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The Mission of Saint Andrew’s Church is to spread the Kingdom of God in Christ’s name by worshipping in our Anglican tradition and by sharing God’s love with others through fellowship, service, and education.

        St. Andrew's Episcopal church, a self-supporting parish in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, is a Eucharistic-centered parish. The laity take an active role in the liturgy and governance of parish life and in outreach to the community and the world. During the year St. Andrew's celebrates observances that continue English traditions of the Anglican church.

        Every year on the fourth Sunday of Lent, St. Andrew's observes the old English custom of Mothering Sunday. In days past English countryside, young people were lent out to work on farms away from home. It was a matter of finding work where workers were needed. On this Sunday they returned to visit their mothers and their home parishes. they brought with them gifts of violets and cake. At St. Andrew's a special simnel cake - a rich fruit cake - is baked and decorated. It is blessed on the altar and pieces are distributed to the congregation in honor of mothers and the mother church.

       In the fall, St. Andrew's celebrates the English tradition of the Festival of Harvest Home. The church is decorated beautifully with cornstalks, pumpkins, fruits, and vegetables. A special Eucharist is celebrated in thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest of the fruits of the earth. A public roast beef supper is prepared by parishioners as part of the festival.