Thank you for making time and effort to come to Mass this weekend. It is so edifying for Fr. Joseph, Fr. Daly and myself to see so many people gathered together, as a family of faith, to give thanks to our Heavenly Father. May God bless us, everyone.
Please remember that our fun and famous Bazaar starts this Wednesday evening. I invite you to come and join us for this fun-filled event. You can browse, shop, take chances, bid on silent auction items and have a bite to eat. Don’t miss out on this wonderful occasion to get involved and support our parish. See you there. Also, thank you to all the Bazaar workers who have been working so very hard to make this Bazaar the best ever!
This weekend we take up a Second Collection for the Church in Lithuania. After many years of Communist rule, the Church there was in great need of renewal and repair. That process still continues until today. I ask you for your generous response to assist our brothers and sisters in Lithuania to continue to be bearers and sharers of the love of Christ.
I was recently made aware that the air conditioning at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School needs to be replaced. The cost of doing so is in excess of $300,000. Each parish in our deanery has been asked to take up a Second Collection to help defray the cost of the AC replacement. The collection at St. Ann will be taken up on the weekend of September 7-8. I ask for your generosity to this collection. The Diocese will also be making a substantial contribution towards this project. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
This is our Holy Father’s prayer intention for the month of August: “We pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and for the common good, especially caring for the poor and those who have lost their jobs.” Please remember this intention in your daily prayers.
Vocations Prayer
Loving God, in every age You call men to serve at Your altar
as Your priests and servants of Your people,
to witness to the Gospel
and to be like Your son, the great High Priest.
Under the guidance of St. Francis de Sales,
patron saint of the Diocese of Wilmington,
help me to discern what You want of my life,
and give me the courage to say Yes.
May I not lose heart in considering my own imperfections
but be willing to answer Your call
so you might fulfill Your designs in me
and I might fulfill Your will. Amen.
St. Francis de Sales, pray for us.
Click below to learn about the many organizations and activities in St. Ann Parish:
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Online Giving Available
Try our new Online Giving Service— go to our website Online Giving page to set up your account.
Online Giving is the preferred way to make your weekly or monthly contributions to offertory and various other designations. By giving electronically, it minimizes the need to have six parishioners present to count money every Sunday and it also minimizes hours used to post these donations to the donors’ accounts every week. If interested, go to our parish website online donation page; or you can also use your smart phone to scan the QR code for online giving. When scanned with a smart phone, this image connects you directly to the mobile version of our donation page. You can also call the business manager at (302) 539-6449 ext.103 for assistance in setting this up. Thank you for your support!
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Help Your Neighbors
Please remember our parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Society when writing checks. Your financial support, of whatever size, is a lifeline for so many of our needy brothers and sisters. In these strange and difficult times, your generous financial support is a great help to them. Thank you for your support.
If you would like to donate to our food pantry, a list of needed items is listed on the SVdP ministry page here.
You can contribute in many different ways; just click the picture below to find out more.
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There’s more information here about our finances and contributions.
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