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Are you interested in learning how to make authentic Czech kolaches for this year’s Czech dinner? If so, join us for one of our kolache bake sessions in the parish hall kitchen! We will be baking from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 19.

Students preparing for their First Communion this year are required to attend a First Communion Workshop with their parents on February 13 from 2:30-4 p.m. Fr. Scott will have a short talk on the Eucharist and then the students will go with their catechists while parents receive packets and instructions to prepare their students for First Communion. Please email the date you plan to attend to Adrian Johnson ([email protected]) if you have not already done so. Thank you!

Our Campaign Commitment Sunday will be next weekend, February 5 & 6. Please pray the following prayer composed by a member of our Building Committee for our Light on a Hill Campaign as you pray about the commitment you will make: Humble builder St. Joseph, who dared to believe that the impossible was possible, come with your intercessory power to our Light on a Hill vision for the future. The example you set for us in caring for Mary and Jesus illumines our responsibility to care for your Church on earth. We pray that what we plan and implement is good and pleasing to the Father and in accord with God's will. We pray through Jesus Christ the Lord, whose grace has made His people the light of the world and a city set on a hill not to be hidden. Amen.

Please circle Sunday, February 20, for a parish potluck supper at 5:30 p.m. in the parish hall. We haven't been able to do this for way too long and it's time to push through the February blahs amid the warmth of our fellow parishioners. We will celebrate in a special way our Light on a Hill Capital Campaign as well as the synodal process being enacted in the Church on the local, diocesan, regional, national and international levels. (We will soon announce how you can participate in the some listening and feedback sessions.) Last names starting with: A-I, bring a side; J-R, bring a dessert; S-Z, bring an entree.

Calling all Czech Sausage Dinner aficionados! Our first planning meeting for this year's Czech Sausage Dinner will be on Thursday, January 20, at 6 p.m. in the parish hall. Any parishioners who are interested in helping to plan the event are welcome to join.

St. Joseph, defender of life, pray for us! is the theme of the annual Respect Life Mass and Walk on Saturday, January 22. Activities begin with a Diocesan Respect Life Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1200 South Washington, celebrated by priests of the Diocese of Amarillo. Following Mass, the Walk for Life will begin with prayer and a procession to 15th and Taylor, where the Rosary for Life, Marriage and Family will be prayed at Sanborn Park

The next Reborn session is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25, at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. 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 for this session, please contact Adrian Johnson at (806) 655-3302 or [email protected].

Last semester's "Who am I to Judge?" class ended on December 5th, and it will be replaced this semester by a new class on prayer called "Deepening Your Prayer Life." It will be taught by Angela Asbill and will take place in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel from 10:15-11:15 a.m. every Sunday except for the last Sundays of the month, which will still be a Pastor's Class. Prepare for your Lenten fasting and praying by attending "Deepening Your Prayer Life!" Topics for the class will include spontaneous prayer, Lectio Divina, prayer and fasting, the Mass and adoration, the Daily Office, praying with the Psalms, and much more! The class will begin on Sunday, January 9 and there is no need to re-register for this class.

To schedule your photography appointment online, simply go to https://ucdir.com, click on Photography Appointment Scheduling Login on the right side of the page, enter tx148 in the Church Code filed, and then enter photos in Church Password field. Follow the prompts to schedule your family's appointment time. If you have 6 or more in your family, please use 2 consecutive time slots. The online scheduling option is available Monday through Friday. Appointments fill up quickly, so schedule as soon as possible to secure your preferred date and time. Beginning in January, we will also offer in person scheduling after every weekend Mass. (Online scheduling is unavailable on the weekends to prevent double-booking of time slots.) There are fewer than 60 spots available (as of Friday, Jan. 14).

St. Ann's Speaker Series continues on Wednesday, January 19, at 6:45 p.m. in the church, with refreshments served in the parish hall by the offices at 6:30 p.m. Fr. Scott and members of the Building Committee will give a presentation on the parish building plans and the upcoming capital campaign.