St. Ann’s Church         

22 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, New Jersey  08015

ORGANIZATIONS & COMMITTEES AT ST. ANN’S

Respect Life Committee - This ministry encourages and supports life, from conception to death, through prayer, action and activities. The committee is dedicated to proclaiming the teaching of the Church stating that life, from the moment of conception to natural death, is sacred. Along with distributing information regarding this teaching, the Committee offers referral assistance for those in need of counseling. As a yearly activity, the Committee sponsors a bus to the annual Right to Life March in Washington, DC on January 22.

 

Rosary Makers of St. Ann’s - Our Rosary Makers are part of "Our Lady's Rosary Makers", an  International Organization in Kentucky, dedicated to helping the poor (and others) to receive rosaries with no cost to them.

 

Separated and Divorced Catholics - The Catholic Church, which always upholds the dignity of marriage as a lifelong and exclusive covenant, recognizes the reality of separation and  divorce. In an effort to reach out to those who have undergone the pain of a broken marriage, the Church has a special healing ministry. This Separated and Divorced Healing Ministry seeks to make God's love visible by extending compassion to those who are separated or divorced, by striving to create greater awareness that their anguish can become a source of new personal and spiritual growth for themselves and a source of grace for the whole community, while always affirming our Catholic teachings values or marriage and family life.

 

St. Ann’s Food Pantry - St. Ann's Church operates a food pantry for the needy of our  community.  The pantry is open for food distribution on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.  The hours of operation are 11:00 AM  - 3:00 PM on distribution days.  We provide supplemental food for approximately 80 families on food days.  We are staffed by 12 volunteers.

 

Ushers/Hospitality Ministry/- These are men and women of  the parish who are ministers of hospitality and assist in welcoming people, taking up the collections and assisting the congregation at religious services. The greeting is one of  welcome, imparting Jesus’ love as a fellow Christian, and an invitation to share with other fellow Christians, the Eucharist.

 

Visits to the Homebound - This ministry brings joy to our elderly and sick parishioners and acts as their link to the large church community.

 

Welcoming Committee - Men and women visit and personally welcome and distribute a "welcome packet" to our new parishioners.