Fr. Tom’s Letters

Each week Fr. Tom writes a letter to parishioners in our bulletin. Every letter is comprehensive, including current information about the Parish, an explanation of Scripture for that Sunday, and an invitation to become more engaged in the life of the parish.

October 18, 2026

Dear Parishioners,

As the bulletin makes evident, the fall season includes many activities for parishioners. You can review them all in the bulletin.

Next Sunday, at the 10:00AM Mass, October 25, is a special celebration of Parish Social Ministry. We have made a transition of leadership in Parish Social Ministry in recent weeks. Mrs. Stacey Young, assisted by Mr. Chris Roller and Mr. Kevin Keane is the new leadership team for Parish Social Ministry. Stacey and her team will be building on the foundation and legacy that Mrs. Linda Leone offered the parish through her 25 years of selfless, generous, and most dedicated leadership, all shaped by Linda’s depth of faith, commitment to service, and love for St. Anne. Thousands of families in the parish and beyond have experienced our Parish Social Ministry that is rooted in the Gospel of Jesus,.

As Linda returns to be a volunteer for Parish Social Ministry, we want to thank her for her leadership and service. In addition, with Linda we want to extend our commitment to assist Stacey and all the Parish Social Ministry volunteers as the parish moves forward and continues a hallmark ministry of our parish. Please join us at the 10:00AM Mass next Sunday to extend our gratitude to Linda and our full support for all that Parish Social Ministry continues to do.

SPIRIT DAY SUCCESS

“WOW!” said a parishioner upon leaving the church after the 5:00PM Spirit Day Mass. Her “WOW!” was in response to the joyful, packed with people, happy singing of the Angel Choir at the Spirit Day Mass. It was marvelous. Moved indoors by the earlier sunset and cooling temperatures around that time of day allowed for a most beautiful and exuberant Spirit Day Mass. “WOW!” might be used to describe the whole day. Over a thousand children enjoying the inflatable rides and games. A sell out of the Big Bucks raffle. Volunteers persisting at selling raffle tickets and mums until all were gone. Nearly three dozen sponsor boards. Knights of Columbus selling out hamburgers, hot dogs, and beer. A new layout in the parking lot. All outdoor activities including Night at the Races and a Casino tent. Music from the Dartmouth Street Band and our DJ. And it was all accomplished as part of a rainout re-schedule from two weeks ago.

Plenty of volunteers, lots of Knights, Parish Social Ministry volunteers, parents and kids from faith formation and our school volunteering for set up and clean up on Saturday. Under the leadership of parishioner Danny O’Keefe and his team, we had a marvelous Spirit Day last Saturday. Great, great job. Thank you Mrs. Mary Lou Engrassia and Father Joe for their leadership with Danny and the committee. And a very big thank you to our maintenance team that worked until midnight on the clean up. They did a great job with getting everything ready for Sunday. Every adjustment that we had to make because of the rainout nor’easter worked out better than we had hoped. A great day! Thank you to all who supported and participated in Spirit Day 2026! And congratulations to the Big Bucks raffle winners! Looking forward to next year!

Enjoy a peace-filled week!

Fr. Tom

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