Father Joe Connolly – Passed To God
August 20, 2019
I want to thank each of you for supporting the Grand Annual campaign and for the nice messages which many of you have sent along with your pledges. It is with…
Continue readingTeen Missions and Religious Education
August 20, 2019
The St. Ann by the Sea Religious Education Program (CCD) is a program with a vibrant Eucharistic spirituality, meaningful catechesis, and mission outreach . . . Thank you so much for your support of our Teen Mission Fundraisers: The Turkey…
Continue readingHoly Day of Obligation
August 13, 2019
This week we celebrate a Holy Day of Obligation, that is, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother into Heaven” Might I ask you to do me a…
Continue readingTrust And Find Our Joy
August 13, 2019
. . . we need simply to trust in God’s Love, and there we will find our Joy!” The early Church saints were witnesses to a living faith and they were regular people that with faith in God they did…
Continue readingNew Literature Is Available
August 6, 2019
we are a church that is reaching out to millennials by bringing their technology into the sacred space in which they worship!” This past week, Power Sound New England installed…
Continue readingCelebrating Saint Martha
August 6, 2019
Let my hands be open to God’s Word in my life.” This past week the Church celebrated the Memorial of Saint Martha on July 29th. Martha was the sister of Mary and Lazarus. She received the Lord as a guest…
Continue readingNew Speaker System Update
July 30, 2019
The summer is so short . . .Enjoy the summer!” This past week, Power Sound New England installed the new…
Continue readingVacation Bible School
July 30, 2019
The miracle in Sunday’s Gospel reveals the extraordinary resources of life within each of us.” This past week the 2019 St. Ann by the Sea Vacation Bible School took place here in our parish hall. The theme of this year’s…
Continue readingMidsummer Update
July 23, 2019
How typically generous of Cardinal O’Malley to defer his retirement a few years. Let’s keep him in our prayers, and extend our best wishes to him.” …
Continue readingWhat Is Virtue
July 23, 2019
“Virtue can not take root without the help of temptation…Faith hope, charity, chastity and patience and every virtue must be tried. Otherwise there would be no virtue.” Fr. Peter Semenenko What is virtue and how is it acquired? Virtue is…
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