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The Episcopal Student Center at the University of Maryland

St. Andrew’s Parish welcomes University of Maryland students!

Highlighted Activities Through the Year
October	Shrine Mont. Spend the weekend with parishioners in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains.
November	St. Andrew’s Day. Wear plaid and walk with the bagpipes around the church!
December	Cookies and carols and Christmas festivities.
February	A great opportunity to volunteer as St. Andrew's hosts the Warm Nights shelter for a week.
March	Lent, Holy Week, and Easter services and festivities.
April	College Sunday. Take part in planning a Sunday service dedicated to UMD students.
May	Graduation Sunday. Graduating students are feted at a special service.
June	Youth Sunday. A specially-planned Sunday service celebrating the youth of St. Andrew’s. Also, the Parish Picnic.

Great ways to get involved:

Worship. Attend one of our services on Sunday or throughout the week.
Socialize. Coffee hours are given after each Sunday 10:30 am service. Drink coffee, eat cookies, and chat!
Discuss. Participate in our Adult Forum, held each Sunday at 9:30. New topics are offered throughout the year, some for just one week, others for several. Come to as many or as few as fit your schedule and interests.
Listen. Attend one of the various concerts held at the church during the year.
Volunteer. Help at the Warm Nights Shelter or at our monthly soup kitchen, Loaves and Fishes.
Celebrate. Come to a special church fete such as St. Andrew’s Day Dinner, a passover seder, or Mardi Gras Pancake Supper.

A few words from members of the St. Andrew’s family:
“St. Andrew’s provides a home and community outside of Episcopal/Anglican Campus Ministry that’s always available to students, even during University breaks.” ~ Student Elyse A. Evans		“St. Andrew’s is a vital, spirit-filled community that encourages questioning and open communication.” ~ Parishioner Kay Gilcher

St. Andrew’s and UMD : A History
1890	First church service
1923	St. Andrew’s given the specific mission to work with UMD students; land purchased on College Avenue
1930	Present church building built with funds donated by the Diocese of Washington
1952	UMD Memorial Chapel opens
1953	St. Andrew’s becomes a full and independent parish
1950’s-1970’s	Weekly programs and Sunday suppers for UMD students
1970’s	UMD students present “Rejoice Masses”
2004	Collegia established to help continue the relationship between St. Andrew’s and UMD
2006	Episcopal Student Center (ESC) opened, transforming the former rectory into an intentional, residential Christian community and the primary meeting place for the Episcopal/Anglican Campus Ministry

Contacts at St. Andrew’s and UMD

St. Andrew’s Priest-in-Charge: The Reverend Bruce McPherson
Phone: 301-864-8880

University of Maryland Chaplain: The Reverend Peter Antoci
Episcopal/Anglican Campus Ministry
pantoci@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-8453
EACM website: http://eacm.edow.org