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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!

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.

Just a reminder that wrapped gifts should be brought to the parish office or church this Thursday (December 12) through Sunday (December 15). Please make sure all of your gifts are placed in two wrapped boxes with the angel attached. This ensures that all children will be able to open two  boxes when they receive their gifts. Thank you for your generosity in helping to provide a merry Christmas to children from our community!

Our parish will host the Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose on Monday, December 16. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, six silver roses travel each year from Canada through the United States and into Mexico. A special prayer service will begin at 7:30 p.m.

We are in need of additional Communion ministers. If you are a baptized and confirmed Catholic, at least 16 years of age, and would like to be trained as a Communion minister there will be a training session on Saturday, July 13, at 10 a.m. in the church. Please contact the parish office (655-3302, ext. 0) if you plan to attend. Thank you for your much needed assistance with this important ministry!

We're going to give Sports World another try! Students who are entering grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday at Sports World (located on the Canyon E-way, just south of the Cinemark Hollywood 16 movie theatre) at 6:30 p.m. If you need a ride, please be at the parish hall by 6 p.m. We will serve Chicken Express at Sports World, followed by an evening of go karts, miniature golf, and batting cages. We will return to the parish hall at about 9:15 p.m. See you there!

Our annual summer parish picnic and pool party is scheduled for the evening of Sunday, July 28. Hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments, and chips will be provided by the parish.

Please welcome to our parish the team of young adults who will be directing this week's Totus Tuus program for students entering grades 1-12. The members this year are Quade Salazar, Joe Villeda, Regina Phillips and Laci Backus. Please keep them in your prayers throughout the week ahead. Please also pray for the young people of our parish this week as they participate in this five-day program of evangelization and catechesis! The program for students entering grades 1-5 begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. n Monday through Friday. Students should bring a sack lunch every day (except Friday, when we will have a pizza party). On Friday, students should wear clothes that they can get wet. Please be prompt in dropping off and picking up students each day. The program for students entering grades 6-12 begins at 7 p.m. (except on Wednesday, when we will begin with a meal at 6:30 p.m.) and ends at 9:15 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday.

This year's I ♥ Canyon Festival is scheduled for Wednesday, August 7. A supplies list is located on the glass table in the narthex or in the parish office. Please bring your supplies no later than Sunday, August 4.

The parish extends its warmest wishes to all fathers in our parish as we celebrate Fathers' Day. Thank you for your faithful service to your families and, after the example of St. Joseph, your willingness to do whatever God asks of you in this important vocation! May God bless you and those for whom you you are privileged to care!

It's a little late, but not too late, to register for next week's Totus Tuus program. Students entering grades 1-5 will meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Students entering grades 6-12 will meet from 7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday evenings. Registration forms are available in the parish office. We also still need some adult volunteers to serve as classroom assistants and lunch/snack assistants during the morning and afternoon sessions of Totus Tuus. Sign up sheets for volunteers are on the glass table in the narthex.

Since Totus Tuus begins this coming Sunday night and meets each evening of next week, no youth activities have been scheduled for this week. We hope you enjoy this brief break before we dive into Totus Tuus next week!

Fr. Taylor Elzner, our parish's former youth director, was ordained to the priesthood this past weekend at St. Mary's Cathedral in Amarillo. This Sunday, June 9, Fr. Taylor Elzner will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving here at St. Ann's at 11:30 a.m. A reception will follow the Mass in the parish hall. Please join us for this celebration!

Students who have just completed grades 5-11 are invited to join us for a night of Bingo (with great prizes!). We will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for hot dogs and chips, followed by Bingo until 8 p.m. You might just be lucky enough to walk away with some awesome prizes! See you there!

Registration forms for this week-long summer catechetical program for students entering grades 1-12 are on the table in the narthex or in the parish office. This year's program will be June 23-28. Students in grades 1-5 will meet from 9 a.m-3 p.m. on Monday through Friday, while students in grades 6-12 will meet Sunday through Thursday evenings from 7-9:15 p.m. This year's program will focus on the sacraments and the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary. The registration deadline has been extended until Friday, June 14. We are in need of some adult volunteers to serve as classroom assistants and lunch/snack assistants during the morning and afternoon sessions of Totus Tuus. Sign up sheets for volunteers are on the glass table in the narthex.

Join us for a fun evening at Sports World (located on the Canyon E-way, just south of the Cinemark Hollywood 16 movie theatre) at 6:30 p.m. If you need a ride, please be at the parish hall by 6:15 p.m. Pizza and drinks will be served at Sports World. We will return to the parish hall at about 9:15 p.m. See you there!

All women of St. Ann's are cordially invited to an evening of fun, food, and fellowship. Come join us and meet fellow parishioners on Thursday, June 13, in the parish hall from 6-8 p.m. Bring your favorite hors d'oeuvres/appetizers to share with the group! (No meal will be served--heavy appetizers should fill us up!) Drinks will be provided. No RSVP is required ... simply come and join us!

Our parish family congratulates the following junior high and high school students who are being confirmed by Bishop Zurek this weekend at the 11:30 a.m. Mass! As the gifts of the Holy Spirit are fully unleased in your lives, we look forward to seeing the ways in which God will help you to continue to grow as missionary disciples of Christ! Congratulations to:  Madeline Alexander, Carson Artho, Micaela Cruz, Monica Hernandez, River Johnson, John Paul Klose, Grace Knox, Brayden Miller, Jayce Ornelas, Nina Potestas, Brett Rose, Yadira Ruiz, Zara Salazar, Benjamin Sulik, Jackson Sulik, and Tyler Troyer.

All students who just completed grades 5-11 are invited to join us for our Summer Youth Ministry Kick-Off Event this Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Virgil Henderson Activities Center on the WTAMU campus.

Sunday, May 19, is the last day of faith formation classes for the 2018-19 school year. Thank you to all of our catechists for your commitment to the religious education of the young people of our parish family! We appreciate the time and energy you invest in this critical ministry!