St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church St. Regular services
10 am in the sanctuary

Summer Sunday Schedule
10 am in the sanctuary

Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 3:00pm

Andrew’s is a welcoming church with a big heart, making God’s love known to the world by building community through the ministries of Christian hospitality & service, with a special focus on education, spiritual development and care for all ages.

05/31/2026

Holy Eucharist

05/24/2026

Holy Eucharist

04/05/2026

Happy Easter!
Christ is risen!

Easter
Mary ran from the tomb in exuberance

Matthew 28:1-8
28 After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. 4 For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” 8 So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples.

Reflect
It is okay to be excited, even if it's tinged with fear. It's also okay to share your joy with others, even if you and they don't fully understand why you're excited.

Pray
I will rejoice despite fear. I will rejoice even though sometimes I don't understand.

04/05/2026

Celebrate the joy of the Resurrection with us at St. Andrew’s.

Join us for Sunrise Service at 6:30am or Easter worship at 10:00am. All are welcome.

04/04/2026

Saturday in Holy Week
Jesus grieves over Jerusalem

Matthew 23:37-39
37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you, desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’"

Reflect
Jesus had hoped that the people would accept his message, but their rejection meant that they and the world would be in for more anguish. This brought him grief. It's important to remember that all major change brings grief. Unrealized hopes and dreams can bring grief. It is not only death that prompts us to grieve. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross articulated what many of us have experienced. The stages of grief--denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance--seem so obvious when we are the observers of others' grief. It is less obvious when we are in it. Moreover, we know that the "stages" do not come sequentially, but rather it is more like a spiral where we move forward and then regress. We cannot short-cut the grieving process, and if we deny our souls the opportunity to grieve, it will take its pound of flesh--often literally. The key is to recognize when we grieve or need to grieve, and be kind to ourselves.

Pray
Help me to be kind to myself in the midst of my grief.

04/03/2026

Today is Good Friday.

We pause to remember the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross, a profound expression of love poured out for the world.

Join us at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church as we gather in prayer and reflection.

Services at Noon and 6:30pm.

All are welcome.

04/03/2026

Friday in Holy Week
Jesus feels abandoned

Mark 15:33-35
When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah."

Reflect
Jesus quoted the first lines of Psalm 22 at a time when he felt most abandoned by God. Feelings of abandonment can profoundly shape us as when infants fear their mothers have left them. It can take years of therapy and adjustment to learn to trust. As we grow older, we might feel abandoned by friends or those whom we love deeply. And of course we know that the elderly can sometimes feel abandoned, and they are correct. However, some of Jesus' friends and family were near. Still, he felt abandoned spiritually--that God had forsaken him. This can feel just as disconcerting as any abandonment. Sometimes it will cause once faithful believers to begin the process of religious deconstruction, which can lead to a full spectrum of faith ranging from atheism, agnosticism, to nomadic wanderings, to fundamentalism. Needless to say, it can be a painful, confusing, and frightening process, and just as with those who misunderstood Jesus, those around someone religiously deconstructing can often misunderstand what is happening. In the end, however, the process of deconstruction that began with a sense of abandonment can lead to a more certain foundation of individual being.

Pray
I am not alone despite my feelings of abandonment.

Today is Maundy Thursday.Join us at St. Andrew’s at 6:30pm for a simple meal and a quiet, prayerful service as we rememb...
04/02/2026

Today is Maundy Thursday.

Join us at St. Andrew’s at 6:30pm for a simple meal and a quiet, prayerful service as we remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and his command to love one another.

This is a tender and sacred moment in Holy Week. Come as you are. There is a place for you at the table.

All are welcome.

04/02/2026

Thursday in Holy Week
Jesus needed time alone

Luke 5:16
Meanwhile, he [Jesus] would slip away to deserted places and pray.

Reflect
It is not possible to be "on" all the time. Furthermore, it's not healthy to try to be "on" all the time. Even the most extroverted among us needs times of solitude. And make no mistake, solitude is not the same as being alone. Being alone can result in sadness and loneliness, whereas solitude is a chosen state where one visits with one's self and, perhaps, with the Transcendent. We need times to reflect, pray, commune with the divine, and collect ourselves away from the engagement of others. Introverts need this to a greater degree, but even extroverts should not neglect these life-giving times that can help them reset and visit their own thoughts and feelings for self-examination.

Pray
Lead me to times of solitude.

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