St. Ann Parish Community

                          March 28, 2020
As we have sadly anticipated, Bishop Bradley has asked all parishes in the Diocese of Kalamazoo to observe the following principles and mandates in regard to liturgical celebrations during Holy Week.
There will not be any public celebrations of Holy Week and Easter Masses in our parishes. The local pastors will celebrate these Masses privately during the week and on Easter Sunday. We are looking at ways to use some form of social media that might allow us to live stream services from the parishes. We will keep you informed through our parish websites and flocknotes and provide other information where you may find how to connect to live streaming from the Diocese or from other resources.
I also want you to know that the Bishop is calling the Diocese to observe a SPECIAL DAY OF PRAYER AND PENANCE on Friday, April 3^rd. This will be a special time to ask all faithful people to pray in solidarity with one another throughout that day for an end to the pandemic and a return to being able to be one with one another, and with our Lord Jesus Christ, in our public celebrations of the Eucharist.
The Diocesan website will be streaming the following on that day:
8:00a.m. Celebration of Mass
Noon. Praying the Stations of the Cross (using my version)
3:00p.m. Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet
6:00p.m. A Holy Half Hour including praying the Rosary
Check our website where we will also be offering ways to pray on this special day.
I will be calling together our staff to work with me on how best we can help you stay connected with your parish during this most unusual Holy Week. My priority as your pastor is to do all I can to be your shepherd even as we confront our own anxieties and tensions we all are feeling. We are family. May we walk together through this time united in prayer, committed to hope and most of all grounded in love.                                             
                                      Padre  
 

Celebrate the Liturgy of the Word together at home by using the program and music link provided here. 

St. Ann Parish in Cassopolis, Michigan seeks to be a loving, friendly community that worships God,
and serves others.

For our summer visitors
let St. Ann Parish become your Parish
while you're away from home.