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Contemplative Service Is Canceled for this Evening
Due to the weather, we are canceling tonight's contemplative service. Voice for Life practice is also canceled for this evening.
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 Bring Jim Vollman In Out of the Cold! Jim Vollman, our senior warden, was "camped out" Sunday morning asking for your help in supporting St. Anne's. Fill out a pledge card or online form today and turn it in. So far, we have received 226 pledges or 75% of our goal, totaling more than $712,000 or 85% of the goal. It doesn't matter how much you pledge, just that you pledge! |
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Lenten Inquirers' Series
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Lenten Series which will run for five weeks starting on Feb. 22. The group will read the book Being Christian by Rowan Williams, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. Each session will focus on major Christian elements: Baptism, the Bible, Eucharist, and Prayer. During the first half hour of each session, participants will listen to the audio recording of the book. The meetings 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 6:30 p.m. The exact dates are: Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 8, 15, and 22. There is a sign up sheet in the Narthex or contact the Church Office. All are welcome!
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Youth Group News
The next SAYG meeting is scheduled for this Sunday, Jan. 25. Please join us from 6:15-7:15 p.m. in the library.
On Sunday, Feb. 8, SAYG will gather from 6:00-7:30 p.m. for a Chili Dinner & Game Night. Note the extended meeting time and please be sure to sign up to bring a pot of chili, cornbread, toppings, dessert, or beverages. Please click here to sign up here. If you have a favorite board game, bring it with you!
On Tuesday, Feb. 17, SAYG will be hosting the St. Anne's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Our senior high youth will serve as cooks, and junior high will be table servers. We also need a few parents to serve as kitchen managers. Please click here to sign up for this event.
If you have questions about any of these events, please contact Rev. Laura.
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Stuff the Bus
Yes, the very successful food collection is back. Last year we received over $3000 worth of free food for our pantry and we want to do the same this year, but we need your help. On Monday, Feb. 16 from 9:00-5:00 we will be handing out flyers and collecting food at Shoppers Food Warehouse in the Clock Tower Shopping Center in Herndon. The food is "stuffed" in a bus and brought to St. Anne's. How can you help? Sign up for a two-hour shift at Shoppers to hand out flyers and support the mission (all ages can help) or sign up to help unload the bus and sort the items here at church from 5:00-7:00. Please click here to book your time slot. For more information, contact Susanne Walsh.
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St. Anne's Community Garden is a Go!
We had a meeting on Sunday with a great turnout. We looked at where the garden is going to be: the corner with the glass corridor where St. Anne's turns into Common Ground. We discussed what we're going to be doing. Our next meeting will be on Feb. 15 at 10:45 in Room 3/4 where we'll be making final decisions about design and crop selection. If you're interested in being involved please attend and/or drop a note to Betsy Carbo.
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St. Anne's Art Show and Silent Auction
The St. Anne's Art Show & Silent Auction committee would like you to tell them what you are creating! "Intent to Submit" forms are available on a clipboard in the Narthex and online. Please email the form to Rev. Laura or return it to her mailbox in the church office by no later than Sunday, Feb. 8.
There is a maximum of 2 contributions per person. The theme is "creation" and we are calling for entries in a variety of media, including but not limited to painting, knitting, music, jewelry, poetry, ceramics, metal, drawing, embroidery, photography, printmaking, glass, wood, quilting, and sculpture. We will accept works created by non-St. Anne's artists. We will also accept non-traditional art "work"/creative gifts; e.g. cooking a gourmet meal in the auction winner's home, creating landscape designs for a yard, etc.
The art show will benefit scholarships for participation in various St. Anne's programs. Questions? Contact Rev. Laura.
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Join us Tuesday, Feb. 17 on the eve of the beginning of Lent for a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. The St. Anne's Youth Group will be preparing and serving dinner at this event. Free-will donations will benefit all of the St. Anne's youth programs. Please sign-up on the clipboard in the narthex to let us know you're having dinner with us!
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Annual Meeting with A Celebration of St. Anne's
On Feb. 8 we will be combining our 9:00 and 11:15 service for our Annual Meeting and a Celebration of St. Anne's; this service will begin at 10:00. During this service we will discuss 2014 final budget numbers and the preliminary budget for 2015 is presented. Also, new vestry nominations will be presented. Afterwards during coffee hour there will be a chance to talk with folks who are involved with our missions and ministries. Because there'll be so much going on that day there'll be no Sunday School or children's music. Please don't miss this important event. There will not be a 7:45 service on that day, but there will be a 5:00 p.m. service.
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Immigration Issues
For several years, a group of St. Anne's parishioners have been following efforts to implement just and humane immigration policies in keeping with our baptismal covenant "to strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being, " and our biblically-rooted obligation to extend hospitality to all immigrants living among us. We do this through occasional meetings and exchange of information by periodic e-mail. If you would like to be added to the immigration e-distribution list, please contact Carol Hurlburt (703-264-9054) with any questions you would like to discuss.
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Providing Assistance to the Reston Drop-In Center
Since last August St. Anne's has been developing a relationship with the Reston Drop-In Center. The center is a peer-run facility for people with issues of homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse and similar challenges. The center is open from 10 to 3, Monday through Friday and is located off Sunset Hills at 1820 Michael Faraday Dr. We've helped them assess and support their needs from an operational perspective. We're now at the point where we need volunteers to help in three areas: increasing client participation, updating services and improving the look and feel of the facility. Activities might includes everything from painting to training! If you are interested in working with the St. Anne's Reston Drop-in Center Mission, please contact Clifton H. Poole (571-969-4660).
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Summer Mission Trips and Camp Dates
Summer is coming - believe it or not. Here are some Mission and Camp dates to help with your planning:
- Philadelphia Mission Trip - June 20-26
- Mission Possible - June 22-26
- Vacation Bible School - July 20-24
- Dungannon - July 25-Aug. 1
- Dominican Republic - Date to be confirmed
More information about and sign ups for the mission trips and camp will be available shortly.
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Ageless Group Presents: Aging in Place
The Ageless Group meeting on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. will feature a presentation by a Goodwin House staffer about the "Goodwin House at Home" program and other resources that can help us stay in our own homes indefinitely as we age. Additionally, we will hear about the Goodwin House's residential services.
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Sandwiches for the Shelter
No sooner do we finish making one batch of sandwiches for the local homeless shelter than many of you ask when we're going to do it again -- so we've scheduled our next sandwich making/lunch bagging for Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m. in the Narthex. We invariably make about 240 sandwiches and 120 bag lunches in 45 minutes -- and we have a good time while we work! Children old enough to help make their own lunches are always welcome. Please click here to signup. If you have any questions please contact Emily McPhie.
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Spring Session of Kerygma Starts Soon
The spring semester of Kerygma will run Jan. 26 to March 30. Kerygma meets on Mondays from 10:30-12:15. The text is An Odd Couple, Jonah and Ruth. The focus is how we treat the "other" among us. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex.
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Monday Book Group Discussion
The Monday Book Group Discussion has chosen Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline for their February meeting. The group will meet Feb. 23 at 9:30 in Room 1 to discuss. All are welcome!
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