MASS SCHEDULE:

Weekdays 7:00 or 9:30 a.m. (Convent)

8:00 a.m. (St. Ann Church)

Saturday 7:00 or 9:30 a.m. (Convent)

5:00 p.m. (St. Ann Church-Sunday

Fulfillment)

Sunday 8:00 a.m. (St. Ann Church)

11:00 a.m. (St. Ann Church)

BAPTISMS: By appointment. (Instruction

classes for Parents and God-parents on Monday

evenings by appointment. Contact the Rectory

early in pregnancy.)

CONFESSIONS: Sat. 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

WEDDINGS: Prepare for your marriage.

Archdiocese guidelines must be followed.

Contact the Pastor at least 6 months in

advance to assist you. You must be attending

Sunday Mass.

7530 Natural Bridge Normandy, Missouri- 63121

www.stannchurch-stl.org School website: www.sacs-stl.org

Father Bill Kempf, Pastor, ext 855 Pat Marstall, Secretary- 385-5090, ext 851

Mary Jo Reichenbach, Principal School- 381-0113

Anna Hook, Preschool Director- 382-2974 Eileen Engelmeyer, Bookkeeper- 385-5090 ext 852

Parish Center Scheduling and Rental- 385-5090

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: If you

are unable to attend mass for a prolonged

period of time, call the rectory to arrange for

Holy Communion at your residence. Likewise,

please inform the rectory staff if you

will be hospitalized so we can attend to your

spiritual health.

NEW PARISHIONERS: A warm welcome

to new parishioners. Please stop at the Rectory

and register. If you move, please let us know.

CHILDRENS LITURGY:

Grades K thru 6, Special Liturgy of the Word

at 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass, Sept-May

BULLETIN DEADLINE: Noon on Tuesday

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS MEETINGS

Knights of Columbus - 2nd Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.

Rosary begins at 7:20 p.m.

Ladies’ Guild-Second Thursday– 8:00 p.m.

Men’s Club - Last Wednesday - 8:15 p.m.

Finance Committee Quarterly - 7:00 p.m.

School Board - 2nd Monday - 6:30 p.m.

Athletic Association - 4th Monday - 8:00 p.m.

Social Justice Committee-4th Monday-7:00 pm

SAPO……………………..1st Tuesday-7:00 p.m.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 17, 2016

Lector Schedule January 23, 24, 2016 Saturday, January 23, 5:00 pm: Laura Zamborsky

Sunday, January 24, 2016: 8:00 am: Bob Lohe

11:00 am: Heather Gutting

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

SANCTUARY LADIES : Friday, January 22, 2016 Mary Blackard, Jean Kustura, & Dee Pollaci

On the fourth Sunday of each month our St. Vincent De Paul Society collects non-perishable food and paper products for Caritas, which operates a food pantry that feeds 300 needy families living in the 63121 and 63120 zip codes. When you shop this week grab an extra can of tuna or chili, jar of peanut butter, a package of paper towels, or any non-perishable food item or paper product (pet food is also appreciated) and bring your donations the weekend of January 23, 24. Thank you for your generosity. Also, there are bread, bagels, and pastries available in the Assembly Room after the masses next weekend. Your free will offer-ing for these items is much appreciated.

From the Pastor’s Pen: From Archbishop Carlson: Although the floodwaters have mostly receded, the needs are still very great. But our generosity must be greater. That is why I am directing all parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis to hold a special collection the weekend of January 16-17 to assist in recovery efforts through Catholic Charities. Financial assistance, rather than clothing or food, is the most needed resource at this time. This weekend’s special collection is part of a national campaign to help recent victims of disasters across the country, including the flood here in the St Louis area. Catholics across the country will be encouraged to give to this campaign. Some funds will stay here to help the St. Louis area relief efforts, and the remainder sent to USCCB/CCUSA for future disaster assistance. Catholic Charities is working to help victims of the flood disaster, which has affected every county in the archdiocese. Several Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) will be set up in a variety of locations in counties across the St. Louis Region as locations where flood victims can come to have their needs assessed and then access services from a variety of community agencies, including St. Francis Community Services (our lead agency for disaster response/recovery). The list of times and locations of the MARCs can be found at ccstl.org/floods. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- I came across this post by Fr. Mike Schmitz which is very reflective of my experience these 31 years as a priest, and appropriate as we begin this year of Mercy. “I was once riding in a shuttle-bus with a number of older folks on the way from an airport. They noticed that I was a priest and start-ed asking questions about it. “Do you do all of the priest stuff?” “Yep.” “Even the Confession thing?” “Yeah. All the time.” One older lady gasped, “Well, I think that that would be the worst. It would be so depressing; hearing all about people’s sins.” I told them that it was the exact opposite. There is almost no greater place to be than with someone when they are coming back to God. I said, “It would depressing if I had to watch someone leave God; I get to be with them when they come back to Him.” The Confessional is a place where people let God’s love win. The Confessional is the most joyful, humbling, and inspiring place in the world. What do I see during Confession? I think there are three things. First, I see the costly mercy of God in action. I get to regularly come face to face with the overwhelming, life-transforming power of God’s love. I get to see God’s love up-close and it reminds me of how good God is. Not many folks get to see the way in which God’s sacrifice on the Cross is constantly breaking into people’s lives and melting the hardest hearts. Jesus consoles those who are grieving their sins . . . and strengthens those who find themselves wanting to give up on God or on life. As a priest I get to see this thing happen every day.” (to be continued next week)

Readings for the Week of January 17, 2016 Sunday: Is 62:1-5/Ps 96:1-3, 7-10/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23/Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13/Ps 89:20-22, 27-28/Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Ps 144:1-2, 9-10/Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/Ps 56:2-3, 9-13/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21/Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11/Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27/Ps 80:2-3, 5-7/Mk 3:20-21 Next Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/Ps 19:8-10, 15/1 Cor 12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

January 17: Dynamic Catholic , Alive! – Marriage The Wedding Feast at Cana is the scene of Jesus’ first miracle, a response to the intercession of Mary. Jesus’ signs and miracles bear witness to the fact that the Kingdom is present in Him the Messiah (Compendium, 108). In the Wedding Feast at Cana, the Church sees “the confirmation of the goodness of marriage and the proclamation that thenceforth marriage will be an efficacious sign of Christ’s presence” (CCC, 1613). Do you know the fullness of the Church’s teachings on marriage? archstl.org/marriage

Save the Date for the 2016 Dinner Dance and Auction St. Ann’s annual Dinner Dance and Auction is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th. Please reserve the date on your calen-dars today! If you are interested in volunteering in some ca-pacity with this project, please come to a planning meeting on Tuesday, January 26, in the rectory library, at 7:00 pm. If you have questions please call Kate Flatley at 518-5241 or email her at flatleyk@gmail.com.

Sunday evening masses (8:30 pm) at the Provincial House Chapel on the UMSL South campus resume Jan-uary 24th, 2016. All are welcome.

Holiday Thanks to St. Ann Blood Donors and School Vol-unteers! Thanks to those who took time out of their busy holi-day schedule to donate blood at the December Blood Drive. They gave one of the most precious gifts of all – the gift of life to an injured or sick person. Congratulations go out to Michelle Klohr, the St. Ann School parent who won the drawing for $100.00 school tuition voucher. Thanks also to St. Ann School student volunteers, Ryan Klohr, Justyce McKinney, Christophe Owona, and Isabel Williams, who worked the Blood Drive.

Please join our school faculty, UMSL volunteers, and school families for a Day of Service in our school building on MLK day, Monday, Jan 18 from 9:00 am until noon. We plan to do some touch up painting and spring cleaning.

St. Ann Church January 17, 2016

MONDAY, January 18 7:00 am John Ngoc Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am Tom Dalton TUESDAY, January 19

7:00 am John & Maria Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am Everette Nance

WEDNESDAY, January 20 7:00 am Maria Bac Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:20 am Monica Bove’

THURSDAY, January 21 7:00 am Maria Hoa Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am Brigida Emma

FRIDAY, January 22 7:00 am Brigida Emma (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am George B. Kulage (living)

SATURDAY, January 23 7:00 am Maria Nhai Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 5:00 pm Helen Sullivan

SUNDAY, January 24 8:00 am The people of St. Ann 9:30 am John Ngoc Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 11:00 am Charles Murray III

FINANCIAL REPORT

For the 2nd week of January ending 1/10/2016

$5, 829 Stewardship Goal: $14,200

Actual Monthly Parish Stewardship: $14,181 Money Counters: Monday, January 19: Team C

ST. PATRICK CENTER TUNA CASSEROLES Thursday, January 21 is the drop off date for casserolers on Team A. Please deliver your FROZEN casserole to Christie Buchek’s at 8100 Audrain or to Karen Hubbard’s at 338 N. Hills Dr by 8:00 pm please. Thanks for preparing a meal for 6 of our St. Louis neighbors… Call Christie at 381-7530 if you would like to join this volunteer group, or if you have questions.

WEEKDAY MASSES Mon-Wed, Jan 18-20: Audrey Quinlisk & F. Sullivan Thurs, Fri, Jan 21-22: Cullen & Aiden Quinlisk SATURDAY, January 23: 5:00 pm: Cullen & Aiden Quinlisk SUNDAY, January 24: 8:00 am: Michael Dee & Jack Garrett 11:00 am: Logan McNack & Martin Oyalo

James Alexander

Katie Alexander Patrick Barry Alex Befort Dorothy Birdsong

Mary Leigh Britt Carl Brown Don Buchholz

Marie Buechert Marcia Buterin Walter Chadwick

Helen Craven Fr. Jim Edwards Rose Ann Emma Elaine Fitzgerald

Kathleen Fitzgerald Marie Gagnepain Bruce Gardiner

Julie Garcia Dominic Gaulden Fritzi Goodman

Wallace Goodwin Emily Habel

Shannon McLaughlin Healy

Mary Hof Cindy Hogan

Chris Holmes Mike Hubbard Betty Husmann

James Jakle Levi Jennings Maggie Jost Michael Jost

Jack Klein Pauline Lawler Barb Lynch

Kirk Markuly Dan McGraugh Bob Merritt W.D.M.

MaryLouise Montgomery Peggy Murry John Nikonowicz

Jack Niland Sheila Nunes Anne Parker

Kevin Putnam

Marcia Putnam Vi Rodgers Carol Ruth Roszhart Kimberly Ryan

Joan Schroeder Rose Marie Schroeder Al Schulte

Blain Selvidge Stephanie Selvidge Raymond Sharp

Fred Shea Michael Shea James E. Smith Barbara Ten Eyck

Martha Ten Eyck Joe Welsch Nancy Whalen

Barbara Williams Theresa Zlotopolski Alfred Zlotopolski

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF ALL THOSE SERVING IN OUR MILITARY, especially

Matthew Collins Keith Campbell Dylan Hilliard Brandon Klink Justin Scott Robert Spilling Andrew Spilling and the sick, the hospitalized, home bound and

nursing home residents:

The next meeting of the Social Justice Committee will be held in the rectory library on Tuesday evening, January 19th, beginning at 7 pm. Anyone interested in joining this group is welcome to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Barry Buchek at 314-385-1231.

COMING EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS! St. Ann School Open House……………..………...Sun, Jan 31 CNC’S Wines Around the World……………...…..….Fri, Feb 5 St. Ann School/Preschool Trivia Night…….………..Sat, Feb 6 SAPO Progressive Dinner……………………….…Sat, Feb 20

The new Men’s Club officers will be installed on Tuesday, January 19, with appetizers at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 pm in the Parish Center. All parishioners are welcome, especially any men interested in joining this organization. The cost is $5.00 per person. For your convenience we will offer free babysitting in the assembly room so that more couples may attend. If you are planning to bring children please notify Pat at the rectory (385-5090) with the child(ren)s’ names and ag-es. If you have any questions please call Bob Reid at 599-8433 or Bill Hook at 382-5786.

Mark your calendar for Wines Around the World at the Newman Center on Friday, Feb 5. We will have wine tastings, food, and mu-sic by the Tail Lights Band. Cost is $35.00 per person. We are also selling raffle tickets to wine a gourmet wine basket valued at $300.00. Raffle tickets are $5.00 for one or 6 for $25.00. You do not need to be present to wine the raffle. See Kay Dieckmann or Fr. Bill with questions. As always, thank you for your support.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of parishioner Angela Tutt and former parishioner Alice Robinson. May they rest in peace.

ATTENTION SCHOOL PARENTS: The Today and Tomor-row Educational Foundation has a new unified application form available online at NO COST TO PARENTS. This appli-cation will apply for all scholarships for which your child is eligible. Scholarships for the 2016-2017 school year will be awarded on a first come-first served basis, and appli-cations will be accepted starting February 1. Please visit www.ttef-stl.org for additional information pertaining to the scholarships available, questions you may have, and the ap-plication process.