Dear music ministry members,

The schedule and line-up for April are attached.

Easter is coming soon. The schedule of rehearsals and masses is below. Please let me know which services you can attend.

• April 13th Holy Thursday bi-lingual mass with the Chinese Choir, at 8pm. There will be two rehearsals: the first will be on Sunday April 9th at 12:15 in the music room, and the second will be on Holy Thursday April 13th at 7pm in the church. Ingrid Tsui will be the accompanist and Bosco Chan will be the director. This year we have made some changes to the music and have reprinted the choir booklets. The English mass parts will be changed to the Mass of Christ the Savior (the set that we are currently singing) instead of the Mass of Creation.

• April 14th Good Friday service, at 5pm. Rehearsal will be at 3:45pm in the music room. Hunmin Kim will be the accompanist and Jano Donato will sing the responsorial psalm.

• April 15th Easter Vigil at 7pm. Rehearsal will be at 5:45pm in the church. I will be the accompanist. Pat Kozyra will sing the exsultet, and Pat, Jocelyn La-ab, and Fernanda da Rosa will sing the responsorial psalms.

• April 16th Easter Sunday, rehearsals and mass are as usual for Sundays.

REMEMBER TO BRING FLASHLIGHTS FOR HOLY THURSDAY AND THE EASTER VIGIL!

Many thanks to all of you for your support of the music ministry,

Peggie

Dear Lectors,

Thanks to all who had informed your availability in April, this has been very helpful for us to put together a heavy schedule for, admittedly, a very busy holy month :).

Please find attached our April 2017 schedule.

Blessings to all,

Maria 

Dear music ministry members,

The schedule and line-up for March are attached.Thanks to Jam General for all the selections.

This Wednesday, March 1st is Ash Wednesday.We will have music for the 8pm mass, with Hunmin Kim as the accompanist.Please join the choir if you are able to come that evening. Rehearsal will be at 7:30pm.

Reminder: during Lent, we do not sing the Gloria, and we will change the Gospel acclamation to be the Lenten Gospel Acclamation.

Congratulations to the Legion of Mary who are celebrating their 27th Anniversary today, and thanks to many of their members who sing at the 8:45 mass on Sundays.

Peace,

Peggie

Dear Lectors,

Please find attached the reading schedule for March. If you are unable to make your assigned time, please ask for someone to replace you in good time.

Visitors from other parishes have remarked that our readings are loud and clear. Its always good to hear we are taking our ministry seriously, and get complimented on it. Keep up the good work!

Vivian

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Revised Lector Schedule for February attached.

Please note that the 8:45 Mass on Sunday 26th February is now being sponsored by the Girl and Boy Scouts.

Oliver Wong is reading at the Broadcast Mass on 5th Feb in place of Marc Harvey.

I believe Christina Gonzaga is still looking for someone to take her place at 11:15 on 12 Feb.

Best, Markus 

The St. Anne's community offers our thanks to the team responsible for decorating our church for the Christmas season!

Dear Fellow St. Anne's Lectors,

Please find attached the January 2017 schedule. Much appreciate you will find replacement in good time if you cannot make the assignment.

Thank you, and a very happy and blessed Christmas to all.

Cheers,

Maria

The music ministry wishes God's blessings for you and your family at Christmas and in the new year! Many thanks to everyone who will be singing and accompanying in the choir at the Christmas masses, especially accompanists Hunmin Kim (keyboard), her sons Brian and Alex (violin), and Agnes Lee (keyboard), as well as solo vocalists Pat Kozyra, Oliver Wong and Lea Faigmani. Please join us in singing, and help us fill the church with joyful music!

Dear Lectors,

Attached is a revised Lector Schedule for December 2016.

• ​Family Mass on Christmas Eve is at 6 PM
• Midnight Mass liturgy will be at all Christmas Masses
• New Year's Day we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.

On Sunday Oct. 30 at 2pm sharp, the St. Anne's Filipino Community Group will be hosting the Living Rosary. All parishioners, including children, are invited to please join in praying the rosary, flower offering, and the crowning of our Blessed Mother Mary.

In addition, the St. Anne's Filipino Community Group in Stanley would like to welcome visitors from different parishes in Hong Kong who will be in attendance:

• St. Jude Filipino Catholic Group, from St Jude Church North Point
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Px., from Star of the Sea Church in Chai Wan
• Evangelization Family, from St. Mary's Church in Hung Hom
• Alay Kapwa Group, from Wah Yan College Chapel in Queens Road East
• The Lord's Flock Community, from St. Anthony's Church in Pok Fu Lam
• St. Anne's Parish Parkview Community
• Queen of Peace Group, from Catholic Centre in Central
• Catholic Center Ushers, from Catholic Centre in Central

For more information please call Lorenda G. Rafanan at 91079805 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Fellow Lectors,

Please find replacements in good time if you cannot make your assignments.

Thank you for your faithful service!

Vivian

October is the month of the Holy Rosary and this entire month is dedicated to the Rosary. The St. Anne's Filipino Community Group will again host the Living Rosary on October 30th 2016 at exactly 2:00 PM.The assembly time is 1:30 pm. We want to invite all parishioners, including children, to please join us in praying the rosary, flower offering, and the crowning of our Blessed Mother Mary. We will be making prayer petitions for peace and unity for the whole world. If your child/ren want to join in this activity and dress like an angel, please let us know in advance so that we can provide appropriate attire for them and simple gift as a remembrance for their participation.

For more information please call Lorenda G. Rafanan at 91079805 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Attached is the Lector Schedule for October 2016

If you are 10 years of age or older, please consider joining the altar server ministry. It is an important way to serve your parish community. We will be holding a training for all new Acolytes on Sunday, September 18^th at 3:30pmin the main church. Please contact Moka Quinlan atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions or would like additional information.We hope to see you on the 18th!

If you enjoy making music, please join us in the music ministry. We welcome all vocalists and instrumentalists, and we especially need keyboard accompanists. Our members are all ages and all nationalities and we always welcome new members. If you are interested to find out more, come talk with one of the choir members after Mass, or else e-mail me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear Lectors,

Please find the attached schedule for September. 

If you find that you cannot make your assigned reading, please find a replacement through group email in good time!

Thanks you!

Vivian

Dear Lectors,

I attach the schedule for August, in which I have accommodated all absences communicated to me.

God bless,

Markus 

Dear Music Ministry members,

The schedule and line-up for August are attached.Thanks to Jam General for the hymn selections.

Because some people are away on vacation during August, we have to cut back on a few things. Saturday evening mass in August will be a quiet mass with no music, and the responsorial psalms on Sundays will be read rather than sung. We plan to go back to our usual practice in September with music on Saturday evenings and cantors for the responsorial psalms at all masses.

With the start of the new school year, new parishioners may start coming to St. Anne's. Please welcome them to our parish community and also encourage them to join us in the music ministry.

Peace,

Peggie

Dear Lectors,

For July, I call your attention to the Parish Feast Day which honors our patron St. Anne, mother of the Virgin. There is a special booklet that will be used for the English services, and the readings will be taken from that booklet and not the red Missal.

I have attached the booklet for those of you who need to prepare and practice for the Parish Feast Day readings. The booklet was prepared for a bilingual service, but Father John confirmed that the English community and the Chinese community will have their separate services, so you can ignore the Chinese portion of the booklet.

Summer holidays may have already come upon some of you; if not, they are soon to come. So, I wish you good rest, exciting travel and rejuvenating activities for the summer months. And thank you for your contribution to the Lector Ministry.

Vivian

As this is almost the end of the school year, we'd like to take this chance to thank all of the people who volunteered their service and talents to the music ministry this year. In particular, thanks to the following musicians:

• Big thanks to Agnes Lee for coordinating the music ministry for half of the year and for arranging voice lesson for us.
• To Agnes Lee, Stella Woo, and Jam General for helping choose the music line-ups.
• To Hunmin Kim, Agnes Lee, Hubie Lem, and Jennie Li for their keyboard accompaniment.
• To cantors/soloists Lea Faigmani, Jam General, Pat Kozyra, Jocelyn La-ab, Oliver Wong, Teresa Peabody, Jano Donato, and Stella Woo.
• To Paul de Guzman, May Clarito, and Jano Donato for guitar accompaniment.
• To Amar Bhardwaj (trumpet) and Mary Byrne (violin) for their instrumental accompaniment.
• Thanks to all the friends of the music ministry who help out on special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, and the May ceremonies.
• And, last but not least, to all the regular members of the music ministry, especially the Legion of Mary and the Filipino choirs, who come to sing every week. You are the backbone of the music ministry and there would be no music without you.