Religious Ed and Adult Ed was kicked off on September 1st with our Come and See program.  Father Tom spoke to adults about keeping our families in the church- his talk can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/StAnnChurch Catechists were met with children to cover lessons in the Good Shepherd Atrium, and also in our Prayer and Scripture classes.  Our monthly September parent guide is on the mass and 7 sorrows  https://stannaugusta.org/family-resources).   For those who missed it- you can see the St Ann RE parent intro 2021 video by Bobby which talks about a free online program available through Francisican University of Steubenville : https://bit.ly/3BdROCf

Prayer Hike through the sanctuary Using the July guide on the catechism (bit.ly/3kd6EUi or https://stannaugusta.org/family-resources), we prayed through the 4 parts of catechism.  We got to the lake pretty easy, but after we reflected on life in Christ and climbed a hill, the path was full of obstacles and we got turned around a bit!  Luckily Biak (like a good catechist:) was there to forge ahead and showed a path back for the rest of us to understand and follow.  Good conversation and laughs were had along the way.  Our hike was 1.03 miles long.  The land is open for those parishioners who want to explore

As we enter the summer months, we encourage to teach the faith by visits to shrine and good works for praise of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  The attached calendar has a few local shrine destinations to check out at as suggestions this year.   On Wednesday June 2nd, we began our work with a reflection On the Life of St Francis by St. Bonaventure.  How St Francis preached to the birds and cared for the birds as we care for our eachother, our parish and our parish grounds.  It was nice night of work and talking to one another.  Thanks for all those who attended on June 2nd, and thanks to those who have adopted gardens.   The June 2 page guide is available at https://bit.ly/3ciYncO or https://stannaugusta.org/family-resources

Thanks to those who attended virtually and in person! Bobby gave a short prayer and then Biak began on the topic of creation and Angels. He used the catechism with paragraph numbers and the works of St Augustine to talk about the spirits that God created as part of the invisible world and how some of them were messengers- angels. The playback starts about 6:00 and is available here: https://youtu.be/EBY6da9NDsY?t=364 or https://www.youtube.com/stannchurch The May guide is available at https://bit.ly/3ukOoKO