Dear Fellow Lectors,

Please find replacements in good time if you cannot make your assignments.

Thank you for your faithful service!

Vivian

Would you like to deepen your faith and experience the love of God? The Walk to Emmaus retreat, which many from St Anne's have been on, will be held again in October. Coming onto its 20th anniversary, this unique ecumenical retreat has blessed many. The women's retreat is from October 13th - 16th, and the men's retreat is from October 20th – 23rd. Please contact Vivian Lee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Daniel Lee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.

Parishioners who are interested to go on the Walk to Emmaus Retreat can approach any of these alums for information:

L to R: Angel Lee, Vivian Lee, Daniel Lee, Sr Wu, Oliver Wong, Naomi Chui, Fernanda da Rosa, David Lamb, Karen Brown

L to R: Daniel Lee, Paul Jackson, Agnes Chiu Lee, Patrick Kaye, Randy Quinn, Paul Munder

L to R: Sandra Gallaudet, Steffen Naumann, Isabelle Sieur, Gracy Tong, Maria Gillette

Dear Lectors,

Please find the attached schedule for September. 

If you find that you cannot make your assigned reading, please find a replacement through group email in good time!

Thanks you!

Vivian

Dear Lectors,

For July, I call your attention to the Parish Feast Day which honors our patron St. Anne, mother of the Virgin. There is a special booklet that will be used for the English services, and the readings will be taken from that booklet and not the red Missal.

I have attached the booklet for those of you who need to prepare and practice for the Parish Feast Day readings. The booklet was prepared for a bilingual service, but Father John confirmed that the English community and the Chinese community will have their separate services, so you can ignore the Chinese portion of the booklet.

Summer holidays may have already come upon some of you; if not, they are soon to come. So, I wish you good rest, exciting travel and rejuvenating activities for the summer months. And thank you for your contribution to the Lector Ministry.

Vivian

Dear Readers, I attach the Lector Schedule for June.

If you cannot make your assigned time, please find a replacement in good time through the group e-mail.

Wishing you all a nice summer ahead.

Kind regards,

Markus 

Dear Lectors,

1. Please find attached the REVISED schedule for May. If for any reason you cannot make your assignment, please seek a replacement through this group email as soon as you can.

Non-St Anne's people who come to visit have remarked that the level of lectoring at St. Anne's is high. We recognize we have an important role to proclaim God's Word to His people. So please take time to first read your passage at home for understanding, then practice preferably twice out loud, BEFORE you come to church. Read slower than you normally do, and project your voice. Arrive early and announce yourself to Fr John.

Thank you for your continued service to St. Anne's and happy reading!

2. On a different subject, we are trying to identify one or two more people to help co-ordinate this ministry. At the moment, we have 2 people co-ordinating the assignments, keep the directory current, run lector training, and attend Parish Council meetings. If an additional person can be identified, the work will be divided and each person will be responsible for every third month. Please volunteer! It won't take up too much of your time to do this.

Vivian

We are looking for a third coordinator for the Lector Ministry. At present there are two coordinators working together to keep the Lectors' Directory, schedule readers for the different Masses, provide lector training and go to Parish Council meetings. Each works alternate months. A new volunteer will reduce the responsibility to every third month. If interested, please contact Vivian Lee 6100 0880 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Attached is the revised Lector Schedule for March 2016 reflecting recent substitutions.

The World Community for Christian Mediation (HK) will be holding a Silent Retreat on Cheung Chau's Salesian Retreat House from Friday, 29 April (3 pm, latest arrival 9 pm) - Sunday 1 May, 2016 (1:30 pm).

The retreat director is the Fr Laurence Freeman, Benedictine monk and director of the World Community for Christian Meditation. Coming from England, Fr Laurence will be giving talks on the theme of the retreat: Beatitudes - Jesus' Teaching on Happiness.

Please see poster on bulletin board and small green notices at the back of the church for more details. Apply via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Do you seek a chance to reflect and grow in your understanding of, and relationship with the Lord?

The Walk to Emmaus is a 3-day weekend experience that allows you to journey with Him through talks, discussions, worship and fellowship with other Christians. This Spring's Walk will take place on 14-17 April (for men) and 21-24 April (for women) at Honeyville Canossian Retreat House. Many St Anne's parishioners have attended, and have come out a deeper in faith. The Lay Director for Men's walk is our own Daniel Lee.

For more information, please contact Daniel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 6092 1111) or Steffen Naumann (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 9331 2288) for the Men's Walk, and Vivian Lee (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 6100 0880) or Gigi Tse (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 9318 8212) for the Women's Walk.

Every Tuesday evening, a small group of parishioners meet for meditation and silence in the Lord. 

If you are interested to learn about meditation, to slow down and refresh your soul, please join us from 7 - 7:45 pm in the church sanctuary every Tuesday. 

For more information, contact Vivian Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Lectors,

Having read in December, some of you may be reading again in January. You may wonder about the frequency. Due to the extra Christmas and New Year liturgies in December, the requirement for lectors is rather big, and all unassigned lectors are put to service. As a result when January comes around, the rotation of lectors starts again.

By the birth of Christ, God is blessing us all!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Vivian

Every Tuesday evening, a small group of parishioners meet for meditation and silence in the Lord. 

If you are interested to learn about meditation, to slow down and refresh your soul, please join us from 7 - 7:45 pm in the church sanctuary every Tuesday. 

For more information, contact Vivian Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.