Just minutes south of downtown St. Paul, near West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota Heights, and Inver Grove Heights


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PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

 

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." 

        

SERVE

 

Altar Guild always invites 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.  Meets on Saturday mornings. Contact: Pat Murray.

 

Footwashers provide rides, meals, and general help to parishioners as needed. Feed your soul while helping others. Contact Marilyn Garwood

 

For service opportunities beyond St. Anne's, visit the Outreach page.

 

WELLNESS MINISTRY

 

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.

CONNECT

 

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”
Everyone is welcome, so come on over. We meet the second Saturday of each month from 8:00 to 9:30 in the morning. We recognize how hard it is for most of you to fit one more thing into your already busy lives, so this is a “make it when you can” kind of deal, an opportunity to get to know each other better, and a chance to discuss topics of interest at St. Anne’s.

 

St. Anne's Seniors

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. 

 

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.

 

Every Day is Earth Day

Check out the earth-friendly table in the parish hall for information and tips for living green.

You can purchase a copy of The Green Bible -- a special edition of the NRSV that highlights in green ink scriptures about God's care for creation, and our responsibility as stewards of God's good earth.

Pick up a free Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb.

 

 

LEARN

 

Year 'Round -- Tuesday mornings

Lectionary Bible Study Group

Tuesday mornings, 10:00 - 11:30AM    Fireside Room

 

During the School year, there are 2 main opportunities for Adult Education:

Sunday Mornings October - May

Sundays at 9:15, in the Fireside Room.

Childcare provided for the very young; classes for ages 3 and up. 

Rector's Bible Class

Wednesday evenings, 6:30, October - May

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.

 

Book Discussion Group

Watch the Yellow Pages for current book selection and meeting dates

 

Parish Library - Lots of interesting titles! Check them out.

 

Children's and Youth Learning Opportunities on separate pages.

HOLY GROUND, SACRED SPACES

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.