A website has been set up for the homilies of the late Fr. Denis J. Hanly, M.M. Every Sunday a recording of a homily by Fr Hanly for that day’s Mass readings is uploaded to the site, fatherhanly.wordpress.com.

Fr Hanly was a Maryknoll Missioner who served the Diocese of Hong Kong for over 37 years. At the time of his 50th Jubilee in 2009, Father Hanly said: “Looking back over my life, I am overwhelmed and humbled by God’s gracious and gentle kindness to me, and the generous outpouring of love I have received from His people in service to them.” 

The next Hospitality table will be Sunday, April 19th following Easter with contributions sponsored by the Grade 6 Class.

This will be the last Hospitality table for this CCD Year.

ACTS Hong Kong is an exciting new initiative for the English-speaking Catholic community of Hong Kong. It is a charity established in partnership with Ampleforth College, UK, to bring the faith formation programmes of Ampleforth to Hong Kong teenagers.

The Spiritual Director, Fr Chad Boulton OSB, is visiting Hong Kong from 26 March to 1 April. As Senior Chaplain of Ampleforth College, Fr Chad oversees the spiritual formation of 600 girls and boys from 13 to 18-years-old, and conducts programmes for adults. He will be conducting a series of retreats here for teenagers and adults, over his 5 day visit.

Please go the website: www.acts.hk to find out more and sign up. There are limited places.

Finally and most importantly, please keep the mission of ACTS Hong Kong in your prayers.

Confessions will be available every Saturday during Lent from 5:00 to 5:30 pm in the parish church, as well as by appointment for other times.

Stations of the Cross will be held in English during Lent on Wednesday evenings at 8:00PM in the parish church.

For those who wish to make almsgiving a part of your Lenten practice, you may wish to join other parishioners in donating to the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.

This is a papal agency for humanitarian and pastoral support of Middle Eastern churches.

During this time when Middle Eastern Catholics and their families are being martyred for the faith, and when Christian villages and neighborhoods are under pressure and attack, their need for assistance and support from us is greater than ever.

During the remaining 3 weekends of Lent there will be a special box in the back of the church to receive any donations you may wish to make for the pastoral and temporal needs of Middle Eastern Catholics and other Christians.

We will consolidate your offerings and make one single gift from St. Anne's.

Thank you for your generosity. Yours, Fr. John 

First Holy Communion Felt Banner kits are on sale  on March 8^th in the church courtyard and in the CCD office during regular Sunday School hours from 9:00 – 11:00 am. They cost HKD 100 each. Cash only please. Banners are due back to their teachers in class on or before April 19^th.

Attention CCD Confirmation Parents - Please be reminded of the upcoming requirements:

• Sunday, March 15^th, the students' Saint Reports will be due.
• Wednesday, March 18^th, Confirmation Class will be sponsoring the Way of the Cross that evening at 8:00pm.  The students are all expected to be present and need to be there by 7:45pm.  We will discuss specific roles for this evening as we get closer to the date.

Bishop Michael Yeung has confirmed his participation in the Confirmation ceremony on Saturday, May 16^th, 2015 at 4pm.

Special thanks to the USA Girl Scouts of Hong Kong for providing a mini hospitality in honor of Girl Scout Sunday.

The next CCD Hospitality sponsored table will be Sunday, March 15^th with contributions sponsored by the Grade 1 Class (Mr Leotta & Ms Mathur).

Today, there will be a second collection in support of the Hong Kong Diocesan Central Council of Catholic Laity.

The collection will be used in carrying out the work of the Council in Laity Formation and Evangelization.

The Council serves each of us. Kindly contribute generously. Thank you.

First Holy Communion Felt Banner kits will go sale in the CCD office on March 1^st in the church courtyard and in the CCD office during regular Sunday School hours from 9:00 – 11:00 am. They cost HKD 100 each. Cash only please. Banners are due back to their teachers in class on or before April 19^th.

Attention CCD Confirmation Parents - Please be reminded of the upcoming requirements:

• Sunday, March 1^st the Data for Confirmation Register sheets (blue papers) will be due.
• Sunday, March 15^th, the students' Saint Reports will be due.
• Wednesday, March 18^th, Confirmation Class will be sponsoring the Way of the Cross that evening at 7:15pm.  The students are all expected to be present. We will discuss specific roles for this evening as we get closer to the date.

Bishop Michael Yeung has confirmed his participation in the Confirmation ceremony on Saturday, May 16^th, 2015 at 4pm.

Special thanks to the First Holy Communion "B" Class for their sponsorship of the hospitality table this Sunday.

The next CCD Hospitality sponsored table will be Sunday, March 15th with contributions sponsored by the Grade 1 Class (Mr Leotta & Ms Mathur).

Please support the USA Girl Scouts of Hong Kong who will host a special Hospitality table on Sunday March 8th in recognition of Girl Scout Sunday.

Beginning Sunday, 15^th March 2015, we will be holding a marriage enrichment course, using Paul David Tripp’s video-based material, “What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage.”  The group will gather Sundays at 6:30-8:00pm at the function room of Pacific View, 38 Tai Tam Road, Hong Kong for supper together. Depending on responses, the meetings could be on Sundays or Saturdays.

Preliminary dates are 15^th, 22^nd March; 12^th, 26^th April; 10^th, 24^th May; 30^th August; 6^th, 20^th September; 11^th October and 8^th, 15^th November 2015.  This Bible-based series is intended for married couples, but is also excellent material for those who are engaged or intending to marry.  Couples and individuals, parishioners and non-parishioners, Catholics and non-Catholics are all welcome.  Even if your spouse cannot make it, please join us as he will experience God’s grace in you in a different way.

“There is never a moment in our marriage where we are not in need of the rescuing, enabling, delivering grace of the Redeemer.” – Paul David Tripp.

For more information, please contact Paul and Irene Jackson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Daniel and Vivian Lee at 6100-0880.

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The Confirmation class just concluded their two-day retreat on February 7-8, 2015. 

This coming Wednesday, February 18^th, is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.  There will be three masses during which ashes will be distributed: on Tuesday night, the 17^th, at 8pm in the parish church; on Wednesday, the 18^th, at 7:15am in the Carmelite Sisters; and again on Wednesday, the 18^th, at 9am in the parish church.  Please take home the printed schedule available in the back of the church. 

Because Ash Wednesday coincides with Chinese New Year the faithful of the Diocese of Hong Kong have been dispensed from having to observe fast and abstinence on that day.  Individuals are free to choose another day for the Ash Wednesday fast and abstinence. 

Next week Chinese New Year will be celebrated.  The pastoral staff of St. Anne's wishes all our families and each of our parishioners a blessed New Year of the Ram, filled with health of body and peace of heart.

First Holy Communion Felt Banner kits will go sale in the CCD office on March 1^st in the church courtyard and in the CCD office during regular Sunday School hours from 9:00 – 11:00 am. They cost HKD 100 each. Cash only please. Banners are due back to their teachers in class on or before April 19^th.

The Confirmation class just concluded their two-day retreat on February 7-8.  We would like to thank all the parents who volunteered to help out and acknowledge the retreat team made up of Anna Tan, John Mulligan, Donna Kraebel and Team Leader Joe White.  Please keep these students in your prayers as they prepare for their Confirmation.  

Bishop Michael Yeung has confirmed his participation in the Confirmation ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 4pm.

The next Hospitality table will be Sunday, March 1^st following CNY with contributions sponsored by the First Holy Communion "B" Class (Ms. de Clerck & Ms Jullienne).

The Grade 5 Religious Education class sponsored the mass last Sunday, Febuary 8, 2015.

Cardinal John Tong has requested the faithful of the Diocese Hong Kong to respond to a questionnaire (found in the back of the church or online HERE) in preparation for the ongoing Synod on the Family.  

Responses can be submitted either on paper, by e-mail, or online.  To assist you in answering the questions, please first read pages 11 and 12 which detail the aim of each question.  The faithful are asked to offer responses to any group of questions that pertain to Category 5: Individuals/Individual Families.  The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2015.