Pastor’s Pen – June 3, 2012

Always amazing… Well, the totals (for all practical purposes) for the 2012 version of the Sponsor’s Dinner Dance are in.  Thanks to ALL of you for your amazing generosity, year in and year out.  Between the Sponsors and the Raffles and the Auction Items and the...

Pastor’s Pen – May 27, 2012

A message from our Archbishop Dear Brothers and Sisters, This letter is to inform you that the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Catholic Charities of St. Louis are taking legal action against the federal government of the United States of America.  A lawsuit challenging...

Pastor’s Pen – July 10, 2011

I received this letter from Beth Buchek, our part time youth minister of the past few years. “During my 26 years as a member of our parish I have really seen St. Ann grow. Most recently through my work with the youth group I have seen the seeds of a St. Ann Catholic...

Pastor’s Pen – June 26, 2011

This summer is not going well. My home computer decided to quit working the Sunday morning after UMSL’s graduation, back in May.    Since I needed to ‘read’ the information on the computer, especially my calendar – as I had not been able to sync that information...

Pastor’s Pen – May 29, 2011

Amazing.  Simply Amazing… With one bill outstanding from the Sponsor’s Dinner Dance (from the credit card machine – and we are not sure of the percentage they will take off of those sales…) it appears to be safe to say that we raised at least $65,000 and most likely...

Pastor’s Pen – May 15, 2011

Does it ever stop? The older I get the more I realize how important it is to “feed my introvert.”  And the closer to the end of the school semester, the more vital that task is to my ability to be present to people.  Having just met with Mrs. Reichenbach to talk about...