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Mass on Wednesday, February 3, will be at 7 a.m. in the church.

St. Ann's Small Groups, a new initiative in our parish, will be starting for the Lenten-Easter season. We have groups for all ages from children to adults! Please keep your eye on your Flocknotes as well as looking for the sign up sheets that are now available in the narthex. We invite you all to join this new opportunity for 2021. For more information, you can email Angela Asbill at [email protected]. Her phone number is in this week's (Jan. 31) bulletin.

All 9-12th graders are invited to join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. for a meal and to continue our series with session 2: Canceled: History, Science, and the Bible. We will dialogue about the relationship between science, history, and Scripture and inspire teens to understand the fullness of truth through their compatibility.

Everyone is invited to join our RCIA Candidates and Catechumens for a "teaching Mass" on Sunday, January 31, at 5 p.m. This will be the actual Mass for that Sunday, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, albeit in a teaching style. What you don't know about the Mass might be the one thing that's keeping you from being blessed by its grace and riches. This Mass will also be livestreamed on our website. Come and grow in your appreciation of the Mass!

All 6-8th graders are invited to join us on Wednesday (Feb. 3) at 6:30 p.m. for a meal and final lesson on the Holy Spirit. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

The canceled January 10th First Reconciliation Workshop has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 7 at 2 p.m.

All high school youth are invited to join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. for a meal and the first night of our series called Verified: A Series on the Objections to Scripture. The series addresses common objections to the relevancy of Scripture and leads teens to trust and rely on what Scripture teaches us about who we are and who God is.

All 6-8th graders are invited to join us Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for a meal and final lesson on the Holy Spirit. We look forward to seeing everyone then!

Our first planning meeting for this year's Czech Sausage Dinner will be on Monday, January 25, at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. Any parishioners who are interested in helping plan the event are welcome to join.

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.

The First Reconciliation Workshop scheduled for Sunday, January 10, at 2 p.m. has been postponed and will be rescheduled.

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 [email protected]. Note: There will be an upcoming day retreat on Saturday, January 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center (2100 North Spring Amarillo, TX 79107) 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.