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.
Mardi Gras at St. Ann – March 1st
Join us to celebrate Mardi Gras this Saturday, March 1st after the 4:00 PM Mass. This is a free event – with a meal cooked by parishioners from Africa and from New Orleans, karaoke and music for dancing. All are welcome!
If you would like to help decorate the hall, we’ll be meeting at 5:00 PM on Friday, February 28. This is a good chance to visit with other parishioners and enjoy some pizza and beverages while we work. We will also need some help cleaning up after Mardi Gras on Saturday evening. Contact Mark W. or Susan L. if you’d like to volunteer – or just show up to help.
Swahili Mass – March 2nd
St. Ann celebrates Mass in Swahili on the first Sunday of each month. Join us this Sunday, 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.
Immigration Ministry Meeting – March 2nd
A group of Parish Council members and parishioners are creating a new Ministry, tentatively titled the Immigration Ministry. This group will meet on Sunday March 2nd after the 9:00 AM Mass in the parish house to discuss ideas of how to support our vulnerable communities and ways to partner with other groups.
Daylight Saving Time Begins – March 9th
Daylight Saving Time begins on March 9th. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed the night before!
Sunday Zoom Prayer Service Time Change – March 9th
On March 9th, the Sunday Zoom prayer service time will change back to 7:00 PM, to give people more time to enjoy the daylight in the spring and summer. The Zoom link is included below the calendar in the email version of the virtual bulletin each week. If you are interested in being added to the email list for the Zoom prayer service, contact the parish office.
Safety & Security at St. Ann
Due to concerns about safety and security at St. Ann, the staff has decided to change the door codes for the buildings on our campus. The new safety policy is that only staff will have the codes for the church and parish house. Please contact Elizabeth or Dianne to arrange entry into these spaces for meetings, etc.
Bishop Daly at St. Ann – March 16
Bishop Daly will be celebrating Mass at St. Ann on Sunday March 16, at our 9:00 AM Mass.
Creation Care Corner
Please hold Pope Francis in your prayers.
There is a lot…a lot of eco-anxiety in our country today. We’ve written about it before. We’re talking today about a Climate Cafe. This is a place where people gather to talk nor so much about climate action, but rather to provide a space where people may feel, process and share emotions related to the climate crisis. One would aim to provide supportive community and accompaniment, not solutions. At a climate cafe, it’s important to hold space for any and all emotions (it not just anxiety that people feel when it comes to the state of our world) and not to assume everyone is having the same experience.
350 Spokane offers an Eco-Anxiety Cafe each 1st Saturday of the month. The upcoming one is this Saturday, March 1st from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S. Grand Blvd. Spokane, WA, 99203
Action: With better weather take a walk around the yard or a nearby park. See what you can find. The earth is waking up from its winter sleep. You might discover, even there, life so incredible and extraordinary as to take your breath away.
Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water and the Environment presents:
The 2025 William L. Davis, S.J. Lecture presents: Fish Wars
Date: Sunday, March 2
Time: 4pm PT
Location: The Globe Room located in Cataldo Hall, Gonzaga University
Free and open to the public
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 was always about spreading hope. He worked with the lepers, he traveled to the nearby villages spreading the word of God. Lent is here again and we will “give up” something. Francis would sing: Change our hearts this time, your word says it can be… Instead of giving up, let’s give to those who are suffering, those who have lost hope. What can you do? What action will you commit to be that “pilgrim of hope’ this Lent?
Thank you to Sr. Joanne for sharing these reflections with us!
Upcoming Parish Events and Important Dates
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 2 – Swahili Mass at 9:00 AM
March 2 – CWA meeting in the parish house after the 9:00 AM Mass
March 2 – Immigration Ministry meeting in the parish house after the 9:00 AM Mass
March 5 – Ash Wednesday – 5:00 PM Mass
March 8 & 9 – 2nd Collection for those in need in our parish and neighborhood
March 9 – Daylight Saving Time begins
March 9 – Sunday Zoom prayer service time changes to 7:00 PM
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 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 6:00 PM this Sunday, March 2nd, but will change to 7:00 PM on March 9th.
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
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.
