In This Issue

Life Planning Workshops

Capitol Steps Performance

Women's Group Gathering

Celebrate St. Anne's

One Word

Opportunity to Discuss Isaiah

Meeting for Newcomers Committee

Stuff the Bus

Hypothermia Help

Summer Camps and Mission Dates

Youth Group News

Potluck Olympics

Upcoming Book Discussions

Clean Out your Closets

Sunday Services
Times

Rite I: 7:45 a.m.

Rite II: 9:00 a.m.

Rite II: 11:15 a.m.

Come Just as Your Are: 5:00 p.m.

Mark your Calendar!

Women's Group Gathering

Feb. 1

SAYG Super Bowl Chili Party

Feb. 2

Hypothermia Help

Feb. 2-8

St. Anne's Round Table Discussion at the South Lakes Starbucks

Feb. 4 @ 9:30

Men's Group Meeting

Feb. 8

Stuff the Bus

Feb. 8

Potluck Olympics

Feb. 8

Celebrate St. Anne's and Parish Meeting

Feb. 9 @ 10:00

See article at left for more details

Isaiah Discussion

Feb. 9 at 7:00

Women's Group Gathering

Feb. 15

Greeters and Newcomers Committee Meeting

Feb. 15

St. Anne's Snow Tubing Trip with Region 5

Feb. 15

St. Anne's Food Pantry

Feb. 16

Contemplative Service

Feb. 19

Family Night In
Feb. 22

Helping Hands

The Helping Hands Leader for January is Mary Ann Panarelli. Please call or email the Church Office should you or someone you know need a

Helping Hand.

703-437-6530

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The Readings for Feb. 2, 2014

Malachi 3:1-4

Hebrews 2:14-18

Luke 2:22-40

January 29, 2014

Did You Know?

Noted author and NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts just issued a children's version, with great illustrations, of her book "Founding Women." It describes the greatest heroes of our history that we never read about in school. I'm going to make sure that a copy gets into the hands of my grandkids.

Just as Martha Washington, Abigail and Deborah Franklin have not been recognized for the essential roles they played in the forming of our country, so early Christian women like Dorcas, Lydia, and Phoebe are not well known. Luke's recounting of Paul's missionary travels talks about how these women were instrumental in the formation of their communities; Lydia in Philippi, Phoebe in Cenchreae (near Corinth) and Dorcas in Joppa. Lydia was the Bible's first European convert. A purveyor of expensive cloth, she offered Paul a place to stay while he worked in Philipi.

Paul mentions Phoebe first as he lists the leaders of the Corinthian church in the last chapter of his letter to the Romans. He calls her sister, deacon, and patroness. Dorcas, known as a woman of great compassion and an indefatigable worker for the poor became ill and died while Paul was in Joppa. Paul, experiencing the profound grief of all those who loved her, brings Dorcas back to life.

Being a Christian and being someone who lives in the United States are two essential elements of my identity and I imagine yours too. When we leave out, when we don't acknowledge the contributions of, and tell the formational stories about half the people who have been so important in the foundation of that identity can we really know who we are? Abigail Adams once wrote to her husband that the women were the greater patriots. While they (the women) sacrificed and suffered equally, it was the men who would get the acclaim and eventually the power. This will become less and less true as we learn more about and recognize the role of our founding mothers.

Thank You

Dear St. Anne's family,

So many of you offered your help with the services that were held on Sunday and Monday for Don Flynn, from food for the reception, ushers, altar guild, flower guild, set up, clean up, etc. You rose to the occasion. Words cannot express our gratitude to all of you for showing once again how special this St. Anne's community is. We believe that Don would have been very proud of his church family. We know that we are. Thank you for all that you did.

In love and peace,

Fr. Jim, Rev. Laura, David, Susan, Amiee, & Tim

Blessing of the Helping Hands Volunteer

Please join us this Sunday at all three morning services as we acknowledge and give thanks for our helping hands volunteers.

Another Chance to Get in Shape!

St. Anne's Spiritual Shape-Up class is back for spring! An in-depth study of the Gospel of Matthew starts Sunday, Feb. 23.Led again by Bro. Mike Boland, the class will run for eight weeks and will consist of study, discussion, and meditation on scripture - a perfect activity for Lent. Classes will meet Wednesday mornings, 10-noon, or Sunday evenings from 7-9. Cost is $30. Please sign up early so that we can be sure we have enough books ordered in advance. The sign up sheet is available in the Narthex or you can contact the Church Office.

Life Planning Workshops

This is an early notice that we will be holding an important series of Life Planning workshops on five consecutive Sunday afternoons from Feb. 23 to March 23, running from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Eight guest speakers will discuss topics that are vital to our preparation for the latter stages of life, including: Financial planning; Home modifications; Staying healthy in body and mind; Wills, trusts and medical directives; Discussing the future with your family. Target audiences are not only everyone age 50 or better, but also the adult children of 50-year-old parents. For more information contact Michael Broddle at 703-795-3910 or

Capitol Steps Performance

The Capitol Steps are coming back to Reston on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. for another evening of hilarious political satire! Have a fun evening and help Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) continue to assist less fortunate individuals and families in our community. Contact Suzi Jones (703-742-6867) soon for tickets. Tickets are $75 each.

Women's Group Gathering

This Saturday, Feb. 1, is planned as an informal social gathering at the church. Bring along your coffee and snacks, as no one will be signed up to bring things to share. At this time we also plan to work on a banner to be included in the display of banners for Celebrate St. Anne's which will be on Feb. 9. So, bring along creativity and ideas for the banner, and a pair of sharp scissors and/or fabric glue if you have them. Other materials will be provided.

St. Anne's Roundtable Discussion

Please join Father Jim and others at the St. Anne's Roundtable at the South Lakes Starbucks on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 9:30.

A Celebration of St. Anne's

On Feb. 9 we will be combining our 9:00 and 11:15 service for A Celebration of St. Anne's which will begin at 10:00. The service will focus on our action inside and outside the walls of our church and will also include the annual meeting. Afterwards there'll be will be a great chance to talk with folks who are involved with dozens of our missions including our Food Pantry, Youth Group, EfM, etc. There will also be light refreshments served in the Great Hall. Because there'll be so much going on that day there'll be no Sunday School or children's music. It's going to be an amazing and fun event and we hope you'll join us!

Have you Remembered Your One Word?

As part of our celebration we're asking you to let us know one word that captures what St. Anne's means to you. We know it might be tough to find just one word, however, if you send that in an email to oneword@stannes-reston.org you'll see the results at the meeting.

Opportunity to Discuss Isaiah with VTS Professor

Please join us on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library as St. Anne's Spiritual Shape-Up welcomes Professor Stephen L. Cook from Virginia Theological Seminary for a presentation on Isaiah and its call to take on the role of servant in our lives. Dr. Cook is the author of Conversations with Scripture: 2 Isaiah, the text that the Spiritual Shape-Up classes studied this fall. This event was rescheduled from its original date.

Meeting for Greeters & Newcomers Committee

We are looking for new volunteers to join us to discuss these important ministries. Our greeters welcome everyone into the church on Sunday mornings, and we are in need of some new volunteers. We also hope to add new members to our Newcomers Committee. This committee is responsible for our Newcomers' Coffee hours, which introduces St. Anne's to new members. We believe that these two ministries can work together to help make visitors and new members feel warmly welcomed. Please consider joining us on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. in the Library. If you have any questions please contact Susan Allen.

Stuff the Bus

St. Anne's is partnering with Cornerstones and Fairfax County in a food collection extravaganza on Saturday, Feb. 8. Volunteers will sign up to work two-hour shifts starting at 9:00 and ending at 5:00 at Shoppers Food Warehouse in Herndon. We'll be giving SFW customers a list of food items that we need for our Food Pantry and that at the end of the shopping trip they can drop off to help Stuff the Bus. Then, starting at 5:00 we need volunteers to meet us at St. Anne's to unload the Bus and stock our Food Pantry. This is an activity for all ages, children under 13 need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please click here to sign-up or for more information contact Susanne Walsh.

Hypothermia Help

During this record-breaking cold weather, it's more important than ever to help those who have no place to call home. St. Anne's will be supporting Holy Comforter in Vienna hosting a hypothermia shelter February 2-9. The shelter will be open 12 hours a day, and will serve homeless men and women alike to bring them out of the cold.

St. Anne's volunteers will be staffing three shifts, and we're still looking for volunteers for the Wednesday, Feb. 5 for the morning shift from 4 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. (the breakfast/clean up shift). Please click here to visit our signup genius and volunteer.

If this time doesn't work for you but you would still like to volunteer, please sign up directly with Holy Comforter's online signup sheet and also touch base with Tim Barwick). If using the Holy Comforter signup sheet, please put "StA" after your name to indicate you are with St. Anne's.

The FACETS hypothermia prevention shelter program is operated November to March each year, with more than 40 faith-based communities participating. This is a great opportunity to provide badly needed face-to-face services to those most in need. Please note: Holy Comforter has asked for volunteers no younger than high school, and they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you have any questions contact Tim Barwick.

Summer Camp and Mission Dates

Summer is coming -- believe it or not. Here are some Mission and Camp dates to help with your planning:

� Philadelphia Mission Trip - June 28-July 3 (tentative)

� Mission Possible - July 14-18

� Vacation Bible School - July 21-25

� Dungannon - July 26-Aug. 2

� Dominican Republic - July 12-22

More information about and sign ups for the mission trips and camp will be available shortly.

Youth Group News

Join us on Sunday, Feb. 2 for the SAYG Super Bowl Party & Chili Dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Join us for dinner and some championship football on the St. Anne's big screen. Note the extended meeting time and please be sure to sign up online to bring chili, cornbread, dessert, or beverages. Click here to sign up.

Potluck Olympics

We declare open the 1^st Potluck Olympic Winter Games of St. Anne's! Join us on Saturday, Feb. 8 for food, fellowship, and fun at the Potluck Olympics. TO PLAY: "adopt" a country by selecting one of the countries posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Bring a native food dish to share as well as a few fun and interesting facts about the faith and spirituality of that country. We'll gather at 7:00 p.m. in the library to broaden our palates, have fun, and watch the Olympic Games together. Be sure to sign up on the clipboard in the narthex and to note which country you have "adopted" for the evening. Questions? Please contact Rev. Laura .

Upcoming Monday Book Discussion Selections

On Monday, Mar. 3 at 12:30 at Caf� Montmartre on Lake Anne Plaza the Monday Book Group will be discussing The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway. For their April meeting, which will be on April 14 at 9:30 in the Library, the group will be discussing In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta Ahmed.

Clean Out your Closets and Donate Coats for OAR

Help provide a warm, fresh start to those who are newly released from prison with your gently used coats. Fairfax OAR (Opportunities, Alternatives, Resources) needs used men's/women's coats, S-XXL. The collection box is in the narthex. This has been a record year for donation, thanks to all who have already given so generously! OAR told us of a man released from prison during a snow storm when everything was closed, but they were able to give him a warm coat for his new life. We also need volunteers to help take the coats to Fairfax weekly. Check out the OAR website. Any questions, contact Jackie Wooldridge or by calling 703-819-2346.