Calendar

Aug 17: Sunday School Registration Begins

Sept 7: Fall Picnic and Semi-annual meeting/Sunday School Open House

Sept 14: Sunday School Begins/Change to Fall Service Schedule

October 31 - November 2: Shrine Mont weekend

Nov 22: Smiles for Liberia Silent Auction

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News

Kerygma Bible Studies to Resume in the Fall

Posted by St. Anne's Webmaster

Kerygma, a Greek word that means "proclamation," is the name of an ecumenically-based company that produces Bible study materials. One of the real advantages of the series they offer is that they are helpful to all, regardless of their level of experience and knowledge of the Bible. Both those who have never opened the Bible and those who know it well, get a lot out of the studies - and the groups have a lot of fun along the way.

As in the past, two sessions will be offered to help accommodate different schedules. One group facilitated by Mother Jackie and Jane Smith will meet on Monday mornings, 10:30 to noon; the other group facilitated by Mother Jackie and Geoff Lunt will meet on Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:00. The week of September 22 we will begin a six-week study of the Beatitudes, examining the Beatitudes themselves, their Old Testament roots, their context and contemporary implications. The cost of the book is $15. If you would like to participate, please sign up on the sheet provided in the Narthex. Call Jackie at the church office if you have any questions.

Looking ahead, we plan a four-week study of the texts and seasonal themes of Advent beginning the week of November 17. Beginning in January we will tackle a fourteen-week study of the Book of Revelation.

Koinonia Groups Forming for the Fall

Posted by St. Anne's Webmaster

Koinonia is another Greek word, this word meaning "community." It has been our tradition at St. Anne's to invite people to sign up in the fall, and then those folks are grouped in groups of about eight people who meet in each other's homes for dinner throughout the school year. It is a great way to build community as you really get to know your group by the end of the year. Fellowship and fun are the only goals of the groups. There is nothing to study, there is no agenda, and the meals can be simple and shared, with everyone bringing one of the dishes. The time commitment is four or five meal times set around the schedules of your particular group, usually evenings but some groups have found a Sunday brunch works well.

We gather all together for a kick-off potluck dinner in October. At that time, groups meet each other and decide when and where they will meet next. If you would like to participate this year, please sign up on the sheet provided in the Narthex. Please indicate on the sheet if you would like to be part of a group that includes children and if you are willing to coordinate a group (simply making sure your group gets together, often by hosting the first meal). If enough indicate a preference, we can offer a group for singles. Many singles prefer to be part of a general group and often two singles will host one meal together.

Please call Mother Jackie if you can volunteer to help coordinate or have any questions about it.

NEW Children’s “Voice for Life” Choir

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Starting in the fall we will be launching a new children's choir and music training program for rising 3rd graders and up. Susan and I will be training the children using the Royal School of Church Music's "Voice for Life" system. This is what John Harper, Director General of the RSCM says about it:


"Most music instruction separates individual tuition from collective music-making. Voice for Life is different. It enables the individual singer to develop within the choral group, gaining skills, confidence, and self-awareness as a singer, musician and member of the group. It goes beyond vocal, choral and music training, to see how the singing group or choir can be a more effective part of the local church and community."


The choir will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30pm beginning on September 17. We will feature the choir regularly at the 9:00 a.m. service. This is a very exciting program. The children will receive musical education as part of their choir activities. They will learn vocal skills, music theory, repertoire and church community involvement. Please contact us to let us know if your child/children are interested in this exciting new opportunity at St. Anne's. Please call Susan or myself at the church office 703 437 6530 and leave a message on the music office voice mail. You can also e-mail us at music@stannes-reston.org. Once we have an idea of the level of interest we will organize an informational meeting for the parents. We look forward to hearing from you!



Peace,

David and Susan Allen

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Book Discussion Group

The Monday Morning Book Discussion Group has been reading:           

Dinner with Anna Karenina by Gloria Goldreich

Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor

Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards

Dreams of my Father and The Audacity of Hope both by Barack Obama

We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver

The Woman at the Washington Zoo by Marjory Williams

Local Wonders: Seaons in the Bohemian Alps by Ted Kooser

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Flannery O’Connor: The Complete Stories

 The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Alchemist: A Fable aboutFollowing your Dreams by Paulo Coelho

Bee Season: A Novel by Myla Goldberg

Evenings at Five and The Good Husband and Father Melancholy’s Daughter by Gail Godwin

Plan B and Traveling Mercies and grace Eventually by Anne LaMott

Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafasi

Plainsong by Ken Haruf

The Secret Life of Bees and The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd

The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels

Practicing Resurrection: A Memoir of Work, Doubt, Discernment and Moments of Grace  and Things Seen and Unseen by Nora Gallagher

Tuesdays with Morrie and Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album

Year of Wonders and The Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine Brooks

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad     

Amazing Grace by Kathleen Norris

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Lazy Bones by Alice Sebold

Mary Called Magdalene by Margaret George

The Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen

Sabbath Sense: A Spiritual Antidote for the Overworked by Donna Schaper

Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean

Theo’s Odyssey by Catherine Clement

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Three Cups of Tea – by Greg Mortenson

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Mountains upon Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the

World by Tracy Kidder