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Today is Ash Wednesday: Join us at 7:30 p.m.
Tonight,
Wednesday
, March 6, begin your Lenten journey with Holy Eucharist and the imposition of ashes. We will hold one service at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall.
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Pancake Supper: Thank you!!
Thank you to all 100 people who turned out to celebrate Shrove Tuesday together at Ted's Bulletin! What a great, tasty, multigenerational fellowship gathering (our youngest guest was only 4 weeks old)! Relive or experience the fun through our slideshow (click below)!
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Adult Forum: How the Bible Came to Be
How did the Old and New Testaments become "the Scriptures" for Christians? What is the "canon" and why do we call it that? What were the factors that shaped the development of the Bible as "our book?" What was Jesus' view of Scripture? How was what got "put in" or "left out" of the Bible determined? By what criteria? These and other issues will be the focus of an 8-week adult forum led by Bruce Boston during Lent and beyond. The forums will be held on Sundays, March 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 28; and May 5, 12 in Room 6 between the morning services (approx. 9:05 - 9:50 a.m.). If you've ever wondered how the Bible came to be, we hope you will come and participate.
Questions? Please contact Bruce Boston.
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 We Still Need YOU!
Please continue to return your pledge cards (click here for a copy) either in the mail or in the box at church when you come to worship. New this year, you can also pledge online here. Please contact Angie Gray, if you have any questions. |
E-news Date Change
Please note that the e-news will be published on Thursday, March 14, instead of Wednesday, March 13 next week due to scheduling issues. Thank you for your patience! |
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Global Nutrition: Good News!
Good news from our partners at Bread for the World.
Thank you, St. Anne's, for your prayers and letters to our Senators and Representative supporting these important programs.
"Congress passed, and the president signed on February 15, a bipartisan spending agreement that will keep the government funded through September 30, 2019.
The final agreement included $145 million for global nutrition programs, a $20 million increase over 2018 funding levels. This additional funding will allow more than 200,000 more acutely malnourished children to be reached with vital nutrition interventions.
This victory is the culmination of many years of requests for increased funding for global nutrition. It is also an early boost to our Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow aimed at urging Congress to pass legislation that will accelerate progress on global nutrition.
The spending agreement also provides funding for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program), Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer pilot projects, Food for Peace grants, and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program."
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Pop-up Church: We Need You!
As we continue renovations in our permanent worship space, we need your help setting up and breaking down our temporary space in the Great Hall. Some roles but not all require moderate lifting.
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Starting THIS Sunday: Ministry of Reconciliation Small Group Opportunity
The last year at St. Anne's has been a time of change and loss; challenging, renewing and strengthening the Body of Christ gathered at our church. Many parishioners have expressed an interest in small group conversations to continue the process of healing and reconciliation. In response to that request the church is providing a Lenten offering of small group healing and reconciliation meetings.
The groups will be led by parishioner Jennifer Tidd, an experienced healing group leader, and Clifton Poole, past chair of the church's Evangelism Committee.
The conversations will be confidential. If there is information that the group would like to share with the vestry, that information must be approved by the full group before sharing.
The groups will meet weekly from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room 1 for four weeks (March 10, 17, 24, and 31) with an option to continue the conversations after the initial four weeks. There is no charge for participation in the group.
Questions about the healing and reconciliation conversations should be addressed to Jennifer or Clifton.
We give thanks to God "who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us." 2 Corinthians 5:18-19. NRSV
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UPDATE on Renovations to Worship Space
In October 2018, the vestry unanimously approved the use of funds from the mortgage refinance approved by the parish in 2017 to renovate and upgrade our worship space. We've got exciting changes happening including fresh paint, new LED lighting, new flooring, window tinting, and pew recovering.
With paint and windows done, and lighting being adjusted, the space saw it's biggest changes thus far with most of the flooring removed in preparation for the new flooring to go in.
REMEMBER: we are holding the 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship services in the Great Hall. Please observe the signage for guidance on getting around our building during this time.
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Just Neighbors at the Southern Border
What's really happening at our southern border? Just Neighbors staff recently spent a week helping refugees living in dangerous and desperate conditions in Tijuana to prepare for immigration interviews. On Wednesday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m., St. Anne's will host a Just Neighbors attorney who will share that Tijuana experience and identify potential ways to help. Please use this link
https://tinyurl.com/SA-JN-2019-0313 to sign up for the presentation.
"So how can I help?" you ask. We would like to help fund Just Neighbors to return to Tijuana from April 28 to May 3. We are also looking for interested attorneys or Spanish speakers to accompany them on a pro bono/self-funded basis in a way that would help pay for the Just Neighbors attorneys.
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Mission Possible Planning Meeting
A Mission Possible planning meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 24 at 1:00 p.m. in the library. Parent/adult volunteers are needed for help in organizing the missions for this July 8-11 local mission camp opportunity for rising 6-8 graders.
Please let Mtr. Laura know if you are able to join her at this meeting on March 24.
More details coming soon about registration for this camp.
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 Endowment Fund 2018 Year End Status
The
St
.
Anne's
Endowment
Fund was launched in May 2015 to provide a long-term funding source for our mission. As of the end of September 2018, the fund's status was as follows:
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M
ay 2015-
December 2018
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January 2018-December 2018
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| Starting Balance |
$0
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$307,786
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| Gifts |
$291,771
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$23,919
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| Investment Gain (Loss) |
$21,287
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$(20,963)
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| Expenses |
$
(2,316)
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$0
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| Ending Balance |
$310,742
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$310,742
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| # Gifts Received |
148
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22
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| # Bequests Promised |
49
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-1
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| Total Society Members |
140 |
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Thanks to your generosity the
Endowment
Committee distributed $13,500 (4.3% of the year end balance) to the operating
fund
in January 2019!
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Introduction to Centering Prayer with St. Timothy's
Our Episcopal neighbors at St. Timothy's are hosting an "Introduction to Centering Prayer" that will be led by Father Rich at St. Timothy's
at 432 Van Buren Street, Herndon, VA 20170 on Saturday, March 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Room B1. The cost is $20, which includes lunch. To reserve your space or for any questions contact mindyrohrbaugh@hotmail.com. Tell them St. Anne's sent you!
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Choir News!
Back to the Future!
Just when you thought you knew when choir rehearsals were, we are changing them again, back to Wednesday nights from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. In addition, if you can't make a particular Wednesday, or any at all, you're welcome to come at 9:00 AM on Sunday mornings instead, or in addition!
Lent and Holy Week will be upon us before we know it, and exciting plans are afoot! Come and see what it's all about.
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Thirst & Theology
Join us for Thirst & Theology on Wednesday,
March 20
. We gather on the third Wednesday of every month at Café Montmartre (1625 Washington Plaza N, Reston) for informal and honest conversation about life and faith. Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m.; discussion begins at 7:00 p.m. Bring your thoughts and questions and friends!
No sign-up necessary. To learn more, please contact Mtr. Laura.
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2019 Trips and Camps
We have an exciting schedule locally and internationally for children and adults to learn, share, and serve this year. Please contact Tim Barwick with questions!
Appalachia - High School (July 6 to 13)
Participants will have opportunities to volunteer for building/home repair projects, teaching elementary school students in the community, or scientific research at Estanoa Wetlands Learning Center. Register at our website at www.m3trips.com. Questions to Clifton Poole.
Mission Possible (July 8 to 11 - Rising 6th to 8th Grade)
This four-day local mission experience involves the participants traveling beyond the walls of our congregation to share their gifts for ministry in service to our area neighbors.
Appalachia - 20's and 30's (July 14 to 20)
Trip members are part of the leadership team and will focus on working on various service projects including home repair and scientific research at Estanoa Wetlands Learning Center.Register at our website at www.m3trips.com. Questions to Jack Flynn.
Vacation Bible School (July 22 to 26 Ages 4 to rising 5th Grade)
To Mars and Beyond
, will help kids discover the wonders of God's universe through art, music, science, recreation, and fellowship. They'll become Voyagers on a journey through space, exploring where God's power can take them.
Haiti with St. Timothy's (Early November)
This mission is one of fellowship in support of St. Timothy's partner school at St. Mathieu's in Chapoteau (near Cange) where they sponsor 25 children attending K-6 grade. St. Timothy's is the only partners to visit this small remote village in northern Haiti. This trip is about building...relationships. More information at
https://tinyurl.com/st-haiti2019-info.
...maybe more to come!
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Pro Bono Legal Clinic
If there's a situation where you, a friend or acquaintance needs legal help with civil matters and you're not sure what the next step is there is a Pro Bono Legal Clinic taking place at Southgate on Tuesday, March 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
They can handle consumer issues, housing, immigration, public benefits and family issues (no contested divorce or complex child custody.)
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 Bishop Goff's Lenten Message
Lent blows in like a strong March wind, just when I need it the most. Lent blusters its way into my life, interrupting a long, wet After-the-Epiphany season during which my soul grew a little flabby and my heart a little faint. Lent comes late this year, but it comes decisively.
Maybe, like me, you indulged during the cold and dark of winter in temptations you might easily resist when it's light and warm and dry. Maybe it was eating too many holiday sweets, binging on TV, buying stuff online that you don't really need, bickering mindlessly with loved ones, skipping the gym, neglecting the volunteer work that gives life. The earth lies fallow in winter, and we human beings need some fallow time, too, but that need can tempt us into habits that break relationship with God, with other people and with our deepest selves.
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Help St. Anne's When You Shop!
Does your porch ever look like this?
Your use of our website to view and search for products on Amazon has brought thousands of dollars of revenue sharing funds to St. Anne's at no additional cost to you!
Rest assured that your shopping is your business and private. No one in the church can track your orders or searches. But also know that we are incredibly grateful for the extra time and effort you make simply by starting your Amazon search here. We are grateful for every gift!
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Third Tuesday Book Club (3TBC)
Friends at St. Anne's: Have you been looking for an excuse to read great
books and have even better discussions? A
re you looking for a way to dig deeper into works of fiction based in theological thought? Are you hoping to deepen your faith, make new friends, and get to the heart of the human condition through the lens of literature? Then the Third Tuesday Book Club is for you!
We'll be meeting on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.
and we'd love to have you join us. Contact
Katie Ward
for the location or talk to her or Samantha Macher or Katie Vizenor with questions about the group!
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Monday Book Club
Our next meeting date will be Monday, April 1, at 12:30 p.m. We'll gather Cafe Montmartre and the book under discussion will be Michelle Obama's
Becoming
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Please contact
Kathy Boileau for more information about the Monday
Book
Club.
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Donate Your Coats - OAR
Help provide a warm, fresh start to those who are newly released from prison. OAR (Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources) of Fairfax needs gently used men and women's coats, size AS to AXXL. We will be collecting coats through the middle of March. We also welcome any volunteers who can help pick up the coats and deliver them to OAR in Fairfax. As space is limited, please only donate warm, winter coats.
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Vestry Corner
Upcoming Meetings
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March 16, 2019
Vestry Retreat, St. John's Episcopal Church, McLean
March 24, 2019, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Monthly Vestry Meeting,
Library
April 28, 2019 2:30-4:30 p.m. Monthly Vestry Meeting, Library
Please check the
St. Anne's website
the day of the meeting for any announcement of changes.
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