We Are Glad To Have You With Us!
Hanging of the Greens
We will decorate the church for Christmas after the 9:30 am Mass on Sun, 12/22.
Come and Celebrate the Birth of Christ
Our Christmas Eve Service will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 24 at 4 pm. We hope to see you. Please plan to invite a friend to join us for worship.
Holiday Closing
Holiday Closing: The parish office will be closed beginning Wed, 12/25 and will reopen on Thur, 1/2.
Year End Giving
All year end giving must be received by Sunday, December 29 in order to be deposited and recorded on your giving statement for 2024.
Free Community Meal
Join us for a free community meal on December 29 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. This meal is served on the last Sunday of the month. This meal is free of charge and open to all. The food pantry and free clothing assistance is also available.
Bible Study
Acts Bible Study
Resumes January 9
Do you ever feel powerless? The people of the early church discovered what true power looks like. Jesus transformed their lives—and they changed the world!
Acts is the extraordinary record of what these early Christian disciples did. The power that you see in action in this book is the same power that can transform your life. As Phyllis J. Le Peau leads you through the second half of Acts in this twelve-session LifeGuide Bible Study, you will begin to understand what the Holy Spirit can do in you and in the world.
This study meets on Thursdays at 6 pm in-person and virtually by clicking here.
The cost of the books is $10 and can be submitted to the parish office by Sun, 12/22.
Women's Group
The Women's Group would like to invite you to our next meeting on Monday, January 13 at 6 pm. The fundamental focuses of this group are fellowship, faith, prayer, and participation/service with/for people in the community.
In appreciation for the gifts and skills each person may possess we would like to exten a welcome to anyone in the community who might be interested in joining us, regardless of their religious path. If you have any family members of friends who may enjoy participating in this goup, please feel free to bring them to this meeting.
Please sign up on the Bulletin Board in the Parish Hall or contact the parish office if you will be attending.
We look forward to seeing you.
We have meetings scheduled for: 1/13, 2/10, 3/17, 4/21, and 5/21 (Wed 5p-7:30 pm @ CP's, Hagaman). There are no meetings in June, July, or August.
Notice of Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 8:50 am for the purpose of electing individuals to serve on Vestry.
Polls will open at 7 am.
Agenda for Annual Meeting
1. Opening Prayer
2. Appointment of Secretary of the Annual Meeting
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Appointment of Kathy Hazzard as Clerk of the Vestry
5. Appointment of James Bryant to serve as Treasurer and Tim Munn as Assistant Treasurer
6. Elections
7. Review and adoption of last year’s minutes and submitted committee reports
8. Authorization for the Vestry to elect 3 delegates for Diocesan Convention and 3
alternates
9. Rector’s Report
10. Closing Prayer
Annual Elections
The following slate of nominees was nominated by the Rector and seconded by a unanimous vote of the Vestry.
Warden: Gary Sorensen Term to expire January 2027
Vestry Member: Allison Elliott Term to expire January 2028
Vestry Member: Cortney Weiner Term to expire January 2028
Food Pantry Wishlist
Prayer Requests / Email Newsletter
Have you remembered St. Ann's in your estate planning?
In order to conduct our programs and maintain our facilities, St. Ann's Episcopal Church conducts an annual stewardship campaign in order to meet our budget needs. Another source of support are the gifts parishioners and friends leave the church when their life on earth comes to an end. They have been thoughtful in preparing their estate plans and wills to include St. Anns. Many capital projects have been funded over the years by these types of gifts.
The leadership of St. Ann's would like to make our friends and parishioners aware of this giving opportunity.
Ways to Make a Planned Gift
- Bequests & Wills/Living Trusts
- Charitable Gift Annuities
- Charitable Remainder Trusts
- Pooled Income Fund
- Life Insurance & Retirement Accounts
- Real Estate, Appreciated Property, & Tangible Personal Property
- Charitable Lead Trust
More information about these different options has been provided by the Episcopal Church Foundation.
Please contact Fr. Neal through the parish office if you are interested in making a bequest or estate gift.
The office phone number is 518-842-2363. All interactions are strictly confidential.
