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Dear Friends,
Pope Francis has certainly captured everyone’s attention. There’s even a great Italian cartoon, reprinted in this edition of the Spire (which you should receive this week), entitled “Superpope!” He’s been trying to reach out to people using as many contemporary means as are suitable for this outreach. This is very much in keeping with his recent publication, The Joy of the Gospel. I came across this quote that speaks to why he is so open to different means of spreading the “Good News.” Here’s what he said:
I dream of a “missionary option,” that is a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelization of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation.
When we hear the word “evangelization,” it may easily disturb us. We may envision someone standing on a street corner shouting “Repent!” Or, we may think of the televangelists who are so popular. In any event, we don’t like what the word implies. Yet, for the pope, the word simply means “if we have received the love which restores meaning to our lives, how can we fail to share that love?” Or, as Jesus himself said, “The gift you have received, you must give as a gift” and “Go out to all the world and proclaim the Good News.” Of course, this means that you and I must first let ourselves be renewed by “the love that restores meaning to our lives.” After all, how can we share what we haven’t recently personally experienced?
I think of the men and women who have been on a retreat, like Cornerstone or one of the opportunities offered at San Alfonso down the shore. Or those who have been touched by AA or a small group discussions. These folks come away from those experiences changed people. The old words they heard when they were younger have taken on new meaning and they want to talk about it with someone. In the pope’s words, they want others to know “the joy of the gospel.”
It’s this joy that seems to be missing from a lot of organized religion today. Do you know that in a 2012 PEW survey of religion, 20% of American adults currently identify themselves as “nones,” i.e. as having no religious affiliation? While many of those in this percentage were atheists or agnostics, about 33 million of those surveyed described themselves as having no affiliation.
I have seen this trend here at St. Anne. We have baptisms most Sundays of the year. An average of four couples have their children christened at those celebrations. Of the four, one couple has been married in the Church, one has been married civilly, and two are not married at all. Our own recent Parish Survey confirmed a small number of younger families currently involved in our community.
Clearly, this is a trend that we can’t ignore. Not only does it not for bode well for the future of parishes, more importantly now, these are people who have little connection with “the joy of the gospel.” My own nieces and nephews are part of this group. All our families are affected. Many of them see no need for a connection with a community like St. Anne. They feel that they can worship Christ on their own, privately. That might very well be true, but… how come the life of Christ that’s shared in communities like ours isn’t appealing to many? Didn’t Jesus say in today’s gospel “where I am you also will be?” He’s here! How come it’s not obvious? The pope is challenging us to reconsider how we “do our faith.” For the sake of those in our families and in the larger community who are untouched by the joy we have, we can’t ignore this challenge.
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, Kathleen Long, Jeannie Barnett, Deacon Rich
McGarry and Michael Kohler.
Pray for the recovery of: Warren Harris, Ann
Healy, Janet Sheahan, Samuel Gardinerclarke,
Dolores DiTolla, Kay McAteer, Frank DiGiaimo Jr.,
Michael T., Joan Tuohy, Baby Joseph DiBello Leva
Degiglio, Mildred Adamo, Lenora Mosca, Al Mosca,
Patricia Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Helen Skrod, Harriett
Fochi, Peter Mastrangelo, Olga Marino, Phyllis Veli,
Nicholas Brancato, Tyler Dixon, Bob Wilson, Rick
Nunes, Richard DeLorenzo, Norbert Wilde, Brandon
Patory, Chick Callahan, Deborah DiMauro, Alice
Giegler, Jack Hermans, Baby Bentley Powell, Ernest
Keahey, Ruth Rizzo, Paul Kepple, Patrice Foster,
Gertrude Mahon, Louise Garcia, Moira Mazel, Baby
Robert, Ben Musser, David Gotay, Cadance Joan
Davis, Elroy Anderson, Rosemarie Lynch, Teresa
Ngo, Francisco Negron, Sean Cox, Ken Lisa, Jack
Hermans, Jenny Dobrynski, Deidre Gilmore, Kevin
Considine, Helen Gregorek, David O’Shea, Joseph
Marota, Baby Kaedon Ross, Glenn Endresz, Maria
Morone Zotto, Sarah Wilder, Krista Jentzsch, Patricia
Hinchliffe, Helen Krajacic, Betsy Mahon, Robert
O’Byrne, Andrew D’Amico Sr., Anthony Frank,
Janet Blumka, Anna Coletti, Baby Gavin Marshall,
Patricia Castiglia, Linda DeLorenzo, Jean Conerly,
Frances Vargo, Ruth Corsi, Gary Beck, Rick Owen,
Jeannie Girovasi, Natasha Santana, Jay Paolella, &
Terry Crans.
†Pray for the happy repose of †
Rosita Lazarte, Steve Sulbowski,
Emil Esa and John Rose
The Bread and Wine will be offered this
week in honor of the 64th Wedding
Anniversary of Al & Josephine Ferrara, as requested
by Vincent.
The Altar Candles will burn this week in
loving memory of Jessie Albanese, as
requested by The Albanese Family
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week
in loving memory of Dorothy Victor, as
requested by her loving family.
Monday, May 19th
7:30 – Madeline Kowalski – Family
Carmen Caines – Loving Family 8:45 – James Policano – Dolores Niemiec Guy Azzariti – Mary Maloney
Tuesday, May 20th
7:30 – Peter Britz Jr. – Lillian & Peter Britz 8:45 – George Kovarik “5
th Anniversary” – Wife, Ellen
Harold Wetzel – Wife, Marta Wednesday, May 21
st
7:30 – Thanksgiving to St. Theresa – Anne Phillip Capuano – Tom & Bridie 8:45 – Helen Liberti – Virginia & Chris Sprague Ann Healey (Living) – Dorothy Pyryt
Thursday, May 22nd
7:30 – Thanksgiving to St. Anne and Our Lady of Lourdes – Mildred Placa Carlos Francisco – Maria Francisco 8:45 – Matt Kenly (Living) – Family
Jerry Sullivan – Ken & Dorothy Sullivan Friday, May 23
rd
7:30 – Holy Souls 8:45 - Fred C. Frey – Michelle Goetz
Saturday, May 24th
8:45 – Marie Kelly – The Cousins 5:15 – Tony Giszack – Liz Modesto Panaro – Mary & Joanne Mary Luldow (Living) – Joanne Ralph Russo – Margaret Guy
Sunday, May 25th
7:30 - Albee Palmieri – Family Fr. Colin Kay (Living) – Mildred Placa Margaret Goggin – Phil & Eileen Cassidy & Family Maria Gorete Goncalves - Family 9:00 – Salvatore Barone – Wife & Children Anthony DeGennaro – Evan & Danielle Menist Wendy Lobo – The Mascarenhas Family Deceased Members of the Randazzo Family - Concetta Staropoli 10:30 – Leo Calabrase – Wife, Jean Joe Quinn (Living) – Carol Nocker Ronald Apgar – Irene Knorr Janie Salmandowitz-Kent– Slawson Family 12:00 – Gerald McCaffrey – Macri & Morris Family Henryk Laba – Bonnie, Timothy, Camille & Bonothy Kenneth Santillan – The Maikis Family Reymundo Torres – Jeanette Gonzalez 6:00 pm – PEOPLE OF ST. ANNE PARISH
Let us pray for those in our armed forces especially
for: Pvt. Kristoffer Burger, US Army; Pvt. Kyle Milnes, US Army; PO 2
nd Cl Jimmy Guerra, US Navy,
PO 2nd
Cl Nicholas J. Vanni, US Navy; Major Gregory
Sugalski, US Army; MM3 Nicholas J. Magarelli, USN,
LCPL Thomas Herbst; Master Sgt. Michael VanPamel, USAF; Sgt. Michael Bourke, US Army; PFC Lindsay
Newarski, US Army; Capt. Evan Marchetti, USAF; 2nd
Lt. Richard Marchetti, USAF, Capt. Gerard Connelly, US Army; PFC Jason Dawson, US Army; Airman 2
nd
Cl. Matthew Bauer, USAF; Brandon Motto, USMC;
LCPL Jesse Carpenetti, USMC; Lt. Marc Sabatino, USN; LCPL Storm Odom, USMC; Airman Michael
Diffin, USAF; Sgt Major Joseph R. Lobban, US Army;
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; 2
nd Lt. James Choi, US
Army; Lt. Col. Marshall Denney; Lance Corp. Marshall Denney IV; EO2 Michael Yondolino, USN; Sgt. Mark
Keenan; LTC Patrick Frank; Capt. Daniel Curtin, US
Army; Capt. Erik Mineo, US Army; Corporal Joseph
Sullivan, SMC; A1C Richard Baldassari, USAF; Capt. Donald Pump, USMC; Col. Robert Drelich, 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 that 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).
STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN REFLECTIONS 5th Sunday of Easter “The very stone which the builders rejected has
become the cornerstone.” 1 PETER 2:7
Everyone is given unique gifts. Many people are
able to recognize their talents and abilities, but there
are many people who are unsure of their gifts. This
may make them feel worthless. If you know
someone who is struggling for a direction in life,
give them a little encouragement. Help them discern
how they might use their skills.
NEED A HOME HEALTH AIDE??
Available for 24 hour live-in care.
Please call Barbara at 862-290-0864 or 201-796-6572. Excellent reputation and references available.
EASTER MEDITATION
God of My Childhood
God of my childhood and my call,
make me a window, not a wall.
so like an icon, may I be
a sign of love’s transparency,
and through the love that lives in me,
proclaim Your lasting love for all.
Come, O my Maker, make of me
a mirror, so that all may see
within themselves Your saving grace,
reflection of Your Holy Face,
an image of warm embrace
and nurturing reality.
God of all gods, to you we sing
a song of your imagining:
a liberating melody,
to set our shackled spirits free,
to tell us that Your canopy
of care is all encompassing.
-Miriam Theresa Winter
SAINT ANNE'S SENIORS In view of the observance of Memorial Day, St. Anne's Seniors will NOT meet on May 26th. Our next meeting will be on June 9th. We encourage our members to participate in or view the Fair Lawn Memorial Day activities. On Sunday, May 25th. Albee Palmieri Place will be dedicated at 12:30 p.m. at the Promenade off Rt 208. Access is also available from Pollitt Drive. At 2:00 p.m. a memorial ceremony will be conducted by the flagpole at Fair Lawn Cemetery on Maple Ave.. On Monday, May 26th. the annual Memorial Day Parade will start at Pollitt Drive at 10:30. Members are encouraged to join with the veterans or with the Saint Anne contingent behind the Holy Name Society banner. Please stay for the after parade memorial service. Lise Muller will be our hostess for June and July. She will be assisted by Grace Palmieri, Pat Molenaar, and Mary Mc Carthy. For further information call Lucy at 201-791-3440.
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, John Hill and Carmie DeMerchant.
SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS
We are currently accepting registration applications for preschool as well as for grades kindergarten
through grade seven for the 2014-2015 school year. St. Anne’s School is accredited by the Middle States
Association, offers 3-year-old and 4-year-old Pre-K programs, as well as a full-day kindergarten. Other
offerings include before and after school care, computer lab and internet access in every classroom,
science lab, an enrichment program, art, music, physical education, foreign language in grades
kindergarten through grade eight, student council, yearbook, daily hot lunch program, DARE,
cheerleading, basketball, and scouting for girls. The school is administered by Loretta Stachiotti and
fully certified teachers.
To schedule an appointment to register or for a personal tour of the school, call 201-796-3353 or email
your request by visiting www.stannenj.com
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Fall Faith registration for ALL programs grades 1-8 will open Saturday, May 31 (4:30-6:30p) and
Sunday, June 1 (9:30a-1:30p) in the school cafeteria. Register early to avoid late fees!
FAMILY CATECHESIS
Grade 8 FC will meet Tuesday, May 20 from 7-8:30pm in the school cafeteria. Online reviews for
chapters 7-12 are due NOW; the students will take the Unit 2 test for Morality.
Don’t forget to bring your RICE BOWL!
FIRST EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS
First Eucharist will be celebrated at Mass this Sunday, May 18 at the 12 noon Mass and again at 2pm.
105 of our parish children and their families have been busily preparing for this special day—please keep
them all in your prayers.
Every 30 seconds another person becomes a victim of Human Trafficking in NJ & NY …. Yes in our backyard!!! All are invited to attend this very important panel discussion on the growing threat of human trafficking to our children and teens. Led by Kristen J. DeMarco of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Jayne Bigelsen of Covenant House.
Sponsored by the Church of the Presentation Justice & Peace Ministry.
Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30pm at Church of the Presentation
271 West Saddle River Rd., Upper Saddle River, NJ www.churchofpresentation.org
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 any of the following Representatives: Fr. Joe, Fr. Colin, or
Lenora Mosca
FROM THE OFFICE OF HUMAN CONCERNS
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:
Pancake mix, mac & cheese, canned fruits, toilet paper, soap, canned corn, peas, peas & carrots, mixed veggies, black beans, cannelloni beans, tuna fish, mustard, ketchup, jelly and juice boxes.
Reminder: Coupons needed please! (whole pages…do not cut)
ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY
The unemployed and under-employed men and women of our parish need your immediate attention.
Please if you know of any job openings in your company or any openings at your friends or relatives
companies please let us know of them. Send us the company name, HR Manager name and number so
our searches can get a direct contact to get them through the huge barriers so they have a shot for
getting an interview. You can email the details to [email protected] or post them on the
bulletin board in the entrance to the rectory and we will direct them to the job seekers.
If you know of someone who is out of work tell them about the St Cajetan Ministry Network Meetings.
We meet every two weeks at two locations. At St Catharine in Glen Rock on Thursday evening at 7PM-
9PM at their Ministry Center and then on Saturday at St Anne Faith Center 10AM-12Noon. Our next
meetings are on May 29TH and May 31st.
Thank you, The St Cajetan Ministry Network Team
THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAIR LAWN, INC.
Is sponsoring a
NOVENA IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
(FLORES DE MAYO)
PLEASE JOIN US IN THIS SPECIAL CELEBRATION!!! ST. ANNE CHURCH - 15-05 St. Anne Street, Fair Lawn NJ 07410
May 18, 2014 Sunday 4:30 pm
May 19, 2014 Monday 6:30 pm
May 20, 2014 Tuesday 7:00 pm
May 21, 2014 Wednesday 7:00 pm
May 22, 2014 Thursday 6:00 pm
May 23, 2014 Friday 7:00 pm
May 24, 2013 Saturday 2:00 pm
Benediction will follow after the Daily Rosary & Novena. Light snack will be offered after each daily novena.
(After Novena & Mass on 9th day - May 24th - fellowship will follow.)
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: HERMIE VOGEL 201-791-4499, DINA CABAERO 201-
794-0999, JULIE CABIAZA 201-906-9977, JOSIE ARANIAS 201-794-8598 or TERESA DEE 201-658-4943
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: Steve Parrado, Peggy Long,
Eamon Jennings, Danielle Douglass, Stephanie
Kedersha, Joe Barone and Sherif Girgis.
EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK
Sunday, May 18th
Faith Center Open – 8:30 am – 1:30 pm - FC Flores de Mayo – 4:30 pm - C Monday, May 19th
Widows Support Group – 1:30 pm - FC Seculars – 6:30 pm – CH Flores de Mayo – 6:30 pm - C SAS Advisory Board – 7:00 pm - FC Choir – 7:00 pm – C AA – 8:00 pm – LCR Tuesday, May 20th
Prayer Shawl Meeting – 1:30 pm - CR Family Catechesis – 7:00–8:30 pm – CAF/LIB/SCH Faith Center Board Meeting – 7:00 pm – FC Flores de Mayo – 7:00 pm - C
Wednesday, May 21st
Pastoral Council Mtg. – 6:00 pm - CR Bible Study (Isaiah) – 7:00 pm – FC Flores de Mayo – 7:00 pm - C Thursday, May 22nd
BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 pm – FC Children’s Choir- 4:15 – 5:15 pm – C Flores de Mayo – 6:00 pm - c Choir – 7:30 pm – C Friday, May 23rd
Flores de Mayo – 7:00 pm - C Saturday, May 24th
Flores de Mayo – 2:00pm – C/CH
AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF
BACK TO OUR ROOTS Please join us on Thursday, May 22
nd
in the Faith Center from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Come and discuss Sunday’s Gospel.
RELAY FOR LIFE - The Men’s Cornerstone of St. Anne Church is working to sponsor a Relay for Life team to participate in the Paramus Relay event on June 6th beginning at 6:00 pm at the Paramus Public High School, 99 E. Century Road in Paramus. Volunteers to walk a few laps and/or donate to support their team are needed!! The team name is Don’t Back Up, Don’t Back Down and you may find the team info at http://www.relayforlife.org/ and searching team name…Don’t Back Up, Don’t Back Down or searching participants Andy McDonough, Eamon Jennings, Giuseppe Barone or Jim Wrynn. You can also contact Andy McDonough at 201-214-2754 or at [email protected].
Coming this summer… Women’s Cornerstone Prayer Hour June 18 July 16 August 13
7:30-8:30pm Church Hall
BERGEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC CAMPS FOR BOYS
Baseball Training Camp – 1 Session – July 14-17.
Boys grades 2-9 in Sept. 2014; at Waldwick
Borough Parks in Waldwick. For info:
Basketball Camp - 3 Sessions: July 7-11, July 14-
18, July 21-25. Boys 3rd
-9th
grades. For info: 201-
666-1779 or [email protected]
Football Camp – 2 Sessions: July 21-25 and
July 28-Aug. 1. Boys ages 8-14. For info.:
Central Bergen Lacross Camp – 2 Sessions –
June 30-July 3 and July 7-11. Boys grades 3-9. For
info: [email protected]
Focus 90 Soccer Camp – 1 session – June 23-27.
Boys ages 8-15. Info.: [email protected]
Tennis Camp – 2 Sessions – July 7-18 and July 21-
Aug 1. Grades 5-12 at Haworth Tennis Club. For
info: [email protected]
NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR SEPTEMBER
FOR THE ST. ANNE SCHOOL
PRE-K PROGRAM FOR THREE & FOUR YEAR OLDS
St. Anne School has openings in our Pre-K program. Our Pre-K 3 program meets two days a week, Tuesday and Thursday full or half day and Pre-K 4 program is three full days or five full days. To schedule an appointment for a personal tour of the Pre-K classes or to register, please call 201-796-3353 or email your request by visiting www.stannenj.com
DID YOU KNOW … St. Anne’s Street Faire is just about 4 months away?
This year the Street Faire will be held September 12, 13 & 14!!!
YOU are an important part of the Street Faire?
Adult volunteers are needed to help with games, rides, and food
stands. There will be a STREET FAIRE VOLUNTEER tear-off in the
bulletin soon. Please consider giving a few hours of your time.
Knights of Columbus Council #2853 ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
and ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BEEFSTEAK DINNER
When: Saturday, June 7, 2014 Where: Glen Brook Golf Club, Stroudsburg, PA
Cost: $140.00 * include all listed below: * or Golf only: $110 or Dinner & Open Bar only: $40
Continental breakfast at the council at 6 a.m., Bus to golf course, leaves council 6:45 a.m. SHARP,
greens fee & cart with a shotgun start, lunch at the turn, bus back to the Council with refreshments, open
bar & dinner at the Council featuring All-You-Can-Eat Beefsteak (open bar starts at 6 p.m.). Prizes
awarded for Closest to Pin, Longest Drive & Straightest Drive. Payment in full due by Friday May 23,
2014. No exceptions! Seating on the bus is limited. Submit payment for all of your golfers early to
guarantee a seat. First come first served! Checks payable to “Knights of Columbus Council #2853” and
send to the council at: 16-16 Maple Ave., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Questions? Contact Mike O’Shea at 201-
755-7131 or Bob Gambino at 201-315-7017
BABY BOTTLE DRIVE The Knights of Columbus, St. Anne’s Council #2853 will be sponsoring the Baby Bottle Boomerang Drive on behalf of New Hope, Inc. at St. Anne Church on May 17th & 18th. Baby bottles will be passed out at the end of each mass for parishioners to fill with coins or checks. If parishioners choose to donate by check, please make the check payable to “New Hope, Inc. (not St. Anne Church or the Knights of Columbus).
Bottles are to be returned to St. Anne’s on May 24th & 25th or May 31st & June 1st.
New Hope, Inc. was established in 1985 and is a non- profit tax deductible 502 (C)3 outreach organization that provides help for single first-time mothers and their babies. New Hope provides subsidies for housing, day care, education, and counseling. Their web site is: http://www.newhope4lifeweb.org/ Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Win up to $12,500!
MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle
You have a chance to win up to $12,500 in St. Anne’s Third Annual MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle! We will sell up to a maximum of 500 tickets, each priced at $100 per ticket.
If all 500 tickets are sold, three lucky prize winners will split $25,000:
1st Prize (50% of Winners’ Share) 2nd Prize (30% of Winners’ Share) 3rd Prize (20% of Winners’ Share)
Drawing will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. at the St. Anne Street Faire. To purchase your tickets, please complete this form and return it with your payment (checks payable to St. Anne Church) to the parish rectory during regular business hours. Tickets are at the printer’s now. We will mail your portion to you as soon as we get them. Good Luck!!
MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle
_______ tickets at $100 per ticket = $ enclosed
Please check one of the following options and provide all information requested.
□ I am an individual purchasing this ticket for myself only. □ I am the contact person purchasing this ticket for a group. (Please write one check for full payment of ticket(s) purchased and attach the names and telephone numbers for each person in your group on a separate sheet of paper.) Name
Address
Home Phone # Cell Phone #
OFFICE USE ONLY Ticket # issued on . Payment Rec’d: □Cash □Check # Amt: $ Name:
This is a 50/50 cash raffle and winners will receive the following breakdown of all proceeds collected: 1st prize = 50% of winners’ share; 2nd prize= 30% of winners’ share; 3rd prize = 20% of winners’ share.
No substitution of the offered prize may be made. Winner subject to all taxes. Winner need not be present to win. Only 500 tickets will be sold.
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, Sally Quinn, Sheila Abate, Ed Trawinski, Loretta Stachiotti, Kristie Bednarz,
Karen Gillies, Steve Palermo and Jerry Cunningham.
Buildings/Grounds: Carl Shoemaker, Dave Lee, Kate Humble, and Steve Zmuda.
We are grateful to the 1,925 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $12,923.00 in the offertory and $1,951.50 through Online Giving offertory, which along
with other fees and donations, totaled $19,038.50. Our weekly expenses average out to $20,348.00.
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 so much.
And special thanks to those who have already been doing it regularly. It makes a difference!!!
Online Giving… You have the opportunity to make donations to our Sunday offertory online!
To sign up, go to the St. Anne website – www.stannefairlawnnj.org
At the top left corner of the page you will see a logo that says OnLine Giving...Click on that logo, and it will bring you to the next screen that says St. Anne R.C. Church. Click on the section that says Create New Account. Next you will see New User Account Registration. You will need to fill in the three boxes you see.
+ User ID: Make up an ID you will use for this account. The ID must have 6-12 characters, including at least 1
letter and 1 number.(Write it down somewhere so you remember it.) + Password: Must be between 8 and 16 characters, including at least 1 letter, 1 number and one special
character (!@&*) (Again, write it down somewhere.)
Confirm Password: retype the password you just entered above. Then go ahead and fill in your personal information and address information in the other two boxes. (Be sure your name matches how your name appears on your checking or credit card account.) When finished, hit submit.(You may also be asked for your envelope number at some point during this whole process!) If you go into Manage My Account, you will see My Payment Methods. There you can choose either My
Credit Cards or My Bank Account if you want the funds deducted from your checking account. Have a check handy to get the routing and account numbers. Under Manage My Account you will see Give a New Gift. There you will decide when and how much to give.
In the list, Offertory Collection means the Sunday collection. Select gift type on the right. Choose recurring (every week) or One Time. If you choose Recurring it will ask how much/how often/starting when and will ask about the account you’re using. One time means just that. Below the offertory, you may choose all the other special envelopes you would normally find in your envelope packet. Generally, they are one-time donations. If you click the i button on the left of the listing, you will see the date of the collection. Sign out when you’re finished. Now you can relax! The hard part is done. 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 taking the time to do this, and for giving online!
