Last evening, 63 parishioners, family members and friends, attended SMA’s first Godly Grilling event! The rectory driveway and yard were filled with people, food and games. The beautiful summer evening ended with a short prayer service and hymns. The parish looks forward to another Godly Grilling event within the month!
Growing up in the Florida Keys, my memories of Christmas are a little different than most. Half dead Christmas trees bought at Publix, singings songs about snow while wearing shorts, driving down Bee Street which went all out with their outdoor decorations, and who can forget, the numerous Manatee mailboxes wearing Santa hats. Sadly, one…
During our Parish Center renovation, we discussed the need to better link our church building with our Parish Center. One way to accomplish this goal, is with noticeable signage. The next time you are at the Parish Center, you will see new signs that identify our entrances. The signs feature our new St. Mary Anne’s logo and traditional Episcopal colors….
PLEASE NOTE! We will have our 5th Sunday 9:00AM service on Sunday, April 30th! BUT! Please ignore an earlier announcement that we will have just one 9:00AM service on Sunday, May 7th–following the Garden Market. Please attend either the traditional 8:00 and 10:00AM Service on that day. We apologize for any confusion!
I love Christmas music, all kinds of Christmas music. I always have and I always will. I am one of those people who play Christmas songs the whole year through. There is just something about them that never gets old. They always lift my spirits! I remember growing up listening to the TIME/LIFE three-album set…
John Rutter’s Requiem, a service of Prayer and Word in Music, will be presented by St. Mary Anne’s Choir on Palm Sunday afternoon, April 9th, at 4:00PM. Get the word out to friends and family who like to sing, and have them contact our Director of Music, Steve McBride for details.
On Saturday, December 17th…. Wreaths across America is coming to St. Mary Anne’s Cemetery. We will be placing wreaths on the graves of veterans buried in the cemetery following a ceremony, which will be held promptly at Noon. However, in order to lay the wreaths we must first raise enough money for the sixty wreaths…