 Communion is now offered midweek. Scroll to our events listings for details. OUTDOOR WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY, PRACTICE RUN SATURDAY
In-person worship resumes with a service of Morning Prayer (no Communion) on October 11 at 10 am on the lawn of Annunciation. Next week’s news will have all the information attendees need to know in advance. There will be a practice run for everyone involved in the service (greeters, ushers, musicians, altar and flower guild volunteers, Godly Play helpers, acolytes, readers, and worship committee members) on site, Saturday, October 10 at 9:30 am. EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING AN EPISCOPALIAN (or maybe forgot) We are devoting four weeks this fall to an introduction/refresher series on Christianity, the Episcopal Church, and the histories of Annunciation/Mount Olivet. Small groups will meet either Sundays OR Wednesdays 7- 8:15 pm for teaching and discussion (see topics/dates below). Confirmation/reception/reaffirmation will be offered to participants after completing the program, but it is not required. Idlers, inquirers, and seekers welcome! (There will be options for in-person and at-home participation). Sign up by emailing community@annunciationepiscopal.com WED, OCT 14/SUN, OCT 18 Christianity 101 WED, OCT 21/SUN, OCT 25 Episcopalians 101 WED, OCT 28/SUN, NOV 01 Liturgy 101 WED, NOV 04/SUN, NOV 08 Parish History 101 REV. DUANE ON RETREAT 9/30-10/09 For pastoral needs during this time, contact Rev. Jane-Allison Wiggin-Nettles Associate Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, New Orleans and Youth Coordinator, Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, 504-295-4800. EVENTS CALENDAR FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK: Email or text Rev. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches. Or SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY EMAIL NEWS TO GET LINKS FOR 1-CLICK ACCESS TO ZOOM MEETINGS
PRAYER REQUESTS Prayers are published in the weekly email newsletter (unless confidentially is requested). Please submit prayer requests to www.annunciationepiscopal.com/prayers or contact Rev. Duane at Duane@AnnunciationEpiscopal.com or (504) 357-8211. Prayer requests will automatically expire from our email announcements after one month. If you want to renew a request, just let us know. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Play with Fire! Be an acolyte! Jackson Nettles, Annunciation’s senior acolyte, will provide training for acolytes before in person worship resumes October 11. This is open to children at both churches ages 4 and up. For the wee ones, we have the children's cross. Older kids will carry the large cross and torches. Email Jackson to sign up. Altar Flowers More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sponsor the Sunday Altar Flowers by signing up with Suzanne Fontan. You can donate $40 towards the flowers or arrange them yourself. Help Increase Voter Turnout Together Louisiana is building a statewide network of block captains to increase voter turnout. Training and materials are provided. Sign up at https://www.togetherla.org/blockcaptain or get in touch with Caroline Senter of Annunciation, who is serving as a block captain in her neighborhood. You can also learn more about this grassroots effort from this video short. PARISH & DIOCESEAN NEWS Vestry Vestries for both Annunciation and Mount Olivet will meet October 18, 4-6pm Episcopal Church Women Annual Gathering All women of the church are invited to the 133rd annual gathering of Episcopal Church Women, Diocese Of Louisiana On Thursday, November 19th, 2020 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center. For more information email geauxecw@gmail.com, or contact Maureen Young. Fall 2020 Silent Retreat Brother Todd van Alstyne, OP will lead a Silent Retreat at The Solomon Conference Center 10/16/2020 - 10/18/2020 for the people and friends of The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. Brother Todd will be joined by Dominican Sister, Onaye Farrish all the way from the Diocese of Mississippi for this weekend of refreshment, renewal and rest! Go to seccla.org/events2/fall-2020-silent-retreat for additional details and to register. GIVING The work of the Church goes on, even if the building is closed. Your generosity is needed and appreciated more than ever. Please give what you can, and if you are concerned about being able to fulfill your pledge, just reach out to Bates Whiteside or Jessica Jackson. Together, we can weather these uncertain times. The all-around best way to give is with a recurring contribution through your bank account. It’s easy to set this up online, or our Parish Administrator Jessica Jackson can walk you through it. Give her a call at 535-4452. We are also grateful to accept your gift at any time in either of the following ways: Donate online to Annuciation Donate online to Mount Olivet OR text GIVE to 504-565-2682. OR mail your check. Shopping from Amazon? Help support Annunciation. Your purchases made through our link at smile.amazon.com help support Annunciation at no extra cost to you. To select us as your preferred charity, visit smile.amazon.com and search for Church of the Annunciation Episcopal Foundation. The Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones now supports smile.amazon.com as well. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app, tap into 'Settings', tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
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