The Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne is this Thursday (July 26). We will celebrate Mass at 6 p.m. in the chapel.

Students entering grades 6-12 are invited to join us on Wednesday evening for a trip to the diocesan museum in Amarillo. We will meet at 6 p.m. at the parish hall and return around 8 p.m. There will be no Mass or meal this Wednesday evening, so please eat beforehand.

Our annual summer parish picnic and pool party is scheduled for the evening of Sunday, July 29. Food will be served from 6-7:30 p.m. and the Canyon Aqua Park will be open from 8-10 p.m. Please make plans to join us! Burgers, hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be provided by the parish. Parishioners should bring a side dish or dessert (that will survive the heat!) to share with others.

We have finally decided on a date for the intermediate/middle school trip to Adrenaline City in Lubbock. We have reserved the facility from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, August 18 (the first Saturday after school begins. We will need adult sponsors who can provide transportation and chaperone. More details will follow in a couple of weeks, but we will probably leave mid-to-late morning, eat lunch in Lubbock, and enjoy the afternoon at Adrenaline City before returning that evening. Mark the date on your calendars!

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. We are proud that two of the team members grew up here at St. Ann's--Collin Backus and Mallory Shehan. The other team members are Regina Phillips, a grduate of Holy Cross Catholic Academy and WTAMU, and Joshua Heinen, a Texas Tech student from Plainview. Please keep them in your prayers throughout the week ahead 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. on Monday through Friday. Students should bring a sack lunch each day (except for Friday, when we will have a pizza party). On Friday, students should wear clothes tht 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 Mass at 6 p.m. in the church, followed by our weekly meal at 6:30 p.m.), and ends around 9 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday.

There will be no youth ministry activities this Wednesday (July 4). Next Wednesday (July 11) we will gather at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall for sandwiches and watch the movie "Paul, Apostle of Christ."

Registration forms for this year's Totus Tuus (July 15-20) are available on the glass table in the narthex or in the parish office. All students entering grades 1-5 are invited to join us for the day session (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) and students entering frades 6-12 are invited to join us for the evening sessions (7-9:30 p.m.) The theme for this year is "Lumen Fidei" ("The Light of Faith"), focusing on the Apostle's Creed and the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. The registration deadline is Wednesday, July 11, but please complete and return the registration forms as soon as possible.

All students who have completed grades 5-12 are invited to join us for Mass this Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the church, followed by supper in the parish hall. This week's menu is ranch and bacon pasta salad. After our meal, we will split our time between a Q&A session with Fr. Busch and some outdoor games. See you there!

TThe St. Ann's parish council will meet next Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. in meeting room C. All current, outgoing, and incoming members should plan to attend this meeting. If you are not able to attend this meeting, please call the parish office at 655-3302 as soon as possible.

We are looking for adult volunteers to serve as classroom assistants and lunch/snack assistants during the morning and afternoon sessions of Totus Tuus. Volunteers must have had safe environment training. Please complete the volunteer form on the glass table in the narthex and return it to the parish office ASAP if you are able to help.

A safe environment training session for parishioners who are or plan to be involved in ministry with youth will be held on Saturday, July 21, at 9:30 a.m. in the adult education room in the parish hall.

Please pray for the high school students of our parish who will be attending the Steubenville Conference in Dallas next weekend. They will leave for Dallas on Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. and will return on Monday, June 25, at around 4 p.m. Thanks to all of the adult sponsors for making this trip possible!

All students who have completed grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall for a hot dog cookout, followed by an evening of outdoor water games. Please note there is no Mass this Wednesday evening. See you there!

Thanks to our parishioners who have provided school supplies for the 100 backpacks we have promised to fill. So far, we have about 25 backpacks filled, so we have a long way to go before Friday, August 3. Please consider picking up a school supply list from the glass table in the narthex and dropping the school supplies off at our parish office. If you would like to volunteer at this year's event (Wednesday, August 8), please complete the registration proces online at www.iheartcanyon.com. You can volunteer to serve n a number of areas and all volunteers are expected to attend the rally on Tuesday evening, August 7, to receive instructions. The deadline for registering as a volunteer is next Sunday (July 29).

All students who have completed grades 5-12 are invited to join us for Mass this Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the church, followed by a taco bar supper. After our meal, we will head outside for a fun game of "Golf Ball." Not sure what "Golf Ball" is? Well join us this Wednesday evening to find out! See you there!

A training session for altar servers will take place this Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the church. If you are entering grades 4-12, please consider participating in this important ministry. We need to add several more altar servers to our roster, so we're counting on your help! The training session should last about 90 minutes.

All students who have completed grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday for an evening of pizza and laser tag. There is no Mass this Wednesday evening, so please meet at Extreme Laser Tag in Amarillo (2503 SW 45th Ave.) at 6 p.m. If you need a ride, please meet at the church at 5:30 p.m. We will end our session at Extreme Laser Tag at 8 p.m. and will return to the church around 8:30 p.m. See you there!

Please join us on Friday, June 1, for this annual youth ministry fundraising event. We will once again be using Fr. Busch's authentic "old world" all-homemade recipe (from his grandmother's Italian neighbor in the Bronx!). Dinner will be served from 6:30-8 p.m. The cost will be $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 5-12). The evening also will include a silent auction, featuring items created by the young people of our parish. If possible, please purchase tickets in advance so that we can prepare enough food. Tickets are available from the youth of our parish or at the parish office. Tickets also will be available at the door.

The altar server training session scheduled for this morning (Thursday) will be postponed. If you are entering grades 4-12 and would like to be trained as an altar server, please call the parish office ASAP and give Stefani a list of possible dates and times you would be able to attend a training session. We will then try to schedule the training for a time when everyone can attend. Thank you!

After almost ten years of service to our parish community, Debbie Vega has retired. Her last day in the office was this past Tuesday (May 15). We will have a reception to thank Debbie for her service between the Masses (from 9:45 to 10:45) on Sunday, May 27. Please make plans to join us!