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.

September 13, 2026

All of a sudden our parish has put aside summer activities and parish life has so quickly and fully resumed. Our 394 St. Anne’s Parish School students are all “present and accounted” for and we have already gathered for the first schoolwide Mass as we celebrated the Feast of the Birth of Mary last Tuesday, the first full day of school. We have a very special children’s choir, “the Angel Choir”, and they always bring great life and enthusiasm to the Mass. Our parish school is a very special place.

While the young boys and girls have begun their new school year, our senior citizens gathered for Senior Scene on Wednesday. Later that evening our Youth Ministry and the Knights of Columbus were meeting in the St. Francis Ministry Center. It is great to see that our parish continues to be a source of life for parishioners of all ages.

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With all Americans around our country, this past Friday was a somber day of remembrance and prayer. At our three Masses last Friday we read the names of the deceased from September 11, 2001 and those who lost their lives from the many illnesses that have followed. Those of us who remember the events of the day have them etched in our memory. Our hearts remain heavy with grief for all the September 11 families. Our respect and reverence continues for all the first responders and heroes from that day and those days that followed. No, we will never forget!

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PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY MASS

The Parish Social Ministry Mass has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 25 at the 10:00AM Mass. At this Mass we will welcome our new Parish Social Ministry leadership team and thank Mrs. Linda Leone for her 25 years of leadership for Parish Social Ministry. Please mark your calendar.

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SPIRIT DAY

Spirit Day is in a two short weeks. As we approach this wonderful day of parish celebration, we are looking ahead to three needs:

1. We need good weather! 72 degrees, light breeze, 40% humidity, and blue skies is what we hope the good Lord will send us on Saturday, September 26!

2. Spirit Day Volunteers: We have very enthusiastic and dedicated leadership for Spirit Day. Of course, we always need additional volunteers. Volunteers serving for one or two hours can be a big help for safety, security, and the general operation of the day.

3. Big Bucks Raffle Support: Once again, we want there to be a $25,000 winner this year. We hope that somebody reading this will be that winner. For you to be that winner, we need to sell 1,000 raffle tickets. So far, we have sold about 300 tickets. You only have to purchase one ticket for $100 to be eligible for the grand prize or for one of the $5,000 winners. Consider purchasing a ticket so you can be a winner in 2026! More information is in the bulletin.

Have a Blessed Week!

Fr. Tom

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