CHURCH SERVICES RESUME IN ROSE HALL June 28, 2020 @ 9:30 AM MASKS REQUIRED
NO singing. Communion will be distributed by John, one Host in a plastic wrap, per person. ALL PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED BY THE DIOCESE TO WEAR A MASK. NO SHIELD. A MASK.
ST. Anne's Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
There will be Thanksgiving bags available at the Church. We are asking for the usual: canned corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie filling, boxed mashed potatoes, boxed pie crust, stuffing and .gravy or monetary donations. .If you are not attending church but wish to participate you can mail your check to the church or Treasurer with Thanksgiving in the memo.
STAY TUNED for Information and details regarding our Annual Christmas Bazaar (Chili and Christmas Cookies?)
Faith@Home Daily
Faith@Home is providing a new way to equip families and friend groups to participate in daily formation and discipleship practices at home. Each resource is designed to be experienced inter-generationally, and is provided via email. Click here for more information.
LINKS FROM THE DiOCESE
Habits of Grace: An invitation for you, from Presiding Bishop Curry
As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its spread by practicing social distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a 'habit of grace.' A new video meditation will be posted every Monday through May. Click here for more info and to watch the videos.
New resources added to diocesan website
The diocesan website has a wealth of resources to assist churches and their parishioners in being the Church during the coronavirus and new resources are being added.
Messages from Bishop Susan
Messages from Bishop Susan, including her lectionary reflections and video, Being the Church during the coronavirus are all available on our website here.
Communications
Free Conference Call enables you to hold conference calls for free
Center for Lifelong Learning at VTS offers numerous video tutorials on the use of digital media like Zoom, Facebook, etc. It also offers recordings of two webinars on Holy Week, Triduum and Easter services that honor social distancing.
Beyond Livestream Worship: What we learned from our experiment with online worship is a series of blog posts by Episcopal Church Foundation
Worship and formation at home
Creating Sacred Space at Home a video by Canon for Formation Lynn Farlin
Lectionary calendar Find the collect and readings for each day
Bedtime Prayers for Children a video from All Saints, Virginia Beach
Rule of Life songs for children (videos) from Anne Zobel, Director of Christian Formation, and Rev. Robert Foxwell, Organist/Choirmaster, at All Saints, Virginia Beach. Click here for the lyrics to the songs so you can sing along.
Virtual Spirituality Room at All Saints, Virginia Beach
Bruton Forum Lecture series with topics range from Scripture, and Science & Faith to the Doctrine of God
Other resources
COVID-19 Resources for Churches from Episcopal Church Foundation, updated regularly
Church Fundraising in a New Normal a webinar recording from The Episcopal Network for Stewardship and the Consortium for Endowed Episcopal Parishes
Don't Feed the Beast: Trusting the Gospel in Trying Times a webinar recording from The Episcopal Network for Stewardship and the Consortium for Endowed Episcopal Parishes
10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak
ST. ANNE’S PRAYER- Heavenly Father, Shepherd of your people, we, your faithful family at St. Anne’s, give thanks for all the blessing you have showered upon us. Strengthen us in our faith in You and in ourselves. Uphold us in our ministries, together and individually, as we continue to strive to be Your hands and feet to each other and to our community. All this we ask through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit. One God, now and forever. Amen.
VESTRY MEETING MINUTES: Did you know that the minutes from previous meeting are available for you to read. They are posted on the bulletin board.
PRAYERS FOR CLAIRE- Please pray a prayer of thanksgiving for Terry Harnett’s granddaughter, Claire, and her parents, Tara and Travis Drennan as she is now in remission from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Alleluia!
Please contact the church office in the event of serious illness on a loved one. We will assist you in any way we possibly can, including keeping your loved one in our parish prayers. The contact number at the church is (434) 352-8296, the email is st.annesappomattox@gmail.com.
NO singing. Communion will be distributed by John, one Host in a plastic wrap, per person. ALL PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED BY THE DIOCESE TO WEAR A MASK. NO SHIELD. A MASK.
ST. Anne's Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
There will be Thanksgiving bags available at the Church. We are asking for the usual: canned corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie filling, boxed mashed potatoes, boxed pie crust, stuffing and .gravy or monetary donations. .If you are not attending church but wish to participate you can mail your check to the church or Treasurer with Thanksgiving in the memo.
STAY TUNED for Information and details regarding our Annual Christmas Bazaar (Chili and Christmas Cookies?)
Faith@Home Daily
Faith@Home is providing a new way to equip families and friend groups to participate in daily formation and discipleship practices at home. Each resource is designed to be experienced inter-generationally, and is provided via email. Click here for more information.
LINKS FROM THE DiOCESE
Habits of Grace: An invitation for you, from Presiding Bishop Curry
As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its spread by practicing social distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a 'habit of grace.' A new video meditation will be posted every Monday through May. Click here for more info and to watch the videos.
New resources added to diocesan website
The diocesan website has a wealth of resources to assist churches and their parishioners in being the Church during the coronavirus and new resources are being added.
Messages from Bishop Susan
Messages from Bishop Susan, including her lectionary reflections and video, Being the Church during the coronavirus are all available on our website here.
Communications
Free Conference Call enables you to hold conference calls for free
Center for Lifelong Learning at VTS offers numerous video tutorials on the use of digital media like Zoom, Facebook, etc. It also offers recordings of two webinars on Holy Week, Triduum and Easter services that honor social distancing.
Beyond Livestream Worship: What we learned from our experiment with online worship is a series of blog posts by Episcopal Church Foundation
Worship and formation at home
Creating Sacred Space at Home a video by Canon for Formation Lynn Farlin
Lectionary calendar Find the collect and readings for each day
Bedtime Prayers for Children a video from All Saints, Virginia Beach
Rule of Life songs for children (videos) from Anne Zobel, Director of Christian Formation, and Rev. Robert Foxwell, Organist/Choirmaster, at All Saints, Virginia Beach. Click here for the lyrics to the songs so you can sing along.
Virtual Spirituality Room at All Saints, Virginia Beach
Bruton Forum Lecture series with topics range from Scripture, and Science & Faith to the Doctrine of God
Other resources
COVID-19 Resources for Churches from Episcopal Church Foundation, updated regularly
Church Fundraising in a New Normal a webinar recording from The Episcopal Network for Stewardship and the Consortium for Endowed Episcopal Parishes
Don't Feed the Beast: Trusting the Gospel in Trying Times a webinar recording from The Episcopal Network for Stewardship and the Consortium for Endowed Episcopal Parishes
10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak
ST. ANNE’S PRAYER- Heavenly Father, Shepherd of your people, we, your faithful family at St. Anne’s, give thanks for all the blessing you have showered upon us. Strengthen us in our faith in You and in ourselves. Uphold us in our ministries, together and individually, as we continue to strive to be Your hands and feet to each other and to our community. All this we ask through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit. One God, now and forever. Amen.
VESTRY MEETING MINUTES: Did you know that the minutes from previous meeting are available for you to read. They are posted on the bulletin board.
PRAYERS FOR CLAIRE- Please pray a prayer of thanksgiving for Terry Harnett’s granddaughter, Claire, and her parents, Tara and Travis Drennan as she is now in remission from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Alleluia!
Please contact the church office in the event of serious illness on a loved one. We will assist you in any way we possibly can, including keeping your loved one in our parish prayers. The contact number at the church is (434) 352-8296, the email is st.annesappomattox@gmail.com.
