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God Is With Us
Christmas is drawing near, and I hope you can sense the excitement. You can feel the spirit of the season as families are drawing together,

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 23, 20222 min read


A Peace That Passes Understanding
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 17, 20222 min read


Good News
This past Wednesday we had a great turnout for Caroling in the Courtyard. Along with singing, part of the tradition is to watch "A Charlie
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 9, 20222 min read


A Great Love
This coming Sunday is the second Sunday in Advent. In the worship services we will light the second candle, representing love.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 2, 20222 min read


Waiting & Preparation
This Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent. The four Sundays before Christmas Day mark the Advent season.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 25, 20222 min read


In Your Heart
This Sunday is Commitment Sunday, where you will be asked to turn in your commitment cards to help fund our 2023 budget.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 18, 20223 min read


Live at Peace With All People
One hundred and four years ago on this date, November 11, at 11 a.m., it was decided that all arms and weapons were to be laid down.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Nov 11, 20222 min read


All Saints Sunday
This Sunday is All Saints Sunday. As United Methodists we don’t officially canonize the saints like they do in the Catholic church ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 4, 20222 min read


Remain in the Vine
When Jesus spoke the words in the Gospel of John, He most likely was standing beneath the grapevine engraving. Jesus said, “I am the ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 28, 20222 min read


Unfinished
Do you have any “unfinished” projects in your life? A garage that needs cleaning out. That desk you were going to refinish. Or maybe ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 21, 20222 min read


True Intentions
Well-intentioned Christians can be real experts at deceiving themselves and others by being so convinced that their intentions ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Nothing Can Separate Us From God
I don’t think it is bad to be honest with God. He understands our fears and our disillusionment. He can handle our questions and ...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Oct 7, 20222 min read


God First Loved Us
I write this in the midst of Hurricane Ian, looking out the window of the parsonage as the winds are gusting and shaking ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 30, 20222 min read


A Prayer of Gratitude
We pray at this time a prayer of gratitude for the life of servanthood that Queen Elizabeth shared with the world. She made her place in ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 16, 20222 min read


Commonplace and Ordinary
How did Jesus announce the coming of the Kingdom of God? Smoke started spewing from the ground, angels on white horses darted across the ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 9, 20223 min read


Be a Part of Something Big
St. Andrew's is part of an organization called HOPE. HOPE stands for Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Sep 2, 20222 min read


A Time of Uncertainty
"What exactly is going on in the United Methodist Church?" This question has been resounding through our church in the past months.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 26, 20225 min read


How Are We Communicating?
I was watching an Andy Stanley video recently. Andy Stanley is an author and senior pastor of North Point Ministries ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 19, 20222 min read


He Restores My Soul
In the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 is a piece of beautiful poetry that is familiar to most of us. It goes like this, “There’s a season ...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 12, 20222 min read


Keep My Focus on God
In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. [Psalm 5:3 NIV]

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 5, 20222 min read
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