We had our Annual Christmas Fair at the beginning of the month; this year's theme was "Christmas is in the Air". The fair offered Crafts, Gift Jars, and Homemade items made by our parishioners, such as Baked Goods, Chocolate Bon Bons, Lollipops, Peanut Brittle, Nut Creations, Various Spice Blends and Mixes for popcorn, cider, wine, and cheese. The Fair also had a Cafe with soups, chowder, and other hot items.

As in the past we offered an Affordable Children's Christmas Shoppe, a place where children are able to pick out items on their shopping list and get it wrapped!

Later in the day, St. Anne's held a made-from-scratch Ham and Bean Supper held in Bixby Hall; it was followed by Gift Party Book Raffle.

This year we had 2 services for Christmas; one in the early afternoon and one late in the evening. Turn outs for both - especially the 1 PM service - were greater than expected, as many came to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

To update our Pictorial directory, we had Olan Mills onsite for picture taking. Besides getting a church pictorial directory, all sittings received a free 8x10 photo.

We held our annual Pet Blessings in honor of St. Francis of Assisi at the beginning of the month.

It was hard to believe but our 3 years of (gratefully) having Gay as our Deacon came as she is moving on to her next church, St. Peter's, Beverly. We held a Pot Luck luncheon to honor her service.

Also, we saw our own parishioner - actually Postulant, Pete Jeffrey, move on to St. Anne's in Lowell as part of his diaconal training. We had a 'roast' for Pete on of all days, Halloween.

The month began with a Church picnic held at the church grounds; it help kick off the new program year. Face paining, summer pictures and sharing of our summers made it a great time!

Each year we hold Recognition Sunday as a time when we remember the children of St. Anne's and those who support them at our parish during the 10 AM service. During coffee hour, we have often have a special treat for children of all ages! An Ice Cream social!! Everyone loved it!

The Annual Strawberry Festival was held on a hot Saturday morning and went until early afternoon. We had food, over 25 crafters and a cookie walk with over 1000 cookies to choose.

We had great weather for the 2010 Annual St. Anne's Golf Tournament, with over 50 players participating. Best ball play, mulligans, and perhaps frustration (for some - OK, for all!) were at hand. Following the 9-holes, everyone sat down to a delicious cookout onsite at Swanson Meadows Golf Course in North Billerica.

Early Communion workshop for children and their families from 9 AM to 12 noon. Children making early communion and their families - including grandparents, aunt, uncles, cousins, etc. are invited to come and explore communion using the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program.

We held our first Blessing for Motorcycles service during the middle of the month. Several dozen riders showed up to participate. Everyone thought it went well. We look forward to doing it again next year.

Many parishioners traveled up to the Barbara C. Harris CCC to walk around enjoy the grounds and lake as well as eat in the dining room. Everyone was able to see where some of the parish's children go to summer.

The Men's Breakfast group hosted a Special Ladies Luncheon in Bixby Hall for all the women in the parish. Sandwiches, salad, quiches and the like - as well as desserts were served. Everyone received a rose as well. This was done in appreciation for all that the women do for the parish.

Ash Wednesday began with the Ecumenical Luncheon, which St. Anne's hosted. There was also a service in the evening with Holy Communion and imposition of ashes.

The Annual Meeting was held toward the end of the month. As usual, the parishioners made the potluck lunch wonderful. We thanked those whose time was up and welcomed those who were coming on to vestry.

Deacon Gay has been teaching a special art class for all children and youth from Kindergarten to high school.