Community of St. Mary & St. Ann Catholic Church

06/01/2026

📣 Ministry Fair Feedback Poll 📣

Did you attend our Ministry Fair on May 16/17 or May 31?

👍 Yes
👎 No

💬 We'd love to hear from you!

If you attended:
Did you discover a ministry you didn't know about or find a new way to get involved?

If you didn't attend:
What kept you from coming? (Scheduling conflict, didn't hear about it, unsure what it was about, other?)

Your feedback helps us make future events more welcoming, informative, and accessible for everyone. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! 💙🙏

06/01/2026

Heavenly Father,

As we begin this new month, we come before You with grateful hearts.

Thank You for being the Creator of all things—the One who painted sunsets across the sky, designed every flower in the field, formed mountains and oceans, and breathed life into each of us. Thank You for creating us in Your image and placing within us the ability to imagine, create, build, write, sing, plant, craft, and bring beauty into the world.

Lord, this month we invite You into our creative spaces.

Meet us at our desks and kitchen tables. Meet us in our gardens, studios, workshops, and quiet corners. Meet us in our journals, our paintings, our photography, our baking, our sewing, our writing, and every act of creating that flows from our hands and hearts.

When words are difficult to find, help us discover new ways to connect with You. When our spirits feel weary, use creativity to restore joy. When we feel stuck, remind us that growth often happens beneath the surface before it becomes visible.

Teach us to create without fear.
To explore without comparison.
To make room for beauty without guilt.
To embrace wonder again.

Help us remember that our worth is not found in what we produce but in whose we are.

As we move through this month, heal the places within us that need Your gentle touch. Restore what has become tired. Renew what has become discouraged. Rekindle what has grown dim.

May our creativity become an act of worship.
May our curiosity draw us closer to You.
May our hands create beauty that points back to Your goodness.
And may our hearts bloom in Your presence.

We place this month in Your loving hands and trust You to guide us every step of the way.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

05/31/2026

HAVE A BLESSED HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY 🤍

Today, the Church celebrates one of the greatest and deepest mysteries of our faith—the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. We believe in one God in Three Divine Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Though distinct in Person, they are perfectly one in nature, power, and love. This truth is not simply a doctrine to memorize, but a mystery to believe, live, and encounter every day.

The Father is our Creator who lovingly called us into existence. The Son, Jesus Christ, became man to save us from sin and open the gates of eternal life through His death and resurrection. The Holy Spirit continues to guide, sanctify, and strengthen the Church and every believer. From creation to redemption to sanctification, the Holy Trinity is constantly at work in our lives.

The Trinity also teaches us the beauty of unity and love. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit exist in a perfect communion of self-giving love. In the same way, we are called to live in harmony with one another—within our families, communities, friendships, and the Church. True love is never selfish; it gives, serves, forgives, and unites.

Every time we make the Sign of the Cross, we proclaim this sacred mystery. It is not merely a routine gesture before prayer, but a declaration that we belong to the Triune God. We were baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and through that baptism, we became children of God and members of His Church.

Even if the mystery of the Trinity is beyond complete human understanding, it reminds us that God is greater than our minds can fully comprehend, yet close enough for our hearts to know and love. The Holy Trinity is not a puzzle to solve, but a relationship to enter.

May this Holy Trinity Sunday renew our faith, strengthen our hope, and deepen our love for the God who created us, redeemed us, and remains with us always.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 🤍

05/30/2026

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - 4:30 PM Mass 5/30/26

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05/28/2026

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05/26/2026

🥳 Calling all current and alumni St. Mary School families and parishioners!

Please join us in sharing your well wishes with Father Dwight as he begins his journey at St. Gerard later this summer.

Click the link below to record your well wishes ~

https://share.vidday.com/e/f-75ja6u

Deadline is Friday, June 12

The video will be shared with Father at the Parish Celebration on Sunday, June 14.

05/25/2026

We remember and honor those who have gone before us.

✝Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.🙏

05/23/2026

Pentecost Sunday ~ 4:30 PM, 5-23-2026

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