Save the Date! Mardi Gras at St. Ann – March 1st
It’s a long standing tradition at St. Ann to celebrate Mardi Gras on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday – so mark your calendars for Saturday, March 1st after the 4:00 PM Mass. This will be a free meal, cooked by parishioners from Africa and from New Orleans, and will include karaoke and dancing. All are welcome!
Our hospitality ministry is also looking for volunteers to help put on this fun community event – contact Mark W or Susan L if you are interested in helping.
Saturday Mass Time Change – March 1st
Beginning on March 1st, the Saturday Mass time will change to 4:00 PM. Mass will continue to begin at 4:00 PM until the daylight saving time ends in November.
Swahili Mass – March 2nd
St. Ann celebrates Mass in Swahili on the first Sunday of each month. Join us on March 2nd for this joyful celebration of Mass. If you would like to join in the offertory procession, we invite you to bring items like tissues and hand sanitizer, toiletries for our Sunday Lunch neighbors, or liquid laundry detergent for the Corner Laundry. The Swahili choir also provides music for the first Saturday Mass of each month, with the rest of the Mass in English.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Isabel and Tommy – the two children who were baptized at St. Ann last Sunday – and their parents Oscar & Gexania and Kevin & Megan. Please continue to support these young families and keep them in your prayers.
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.
PREPARES – Open Your Heart Appeal 2025
Last weekend the Diocese of Spokane kicked off support of the Statewide Bishop’s PREPARES “Open Your Heart” Appeal. The PREPARES program offers support and care for low income families with life affirming services from pregnancy to 5 years. If you would like to support this program, there are flyers and donation envelopes in the church by the bulletins.
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 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.
Creation Care Corner
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ writing of Laudato Si’, let us pray for his health. He states in his further teaching in Laudate Deum, “Despite all attempts to deny, conceal, gloss over or relativize the issue, the signs of climate change are here and increasingly evident.”
Ways to make your bathroom more sustainable.
More folks are beginning to wonder what ways that they can make their homes more sustainable, given the current realization each day that our environment is
changing due to climate change. If we each put in some effort, it really starts to add up. One place to make simple, but impactful changes at home is in the bathroom.
First of all, it is suggested that we might is consider changing the toilet to an eco-friendly toilet. Apparently, toilets can account for up to a third of water used indoors. A leaky toilet can waste hundreds of gallons of water a day. Be sure to replace it with one that has a WaterSense label.
Secondly, consider swapping out the toilet seat for a bidet seat. One of the significant benefits is helping us to reduce our environmental footprint by using less toilet paper. The average American household uses 400 rolls of toilet paper each year, while those with bidets use up to 75% less than that on average. According to Scientific American, we could save 15 million trees a year if we deduced TP usage by 75%. Not to mention the water saved. Just one roll of toilet paper takes 37 gallons of water to produce!
Third, install low-flow showerheads if you haven’t already. According to the EPA, showers account for 17% of all water used in homes. IF the average shower takes eight minutes and uses 16 gallons of water per minute, a family of four is showering away 160 gallons daily. Low-flow showerheads can slash that number to under 2 gallons per minute without one even noticing a change.
Fourth, install low-flow water aerators for your faucets. We can save water at the sink, too. The aerator is a little attachment that’s inside the end of your faucet. Once again, when purchasing, look for the WaterSense label. The difference is huge: you can save up to 30% water usage with just this simple change.
Thank you to the Creation Care Team for sharing with us!
Franciscan Corner
“Make me a channel of your peace”. Called to be a pilgrim of hope. Actions speak louder than words. Is the Gospel just nice stories of long ago? NO! The Gospel is Good News. Jesus commanded us to “go into the whole world and tell the good news.” Jesus came to heal our brokenness. “And behold he is with us until the end of the world”. Being a channel of peace, a pilgrim of hope is ongoing. St Francis at the end of his life said ” the Lord taught me what was mine to do, may He teach you what is yours” are we listening?
Thank you to Sr. Joanne for sharing these reflections with us!
Upcoming Parish Events and Important Dates
February 22 – Funeral at 11 AM, followed by reception in the parish hall
March 1 – Saturday Mass time changes to 4:00 PM
March 1 – Mardi Gras celebration at St. Ann after the 4:00 PM Mass
March 5 – Ash Wednesday – 5:00 PM Mass
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.
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
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.
