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All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday evening as we continue our "welcome back" theme. We will gather at 6 p.m. in the church for Mass, followed by a hamburger cookout provided by our parish's Knights of Columbus council. After supper, we will divide into three groups (intermediate, junior high, and high school) for some welcoming and community-building activities. See you there!

If you would like someone to be included on our September prayer list, please call the parish office at 655-3302, ext. 0 by no later than 10 a.m. on Monday (August 27).

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Join the Children's Choir! Practice begins on Wednesday, September 12 from 5-5:45 p.m. Children in grades 1-5 are welcome to join the Children's Choir. For more information, please contact our Director of Music Ministry, Mykel Byersmith.

All catechists for grades pre-school through high school will meet this Sunday afternoon (August 26) at 1 p.m. in meeting room C. Thank you for your service to our parish community!

This Wednesday (August 15) is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holyday of obligation for all Catholics. Masses will be celebrated at 12:15 p.m. and 6 p.m.

At the 12:15 and 6 p.m. Masses this Wednesday,, all students and teachers will be invited to come forward for a special blessing. Students may bring their backpacks with then to receive a blessing as well.

The St. Ann's Finance Council will meet this Thursday (August 16) at 7 p.m. in meeting room C.

The St. Ann's Parish Council will meet next Tuesday (August 21) at 7 p.m. in meeting room C. If you ar eunable to attend this meeting, please call the parish office ASAP.

If you would like someone to be included on our monthly prayer list, please call the parish office. We are beginning a new list for September.

All faith formation classes (pre-K through adult) will begin on Sunday, September 9. Classes for pre-K through high school students meet from 9:55 to 11 a.m. The adult class meets from 10:10 to 10:50 a.m. Please make every effort to be on time for all classes. If you have not registered your children for classes, please contact Adrian Johnson, our parish's Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry, prior to the first day of classes! There will be a special blessing for all catechists at all Masses on the weekend of September 8-9.

Join us this Wednesday for our fall youth ministry kickoff event. We'll begin with Mass at 6 p.m. in the church, followed by a meal catered by StiX in the parish hall. After supper, we'll divide into intermediate, junior high, and high school teams to compete for some great gift card prizes (with winners at each of the three grade levels!) in a photo scavenger hunt around the grounds of our church. All students in grades 5-12 are invited to attend! See you there!

Registration for faith formation classes (pre-K through adult) for the 2018-19 school year will be held after all Masses this weekend. Please register your child/children ASAP. All faith formation classes, including the adult class, begin on Sunday, September 9.

We are seeking additional singers for our choir! We are especially in need of male voices. Our hope is for the St. Ann's Choir to be second to none in our diocese, but in order to realize that goal, we need many more parishioners to join us as we "make a joyful noise unto the Lord!" (Psalm 98:4 and Psalm 100:1). Choir practice is held in the church each Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. This year, we want to include more choral anthems in our Sunday liturgies, offer a couple of seasonal Choral Evensong liturgies, and plan for a Festival of Lessons and Carols during Advent. But we can only do that with your help and participation! There's room for everybody in our parish choir, so please give it a try. And remember, our choir is not just for Christmas and Holy Week anymore! We are a year-round ministry!

Did you know that our parish hosts a pre-K program for children ages 3 & 4? Classes are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with half-day and full-day enrollment options. We are excited to welcome Angela Gladman as the assistant director of this program. Angela has a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, and has taught pre-school, kindergarten, and 1st grade. Angela, her husband Jordan, and their two children are St. Ann's parishioners! A few spots are still available for this fall. Call Karen Wyatt at (806) 336-5333 for more information or to set up an enrollment interview.