What does Christian Education look like at St. Andrew’s Church?
The Christian Education Mission:
To provide leadership in the education and development of
Christian studies in the church.
What We Do:
We meet regularly to organize, develop and promote church
activities through which our congregants can grow in faith and
their understanding of the Christian discipleship. We help different
age groups at St. Andrew’s to remain curious, open and inspired
about all aspects of our faith.
Our responsibilities include curriculum planning and development
as well as seasonal activities for the Church School. In addition,
we oversee other youth-specific programming such as Kids’
Church, Vacation Bible School and Youth Group. We also
organize the popular Wednesday evening studies, Theology on
Tap, the Women's Retreat, the Gracefield Retreat, the Book Club,
Film Night and the various traditions around Easter such as our
Pancake (Shrove Tuesday) Supper and Maundy Thursday dinner.
Who We Are:
A diverse group representing different demographics of the
church community, we are keen on discovering new ways of
learning and of enriching the faith of this church community.
Come join us in faith and learning.
For the last quarter-century, author and activist Brian D. McLaren has been writing at the intersection of religious faith and contemporary culture. In Life After Doom, he engages with the catastrophic failure of both our religious and political leaders to address the dominant realities of our time: ecological overshoot, economic injustice, and the increasing likelihood of civilizational collapse. McLaren defines doom as the “un-peaceful, uneasy, unwanted feeling” that “we humans have made a mess of our civilization and our planet, and not enough of us seem to care enough to change deeply enough or quickly enough to save ourselves.”