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All youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for a chili & Fritos meal provided by the Circle of the Holy Spirit. After our meal, we will break up into our small groups for an activity followed by a discussion on the first episode of the "The Chosen" series. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Please help us next weekend (March 6 & 7) with your Mass attendance. Due to the use of the parish hall for our Czech Sausage Dinner, there will be NO overflow seating available for the Sunday morning Masses on March 7. We urge as many parishioners as possible to attend Mass on Saturday, March 6, at 5 p.m. Overflow seating will be available for that Mass. Thank you for making some adjustments to ease the pressure on Sunday morning crowd size next week.

All high school youth are invited to a Steubenville Conference trip this summer! The Conference will take place July 9-11 at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. Cost of the conference is $250, which includes lodging, transportation, and meals during the 3-day conference. There is a $50 deposit and registration form due no later than Monday, March 22. Scholarships are given to youth who have been active through various activities at St. Ann's throughout the year. Forms can be found online and on the youth bulletin board. Please contact Joshua Dutchover for more information.

The Balance Matters class will resume this week! The morning class will start Wednesday, February 24th at 10 a.m., and the afternoon class will start Thursday, February 25th at 1 p.m. After that, both classes will be on Thursdays at their regular times. All classes will be in Meeting Room C. Masks and social distancing are required. For more information, contact Laurie Featherstone. Her phone number is in the February bulletin.

Join us for our first Fish Fry of the Lenten season this Friday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m. There will be limited dine-in seating (socially distanced), carry-out, and a drive-thru option. The meal is $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 5-12. Children under 5 eat free!

Youth who are a part of the Confirmation program will meet at Snack Pak on March 1 & 2, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. to help pack food. Snack Pak is located at 11805 I-27, Amarillo, TX 79119. As a reminder, this is a mandatory project for all confirmandi. Please contact Adrian Johnson if your student is unable to attend.

We are down to crunch time to get properly ready for our annual Czech Sausage Dinner parish fundraiser. If you haven't already done so, please sign up to help in the narthex or call the parish office this week, and we'll get you signed up for a task. Everyone who calls themself a member of St. Ann's is urged to help in some way! thank you to all who have already been busy planning, cooking, advertising, and organizing.

Please join us for our last kolache bake sessions in the parish hall kitchen at 8:30 a.m. on February 23, 25, and 26.

The next First Reconciliation opportunity for students preparing to receive First Communion is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. If you have not signed up your child for a time slot, please contact Adrian Johnson at 655-3302 or ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

If you are the parent of a graduating high school senior and would like your graduate recognized in the West Texas Catholic newspaper, please submit your graduate's name with the high school they attend no later than Sunday, March 21. If you have any questions, please contact Joshua Dutchover at jdutchover@stannsofcanyon.org.

There will be no Youth Ministry on Sunday, February 14, and Wednesday, February 17. We look forward to seeing both junior high and high school youth at Mass on Ash Wednesday and the return of youth nights on Wednesday, February 24!

All youth in grades 6-8 are invited to join us Wednesday night for a meal provided by the Holy Family Circle, followed by a night of fun games and community building.

Beginning in Lent, both High School and Junior High Youth grops will join the parish in journeying through the Chosen video series. Both groups will return to meeting on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8 p.m. We pray that this time of fellowship and discussion will the youth journey not only together but also with their parents who may also be taking part in small groups for Lent. We look forward to journeying with our youth and adult parishioners this Lent!

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 at 8:30 a.m. on February 23 & 25.

St. Ann's will have extended confession times during Lent. Confessions on Wednesdays will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Confessions on Saturday will be from 3-4:30 p.m. Please check the bulletin and Flocknote for certain days when there will be no priest available.

Ash Wednesday is on February 17. We will celebrate Holy Eucharist and the Signing with Ashes at 6 p.m. in the church, as well as a Distribution of Ashes Service at 12:15 p.m. in the church. Please remember that Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting (one full meal and two small meals) and abstinence (no meat). The 7 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Signing with Ashes has been cancelled due to the dangerous weather conditions.

There will be no daily Mass on Thursday, February 11.

Due to the cancellation of school and other events tomorrow (February 16) because of weather and power consumption concerns, we will be canceling the Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner. We apologize for the lack of pancakes. Stay Warm!

Our annual Czech Sausage Dinner is less than a month away and we need many of our parishioners to assist with preparing, serving, and cleaning up after the meal. Several sign-up sheets will be available in the narthex after our Masses for the next few weekends. Please take a few moments to look at these and add your name to one or more of them. Thanks for your help!

Students preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation this year are required to attend 4 in-person classes in the Adult Education Classroom from 10:15-11:15 a.m. The next class is Sunday, February 21. Please contact Adrian Johnson if your student is unable to attend.