by St. Ann Staff | Dec 27, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
I came across this prayer for the New Year last December, just after we had printed the bulletin that would cover New Years week. Yet, I thought it worth the praying so I saved it to a file for use THIS year. What a world this might be if we all were able to pray from...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 27, 2015 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Dec 27, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
When the Kempf family simplified our Christmas giving years ago, to picking one adult and one of the kids to share gifts with, (and matching your giving to a charity of your choice) the nieces and nephews were a little disappointed. So, we replaced the serious gifting...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 25, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
50 years ago, A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Charlie Brown is best known for his uniquely striped shirt, and Linus is most associated with his ever-present security blanket. Throughout the story of Peanuts, Lucy, Snoopy, Sally and others all work...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
One of the eye opening moments of my pilgrimage to the Holy Land was learning the very concrete topography of several of the sights. Few so opened a new understanding in me as the site of the Visitation. So, when the gospel says that Mary set out in haste to the HILL...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Christmas 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Rejoice! The weeks of Advent waiting are over, and Christ is born! We rejoice in our Savior’s birth—remembering the great gift of faith He has given us through the mystery of His incarnation and the saving power of...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Dec 13, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
You did it!!! Though the pledges keep trickling in, at this stage we are at just under 117% of our goal in the Beyond Sunday Campaign. EVERY gift, from great to small and every-thing in-between, will make a difference, not just here at St. Ann, but across our...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 13, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
In the summer when it became known that I would become pastor here at St. Ann while remaining director of the Newman Center, almost every person I received the same message over and over. “Father, you are going to be really busy!” Or: “How are you going to do all that...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 13, 2015 | Sunday Bulletin
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