Many thanks to everyone who helped to make this year's Czech Sausage Dinner a big success! Special thanks to Sarah Dawes for her tirelss leadership as chair of the event and to all of the committee charis for the time and energy you devoted to your areas of responsibility! Thanks, too, to everyone who volunteered before, during, or after the dinner. While as of this writing all numbers are still being finalized, it appears that we served almost 1,300 meals and will have yielded a profit of about $13,000.

Our parish extends a warm welcome to all who are joining us for our Czech Sausage Dinner this weekend! Thank you for your presence with us. We hope you enjoy the great food!

Next Sunday we will be welcoming hundreds of visitors to our parish for our annual Czech Sausage Dinner. If you haven't already signed up for a volunteer job, please do so after Mass this weekend. Also, please consider donating some baked goods for the Country Store. As a reminder, if  you are working at the dinner or attending the 11:15 Mass next Sunday, please park in the back parking lot closest to the open field.

Anyone interested in serving on a committee for this year's Czech Sausage Dinner is invited to attend a meeting on Thursday, January 18 at 7 p.m. We are still looking for a co-chair for this year's dinner, so please consider volunteering for that position.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make our Czech Sausage Dinner such a great success! We served more than 1,300 meals! Special thanks to Sarah and Nathan Dawes for chairing this year's event -- and to Anita Fischbacher and Mary Bowling for their sage wisdom and advice -- as well as to all the committee chairs! Thanks to Ron Kershen for driving down to West to pick up the sausage and kolaches. And thanks to all of the volunteers who helped clean the kitchen and hall before the event, set up for the dinner, cook, serve, take and count money, clean up after the meal, and do all of the other jobs associated with this event! The young people of our parish were especially evident as helpers during the meal and that is much appreciated! A dinner like this requires a true community spirit in which everyone pitches in, and that is definitely what we experienced last weekend!

Any parishioners who wish to purchase kolaches at the Country Store during our Czech Sausage Festival are asked to call or text Donna Almond (her number is in the bulletin) with your order *before* Thursday, March 2. All orders will be bagged and kept at the Country Store for pick-up between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 5. Thank you for your help in this effort!

Please pick up raffle tickets to sell or purchase. You may obtain tickets through the parish office, or by contacting raffle chairs, Bruce and Sherri Hartman. Tickets are $5 each, or 5 tickets for $20. Ticket stubs and money should be returned to the parish office or to Bruce or Sherri Hartman, or placed in the collection basket in an envelope that is clearly marked "Sausage Dinner Raffle."

Our first planning meeting for this year's Czech Sausage Festival will be on Thursday, January 12 at 7 p.m. in Meeting Room C. All committee chairs are asked to attend, as well as any other parishioners who are interested in helping to plan the event.

St. Ann’s Catholic Church invites you to our 25th Annual Czech Sausage Dinner on Sunday March, 6th, 2016 from 11 a.m.– 2 p.m. in the Parish Family Center. On the menu is Czech sausage, sauerkraut, bread, parsley potatoes, cole slaw, cobbler & all the trimmings! Drive thru and take out are also available.

Mark your calendars with these important dates, and help make the 25th Annual Czech Sausage Dinner the best ever! March 5 (Saturday) at 9 a.m.--Make cobblers and coleslaw/clean.

We are now accepting donations (including cash) for raffle prizes for our Czech Sausage Dinner. Please contact Bruce or Sherri Hartman, this year's raffle chairs.