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Mark Your Calendars It’s Time!!  The dedication of the new church will be on Friday, June 2^nd at 6:00 pm to be presided by Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune.  See you at our first Mass in our new church.  

Save the date- the Ladies of St. Peter Claver will be hosting a Soul Food Dinner on Saturday, May 20^th from 11:00am- 5:00 pm in the Parish Hall at St. Jude.  Tickets are $12 per person.  See any of the Ladies of St. Peter Claver for tickets. 

Come join the Sunday 9:30am Choir Practice every Thursday at 6:00pm in St. Jude.  Everyone is welcome. 

We will have a Healing Mass and Anointing of the Sick this Tuesday at 7PM after the Benediction at St. Jude Church.  Anointing will take place during the Mass.  This is for any Catholic who is seriously ill, elderly, handicapped or will be undergoing surgery within the next several days.

Attention high school seniors and college students: The application for the Thomas B. Jenkins Memorial Scholarships are now available on the Church website.  They are ONLY available to St. Anne and St. Jude parishioners!  Application deadline is June 30^th.  Please check your bulletin for more information. 

Ladies of Peter Claver are now accepting applications for their 2023 scholarships.  This is open to any graduating high school senior in St. Anne and St. Jude Parish.  The deadline is May 15th.  Check your bulletin for more details. 

The Adult Ed group begins a new program this week on the New Testament Canon.  Our first topic is A Tour of the New Testament.  Join us in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass.

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, April 10^th for Easter Monday.   We will reopen on Tuesday, April 11^th.  Have a Blessed Easter!! 

Attention high school seniors and college students: The application for the Thomas B. Jenkins Memorial Scholarships are now available on the Church website.  They are ONLY available to St. Anne and St. Jude parishioners!  Application deadline is June 30^th.  Please check your bulletin for more information. 

The next Women’s Guild meeting will be on April 15th starting at 9:30 am in St. Anne Parish Hall.   Tess Duggan will be our guest speaker.  Come join in the fun and bring a friend.  

Ladies of Peter Claver are now accepting applications for their 2023 scholarships.  This is open to any graduating high school senior in St. Anne and St. Jude Parish.  The deadline is May 15th.  Check your bulletin for more details.

Please check your bulletin for Holy Week Mass times and location. 

Attention high school seniors and college students: The application for the Thomas B. Jenkins Memorial Scholarships are now available on the Church website.  They are ONLY available to St. Anne and St. Jude parishioners!  Application deadline is June 30^th.  Please check your bulletin for more information. 

Please join us after the 11:00 AM Mass on Easter Sunday, April 9^th for an Easter Egg Hunt starting at 12:15 PM at St. Anne Parish Hall.    Bring your own basket!!  Refreshments will be served. 

Lenten Fish Fry sponsored by the Knights of Peter Claver will be Friday, March 31st from 11:00am-5:00pm at Saint Jude Parish Hall.  Tickets are $12.00 Per Person.  Tickets will be available at the door.  Carry out ONLY. 

As a Lenten Service Project- the Religious Education and Sacrament Programs will be collecting needed items for the Sumter Pregnancy Center.  Items can be dropped off at religious education classes or at the Parish Office from now until Easter.  Please check the bulletin for needed items.

Join Father Ryan DeLaPena for a three-night Lenten Mission Talk March 13-15th at St. Anne Parish Hall at 7:00PM.  Confession will be available from 6:00-7:00PM in English and Spanish. 

The Sumter Knights of Columbus are conducting a Food Drive March 18/ 19th and 25^th/26^th to support Christian Charities.  Please help with dry goods and canned items.  Containers will be available in the back of St. Anne Parish Hall and St. Jude Church and Parish Hall.  Please see the bulletin insert for more information. 

We will be having Altar Server training for NEW ALTAR SERVERS and their parents. If you are in the 3rd grade or above and have already received First Communion, You are eligible to serve. Join us Saturday, March 25th, at 1:00pm in the Saint Jude Church. Please call the office to register for training. 

The next Women’s Guild meeting will be on March 18th starting at 9:30 am in St. Anne Parish Hall.   The theme is “Putting your life in order”.  Come join in the fun and bring a friend.  

There will be NO Religious Education on Wednesday, March 15th.  Classes will resume on Wednesday, March 22nd.  We encourage all students and their families to attend the Lenten Mission with Father Ryan.