Learn, Pray and Serve
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The Brotherhood of St. Andrew (BoSA) is worldwide ministry to the men and boys in the Episcopal-Anglican Communion and focuses on the three disciplines of prayer, study, and service. At St. Alban’s, the men of BoSA meet once a month on Saturday mornings. Our main service project is to raise money for half-scholarships for St. Alban’s children and youth to attend Camp Allen Summer Camp. We raise funds by selling smoked turkeys at Thanksgiving, power washing driveways, and other services. We also help with set-up and clean-up for several of the all-parish events.
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The Community of Hope's mission is to create a Christian community of volunteer lay chaplains united in prayer, shaped by Benedictine Spirituality, and equipped for pastoral care ministries. Through ongoing spiritual formation and practical lessons on care giving, members learn to match theological insights and spiritual practices with their experiences of ministering to others and giving spiritual guidance. Our goal is to provide ongoing support to our Rector in reaching out, and being with and supporting members of our church family. As lay chaplains, Community of Hope members are not counselors, but are present as servants and listeners, trained in those talents to build relationships, honor differences, defend dignity and share in God's grace and love.
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The heart of the Order of the Daughters of the King is to encourage and inspire women in their spiritual journey; to share the love of Christ, and reflect that love in service to God's Kingdom. By reaffirmation of the promises made at Baptism and Confirmation, a Daughter pledges herself to a lifelong program of Prayer, Service, and Evangelism, dedicated to the spreading of Christ's Kingdom and the strengthening of the spiritual life of her parish. Prayer is the foundation and priority for every Daughter. Each daughter commits to honor the vulnerability and trust of those who request prayers and to humbly hold them in prayer, with compassion and confidentiality. Daughters adopt a Rule of Service through which they agree to be a faithful servant of Christ's ministry to the world, to regularly take part in the worship, study, and work of the Church, and to give support and assistance to the clergy for the spiritual growth and well-being of the parish.
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There are times when life's circumstances make it difficult to attend church. Eucharistic Visitors can visit members who are in the hospital, are recovering at home, or are in long-term care facilities to visit with them and bring them Communion.