Pennsylvania Ave. Interfaith Food Pantry
The Pennsylvania Avenue Interfaith Food Pantry (PAIFP) at St. Andrew's serves food-insecure families in our area. The food pantry is open on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 6 PM-8 PM - except for church holidays. Designed to supplement Bethlehem's West End Food Bank, we depend upon donations and volunteers to meet our goals. St. Andrew's partners with several other area churches to fulfill this mission.
Donations of non-perishable goods, such as cans of soup and vegetables, dried pasta and beans, 1 to 2 lb. bags of rice, boxed macaroni and cheese, canned tuna, etc. are desparately needed!
Volunteers are needed for about 2 hours on the first and third Thursday mornings of each month to unload deliveries from Second Harvest Food Bank and to stock shelves. Volunteers are also needed to hand out food on the first and third Wednesday nights of the month.
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Bethlehem Winter Emergency Shelter
Beginning in 2009, St. Andrew's opened our church on Friday nights to serve as an overnight shelter for Bethlehem's homeless. St. Andrew's, along with 12 other churches, provided shelter, a place to sleep, dinner, breakfast, and companionship to our guests from the beginning of December until the end of March.
Beginning in December 2017, the shelter for men and women was moved to a single location, United Church of Christ at Market and Center streets. St. Andrew's is responsible for providing and serving dinner, shower monitoring, and donating light breakfast for approximately 50 guests.
Contact Carol for more information or to volunteer.
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Victory House of Lehigh Valley
Victory House is a residential non-profit organization located on the south side of Bethlehem. Through its programs and support efforts, it helps homeless men, many of them veterans, return to productive lives in the community.
Our volunteers prepare and serve a home-cooked meal the first Saturday of every month at this shelter. We usually serve around twenty men.
Contact The Rev. Lane Perdue to volunteer a meal or for more information.
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CROP Hunger Walk
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Every October, members from St. Andrew's participate in the annual CROP Hunger Walk in Bethlehem, PA. This event raises funds for those in need in our community and abroad, provides disaster relief, and aids refugees world-wide.
Walk or be a sponsor in the Bethlehem CROP Hunger Walk. Join the team and donate online here. For more information about the Bethlehem event contact Alana Hercules. Learn more how your donations help here.
See photos of our team at CROP Hunger Walk
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Family Promise Shelter
The Vestry gave permission to Notre Dame volunteers to host homeless families in the church's classrooms downstairs for two weeks (August 29 to September 12). Family Promise operates in over 200 communities to help homeless families regain their independence. The number one cause of homelessness (especially in the Lehigh Valley) is unaffordable housing. The families are carefully screened to find the best candidates for successful outcomes. The 3 to 4 families (maximum 14 people) stay overnight in participating churches, are fed dinner, and are provide with bagged breakfast and lunches. They return to the Family Place daycenter in Allentown for showers, laundry facilities, daycare, training and transportion to jobs and the children's schools. This arrangement keeps the children's education from being interrupted and helps the parents to find affordable housing, retain jobs, get training, and find affordable daycare. More info here.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
1900 Pennsylvania Ave.
Allentown, PA 18109-3187
The Rev. Dr. Gerard Gaeta OblSB
St. Andrew's office
610-865-3603
hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
9AM to 1PM
Email: saec@ptd.net
WEEKLY SERVICES
10:30 AM on Sundays
Masks optional and CDC
recommendations followed.
Tuesday Study Group
Lively discussion sparks spritual growth on Tuesday mornings from 10:30 to noon in the downstairs Harry Large Common Room. We are currently exploring the Gospel of Mark. Please join us!
Ministers of the Parish
The Rt. Rev. Kevin Nichols
Bishop
The Rev. Dr. Gerard Gaeta OblSB
Supply Priest (through 2023)
The Rev. Lane Perdue
Deacon
Margaret Haney
Parish Administrator
Sandy Evans
Organist/ Choir Director
Mark Shipman
Finance Committee Chair
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