Good Afternoon Good People of St. Anne's...
I wanted to share with you sort of a practical note about what is going on here at the Parish with our Office.
In sum, all is going very well thanks to our Lord and the very talented Administrator and Team that He has blessed us with. Donna and the members of our Team are deeply committed to the people of the Parish and are developing creative strategies for keeping the Office “open”, remotely, during this current shelter in place order.
Let me list for you a few examples of what we will continue to offer to our Parishioners in the weeks ahead…
- Catechism classes
- St. Anne’s School continues via virtual classrooms
- Bookkeeping and bill payment
- Phone calls to the Office will be answered, remotely
- “Funeral type” services are still being offered
- Liturgies celebrated, privately at the moment, but recorded on YouTube in the days to come…
The list could go on. What a tremendous Team!
In addition to the above offerings, we have also identified a few areas in the budget where we can trim our monthly expenses. For example, we are…
- Cancelling our use of outside cleaning vendors
- Reducing our Waste Management expenses
- Cutting overall energy costs as our buildings lie dormant
We will continue to look for cost saving measures, as well as ways in which our Team can be of service to the community. Your suggestions, and any financial support you are able to give to the parish during these challenging days, is very much appreciated. (Checks can be mailed to PO Box 480, 95241)
Though the past couple of weeks have been intense, St. Anne’s will emerge on the other side of this challenge a community ever more united in the love of Jesus Christ!
My love and prayers to all of our people!
Christ’s Peace,
Fr. Brandon Ware