The Catholic Church of St. Ann

45 Anderson St.

April 13 -- Palm Sunday: Regular Sunday schedule

April 14 – Monday of Holy Week: Regular Mass Schedule 

7 PM - 8:30 PM Confessions St. Joseph Church

April 15 – Tuesday of Holy Week: Regular Mass Schedule 4 PM Chrism Mass St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen 

April 16-Wednesday of Holy Week: Regular Mass Sched. 

11 AM-12 noon Confessions Holy Trinity Church (last scheduled Confessions before Easter) 12 noon Stations of the Cross St. Joseph Church 8 PM The Service of Tenebrae St. Ann Church

April 17 - Holy Thursday: 9 AM Sung Morning Prayer St. Ann Church Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7 PM English Holy Trinity Church 7 PM Latin (EF) Bl. Sacrament Shrine 7:30 PM Spanish St. Joseph Church 10 PM Sung Compline (Night Prayer) Holy Trinity 

April 18 - Good Friday: 9 AM Sung Morning Prayer St. Ann Church 12 noon Stations of the Cross St. Ann Church Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 3 PM English St. Joseph Church 3 PM Latin (EF) Bl. Sacrament Shrine 7:30 PM Spanish St. Joseph Church 7 PM Stations of the Cross Holy Trinity Church

April 19 - Holy Saturday: 9 AM Sung Morning Prayer St. Ann Church 11 AM Blessing of Easter Food St. Joseph Church The Great Easter Vigil 8 PM English St. Ann Church 8 PM Latin (EF) Bl. Sacrament Shrine 8 PM Spanish St. Joseph Church 

April 20 - Easter Sunday: Regular Sunday Mass schedule EXCEPT: NO 7:30 AM Spanish Mass at St. Joseph Church; NO 5:00 PM Mass at St. Ann Church 

April 21 - Easter Monday: Only one Mass at 8 AM at St. Ann Church. 

Please Note: There are NO scheduled times for Confession on Good Friday or Holy Saturday.

BEWARE OF SCAMMERS

It has come to our attention that, once again, there have been incidents of scam attempts claiming that Fr. Tom needs you to purchase gift cards for an emergency situation. Do not respond. 
Be suspicious of any messages that request money or gift cards over the phone, text or by email.  
Examine the originating email address and verify if it is the correct address of the person from whom the message claims.  
Sometimes the syntax is awkward or incorrect within the message of a scammer (use of tenses, grammar, punctuation…)
There may be a story that sets up an unusual need that is false. These are clues that you ought not to respond. Hit delete!

2025 Lenten Obligations
1. The days of both fast and abstinence are Ash Wednesday (March 5) and Good Friday (April 18).
2. The other Fridays of Lent (Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28; April (4, and 11) are days of abstinence.
3. Fasting in the Roman Catholic tradition means to limit oneself to one full meal with two smaller meals which together do not equal the size of your full meal. The obligation of fasting applies only to Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59.
Abstinence in the Roman Catholic tradition means to abstain from eating meat (beef, chicken, pork, turkey,
etc.). The obligation of abstinence applies to all
Catholics who have reached the age of 14.