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Welcome to Saint Ann's Episcopal Parish
Welcome to Saint Ann’s Old Lyme, an Episcopal Church in Connecticut on the coasts of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound. We have been a welcoming community on the shoreline since 1883.
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We invite you to come and see us at Saint Ann’s Sundays as we share the love of God in Jesus Christ. Join us during the week for community events, educational programs and fellowship opportunities. Learn about our commitment to addressing poverty, homelessness, refugee resettlement, food insecurity and climate change.
Be with us in person and virtually in discovering God’s abundance and joy.
The Rev’d Dr. Anita Louise Schell, Rector
Saint Ann's
Mission Statement
We are a community of Christians,
open to all, who serve God in Jesus Christ through worship, education, mission and fellowship.
Save the Dates
November
2 - Service for the dead at 3:00 pm in Memorial Garden, weather permitting
14 - LEGO Fest in Griswold Room from 2:00-5:00 pm
15 - Tag making for the Giving Tree at Coffee Hour
22 - Advent wreath making at Coffee Hour
22 - Concert by DeCoda at 2:00 pm with reception to follow
25 - Community Thanksgiving Service at 3:00 pm
December
20 - Advent Service of Lessons and Carols at 4:00 pm
24 - Christmas Eve Service at 4:00 pm
24 - Christmas Eve Service at 10:00 pm
25 - Christmas Day Service at 9:30 am
Please visit our GIVE page to read about this year's stewardship campaign.
Tag Making for the Giving Tree on November 15th
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Join us at Coffee Hour to create tags for the Giving Tree. Supplies will be provided to craft the cards that hang with gift requests from the tree in our annual holiday outreach. No special talent is required, just your helpful hands.
Love God, Love God's World
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Seminarian Zachary will be leading a new formation study using The Episcopal Church’s “Love God, Love God’s World” creation care curriculum. "Rooted in love, compassion, and justice, this film- and readings-based small-group curriculum looks at many facets of environmental stewardship and justice. It is designed for people new to the topic of creation care as well as those already active in these practices."
We will meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. beginning November 18. The class will be hybrid in person and on Zoom. Please contact Seminarian Zachary at zachary.kohl@yale.edu if you have any questions.
Zoom link here.
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Meeting ID: 867 7136 7645
Passcode: 327008
Meet our Seminarian Zachary Kohl
Zachary Kohl joins us today as our seminarian for the coming school year. He is a Postulant for Holy Orders, meaning he is in ordination process to become a priest in the Episcopal Church, and is attending Yale Divinity School and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. Raised in Missouri in Evangelical churches, he brings a passion for pastoral care, community, reconciliation, and creation justice. His spouse, Stacey, is a priest in The Episcopal Church and works for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut and his wonderful son, Henry, is eight years old. Zachary's home parish, and sponsoring parish for ordination, is St. Mark's, Mystic and he and his family live in New London.
Help in times of need
If you or someone you know is in need of financial assistance, the rector’s discretionary fund offers some financial assistance. In addition, Mother Anita can recommend local agencies that assist with food and basic supplies. Mother Anita can be reached via the office phone, 860 434 1621, or email priest@saintannsoldlyme.org, or in person. The loose offering from the first Sunday of the month’s s plate offering goes to fund the rector’s discretionary fund as do contributions made directly to the fund.
Here is a link to the Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries website.
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