WORSHIP - We gather in worship that is abundant, embodied, and traditional so that we might encounter an abundant, embodied God who has been faithfully and consistently revealed through the traditions that we uphold.

1. ABUNDANT - We worship a God of abundance, and so our worship is accordingly lavish and awe-inspiring. Likewise, as we come together to celebrate mass each week expecting to encounter God in that abundance, we seek to model God’s generosity in our offering of ourselves and our gifts in service to God, to his church, and to one another through our common worship.
2. EMBODIED - We worship a God who sanctified the human body through the incarnation of Jesus Christ -- and so our worship fully engages the human body -- all of the bodily senses -- touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. We sit, we stand, we kneel. We see the beauty of God’s creation reflected in each other and all that surrounds us in worship. We sing, we say, we experience silence. We smell the fragrant offering of incense. We taste the Body and Blood of Christ.
3. TRADITIONAL - We recognize that there are many ways to worship God faithfully. At the same time, we also recognize that our particular calling is to offer our prayers and praise to God in the distinctive splendor of the Anglo-Catholic tradition, through which we exalt and elevate the rich, ancient liturgies and practices that have sustained our Christian brothers and sisters throughout the centuries.

WITNESS - We witness to the life changing implications of Jesus Christ’s reconciling love through our faithful service to the “least of these” in our midst, our commitment to practices of lifelong discipleship, and our ongoing care for one another as we face the challenges of life together.

1. SERVICE - Through our ongoing commitment to a variety of ministries at Saint Andrew’s, we seek to help feed, clothe, and house our neighbors in need. We do this in recognition that, as a parish in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, our commitment to social justice should be as central to our identity as our commitment to ancient practices of worship.
2. DISCIPLESHIP - Just as the first Christian disciples “devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers,” (Acts 2:42) we are committed to the ongoing work of formation through the practices of study, fellowship, worship and prayer, such that we can continue to grow, as individuals and as a community, in the knowledge and love of God.
3. CARE - In the midst of the Last Supper, Jesus gave his disciples a “new commandment” that they were to love one another--for “by this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35). And so we are committed to loving one another through concrete acts of care, and we promise that, if you spend any time in our midst, you will know that love.

WELCOME - We welcome unreservedly all God’s children into Christ’s Body, the Church -- as we strive for a diversity that reflects the unfolding reality of God’s kingdom, display the blessings of being an affirming parish, and continue to seek ways to broaden that welcome in our particular community, through our support of local manifestations of art, music, and culture.

1. DIVERSITY - Through our belief in the extraordinary and unfolding reality of the communion of the saints in God’s kingdom, we see holiness being revealed through the rich diversity of faithful lives of holy women and men throughout the history of the church -- people of all races, colors, nationalities, genders, ages, and sexual orientation. Though we recognize that we are not there yet, we strive to have our parish embody that diversity.
2. AFFIRMING - Being an affirming church is not new to us. In fact, over the past three decades at Saint Andrew’s, we have offered a bountiful witness to the ways in which Christ’s love is revealed through a variety of faithful, committed relationships, including same-sex relationships. We welcome you to come and see the vibrant life of a faithful community in which those blessings have been made known -- and join us as we continue to offer our lives and our love as a witness to the wider world.
3. COMMUNITY - Beyond worship, we experience the incarnate beauty of God’s creation and God’s creative spirit through our participation in and support of local expressions of art, music, and culture, as we continuously seek new ways to broaden our celebration of God’s truth and love.