Our Annual Christmas Cookie Walk  is on  Saturday, December 10th from 9AM to Noon!

 

Please pull out your favorite cookie recipes and decide the type of cookies you want to bake for this year’s Cookie Walk. We’ll provide tins in the next couple of weeks, so you can get an early start and freeze your favorites.

 

And, please don’t forget to tell your friends and family to buy their Christmas cookies from us! Proceeds from this ECW event help to support many ministry and parish endeavors.

Wreaths Across America returns…but we need more wreaths!

On December 17, 2022 at 12:00 pm, Wreaths Across America returns to St. Mary Anne’s graveyard, so please help our location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible.

We have 90 wreaths sponsored

with

18 to go!

Please sponsor one today. For every two purchased before Thanksgiving they give us a free wreath!–

Please Use this Link to Buy a Wreath!

Members of the Green Team, Rich Gilbert, and two Maryland foresters will be planting four new shade trees in the churchyard on November 28th. The group plans to start at 9:30AM, weather permitting.

Any additional help would be greatly appreciated. If you can join us, just show up and bring a shovel and work gloves. We will have the rest of the equipment needed.

Thanks very much! Julie Waterhouse

The Vestry met Wednesday evening November 16 in the Parish Hall.

Fr. John opened with prayer. He reported that our Sunday attendance continues to grow slightly. Part of the growth is due to our monthly Recovery service. He urges parishioners to attend, enjoy the music and support those people in their recovery. Fr. John added that the Way of Love discipleship class is strong and is a great option for those looking to deepen their faith.

Senior Warden Mike Pugh reviewed his work on Stewardship. The Vestry thanked Mike and Treasurer Barbara England for their help.

Junior Warden George Balog briefed the Vestry on the Bell Tower painting. The painting is postponed to the spring of 2023 due to the cold weather.

Treasurer Barbara England submitted the financial report. We are on track with our budget but are experiencing higher costs for heating oil and Comcast services. Barbara would like to remind the parish that some pledges are outstanding and she asks for those who plan to pledge to send in their 2023 pledge.

Vestry liaison reports;

• Linda Gibeck- Mission Committee- meets in December to prepare 2023 budget. Help is always needed for Paris Foundation homeless meals whose need has spiked with the cold weather.
• Phyllis Doyle- Outreach- Outreach is doing well serving the hungry. The Vestry is looking for more ways to serve more people in need. Hunger in our area is rising. Our Outreach funds can be utilized to serve more people. The Vestry is working on a plan to uncover food needs locally and offer assistance. We may need an Outreach representative who goes out into our community.
• Music- Fr. John thanked Carol Weisel and Joel Alarcon for getting the choir back together for 2 Sunday’s in Advent and our 7pm Christmas Eve Service
• Coffee House- John McFassel noted the November 19 performer is Kate McLeod and is a well-known artist. All are encouraged to attend and support this ministry.

Other items- The Vestry voted to have the Church windows hand cleaned inside and out for $780 from Bayside Cleaning Service. Wreaths Across America is December 17. We need 70 more Wreaths! Parishioners should use the ENews link to buy 2 Wreaths, get one free (deal expires on Thanksgiving). The Church Wall repairs are completed for this year. Zion Masonry did an outstanding job and the outer wall from the driveway to S. Main to Church Point Road looks great. The mason will be back in 2023.

Next Vestry meeting is off schedule and will be Thursday December 15, 2022

 

From the Treasurer:

Thank you to all who have pledged so far! A reminder that we will wrap up our Stewardship Campaign next Wednesday, November 23^rd. If you are planning to pledge, please consider having your pledge card in by this date. Thank you!

You can always Email treasurer@stmaryanne.org with your pledge details.

 

Thank you!

Barb England, Treasurer

 

Before the Turkey and Football… Come and give thanks to the Lord God for all your blessings at our  Thanksgiving Day Service with music on November 24 at 10:00AM .