If you are 10 years of age or older, please consider joining the altar server ministry. It is an important way to serve your parish community. We will be holding a training for all new Acolytes on Sunday, September 18^th at 3:30pmin the main church. Please contact Moka Quinlan atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions or would like additional information.We hope to see you on the 18th!

We wish to invite parishioners to join the Hospitality Ministry supporting CCD teachers co-ordinating the snack table on Sundays 9-10am bi-monthly from October to April. Ministry volunteers offer help on a rota basis helping only approximately four Sunday's throughout the entire year. Families from each CCD class are asked to supply baked or bought goods once a year. The Hospitality Ministry assists parents from each class with table setup, tea/coffee/lemonade and clean-up. Please consider volunteering to help the Hospitality Ministry on Service Sunday, September 4^th or email Celine O'Connor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you enjoy making music, please join us in the music ministry. We welcome all vocalists and instrumentalists, and we especially need keyboard accompanists. Our members are all ages and all nationalities and we always welcome new members. If you are interested to find out more, come talk with one of the choir members after Mass, or else e-mail me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

CCD Registration is now open and must be completed by August 21.

Classes start on September 4 and registration must be completed before a student attends class.

Information and registration available on https://www.stannes.hk/ccd/student-registration

New families please note that you must be a registered member of the parish before registering for CCD.

Dear Lectors,

Please find the attached schedule for September. 

If you find that you cannot make your assigned reading, please find a replacement through group email in good time!

Thanks you!

Vivian

We have very limited Sunday car parking space at St Stephen's College this year and if you wish to apply, please contact our parish secretary, Jacqueline. The application deadline will be at the end of August.

We ask you to prayerfully consider volunteering as a Teacher or Assistant Teacher for our CCD program. Student teachers and substitute teachers are welcome as well. Over 30 teaching volunteers are required to run our program and your help is much appreciated. 

Please contact Paul Munder, CD Program Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dear Lectors,

I attach the schedule for August, in which I have accommodated all absences communicated to me.

God bless,

Markus 

Hello,

I hope your Summer holiday has been wonderful, safe, relaxing, hassle free and re-invigorating.

We are looking forward to welcoming you and your family back at St. Anne's when you arrive. If you have left HK, please know that we have enjoyed having your children in the program.

Please log in now and register your students for 2016-17 CCD classes. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it. Once you have logged in, you should see a "CCD Registration" link in the top menu.

Please give some thought to helping out. Many of last years teachers will no longer be with us this year and we are in need of teacher, teacher assistants and substitute teachers. There is a section on the Pre Registration form where you can indicate your willingness to serve. We can't do this with out you. The CCD program at St. Anne's is 100% volunteer.

I have attached the calendar here so you can see when classes start.

Once again, we look forward to welcome you back when we see you.

In Him,

CCD Team

Dear Music Ministry members,

The schedule and line-up for August are attached.Thanks to Jam General for the hymn selections.

Because some people are away on vacation during August, we have to cut back on a few things. Saturday evening mass in August will be a quiet mass with no music, and the responsorial psalms on Sundays will be read rather than sung. We plan to go back to our usual practice in September with music on Saturday evenings and cantors for the responsorial psalms at all masses.

With the start of the new school year, new parishioners may start coming to St. Anne's. Please welcome them to our parish community and also encourage them to join us in the music ministry.

Peace,

Peggie

Dear Lectors,

For July, I call your attention to the Parish Feast Day which honors our patron St. Anne, mother of the Virgin. There is a special booklet that will be used for the English services, and the readings will be taken from that booklet and not the red Missal.

I have attached the booklet for those of you who need to prepare and practice for the Parish Feast Day readings. The booklet was prepared for a bilingual service, but Father John confirmed that the English community and the Chinese community will have their separate services, so you can ignore the Chinese portion of the booklet.

Summer holidays may have already come upon some of you; if not, they are soon to come. So, I wish you good rest, exciting travel and rejuvenating activities for the summer months. And thank you for your contribution to the Lector Ministry.

Vivian

FHC banners are available for pick up in the entry hallway of the church until June 16. They will be thrown away after that date.

FHC and Confirmation pictures will be available soon for view and purchase. An e-mail with the link to the photographer's site will be sent via e-mail to all families once it becomes available.

2016-2017 CCD Registration will open in late June, early July. Please check the website closer to those dates. Classes will begin late August / early September.

CCD teacher volunteers and student teachers are needed for the new program. Please contact Paul Munder at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are available to volunteer August 2016 - May 2017. We would be very grateful for your assistance and commitment.

As this is almost the end of the school year, we'd like to take this chance to thank all of the people who volunteered their service and talents to the music ministry this year. In particular, thanks to the following musicians:

• Big thanks to Agnes Lee for coordinating the music ministry for half of the year and for arranging voice lesson for us.
• To Agnes Lee, Stella Woo, and Jam General for helping choose the music line-ups.
• To Hunmin Kim, Agnes Lee, Hubie Lem, and Jennie Li for their keyboard accompaniment.
• To cantors/soloists Lea Faigmani, Jam General, Pat Kozyra, Jocelyn La-ab, Oliver Wong, Teresa Peabody, Jano Donato, and Stella Woo.
• To Paul de Guzman, May Clarito, and Jano Donato for guitar accompaniment.
• To Amar Bhardwaj (trumpet) and Mary Byrne (violin) for their instrumental accompaniment.
• Thanks to all the friends of the music ministry who help out on special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, and the May ceremonies.
• And, last but not least, to all the regular members of the music ministry, especially the Legion of Mary and the Filipino choirs, who come to sing every week. You are the backbone of the music ministry and there would be no music without you.

As you pack for the Summer, if you find small (or large) collections of spare change in a jar or drawer then please consider donating those unused coins to St. Anne's. 

All currencies are welcome. You can leave them at the Parish Office.

As activities wind down during the Summer months, if you have not already done so in the last few years then please consider giving your family the special gift of peace of mind by updating your Will.

Dear Music Ministry members,

The line-up and schedule for June are attached. Thanks to Jam General for the June hymn selections.

The May 8th 8:45 mass was broadcast on RTHK Radio 4. I think the broadcast came out very well. If you'd like to listen to the archive it is at:

http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio4/churchservice&d=2016-05-08&p=629&e=357399&m=episode

Thanks to the singers who came for the Confirmation and First Holy Communion services in May. Congratulations - we made it through another year!

As this is almost the end of the school year, I'd like to take this chance to thank all of the people who volunteered their service and talents to the music ministry this year. In particular, thanks to the following musicians:

• Big thanks to Agnes Lee for coordinating the music ministry for half of the year and for arranging voice lessons for us.
• To Agnes Lee, Stella Woo and Jam General for helping choose the music line-ups.
• To Hunmin Kim, Agnes Lee, Hubie Lem and Jennie Li for their keyboard accompaniment.
• To cantors/soloists Lea Faigmani, Jam General, Pat Kozyra, Jocelyn La-ab, Oliver Wong, Teresa Peabody, Jano Donato and Stella Woo.
• To Paul de Guzman, May Clarito and Jano Donato for guitar accompaniment.
• To Amar Bhardwaj (trumpet) and Mary Byrne (violin) for their instrumental accompaniment.
• Thanks to all the friends of the music ministry who help out on special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, and the May ceremonies.
• And, last but not least, to all the regular members of the music ministry, especially the Legion of Mary and the Filipino choirs, who come to sing every week. You are the backbone of the music ministry and there would be no music without you.

Thank you all so much!

Peggie

*** below is the attached line-up ***

JUNE 5TH - 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME C

• Entrance: Lord of All Faithfulness - 560
• Responsorial Psalm: I Will Praise You, Lord - 30
• Offertory: Only in God - 591
• Communion: Behold the Lamb - 824
• Recessional: God has Chosen Me - 669

JUNE 12TH - 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME C

• Entrance: All are Welcome - 741
• Responsorial Psalm: Forgive, Lord, the Guilt of my Sin - sheet
• Offertory: Remember Your Love - 851
• Communion: In Remembrance of You - 819
• Recessional: The Kingdom of God - 639

JUNE 19TH - 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME C (Father's Day)

• Entrance: Embrace My Way and Cross - 698
• Responsorial Psalm: My Soul is Thirsting - 43
• Father's Day Song: God of Adam, God of Joseph - 870
• Offertory: God is Love - 608
• Communion: Now We Remain - 696
• Recessional: Lift High the Cross - 785

JUNE 26TH - 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME C

• Entrance: We are Called - 710
• Responsorial Psalm: You will Show Me the Path of Life - 19
• Offertory: Here I Am, Lord - 671
• Communion: The Love of the Lord - 680
• Recessional: Jerusalem, My Destiny - 399

Dear Readers, I attach the Lector Schedule for June.

If you cannot make your assigned time, please find a replacement in good time through the group e-mail.

Wishing you all a nice summer ahead.

Kind regards,

Markus 

As our CCD program draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that made it possible for our students to continue on their important faith journey.

Our sincere gratitude to all the teachers, student teachers and parent volunteers, some who traveled great distances every week, who donated their time and spent countless hours preparing these young people and helping them get closer to Jesus; to the choir and flower ministries who helped make the Confirmation and First Holy Communion ceremonies; to the church staff, Jacqueline and Desmond, for their flexibility and hard work, and to Father John for his support and guidance. This program could not happen without everyone's dedication and commitment and we are eternally grateful.

Registration for the new CCD year will begin in late June, early July - please check the website then. Program will resume late August.

Have a great summer everyone!

Dear Fellow Parishioners. We are a group of men from St. Anne's who have been meeting for fellowship and Bible Study for over 5 years, under the guidance of Fr. Bill Galvin. We have covered many books, including the gospel of Matthew, Genesis, Exodus, Job, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Acts, and several of Paul's letters. 

We meet every Monday night at Maryknoll,8:30-10:00 p.m.and our discussions are always stimulating and wide-ranging. 

Please join us as we start our next book, the Letter to the Hebrews. For more information, please call or email Markus Shaw:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 9700-6122. We always welcome new members.

We still need singers for Confirmation on May 14th and First Holy Communion on May 21st. 

Also, if you'd like to sing at Fr. Bill Galvin's memorial mass on Friday, May 13th, please let me know.

Many of our regular choir members are not free to come on a Friday or a Saturday, so we welcome singers from the parish community.

For more details, or to volunteer, please contact Peggie at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For choir members, there will be another choir lesson with Eric Monson on May 15th at 4pm, and all are welcome to join.