THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST THE KING
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
ST. ANN’S REMEMBERS THE FOLLOWING FOR ALL SOUL’S DAY WHO PASSED AWAY DURING THE
LAST TWELVE MONTHS:
Helen Collins
Stella Redmerski
Louise Murphy
Charles Colombo, Sr.
Elizabeth Smith
Eleanor Frarer
John Maloney
Francesco Bonmartini
Rita Mulrooney
Joan Murphy
Emory Champney
John Trzuskowski
Anne Abbiss
Thomas Wolhar, Jr.
Rosemary Heron
Russell McBride
Earl Crowley
Thomas E. Miller
James Goebel
Helen Setting
Francis Meredith
Rosaline Oliver
Susan Poillon
Thanksgiving Food Drive - St. Ann’s Knights of Columbus and Parish Outreach will be accepting your
donations of canned goods and non-perishable food Saturday, November 21; Sunday, November 22; and
Thanksgiving Day, November 26 at all Masses. Food will be donated to St. Paul’s Food Closet who serve the
needy twelve months a year. The winter months are especially demanding. Please remember those less
fortunate as you give thanks for blessings received this year. Thank you.
St. Ann’s Children’s Choir – 2015 6abc Dunkin Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade !!!!!!!!
We are proud to announce that our St. Ann’s Children’s Choir has been invited to sing in the parade. Twenty
three of our students will be performing on the VIP stage located on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of
Art. Here’s a little peek at their Performance Schedule:
10am – participating in the Dionne Warwick World Record Sing Along
10:53am – featured in a song medley from “The Wiz” as backup singers and dangers to Sisaundra Lewis (last
season’s finalist on Blake Sheldon’s team on “The Voice”
11:46am - performing in the Grand Finale.
We are so proud of their commitment and talent! They have been working so hard to make sure all of the
choreography and music that was sent from the producers at 6abc is “performance ready”. Tune in
Thanksgiving Day and watch their magic unfold!
MARK THE DATE!!! St. Ann’s Christmas Concert – You are cordially invited to the 2015 St.
Ann’s Christmas Concert on Sunday December 13th at 2pm. The concert will feature the St. Ann’s Adult
Choir, St. Ann’s Children’s choir, a classical guitarist, and something new – audience sing-alongs with all the
Christmas favorites! There will be a reception to follow in the school Social Hall. This is a free concert –
please come out to St. Ann’s and get in the Christmas spirit.
Christmas Giving Tree - will be set up Saturday November 28th in the church sanctuary. Tags on the tree
represent gift request for families visited by our St. Vincent de Paul Society throughout 2015. If you take a tag,
please return the wrapped gift no later than Sunday December 13th. In order to ensure safe delivery of the
gifts, please make sure you attach the tag to the outside of the gift and leave the gifts either under tree or
inside the rectory. For more info, contact Katie O’Connor at madello@msn.com. Thank you!
Congratulations to our children who met Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and went to
confession for the first time last Tuesday evening, November 17th.
Knights of Columbus Christmas Card Sale - The Knights are selling Christmas cards after each mass on
Sundays until the cards are sold out. Please help Keep Christ in Christmas!!!
2nd Collection this week is for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
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ATTENTION LECTORS – The 2016 workbooks
are in and can be picked up in the sacristy.
Saturday November 21
8:00 A.M. Intention of Paul Prince
5:00 P.M. Judge Allan N. Cooper
Sunday November 22
7:30 A.M. Parishioners
9:30 A.M. Joseph Conaty
11:30 A.M. Timothy Ryan
Monday November 23
6:30 A.M. Intention of Connie Winner-Varone
8:00 A.M. Joseph Mance
Tuesday November 24
6:30 A.M. John Paul Sheridan
8:00 A.M. Charles H. McKinney
Wednesday November 25
6:30 A.M. James M. Foy
8:00 A.M. All Souls
Thursday November 26 Thanksgiving Day
9:00 A.M. Intention of Fr. Mink
Friday November 27
9:00 A.M. All Souls
Saturday November 28
8:00 A.M. Henry, John & Jimmy Mauk
5:00 P.M. All Souls
Sunday November 29
7:30 A.M. Parishioners
9:30 A.M. Helen Setting
11:30 A.M. All Souls
Pray for the sick, shut-ins and elderly of our
Parish.
The Chapel of Divine Mercy is open 6am to
10pm, 7 days a week with the Blessed Sacrament
exposed. Can you offer an hour of your time? Visit
www.adorationchapel.org to sign up. You can
also call Chris at 668-1819 or Nan at 656-8438.
ST. ANN’S PRAYER LINE – to place a name or
special request on the prayer line email Joe/Shirley
Ackerman at joeshirl7@comcast.net or 384-7513.
Snow Removal Help – St. Ann’s is looking for
able bodied individuals to be available on an “on
call” basis to help with the snow removal on our
sidewalks and steps around the Church and
School. Compensation will be on an hourly basis. If
you are interested, please contact Joe Marge at the
Rectory office at 654-5519. Thank you.
2016 Calendars and Advent/Christmas Folders
will be available after masses next weekend,
November 28/29.
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA – December 5th
from 9am-11am in the St. Ann’s School Social Hall.
This event is open to school and prep families.
Limited tickets available. For more info, contact the
Rectory at 654-5519.
Decorating the Church for Christmas – St. Ann’s
is looking for volunteers to adorn our church. The
dates needed are Sunday, December 20th after the
11:30am mass and Wednesday, December 23rd
after the 8am mass. If you can help, please contact
the rectory at 654-5519. Thank you!
Religious Vocations – Today the book of
Revelation tells us that “Jesus Christ is the faithful
witness.” By virtue of our baptism, each of us is
called to be a faithful witness to the wonderful
things our God has done for women and men. Are
you being called to give witness as a religious or as
a priest? Are you willing? Let’s talk. Contact Fr.
David Kelley, Diocesan Director of Priestly and
Religious vocations at vocations@cdow.org. or
573-3113.
GIVE THE GIFT OF A MALVERN RETREAT FOR
CHRISTMAS – The annual Archbishop Fitzmaurice
Group weekend retreat for the men of the Diocese
of Wilmington is April 20 through May 1, 2016 at
beautiful St. Joseph’s in the Hills, Malvern, PA. In
these times of frantic activity, when the pace of life
can be almost too much to bear, a quiet peaceful
and spiritually fulfilling retreat could make a
wonderful Christmas gift for a father, husband,
brother or son. For more information, please visit
the website at www.malvernretreat.com or call
Dave O’Connor at (302)764-7149.
BULLETIN ADVERTISERS – Look at the patrons
listed on the back on the bulletin. It’s because of
their support that we can provide this bulletin at no
cost to our parish. Please visit these businesses
and tell them where you saw their ad!
Diocesan Vocations Guild – Help the guild
encourage and support vocations to the priesthood,
religious life and the diaconate. The Guild is
raffling off a woodcut of The Good Shepherd by
Sister Mary Grace Thul, OP at their annual
Christmas dinner for priests/seminarians on
January 10, 2016. Info at cdow.org/dvg.
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Advent begins next weekend
Lights of Love Ceremony – St. Francis Hospital
on Tuesday December 8th, 2015. Mass at noon in
the hospital chapel. The celebrant is Rev. Leonard
Klein with the tree lighting and display of names in
the hospital lobby immediately following. By
making a donation of $5.00 per name, your loved
ones, living or deceased, will be honored by the
lights on the tree and their names placed on a scroll
in the hospital lobby until January 9, 2016. To
participate, please send names and donations to
Mrs. Jean DesJardins, 726 Loveville Road, #22,
Hockessin Delaware 19707. Checks should be
payable to the Junior Board of St. Francis Hospital.
The deadline is Tuesday December 1st, 2015.
Information Nights for the Deacon Formation
Program – The Diocese of Wilmington welcomes
applications for a new class of Permanent Deacons
that will begin formation in June 2016. The fiveyear preparation program consists of human,
spiritual, academic and pastoral formation.
Spiritual formation programs are held one Saturday
a month during the initial year of discernment.
Academic formation beginning with the second
year, takes place one weekend a month from
September to June. Applications must be 60 or
younger when the program begins. Minimum
ordination age is 35. Applicants must demonstrate
a zeal for service to God’s people; experience in
some volunteer parish or diocesan ministry is
preferred. The following is the scheduled
information night in our area:
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – Church of the Holy
Child, 2500 Naamans Road, Wilmington, Delaware
(Parish Activities Center). The session is from
7pm-8:30pm. Wives of interested married men are
invited and strongly encouraged to attend. The
session will discuss the role of the permanent
deacon, qualifications for admission, and the
formation process. For further info and
registration, contact the Office for Deacons at 5732390.
St. John/Holy Angels Lottery Calendar – Need
an idea for Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers?
Purchase a lottery calendar with 90 chances to win.
Only 1000 calendars will be sold. Calendars are
$20 each and can be bought until December 31.
Winning numbers are based on the Delaware State
Play 3 night drawing from January 1 through March
31. For more information you can email the office
at apress@holyangels.net or call 731-2219.
Advent Retreat – The Prophets of Advent –
Saturday December 5th from 8am-Noon for St.
Joseph on the Brandywine’s Annual Advent retreat.
The day will begin with mass at 8am followed by a
continental breakfast before the retreat proper
begins at 9am. There will also be the opportunity to
celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation. Walkins are welcome, however if possible, please
register no later than Wednesday December 2nd
with Michelle Hogan at hogan514@verizon.net or
622-8878.
Are you missing out on an opportunity to
donate to St. Ann’s? Many employers generously
offer matching gifts for your contributions or
volunteer time to St. Ann’s parish. This is a
fantastic opportunity for you to support your parish
at no cost to you! Check with your employer to see
if this is available. Thank you to some of the
companies that have matched donations for their
employees to our church: Boeing, Verizon, RBC
Wealth Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, NYSE
Euronext Foundation and PJM Interconnection.
FAITH ENVIRONMENT-SAFE ENVIRONMENT –
Did you know that in 2003 in response to the United
States Conference of Bishops’ Charter for the
Protection of Children, the Diocese developed a
safe environment program entitled For the Sake of
Gods’ Children? The Bishop, all priests, deacons,
seminarians, religious brothers and sisters and all
lay employees and volunteers participate in the
program to assure that a comprehensive safe
environment exists in our parishes, schools and
institutions. For more info, go to www.cdow.org
and click on For The Sake of God’s Children.
Coming Up:
11/24 9:15am School Mass
11/24 8:30am Grandparents &
Special Friends Day – School
Noon dismissal for Thanksgiving
Holiday – No Aftercare
11/26
School/Rectory Closed
11/27
School/Rectory Closed
11/28
Basketball tournament
11/29
Basketball tournament
11/30 7pm
Finance Council
Thanksgiving Day Mass and the Friday after
Thanksgiving (November 26/27) will be at 9am.
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