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A Spiritual Bouquet is being sent your way, to let you we we care. You are in our thoughts, you are in our hearts, and especially in our prayers. Your spiritual bouquet consists of:  12 Masses, 6 Rosaries, 1 Litany for Fathers, 1 Litany of St. Joseph, and 1 Litany of Trust. The Ladies of St. Ann's will pray these prayers throughout the year.

We thank everyone show came this past week to donate blood to the Coffee Memorial Blood Center. Thirty-nine people came, 30 were able to donate, and some were turned away in the end because the team ran out of blood bags. Thank you again for your generosity!

The Knights of Columbus Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be on Saturday, August 1, at the Palo Duro Creek Golf Course in Canyon. 8 a.m. is the shotgun start, and check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. The format is 4 Person Scramble (A, B, C, & D Player). The entry fee is $125 per player, and the deadline to sign up is August 1, or the first 22 teams to sign up (whichever comes first). The entry fee includes:  green fees, cart, prizes, 2 mulligans, 1 skirt shot, lunch, and $2 drinks. Prizes will be given for:  winners, closest-to pin, longest drive, and random drawings. For more information or for entry forms, please contact Larry Ramaekers (his number is in the bulletin).

Steubenville Live is an entirely virtual, live-streamed Steubenville Youth Conference. This will be like no other virtual event offered; we're all sick of just staring at a screen for hours on end, so luckily, this conference will include many interactive elements to allow us to participate from home actively. While nothing can fully replace an in-person Steubenville Conference, I'm so excited to have the opportunity to gather virtually as the Body of Christ. Although Steubenville Live is geared toward high schoolers, all are welcome! Steubenville Live will take place on Friday-Saturday, July 17-18, 2020. The cost for the conference is $40. Contact Joshua Dutchover at [email protected] or 655-3302.

St. Ann's is sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, June 16, 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. 

Congratulations to Mark Porter and Connor Sperry, the winners of the Book Scholarships provided by the Ladies of St. Ann's and the Knights of Columbus. St. Ann's wishes you and all of our graduates the very best!

On Saturday, 24 students from our parish celebrated their First Holy Communion. We congratulate them and invite all parishioners to pray that our First Communicants will continue to grow in love for Jesus as they receive Him in the Eucharist.

All 9-12 grade youth are invited each week this month to join the Lux Christi team for fun and spiritual growth! Come to as many gatherings as you can! Follow the Lux Christi team (@lux_christi) or St. Ann's Youth (@saycanyon) on Instagram for updates! You can also contact Joshua Dutchover at [email protected] or Adrian Johnson at [email protected] for more info. The weekly schedule is: Social Night on Mondays from 7-9 p.m., Discipleship Groups on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m., and Discipleship Groups on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m.

St. Ann's gives thanks to the catechists of our faith formation and Youth program this year! Their hard work and service are invaluable to the youth and future of our parish community! "Catechists are people who keep the memory of God alive; they keep it alive in themselves and they are able to revive it in others"--Pope Frances.

Our parish family congratulates the junior high and high school students who were confirmed by Bishop Zurek on Friday night! As the gifts of the Holy Spirit are fully unleashed in your lives, we look forward to seeing the ways in which God will help you continue to grow as missionary disciples of Christ!