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.

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 24, 2016

Lector Schedule January 30, 31, 2016 Saturday, January 30, 5:00 pm: Kevin Cook

Sunday, January 31, 2016: 8:00 am: Pat Lohe

11:00 am: Paul Gutting

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

SANCTUARY LADIES : Friday, January 29, 2016 Rosemary Fischer & volunteer

From the Pastor’s Pen: Continuing last week’s reflection by Fr. Mike Schmitz on the sac-rament of Reconciliation … In confession, he continues, “The second thing I see is a person who is still trying – a saint in the making. I don’t care if this is the person’s third confession this week; if they are seeking the Sacra-ment of Reconciliation, it means that they are trying. That’s all that I care about. This thought is worth considering: going to Confession is a sign that you haven’t given up on Jesus. This is one of the reasons why pride is so deadly. I have talked with people who tell me that they don’t want to go to Confession to their priest because their priest really likes them and "thinks that they are a good kid." I have two things to say to this. 1. He will not be disappointed! What your priest will see is a per-son who is trying! I dare you to find a saint who didn’t need to God’s mercy! (Even Mary needed God’s mercy; she received the mercy of God in a dramatic and powerful way at her conception. ) 2. So what if the priest is disappointed? We try to be so impres-sive with so much of our lives. Confession is a place where we don’t get to be impressive. Confession is a place where the desire to impress goes to die. Think about it: all other sins have the po-tential to cause us to race to the confessional, but pride is the one that causes us to hide from the God who could heal us. Do I remember your sins? No! So often, people will ask if I remember people’s sin from Confes-sion. As a priest, I rarely, if ever, remember sins from the confes-sional. That might seem impossible, but the truth is, sins aren’t all that impressive. They aren’t like memorable sunsets or meteor showers or super-intriguing movies… they are more like the gar-bage. And if sins are like garbage, then the priest is like God’s garbage-man. If you ask a garbage-man about the grossest thing he’s ever had to haul to the dump, maaaaaaybe he could remember it. But the fact is, once you get used to taking out the trash, it ceases to be noteworthy, it ceases to stand out. Honestly, once you realize that the Sacrament of Reconciliation is less about the sin and more about Christ’s death and resurrection having victory in a person’s life, the sins lose all of their luster, and Jesus’ victory takes center stage. In Confession, we meet the life-transforming, costly love of God… freely given to us every time we ask for it. We meet Jesus who reminds us, “You are worth dying for… even in your sins, you are worth dying for.” Whenever someone comes to Confession, I see a person who is deeply loved by God and who is telling God that they love Him back. That’s it, and that’s all…………………………….Fr. Mike Schmitz

Readings for the Week of January 24, 2016 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 Monday: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22/Ps 117:1-2/Mk 16:15-18 Tuesday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-3, 7-8, 10/Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17/Ps 89:4-5, 27-30/Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Ps 132:1-5, 11-14/Mk 4:21-25 Friday: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Ps 51:3-7, 10-11/Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Ps 51:12-17/Mk 4:35-41 Next Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/Ps 71:1-6, 15-17/1 Cor 12:31--13:13 or 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

January 24: Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – The Unity of Scripture Today’s Gospel reading presents the ministry of Jesus as fulfilling Old Testament hopes and expectations. The numerous Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament show the unity of Scripture and the fullness of revelation in Christ. Matthew 5:17 also shows the importance of salvation history: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law of the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Have you ever participated in a Bible study that has helped you unlock the Scriptures? archstl.org/dynamic

St Ann Ladies Luncheon will be Thursday, January 28th. We will meet at 11:30 a,m. in the parking lot. Please contact Maureen Giblin, 383-3832 by Tuesday, January 26th for res-ervations.

BULLETIN NOTICES should be brought to the office, dropped in the basket, or emailed to patatstann@gmail.com by noon on Tuesdays to assure publication for that week-end’s bulletin.

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.

There will be an indoor soccer program for boys and girls of the parish ages 5-14. It will be conducted at the Centen-nial Commons Indoor Soccer Complex in U City, beginning in early February. For more info, contact Marty at 393-1164.

You are invited to the seminary's annual Open House on Sunday, February 14, 2016 from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. This is an opportunity to meet our seminarians, tour the campus, learn about seminary life, and pray in the renovated Chapel of St. Joseph. Guided tours with our seminarians will begin at 1:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Ample parking is available. We hope that you will join us for this event at 5200 Glennon Dr., St. Louis, MO 63119.

Pro-Life Action Day at State Capitol Feb. 9 Support legisla-tion to save the lives of unborn children! Join pro-lifers from across Missouri in Jefferson City on February 9 at the State Capitol. Registration begins at 11:00 am in the Capitol rotunda with a noon rally featuring Sue Thayer, former Planned Parenthood manager, and Stacy Washington, conservative talk show host. For information on transportation, call the Missouri Right to Life Eastern Region office at 434-4900. Wear red for

St. Ann Church January 24, 2016

MONDAY, January 25 7:00 am Maria Hoa Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am John Merrill TUESDAY, January 26

7:00 am Maria Nhai Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am Brigida Emma

WEDNESDAY, January 27 7:00 am Maria Nhai Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:20 am Jackie Murray

THURSDAY, January 28 7:00 am John Ngoc Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am Maria Bac Nguyen

FRIDAY, January 29 7:00 am Maria Nhai Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 8:00 am William Bove’

SATURDAY, January 30 7:00 am John Ngoc Nguyen (Good Shepherd Convent) 5:00 pm Hal Davenport

SUNDAY, January 31 8:00 am John Ngoc Nguyen 9:00 am Donald Walter (Good Shepherd Convent) 11:00 am The people of St. Ann Parish

FINANCIAL REPORT

For the 3rd week of January ending 1/17/2016

$5,039 Stewardship Goal: $21,300

Actual Monthly Parish Stewardship: $19,220 Money Counters: Monday, January 25: Team D

WEEKDAY MASSES Mon-Wed, Jan 25-27: Alex Lawrence & Chloe Andrews Thurs, Fri, Jan 28-29: Ryan Khlor & Lydia Dieckmann SATURDAY, January 30: 5:00 pm: Ethan and Olivia Bulard SUNDAY, January 31: 8:00 am: Federica Sullivan & Lianna Johnson 11:00 am: Estella Bahan & Jacob Bird

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 Sarah Trzeciak 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:

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 2016 Catholic Men for Christ Conference is sched-uled for Saturday, February 6, and will feature Tom Peter-son, Steve Bollman, Msgr. Eugene Morris, and David Wil-liams, along with emcee Zip Rzeppa. This year's conference will be held at the Peabody Opera House (1440 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63103.) For more information and to register, please visit the Catholic Men for Christ website catholicmenforchrist.org.

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 win 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 win the raffle. See Kay Dieckmann or Fr. Bill with questions. As always, thank you for your support.

SAPO’s annual Progressive Dinner is scheduled for Sat-urday, February 20 from 6 pm until 1 am. The cost is $55 for a couple, $27.50 for a single. We need volunteers to host dinners (8-12 guests.) If you would like to host a dinner please note that on the reservation form. Paid reservations are required, by Friday, February 7th. Reservation forms are available at the church exits. Questions? Please contact Dana Aubuchon at 791-1904 or email grade3@sacs-stl.org.

ATTENTION SCHOOL PARENTS: The Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation has a new unified application form avail-able online at NO COST TO PARENTS. This application will apply for all scholarships for which your child is eligible. Schol-arships for the 2016-2017 school year will be awarded on a first come-first served basis, and applications will be ac-cepted starting February 1. Please visit www.ttef-stl.org for additional information pertaining to the scholarships available, questions you may have, and the application process.

SUPER TRIVIA NIGHT 2016 – RESERVE YOUR TABLE NOW for our annual Trivia Night to support St. Ann School and Early Child-hood Center. It's set for Saturday, February 6 at 7:15 p.m. (Super Bowl Saturday) with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. This event is spon-sored by St. Ann Parents’ Organization (SAPO), assisted by the St. Ann Men's Club. Get a table of 8-10 friends together and join us for an evening of fun and entertainment. $20.00 per person for a ten-round session, snacks and bar service, and cash prizes. To reserve your table, please call Bill Hook at (314) 382-5786 or Pat or Eileen at the Rectory at (314) 385-5090. Or you can e-mail table reserva-tions to whook2809@msn.com. Questions? Please call Bill Hook at 382-5786.