Father Kevin’s Posts

Celebrating the Sacraments
The second window from the back of the church on the right-hand wall celebrates the sacraments. Beginning at the top left we see a depiction of baptism, the sacrament that welcomes us into the faith. Msgr. Diego Conesa, a former pastor of Prince of Peace who assisted at St. Anne after retirement, is honored in the image. Moving to the right, the picture reminds us of forgiveness and the sacrament of reconciliation. Pause to consider a time when you felt our Lord’s mercy as if being embraced by Him.
At the top right, is a depiction of First Communion. The small image of a monstrance above reminds us of Jesus’ true presence in the Eucharist.
Moving to the bottom row, on the left we see Bishop Emeritus Robert
Lynch conferring the sacrament of confirmation on a young person. The
dove reminds us that in the sacrament we receive the fullness of the Holy
Spirit to help live as disciples of Christ.
The bottom middle and right panels Fr. John McEvoy, former pastor at
St. Anne, is depicted with children. The scene reminds us of our duty to
pass on the faith to the next generation. As you view it, perhaps you will
offer a prayer for the children currently in our Faith Formation classes
and for their teachers.

We continue our series of articles on the stained-glass windows that adorn our beautiful church focusing for the next few weeks on the windows located on the north wall (to your right, as you enter the church). Knowing a bit more about these beautiful works of art will, we hope, enhance your prayer and worship here at St. Anne.

Celebrating Our Legacy

The third window from the back of the church on the right-hand wall celebrates our parish with images important to who we are and what we do. In the top middle, we find St. Anne teaching her daughter and our mother, Mary. Below are images of the three worship places used by the parish since its founding.

On the left are two images that remind us of our ministries to the needy. St. Vincent de Paul is depicted at the top ministering to a poor child. Below, the image celebrates the work of our food pantry in combating hunger.

To the right are two images of Our Lady. At the top is Our Lady of Mount Carmel reminding us of the Carmelite Sisters that served the parish in the past. Below is Our Lady of Guadalupe which honors our Hispanic parishioners.