Ministries at St. Anne's
How to get involved
programs &activities 2008
As a
newcomer or member of St. Anne’s, participation in your areas of interest will
help you develop friendship and spiritual companionship with other
members. Involvement will help you grow
in your spiritual life. In addition, St.
Anne’s needs your involvement – your time and talent – to help us thrive as a
community of faith.
If you have an interest in something not found here, please speak with the priest or any vestry member. Your creativity and your faith can help us develop programs that will speak to the spiritual needs and interests of our community.
Education Programs & Learning Opportunities Parish Life
Confirmation Fellowship
Children & Youth Pastoral Care
Worship Offerings Wellness Ministries
Help Lead Worship Administration and Finance
Music Ministries Stewardship
Behind the Scenes of Worship Communication
Outreach, Peace & Justice Buildings & Grounds
EDUCATION PROGRAMS & LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Everyone who works with
children, youth, or in a pastoral role with adults, or who has a key to our
building, is required to take “Safe Church” training. This is a program for the prevention of
sexual abuse and sexual harassment. It
is our responsibility as a community of faith to ensure that our church is a
safe place for all God’s children.
9:00-9:50 AM
Childcare for the very
young Nursery
3’s, 4’s, & K Education
Wing, Room C
1st-5th Grades Education
Wing, Room A
Middle School Education
Wing, Room B
High School Education
Wing, Sr. High Rm.
Adult Forum Fireside
Room
Adult Education Planning Team
What have you always wanted to learn more about? Help plan Sunday morning
adult forum and other learning opportunities.
Speak with Pat to become part of this exciting team!!
Students age 14-16. A 2-year program of exploration and learning.
May lead to the sacrament of confirmation. Wednesdays as announced, 6:30-7:30 PM.
Speak with Deacon Pat for more information.
Summer Stretch
Thursdays in June, July and August This
year’s dates & Other Information and current Registration
Form are available.
A program of outreach, learning & fellowship for students age 10-18,
and adult mentors.
(New) Member Class for Adults
Fall and spring. May lead to Confirmation
or being Received into the Episcopal Church, or an official Reaffirmation of
Baptismal vows. May just be for the fun
of refreshing your knowledge of what it is to be an Episcopal Christian.
Lectionary Bible Study Group
Tuesday mornings, 10:00 - 11:30AM Fireside
Room
Lenten Wednesdays
Soup supper, Holden Evening Prayer, and classes for all ages.
Learn by Teaching
Be part of a Teaching team. Teach
all year or just a 10-week term. Help
with the planning or be an aide. Training provided, and the joy of making a
difference in a child’s life. Speak with
Labyrinth
This meditation
tool is available anytime. Would you
like to learn how to use it? Speak with
Parish Library
Help catalog
books… write a book review… work with others to select books and promote the
use of the library.
Book Discussion Group
This is a group
just waiting to be born at St. Anne’s.
If you are interested, speak with
Teens Encounter
Christ
Held twice a year in
Summer Stretch
Thursdays in June, July and August. This
year’s dates & Other Information and current Registration
Form are available.
A program of outreach, learning & fellowship for students age 10-18,
and adult mentors.
Godly Play
A hands-on, worship-based curriculum for the very young.
Confirmation
Adults partner
with teens to build intergenerational friendship and help prepare young people
for confirmation
Activity Bags and
Children’s Bulletins
Create and
maintain fun, quiet activities for children to use during worship.
Nursery Care
We hire a
responsible person to care for our very youngest members during worship. She is assisted each week by adult volunteers
from the congregation. Take your turn,
serve the parents of these children, and get to know the little ones.
SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
Education For
Ministry (EFM)
A program of theological education by extension from the University of the South,
House of Prayer
in the City
An extension of the Episcopal House of Prayer in Collegeville. Offers
classes and workshops throughout the year. Information is posted at St. Anne’s,
or visit www.ehouseofprayer.org
United
Seminary Spiritual Journey Program
Open to
all. For information visit
http://www.unitedseminary.edu/ce/sjp.asp
Holy Eucharist
Sunday mornings, 10:00 AM
Morning Prayer
Tuesday mornings, 10:00 AM in the
Holden Evening Prayer
Wednesdays in Lent, 7:20 PM
Feb. 13, 20, 27; March 5, 12
Ash Wednesday February 6,
2008
Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes, Noon and 7 PM
Holy Week:
Palm Sunday March
16, 2008
Maundy Thursday March
20, 2008
Good Friday March
21, 2008
*Easter Vigil March
22, 2008
Easter Sunday March 23,
2008
*Pentecost
Sunday May 11, 2008
*St. Anne’s Day July 27, 2008
Blessing of the Animals on or near October 4
Thanksgiving Eve Service Wednesday, Nov. 26. 2008
*All Saints Sunday November 2, 2008
Advent begins November 30,
2008
*These Sundays are especially appropriate for baptisms.
Lector (Lesson Reader) Speak with the priest to be trained and get on the schedule
Intercessor Lead the Prayers of the People in worship.
Eucharistic Minister Assist the priest with Holy Communion – training required
Eucharistic Visitor Must be a Eucharistic Minister, then receive further training to take
Communion to the homebound. Requires
Licensed Lay Reader Requires a more indepth training. Lay Readers are authorized to lead
worship in the absence of a priest.
Acolyte Young people age 10 and up assist at the altar. Training required.
Verger We don’t have any vergers at St. Anne’s……. But maybe this is your
niche. The verger is the “MC” of the
worship service. Makes sure the worship
roles are all covered. Makes sure the furniture and other items needed are in
place. Lines up the procession. Makes sure the service runs smoothly. Could be done by a team who would share
responsibility for different Sundays.
For more about vergers, visit the website of the Vergers Guild of the
Episcopal Church
www.vergers.org. If this interests you, speak with
Usher Welcome worshipers, distribute bulletins,
count people, take offering
Greeter Welcome newcomers & visitors
Choir
Wednesdays, 7:30 PM & Sundays, 9:30 AM
Children’s Choir Wednesdays, 6:30 PM Ages 5 and up
Instrumentalist If you plan an instrument and would like to offer your talent as part of
worship, speak with Daniel Pederson.
Music Advisory Group Meets as needed to consider instrument acquisition, repair
Altar Guild
Sets up and cleans up altar. Takes care of
silver, candles, hangings, etc.
Worship Committee Meets monthly to plan seasons
and services
Communion Bread Baker Recipe provided.
Meets monthly. Watch Yellow Pages and Announcer for dates. All are welcome
MDGs
Learn about the Episcopal Church’s commitment to help eradicate extreme poverty
worldwide by 2015. Make a commitment of 0.7%, and join with others to decide
where that money will be used. Talk to
any member of our MDG Task Force: Jeff Holland, Lisa Falk-Thompson, Julie
Cutler, Joe Burgess, Mark Brown, or Deacon Pat Markie.
Food Shelf
Get in the habit of bringing a non-perishable food item to church each
Sunday. Donations are taken to our local
foodshelf at Neighbors, Inc.
Second Sunday Second Offering
On the 2nd
Sunday of each month we collect a 2nd offering for a designated cause outside
of St. Anne’s.
Charity Knitting Group
1st
& 3rd Wednesdays, 10 AM Fireside Room
Makes hats and scarves for
international seamen; prayer shawls for members of St. Anne’s; other projects
for those in need. If you don’t know how
to knit, we’ll teach you!
St. Anne’s was a founding member of
In February 2008 St. Anne’s is sending a team of 18 adults to help build
CROP Walk A
Sunday afternoon in October.
St. Anne’s youth lead the parish’s involvement in CROP Walk, a ministry of
Church World Service. Raises awareness
& money for world hunger. Money goes to hunger relief locally and
internationally.
Summer Stretch
Thursdays in June, July and August This
year’s dates & Other Information and current Registration
Form are available.
A program of outreach, learning & fellowship for students age 10-18,
and adult mentors.
Various projects throughout the year include “Bear and a Prayer” Workshop, Lamb’s Fleece
Blankets for Russian orphans, Feed My Starving Children, Project Home, Urban
Homeworks, Loaves and Fishes, Dakota Woodlands.
PARISH LIFE – FELLOWSHIP, PASTORAL CARE, WELLNESS MINISTRIES
Charity Knitting Group
1st
& 3rd Wednesdays, 10:00 AM Fireside Room
If you don’t know how to knit, we’ll teach you!
Men’s Group
2nd Saturday of every month, 8:00 AM, for fellowship and conversation. All men of the parish are welcome. Talk to Pete Amish for more information.
Elders Group (formerly
“Octogenarians Anonymous”)
Open to all who are at least 70 years old.
Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month, 10 AM in the Fireside Room,
for conversation about aging, for mutual support, and for helping each to “grow
whole, not old.”
Women’s Retreat
An annual event open to all women.
2008 retreat will be Feb 1-2 at the Episcopal House of Prayer. See
Rebekah Dupont for details, or call the church office.
Footwashers
The name comes from Jesus’ example of
serving others, when he washed their feet.
St. Anne’s footwashers do for others what needs to be done. Rides to the
doctor or to church, meals following surgery or during treatment, shopping,
etc.
Funeral Receptions
When someone dies, St. Anne’s provides a beautiful reception so the family
doesn’t have to think about doing it.
Help by baking, serving, setting up/cleaning up.
Sunday Morning Coffee
Every member of St. Anne’s is scheduled in rotation. This is a great way to get to know others, as
you work together to provide Sunday morning hospitality. Bring treats, make coffee, set up and clean
up.
Prayer Chain
Receive an email or a phone call when there is a need. Pray for everyone on
the list every day.
Yoga Class
Meets weekly on Sunday evenings. Taught by Jenny Klenk. All are welcome.
Wellness Ministry Team Limited to those selected and
commissioned to work with the Parish Nurse.
If you’re interested, speak with Marilyn Garwood or Lydia Huttar Brown.
Social Events Planning
Do you like to plan parties? Become part of the social events team. Bring
your ideas, your flair for hospitality, and your love of people to this
group. Talk with Sandy Rude, vestry
person for parish life.
Parties and Receptions
Throughout the
year there are events at church to celebrate whatever needs celebrating. Twelfth Night, Easter Vigil party, Easter
brunch, Harvest dinner… Come and have
fun!
Keeping things running smoothly “behind the scenes” at
Personnel
Help with staff
contracts, and with any grievances. Help
with annual reviews, job descriptions — anything related to staff issues at St.
Anne’s.
Finance
Budget
planning, oversight
Endowment and
Planned Giving
St. Anne’s small endowment is growing. The committee meets every now and then
to oversee the endowment. We encourage
all members to consider special gifts to the endowment, and to make provision
for St. Anne’s in your will.
Annual Audit
St. Anne’s
shares auditing with another St. Paul Episcopal Church. Nobody should have to do this year after year
unless they simply love it! It would be great to have a “bank” of willing
folks, so different ones can take their turn.
Contracts with
our Tenants - Tenant Liaison Team
St. Anne’s
rents space to many outside groups. Each has a contract which must be
periodically reviewed. With the churches
that rent from us we have a special relationship, including regular meetings to
deal with issues as they arise. If this special ministry interests you, speak
with
Keeping records
of who needs
Receive
training from the Diocese of Minnesota trainers, so we can provide
Office Helper
Put your name
on a list of people we can call when there are big projects — like assembling
this booklet! — or when the Office Administrator needs to be gone and we need
someone to answer the phone and run the copier.
Stewardship is a way of life. It is
the recognition that all we are and all we have comes from God, and we are
entrusted with using these resources wisely.
Stewardship includes our time, talent and treasure — all to be used for
good in this world and for God’s glory.
Some of the particular things involved in Stewardship programming
include:
Fall
Gifts
Discernment
Time and Talent
Database
Stewardship
Education
Stewardship for
children
Planned
Giving/Endowment
If you are interested in any of these things, speak with Pat or
Website
If you're reading this, you have found us at www.saintannesmn.org
We’re trying to use
electronic communication more and more.
Use the website… and, if this is your skill set, help us keep it up to
date. Help with design, content, regular
posting.. Speak with
St. Anne's Blog
An interactive site for discussion about books, ideas, etc. www.saintannesmn.blogspot.com
Email
Submit your
email to the office and start receiving weekly notices from St. Anne’s. Saves postage and paper.
Monthly
Announcer
Read it! Write for it.
Become an Announcer editor.
Advertising and
Press Releases
Write short
articles about events at St. Anne’s, and submit to local papers.
Fall and Spring Workdays
Twice a year,
Gardening
Basic weeding,
planting, mulching, etc. Can work alone
or with others.
General
Handyperson
Put your name
on a list as someone who can handle small repairs or improvement projects
- putting up shelves, installing a light
switch, repairing a door… whatever small
projects arise, can we call you now and then?
Labyrinth
Upkeep and
improvement, including landscaping. Be
part of the team that cares for the labyrinth.
Columbarium
Committee
An outdoor
burial place for human ashes has long been a dream for St. Anne’s. We hope it will come to reality this year. A group
has been meeting to plan and create the columbarium. If this interests you,
please join us. Speak with
St. Anne’s
House
The blue house
adjacent to the parking lot, formerly the rectory, now houses St. Anne’s
sexton/caretaker. 2008 is a year for
necessary maintenance and improvement of the house.