Ash Wednesday is on March 5. From 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. Father Jim and Rev. Laura will be at the Sunset Hills Park and Ride (near Reston Town Center) to provide ashes and prayers to those who would like them. 

At St. Anne's there will be two services that day: a 12:00 noon service and a 7:30 p.m. service. Both are Eucharist Services.

The St. Anne's choir is now rehearsing for Easter. The music this year will include a performance of John Rutter's Requiem on Good Friday at the 7:30 pm service. This is a beautiful piece that singers love to sing!  We will also sing at services throughout Holy Week beginning on Palm Sunday and culminating on Easter Sunday. If you are a singer and have wondered what it would be like to sing with us, this is the perfect opportunity to experience being a part of the St. Anne's choir. The rehearsal commitment for joining us during this season will be Thursday evening's from 8:00-9:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. If you can only commit to certain services, please discuss this with me as attendance at all services is not expected. We would love to see you Thursday evening!  If you have any questions please contact me, David Allen.

Thanks, David

The remaining weeks' workshops are "Living Arrangements" on Mar. 9, "Healthy Mind, Healthy Body" on Mar. 16, and "Legal Planning" on Mar. 23.

If you haven't already signed up, but plan to attend any of the workshops, please write your name on the sign-up sheets in the narthex. You'll also find an information poster there too if you want to know more before signing up.

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Lenten Series, called Exploring Your Faith. The four-week session will be held on Sunday evenings from 7:00-8:30. The discussion session will be proceeded by a time of fellowship and dinner starting at 6:00 p.m. The dates are: Mar. 9, 16, 23, and 30. If you any questions about this series or would like to sign up, please contact the Church Office.

Join us in Lent on Saturday, Mar. 22 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. for a special intergenerational Lenten program and dinner. The St. Anne's Family Lent Event will feature Godly Play storytelling and crafts for adults and children alike. We'll enjoy together a simple potluck dinner of soup, salad, and bread. To participate, please sign-up on the clipboard in the Narthex by Sunday, March 16 and indicate if you plan to bring soup or bread. Questions? Please contact Rev. Laura.

Please join us for more sandwich making for families at the Embry Rucker Shelter Saturday, Mar. 22 at 10:30 a.m.  We're doing it again and making 120 bag lunches, including 240 sandwiches! Depending on how many volunteers we have, this will take between 30-60 minutes. Children old enough to help with lunch making are more than welcome to join us! Please click here to signup, select what items to bring, and let us know you'll be there reserve your spot at . If you have any questions please contact Emily McPhie; Emily's away on vacation for a couple of weeks, so don't worry if you don't hear back immediately.  If you do need immediate information drop an email to Tim Barwick.

If you are interested in learning more about summer 2014 mission trip opportunities, please come to an informational meeting this Sunday, Mar. 2 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 1.

Sadly, the Region V  30 Hour Famine scheduled for Mar. 7-8, 2014 has been cancelled.  Please keep an eye open for information about a possible outreach activity scheduled for Saturday, March 29.  More details coming soon.

There are two SAYG meetings scheduled for March: Sunday, Mar. 16 and Sunday, Mar. 30.  Please join us from 6:15-7:15 p.m. on both of those evenings. 

If you have questions about any of these events, please contact Rev. Laura.

ˇ Philadelphia Mission Trip - June 28-July 3

ˇ Mission Possible - July 14-18

ˇ Vacation Bible School - July 21-25

ˇ Dungannon - July 26-Aug. 2

ˇ Dominican Republic - July 12-22

Is there anyone who doesn't have a family member or friend who has been impacted by cancer? A long standing St. Anne's tradition is the Grateful Living our team at Relay for Life. What is Relay for Life you ask? At Relay For Life events, communities come together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that has already taken too much. The funds we raise truly make a difference in the fight against cancer - just ask one of the nearly 14 million cancer survivors who will celebrate another birthday this year! Relay For Life teams camp out overnight and take turns walking or running around a track or path at a local high school, park, or fairground. Events are up to 24 hours long and because cancer never sleeps each team is asked to have at least one participant on the track at all times. We'll be meeting on March 9 at 1 p.m. in Room 1 to talk about Relay for Life, the Grateful Living and how we can invest in research for the American Cancer Society. Please join us.

We all use the Internet in different ways. We now have several different outlets to keep in touch about going on at St. Anne's. Our main web address is at www.stannes-reston.org and an Outreach website at www.stannes-reston.org/outreach.  If you're a Facebook kind of person you can check us out at www.facebook.com/stannesreston and for Outreach at www.facebook.com/OutreachAtStAnnes. You'll find photos, videos and news about recent and upcoming events and get clued in about what we're up to.

On Facebook or Twitter if there's something you particularly like you can comment on it with the hashtag #ilovestannes which connects anyone's posts with that hashtag on them; a great way for you and others to find out what makes St. Anne's so special.