In This Issue

Memorial Garden Brick Order

Reston Drop In Center

Fall Kerygma

Back-to-School Backpack Drive

Gleaning

Food Pantry

Meals on Wheels

Sandwiches for the Shelter/Works Sunday

Grill Night!

Mission Trip Blog Page

Summer Service Schedule

8:00 a.m. -- Rite I

10:00 a.m. -- Rite II

Children's Chapel starting July 6

5:00 p.m. -- Come Just as You Are, Contemporary Service

Mark your Calendar!

Grill Night

Tonight!

Dungannon Mission Trip Returns

Aug. 2

Works Saturday

Aug. 16

Jennifer Mitchell Scholarship Reception

Aug. 17

Church Meeting to Discuss Child Immigration Crisis

Aug. 24

Helping Hands

The Helping Hands Leader for July is Jeanne Pencek. Please call or email the Church Office should you or someone you know need a

Helping Hand.

703-437-6530

St. Anne's on Twitter and Facebook

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Our Website

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Contact Info.

1700 Wainwright Dr.

Reston, VA 20190

703-437-6530

fax: 888-467-8179

stannes@stannes-reston.org

The Readings for August 3, 2014

Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 17:1-7, 16,

Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21

July 30, 2014

Church Office to Close at Noon on Fridays in Aug.

Following the lead of the Diocese of Virginia, the St. Anne's Church Office will close at noon on Fridays in August.

Ebola in Liberia

In response to the outbreak of Ebola in Liberia and due to the creative and fast-acting efforts of some of our parishioners, St. Anne's is working with MedShare, a nonprofit organization that recovers and redistributes medical supplies and equipment, to provide personal protective equipment to those providing care, i.e., gloves and surgical masks. In recent days, there have been news stories about the Ebola epidemic in Liberia and about doctors in Liberia contracting the disease. For several years, St. Anne's has had a Liberia connection, most recently by providing support and assistance to Dr. Ayele Ajavon-Cox, who works in Liberia providing dental care. It was in response to Dr. Cox and her daughter, Veda Simpson's, request that St. Anne's has become involved with this effort. If you would like to make a donation to this cause, please make out a check to St. Anne's with Project Liberia - Ebola in the memo line. Click here to read an NPR article about the outbreak.

Children in Crisis

In response to the national crisis involving the thousands of immigrant children that have crossed into the US unaccompanied by parents or guardians, St. Anne's is holding a church meeting on Sunday, Aug. 24 following the 10:00 service to discuss the issue and a possible response to it. Bishop Susan Goff recently posted a reflection on the child immigrant crisis which can be read here.

Memorial Garden Brick Order

Many of you have enjoyed the beauty of our Memorial Garden and the lovely recognition bricks on our patio. Many have also asked when there would offer an opportunity for additional bricks to be purchased. The time is now! The Vestry of St. Anne's is pleased to offer you the opportunity to purchase an engraved recognition brick(s). We are offering two sizes of bricks: 4"x 8" brick for $150 or 8"x 8" brick for $275. Funds raised from the bricks will be dedicated to finishing the back pathway to the garden and to completing the memorial plaque wall. Click here to see and download the order form. EACH BRICK ORDER WILL REQUIRE A SEPARATE ORDER FORM. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Allen (703-437-6530). The deadline for ordering bricks is Sept. 28. Thank you for your support!

Reston Drop-In Center

Art Light dropping off baked goods from Our Nightly Bread at Reston Drop-In Center with Drop-In Center co-directors, Susan and Brad.

Reston Drop-In Center is a peer-run facility for the homeless and people with mental health issues. It provide facilities, training and a supportive environment weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. St. Anne's has recently begun donating bread collected from Our Nightly Bread Activity, which collects surplus bread and pastries from Panera. Providing food is the first step in what we hope is a multi-faceted relationship between the Drop-In center and St. Anne's.

Time to Sign Up for Fall Kerygma

Kerygma will begin its fall session Monday, Sept. 8. We will do a 14 lesson study of Exodus. A sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex. Questions? Please contact Jane Smith.

Back-to-School Backpack Drive

St. Anne's is helping Cornerstones reach its goal of collecting 3,200 backpacks for the 2014 Back-to-School backpack drive. In addition to backpacks, Cornerstones is also requesting donations of new underwear for elementary-age children and Payless gift cards. You can help by donating:

New, durable backpacks (no wheels or corporate logos, please)
Packs of underwear for elementary-age children
Gift Cards to Payless Shoes

Please drop off your donations by Monday, Aug. 11 and we will deliver to Cornerstones. Questions? Please contact Kimberly Cowell-Myers (703-789-4068).

Save the Date... Fall Gleaning Opportunities

Save the date for a day of fresh air, good works, time with family and friends, and APPLE PICKING! We will once again be helping The Society of St. Andrews in their mission to end our country's hunger insecurity. The Society of St. Andrews works with farmers and others to gather, collect,

and distribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away. We need your help to clear some local apple orchards in Winchester, VA! We arrive just before 9 a.m. on a Saturday and work for 2-3 hours. We then have the pleasure of enjoying a gorgeous produce farm that also has picnic tables, orchards for picking (or just walking), and the most fabulous play area for both big and little kids! Contact Amber Gilson for more information. The days we will be picking apples are: Saturday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Oct. 11.

Food Pantry

It's time to plan for the next distribution on Thursday, Aug. 21. After serving 116 people in July, our food stock was very low. Thanks to the VBS families over 300 items were donated; a great start! However, we need your donations, the items we're especially looking for are dried beans, jelly, and cereal. Are you curious about distribution day? What we give out besides the bag of food? How it all works? Join us on Aug. 21 from 12:15-2:15. Contact Susanne Walsh (703-435-0568).

St. Anne's Assists with Meals on Wheels

Thanks to all who have signed up for Meals on Wheels delivery during August. We are about 3/4 of the way to filling the slots St Anne's is expected to deliver. If you able to do a delivery, please check the schedule above the names tags sign up for a day when you are available

Questions? Contact Dick Christensen (703-437-1479).

Works Sunday (on Saturday)

St. Anne's has been doing a magnificent job of making and delivering many, many sandwiches to the Embry Rucker Shelter throughout the past year, building on our annual involvement in prior years with Herndon Friends Meeting (HFM) in Works Sunday, an interfaith event held every year in August. Please help us continue the success of this annual event with HFM and our awesome St. Anne's showing over the past year by joining us on Saturday, August 16 (and, yes, we are doing Works Sunday on a Saturday) at St. Anne's. Please visit our online sign up site to volunteer. If you have any questions, contact Emily McPhie.

Grill Night!

Join us tonight for Grill Night which is held every Wednesday night through the summer at 6:30 p.m. Bring something for the grill for you and/or your family and something to share and enjoy the fellowship. It's a wonderful way to relax and chat after a long day.

Mission Trip Blog Page

Please check out St. Anne's Blog page to read, see photos and hear podcasts about mission trip members' experiences in Philadelphia, the Dominican Republic, Mission Possible, and our most recent mission trip -- Dungannon! You can also access the podcasts and see photos on the St. Anne's Outreach Facebook page.