
Welcome Eleanor
We are pleased to announce the upcoming arrival of our new priest, the Rev. Eleanor Prior. Eleanor comes to us from the Diocese of Maine, where she served at St. Luke’s Cathedral.
Eleanor will begin July 18 and her first Sunday Service will be July 24. Please join us in welcoming her to Methuen!
Sabbath
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
The last two years have been difficult for us all, and have placed an unusual burden on the Clergy, staff, and volunteers, throughout the long closure and then the effort to provide a safe space for in person worship, it has taken a lot of work by many volunteers and staff to keep going.
Acknowledging this, Bishop Alan has asked all congregations to choose a two week “time out” to spend as an extended Sabbath, during which the church will be closed and no services or business will take place.
The Vestry has chosen the period of Wednesday June 8 through Tuesday June 21 for the St. Andrew’s corporate Sabbath. The office will remain closed, there will be no meetings, no services, and we will not be livestreaming.
I urge you to take advantage of the livestreamed services at the National Cathedral in Washington DC, or at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Boston. Links to both are below, and will be included in the This Sunday email during our Sabbath.
I hope that you will find some rest and restoration during this period. Time to be with God and those we love. Time to smell the flowers. Note that the Rev. Bill will be available for pastoral emergencies as needed. St. Andrew’s will reopen on Tuesday June 21, and we will have regular in-person and livestreamed services on Sunday June 26.
To view the 11:15 AM service at the National Cathedral, go to www.cathedral.org
Scroll down the center of the page to Holy Eucharist. Beneath the picture click on Watch Sunday. It will take you to the site.
To view the 10 AM service at St. Paul’s Cathedral, go to www.stpaulboston.org
It will take you to a registration page. Complete the brief registration. They will send you a link to the service on Zoom.
Faithfully,
Laura Walta, Sr. Warden
Livestreaming will continue
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic St. Andrew's has been livestreaming its Sunday Service and will continue this for the time being. The livestream is available on Facebook via this link:
https://www.facebook.com/StAndrewsMethuen/live/
Previous livestreams are also available via the link above.
Please note that a Facebook account is not necessary to see our page. Go to our Facebook page and ignore the banner at the bottom of your screen. If/when a pop-up appears click "Not Now" and it will disappear.
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Latest update: May 26, 2022