2024 OFT Holiday Gift Bag Collection: St. Anne Parish will be providing 40-50 individual toothbrushes and 40-50 standard size tubes of toothpaste to the Our Father’s Table Holiday Gift Bags. A collection box is located in the St. Anne Parish Hall foyer. The box will be in place until Tuesday, December 10th.

We would like to thank all the children who participated in the Christmas Pageant, they did a wonderful job. It was a beautiful evening with over a hundred parishioners in attendance. Dinner was served to all and it was delicious. The basket raffle and gift table were a huge success. Thanks to Rachelle Carmony, Laura Schroeder, Jim Garden, Evelyn Walton, Pat Russell, Patty Morse, Debbie Simon, Matt and Kathy Bernier, the Parish Council, and volunteers. Click here for photos of the event.

Ring in the Holiday Season with the Messiah Community Chorus performing selections from Handel's Messiah. Sunday, Dec 10th @ 3:30 PM @ Pilgrim Church in Southborough. 15 Common St. Join us for a truly memorable experience. Come and enjoy this inspirational performance featuring The Messiah Community Chorus, a full orchestra, and soloists. This year marks our 50th performance of this masterwork and promises to be another amazing concert experience. A portion of the proceeds from this concert will be donated to the Southborough Food Pantry, helping local families in need. For ticket information visit our website. https://www.messiahcommunitychorus.org/

St. Anne will be providing toothbrushes, toothpaste, and boxes of Band Aids for the OFT Holiday Care bags. A collection box for items will be in the Parish Hall foyer now through Tuesday, December 19. Standard size toothpaste tubes preferred (not travel size). Questions? Contact Joanne Flathers at [email protected].

Watch the recording from the St. Anne Parish Lessons & Carols event held on Thursday, December 22nd, 2022.

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!

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.

Dinner will be served after the 6:00 p.m. Christmas pageant on Sunday, December 18. Please sign-up on RSVP sheets in the foyer of the church and in the Parish Office (or online on the parish website and FlockNote). Signing up helps in the preparation for this event. Click here to RSVP or to sign up to bring a dessert.

This weekend after each Mass, we will have Advent Candles for sale. They have been blessed by Father Albert. The cost for each set of candles is $6.

In Honor of The Feast of Christ The King, The Three Hearts Apostolate of St. Anne Parish Presents: Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles. With an extensive assortment of photographs and historical descriptions, the exhibition presents some of the principal Eucharistic Miracles that took pace througout the ages in various countries of the world and which have been recognized by the Church. By means of 159 panels, one can "virtually visit" the places where the Miracles took place.

Giving Tree tags will be available on foam boards positioned in the church windows starting Saturday, November 6. Please read the Giving Tree insert on the digital parish bulletin accessible via the parish website for more details for participating in this ministry in-person and remotely. The ask is to have gifts returned to the parish by Sunday, December 5.

Due to the pandemic and curfew placed by our governor, we have changed our Christmas Eve Mass Schedules for this year and have created a sign-up sheet for those attending in person. Please click here for more information and to sign up to attend in-person Mass.

The Christmas Pageant will be held on Saturday, December 14 after the 5:00 pm Mass, followed by a parish-wide dinner in the Parish hall. Pageant participation is open to all school aged children. The rehearsal are schedule is: December 4, 9, and 13. Contact Monica Shay for further details.

We have added gift tags for Worcester Diocese Seminarians to our Giving Tree. Please grab a tag and support our local Seminarians! All information is located on the gift tags.

Thank you to all who contributed to the Giving Tree. On behalf of all the Southborough Food Pantry clients, a HUGE thank you to Orla Wages for all her work in ensuring that this year’s Giving Tree was such a big success and to aLl who contributed to the Giving Tree. As I sat in Church, I was amazed as the gifts arrived and filled the sanctuary. What a sight!!! I had the honor of giving some of the gifts to our clients, receiving a big hug and kiss. I received this warmth on your behalf. Please know that you made many people lives brighter this Christmas season. May you and your family have a joyous, peace-filled Christmas and new year. Pat Draper, St. Anne Pantry Coordinator

I’ve often seen how agitated residents who are sick, elderly or have dementia, find peace and a sense of well being by caring for a baby doll. How strong is the instinct in each of us to love and care for another. In honor of the infant Jesus we celebrate this season, and His Blessed Mother who cared for him, I would like to collect 23 life-like baby dolls to donate to St. Francis-one for every day of Advent. Please help by purchasing a doll and bringing it to the Parish Office or placing it in the bin inside the front parish foyer. Gently used or “like new” are welcome too. Thank you for your generosity. Tanya Rybarczyk, St. Anne Parishioner and director of Pastoral Care at St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing in Worcester.

as of this afternoon there are still 25 tags on the Giving Tree. We would like the recipients of these tags to have as enjoyable a Christmas season as possible. We were given a week's grace period since we had so many tags left but the absolute deadline for returning the gift(s) to the church is this weekend, December 4th.