Our Ministry at St. Ann's

Our young little ministry is over two years old now, which is only a bit older than my daughter, Teresa. Like my daughter, the ministry had to develop slowly and with a lot of care and attention. We've had to learn to crawl and then learn to walk, with some falls, bumps, and bruises along the way. Little by little, our ministry continues to grow and develop, branching out in new ways and learning new things, all within the safety of Holy Mother Church.


As servers, our main focus is serving Christ, specifically in the Liturgy, but also in serving others. I would like our ministry, our service, to grow beyond the Sanctuary and into the parishes that our servers belong. Through Fr. Reid, St. Ann has been the home of our ministry, sheltering us and providing us with supplies, space, time, and resources. I would like to begin our new growth by assisting the community that helped to foster our development.


Specifically there are two events coming up that I would like to use to inaugurate this new growth. The first is the St. Ann Carnival on Saturday October 2nd. While the carnival runs from 10 am into the afternoon, there are lots of opportunities before, during, and after for service. It would give the servers an opportunity to meet more of the parishioners, and more appropriately, it would show the community of St. Ann's, that altar serving is more than just rubrics. Right now we're looking to help out with set-up on Saturday morning from 8 - 10 AM. After the set-up, we'll spread out and help Mr. Ted Peters fill in holes as needed at booths and rides until noon for a total of four hours. I understand this is short notice. I needed to wait for approval.


The second opportunity will be to witness for the unborn with St. Ann and St. Vincent parishioners at the Pro-Life Mass on Saturday October 23. After the 9:00 AM Mass, servers are asked to travel to the Hebron St. Abortion Mill (10 minutes away) to pray the rosary with Fr. Reid.

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