God often speaks to us through the mess of our lives, when things aren't going well. But God also calls us to share the message of the good news because of and in spite of who we are and where we are. This Advent, we are going to meet some of God's messengers: Malachi, Zechariah, Mary, and the shepherds. None of their lives were perfect and the message God gave them to share was surprising and startling, and yet, they chose to respond. How will we respond to the message God is speaking to us?

Each year we purchase digital copies of the PC(USA) advent devotional for our congregation. This year's devotional is titled: “Patterns of Divine Possibility: An Advent search for God’s diverse ordering”.  It will be available in November.  Click the button below to request your digital copy.

Go & Serve is sponsoring an Angel Tree in partnership with our local Salvation Army. Beginning November 3rd, you can choose an ornament with a child's name, age, and desired gifts from a tree located in the 15th St. Sanctuary Lobby. Choose one or more ornaments, purchase the items to fulfill the child's wishes, and return unwrapped gifts with the ornament to the donation area by Sunday, December 1st. We will deliver the gifts to The Salvation Army the first week of December. You can also drop your gifts off at the Salvation Army's Harrelson Center office.

At SACPC, we are focused on "inspiring one another to love Jesus by staying faithfully present in our community." We give over 10% of our annual budget to mission work through our Go & Serve ministry. Your faithful giving allows us to support critical programs in our community that provide food and shelter to the homeless, support our underserved public schools, and inspire the next generation to be the hands and feet of Jesus throughout the world.  This Advent, consider making an end-of-year contribution to the holy work of St. Andrews-Covenant.

The Christmas Joy Offering will be received this Sunday (12/15) and next Sunday (12/22). This is a special offering that has been received by Presbyterian Churches throughout our denomination since the 1930s.

The offering helps fund the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions, which provides current and retired church workers with the help they need to get through life’s unexpected challenges. The offering also supports Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color. These schools include Menaul School (Albuquerque, NM), Presbyterian Pan American School (Kingsville, TX), and Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, AL).

Ways you can give:

• During worship-- put your donation in the special envelopes provided and place them in the offering plates. 
• Online--click the button below. 
• Via phone: text CHRISTMASJOY to 91999.
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For more information, click the Learn More button.

Since 2011, SACPC has enjoyed a partnership of prayer and friendship with Chuluchosema Church of Central Christian Africa Presbyterian (CCAP).  Please consider supporting this partnership again this year to help change and brighten the futures of students whose lives are limited by extreme poverty. Contributions also support weekend vocational training to provide skills such as tailoring, woodworking, and bicycle repair plus a meal (often the only meal received that day).