Sunday 8:00 pm
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Compline is an ancient monastic service offered to God before bedtime. It is the seventh/final church service (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word compline is derived from the Latin “completorium,” as compline is the completion of the working day. This service includes scripture, prayers, hymns, and the canticle Nunc dimittis.
Please join us at St. Andrew’s for a very special service to quiet your mind from the past week and weekend, and prepare you for the week ahead. The service is short (approximately 30 minutes). There is no sermon. There is no communion. You may participate, or just close your eyes and listen. Or meditate on the softly lit space. With a candlelit church, sublime music, chant, and heartfelt prayer we hope that compline will nourish your soul.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church was established in Tampa in 1871. Its first service was held in the hospital building at Fort Brooke. A wooden church was erected in 1883 on the city block bounded by Marion, Twiggs, Morgan, and Madison.
This history of the Windows of Saint Andrew’s is based upon research by the late Laban G. Lively. Additional information has been added by Nancy Turner. It is reconstructed for presentation on the WWW by Joe Daurril. Photos taken by Chris Cobb.
The organ at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Tampa, Florida, was designed and built by C. B. Fisk, Inc., of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Ministry at St. Andrew’s is an integral part of our parish life and our community.
St. Andrew's seeks to ensure that we are meeting the spiritual and religious education needs of all our members.