A Note From Father Eickhoff

April 27, 2025

Let me start off this week’s bulletin article by once again thanking everyone in the parish who assisted in the celebration of Holy Week and Easter. There are a great many people who gave of their time and talents to help the people of St. Anne Parish worthily worship God in this the greatest week of the Church’s year. I really can’t list everyone, but I can point out some the groups of people.

First, let me thank the Arts and Environment Committee for all their hard work and effort in preparing the church for each of the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter. It is not an easy or simple matter to change the decorations in the church multiple times in one week as the Church swings from the highs of Holy Thursday to the low of Good Friday to the joy of Easter. The members of the A&E committee did a wonderful job all through the week. I received many compliments about the decorations in the church that are rightfully directed to them.

Next, let me thank the musicians and singers of our parish. They too put in a great deal of time and effort in preparing for the different liturgies of Holy Week and Easter. It is certainly not a trivial matter to plan and perform so much music day after day and their dedication to their ministry greatly aided the entire parish’s worship during this time.

Next, I want to thank the liturgical ministers of our parish. These are the altar servers, eucharistic ministers, lectors, and ushers who serve during the liturgies. I watched the ushers during the Easter Sunday masses work tirelessly to assist people in finding seats. Which was not an easy or simple task considering the large number of people present. The lectors had to prepare a great many lengthily readings for each of the liturgies during Holy Week. We had a great need for extra eucharistic ministers this past week especially at the crowded Easter Sunday masses. And the altar servers had to carry out a number of extra duties during Holy Week that required special dedication.

Finally, I want to thank all the people of St. Anne Parish for your support of the parish and your participation in the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was wonderful to see so many people coming together to praise and worship God this past week.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Stephen Eickhoff
Pastor