holiday confection.