Update on St. Andrew's Vestal: Two Weeks out of Egypt
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

St. Andrew's Anglican Church has celebrated two Sundays now in our new meeting place. We are currently meeting at Memorial Park Baptist Church at 1013 Front Street in Vestal. The sense of relief that we are completely out of the Diocese of Central NY and pecusa was palpable. Our worship was energized by a new sense of freedom for proclaiming the Gospel. We are thankful for the welcome that we have received from the MPBC folks and the sense of common mission that we feel between their folks and ours.

In this second week out of Egypt, four from St. Andrew's participated in the inaugural council of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. As a layperson, deacon and priest I have attended 17 diocesan conventions. Those conventions were held in five different dioceses. This year I attended no diocesan council; the CANA Council in Herndon, VA was an inspiring substitute. What a breath of fresh air! The rest at DCNY