St Mary Anne's Church

Rooted in the past, reaching for the future

An Important Dialogue

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We encourage you to participate in Sacred Ground, a relevant race dialogue series designed by the national Episcopal Church. This Christian based discussion series provides a safe, inquiring forum for difficult, but respectful and transformative, conversation on issues of race and racism.
The study program includes two Saturday meetings with lunch, and four Wednesday evening meetings in our Parish Hall.
Meeting Dates:
  • Saturday, September 18; 9:30AM-12:30PM with lunch
  • Wednesday, September 29; 7-9 PM
  • Wednesday, October 13; 7-9 PM
  • Wednesday, October 27; 7-9 PM
  • Wednesday, November 10; 7-9 PM
  • Saturday, November 20; 9:30AM-12:30PM
The cost is $25 per person to cover program materials and two lunches. A limited number of scholarships are available upon request.
If you are interested in joining this study, please email Janice Flood
To learn more details, please click here.

EFM: And the Rest of the Story…

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Each Sunday during worship, we read or hear stories and lessons from the most famous book in the world, the Bible. It is a book on which we base our faith as Christians but what is it really saying, and what does that mean for us now in 2021? What is the rest of the story?

These questions, and more, are explored each week during Education for Ministry (EfM) at St. Mary Anne’s.

The program encompasses the Old Testament and parts of the Bible that are unfamiliar; the New Testament; St. Paul’s letters (What is Paul trying to say in the Epistles?); Church History (How did we go from the 12 Apostles to the Episcopal Church?); and Ethics (So how does this affect my life?)

Each week we begin in prayer; discuss the suggested readings, reflect on how our tradition both biblical and historical is important for us today, eat wonderful snacks, and enjoy a special community of people.

This year EfM will be a hybrid program with Zoom connections for those who are in other parishes and simultaneous in-person meetings at St. Mary Anne’s Vestry House. EfM at St. Mary Anne’s begins on September 13, 2021 and meets on Monday evenings (6:30-8:30PM).

If you are interested or want more information on the EfM , please feel free to email or call Carol Weisel (weisel1@gmail.com)

 

Take A Bow…

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The dedicated team who brought us The North Elk Coffee House for 25 seasons is ready to retire. They pray another committed team of parishioners can keep the Coffee House open before pulling the final curtain.

Kudos and much thanks to Rick & Julie Waterhouse, Mac & Sandy Taylor, Doug & Cathy Donley, Nancy & Jim Siglow, Carol & Bill Weisel, Ginny Roney, Agnes Underwood, the late Gail Proctor & her husband Paul Pudlinski, and other parish and community volunteers for their longstanding commitment to this wonderful ministry.

Here is a little bit about this unique music ministry:

The North Elk Coffee House brought live music to our Parish Center on the third Saturday of September, October and November and January thru May. The Coffee House simulated the friendly and intimate style of coffee houses in the 1950’s and 60’s, and seated up to 110 people at small, candlelit tables, with an average audience of between 50 and 80 people. Patrons from the community were entertained by professional guest performers in a variety of styles including, Celtic, Blues, Bluegrass, Jazz, and traditional American folk music. Besides being entertained, the guests enjoyed coffee and homemade sweets.

All proceeds, beyond the cost of running the coffee house, were donated to The Meeting Ground, an organization that supports homeless individuals and families in Cecil County, Maryland. Over $40,000 was donated from this musical ministry’s 25 year effort!

If you are interested in building a new Coffee House team, to keep this ministry “brewing”, please contact Rick Waterhouse at wate6585@zoominternet.net or 410-658-2509 for details. The current team is willing to mentor a new Coffee House team this upcoming season.

 

 

Blessing of the Boats

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1st Annual

Blessing of the Boats

Community Event

 

Town of North East Pier

(NE Community Park)

Saturday, June 26, 2021

10:30AM-Noon

* Decorate your Boat

* Line it Up to Receive a Blessing and a Faith Token

from Pastors at the Pier

 

No Boat? Landlubbers are welcome!

Bring your own picnic lunch to the NE Community Park

 

Prayers and music offered by the following North East area churches:

Bethel Lutheran, St. Mary Anne’s Episcopal,

New Beginnings Christian Fellowship

 

This year’s inaugural event is in loving memory of Pastor Phil Meekins

 

Summer Refreshments

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Refreshments are served on Hoopes Court, weather permitting, following our summer Sunday services.

Please feel welcome to provide simple hand held treats, such as cookies, cupcakes, donuts, or muffins to share. The church will provide the lemonade, water and iced tea. Table set-up on Hoopes Court. A signup sheet can be found on a clipboard in the Vestry House.

Inside Coffee Hours will resume in the Parish Center on September 5.

Service Times

Sunday 8:00AM: Rite I Service with Holy Eucharist

Sunday 10:00AM: Rite II Service with Holy Eucharist

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