Dear parishioners,

As we begin a new Church year with the First Sunday of Advent of year B, I wish you a Happy New Year! I pray that the new liturgical year we have embarked on be for each one of you a year of grace, peace, commitment, and gratitude to God. The season of Advent prepares us to receive Christ at Christmas with renewed hearts and minds. Let the call to prepare the way for the Lord resound in our minds and hearts and help us be better Christians. 

I am also pleased to report that, for the past 2 weeks, our parish has seen a considerable increase in weekend collection/offertory; this is a sign that our Grateful Discipleship program has started bearing fruit thanks to all of you who have increased your weekend collection. Kindly refer to the bulletin to see the progress we are making. Our goal has been to have 100 people/families return their commitment forms indicating the parish ministries you want to be part of and the increased amount you will henceforth be donating to the Church. So far, thirty-seven (37) people returned their forms, that is, 37% of our goal. With the progress we are making, you can imagine how far we will get if we were close to our goal. Once again, I urge anyone who hasn’t made their commitment yet to do so for the good of our parish and as a sign of our gratitude to God from whom everything we have comes. The Grateful Discipleship committee is compiling the commitment forms and everyone who has returned theirs should expect to be contacted by the leaders of the ministries they want to embrace. 

On another note, the financial report for last year as well as the budget for the current year have been inserted in last week’s bulletin. They are also made available online in case you did not have the chance of picking up a copy of the bulletin. 

I am so grateful to each and every one of you for being part of Ste. Anne Parish and for the gift of your time, talent and treasure. 

I wish you all a fruitful and happy Advent season in preparation for Christmas.

Peace and blessings!
Fr. Augustin