Music Ministry

Rehearsal for the anticipated Ash Wednesday service (on Tuesday, February 17th) will start at 7pm, and all choir members are welcome to join.

Hubie Lem will be the accompanist.  If you can't make the rehearsal at 7pm, please come when you can. The mass starts at 8pm.

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February Music Line-up for St. Anne's Choirs

Dear Music Ministry members,

The line-up and schedule for February are attached. Many thanks to Stella Woo for the music selections.

Music Line-Up for February
Choir Schedule for February

After hearing Lea sing the responsorial psalm at the broadcast mass in December, some people have requested that we should start singing the responsorial psalm at the 8:45 mass. I have added this to the schedule starting on February 8th. My thinking is that we should rotate among three cantors for the 8:45 mass: Lea Faigmani, Jocelyn La-ab, and Oliver Wong, with Lea starting off on February 8th, and Oliver on February 15th. Cantors, please let me know if this schedule is good for you.

For the 11:15 mass, the cantor schedule will be Stella Woo on February 1st, Lea on February 8th, and Jam General on February 15th.

I have also received a request that we should announce the hymn numbers for the entrance and recessional hymns before we sing. (We hadn't been doing this consistently at the 8:45 mass).  This is to let everyone know what hymn number it is and to encourage everyone in the church to sing with us.

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on the eve of Chinese New Year. The evening mass for Ash Wednesday will be held, instead, on Tuesday February 17th at 8pm. If we can get a choir together, then we will provide music, so please let me know if you plan to come for this service.

Also, please be reminded that there is no Gloria sung during Lent, and that we will switch to the Lenten Gospel acclamation.

Peace,
Peggie

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Music Line-Up and Schedule for January 2015

Dear Music Ministry members,

Many thanks to everyone who sang and accompanied for the Christmas masses!  Merry Christmas to you all, and may God bless you throughout the new year.

The line-up and schedule for January are in the links below:

Music Line Up January 2015
Choir Schedule January 2015


Peace,
Peggie
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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 21st in the church after the 11:15 Mass — for all those planning to sing at the Christmas midnight Mass.
  • Christmas Family Mass — December 24th — rehearsal at 3:45pm in the church, carols start at 4:45pm, Mass starts at 5pm.
  • Christmas Midnight Mass — December 24th – 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!
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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..  

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Music line-up for December

Dear Music Ministry members,

Thanks to Stella Woo for the music selections for December:

December Music Line-up
December Schedule

Singers, can you let me know which Christmas Mass you will be attending? We especially need singers for the Christmas Family Mass at 5pm December 24th, so if you can join that mass, please let me know.

Reminder that there is no Gloria during Advent, and that during the Christmas season, we will use the Celtic Alleluia instead of the Alleluia from the Mass of Christ the Savior.

I wish you all a good preparation for Christmas, and safe travels if you are going away!

Peace,
Peggie

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Music Ministry

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..   

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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. 

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Music line-up for November

Dear Music Ministry members,

We had a broadcast mass on October 19th. Thanks to the 8:45 choir for the music, which came out very well! If you'd like to listen to the archive, it is on the internet at the RTHK Radio 4 archive.   

The Confirmation class reconciliation ceremony will be held on Saturday November 15th at 3pm, and I will be the accompanist. I’m looking for someone to lead in singing the three hymns for the ceremony. If you are free that afternoon, and would like to help, then please let me know.

Here are the line-up and schedule for November:

November music line-up
November schedule

Peace,
Peggie


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Living Rosary, October 26th

The St. Anne's Filipino Community will host our traditional Living Rosary on October 26th at exactly at 2:00PM.

The Living Rosary's petition is for Peace and Unity of the whole world. We are inviting everybody to please join us in our pious dedication to our Blessed Mother Mary.

If your children would like to join in this activity and be dressed as angels, please contact us in advance so that we can provide appropriate attire for them.

For queries, please contact Lorenda Rafanan at 91079805 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Music line-up for October

Dear Music Ministry members,

Thanks and welcome to our new music ministry members this year.  And thanks to all who continue to serve in this ministry year after year.  I am pleased to let you know that our music ministry now has 47 members, including 4 for Saturday 6pm mass, 17 for Sunday 8:45 mass, and 26 for Sunday 11:15 mass. Our members are from the Filipino, Chinese, and Expat communities, and include young and old, men and women, guitar, keyboard, trumpet, and violin, as well as singers (of course!).

Click the links below for the October line-up and schedule:

October line-up
October Schedule

Peace,
Peggie

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Thank you to the new volunteers who signed up for the music ministry last week at Service Sunday.

If you didn't sign up last week but would like to join, you have not missed your chance! We welcome new volunteers all year round.

Just stop by to talk with us after mass, or contact Peggie Fitch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Acolyte Ministry

If you are at least 10 years of age and have celebrated your First Holy Communion, please consider joining the Acolyte Ministry. Children and adults who meet these criteria are very welcome.

There will be a training held for new altar servers on Sunday, September 21st at 2:00PM in the main church.

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

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Music Line-up for September

Dear Music Ministry members,

Thanks to Stella Woo for the hymn selections for this month.  Click below for the line-up and the schedule:

September line-up
September schedule

Next week is Service Sunday. Please encourage new members to join the
music ministry! We welcome all vocalists and instrumentalists, and we
especially need keyboard accompanists, guitar accompanists, and cantors.

Peace,
Peggie

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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 6:00PM, 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, sign up next week at Service Sunday, come talk with one of the choir members after Mass, or e-mail Peggie Fitch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Acolyte Ministry

Looking for an important and fun way to serve your parish community? Join the Acolyte (altar server) Ministry! Acolytes must be at least 10 years of age and must have celebrated their First Holy Communion.

For further details, please contact Moka Quinlan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Music Line-up for August

Dear Music Ministry members,

I hope you're all having a good summer.  Thanks to everyone who came to sing for the St. Anne's Feast Day bilingual mass at 10:30 last Sunday.  We had a such a good turn-out, with singers filling the choir area as well as the first three rows of pews. Also thanks to Agnes Lee and the choir members who sang for the broadcast mass that same morning at 8:45.

The line-up and schedule for August are here:

August line-up
August schedule

Peace,
Peggie

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Please join the choir for the St. Anne's Feast Day bilingual Mass on July 27th.  

Rehearsal will be at 9:00AM in the school music room, and the Mass will be at 10:30AM.

There will be Cantonese, English, and Tagalog music, and all members of the community are welcome to join the singing. 

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YAC Yoga Program for Filipinas

The YAC Yoga Program for Filipinas begins in the Parish Hall on July 13th at 2:00PM. 

The program will continue every second Sunday of the month at 2:00PM and every fourth Sunday of the month at 4:00PM. 

For more information please contact Lorenda Rafanan at 9107 9805 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Music Line-up for July

Dear music ministry members,

Click below for the line-ups and schedule:

July Music Line-up
June Music Line-up
Summer Schedule

St. Anne’s Feast will be celebrated on July 27th this year, so remember that we have a bi-lingual Mass at 10:30.  The rehearsal will be at 9 in the school music room. 

Safe travels to all who will be away, and thanks to all who will be staying and making music.  I wish you all a happy summer! 

Peace,
Peggie

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