Our Blue Christmas service will be at 5:00 pm on December 21. At a time of year when many experience feelings of grief, loss, and hardship, this service invites us into hope and healing.

Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church invites you to the screening of the documentary film “The Philadelphia Eleven” on Sunday, Jan 12, at 6 pm at Saint Andrew’s Church (4400 Barranca Pkwy., Irvine, CA 92604). This documentary explores the story of the remarkable first eleven women ordained in the Episcopal Church fifty years ago in Philadelphia. The movie is free of charge, but donations will be accepted. The general public is invited to attend. The movie begins at 6:00 pm, but we invite you to come as early as 5:30 pm for refreshments beforehand. Refreshments will also be served after the movie following a short discussion with the audience.

St. Andrew’s book group continues to meet via Zoom on Wednesdays at 11;00 am, followed by noonday prayer. Our next book group meeting will be on January 8, 2025. we finish our discussion of Katherine Hayhoe’s book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. We’ll discuss chapters 20, 21, and 22.