St. Anskar's in Spring
St. Anskar's offers an opportunity for all people to live and grow closer to Christ in their personal lives and to worship in the Episcopal tradition.

This month at St. Anskar's: Revised monthly
This week at St. Anskar's: Revised weekly


"Reaching out
with faith, love and praise."

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Our mission statement captures three aspects of St. Anskar’s identity. We are a faithful community of Episcopalians who gather from a wide area each Sunday morning to praise God and share the Holy Eucharist. Growing in love implies our desire to build on our common goals, sense of fellowship, and feeling of belonging to a large extended family/community. We look to continue to grow in our expressions of praise to the God who created, redeemed and sustains us. The Rev. Andrea L. Wight is rector of St. Anskar's. Come meet her and the rest of our church family this Sunday.

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"Mass on the Grass," church picnic
set for July 26

       On Sunday, July 26 our worship service will be celebrated “on the grass” on the west side of the church with a church picnic (potluck) to follow. 
     Last year’s event was such a hit and a lot of fun that it was decided to go ahead with plans for an outdoor service and picnic again this year. 
     Meat and beverages will be provided by the church. Active members are encouraged to bring a dish to pass.

Presiding Bishop urges
end to terrorism in Sudan

 

During his campaign, President Obama spoke of the need to stop the so-called "Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)," a Uganda-based rebel group that has been active in South Sudan and other parts of the region for more than two decades Over the past six weeks, the people of South Sudan, already living precariously with their northern neighbors, have been terrorized by an unremitting campaign of LRA militia attacks on civilians.

Christianity is the majority religion in South Sudan and the violence has had a particular effect on the Episcopal Church of the Sudan,.   Some of the earliest attacks � which included killings, child abductions, decapitation, and other unspeakable crimes at the hands of the LRA � were directed at parishes and villages in the Dioceses of Mundri and Ezo.  Tragically, the violence appears to be spreading, with reports from bishops and others in Sudan that LRA activity has reached across southern Sudan to Torit, Kajokeji, Lainya, Yei, Yambio, Ibba, Maridi, and Lui.

Last week, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori urged Americans to learn more about the situation, advocate for a U.S. government response, give to the work of Episcopal Relief and Development in the region, and pray for peace.
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Reaching out:
Our outreach ranges from providing a regular meeting place for more than a dozen community groups to whipping up some great meals for some of Rockford's hungriest residents.
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