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Youth who are a part of the Confirmation program will meet at Snack Pak on Tuesday, February 11, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and help pack food for those in need in our community. We are also asking that everyone bring 5-10 16-ounce jars of peanut butter on Feb. 11. Snack Pak is located at 11805 I-27, Amarillo, TX  79119. As a reminder, this is a mandatory project for all confirmandi.

All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday evening for loaded baked potato casserole. After our meal, intermediate/junior high students will learn to understand how the scientific fact that our universe has a beginning brings us to the conclusion that there must be a God and that our faith helps us understand why God created this universe, while high school students will dive into the gift of faith and faithfulness of God. See you there!

Catholics who are 17 years or older, have received Baptism and First Communion, but were never confirmed, can receive Adult Confirmation after a period of preparation. Please contact Adrian Johnson at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org if you are interested and for more information

All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday evening for a loaded baked potato casserole. After our meal, intermediate/junior high students will learn to understand that science and faith can work together and are not opposed to one another, while high school students will dive into the question, "What is Faith?". See you there!

Come join us for a free chili meal and a sampling of our parishioners' best baked goods on Saturday, January 25, from 6-8 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The baking competition will be judged according to four categories: 1) Best cake/cupcake; 2) Best pie; 3) Best cookie/brownie; 4) Best breakfast roll/bread. Participant registration forms can be found in the narthex, the parish office, and online by clicking on the article title (The Great St. Ann's Bake Off!) above. The registration deadline is Wednesday, January 22.

St. Ann's is forming a team of various coupls who will accompany engaged couples as sponsor couples in the preparation process of being married in the Catholic Church. You don't have to have a perfect marriage (no one does!). Only an esteem for the sacrament of marriage and a heart for couples who can benefit from your experience are required. Training in a Catholic marriage preparation curriculum will be provided. St. Ann's is blessed with many young people. The need is here, and the Spirit is calling. Please email Fr. Scott before the end of January if you're willing to learn more:  frscott@stannsofcanyon.org.

The Bible Timeline Adult classes will begin this Sunday, January 12th, at 10:20 a.m. The Wednesday class also begins this week on Wednesday, January 15th, at 7 p.m. All parishioners are welcome, even if you haven't signed up!

Join us for our next Potluck Luncheon and Bingo for parishioners 60+ on Friday, January 17, at 1 p.m. in the parish hall! A great opportunity for food, fellowship, and lots of fun!

For the month of January, the intermediate & junior high youth will address questions about God and some of the biggest stumbling blocks in believing that God exists. The high school will dive into a series that will challenge teens to have expectant faith in God, who performs miracles as a way of revealing His power and goodness.

There are many benefits to your New Year's resolution to join St. Ann's Adult Choir! When you sing in church, you pray twice! When you stand up and sing, you can burn as much as 150 calories in an hour! When you join the choir, you automatically receiving extra prayers! We pray for everyone in our choir family. There are many more advantages to joining our choir. Please consider making that one hour a week commitment to choir. Our new practice time is Wednesday nights in 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Cindy Good (cgood@stannsofcanyon.org)

The Solemnity of the Epiphany (next Sunday, January 5) brings the commemoration of the gifts given to the newborn Christ Child by the magi. We will have a variety of knick-knacks available for your taking. Items from our extra parish office stock will be placed in our church narthex while various things from Fr. Busch's estate will be located at the parish hall during Sunday morning doughnuts. A basket will be placed in both places if you'd like to make a donation for items you take. Taking something for yourself or for someone else.

Beginning next week (January 4), the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be available every first Saturday of the month after the 5 p.m. Mass. The sacrament is available to all those who meet the expectations of receiving the other sacraments and struggle with an acute or chronic bodily or mental illness.

Offering one's gifts as a liturgical minister is a singularly excellent way to give of oneself to the parish family. If you currently are or want to become an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Usher, and/or Altar Server, you must attend one of the corresponding update/training sessions. All sessions will be held in the church. Ushers:  Sunday, Jan. 19, 10:10-11:10 a.m. or  Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:  Sunday, Feb. 2, 10:10-11:10 a.m. or Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7-8 p.m. Altar Servers:  Saturday, Feb. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. or Sunday, Feb. 9, 4-5 p.m. Please remember that liturgical ministers must be registered members of St. Ann's, active and participating Catholics, and living according to the moral teachings of the Church, including the marriage and intimacy teachings of the Church.

A baptism preparation class will be held on Tuesday, January 14, at 7 p.m. in Meeting Room C. This session is for those who are planning to have a son or daughter baptized in the next few months and for those who will serve as a godparent. You must be a registered parishioner for at least three months or have a letter of active participation and good standing from your pastor in order to participate in this class. Please call the parish office at 655-3302 to register for the class.

All youth in grades 8-12 are invited to join us to attend the upcoming Mid-America Steubenville Conference in Springfield, MO, on July 16-19! Registration and deposit forms are due by Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Contact Joshua Dutchover in the Youth Office (655-3302) for more information or questions.

There will be no faith formation classes (pre-K through adult) or RCIA classes on the following Sundays:  December 22, December 29, and January 5. Classes resume on Sunday, January 12.

Please top 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/Day and/or New Year's Eve/Day. We especially need ministers for Christmas Day and New Year's Day, so if you are available for those liturgies, please be sure to indicate that. Thanks!

Please make plans to join us at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 22, as we adorn the church for our celebration of Christmas. Snacks will be served and there will be plenty of work for parishioners of all ages!

All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday evening for a meal! After supper, intermediate/junior high students and high school students will take part in rejoicing and learning about Gaudete Sunday! Make sure you wear an ugly Christmas sweater!

Our parish family will welcome Bishop Zurek next Sunday (December 15) at the 9 a.m. Mass wherein he will preside at the Order of Installation of a Pastor. This brief ritual serves to remind both the pastor and the people of our call to journey together in collaboration as members of the household of God. Fr. Scott would appreciate everyone's best efforts to be present at this Mass so as to benefit from our prayers and presence together as we continue the beautiful story of grace being written by God in us as the faith community of St. Ann's.