Mass Schedule Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil - 4:00pm

Sunday: 7:30am - 9:00am - 10:30am - 12:00noon

Daily Mass: Monday - Friday: 7:00am & 7:00pm; Sat. 9:00am

Reconciliation: Saturday at 9:30am and 3:00pm

Parish Office hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm

School: 908-725-7787 • Parish: 908-725-1008

PASTOR - Rev. Msgr. M. J. Corona, PA, KCHS

Parochial Vicar - Rev. James E. De Fillipps

Permanent Deacons - J. Pacifico / C. Paulus

Weekend Clergy - Rev. Msgr. James Cafone

Parish Trustees - Martin Carrara / Lori Albanese

Superior / Pastoral Assoc - Sr D. Toscano, MPF

School Principal - Sr. Mary Klersey, MPF

Altar Servers - Rev. James E. De Fillipps

Atlantic City Bus Trip - Marge Corona

Baby Gift Drive - Maddy Swartz

Baptism PREP - Deacon Conrad Paulus

Bereavement - Dorothy Pacifico

Bingo - D. McNulty / J. Szeman / T. Miller

Blood Drive - Theresa Mayewski

Card Connections - Edwina Schurick

Columbiettes - Mia Sena

Cub Scouts - Susan Baker

C.Y.M. Basketball - Tom Ellis

Eucharistic Ministers - James Fidacaro

Finance Committee - James Wilson

Food Drive - Carol Rittman

Golden Age - Marge Corona

Holy Name Society - Ken Swartz

Knights of Columbus - Joseph Steigerwald

Liturgy Committee - Cathy Stevens

Lunch Bunch - Marge Corona

Marriage Prep - Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brown

Music Ministry - Carolyn Thomas

Natural Family Planning - Mr. & Mrs. Ken Swartz

Parish Council - James Fidacaro

Parish Nurses - Irene Roglieri

Parish Providers - Mr. & Mrs. Rick Stevens

Parish Visitors - Dottie Pacifico

Pro Life - Maddy Swartz

R.C.I.A. - Deacon John R. Pacifico

Readers - James Fidacaro

Religious Education, Director - C. Esposito

Rosary Altar Society - Laura Sullivan

School Advisory Council - Aldo Martinez

Social Ministry - Dorothy Pacifico

The Catholic Church of St. Ann 45 Anderson Street , Raritan, New Jersey 08869

Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we the Catholic Parish of Saint Ann

embrace all as family and continue Christ’s mission by exemplifying the love of God and

neighbor as stewards of God’s gifts to us .

June 23, 2013

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST. ANN, RARITAN

Monday, June 24, 2013 ~ The Nativity of Saint John the

Baptist

7am: Bettina Gasparro Req. by Isabella Ruffa

7am: Charles De Primo Req. by Family

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

7am: Pasquale Suriano Req. by Daughter-in-law, Immaculata

7am: Lynne M. Bray Req. by Germaske Family

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

7am: Rose Pacifico Req. by Linda & Ron Wass

7am: Peter & Agnes Czock Req. by Mary & Ray Shallanberger

Thursday, June 27, 2013 ~ Saint Cyril of Alexandria

7am: Myron Garney Req. by Wife & Family

7am: Bruno Adornato Req. by Giorgio & Nancy Russo

Friday, June 28, 2013 & Saint Irenaeus

7am: Special intention of Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Fusca in honor of

Sacred Heart

7am: Alexander Wiecenski Req. by Natale & Wiecenski Fams.

Saturday, June 29, 2013 ~ Saints Peter & Paul

9am: Edward Kmiecinski Req. by Nancy Mantz

4pm: For All Fathers For Whom

Requests Have Been Made

Sunday, June 30, 2013 ~ 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:30am / 9am / 10:30am / 12pm:

For All Fathers For Whom Requests Have Been Made

For the week of June 22nd - 28th, the Altar Candles will

burn in the memory (honor) of:

Altar Candle 1. Gregorio Grande Req. by Wife & Kids

Altar Candle 2. Gregorio Grande Req. by Wife & Kids

For the week of June 22nd - 28th, the Sanctuary Lamps

will burn in the memory (honor) of:

Tabernacle: Antonio Natale Req. by Anne, Joanne, Mary

St. Joseph: Milton Bennett Req. by Jo & Steve Forktus

Blessed Mother: Marie DiCecilia Req. by Daughter,

Adriana, Chris, Charlie, Ben & Alex

SANCTUARY LAMPS

ALTAR CANDLES

Victoria Andrews

Luzmanda Anthony

Herb Arnold

Gary Atchey

Deborah Bailey

Bernadette Bavoso

Amity Bryson

Joanmarie Carlone

Jaden Chambres

Albert Charles

Kathy Ciociola

Dominic Comandol

Carolyn Curcio

Leonides Dalida

Matthew De Castro

Frank De Fina

Corazon Delacerna

Audrey De Luca

Mary Ann De Maio

Grace Ann Dettra

Vincent Facciolo

Linda Farah

Mary & Richard Felice

Patrick Ferrara

Kathleen C. Filardi

Sharon Fisahn

Frank Forte Sr.

Marie Forte

Ann Frezza

Shirley Frodelly

Teresa Galaini

Elizabeth Gecik

Frank Giordano

Margaret Grasso

Bruno Grigoletti

David Groza Jr.

Ruth Gulick

Casey Hnasko

Doris Kelco

Robert Koeckert

Linda Krajewski

Bernadette Laggini

Barbara Langon

Brianna Larson

Marie Locascio

Antonino Lo Piccolo

Carmela Loschiavo

Mary Mangiaracina

Bridget Marshall

Giovanna Martini

Victoria Melitsky

Marilyn Monger

Olga Morella

Anna Moretti

Luke Adams Myers

Ava Rose Navarro

Ann Olivero

Thomas Orecchio

Olga Orlando

Yolanda Polidoro

Frances Peebles

Raymond Peters

Lorraine Raia

Frank Ratkowski

Teresa Riga

Patrick Riley

Adam Romano

Cosette Ruh

John Russo

Divina Sandig

Dr. Eric Jose Santos

Marianne San Filippo

Josephine Guide Sapp

Mary Sawidzial

Nancy Schiavi

Edwina Schurick

Raymond Shallanberger

Cindy Sonnier

David Snedegar

Nancy Spencer

Sean Stein

Matthew Stevens

Dolores Talamini

Patricia Teague

Richard Teague

Michael Tereman

Anna Teresak

Anthony Tomaro

Frank Tropiano

Rena Turchi

Allison Valverde

Carol Vetack

Richard Vetack

Vincent Viscariello

Joan Wirzman

Lisa Yoder

Margaret ZanGrando

Joseph Zingariello

Please remember to pray for our sick of our parish

Physician-Assisted Suicide…..What is at Stake?

The NJ Death with Dignity Act A3328/S2259 is a recipe for

elder abuse The most obvious reason is due to a lack of over-

sight when the lethal dose is administered. For example, there

are no witnesses required at death; the death occurs in private.

With this situation, the opportunity is created for an heir, or

for another person who will benefit from the patient’s death,

to administer the lethal dose to the patient without his consent.

Even if he struggled, who would know? Oppose the NJ Death

with Dignity Act (A3328/S2259) Visit: http://

www.capwiz.com/njcathconf/home to let your legislators

know where you stand on this issue. Saint Maria Goretti Novena (1890—1902)

All are invited pray a novena in honor of St. Maria beginning

Friday, June 28th through Saturday, July 6th.

The prayer will be recited after the 7AM, 7PM daily Mass on

Mondays—Friday, and after the 9AM Mass on Saturday.

About St. Maria Goretti,

Patron of Purity & Victims of Violence Maria was less than 12 years old when she was killed by

her 18 year old neighbor, Alexander. He badly beat and stabbed her

because she would not submit to him.

As St. Maria lay dying, she forgave Alexander. He was

arrested and in jail for 30 years but was not sorry for what he had

done until dreamt that he was in a garden and Maria gave him

flowers. When he woke, he was sorry for his crime and lived a re-

formed life. He was released after 27 years and went directly to

Maria’s mother to beg for forgiveness. She said, “If my daughter

can forgive him, who am I to withhold forgiveness”.

Maria was declared a saint in 1950, Alexander was there

in the St. Peter's crowd to celebrate her canonization. She was can-

onized by Pope Pius XII in 1950 for her purity as model for youth.

Thoughts For The Week

JUNE 23, 2013 ~ TWELVETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Television in its infancy was not very interested in real

life. It offered news and sports coverage, a few gardening

and other programs. But otherwise, it took its lead from the

world of cinema. Do you remember the “Million Dollar

Movie” on channel nine? What most of us wanted was

fantasy entertainment, films and drama, the world of make-

believe. The last decade has seen a reversal of this pattern.

We are treated to great chunks of what are billed as “real-

life” programs. There are programs in which supposedly

ordinary people live together under the eye of the camera.

There is also an obsession with the sale and decoration of

houses, makeover programs involving ordinary people and a

keenness to delve into the past of families and friends in an

attempt to discover who people may really be.

Sometimes the people featured are well known to start

with. Sometimes people become celebrities by being exposed

in this way through the media. They are famous for being

famous, for having been exposed to the public eye, and not

for any achievement or talent they may have.

It is easy for the media to build people up in this way;

it is just as easy for them to knock people down. Indeed it

sometimes seems as if this is inevitable. Although it’s

important that the media are able to call politicians, business

leaders and those in authority to account for their actions,

considerable damage can be done when they intrude into

people’s personal lives and often come to false conclusions

about them.

In all three Synoptic Gospels Jesus asks his disciples

this question about himself: “Who do you say that I am?” In

St. Luke’s version, as with all the important moments in his

Gospel, the exchange takes place against the background of

prayer. Jesus is praying alone in the presence of his disciples.

We are about halfway through St. Luke’s Gospel. In the first

half Jesus, through his words and actions, has been showing

his disciples who he is, namely the one anointed by the spirit

to fulfil the words of the prophet Isaiah, “to bring the good

news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives and to the

blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free, to proclaim the

Lord’s year of favor”.

Through his preaching, teaching and miracles, through

the life he has shared with them, Jesus has offered his

disciples many signs of this fulfilment. All of this St. Peter

acknowledges when he declares Jesus to be “The Christ of

God”. The disciples have learnt lesson one. They know who

Jesus is. Now they have to move to lesson two, to discover

what this means. Jesus does not waste time. They will

immediately set out on what in St. Luke is one long, winding

road to Jerusalem. The end of this journey is suffering, death

---and resurrection on the third day. The journey to this end

will allow the disciples to learn more about what we may call

“the cost of their discipleship”, that to continue following

Christ will mean the same demands will be made of them.

In your charity, pray for the sick and the lonely—visit

them if you can. Also, please remember to pray for all who

have wandered from the faith, and all who have died. May

God always be pleased with us!

How would Jesus have dealt with the modern media?

Probably in the same way he dealt with the scribes and the

Pharisees, giving them the signs of his true identity and

encouraging them to interpret these signs correctly. One

suspects that his success today would be just as limited.

Some parts of the media, like some of those people who

listened to Jesus, seek openly for the truth. Others more often

than not have their own story in advance. They then fit the

“facts” into the story in a way that will arouse the greatest

interest and so sell the greatest number of copies. Nobody

emerges well from such stories, at least not for long, as

misery and misfortune evoke greater interest than goodness

and happy outcomes.

It can make the cost of discipleship, as the disciples

themselves found, doubly difficult. Good deeds will be

twisted into signifying malice or greed, and truth will

become hard to portray and even more demanding to find. In

its pursuit we may have to lose our good name, friends and

fortune, but the life ultimately attained will be of real rather

than false value, of integrity rather than imitation. This is just

one illustration of the pitfalls that face us as we try to pursue

a life based on the values revealed to us in Jesus and his

teaching. As Luke himself will constantly remind us, what

we achieve is through the Holy Spirit working in and

through us, not through our efforts alone.

Monsignor Michael

JUNE 23, 2013

June 15/16, 2013 Collection…………………..……$8,014.15

Poor Box…………………………………..………..$65.00

Thank you for being as generous as you are able.

For those who wish to donate electronically please visit our

website at www.stannparish.com and click on the

NETCHARGE icon.

Parish Food Drive Happens on the 1st Saturday and Sunday of

each month.

Baby Gifts Drive Happens on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of

each month.

Baptisms Baptisms are celebrated each month on the First

Sunday at the Noon Mass as well as the second, third, and

fourth Sundays at 1:30pm. There will be no baptisms during

Lent. Arrangements must be made in advance and new parents

are required to take a Baptism Preparation class held on the

second Saturday of each month at 10:00am with Deacon Conrad

in the CMR.

Sponsors & Godparents If you are 18 years or older, you must

register as an adult and be Confirmed in the Catholic Church. If

you are married, your marriage must be recognized by the

Church. This is especially important if you wish to be a

Sponsor for Confirmation or Godparent. It takes 6 months of

attending Mass to be eligible for both of these privileges.

Marriages The common policy of marriage requires that

arrangements be made at least 1 Year before the date of

marriage and before any social plans are made. The bride or

groom must be a registered parishioner. Nuptial Mass or

Ceremony may be scheduled on Friday afternoon, Saturday

morning or afternoon; or Sunday afternoon Nuptial ceremony .

R.C.I.A. We welcome all individuals who wish to become

members of the Catholic Church as well as baptized Catholics

who never received their 1st Communion or Confirmation and are

interested in becoming full participants in the Catholic faith to

contact Deacon J. Pacifico at the Parish Office at (908) 725-1008.

Reconciliation The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated

every Saturday at 9:30 am & 3:00 pm.

Ministry to the Sick Our parish shut-in’s are visited on the first

Friday of each month by our Deacons, Religious Sisters,

Eucharistic ministers. If you know of a parishioner that is

seriously ill or hospitalized, please let the parish office know.

Parish Registration: New parishioners are always welcome &

urged to pick up a registration form from the back of the church

or from the rectory office. We kindly ask that when you are

moving to please notify the rectory.

Novenas are prayed for 9days after each morning and evening

Mass. The Novena prayer is not recited at the Saturday Vigil or

Sunday Masses but it is included as part of the 9 days.

St. Joseph - March 19 ; St. Rita - May 22; St. Anthony - June 13

St. Maria Goretti - July 6; St. Ann - July 26

Dear Friends of St. Ann School,

I finished giving awards to our First through Seventh Graders

and was struck by a phenomenal accomplishment.

Everyone who is part of the St. Ann School Family knows that

grades are not given away just for attending or for not giving

any trouble. At St. Ann School grades are not given for big

donations, active participation of parents, or for paying your

tuition. Though all of these things are important to helping

our school be as great as it is, they do not determine student

success. Student work and effort determine success. Teachers

make sure students are meeting state, national, and diocesan

standards and criteria for promotion. This is not a small task.

Our motto continues to be, “meet it and exceed it” in terms of

the rigors of the curriculum requirements at all three levels.

Our students need to do homework, take notes, complete

tasks, take tests, and some even take exams. The bar is set

high. We do not just pass students on from grade to grade.

With all of that said, I am very pleased to report to you, our

parish family, that every student in grades kindergarten

through eighth grade was able to honestly and fairly be

promoted to the next grade level. What an achievement!

Thank you, as always for all of your support. We are as good

as we are because you are as good to us as you are.

God bless you,

Sr. Mary Klersey, MPF

Principal

Offertory

Summer Envelopes

We sincerely thank our parishioners who mail or deliver your

weekly envelopes to the parish office while you are out-of-

town on vacations this summer. As many of you understand,

our parish expenses and obligations do no take a vacation

when you do, so it is very helpful to be able to rely on your

continued support even when you cannot personally attend

Mass here.

Our next bus trip to Atlantic City will take place on,

Thursday, July 11th.

Please contact Marge Corona at 908-725-1198 for ticket info.

and to reserve your place on the bus.

ST. ANN ATLANTIC CITY BUS TRIP

A Thank You from the Festa Committee We would like to express our appreciation for your generosity

in support of St. Ann’s Festa Your personal commitment was

incredibly helpful. You all did a fantastic job whether it was

baking a cake for the cake wheel, worked at a booth, sold

50/50’s, helped set up or take down, cooking in the kitchen at

6am, cleaned tables or took out garbage, and stretched dough

all your efforts were important to us. May God bless you in

abundance.

JUNE 23, 2013

THE WEEK A HEA D Sunday, June 23, 2013

Sunday Mass: 7:30 am. • 9 am. • 10:30 am. • 12 pm.

7pm: Bingo

Monday, June 24, 2013

Daily Mass: 7 am • 7 pm

7:30pm: Knights of Columbus meeting (cmr)

Tuesday. June 25, 2013

Daily Mass: 7 am • 7 pm

7:30pm: Bingo

7:45pm: Liturgy Prep meeting (rcr)

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Daily Mass: 7 am • 7 pm

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Daily Mass: 7 am • 7 pm

Friday, June 28, 2013

Daily Mass: 7 am • 7 pm

Novena in honor of St. Maria Goretti to be prayed after

the 7am and 7pm Masses

Saturday, June 29, 2013

9am: morning Mass; Novena in honor of St. Maria Goretti

9:30am & 3pm: Confessions

4pm: Sunday Vigil

Let Us Remember.... In our prayers, the men and women serving in our Nation’s

Armed Forces. Major Michael A. De Cicco, U.S. Army

LCpl. William A. De Santis, U.S. Marine Corps.

Victor Dulay, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps

Sgt. John J. Houser III, U.S. Marine Corps

PFC. Matthew John U.S. Marine Corps

CW4 Michael Lopez, Jr.

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Morella, U.S. Marine Corps

Major Michael Morella, U.S. Army

Sgt. Dan Neville, U.S. Marine Corps

PFC Daniel J. Salvo, U.S. Marine Corps

Corp. Jonathan Schultes, US Marine Corps

Major. Louis P. Simon, U.S. Marine Corps

PFC Jerome C. Sunga, US Army

Jack Vara, U.S. Marine Corps

LTJG Robert Wilson, U.S. Navy

Parish Database Update

St Ann’s Parish distributed a Database Update flyer during the

masses on June 8/9 as well as during the Festa. If you missed it

and would like more information, email Cathy Stevens at

gus1210@aol.com or call 908-910-0308 OR email Josephine

Taddeo at josiet1@optonline.net or call 908-725-4369.

R.C.I.A. St. Ann Parish invites all to a deeper love of Jesus and to a full-

ness of communion with the Church. The Rite of Christian Initia-

tion for Adults (RCIA) is a process where adults are welcomed

into the Catholic Church. Do you know someone who is thinking

about becoming part of our Catholic community? Are you the

non-Catholic spouse of a parishioner who is wondering about

full communion with the Church? Are you an adult Catholic

who, for whatever reason, "missed" one or more of the sacra-

ments of initiation while growing up?

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults welcome all kinds of

people into the Catholic family. Call Deacon John Pacifico at 908-

725-1008, for more information.

I,___________________________________, pledge to do the

following during the 2013 Fortnight for Freedom

(June 21-July 4):

o Private Holy Hour

____ At home

____In the Church before Christ in the tabernacle

____In the Church during a Eucharistic Holy Hour

o Daily Rosary

_____Number of Rosaries prayed

o Abstinence from meat and fasting on Fridays

o Other sacrifice______________________________________

Signature: __________________________________(optional)

Date:________________________________________________

Parish:______________________________________________

Please complete and drop in your parish collection basket.

Thank you!

Prayer & Sacrifice

Pledge Form

Pro—Life Announcement Please join this prayerful effort for our country by

participating in the Holy Hour for Life, Marriage, & Liberty

on

Monday, June 24th

4:00pm—5:00pm

Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament on Somerset Street, Raritan

Please pray for repose soul of

Norma C. Ferguson - June 17, 2013

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light

shine upon her. May the soul of the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen