St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church hosted a spirited interfaith prayer service on Tuesday, June 6, in partnership with Brooklyn Pride, Inc. Participants representing a wide range of faith traditions and community organizations offered message of hope, action and resolve to the gathering. The ceremony included an invitation to light candles to acknowledge triumphs and challenges in the movement…
On Sunday, May 21, 2023, St. Ann’s hosted a celebration of two books of poetry by long-time parish member, Jacqueline de Weever. Seed Mistress was published in 2020 and Waste Basket Elegies & Plywood Delights in February, 2023. Jacqueline is a medievalist and professor emerita of Brooklyn College and has published numerous books over her distinguished career. Photos may be seen…
On Sunday, May 7, The Service Collective invited the members of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church to join a community service project to pack bags of groceries in the Parish Hall for our own Pop-up Pantry and two local pantries at First Presbyterian Church and St. Charles Borromeo Church. The project that took place in two shifts was a…
The Montague Street BID partnered with St. Ann’s and neighborhood businesses to kick off Open Streets 2023, a series featuring free outdoor entertainment and activities on Saturdays from May to September. On May 6, our church invited special guests that included the Hungry March Band, the Samoa Wilson Trio, readings by Brooklyn Poets, demonstrations and lessons from the Elite BKLYN (Double Dutch) Jumpers and a…
Children and adults who worshiped at St. Ann's on Sunday, April 30, were blessed by the grace, wisdom and wonder shared by the Rev. Pamela (Pan) Conrad, our guest who preached at Family Church and the 11:15 am Holy Eucharist, taught Sunday School, and gave a remarkable presentation at an afternoon forum. Pan is an astrobiologist at NASA and a…
Episcopal Ministries of Long Island (EMLI) has spotlighted St. Ann’s Pop-Up Pantry in a story featured on its website and in this year’s annual appeal. Congratulations to the many volunteers and several staff who are the heart and soul of this important ministry to our neighbors and the engine that has sustained our weekly program for nearly three years and…
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity is hosting a street party on Saturday, May 6, 1:00-5:30 pm, to kick off the Open Streets season on Montague Street! The festivities will include a celebration of Canon John’s 60th birthday. The schedule of events is as follow: 1:00-2:00 pm Hungry March Band 2:00-3:00 pm Samoa Wilson Trio 3:00-4:00 pm Brooklyn Poets 3:30-5:30 pm Elite BKLYN (Double…
The Rev. Pamela (Pan) Conrad, a priest in the Diocese of Maryland and an astrobiologist who works at NASA (and an opera singer!), will preach at the 9:30 am Family Church and 11:15 am Rite II Holy Eucharist on Sunday, April 30. She also will be a featured speaker at an event at 1:30 pm in the sanctuary entitled “Catastrophe…
Easter Sunday at St. Ann's was well celebrated! Families worshiped together at the child-friendly 9:30 am service that was followed by a suitably exuberant Easter Egg Hunt in the garden. At the 11:15 am festival Holy Eucharist, the music with trumpet, organ and choir was accompanied by the congregation ringing bells at every Allelulia! Photos by Ellen Reilly may be…
On Holy Saturday, parishioners turned out to spruce up the sanctuary for a glorious Easter Sunday. It was a cheerful, hardworking crew, who were rewarded with a pizza lunch in the Parish Hall. Happy Easter! Photos of the team at work may be viewed here.