Dear music ministry members,

The line-up and schedule for June are attached.

The 8:45 Mass on May 5th was broadcast on RTHK Radio 4.  I think it came out very well! Thanks to the Filipino choir for singing and to our youth instrumentalists Amar Bhardwaj and Aisling Quinlan for accompanying.  If you'd like to listen, the link is here. 

Many thanks to Jennie Li, Bruce Ueland, Stella Woo, Pat Kozyra, Agnes Lee, Fernanda Da Rosa, Maureen Canham, Brenda Yu, and Margie DeCocinis, who gave us the music for the Confirmation ceremony last Saturday.  Also thanks to Hannah Kraebel for the communion meditation song, 'Blessings', by Laura Story.  We are indeed blessed to be a part of St. Anne's community and to be able to celebrate this occasion with the youth of the parish.

The First Holy Communion ceremonies took place yesterday.  Many thanks to all the singers who came to provide music: Stella Woo, Bruce Ueland, Fernanda Da Rosa, Arceli Carrera, Nerry Delamide, Grace Chan, Maureen Canham, Margie DeCocinis, and Zoe Forino.

We say a sad farewell to Lorna Logmao of the Filipino Choir who moved back to the Philippines last week.  Lorna was one of the founders of the Filipino choir 15 years ago and has been one of its core leaders.  She and the whole Filipino choir give selfless service to St. Anne's week after week.  In addition to singing at the 11:15 Mass every week, when there is a 5th Sunday in the month, they sing at three morning Masses - the 7:15 Tagalog Mass, the 8:45 and the 11:15 Masses.  They also sing for one 6pm Mass and for the Cheshire Home Mass each month.   Lorna has gained the respect and love of all the choir members, and we will miss her dearly.

Accompanists and cantors, please let me know if the schedule is ok for you.

Peace,
Peggie

Download:

Music Line-Up for June
Choir Schedule for June

St. Anne's Filipino Community would like to welcome visitors who will be praying with us this afternoon:  St. Jude Filipino Catholic Group from St. Jude's Church North Point;  Our Lady of Guadalupe Px from Star of the Sea Church, Chaiwan;  Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Filipino Group from Wanchai;  Mary's Prayer Group from Rosary Hill Church, Stubbs Road;  Mary, Queen of Peace Group and SIMBAYANAN KAMMPI Officers from Catholic Center; and the Lord's Flock Community.

We also welcome children participating today as angels:  Tuvia Riddell, Nicola Paragas, Jiro & Jeo Camaya, Tom & Ana Papernburg, Summer & Willow Jeffery, and Nuala & Oscar Binnion.

And welcome to all of our parishioners who are devotees of Our Blessed Mother Mary and who will be joining us in this pious activity.  Thank you so much. 

Please join us in thanking the following for their participation as Acolytes in Mass this weekend:

• Saturday 11:30am:      Mariella Evangelista, Abigail Evangelista, Natasha Hirt, Isabella Hirt
• Saturday 3:00pm:        Jessica Tan, Hannah Tan, Michael DeCocinis
• Saturday 6:00pm:        Juliana Provenzale, Pierce O'Malley
• Sunday 8:45am:          Robert Poon, Jason Poon, Aisling Quinlan, Jeremy Harford
• Sunday 11:15am:        Owen Tucker, Emma Tucker, Chatto Barrientos
• Sunday 6:00pm:          Erlinda Borje, Alma Futalan

Thank you very much for serving your parish community!  Please contact Moka Quinlan for information about this important ministry: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

­First Holy Communion:

Congratulations to the seventy children who received the Sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time at one of two Masses on Saturday, May 25th.  Special thanks to the following teachers and student assistants for their dedication and committment of their time and talents in teaching the children:  Emma Sherry (8:45am 1A), Hannah Kraebel and Abigail DeSouza (8:45am, 1B), Catherine deClerck, Cassie Jullienne and student assistant Emily Fabrizio-Stover (10am) and Nini Forino and student assistant Alicia Lamb (10am Older Students).

Confirmation:

Congratulations to the eighteen students of our Confirmation class who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, May 18th.  Special thanks to their teacher, Jonathan Luk and to his assistant teacher, Angela Choi, for their dedication and commitment of their time and talents in preparing our young people for this important step in their lives.  Thank you also to Joyce Te, Parent Coordinator, for her invaluable support and work throughout the year. 

Please join us in thanking the following for their participation as Acolytes in Mass this weekend:

• Saturday 6:00pm:       Ying Ying Tse, Natasha Hirt, Isabella Hirt
• Sunday 8:45am:          Ryan Argetsinger, Kenna Argetsinger, Mariella Evangelista, Abigail Evangelista
• Sunday 11:15am:        Rachel Chang, Greg Chang, Zoe Forino
• Sunday 6:00pm:          Reina Mandadero, Rodel Vital

Thank you very much for serving your parish community!  Please contact Moka Quinlan for information about this important ministry: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We are recruiting singers for the First Holy Communion ceremonies on May 25th.  Most of our regular music ministry members are not free to come on Saturdays and we need help from the parish community.  So far, we have only three singers.  There are two ceremonies - one at 11:30am and another at 3:00pm.  We welcome you to come sing for either ceremony or for both.   For more details, or to volunteer, please contact Peggie Fitch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Confirmation:

Congratulations to the eighteen students of our Confirmation class who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, May 18th.  Special thanks to their teacher, Jonathan Luk and to his assistant teacher, Angela Choi, for their dedication and commitment of their time and talents in preparing our young people for this important step in their lives.  Thank you also to Joyce Te, Parent Coordinator, for her invaluable support and work throughout the year. 

The St. Anne's Filipino Community will once again host the Living Rosary on May 26^th. The assembly time is 1:30 p.m. and the procession will starts at 2:00 p.m., followed by the rosary, flower offering, crowning of our Blessed Mother Mary and the benediction.  Please join us in praying the holy rosary as we make petitions for peace and unity for the whole world.  

If you have children aged 4-7 who would like to be one of our angels, please contact us so that we can provide them with attire.  

Snacks and fellowship will follow the service in the courtyard. For more information please email Lorenda Rafanan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We are recruiting singers for two upcoming ceremonies: Confirmation on May 18^th and First Holy Communion on May 25^th.  Most of our regular music ministry members are not free to come on Saturdays, so we need singers from the parish community.  Let’s come together to sing at these joyous occasions for the youth of our parish.  For more details, or to volunteer, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Please join us in thanking the following for their participation as Acolytes in Mass this weekend:

• Saturday 6:00pm:    Ethan Sherry, Eliza Sherry
• Sunday 8:45am:       Ying Ying Tse, Hannah Tan, Jessica Tan, Brendan Armstrong
• Sunday 11:15am:     Zoe Forino, Monica Francis, James Francis
• Sunday 6:00pm:       Sam Weise, Olivia Weise

Thank you very much for serving your parish community!  Please contact Moka Quinlan for information about this important ministry: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Reminders:

• All CCD classes ended last Sunday other than for students enrolled in First Holy Communion classes (including the class of older students taught by Nini Forino) and the Confirmation class.  
• The last class for Confirmation students is today, May 12^th.
• The last class for all students who will receive First Holy Communion for the first time on May 25th will be next Sunday, May 19^th.  

There will be no English daily Mass from Monday through Saturday of this coming week, May 6th – 11th. The only Mass offered will be in Cantonese at 7:15 am at the Carmelite Monastery.

The Diocesan English Youth Group will have a gathering and Mass at St. Teresa'a Church, Kowloon, on Sunday, May 12^th. The gathering is from 1:45 pm to 4:30 pm.  More information is available on the parish bulletin board.

Please join us in thanking the following Acolytes for their service at Mass this weekend:

• Saturday 6:00pm:  Pierce O'Malley, Conor O'Malley
• Sunday 8:45am:  Keelin McNicholas, Kenna Argetsinger, Lauren Vallace, Kate Vallace
• Sunday 11:15am:  Monica Francis, James Francis, Keith Choa
• Sunday 6:00pm:  Charlie Cabantac, Reina Mandadero

Thank you very much for serving your parish community!  Please contact Moka Quinlan for information about this important ministry: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

On Sunday, May 5^th, the First Holy Communion 1A class will be sponsoring the Hospitality Table.  The Hospitality table will not be in session after May 5^th, and we look forward to welcoming you back in September when all the Religious Education classes are back in session. 

The Hospitality Committee would like to thank all the families who contributed food and beverage items and especially their time throughout the year.  A very special thanks goes out to the following Hospitality Committee members who were instrumental in helping to coordinate the Hospitality Table this year: Tricia Nichol, Tricia Armstrong, Sarah Eckert, Maureen Ocanham, and Annette Faldyn.

Thanks to the students of the Pre-Confirmation class who sponsored the 11:15am Mass last week. Special thanks to their teachers, Judith and Anthony Evangelista, for preparing the students.

Dear Music Ministry Members,

The line-up and schedule for May are attached.

We are coming to the end of the school year and there is a lot going on in the month of May.

On Saturday May 4th, the 6pm Mass will be sponsored by the Youth Band.  Thanks to Hannah Kraebel  for selecting the music and leading this group, and thanks to Jennie Li for accompanying.  If you know of any youth guitarist or pianist who might be interested, please invite them to join the group.  There will be one more Youth Mass on June 1st, after which there is a break for the summer, and the group will resume again at the start of the next school year.

The 8:45 Mass on May 5th will be broadcast on RTHK Radio 4.  The Filipino choir will be singing, and this time there will also be violin and trumpet  accompaniment.   Thanks to our youth instrumentalists Amar Bhardwaj and Aisling Quinlan for joining.

May 12th is Mothers' Day, and we should prepare a song or instrumental piece for when the roses are distributed.  A good one might be 'Hail Mary, Gentle Woman', p. 779, but each group can have their own choosing.

The Rite of Confirmation will be held on Saturday, May 18th at the 6pm Mass.  Reverend Brian Barrons will be the celebrant.  We need singers for the choir!  Please join if at all possible, and please ask your friends from the parish to join also.  Rehearsal will be 4:30pm.

There are two ceremonies for First Holy Communion; both will be held on Saturday, May 25th.  One is at 11:30am and one is at 3pm.  Again we need singers!  Please join the choir and ask your friends too.  Rehearsal will be at 10:15am.  We will break for lunch after the first ceremony and return again for the 3pm ceremony.

The May Crowning will be on Sunday May 26th at the 11:15 Mass.  Can the Filipino choir select a song in praise of Mary for the crowning?

The schedule for the 11:15 cantors will be May 5th –Stella,  May 12th – Jam, and May 19th –Lorna.  Please let me know if the schedule is ok for you.

Peace,
Peggie

Downloads:

Choir Schedule For Sundays in May
Music Line-Up For Sundays in May
Music Line-Up for Confirmation
Music Line-Up for First Holy Communion

As an expression of our solidarity with our brethren suffering from the earthquake in Sichuan on 20 April, Cardinal John Tong is appealing to the faithful to pray for them and the rescue workers, as well as for our generous support in today's second collection for the emergency relief efforts to be undertaken with the collaboration of Caritas-Hong Kong and the partnership of the Church in Mainland China.

Please join us in thanking the following Acolytes for their service at Mass this weekend:

• 6:00pm:      Eliza Sherry, Ethan Sherry
• 8:45am:      Aisling Quinlan, Robert Poon, Jason Poon, Lauren Vallace
• 11:15am:    Natasha Hirt, Jessica Tan, Kenna Argetsinger, Ying Ying Tse
• 6:00pm:      Erlinda Borje, Guia Sedon

Thank you very much for serving your parish community!  Please contact Moka Quinlan for information about this important ministry: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thanks to the children of class 5B who sponsored the 11:15am Mass last week. Special thanks to their teacher, Paul Donnelly, for preparing the students.