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Just minutes south of downtown St. Paul, near West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota Heights, and Inver Grove Heights.
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"Feed Your Soul" Quick Links: Connect Learn Serve Wellness Ministries Holy Ground, Sacred Space
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES There are many ways you can get involved in the life of St. Anne's Episcopal Church. You are welcome to be part of as much or as little as you wish. You can just come on Sundays and slip out immediately after worship, if that's what feeds your soul. If you are looking for more - friendship, fellowship, classes for learning and exploring ideas, partners in outreach, prayer companions - we hope you will participate in some of the many activities and groups at St. Anne's. This page has information to help you find something that gives you joy, that helps you grow in your faith, and/or that gives back to the faith community and the world. As Frederick Buechner has famously said, "Your vocation is where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." 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.
Altar Guild is seeking new members. Men, women, families -- preparing the altar and sanctuary for worship can feed your soul.
Join the Sunday Club Team. Teaching in teams, working with children, can feed your soul, as you learn and build friendships.
Charity Knitting Group meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 10:00 AM in the Fireside Room. Make Prayer Shawls, scarves & blankets, etc. If you don't know how to knit, they will teach you.
Saintly Sewers - makes useful things in response to particular needs. They have made tote bags that attach to walkers, and are now working on backpacks for girls in Africa. Meets on Saturday mornings. Contact: Pat Murray.
Footwashers provide rides, meals, and general help to parishioners as needed. Feed your soul while helping others.
For service opportunities beyond St. Anne's, visit the Outreach page.
Blood Pressure Checks on the 3rd Sunday of the month, following the worship service.
Healing Ministry - Prayers and laying on of hands for healing are offered each Sunday at the time of Communion.
All St. Anne's Ministry Teams are open to all who wish to serve. Some require special training. Speak with Lydia or any vestry member.
St. Anne's Choir is open to all singers. Rehearsal Wednesdays 7:30-8:30, and Sunday mornings at 10:00.
Men's Group -
“guys, coffee, and
conversation”
Elders Group (Octogenarians Anonymous) Growing old is not for sissies... and it helps to have companions to talk to, to share stories and strategies for embracing what life offers in later years. The 2nd Wednesday of every month, 10:00 AM in the Fireside Room. (Note change of day from Thursdays to Wednesdays.)
Middle School Dances - once a month, sponsored by Spirit of Hope, for students in grades 6-10. Visit the Youth Ministries page for current details.
Click here for a printable brochure detailing the offerings for the upcoming year, 2009-2010.
Sunday Morning Adult Education Sundays at 9:15, in the Fireside Room. Childcare provided for the very young; classes for ages 3 and up. February 21 - March 21: Book Discussion -- The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University by Kevin Roose is the story of Brown University student Kevin Roose’s semester at Liberty University, the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s Bible Boot Camp. This class runs February 21-March 21, and meets at 9:15 am on Sunday.
Rector's Bible Class (New this Fall) Introduction to Old Testament, Part 1. 20 Wednesday evenings Sept-May, 6:30-7:30 PM, beginning September 23. The main goals of this course are: · to gain a basic understanding of the Bible as a collection of many books, different kinds of literature, written over a long period of time by many authors · to learn some basic tools for reading and studying the Bible · to become familiar with the stories of the first part of the Old Testament · to understand the stories as part of the Great Story that is still unfolding – the story of how people understand God to be active and interactive in our world. More details in the Adult Education Brochure.
Book Discussion Group Upcoming: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Friday, December 4, 7 PM at the home of Jeff and Mary Holland. Contact the church for address. See also the Virtual Book Club
Lectionary Bible Study Group Tuesday mornings, 10:00 - 11:30AM Fireside Room
Parish Library - Lots of interesting titles! Check them out.
Children's and Youth Learning Opportunities on separate pages. St. Anne's Labyrinth is available to anyone, anytime, for walking meditation and prayer.
The Outdoor Chapel is a beautiful space to meditate, read, or just find quiet in the midst of life.
The Sanctuary is also available anytime the church is open, for prayer and meditation.
If Gardening Feeds Your Soul get your hands into the soil of St. Anne's gardens. Speak with Lydia or any vestry person to volunteer.
Peace Garden Created
The Summer Club kids spent the summer working and playing toward the
goal of establishing St. Anne’s as an International Peace Site, and
decided a peace garden at St. Anne’s would be a beautiful outward sign
of this commitment. The blessing & dedication of the Peace Garden
was held on October 4, 2009. Plants from our home gardens, bulbs and
seeds were planted, as we sang and prayed and read poems written by the
children. We held dirt in our hands and asked God's blessing on
our garden. May we be instruments of God's peace, in our families, in
our community, and in the whole world.
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