2017 archive of From the desk of Fr. Tharp
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Susan McAbee on 2/23/17
Buildings for the Future
Please mark your calendar to come to St. Ann Church at 7:00 p.m. on March 2 (Thursday) to participate in a general parish meeting. We will engage in a process of visioning for the future. Here at St. Ann, we possess some buildings that are ... Read More »
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Susan McAbee on 2/15/17
Buildings for the Future
Please mark your calendar to come to St. Ann Church at 7:00 p.m. on March 2 (Thursday) to participate in a general parish meeting. We will engage in a process of visioning for the future. Here at St. Ann, we possess some buildings that are ... Read More »
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Susan McAbee on 2/09/17
CMA
At the time when this is being written, it is too early after Commitment Sunday to know how well we are doing on this year’s appeal. If you misplaced your card and need another, feel free to ask one of the ushers or stop by the table in ... Read More »
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Susan McAbee on 2/01/17
March 2 Meeting of the Parish
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for 7:00 p.m. March 2, 2017 for a general parish meeting at St. Ann Church so we can as a parish plan (as regards buildings) for the future. We have architects renderings as to buildings and usage ... Read More »
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Susan McAbee on 1/26/17
CMA Commitment Sunday
Next weekend is “Commitment Weekend” for parishes throughout the Archdiocese. The CMA allows parishes to pool resources to provide ministries no individual parish could supply. There is strength in numbers. Make sure you show the entire Archdiocese that St. Ann and Sacred Heart is a Pastoral ... Read More »
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Susan McAbee on 1/18/17
Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Sunday, January 22 marks the 44th anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion in the United States. Millions of babies have been killed in the intervening forty-four years. Thus on Monday, January 23, Catholics in the US will mark ... Read More »
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Susan McAbee on 1/10/17
Federal Income Taxes
For those who file Schedule A and deduct donations to qualified eleemosynary organizations, you will be anxious to receive your statement of donations made in envelopes to either St. Ann or Sacred Heart. At Sacred Heart, we will try to send out statements to all who ... Read More »
The Epiphany of the Lord
Posted by Susan McAbee on 1/04/17
Federal Income Taxes
It is January 2017 and our thoughts turn from holidays past to Federal Income Taxes. For those who file Schedule A and deduct donations to qualified eleemosynary organizations, you will be anxious to receive your statement of donations made in envelopes to either St. Ann ... Read More »
Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
Posted by Susan McAbee on 1/04/17
Happy New Year and Taxes
As we put up our 2017 calendars, our thoughts turn to New Year’s resolutions, the hope for an early spring, and the certainty of Federal Income Taxes. For those who file Schedule A and deduct donations to qualified eleemosynary organizations, you will be ... Read More »
The Nativity of the Lord
Posted by Susan McAbee on 1/04/17
Schedule of Masses for New Year’s Eve and Day
The schedule for Masses New Year’s Eve and Day is the ordinary Sunday Schedule. Mass at Sacred Heart on Saturday, New Year’s Eve is at 4:00 p.m. Mass at St. Ann is at 5:15 p.m. At Sacred Heart, Sunday ... Read More »