Special Thanks

I just want to thank some people who were a big help making Cardinal Tobin’s Deanery Visit a success. Lynn Alfieri, ably assisted by her “sous chef”, Laurie Hessman, prepared a wonderful meal for the cardinal and the 21 priests from Deanery 4. Fr. Colin and Fr. Brian Page arranged the liturgy and coordinated the ministers and altar servers from the different deanery parishes. Alan Quinn, Eric and Christine Knitel, and Meghan LoBue beautifully helped all those present worship with joy. Eric also set up the sound system in the church hall for the cardinal. Kate Humble and Joe Scopac organized the greeters and ushers, who all did a fantastic job helping everyone feel welcome and comfortable in the church and in the hall. Joe also arranged for the Knights of Columbus to act as an honor guard. Members of the St. Anne Pastoral Council helped keep the flow of questions going smoothly in the Town Hall assembly.

One of the questions that Cardinal Tobin raised was about the difference that Christ makes in our lives. What does it matter that he is present to us? Another way of asking the same thing is: if I can meet God in the woods, then why should I care about meeting him at Mass? The Catholic Church makes much about its gathering together at Mass, for Jesus had said: “Where two or three gather in my name I’m there in their midst.” And in the gospel for this Sunday, Christ tells the story of a king who invites friends to a wedding feast. Wedding parties are symbolic in Jewish prophetic writings of God joining his people in friendship. Jesus completed this image in his parable but he added a note of urgency because all the king’s friends declined the offer. So he invites nobodies. They know the significance of the feast more than those who should have. For us, the Mass is this feast. Sometimes however we seem to miss its significance, like the characters in the story, because we’re caught up in our agendas or we look for him when it fits our schedules. In the Mass, Christ personally makes himself available to us as he is, not as we might want him to be. By helping us to get to know the real him at Mass, Christ makes a difference in our lives that we can miss in the woods. In the Mass, he’s there for us all as his brothers and sisters, as the Father’s sons and daughters. It doesn’t matter to him what we look like, what our race or ethnicity is, our wealth or job. The ordinary divisions that matter to us don’t matter to him. A new model for living with others is revealed because we’re in communion with him. This is God’s vision. It’s what Christ died to reveal to us. It’s his challenge to us. And, it’s literally for the sake of the future of the world that we act on it in now in our daily lives. It’s telling us that we don’t have to be locked into our past perceptions that so easily lead to resentment and conflict. A new vision is celebrated. A new Spirit for living is given to us.

Love,

Fr.Joe

Worship… Called and formed by the Word of God, we

worship our Lord primarily in the Mass. The Eucharist is the

center of our Christian life. It grounds everything else we do,

from prayer to our daily tasks to our ministries. If you have any

comments, please feel free to contact any of the following

Pastoral Council Representatives: Fr. Colin Kay, Deacon

Rich McGarry and Michael Kohler.

Pray for the recovery of: Baby Sophia Behrens, James Giegler, Matt Kenly, Marie Recchione, Bob Nichols, Maria Iozzia, Joseph Fernandez & his family, Emily Capogrosso, Jerry Marcom, Eileen Meyer, Anthony Esposito, Marissa Anderson, Helen Masefield, Timothy Dolan, Marie Kazazian, Rowen Ru, Hannah Dougan, Marianne Cummins, Charles Cummins, Alexa Kazazian, Meghan Curley, Romeo Malungcot, Angelina Perez, Kathy Nahra, Joe Hackett, Baby Joseph Mount, Sean O’Malley, Dave Gondres, Mark Reeves, Dr. Kevin Jeffrey McCarthy, Tommy Maher, Betty Young, Gabrielle Paradiso, Baby Charles Michael Tansey, Marianne Wilde, Lois Dekker, Adele Lombardo, Mary Golabek, Joy Leonard, Mark Reeves, Mercedes Cepeda, Joey Bulger, Tom Pagano, Catherine Kurnath, John Coons, Thomas Paulhus, Mary McCarthy, Nellie Salazar, Ann Garripoli Petrie, Jennifer Crespo, Jimmy O’Hanlon, Patricia Sisti, Albert Gravel, Margaret Hoether, David Guerra, Jessica Pavoni, Debbie Carlotti, Jake Rudd, John Bohlig, Michael Reyes, Frank Morano, Sr., Bill Keegan, Richard Kennelley, Veronica Reichert, Robert O’Byrne, Julia Fedorchik, Jillda DiNardo, Marie Brancato, Helen Konarski, Mary Ludlow, Jason & Justin Leider, Dianna Miranda, Brandon Higgens, Ann Millstein, Carol Gravel, Wendy Gratale, Richie Policastro, Jackie Manning, Stanislaw Tecza, Louis Frances, Jarret Adamo, Matthew McGovern, Sarah Valenti, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna, Todd Hodge, Emily Rao, John Rao, Carol Verbovsky, Kenneth Bodzak, Janice Ward, Anne Llewellyn, Les Wolf, Gary Beal, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Nicole Schepps and John Falcone.

†Pray for the happy repose of † Ann Rempel and Antonio Granata

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Clare Requena as requested by her daughters and

family.

THE PARISH MASS INTENTION BOOK FOR 2018

IS NOW OPEN $10.00 PER INTENTION

Monday, October 16

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7:30 - Ann Levosky – Family Veronica Fleissner – Tom & Bridie 8:45 – Joseph Istvan Magyar – Montepara & Magyar Family Gerry McQuaid – O’Connor Family

Tuesday, October 17th

7:30 - Peter Levosky – Family Veronica Fleissner – Tom & Bridie 8:45 – Joseph Istvan Magyar – Montepara & Magyar Family Deacon Stephen Amato - Barbara

Wednesday, October 18th

7:30 – James McPartlan – Family Dec. Members of the Lardner Family - Family 8:45 - Joseph Istvan Magyar – Montepara & Magyar Family Ray Orlando (Living) – Bonnie & Timothy

Thursday, October 19th

7:30 - Margaret McPartlan – Family Lisa Thornberry - Paul 8:45 - Joseph Istvan Magyar – Montepara & Magyar Family Sam Hansen - Wife

Friday, October 20th

7:30 - Peter Britz – Lillian & Peter Britz Joseph Istvan Magyar – Montepara & Magyar Family 8:45 - Mayor Richard Mola – Ellen Kovarik Harriet Fochi – Loving Family

Saturday, October 21st

8:45 - Joseph Istvan Magyar – Montepara & Magyar Family William McLoughlin – Nuzio, Sylvia & Matthew Infurna Joseph Primerano – Gayle & Robert Menist 5:15 - Butch Wozniak – Rosty Family Sigmund Golabek – Family Bob Abate – Peggy Long Bridie Coughlan – O’Connor Family

Sunday, October 22nd

7:30 – Maria Perez – Terri & Karl Eder Hermogenes Gonzalez – Jeanette Joseph Istvan Magyar – Montepara & Magyar Family Edna Tuchler – Kathy Roman 9:30 – Kevin Escorcia – Family Matteo Bussanich – Mr. & Mrs. Matteo Bussanich Josephine DiPaola – The Recchione Family Salvatore Barone – Wife & Children 11:30- Wilfredo Tabudlong – The Arnesto Family Sam DePadova – Salleroli Family Francie O’Halloran – Wife Carmella Pachella – Alan & Joe Quinn 6:00 – People of St. Anne Parish

Let us pray for those in our armed forces especially

for: 2nd

Lt. Frank D. Slawson II, USAF: 1st Lt. Markus

Landers, USMC; Cpl Bobby Cimmino, USMC;

PFC Richard Marchese, US Army; Pvt. John Pagios,

US Army; Pvt. Kristoffer Burger, US Army; SPCE4 Kyle

Milnes, US Army; PO 2nd

Cl Jimmy Guerra, US Navy,

PO 1st Cl Nicholas J. Vanni, US Navy; Major Gregory

Sugalski, US Army; MM2 Nicholas J. Magarelli, USN,

Master Sgt. Michael VanPamel, USAF; Sgt. Michael

Bourke, US Army; PFC Lindsay Newarski, US Army;

Staff Sgt.. Matthew Bauer, USAF; Brandon Motto,

USMC; Lt. Marc Sabatino, USN; LCPL Storm Odom,

USMC; Airman Michael Diffin, USAF; CPL Justin

Scales, USMC; LCPL Dominick Rizzo, USMC; PFC

Jonathan C. Sulinski, Warrant Officer Alan Harty, US

Army; Sgt. Bert J. Frullo, US Army; LCPL. Harrison

James Bruining, USMC; LCPL Steven D’Argenio,

USMC; Capt. Kip Rainey; SP4 Monica Saucier, US

Army; Spec. 4 Brian Tarantino, US Army; PO 1st Cl.

Mike Tarantino, USN; Lt. Col. Marshall Denney; Lance

Corp. Marshall Denney IV; Col. Patrick Frank; Capt.

Daniel Curtin, US Army; Staff Sgt. Joseph Sullivan,

USMC; A1C Richard Baldassari, USAF; Capt. Donald

Pump, USMC; and all those serving in Iraq and

Afghanistan.

ALTERNATIVE TO ABORTION If you know

someone who is considering having an abortion, here is a

number they might call that could be of help to them to

consider an alternative to this practice. The number is

1-800-395-HELP (4357).

During October, Pope Francis asks us to pray especially ...that all workers may receive respect and protection of their rights, and that the unemployed may receive the opportunity to contribute to the common good.

REFLECTION

THE OTHER HEAVEN

Judy Brackett

On nights with blind moon or none,

the near-blind great-grandmother settles

in her chair in the middle of the orchard,

bare branches or new leaves or hard-green

or just-right or too-late pears

around her, depending,

and listens to the music of the spheres. She makes

a circle, a kind of moon, with thumbs and pointers

touching, and looks up through it where the sisters

or the queen or the swan might be and waits

for the music to begin-whistling or humming

or bluesy harmonica or plaintive fiddle, sometimes

(she smiles at this) a harp

and all of it, lullaby or symphony, faint and strange.

Oftentimes, she stirs to find the night sky gone

And rises to the crackle of the sun waking up the

pears.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time “My God will supply whatever you need…”

(Philippians 4:19)

God really does provide for those who are grateful and generous. This is very difficult for people that don’t live a stewardship lifestyle to believe. People are skeptical and say it’s just coincidence. If you are skeptical, try living a stewardship lifestyle for just one month – be generous with your gifts of time, talent and treasure and see how God provides for your needs.

CREATION AT THE CROSSROADS For the next six weeks, BTOR will NOT be meeting at its regular day/time.

Instead, the "Creation" small group will be meeting for the six weeks 10/12-11/16 in the Faith Center from 1-2:30 pm. Please consider joining us.

BTOR will resume its regular schedule (Thursdays, 1-2 pm, in the Faith Center) on December 7.

Word… St. Anne’s is a family of faith formed by the Word of God, especially as this is expressed in the person of Christ, in the

Scriptures, and in the Tradition of the Church. As we hear this word and take it more and more deeply into our lives, we become ever

more truly the People of God. If you have any comments, please feel free to contact any of the following Pastoral Council

Representatives: Donna Stickna, Melissa Rovetto-Ruffner & Marianne Cummins .

SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS

A BEEFSTEAK DINNER…Hosted by St. Anne School PTG will be held on November 18th

starting at 6:30 pm in the Church Hall. Cost is $55 per person. BYOB - Beefsteak catered by Giresi’s. Sports Memorabilia Silent Auction and Live Comedian!! Ticket order forms available at: http://stannenj.com/BEEFSTEAK.pdf

Coupon Books on Sale Now - Saint Anne School is selling KidStuff 2018 Each book is $25

and contains hundreds of dollars worth of valuable coupons. Purchase your book at the rectory during normal business hours or at the school office from Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thank you for supporting our school!

It’s not too late… registration is on-going for preschool as well as for grades kindergarten through grade seven for the 2017-2018 school year. Information about tuition and fees as well as other information can be found by visiting our web site at www.stannenj.com. Follow us …. @StAnneFairLawn

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

RECONCILIATION FAMILY SESSION

The Reconciliation Family Session is Wednesday, October 18 @ 6:30 pm

in the Church. You will receive your child’s Reconciliation and Eucharist

dates. Bring the entire family!

DON’T FORGET!

CONFIRMATION PREP application forms are due in the Faith Formation

Office by October 27

CURRENT Confirmation Candidate Schedule: October 15 (tonight!): Final Session…school…7-8:30 pm

October 16-19: Interviews…Church Hall…5-8 pm

October 22: Penance Service…Church…7:15-9 pm

October 25: Rehearsal…Church…7 pm

October 28: Confirmation Mass!

Service… Impelled by the Spirit of Jesus, St. Anne’s strives to reach out to others. In works on behalf of justice, charity, and human development,

we seek to imitate Jesus in bringing glad tidings to the poor, liberty to the oppressed and captives, and healing to the blind and the sick.

If you have any comments, please feel free to contact Fr. Joe or Fr. Colin.

FROM THE OFFICE OF HUMAN CONCERNS

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: ITEMS MOST NEEDED: WE ARE IN GREAT NEED OF ALL KINDS OF CANNED

VEGETABLES AND BEANS. CANNED FRUIT, AND FACIAL SOAP.

Also needed: Small bags of rice, small canned hams, stuffing mix, cereal, pasta, spaghetti sauce, Chef Boyardee, peanut

butter, jelly, tuna, cookies/crackers, mayonnaise, shampoo and conditioner, cleaning products, laundry detergent,

household cleaning products, dish detergent, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant and feminine products.

Please do not drop clothes, books, baby items, house hold items off at the rectory without checking with Michelle first.

SOCK SUNDAY is Coming!! - The Weekend of October 14th & 15th we will be

collecting new socks for the needy. Baskets will be placed at all Church entrances for

your donations. Please donate to this extremely important cause!!

ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY NETWORK for the Unemployed & Under-employed

We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, November 9th . Next meeting at St. Anne’s Rectory is Saturday, October 28th - from 10am - 12 noon. If you think you may be interested please contact Ed Grzesiak 201-321-5144, John Lederer 201-286-9354, Lou Cuomo 201-657-3838, Eamon Jennings, 917-841-2558, Steve Zmuda 201-819-9026, Jim Trousdale 917-363-9977 or Joe Bonis 201-390-7169. You can also email us at stcajetan@stannefairlawnnj.org

Gift Bearers at Mass What an honor it is to carry the wine, hosts and offerings to the priest at

Mass for consecration! Any occasion can be a time to serve as a Gift Bearer: a birthday, an anniversary, or just a "happy day." Or maybe you would like to bring up the gifts on the memorial of a loved one. Gift Bearers actively participate in the celebration of the Mass by presenting the gifts of Bread and Wine at the altar and require no special skill or permanent ministerial duty, and yet it is a beautiful and significant part of the Mass. If you would like to bring up the gifts at Mass you can sign up for a specific Mass in the book in the Reconciliation Room located in the main vestibule of the church or speak with an Usher before Mass.

Community… Formed by the Word and by the Eucharist, St. Anne’s builds

community in the ways that we live and work and celebrate

together. In these ways, we experience the living presence of

Christ. If you have any comments, please feel free to contact

any of the following Pastoral Council Representatives:

Junie Fuertes, Laurie Hessman, Joe Murray, Joan Piela,

Stephanie Kedersha, Joe Barone and Terence Curley

EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, October 15th Stages – 2:00 – 5:00 pm - CH

Monday, October 16th RCIA – 7:00 – 8:30 pm – CR Confirmation Interviews - CH AA – 7:30 PM - LCR

Tuesday, October 17th Early Morning Men’s Group – 6:00 am – FC Pilgrimage Mtg. – 7:00 pm - C Confirmation Interviews - CH

Wednesday, October 18th Play Group – 9:30 – 11:00 am - CH Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC 1st Rec. Family Session – 6:30 pm – C Confirmation Interviews - CH

Thursday, October 19th BTOR – 1:00 pm - FC Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm –C Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm – CAF DAWN – 7:00 pm – FC Confirmation Interviews - CH Choir – 7:30 pm - C

Friday, October 20th Stages – 7:00 – 9:00 pm – CH BOLD Middle – 7:00-8:30 pm - CAF

Saturday, October 21st Stages – 2:00 – 5:00 pm - CH AA – 7:30 – 8:30 PM – CAF

WE ARE BACK!!! Are you a stay-at-home mom or dad of children age 5 and under? Or perhaps you care for

your grandchildren during the week?

If so, come join us for our weekly Play Group this Wednesday, October 18th from 9:30 -11:00 am in the Church Hall. For info, please Ali Curley at 201-693-3474.

Saint Anne's Seniors The next meeting of the Saint Anne's Seniors will be on October 23rd at 1 p.m. in the Church Hall. This is our Halloween Party. A boxed lunch will be prepared for all our members. Soda, coffee and cake will be served. Don't miss out on the activities and the Parade of Costumes.

Our programs for 2017 are coming to a close as there are not that many meetings left in the year. November 13, 27 and December 11 is our Christmas Party at the Brownstone.

We hope our members enjoyed Monday October 9 off from our meeting schedule. So, get your costumes and party hats ready for the Halloween Party.

Our Tour Director, John Rendzia is organizing another adventure for our members, information will be forth coming.--Stay Tuned!!

If any questions call Lucy at 201-791-3440.

ATTENTION ALL 6TH

, 7TH

& 8TH

GRADERS

The following are Open House dates for Catholic

High Schools.

Paramus Catholic High School –Wed., Oct. 18th

from 7-9 pm. For more info contact the Admissions

Office at 201-445-4466. x104.

Immaculate Conception High School – Thurs., Oct.

19th

at 7 pm. For info contact 973-773-2665.

Italian Night at the Knights of Columbus Hall Saturday, October 21st at 7:00 pm at

16-16 Maple Ave in Fair Lawn A fabulous home cooked Italian buffet dinner including Salad, Soup, Eggplant Rollatini, Chicken Marsala, Pasta and more plus Live Music, Dancing, Beer, Wine, Soda. Cost is $35.00 per person. For reservations contact: Mike Puzino 201-314-8099, Joe Torregrossa 201-377-8108 or Frank Sylvestri 201-966-5433.

Finance/Administration… A Christian community strives to steward its resources so that they can provide the material by which its various ministries can

reflect the parish’s mission to reflect Christ’s presence in all that we do and say. Finance Committee Members: Ed Hughes, Bill

Ball, Sheila Abate, Loretta Stachiotti, Steve Palermo, Jerry Cunningham and John Weiss.

Buildings/Grounds: Carl Shoemaker, Dave Lee, Kate Humble, Steve Zmuda, Ron Barbarulo, Adrian Menichelli

and Michael La Rocca

Heating & Air Conditioning ~ Everyone knows that there are some months in which our electricity bill or heating bill is higher than others.

Well, it’s the same with the Church. As you know, we use an additional way of paying for our extra energy

months. In the back of the church each Sunday you will find separate ENERGY envelopes. If you should

happen to hit the jackpot that week, and wish to throw a dollar or two in that envelope, we’d greatly appreciate

it! You can throw these special envelopes right in the collection with your regular envelope. The energy

envelopes will not be mailed to you. They will simply be in the back of the church, so if you don’t spot them, be

sure to ask the ushers at your Mass. Thanks.

Online Giving…

You have the opportunity to make donations to our Sunday collection online! To sign up, go to the St. Anne website – www.stannefairlawnnj.org

There are several ways to access the system: 1. Underneath the scrolling slideshow on the home page, on the bottom right-hand corner, you will

see a light blue icon with a $ sign. Click that icon to go directly to the system.

OR 2. From the homepage, check the left-hand menu options. The second to last menu option says

“envelopes & online giving.” Click that link, and a page with various giving options will appear.

Select the Online Giving option to be taken directly to the system.

Once you are taken to the new site, click on the section that says Create New Account. Next you will see New User Account Registration. Fill out the form and click “submit.” When you are enrolled, you can go into Manage My Account, where you will see My Payment Methods. Here you can choose to have the funds deducted from your checking or bank account (you will need your routing and account numbers on hand). Under Manage My Account, you will also see Give a New Gift. There you will decide when and how much to give. (In the list, Offertory Collection means the Sunday collection.) You can select recurring or one time gifts. You also have the option to access all the other special envelopes you would normally find in your envelope packet and which are generally one-time donations.

Each time you go to Mass, get a card that says “I have made my donation online” and put it in the collection when the usher comes around. Thanks so much for giving online!