has changed him profoundly. “My soul has grown deep
like the rivers”, he says.
Dear Friends,
I recently read the first poem written by Langston
Hughes, one of the most prominent poets of the 20th
century. It goes like this:
I have known rivers.
I have known rivers as ancient as the world and
older than the flow of human blood in human
veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Congo, in the Euphrates, when
dawns were new.
I built my hut on the Congo and it lulled me to
sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids
above it.
I heard the Mississippi when Abraham Lincoln
went down to New Orleans.
And I watched its bloody bosom turn golden in
the sunset.
I have known rivers, ancient and dusky rivers,
and my soul has grown deep like the rivers.
The beauty of poetry is that it enables us to express in
images truths that we can’t capture in a literal use of
words. Let’s listen to these images of Langston Hughes
to hear what he’s telling us. Rivers are the places where
people set up their homes and create their towns and
cities. Rivers, unlike mountains, don’t divide people;
they unite them. The rivers that Hughes writes about
are among the major bodies of water in the world.
Great civilizations have been identified with some of
them and all of them have been sources of
transportation and places of commerce.
When Langston Hughes tells us that he has “known”
these rivers he is telling us that he has identified himself
with the people, the history, and those parts of nature
that have fed this history. In other words, he knows
them from within himself, not simply as objects to be
observed. The significance of this knowledge is that it
What happened to Langston Hughes was that he
discovered that there was a deeper unity among
peoples than the political, geographical, ethnic, racial,
or sexual differences so often emphasized today. He
discovered the unity about which St. Paul writes in
Galatians: “In Christ, there is neither Jew nor Greek,
neither slave nor free, neither male nor female”.
This unity transcends space and time so he could write
about “knowing:” rivers and peoples from far distant
places and periods of history. He found in himself a
communion of spirit that brought him into touch with
all of creation and with the Source of all that is.
This has happened to us, but we often overlook it. It’s
the effect of the outpouring of the Spirit, of Pentecost.
It’s what it means to be a part of the Church. For many
earlier generations, the experience of belonging to the
Church was the experience of sharing certain beliefs
and practices like going to Mass on Sundays and not
eating meat on Fridays.
Oddly enough, this way of being Catholic meant
identifying with those things that separated us from
others. While they have their place, they’re only part of
the experience of belonging to the Church. The deepest
part is the communion of the Spirit that Langston
Hughes also discovered. Racially, he was black. Yet, he
recognized the humanity he shared with people of all
races.
Our society sorely needs examples of communities that
struggle to work out life in light of this communion of
the Spirit. When we make our differences too
important, we can miss the effects of the presence of
Christ’s healing Spirit. That Spirit helps us to honestly
and patiently respect differences among people. It also
encourages us to prayerfully and creatively discover
solutions that meet the needs raised by them. That’s
the mission of the Church. That’s what Pentecost
celebrates.
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: Samuel G. Clark, Stanislaw
Tecza, Charlie Van Hook, Jean Calabrase, Jackie
Manning, Louis Frances, Ted Hughes, Jarret Adamo,
Matthew McGovern, Gloria Ranieri, Sarah Valenti,
Dennis Crosby, Robert Walsh,
Mary IannaconeMeutener, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna,
Susan Hurley, Todd Hodge, Vickie DePadova, Louise
Garcia, Donald Kazazian, Emily Rao, John Rao, Carol
Verbovsky, Kenneth Bodzak, Janice Ward, Carol
Crosson, Anne Llewellyn, Amy Joosten Butler, Les Wolf,
Caden Zane, Jill Freitag Zane, Henry Karlewicz, Gary
Beal, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Marianne
Cummins, Mary Ann Cavana, Fr. Peter Funesti, Nicole
Schepps, Baby Mackenzie Paulhus, John Falcone, Elise
Bord, Vicki Purpura, Anna DiPasquale, Tom Bacigalupo,
Liz Morano, Baby Regan Doyle, Raymond Hofmeister,
John Cooney, Msgr. Joseph Slinger, Jayden J. Miranda,
Brenda Reef, Mary Garripoli, Kenneth Michael Bodzak,
Kelly Ann Ross, Samuel Gardinerclarke, Kay McAteer,
Frank DiGiaimo Jr., Michael T., Mildred Adamo, Lenora
Mosca, Patricia Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Harriett Fochi,
Peter Mastrangelo, Olga Marino, Phyllis Veli, Tyler
Dixon, Bob Wilson, Richard DeLorenzo, Brandon Patory,
Alice Giegler, Baby Bentley Powell, Ruth Rizzo, Patrice
Foster, Gertrude Mahon, Sean Cox, Ken Lisa, Kevin
Considine, Baby Kaedon Ross, Glenn Endresz, Sarah
Wilder, Krista Jentzsch, Patricia Hinchliffe, Helen
Krajacic, Betsy Mahon,
Robert O’Byrne,
Andrew
D’Amico Sr., Anthony Frank, Janet Blumka, Anna
Coletti, Patricia Castiglia,
Linda DeLorenzo, Jean
Conerly, Frances Vargo,
Ruth Corsi, Rick Owen,
Jeannie Girovasi, Natasha Santana, and Jay Paolella.
†Pray for the happy repose of †
Ruth Maltman, Robert Bamond and
Domenico Ciccia
The Bread and Wine will be offered
this week in loving memory of John
Amarena, as requested by Helen &
Jerole Massone.
The Altar Candles will burn this week in
loving memory of John Amarena, as
requested by Helen & Jerole Massone.
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this
week in loving memory of Joseph Bosch
Sr., as requested by Bosch Family.
Monday, May 25th – Memorial Day
9:00 – All Veterans Living and Deceased
Tuesday, May 26th
7:30 – Father Colin (Living) – Mildred Placa
8:45 – Maurice King (living) – Mike & Kate King
Wednesday, May 27th
7:30 – Hugh Brady – Kitty Fowler
8:45 – Raffaela & Vincenzo Fuda – Rita Verdini
Umberto & Carmelo Fuda – Rita Verdini
John & Maria Wlazlo - Daughter
Thursday, May 28th
7:30 – Anna Griffin – The Marciniaks
8:45 – Fr. Colin Kay (Living) “10th Anniversary”
- Sue Rubinowitz
Mimma & Joe Mazzola
– Daughter & Grandchildren
Friday, May 29th
7:30 – Eileen Thompson – Kitty Fowler
Mary Jane McCarole – Joan Reid
8:45 – Jack Desmond – Daughter & Son-in-law
Thomas Muller - Family
Saturday, May 30th
8:45 - Leo Calabrase – Wife, Jean
Walter Randa–Daughter, Helen Randa Lupo
5:15 – Emil Visocky – Yvonne
George Anderson – Lou Anne & Harry
Anthony Girolomo – Hill Family
Mary Gervel – Sharon Makoe
Sunday, May 31st
7:30 - Maria Gorete Goncalves – Family
Horace DeSousa – CWV #1076
Joseph Policastro
– Stanley & Cheryl Stanczak
Virginia Pires - Family
9:30 – Mary Rief
– Denise, Charlie & Charise Turner
Phil Manzi – Terri & Al LaCagnina
Jozefa Niegardowska – Mary Clancy
Bill Hennig – Bob & Alice Ruffini
11:30 – Nicholas Brancato – Paul Murphy
Richard Ludlow – Mary & Joanne Ludlow
Gloria Rodriguez – Tom & Alicia Quartucci
Teresa Fucci – Sal & Tina Volpe
6:00 pm – People of St. Anne Parish
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO 6:00 PM
MASS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 24TH – MEMORIAL
DAY WEEKEND. THE PARISH OFFICES WILL BE
CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 25th and THERE
WILL BE ONLY ONE MASS AT 9:00 am
ON MEMORIAL DAY, May 25th.
Let us pray for those in our armed forces
especially for: Lt. Col. Phillip Christy, US Army;
Pvt. 1st Cl Brandon Loaize, Army Natl. Guard; Pvt.
John Pagios, US Army; Pvt. Kristoffer Burger, US
Army; SPCE4 Kyle Milnes, US Army; PO 2nd 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; PFC Jason Dawson,
US Army;Staff Sgt.. Matthew Bauer, USAF;
Brandon Motto, 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; Lt. Col. Marshall Denney; Lance Corp.
Marshall Denney IV; EO2 Michael Yondolino,
USN; Col. Patrick Frank; Capt. Daniel Curtin, US
Army; Capt. Erik Mineo, US Army; Corporal
Joseph Sullivan, SMC; 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 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).
ENGRAVED IN STONE…
Would you like to have your name go down in
Saint Anne history?
We are once again
accepting orders for pavers that will be placed
in either of TWO locations. You can purchase
a paver to be laid in the Meditation Garden to
the right of the church OR a paver to appear
near the gym doors of Saint Anne School.
Forms are available at the rectory.
BACK TO OUR ROOTS
WILL MEET THIS THURSDAY, MAY 28th
IN THE CORNERSTONE ROOM!!
Come discuss Sunday’s Gospel!!
MEDITATION
At the River Clarion, by Mary Oliver
I don’t know who God is exactly.
But I’ll tell you this.
I was sitting in the river named Clarion, on a water
splashed stone
and all afternoon I listened to the voices of the river
talking.
Whenever the water struck a stone it had something
to say,
and the water itself, and even the mosses trailing
under the water.
And slowly, very slowly, it became clear to me
what they were saying.
Said the river I am part of holiness.
And I too, said the stone. And I too, whispered the
moss beneath the water.
I’d been to the river before, a few times.
Don’t blame the river that nothing happened
quickly.
You don’t hear such voices in an hour or a day.
You don’t hear them at all if selfhood has stuffed
your ears.
And it’s difficult to hear anything anyway, through
all the traffic, the ambition.
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS
Pentecost Sunday
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts
but the same Spirit; there are different forms
of service but the same Lord; there are
different workings but the same God who
produces all of them in everyone.”
– 1Corinthians 12:4-6
By giving each of us different gifts, God
made sure that the Church would have the
right combination of time, talent and
treasure that was needed to do his work.
However, if one of us does not utilize our
gifts, God’s plan goes unfulfilled. Some
important work is left undone.
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, Carmie DeMerchant, Melissa Rovetto-Ruffner & Marianne Cummins
SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS
Many, many thanks to all our Parents who helped make our Field Day so much fun this week!!
Registration for new Pre-K to Grade 7 families continues!!
New Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade students must present birth and baptismal certificates and record of
immunizations. New students registering for Grades 1 through Grade 7 must present a transcript from their
previous school and record of immunizations. To schedule a tour of the school or for further information
regarding tuition and fees, call the school office at 201-796-3353 or visit the school web site at
www.stannenj.com and Follow us …. @StAnneFairLawn
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Registration for all Fall 2015 Fall Faith classes (grades 1-8) will be held the 1st weekend in June in the school
cafeteria (Saturday 4:30-6:30p, Sunday 9a-1p). If you are registering a child for the first time, you will need to
bring a copy of his/her Baptismal certificate.
CONFIRMATION: NEW CANDIDATES!
If your child is currently an 8th grader enrolled in either St. Anne School or in Faith Formation, he/she will be
eligible to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation this fall. Letters have been sent to all 8 th grade families.
SAINT ANNE'S SENIORS WILL NOT MEET ON MEMORIAL DAY
Saint Anne's Seniors will not meet on Monday, May 25th since that is the designated Memorial Day for 2015.
Some of our members will be participating in Saint Anne's and Fair Lawn's Memorial Day ceremonies. On
Saturday, May 23rd veterans organizations and Fair Lawn's boy scout troops will be placing flags on
veterans' graves in Fair Lawn Cemetery on Maple Avenue starting at 11 am. On Sunday, May 24th, the four
Fair Lawn veterans' posts and Fair Lawn's Boy Scout Troops 53 and 60 will hold a memorial ceremony in the
Fair Lawn Cemetery starting at 2 pm by the flagpole. On Monday, May 25th at 8:30 St. Anne's Catholic War
Veterans Post 1076 under the command of Sal Scialdone will hold a brief ceremony at the grotto in front of
St, Anne's School. Following this ceremony, we will attend and participate in the 9 am Mass. After the Mass,
parade participants will assemble at the Radburn railroad station and will start marching at 10:30. Saint
Anne's parishioners will march in the parade with the Holy Name Society's banner. At the close of the parade
a brief memorial service will be held. Saint Anne's seniors are encouraged to participate or observe these
special services in honor of those who have served our nation.
Service Saturday
All-in
All together
Saturday afternoon, May 30
12:30 prayer service in church
1:00 ministry
4:00 refreshments/reflection in church hall
Here are a few of the activities that are planned to which all are invited:

Have you always wanted to learn to Knit or crochet? Well, now is your chance. As part of our Parish
Service Day on Saturday May 30th members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry will be available to teach you.
You don't have to bring anything just come to the Church between 12:30 and 3:30 pm and someone
will assist you. If you would like more information call Shirley Tantillo 201-796-2627.

If you have been unable to attend the monthly movies in the Faith Center, here’s your chance!! On
Stewardship Day, Saturday, May 30th the Faith Center invites you to join us in the Church Hall for the
movie Heaven Is For Real from 1:00 – 3:00 pm . A light lunch will be served.

Garden Angels: Will have potted plants ready to be taken to “shut-ins” when other groups do their
home visits.
FAITH QUEST
What are the challenges that families face today?
In what ways can our Parish be supportive in helping
you deal with them?
St.Anne's Faith Center will host a listening and discussion session
on contemporary issues that are affecting family life on Wednesday,
June 3 at 7:30 pm in the Church Hall.
An introduction to the evening's topic will be given by guest
speaker, Bernadette Kennedy, Mental Health Counselor and
Adjunct Professor at Ramapo College.
We will then break into small groups to discuss ways that our faith
can help us meet those challenges.
Please plan to join us and let your voice be heard. All are welcome!
Win up to $12,500!
MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle
You have a chance to win up to $12,500 in Saint Anne’s Fourth 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 20, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at the Saint Anne Street Faire. To
purchase your tickets, please complete this form and return it with your payment (checks payable to
Saint Anne Church) to the parish rectory during regular business hours. We will then mail your
portion to you. Good luck!
MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle
__________tickets at $100 per ticket = _________ enclosed
Please check one of the following options and provide all of the information requested:
 I am an individual purchasing this ticket for myself only.
 I am the contact person purchasing this ticket for a group.
(Please write one check for full payment of ticket(s) purchased and attach the names and phone numbers for
each person in your group on a separate sheet of paper.)
Name:_____________________________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________________
Home Phone #:_____________________________Cell Phone#:______________________________
OFFICE USE ONLY:
Ticket #______________________issued on:____________________________.
Payment Rec’d:  Cash  Check #:________Amt:$_____________ 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.
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
Thank you to Girl Scout Troop 801 and Daisy Troop 96395 for their donation of Girl Scout Sookies to
our Food Pantry. Many thanks as well to the many parishioners who drop off Shop Rite Gift Cards for
the Food Pantry. Please leave your name and address on the envelope so we can send you a Thank
You card. It is very much appreciated!
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: canned peas, corn, mixed vegetables, canned beans, canned fruit, coffee, tuna,
pasta, pasta sauce, soup, peanut butter, jelly, mac & cheese, rice, cookies, pancake mix, syrup, cake mix,
frosting, jello, deodorant, face soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, toilet paper, tissues and paper towels. You can
drop off anytime at the rectory. Next food distribution date: June 3rd
Reminder: Coupons needed please! (whole pages … do not cut!) Please drop off in the wicker basket
located near the elevator in the Atrium on the main church level.
ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY
We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, June 4th first floor meeting room 7-9PM and at St Anne’s Faith Center on Saturday, June 6th 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. You can also email us at
[email protected] .
St. Anne Stages Musical Theatre Summer Workshop remaining audition date!
Our 9 day theatre intensive will feature a performance of scenes and musical numbers with our theme,
Summer Lovin’. The focus of the workshop is on acting, singing and movement in a variety of styles.
Audition date: Sun., June 7th - 1:30-3:30 P.M.
Audition: Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a musical piece of your choice. You may use sheet music, karaoke,
or sing acapella. Tuition: $525.00 includes t-shirt and materials
Workshop dates: First Session: July 6-10th, July 14-17th Performances: July 17th and 18th
Second Session: July 28-31st, August 3-7th Performances: August 7th and 8th
Please e-mail Dawn Greene at [email protected] with any questions.
Street Faire News…..
Once again this year, we are looking for sponsors for the Street Faire, which
will take place on Sept. 18, 19, 20. If you have a business of your own that you would
like to promote, this is the perfect opportunity! Your info will be seen by all who attend
Fri. night, Sat. & Sun. What a great advertising tool! Your sponsorship will also be
noted for a few weeks in the bulletin, so you get a great return for your money since
that goes home with people each weekend & is seen online on our website.
Think about it. A form with the various levels of sponsorship will be listed in the
bulletin in the next few weeks. This can be a great deal for both your business and the
Street Faire!
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, Peggy Long, Eamon Jennings, Danielle
Douglass, Stephanie Kedersha, Joe Barone and
Terence Curley
EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK
Sunday, May 24th
Monday, May 25th – Memorial Day
AA – 7:30 pm – LCR
Tuesday, May 26th
Pastoral Council Mtg. – 6:00 pm - CR
Cub Scouts – 6:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF
Pre-K Spring Sing – 7:00 pm - CH
Wednesday, May 27th
Play Group – 9:30 – 10:30 am – CH
Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC
Thursday, May 28th
BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 pm – CR
Children’s Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm – C
Choir – 7:30 pm – C
Friday, May 29th
Women’s Cornerstone Reunion – 7:00 pm - CH
Saturday, May 30th
Super Service Saturday–12:30–4 pm – C/CH
AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF
ST. ANNE ROSARY SOCIETY NEWS
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 from 7:00 to 9 p.m. –
Rosary Society monthly meeting. Our theme
will be Induction of New Officers and we pray
the full Rosary at 6:45 p.m. in the Church
before the meeting. Outgoing President will be
the host for this event to bid her farewell.
Sunday, June 7, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00
PM, Coffee Sunday will be hosted by the
Rosary Society. Everyone’s encouraged to
attend to welcome and serve refreshments to
the rest of St. Anne’s parishioners after every
mass.
The Family Service Bureau of Newark
Presents: The 2015 Celebration of
Womanhood Conference…FABULOUS ME
on Friday, June 12th at Seton Hall University,
University Center, 400 South Orange Ave. ,
South Orange, NJ
The conference is designed to educate and
empower over 250 young ladies between the
ages of 12 and 17 from Northern Regions of
New Jersey. Topics to be explored include:
Bold Girls, Positive Body Image, Education,
Self Esteem and Health Relationships. Preregistration is required. Continental Breakfast
and Lunch provided. Contact mary Katherine
Mitchell for more information. 973-412-2056
email: [email protected]
ELMWOOD PARK-PATERSON ELKS LODGE
#60, 192 Market St. in Elmwood Park SUNDAY
BREAKFAST – MAY 31ST FROM 8:00 – 11:30
AM. $7.00 PER PERSON; CHILDREN 6-10 $4.00,
CHILDREN UNDER 6 FREE. Breakfast includes
juice, eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage,
hashbrowns, toast, muffins, bagels, coffee and
tea. Reservations prefereed call Ken Low at
201-906-5319. Proceeds to benefit the
Convention Committee.
MEN’S CORNERSTONE RELAY FOR
LIFE TEAM
Our Men’s Cornerstone Team will once again be
participating in Relay for Life on Friday, June 12th at
Paramus Public High School. The purpose of the
walk is to raise funds for cancer research. If
interested in joining the Cornerstone team at the
walk or even just to make a donation visit the Relay
For Life website at www.relayforlife.org and
searching team name Don’t Back Up, Don’t Back
Down OR participant Andy McDonough. Any
questions contact Andy at
[email protected]
We will meet this Wednesday,
May 27th! This will be our last
Playgroup this season. See you
again in the Fall !!
If you 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 come
join us for a weekly Play Group which meets on
Wednesdays at 9:30 am for about an hour in the
Church Hall. For more info, please email Meghan
at [email protected]
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 2,003 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed
$11,842.00 in the offertory and $2,109.00 through Online Giving offertory which
along with other fees and donations totaled $20,102.00.
Our weekly expenses average out to $21,026.00.
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 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!