Welcome
to Saint Anne’s

We are delighted to have you with us. We hope you will find us a welcoming and nurturing community.

It is Christ Jesus who welcomes us all and invites us all to share in worship and prayer. Whether you are new to the Christian faith, seeking a church home, or just visiting, we hope you will gather with us on Sunday and join in the celebration.

We would like to get to know you, and would love to welcome you personally! We gather in-person and online. We are located at 3098 Saint Anne’s Lane in north Atlanta.

We worship together on Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  When you come for worship, please fill out a Welcome Card (found in the pews) and put it in the offering plate, or give it to one of our ushers or greeters so that we can properly welcome you.

If you have further questions, please contact the church office at 404-237-5589 and someone will be happy to assist you.

The
Episcopal
Church
Welcomes
Everyone

As Episcopalians, we believe in and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection brings life to the world. We believe that God loves you for who you are, and we strive to share the love of God in all that we do.

The Episcopal Church has a website that provides a much “deeper dive” on what it means to be an Episcopalian. We’ve added a link to that page here. Below we’ve added some highlights of topics you might be curious about.

If you would like to continue learning about the Episcopal tradition in person, we offer adult confirmation classes. Please contact the church to express your interest and to get more information.

  • Scripture is the foundation of our faith. The Bible, understood through tradition and reason, contains all things necessary for salvation. We include multiple readings from the Bible at every service. Additionally, approximately 70% of the Book of Common Prayer comes directly from the Bible.

  • The Book of Common Prayer (1979) is the prayer book that Episcopal Churches in the United States share. It contains liturgies for daily and Sunday worship, such as morning and evening prayer and Holy Communion, as well as the services for Baptism, Marriage, and Burial. The prayer book is widely loved for its beautiful language, and it is a key resource for Episcopal doctrine and teachings. Our parishioners find that a familiar, consistent style of worship is grounding and allows for deep connection with God through all phases and stages of life. You will always be able to find a BCP in the pews of Saint Anne’s.

  • Episcopalians recognize sacraments as “outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 857). Holy Baptism and the Eucharist are the two great sacraments given by Christ to the church. Confirmation (the adult affirmation of our baptismal vows), Reconciliation of a Penitent (private confession), Matrimony (Christian marriage), Orders (ordination to the diaconate, priesthood, or episcopacy), and Unction (anointing those who are sick or dying with holy oil) are also sacramental rites in the Episcopal Church.

  • Our church observes the traditional Christian calendar. The season of Advent, which is the start of the Christian year, begins on the Sunday closest to November 30. Christmas in our tradition lasts twelve days, after which we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany (January 6). Lent, the forty days of preparation for Easter, follows the season after the Epiphany, and begins on Ash Wednesday. Easter season lasts fifty days, concluding on the feast day of Pentecost. The rest of the year, aside from a few special feast days, is the season of Pentecost, sometimes referred to as ordinary time. The entire cycle begins again with Advent.

  • The Creeds are statements of our basic beliefs about God. When we recite the two foundational statements of faith—the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed—we affirm our faith in the one God who created us, redeems us, and sanctifies us, alongside Christians throughout the ages.

    Both creeds are included at right.

Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.


Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:

By the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
 
We believe in the Holy Spirit, The Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With he Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness
of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.