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Vacation Bible School

July 5 - July 16
Dominican Republic Mission Trip

July 26 -August 2
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Potential Mission Trip to Iowa

Posted by St. Anne's Webmaster

The Diocese of Iowa has asked for help with volunteers on the ground in Iowa and monetary donations. Father Jim has asked us to prayerfully consider a mission to Iowa the week of July 26, with a goal of helping with the clean-up efforts, primarily mucking out houses that have been flooded. This will be hard and dirty work but it is much appreciated and needed. If you've been following the stories, you may also have heard that many folks didn't have the appropriate insurance coverage for flood damage. Even with insurance help, our New Orleans mission team knows how difficult a challenge the clean-up is and how much help is needed. The recent flooding has killed several people, displaced thousands from their homes and caused an estimated $1 billion in losses (as of June 19).

Rev Denise has volunteered to support this mission if we have folks to go. We'll keep the trip fairly small (10-14 people) and will take adults and teens 16 years and older. (Eligible teens committed to the Dungannon trip may elect to switch to this trip since they are the same week). If you are interested in this trip, please contact Susan Ficklin, 703-281-5878 as soon as possible.
Please consider if this is your time to serve!

Open Grill Night Every Wednesday at St. Anne's

Posted by St. Anne's Webmaster

Join us each Wednesday this summer at the picnic table, come whatever weather! Here's the deal: Bring veggies & meat to throw on the grill, maybe a beverage or salad to share around, your kids, your neighbors, yourself, show up at 6:30 p.m. and enjoy grilling, Episcopal style. This is a GREAT way to get to know members of your parish. So don't miss out!

Living the Mission Capital Campaign Progress Report

Posted by St. Anne's Webmaster

Total Pledged: $632,971 - Received 5/2008: $553,380 - % pledge: 87.5%

In June, 2005, we finished the pledge drive for St. Anne's Living the Mission campaign and began collecting those pledges. Thank you for your faithfulness in making your pledge payments! We are reaching the end of the three-year collection phase. The financial goals were to retire St. Anne's second mortgage and set aside funds for major maintenance and replacement, freeing up funds in our annual budget for outreach ministries. The Vestry retired the second mortgage as of June 2007 and reallocated the operating funds used to pay the second mortgage monthly bill to outreach ministries - an additional $40,000 in 2007 and in 2008! Additionally, the Vestry has begun setting aside campaign contributions for the capital reserve and funding major building and maintenance projects.

With the campaign drawing to its official close in June, we are still short as much as $80,000 in pledges. Please consider completing your pledge soon – a healthy capital reserve allows the Vestry to focus their attention on our outreach ministries and other ministries.

Thank you for your faithfulness,

Susan Ficklin - Co-chair, Living the Mission Capital Campaign

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African Team Ministries

The African Team Ministries raise funds for social justice ministries in East Africa.  Among the projects they support are: training of pastors in Kenya as peer educators in the AIDS Prevention Program; supporting displaced people in Uganda by giving these families agricultural tools and seeds to enable them to be productive again; and sponsoring literacy classes.  Jewelry and wood carvings crafted by local artisans are sold in the United States, including an annual sale at St. Anne’s in the spring.

Contact the church office for more information.

Christmas Gifts Drive

In connection with Reston Interfaith, St. Anne’s collects Christmas gifts for approximately 60 children and adult family members who participate in various Interfaith programs.

Contact Jane Smith at via the church office for more information.

Citizenship Classes

St. Anne’s  citizenship volunteer teach and prepare qualified immigrants in our community to pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services exam and interview.  Classes are offered three times a year in the fall, winter and spring.  The nine-week classes meet Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Great Hall.

Contact the church office for more information.

Drum Circle

Twice a month this group meets to joyously ‘raise the roof’ a bit with its combination of hand drums, bells and shakers.  Meetings are usually the first Monday and third Saturday of the month and are open to all who are age 18 and older.

Those interested can learn more at http://drumcircle.meetup.com.

ESL (English-as-a-Second Language) Class

ESL classes are a way of reaching out to recent immigrants who need to acquire English language skills.  Classes meet weekly at the church and include listening and speaking skills as well as reading and grammar geared to the students’ skills and needs.

Contact the church office for more information.

FACETS

FACETS (Fairfax Area Christian Emergency & Transitional Services) provide hot meals to homeless families who are temporarily housed in motels.  Join our team of parishioners who prepare and deliver a complete dinner to FACETS families on the first Wednesday of each month. 

Contact Sarah Albamonte or Angie Gray at facets@stannes-reston.org for more information.

Just Episcopalians

“A Just Church in a Just World” - We are an organization of progressive Episcopalians working in the Diocese of Virginia who seek, through action, discussion and education, both a church and a society that strive for justice and peace among all people.

Contact the church office for more information.

Relay for Life: The Grateful Living

St. Anne's sponsors The Grateful Living team, founded in 2001 by Victoria Reid.  The team is co-sponsored by Reston’s Used Book Shop.  The annual Relay for Life is an American Cancer Society event established over 20 years ago to raise awareness and solicit contributions for a cure.  The Reston Relay takes place each spring at South Lakes High School, but the team is active from January through June each year.  During the seven years in which we have participated, hundreds of teams representing cancer survivors have raised several million dollars to fund research, outreach, and patient services.  

Contact Charlie Saunders at relayforlife@stannes-reston.org for more information.

Reston Interfaith Food Pantry

We help to keep the Food Pantry’s shelves well stocked year-round by bringing donations of canned and packaged foods to the church on the first Sunday of every month.  Reston Interfaith distributes the foods collected to Reston and Herndon families in need of emergency food assistance.

Contact the church office for more information.

Thanksgiving Basket Drive

We collect up to 60 Thanksgiving baskets to be distributed to families served by Reston Interfaith.

Contact Gini Woelflein at thanksbaskets@stannes-reston.org.

Twelve-Step Support Groups

St. Anne’s welcomes a number of community self-help groups.  Currently, the Sunrise Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Men’s Group meets in the church on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on Saturday morning.  At various times on Saturday there are also group meetings of Overeaters Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon.

Contact the church office for more information.