No, we’re not asking you to be another Billy Graham or spend a Saturday morning knocking on doors. We just hope you’ll interact with our new Facebook page. Searching for “St. Anne Catholic Church, Ruskin, FL” should find us. Then do two things, please.
· First, click to follow the page https://www.facebook.com/SaintAnneRuskinFlorida/
· Second, interact with the page by liking or commenting on a post
Why? You’ll become an Evangelist! Seriously! Facebook uses a complicated method to determine what shows up in the news feeds of its users. If a post is generating likes and comments, Facebook will display it for individuals that live in our area. In other words, liking a post might just get it onto the screen of an unchurched neighbor!
Or share a good homily. Each week we post the homily from the Sunday 10 am Mass to the Saint Anne YouTube channel. You can listen to it again, share it with a friend, or share it on your own social media accounts. Look for it in the middle of each week. Find the channel by searching for: Saint Anne @saintanne4301.
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.
