A new youth initiative called "NeXt Level" is coming to our parish! NeXt Level is a pilot program of the Center for FaithJustice funded by the Lilly Endowment, which offers and is researching a new approach to youth ministry designed to strengthen Catholic parishes. For those of you who don’t know, our parish was selected to participate in this groundbreaking study! This is a selective program that gives the young people of our parish an opportunity to put their faith into action, be formed as leaders, and use their gifts to address the needs of our parish and surrounding communities. If you are a teenager in grade 8-12 who may be interested in joining please attend our information session this Tuesday, 3/16 at 6 PM! Please visit the Youth Ministry Page on the Parish Website or speak to the youth Minister Linh Nguyen for more information.

Dear Parishioners, please be aware that if you receive a text or email from Fr. Dela Cruz, our clergy, the Bishop, or anyone from our parish office or diocese asking for a favor or assistance, it is a scam. We will not text or email you any solicitations. Your accounts have not been hacked and ours have not been hacked. Please do not respond to these types of messages. If in doubt, please call the parish office.

After careful consideration and dialogue, the CYO has decided to cancel the spring sports programs (Track & Field, Soccer, and the Cross Country Meet that had been rescheduled from the fall) due to the ongoing pandemic. This decision was reached after extensive discussions along with the CYO Board of Trustees. The safety of the athletes, coaches, and families remains the primary focus and along with the considerations of logistics led to this decision. While this is also disappointing as was the decision of the basketball season cancellation, there was no other conclusion to be reached in dealing with the current restrictions and conditions we all face. It is everyone’s hope that conditions will improve and the fall sports programs will be able to commence as scheduled. For more information and questions about this matter please contact Quincy Walzer at qwalzer@cyomercer.org

We are looking for engineers and architects to form a Building and Grounds Ministry who could share their talents, time, and expertise to help us with some upgrades on our Church and FDC building. We've been running into some issues lately that need to be fixed. If you are willing to help, please contact Fr. Dela Cruz at fdelacruz@churchofsaintann.net. Thank you in advance for your support!

After careful consideration and dialogue, the CYO has decided to cancel the spring sports programs (Track & Field, Soccer, and the Cross Country Meet that had been rescheduled from the fall) due to the ongoing pandemic. This decision was reached after extensive discussions along with the CYO Board of Trustees. The safety of the athletes, coaches, and families remains the primary focus and along with the considerations of logistics led to this decision. While this is also disappointing as was the decision of the basketball season cancellation, there was no other conclusion to be reached in dealing with the current restrictions and conditions we all face. It is everyone’s hope that conditions will improve and the fall sports programs will be able to commence as scheduled. For more information and questions about this matter please contact Quincy Walzer at qwalzer@cyomercer.org