Posts by Tim Graf

Last Fall, I shared an article in the Son Times about my commissioned choir piece for the choirs at Shakopee High School. The piece “Gather” was based on the poem of the same name by local artist/poet/activist/speaker Joe Davis. The subject for the piece was chosen based on input from the choir students at Shakopee High School, and they were overwhelmingly in favor of conveying the same message that we espouse at St. Andrew: you matter, you belong, we care.…

Earlier this summer, Pastor Peter brought our staff together to develop a new vision statement for St. Andrew: “Rooted in Christ, we nurture the future of faith.” Now, even as we lean into this vision statement, we can also recognize and celebrate the fact that our church has been about the business of nurturing the future of faith for a long time. As part of sharing this story, we’re going to hear from two people who have become unofficial “artists…