Dear Friends,

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter died on Easter. For those of you who don’t know about him, he was a middleweight boxer from Paterson, NJ. His promising career was cut short when he was convicted, along with a friend, John Artis, of fatally shooting three people in a bar in Paterson, in 1966. He spent 19 years in prison until his conviction was overturned. The rest of his life was devoted to fighting for those, like him, who had been wrongfully convicted. Denzel Washington portrayed him in the 1999 movie, The Hurricane.

While in prison, Carter, who always proclaimed his and Artis’ innocence, refused to let the prison system take away his dignity. He once wrote: “You have to determine which way you allow these people to define you.” So, he didn’t follow the prison routine, in so far as he could do so. He didn’t perform prison work, wear prison clothing, or even eat all of his meals in the prison cafeteria. To do anything else, he said, “would be an admission of guilt.”

Carter was not a convinced Christian. Like many people, he knew the Jesus story, but he didn’t let it affect his life. Yet, his sense of his own dignity and his commitment to live in terms of that self-worth goes right to the heart of what the Feast of the Resurrection celebrates.

Jesus lived his life as he did because of his profound experience that he was God’s Beloved Son. The authorities of his day tried to strip him of that sense. They went so far as to treat him as a common criminal. But, as St. Paul and the early Christians, sang:

“Son though he was, he accepted the lot of a slave; coming in human likeness…he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, death on a cross.” Because of this, God greatly exalted him.

The raising of Jesus revealed that Christ’s life was what he said it was: a share in the life of God. God exalted Jesus so that we could share in that same dignity. Our self-worth is not something we have to prove to anybody by what we have or achieve. It is given as our birthright. So, it can never be taken away from us. That’s why the Risen Jesus said that he would always be with us. We are all the daughters and sons of the Father.

Every culture defines what it means to be human and what the “good” human being is. As the Rubin Carter story demonstrates, even the culture of the prison does this. It told him, in effect, that the worthwhile people were those that are outside the prison walls. Those inside are the guilty, and by definition, the worthless ones. Carter may not have believed in Jesus very much, but he was affected by the Spirit of the Risen Christ for he refused to let his prison status define him. With the support of his family, friends, and even strangers, he maintained a sense of his self-worth. After he was released, he once said “Hate got me into this place, but love got me out.”

When we gather each Sunday to experience the Risen Christ’s presence, we too help each other maintain our dignity as the Father’s sons and daughters. That’s why our Easter celebrations, in fact all of Holy Week, were such a great way to remind so many who came how worthwhile they really are. Christ’s love for us “gets us out” of the boxes into which we let ourselves be put.

So, on behalf of us all, I’d like to say a word of thanks to all those who made these celebrations such a grace-filled time for everyone: our ushers, Eucharistic ministers, our altar servers and sacristans, our lectors, our Morning Prayer team, our Welcoming Team, those who decorated and cleaned the church so well, our Music Ministry, which is second to none, Fr. Colin and the Liturgy Team, and all of you for your generosity to our parish.

Love,

Fr. Joe

Worship…Called and formed by the Word of God, we

worship our Lord primarily in the Mass. The Eucharist is

the center of our Christian life. It grounds everything else

we do, from prayer to our daily tasks to our ministries. If you

have any comments, please feel free to contact any of the

following Pastoral Council Representatives: Fr. Colin

Kay, Kathleen Long, Jeannie Barnett, Deacon Rich

McGarry and Michael Kohler.

Pray for the recovery of: Joan Tuohy, Baby Joseph

DiBello Leva Degiglio, Mildred Adamo,Lenora Mosca, Al Mosca, Pete McMahon, Patricia Salvi, Aliysha

Malone, Helen Skrod, Harriett Fochi, Peter

Mastrangelo, Olga Marino, Phyllis Veli, Nicholas

Brancato, Tyler Dixon, Bob Wilson, Michael Terranova, Esther Vera, Rick Nunes, Richard DeLorenzo, Norbert

Wilde, Brandon Patory, Chick Callahan, Deborah

DiMauro, Alice Giegler, Jack Hermans, Baby Bentley Powell, Ernest Keahey, Ruth Rizzo, Paul Kepple,

Patrice Foster, Gertrude Mahon, Louise Garcia, Moira

Mazel, Baby Robert, Ernest Keahey, Ben Musser, David

Gotay, Cadance Joan Davis, Elroy Anderson, Rosemarie Lynch, Teresa Ngo, Carmen Caines, Francisco Negron,

Sean Cox, Ken Lisa, Jack Hermans, Jenny Dobrynski,

Deidre Gilmore, Kevin Considine, Helen Gregorek, David O’Shea, Joseph Marota, Jeffrey Dau, Baby

Kaedon Ross, Glenn Endresz, Maria Morone Zotto,

Sarah Wilder, Krista Jentzsch, Virginia Sprague, Marian Palagano, Patricia Hinchliffe, Helen Krajacic, Betsy

Mahon, Robert O’Byrne, Andrew D’Amico Sr.,

Anthony Frank, Janet Blumka, Anna Coletti, Baby

Gavin Marshall, Patricia Castiglia, Linda DeLorenzo, Jean Conerly, Frances Vargo, Ruth Corsi, Gary Beck,

Rick Owen, Jeannie Girovasi, Natasha Santana, Jay

Paolella, & Terry Crans.

†Pray for the happy repose of †

Martha McGraw and Evelyn Ruth Yuhas

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Pete & Clare Requena,

as requested by their daughters and family.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving

memory of Maria Gorete Goncalves, as requested

by her family.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week for a safe and successful Special Olympics of

Hudson County Track Meet.

Monday, April 28th

7:30 - James Policano – Pat & Jack Molenaar 8:45 – Marylou Burthold – Claire MacBride John & Winifred Kelly – O’Connor Family

Tuesday, April 29th

7:30 – Johnathon Charles Crupi – The Maher Family James Policano – Michael Grillo 8:45 – Horace DeSousa – Rita Walsh

Anthony & Vittoria (Living) – Christina Bergin Wednesday, April 30

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7:30 – Maria Gorete Goncalves – Family

James Policano – George & Roseanne Anderson 8:45 – Josephine McHugh – Peggy

Gabbett Murphy – Dalton Family Harry Murray – Dalton Family – Robin, Taylor, Mackenzie & Meryl

Thursday, May 1st

7:30 – Jack Callahan – Family Aida Morillo – Marin Family 8:45 – Luciano Fuertes – Fuertes Family

Jeffrey & Eithne Thorne & Family (Living) - Christina Bergin

Friday, May 2nd

7:30 – James Policano – Nunz & Mary Ann 8:45 - Jennie Ruff – Dolories Niemiec

Saturday, May 3rd

8:45 – Edward Bender – Wife, Barbara Anne Sadlock – Beatrice & Cesar 5:15 – Carlos Penabad – The Gaul Family

Frances & Stephen Rosty – Family The Ferrara & Peraino Families – Family Tony Lalama & Emma DellaSala - Family

Sunday, May 4th

7:30 - Sister M. Mildred O.P. – Niece, Mildred Placa Loretta Owen – Bruce & Margaret Howard Gabriel DiPasquale – Pahlck Family James Hanson – Ted & Elizabeth Sochaski 9:00 – Josephine Gellis – Rosemary Jones Pete & Clare Requena – Daughters & Family Anthony DeGennaro – Gayle & Robert Menist Francisco Diaz – Daughter, Claudia 10:30 – Rose Terr – Ida vanBuitenen

Nicholas Michael Scopac – St. Ann’s K of C Dolores & Edward Hrabovsky – Murphy Family Marie & Louis Disco - Joy Catherine Dwyer – The Buksar Family 12:00 – Florence Staunton – Dr. & Mrs. Houlihan John & Charlotte Kearney – Family Kenneth Santillan – The Sarno Family Domenico & Concetta - Family 6:00 pm – People of St. Anne Parish

Let us pray for those in our armed forces

especially for: Pvt. 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; Capt. Evan

Marchetti, USAF; 2nd

Lt. Richard Marchetti, USAF,

Capt. Gerard Connelly, US Army; PFC Jason

Dawson, US Army; Airman 2nd

Cl. Matthew Bauer,

USAF; Brandon Motto, USMC; LCPL Jesse

Carpenetti, USMC; Lt. Marc Sabatino, USN; LCPL

Storm Odom, USMC; Airman Michael Diffin,

USAF; Sgt Major Joseph R. Lobban, US Army;

CPL Justin Scales, USMC; LCPL Dominick Rizzo,

USMC; PFC Jonathan C. Sulinski, Warrant

Officer Alan Harty, US Army; Sgt. Bert J. Frullo,

US Army; LCPL. Harrison James Bruining, USMC;

LCPL Steven D’Argenio, USMC; Capt. Kip Rainey;

SP4 Monica Saucier, US Army; Spec. 4 Brian

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

USN; 2nd

Lt. James Choi, US Army; Lt. Col.

Marshall Denney; Lance Corp. Marshall Denney

IV; EO2 Michael Yondolino, USN; Sgt. Mark

Keenan; LTC Patrick Frank; Capt. Daniel Curtin,

US Army; Capt. Erik Mineo, US Army; Corporal

Joseph Sullivan, SMC; A1C Richard Baldassari,

USAF; Capt. Donald Pump, USMC; Col. Robert

Drelich, USMC and all those serving in Iraq and

Afghanistan.

ALTERNATIVE TO ABORTION If you know

someone who is considering having an abortion, here is a number that they might call that could be of help to them to consider an alternative to this practice. The number is 1-800-395-HELP (4357).

TROUBLED MARRIAGE?? See www.helpourmarriage.com or www.retrouvaille.org A Catholic based program open to all faiths. Next NJ/NY weekend is scheduled for May 2- 4 at Holiday Inn, Clark, NJ, off the Garden State Parkway. . For registration call 973-723-7090.

EASTER MEDITATION

The Servant-Girl at Emmaus (A Painting by Velasquez) Denise Levertov

She listens, listens, holding her breath. Surely that voice is his - the one who had looked at her, once, across the crowd, as no one ever had looked? Had seen her? Had spoken as if to her? Surely those hands were his, taking the platter of bread from hers just now? Hands he'd laid on the dying and made them well? Surely that face - ? The man they'd crucified for sedition and blasphemy. The man whose body disappeared from its tomb. The man it was rumored now some women had seen this morning, alive? Those who had brought this stranger home to their table don't recognize yet with whom they sit. But she in the kitchen, absently touching the wine jug she's to take in, a young Black servant intently listening, wings round and sees the light around him and is sure.

BACK TO OUR ROOTS Please join us on Thursday, May 1

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in the Faith Center from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Come and discuss Sunday’s Gospel.

STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN REFLECTIONS

2nd Sunday of Easter

“Jesus came and stood among them and said to

them, ‘Peace be with you.’” JOHN 20:19

Are you good at making people feel welcome?

When you meet someone new, a new neighbor, a

new work colleague, a new parishioner, do you

make them feel at home? Many of us can probably

do a much better job at this. When we make people

feel welcome, we make them feel like they are

included instead of being excluded. A simple

“hello” and a smile goes a long way.

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

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

become ever more truly the People of God.

If you have any comments, please feel free to contact any of the following Pastoral Council Representatives:

Donna Stickna, John Hill and Carmie DeMerchant.

SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS

St. Anne School classes will resume on Monday, April 28th.

2014-2015 registration for grades K-8 and Pre-K registration is currently taking place. Please call the school office at 201-796-3353 or visit us at www.stannenj.com

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

Our final classes are Sunday, April 27and Tuesday, April 29. Progress Reports will be distributed at the

last class.

Fall Faith registration will open Saturday, May 31 (4:30-6:30p) and Sunday, June 1 (9:30a-1:30p) in the

school cafeteria. Register early to avoid late fees!

HOME STUDY

Our final sessions are coming up soon!

Home Study I meets Tuesday, April 29 from 7-8:30pm in the school cafeteria.

Home Study II meets Tuesday, May 6 from 7-8:30pm in the school cafeteria.

Chapter reviews for chapters 22-26 are due at this session, and the children will take the Unit 4

Assessment test.

Don’t forget to bring your RICE BOWL!

CONFIRMATION - The Sponsor/Candidate session will be held on Sunday, April 27. Candidates are to

report to the school @ 7pm for an abbreviated session, and will join the sponsors in the CHURCH for the

conclusion of the evening. Sponsors are to meet in the CHURCH @ 7pm. All will be dismissed from the

CHURCH @ 8:30pm. If the sponsor is unavailable, a parent/guardian can attend instead.

FIRST EUCHARIST RETREATS - Eucharist retreats are Friday, May 2 from 3:30-5:30pm & Saturday,

May 3 from 1-3pm. If you are an adult helper, you have received an info email.

Divine Mercy Sunday 25th Anniversary This Sunday, April 27th - St. Catharine’s in Glen Rock

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated as follows: 3:00 pm – The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be said on Church grounds. Louise Pacos will lead it weather permitting. Chaplet will begin in Church if weather inclement. 3:15-4:15 pm – The Divine Mercy Eucharistic Holy Hour will begin; confessions offered at this time. 4:15-5:15 pm – The Divine Mercy Closing Benediction will follow. Incensing of the Blessed Sacrament & The Divine Mercy Image. Veneration of the First Class Relic of Saint Maria Faustina Kowulska to the public.All are invited to a beautiful, grace filled day. Come join us!

For further information, call the St. Catharine’s Rectory at 201-445-3703.

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

human development, we seek to imitate Jesus in bringing glad tidings to the poor, liberty to the oppressed and

captives, and healing to the blind and the sick.

If you have any comments, please feel free to contact any of the following Representatives: Fr. Joe, Fr. Colin, or

Lenora Mosca

FROM THE OFFICE OF HUMAN CONCERNS

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: 5:15 – cold cereal, rice, powdered milk in packets, graham crackers 7:30 - canned fruits, mayo, mustard, ketchup, dried soup mix 9:00 - healthy snacks, deodorant, toilet paper, tissues, salt 10:30 - mac & cheese, face soap, Comet, SOS pads, lozenges 12:00 - pancake mix, syrup, dry lentils, peas, barley, beans Any donation is appreciated!

Reminder: Coupons needed please! (whole pages…do not cut)

ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY

The unemployed and under-employed men and women of our parish need your immediate attention.

Please if you know of any job openings in your company or any openings at your friends or relatives

companies please let us know of them. Send us the company name, HR Manager name and number so

our searches can get a direct contact to get them through the huge barriers so they have a shot for

getting an interview. You can email the details to stcajetan@stannefairlawnnj.org or post them on the

bulletin board in the entrance to the rectory and we will direct them to the job seekers.

Also if you need workers to help you at your homes let us know the jobs you want done and we will

connect you to the men and women directly so you can work out a fair wage with them.

If you know of someone who is out of work tell them about the St Cajetan Ministry Network Meetings.

We meet every two weeks at two locations. At St Catharine in Glen Rock on Thursday evening at 7PM-

9PM at their Ministry Center and then on Saturday at St Anne Faith Center 10AM-12Noon. Our next

meetings are on May 1st and May 3rd .

Thank you, The St Cajetan Ministry Network Team

Community… Formed by the Word and by the Eucharist, St.

Anne’s builds community in the ways that we live and

work and celebrate together. In these ways, we

experience the living presence of Christ.

If you have any comments, please feel free to contact

any of the following Pastoral Council

Representatives: Steve Parrado, Peggy Long,

Eamon Jennings, Danielle Douglass, Stephanie

Kedersha, Joe Barone and Sherif Girgis.

EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, April 27th Faith Center Open – 8:30 am – 1:30 pm - FC Holy Name Communion Breakfast – 10 am – CH Confirmation Sponsor Sess–7:00-8:30 pm-CH/SCH Monday, April 28th

Choir – 7:00 pm – C Secular Franciscans – 6:30 – 8:30 pm – CH PTG – 7:00 – 9:00 pm – CAF RCIA – 7:30 pm - CR AA – 8:00 pm – LCR Tuesday, April 29th

Home Study – 7:00 – 8:30 pm – CAF/LIB/SCH Liturgy Committee – 7:00 pm – CR

Wednesday, April 30th

Bible Study (Isiah) – 7:00 pm – FC Tricky Tray Mtg. – 7:00 pm - CAF Thursday, May 1st

BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 pm - FC Friday, May 2nd

Movie Night – 7:00 pm – FC 1st Eucharist Retreat – 3:30 – 5:30 pm – CH/C Saturday, May 3rd

St. Cajetan – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm - FC 1st Eucharist Retreat – 1:00 – 3:00 pm – CH/C Girl Scouts – 10 am – 4:00 pm - CAF

AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF

SAINT ANNE SCHOOL

TRICKY TRAY

The fabulous 18th Annual Saint Anne School Tricky Tray and Dinner will be held on Thursday, May 15th at The Venetian in Garfield. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Price is $60 per person. Ticket orders are currently being taken. Tables will fit 10 comfortably. Ticket order forms are available at the Rectory. We are also currently accepting donations of prizes or gift certificates. Call Catherine Mortell at 201-410-0147 with questions. As always, thank you for your support.

SPRING FAIR….The Friends of the Adornos will

hold their annual Spring Fair on the grounds of St. Michael’s Seminary, 575 Darlington Ave., Ramsey, NJ on Sunday, April 27th from 10 am to 5 pm (rain date, Sunday, May 4th). Admission is free—ample parking—refreshments and food sold on premises. This year the Fair features 150+ booths featuring bargains in antiques, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, collectibles, crafts, clothing, toys, house wares, home improvement items, leather goods and general merchandise. There is also an area just for kids to enjoy many rides and activities and fun for the family. Treat your family to an “old fashioned” experience: spend the day at the Adorno Fathers Spring Fair. NO PETS PLEASE! For further information call 201-327-7375.

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS AT ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN MAHWAH Green Knights Football Camp runs in two

sessions: June 30-July 3; and July 7-10. The camp runs daily from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and is open to boys, grades 4-10. Free t-shirt to campers, guest lecturers, great fun & competition! Green Knights Basketball Camp for boys ages 9 to 15, runs in three sessions: July 7-11; July 14-18 and July 21-25. The camp day is from 9 am to 3 pm. Great fun and competition, guest lecturers, free basketball & t-shirt to each camper! Salvano Green Knights Baseball camp, for boys

ages 9-15, also runs in three sessions: July 7-10; July 14-17; and July 21-24. The camp day runs from 9 am to 2 pm. Have fun and enjoy the SJR Baseball experience! Individual and group instruction at the best! Games, fundamental instruction, camp t-shirt and Camper Evaluation included. Please call 201-391-3300 for camp applications and further information or visit www.saintjosephregional.org

MOVIE NIGHT...

Elizabeth Ann Seton Faith Center

(lower level of the rectory)

Friday, May 2, 2014

at 7:00 P.M.

Nebraska: Woody, quiet, distant and a little

demented,believes he has won a million dollars,but no one will take him to Lincoln to collect the money,so he starts walking.

Runtime: 115 min.

...Please join us!

RELAY FOR LIFE The Men’s Cornerstone of St. Anne Church is working to sponsor a Relay for Life team to participate in the Paramus Relay event on June 6th beginning at 6:00 pm at the Paramus Public High School, 99 E. Century Road in Paramus. Volunteers to walk a few laps and/or donate to support their team are needed!! The team name is Don’t Back Up, Don’t Back Down and you may find the team info by going to http://www.relayforlife.org/ and searching team name…Don’t Back Up, Don’t Back Down or searching participants Andy McDonough, Eamon Jennings, Giuseppe Barone or Jim Wrynn. You can also contact Andy McDonough at 201-214-2754 or at a.mcdonough87@gmail.com.

A RETREAT FOR THE SERIOUSLY ILL

GENNESARET is a retreat designed to provide a spiritual and temporal oasis for men and women suffering with a serious illness which will be held May 16-18 at the Archdiocesan Retreat Center in Kearny NJ. Retreat will begin Friday at 1:30 pm and end with Prayer Service on Sunday at 1:30 pm. There is no cost for the retreat. For information Contact Linda Capobianco at 732-608-7277.

SENIORS ACTIVITES FOR APRIL On April 28th we will have our anniversary party at the Brownstone in Paterson. Reservations may still be made by remitting $20.00 per member and $35.00 for guests. There are still seats available for our April 30

th Atlantic City casino trip. Cost is $25.00

with a $25.00 return. Call Joe Daloisio at 973-616-1239 for reservations. For further

information call Lucy at 201-791-3440.

Rosary News

for May & June

Our next meeting is on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Our Blessed Mother’s May Crowning is the theme to this event and Dorothy Pyryt and her group will be the hosts for this meeting. Don’t forget to fill up your petitions for “Petition Box” for the intentions of our Rosary prayers. (Note: Please bring Tuna or any kind of non-perishable grocery items for our Food Pantry that night as they need all kinds of groceries at this time.) Sunday, May 18, 2014 after 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Anne’s we will have a one hour break then proceed to our Communion Brunch at Fair Lawn Athletic Club from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Deacon Dr. Rich McGarry will be our

Guest Speaker. We will be honoring our Sister Rosarians who have been members for 25 & 50 years. RSVP required - $25 pp with monies due to any of the officers on or before Sunday, May 9th, 2014 and call Michelle Goetz – 201-679-6019 - to be counted for RSVP. Please make checks payable to St. Anne’s Rosary Society. Sunday, June 1, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. St. Anne’s Coffee Sunday Rosary Society will be hosting this event. (We will need volunteers to serve after every morning Mass on that Sunday, please sign-up or call Carmie or Michelle.)

New VersioN of our website…

Don’t know if you’ve been on our website lately, but we have launched a newer version of it this week! It should be able to show everyone at a glance what’s been happening around here lately. Not only will it highlight the past, it should be able to tell all of us what’s coming up in the future. All organizations and ministries will be submitting info to be displayed, so everyone will know what’s happening at the Parish of Saint Anne. Give it a new look! Our address is the same: www.stannefairlawnnj.org. We would like to most sincerely thank Frank Semeraro, our most recent webmaster, who had revamped our former site. Frank helped write the code for the site, and made it possible to get much more info out to parishioners. We are quite appreciative of all the time and effort that Frank expended in our efforts to “spread the word” among St. Anne parishioners. Thanks to you, Frank, and the other parishioners who made it their mission to get info to you. Thanks, everyone- we appreciate your work!

Did you egg-hunt with us?

Hope you did! Hope you had an eggs-cellent time! Thanks to the Young Adult Ministry (YAM) for once again hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt! As is the tradition, it took place on Easter Sunday morning after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Children paraded with their age group, and then began their hunt on either the school front lawn for the younger group or the Rectory lawn & labyrinth for the older ones. Some lucky parents also won a bottle of wine in the drawing that morning for the families of the egg-hunters. Additional thanks to Fr. Colin and the volunteers who helped with the whole process that morning!

All men of our parish are invited to come join us for this special 26 hour retreat weekend. Men’s Cornerstone:

provides an outstanding opportunity to meet and interact with other men of the parish,

is a welcoming, non-judgmental environment and,

allows for the opportunity to step out of the hustle of daily life to relax, pause and reflect.

For more information please contact: John Hill (jdhill922@gmail.com) or Ed Grzesiak (edgrzesiak@gmail.com)

Brochures with additional information and registration form are available in the back of the church or at the rectory. You can also register for this year’s retreat at St. Anne’s website

http://www.stannefairlawnnj.org

St. Anne’s 11th Annual Men’s

Cornerstone Retreat

Fri., May 9th – Sat., May 10th

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.

Heating & Air Conditioning ~ Everyone knows that there are some months in which our electricity bill or heating bill is higher

than others. Well, it’s the same with the Church. As you know, we use an additional way of paying for

our extra energy months. In the back of the church each Sunday you will find separate ENERGY

envelopes. If you should happen to hit the jackpot that week, and wish to throw a dollar or two in that

envelope, we’d greatly appreciate it! You can throw these special envelopes right in the collection with

your regular envelope. The energy envelopes will not be mailed to you. They will simply be in the back

of the church, so if you don’t spot them, be sure to ask the ushers at your Mass. Thanks so much. And

special thanks to those who have already been doing it regularly. It makes a difference!!!

Online Giving… You have the opportunity to make donations to our Sunday offertory online!

To sign up, go to the St. Anne website – www.stannefairlawnnj.org

At the top left corner of the page you will see a logo that says OnLine Giving...Click on that logo, and it will bring you to the next screen that says St. Anne R.C. Church. Click on the section that says Create New Account. Next you will see New User Account Registration. You will need to fill in the three boxes you see.

+ User ID: Make up an ID you will use for this account. The ID must have 6-12 characters, including at least 1

letter and 1 number.(Write it down somewhere so you remember it.) + Password: Must be between 8 and 16 characters, including at least 1 letter, 1 number and one special

character (!@&*) (Again, write it down somewhere.)

Confirm Password: retype the password you just entered above. Then go ahead and fill in your personal information and address information in the other two boxes. (Be sure your name matches how your name appears on your checking or credit card account.) When finished, hit submit.(You may also be asked for your envelope number at some point during this whole process!) If you go into Manage My Account, you will see My Payment Methods. There you can choose either My

Credit Cards or My Bank Account if you want the funds deducted from your checking account. Have a check handy to get the routing and account numbers. Under Manage My Account you will see Give a New Gift. There you will decide when and how much to give.

In the list, Offertory Collection means the Sunday collection. Select gift type on the right. Choose recurring (every week) or One Time. If you choose Recurring it will ask how much/how often/starting when and will ask about the account you’re using. One time means just that. Below the offertory, you may choose all the other special envelopes you would normally find in your envelope packet. Generally, they are one-time donations. If you click the i button on the left of the listing, you will see the date of the collection. Sign out when you’re finished. Now you can relax! The hard part is done. Each time you go to Mass, get a card that says “I have made my donation online” and put it in the collection when the usher comes around. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this, and for giving online!