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All students in grades 6-8 are invited to join us this Wednesday for a meal. After supper, students will take part in putting together crafts for the homebound of our parish. See you there!

All high school youth who missed the initial Safe Environment Training will need to attend our make-up session on Sunday, December 13, at 10:20 a.m. in the youth room.

As we focus particularly on our RCIA catechumens and candidates, everyone in fact is invited to join us for a “teaching Mass” on Sunday, December 13, at 5 p.m. in the church. This will be the actual Mass for that Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent, albeit it 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. There will even be time for questions. A nursery will be available if you call and let us know you need childcare by Thursday, December 10. This too will be a livestreamed and archived event. Come and grow in your appreciation of the Mass!

Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 26, in the church. Parishioners are encouraged to bring a food item (bread, bottle of wine, pie...) to be blessed that they will then share with their families.

There will be no high school youth classes this Sunday, November 29.

We are currently forming our Christmas music program for a COVID-friendly Christmas! We are in need of voices and a trumpet. If you are interested in volunteering any musical talent you may have, please call Cindy Good at the parish office (655-3302).

Sts. Anne and Joachim Circle will once again be providing Thanksgiving food baskets to anyone in need. If you are in need of one or know of someone who is, please contact the parish office by Wednesday, November 4.

This year, the Solemnity of All Saints falls on a Sunday. Besides taking care of two holy days in one, we have the opportunity to celebrate some cultural and Catholic customs next weekend and throughout the month of November. Please click on the article title "Remembering Saints and Souls in November" for a complete list.

Anyone who currently works with or plans to work with children or youth and is not certified must go through the Safe Environment Training offered Saturday, November 14,, from 9 a.m. to noon in the parish hall. The certification lasts 5 years. To attend the training please contact Adrian Johnson in the parish office (655-3302) or at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

Parents doing at-home catechesis with their children should have received Safe Environment training materials via Flocknote and have until this Friday, November 6, to implement the training and return the "Training Received" form to Adrian Johnson, DRE, either in person or via email at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org. Please contact the DRE with any questions or if you did not receive materials.

There will be no daily Masses on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 and 21.

Anyone who currently works with or plans to work with children or youth and is not certified must go through the Safe Environment Training offered Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon in the parish hall. The certification lasts 5 years. To attend the training please contact Adrian Johnson in the parish office (655-3302) or at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

The St. Therese Circle will coordinate our parish's annual Angel Tree project to provide children in need with Christmas gifts. Angels will be available after Masses on November 21 & 22 and November 28 & 29. Wrapped gifts should be brought to the church no later than Sunday, December 15. If you know of a family in our parish who would benefit from being included on our list of children in need of gifts, please stop by the parish office and complete the information form on their behalf or encourage them to do so by Monday, November 18.

Join us for our next Luncheon and Biongo for parishioners ages 60+ on Friday, October 16, at 1 p.m. Please call the parish office at 655-3302 to RSVP! This is a great opportunity for food, fellowship, and lots of fun!

Have you recently moved to Canyon or begun to attend St. Ann's on a regular basis? St. Ann's New Parishioners Welcome Weekends will be October 10 & 11 and October 17 & 18. We would love to include a photo of you and your family on our "Welcome" bulletin board. A blessing for new parishioners will also be offered at all Masses those same weekends. Please call us at the parish office (655-3302) and make sure we know you're here!

If you registered for the Adult Education Class, you can come by the Parish Hall and pick up your materials on Sunday, October 4, from 10:15-11 a.m.

A mandatory meeting for parents will take place in the parish hall on Sunday, October 4, from 2-4 p.m. Parents will receive the family faith formation materials as well as information on how to use the curriculum. Masks are required. The meeting will also be livestreamed on the parish website. Please click on "Faith Formation Parent Orientation" above to access the livestream. If you have any questions, please contact Adrian Johnson at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

There will be a blessing of pets on Sunday, October 4, at 5 p.m. It will be in the front parking lot of St. Ann's. All animals and their human companions are welcome! Please bring your animal friend on a leash, in a cage or trailer, etc.

The next few weeks will present an opportunity for every parishioner to participate in a building needs survey. We would like to hear from everyone (beginning with your youth who have been confirmed as they are now fully initiated members of the Church). The survey will be available through a computer link to Survey Monkey through midnight on Sunday, October 4. Let us know what you think, not just personally, but also for the good of our parish family, for the next five, ten, twenty years and beyond. To access the survey, click on "Parish Building Assessment Survey." You may also access the online survey by using the QR Code in the October 4 bulletin.

After much deliberation and thought, our parish FallBack Committee has decided to cancel this year's FallBack Dinner and Dance due to the unpredictability of COVID and discouragement by health authorities from gathering indoors in large groups. The good news:  The faithful financial stewardship by our parishioners has made this year's  fundraiser less urgent for us to meet our budget and pay our bills. The better news:  We are planning a family-oriented "Trunk or Treat" on the originally scheduled FallBack date, Saturday, October 31. Details about this parish event will be forthcoming.