***Due to the Covid-19 crisis, there are currently no public meetings in the parish, for worship or for any other reason. The schedule posted below reflects how things normally work during the year.***
Weekly Schedule
See Correspondent pages and Bulletin for changes/cancellations.
Sundays
7:30 PM | AA Meeting
Mondays
10:00 AM - 12:00 | Noon Food Pantry in Littlejohn
8:00 PM | AA Meeting
6:30 PM | Vestry Meeting
Tuesdays
8:00 AM | Men’s Group
6:00 PM | Children’s Choir Rehearsal
7:15 PM | Adult Choir Rehearsal
Wednesdays
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
7:00 PM | Youth Group
Thursdays
10:00 AM | AA Meeting
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon | Food Pantry in Littlejohn
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
2:00 PM | Christian Yoga
8:00 PM | AA Meeting
Friday
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
Saturday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
Weekly Schedule
See Correspondent pages and Bulletin for changes/cancellations.
Sundays
7:30 PM | AA Meeting
Mondays
10:00 AM - 12:00 | Noon Food Pantry in Littlejohn
8:00 PM | AA Meeting
6:30 PM | Vestry Meeting
Tuesdays
8:00 AM | Men’s Group
6:00 PM | Children’s Choir Rehearsal
7:15 PM | Adult Choir Rehearsal
Wednesdays
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
7:00 PM | Youth Group
Thursdays
10:00 AM | AA Meeting
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon | Food Pantry in Littlejohn
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
2:00 PM | Christian Yoga
8:00 PM | AA Meeting
Friday
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
Saturday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Thrift Shop
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Eucharistic Services - No Public Services in the Church
Our Eucharistic Services will be available here, the St. Ann's webpage, for the time being, by 5:00pm Saturdays. Further details will be posted on this webpage.
St. Ann's Sunday Coffee Hour 11 AM, Sundays
We will meet weekly for Coffee Hour via Zoom. The details are posted below. Please join us for fellowship and conversation!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83992801221
Meeting ID: 839 9280 1221
The Contact Tracing Form can be downloaded.
Please download Acrobat Reader if you are having trouble with opening the file.
Eucharistic Services - No Public Services in the Church
Our Eucharistic Services will be available here, the St. Ann's webpage, for the time being, by 5:00pm Saturdays. Further details will be posted on this webpage.
St. Ann's Sunday Coffee Hour 11 AM, Sundays
We will meet weekly for Coffee Hour via Zoom. The details are posted below. Please join us for fellowship and conversation!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83992801221
Meeting ID: 839 9280 1221
Join Father Brian for Morning Prayer on Facebook! The Service Schedule is as follows:
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am
As of Monday, May 10th, Morning Prayer will be hosted by the Chapel of the Holy Family's Facebook page, and held in the Chapel of the Holy Family. We realized that people were having difficulty viewing Father Brian's Facebook page, and so moved it to a page that can be viewed even by those who do not have a Facebook account (though you will have to dismiss any Facebook ads that try to encourage you to sign up). You can join us here:
Daily Morning Prayer <-------Click Here
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am
As of Monday, May 10th, Morning Prayer will be hosted by the Chapel of the Holy Family's Facebook page, and held in the Chapel of the Holy Family. We realized that people were having difficulty viewing Father Brian's Facebook page, and so moved it to a page that can be viewed even by those who do not have a Facebook account (though you will have to dismiss any Facebook ads that try to encourage you to sign up). You can join us here:
Daily Morning Prayer <-------Click Here
✔ Correspondent / New Release ✔ The April Correspondent Release
The Reverend Brian C. Barry | Assistant to the Rector
I was born and raised on Long Island, and spent most of my life in and around Bellmore. I graduated from Adelphi University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. I've worked many odd jobs in my life, not limited to book stores, banking, mortgages, North Fork vineyards, construction, and voice-over work for television and radio. I married the love of my life, Holly, in June of 2016. We love camping, hiking, traveling reading, and all things sci-fi and fantasy. Holly loves to bake. I love baked goods. We are match made in heaven.
While discerning answering the call to ordained ministry, I spent a year (2012-2013) working with the Episcopal Mission on Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota. During my time there, I served alongside my Lakota brothers and sisters, bringing food to the elderly, tutoring and assistant-teaching at the local school, and building an outhouse for a church with no running water. I also assisted in the Taize Pilgrimage of Trust to Red Shirt Table on the Pine Ridge Reservation, where I helped coordinate internal security following safe-church procedures. My favorite job, however, was helping out at Thunderhead Episcopal Camp in the Black Hills, where I got to hang out with the kids and throw water balloons at camp counselors.
In 2013, I enrolled at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, the Episcopal seminary at Yale Divinity School. I graduated in May 2016, with a Masters in Divinity and a Diploma in Anglican Studies, where I focused on Early Christian Spirituality. I served as an intern at St. John's, New Haven, and learned new approaches to Outreach and Evangelism. My passions are Outreach and Education, and so it was with joy in my heart that I answered the call to serve at St. Ann's in Sayville. I have enjoyed getting to know everyone, particularly our youth, in my time here since July 2016. I look forward to the years ahead, as we travel our earthly pilgrimage together, seeking and serving Christ wherever we encounter him.
I was born and raised on Long Island, and spent most of my life in and around Bellmore. I graduated from Adelphi University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. I've worked many odd jobs in my life, not limited to book stores, banking, mortgages, North Fork vineyards, construction, and voice-over work for television and radio. I married the love of my life, Holly, in June of 2016. We love camping, hiking, traveling reading, and all things sci-fi and fantasy. Holly loves to bake. I love baked goods. We are match made in heaven.
While discerning answering the call to ordained ministry, I spent a year (2012-2013) working with the Episcopal Mission on Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota. During my time there, I served alongside my Lakota brothers and sisters, bringing food to the elderly, tutoring and assistant-teaching at the local school, and building an outhouse for a church with no running water. I also assisted in the Taize Pilgrimage of Trust to Red Shirt Table on the Pine Ridge Reservation, where I helped coordinate internal security following safe-church procedures. My favorite job, however, was helping out at Thunderhead Episcopal Camp in the Black Hills, where I got to hang out with the kids and throw water balloons at camp counselors.
In 2013, I enrolled at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, the Episcopal seminary at Yale Divinity School. I graduated in May 2016, with a Masters in Divinity and a Diploma in Anglican Studies, where I focused on Early Christian Spirituality. I served as an intern at St. John's, New Haven, and learned new approaches to Outreach and Evangelism. My passions are Outreach and Education, and so it was with joy in my heart that I answered the call to serve at St. Ann's in Sayville. I have enjoyed getting to know everyone, particularly our youth, in my time here since July 2016. I look forward to the years ahead, as we travel our earthly pilgrimage together, seeking and serving Christ wherever we encounter him.
St. Ann's is a vibrant, inclusive community growing together and supporting each other in seeking the will of God in our lives. We are eager to welcome all people on this journey!
All persons who have been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are welcome, and encouraged to share with us in the Holy Eucharist.
All persons who have been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are welcome, and encouraged to share with us in the Holy Eucharist.
In the summer of 1866, a wooden building of Gothic design was erected on the site of our present stone church. This building, named the Saint Barnabas Chapel, held its first service on November 7, 1866.
The founder of the chapel was the Reverend Charles Douglas, Rector of St. John's Islip, now known as St. John's Oakdale. As this was the only Episcopal church on the immediate south shore, people traveled some distance to attend church. The Reverend encouraged people to establish churches within their own communities, and as a result, St. Paul's, Patchogue, St. Mark's, Islip, and St. Barnabas came into being.
Our original chapel was launched by John R. Suydam, a lay person, who spent five hundred dollars for the original property. The approximate 12 acres were purchased from James and Deborah Edwards.
St. Barnabas Chapel remained a mission of St. John's between 1866 and 1874. In 1873, the Right Reverend Abram N. Littlejohn, first Bishop of Long Island, named the Reverend John H. Prescott as missionary in charge of both St. Barnabas and St. Paul's. The Reverend lost little time converting St. Barnabas into a parish. On April 30, 1874, a certificate of incorporation was issued for the new church under the name of St. Ann's, named after Mr. Suydam's wife.
In 1875, nearly half of the acreage was organized into the St. Ann's Cemetery. By 1879, the Rectory was built, financed by a parishioner, Israel Corse. In 1887, Mr. Suydam and his sister, Mrs. Cutting, decided to erect a stone church. The old church was moved from its site to a few yards east, to make room. On October 14, 1888, St. Ann's was consecrated by Bishop Littlejohn. In 1923, Bishop Burgess laid the cornerstone for the new home for orphaned children being built on the property south of the church. By 1925, he again laid stone for the boy's cottage, a second building to be built. The western gateway of the cemetery was dedicated in 1930. The parish hall was lost to a fire in 1959, and rebuilt.
St. Ann's was described in 1888 as "a gem of church architecture and the most beautiful Episcopal edifice on Long Island outside of Brooklyn." The interior is perhaps even more beautiful than the exterior. The first thing that attracts one's attention are the seven stained glass windows in the apse. These were designed by J. A. Holzer, chief designer for Tiffany's. They were installed between 1888 and 1892. The Rose window, also a Tiffany, is about 5 feet wide and 4" thick in the center.
The founder of the chapel was the Reverend Charles Douglas, Rector of St. John's Islip, now known as St. John's Oakdale. As this was the only Episcopal church on the immediate south shore, people traveled some distance to attend church. The Reverend encouraged people to establish churches within their own communities, and as a result, St. Paul's, Patchogue, St. Mark's, Islip, and St. Barnabas came into being.
Our original chapel was launched by John R. Suydam, a lay person, who spent five hundred dollars for the original property. The approximate 12 acres were purchased from James and Deborah Edwards.
St. Barnabas Chapel remained a mission of St. John's between 1866 and 1874. In 1873, the Right Reverend Abram N. Littlejohn, first Bishop of Long Island, named the Reverend John H. Prescott as missionary in charge of both St. Barnabas and St. Paul's. The Reverend lost little time converting St. Barnabas into a parish. On April 30, 1874, a certificate of incorporation was issued for the new church under the name of St. Ann's, named after Mr. Suydam's wife.
In 1875, nearly half of the acreage was organized into the St. Ann's Cemetery. By 1879, the Rectory was built, financed by a parishioner, Israel Corse. In 1887, Mr. Suydam and his sister, Mrs. Cutting, decided to erect a stone church. The old church was moved from its site to a few yards east, to make room. On October 14, 1888, St. Ann's was consecrated by Bishop Littlejohn. In 1923, Bishop Burgess laid the cornerstone for the new home for orphaned children being built on the property south of the church. By 1925, he again laid stone for the boy's cottage, a second building to be built. The western gateway of the cemetery was dedicated in 1930. The parish hall was lost to a fire in 1959, and rebuilt.
St. Ann's was described in 1888 as "a gem of church architecture and the most beautiful Episcopal edifice on Long Island outside of Brooklyn." The interior is perhaps even more beautiful than the exterior. The first thing that attracts one's attention are the seven stained glass windows in the apse. These were designed by J. A. Holzer, chief designer for Tiffany's. They were installed between 1888 and 1892. The Rose window, also a Tiffany, is about 5 feet wide and 4" thick in the center.