A Cup of Cold Water, Responding with Love
“And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”
On September 15, 2024, “A Cup of Cold Water” was commissioned as a new ministry with 8 parishioners, and as of today, we have 70 parishioner's involved in this pastoral care ministry. What a wonderful testament to the faithful at St. Anne’s who are responding to the needs in our parish community with a helping hand.
St. Anne’s appreciates the leadership of The Rev. Kathy Shahinian, Janice Jobson, and Patricia Jennings who oversee this ministry of caring and love.
A Cup of Cold Water includes the following ministries:
Listening Lift
Spiritual Lift
Nourishing Lift
Eucharistic Visitors
St. Anne’s Prayerful Knitting Ministry
The Period Project
A Ride that Lifts the Spirit
St. Anne’s is blessed to have 2 Spiritual Lift Leaders: Susan Choquette and Andrea Szechenyl. The “Spiritual Lift” team coordinates transportation to and from church or for parishioners special needs (such as a ride to and from a hospital or out-patient surgery).
Each month, our Spiritual Lift team makes about 16 round trips to church—helping parishioners get to worship and stay connected in faith. Our team members show the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing rides to St. Anne’s parishioners and living out the greatest commandment to love others.
One Spiritual Lift participant who received rides to church shared this moving testimonial,
“[This ministry] encourages others to reach out to the angels who offer transportation. I was truly blessed by using this wonderful ministry and am now part of Spiritual Lift.”
Receiving “A Cup of Cold Water” often inspires those who benefit to volunteer themselves. Therefore being part of “A Cup of Cold Water” is like being a bubbly fountain bringing joy to others in their time of need. How may you be part of our bubbly fountain of joy?
To receive or to volunteer for “A Cup of Cold Water” please contact The Rev. Kathy Shahinian at kshahinian@stannes-annapolis.org.