We are looking for a third coordinator for the Lector Ministry. At present there are two coordinators working together to keep the Lectors' Directory, schedule readers for the different Masses, provide lector training and go to Parish Council meetings. Each works alternate months. A new volunteer will reduce the responsibility to every third month. If interested, please contact Vivian Lee 6100 0880 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dear Lectors, I attach the lector schedule for April.

Please make sure to find an alternative reader in good time should you not be able to read as scheduled.

God bless,

Markus 

The music ministry would like to give special thanks to Hubie Lem, who is one of our regular accompanists and has been involved in the music ministry at St. Anne's for over 10 years.  He will be going back to New York in mid-March.  We will miss him greatly, and we hope he comes back to Hong Kong soon and often.

Thanks, Hubie, for being a part of our music ministry!

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

The next Hospitality will be Sunday 13 March hosted by the K Pre-K class (Teacher Ms Zaki).

Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Attached is the revised Lector Schedule for March 2016 reflecting recent substitutions.

Rite of Enrollment and Mass Sponsorship on March 6th.  

Attendance is mandatory at this event. 

We will have the normal Sunday class at 10am on March 6.

Dress Code: Some parents have asked about this -- no formal dress code but we suggest to wear appropriate "church" clothes. You may consider: collared shirts for the boys and either a skirt/dress for the girls or any pair of pants and a blouse. Kindly also note that the children will be up in front of the parish. No need to purchase a special dress for the occasion but suggest to refrain from sports uniforms and flip flops.

FHC Banner Kit Sale

The FH banner is a special family project! Attached please find instructions students need to follow and templates they may use for this. Kindly review and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to let us know. Deadline will be April 10, 2016.

​The Diocesan English Youth (DEY), which comprises of youth and young adults from the different parishes in our diocese, holds monthly Eucharistic Adoration evenings for English-speaking young adults and working professionals. 

These Adoration evenings are held every first Tuesday of the month from 8pm-10pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Wanchai.

The next one will be on Mar 1^st.

Our thanks to FHC B (Berkenkotter) and Grade 1(Aprea) classes for their snack contributions to this Sunday's Hospitality table. The next Hospitality will be Sunday, 13^th March hosted by the Pre-K class (Teacher: Ms Zaki). 

Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

On Wednesdays during Lent, at 8:00 o'clock in the evening, there will be Stations of the Cross, followed immediately by a Communion Service.

Saturdays at 5 pm have been scheduled for confessions during Lent. 

Appointments can also be made with Fr. John. 

Please note that there will be no scheduled confession time during Holy Week, and individual appointments for confessions during Holy Week will be very limited.

As we did last year for those in the parish who wish to make almsgiving a part of their Lenten practice, there will be a special box at the rear of the church after each weekend mass to collect donations for the Pope Francis' Catholic Near East Association, to aid those Christians in the Middle East who are under stress, threat, attack and martyrdom for fidelity to our faith.

Upcoming important dates:

Feb 28: **Grade 6 will be sponsoring the 11:15 am Mass.

Feb 28 ** Confirmation students must submit Data for Registration(blue form)

** First day of FHC banner kit sales (HKD100)

Mar 6: ** FHC Rite of Enrollment

** Second and final day for FHC banner kit sales

The next Hospitality table will be on Sunday, 28^th February, hosted by the FHC B (Ms Berkenkotter) and Grade 1 (Ms Aprea) classes. Parents of children in these classes please refer to class emails for more information. Questions?Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We'd like to recruit another keyboard accompanist. If you play the piano and can volunteer to help us, even if only once a month, please contact Agnes Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Peggie Fitch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..You will find it a very rewarding way of participating in the mass.

Warm greetings to all our parishioners who will be celebrating the Lunar New Year, beginning this weekend! 

May the New Year bring you blessings of health, happiness, continued faith and trust in God, and all blessings and graces that will be needed during the Year of the Monkey!

From Fr. John and the Pastoral Team

Kung hei fat choi to all our students and teacher volunteers!

Our Confirmation students attended a retreat this past weekend, as they continue on their faith journey and learning to be closer to Jesus. A big thank you to all the retreat volunteers and parents who worked very hard to make this a meaningful and impactful weekend for our confirmandi.

Upcoming important dates:

Feb 20/21: Classes resume

Feb 28: Grade 6 will be sponsoring the 11:15 am Mass.

Feb 28: Confirmation students must submit Data for Registration ( blue form)

** First day of FHC banner kit sales (HKD100)

Mar 6: FHC Rite of Enrollment

** Second and final day for FHC banner kit sales

Our thanks to the Pre-Confirmation CCD class (Mrs Clayton) for sponsoring contributions to the Hospitality table last weekend. 

The next Hospitality table will be after Chinese New Year onSunday, 28 February hosted by the FHC B (Ms Berkenkotter) and Grade 1 (Ms Aprea) classes. 

Parents of children in these classes please refer to class emails for more information. Questions? Email Celine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The World Community for Christian Mediation (HK) will be holding a Silent Retreat on Cheung Chau's Salesian Retreat House from Friday, 29 April (3 pm, latest arrival 9 pm) - Sunday 1 May, 2016 (1:30 pm).

The retreat director is the Fr Laurence Freeman, Benedictine monk and director of the World Community for Christian Meditation. Coming from England, Fr Laurence will be giving talks on the theme of the retreat: Beatitudes - Jesus' Teaching on Happiness.

Please see poster on bulletin board and small green notices at the back of the church for more details. Apply via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Lectors,

I attach the Lector Schedule for February, in which I have accommodated all the absences over Chinese New Year that have been communicated to me.

NOTE: As in years past, no Lector is scheduled for the Ash Wednesday service both on the Wednesday and on the previous Tuesday evening. We ask any lector attending any of those services to please volunteer yourself as a reader and identify yourself to the priest.

A reminder as usual to:

• Turn up early to practice by reading out loud
• Identify yourself to the priest
• Use the googlegroup email to find a replacement in good time, if you cannot read at your appointed time

Wishing you all a good Lent and safe travels for those who are going away during the holidays.

God bless,

Markus