SAMS
Saint Anne’s Mens Society focuses on outreach in the community; works with ECW on the annual sale; serves the Advent dinner to the parish; and enjoys fellowship with one another. All men of the parish are members of SAMS. This ministry meets monthly.
Mission
The mission of SAMS is as follows: “Reach out to all men of our congregation to create and sustain a partnership based on Christ’s teachings, to promote fellowship and foster service to our parish and larger community.”
Membership
Membership in SAMS is open to all men who are 18 years of age or older and who are members or parishioners of record at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church.
Meetings
SAMS holds regular meetings, normally on the first Monday of the month. These meetings are generally informal and include a light meal, a time of fellowship, a business meeting and devotions.- Generally held in Rose Hall (the fellowship hall) at St. Anne’s, meetings start at 6:30 and are completed within an 60 to 90 minutes.
SAMS holds regular meetings, normally on the first Monday of the month. These meetings are generally informal and include a light meal, a time of fellowship, a business meeting and devotions.Fellowship
Occasionally guests are invited to speak to the group. At times meetings may be held on a boat or lakeside or at somebody’s home to catch up on the big game after the meeting has ended. Regardless the meetings allow us to get to know each other better and to share our lives more fully with one another.
Christian Growth
The men of St. Anne’s are committed growing closer to God, following and learning from Christ’s teachings and the lessons of the Bible. Each meeting will have a short devotional to help us better understand God’s purpose in our lives. These reflections can be a simple story, or a meaningful experience. The focus is on God’s will and meaning in our lives.
Ministry
As noted in Romans 12:6-8, all people have gifts. These spiritual gifts, given by God and embodied by us, shine forth in the services we provide. SAMS is committed to using these gifts to fulfill the mission of God. By showing Christ-like love for our church, our neighbors and our community, SAMS commits all resources to these ministries.
The St. Anne’s Annual Sale is conducted during the first full week of June. This annual event gathers donations from the community and these items are then sold to raise funds for our ministries. The proceeds from this sale are spilt between the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and SAMS.
Monetary Donations
Monetary donations are given each year to various organizations and groups. Recurring donations from SAMS include:
- The Salvation Army
- Our Father’s House
- Habitat for Humanity
- Baker Youth Club
- SAMS Scholarship ($500 annually for 4 years)
- YMCA
- WCHS Prom for Special Needs
- Summer Camp / Mission Trips
SAMS reserves a portion of all money raised for discretionary expenditures, based on the needs of the community; including providing funds for the Priest’s Discretionary fund and monthly outreach.
Mailing List
If you would like to be included in the SAMS email list, please contact our current president, Dave Baumgartner at bigkatdj@gmail.com).
Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
ECW is a caring community of women at St. Anne’s. Our mission is to empower each other to live the life for which Christ called us by sharing his love through outreach, fellowship, and spiritual growth.
Monthly Outreach Projects
- January–Beaman Home-We provide pajamas and slippers for Beaman Home residents.
- February–Fellowship Missions-We contribute needed personal care items such as toiletries, paper products, etc. for this community mission program.
- March– Our Father’s House Pantry
- April – BABE – Beds and Britches Etc. We will have a baby shower to buy supplies that young mothers can use vouchers to purchase.
- May–Salvation Army Food Pantry-We will collect food items to help stock our local Salvation Army Food Pantry.
- June–St. Anne’s Camp Scholarships & Ice Cream for Youth Camp
- July–Habitat for Humanity – We will have a housewarming shower and collect funds for current and future builds.
- August–WCHS Pantry– We collect food for Warsaw Community High School students. Students have access to this pantry after school.
- September- Soup Kitchen-We prepare a hot meal and serve hungry individuals and families as part of community-wide soup kitchen.
- October–Animal Welfare League-We collect monetary donations and supplies for animals at this local animal shelter as part of our church-wide blessing of animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.
- November-Thanksgiving Baskets-We provide a basket of food filled with everything needed for a Thanksgiving meal. For over 225 families in Warsaw and surrounding towns.
- December–Hat & Mitten Tree-We collect hats and mittens for children in the Title One Schools
Spiritual Growth
We have a Pool Party scheduled for September 13 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Lunch will be provided and please bring your own drinks. We ask that you sign up on the bulletin board in Rose Hall so we have a count.
Fellowship
ECW members are also actively involved with Parish Life and Parish Social Committees.
For ECW updates, please access “The Visitor” on the Home Page.
Every July we celebrate our Patron Saint, Saint Anne, with a combined Eucharist at 10 a.m. followed by a Brunch or Parish Picnic. This year we Celebrated on on August 10 with Holy Eucharist followed by a lovely brunch.
STEWARDSHIP: TELL OUT MY SOUL
Stewardship Season officially begins with the St Francis Day Pet Blessing, the first Sunday in October. The theme this year is “Tell Out My Soul”. We look forward to hearing from a few members of our parish family willing to share their personal story and testimony.
During this prayerful time of discernment, as we seek to know what God is calling us to share to help build the Body of Christ in Warsaw, Indiana, please pray about ways you and your family might find a way to increase your support of the church. Our church is currently operating under a deficit budget, and we all know that is not only not sustainable over time, it also does not show our church in the best light as we search for a new Rector. An increase in support for our operating budget in 2026 would be a great way to show serious clergy candidates that we are a strong, viable, vital church.
After the 10:15 a.m. service, there is a Hospitality Hour in Rose Hall, with coffee, refreshments, and good conversation. This is a great way to make connections and find out more about our church!!
Our 2025 Convention is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 15 at Trinity in Michigan City.
Saturday, Diocesan Convention will begin with a Celebration of Holy Eucharist followed by the business meeting. St. Anne’s delegates for convention are Pam Hester, Pam Vosler, Julie Kuhn and the alternates being: Mike Petro, Brenda Rigdon and Crystal Morsches.
More details will be available shortly as the Diocese of Norther Indiana plans for our Diocesan Convention.