Announcements

On Sunday, March 24th at 5:30 pm we will gather for a community potluck dinner. Everyone is welcome! No cost – just bring your dish to share. Main dish, salad, dessert… bring something to add to our celebration. We will be in the gym. For more information &/or to help with the meal, call Jody at the parish. Parish Mission with Fr. Patrick Murphy, CS will beMonday to Wednesday, March 25-27 with Mass and talks every morning (8am) and evening (7pm).

Want to transform your work, your marriage, your family, and your life, but don’t have time? Looking for the quickest, surest, and easiest way to holiness, but don’t know where to begin? Join us on Monday Evenings (starts Feb 18), as we begin a 33-day preparation for Marian Consecration. For six weeks, we’ll individually read about and reflect on four great Marian giants: St. Louis de Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Teresa of Calcutta, and Pope St. John Paul II. They’ll teach us the secrets to drawing closer to the Heart of Jesus through the Heart of Mary. In our weekly meetings, Mondays [7:30-9:00 pm] we’ll share our insights within our small group and then watch a 30-minute video. The video by popular author and speaker, Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, brings our individual reflections and group experience into a clear focus. If you’re looking for a simple way to be spiritually renewed, develop a  deeper relationship with Our Merciful Savior, and grow in holiness, join us for 33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY SMALL-GROUP RETREAT Contact Jody: adultfaith@stannsabbotsford.caadultfaith@ca prior to February 15th. 

Please join us on Saturday, February 23rd after 9:00am Mass for the screening of the movie “Fatal Flaws”. Open discussion and refreshments will follow. Mark your calendars and bring your family and friends to learn more about this important topic of legalizing assisted death that affects us all. This information is important for every member of our society to understand. For more information, please contact Sandra Moran t.moran@telus.net or Kathy Van Dokkumburg kathysmail@shaw.ca.

Join us on February 2nd for a night of Lectio Devina! Lectio Devina is a form in prayer in guided meditation. We will be having our prayer/meditation time, afterwards we will be having open lounge with snacks and games!
This event is for Grades 5 thru 12 and starts after the 5pm Mass on Saturday.

How do we stick to our monthly budget? How can we manage debt? Do you really need a will? Join the Family Group on Thursday, February 7th at 7 p.m. in St. Ann’s gym for a presentation regarding finances and estate planning – information that every family should be aware of. Joseph ven der Buhs (Certified Financial Planner) and Emily Anderson (Lawyer at Linley Welwood LLP) will offer advice and support for families in this area. Q and A will follow their presentations and refreshments will be served. Join us for a night of fellowship as we learn how to set our families up for success.

Admission is free. Childcare is available – if you require childcare kindly RSVP by February 5th. For more information, email us at stannsfamilygroup@gmail.com. We hope to see you there! (Both guest speakers are Advertisers on our Parish Bulletin back covers.)

 Kindergarten & Elementary Classes Info: OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, January 30th from 6-8pm at St. James& St. Ann’s Elementary School. Pick up a registration package(s) for your child(ren). Follow St. James and Ann’s Elementary on Facebook. RSVP to office@stjameselementary.ca 

January 26th: LifeTeen – Theology of the Body Info Night! Grades 8 thru 12

LifeTeen is starting a new series of Theology of the Body. We are going to give you a run down of what Theology of the Body is and how you as a youth will benefit from the series. Don’t Forget to bring your friends! All are welcome! Snacks and open lounge me will follow the information session. Event Begins after the 5pm Mass on Saturday until 8pm.

 Monday, December 31st 

St. Ann’s Parish Centre 

Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15 pp 

Late night Buffet Music by Northwest Entertainment 

Children’s Party – $5 per child up to 14 yrs. 

Movie & games room Late night snack 

Tickets available after all Masses next week and at the Parish Office. 

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and CWL 

ADVENT GIVING TREE will be set up on Saturday, November 24th in the Parish Centre with tags for approx. 30 families that the Knights of Columbus have adopted for this Christmas. 

Please follow these directions: 

1) Attach the tag securely to the gift with tape or staples. These tags are very important as the number on each tag corresponds to a particular family. Each gift is then put in a separate box designated for each family. 

2) PLEASE DO NOT WRAP THE GIFTS. Return the unwrapped gift with the tag attached and put it in to the sleigh beside the Christmas Tree or bring to the Parish Office no later than Wednesday, December 12th. 

3) St. Vincent de Paul will have tags on the tree requesting Save On Foods $25 GIFT CARDS for their Christmas Hampers. Please drop off to parish office by December 17th.