There will only be one Confirmation Workshop on Sunday, January 24, at 2 p.m. It will be recorded for those who are unable to attend, and childcare will be available.
The annual Respect Life Mass and Walk is scheduled for Saturday, January 23, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Amarillo. After Mass, all are encouraged to participate in a walk from the Cathedral to Sanborn Park. For more information, please call James Schulte in the Family Life Office at (806) 414-1059.
We are excited to announce that St. Ann's will be forming small groups during the season of Lent this year. The purpose of our groups will be prayer, fellowship, learning more abut our Catholic faith, and becoming more active followers of Jesus. If you are interested in either hosting or facilitating a small group, please contact Angela Asbill at aasbill@stannsofcanyon.org. Note: There will be an upcoming day retreat to help train and equip all leaders of these groups.
St. Ann's is sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, January 5, from 2:30-7 p.m. in the parish hall. Please schedule an appointment to donate blood by calling 806-331-8833 or at yourbloodinstitute.org.
Students preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation (8th grade) this year are required to attend our upcoming Confirmation Workshop on Sunday, January 17, at 2 p.m. OR on Sunday, January 24 at 2 p.m. with their parents. Sponsors are not required to attend this workshop. Childcare will be offered at both workshops. If you have a students who needs one of the these sacraments, but have not received an email or phone call from Adrian Johnson, our Director of Religious Education, please contact the parish office at 806-655-3302.
Please make plans to join us on Wednesday, December 23, at 1 p.m. as we adorn the church for our celebration of Christmas. Please wear your mask and join us!
If you are 17 or older and have received the sacrament of First Communion, but were never confirmed, and are interested in being confirmed, please contact Adrian Johnson at the parish office at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org or at 806-655-3302.
Since we don't have holy water available in our usual containers, we invite you to bring water in your own container to be blessed on the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord on January 9 & 10. It is that weekend when the main season of Christmas draws to a close.
Please pick up offering envelopes after Mass next weekend from the parish hall. Find the envelope with your name on it and take it for use throughout the year ahead. If there is not an envelope box with your name on it, please contact Stefani in the parish office to receive a box.
Liturgical ministers, please stop by the glass table in the narthex and sign up if you are an Altar Server, Lector, Communion Minister, or Usher and will be in town for either Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and/or New Year's Eve/New Year's Day. We especially need ministers for Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Thanks!
The St. Therese Circle will coordinate our parish's annual Angel Tree project to provide children in need with Christmas gifts. Wrapped gifts should be brought to the church no later than Sunday, December 13. Please make sure all of your gifts are placed in two wrapped boxes with the angel attached. This ensures that all children will be able to ope two boxes when they receive their gifts. Thank you for your generosity in helping to provide a merry Christmas to children from our community!
All students in grades 6-8 are invited to join us this Wednesday for a meal. After supper, students will take part in putting together crafts for the homebound of our parish. See you there!
Due to the inclement weather, the following activities have been cancelled: RCIA, Safe Environment Make-Up Training for High School, Teaching Mass (will be rescheduled), and Youth Night. We will still have our normal Masses at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. If you do not feel you can safely make it, you can watch last night's recorded Mass at the following link: https://youtu.be/suOGEc1kOJ8
Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 26, in the church. Parishioners are encouraged to bring a food item (bread, bottle of wine, pie...) to be blessed that they will then share with their families.
We are currently forming our Christmas music program for a COVID-friendly Christmas! We are in need of voices and a trumpet. If you are interested in volunteering any musical talent you may have, please call Cindy Good at the parish office (655-3302).
Sts. Anne and Joachim Circle will once again be providing Thanksgiving food baskets to anyone in need. If you are in need of one or know of someone who is, please contact the parish office by Wednesday, November 4.