Dear Friends,

I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you.

I’ve been watching the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, for the past couple of weeks. For those who don’t know the show, it’s the story of a high school teen who takes her own life. Before she did this, however, she made a bunch of tapes, filling thirteen sides, in which she described to her school mates, how they influenced her decision to end her life. Much has been made about 13 Reasons Why. It’s a difficult movie, to be sure. However, while the attention of the film is on the place of bullying and rumors on one group of students and their parents, a whole other population of young people is largely ignored. There is a dimension that I’d like to focus on, though It’s this: the characters in the film, both teenagers and parents, suffer from a rather shallow existence. They are depicted as being mirror images of one another. They understand themselves through both what the others think of them and their interactions in the course of the day. There is, of course, a basic psychological truth here, but there’s more to being human than our social selves. Hannah, the main protagonist, is highly susceptible to the jealousies and rumors of others and how

they react to her reactions. But the same is true for her “friends,” her parents, the parents of her “friends,” and the school administrators. There are no inner values, inner life experiences, that could guide the characters through the social maze of their lives. As the series draws to a close, elements of a deeper dimension begin to break through. Clay, Hannah’s one true friend, reveals his anger over the terrible injustice of her experiences and his own unspoken deep love for her. Others, even Clay, begin to face their responsibilities in her tragic choice. But, it’s this overall emptiness in the lives of the main characters that I found disturbing. Jesus tells us in this week’s gospel “I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you...On that day, you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you.” It’s this spiritual dimension that is missing in 13 Reasons Why. This, for me, is the tragedy of the series: a vibrant young woman had so defined herself in terms of her social role of being a teenager that she never got to know her deeper self. That self could have given her the inner strength to face the terrible insensitivities of those around her. There was just no vehicle for these characters to explore that inner life and the Presence in their midst. This isn’t just true in the film. It’s true in many of our lives today. Being only spiritual, however, isn’t enough, I’m afraid. It’s just too easy to misread the genuine spiritual signals that come to us each day. The movie characters began to experience them but didn’t know what do about it. Real religion is the key for interpreting those signals. Its true purpose is to be the bridge between our outer lives and the inner life where, as Christ tells us, he dwells. 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: Kathy Nahra, Joe Hackett, George Ryerson, Baby Joseph Mount, Sean O’Malley, Dave Gondres, Mark Reeves, Dr. Kevin Jeffrey McCarthy, Tommy Maher, Betty Young, Frank Milito, Gabrielle Paradiso, Baby Charles Michael Tansey, Marianne Wilde, Lois Dekker, Cira Staropoli, Adele Lombardo, Mary Golabek, Amy Dong, Joy Leonard, Mark Reeves, Mercedes Cepeda, Joey Bulger, Tom Pagano, Catherine Kurnath, John Coons, Thomas Paulhus, Mary McCarthy, Nellie Salazar, Ann Garripoli Petrie, John Coons, Joyce Rizzo, Baby Eden Parker, Jennifer Crespo, Jimmy O’Hanlon, Patricia Sisti, Albert Gravel, Margaret Hoether, Edna Tuchler, David Guerra, Jessica Pavoni, Debbie Carlotti, Jake Rudd, John Bohlig, Michael Reyes, Frank Morano, Sr., Bill Keegan, Richard Kennelley, Charles Cummins, Veronica Reichert, Robert O’Byrne, Julia Fedorchik, Jillda DiNardo, Marie Brancato, Dylan Ochanski, Helen Konarski, Mary Ludlow, Jason & Justin Leider, Dianna Miranda, Brandon Higgens, Ann Millstein, Carol Gravel, Wendy Gratale, Richie Policastro, Jackie Manning, Stanislaw Tecza, Louis Frances, Jarret Adamo, Matthew McGovern, Sarah Valenti, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna, Todd Hodge, Emily Rao, John Rao, Carol Verbovsky, Kenneth Bodzak, Janice Ward, Anne Llewellyn, Les Wolf, Gary Beal, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Nicole Schepps and John Falcone.

†Pray for the happy repose of † Irma Arroyo, Pasqua Salvi, Judy LaRosa,

Dominic Rao and Jacqueline Matisse

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Irene Puente Lewis as requested by Barbara Puente & Ursula Acuari.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in honor of Dr. Kevin Jeffrey McCarthy as requested by the McDonald, Micelli and Mastro Families.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of William Fowler as requested by his wife.

Monday, May 22nd

7:30 - Kevin Escorcia – Family Patsy Byers - Family 8:45 – Adele Gleason – Maureen Blei Holy Souls of the Ordained Priests – Vincent Matt Kenly (Living) - Family

Tuesday, May 23rd

7:30 – Anthony Laneve (Living) - Family Sal Graniero - Family 8:45 – Damian Ret Jr. – Nieves Ret & Family Holy Souls of the Oradained Priests – Vincent John Fahey – Robin Popielarz & Family

Wednesday, May 24th

7:30 – Tommy Frank - Mark 8:45 - Anna Marie Majka – Ann & Kay and Families Rosemary & Harry Murray – Dalton Family

Ascension Thursday Vigil 7:30 pm – People of the St. Anne Parish

Thursday, May 25th

– Ascension Thursday 7:30 – People 8:45 - of 12:10 - Saint Anne 7:30 - Parish

Friday, May 26th

7:30 - Pat Larger – Mark Thanksgiving to St. Joseph - John 8:45 - Pascual Idica – Anita Idica Giuseppe Auteri Michael Terranova & Family

Saturday, May 27th

8:45 - Pascual & Juliana Vergara – Daughter, Nieves & Family Jean Calabrase – The Bober and Klein Families 5:15 - Peraino & Ferrara Families – Family Juelly Lichtmann – The Abate Family Patricia Vaughan – Family Robert Abate – 5:15 Eucharistic Ministers

Sunday, May 28th

7:30 – Fr. Colin (Living) – Mildred Placa Maria Gorete Goncalves – Family Carmen Caines – Rosa & Family James & Elizabeth Rau Family (Living & Deceased) – Deacon JC 9:30 – Salvatore Barone – Wife & Kids Hubert Malmendier – The Stickna Family Horace DeSousa – Family Sam DePadova – Carol Nocker 11:30 – Jack Desmond – Daughter & Son-in-law Carlos Jimenez – Daughters Thomas Muller – Lise Muller Sam DePadova – Nick & Mary Magarelli NO 6:00 PM MASS – Memorial Day Weekend

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 1st Cl

Nicholas J. Vanni, US Navy; Major Gregory Sugalski,

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

Sgt. Michael VanPamel, USAF; Sgt. Michael Bourke,

US Army; PFC Lindsay Newarski, US Army; Staff Sgt..

Matthew Bauer, USAF; Brandon Motto, USMC; Lt.

Marc Sabatino, USN; LCPL Storm Odom, USMC;

Airman Michael Diffin, USAF; CPL Justin Scales,

USMC; LCPL Dominick Rizzo, USMC; PFC Jonathan

C. Sulinski, Warrant Officer Alan Harty, US Army; Sgt.

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

Bruining, USMC; LCPL Steven D’Argenio, USMC;

Capt. Kip Rainey; SP4 Monica Saucier, US Army; Spec.

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

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

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

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

A1C Richard Baldassari, USAF; Capt. Donald Pump,

USMC; and all those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ALTERNATIVE TO ABORTION If you know

someone who is considering having an abortion, here is

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

consider an alternative to this practice. The number is

1-800-395-HELP (4357).

2017 INTENTIONS AVAILABLE

There are still 2017 intentions available for the Bread & Wine,

Altar Candles and Sanctuary Lamp. Please visit the Church

Office to request the Bread & Wine, Altar Candles or

Sanctuary Lamp in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving.

Weekly intentions are $15.00 each.

BACK TO OUR ROOTS Will meet Thursday, May 25th

from 1:00-2:30 pm in the Faith Center

The group will be participating in Creation at The Crossroads program.

We will resume the regular Gospel Study program on June 1.

REFLECTION

Let Everything That Hath Breath Praise The Lord, by Christina Rossetti All that we see rejoices in the sunshine, All that we hear makes merry in the Spring: God grant us such a mind to be glad after our kind, And to sing His praises for everything. Much that we see must vanish with the sunshine, Sweet Spring must fail, and fail the choir of Spring: But Wisdom shall burn on when the lesser lights are gone, And shall sing God’s praises evermore for everything.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS 6th Sunday of Easter “For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be

God’s will, than for doing evil.” (1 Peter 3:17)

The old line says “if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” Many of us are diligent in our planning, making sure things are progressing smoothly, then disaster strikes, we don’t get the result that was intended. An unforeseen problem arises. Many times we may respond negatively. Why me? I did everything right! Here’s the thing – God has a different and better plan in store for you.

During May, Pope Francis asks us to pray especially ...that Christians in Africa, in imitation of the merciful Jesus, may give prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace.

ADOPT-A-STUDENT at St. Anne School

Would you like to make a huge impact in the life of

a young child?

Would you like to be an angel to someone who

wants a Catholic school education but cannot afford

it?

Then consider adopting a student for either a partial

or a full tuition scholarship!

Complete this form and drop it in the collection basket

at mass. You will be contacted with more information.

God bless you for being an angel to a child!

Your name

Your phone number

A Word from Pope Francis: The common good is much more than the sum of

individual interests. It moves from “what is best

for me” to “what is best for everyone”. It

embraces everything which brings a people

together: common purpose, shared values, ideas

which help us to look beyond our limited

individual horizons. (7/8/15)

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

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

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

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

SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS

Here is the winning essay for this year's Anne Storozuk Memorial Scholarship awarded by our Rosary Society to Samantha Kedersha Our Spiritual Vessel

Who is it that we can look up to in times of need? Who can we rely on to guide us through a holy life? Although, we can look up to

God and Jesus, Mary is definitely capable of listening to our troubles when we pray. She also gives us advice in mysterious ways. If

you pay attention you may notice that Mary is always with us to guide us. She gives us little signs to tell us who is here, since she is our

spiritual mother she is always there for us when we need her. She lets us know that we are never alone and she is always ready to give

us some of her helpful advice.

As you might know a vessel is something that contains things, just like Mary. Mary listened or contained what God asked of her

when he needed her the most, even though she was scared and nervous she was brave enough to put her trust in God, despite what her

parents, friends, and neighbors would say or think. Mary also contained Jesus throughout his childhood until God needed him to

sacrifice himself. Mary also helped me when I prayed to her for help. She gave me hope and she made things easier for me to deal with

it and she gave me courage that everything would be fine.

The reason we pray to Mary for help is because we idolize her, and we want to be as brave and trusting as she was. Mary is also very

spiritual. She is brave, beautiful, trusting, and a great role model to all mothers. She is a great role model to boys, girls, and men, but

especially to mothers since she was the best mother of all.

One of the best traits of Mary is how brave she was. She had a child before she was married which back then was risking being killed

but she still did it for God.

Her husband died. She even had to watch her son die a slow and painful death, knowing that his life was in God’s hands. She was

chosen to be The Mother of God out of all women in the world. Mary is a wonderful woman and a faithful servant to God.

Overall, Mary listens to our prayers and she is a great role model for all mothers. She is brave and put all her trust in God. Out of all

women in the world God chose her to be the mother of Jesus, God, and everyone. Mary listens to us and is very unique. Mary is Our

Mystical Rose.

Registration for new Pre-K to Grade 8 families is now underway. 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 website. www.stannenj.com Follow us ….@StAnneFairLawn

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

FALLFAITH NEWS - Registration forms for all FallFaith programs (grades 1-8) are available on the parish

website. Go to www.stannefairlawnnj.org and follow the prompts.

Register NOW before the end of the school year!

FAMILY CATECHESIS - The FINAL Family Catechesis sessions for grade 7 is Wednesday, May 24

We will meet in the Church Hall beginning at 7pm. Online reviews for chapters 7-12 are due now.

SUMMERFAITH NEWS -

All SummerFaith registered families: after Memorial Day weekend, look for the following emails:

Child’s grade & catechist

Volunteer schedule

Item provider schedule

If you have not yet signed up for FlockNotes, please do so NOW!

CONFIRMATION - If your child is currently in 8th

grade in either St. Anne School or has completed

8 years of faith formation, he/she is asked to consider Confirmation prep this fall. Letters have either been

distributed to the students or have been mailed home. For more info, please contact the Faith Formation

Office. Registration for Confirmation prep will be held in the fall.

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

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

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

FROM THE OFFICE OF HUMAN CONCERNS

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: ITEMS MOST NEEDED ARE COFFEE, JELLY AND TOILET PAPER

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

Michelle at ext. 217 first.

Harrison House Feeding Program: We only have 12/24 open for the Harrison House feeding program 2017.

If interested, call Michelle at 201-791-1616 ext.217. Leave a message with name, date and telephone #.

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

We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, May 25th. Next meeting at St. Anne’s Rectory is Saturday, June 10th - 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

****URGENT NEED FOR BAKERY PICKUP DRIVERS!!!**** St. Anne’s Parish, with dedicated parishioners supports Catholic Charities and Eva’s Village & The Father English Center in Paterson with the pickup and delivery of bread and baked goods from two local bakeries. The SugarFlake Bakery and Zadie’s Bakery in Fair Lawn make donations on a daily basis. We are in urgent need of drivers to continue this effort. We are in desperate need of at least one driver to pick up on Wednesday evening and deliver Thursday morning. Consider joining this group if you are able to donate about an hour and a half a week to this effort. For information or to volunteer please contact Ed Gasiorowski at 201-873-2203 or Egasior200@aol.com

THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAIR LAWN, INC.

Is sponsoring FLORES DE MAYO - NOVENA IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

PLEASE JOIN US IN THIS SPECIAL CELEBRATION HERE AT ST. ANNE CHURCH

May 21, 2017 4:00 pm May 22, 2017 6:30 pm May 23, 2017 6:30 pm May 24, 2017 6:30 pm May 25, 2017 6:00 pm May 26, 2017 6:30 pm

(After Novena & Mass on 9th day May 26th, fellowship will follow.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:

HERMIE VOGEL 201-791-4499 DINA CABAERO 201-794-0999 JOSIE ARANIAS 201-794-8598 TERESA DEE 201-254-9695

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

community in the ways that we live and work and celebrate

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

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

any of the following Pastoral Council Representatives:

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

Stephanie Kedersha, Joe Barone and Terence Curley

EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, May 21

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Rosary Society Communion Breakfast – 10:30 am-CH

Monday, May 22nd

Seniors – 1:00 – 3:00 pm - CH Seculars - 7:00 – 9:00 pm - CH AA – 7:30 PM - LCR Contemporary Choir – 7:30 pm – C

Tuesday, May 23rd

Men’s Morning Prayer – 6:00 am – FC Wednesday, May 24

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Play Group – 9:30 – 11:00 am – CH Bible Study – 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – FC Feast of the Ascension Vigil Mass – 7:30 pm - C Thursday, May 25

th – Ascension Thursday

Feast Day Masses – 7:30 & 8:45 am 12:10 & 7:30 pm Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm – C Cub Scouts – 6:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF/CH Choir – 7:30 pm – C

Friday, May 26th

Flores de Mayo – 6:00 pm - CH

Saturday, May 27th

AA – 7:30 – 8:30 PM – CAF

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

grandchildren during the week? If so, come join us for our weekly Play Group this Wednesday, May 24th from 9:30 am -11:00 am for about 90 minutes in the Church Hall. For info. please contact Ali Curley at 201-693-3474.

SAINT ANNE STREET FAIRE

Committee Volunteers Needed

The 2017 Street Faire Committee is looking for some

additional volunteers to be on the planning committee. The

committee meets once a month and twice a month as we get

close to the faire date in September!

We are looking for folks with Marketing, Organization,

Finance, & Entertainment planning experience.

If you are interested in being part of this great committee

please contact us through email at: sasf@stannefairlawn.org

Please include your name, contact info, and area of interest.

Thanks, John Hill, Street Faire Chair

St. Anne’s Men's Cornerstone will be leading a Relay for Life Team at Paramus Public High School on June 16-17. The goal is to raise funds and awareness by walking in support of cancer research. Please contact Andy McDonough at 201-214-2754 or a.mcdonough87@gmail.com if you would like to participate.

SAINT ANNE SENIORS The next meeting of the Saint Anne's Seniors will take place on Monday, May 22nd at 1:00 pm in the Church Hall. At our May 8th meeting we had the crowning of the Blessed Mother and a salute to the mothers. A drawing was held and three women were selected to receive a gift from the Senior Club. If you are interested in joining, please call Lucy at 201-791-3440.

HSPT PREP COURSE

FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSION Bergen Catholic High School will be holding a summer HSPT Prep Course for this Fall’s examination. There will be 2 sessions from which to choose. Session one will be from June 26- July 5th and Session 2 will take place from July 6-July 14th. Classes run from 9-11am. Each Session is $300. For more information contact Matt Rosa, Director of Admissions, mrosa@bergencatholic.org

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

“Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me

will do the works that I do, …” Let the Lord into

your marriage to do his works by attending a

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. . For

more information contact Mike and Janet Turco at

973 427-7016 or 609 335- 6880 or email

njwwme@peoplepc.com Military families, are you

getting ready to deploy? Is your family trying to

reconnect after deployment? Marriage Encounter

offers tools of communication that have kept many

military marriages strong and happy through out the

ups and downs of military service. Contact your

local chaplain or call 973 427-7016 or 609 335-

6880 for more information.

Win up to $12,500!

MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle

You have a chance to win up to $12,500 in Saint Anne’s Sixth 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 17, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at 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#:______________________________

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.

OFFICE USE ONLY:

Ticket #______________________issued on:____________________________.

Payment Rec’d: Cash Check #:________Amt:$_____________ Name:____________________________

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

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

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

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

and Michael La Rocca

We are grateful to the 1,511 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $11,919.00 in the offertory and $2,082.00 through Online Giving offertory,

which along with other fees and donations totaled $18,586.00. 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.

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!