December 14, 2025 – 3rd Sunday of Advent

Christmas Mass Times

Christmas Eve – Wednesday, December 24:  Children’s Christmas program at 4:30 PM, followed by Mass at 5:00 PM. Christmas Eve reception in the hall following Mass.

Christmas Day –  Thursday, December 25 – Mass at 10:00 AM

Update on Hector

Thank you for your continued prayers for Hector.  He was granted bond to be released from detention in Tacoma and is finally coming home!  We look forward to welcoming him home to St. Ann soon. 

Christmas Cookies Needed!

St. Ann has been asked to provide 12 dozen decorated Christmas cookies for the Sunday Lunch Program’s Christmas meal on December 21st.  Please bring donations of a dozen decorated Christmas cookies to the church by Saturday, December 20th. 

St. Ann Christmas Concert – December 21

Please join us on Sunday, December 21st for a Christmas concert at St. Ann, featuring beautiful music from all 3 of our St. Ann choirs!  The evening will begin at 6:30 PM with a reception in the hall before the concert at 7:00 PM, followed by a return to the hall after the concert for dessert. This is a free community event, but we will need volunteers to help make it happen. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help so far. 

Help Needed: Decorating the Church for Christmas

Parishioners are invited to stay after Mass on December 21st to help decorate the church for Christmas. We will also be decorating the parish hall on Saturday December 20th, to make the hall festive for the Sunday Lunch Program’s Christmas meal and the Christmas Concert reception. Email communityofstann@gmail.com if you are available to help decorate the hall on Saturday morning.

The Longest Night Zoom Prayer Service – December 22nd.

The Sunday Zoom prayer service meets every Sunday at 7:00 PM on Zoom, however there will not be a Zoom prayer service on Sunday December 21st,  in order to allow people to attend the St. Ann Christmas Concert.  Instead, there will be a  prayer service on Zoom for “The Longest Night” at 7:00 PM on Monday, December 22nd. 

The Longest Night service is a powerful prayer service that focuses on acknowledging the pain and hurt many experience, in the midst of the joy and expectation during this season, and is scheduled around the winter solstice. The Zoom link will be included in the virtual bulletin for the 4th Sunday of Advent.

Social Justice Ministry 

The Social Justice Ministry meets on Zoom every other month on the 3rd Wednesday. The next SJM meeting is on Wednesday, December 17 at 6:30 PM.  If you are interested in learning more about the Social Justice Ministry, contact Elizabeth for the Zoom link at communityofstann@gmail.com

Community Wine Tasting – January 17

Due to preparations for the St. Ann Christmas Concert on December 21st, we will not have a wine tasting in December.  Our next Community Wine Tasting will be on January 17th.  Bring a snack to share or just bring yourself!  (Non alcoholic beverages are available for those who don’t drink wine.) 

Catholic Charities Christmas Collection

Catholic Charities is asking for support for their annual Christmas Collection in order to support their work to “Feed the Hungry, Heal the Hurting and Welcome the Stranger.” This year instead of donation envelopes, there are cards and posters in the entry of the church with a QR code to use to make your donation, to save on the cost of postage. Or you can use the donation link below.

https://give.cceasternwa.org/campaign/734941/donate

Annual Catholic Appeal update

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal so far. As of December 10th, we have raised $34,360.00, which is 86.65% of our goal of $39,653.00.  If you would like to make a donation to help St. Ann reach our goal, there are donation envelopes next to the bulletins and a link to the online giving page on our website:  https://stannsspokane.org/giving/

Creation Care Corner

“…the ecological crisis is also a summons to profound ecological conversion.”  Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ 152

Quoted below are excerpts from an article by Rosario Dawson (environmental activist, actor, and producer) published in Sierra magazine as she reflects on Endurance:

“Winter reveals something essential about endurance. At times, the cold and the wind are sharp and unforgiving; at others, they hum quietly with life. Endurance in harsh times is not simply the struggle against challenge—it’s an act of presence brimming with the potential for revival. 

“If you find yourself struggling to endure right now, you are not alone. We face a hard present and an uncertain future. Many among us have forgotten that we are part of the natural world—that nature exists not to serve us for extraction or profit but to receive us, each and every organism, as home.

“While some may have forgotten this truth, many have not. We see them all over the world, living, teaching, and remembering what was never truly lost. We see this truth in communities restoring wetlands, in farmers regenerating soil, in neighbors organizing around local food and renewable energy. We see it in acts of kindness and expressions of care, for the earth and for one another.

“Across the earth, we are being tested. Wildfires blacken skies, floods redraw coastlines, glaciers continue to recede, and droughts remind us that stability is an illusion. These are not simply environmental events—they are mirrors reflecting the consequences of disconnection. The climate crisis demands more than awareness. It calls for sustained, collective, courageous action that restores both ecosystems and relationships. 

“Endurance is not about getting through and surviving unchanged—it’s about adapting and maintaining space with intention. Nothing in nature endures by remaining static. Rivers carve new paths, forests regrow from ash, coral reefs pulse with quiet persistence as they recover from bleaching. Life insists on adaptation. So we, too, must adapt and change with imagination. Our movements for justice and restoration are learning to bend without breaking, to rest without retreating, to find strength not only in protest but also in presence.”

Thank you to the Creation Care Team for sharing these reflections with us.

Upcoming Parish Events and Important Dates

December 14, 21, 23 – Rehearsals for the Christmas Program

December 18 – Rosary for Rose F. at 6:00 PM in the church

December 19 – Funeral for Rose F. at 11:00 AM at St. Ann

December 21 – Sunday Lunch Christmas meal at 1:00 PM

December 21 – St. Ann Christmas Concert 6:30-8:30 PM

December 21 – Sunday Zoom prayer service cancelled

December 22 – The Longest Night prayer service at 7:00 PM on Zoom

December 24 – Christmas Eve – Children’s Christmas program 4:30 PM, Mass 5:00 PM

December 25 – Christmas Day Mass – 10:00 AM

January 1 – New Years Day Mass – 10:00 AM

Weekly Events

Sundays at 8:15 – 9:00 AM – Reservation Chapel open for private prayer before Mass

2nd & 4th Sunday – Matthew 25 Ministry meets in the parish house after Mass

Every Sunday except the 1st Sunday – Swahili Choir practice at 11:00 AM

Sundays at 7:00 PM – St. Ann Zoom prayer services.

Mondays at 2:30 PM on Zoom – Craig’s Discussion Group will resume meeting on January 5th

Saturdays 2:15-3:00 PM – Reservation Chapel open for private prayer before Mass

Monthly Events

1st Sunday of each month – Swahili Mass at 9:00 AM

1st Sunday of each month – Catholic Women’s Association meeting in the house at 11:00 AM

Last weekend of the month – Music by Orellana choir for both Masses

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.  Contact the parish office if you are interested in learning more about this prayer service.

2025-26 Sunday Missals

The new Sunday Missals for 2025-26 are now available, with a suggested donation of $5.00 to help cover the cost. You can pick one up in the front pew of the church, or from the parish office.  

Free 2026 Calendars

Thanks to the generosity of Holy Cross Cemetery, our parish has been gifted calendars again this year.  The 2026 calendars are free and have our parish contact information printed on them. They are available in the front pew and in the entry of the church, so please pick one up next time you come to St. Ann.

Safe Environment Training

All volunteers and parishioners who work with children are required by the Diocese of  Spokane to take part in Safe Environment training. We have instructions available for how to sign in to the new system the diocese is using, or to create a new account if you are doing the training for the first time. You can contact the parish office or our safe environment coordinator for more information.

Salam Maria fundraiser

The book “Salam Maria” – which is “Hail Mary” in Swahili – is available in the front pew of the church, or in the parish office, for a suggested $10 donation  The money from this fundraiser will go towards helping youth in rural Kenya.  Although the title of the book is in Swahili, the book is in English and is an informative resource for praying the rosary.

Donations may be made in cash or by check, or paid online (and picked up in person):  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/salam-maria-book-fundraiser

Prayer Lists

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:

Mass Times, Staff Contact Info & Office Hours

Information about Mass Times can be found on our new parish website here: https://stannsspokane.org/mass-times/   

Office Hours & Staff Contact Info can be found on the Contact page of the new website: https://stannsspokane.org/contact-us/ 

Get Reminders About Parish Events

We are using a program called “Remind” that is very easy to sign up for.  Just text saintanncc to 81010 to get reminders about parish events!

 Online Giving with Tithe.ly 

You can donate using the direct link to the St. Ann tithe.ly page:  

https://give.tithe.ly/?formId=e93446f0-6864-11ee-90fc-1260ab546d11

Or by visiting the giving page of our parish website: https://stannsspokane.org/giving/  If you would rather mail in a donation, our address is 2120 E 1st Ave Spokane WA  99202

Monthly Collection Totals – October 2025

General Collection $13,142.18

Social Concerns $1,061.87

Coffee & Donuts $272.20

Building Fund $6,100.00

Total collections & bldg fund $20,576.25

Link for the full collection reports can be found on the Giving page of the parish website.  https://stannsspokane.org/giving/

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.