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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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Adult Formation Offering - Christianity and Politics

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Join us for three Sunday evenings, 7:00-8:30 p.m., as our own Jim Jones leads us in a series entitled "Christianity and Politics: A Biblical Perspective." The first session on September 21 is subtitled "The Passion of God" and will look at the relationship of religion and the "secular order" from the perspectives of the Genesis story of creation, the moral imperatives imbedded in the teachings of the Torah, and the writings of the Old Testament Prophets. The second session on September 28 is titled "Jesus and Empire" and will explore Jesus' attitudes towards the secular state, as well as his strategies for dealing with the empire of his day. The third session on October 5, titled "The Challenge for 21st Century American Christians" will consider the implications of all of this for us as 21st Century Christians living in the seat of the world's current empire.

Kerygma Bible Studies to Resume in the Fall

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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

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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.

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For This Week

The readings for Sunday, September 7, are:  Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 149; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20.

The readings for Sunday, September 14, are:  Genesis 50:15-21;Psalm 103:1-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35.

Wednesday, September 3

      Holy Eucharist with Laying on of Hands – 7:15 a.m. in the Chapel.

      FACETS – 4 p.m. in the Kitchen.

      Last Open Grill Night – 6:30 p.m. by the picnic table.

      Overeaters Anonymous – 7:15 p.m. in Room 6.

Thursday, September 4

      Morning Prayer – 9 a.m. in the Chapel.

      EFM Summer at the Movies – 9:30 a.m. in the Library.

      Overeaters Anonymous – Noon in the Choir Room.

      Men's AA Meeting – 7:30 p.m. in Room 1.

Friday, September 5

      Front Porch Singers – 7 p.m. at Hunters Woods.

Saturday, September 6

      Men's Discussion Group – 7:30 a.m. in the Library.

      Teachers' Breakfast Meeting – 8:30 am – 12:30 p.m in the Library.

      Overeaters Anonymous – 9 a.m. in Room 1.

      Men's AA Meeting – 9 a.m. in the Great Hall.

      Al-Anon Meeting – 10:30 a.m. in Room 6.

      Narcotics Anonymous – 7 p.m. in Room 6.

      AA Men/Women – 7 p.m. in Room 1.

Sunday, September 7

      Holy Eucharist Rite II – 8 a.m.

      Coffee Hour – 9 a.m. in the Library.

      Sunday School Open House – 9:30 -10:00 a.m.

      Choir Rehearsal - 9:30 a.m. in the Choir Room.

      Holy Eucharist Rite II - 10 a.m.

      Children's Chapel – 10 a.m. in Room 4.

      Parish Meeting – 11:15 a.m. in the Nave.

      Parish Picnic – 12:15 p.m.

      Women's/Men's AA Meeting – 2 p.m. in the Great Hall.

      "Come Just As You Are" – 5 p.m.

Monday, September 8

      Morning Prayer – 9 a.m. in the Chapel.

      Pastoral Care – 7:30 p.m. in the Library and Chapel.

Tuesday, September 9

      Morning Prayer – 9 a.m. in the Chapel.

      EFM – 10 a.m. in the Library.

      Overeaters Anonymous – Noon in the Choir Room.

      Men's AA Meeting – 7:30 p.m. in Room 1.

Wednesday, September 10

      Holy Eucharist with Laying on of Hands – 7:15 a.m. in the Chapel.

      Children's Choir Rehearsal – 5:30 p.m. in the Choir Room.

      Overeaters Anonymous – 7:15 p.m. in Room 6.

Thursday, September 11

      Morning Prayer – 9 a.m. in the Chapel.

      Overeaters Anonymous – Noon in the Choir Room.

      11:15 Choir Rehearsal – 6:45 p.m. -8:15 p.m. in the Nave.

      Chancel Choir Rehearsal – 8 – 9 p.m. in the Nave.

      Men's AA Meeting – 7:30 p.m. in Room 1.

Friday, September 12

Saturday, September 13

      Men's Discussion Group – 7:30 a.m. in the Library.

      Overeaters Anonymous – 9 a.m. in Room 1.

      Men's AA Meeting – 9 a.m. in the Great Hall.

      EFM – 10 a.m. in the Library.

      Front Porch Singers – 10:30 a.m. at Tall Oaks.

      Al-Anon Meeting – 10:30 a.m. in Room 6.

      Narcotics Anonymous – 7 p.m. in Room 6.

      AA Men/Women – 7 p.m. in Room 1.

Sunday, September 14

      Holy Eucharist Rite I – 7:45 a.m.

      Holy Eucharist Rite II - 9 a.m.

      Sunday School – 3 year olds through Grade 2 – 9 a.m.

      Sunday School – Grades 3-5 – 10:25 a.m.

      Confirmation Class – 10:25 a.m.

      Rite 13 (7th and 8th grades) – 10:25 a.m. in Room 2.

      High School Sunday School – 10:25 a.m. in Room 6.

      Coffee Hour – 10:30 a.m. in the Library.

      Holy Eucharist Rite II – 11:15 a.m.

      Coffee Hour – 12:30 p.m. in the Library.

      Women's/Men's AA Meeting – 2 p.m. in the Great Hall.

      "Come Just As You Are" – 5 p.m.