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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.

All adult women of the parish are invited to a 6-week Lenten Bible Study starting March 1^st.    It will be on Wednesdays from 6-7 pm in St. Anne parish hall.  Contact Cindy Tavarez for more information. 

Please come out and join us in Stations of the Cross.  It will be presented at St. Jude every Friday during Lent.   There will be NO Soup and Bread Supper after Stations this year.  Please check your bulletin for more information. 

The Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver will host the Annual Black History Month Celebration this Sunday at St. Anne’s Parish Hall from 2-4PM.  All are welcome. 

This Week’s topic for the Adult Education group is The Transforming World of Scripture.  Join us in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass.

Starting Monday, all daily Masses will be at St. Jude Monday through Saturday at 7:00am.   Sunday Masses at St Anne’s will be held in the Parish Hall at the normal times and Sunday masses at St. Jude will remain unchanged.  Saturday confession will be held in one of the smaller rooms in St. Anne’s Parish Hall.  We ask for your patience and understanding as we enter this next phase in the building process. 

Brothers and Sisters- our parish is beginning its participation in the annual appeal to strengthen the many critical elements of the Catholic Church in South Carolina.  Formally known as the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, this effort is taking a new direction and going forward will be known as the Catholic Appeal of South Carolina.  A letter from our bishop will be sent to every household, there will be information in our bulletin every week of the month of February and informational video has been posted on our social media.  Please prayerfully consider supporting this appeal and all the ministries it serves.

The next Women’s Guild meeting will be on February 18th starting at 9:30 am in St. Anne Parish Hall.   The focus will be women’s health.  Come join in the fun and bring a friend.  

All adult women of the parish are invited to a 6-week Lenten Bible Study starting March 1^st.    It will be on Wednesdays from 6-7 pm in St. Anne parish hall.  Contact Cindy Tavarez for more information.