Let us not leave our children's lives to chance. Let us partner with our Lord Jesus so He can guide us, strengthen us and give us all we need to be the parents He wants us to be.  It is never too early or too late to pray for our children.  It doesn't matter if your child is an infant, a teenager or married, God hears us when we seek Him.

We provide the book called "The Power of the Praying Parent" by Stormie O'Martin, which we use for our prayer sessions. This week's chapter is "Maintaining Good Family Relationships."  

You can join anytime! Hope to see you on Friday mornings, from 10-11AM in the Parish Hall.  For more info, email Karen Brown at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The liturgical season of Advent is quickly approaching—a period of spiritual preparation for the faithful. 

Did you know that a Preparation for Mass is available on pages 20 and 21 of the Sunday Missal?  This includes an examination of conscience, which is a wonderful way to reflect on what we have done or failed to do, as God's children, especially before going to confession.

Important Dates

Nov 9       Confirmation Reconciliation, 2pm
Nov 10     Classes Resume
Dec 8       Correct Date for the Parish BBQ
Dec 15     Cheshire Home Party

Book Keeping Skills?
The CCD program is looking for someone who can help keep the accounts up to date.  This could be done mid week at home and usually entails collecting a few invoices, issuing a few checks and keeping the ledger up to date.  If you are willing to help, please contact us.

If you have any questions, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Blessings from the St. Anne’s Religious Education Team

Join the planning committee:

• 16 people needed to fill the two shifts of “Grill Masters”
• 16 people needed for the “set-up” and “take down”
• Prize donations are most welcome in the form of goods, service and money
• “White elephant” contributions (new or nearly-new items only) can be dropped off with Lisa at the Parish Office beginning Nov 9^th.  Please contact her at 2813-0206 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. beforehand.

Your generous volunteering and support of the above will ensure the continual success of this important Parish event. Please contact KEN WARD at 6603-6011 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dear music ministry members,

The line-up and the schedule for November are attached below.

Music-line-up-2013-11.pdf

Choir-Schedule-2013-11.pdf

In December, I’d like to change to the ‘Mass of Christ the Savior’ for our Mass parts. I’ve attached a pdf file with the music. If you click on the links on the first page, you can listen to the recordings. I will make copies of the music for the choir and accompanists so that we can start practicing in November.

Mass-of-Christ-the-Savior.pdf

Our choir hymnals seem to be disappearing. We should have over 20 hymnals, but at last count there were only 15. Unless we find the missing books, I will have to place an order for more. If anyone wants to order a personal copy, please let me know. The cost is $HK 200.

The 8:45 Mass on November 3rd is a broadcast Mass, and the 8:45 Ensemble will sing.

The confirmation class reconciliation service is on November 9th at 2pm, and Stella will sing, with Jennie as accompanist.

Cantors for the 11:15 Mass will be Jam and Lea on November 3rd and Stella on November 10th.

Peace,
Peggie

This Friday, November 1^st, is All Saints Day.  There will be a 7:30PM Mass celebrated that evening in the parish church for All Saints. 

The following day, Saturday, November 2^nd, is All Souls Day.  There will be an 11:30AM Mass celebrated in the parish church for All Souls.

Caritas - Hong Kong is going to organize its Fund Raising Bazaar (Hong Kong) at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay from 10:00AM to 6:00PM on Nov 3^rd (next Sunday). 

A variety of game stalls and gift items are available for parishioners to choose, and play areas are assigned in the venue for children to have an enjoyable Sunday. 

Please contact the Parish Office after mass for Guest Admission Tickets.  Each ticket admits 2 persons.  Maximum 2 tickets for each family. 

As for cheque donations, please make payable to “Caritas-Hong Kong”.

St. Anne's Filipino Catholic Group would like to warmly welcome Filipino groups from throughout Hong Kong who will be praying the Holy Rosary with us this afternoon. They are

• the Mary Queen of Peace Group from Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, and KAMMPI Officers from Diocesan Pastoral Care for Filipinos both from Catholic Center, Central; 
• Mt. Carmel Filipino Catholic Group from Mt. Carmel Parish and Alay Kapwa Catholic Group from Wah Yan School Chapel, both from Wanchai;
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Px. from Star of the Sea Church in Chaiwan;
• St. Jude Fil. Catholic Group from St. Jude Parish North Point;
• Mary's Prayer Group from Rosary Hill School Chapel, Stubbs Road; and
• the Lord's Flock Community.

Thank you for being with us this afternoon for our pious dedication to our Blessed Mother Mary. 

On Sunday Oct. 13th, the St. Anne's Confirmation Class sponsored the 11:15AM Mass and were presented to the community in the Rite of Enrollment.

Important Dates

Nov 9         Confirmation Reconciliation, 2pm
Nov 10       Classes Resume
Dec 8        Correct Date for the Parish BBQ
Dec 15      Cheshire Home Party

Book Keeping Skills?
The CCD program is looking for someone who can help keep the accounts up to date.  This could be done mid week at home and usually entails collecting a few invoices, issuing a few checks and keeping the ledger up to date.  If you are willing to help, please contact us.

If you have any questions, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Blessings from the St. Anne’s Religious Education Team

The response at St. Anne's to the sale of Caritas' fundraising raffle tickets was overwhelmingly generous. 

Thank you for supporting their local and international social service programs so enthusiastically.

--Fr. John 

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available on a regularly scheduled basis at St. Anne's.  Confessions will be heard before the 6:00 p.m. masses on Saturday and Sunday, from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM 

Please note with effect from October 14th (Monday), the Parish Office new business hours will be from 1:00PM to 5:30PM every Wednesday to Friday; 9:30am-12:00pm and 1:00-5:30pm every Saturday; and 8:30am-2:00pm and 3:00-4:30pm every Sunday. 

A team of young missionaries from Generation Life in the US, have been invited to come share their experiences and messages on love, relationships, chastity and the dignity of human life, to young people. 

This youth event, organized by the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese’s English Youth, D-E-Y, will be on this Sunday 13th October from 2:00-5:30PM at Youth Outreach in Sai Wan Ho. 

All young people are invited to join.  For details, please refer to information posted on the notice board.

All young people are invited to attend the fourth D-E-Y (Hong Kong Diocesan English Youth) joint youth mass and fellowship next Sunday, 20th October. 

This time, it will be hosted by CFC YFL at Annunciation Church in Tsuen Wan.  Fellowship starts at 2:00PM with mass at 5:00PM. 

For more details and to register, please refer to information posted on the notice board.

There will be an organizing meeting for the parish barbeque this Tuesday evening, October 15th, at 7:30PM in the parish hall.  We welcome all who are interested in contributing to the barbeque in any way. 

And please remember, the barbeque is scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, December 8th.   

Ken Ward, Parish Coordinator for the Barbeque

Anyone who is at least 10 years of age and has celebrated his or her First Holy Communion is very welcome to join this ministry. For additional information, please contact Moka Quinlan at 6148.8557 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Date: 24-26 Oct 2013 

Guest Speakers: Rev. Nicky & Sila Lee

Rev. Nicky and Sila Lee of Holy Trinity Brompton London (home of The Alpha Course), have been married for over thirty years and have raised four children. Having ministered to over 1,000 families at Church, they have combined the truth about family from the Bible with modern educational theories to develop the "Family Life Series" 

Join one of the talks and hear their message on how to inspire and equip like-minded Christians to build healthy families with Jesus' love to transform our society and to understand the challenges faced by families today, and pick up tools for building healthy family relationships. 

For more information and to register for a talk visit the Alpha Hong Kong website

Thank you to those who volunteered to be lectors on Service Sunday! Training will take place on October 26^th and 27^th.  As all lectors, new and old, are requested to come to at least one session of training, these sessions are also open to current lectors who have not received training before.  Please mark your calendars to come to one of these sessions.

• October 26, Saturday, at 4:00PM inside the Church
• October 27, Sunday, at 10:00AM in the Parish Hall

 For more information, please contactLector Ministry Coordinators Markus Shaw: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Vivian Lee: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The St. Anne's Filipino Community will host our traditional Living Rosary on Oct. 27^th at 2:00 PM. The Living Rosary's petition is for PEACE and UNITY of the whole world. We are inviting everybody to please join us in our pious dedication to our Blessed Mother Mary.  

If your kids want to join in this activity and be dressed as angels please don't hesitate to call me in advance so that we can provide appropriate attire for them.

For queries please contact Lorenda Rafanan at 9107 9805 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Would you like to spend three days to rediscover your faith and the life-enhancing power of the Holy Spirit?  If the answer is "YES" (or even "maybe") then the Walk to Emmaus retreat is for you. 

Walk to Emmaus is a residential weekend retreat held at the Maryknoll House in Stanley and linking Christians from many churches in Hong Kong. You will spend three busy but very enjoyable days in study, prayer, worship and discussion, centering around 15 talks given by laity and clergy.  Many St. Anne's parishioners have already taken part in the retreat and have found it to be a life-changing experience. 

The upcoming FALL walks will be held on November 7-10 (Walk to Emmaus #59, for Men) and November 14-17 (Walk to Emmaus #60, for Women).  Application forms are available online at hkwalktoemmaus.org.   For any questions, please contact:  

MEN'S WALK: Markus Shaw: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Paul Munder: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  WOMEN'S WALK: Vivian Lee: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Aissa Montecillo: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.