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About Anne McAnelly

The Rev. Anne McAnelly has a passion for ministry and welcoming those into the community of faith. Worship is the heart of the ministry of St. Andrew, but we continually seek out new ways to be the hands and feet of Christ in our community. Worship is like the coming together of a family, a family that invites you to be a part of it. So don’t be surprised if Anne hugs you following worship, welcoming you into our family of faith. Anne began serving as Pastor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in July of 2011. She is a life-long Presbyterian and began serving the church as a young person ordained as an elder at the age of 17. She felt the call to ministry after graduating from UC Davis with a degree in Psychology and Economics. God’s call led her to Princeton Theological Seminary earning her Master of Divinity. With a passion for counseling she also pursued her Master of Social Work from Rutgers University. Following graduation she and her husband lived in Edinburgh, Scotland for a year. She began her ministry as Associate Pastor of Counseling and Pastoral Care of First Presbyterian Church in Kingsport, TN. Valuing family, Anne placed her children first, assisting in the church in Michigan while dedicating her time to her two young sons. Later she served for 3 years as Parrish Associate for Christian Education of the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson, NY. Most recently, she served for five years as Pastor of two churches on Long Island: Remsenburg Community Church and First Presbyterian Church of East Moriches, NY. Anne is a proud parent of two teenage sons, Cooper and Parker.

2024

“What She Has Done Will Be Remembered”

By |2024-03-26T09:51:43-07:00March 24th, 2024|

March 24, 2024
St. Andrew Church
Rev. Anne McAnelly
Palm Sunday

First Lesson:                                                  Mark 14:1-9

It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him; for they said, “Not during the festival, or […]

“Mary Magdalene is Coming into Her Own”

By |2024-03-19T11:57:55-07:00March 17th, 2024|

March 17, 2024
St. Andrew Church
Rev. Anne McAnelly
5th Sunday in Lent

First Lesson:                                               John 11:17-27

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their […]

“Captain Obvious”

By |2024-03-26T09:48:37-07:00March 10th, 2024|

March 10, 2024
St. Andrew Church
Rev. Anne McAnelly
4th Sunday in Lent

First Lesson:                                                  John 11:43-48, 53

43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, […]

“Mary and Martha”

By |2024-03-07T09:31:55-08:00March 3rd, 2024|

March 3, 2024
St. Andrew Church
Rev. Anne McAnelly
3rd Sunday in Lent

First Lesson:                                                    Luke 8:1-3

Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and […]

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