Ecumenical Service in Support of Immigrant Neighbors
August 6, 2026
In conjunction with the Louisiana Interchurch Conference, St. Anna’s hosted an ecumenical service of scripture, prayer, music, and meditations supporting our immigrant neighbors on Thursday July 16th at 6PM. School supplies were collected to be distributed by Voz de la Comunidad.
Pill Bottle Collection – by Diana M.
May 17, 2026
The Pill Bottle Ministry was started because I noticed how many pill bottles my family throws away and visited a church in Memphis that had this outreach. I found New Orleans Medical Mission Services which will reuse bottles in their outreach program, so I asked Mother Allison if we could start collecting pill bottles and […]
Inquirer’s Class
May 11, 2026
Inquirer’s Class will be held May 10th – June 28th at 9am in the Rector’s old office (meeting room #1) of the McGinnis House. This is an introduction to The Episcopal Church which serves as a prerequisite for the Confirmation of older teens and adults, and for those wishing to be Received into (join) The Episcopal […]
GiveNOLA Day May 5, 2026
April 28, 2026
GiveNOLA Day is a city-wide, one-day online giving event by the Greater New Orleans Foundation to garner support for local non-profits. In its 13th year, it has been a major fundraising platform for Anna’s Place NOLA. Thank you to all who have supported us in the past – please consider doing so again this year. […]
Palm Sunday 2026
April 6, 2026
Our Palm Sunday procession and Mass was great, as usual. And Charlie did a great job cooking 300 pounds of crawfish for attendees and the community. We even made the newspaper..check it out: Click Here.
April Mission of the Month – LGBTQ+ Outreach
April 4, 2026
GOD is So Good. I wanted to share some of my activities and ministry with the LGBTQ+ community. I will start on Dec 1 st , 2025, World AIDS Day. I was invited by the Crescent City Leather Men Organization to say the opening prayer at their annual Candlelight procession and Call to Remembrance World […]
Church Life – Stewardship Committee
December 5, 2025
Our Stewardship Committee works under the Vestry to discern the financial needs of the Church, develop messaging to the congregation and implement requests for funding. Our current focus is implementing the 5 Year Suitability Plan – Sustaining Together. We recently ended our Stewardship Drive for 2026 which exceeded our goals! Thank you to everyone who pledged. […]
Community Outreach – Grace at the Green Light
November 2, 2025
Grace at the Green Light (“Grace”) was founded 11 years ago to compassionately and strategically address the growing crisis of homelessness in New Orleans. Grace serves the most marginalized unhoused individuals in our community who are struggling with poverty, food insecurity, and inequitable access to healthcare and housing. We are the only organization that provides […]
Deacon Luigi Retires
October 4, 2025
Deacon Luigi started working at St. Anna’s as the driver for St. Anna’s Mobile Medical Mission the year after Hurricane Katrina. He transitioned to Parish Administrator a couple of years later, and was ordained Deacon in 2021. On Saturday October 4th, we celebrated Luigi’s faithful service to St. Anna’s and the Episcopal Church with a […]
Little Free Library Thanks to Kiwanis Club of Ponchartrain
The Kiwanis Club of Pontchartrain has four Little Free Libraries (LFL) in New Orleans, including the one at Dodwell House for the use of all patrons and the Anna’s Place program. The LFL offers both adult (fiction and nonfiction) and children’s books. LFL users are encouraged to Take One and Leave One or Read and […]