Our thanks to the USA Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts of St. Anne's parish sponsoring the Hospitality table this Sunday.

The next Hospitality table will be on Sunday 5 March sponsored by CCD Class Grade 4 (Teacher Ms Williams & Ms Foster).Parents of this class please refer to the sign up circulated and teacher email for more information.

Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Lectors,

Please find attached the reading schedule for March. If you are unable to make your assigned time, please ask for someone to replace you in good time.

Visitors from other parishes have remarked that our readings are loud and clear. Its always good to hear we are taking our ministry seriously, and get complimented on it. Keep up the good work!

Vivian

The Season of Lent will soon be upon us, beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 1st. 

Lent is a time of special prayer, fasting and sacrificial almsgiving. This applies both communally and privately, and in appropriate ways from the young to those advanced in age. 

Ash Wednesday is a day of Fast and of Abstinence; abstinence from the consumption of meat, and fasting in the amount of our food intake on that day. 

There will be two English language masses for Ash Wednesday. Ashes will be distributed at both masses. The first mass will take place at the Carmelite Sisters at 7:15 AM. The second mass will take place at the parish church at 8:00 PM. 

Also during Lent, the Stations of the Cross will be prayed on the following Wednesday evenings at 8 pm, followed by a communion service: March 8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5 and 12. 

If you are thinking of making sacrificial almsgiving a part of your Lenten practices this year, St. Anne's will again be collecting for direct assistance to Middle-Eastern Christians as almost all of them struggle to remain in the Middle-East; many of them waiting in refugee camps for repatriation back to their home countries, while a smaller number build new lives as immigrants. There will be a special box for alms for this purpose at the back of the church after each of the weekend masses throughout Lent.

Our thanks to the CCD Grade 3 class (Teacher Mrs De Leon) for sponsoring the snacks for the Hospitality table this Sunday.

The next Hospitality table will be a mini offering on Sunday 26 February in honor of Scout Sunday hosted by the USA Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts of St. Anne's parish.

Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Our Confirmation students recently participated in a weekend retreat at St. Anne's in preparation for this important sacrament.

We wish the Confirmandi continued success in the program, and we offer our special thanks to our Religious Education team and the volunteers and parents that helped make this such a special event.

The next Hospitality table offering will be on Sunday, 19^th February (Grade 3 Class, Teachers: Mrs. Nicholls & Mrs. Brewster). CCD Grade 3 class parents, more information will be shared with you after Chinese New Year.

Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Revised Lector Schedule for February attached.

Please note that the 8:45 Mass on Sunday 26th February is now being sponsored by the Girl and Boy Scouts.

Oliver Wong is reading at the Broadcast Mass on 5th Feb in place of Marc Harvey.

I believe Christina Gonzaga is still looking for someone to take her place at 11:15 on 12 Feb.

Best, Markus 

The St. Anne's community offers our thanks to the team responsible for decorating our church for the Christmas season!

Dear Fellow St. Anne's Lectors,

Please find attached the January 2017 schedule. Much appreciate you will find replacement in good time if you cannot make the assignment.

Thank you, and a very happy and blessed Christmas to all.

Cheers,

Maria

The music ministry wishes God's blessings for you and your family at Christmas and in the new year! Many thanks to everyone who will be singing and accompanying in the choir at the Christmas masses, especially accompanists Hunmin Kim (keyboard), her sons Brian and Alex (violin), and Agnes Lee (keyboard), as well as solo vocalists Pat Kozyra, Oliver Wong and Lea Faigmani. Please join us in singing, and help us fill the church with joyful music!

We will now recess for the Christmas break and resume with the next Hospitality table offering on Sunday 22 January (Grade 1 Class, Teacher Mr Abdullah). More details in the new year. Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We wish to thank all our Hospitality Volunteers for their wonderful support during 2016 and wish all our parishioners a very Merry Christmas!

Dear Lectors,

Attached is a revised Lector Schedule for December 2016.

• ​Family Mass on Christmas Eve is at 6 PM
• Midnight Mass liturgy will be at all Christmas Masses
• New Year's Day we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.

• November 5^th (Saturday at 10:30 am) - Confirmation Reconciliation
• November 6^th (Sunday) - Confirmation Rite of Enrollment and Mass Sponsorship

BBQ tickets are on sale now!  Ticket prices as follows –

• HK$100 per person (inclusive of food and drinks) + one "pot luck" dish (appetizer, salad or dessert). No entry without a "pot luck" dish. (After Nov 19^th, ticket price will be HK$150 + one "pot luck" dish.)
• HK$50 per person for domestic helpers, children under 12 years old, and those between 65 to 75 years old. (After Nov 19^th, ticket price will be HK$80.)
• Free entry for those under 3 years old and over 75 years old (but will need to take a 'FREE' ticket).

Note: The St. Anne's BBQ is for St. Anne's parishioners and their families only, please.

Please check the bulletin board at the entrance of the Church Lobby, across from the entrance to the Parish office for additional information.

Volunteers are still welcome. Please contact Gabriel Leung at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The next Hospitality offering will be Sunday, 13^th November, hosted by the Confirmation Class (Teacher: Mrs Clayton). Parents, please refer to class emails for more details.

Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Attached is the updated calendar for CCD Classes and Events.

On Sunday Oct. 30 at 2pm sharp, the St. Anne's Filipino Community Group will be hosting the Living Rosary. All parishioners, including children, are invited to please join in praying the rosary, flower offering, and the crowning of our Blessed Mother Mary.

In addition, the St. Anne's Filipino Community Group in Stanley would like to welcome visitors from different parishes in Hong Kong who will be in attendance:

• St. Jude Filipino Catholic Group, from St Jude Church North Point
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Px., from Star of the Sea Church in Chai Wan
• Evangelization Family, from St. Mary's Church in Hung Hom
• Alay Kapwa Group, from Wah Yan College Chapel in Queens Road East
• The Lord's Flock Community, from St. Anthony's Church in Pok Fu Lam
• St. Anne's Parish Parkview Community
• Queen of Peace Group, from Catholic Centre in Central
• Catholic Center Ushers, from Catholic Centre in Central

For more information please call Lorenda G. Rafanan at 91079805 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

St. Anne's Parishioners are invited to come together in friendship at our next Hospitality date of Sunday 30 October at the conclusion of 8.45am Mass. This date will be hosted by CCD Grade 2/First Holy Communion classes. Parents of children in these classes please refer to class emails for more information on how to support and contribute. 

Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The FHC Parents' meeting is now at 10 am, 30 Oct, in the Parish Hall. This meeting is mandatory.If you have a child who will receive their First Holy Communion this year, please arrange your schedule such that one parent will be present during this session. Further dates about Confirmation are below:

November 5 (Saturday @ 10:30 am) - Confirmation Reconciliation

November 6 (Sunday) - Confirmation Rite of Enrolment and Mass Sponsorship

Dear Fellow Lectors,

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

Thank you for your faithful service!

Vivian