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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.

In light of the great humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and the surrounding countries, we appeal for help with a special second emergency collection on Ash Wednesday: Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, which will allow the Faithful to provide assistance to the victims of the war in Ukraine.

Catholics should not lightly excuse themselves from these prescribed minimal penitential practices.

Beginning March 1, masks will no longer be required, in any indoor setting in any area jurisdiction, with the exception of schools and childcare facilities in the District of Columbia.

Pope Francis is asking for the feedback of our parishioners and that of the entire Catholic Church in what is called the Synod. Please take a booklet when you're in the Church and consider filling out the survey and returning it to the Parish Office Rectory door mail slot by the end of February. *This way we will see your feedback!* You may also fill out the survey directly with ADW, linked here. Learn more about what the Synod is here: adw.org/about-us/resources/synod

I teach metaphysics and apologize for what some might deem too speculative for the issue at hand regarding human life. However, I would argue that this is exactly the kind of thinking (through the lens of scientific reason rather than religious faith – with all respect) which needs to re-emerge in the defense of human life – not to the exclusion of religious faith statements but in concert with them. The pro-life movement is not simply a Catholic thing, a religious thing; that’s exactly how the opposition would like to frame the debate. It is a debate that can be argued on naturally scientific terms – of course, elevated by the profound supernatural gifts of God and the specific doctrine of the Incarnation of Jesus and the Motherhood of Mary.

On December 11, 2021, Aaron Stettler and John Poodts were ordained to the priesthood in in Villa Cura Brochero, Argentina. Fr. Aaron Stettler shares a testimony about his ordination to the priesthood, and we also learn where Fr. John Poodts is on his journey:

My dear Parishioners and Friends: It is Christmas!  Christ is born!  It is my great joy to welcome all of you this holy night to Saint Ann Church and to express my warmest wishes to you and your families for a most blessed Christmas and joyful New Year.