All members of the St. Anne’s community are invited to join the Memorial Mass for Fr. John Liu on January 10^th at 3:00PM.  The mass (in Cantonese) will be celebrated by His Eminence, Cardinal Tong. 

Fr. Liu, the founder of St. Anne’s Parish, was a much loved and admired priest. He was the first pastor in Stanley and was active there for 33 years –from 1945 to 1978.  During that time, he built the church and the school, served as the headmaster of St. Teresa’s School, and also undertook the chaplaincy of Stanley Prison.  His varied duties included being the Rector of the District of Tai O, Cheung Chau and the Neighboring Islands; serving as the Rector of the Blessed Martyrs of China Chapel in Shek O (1979-1989); serving as the Spirit Director of Hong Kong Catholic Students’ Association. 

Fr. Liu passed away 25 years ago, on Jan 10, 1990.

And holiday party pictures!

We welcome all parishioners (and visitors) to join the choir for Christmas— especially for the Christmas Family Mass when many of our regular choir members cannot join. If you’d like to join, then please let me know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Even if you don’t join the choir, please join us in singing. Let us fill the church with joyful music!

Rehearsal Schedule for Christmas:

• General rehearsal – Sunday December 21^st in the church after the 11:15 Mass — for all those planning to sing at the Christmas midnight Mass.
• Christmas Family Mass — December 24^th — rehearsal at 3:45pm in the church, carols start at 4:45pm, Mass starts at 5pm.
• Christmas Midnight Mass — December 24^th – warmup at 11:15pm in the church, carols start at 11:30pm, Mass starts at midnight.
• Christmas Day 8:45am — no rehearsal — warmup at 8:30am in the church.
• Christmas Day 11:15am — no rehearsal — warmup at 11:00am in the church.

The music ministry wishes God’s blessings for you and your family at Christmas and in the new year!

Our thanks to Pre-Confirmation class (Teacher: Mr. Francis) for sponsorship of the Hospitality table offerings this Sunday, December 14^th.

There will be no Hospitality Ministry for the remainder of the year. Hospitality will resume on Sunday, January 18^th with contributions from the Grade 4 class (Teacher: Ms. De Leon).

Please support the Bake Sale on JANUARY 11^th for the Eagle Scout Project raising funds to paint at St. Anne’s parish.

We wish our Hospitality Ministry volunteers, students, parents, and those who made donations, a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

Thank you for your support.

A big “Thank You” to all who came to the BBQ, to the donors, and to the volunteers.

The rain stayed away and we had a great reunion with Father Wurth as there were many smiles among the 800+ who attended.

Again, many thanks.

Ken Ward, BBQ Coordinator

Christmas is next month!  St. Anne's has a tradition of celebrating a Family Mass on Christmas Eve at 5pm, and we need to gather together a choir for this service.  We would love to have the youth musicians of the parish do this.  We are looking for singers as well as instrumental accompanists.  If you will be here in Hong Kong this Christmas and would like to join the choir for the Christmas Family Mass, then please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The music ministry is in dire need of another keyboard accompanist to play at either the Saturday 6pm mass or the Sunday 8:45 mass, once or twice a month.  If you can play the piano and would like to help or to find out more details, PLEASE contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Reminder - Cheshire Home Gift Bags: Gift bags and instructions on how to fill them were sent home with students (FHC level and above) two Sundays ago. Parents should work with their children to decorate and fill the bags, and send them back as soon as possible.  They can be dropped off all week in the box outside the parish office or at the CCD office from 9-11am on Sunday.  DEADLINE is Friday, December 5.  

Dec.7^th: Please sign up to help with the parish BBQ if you have not yet done so.

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

All CCD families
Friendly reminder for all CCD parents to submit required documents by uploading them to online registration and submit photographs to the CCD office.

There will be no Hospitality Ministry on Sunday 30th November or December 7th.  We look forward to seeing parishioners at the parish BBQ Sunday on 7^th December.

Adult volunteers are needed to assist the Hospitality Ministry on a roster basis.  To volunteer or for more information, please email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Thank you message from Cole Gallaudet - I would like to thank all the parishioners and CCD students who either baked, helped with the bake sale, bought goods or made donations to support my Eagle Scout project of the repainting of the courtyard. With your help, I was able to raise $5,053 HKD. All of the money will go towards buying supplies needed to repaint the courtyard. I plan to begin working on this in January. Again, thank you for your help. It really is encouraging.  Blessings, Cole 

There is interest in forming a group of men to learn Gregorian Chant and other traditional Catholic forms of prayer through sacred music (e.g.chanting parts of the Liturgy of the Hours). Anyone interested may contact Hubert (Hubie) Lem at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Christmas is next month!  St. Anne's has a tradition of celebrating a Family Mass on Christmas Eve at 5pm, and we need to gather together a choir for this service.  We would love to have the youth musicians of the parish do this.  We are looking for singers as well as instrumental accompanists.  If you will be here in Hong Kong this Christmas and would like to join the choir for the Christmas Family Mass, then please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..   

Sunday November 23^rd there will be no Hospitality. Instead please support the BAKE SALE to raise funds for the painting of St. Anne's courtyard.  

Adult volunteers are earnestly needed to assist the Hospitality Ministry on a roster basis with 9am set-up /10am tear-down.  To volunteer or for more information, please email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

On Sunday, Nov. 16th and Nov. 23rd, the St. Anne's Confirmation Class students completed their Reconciliation and Rite of Enrollment.  

Thank you to the teachers, parents and priests who have all helped in bringing these students closer to our Lord. 

Special thanks to Peggie Fitch who provided the music for the  reconciliation ceremony.

Fr. John will be out of Hong Kong from Sunday evening, November 16th, until Friday evening, November 21st, for Maryknoll business.

During that time, Frs. Bill Galvin and Adam Gudalefsky will cover the mass schedule and any other contingencies. They can be reached at the Maryknoll House, Stanley: 2813-0357. 

Tickets go on sale November 8th!  They will be available after Mass on Saturdays and Sundays and at the Parish Office during regular office hours.  Tickets are:

• $100 each for adults
• $50 each for domestic workers, children under 12, and seniors between 65 and 75.

Children under 3 and seniors over 75 are admitted free. Prices will increase by 50% after December 1^st, so buy your tickets early!  For details, please pick up a flyer at the back of the Church.

More volunteers needed! Please contact Ken Ward at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Donations for Lucky Draws and White Elephant Gifts can be dropped off at the Parish Office with Jacqueline and Desmond during regular office hours on Saturdays (9:30-12:00, 1:00-5:30) and Sundays (8:30-2:00, 3:00-4:30)

Live Performance for the BBQ - Calling all musicians, dancers, thespians, magicians, and other entertainers of all ages...we need your talents for this year's parish BBQ on December 7! If you are interested in performing at the BBQ, please contact Maureen Canham at 6447 7265 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

There is interest in forming a group of men to learn Gregorian Chant and other traditional Catholic forms of prayer through sacred music (e.g. chanting parts of the Liturgy of the Hours).

Anyone interested may contact Hubert (Hubie) Lem at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

CCD Confirmation
November 23rd: Rite of Enrolment at 11:15 am Mass
Please remember to bring baked goods to assist with the Eagle Scout fundraiser. Also let scout know if you're available to help with the bake sale.

Dec.7th: Please sign up to help with the parish BBQ if you have not yet done so. Please note that the confirmation retreat has been confirmed for Feb 7-8.

All CCD families
Friendly reminder for all CCD parents to submit required documents by uploading them to online registration and submit photographs to the CCD office. 

Special thanks to CCD Confirmation Class (Bourdon/Kraebel) who sponsored this Sunday's hospitality table donations.

Next Sunday, November 23rd there will be no Hospitality. Instead please support the BAKE SALE to raise funds for the painting of St. Anne's courtyard.

Adult volunteers are earnestly needed to assist the Hospitality Ministry on a roster basis. To volunteer or for more information, please email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

A Boy Scout with BSA Hong Kong Troop 1 and a parishioner here at St. Anne's is currently working on a service project to attain his Eagle Scout rank.

He has chosen St. Anne's to be the beneficiary of the project, which will consist of upgrading our courtyard. With the help of other Boy Scouts, his confirmation classmates, family, friends and other parishioners, he will be cleaning up and painting the courtyard. As the project needs to be self-funded, he needs to raise funds for supplies.

On November 23rd, we will be conducting a bake sale after Mass. Your help will be very much appreciated. You can help by baking goods so we can sell them. All monies will go towards the purchase of paint and supplies for the project.

Of course, you can also help by buying some baked goods or making donations. Thank you in advance.

During the month of November, the Church remembers in thought and prayer all who have gone before us in life and in faith.  There is a lavender box in the rear of the Church in which to deposit names of those deceased you wish to be prayed for.  Names only, please.  We request that you do not place any monetary offerings in the box.

“I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to you and the faithful of St. Anne’s Church for the generosity of heart and commitment to support our little deaf brothers and sisters in Christ, to let them continue to receive Catholic Education in a sign bilingual and co-enrolment model which we believe, based on research, will benefit them most.  On 11 & 12 October 2014, we gathered $18,116 worth of donation from the compassionate faithful of St. Anne’s Church through Second Collections.”  -- Gladys Tang , Director of Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

CCD Confirmation Class important dates:

• November 2^nd, 10:00AM, Parish Hall, mandatory parent meeting
• November 15^th, 2:00PM, mandatory Rite of Reconciliation.  Students must arrive between 1:15 and 1:30PM to prepare
• November 23^rd, 11:15AM, mandatory Rite of Enrollment and Mass Sponsorship

Parents are also reminded to ensure that all pertinent documents are uploaded to students' online registration and that photographs must be submitted now if not yet done so.