BOOK CLUB
The book club will meet to discuss the following books:
January 5- “The Landscape of Death: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery” by M S Morris.
February 2- “The Secret of Secrets “ by Dan Brown.
March 2- “The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Women Who Changed the Course of World War II” by Mari K. Eder.
April 6- “The Secret Book of Flora Lea” by Patti Callahan Henry.
The book club meets on Zoom at 7:30 pm. If you wish to join us contact tmoorman28@gmail.com.
TRANSITION CORNER
As we say farewell to 2025, let’s review the past steps of the Transition Team. There was a parish-wide questionnaire which defined who we are, what we value most, and how we see our parish future. The presentation to share the survey results was in September. Next, the Transition Team organized Story Day in December in which the parishioners were able to recount their personal experiences, learn about the history of St. Andrew and St. Charles, write stories, view our timeline, and participate with Fr. Tom in a series of reflective questions. The next big component of the Transition Team is to create our profile. This profile is critical for our rector search and the team could use some help. If you would like to assist the Transition Team, please contact Gabby Portaluppi (gabbyport1@yahoo.com) or Monica Ward (morthuber@socal.rr.com).
CENTERING PRAYER
Centering Prayer is currently discussing Richard Rohr’s “Universal Christ” on Zoom, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. There is a podcast about this book at https://cac.org/podcast/another-name-for-every-thing/ that talks about the first chapter. If you have not done Centering Prayer before, please contact Julia Stesney at juliastesney@yahoo.com and she will teach you, the only way you can do it wrong is to not do it.
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT
Buy part of a pig for $20 or dig a village well for $5,000. Gifts from ER&D come in all prices and all species--pigs, goats, gardens, trees, health care, fresh water and more. These unusual gifts will delight your friends and family, and they will help heal a hurting world. Order online episcopalrelief.org/gifts or call 1.855.312.HEAL. Until 12/31 all gifts will be doubled by a million-dollar gift.
GIVING IN GRATITUDE
As we come to the end of our Stewardship campaign, we hope you will keep the ‘gratitude’ part of our message with you all year long. There are notes in a jar in either narthex for you to write down what you are grateful for (and then drop it into the collection plate). Doing this gives meaning and validity to your gratitude and why you support this community. Thank you to those who have submitted their pledges to be included in the budget for 2026. If you are still considering your pledge, please continue those efforts and talk to a Vestry member if you have questions. God Bless this parish family of St. Andrew & St. Charles!!
CORNER BOOKSTORE NEWS
The Corner Bookstore sale is today. Please stop by after the 8 am or 10 am service. The tables will have a variety of books.
Thank you for your book donations this year along with buying the great books to read and share with family or a friend. October’s book sale raised $100 for the church.
MINISTRY OF HEALING
We are happy to offer the Ministry of Healing during selected Sunday services to anyone who wishes to participate. This has proven to be an intimate, comforting, and valuable experience. Healers are members of the congregation who are available to pray, one-on-one, with any parishioner who would like a healing prayer. Parishioners may come up to the healer who will be standing near the font, after taking communion. The healer may ask if there is any special prayer they would like. At this time, we will have a healer
available on the first, third, and fifth Sundays.
The healers are:
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Blanca Morales Kate Nott
Susan Cornner Renee Rivera
Paulette Schechtel