Special thanks to the First Holy Communion "B" Class for their sponsorship of the hospitality table this Sunday.

The next CCD Hospitality sponsored table will be Sunday, March 15th with contributions sponsored by the Grade 1 Class (Mr Leotta & Ms Mathur).

Please support the USA Girl Scouts of Hong Kong who will host a special Hospitality table on Sunday March 8th in recognition of Girl Scout Sunday.

Beginning Sunday, 15^th March 2015, we will be holding a marriage enrichment course, using Paul David Tripp’s video-based material, “What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage.”  The group will gather Sundays at 6:30-8:00pm at the function room of Pacific View, 38 Tai Tam Road, Hong Kong for supper together. Depending on responses, the meetings could be on Sundays or Saturdays.

Preliminary dates are 15^th, 22^nd March; 12^th, 26^th April; 10^th, 24^th May; 30^th August; 6^th, 20^th September; 11^th October and 8^th, 15^th November 2015.  This Bible-based series is intended for married couples, but is also excellent material for those who are engaged or intending to marry.  Couples and individuals, parishioners and non-parishioners, Catholics and non-Catholics are all welcome.  Even if your spouse cannot make it, please join us as he will experience God’s grace in you in a different way.

“There is never a moment in our marriage where we are not in need of the rescuing, enabling, delivering grace of the Redeemer.” – Paul David Tripp.

For more information, please contact Paul and Irene Jackson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Daniel and Vivian Lee at 6100-0880.

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Do you wish you could spend three days off to rediscover your faith and the life-enhancing power of the Holy Spirit? If the answer is "YES" (or even "maybe"), then the Walk to Emmaus retreat is for you.

The Walk to Emmaus is a 3½ day residential weekend retreat held at Maryknoll House (in Stanley).  It is an ecumenical retreat linking Christians from many churches in Hong Kong.  You will spend three busy, but very enjoyable days in study, prayer, worship and discussion, centering around 15 talks given by both laity and clergy.  A great many St. Anne's parishioners have taken part in a Walk to Emmaus retreat over the years and have found it to be a life-changing experience.

The upcoming walks, #65 and #66 in the series, will be held on 16-19 April 2015 (Men) and 23-26 April (Women).  Additional information can be found on the WTE website at www.hkwalktoemmaus.org

For any questions or to express interest, please contact:

MEN: Patrick Kaye at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Paul Munder at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

WOMEN: Janice Choa at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Vivian Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The St. Anne's Filipino Community will host a two-part workshop on financial literacy for foreign overseas workers. 

These training workshops will be conducted by the staff of CARD MRI (Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions). This is a non-profit organization that promotes savings, entrepreneurship and financial education among Filipino migrant workers. 

The workshop will take place over two sessions on March 1st and March 29th from 1:30PM to 5:30PM in the Parish Hall at St. Anne’s.  Participants who attend the full two-day seminar will receive a certificate upon completion of the training.

For additional information, please contact Lorenda Rafanan at 9107 9805 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Music Ministry members,

Happy Chinese New Year!  I wish you peace, prosperity, and good health in this year of the sheep.

The line-up and schedule for March are as follows:

March Music Line-up
March Schedule

The schedule for cantors will be:

• 8:45 mass – Lea on March 1, and Jocelyn on March 15.
• 11:15 mass – Lea on March 1, Stella on March 15, and Jam on March 22.

Please let me know if this schedule is ok for you; if not, we can make adjustments.

Our music ministry needs more accompanists. It would be a great help to have another keyboard player to volunteer once a month (or more). Also,the Filipino choirs could use another guitarist as backup for Paul andMay. If you know of anyone who can help, please encourage them to join us!

Peace, Peggie

Attached is the Lectors' Schedule for March 2015.

Please note that his schedule starts on February 28, Saturday!

The Confirmation class just concluded their two-day retreat on February 7-8, 2015. 

This coming Wednesday, February 18^th, is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.  There will be three masses during which ashes will be distributed: on Tuesday night, the 17^th, at 8pm in the parish church; on Wednesday, the 18^th, at 7:15am in the Carmelite Sisters; and again on Wednesday, the 18^th, at 9am in the parish church.  Please take home the printed schedule available in the back of the church. 

Because Ash Wednesday coincides with Chinese New Year the faithful of the Diocese of Hong Kong have been dispensed from having to observe fast and abstinence on that day.  Individuals are free to choose another day for the Ash Wednesday fast and abstinence. 

Next week Chinese New Year will be celebrated.  The pastoral staff of St. Anne's wishes all our families and each of our parishioners a blessed New Year of the Ram, filled with health of body and peace of heart.

First Holy Communion Felt Banner kits will go sale in the CCD office on March 1^st in the church courtyard and in the CCD office during regular Sunday School hours from 9:00 – 11:00 am. They cost HKD 100 each. Cash only please. Banners are due back to their teachers in class on or before April 19^th.

The Confirmation class just concluded their two-day retreat on February 7-8.  We would like to thank all the parents who volunteered to help out and acknowledge the retreat team made up of Anna Tan, John Mulligan, Donna Kraebel and Team Leader Joe White.  Please keep these students in your prayers as they prepare for their Confirmation.  

Bishop Michael Yeung has confirmed his participation in the Confirmation ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 4pm.

The next Hospitality table will be Sunday, March 1^st following CNY with contributions sponsored by the First Holy Communion "B" Class (Ms. de Clerck & Ms Jullienne).

Rehearsal for the anticipated Ash Wednesday service (on Tuesday, February 17^th) will start at 7pm, and all choir members are welcome to join.

Hubie Lem will be the accompanist.  If you can't make the rehearsal at 7pm, please come when you can. The mass starts at 8pm.

The Grade 5 Religious Education class sponsored the mass last Sunday, Febuary 8, 2015.

Cardinal John Tong has requested the faithful of the Diocese Hong Kong to respond to a questionnaire (found in the back of the church or online HERE) in preparation for the ongoing Synod on the Family.  

Responses can be submitted either on paper, by e-mail, or online.  To assist you in answering the questions, please first read pages 11 and 12 which detail the aim of each question.  The faithful are asked to offer responses to any group of questions that pertain to Category 5: Individuals/Individual Families.  The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2015.

Special thanks to Kindergarten Class for their sponsorship of the hospitality table this Sunday 9.30am-10am.

The next Hospitality table will be Sunday, February 8th with contributions sponsored by the Grade 5 Class (Ms. De Cruz & Mr Choa)

First Holy Communion Felt Banner kits will go sale in the CCD office on March 1^st in the church courtyard and in the CCD office during regular Sunday School hours from 9:00 – 11:00 am. They cost HKD 100 each. Cash only please. Banners are due back to their teachers in class on or before April 19^th.

Please note that the confirmation retreat has been confirmed for Feb 7-8. Bishop Michael Yeung has confirmed his participation in the Confirmation ceremony on Saturday, May 1, 2015 at 4pm.

First Holy Communion Felt Banner kits will go on sale in the CCD office on March 1^st in the church courtyard and in the CCD office during regular Sunday School hours from 9:00 - 11:00 am. They cost HKD 100 each.  Cash only please.  Banners are due back to their teachers in class on or before April 19^th.

Please note that the confirmation retreat has been confirmed for Feb 7-8.

Bishop Michael Yeung has confirmed his participation in the Confirmation ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 4 pm.

Special thanks to Pre-Kindergarden Class (Teacher: Ms Pulido) for their sponsorship of the hospitality table this Sunday 9:30am-10am.

The next Hospitality table will be Sunday, February 1st with contributions sponsored by the Kindergarden Class (Ms. Sandra Wong).

Hospitality enquiries please email Celine O'Connor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.