St. Andrew's Malta

        An International Church for all Christian Denominations 
        A union of the Church of Scotland & the Methodist Church

NEWS & EVENTS 2022/23


JUNE

Lord’s Supper – 28th June
 

MAY


Lord's Supper - 28th May




ACM   2023

Sunday- 21st May

The meeting will be held directly after the service. 

All are encouraged to attend.




APRIL

Sponsors Council 


From 28th to 30th of April the Sponsors Council will be visiting Saint Andrew's.

Delegates from the Church of Scotland and the Methodist Church will meet with the Kirk Session on Friday and Saturday.

On Sunday, the 30th the delegates will join us for worship and Bring & Share Lunch will take place afterwards where members of the congregation can meet the delegates.


It will be appreciated if you bring some food items with you to share.

 

Charity concert


Blue Door Education

presents the legendary 


Wayne Marshall OBE 


as you've never seen him before - up close and uncut - in this one night only, exclusive benefit concert on organ and piano!

Tickets on sale now! Get them while they're hot!

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Blue Door Education (BDE) started off as one of the missions of Saint Andrew's in 2013
as Blue Door English. 
A place where migrants get free English lessons for a better future.
What had begun with a handful of dedicated volunteers 
has become a VO in 2021.
This semester BDE is hosting 250! students in 28 classes on a weekly basis at the 
International Centre of Saint Andrew's.

 
Holy Week  Program

Mon 3rd @ 7pm       
Bible Study

Wed 5th @ 6.30pm 
Wednesday Fellowship

Thurs 6th @ 7pm 
Maundy Thursday (with light meal and Lord’s Supper)

Fri 7th @ 7pm 
Good Friday Service

Easter Sunday
Sun 9th @ 6.30am 
Sun Rise Service (followed by bring & share breakfast at church hall)

@ 10.30am Easter family Service




JANUARY

Sunday 1st

10:30 a.m.

Covenant Service with 

Lord's Supper



Sunday 15th 

6:30 p.m. 

Coffee & Tea

7 p.m.

Contemporary Evening Worship

 

                                                                2022
DECEMBER

Christmas Services


24th December

9 Lessons and Carols

6 p.m. 


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25th December

Christmas Service

10 a.m.


followed by

Bring & Share Lunch


EVENTS IN ADVENT 
 
Mondays @ 7pm
4-week Advent Bible Study
Starting on 28th Nov @ 19:00 in church hall 
enter through the green door in Old Bakery Str.



 

NOVEMBER

Sun 13th
 Remembrance Service 
Start 10.15!
The service will be followed by a piped procession and laying of a wreath 
at the War Memorial, Floriana


Sat 19th 
Social outing to an olive farm with olive oil tasting.


Sun 20th 
Visit of Rev. Deborah Cornish from Methodist church in UK
Rev. Cornish will be preaching in the service.


OCTOBER

Events

Saturday 1st 
"La Notte Bianca" in Valletta
Our church will be open from 6 p.m. until midnight.

Sunday 16th 
10.30am 
 Service will include contributions from the 
Germanboys’ choir 
“Unser Lieben Frauen Bremen”

Wednesday 19th 
8 p.m.
Concert by the German boys’ choir
“Unser Lieben Frauen Bremen” 

The program  includes music from 
J. S. Bach
Heinrich Schuetz
&
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

The Boys Choir "Unser Lieben Frauen Bremen" is the oldest cultural institution in its home town,
It was undoubtedly a spectacular discovery when it only recently became known that the choir has its roots as as the 16th century. 
A few steps noth of "Unser Lieben Frauen" stood the Kathariner monastery which was converted to a Latin school for boys in 1528 on Martin Luther's initiative.
Program will follow.

 
Saturday 22nd
 7.30pm 
Organ concert in aid of 
"Tent of Nations"
the 2022 mission project for Church of Scotland International Presbytery,
including a presentation about the project.

Tent of Nations is an educational and environmental farm covering 400 dunams next to the village of Nahalin, on a hill top southwest of Bethlehem.


Sunday 23rd 
10.30am 
Harvest Festival, including Holy Communion

SEPTEMBER

We regret to announce the death of


 Rev. Colin Westmarland MBE 



Rev. Colin came to Malta in 1976 as Church 

of Scotland Minister and stayed with 

Saint Andrew's until the year 2002.


 

MAY

15th of May
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held in the Church Hall after the Service.

1st of May
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 
Mrs. Barbara Easton, Vice President of the Methodist Church will be preaching

The Vice-President of the Methodist Church, Barbara Easton, was visiting Malta from the 28th of April to the 2nd af May 2022 . 
After a tour around the UK Barbara arrived on the island with a busy schedule. One of the first tasks was a visit to the International Centre on Thursday, meeting with Malta Microfinance and Blue Door English, both project of Saint Andrew's.
Christians together in Malta welcomed the Vice-President when they met at Saint Andrew's on that evening.
Friday a meeting with the British High Commissioner was scheduled in the morning.  
In afternoon  Barbara and her husband Martin finally had some time to explore the island before the schedule continued with a meeting of the Kirk Session on Saturday.
After Sunday Service there was a little time to meet the congregation over some refreshments. On a tour of the upper rooms of the premises, Barbara had a few words with Dr. Klaus Peter Edinger, Pastor of the German Andreas Gemeinde and members of the congregation before taking in the breathtaking view from the roof of the church.
A Sunday lunch with the Kirk Session was the ending point of Barbara's official visit in Malta. 
We hope the trip was enjoyable for Barbara and Martin and we hope it will not be too long before their next visit to Malta.

APRIL

"On the third day...."

Easter Programme

14th April  Maundy Thursday 6:30 p.m.
Light supper incorporating the Lord's Supper 

15th April           Good Friday 10:30 a.m.
Reflective Service

17th April            Easter Sunday 
1)   Sunrise Service 
06:30 @ Upper Barrakka Gardens 
followed by a B&S Breakfast in the church hall.

2)  10:30 a.m.
Easter Service including the Lord's Supper