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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

Adult Formation Offering - Christianity and Politics

Posted by St. Anne's Webmaster

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

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.

Adult Formation Offering - Christianity and Politi...
Kerygma Bible Studies to Resume in the Fall
Koinonia Groups Forming for the Fall
NEW Children’s “Voice for Life” Choir
Special Washington National Cathedral Tour
Potential Mission Trip to Iowa
Open Grill Night Every Wednesday at St. Anne's
Living the Mission Capital Campaign Progress Repor...
St. Anne's T-Shirts in time for Summer
Children's Chapel at 10:00 for the Summer
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Missions

 

Beyond Our Walls

St. Anne’s sponsors several mission trips each year for adults and teens. In the past we’ve sent youth and adults on weeklong mission trips, including those described below. We have also financially assisted parishioners on individual missions aboard Mercy Ships and in Kenya.

Appalachia/Dungannon

Our participation in this Region V project takes place in late July to early August each year. Parish adults and youth (rising high school freshmen or older unless accompanied by a parent) participate in home construction projects for the low-income families of Dungannon, Virginia. This year 22 parishioners, armed with work gloves and tools, energy and stamina, compassion and a banjo, helped make a difference in the lives of this Appalachian community.

Contact the church office for more information.

Dominican Republic

2008 Trip Update from Father Jim

See photos.

This trip in support of the local Episcopal Diocese occurs between the end of June and the end of July each year. Parish adults and youth who have completed 10th grade or older work a portion of each day on one or more construction projects. The highlight of this trip, however, is the Vacation Bible School for 100 or more Dominican children. The cost of the trip is approximately $1200 per participant, although this cost may be reduced by fundraising.

Contact the church office for more information.

Philadelphia Youth Trip

See photos.

This youth mission trip provides interactive games and activities as well as loving attention to school-aged homeless children living in a family homeless shelter in northern Philadelphia during the summer when there is otherwise little for these children to do.

Contact the church office for more information.

To apply for support for an individual mission of your own, contact one of the clergy.

 
 
 

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St. Anne's Episcopal Church
1700 Wainwright Dr
Reston, VA 20190

(703) 437-6530

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