Praying Moms will resume on March 14^th.

Dear music ministry members,

Ash Wednesday is on March 5th, and there will be a Mass in the evening at 8pm.  Please let me know if you are planning to come and would like to sing.  Rehearsal will be at 7:30. 

During Lent, we will not sing the Gloria, and we will change the gospel acclamation from the Alleluia that we sing during ordinary time to the Lenten acclamation.  

As requested by the Filipino choir, we will hold a music class on the first Sunday of each month at 3pm in the school music room.  The first session will be next Sunday, March 2nd.  We will start by learning more about rhythm, counting, and reading the music scores.  All are welcome to attend. 

March Music Line-up
March Schedule

Peace,
Peggie

Praying Moms will not meet on Friday, February 28th.  If you have any questions please contact Karen Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

"Having the Motivation for Proper Body Care" from The Power of the Praying Parent by Stormie O'Martin is our next chapter. 

Dear music ministry members,

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

We have another keyboard accompanist to re-join the music ministry, Hubie Lem, who will accompany once a month on Saturday evenings.  Welcome back, Hubie!

I have ordered 15 more choir hymnals because we only have 14 hymnals in the cabinet now (we should have over 20 copies).  We need to take good care of the new hymnals because the version that we use, Gather Comprehensive II, is now out of print, and the new version, Gather III, does not match the hymnals in the pews.  If someone has time to help me put book-covers on the new hymnals to protect them, please let me know.  

Cantors for the 11:15 Mass will be Stella on February 2nd and 16th, and Lea on February 9th. 

Music-line-up-2014-02.pdf 
Choir-Schedule-2014-02.pdf

 
Peace,
Peggie

Parents, please join us on Friday mornings from 10-11AM in the Parish Hall as we pray for our children and for the strength to be the parents He wants us to be. 

This week, we focus on "Enjoying a Life of Health and Healing " from The Power of the Praying Parent by Stormie O'Martin.  Let us help our children to understand that one of the things Jesus wants to be to us is the forgiver of our sins and the healer of our bodies.

Contact Karen Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions.

Parents, please join us on Friday mornings from 10-11AM in the Parish Hall as we pray for our children and for the strength to be the parents He wants us to be. 

This week, we focus on "Being the Person God Created" from The Power of the Praying Parent by Stormie O'Martin.  Empowering our children to understand who HE created them to be will lead them to a fulfilling future.

Contact Karen Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions.

Many thanks to members of the the Church Beautification Ministry for all of their efforts to prepare St. Anne's for Christmas!

Many thanks to all who did the music for the Christmas services, especially Bruce Ueland, Paul De Guzman, Jennie Li, and Agnes Lee. 

The music ministry wishes everyone a blessed Christmas and happiness in the New Year! 

Next Sunday, December 29th, is the 5th Sunday of the month, and so there will be a mass in Tagalog at 7:15am in St. Anne’s Church.  The celebrant will be Fr. Emilio Lim.

Praying Moms will resume on January 10, 2014

Dear music ministry members,

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

• Music-line-up-2014-01.pdf
• Choir-Schedule-2014-01.pdf

Rehearsals for the Christmas Masses will be:

• For the December 24th 5pm Christmas Family Mass - rehearsal at 4pm;
• For the Christmas Midnight Mass - rehearsals at 4pm on December 15th and at 3pm on December 22nd;
• For the Christmas Day 8:45 Mass - warmup at 8:15am;
• For the Christmas Day 11:15 Mass - warmup at 10:30am (in the school music room).

Many thanks to all who will be singing and playing at Christmas, and safe travels to all who will be away.  May I wish you and your families joy at this Christmas season!  

Peace,
Peggie

On Thursday, December 12^th, there is an Advent Reconciliation Service at 7:30pm.  Agnes Lee will accompany.  Now, we need singers.  Choir members, please let me know if you can come and sing.

Christmas is coming!  Please let me know if you are here for Christmas and plan to join the choir.  Even if you are not a regular member of the music ministry, you are most welcome join us, especially for the Christmas Eve Family Mass, when many of our regular choir members have work obligations. 

We are still looking for an accompanist for the Christmas Midnight Mass, either a guitarist or a pianist (or both).  If you can help us, or if you know someone who can help us, please contact Peggie Fitch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or come talk with one of the choir members after Mass. 

Dear Lectors,

The Lector Schedule for December is attached.

As you can see, it is a busy month! I have accomodated all those who have notified me of absences during December, and have also scheduled some of the new readers who attended the last training - welcome to the team!

This is a special month when we will be drawing upon some of the most beautiful passages in the Bible which look forward to the birth of Jesus, the Incarnation, the appearance of the Messiah. Please give it your best, with adequate preparation (including reading out loud to yourself).

As ever, we thank you for your service in this most important ministry.

If you cannot make your alloted time, please find a replacement as soon as possible.


DOWNLOAD:  December 2013 Lectors Schedule

This week we will change the Mass parts to the Mass of Christ the Savior by Dan Schutte.  Please sing along with the choir! 

There is a rehearsal for all choir members after the 11:15 Mass on December 1st to learn the new Gloria.  Choir members, please join this rehearsal if you can.

Help needed!  We still need an accompanist for the Christmas Midnight Mass, either a guitarist or a pianist (or both).  If you can help us, or if you know someone who can help us, please contact Peggie Fitch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or come talk with one of the choir members after Mass.  

Parents, please join us on Friday mornings from 10-11AM in the Parish Hall as we pray for our children and for the strength to be the parents He wants us to be.  This week, we focus on "Developing a Hunger for the Things of God" from The Power of the Praying Parent by Stormie O'Martin:  

Let us come together to teach, instruct and train our children in the ways of God.  Then our children will develop a hunger for the things of God.

Contact Karen Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions.

Dear music ministry members,  

The line-up and the schedule for December are as follows.  Many thanks to Stella Woo for the selections. 

• Choir-Schedule-2013-12.pdf
• Music-line-up-2013-12.pdf
• Music-line-up-2013-12---Christmas-Family-Mass.pdf
• Music-line-up-2013-12---Christmas-Midnight-Mass-and-Christmas-Day.pdf

Rehearsals for the Christmas Masses will be:  

• For the December 24th 5pm Christmas Family Mass - rehearsal at 4pm;
• For the Christmas Midnight Mass - rehearsals at 4pm on December 15th and at 3pm on December 22nd;
• For the Christmas Day 8:45 Mass - warmup at 8:15am;
• For the Christmas Day 11:15 Mass - warmup at 10:30am (in the school music room).   

Also, for the December 12th reconciliation service, please join the choir if you are able to come.  Warm-up is at 7:15pm, and the hymns will be: 

• Opening: Change Our Hearts - 414, 
• Closing: Hosea - 405  

Peace,
Peggie

Next week, with the start of Advent, we will change the Mass parts to the Mass of Christ the Savior by Dan Schutte.  There will be a rehearsal for all choir members after the 11:15 Mass on December 1^st to learn the new Gloria.  Choir members, please join this rehearsal if you can.

We have need for an additional keyboard accompanist to help substitute when one of our regular accompanists is away.  For musicians, it is a good way to participate in the Mass, and it is also a fun way to contribute your talents to our community.  If you play the piano, and are interested to help, please contact Peggie Fitch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Parents, please join us on Friday mornings from 10-11AM in the Parish Hall as we pray for our children and for the strength to be the parents He wants us to be.

This week, we focus on "Attracting Godly Friends and Role Models" from The Power of the Praying Parent by Stormie O'Martin:

One of the greatest influences in our children's lives will be their friends and role models. How can we not pray about them?

If you feel called to take over and lead this ministry please contact Karen Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Let us not leave our children's lives to chance. Let us partner with our Lord Jesus so He can guide us, strengthen us and give us all we need to be the parents He wants us to be.  It is never too early or too late to pray for our children.  It doesn't matter if your child is an infant, a teenager or married, God hears us when we seek Him.

We provide the book called "The Power of the Praying Parent" by Stormie O'Martin, which we use for our prayer sessions. This week's chapter is "Maintaining Good Family Relationships."  

You can join anytime! Hope to see you on Friday mornings, from 10-11AM in the Parish Hall.  For more info, email Karen Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..