Baptism, Confirmation, & Reception
Bishop Glenda Curry will join us on Monday, December 1 to celebrate and preach at our annual Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle, a festive occasion not to miss. During her visit, she will bless our west lawn, where Saint Joseph’s House once stood, and celebrate the sacraments of baptism and confirmation, as well as receive and reaffirm those deepening their commitment in the Episcopal Church.

Guest Speaker | Dr. Kathryn Morgan
Join us this Sunday, October 26 for our ongoing fall speaker series, “Problems of Mass Incarceration & Sentencing in Alabama.” We are privileged to welcome Dr. Kathryn Morgan!

The Organist & Choirmaster shares musical thoughts about this Sunday’s Evening Canticles for Evensong at 5:30 pm.

Please join us o Tuesday, October 28, for prayer, dinner, and study of with Christianity 101.

2026 Stewardship Campaign
Our parish stewardship campaign is guided this year by the well-loved exhortation of the prophet Micah: “Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly.

Join us this Sunday, October 12, at 5:30 pm for Choral Evensong, preceded by an organ prelude at 5:15 pm.

Sunday, October 12
Please join us for this Sunday’s Coffee Hour and a Meet & Greet of the candidates for Vestry and Convention Delegates. See you there!

Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
UAB Center for the Arts Block Party: 5:00 PM | Alys Stephens Center, Outdoor
Concert: 8:00 PM | Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall

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Saint Andrew's midweek liturgies of Morning Prayer (7:30am) and the Holy Eucharist (12:15pm) will resume on Monday, Oct. 6.

The Holy Land Forum | Sunday, October 5 (3:00pm)
Join us at Saint Andrew's on Sunday, October 5 at 3:00pm for an interfaith conversation on the struggles of oppression and the hope of liberation in the Holy Land.

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2026 Stewardship Kickoff
This Sunday, October 5, we'll begin our parish stewardship campaign, guided this year by the well-loved exhortation of the prophet Micah: “Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly.

Pease join us October 26 at 12:15pm as we vote to elect vestry members as well as parish delegates to the Diocesan Convention.

The Organist & Choirmaster dives into Sunday’s Communion anthem, Harold Friedell’s Draw us in the Spirit’s Tether.

We welcome Mary Ann McCarty as a ministry intern at Saint Andrew's this fall.

The rector reflects on the question “What happens when we see evil in our midst but feel powerless to act?”

The Organist & Choirmaster reflects on this Sunday’s Offertory Anthem.

Mass of Requiem | September 27 (2:00pm)
John Thomas McGlothlin IV
June 15, 1964 – August 28, 2025
A Mass of Requiem for beloved parishioner Tommy McGlothlin will be offered at Saint Andrew's on Saturday, September 27, at 2:00pm. Together we will remember Tommy before God and acclaim the saving work of Jesus Christ, who in death upholds him in the life to come.

Saint Andrew’s will present a book reading and art show, sponsored by the Red Door Arts Guild, on Sunday September 28th at 5:00pm in the Nave.

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the first of our two-part Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, October 26 at 12:15pm in Trinity Commons Student Center.

We will consider candidates and elect new members for the vestry and delegates to the diocesan convention elect three new vestry members and delegates for the 195th Diocese of Alabama Convention, scheduled for January 26, 2026.

The vestry’s Nominating Committee—made up of our outgoing vestry members, Elin Glenn, Barbara Sloan, and Phyllis Benington—will present a slate of candidates for the vestry and delegates to the diocesan convention. We will share the names of these candidates with you in the coming weeks, after they are approved by the vestry at its September meeting this Sunday, September 21. During this first session, the congregation will elect three new vestry members and delegates for the 195th Diocese of Alabama Convention, scheduled for January 26, 2026.

The Organist & Choirmaster reflects on the music for Sunday’s offering of Choral Evensong commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Five Points South mass shooting.