X

2017 archive of From the desk of Fr. Tharp

2017 archive of From the desk of Fr. Tharp

The Transfiguration of the Lord

Posted by Susan McAbee on 8/03/17

St. Ann Fiesta

 

I am very grateful to our Fiesta chairpersons as well as to all the volunteers in all the booths and all those who helped with set-up and tear-down.  I am also grateful to God for the “perfect” weather this year.  To my knowledge, no one ... Read More »

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Susan McAbee on 8/03/17

St. Ann Fiesta

 

I offer my gratitude to all those who helped with Fiesta at St. Ann this year.  At the time this is being written, the Fiesta dates are still in the future; but by the time it appears in the bulletin, the dates will be in ... Read More »

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Susan McAbee on 7/18/17

St. Ann Fiesta

 

Remember that the St. Ann Fiesta is Friday Evening, July 28 and Saturday Evening July 29.  Please invite your friends and any former parishioners you know to mark their calendars to revisit old friendships and make new acquaintances at the Fiesta.  The St. Ann Fiesta ... Read More »

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Susan McAbee on 6/27/17

Independence Day

July 4 is a civil holiday so there will NOT be a 6:30 a.m. Mass that day at St. Ann.  Rather I will have the regular 7:30 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart and then a 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Ann.

St. Ann Vacation Bible School

St. ... Read More »

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Susan McAbee on 6/20/17

St. Ann Vacation Bible School

St. Ann Vacation Bible School is from July 10 to July 13.  I will have Mass each day for the participants of the program barring a funeral.  I am very proud of St. Ann for making this program available, and I am very grateful ... Read More »

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Posted by Susan McAbee on 6/14/17

Convocation of Priests

All active priests of the Archdiocese are required to attend a week-long Archdiocesan Convocation of Priests in Columbus from Monday, June 19 to Thursday, June 22.  That is this Monday (tomorrow) until late Thursday evening.  There will be no availability for morning Masses or even Funeral ... Read More »

The Most Holy Trinity

Posted by Susan McAbee on 6/08/17

Pre-Baptism Class for Infant Baptisms

Are you anticipating your first infant baptism at St. Ann or Sacred Heart?  I have the Infant Pre-Baptism Workshop every second Monday of each month in the basement room RH 2&3 at Sacred Heart Church at 8:00 p.m.   The entire session takes about forty ... Read More »

The Ascension of the Lord

Posted by Susan McAbee on 5/26/17

Memorial Day

Monday, May 29 is Memorial Day, a Civic Holiday with religious foundation.  We remember and honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice so we may live in freedom.  Freedom and self-determination are gifts from God; but they are not “free.”  In this great nation, our freedoms ... Read More »

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Posted by Susan McAbee on 5/16/17

Future Plat and Facilities Plan

In last Sunday’s Bulletin, I indicated that St. Ann would have a parish vote on whether to move ahead with a feasibility study regarding the future facilities plan.  I had determined this with Parish Council before we were informed that Fr. Adam would be ... Read More »

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Posted by Susan McAbee on 5/09/17

Future Plat and Facilities Plan

Hopefully most of you remember the meeting in St. Ann Church on March 2, 2017 in which we heard a presentation from Brown and Bills Architects revealing a “Master Plat Plan” envisioning the removal of the existing rectory, convent, and garage, and replacing them ... Read More »

Subscribe

RSS Feed

Archive


Access all blogs

Subscribe to all of our blogs