Prayer for Creation – February 16
The Social Justice Ministry’s Creation Care Team offers a chance to gather in the Chapel at 8:15 AM on the 3rd Sunday of each month for a Prayer for Creation. This is a wonderful way to prepare oneself for Mass, with time for shared and quiet prayer. Please join us before Mass on Sunday, February 16th.
Get Reminders About Parish Events
If you would like to receive reminder messages about upcoming parish events, so you don’t hear about or remember about events after the fact – we have a new tool to help. We have signed up for 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.
Save the Date! Mardi Gras at St. Ann – March 1
It’s a long standing tradition at St. Ann to celebrate Mardi Gras on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday – so mark your calendars for March 1st for the St. Ann Mardi Gras celebration. Our hospitality ministry is also looking for members to help put on this fun community event, and will be asking for volunteers in the coming weeks. Contact the parish office if you’d like more information.
Social Justice Ministry Education Series
The Social Justice Ministry’s education series called “A Change is Gonna Come” continues with part two of the talk on the issues around Christian Nationalism this Sunday February 16th, in the church after Mass. The first part of this talk was very informative and brought about some good conversation. Please join us, whether you were able to attend part one or not!
Bishop Daly at St. Ann – March 16
Save the date – Due to an unexpected conflict the Bishop’s visit to St. Ann has been rescheduled. Bishop Daly will be celebrating Mass at St. Ann on Sunday March 16, at our 9:00 AM Mass.
Creation Care Corner
“All things will be well, every manner of thing will be well.” Julian of Norwich
Many national programs that advance and promote social justice in the United States and globally have lost funding or are under threat of losing federal funding, including Gonzaga Climate Center. Some days we are so overwhelmed we simply must pray.
From Martin Luther King, Jr.:
[Let us] “join with the Earth and each other to bring new life to the land, to restore the waters, to refresh the air, to renew the forests, to care for the plants, to protect creatures, to celebrate the seasons, to rejoice in the sunlight, to sing the song of the stars, to recall our destiny, to renew our spirits, to recreate the human community, to promote justice and peace, to love our children and one another, to join together as many and diverse expressions of one loving mystery, for the healing of the Earth and the renewal of all life.”
From Julian of Norwich:
God is the goodness in nature.
God is the same thing as nature.
God is the very essence of nature.
Grace and nature are all aspects of a single goodness and where one operates, all are operating with us.
God will refill what is lacking and restore us with the action of mercy and grace, which will abundantly pour into us from Divinity’s own natural goodness.
All things will be well, every manner of thing will be well.
Thank you to the Creation Care Team for sharing with us!
Franciscan Corner
Make me a channel of your peace. Who needs peace today? Holy Year 2025: Be pilgrims of hope. “Where there’s despair let me bring hope”. ” They’ll know we are Christians by our love..” Love reaches out. Who in your world needs peace, who needs hope, who needs love? What action are you willing to take this week to be that channel, that pilgrim, that Christian?
Thank you to Sr. Joanne for sharing these reflections with us!
Upcoming Parish Events and Important Dates
February 15 – Funeral at 11:00 AM, followed by a reception in the parish hall.
February 16 – Prayer for Creation in the Chapel at 8:15 AM
February 16 – Celebration of two baptisms at the 9:00 AM Mass
February 16 – Social Justice Ministry – education series speaker at 10:30 in the church.
February 22 – Funeral at 11 AM, followed by reception in the parish hall
March 1 – Save the date – Mardi Gras celebration at St. Ann
March 5 – Ash Wednesday
March 16 – Bishop Daly celebrates Mass at St. Ann – 9:00 AM (rescheduled)
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
Thursdays at 4:15 PM – Taize Prayer Service (Contact Shonna at Bartletts@gonzaga.edu for more info)
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
Sunday Evening Zoom Prayer Service – 6:00 PM
The Sunday evening Zoom prayer service that began during Covid 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 now begins at a new time at 6:00 PM; the Zoom opens at 5:45 and prayer begins at 6:00 PM.
Fig Tree Benefit – March 8
“Sharing Wisdom: Connecting the Generations” is the theme for the 2025 Fig Tree Benefit Events. The Benefit Lunch buffet opens at 11 a.m., SATURDAY, March 8, with the program from noon to 1 p.m., at Hemmingson Center at Gonzaga University. It is in person and livestream.
The Breakfast-Time Benefit begins with gathering at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, on Zoom. The program is from 8 to 9 a.m.
These are the main fundraising events supporting The Fig Tree newspaper that shares stories of people who make a difference and the Resource Directory that connects people with resources they need to transform their lives.
Register at secure.givelively.org/donate/the-fig-tree/2025-benefit or email or call at event@thefigtree.org 509-535-4112.
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. If it is an emergency outside of parish office hours, you can contact Father Patrick directly at 509 280-9737
Online Giving with Tithe.ly
You can donate using the direct link here – St. Ann tithe.ly page: https://tithe.ly/give?c=2044739
Or if you would rather mail in a donation, our address is at the top of the bulletin.
2025 Calendars for St. Ann
Thanks to the generosity of Holy Cross Cemetery, St. Ann was able to order free 2025 calendars to share with our parishioners. If you would like one for your family, you can pick one up in the entry of the church or from the parish office!
Annual Catholic Appeal 2024 – Update
We have nearly reached our ACA goal – only $1715.00 to go! Thank you to those who have already donated on behalf of St. Ann Parish. If you have not yet donated to the ACA, we ask that you prayerfully consider doing so. And please mark your donation St. Ann-Spokane so that it goes towards our parish goal.
Donations as of 1/10/25 $30,770.00
Parish Goal: $32,485.00
Percentage of goal: 94.72%
Monthly Collection Totals – January 2025
General Collection $26,595.98
Building Fund $300.00
Social Concerns $2,894.87
Social Concerns – Reserved $881.35
Coffee & Donuts $87.41
Total collections $30,759.61
Link for the full collection reports are on the giving page of the website.
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.
