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Our Spiritual Book Club discussion originally scheduled for Thursday, December 1, has been rescheduled for Thursday, December 15, at 7 p.m. in the Conference Room. It's not too late to get a spiritual book and read it with us! Extra copies of Spiritual Practices for the Brain are available in the parish office.

St. Nicholas will be visiting our Faith Formation classes when we return from the Thanksgiving Break on Sunday, December 4! He will go around to all the classrooms, say hello, and put candy in the students' shoes. So, be sure to have your students wear easily removable shoes that day. Happy Feast of St. Nicholas (Tuesday, December 6!)

The West Texas Catholic will be changing to a digital version of the newspaper in January. Newspapers will not be mailed out in January, but a limited number will be available at the parish. If there is a shut-in who needs the paper, please contact the Development Office at the diocese at 806-383-2243.

Our Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 24. Parishioners are encouraged to bring a food item (bread, bottle of wine, or pie, ...) to be blessed that they will then share with their families.

Lector training will be held on Tuesday, November 8, at 7 p.m. This is a required informational overview for anyone interested in becoming a lector. This will be followed up by individual or small group practice sessions which will be scheduled at a later date.

The next Baptism preparation session is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. You must preregister for this class to ensure your spot! 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, please contact Adrian Johnson at 806-655-3302 or ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

On Thursday, November 10, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the parish hall, BSA Chaplain Davlin Duesterhaus will be at St. Ann's to share some pointers on dealing with grief during the holiday season. Finger foods and fellowship will be a part of this evening. All are welcome!

Candles and Reading of Names will take place at before each weekend Mass on November 5 & 6. We will read the names of those whose funerals have taken place at St. Ann's since last November 1 and light a candle in memory of each person. Table of Remembrance. Next weekend, November 5 & 6, lease bring pictures of loved one who have died to place on the Table of Remembrance near the baptismal font in the front. Please put your name on the back of the picture so it doesn't get lost. These can be taken home the weekend of November 19 & 20. Visit and Blessing of Cemeteries will be on Sunday, November 6, at 2 p.m. Our parish deacons will be present at both Dreamland Cemetery (in front of the little wooden chapel) and Memory Gardens (In front of the Holy Family statue on the west side) to pray the prayers for visiting the graves of loved ones from the Church's Book of Blessings. Holy Water will also be blessed at the cemeteries for visits to the graves of loved ones.

All Masses in November will be offered collectively for those you wish to remember. Envelopes will be available on the glass table in the narthex and in the parish office if you didn't receive one attached to a bulletin. Please place the envelopes in the offering basket or bring them to the parish office before the beginning of November. While it is customary to include a donation for the priests who offer these Masses, all envelopes will be included whether a donation has been included or not. The envelopes will be placed in a special basket in a place of honor in our church sanctuary for the entire month of November. May God grant eternal life to those who have died and comfort those of us who remain.

If you RSPV'd, join us this Tuesday for an evening of fun, food and fellowship at the Back Nine Ranch (BYOB)! Free nursery and childcare will be provided in the parish nursery from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Anyone who works with or plans to work with children or youth and is not certified must attend a Safe Environment Training session. The certification is good for five years. To register or for more information, please contact Adrian Johnson in the parish office at (806) 655-3302 or at ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

We will have a Children's Liturgy of the Word information meeting today (Sunday, October 2) in between the Masses in the church OR Tuesday, October 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Adult Education Room. Please come if you have signed up to help or wish to help.

Do you feel called to help our parish put the Church's social teachings into action? Please email Fr. Scott at frscott@stannsofcanyon.org or sign up in the designated spot in the narthex for more information about a proposed ministry at St. Ann's to put "feet to the Gospel" and its prescriptions to serve those who have less.

Come spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament this Wednesday (October 5) from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Come for however much time you'd like or sign up to come for an hour on the sign-up sheet in the narthex! We hope you will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

We welcome all children who have received their First Communion to come and learn to serve in the Mass. Our training will be held in the church between the Masses on Sunday, October 16. Please sign up in the narthex to get trained!

While we are in one of the safest towns in Texas, we want to be proactive in making sure our parish is a safe and secure environment for all. After much prayer and deliberation among our deacons, leadership councils, and parish staff, we will be implementing new security measures beginning the weekend of October 1 & 2. The new safety protocols are detailed in Fr. Scott's Pastor's Corner in the September 25 bulletin. Please click on "New Weekend Safety Protocols" at the top of the article to view.

The next Reborn session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. You must pre-register for this class. This session is for those who are planning to have a son or daughter baptized, and those who have been invited to serve as a godparent. To register, please contact Adrian Johnson at 806-655-3302 or ajohnson@stannsofcanyon.org.

Domestic Monastery by: Ronald Rolheiser. Please read the book in its entirety and join us for its discussion on September 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Adult Education Room. Please purchase your own book, but if you can’t, we have a few copies in the parish office!

Wednesday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Once again, we will have a Speaker Series presentation the last Wednesday of every month! Fr. Scott will be the speaker for the month of September on our Light on a Hill Building Project: Updates and News!

The Landings Team has been assembled and will have a training on Saturday, September 24 from 9:30 a.m. -3 p.m. We will meet in the parish hall and lunch will be served. Thank you to all who stepped up to reach out to our fallen away brothers and sisters!