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As Christians, we rejoice in our friends' blessings as well as our own. We know that we do not have fewer blessings from God because countless others are blessed by God.

As of June 17, 2021 the north lot, chapel lot & Mission Road entrance will remain closed. Click here to read all the imporant reminders.

On Thursday, June 17th the north lot, chapel lot & Mission Road entrance will be closed for resurfacing and striping. Click here to read all the imporant reminders.

To love the Lord is the path, and the only path, to hoping in the Lord, to knowing that calling for help will not be in vain. We will not be abandoned or forsaken.

Join your St. Ann parish family tomorrow, Saturday, June 12th for an evening to celebrate our Catholic faith, friendship and community. Mass begins at 4 PM outside on the athletic field and picnic, music and fellowship starts at 5 PM.

Using a Pentecost chant for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is a beautiful reminder that the Eucharist is not in competition with the Word or the Spirit. God gives many different sorts of “bread” and “wine” so that we can live. Biblical stories, metaphors and symbolic liturgical experiences are not rivals of one another– they complement each other.

Sunday after Sunday we should recall in a spirit of gratitude the gifts which the Blessed Trinity is bestowing upon us. The Father creating us; on the first day of the week He began the work of creation. The Son redeeming us; Sunday is the "Day of the Lord," the day of His resurrection. The Holy Spirit sanctifying us, making us His temple; on Sunday the Holy Spirit descended upon the infant Church. Sunday, therefore, is the day of the Most Holy Trinity.

We have completed the journey through Easter. We’ve learned to live and love and worship in a new reality where our expressions of welcome and community have been disrupted, perhaps changed forever.

The invitation and introduction to the mass contained in the Introit is one of exhortation and hope. The message is said, now let us do what has to be done: live our lives and trust in life.

The heart of the Church's life and mission is to be a witness to Christ's resurrection. So, apostles and bishops, are to be living evidence of the risen Christ. But not just bishops. Peter says "a witness with us," and "us" refers not to the 11 Apostles but to the gathered Christians, all the companions of Jesus, all of us.

The command to “proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard” is saying two things: affirmation—you will be set free, and call—when it happens you must respond. God’s plan for our lives includes active involvement in His work.

After consultation with other Johnson County parishes and medical professionals in the parish, the following adjustments will be made at Masses effective May 8, 2021.

What a gloriously new thing indeed is God's forgiveness! It is marvelous in our eyes. Those who have just been baptized and those who have been received into full communion are singing a new song, very different from what they had sung; wonder and joy has expanded, and their song has changed. Since the grace of God gives us a new heart, that same grace will put a new song into our mouths.

The Gospel of St. Matthew describes Joseph as a “just man”, which in the language of the Bible means one who loves and respects the law as the expression of the will of God.

Special thanks to the Family Life Office in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas for publishing this newsletter. Enjoy reading the May/June 2021 issue.

Holy Hour of Healing, Mask Reminder & May the Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“It does not matter whether or not I am killed; the religion has taken root on the island; it will not be destroyed by my death, since it comes not from men but from God.” - St. Peter Chanel, priest & martyr

The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth. This is sometimes translated as, the earth is full of the goodness of God. When we consider the glorious perfections of God, we must not omit his goodness.

For the first time in the Easter season, we have a triumphant Sunday introit. We enter into a quite lively and joyful mood.

Faith and baptism lead into a new life, the life of the resurrected, over whom death has no power. Hence baptisms are traditionally held in the night of Easter (at the Vigil). Our “newborns” (neophytes-newly baptized) are now one week old. Let us hope that the food that we – as the Church – give to our newborn sisters and brothers is tasty and nourishing.