Discover St.Andrews in Edgartown
Welcome to St. Andrew’s!
At St. Andrew’s, we welcome everyone who seeks to experience God (in some way) – and we respect the dignity of every human being. Whether you are a year-round Islander, a summer resident or guest, or a first-time visitor, we very much hope you enjoy your time with us. Come as you are, come be who you are, and see!
A Guide for Visitors – Click here!
Stay Connected!
Would you like to receive our weekly Zoom invites for our Sunday 10:00am live stream and recorded service? Simply email the church office at
office@standrewsmv.org
All are welcome!!
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We’re going to One Service Only for the Winter Months! After a thoughtful conversation, this week the Vestry voted to approve going to one service each Sunday for the winter months. It was a unanimous decision, and the spirit of your Vestry was very positive. We will begin holding one service, at 9:00 am, on St Andrew’s Day, November 24, and will return to holding two services again on Sunday, April 6, The Last Sunday in Lent. Our new, brilliant musician, Rob Lehman, will play each Sunday during that time, and we will worship according to the form for Holy Eucharist: Rite II. And instead of having Breakfast in Between each week, we’ll return to the familiar Coffee and Fellowship Hour at 10:00 am. Perhaps the best reason for the change involves combining the two congregations into one, and the possibilities for the many graces we know this will bring. Faithful members will meet and get to know ‘new’ friends, and relationships will be struck. And the sense of abundance in our worship together will return, making our worship experience for many feel more full and satisfying. We fully expect the Holy Spirit to come and fill us even more!
How Do Episcopalians Think, and What Do We Believe? Father Chip’s found a great (and accessible) book and invites everyone to sign up to join him for a THREE-PART DISCUSSION of it between November 17 and December 9. Feel free to get it on Amazon and email us back if you’d like to consider joining us for one or all of the three meetings. The book is called “Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers: Exploring Christian Faith,” by Ian S. Markham and CK Robertson, and it’s worth it! We’ll put a sign-up sheet out on the tables in the Parish Hall and the front of the church if you’d like to sign up there, too.
Save the Date! St Andrew’s Day is Sunday, November 24—ONE SERVICE ONLY AT 9:00 AM! Please join us for our annual Patronal Feast Day (He’d be St Andrew himself), when we join with our Scottish friends, complete with tartans and kilts, and celebrate our namesake! And, as is customary, we’ll have a TREMENDOUS BRUNCH FOLLOWING WORSHIP, and ask you to consider bringing something just right to contribute to our feast. Better yet: bring a friend or two, and share the joy! PLEASE LOOK FOR THE SIGN UP SHEETS TO JOT DOWN WHAT YOU PLAN TO SHARE!
Save ANOTHER DATE! The Great Thanksgiving! We’re planning another wonderful THANKSGIVING DAY service of thanksgiving, praise and worship, on Thursday, November 28, at 10:00 am, complete with wondrous music and The Good News. Come and bring your families and friends to make your Thanksgiving Day even more special and meaningful.
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Our 2025 Stewardship Campaign materials have been sent out to everyone, so please look for them in the mail. How much you give—and don’t give—bears directly on our capacity to grow as a church.
The 9am service is available live stream on Zoom beginning November 24:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 821 8023 2922
Passcode: 269193
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…And don’t forget our ongoing programs:
➢ Centering Prayer EACH WEEK in the Parish HOUSE at 9:15 am (Sublime…)
Centering Prayer Brochure 2023
And for those in whose loving memory the Altar Flowers have been given:
Neil Malmquist
Marilyn Malmquist Fieldhouse
Marjorie Ruth Parker Mitchell Cunningham
Robin Burke
Aline and Bill Hulick
Anne and Jack Palmer
Ada and Richard Stowe Macomber
Henry and Ada J. Sillcocks
Margaret Street Wadhams