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LIFE @ St. Anne's - 1/19/2022

Hi <<First Name>>, welcome to LIFE @ St. Anne's. We hope this will help you keep up with all the happenings here at St. Anne's. Have a blessed week.

Parish Life

Thank you all so very, very much for welcoming Christy Dorn on Sunday. I missed being with you all physically but I enjoyed praying with you from my couch with a pup in my lap. I'm excited to be back with you on Sunday for Rocks and Fossils Sunday School. Please note that Annual Meeting has been rescheduled.

Refugee Apartment- If you would like to join our refugee ministry team please speak with Brie.

Altar Guild- We would love to have more people to help with the altar guild. This is an excellent ministry to be a part of how our worship happens. If you would like to learn more speak with Brie.

Prayers of the People- We are updating our Prayers of the People. If you would like to keep or add someone to our Prayers of the People please contact Toni. We will also be adding a weekly prayers email so any information that you would like to have shared in that email you can share with Margie.

Sunday School- Sunday School meets once a month on Youth Sunday. Our next Sunday School event is this Sunday after the service. Cindy and Colette will be teaching about fossils!

January 20- Compline will meet at 8pm. The Zoom link can be found below

January 24- BackSnack will meet @ 1:30.

January 30- Annual Meeting

Giving Sunday- For the month of January, the focus will be on St. Michael's Necessity Pantry. The items needed are: shampoo, bar soap, and toothpaste.

Sunday morning services -

Masks are optional but highly encouraged. They will be required of Eucharistic ministers, greeters, and clergy during Communion. Services will continue to be live streamed as before.
You can send your prayers for the Sunday morning service to Toni Tkboehm0401@gmail.com or write them on the sheet provided in the narthex.

This Week @ St. Anne's

Thursday, Jan. 20, 8:00pm- Compline via Zoom. Link found below.

Sunday, Jan. 23, 10:00 am -Holy Eucharist Rite II. Sunday School after the service.

Monday, Jan. 24, 1:30pm- BackSnack @ 1:30

Save the date...

Jan. 30- Annual Meeting

February 13- Youth Sunday and Sunday School

March 1- Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Compline - is on Thursdays at 8:00pm.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/244525981?pwd=TlVjK3V5Y3BsVktuekdYbnBTQkRMdz09 Meeting ID: 244 525 981 Passcode: compline

Our community needs YOU, check below to see how you can help. If you're interested in starting up a ministry to address a need in the community please see Meg. The real work of being the church begins when we walk out our doors.

Hillcrest - Hillcrest is a transitional housing program for people who need a helping hand. St. Anne's sponsors an apartment for this program in partnership with St. Paul's Lee's Summit. Occasionally there is a need for supplies or volunteers to clean. The Hillcrest ministry is in need of items for their pantry. A list is above the white basket by the table in the Narthex.

St. Michael’s Pantry - St. Michael’s, Independence, hosts a necessity pantry providing a variety personal care items for those in our community needing assistance. This pantry can always use donations of men’s and women’s toiletry and personal hygiene items as well as dish soap and laundry detergent. Any donations should be left in the baskets located in the Narthex. The Pantry operates form 10a-2p the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesday of each month.

BackSnack - St. Anne's BackSnack ministry fills 60 backpacks each week with packets of non- perishable food for children at Lee's Summit Elementary. The food is provided by Harvester's and delivered to our church by Episcopal Community Services. BackSnack meets at 1:30 on Monday.

Beds of Bags- Join us to weave plastic bags into "plarn" that will be used to make beds for people who are homeless. We weave plarn before church on Sunday morning.

Nourish KC (Formerly Episcopal Community Services) – The purpose of Nourish KC is both in feeding the hungry, and empowering the poor to move beyond the barriers of poverty with dignity through education and job training. If you are interested in participating or supporting this ministry see the dates below. For more information check out their website: http://episcopalcommunity.diowestmo.org/

Explore the many ways you can participate in ministry at St. Anne's.

Beds Of Bags - If you would like to learn how to make "Plarn" (plastic yarn), which is used to make mats for the homeless, come to church a little early and . We have a lot of bags to weave. Bags can b left in a bin outside the front door.

Altar Guild - The Altar Guild helps prepare the altar each Sunday for Eucharist. If you are interested in this ministry please speak with Brie Miller.

Choir - Join the Choir! No auditions or age requirements! Come practice with the choir on Sunday mornings at 9:30.

Cleaning Crew - The Cleaning Crew is a vital part of our parish that requires about 2 ½ hours and is scheduled approximately 6 times during the year. Let us know if you are interested in maintaining the homey feel of our facility.

Sunday School – Our Sunday School program is offered once a month following the Youth Sunday service. The lesson and activities are child-friendly, but all ages are encouraged to stay and participate. If you are interested in leading one of these sessions please let Meg know. We need a teacher for December! You will have a $50 budget for any supplies that might be needed.

This Week @ St. Anne's

If you have something for the LIFE @ St. Anne's or the Sunday announcement sheet, please email that to meg@saintannesls.org. Please send items for LIFE by Tues. at noon and Sunday Announcements by Sunday at 8:00am.