About Us
50th Anniversary Celebration
Welcome to St. Andrew’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Year!
This congregation was founded to be one of ministry and mission for and to others; to be a community of people who invited family, neighbors and friends to experience the abundant life of walking with Christ; and to steadily become all that God created each to be. We celebrate and give thanks to all who have come before us. And we are moving into the future, standing on their shoulders, living the life-giving legacy that is ours to perpetuate.
You are invited to be with us now and into the future as we continue to invite, receive, nurture, challenge and send forth committed Disciples of Christ. St. Andrew has been a congregation of constant growth – spiritually as well as numerically. You will see in the photos how the building(s) have always continued to expand to make room for more people. You see that still, after only 5 years in this current location, we are making room for you.
Enjoy the history and the photos. Find a way to serve others. Celebrate with us! Participate in any and all of the events and opportunities that are available. YOU are welcome here. Be part of St. Andrew’s future!
Many events will be happening throughout the year, so keep watching this site. Celebration Weekend will be November 20 and 21. Plan to be part of that amazing weekend.
SAVE THE DATE!
You are invited to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of St. Andrew United Methodist Church, November 19, 20 and 21. Mark your calendar now!
- Friday, the 19th, 7:00 pm Rick Steves,
Travel guide and PBS-TV host, will be with us to discuss his book, Travel as a Political Act. - Saturday, the 20th – Reunion Day
1:00–3:00 pm Open House and Reunion groups – Greet people you’ve not seen for awhile!
4:30–6:00 pm “Old Fashioned Pot Luck” It’s a Methodist tradition!
7:00–8:00 pm Reunion Choir Concert/Hymn Sing - Sunday, the 21st – Celebration Worship
9:00 and 10:30 am in the new Sanctuary - with a reception following each worship service.
Plan to be with us! You will help make this a great celebration!
Keep an eye on this web site for more details and information soon. For more information, please contact Melanie Rowlison, Director of Welcoming Ministries and Special Events at 303-794-2683 ext. 116.
About St. Andrew United Methodist Church
Welcoming Statement
St. Andrew United Methodist Church has a place for you. We embrace Jesus’ message that God loves everyone and affirm that all persons are of sacred worth. We are proud to celebrate diversity as we work to live our vision of radical hospitality.
We welcome people of every age, race and gender identity; diverse nationalities, ethnicities, and sexual orientations; any family structure, economic reality, physical and mental ability, education and faith history. While there are differences among us, we can love alike though we may not think alike. You are invited to join this nurturing community on a faith journey toward greater love, understanding and mutual respect.
If this is your first visit, welcome. If you are returning, welcome home.
Our Mission: To invite, receive, nurture, challenge, and send forth committed Christian disciples
St Andrew church is known for members who are committed to study, learning, outreach and mission. Our Outreach experiences include mission trips to Belize and New Orleans. We have built three Habitat For Humanity homes so far. Our Pathways Center for Spiritual Growth offers over 100 learning experiences each year, including an extensive Disciple Bible Study and JustFaith long-term study program. We are:
Centered in Christ
Grounded in tradition
Progressive in thought
Generous in service
Directions
St. Andrew is located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado in the 9300 block of South University
The church is just over one mile south of C-470; near the intersection of University Blvd and Highlands Ranch Parkway/Colorado Blvd.
If you are a newcomer, need handicapped accessible parking, or need to drop off a passenger, please use your emergency blinkers to alert our parking assistants. If they are not present, please follow the directional signs to the special parking areas.
Worship Times
Sundays
7:45 - 8:30 am
Communion Service in the Chapel - Reflective, meditative, nurturing
Nursery for children age 4 years and younger
8:00-8:50am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children; nursery
9:15-10:15am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children, youth and adults; nursery
10:40-11:40am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children, youth and adults; nursery
5:00 - 6:00 pm
AfterHours meets at our Satellite Location
2320 South Bannock
Denver, CO 80223
(2 blks west of Broadway)
Corner of Iliff and Bannock
This service is a “come as you are” approach to worship. Church at tables, songs from popular music not a hymn book, discussion rather than a sermon. It’s church for people that don't normally do church!
Childcare is available for children age 4 years and younger, or bring the entire family!
Communion
Communion at St. Andrew is open to all who are, or would like to be, followers of Jesus Christ. The invitation comes from Jesus Christ, not from this church. Communion is offered each Sunday during the 7:45 Chapel service, and on the first Sunday of each month in the Sanctuary services. Gluten-free bread is available, and grape juice is served in the cup, not wine.
New to St. Andrew UMC?
Welcoming Statement
St. Andrew United Methodist Church has a place for you. We embrace Jesus’ message that God loves everyone and affirm that all persons are of sacred worth. We are proud to celebrate diversity as we work to live our vision of radical hospitality.
We welcome people of every age, race and gender identity; diverse nationalities, ethnicities, and sexual orientations; any family structure, economic reality, physical and mental ability, education and faith history. While there are differences among us, we can love alike though we may not think alike. You are invited to join this nurturing community on a faith journey toward greater love, understanding and mutual respect.
If this is your first visit, welcome. If you are returning, welcome home.
Our Mission: To invite, receive, nurture, challenge, and send forth committed Christian disciples
St Andrew church is known for members who are committed to study, learning, outreach and mission. Our Outreach experiences include mission trips to Belize and New Orleans. We have built three Habitat For Humanity homes so far. Our Pathways Center for Spiritual Growth offers over 100 learning experiences each year, including an extensive Disciple Bible Study and JustFaith long-term study program. We are:
Centered in Christ
Grounded in tradition
Progressive in thought
Generous in service
Directions
St. Andrew is located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado in the 9300 block of South University
The church is just over one mile south of C-470; near the intersection of University Blvd and Highlands Ranch Parkway/Colorado Blvd.
If you are a newcomer, need handicapped accessible parking, or need to drop off a passenger, please use your emergency blinkers to alert our parking assistants. If they are not present, please follow the directional signs to the special parking areas.
Worship Times
Sundays
7:45-8:30 am
Communion Service in the Chapel - Reflective, meditative, nurturing
Nursery for children age 4 years and younger
8:00-8:50am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children; nursery
9:15-10:15am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children, youth and adults; nursery
10:40-11:40am
Worship Service in the Sanctuary - Celebratory, uplifting; variety of choral and instrumental music.
Communion* the first Sunday of each month.
Sunday School for children, youth and adults; nursery
5:00-6:00 pm
AfterHours meets at our Satellite Location
2320 South Bannock
Denver, CO 80223
(2 blks west of Broadway)
Corner of Iliff and Bannock
This service is a “come as you are” approach to worship. Church at tables, songs from popular music not a hymn book, discussion rather than a sermon. It’s church for people that don't normally do church!
Childcare is available for children age 4 years and younger, or bring the entire family!
Communion
Communion at St. Andrew is open to all who are, or would like to be, followers of Jesus Christ. The invitation comes from Jesus Christ, not from this church. Communion is offered each Sunday during the 7:45 Chapel service, and on the first Sunday of each month in the Sanctuary services. Gluten-free bread is available, and grape juice is served in the cup, not wine.
Baptism
Baptism is the sacrament of initiation that joins us with the church and with Christians everywhere. It’s a symbol of new life and a promise of God’s saving love – and a sign of God’s forgiveness of our sins. Both infants and adults can be baptized. The United Methodist church recognizes all baptisms, therefore we do not “re-baptize” persons.
Prior to scheduling a baptism, parents are expected to attend an information session to learn more about this very sacred event and its meaning. Parents do not need to be members of St. Andrew, but must be attending worship regularly and active at St. Andrew. For more information and to register for an Information Session, contact Melanie Rowlison – 303-794-2683 or email Melanie. Childcare is available with your call to Kirsten Parus, Childcare Coordinator, at 303-794-2683 x151, a week prior to the class. All classes run from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
- July 20
- August 31
- September 21
St. Andrew Orientation
Learn more about St. Andrew church and get to know others who are excited about being part of this congregation. Enjoy a time of fun, fellowship and brunch/lunch. Attendance both days is expected. Orientation is open to everyone wanting to know more about St. Andrew and is the first step for those considering membership in this congregation. Contact Melanie Rowlison or Donna Walder, 303-794-2683, to register.
- Saturdays, August 14 & 21; 9:00 am - 11:45 am
- Sundays, September 12 & 19; 11:50 am - 2:30 pm
- Sundays, October 10 & 17; 11:50 am - 2:30 pm
The Faces of St Andrew
Fox Creek Elementary Jam Club with teacher Joel Denman played June 3rd for the North Star Assembly at Fox Creek. Liam Nock is one of the lead guitarists for the band and has been playing for about two years.
One of the first question people often ask when they see Liam Nock is, "Do you play football?" After much encouragement, Liam has finally decided to give football a shot this fall in middle school. Liam is a gentle giant, thoughtful, giving, empathetic, and very talented in many areas.
Liam's favorite subject in school is math. Liam's teacher always tells him he's, "crazy smart", understanding concepts beyond his age. Liam recently completed sixth grade at Fox Creek. He immensely enjoys music, especially electric guitar. Liam has taken weekly guitar lessons for over two years. He recently started playing a bass guitar too. Liam was involved this year in his school rock band as a lead guitarist.
"My St. Andrew family has been a huge support to my family. I love being a part of this church!"
Servant Ministers, Chris and Martha Thompson
Many of us were surprised recently to see Chris and Martha joining St. Andrew. We had assumed they had been members all of the four years they have been here. As they said, they feel closest to God when in service to others and they have certainly found ways to do that at this church. Beginning with ushering and reception duties, they soon found other areas of interest. Chris drives the shuttle bus and they often serve coffee on Sunday mornings. Martha manages our kitchen, purchases supplies, does the laundry and often cooks for us. She caters brunches, luncheons and meals for special guests and visiting choirs. Last fall she began Café Bravo! to serve weekly dinners for our Charles Wesley Choir members who come early for special practices. As soon as our new kitchen is up and running, she will expand those dinners to include anyone who is around on Wednesday evenings. WooHoo! Wednesday Nite church suppers are back! After Just Faith, Chris and Martha decided to do something to help with food-insecurity, starting in our own neighborhood, so they started the Share Colorado program one Saturday each month here at St. Andrew. Their excellent warehouse team places those Pantry Boxes in the lobby each month where you can purchase and donate them to local food pantries. Learning about world food distribution systems in Just Faith convinced them that we need to support our local farmers and food producers, so they brought the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program of Grant Farms to St. Andrew. Once a week we get a delivery of fresh organic produce and other foods delivered to our back patio and people from our area pick it up within hours; they distribute the unclaimed produce to people in need, handle problems and keep it all running smoothly. These two are enthusiastic supporters of After Hours, where they help with set-up, clean-up, and delivery of sack lunches and supplies to folks on the streets. Martha has made friends for us at El Centro Humanitario, teaching quilting . . . in Spanish! She co-facilitates a Disciple Bible Study. We are so glad the Thompsons have found a home here at St. Andrew.
Brett Riley stands 6’1” in white basketball shorts and a lime green t-shirt that glows from 20 feet away. He is running around the back patio of St. Andrew playing basketball with another youth, an adult volunteer and a teenager whose family who is a guest with Interfaith Hospitality Network. He shoots from the top of the key and misses, but that doesn’t stop him from continuing to rebound and pass the ball to his new friend and teammate with a smart remark and a smile.
Brett is friendly, funny and very bright. On any given Sunday you may find Brett goofing off with friends in the Youth Zone, singing with the Holy Pretzels youth choir or helping someone new to find their class. Brett started attending St. Andrew with his family when he was very young.“I think I was 4 or 5….I can’t remember.” Now at 17, he has spent three-quarters of his life at St. Andrew and is soon to be senior at Arapahoe High School.
Brett has many passions, including cross country, track, choir and the school's Link Crew. With the school track season over, Brett is looking for races in which he can run a qualifying time for the Boulder Boulder. At St. Andrew Brett is involved with Pretzels, Just Youth class on Wednesday nights and mission trips.
“The best part of St. Andrew is the mission trip," Brett says. "Knowing that you are helping someone less fortunate than you, whether here in Colorado, or in Belize or Guatemala is awesome.” If you ever are interested in going on a mission trip, finding someone to help or in need of a laugh, find Brett. He’s your man!
My Spirit-Driven Journey
By Bob Alexander
On October 22, 2009 my life changed as I was diagnosed with a serious heart valve defect called Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) with Mitral Regurgitation of 40%, and a dangerous Arrhythmia called Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia.
The nurse entered my hospital room and said, “Bob it’s time.” I looked over toward the clock, which displayed 8:00 AM, then toward my wife and family as I tried to maintain control emotionally, which was difficult. I kissed and hugged my wife of 32 years, Karen, and my children Tiffany and Tyler, twins 22 years old. The night before, my oldest son Kyle was in tears as he told me he was stuck in New York because his flight had been cancelled. Kyle is 25 years old and I had never heard him cry. I did not say goodbye to my family, but instead told them I looked forward to seeing them in 4 or 5 hours in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
It was 8:30 AM, December 23, 2009 as the nurse wheeled my bed out of the elevator, down the hall and into Operating Room (OR) 60 at the world-renowned Heart hospital, the Cleveland Clinic. Thoracic surgeon Dr. Sabik was about to perform a complicated and very serious 4+ hour open-heart valve surgery to repair a genetic heart defect that went undetected until just two months ago. For some reason I was not afraid and had a feeling of unusual calmness as OR 60 went dark.
How could this be happening you ask? Thanks to my wife Karen, who pushed me to get a routine physical, my personal physician heard a heart murmur. After additional testing that included an Echocardiogram and a Stress Echocardiogram, it was confirmed. Not only did I have a serious defect with one of my heart valves called Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP). Mine was unusually since both sides of the heart valve were defective, causing 40% of my blood to leak backwards into my left atrium instead of into the left ventricle. If that was not bad enough, when I was completing the stress echocardiogram, my heart went into V-Tach. This is a dangerous ventricular arrhythmia that causes sudden cardiac failure without warning. I was lucky, the V-Tach lasted less than 30 seconds. At the time, I had no idea what was happening to me. I was not running that fast. I just remember feeling really, really, really bad.
“Bob, you need to have open heart surgery and it needs to happen sooner than later,” the doctor said. It was almost surreal. I was in shock and not sure what to say or think. This can’t be happening to me. Heart disease did not run in my family, I exercised regularly, ate well, and my blood tests never showed any abnormalities. Not me, you’re kidding right? I was given a portable EKG to wear 24x7 that would send a medical alert to trigger help if my heart went into V-Tach again. Karen and I did not say a word to each other as we left the cardiologists office.
I was now entering one of the most intense and stressful times of my life both physically and spiritually and I needed help. This is something I could not do alone. I felt fragile physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Only a few years earlier, on February 20, 2003, Karen battled a life threatening 11-hour cancer surgery at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital. A malignant tumor had engulfed her left facial nerve; so they removed it all the way back to her brain stem along with 23 Lymph nodes, and all of her salivary glands on the left side of her face.
Karen went through two months of intense radiation treatments leaving her weak and exhausted. I felt completely helpless and extremely sad because I felt powerless to help my wife and best friend. I told my children that I if I could I would have God give all the pain to me instead of Mom. Sadly, that was not possible.
My faith took a nosedive as I questioned why bad things happened to good people. I had some serious talks with God, maybe even some intense arguments in 2003. I prayed and talked with my pastor, but nothing helped.
After realizing the seriousness of my heart condition, I did something I would normally not do. I reached out to St. Andrew’s Congregational Care team, the choir, and my Disciple II class. My Disciple II class sent me touching cards and the entire choir reached out to me as well. I also routinely received calls from the Congregational Care team to see how I was doing. As I attended church those weeks leading up to my heart surgery, so many people in the congregation came up to me with honest compassionate encouragement. Many people I had never met before, some being heart survivors while others just wanted to let me know they were praying for me. It was then that I realized what Harvey meant by serving others. I always thought serving others involved volunteering for an important cause. While that is important, I realized the importance of reaching out to others not just causes.
Touched by the Holy Spirit
The soonest the Cleveland Clinic would be able to perform my heart valve surgery would be the middle of February 2010. Not only did I need to have the surgery sooner than later, but also the insurance out of pocket costs for a heart surgery estimated at nearly $200,000 would break the bank since Karen & I were both looking for jobs. I had been talking to the Cleveland Clinic several times and having my heart surgery in December of 2009 was impossible. Surgeries for December had been booked for months.
It was around noon on Wednesday December 2, 2009 when I told Karen I was going to meditate. My meditation always lasted 20 minutes while I listened to music on my IPod. This time I decided to focus on not asking God for anything, but instead be thankful. Next, I did something I never had done before. I focused on seeing every detail of the heart surgery as though it took place in December 2009 instead of February 2010.
On this particular day something happened to me that I cannot fully explain. I had lost track of where I was and of all time. Just then I heard a soft clear voice tell me, “It is done.” I heard that voice twice and after the second time I came out of my mediation. Not sure what had happened I looked at the clock and noticed that about 1 hour had past not just 20 minutes. This had never happened to me and I did not know what to think. Now I know how this sounds, because I would be thinking the same thing so I asked Karen if she was messing around with me after telling her what just happened to me. She said that she had been in the office the entire time
That night I did not sleep well as usual and got up at 3:30 AM and came down stairs to find something on TV. At about 5:45 AM (MST) or 7:45 AM (EST), I decided to call the Cleveland Clinic one last time. Why, I do not know considering there was no way to move my heart surgery up any earlier. The number rang 5 or 6 times but no one answered, so I left a message with the nurse to call me back. Twenty minutes later, my phone rang and it was the nurse at the Cleveland Clinic. She said is this Bob and I said yes. She then asked me if I was still interested in having my heart valve surgery in December of 2009. I said of course. She said, how about Christmas Eve? I started to tear up and said of course. I thanked her for moving my heart surgery, but she said that not to thank her. She told me that I man was having trouble getting his travel visa, which she thought was unusual considering everything was fine a few weeks ago. Something unexpected came up and they would not let him leave the country. I asked her when this occurred and she said yesterday. Wow, I thought. The nurse said it could even be moved up 1 more day to December 23, 2009.
I have not been the same since that day. I did not see the Lord or have a vision, but I did have a divine moment on December 2, 2009 when the Holy Spirit touched me through meditation.
Being a Servant
My priorities changed December 2, 2009 and giving back with prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness for Christ meant more to me. I wanted to give back, not because I should, but because it I felt deep inside.
Sure, I enjoy playing my trumpet in the orchestra and Karen and I love singing in the Choir, but we both wanted to do more. So Karen and I decided to volunteer to serve on the Choir Council next year. I also volunteered to be on the Grill Team, and recently went to the Men’s retreat, which was great, especially considering all the great fellowship that occurred. In a few weeks Karen and I will be completing Disciple II class and also attended many other Pathways classes.
My biggest commitment to being a servant occurred after talking to Janice ColIiatie and Chuck Curtis. They mentioned the churches need for help regarding there IT systems. Since I am a Senior IT Project Manager I decided to volunteer and help them improve St. Andrew’s Church Management system. Janice also mentioned that St. Andrew would be implementing a Servant Ministry system so I am helping her with that as well.
My invitation to run the New York City marathon
Being a runner for 30 years I had completed numerous marathons, bit only dreamed of the New York City Marathon. About a month after my heart surgery, I sent my story to the American Heart Association (AHA) and volunteered to help them in any way I could. Just a few weeks ago the AHA called me to ask if I was interested in running the 2010 New York City Marathon to raise money to fight heart disease and raise awareness. Of course I said yes and will be running the 2010 New York City Marathon only 10 months after open heart surgery. My Cardiologist cleared me to run and told me she would be there, as she would not miss it for the world.
As I reflect on my spiritual journey I realize that I had ignored all of the symptoms for many years. Not only did I ignore how I felt physically, but how I felt spiritually as well. Why do bad things happen to good people? I don’t have the answer, but for me I do not believe the God in Heaven who created the heaven and earth, the Holy Spirit that resurrected Jesus Christ, and the Lord Jesus who transformed Paul to spread the good news would ever do such a thing. After experiencing such difficulties I can honestly say that when I look back they were the best things to ever happen to me. They changed who I am, how I think, and how I act. Were they bad things? It depends on how you look at them.
“I will lead the blind by a road they do not know, by paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them.”
Isaiah 42:16
May God Bless!
"You see a puppy, a blind person sees the world"
Raising a puppy for Guide Dogs for the Blind is a labor of love. When I decided that I wanted raise a puppy, I had no idea that I would raise more than just one. Delroy was my fourth puppy and the people of St. Andrew were a very important part of his life. He was welcomed and loved by many in this congregation. He came to work with me and was always ready to greet everyone. On Sundays he came to church with me and would mostly sleep through the service (my apologies to the pastors, but he was just doing his job). However, he was especially challenged by communion and the bread crumbs on the floor. He really wanted to clean them up.
Delroy and his new partner, Judy, are happily living in Oregon and Delroy has been warmly welcomed into Judy's church family. I know he will be loved just as much there and, yes, I did warn Judy about the bread crumbs.
Many people ask how I can "give up" a dog that I've had for over a year. My answer to that question is quite simple. When you hear the stories of each person receiving a dog, see the bond and partnership that has formed, and then see the little puppy that you raised take on an enormous responsibility, it is with tears of joy that you send that wonderful dog on its way. It's the kind of love that has to be given away.
by Barb Witcher
Janna Ferguson - L.I.F.E. Lessons Learned From the Sidelines
Opportunity came to me through what I thought was a small, ill-fated high school and its seemingly forlorn athletic coordinator. What I thought was going to be a chance for me to help a team of seven girls get their lives on track turned into much more.
I am a sophomore at the University of Colorado, studying Environmental Design in the College of Architecture. I am also working toward a leadership certificate through a Residential Academic Program. This program provided my opportunity to be a basketball coach.
The leadership certificate program focuses on multi-cultural leadership issues. At a spring 2009 retreat, volunteers that work in the Boulder community talked with students about current social issues and opportunities to get involved. The athletic coordinator from Justice High School was there and he said that he was the athletic coordinator; I told him I played basketball in high school and that I would be more than happy to help him coach. We exchanged contact information.
Justice High School is designed for at-risk youth who are disconnected from the traditional school system because of juvenile delinquency, drugs and alcohol, alienation, or other factors. I heard from the athletic coordinator in November; he asked me to be at practice at 6:30 am November 18 and I went. I thought I was going to be an assistant coach, a commitment that I could have handled. When I showed up at New Vista High School (classes are held in the Boulder County Justice Center and surrounding buildings, so Justice has to borrow gym time from another school) I was quickly promoted to the head coach when the girls told me there was no one else. We were lucky that morning to find a ball that we could use to scrimmage.
This was the first of many obstacles. One player continuously showed up to practice in her Crocs and told me she kept forgetting her shoes at home. I found out later she did not have basketball shoes. I went home the following weekend and gathered up the balls my family had lying around the house, as well as the countless pairs of old shoes that my sisters and I had accumulated through our many years of playing. I brought with me seven pairs of shoes, and left the gym the next early-morning practice with only two unclaimed pair.
Our first game was against Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School. Their team walked in the gym together with matching sweat suits, shoes and bags. My girls trickled in, one or two at a time, used shoes in hand and a ball under their arm. I had five kids that night, meaning each of them had to play the entire game.
That game was just a taste of what we would get from each other this season, which goes through February. The game ended with the score not in our favor, but I was more than proud of their attitudes and what they had accomplished. These girls have much less, in terms of equipment, than I did as a player, but they have more heart and love for the game than I ever did. I love basketball, but looking back I am not sure that is the only reason I played. Along with many other things in my life, I felt basketball was something I was entitled to and it was an opportunity that I SHOULD have. These girls see basketball as a privilege, and for all I know it could be the highlight of their high school career. For all they have helped me realize, it is the least I can do to provide this opportunity for them.
Janna is a 2008 graduate of Mountain Vista High School, where her activities included basketball and music. She grew up at St. Andrew, participating in several mission teams and the Holy Pretzels youth choir.
Open Positions
Applications now being accepted for a full time Custodial position beginning in September.
Please use the attached job description and job application. Applications will be accepted until 8/27/2010.
St. Andrew is in the process of hiring a Children’s Choir Director. This person will be responsible for one of our children’s choirs, fall and spring musicals and an annual Music Camp. This position is 5 hours a week. Deadline for applications and resumes is Monday, August 30th at 5 p.m.
St. Andrew is in the process of hiring an Assistant Music and Arts Administrator. This person will join the administrative team of the Music and Arts department. This position is 15 hours a week. Deadline for applications and resumes is Tuesday, September 7th at 5 p.m.
St. Andrew is in the process of hiring an Administrative Assistant in the Pathways Adult Education/Spiritual Formation ministry. This position is 20 hours a week. Deadline for applications and resumes is Friday, September 10 at 5 p.m. Please see the St. Andrew website for further information and application forms. Please send resume and forms to Stacie Wheelis, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 80126-5070.
Childcare Delayed Start and Cancellation Policy:
In the event of inclement weather, the Childcare Ministry at St. Andrew will follow the same closings for the Douglas County school District:
- When North Douglas County cancels school; St. Andrew Childcare will be canceled for childcare scheduled up to 3pm.
- A determination will be made at 3pm by the Executive, Children’s, Adult and Music Director on whether childcare will be held beginning at 4:30pm
- When North Douglas County Schools announces an early dismissal, St. Andrew will cancel childcare for the evening session.
- When North Douglas County delays the start of the school day, the morning sessions of childcare will be cancelled. The afternoon and evening sessions of childcare will be held, weather permitting.
These closures will be posted on the St. Andrew web-site by 7:30am that day. A recorded message will also be placed on the voice message of the Childcare Coordinator, Kirsten Parus (303-794-2683 X151).
The decision to cancel childcare is made with the safety of your children and the childcare staff being the priority.
Click here fore Children's Learning Center closure information.