Children & Family Programs
at St. Anne’s
What’s a soul? Who was Jesus?
How do I pray?
How amazing are the questions our children have? While no one has all the answers, our community encourages family discussions with spiritual depth.
We believe God loves everyone, no exceptions, and nurture core values like compassion, community, equality & authenticity, using fun, meaningful ministry, parable, art & music. Explore our children & youth programs below.
Children and Youth Weekly Newsletter
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Tempest Strunge, Minister for Children and Youth
Sunday School
We will be offering Sunday School from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM at Church Circle for Prek-5th graders. Parents, please meet in the narthex and go for coffee or come along as we use the church to learn the lessons of faith and community this semester. For upcoming events, details, dates and times, please click on the Subscribe Button.
Introducing DWELL.
“God’s story is exciting—and it’s ongoing!
DWELL invites kids to live into God’s story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. And it encourages kids to live out of God’s story every day as they respond to God’s call.
Each DWELL session provides fun, interactive ways for leaders and kids to learn and explore as together they find their place in God’s Big Story.”
The Wiggle Room
Back by Popular Demand! We are offering Music and Movement for Pre-K thru 8 year-olds in the Wiggle Room. This will occur from the Gospel Reading to the Prayers of the People. We will be back in time for communion. Please bring your little ones back in order to enjoy this time of fun and faith together!
Youth Group
(Grades 5-12)
St. Anne’s Youth Group will DWELL on God’s story through activities, games, discussion, snacks and bible deep dives.
Join us weekly on Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Church Circle. Friends are always welcome.
We encourage our youth to live out their faith in God any and everywhere. DWELL invites them “to find their place in God’s story, living into and out of it for the rest of their lives”. We will do this using interactive games, reflective wondering, dramatic storytelling, with solid pedagogy that is age appropriate.
For upcoming events, details, dates and times, please subscribe to the weekly Children & Youth email by clicking the Subscribe button.
Vacation Bible Camp
Youth and Children's Ministries is excited to announce Vacation Bible Camp 2025! VBC will take place August 11 to 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the UMC Eastport campus. Campers ages 3 (potty trained) to 10 will learn all about God's love through lessons, games, art and music! Counselors (12-18 years old) and adult volunteers are needed to make this summer a success! Questions? Contact Tempest Strunge, strunge@stannes-annapolis.org.
Harrison Sayre Award for High School Seniors
All graduating high school seniors who plan on attending a two or four college or university this year are invited to apply for the Harrison Sayre Award, given in memory of a longtime member at St. Anne’s. The $1,500 award is intended to help defray the cost of textbooks and other expenses.
An applicant should have been active in some aspect of St. Anne’s parish life – choir, acolytes, youth group, Sunday School, cooking for the Light House, etc. and active in the community. In addition to the application, a brief letter of recommendation from an adult at St. Anne’s under whom the applicant has served is required.
Applications will be available online in March and April, and must be submitted by April 29. Applicants must also email the letter of recommendation to Ftr. Dion Thompson at dthompson@stannes-annapolis.org by April 29.
The selection committee consisting of members of the Sayre family, the memorials committee, and one of our clergy will meet in May to select the award recipient.
The award will be announced during the 10 a.m. service in May. A check will be mailed to the recipient when he/she enrolls in the fall.
PASA
Preschool for the Arts at St. Anne’s
Preschool for the Arts at St. Anne’s, belovedly known as PASA throughout the Annapolis area, is a faith-based community dedicated to nurturing the development of the whole child with an innovative pre-academic curriculum that inspires a love of learning through the creative arts.
St. Anne’s School of Annapolis
St. Anne’s School of Annapolis invests in the intellectual and spiritual promise of each student in a community that celebrates diversity and upholds the dignity of every human being. We challenge students to think critically and creatively, to know themselves as learners, and to govern their lives with confidence, compassion, and integrity.