St Andrew's Anglican Church Moscow

ST ANDREW’S UPDATE FOR WEEK COMMENCING 20th OCTOBER

THIS SUNDAY – TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

11:00 Holy Communion

The 11 a.m. service will be lived-streamed on our YouTube channel, St. Andrews Anglican Church Moscow, and the full order of service can be found here. We appreciate that those of you in Russia may experience difficulties logging onto YouTube; we are currently exploring alternative streaming options.

There are Sunday School activities in church for children aged 6-12 and a play area in the Chapter Room for infants and toddlers, if they need to take a break from the service.

Everyone is invited to stay for refreshments after the service.

HARVEST-ADVENT APPEAL
Our Harvest-Advent appeal for the Lighthouse Fund (Дом с маяком) will be continuing through to 1st December. We are collecting all of the following to help refugees rebuild their lives:
• bed linen, blankets, duvets, pillows;
• towels, curtains;
• kitchen utensils, pans;
• clothes (especially large sizes);
• winter hats, gloves, scarves, socks, underwear, winter jackets, warm shoes;
• repair tools, umbrellas;
• baby formula;
• non-perishable food (dried and tinned goods);
• personal care products (soap, shampoo);
• pet food.

If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, please see Rev’d Sharon or Pat.

CHRISTMAS SANTA
Sara S. is busy buying Christmas gifts for children in need with the funds already raised. If you would like to help with wrapping presents, and can stay behind for a short while on a Sunday, please see Sara after this Sunday’s service.

MORE BABY NEWS!
Excellent news from Emma-Marie Kabanova and her husband Alexander on the birth of their daughter on 24th September. Many of you will remember Emma-Marie for her beautiful violin playing both at concerts in church and during services.

MORNING PRAYER
is said daily, Monday to Friday at 8:30am in the chapel. It is also live streamed on our YouTube channel, St Andrews Anglican Church Moscow. You can find the text and audio version of Morning Prayer on the 'Daily Prayer' app by Aimer Media, or the Church of England's website.

NEXT WEEK:

SUNDAY 27th OCTOBER – BIBLE SUNDAY
11:00 Morning Worship, led by the Youth Group

We look forward to having you join us for our service in honour of St. Luke at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, 16th October. The service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel, for those not able to be with us in person. You can find the order of service here.

🎉 BABY RUFFLE HAS ARRIVED!🎈

Many congratulations to Glen and Angela on the birth of baby Hazel. Hazel made her appearance on 11th October, weighing 8 lbs 8 oz / 3.85 kg. May God bless them as they grow together as a family. 🙏🏻

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

CHRISTMAS SANTA UPDATE

Many thanks to all of you who stayed behind after the service today and contributed to Sara S’s Christmas Santa project. The aim this year is to raise sufficient funds to buy Christmas gifts for over 1,000 children, who are sorely in need of some extra love and attention. These include children undergoing cancer treatment or in hospice care, children in the Speransky Hospital burns unit, children in orphanages for the disabled, children and young people with severe learning disabilities and children in refuges, whose mothers have fled domestic abuse.

If you would like to donate, please see Sara after the main service on Sunday or e-mail [email protected].

If you cannot help financially, but would like to contribute by wrapping gifts, please join us for an hour or so after each 11 a.m. Sunday service over the upcoming weeks.

ROAD CLOSURES

A number of roads in the centre will be closed this week-end for 10 km and marathon races. If you normally drive to St. Andrew’s, it will be possible to get to church by car on Sunday, but you may need to select your route carefully. For full details, use this link: https://i.transport.mos.ru/perekrytiya#o-13

ST ANDREW’S UPDATE FOR WEEK COMMENCING 13th OCTOBER

THIS SUNDAY – HARVEST THANKSGIVING

11:00 Holy Communion, followed by simple Soup Lunch in aid of the Christmas Santa appeal.

The 11 a.m. service will be lived-streamed on our YouTube channel, St. Andrews Anglican Church Moscow, and the full order of service can be found here. We appreciate that those of you in Russia may experience difficulties logging onto YouTube; we are currently exploring alternative streaming options.

There are Sunday School classes for children aged 6-12 and a play area in the Chapter Room for infants and toddlers, if they need to take a break from the service.

Everyone is invited to stay for refreshments after the service.

HARVEST-ADVENT APPEAL

Every year, between Harvest Thanksgiving and Advent Sunday, we come together to collect food and other items for those in need. This year all donations will be going to the Lighthouse Fund (Дом с Маяком), which supports refugees from Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Kursk, Belgorod, Bryansk and Lipetsk regions of Russia. Many of these families have had to leave everything behind and need your help to rebuild their lives. If you can contribute any of the following, please bring your donations on any Sunday between 13th October and 1st December.

• bed linen, blankets, duvets, pillows;
• towels, curtains;
• kitchen utensils, pans;
• clothes (especially large sizes);
• winter hats, gloves, scarves, socks, underwear, winter jackets, warm shoes;
• repair tools, umbrellas;
• baby formula;
• non-perishable food (dried and tinned goods);
• personal care products (soap, shampoo);
• pet food.

If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, please see Rev’d Sharon or Pat.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING…
It seems hard to believe, but the countdown to Christmas is now on. Every year, Sara S. arranges a special Christmas Santa project to purchase and deliver gifts to children in hospitals, hospices, orphanages and refuges. All money raised from the Simple Soup lunch this week will be donated to swell funds for this excellent cause. If you would like to help, either by making a donation or by volunteering time to wrap and deliver gifts, please see Sara.

Do you like baking? If so, we are planning to make lots of mince pies for the Christmas Bazaar on 7th December. We have the mincemeat; we just need people to make pastry and bake the pies. If you have space in your freezer, you can start now! If you are able to help, please see Nicolette.

PUB QUIZ!
Our next Pub Quiz in aid of Mary’s Meals will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, 14th October at Paddy’s Irish Bar (metro Belorusskaya). Please come and join us for a great evening of fun and facts, in aid of a wonderful cause.

MORNING PRAYER
is said daily, Monday to Friday at 8:30am in the chapel. It is also live streamed on our YouTube channel, St Andrews Anglican Church Moscow. You can find the text and audio version of Morning Prayer on the 'Daily Prayer' app by Aimer Media, or the Church of England's website.

NEXT WEEK:

SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER – TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
11:00 Family Eucharist

HARVEST-ADVENT APPEAL

Every year, between Harvest Thanksgiving and Advent Sunday, we come together to collect food and other items for those in need. This year all donations will be going to the Lighthouse Fund (Дом с Маяком), which supports refugees from Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Kursk, Belgorod, Bryansk and Lipetsk regions of Russia. Many of these families have had to leave everything behind and need your help to rebuild their lives. If you can contribute any of the following, please bring your donations on any Sunday between 13th October and 1st December.

• bed linen, blankets, duvets, pillows;
• towels, curtains;
• kitchen utensils, pans;
• clothes (especially large sizes);
• winter hats, gloves, scarves, socks, underwear, winter jackets, warm shoes;
• repair tools, umbrellas;
• baby formula;
• non-perishable food (dried and tinned goods);
• personal care products (soap, shampoo);
• pet food.

If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, please see Rev’d Sharon or Pat.

ST ANDREW’S UPDATE FOR WEEK COMMENCING 6th OCTOBER

THIS SUNDAY – NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

09:00 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
11:00 Morning Worship

The 11 a.m. service will be lived-streamed on our YouTube channel, St. Andrews Anglican Church Moscow, and the full order of service can be found here. We appreciate that those of you in Russia may experience difficulties logging onto YouTube; we are currently exploring alternative streaming options.

There are Sunday School classes for children aged 6-12 and a play area in the Chapter Room for infants and toddlers, if they need to take a break from the service.

Everyone is invited to stay for refreshments after the service.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING…
It seems hard to believe, but the countdown to Christmas is now on. Every year, Sara S. arranges a special Christmas Santa project to purchase and deliver gifts to children in hospitals, hospices, orphanages and refuges. All money raised from the Simple Soup lunch next week will be donated to swell funds for this excellent cause. If you would like to help, either by making a donation or by volunteering time to wrap and deliver gifts, please see Sara.

Do you like baking? If so, we are planning to make lots of mince pies for the Christmas Bazaar on 7th December. We have the mincemeat; we just need people to make pastry and bake the pies. If you have space in your freezer, you can start now! If you are able to help, please see Nicolette.

PUB QUIZ UPDATE!
Our next Pub Quiz in aid of Mary’s Meals will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, 14th October at Paddy’s Irish Bar (metro Belorusskaya). Please come and join us for a great evening of fun and facts, in aid of a wonderful cause.

MORNING PRAYER
is said daily, Monday to Friday at 8:30am in the chapel. It is also live streamed on our YouTube channel, St Andrews Anglican Church Moscow. You can find the text and audio version of Morning Prayer on the 'Daily Prayer' app by Aimer Media, or the Church of England's website.

NEXT WEEK:

SUNDAY 13th OCTOBER – HARVEST THANKSGIVING
11:00 Holy Communion, followed by Simple Soup lunch

ST ANDREW’S UPDATE FOR WEEK COMMENCING 29th SEPTEMBER

THIS SUNDAY – ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

11:00 Morning Worship

The Sunday service will be lived-streamed on our YouTube channel, St. Andrews Anglican Church Moscow, and the full order of service can be found here. We appreciate that those of you in Russia may experience difficulties logging onto YouTube; we are currently exploring alternative streaming options.

There are Sunday School classes for children aged 6-12 and a play area in the Chapter Room for infants and toddlers, if they need to take a break from the service.

Everyone is invited to stay for refreshments after the service.

PUB QUIZ UPDATE!
The date of our next Pub Quiz in aid of Mary’s Meals has had to be moved back. We will now be holding the quiz at 7 p.m. on Monday, 14th October at Paddy’s Irish Bar (metro Belorusskaya). Please come and join us for a great evening of fun and facts, in aid of a wonderful cause.

MORNING PRAYER
is said daily, Monday to Friday at 8:30am in the chapel. It is also live streamed on our YouTube channel, St Andrews Anglican Church Moscow. You can find the text and audio version of Morning Prayer on the 'Daily Prayer' app by Aimer Media, or the Church of England's website.

NEXT WEEK:

SUNDAY 6th OCTOBER – NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
09:00 Holy Communion (BCP)
11:00 Morning Worship

This Wednesday, our colleagues from Crescendo will be giving a wonderful concert of mediaeval music on authentic instruments. Please come and give them your support!