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Come join us for a free chili meal and a sampling of our parishioners' best baked goods on Saturday, January 25, from 6-8 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The baking competition will be judged according to four categories: 1) Best cake/cupcake; 2) Best pie; 3) Best cookie/brownie; 4) Best breakfast roll/bread. Participant registration forms can be found in the narthex, the parish office, and online by clicking on the article title (The Great St. Ann's Bake Off!) above. The registration deadline is Wednesday, January 22.

St. Ann's is forming a team of various coupls who will accompany engaged couples as sponsor couples in the preparation process of being married in the Catholic Church. You don't have to have a perfect marriage (no one does!). Only an esteem for the sacrament of marriage and a heart for couples who can benefit from your experience are required. Training in a Catholic marriage preparation curriculum will be provided. St. Ann's is blessed with many young people. The need is here, and the Spirit is calling. Please email Fr. Scott before the end of January if you're willing to learn more:  frscott@stannsofcanyon.org.

The Bible Timeline Adult classes will begin this Sunday, January 12th, at 10:20 a.m. The Wednesday class also begins this week on Wednesday, January 15th, at 7 p.m. All parishioners are welcome, even if you haven't signed up!

Join us for our next Potluck Luncheon and Bingo for parishioners 60+ on Friday, January 17, at 1 p.m. in the parish hall! A great opportunity for food, fellowship, and lots of fun!

The Solemnity of the Epiphany (next Sunday, January 5) brings the commemoration of the gifts given to the newborn Christ Child by the magi. We will have a variety of knick-knacks available for your taking. Items from our extra parish office stock will be placed in our church narthex while various things from Fr. Busch's estate will be located at the parish hall during Sunday morning doughnuts. A basket will be placed in both places if you'd like to make a donation for items you take. Taking something for yourself or for someone else.

Beginning next week (January 4), the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be available every first Saturday of the month after the 5 p.m. Mass. The sacrament is available to all those who meet the expectations of receiving the other sacraments and struggle with an acute or chronic bodily or mental illness.

Offering one's gifts as a liturgical minister is a singularly excellent way to give of oneself to the parish family. If you currently are or want to become an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Usher, and/or Altar Server, you must attend one of the corresponding update/training sessions. All sessions will be held in the church. Ushers:  Sunday, Jan. 19, 10:10-11:10 a.m. or  Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:  Sunday, Feb. 2, 10:10-11:10 a.m. or Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7-8 p.m. Altar Servers:  Saturday, Feb. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. or Sunday, Feb. 9, 4-5 p.m. Please remember that liturgical ministers must be registered members of St. Ann's, active and participating Catholics, and living according to the moral teachings of the Church, including the marriage and intimacy teachings of the Church.

A baptism preparation class will be held on Tuesday, January 14, at 7 p.m. in Meeting Room C. This session is for those who are planning to have a son or daughter baptized in the next few months and for those who will serve as a godparent. You must be a registered parishioner for at least three months or have a letter of active participation and good standing from your pastor in order to participate in this class. Please call the parish office at 655-3302 to register for the class.

There will be no faith formation classes (pre-K through adult) or RCIA classes on the following Sundays:  December 22, December 29, and January 5. Classes resume on Sunday, January 12.

Please top by the glass table in the narthex and sign up if you are an altar server, lector, Communion minister, or usher and will be in town for either Christmas Eve/Day and/or New Year's Eve/Day. We especially need ministers for Christmas Day and New Year's Day, so if you are available for those liturgies, please be sure to indicate that. Thanks!

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!