The 2023 St Anne Parish Scholarship Application Form is now available to any member of the Parish who will be graduating High School or an equivalent program this year. Two scholarships will be awarded for $750 each. Note that college attendance this year is not required to apply for this scholarship. Completed forms must be returned by the end of April. Please take an application form located in the Church foyers or download a copy by clicking here to go to our Scholarship page.
FRESH LENTEN PRETZEL GIFT PACKAGE CHARITY FUNDRAISER Locally scratch-baked pretzels are gift wrapped per half dozen along with a prayer card explaining their Lenten historical origin. A great gift for neighbors and friends! Each $5 per package donation supports charitable works from one of the fourteen works of mercy. For more information, or to order, please contact: rachelle@stannesouthborough.org
Join your fellow St. Anne families for a weekly Bible trivia contest & charity fundraiser to be held in the parish hall after the 10:30 am Mass, beginning on March 5th, and continuing through Pentecost Sunday, May 28th. For more information, please contact rachelle@stannesouthborough.org.
Ash Wednesday 2023 is on Wednesday, February 22nd. There will be Mass in the morning at 9:00 a.m. and in the evening at 7:00 p.m. Ashes will be distributed at both Masses.
The St. Anne Parish Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall after a two year hiatus. We invite all parishioners to come join in for a fun-filled evening, including Irish step dancing, and great food prepared by the Southborough Knights of Columbus. Purchase tickets online or in person after weekend Masses. Tickets are $10/person; $25/family. To allow for preparation, please register and pay by Wednesday, March 8.
The Knights of Columbus, Southborough Council, will be holding its annual Free Throw Competition on Monday, January 23 at Trottier Middle School. Registration opens at 6:00 p.m. and basketball shooting begins at 6:30 p.m. Please register with proof of age, a show of parental consent, and an email contact. The contest is free and open to boys and girls ages 9 to 14 who are Southborough residents. Age group winners move on to the district, (and potential) regional, and state competitions. To view the rules, click here.
You are invited to join our new Weekly Study/Discussion on a new podcast, The Catechism in a Year (with Father Mike Schmitz) which will be held on Wednesdays from 6:05 to 7:00 pm in the St. Anne Parish Hall, beginning this Wednesday, January 4th. Because there is a Healing Mass on Wednesday this week, we will do a brief introduction and adjourn our meeting at 6:45PM. If you would like to come earlier, Eucharistic adoration is offered beforehand, ending with a special 5:55 pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the church.
Thank You from Pat Draper, St. Anne Coordinator for United Parishes of Southborough Food Pantry. You did it again!!! St. Anne parishioners, you are amazing. Weekly you make sure the Southborough Food Pantry is well stocked. Now at Christmas time you once again give so generously. On behalf of all the Pantry clients, a HUGE thank you to each and every one of you who contributed to the Giving Tree and the Southborough Food Pantry. There are no words to describe your generosity. Also, a heartfelt thank you to Orla Wages for all her work in ensuring that this year’s Giving Tree was such a success. Your gifts were distributed last week. I had the honor of giving your gifts to our clients, receiving their gratitude for the gifts. I receive their warmth on your behalf. Please know that you made many people’s lives brighter this Christmas season. May you and your family have a joyous, peace-filled Christmas and new year.
From readings to special Mass times, from Advent calendars to the Giving Tree, our special Advent section has everything you need to know--and learn---about this most special season. Check it out today!
St. Anne Parish welcomes Santino Charles Richardson into our parish community as he receives the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, November 13th, 2022. Congratulations, Santino!
St. Anne Parish welcomes Maxwell Russinos into our parish family as he receives the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, November 6, 2022. Congratulations, Maxwell!
We welcome Nancy Denardo to our volunteer staff as bookkeeper. She has been trained by Bridgitte Morgan, who worked for many years under many St. Anne administrations. We thank Bridgitte for her service and wish her all the best for new endeavors. God bless you, Bridgitte.
To celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week 2022, our Parish will be praying a Novena to Vocations after each Mass beginning Sat Nov 5 thru Sun Nov 13. The Novena will also be available on the Parish website for those who wish to pray it at home. Click below for a downloadable PDF with daily prayers
The Christmas Giving Tree will be up with tags on Saturday, November 5. Parishioners will be asked to return gifts to the church by Sunday, December 3 as the three participating charity organizations will pick up the gifts on Monday, December 4. Click here for more information.