Who Let the Monks Out? In the monastery, this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ was a real “who-let-the-dogs-out” kind of event. This was (and still is) the one and only day of the year when Carthusian monks are free to leave their hermitages and “make a visit” (as my mother used to say) to the Blessed Sacrament, exposed on the altar the whole day long. On every other day of the year, the hermit monks leave their “cells” only when summoned to church by the ringing of the monastery bell, but on this day the brothers are off the leash. Corpus Christi is their ticket to ride.

On the Road Again … This is also the one day of the year when, right after morning Mass and just before Solemn Exposition, the monks hit the road with the Blessed Sacrament and process all through the monastery, singing and praying with incense billowing and candles flickering. Poor monk that I was, I often found myself absorbed less in the mystery of the Eucharist than in the grand tour of the monastic enclosure. It was the only day of the year when we had a chance to see corners of the monastery that ordinarily were none of our business and therefore off limits. “A place for everyone and everyone in his place” is the monastery way, but on this day, for the forty or so minutes we took in procession, every nook and cranny of the monastery was “my place.”

This Is Holy Ground … The procession with the Blessed Sacrament is a way of “incarnating” the truth that the whole of the monk’s life is holy. Not just the church, but the kitchen too. Not just the sanctuary, but the garage as well. Not just the chalice, but the chisel. And what’s true on top of the holy mountain is just as true down at the bottom. What ‘s good for the monk is good for the mother. What’s true for the brother is true for the husband—and for the father.

Show Me the Way … Very early on, the first Christians called their life, very simply and very beautifully, “The Way.” We follow. We walk. And there is no turn, there is no corner, there is no hidden place, which is not “on the way.” It’s all love. It’s all grace. An army marches on its stomach, they say. We the Church, the “Church Militant” as they used to say, we march on the strength of the one bread and the one cup. The Way leads from the Eucharist and to the Eucharist. On this Memorial Day Weekend, on this weekend of “remembering,” we remember too the One who died on Calvary’s Cross; the One whose rising gives hope to all who have fallen; and the One who has asked us to “do this” to remember him …

Love, Fr. Colin

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: Joan Walsh, Michael Reyes, Michelle Seymour, Henry Karlewicz, Frank Morano, Sr., Charles “Chuck” Rocco, Bill Keegan, Richard Kennelley, Julie Zinzi, Charles Cummins, Veronica Reichert, Ida Balzac, Robert O’Byrne, Julia Fedourchik, Kristen Casanova, Jillda DiNardo, Marie Brancato, Frank Hlava, Fr. James Joyce, Ann DiGiaimo, Larry, Carol & Jill Sifflard, Dylan Ochanski, Helen Konarski, Sharon Breheny, Mary Ludlow, Dave Owens, Timothy Dolan, Manny Chirico, Margaret Chirico, Facundo Daniel, Nicki Conaway, Ray Hofmeister, Virginia Sprague, June Passarelli, Barbara Spreer, Janet Blumka, Emma Marie Wyman, Evelyn Hedderich, Jason & Justin Leider, Kevin Barnett, Dianna Miranda, Joanne DeCaro, Brandon Higgens, Ann Millstein, Carol Gravel, Wendy Gratale, Richie Policastro, Jackie Manning, Stanislaw Tecza, Jean Calabrase, Louis Frances, Jarret Adamo, Matthew McGovern, Gloria Ranieri, Sarah Valenti, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna, Todd Hodge, Vickie DePadova, Emily Rao, John Rao, Carol Verbovsky, Kenneth Bodzak, Janice Ward, Carol Crosson, Anne Llewellyn, Amy Joosten Butler, Les Wolf, Gary Beal, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Mary Ann Cavana, Nicole Schepps, John Falcone, Elise Bord, Vicki Purpura, Liz Morano, Baby Regan Doyle, John Cooney, Msgr. Joseph Slinger, Brenda Reef, Mary Garripoli, Kenneth Michael Bodzak, Kelly Ann Ross, Kay McAteer, Michael T., Mildred Adamo, Patricia Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Peter Mastrangelo and Olga Marino.

†Pray for the happy repose of † Matthew Lease and Esther Mackrell

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Anthony C. Tantillo as requested by his Mom.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Louis Disco as requested by Joy Disco. The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of Maria McNamara as requested by the Roseanne & Family.

BACK TO OUR ROOTS WILL NOT BE MEETING THIS WEEK.

WILL RESUME THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH

AT 1:00 PM IN THE FAITH CENTER.

Monday, May 30th

– Memorial Day 9:00 – All Veterans Living and Deceased

Tuesday, May 31st

7:30 – Thanksgiving to Blessed Mother – Mark All Souls in Purgatory - Antonio 8:45 – Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. (Living) – Anna Macanka John Cala (Living) – Rita Verdini

Wednesday, June 1st

7:30 – Thanksgiving to St. Anthony – Mark Lisa Thornberry - Paul 8:45 – Josephine Coppola– Rooney & Novelle Families Marian Nunno – Linda Lazina

Thursday, June 2nd

7:30 – Thomas Keenan – Mary & Family Sal Graniero – Family Harry Moran (Living) – Your Friends at 7:30 Mass 8:45 – Andrew Capizzi – Anna Marie Sciancalepore Maria & John Wlazlo - Daughter

Friday, June 3rd

7:30 – Edward Bender – Wife, Barbara Rafael Marte – Family Harry Moran (Living) – Your Friends at 7:30 Mass 8:45 – Bernice Kelley – Daughter Karen Linda Lazina (Living) – Marie Michael Fochi - Family

Saturday, June 4th

8:45 – Lydia Martignetti – Mary Ellen & Don Anthony C. Tantillo – Mom Maria McNamara – Roseanne & Family 5:15 - Marie & Louis Disco – Joy Michael Burke – Family Frances & Stephen Rosty – Rosty Family Anna Wozniak – Rosty Family

Sunday, June 5th

7:30 - Jun Ortega – Belinda Garcia Helen Nazimek – Family Charlotte & John Kearney – Family Olivia Oliveira (Living) – Olivia Oliveira 9:30 – Tom Bostley – Eileen Ivona Gomez (Living) – Grandma & Family Nat Mappa – Chuck & Andrea LoBue Michal & Agnieszka Rusin – Daughter & Family 11:30 – Maria Pitrelli – Pitrelli Family Mill & Jim – DePadova Family Jason Dawson – The Artinger Family Daniel Carletto – The Sonye Family 6:00 pm – People of St. Anne Parish

PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO 6:00 PM MASS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 29TH – MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE PARISH OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 30th. THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE MASS AT 9:00 am ON MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30th.

Let us pray for those in our armed forces especially

for: 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 2nd

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; 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; Staff Sgt. Joseph

Sullivan, USMC; A1C Richard Baldassari, USAF;

Capt. Donald Pump, USMC; and all those serving in

Iraq and Afghanistan.

How to Report Abuse – The Archdiocese takes very

seriously any and all allegations of sexual misconduct

by members of the clergy, Religious and lay staff of the

Archdiocese. We encourage anyone with knowledge of

an act of sexual misconduct to inform us immediately so

that we may take appropriate action to protect others

and provide support to victims of sexual abuse.

Individuals who wish to report an allegation of sexual

misconduct may do so by calling the Archdiocesan

Office of Child and Youth Protection at 201-407-3256.

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).

MEDITATION Ebb and Flow by Henri Nouwen

Dear Lord,

Today I thought of the words of Vincent van Gogh:

“It is true there is an ebb and flow, but the sea

remains the sea.”

You are the sea.

Although I experience many ups and downs in my

emotions and often feel great shifts and changes in

my inner life, you remain the same.

Your sameness is not the sameness of a rock,

but the sameness of a faithful lover.

Out of your love I came to life;

by your love I am sustained,

and to your love I am always called back.

There are days of sadness and days of joy;

there are feelings of guilt and feelings of gratitude;

there are moments of failure and moments of

success; but all of them are embraced by your

unwavering love.

My only real temptation is to doubt in your love,

to think of myself as beyond the reach of your love,

to remove myself from the healing radiance of your

love.

To do these things is to move into the darkness of

despair.

O Lord, sea of love and goodness, let me not fear

too much the storms and winds of my daily life,

and let me know that there is ebb and flow,

but that the sea remains the sea. Amen.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS

Feast of Corpus Christi “They all ate and were satisfied. And when the

leftover fragments were picked up, they filled

twelve wicker baskets.” (Luke 9:17)

The story of the Loaves and Fishes shows us that when we share what we have, even if it doesn’t seem like that much, miracles can happen! Do not think that your gift is too small or insignificant! God blesses all the gifts we offer and makes them wondrous.

Through their union in love,

the couple experiences

the beauty of fatherhood and motherhood and

shares plans, trials, expectations and concerns;

they learn care for one another and

mutual forgiveness.

In this love, they celebrate their happy moments

and support each other in the difficult passages

of their life together.

Pope Francis Amoris Laetitia: The Joy of Love [88]

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 Registration for new Pre-K to Grade 8 families is now taking place. New Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade students must present birth and baptismal certificates and record of immunizations. New students registering for Grades 1-8 must present a transcript from their previous school and record of immunizations. 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 .

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

SUMMER FAITH

Registrations are still being processed. Registered families will be receiving a series of emails in early June.

FALL FAITH REGISTRATION: NEW PROCEDURE!

Registration for ALL Fall Faith programs (gr 1-8) opens the weekend of June 11/12! Download & print Registrations forms and emergency contact cards through our parish website (stannefairlawnnj.org). Instructions & fees are listed on the website. After completing the paperwork, please bring it and the registration fee to the Rectory. Please put ALL paperwork in the provided envelope. The 1st set of LATE FEES go into effect July 16—register before the end of the school year!

St. Anne Stages announces its Musical Theatre Summer Workshop 2016 audition dates!

Our 9 day intensive theatrical program will feature a performance of scenes and musical numbers with our theme, The Totally Awesome 80’s – A salute to the music, TV & Broadway shows and movies of the 1980’s. The focus of the workshop is on acting, singing and movement in a variety of styles. Audition dates in the Church Hall: Fri., June 3rd - 7:00-9:00 P.M. Audition: Be prepared to sing 32 bars of your favorite 80’s song. You may use sheet music, karaoke, or sing a capella. Tuition: $525.00 includes t-shirt and materials - $100.00 Deposit required. Workshop dates: First Session: 10 am-2 pm -July 12th – 22nd, Grades 3-12 Performances: July 22nd & 23rd Second Session: August 1st-12th, Grades 3-8 – 10 am-2 pm; Grades 9-12 – 7pm – 10 pm Performances: August 12th & 13th

(Placement of students is up to the discretion of the directors.)

Please e-mail Dawn Greene at mrsgreene8b@optonline.net with any questions.

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

ITEMS MOST NEEDED: ALL CANNED VEGETABLES, CANNED FRUIT, CEREAL, AND JELLY. mac & cheese, instant potatoes, white rice (small bags), small packets of instant dry milk, mayo, sugar, jello or pudding mix, coffee, pancake mix, syrup, cake mix, icing, deodorant, shampoo & conditioner, toothbrushes, toilet paper, paper towels, plastic wrap, baggies, dish soap, laundry detergent and house cleaning products. Next Food Distribution date is June 8th . Please check the dates on your donations prior to donating them. We do not hand out expired food. You can drop off food anytime at the rectory. Check out the Dollar Stores for dollar deals. Please do not drop clothes, books, baby items, household items off at the rectory without checking with Michelle first. Call the Rectory ask for ext. 217. Leave a message if no one answers.

ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY for the Unemployed & Under-employed

We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, June 9th - first floor meeting room 7-9PM and at St. Anne’s Rectory on Saturday, June 11th - 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

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE??? Why not sign up to provide one meal for the residents at Harrison House in Paramus, a safe and secure ‘home’ for people living with HIV/AIDS. This is a great family project (good for Confirmation service hours). Your family would have to shop, cook and deliver a prepared meal to the seven people who reside at Harrison House in Paramus, located on the grounds of Bergen Regional Medical Center. The menu suggestions and directions to Harrison House will be given approximately 2 weeks prior to the date you sign up for. We hope you will join us and be a member of this giving community. Available dates Harrison House Meal Program 2016 are Sundays… 11/27 and 12/25. Call Michelle Goetz at 201-791-1616 ext. 217 to secure a date.

GREEN FAIR UPDATE: We apologize for not getting this update to you sooner!

The Green Fair hosted/sponsored by the Faith Center will be held here at St. Anne's in October rather than the originally planned April date. The change of date was necessary because of vendor availability.

Watch the bulletin come September for an exact date of the Green Fair event.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BLUE ARMY SHRINE:

Saturday, June 4th "You at Least Try to Console Me." World Apostolate of Fatima, Blue Army Shrine, 674 Mt. View Rd., Washington, NJ, 07882 invites all. Honor Our Lady's plea of Dec. 10, 1925 requesting Five Consecutive First Saturdays of Reparation. Special Guest Speaker/Celebrant Fr. Nicholas Bozza. Confessions 10:30 am; 11:30 Rosary w/15 minute meditation; 12:00 Holy Mass; 1:30 Benediction; 2:00 Holy House: Confessions, Children's Video, Talk on Last Vision of Fatima; 3:00 Divine Mercy Chaplet. Bring your family and friends to answer the call of the Child Jesus: "And have you spread through the world what our heavenly Mother requested of you?"www.bluearmy.com 908-689-1700 Ext 210 Monday June 13th -World Apostolate of Fatima Shrine 674 Mt. View Rd., Washington, NJ 07882. Celebrate 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Angel of Peace at Portugal and 99th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. 10-11:00: Holy House tour; 10:30: Confessions-upper Shrine; 12:00: Rosary Procession; 12:30: Speaker Fr. Michael Venditti; 1:00 Holy Mass: Bishop Emeritus Paul Bootkoski; 2:30: Benediction; Fatima Farewell; Brown Scapular enrollment; 3:00: Divine Mercy Chaplet; 3:30-4:30: Holy House tour. Enter designated Year of Mercy Door. www.bluearmy.com 908-689-1700 Ext 210

beginning next weekend….

the praypen and the launch pad

will be in timeout mode see you in the fall!

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 29th Monday, May 30th AA – 7:30 pm – LCR

Tuesday, May 31st Men’s Morning Prayer – 6:00 am – FC

Wednesday, June 1st Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC

Thursday, June 2nd Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 – C Cub Scouts – 6:30 – 9:30 pm – CAF Choir – 7:30 pm – C

Friday, June 3rd Eucharist Adoration – 12:00 – 6:00 pm – C Movie Night – 7:00 pm – FC Stages – 7:00 – 9:00 pm – CH

Saturday, June 4th AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF

Eucharist Adoration

Friday, June 3rd

12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Concluding with Benediction at 6:00 pm

Please volunteer to pray one hour before our Lord.

Sign-up sheet in the church vestibule.

MOVIE NIGHT...

Elizabeth Ann Seton Faith Center (lower level of the rectory)

Friday, June 3, 2016 at 7:00 PM

The Painted Veil: Adapted from a short story

by W. Somerset Maugham, a film about love, betrayal and

reconciliation set in 1920's China during a cholera epidemic.

Run time: 95 minutes

...Please join us!

Felician Reading Center Offers a Summer Camp The Felician Reading Center will offer a Summer Camp for chldren ages 6 to 9 years old. The program will begin on Monday, July 11 and end on Friday July 25. The program will be held Monday through Friday mornings and will begin at 9:00 am sharp and end at 12:00 noon. The program wil consist of a variety of activities and hands on. The fee will be $100 per week. Each child will provide a snack and drink for themselves in order to stay safe because of different allergies. To register, lease call Sr. Mary Andrew at 973-473-7447, ext. 123.

SAINT ANNE'S SENIORS TO HOLD ICE CREAM SOCIAL

The Seniors of Saint Anne's will feature an ice cream social for paid up members at their meeting on Monday, June 13th. at 1 p.m. in the church hall. Our hostess team for July and August includes Mary Ann Corallo, Mary McCarthy, Lou Anne Marini, Doreen Mc Garry, Pat Molenaar, and Grace Palmieri. A trip to Mohegan Sun in Wilkes Barre, PA scheduled for June 29 still has openings. For reservations and further information call Lucy at 201-791-3440.

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 1,382 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $12,491.50 in the offertory and $3,076.00 through Online Giving offertory,

which along with other fees and donations totaled $20,494.50. 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 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!