St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Ministries

	St. Andrew's Anglican Church corner of Third St and Oakville Ave. Office 9691 Fourth St., Sidney B.C. V8L 2Y8 250-656-5322 250-656-8731 (fax)	*Consecrated August 4, 1910* Make a Friend, Be a Friend, Bring a Friend to Christ Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 1:00pm Contact Us Our location Email

Abbeyfield Connie Rust 250-656-44118	St. Andrew's Abbeyfield House, an assisted living home for 9 seniors is located on 5th Street in Sidney and is supported by St. Andrew's parish in many ways. The residents appreciate all the efforts of the Board members, volunteers, and clergy from St. Andrew's and other parishes.

Altar Flower Deliveries Sally Brand 250-656-9247	The people of this ministry deliver altar flowers after the Sunday services to the sick or lonely of the parish on the suggestion of the rector, church office, or someone who is aware of a person in need.
Altar Guild Ruth Moffoot 250-656-3350	The Altar Guild prepares for the worship at all services in the Church as directed by the clergy with a general oversight of the cleaning and furnishings of the Altar. We meet every two months. Training of new members is provided by Team Leaders.
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Pat Tucker 250-656-4919	St. Andrew's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Group. Helping grandmothers in Africa. To raise awareness of and support for those grandmothers in Africa who are struggling to care for their dying children and grandchildren who are already orphaned by AIDS.
Book Room Jean Scott 250-655-3089	All books are donated. They are resold and the money raised is used to purchase necessary books and related items needed by the parish, and for outreach.
Comfort Ministry Allison Humphreys 250-652-2699	We provide coffee, tea, sweets and savouries for receptions in the church hail or boardroom after funerals or memorials.

Cursillo Florence and Gerry McDowell 250-656-3856	Cursillo is a movement of the church which helps Christians to live the faith and equips them to influence people for Christ. The purpose is to form a movement of apostolic Christians who have a unified vision of how to bring Christian life into every environment.
Envelope & Direct Deposit Ruth Howland 250-655-6555	Provides a convenient way to make you weekly offering. By using envelopes and direct deposit St. Andrew's can provide receipt each year for tax purposes.
Greeters 7:45 a.m. The Greggs 250-656-2583 9:00 a.m. The Greggs 250-656-2538 11:00 a.m. Irene Shaw 250-655-96106	These joyful groups welcome and seat parishioners and visitors at the three Sunday services. They fill out cards for our guests and introduce them to the Rector. They also ensure that visitors are familiar with service format.
HI WE CARE Elly Bowerman 250-656-5286	Handicapped Individuals Worldwide Encouraging Christian Awareness Reaching Everyone We are an outreach mission that advocates everyone has God-Given talents to share. We share our talents in various ways: with Days Apart; sharing in church services and participating with other groups. Everyone is welcome to join.
Education Ministry	Education webpage

Morning Group
Audrey Waugh 250-655-1126

We are a group of senior ladies who enjoy coffee, fellowship and speakers. We meet on the first Tuesday of the month in the church hall at 9:45 am. Everyone welcome!

Music Cameron Ashton 250-655-4962	The praise group (9:00 A.M.) and choir (11:00 A.M.) provide music for the worship of God for those who attend the 9:00 am and 11:00am services . Practices are held Tuesday nights for the Praise Group and Thursday nights for the choir. "Grant that what -we sing with our lips, we may believe in our hearts, and what we believe in our hearts, we may show forth in our lives....
Neighbours Donna Goodwin 250-656-1015 Allison Humphreys 250-652-2699	Soup is On! every Wednesday from11:30am to 1:00pm in St. Andrew's Hall. Neighbours provides visitors and parishioners with a delicious meal of homemade soup, buns and goodies, and convivial fellowship.
Nursery Julie Lobb 250-656-6447	Care provided during the 9:00 A.M. service for the pre-school children. A changing area, crib and toys.
Parish Nursing Carolyn Gunstone 250-655-9336 Elizabeth Prouse 250-652-5410	Our mission is " To know, proclaim and become examples of Christ through the promotion of "shalom wholeness" of body, mind and spirit in our parish family and our community.
Pastoral Care Suzanne Crerar 250-655-3992 or the Church Office	Each member of the Pastoral Care team has been called by God to be His healing & compassionate presence in the lives of those who are, for the most part, unable to attend church because of age and/or infirmity. Each member of the team is assigned one or more individuals to visit. These visits often include Bible reading, prayer, holding a hand, and, above all a listening heart.
Planned Giving John Moran 250-656-7494	More and more Anglicans are giving thoughtful attention now to their stewardship of accumulated assets, ensuring that they have valid wills and have planned responsibly for the security and well-being of their families and the support of those institutions and causes which have been important to them.
Property and Grounds Stephen Hives 250-656-4586	The Property & Grounds Ministry is responsible to the Rector, Wardens, and Parish Council for the care, maintenance and upkeep of the buildings and lands / surrounding St. Andrew' Church
PWRDF Philip Lobb 250-656-6447	Primate's World Relief and Development Fund is the Canadian Anglican agency for development, relief, refugees, and justice. With the support of Anglican parishes across Canada, PWRDF makes financial and human resources available to support our partners' initiatives and to promote knowledgeable actions of solidarity at home and around the world.
The Rainbow Club Thirell Trottier 250-544-1467	The Rainbow Club provides games and refreshments for children each week after Sunday School and hosts special events throughout the year. Members also have access to the Rainbow Club Library of Christian books, videos, and DVD's.
Sermon Taping Len Howland 250-656-6555	The Sermon presented at the 9:00 A.M. service is tape recorded and made available to anyone to borrow.
Scholarships & Bursaries Jan Bergink 250-656-0877	Funds are made available to deserving applicants to continue their studies. There are three opportunities to take advantage of these generous gifts: One is for a Grade 12 Graduate; the second for a Continuing Student; the third is for a Theological Student.
Servers Doug Bradshaw 250- 920-3650	The Server (Acolyte) assists the minister at the altar in the Eucharist.
Sidespersons Bert Collicutt 250-655-1524 Irene Shaw 250-655-9610	During services sidespersons assist with handing out books and leaflets, taking up the offertory and assist parishioners and guests during communion.
Stewardship Jan Bergink 250-656-0877	It is about finding the resources and tools with which to do the work that God calls us to do together.
Sunday 9:00 AM Coffee	We are the group of smiling faces that prepare and serve coffee and tea between the 9:00 and 11:00 services every Sunday.
Sunday School Dawn Holland 250-652-3054 Jacky Stevens 250-656-4640	Our group of 25 children are enjoying their Christian journey, asking questions, learning about Bible heroes and feeling God's love and your prayers, Thanks!
The Net Lois Ainey 250-652-0039	The Net is the newsletter of our church and is a communication vehicle for the members of St. Andrew's parish. We welcome contributions from parishioners in the form of articles, book reviews and digital photos.
Treasurer Lyn Allen 250-656-5974
ViVa (Victoria-Vanuatu) William Lightbody 250-656-4421	ViVa is an· independent, non-profit society of physicians and their families who work on southern Vancouver Island. ViVa works with the government of Vanuatu , in the South Pacific, to provide basic health services to the southern islands of the Vanuatu archipelago.
VOCARE	Vocare is a young adult ministry that provides opportunities for spiritual renewal and discovery.