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"For the Bible Tells Me So" -- a documentary profiling 5 Christian families who have gay or lesbian children. Featuring House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Bishop Gene Robinson.  Learn more at the film's official website www.forthebibletellsmeso.org   Friday, October 3. at St. Anne's.  Doors open at 6:30 PM and the film begins at 7:00 PM. Moderated discussion will follow the film.

Free and open to the public.  Donations will be accepted to help defray the cost of screening. Childcare & a children's movie will be provided as well. 

Mark your calendar for monthly "First Friday Films" at St. Anne's. Co-sponsored by Saint Anne's Episcopal Church and Spirit of Hope Catholic Community.

           

                                                                  

Worship Time Changes to 10:30 This Sunday, September 7

Service will include "Blessing of the Backpacks"

 

Shared Worship with Spirit of Hope

September 14, 10:30 AM, in the Outdoor Chapel

Picnic follows - please bring a salad or dessert to share. Grilled meat and beverages provided.

 

Dates set for "Belize Mission 2009"

March 14-23, 2009 will be St. Anne's 2nd Annual mission to Holy Cross Anglican School, in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize.  This trip will include a pilgrimage to Vaca Falls, the site of Daniel Brown's accident and miraculous survival in 2003.  An informational/exploratory meeting will be held Tuesday, September 2, 7:00 PM at St. Anne's, for all who are considering being part of the 2009 mission.

Sunday Morning Adult Education continues throughout the summer, 9:00 – 9:50 in the Fireside Room.  “Listening for God: Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith.”  Fiction may not be the most predictable place to listen for God, but it may be the most rewarding.

Photos, poetry, sermons... you can find a variety of interesting things that inspire St. Annians on our community blog.  Visit early and often!  www.saintannesmn.blogspot.com

 

Mission Statement:

God calls us to be Christ's loving arms in the world,
spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ to all people
through our worship, education, ministry, and outreach.
 

Whoever you are, wherever you are on your faith journey,
St. Anne's welcomes you.

St. Anne's is a member church of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.,
the American branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

 

 

“Blessing of the Backpacks”

Sept. 7, during the 10:30 Eucharist
 

As school starts, let us ask God’s blessing on the upcoming year
New classes, new friends,
new challenges, new joys.
All students & teachers of every age
are encouraged to bring your backpack or bookbag to church to be blessed.

New Fall Schedule:

    All the Time we Need
 What if…  What if Sunday mornings felt like an oasis of calm in our busy lives? What if there were opportunities for children, youth, and adults to engage in activities and classes that fed our minds, recharged our souls, and made us feel rested and energized? What if our schedule invited more participation? …  did not feel rushed? … made us more aware of God in our lives? ... strengthened us individually and as a whole faith community?

Beginning September 7, we will adopt an expansive, slightly later, Sunday morning schedule.  The change will begin Sept 7 for adult education and worship; children's and youth classes will begin the first Sunday in October.
9:15-10:15 Education hour
10:15-10:30 Transition time; coffee & juice available
10:30     Morning worship
approx. 11:30    Coffee fellowship
NOTE: EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH BEGINS OCTOBER 5.

The vestry has approved this change, hoping that:

  • Participation in education hour will increase, at all levels. 

  • Choir members will be able to attend (most of) a class. 

  • The later start time will make life easier for families.

  • The music/gathering time for elementary-age children will involve more children in “choir”, learning songs they can sing in church.

  • Adult classes will bring in outside speakers more often.

  • The full hour for education, and 15 minutes of transition time, will allow us all to “breathe” on Sunday morning, and to feel that we really are in a sacred space apart from the busy-ness of the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 This page updated 09/02/2008

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