Parish Clean-Up Day – April 5
Join us on Saturday, April 5th at 10:00 AM in the church for a parish clean up day to get the church cleaned up and ready for Easter! We will provide cleaning supplies and snacks – just show up ready to help. This is a great chance to get to know fellow parishioners.
Swahili Mass – April 6
St. Ann celebrates Mass in Swahili on the first Sunday of each month. Join us on Sunday April 6th for this joyful celebration of Mass. If you would like to join in the offertory procession, items such as tissues, hand soap, and granola bars are useful, as is liquid laundry detergent for the Corner Laundry. The Swahili Choir also provides the music for Mass on Saturday, April 5th; the readings & Mass are in English on Saturday
Lenten Communal Penance Service – April 6
The Lenten Communal Penance Service is scheduled for April 6, at 10:30 AM, after the 9:00 AM Mass. Several priests will be available for individual reconciliation at the end of that service.
Prayer & Soup – 6:00 PM on Fridays
Join us for Prayer & Soup for two more Fridays during Lent: April 4 and April 11. Stations of the Cross begins at 6:00 PM in the church and is followed by a meatless soup meal in the parish hall. We are still in need of volunteers – contact the parish office to sign up if you are interested in helping with reading or bringing soup.
Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday Masses
4:00 PM Saturday, April 12 & 9:00 AM Sunday April 13
Holy Thursday Mass – Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 PM
Good Friday service – Friday, April 18 at 7:00 PM
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil – Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 PM (followed by a reception in the parish hall.)
Easter Sunday Mass – Sunday, April 20 at 9:00 AM
Sunday Lunch on May 18 – St. Ann Youth
On Sunday, May 18th, our St. Ann youth will be serving Sunday Lunch. If you are a middle or high school student interested in being a part of this service project, contact our youth minister, Robbie. We will also be in need of adults to help our youth on this day. Stay tuned for more info.
Dignified Workday – Donations Needed
Dignified Workday has benefitted from our donated items in the past. Currently small basic appliances and kitchen tools are needed for their employees who are joining the workforce and gaining housing. If you have usable items to donate for these new households please contact Tresa or Susan (509 995-2542) for easy drop off directions near the church.
Below is a link to an article in the Fig Tree about Dignified Workday and its connection to St. Ann, as well as the start of the Corner Laundry.
https://www.thefigtree.org/march25/030125stannAvista.html
Four Angels Foundation Fundraiser
The Four Angel Foundation is planning a class on Sunday April 6th at 4:00 pm on pupusa making. This fundraising event will be held in the St. Ann parish hall. Tickets are $25 per for two adults, and only 10 tickets will be sold for this event. This ticket pays for the class, Salvadoran snacks and an informal dinner, as well as an evening of Salvadoran culture, education, and live entertainment. Salvadoran arts and crafts and other Salvadorian food to take home will be sold separately. For any questions or to purchase a ticket, please call or text Milagros Morales at 509-218-8921. 100% of proceeds go to the Four Angels Foundation to help with medical and school supplies, including school lunches for children in El Salvador.
East Central Kiwanis Fundraiser – April 9
The Civic Theater play sponsored by East Spokane Kiwanis is the main fundraiser for its grants to worthy local organizations, including St Ann’s Sunday lunch program. Tickets are $40 each and include a fabulous Happy Hour. Contact Anne F. for tickets — 509-939-7766.
Creation Care Corner
Pope Francis devotes a subsection in his encyclical Laudato Si’ to “Pollution, waste and the throwaway culture,” saying at one point, “We have not yet managed to adopt a circular model of production capable of preserving resources for present and future generations, while limiting as much as possible the use of non-renewable resources, moderating their consumption, maximizing their efficient use, reusing and recycling them. A serious consideration of this issue would be one way of counteracting the throwaway culture which affects the entire planet” (22).
Spring Cleaning & Challenges to a Throwaway Culture
Most of us own too much stuff. In the spring we get that urge to get rid of it, and don’t give a lot of thought to where it goes. When it leaves our homes, that doesn’t mean it ceases to exist or to be a burden on our common home, planet Earth. Take care to discern the most ecological disposition of all items you are shedding.
Personal: When getting rid of clothing and shoes, consider giving to entities whose values you admire, who will pass it along, free of charge, to people who will actually benefit from it. A couple of those non-profits are ‘Our Place Community Outreach, at 1509 College Avenue or the Women’s Closet at the YWCA, at 930 N. Monroe. Maybe do some detective work in your neighborhood to discover other places that would appreciate and pass along those items.
Communal: For household items and furniture, please consider donating to our own Dignified Workday Project, contact Susan Lopez @ (509)995-2542. Puzzles and games can be taken to ‘Uncles” in the Valley Mall where you can receive a credit to buy new or used games or puzzles. If you have a Facebook account, consider posting your items on Facebook Marketplace. Consider shopping there yourself.
Institutional: Take into account where you buy. Think twice before buying…do I need it? is it just a whim? is it because my neighbor has it? am I looking for quality so it will last and won’t be in the garbage heap in a year’s time? Deal with businesses who care for the environment in manufacturing and all the way to the buyer. Stay local as much as possible.
Earth Month Activities: Flyer in the back of the church
Action: Saturday April 19, at 10 a.m., Spokane River Cleanup @ High Bridge Park
Education: Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. “Active Hope for a Livable Future: Devesting from Fossil Fuels”. Gonzaga University Hemmingson Auditorium. (free)
Thank you to the Creation Care Team for sharing with us!
Franciscan Corner
“Make me a channel of your peace…. Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope…” Francis, after his encounter with the leper, lived among them, brought them hope. He “did” mercy, he didn’t just talk about it. What does it mean to “do” mercy? Doing is an action. Several years ago, we sang: “They will know we are Christians, by our love, by our love…” They will know we are Christ-followers by our actions of love, by our “doing” love. We will be pilgrims of hope by “doing” hope. Do our actions show we are hopeful? In times of trouble, let us not give into discouragement, let us not give up being hopeful, let us not give up bringing hope to the “leper” in our own life. “Where there is despair, let us bring hope.”
Thank you to Sr. Joanne for sharing these reflections with us!
Upcoming Parish Events and Important Dates
April 4 – Prayer & Soup at 6:00 PM
April 5 – Parish Clean-Up Day – 10:00 AM
April 6 – Swahili Mass at 9:00 AM
April 6 – Lenten Penance Service – 10:30 AM
April 11 – Prayer & Soup at 6:00 PM
April 13 – Palm Sunday (Wear Red!)
April 17 – Holy Thursday Mass at 700 PM
April 18 – Good Friday service at 7:00 PM
April 19 – Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 PM (There will not be a 4:00 PM Mass)
April 20 – Easter Sunday Mass at 9:00 AM
Weekly Events
Sundays at 8:15 – 9:00 AM – Reservation Chapel open for private prayer before Mass
Sundays at 6:00 PM – St. Ann Zoom prayer services.
Mondays at 2:30 PM on Zoom – Craig’s Discussion Group
Fridays during Lent – 6:00 PM stations of the cross followed by soup meal in the parish hall
Saturdays 3:15-4:00 PM – Reservation Chapel open for private prayer before Mass
Monthly Events
1st Sunday of each month – Swahili Mass at 9:00 AM & Catholic Women’s Association meeting in the house at 11:00 AM
Every Sunday except the 1st Sunday – Swahili Choir practice at 11:00 AM
3rd Sunday of each month – Prayer for Creation in the Chapel at 8:15 AM
Get Reminders About Parish Events
If you would like to receive reminder messages about upcoming parish events, so you don’t hear about events after the fact – we have a new tool to help. We are using a program called “Remind” that is very easy to sign up for. Just text saintanncc to 81010 – or follow this link https://www.remind.com/join/saintanncc – and sign up as a “student” to join.
Sunday Evening Zoom Prayer Service – 7:00 PM
The Sunday evening Zoom prayer service continues to be a prayerful gathering for some of our parishioners. The service on Sunday evenings is a chance to pray and share together. The service begins at 7:00 PM. If you are interested in learning more about this prayer service, contact the parish office.
Beginning Centering Prayer – St. Francis of Assisi
All are welcome. No experience needed, just a desire to deepen your faith.
In person, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM – St. Francis of Assisi school. Ring the doorbell on Heroy.
Via Zoom on Thursdays, 6:00 PM.
Educational program via Zoom also offered Monday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday at 6:30 AM, Friday at 7:00 PM
In person, 2nd Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM – St. Francis of Assisi school. Ring the doorbell on Heroy.
Call or text Mike: 509 939-2185 or email waltersmichaelh@gmail.com
Prayer Requests
Please contact the parish office if you would like to add a name to the prayer list.
Please pray for these community members in need of our support or healing:
Please remember our recently departed and pray for their grieving families and friends:
Sacrament of the Sick
If parishioners need to schedule the Sacrament of the sick for an ill or dying family member, please call the parish office at 509-535-3031.
Online Giving with Tithe.ly
You can donate using the direct link here – St. Ann tithe.ly page: https://tithe.ly/give?c=2044739
There is also a giving button on our website. Or if you would rather mail in a donation, our address is at the top of the bulletin.
Monthly Collection Totals -February 2025
General Collection $15,234.88
Building Fund $3,898.85
Social Concerns $590.87
Sunday Lunch $781.64
Coffee & Donuts $136.18
Total collections $20,642.42
Link for the collection reports and the 2022-23 proposed budget summary:
St. Ann Mission Statement
The Mission of Saint Ann Catholic Church is to live the Good News of Jesus Christ. To create a family and community of faith that lives with integrity and justice. To care for those who are vulnerable, and to treat one another and all those we encounter with dignity and respect.
