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 […]
Position Announcement – Development Officer
March 21, 2026
St. Anna’s Episcopal Church is a vibrant, community-oriented church where all are truly welcome. We are seeking a Development Officer to support our outreach ministries, our largest of which is Anna’s Place NOLA. Anna’s Place NOLA is a year-round youth education and mentorship program that has served 1000 young people since its founding in 2010. […]
Feb 2026 Community Outreach – Prison Ministry
March 5, 2026
By Peter H. On the first Tuesday of every month, I gas up the car, give myself lunch at the Hi-Hat, and pick up David Duplantier, the Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, and Hampton Carver, longtime member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Carrollton Avenue. We drive up I-10 past Baton Rouge. Shortly after we […]
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. […]
Victims of Violence Memorial
Following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans experienced numerous challenges, including poverty, crime, and violence at epidemic levels. Critical infrastructure for police, medical care, schools, and city services was either disrupted or destroyed. In 2007, New Orleans was ranked as the #1 city for murders in the United States. The Rev. Elaine Clements, a deacon in training, […]
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 […]
German Fest Benefits Anna’s Place NOLA
September 22, 2025
There was food, music, and games at our German Fest (our version of an early OktoberFest) on Sunday September 21, 2025, Noon until 3pm, at the Dodwell House. While admission was free, there were brats and hotdogs with sides of potato salad, baked macaroni, and baked beans, soft pretzels, and beer for sale. The band […]