THIS SUNDAY
December 29, 2024
The First Sunday after Christmas Day
Services and Events
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist Rite I (Nave)
A spoken service, with traditional language and sermon.9:00 am to noon - Nursery Care for kids aged 12 weeks to Kindergarten (St. Francis’ room in the Parish Hall)
10:30 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II (Nave)
An in-person and live-streamed, contemporary-language service, with incense, congregational hymns, and sermon.
Coffee Hour in Trinity Commons following the 10:30 am service, hosted by Daughters of the King with Phyllis Benington and Theresa Marshall.
THIS WEEK
December 30, 2024 - January 4, 2025
Thursday, January 2: 9:30 am - Andy’s Pantry Stock-the-Pantry Day
Saturday, January 4: 8:30 am - Andy’s Pantry Distribution Day
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Office Hours
The Parish Office is open Monday – Thursday from 9:00 am to 2:00 p.m.
Please Note: As we celebrate the season of Christmastide and welcome the New Year, the Parish Office will be closed from Thursday, December 26, through Monday, January 6. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 7. During this time, clergy will remain available for pastoral emergencies. If you need to speak with a member of the clergy, please call Saint Andrew's Pastoral Care Line (205) 509-9590.
May your Christmas and New Year be filled with the peace and joy of Christ!
Weekday Services (Monday – Thursday)
Saint Andrew's offers Weekday Services Monday through Thursday of Morning Prayer (7:30 am) and Holy Eucharist Rite I (12:15 pm) in the Mary Chapel, unless otherwise noted.
Please note: Our regular schedule of midweek services—Morning Prayer at 7:30 am and Holy Eucharist at 12:15 pm, Monday through Thursday—will be on hiatus from December 26 through January 6 in observance of Christmastide. Services will resume in the Mary Chapel on Tuesday, January 7. We look forward to gathering with you in the 2025 for daily prayer and worship!
Private Devotions
The church is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm for private devotions.
The Sacrament of Confession
The Sacrament of Confession is available by appointment. For more information, please contact Fr. Peter Helman at 205-509-9590 or rector@standrewsbham.org.
WEEKLY OFFICE AND WORSHIP INFORMATION
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Announcements about Upcoming Events and Programs
Emergency Pastoral Care
Call (205) 509-9590 at any time of the day or night.
St. Andrew’s has a new Pastoral Care Line to help when you are faced with a pastoral emergency. When you face an emergency, please call (205) 509-9590 at any time of the day or night. Some examples of an emergency are being near death or in the hospital, having a crisis of faith, experiencing significant loss, or having a mental health crisis. This line is answered at all hours of the day or night. Do not hesitate to call if you or someone you care about is having an emergency or crisis and needs to talk with someone. Should you need immediate medical support or face another crisis that requires professional assistance, always call 9-1-1 first. There are also help lines that specialize in certain crises, such as mental health, suicide, domestic violence, substance abuse (listed below.) After contacting one of them, then call the Pastoral Care Line at (205) 509-9590. If you call the Pastoral Care Line regarding an emergency, and no one answers, leave a message and someone will return your call first thing.
Specific Crisis Phone Lines
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
988
Rape Response/
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
(205) 323-7273
National Sexual Assault Hotline
(800) 656-4673
Birmingham YWCA
Domestic Abuse Hotline
(205) 322-HURT
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
UTalk Youth Line
Text or Call (205) 328-5465
Recovery Resource Center
(205) 458-3377
Mental Health Crisis Center
(205) 323-7777