We extend our deep appreciation to the parish of St. Mary Anne’s for the generous Christmas gift.Our Christmas pageant on the 4th Sunday of Advent, and our three Christmas Eve Services, had record-breaking attendance to worship and praise our Lord Jesus! Thank you to all participants who helped contribute to our Advent and Christmas worship: Acolytes, Altar Guild, Eucharistic Ministers, the Flower Committee, Lectors, Ushers, Photographer Diane Thompson, Pageant Organizer Jill…
Dear Congregation of St. Mary Anne’s, Thank you all for joining together on December 29th to help me celebrate the 50th Anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. It doesn’t seem possible–50 years! And 30 years of that has been at St. Mary Anne’s, first as Rector and now as Rector Emeritus. As Fr. John…
We are fortunate that modern technology allows us to remain in touch with our friends, family, and fellow parishioners during this time of uncertainty. We encourage you to reach out to each other in that safe manner. Due to visiting restrictions at hospitals and senior care communities, routine pastoral visits and off-site services are temporarily…
PLEASE NOTE: We canceled last Sunday’s services due to snow. Early that morning, an email was sent out to our contacts announcing the decision of our Senior Warden and Rector, as they didn’t want parishioners to take any unnecessary risks. However we did hold both services, as some parishioners never received the notification and came to…
Loved ones, We just concluded our Annual Meeting at which we reviewed our 2019 programs and our financial reports. If you attended, I noted that Andrea Pugh, our Treasurer, is retiring after 10 years of dedicated service to the mission and vision of Saint Mary Anne’s. She will continue with her other roles as Altar…
March 17, 2020 Loved Ones, Today, my fellow clergy and I had a phone conference with Bishop Santosh Marray. To combat the Coronovirus, and minimize its spread, our Diocese will follow the recommendations of the CDC and the Governor, and will not hold church services for the next eight weeks. In addition, church activities and…