Calvary St. Andrews Presbyterian Parish

12/04/2021

The South Wedge Food Program, now called "The People's Pantry", has moved to 555 Avenue D, Rochester, NY 14621.

12/19/2017

More pictures from today's Christmas basket distribution!

12/19/2017

Interfaith Prayer Service
Sunday, December 24 at 11:00 am

At the Historic Calvary St. Andrew's Building
95 Averill Ave
Corner of Averill and Ashland St
Tea & Coffee afterward

12/14/2017

It is a new day!! Out with the old boiler (the "rocket engine") and in with 2 new 95% efficient boilers.

11/27/2017

You can help support the South Wedge Food Program on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Check out their special page at 'ROC The Day' [ click to view ]

The South Wedge Food Program (formerly known as the Calvary St. Andrews Food Program) fights hunger in Rochester's South Wedge in several important ways: 1) Our food cupboard distributes food to the hungry three days each week, 2) We host the mobile pantry from Foodlink twice monthly, 3) Our communi...

10/13/2017

04/22/2017

The final worship service today was followed by a fellowship time and greetings among friends. Several of us took photos. Click the photo below to view a photo album in Google Photos from Linc Spaulding. https://goo.gl/photos/nqjbsHrrBMvDgiHTA

21 new photos added to shared album

04/10/2017

Easter service schedule at Calvary St. Andrews (Final worship service for the church)

11 AM coffee and bagels

11:30 AM Easter Worship with Laurelton and Calvary St. Andrew's Collaborative Choir, Directed by Alan Murphy

12:30 Easter Egg Hunt

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Saturday, April 22 at 1:00 pm

The community is invited to a celebration of CSA's service to the people of the South Wedge and beyond at 1:00 pm, Saturday April 22.

Music will be provided by the Laurelton and Calvary St. Andrew's Collaborative Choir, directed by Alan Murphy. Reception will follow the service.

On this day, we expect that parking will be a particular challenge. Parking spots may be available on Mt. Hope Avenue.

03/22/2017

Dear Members and Friends of Calvary St. Andrew’s,

On March 12, the Calvary St. Andrew’s congregation voted to concur with the recommendation of the administrative commission to dissolve the congregation. The final Sunday service will be Easter Sunday, April 16. A service of thanksgiving will be held Saturday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m. All are welcome.

If you are a current CSA member, your official membership will be held by the presbytery until you notify us otherwise. Please be in touch with me if you have questions.

At the congregational meeting, there was discussion about the future of the building. I shared several alternatives, including sale to a new owner or the retention of the building by the presbytery for mission purposes. Members of the administrative commission and others are working on a proposal to present to the presbytery at a later date. Again, if you have questions, please be in touch with me.

The food program will continue meeting the needs of neighbors. We are working on a transition in leadership to be able to better recruit volunteers and raise funds. Regardless of who owns the building, the food program will press on!

Members of the administrative commission are mindful about the bittersweet nature of this decision. Though it feels to us like the right one, it was not made quickly or easily. We remain grateful for the decades of faithful service that the congregation shared with the South Wedge neighborhood. That is why we are working so diligently to discern a creative use for the building as we move ahead.

It seems appropriate that the final worship service will be held on Easter Sunday, a sign of resurrection. Though the formal ministry of CSA will end, its fruitfulness will not. Lives were impacted as the gospel of justice and hope was shared with so many for so long. For that we are very grateful.

Faithfully,

John Wilkinson
Moderator, Administrative Commission
[email protected]