In the summer our schedule for the Wednesday Noon Eucharist service changes a bit. In July the Wednesday Noon Eucharist service will be held July 2, 9, and 30. On July 23 there will be Noon Day Prayer, but no Eucharist. There will be no Noon Service on July 23. The Noon Service will not be held during August. The service will resume on Sept. 3.

Jamie and Heather invite you to join them at St. Anne's Episcopal Church as they renew their vows to love and cherish one another on Saturday, July 26 at 2 p.m. Festive fellowship will follow the ceremony. Please RSVP to Heather by July 18. 

This past week we received a very kind letter from a young man who was a recipient of a Jennifer Mitchell Scholarship last year. The recipient wrote: "From the depths of my heart I would like to thank St. Anne's Episcopal Church for their generous contribution to a promising future. I would like to thank you for your generosity, which has made what was a dream a reality. I have come to believe that generosity opens doors of wisdom, knowledge and success for others. Your generosity has opened these doors in my life and I am forever grateful." The recipient has just completed his first year at Duke University.

Each year St. Anne's along with five other Reston-area religious congregations provides scholarships to high school seniors from South Lakes and Herndon High Schools. The scholarship fund was established to recognize students who have attained a solid record of achievement despite economic, family, linguistic, or other difficulties that would have impeded less dedicated and determined students. The fund is named after Jennifer Mitchell, who was a high school senior when she died in an automobile accident in 1990. Thanks to the generosity and commitment of the St. Anne's congregation, we have participated in this scholarship fund since the inception. For the past three years, St. Anne's has provided $200 in additional funds to be used toward the purchase of books and school supplies.   

There will be a reception for this year's Jennifer Mitchell Scholarship recipients on Aug. 17 at 1:00 in the Library. All are invited to attend. 

-- Connie Pettinger

So you've been wondering: what is the Food Pantry, how do we get and distribute the food, who are our customers, why is this an important mission for St. Anne's and "how can I help?"  There will be a meeting on Sunday, June 22 in Room 1 at 11:45 a.m. after the 10:00 a.m. service. We'd love to talk to you about the food pantry, share our experiences, listen to your ideas and give you a chance to get informed and involved. Please attend if you are on our food pantry team, interested in joining or have questions about the program. 

-- Susanne Walsh

Every day the Embry Rucker Community Shelter provides lunch packages for their youth and adult guests.  At St. Anne's we gather together every 4-6 weeks for about 2 hours on a Saturday morning to make 120 lunches including sandwiches and other goodies.  This mission is good for all ages: last month one of our 4 year olds was putting condiment packages in bags, its a great way to let children give back to their community.  When you signup there'll also be food items that you can volunteer to bring.  After the lunches are assembled in the Narthex at St. Anne's 1 or 2 cars will deliver them to the shelter where staff distributes them.  We'll be doing Sandwiches for the Shelter on July 5, a wonderful opportunity to serve during Independence Day weekend.  To signup for this visit visit http://tinyurl.com/owfxoul.  If you have any questions contact Emily McPhie. 

Help us help the kids!  The Philadelphia Mission Trip team is seeking donated items to take with them to Philadelphia on June 28.  They are looking for craft supplies and summertime fun items such as: new bathing suits (in child/youth sizes), basketballs, footballs, kick balls, Frisbees, jump ropes, sidewalk chalk,  UNO card decks, stickers, plastic craft lacing (gimp), multi-colored yarn, jumbo crayons, markers, and colored paper.  Target gift cards welcome. All donations are greatly appreciated. Please place your donations in the bin in the Narthex prior to June 26. Thank you for your support!