Announcements for Christmas Day 2020

2021 Calendars are available in the back of the church at both locations.  One calendar per family please. 

The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, December 31st and January 1st in observance of New Year’s.  We will reopen on Monday, January 4th.  

We close out 2020 by examining the effect of Modernity on ourselves, and our efforts to regain the wholeness we lost as a result.  We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass.

Announcements for the weekend of December 20, 2020

Parish Office will be closed Wednesday thru Friday, December 23rd thru 25th for Christmas.  We will reopen on Monday, December 28th.  Have a Merry Christmas and stay safe!! 

Make sure you sign up for the Christmas Mass you and your family plan to attend.  Space is limited and filling up fast.  Please call the Parish Office to get your name on the list.

If you are not registered and the Mass is full, you are encouraged to sit in your car and listen to 97.3FM and receive communion after the Mass.

Come and join us in celebrating Christmas Novena Masses Dec. 21st through 23rd at St. Jude.  Confession will start at 5 pm each day during the week followed by Mass at 6 pm.    Check your bulletin for more details. 

The St. Anne & St. Jude Sunday Adult Ed Group celebrates is annual Christmas Brunch and Charity Collection today.  We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass. 

Our parish is dependent upon the weekly offertory collection to continue its ministry, its ability to maintain our staff and to pay bills. The parish would be most grateful for your continued financial support while our collections continue to be significantly affected by the pandemic.  If you are able, you may drop your weekly offertory in the basket by the door, mail in your weekly offertory checks to the parish, drop them off in the mailbox at the parish office, or transition to online giving using the link on our parish website.   If you are doing this already, thank you for your generosity and your continued support to our parish. May God bless and keep you always.

Announcements for the weekend of December 13, 2020

Calling All Liturgical ministers- we need your help.  If you can serve at any of the Christmas Masses, please call the Parish Office if you can help. 

Speaking of Christmas Masses, to ensure all of our faithful parishioners are comfortable and socially distancing, we are asking for everyone to sign up for the Christmas Mass you plan to attend.  Please call the Parish Office to get your name on the list. 

Come and join us in celebrating Christmas Novena Masses Dec. 15th through 23rd.  Confession will start at 5 pm each day during the week followed by Mass at 6 pm.  Normal Mass times on the weekend. NO Food will be served.   Check your bulletin for more details. 

The Women’s Guild will meet today, Dec. 13th at 12:30PM at St. Anne Parish Hall.  This is open to ALL women of the parish.  Hope to see you there. 

Our parish is dependent upon the weekly offertory collection to continue its ministry, its ability to maintain our staff and to pay bills. The parish would be most grateful for your continued financial support while our collections continue to be significantly affected by the pandemic.  If you are able, you may drop your weekly offertory in the basket by the door, mail in your weekly offertory checks to the parish, drop them off in the mailbox at the parish office, or transition to online giving using the link on our parish website www.sasjrcc.org. If you are doing this already, thank you for your generosity and your continued support to our parish. May God bless and keep you always.

Announcements for the weekend of December 6, 2020

Thank you to everyone who participated in IGiveCatholic Giving Day.  We are so grateful to all who so generously donated to help Holy Angels Academy students. 

Liturgical ministers are needed in all areas.  Must be a member in good standing with the church.  If interested, please stop by the parish office to register. 

Today’s session looks at Progressivism, Nationalism and the “Common Good” and their secularization of America.  We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass. 

Our parish is dependent upon the weekly offertory collection to continue its ministry, its ability to maintain our staff and to pay bills. The parish would be most grateful for your continued financial support while our collections continue to be significantly affected by the pandemic.  If you are able, you may drop your weekly offertory in the basket by the door, mail in your weekly offertory checks to the parish, drop them off in the mailbox at the parish office, or transition to online giving using the link on our parish website www.sasjrcc.org. If you are doing this already, thank you for your generosity and your continued support to our parish. May God bless and keep you always.

Announcements for the weekend of November 29, 2020

Liturgical ministers are needed in all areas.  Must be a member in good standing with the church.  If interested, please stop by the parish office to register. 

Applications for the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship for College Freshman are due Tuesday, December 1st.  Please check your bulletin for more details. 

Applications for Neighbors Helping Neighbors are due in the Parish Office no later than  Monday, November 30th. 

Catholic schools and ministries of the Diocese of Charleston will participate in #iGiveCatholic on Tuesday, Dec. 1st from 12:00am-11:59pm.  During this special 24-hour Giving Tuesday event, we will celebrate our faith and support our schools and ministries.  Your gift can make an impact!  Visit the parish website or call the Parish Office for more information. 

Today’s session examines Alexis de Tocqueville’s America as we continue our Catholics in the Public Square series. We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass. 

Our parish is dependent upon the weekly offertory collection to continue its ministry, its ability to maintain our staff and to pay bills. The parish would be most grateful for your continued financial support while our collections continue to be significantly affected by the pandemic.  If you are able, you may drop your weekly offertory in the basket by the door, mail in your weekly offertory checks to the parish, drop them off in the mailbox at the parish office, or transition to online giving using the link on our parish website www.sasjrcc.org. If you are doing this already, thank you for your generosity and your continued support to our parish. May God bless and keep you always.

Announcements for the weekend of November 22, 2020

The Parish Office will be closed on Wednesday, November 25th at noon and all day Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26th and 27th, in observance of Thanksgiving.  We will reopen on Monday, November 30th.  Morning Mass will be at NOON on Friday, November 27th. 

There will be NO Religious Education classes on Monday, November 23rd.  Classes will resume on  November 30th.  There WILL be confirmation class this Sunday. 

Liturgical ministers are needed in all areas.  Must be a member in good standing with the church.  If interested, please stop by the parish office to register. 

In today’s session, the Second Great Awakening and Religious Democracy is the topic for the St. Anne & St. Jude Sunday Adult Ed Group program of Catholics in the Public Square.  We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass. 

Our parish is dependent upon the weekly offertory collection to continue its ministry, its ability to maintain our staff and to pay bills. The parish would be most grateful for your continued financial support while our collections continue to be significantly affected by the pandemic.  If you are able, you may drop your weekly offertory in the basket by the door, mail in your weekly offertory checks to the parish, drop them off in the mailbox at the parish office, or transition to online giving using the link on our parish website www.sasjrcc.org. If you are doing this already, thank you for your generosity and your continued support to our parish. May God bless and keep you always.

Announcements for the weekend of November 15, 2020

The Women’s Guild will be having their annual BAKE SALE on Nov. 21st and 22nd after all Masses at both locations.  

The Sumter-Knights of Columbus will be holding an “Outdoor Drive-In Turkey Bingo” on Sunday from 2-4:00 PM in the large field at St. Anne Parish Hall.  No fees.  Free Popcorn and Drinks. 

Young Adult Ministry will meet on November 20th at 6 PM in the Youth Group Building at St. Jude.    All young adults ages 18-35 are welcome to attend. 

THANK YOU for all the donations of cranberry sauce for United Ministries Thanksgiving baskets.  We surpassed our goal again this year!! 

Just a reminder- Masks MUST be worn at all times over your nose and mouth.  This is for everyone’s safety!! 

The St. Anne and St. Jude Adult Ed Group returns to Catholics in the Public Square with “Charles Carroll: First Citizen and Catholic Founding Father.  We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass.

Announcements for the weekend of November 8, 2020

The Sumter-Knights of Columbus will be holding an “Outdoor Drive-In Turkey Bingo” on Sunday, November 15th from 2-4:00 PM in the large field at St. Anne Parish Hall.  No fees.  Free Popcorn and Drinks. 

Young Adult Ministry will meet on November 20th at 6 PM in the Youth Group Building at St. Jude.    All young adults ages 18-35 are welcome to attend. 

The Women’s Guild will be having their annual BAKE SALE on Nov. 21st and 22nd after all Masses at both locations.  

Just a reminder- Masks MUST be worn at all times over your nose and mouth.  This is for everyone’s safety!! 

The St. Anne & St. Jude Sunday Adult Ed Group continues its program on Catholics in the Public Square with “The Colonies: Islands of Intolerance in a Sea of Tolerance.”.   We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass.

Announcements for the weekend of November 1, 2020

There will be an All Souls Mass at St. Lawrence Cemetery on November 2nd starting at 12:15pm. 

There will also be NO Religious Ed. Class on Monday, Nov. 2nd.  Classes will resume on Monday, Nov. 9th. 

Sumter Life Chain will be on November 1st from 2:30-3:30 PM in front of the old Wal-Mart building on Broad Street between Bultman Dr. and N. Wise Dr.   Hope to see you there. 

Women’s Guild invites you to an out-door meet and greet on Sunday, November 8th after the 9:30 and 11:00am Masses.  This is a casual event to say Hi, gather information and to drop-off canned goods and other donations. 

The Women’s Guild will also be having their annual BAKE SALE on Nov. 21st and 22nd after all Masses at both locations.  

We are still taking donations of Cranberry Sauce for United Ministries Thanksgiving baskets.  They need to be dropped off in the Parish office by Wed, November 18th. 

In today’s session, the St. Anne & St. Jude Sunday Adult Ed Group begins a new series, Catholics in the Public Square, as we look at Settling North America: Anti-Catholicism in the New World.   We meet in the Adult Ed room at St. Anne immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass. 

Just a reminder- Masks MUST be worn at all times over your nose and mouth.  This is for everyone’s safety!!