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7:45: Rite I
9:00: Rite II
9:00-9:45: Sunday School for children 4-years-old to
Grade 2
9:00-9:45: Bells for children Grade 3- Grade 7
10:15-11:00: Sunday School for children Grade 3 and up
10:15-11:00 Chimes for children 4-years-old to Grade 2
11:15: Rite II
5:00: Come Just As You Are
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Mark your Calendar!
Men's Fellowship Breakfast
Nov. 8
Discussion of Palliative and Hospice Care
Nov. 8
Appreciation Luncheon
for Worship Leaders
Nov. 9
Visitation and Viewing for Treva Johnson
Nov. 9
Youth Group Meeting
Nov. 9
Funeral Service for Treva Johnson
Nov. 10
Thirst and Theology
Nov. 12
Contemplative Service
Nov. 19
Senior High Retreat
Nov. 21-23
Thanksgiving Eve Service
Nov. 26
Thanksgiving
Nov. 27
Wreath Making
Dec. 6
Parents' Night Out
Dec. 6
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Helping Hands
The Helping Hands Leader for November is Rosie Horn and Connie Pettinger. Please call or email the Church Office should you or someone you know need a
Helping Hand.
703-437-6530
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St. Anne's on Twitter and Facebook
St. Anne's is on Facebook and Twitter. You can click the icons below to connect to our Pages.
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Our Website
Would you like to hear Sunday's sermon again? Do you have questions about upcoming events? Check out our website. We update it daily.
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Contact Info.
1700 Wainwright Dr.
Reston, VA 20190
703-437-6530
fax: 888-467-8179
stannes@stannes-reston.org
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The Readings for November 9, 2014
Joshua 24: 1-3a, 14-25,
Psalm 78:1-7,
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18,
Matthew 25:1-13
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 Candlelight Vigil for West Africa Held on Plaza
Thank you to everyone who attended the Candlelight Vigil for West Africa last Sunday. We had a good turnout. Special thanks to Rev. Anne Cooper for her loving words of support and solidarity. Annie is a parishioner at St. Anne's but also a priest at Trinity Cathedral in Monrovia, Liberia. Also, thanks to Jon Payne and Susan Allen for providing wonderful music. WTOP covered the event. Please click here to read the article.
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Appreciation Luncheon & Listening Session on the Future of St. Anne's
We are having three "Appreciation Luncheons" during the month of November. These will be a chance for the clergy and vestry of St. Anne's to say thank you to the people who make St. Anne's such a warm, welcoming, and thriving community. Vestry and clergy will also lead a discussion about the future of St. Anne's. We have sent out an e-mail invitation for our first luncheon happening this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall. If we don't have a correct e-mail address for you or if it landed in your spam folder please know that we really want everyone to join us if they can. Please RSVP to Susan if you are part of our worship related ministries and are able to join us this Sunday. E-mail invitations for the other ministries will go out shortly.
The three luncheons are divided into the following ministries:
November 9 at 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall: Worship-related Ministries (Ushers, Lay Readers, Chalice Bearers, Flower Guild, Altar Guild, and Adult Choirs, etc.)
November 16 at 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall: In-reach and Outreach Ministries
(Pastoral Care, Helping Hands, Lay Eucharistic Visitors, Men's Group, Women's Group, Missions-- DR, Philadelphia, Cuba, Dungannon, Mission Possible, Habitat, Relay for Life, Food Pantry, FACETS, Nightly Bread, Project Liberia, Front Porch Singers, Hypothermia Shelter, etc.)
November 23 at 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall: Education
(Adult and Youth Education; Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Youth Group, Book Discussion, Bible Study, Voice for Life Choir, Children's Bells & Chimes, etc.) Childcare will be provided for children at this session. The children will have lunch in the Library and watch a movie with some of our teen volunteers.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. We really hope you will come and join us as we celebrate you!
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All are Welcome to Discussion on Threats to Arctic Environment Hosted by the Men's Group
The St. Anne's Men's Fellowship Breakfast is sponsoring a program on Threats to the Arctic Environment on Saturday, Nov. 8. The presentation will be made Anita Parlow, who is an advisor to the Harvard-MIT Arctic Fisheries Project linking science and policy development from the perspective of Arctic coastal and non-coastal nations. The breakfast begins with coffee, bagels, fruit salad and fellowship at 7:40 a.m. in the Library. The presentation will begin at 8:00 with a question and answer period to follow. This event is open to everyone. For more information or to RSVP please contact Rich Geissler.
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Discussion of Palliative Care and Hospice
The Ageless Group will meet on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. in St. Anne's library. Our guest speaker is Dr. Thomas Sullivan, a Reston-based medical doctor who specializes in hospice and palliative care. All members of the parish are welcome to join in what promises to be a valuable insight into modern palliative care and the delivery of hospice services at home as well as in traditional hospice settings.
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St. Anne's Christmas Cards -- Coming Soon!
 If you haven't bought your Christmas cards yet this season...HOLD ON! St. Anne's is going to be selling Christmas cards featuring the words that you used to describe our church at the beginning of this year in a seasonal design! We should have samples for this Sunday's services. Please click here to see a PDF of the card. Proceeds will benefit Outreach and Mission Trips. |
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Parents' Night Out -- Dec. 6
Does a quiet dinner or night out sound great? Wondering when you'll find time to shop for Christmas gifts? Let St. Anne's help you carve out some time with a Parents' Night Out: St. Nicholas Day Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 6:00-9:30 p.m. Ages 4-12 welcome. Babysitting will be provided at St. Anne's by members of the youth group. Monetary donations for their service will be applied toward St. Anne's missions. If interested, please sign up on the clipboard in the Narthex. Questions? Contact Rev. Laura.
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Sign Up for a Thanksgiving Box Today!
One of our favorite local outreach opportunities, Thanksgiving Boxes for Cornerstones, is here! We have a new goal this year: to provide 100 Thanksgiving dinners to needy families in Reston. Boxes are available in the Narthex with a sign-up sheet. All monetary donations and gift cards should be marked with a box number and left in Tim's mailbox.
We will also need volunteers to deliver the boxes on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. to a local donation site in Reston. To volunteer please click here. Questions? Please contact Robin George.
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Give the Gift of Warmth this Christmas
Being homeless is hard any time of year, but especially at Christmas. St. Anne's is working with the nearby Church of the Epiphany to provide a hypothermia shelter Christmas week. This is an extremely volunteer-intensive effort, and the shelter needs as much help as it can get. Please give from your heart to provide the least fortunate among us with the gift of warmth this Christmas. Friends or family visiting? Bring them with you and create a new family tradition! Must be 18 or over. Click here to reserve your time slot. For more information contact David Safford (202-494-3041).
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Monday Book Group Discussion
The next Monday Book Group Discussion will be on Nov. 24 at 9:30 in the Library. The Group will be discussing Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum. All are welcome!
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Sandwiches for the Shelter
Please join us for our last round of sandwich making/lunch bagging in 2014 on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 10:30 a.m. It typically takes us only about 45 minutes to make 240 sandwiches and bag 120 lunches, so we'll be cleaned up and on our way well before noon. Children old enough to help make their own lunches are always welcome! Please click here to sign up. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Emily McPhie.
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Youth Group News
The next SAYG meeting is this Sunday, Nov. 9 from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. in the Great Hall at St. Anne's.
SAYG Senior High Retreat: All 9-12 graders are invited to attend the Senior High Retreat Weekend on Friday, Nov. 21 - Sunday, Nov. 23. Enjoy a weekend full of fun and adventure outside of Charlottesville, VA. The deadline to reserve your space and submit your deposit ($50) is Sunday, Nov 9. Total cost is $100. The sign-up sheet and permission/medical forms are next to the bulletin board in the Narthex. Space is limited. Sign up today!
SAYG Mall Scavenger Hunt: All 7-12 graders are invited to a scavenger hunt at Tyson's I on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. We will meet at the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station at 4:30 p.m. Meet outside the North Entrance on Reston Station Blvd. Bring $7 in cash for your Metro card; bring additional $ for dinner in the food court at the mall. Please sign-up for this event on the clipboard in the Narthex and submit your permission/medical forms by Sunday, Nov. 30.
Questions about any of these events? Please contact Rev. Laura.
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Coats for Newly Released Prisoners
Help provide a warm, fresh start to those who are newly released from prison. OAR (Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources) of Fairfax needs gently used men and women's coats, size AS to AXXL This begins Sunday, Nov. 2 through the middle of March. We are also in need of monthly volunteers to help us pick up the coats once a week and deliver them to OAR in Fairfax. As space is limited, please only donate warm, winter coats. You can leave the coats in the bin under the coat hangers in the Narthex To learn more about OAR, see their website. For more information contact Jackie Wooldridge (703-819-2346).
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