Education

Help Send the Students of St. Andrews Academy to England

Posted 23 May 2010 - 8:46am by David Turney

St. Andrews Academy SignReaders of this blog know about the good work going on up at St. Andrews Academy (REC / ACNA) in Lake Almanor, California.  I recently had the chance to spend a couple days with Fr. Brian Foos and the talented and devoted students he works with up there, singing morning and evening prayer with the students, and enjoying some of the most intelligent conversation I've had with young people in a long time.

I will be posting some video and pictures from that trip soon, but there is a more urgent need at the moment--an opportunity really--to make you aware of.

Please consider showing your support for Fr. Foos and the students of St. Andrews by donating any amount large or small to their England trip scholarship fund.

Via email: 

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Dear Friends and Supporters of St. Andrew's Academy,

I am writing to ask for your consideration in assisting with scholarships for a few students.  We are taking our high school students to England on the 26th of May for an educational and choir tour.  We will be in country for 16 days and will be singing between four and six times as well as seeing many historical/literary/ecclesial places and items which our students have spent time studying.

Our students have been fundraising for months and will continue until almost the day we leave.  This should help bring the cost per student down to about $1500.  

I have two families, however, who are not able to pay for any of the trip.  They are on extreme assistance (financial aid) at the Academy.  I didn't want those students to miss the experience, though, so I have committed to raising the funds to help send them on this trip.  Thus, I'm trying to raise as much as $3000 to cover the cost of these two students.

If you can help a young person have this experience, or know of someone who might be able and interested in helping, I would be very thankful, as would my students.

Please remember that donations to St. Andrew's Academy are tax deductible as St. Andrew's is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Checks can be mailed to the address below (please put England Trip in the Memo line).  A digital donation can be made at http://www.standrewsacademy.org/sta/support_st_andrews.html.  Please reference England Trip scholarship in the notes field when making a donation this way.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Father Brian Foos+  (read more...)

As Long As There Are Tests, There Will Be Prayer In Schools

Posted 22 May 2009 - 1:00am by David Turney

A great idea for evangelism, no?  San Diego Anglicans treasurer, Clint Smith, over at St. Dunstans Episcopal Church volunteers as a tutor every week at his church, helping the high schoolers from across the street catch up on their higher math.  When was the last time a bunch of high schoolers walked into your church, asking for help?  Well done, Mr. Smith. Nice sign.

A Few of My Photos from "Experience Nashotah" 2008

Posted 31 January 2009 - 10:51pm by David Turney

Nashotah House Photos are over on FacebookI'm trying to scoot more of us over to Facebook, where the real party is, so you'll have to go there to see an album I just uploaded of oh-so-traddy-Anglican pictures I took at last year's "Experience Nashotah."  I know the Holy Spirit is bugging some of you out there to consider taking up the vocation.  You know who you are.  (read more...)

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