It is now time to remove all Christmas decorations from our cemetery. All wreaths, artificial flowers, and decorations (other than veteran flags) should be removed at this time.
To maintain the historical integrity of our graveyard, we respectfully remind everyone that artificial flowers and decorations, other than flags, are not allowed.
Wreaths Across America 2025 REMEMBER the Fallen. HONOR those who Serve. TEACH our children the value of Freedom. On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., St. Mary Anne’s Churchyard will again participate in Wreaths Across America, a national tribute to honor and remember our veterans. You can take part in this meaningful tradition by sponsoring a remembrance…
We will worship in the church this Sunday! The church is slowly being transformed with the new paint. Work was accomplished this week on the window frames, the altar surround, and the wainscoting and pew areas on the right side of the church. We anticipate that the windows, altar, creed surround, left side wainscoting, doors…
Our Cemetery Committee removed the remaining Christmas decorations, plus fallen tree debris from our graveyard. Thanks to their efforts, the graveyard looks neat and ready for Easter. We ask families of those interred in our graveyard to adhere to our guidelines. In addition, please remember that plantings of bushes and small trees are not allowed…
Our Annual Fall Spruce-up is this Saturday, November 17th from 8:30 to Noon. Thanks to a generous gift from a parish family, the majority of leaf removal on our church campus will be done by a professional landscaper. For this reason, we will have limited raking chores, such close to the building foundations and flowerbeds. To help with…
Blessing of the Animals Join us Sunday, October 6th, as we celebrate St. Francis Day. We will bless our beloved pets at our 8:00AM and 10:00AM services. If the weather is pleasant, our services and blessings will be outside. Please remember to dress accordingly if we have the services outside. If it is raining…
We have a sacred trust with our Churchyard and Cemetery. Loved ones from long ago and recent past are buried in holy ground. A short stroll around the ground will reveal gravestones that are broken, lying flat on the grass; some stones have shifted, and grave markers and gravestones have sunk below grade. Some…