Prize donations in the form of goods, service and money are most welcome. All of these can be dropped off with Jacqueline or Desmond at the Parish Office beginning November 8^th.

Please contact Jacqueline by calling 2813-0206 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. beforehand.

Confirmation and FHC parents, who were not able to attend the mandatory meetings, please contact Paul Munder to make alternate arrangements.

Final reminder for sacramental classes to submit required documents and payment please.

Details will be distributed soon about the Cheshire Home Party and our students’ participation.

Important dates:

• Saturday, November 28: Confirmation Reconciliation 10:30 am
• Sunday, November 29: Confirmation Rite of Enrollment and Mass Sponsorship
• December 6: Parish BBQ. Confirmation and Pre- Confirmation service opportunities
• December 13: Grade 3 Mass sponsorship and Cheshire a Home Party
• December 20, 27 and January 3: No CCD classes
• December 24: Nativity Pageant and family Mass
• January 10: Classes resume

We are in need of a few good parishioners/ parents to assist the CCD program as substitute teachers.

Please consider joining this important ministry and contact Paul Munder at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are willing and available or if you need more information.

The next Hospitality gathering will be Sunday 29th November hosted by the Grade 4 CCD class (Teacher Ms De Leon). Please refer to class emails to sign up and make a contribution.

This will be the last Hospitality gathering of 2015. Hospitality will resume in January 2016.  Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Lectors, 

I attach the schedule for December, in which I have accommodated all the absences notified to me. 

Note that there are now two lectors scheduled for the Saturday evening Mass.

God bless all, 
Markus

DOWNLOAD HERE: Lectors' Schedule December 2015

A friendly reminder for all CCD families who have yet to submit payment, to please do so.

All FHC families are reminded to submit two passport size photographs of the students, indicating name and DOB on the back of the photograph, by the end of this week please.

All Confirmation students need to submit one passport size photograph by the end of this week as well.

Attention CCD 2014-2015 First Holy Communion and Confirmation families:  Students who received the sacrament of First Holy Communion or Confirmation this past May, and who did not pick up their doves or banners, may still do so until the end of October. These are available in the CCD office on Sundays until the end of the month, after which time they will be discarded. 

Thank you to the Confirmation class for providing contributions to the Hospitality table this Sunday 15th November.

The next parish Hospitality gathering date is Sunday, November 29th sponsored by the Grade 4 CCD class (Teacher Ms. De Leon).

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

Tickets are on sale now! The price will rise after November 20^th.

Prize donations in the form of goods, service and money are most welcome. All of these can be dropped off with Jacqueline or Desmond at the Parish Office beginning November 8^th. Please contact Jacqueline by calling 2813-0206 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. beforehand.

The next parish Hospitality gathering date is Sunday, November 15th sponsored by the Confirmation CCD class (Teacher Mr. Rod Francis).

Questions? Email Celine at oconnorhk@netvigator.com.

Besides sending out the November schedule, I would like to post again Fr John's instructions to all lectors. Sorry the November schedule is coming out a little late. We usually like to have lectors received the schedule by the middle of the month before, so lectors who cannot make it will havw time to seek a replacement through the group email.

Download the November Schedule!

As Markus has said many times, good reading depends on :

• understanding the passage, and this is by reading it first at home
• practicing, and this is by reading out loud and listening to yourself at least twice before coming to Mass.

Happy reading!

Vivian


FR JOHN'S REQUEST TO ALL LECTORS and REPLACEMENT LECTORS:

1. Please arrive 15 minutes before Mass and ANNOUNCE yourself to Fr John.

a)  This is in order to prep lectors in order to make announcements -  e.g. a special collection that day or a reminder that it is Service Sunday, or Mission Sunday that day - in the opening greetings BEFORE Mass begins.

b)   It is also to prevent Fr John from furiously looking for a replacement thinking the original lector had not shown up. (This has happened in the past.)


2. Please incorporate a message of WELCOME to anyone who is new to the parish or those who are visiting, in the opening greetings.

"We welcome anyone who is new to the parish or those who are visiting."


3. FYI from the month of December, there will be TWO readers assigned to the 6 PM Saturday Mass instead of one currently.

Thank you to Grade 5 CCD Class (with Teachers Kerry Barto & Rebecca Nicholls) who sponsored the Hospitaity table contributions this Sunday.

The next Hospitality table date is Sunday, November 1^st sponsored by the Grade 6 CCD class (Teachers Sara & Karl Buch).

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

Students from our CCD program's Pre-Confirmation class sponsored our 11:15 Mass last Sunday.

Thank you for your continued support and prayers of our young people in religious education and faith formation. 

The 51^st International Eucharistic Congress will be held next January in the Philippines. From Hong Kong, Bishop Stephen Lee, together with the TOUCH Community, will be organizing a delegation to attend, and they are now inviting all to join.

The Eucharistic Congress is an international gathering of people aimed at promoting an awareness of the central place of the Eucharist in the life and mission of the Catholic Church. The Roman Ritual De Sacra Communione et de Cultu Mysterii Eucharistici extra Missam defines the Congress as “a pause for commitment and prayer to which a particular Church invites the universal Church”. During this time “the celebration of the Eucharist becomes the center and vortex of all forms of piety, of theological and pastoral reflections, of social commitment”.

There will be a talk and promotion briefing by Bishop Lee this coming Friday, October 16^th, from 7:30-9:30pm, at the Diocesan Centre 9/F, Caine Road, Central. All are welcome.

Please also visit the IEC Website for additional information.

CCD families please note the following important upcoming dates:

October 25^th, 10:30 am, Parish Hall - Pre-Confirmation Parents meeting

November 1^st, 10:00 am, Parish Hall - FHC meeting #1

November 8^th, 10:00 am, Parish Hall -  FHC meeting #2 (for those who could not attend meeting 1)

November 15^th, 10:00 am, Parish Hall - Confirmation Parents meeting

A friendly reminder for all CCD families who have yet to submit payment, to please do so no later than October 18^th.

All FHC families are reminded to submit two passport size photographs of the students, indicating name and DOB on the back of the photograph, by the end of this week please.

All Confirmation students need to submit one passport size photograph by the end of this week as well.

Attention CCD 2014-2015 First Holy Communion and Confirmation families:  Students who received the sacrament of First Holy Communion or Confirmation this past May, and who did not pick up their doves or banners, may still do so until the end of October. These are available in the CCD office on Sundays until the end of the month, after which time they will be discarded.

Praying mothers of our parish invite you to join us on Thursday, October 15^th, at 8:00 am, to pray the rosary and the five Mysteries of Light, in honor of Holy Rosary month.

We pray for true peace and to be drawn more deeply into the life of the Church.

The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary.  The St. Anne's Filipino Community will once again host the traditional Living Rosary on October 25, 2015. The assembly time is 1:30 pm and the procession will begin at exactly 2:00 pm, followed by the Rosary, Flower Offering, and the Crowning of our Blessed Mother Mary. We would be grateful if you can join us on this day wherein we will be making prayer petitions for Peace and Unity for the whole world.

Also, if there are boys and girls who want to dress up as angels and want to join in this activity, please let Lorenda Rafanan know in advance so that appropriate attire can be provided for the children. For more information, please contact Lorenda Rafanan (Email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Mobile: 9107-9805).

1. October Choir schedule and music line up

October Music Line-up
October Choir Schedule

2. Location of Choir and Musical Instruments

Please give feedback to see if this arrangement will allow all singers and instrumentalists to see and hear each other better. 

3. Monthly Choir Practice at St. Anne’s Church

There will be an additional 1.5 hr evening Choir Practice once a month. We have a professional musician Mr. Eric Monson of American Vocal Studio to give us voice coaching. 

The schedule is as follows: 

You are welcomed to come on either one of the practices, so hopefully you can make up if you missed the earlier one. 

Group A @ 4-5:30 PM (1st Sunday of the Month) 2015- Oct 4, Nov 1,  2016 -  Jan 3, Feb 7, Mar 6, Apr 3 
Group B @ 7-8:30 PM (3rd Thursday of the Month) 2015- Oct 15, Nov 19,  2016 -  Jan 14, Feb 18, Mar 17, Apr 14

Unfortunately, Mr. Monson can only come on Thursday evening. I will see if he allows me to tape the session, so I can share with the Sunday group. 

Purpose for lessons:

1. Improve in intonation, breathing, diction
2. Sing in parts, 2 part or with harmony and descant
3. Learn to chant for Latin Mass
4. Increase repertoire  

This year’s theme of the campaign is ‘Love and Hope’, and you can support it by purchasing some Raffle Tickets from our volunteers or the Parish Office.

Each ticket only costs $20, and if we all just buy a few of them, many will be helped.

The Acolyte Ministry is in need of altar servers for the coming year. Parishioners who are at least 9 years of age and have received their First Holy Communion are very welcome to join the ministry.

The Acolyte training session will take place on Sunday, September 20th at 12:15pm in the main church. The training is expected to last 1.5 hours. Please note that the training is mandatory for all new altar servers.

For further information, please contact: Moka Quinlan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..