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Please pray for these candidates and catechumens by name!

These words from the Psalm express exactly what I felt,and how I feel now, after my priestly ordination on December 3rd. The Lord has done great things for me and as much as I try to repay him, I keep failing at it. He outdoes me every time. I want to be generous; He is more than I am. I want to give my life to him, He gives me His own life, a hundredfold over! I am a priest forever; His priest. There are no words to describe it. As I prepared myself for the most important moment in my life these words kept coming to my heart: “The best is yet to come”. That is Christian hope. Living life with the certainty that the Lord is preparing something even greater for me. This weekend has been filled to the brim with prayer, joy, and wonderful sentiments. Yet, we will see greater things than this. The Lord is at work in us, and we trust that the best is yet to come. Click to watch the livestream!

Our Director of Communications, Natalie Plumb Lucey, moves to Arizona on January 3. She will remain working at St. Ann in a remote capacity, while a new Youth Minister, Kevin Reber, will take over in-person tasks such as leading the Youth Ministry Program.

Congratulations to Parishioners Jim and Chris Kernan, 2022 Recipients of the St. John’s College High School President’s Medal Award! Click to learn more about the award.

We are in need of 2-piece shoeboxes and essential items for the homeless. Click here to find a list of what we need! Thank you!

The professed religious brothers of the Order of Malta joined the blessing of a new library on the lower level of the church. It houses a beautiful collection of books and the Parish Archives recently assembled in organized binders by Sal Selvaggio.

The photo on the right, taken on the steps of the recently renovated front of the Church includes Maddy, her husband Dan Redinger, her three siblings, and sixteen cousins. In all, seven of those pictured attended St. Ann Academy, and have gone on to excel in their chosen field.

Are you looking for a meaningful way to live out your faith? If you like to work with children and their families, St. Ann DC has a perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic volunteers to be teachers and aides for our Parish School of Religion for grades K through 8 for Academic Year 2022-2023.

"This has been my experience throughout these years. These past 4 years in the States have been a time of huge growth and learning."

Established in 1989, the year 2022 marks their 33-year anniversary at our parish. The more than 50 female members vacuum the parish after all Masses, tidy up the pews, clean the church laundry and organize fundraisers — they even donated the newly renovated kitchen in the basement of our church! Thank you!

Congratulations to our 22 - 2022 - First Communicants! That has a great ring to it!

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington’s Synthesis Report reflects our Synod proceedings. It has been submitted to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to be incorporated with similar reports from across the United States.

Read the statement from the USCCB regarding the court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson.

Nearly 50 years ago when Roe v. Wade was handed down, our nation became a house divided against itself by putting freedom of choice before even the inalienable right of life itself. Since then, we have tirelessly prayed and worked for a restoration of the values stated in the Declaration of Independence that have made ours a truly great nation.

St. Ann Boy Scout Troop 100 includes more than 20 scouts ranging in age from 11 to 18 who come from private, public, charter, and home schools. We just celebrated our 145th, 146th, and 147th Eagle Scouts in an Eagle Court of Honor! Each Eagle completed a service project, along with advancement, leadership, merit badges, and high adventure backpacking trips out west at the Philmont, New Mexico scout ranch. Each of these Eagles served the troop as Senior Patrol Leader, which is a significant amount of responsibility for leading the troop.

A graduating senior in the St. Ann Youth Program explains what he received from the Program during his years of involvement. His touching testimony is worth a read! Learn more about our Program at stanndc.org/youth

The needs of our church community continue as we begin a new faith formation year, and without your help, the parish cannot meet the needs of our ministries, families, facility or staff. The gift of your prayer and the support of your treasure are more important now than ever, and so I am asking you to prayerfully consider renewing and strengthening your commitment by “Taking the Next Step” in support of our weekly Offertory Collection.

Our beloved Carol Pagi, Parish Secretary here at St. Ann’s from 1975 to 2000, passed peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in her home. Her funeral will be held here on Saturday, May 7 at 11:30am. Click to read her obituary.

On Saturday, April 16 at the 7:00pm Easter Vigil Mass, we received 14 candidates and catechumens into the Catholic Church — praise God! Please pray for them by name (click to see their names!).

Join local Catholics in praying the rosary every Thursday at 12:00pm noon in front of the Russian Embassy on the Wisconsin Avenue side for peace and an end to the aggression in Ukraine.