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March 7-8 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors; “Take these things out of here” (Jn 2:16). We come together faithfully every Sunday and some of you every day to our St. Ann’s parish church, the house of God, to celebrate our love for God and our love for one another as Jesus recommended us “do this in memory of me” (Luke 22: 19). The construction of our parish Church began on June 15th 1959 by the pioneers o...
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March 1 2015

Posted on February 28, 2015March 1, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors; “This is my beloved Son, listen to him”(Mk 9: 7) Time flies! We are now in the 2nd Sunday of Lent, a beautiful time for conversion. Every day, I hope, all of us firmly turn our lives neither into ourselves nor to things of this earth, but only to God privately in prayer and publicly at mass, by helping those in need and by fasting from everything that separates...
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February 21-22 2015

Posted on February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors; Giving up SIN for Lent! Our Lenten season of 40 days, (without counting Sundays), begins every year on Ash Wednesday and ends on the eve of Wednesday of the Holy Week. Lent is always special times to purify ourselves to commemorate, to celebrate and to participate fully in the paschal mystery of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We all know so well our traditional ...
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February 14-15 2015

Posted on February 13, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors of St. Ann’s; We are now in the 6th Sunday of the Ordinary times. The 1st reading and the gospel is about leprosy, a deadly physical disease of the past and Jesus, Who is our true Healer. Leprosy is often referred to by many spiritual writers, as a metaphor of sin, which destroys the beauty, the cleanliness of our hearts, souls and minds. We are all made cle...
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February 7-8 2015

Posted on February 7, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners, visitors and friends of St. Ann’s; This weekend you receive the 2014 official financial statement. As you are reading it, I would like to thank all of you for your faith-commitment and for your generous spiritual and financial contribution to our parish-family. Your generosity is truly a blessing not only for our parish but also for yourselves. “Whenever I think of you I ...
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The Origins of St. Valentine’s Day

Posted on January 31, 2015February 10, 2017 by St. Ann's Webmaster

There is much speculation regarding St. Valentine. There are at least three St. Valentine mentioned in Catholic writings and tradition. The first was a priest in the Roman Empire who helped persecuted Christians during the reign of Claudius II. He was thrown in jail and later beheaded on Feb. 14 and buried on the Flaminian Way, all because he would not denounce his love of God. The second was a Ca...
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February 1

Posted on January 31, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors; This week, February 1st-7th, is our Catholic School Week in our diocese also across Canada. Catholic Education is always an essential part in the life of the Church and of her mission. Our small parish, with only 499 families, has been blessed to have Catholic School, called St. Ann’s. It is truly a great commitment and a testament to generous dedication of...
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Have You Ever Had A Life-Changing Lent?

Posted on January 24, 2015September 18, 2017 by St. Ann's Webmaster

Join Matthew Kelly, on a life-changing journey through your Best Lent Ever. Each week, participants will receive short videos and inspiration from Matthew that explain the genius of Catholicism and empower them to become the best-version-of-themselves. It’s simple and completely FREE, the only cost is your commitment to live better each day this Lent. That is entirely up to you. Lent is not ju...
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January 24-25 2015

Posted on January 24, 2015December 17, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors; “Immediately they left their nets and followed him” (Mark 1: 18) I shared with you my 5 years-plan, 2015-2020, in the weekly bulletins of October and November 2014 and invited you to read and to pray with what St. Luke teaching us about the early Christians in the Acts 2:42-47. St. Luke, in Acts 2:42-47, clearly tells us that the early Christians committed and...
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January 17 & 18

Posted on January 17, 2015 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors. We are now in the 2nd week of the ordinary times. The readings is about God’s call and our personal response to His call. “Come and see” (Jn. 1:39) was Jesus’ invitation to Andrew, John and Simon (Peter). They generously accepted Jesus’ invitation and after being with Jesus their lives completely changed. “Come and See” is also Jesus’ invitation to all of us t...
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