We are happy to announce that our 100 Anniversary Commemorative book is available for sale! It offers 132 pages full of rich text and beautiful photographs from the conception of St. Michael's Church and its parish up to the present. You can read about the early Slovak immigrants who built the church, all the priests that have served throughout the years in St. Michael's Church, and the parishioners and their memories tied to the church. The paperback version of the book is $20, the hardcover book is $45. To purchase, contact Dagmar Sabova at dagmarsabova20@gmail.com.

What are you doing to get ready for Lent? What needs to happen so that you can experience Lent with greater clarity, integrity, and joy? Come to the Church of St. Ann and take some time to set the direction for your Lenten journey of faith 2022. We will explore resources and many prayer practices from the rich treasure of the Christian faith that you can use this Lent to make it a meaningful spiritual experience. Participants will be invited to create a Lenten Rhythm or plan to guide them spiritually during the Lenten season and beyond. A Lenten Preparation Opportunity for Adults For questions, contact Gary Maccaroni at 609-882-6491, ext. 116 or at gmacc@churchofsaintann.net. All are welcome!

Lent is a time for reflection, repentance, and renewal – to begin again. This principle of starting over is inherent in Benedictine spirituality. You are invited to a Lenten study using as our guide the book, “A Blessed Life – Benedictine Guidelines for Those Who Long for Good Days.” (Participants need to purchase a copy of their own book.) It is written by Wil Derkse, himself a Benedictine Oblate, and published by Liturgical Press. (Participants will purchase their own copy of the book.) The study is being led by parishioner Michael Lavdas, who has been an Oblate since 2016, and parishioner of St. Ann’s since 2017. Mike will be assisted by his wife, Susanna, who has been an Oblate since 2008, and is the founder of two Oblate Chapters: the Holy Family Chapter in Levittown, PA and Our Lady of Sorrows Chapter, meeting in Fairless Hills, PA. Our study will meet on the Tuesdays of Lent at 7 pm, with the first meeting on March 8th. We will learn a way of living in the world that will guide you through Lent and beyond. At the end of the study, if there is enough interest, we will form a Benedictine Oblate Chapter at the Church of Saint Ann.

Join us at the Church of St. Ann during the season of Lent in our Lenten Small Group Sessions on the Sunday Readings. Small groups provide a way to journey with others through Lent. Small groups can meet virtually or in-person weekly (six times) during Lent to explore the Sunday scripture readings and topics relevant to a living faith in today’s world—groups are formed based on those who come forward to participate. The e-resource we have available, free to all participants, is “Around the Lenten Circle: Small Groups Sessions on the Sunday Readings” by Ann Naffziger. If you would like to participate and/or lead a group or gather a group, please contact Gary Maccaroni at 609-882- 6491, ext. 116 or email gmacc@churchofsaintann.net. Groups begin meeting on March 6, the first week of Lent. You can also use the resource for your own individual reflection through Lent on the Sunday readings.

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Michael’s Church! Sunday, December 12, 2021, 1130 Brunswick Ave, Trenton, NJ 08638. Holy Mass: 10:30 AM followed by Lunch: 12:00 Noon. Please be sure to RSVP by 11/30/21 to Sylvia Warywoda. Tel: 267-269-2325. Address: P.O. Box 1275, Morrisville, PA 19067.

St. Michael’s Church in Trenton, NJ is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its consecration this year. It is a big milestone for our American, Slovak & Korean communities. For this platinum milestone, we will be publishing a commemorative booklet. It will contain the history of our church and its three communities with photos of our parish upgrades and events. Expressions of good wishes from individuals, parishes, organizations, and businesses will also be displayed. Therefore, for our commemorative booklet, we are kindly asking that you submit your greeting and/or organization ad with the specified donation. The support from individuals, other parishes, communities, and businesses toward this endeavor will aid us all. With your support, we will commemorate our centennial milestone and will continue to serve our faith family and spread the Gospel into the future. Once again, thank you for your support!

We would like to invite all children to join us for a fun project: Kindness Rocks! Come decorate our "kindness rocks" and help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of our church. Leave a nice message or a birthday wish for our church on a rock. We hope to see you on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 11:15 AM in the Hall of St. Michael's Church.

Help us celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Consecration of Saint Michael's Church! We are trying to collect 100 bags of gently used clothes from each community of our church with our Clothing Drive Fundraiser. Every Sunday, from Sep. 5th to Oct. 3rd, 8 AM to 1 PM in the Hall of St. Michael's Church. We hope you can help us meet our goal!

Saint Michael's community, please be aware that the wooden ramp that grants access to wheelchairs at St. Michael's church is broken, therefore unusable. The Church of Saint Ann's maintenance team is working on it and will repair it as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to call the parish office at any time. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Young people from the Slovak community honored all moms attending Masses, English and Slovak, on Mother’s Day. Girls sang a beautiful song and boys distributed roses to all moms in the congregation. It was a beautiful celebration! Enjoy the pictures on our Photo Gallery page!

Dear Parishioners, When we celebrated our Lord's resurrection on April 4th, 2021, we began a year of magnificent festivities for our church. As you may know, this year we observe the 100th anniversary of the consecration of St. Michael’s Church. Thus, the Slovak community has pledged to celebrate this Platinum Jubilee with 100+ good deeds. Read more...

A new youth initiative called "NeXt Level" is coming to our parish! NeXt Level is a pilot program of the Center for FaithJustice funded by the Lilly Endowment, which offers and is researching a new approach to youth ministry designed to strengthen Catholic parishes. For those of you who don’t know, our parish was selected to participate in this groundbreaking study! This is a selective program that gives the young people of our parish an opportunity to put their faith into action, be formed as leaders, and use their gifts to address the needs of our parish and surrounding communities. If you are a teenager in grade 8-12 who may be interested in joining please attend our information session this Tuesday, 3/16 at 6 PM! Please visit the Youth Ministry Page on the Parish Website or speak to the youth Minister Linh Nguyen for more information.

Dear Parishioners, please be aware that if you receive a text or email from Fr. Dela Cruz, our clergy, the Bishop, or anyone from our parish office or diocese asking for a favor or assistance, it is a scam. We will not text or email you any solicitations. Your accounts have not been hacked and ours have not been hacked. Please do not respond to these types of messages. If in doubt, please call the parish office.

After careful consideration and dialogue, the CYO has decided to cancel the spring sports programs (Track & Field, Soccer, and the Cross Country Meet that had been rescheduled from the fall) due to the ongoing pandemic. This decision was reached after extensive discussions along with the CYO Board of Trustees. The safety of the athletes, coaches, and families remains the primary focus and along with the considerations of logistics led to this decision. While this is also disappointing as was the decision of the basketball season cancellation, there was no other conclusion to be reached in dealing with the current restrictions and conditions we all face. It is everyone’s hope that conditions will improve and the fall sports programs will be able to commence as scheduled. For more information and questions about this matter please contact Quincy Walzer at qwalzer@cyomercer.org

We are looking for engineers and architects to form a Building and Grounds Ministry who could share their talents, time, and expertise to help us with some upgrades on our Church and FDC building. We've been running into some issues lately that need to be fixed. If you are willing to help, please contact Fr. Dela Cruz at fdelacruz@churchofsaintann.net. Thank you in advance for your support!

After careful consideration and dialogue, the CYO has decided to cancel the spring sports programs (Track & Field, Soccer, and the Cross Country Meet that had been rescheduled from the fall) due to the ongoing pandemic. This decision was reached after extensive discussions along with the CYO Board of Trustees. The safety of the athletes, coaches, and families remains the primary focus and along with the considerations of logistics led to this decision. While this is also disappointing as was the decision of the basketball season cancellation, there was no other conclusion to be reached in dealing with the current restrictions and conditions we all face. It is everyone’s hope that conditions will improve and the fall sports programs will be able to commence as scheduled. For more information and questions about this matter please contact Quincy Walzer at qwalzer@cyomercer.org

St. Ann's Parish Community, as many of you have probably heard by now, we are sad to share the unfortunate news that Trenton Catholic Academy (TCA) will be closing its doors at the end of this school year. It is always difficult when a Catholic school closes, especially one in such proximity to us. Our prayers go out to all administration staff, faculty members, student body, and their families. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they cope with this upsetting news. To read more about this, visit www.trentoncatholic.org