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If you would like to schedule a Baptism at one of our weekend Masses during the Easter season, please send an email to the parish office (st.anncc@yahoo.com) or call Debbie at 655-3302. Please provide a list of two or three Masses and time that would work best for you and your family.

All intermediate/middle school and high school youth are invited to join us on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. for Mass, followed by a great meal. The program on Wednesday, March 2, will include games and discussions focusing on social media and gossip.

If you are a baptized Catholic, but have never been confirmed, please consider attending the Adult Confirmation Retreat on Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral in Amarillo. This retreat will prepare you for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation with Bishop Zurek during the Easter season. Please call the parish office if you plan to attend this retreat.

A Baptism Preparation class will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, in the Parish Hall. If you are a parent planning to baptize a child or you have the honor to be a godparent for a child being baptized, this is the class for you. For more information please contact Deacon Dave Rausch.

Intermediate/middle school and high school youth will head to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Amarillo this Wednesday evening (Feb. 24) to participate in a special youth “Penance and Pizza” night for parishes of the central deanery. This is a great opportunity for the youth of our parish to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance during the Lenten season with other young Catholics from Amarillo and Canyon, to enjoy some fellowship with them, and to walk through the Jubilee Door of Mercy at the cathedral. We will leave St. Ann’s at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening or you can meet us at the cathedral whenever you can get there.

Have you ever wanted to know more about all of the good work done by so many of our parish’s organizations and ministries? Have you been wanting to become more involved in the life of our parish community, but aren’t yet sure which organization or ministry is right for you? All parishioners are invited to come and explore the diverse ministries sponsored by St. Ann’s at our Parish Ministry Fair after all Masses next weekend (February 27-28).

Mothers with young children are invited to join St. Gianna Circle on Thursday, February 18, at 7 p.m. at Kim Hall's for a discussion on love and marriage. (Please RSVP to Erica Knox.)

The parishes of the Central Deanery are sponsoring a Lenten Penance Night. Several priests will be available to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15. This Lenten Penance Night will be held at St. Mary's Cathedral in Amarillo.

There are no activities this Wednesday (Feb. 10) because of Ash Wednesday. Please help out at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday (Feb. 9) and at the Fish Fry on Friday (Feb. 12).

This Wednesday, February 3, intermediate/middle school and high school students will meet for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 6 p.m., followed by supper. Our activity for the evening will be a Mardi Gras party. Join us as we celebrate and prepare for Lent!

All adult parishioners (and other interested adults!) are invited to join us each Sunday morning at 10:05 a.m. in classroom #1 for a study of "the historical Jesus" taught by Fr. Busch. This month, we will be focusing on Jesus' proclamation of the Kingdom of God in word and deed.

All parish organizations, groups, and ministries are asked to begin preparing for the Parish Ministries Fair, which will be held after all Masses on the weekend of February 27 & 28. Each parish organization, group, and ministry is asked to have a table with representatives who can answer questions, hand out brochures or handouts, and display boards with photos of the various activities sponsored by your group or ministry. Please call the parish office to reserve your table and to confirm your participation in this event.