Sunday Coffee Hour Hosts

These special people take the time to purchase or make the wonderful refreshments that accompany the fellowship we enjoy on Sunday morning following the 10:30 a.m. service. If you would like to volunteer for a Sunday, please sign up in the parish hall on Sunday morning or contact our Administrative Assistant.

Office Volunteers

Volunteers help out with a myriad of different jobs in the office, but most importantly provide a friendly first impression to visitors to the office and inquirers on the telephone. They answer phones, make phone calls, fold, stuff, staple, stamp, seal, count money, make copies, file, answer the door
bell, greet visitors, and other odds and ends. Contact the Parish Administrator for more information.

Buildings & Grounds

Church School Teachers

Church School teachers, assistants and substitutes are always needed in the St. Andrew’s Church School program.

Friends of Music

Providing added support to the operating budget for the production of special organ and choral concerts, guest musicians, choir and junior choir training and trips, and other items.

Project FAITH Lunch Program

Saint Andrew’s feeds sixty bag lunches to the homeless in downtown Tampa every weekday. Gifts of food or money are appreciated to keep this program alive.

Helping Hands

This group is dedicated to helping families in difficult times by providing food to someone recovering from illness or to family members of someone hospitalized; to new mothers, or to grieving families. They are also available to provide and host funeral receptions for families of deceased who desire us to do so.

Outreach Committee

This committee of the Vestry seeks those with a heart of service to reach out to the community.

Funds raised for this committee help St. Andrew’s assist the community and go toward donations to such ministries as the following:

• OASIS
• Metropolitan Ministries
• Dominican Development Project
• Gabriel Tree Christmas gift program
• Local homeless shelters.

Youth Ministry

An active youth ministry program for grades 6-12 is available at St. Andrew’s. Activities include Sunday evening gatherings that include spiritual growth, community building, and games and food. Special trips, fund raisers and outreach projects take place throughout the year.

Stewardship

Providing scholarships to our youth who may not otherwise be able to afford to participate in special trips and events that cannot be accommodated in the youth budget. Donation may also be given to purchase specified furniture, equipment or other items for use in Youth Ministry.

Parish Life

This committee seeks to nurture the spiritual and physical life of the parish community. Functions include organizing workshops and retreat days, receptions and ministry fairs, and other events.

Welcoming

This committee seeks to nurture the spiritual and physical life of the parish community. The group also seeks to develop the newcomer program and help solve transportation issues for many of the parish members unable to drive.

Daughters of the King

The Daughters of the King work to promote the extension of Christ’s kingdom throughout the world through prayer, service and evangelism. They maintain an active prayer chain for anyone needing their prayers and offer programs for the education, growth and enrichment of their members. The Daughters meet the 3rd Monday of the month at 10 a.m. and the Auxiliary meets the 4th Sunday of the month at 9:00 a.m.

Adult Education and Confirmation/Inquirer’s Classes

Confirmation preparation/inquiry into the faith classes are held once every two years. We also have a regular program of topical classes for adults that are offered on Sunday mornings or periodically on Tuesday evenings.

Children’s Christian Education

Children are welcome and encouraged to join the Sunday morning Children’s Church in the Children’s Chapel at 10:30am to help them learn about their faith. Teachers and substitutes are also needed. Also, special events take place throughout the year, such as the Christmas Pageant, Easter Egg Hunt, special performances at the services and Lenten programs, and other events.

Christian Education

This committee of the Vestry seeks to ensure that we are meeting the spiritual and religious education needs of all our members. Sunday school teachers and parents of youth and young children are welcome to offer their input on this committee.

Contact Alicia Schmid or Jim Morgan for Children CE. Contact Fr John Reese for Adult CE.

Stewardship

Providing added support to the operating budget for the purchase of Sunday School supplies, the production of special events in which our children participate, and even provides supplemental salary and/or honorariums for regular or temporary staff working with the children.

St. Andrew’s Foundation

Accepting monetary gifts for any reason, but particularly in memory of a deceased loved one, The Foundation uses the interest earned on this trust fund to help support non-operating needs of the church, such as certain repairs to the church or rectory, special youth events or trips, office equipment, children’s choir trips and camps, and other items.

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Helping Hands

This group is dedicated to helping families in difficult times by providing food to someone recovering from illness or to family members of someone hospitalized; to new mothers, or to grieving families. They are also available to provide and host funeral receptions for families of deceased who desire us to do so.

Outreach Committee

This committee of the Vestry seeks those with a heart of service to reach out to the community.

Funds raised for this committee help St. Andrew’s assist the community and go toward donations to such ministries as the following:

• OASIS
• Metropolitan Ministries
• Dominican Development Project
• Gabriel Tree Christmas gift program
• Local homeless shelters.

Buildings & Grounds

Parish Life

This committee seeks to nurture the spiritual and physical life of the parish community. Functions include organizing workshops and retreat days, receptions and ministry fairs, and other events.

Stewardship Committee

The Stewardship Committee organizes the yearly Stewardship program in which parishioners are asked to make a pledge to St. Andrew’s. Stewardship Sunday occurs in the Fall.

Welcoming

This committee seeks to nurture the spiritual and physical life of the parish community. The group also seeks to develop the newcomer program and help solve transportation issues for many of the parish members unable to drive.

Diocesan Convention Delegates

Altar Guild

The Altar Guild is responsible for the care of the altar and the linens and vessels used, and the preparation of the altar for every worship service, including weddings and funerals that have communions.

Acolytes

Acolytes serve at liturgies throughout the year, primarily at the 10:30am service Sunday morning. They play an important role in our liturgy, lighting candles, leading processions, and assisting the clergy. This ministry is open to children in fourth grade and older, teens, and adults.

Lay Eucharistic Ministers

Lay Eucharistic Ministers are parishioners licensed by the Bishop to assist in the administration of Holy Communion at all services. They may also read lessons and lead the Prayers of the People. Some of these special ministers also volunteer to take communion to the home-bound or hospitalized.

Music

There are many areas of music to participate in at St. Andrew’s for youth and adults. This includes youth choir, adult choir and instrumentalists. Visit our Music page for more information.

Lay Readers

Lay Readers are licensed by the Bishop to conduct services of Morning and Evening Prayer and other daily offices in addition to reading at Sunday services.

Ushers

Ushers help with the greeting and seating of people at the Sunday services and also take up the collection and facilitate the communion reception process. Men, women and families are needed for this ministry. Training is provided.