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

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.

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  

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..

Dear Lectors, 

I attach the lector schedule for OCTOBER. Apologies for the early release; I will be travelling for most of September. 

As usual, if you cannot read at your assigned slot, please email the googlegroup to ask for a replacement. 

May I please remind all readers to practice the readings OUT LOUD before the Mass. Arrive a bit early to give yourself time to do this. Believe me, it is noticeable when this hasn’t been done. Conversely, those who have prepared by reading out loud give a noticeably quality performance! 

God bless all, 
Markus 

Download the schedule here:  Lectors' Schedule October 2015

Dear music ministry members,

I’d like to let you know that that Agnes Lee has volunteered to share the responsibility with me for coordinating the music ministry.  She will take over the coordination and direction for half of each year, from October through April.  She is sure to bring new energy, ideas and talents to our music ministry; we can all learn a lot from Agnes.  Welcome and thank you, Agnes!!!

Service Sunday is next weekend.  Please encourage your friends and fellow parishioners to join us in the music ministry.  Here's what we need:

• We now have 3 guitarists and 4 keyboard accompanists, but it would be nice to have more accompanists to fill in when people are away. 

• Our singers are all mostly sopranos and altos; it would be good to have some tenors and basses for four part harmony and good to have more expat members to join.

• Youth singers and instrumentalists are very welcome to join (it is one way for them to fulfill their Confirmation service hours).  Many of them play instruments or sing in choirs at school, so they have talents to give. 

The line-up and schedule for September are attached below.   Thanks to Stella Woo for the line-up selections.

September Music Line-up
September Schedule

Peace,
Peggie

 

Dear Lectors,

Please find attached the schedule for September. If you find that you cannot make your assigned slot, please look for a replacement in advance through our group email. We would like to reduce to zero the incidences of readers just not showing up, and the priest having to scramble to find someone to read in his/her stead. 

Thanks and abundant blessings to you for your contribution to this ministry!
Vivian

Download here:  Lector Schedule September 2015

The Acolyte Ministry is in need of altar servers for the coming year.  Children aged 9 and above and adults of the parish are very welcome to join the ministry.   A formal training will take place during the month of September, exact date and time TBD.

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

Dear music ministry members,

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far!  Many thanks to all of the choir members who have been filling in for those of us who have gone away during the summer.  We should start getting back to a more regular schedule now.  As the new school year starts, new parishioners will start coming to St. Anne's.  Please welcome them to our community and encourage them to join us in the music ministry.

The line-up and the schedule for August are as follows: 

August Music Line-up
August Schedule

Peace, Peggie

Dear Lectors,

I attach the lector schedule for August, with apologies that it is appearing at the last minute. I have accommodated all August absences notified to me.

Please look at the schedule carefully and find a replacement in good time if you cannot make your slot (via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Thanks and God bless all.

Markus

DOWNLOAD HERE:  August 2015 Lector Schedule

The aim of the music ministry is to add beauty to the mass using music. We hope to offer music as another form of worship and prayer for all parishioners, as well as for choir members ourselves.

If you like music, you'd enjoy being a part of this ministry. There are several groups/times to choose from - Saturday evening 6pm, 8:45 Sunday, 11:15 Sunday, Filipino Choir, and Legion of Mary Choir. Rehearsals generally take place one hour before Mass.

We welcome all vocalists and instrumentalists, and we especially need keyboard accompanists, guitar accompanists, and cantors.

If you are interested to find out more, come talk with one of the choir members after Mass, or else e-mail me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Dear music ministry members,

The line-up and schedule for July are below. Thanks to Stella Woo for the selections.  

July Music Line-up
July Schedule

After a busy year, we will be a bit less hectic in July, with a chance for our members to take a rest or go on holiday.  We will have ‘quiet mass’ on Saturday evenings, no music; so we just need to plan for Sunday’s 8:45 and 11:15 masses.  

This year, there is no bi-lingual mass for St. Anne’s Feast.  The masses for that weekend of July 25^th and 26^th will be as normal – Saturday 6pm, Sunday 8:45am (English), 10am (Chinese), and 11:15 (English).   We will still be using the readings and the music for St. Anne’s Feast.  

Safe travels to all who will be away, and thanks to all who will be staying and making music. 

Happy summer to all! 

Peggie

Dear Lectors,

Please find attached the Lectors Schedule for July. I have made up the schedule according to the what holiday information I have. If you are not in Hong Kong, or unable to read, please seek a replacement via the group email as soon as you can.

Please note your scheduled date on your calendar, so as not to miss your reading.

Thank you and wishing you a breezy summer!

Vivian

Download here!
LECTOR-SCHEDULE-July-2015.pdf

Dear Music Ministry members,

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

June Music Line-up
June Schedule

The May 31st 8:45 mass was broadcast on RTHK Radio 4.  Thanks to the Filipino Choir and to some of the members of the 8:45 choir for singing, especially to Lea for the responsorial psalm and to Amar for the trumpet accompaniment.  It was a great ensemble, and the broadcast came out very well.  If you’d like to listen to the archive, click here.  

As this is almost the end of the school year, I'd like to take this chance to thank all of the people who volunteered their service and talents in the music ministry this year. In particular, thanks to the following musicians:

• Stella Woo for helping choose the music line-ups.
• Hunmin Kim, Agnes Lee, Hubie Lem and Jennie Li for their keyboard accompaniment.
• Cantors/Soloists Lea Faigmani, Jam Melendez-General, Pat Kozyra, Jocelyn La-ab, Oliver Wong and Stella Woo.
• Paul de Guzman, May Clarito and Fernanda da Rosa for guitar accompaniment.
• Amar Bhardwaj (trumpet) and Mary Byrne (violin) for their instrumental accompaniment.
• Hubie Lem for starting a men's Gregorian chant group.
• Thanks to all the friends of the music ministry who help out on special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, and the May ceremonies, especially David & Matt Helfer and Hannah Kraebel.
• And, last but not least, to all the regular members of the music ministry, especially the Legion of Mary and the Filipino choirs, who come to sing every week.

Thank you all so much!

Peace,

Peggie

The Church Beautification Ministry would like to thank all the parents who come to help decorate the pews for the Confirmation Mass and the First Holy Communion Masses. 

Your contribution had greatly beautified the church and enhanced a lovely memory for the participants of these 3 Masses.  Thank you so much.

Many thanks to everyone who provided music for the First Holy Communion ceremonies last week -Naomi Chui, Fernanda Da Rosa, Daisy Flores, Jam General, Angel Lee, Sylvia Shu, Oliver Wong, and Stella Woo. 

We are blessed to be a part of St. Anne's community and to be able to celebrate this special occasion with our young people.  

Dear Lectors, 

I attach the Lector Schedule for June. 

If you cannot read at your alloted time, please find an alternative to take your place in good time. 

God bless and kind regards, 

Markus 

Download here:  LECTOR-SCHEDULE-June-2015.pdf

Many thanks to everyone who sang for last week's Confirmation ceremony: May Clarito, Fernanda Da Rosa, Daisy Flores, Pat Kozyra, Hannah Kraebel, Angel Lee, Sylvia Shu, Oliver Wong, and Stella Woo.

Thanks also to all who will be singing for the First Holy Communion ceremonies this Saturday, May 23rd.

I'd like to thank everyone who is singing for the Confirmation ceremony this Saturday, May 16^th. 

We still need more singers for the First Holy Communion ceremony on May 23^rd.  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 me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..