Anyone who currently works with or plans to work with children and is not certified must attend our next Safe Environment Training on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 9 a.m. in the Adult Education Room. The certification lasts 5 years. To attend the training session, you must contact Adrian Johnson in the parish office (806-655-6602) or at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

First Reconciliation for students preparing for First Communion is scheduled for Saturday, December 3, at 2 p.m. and Saturday, December 10, at 2 p.m. Make sure you've signed up your child for a time slot. Please contact Adrian Johnson at the parish office (806-655-3302) or at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

All students preparing for Confirmation AND their parents must attend the second of four Confirmation workshops on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. Contact Adrian Johnson if you have any questions or concerns.

St. Nicholas will be visiting our Faith Formation classes when we return from the Thanksgiving Break on Sunday, December 4! He will go around to all the classrooms, say hello, and put candy in the students' shoes. So, be sure to have your students wear easily removable shoes that day. Happy Feast of St. Nicholas (Tuesday, December 6!)

The West Texas Catholic will be changing to a digital version of the newspaper in January. Newspapers will not be mailed out in January, but a limited number will be available at the parish. If there is a shut-in who needs the paper, please contact the Development Office at the diocese at 806-383-2243.

Our Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 24. Parishioners are encouraged to bring a food item (bread, bottle of wine, or pie, ...) to be blessed that they will then share with their families.

Our Children's Christmas Mass the year will be at 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 24th. Christmas Vigil Mass will be at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 24th and our Christmas Day celebration is at 10 a.m. We invite all youth and adults from the parish to join their voices for this celebration! There will be several opportunities for practice. Please check the calendar for more information. We look forward to preparing to celebrate the coming of Jesus this Christmas with everyone! If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call Cindy Good at the parish office (806-655-3302).

Join us for an evening with Jeff and Denise Gulde to learn about Catholic Charities on Wednesday, November 30. Refreshments and hors'doeuvres will be served at 6:30, with the presentation starting at 7 p.m. Jeff is the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle. He is also currently serving on the Diocesan Director's Convening Committee for Catholic Charities USA.

Come join our small group finale meal on Sunday, November 13, from 6-8:30 p.m. in the parish hall for all who are involved in a small group! If you have any questions, please contact Angela Asbill at aasbill@stannsofcanyon.org. We hope to see you there!

Lector training will be held on Tuesday, November 8, at 7 p.m. This is a required informational overview for anyone interested in becoming a lector. This will be followed up by individual or small group practice sessions which will be scheduled at a later date.

The next Baptism preparation session is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. You must preregister for this class to ensure your spot! This session is for those who are planning to have a son or daughter baptized in the next few months and those who have been invited to serve as a godparent. To register, please contact Adrian Johnson at 806-655-3302 or ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

On Thursday, November 10, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the parish hall, BSA Chaplain Davlin Duesterhaus will be at St. Ann's to share some pointers on dealing with grief during the holiday season. Finger foods and fellowship will be a part of this evening. All are welcome!

Candles and Reading of Names will take place at before each weekend Mass on November 5 & 6. We will read the names of those whose funerals have taken place at St. Ann's since last November 1 and light a candle in memory of each person. Table of Remembrance. Next weekend, November 5 & 6, lease bring pictures of loved one who have died to place on the Table of Remembrance near the baptismal font in the front. Please put your name on the back of the picture so it doesn't get lost. These can be taken home the weekend of November 19 & 20. Visit and Blessing of Cemeteries will be on Sunday, November 6, at 2 p.m. Our parish deacons will be present at both Dreamland Cemetery (in front of the little wooden chapel) and Memory Gardens (In front of the Holy Family statue on the west side) to pray the prayers for visiting the graves of loved ones from the Church's Book of Blessings. Holy Water will also be blessed at the cemeteries for visits to the graves of loved ones.

All students preparing for Confirmation AND their parents must attend the first of four Confirmation workshops on Sunday, November 13, from 3-4:30 p.m.

All students preparing for Confirmation this year must attend the youth retreat on January 27-29 at Ceta Canyon. This will serve as the Confirmation Retreat this year at St. Ann's. This will be a two night retreat and registration is now open at https://www.stannsofcanyon.org/youth.

All Masses in November will be offered collectively for those you wish to remember. Envelopes will be available on the glass table in the narthex and in the parish office if you didn't receive one attached to a bulletin. Please place the envelopes in the offering basket or bring them to the parish office before the beginning of November. While it is customary to include a donation for the priests who offer these Masses, all envelopes will be included whether a donation has been included or not. The envelopes will be placed in a special basket in a place of honor in our church sanctuary for the entire month of November. May God grant eternal life to those who have died and comfort those of us who remain.

The Fallback Festival is looking for some high-ticket items, including airline tickets, football tickets, vacation getaways, etc. If you would like to donate something like this, please contact Becky Lopez or Cruz Hernandez. (Their contact information is in the October 9 bulletin.)

Check out our sign-up table in the narthex to volunteer to help with this year's Fallback Festival! We are looking for volunteers in various roles to make this fundraiser for the capital campaign a success!

If you RSPV'd, join us this Tuesday for an evening of fun, food and fellowship at the Back Nine Ranch (BYOB)! Free nursery and childcare will be provided in the parish nursery from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Anyone who works with or plans to work with children or youth and is not certified must attend a Safe Environment Training session. The certification is good for five years. To register or for more information, please contact Adrian Johnson in the parish office at (806) 655-3302 or at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.