Our Community
We are a congregation that gathers to celebrate, serve, and simply enjoy each other's company — on the river, around town, and in the valleys we call home.
Parish Life
Parish Life extends far beyond the walls of our church. It's reflected in everything we do — how we treat our neighbors, our friends, and our loved ones. The depth of our lives as a Parish is especially reflected in how we support those with view points different than our own.
It shows up in the ordinary moments as much as the sacred ones: a shared meal, a hard conversation, a helping hand.
While attending Sunday service, parishioners gaze up at windows above the altar with the words: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness and self-control. These beautiful words call us as living members of the Body of Christ; to action. It is not always easy, and we are continuously growing as we strive to see the beauty of others in ourselves.
St. John’s Memorial Garden
Our Memorial Garden carries the love and legacy of two beloved parishioners whose generosity shaped this sacred space. The flat stones forming its walkway were hand-picked by longtime member Robert "Bruce" Malcolm — the very rocks he once laid to his own back door. After Bruce's passing, fellow parishioner Henry Blake contributed generously to the garden's growth, and upon Henry's death, his family honored him with the gift of a Celtic Cross and two granite benches.
In the seasons ahead, bereaved families will be welcomed to place their loved ones' ashes beneath the stones of the Malcolm-Blake Memorial Garden — a quiet and holy place of remembrance, where the saints who have gone before us are never far away.
Pastoral Care Support
In the Episcopal tradition, caring for one another is a sacred calling. Our clergy and trained lay ministers are dedicated to supporting members of our congregation through life's most vulnerable seasons — bringing communion to those who cannot worship with us, lifting up prayer requests, and offering visits to those who are homebound or hospitalized. You are never far from the love and care of this community.
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Share your prayer intentions with our church community. Prayer requests are added to our ongoing prayer list and are lifted up during worship each Sunday as we pray together for those in need of comfort, healing, guidance, and thanksgiving.
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For those who are homebound, ill, or unable to attend worship in person, our Lay Eucharistic Visitors bring the Eucharist and the prayers of the congregation to you. This ministry helps maintain a connection to the church community and allows individuals to continue sharing in Holy Communion.
If you or someone you know is in need of pastoral care, we invite you to contact St. Andrew’s leadership by calling (406) 222-0222 or submitting a request using the link below. We would be honored to help.
