Care
Your church family is here when you need it most.
St. Andrew is a community that cares, offering support, presence, and comfort, and a soft place to land no matter where you find yourself on life’s journey. Care at St. Andrew means showing up for one another and the community. We offer individual and group opportunities for support, aiming to decrease isolation and equip people with coping skills and strategies to face life. Care begins with the youngest among us and extends to our elders, with no one outside of the circle of care.
Prayer
We believe that prayer makes a difference. It
connects us to God and one another.
Whether you want someone to pray for you,
need a sacred space to pray, or want to pray
for others, we are here to support you.
Congregational Care Team
We seek to inspire our community to become the hands and feet of Christ —for one another and for those outside the church walls.
St. Andrew clergy, in partnership with Congregational Care Ministers (CCMs,) and other members of the Care Team work together to serve and support those in our community through hospitalizations, grief, crisis, difficulties associated with aging, end of life, divorce, loss of a job, and other challenges that come to us in the course of our lives. The Care Team offers visitation, phone email/ support, provides support for families at memorials, work with clergy to triage care needs, and so much more. If you would like to know more about the Care Team at St. Andrew contact us.
Opportunites for Care at St. Andrew
Good Grief Support Groups for Kids
Supporting Kids through Family Loss and Transition
This six-week program is offered twice yearly to help support kids through family loss and transition. Good Grief is offered at no cost, is not faith-based, and is open to the community.
A parenting grief support group is also offered for those interested.
Mondays | 5:30–7 pm
Fall 2024: September 23 – November 4
Learn more or chat with the kids’ team for more information.
Good Grief Parent
Support group for parents or guardians of children in the Good Grief class. It encourages emotional healing for families experiencing grief from death, divorce, or other difficult family transitions.
Contact us for details.
Grief Group
In November, St. Andrew will offer a facilitated 3–week bereavement group for adults exploring grief themes, the impact of grief, and sharing strategies for navigating grief and loss in a community of trust. The group is open to persons grieving all types of death loss no matter how or when the death occurred. For more information, questions, or to register, please email care@gostandrew.com. If you are unable to attend in November and would like to receive information about the next group starting this Spring, please let us know. Please complete the (short) attached questionnaire and email it to care@gostandrew.com or simply bring it with you to the first group.
In the coming months especially, please be gentle with yourself and allow space for your grief. No need to do more than you want, and don’t do anything that does not serve your soul and your loss. Reach out and stay in touch with people who love and care for you. We all need support at certain times in our lives. You have a circle of Care here at St. Andrew.
I pray that in the midst of your grief you will know yourself enfolded and encompassed with the presence of Christ.
Mondays | November 4, 11, 18
Additional Classes
Community Care Groups
If you need help, we’re here to support and walk with you.
Contact care@gostandrew.com for more information.
Recovery Groups
AA (A Better Way)
7 Days A Week • 12 – 1 pm
Nar-Anon (Highlands Ranch Hopefuls)
Mondays • 7 – 8 pm
AA
Tuesdays • 7:30 – 8:30 pm
AA for Men
Saturdays • 8:30 – 9:30 am
AA (Snow Dogs)
Saturdays • 10 – 11 am
SA
Saturdays • 7 – 8 am
S-Anon
Sunrise Saturdays • 7 – 8 am
Multiple Sclerosis
Ongoing | 1st Saturdays
10 am – Noon
Support group for those with Multiple Sclerosis. All ages and abilities are welcome.
Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers
Ongoing | 1st Saturday
10 am – Noon
Support group for caregivers of those with Multiple Sclerosis.
Ongoing | Every second Tuesday of the month
6-7:30 pm
A support group providing a safe and welcoming space for LGBTQ+ individuals, their families, and allies.