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It’s the first Sunday of Advent, the first Sunday of the Church’s liturgical year. And so that’s what we do. We begin. We make a new start. Grateful for having gotten this far, thankful for all that’s been, we’ve
paused and taken a breath this Thanksgiving. And now, ready as we can ever be for what may come, hopeful for all that will be, we the Church take our first steps into the new “year of grace.”
We’ve been here before. Or at least that’s how it seems. Each and every year, on the Sunday closest to the feast of Saint Andrew (November 30), we pick ourselves up, brush ourselves off, and start
all over again. At the start, the Church directs our attention to the end: the coming of Christ in glory. And then, by the time Advent has run its course, we’re focused with love and devotion on the miracle of the Incarnation and the wonder of that baby in Bethlehem. And then we’re off and running again, just like last year and the year before and the year before that. The Church guides us on a yearlong journey through the life and the death and the new life of Jesus and through all the great mysteries of salvation. It’s been this way for centuries. Over and over and over we read the same gospels, we reflect on the same truths, we give thanks for the same gifts. And the hope is that “over and over” leads us “higher and higher” and “deeper and deeper,” as we grow in our trust in God and in our loving union with him and with his people.
It can feel like “dejavu all over again.” We’ve been seen it all before. We’ve heard it all before. We’ve been here. We’ve done this. So why one more time? Because in the deepest sense “we” haven’t ever
been “here” before. Today is altogether unlike any yesterday. Today is not even close to being tomorrow. Today is just that: here and now. And you and I have never been “here and now” before. And you and I have never before been who we are “today.” We’re different than we were this time last year. Stuff has happened, in us and through us and around us. The “you” that last saw the first Sunday of Advent is gone. “You,” believe it or not, is “new.” And this today can be a brand new beginning.
To mark this new beginning, we’re starting a new preaching series for Advent. We’re calling it “Wide Awake,” and the idea is to draw on the teachings of Pope Francis to help us wake up to the wonders of the world all around us, a world touched by God in the miracle of Christ.
Like a child on Christmas morning, wide awake to the wonder of that day, we long for eyes and hearts wide open to the wonder of this “today”—and every day. Because you know, today was once one of those “tomorrows” when we looked forward to the coming glory of Christ. And he has come. Today. In that glory, the beauty of the world he has created and redeemed.
Love,
Fr. Colin
Begin.
Again.
Today.
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: Sam Samir, Craig Buksar, Ven Hammonds, Fr. Jim Moran, Timothy Dolan, Bill Thys, Manny Chirico, Margaret Chirico, Facundo Daniel, Helen Kohler, Nicki Conaway, Ray Hofmeister, Virginia Sprague, June Passarelli, Barbara Spreer, Ron Barbarulo, Janet Blumka, Emma Marie Wyman, Evelyn Hedderich, Jason & Justin Leider, Kevin Barnett, Dianna Miranda, Jack Hermans, 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, Dennis Crosby, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna, Todd Hodge, Vickie DePadova, Louise Garcia, 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, Jayden J. Miranda, Brenda Reef, Mary Garripoli, Kenneth Michael Bodzak, Kelly Ann Ross, Kay McAteer, Frank DiGiaimo Jr., Michael T., Mildred Adamo, Patricia Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Peter Mastrangelo, Olga Marino, Tyler Dixon, Richard DeLorenzo, Brandon Patory, Alice Giegler, Baby Bentley Powell, Ruth Rizzo, Patrice Foster, Gertrude Mahon, Sean Cox, Ken Lisa, Kevin Considine, Baby Kaedon Ross, Glenn Endresz, Sarah Wilder, Krista Jentzsch, Patricia Hinchliffe, Helen Krajacic, Robert O’Byrne, Andrew D’Amico Sr., Anthony Frank, Janet Blumka, Anna Coletti, Patricia Castiglia, Linda DeLorenzo, Jean Conerly, Ruth Corsi, Rick Owen, Jeannie Girovasi, Natasha Santana, and Jay Paolella.
†Pray for the happy repose of † Nancy Poplawski,Marie McGlynn, Gerard Mondriaan
and Trisha Christie O’Brien
The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Concetta & Carmelo Rizzo, as requested by daughter, Josephine.
The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Marie & Louis Disco, as requested by daughter, Joy Disco.
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of Joseph Oyog, as requested by Lily & Family. .
Monday, November 30th
7:30 – Pat Lee – Family Eleanor Hart – Kitty Fowler 8:45 – Pauline & Gino Del Bianco – Family Mary Ludlow - -Joanne Ludlow
Tuesday, December 1st
7:30 - Edward Guy – Guy Family Holy Souls 8:45 – Evelyn Venezia – Barbara Mary Cook – Vicenta & Family
Wednesday, December 2nd
7:30 – Alfredo & Carmela Marinelli – Marinelli Family Bridget Byers - Family 8:45 – Maria & John Wlazlo – Daughter Inez Del Pizzo – Mary & Joanne Ludlow
Thursday, December 3rd
7:30 - Edward Bender – Wife, Barbara Mary McEntee - Family 8:45 – Harold Vogel – Wife Rose Umstead – Gambuti Family
Friday, December 4th
7:30 – Albee Palmieri – Grace Mary Palmieri – Nunz & Mary Ann 8:45 – Francisco Diaz – Daughter, Caludia Thanksgiving to St. Faustina - Anna
Saturday, December 5th
8:45 – McCarthy/Holland Families – Joan & Dan McCarthy Cathy Burke – Dalton Family Joan Ferro – Rich & Family 5:15 – Francis & Stephen Rosty – Rosty Family Sigmund Golabek – Family James Pollard – Family Mary & Edward Cook – Helen Kohler Harriet Fochi – Alberta & Ed Carter
Sunday, December 6th
7:30 – Virginia Pires – Family Mary Cook – Irene Knorr Ulises Rivera Cano – Melissa Rovetto-Ruffner 9:30 - The Pertuso Family – Mary & Joanne Ludlow Eleanor Wardrop – Terri & Al LaCagnina Maria Gonzalez – Family Frances Golembiski – Marie Libak 11:30 – John & Charlotte Kearney – Family Richard Ludlow – Mary & Joanne Ludlow Modesto & Anna Panaro – Mary & Joanne Ludlow Edward & Dolores Hrabovsky – Daughter & Family Walter Skrod & Elizabeth Salfelder - Family 6:00 PM – People of St. Anne Parish
Let us pray for those in our armed forces
especially for: PFC Richard Marchese, US
Army; Lt. Col. Phillip Christy, US Army; Army
Natl. Guard; Pvt. John Pagios, US Army; Pvt.
Kristoffer Burger, US Army; SPCE4 Kyle Milnes,
US Army; PO 2nd
Cl Jimmy Guerra, US Navy, PO
2nd
Cl Nicholas J. Vanni, US Navy; Major Gregory
Sugalski, US Army; MM2 Nicholas J. Magarelli,
USN, Master Sgt. Michael VanPamel, USAF; Sgt.
Michael Bourke, US Army; PFC Lindsay
Newarski, US Army; PFC Jason Dawson, US
Army;Staff Sgt.. Matthew Bauer, USAF; Brandon
Motto, USMC; Lt. Marc Sabatino, USN; LCPL
Storm Odom, USMC; Airman Michael Diffin,
USAF; Sgt Major Joseph R. Lobban, US Army;
CPL Justin Scales, USMC; LCPL Dominick Rizzo,
USMC; PFC Jonathan C. Sulinski, Warrant
Officer Alan Harty, US Army; Sgt. Bert J. Frullo,
US Army; LCPL. Harrison James Bruining,
USMC; LCPL Steven D’Argenio, USMC; Capt. Kip
Rainey; SP4 Monica Saucier, US Army; Spec. 4
Brian Tarantino, US Army; PO 1st Cl. Mike
Tarantino, USN; Lt. Col. Marshall Denney; Lance
Corp. Marshall Denney IV; EO2 Michael
Yondolino, USN; Col. Patrick Frank; Capt. Daniel
Curtin, US Army; Capt. Erik Mineo, US Army;
Staff Sgt. Joseph Sullivan, USMC; A1C Richard
Baldassari, USAF; Capt. Donald Pump, USMC;
and all those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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MEDITATION
GIFT By R.S. Thomas
Some ask for the world
and are diminished
in the receiving
of it. You gave me
only this small pool
that the more I drink
from, the more overflows
me with sourceless light
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS 1st Sunday of Advent
“But when these signs begin to happen, stand
erect and raise your heads because your
redemption is at hand.” – Luke 21:28
We celebrate Advent each year in preparation of
the birth of Jesus. His first coming, as we await his
second coming. In this advent season, use the
sacrament of Reconciliation to strengthen your
relationship with Jesus. It’s never too late.
BACK TO OUR ROOTS
Will meet this Thursday, December 3rd
from 1-2 PM in the Faith Center
The majority of people on our planet
profess to be believers.
This should spur religions to dialog among
themselves for the sake of protecting nature,
defending the poor, and building networks of
respect and brotherhood. …
The gravity of the ecological crisis demands
that we all look to the common good,
embarking on a path of dialog which
demands patience, self-discipline, and
generosity, always keeping in mind that
realities are greater than ideas.
Pope Francis, from Laudato Si On Care for Our Common Home
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
Our new Samsung tablet lab is up and running and the students are enjoying using it. Check out our web site for photos of the kids in action. www.stannenj.com
Saint Anne School is selling KidStuff 2016 coupon books. Each book is $25 and contains hundreds of dollars worth of valuable coupons. Purchase your book at the rectory during normal business hours or at the school office Mon-Fri. Between 9 am & 2 pm. Thank you for supporting our school! Follow us….StAnneFair Lawn
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
SUNDAY/TUESDAY FAITH NEWS - Tuesday Faith classes resume December 1. There are no Sunday Faith classes scheduled on Sunday, November 29; Sunday classes resume December 6. Sunday/Tuesday Faith students will be participating in a Sock Drive. They will be collecting new socks for men, women, & children.
HOME STUDY - Home Study I meets Tuesday, December 1; Home Study II meets Tuesday, December 15. Both sessions are held in the school cafeteria from 7-8:30pm—please enter through door #5 (back parking lot of school). Online chapter reviews for chapters 1-8 are due at least one week before the session.
CONFIRMATION - Confirmation candidates will gather on Sunday, December 6 at 7pm in the school gym—please enter through door #4. Bring your books and a pen—dismissal at 8:30pm.
SUMMER FAITH RETURN SESSION DATES
Advent: Sunday, December 13
Epiphany: Sunday, January 10 Be sure to RSVP your date choice. This is a FAMILY event, not a drop=off event!
Gifts must be returned by November 28/29th weekend. Please remember to attach the card you picked to the gift. Gifts can be dropped off in the church after mass and/or at the rectory on that weekend.
“Oh no, I lost the Giving Tree Card!” …. Before this happens to you, please do as follows: Read the instructions on the green sheet attached to your card. Carry a record on a piece of paper of all the info on the card including the color, code, name, sizes, etc. to take with you when you go shopping. Keep the original in a safe place at home. It is essential that the card be returned with the gift in order for the gift to be given to the right person!!
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: HOT & COLD CEREAL, CANNED VEGETABLES, MAC/CHEESE, PASTA, PASTA SAUCE!! Also need rice, beans, canned fruit, pancake mix, syrup, cake mix, frosting, tuna, healthy snacks, cookies, face soap, deodorant, napkins, paper towels, house cleaning products, laundry soap. 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.
Help Needed…Harrison House: We have openings for the Harrison House food program. You would have to shop and deliver a prepared meal for seven people who have AIDS and reside in their home in Paramus. The available date in 2015 is 12/29. Dates for 2016 are: 1/24, 2/28, 4/24, 5/29, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/24, 10/23, 11/27. This is a great Confirmation servIce hour project! Please contact Michelle Goetz at 201-791-1616 ext, 217 if you are interested.
ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY
for the Unemployed & Under-employed
We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, Dec. 3rd - first floor meeting room 7-9PM and at St. Anne’s Rectory on Saturday, Dec. 5th - from 10am-12 noon. If you think you may be interested please contact Ed Grzesiak 201-321-5144, John Lederer 201-286-9354, Lou Cuomo 201-657-3838, Eamon Jennings-917-841-2558, Steve Zmuda 201-819-9026. You can also email us at [email protected] .
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Catholic Chaplaincy at Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus needs volunteers to transport long-term residents to and from hospital Masses, to be friendly visitors to those confined to bed or wheelchairs, and to set up and take down altar items for hospital Masses on Saturdays (3:30 pm) and Sundays (11:15 am). If you are 17 years of age or older and wish to volunteer, please contact Fr. Edito Gamallo at 201-414-0522 or Fr. John Quill at 201-421-0009 for more information. God will reward you for your kindness. Eucharist Minister Volunteers are needed at Hackensack University Medical Center. If interested, please contact the Pastoral Care Dept. at 551-996-2345.
The choirs of St. Anne Church…..
will present our 26th Annual Christmas Concert “God Bless Us Everyone”, on Sunday, December 14th at 5:00 pm in the Church.
The concert will feature the combined voices, more than one hundred strong, of the adult, children’s, contemporary and festival choirs singing traditional carols and new selections with orchestral accompaniment. Come, add your voice to the over 100 voices of St. Anne’s Choirs and celebrate the spirit of the season!
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, November 29th Monday, November 30th AA – 7:30 pm – LCR Choir – 7:30 – 9:00 pm – C Tuesday, December 1st Men’s Prayer Group – 6:00 am - FC Home Study – 7:00 pm – CAF/SCH Rosary Society – 7:00 pm – CH Faith Ctr. Board Mtg. – 7:30 pm - FC Wednesday, December 2nd Play Group – 9:30 – 10:30 am - CH Pastoral Council Mtg. – 6:00 pm – CR Bible Study – 7:00 pm - FC Thursday, December 3rd Children’s Choir – 4:15 pm – C Cub Scouts – 6:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF/CH Choir – 7:30 pm - C Friday, December 4th Saturday, December 5th Santa Breakfast – 10:00 am – CH FAAFL – 6:00 pm - CH 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 a weekly Play Group this Wednesday, December 2
nd at 9:30 am for about
an hour in the Church Hall. For info, please email Meghan at [email protected]
ROSARY SOCIETY NEWS Our next meeting will be Dec. 1st and our Christmas Party will be held in the Church Hall that night. A buffet will be served. BYOB. Don’t forget to bring 12 cookies with you. We will be distributing these cookies to our homebound Rosarians. Tickets are $20. Call Michelle Goetz at 201-679-6019 or Eleanor Coles at 201-797-9166 to purchase tickets. You can drop your money off at the Rectory in the Rosary Society mailbox. Hope to see you there!!
ST. ANNE’S CLASS OF 2016 SANDS CASINO BUS TRIP FUNDRAISER
Saturday, December 5th, Bus leaves St. Anne’s at 3 pm and returns at 11 pm from Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. $40.00 PER PERSON – Includes $20 slot credit and $5 food voucher! To reserve your seat, contact Monica Calvo at 973-580-4544 or Eileen Palermo at 201-665-9129. Cash payment due by 11/28…Sorry, no refunds!
CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW: On Sunday, December 6
th, St. Joseph Regional H.S. at 40
Chestnut Ridge Rd. in Montvale will be hosting its annual Christmas Craft Show from 10 am until 4 pm, showcasing the talents of over 100 juried crafts people and fine artists. Admission is $2.00. Children and senior citizens (65+) are FREE. No strollers permitted. www.stjosephregional.org
RING IN THE NEW YEAR at St Ann’s Knight of Columbus Banquet Hall at 16-16 Maple Ave. in Fair Lawn. Doors open at 8 pm. Music by Alan Quinn Orchestra, open bar, 5 course buffet dinner with appetizer, champagne toast at midnight. $75 per person. Reserve early seating is limited. Contact Frank at 201-966-5433.
ST. ANNE SCHOOL GIFT CARD PROGRAM
St. Anne School PTG has started a new SCRIP (Gift
Card) Program. There is an order form that can be
found on the school website www.stannenj.com. You
can order gift cards for select stores such as Target,
Kohls, Sears, AMC, Dunkin Donuts and many, many
more where the school would get a percentage of each
purchase with no charge to you! Orders will be
submitted on the 1st and 15th of every month. The gift
cards will then be delivered to you. If you would like to
place an order please contact Kristie Bednarz c/o Kyle
grade 7 at St. Anne School or via email at
[email protected] Checks can be made payable to
St. Anne School PTG and sent into the school office.
This could be a very convenient way to get all of your
holiday shopping done painlessly!! Go to the school
website www.stannenj.com today and check out the
complete list of gift cards available!!
6th Annual
Bagel Breakfast with Santa Hosted by St. Anne’s Young Adult Ministry (YAM)
There will be music, food, crafts and lots of photo opportunities!
Don’t forget your camera!
When: Saturday, December 5, 2015
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: St. Anne Church Hall
Cost: $15 per family – 1 child
$20 per family – 2 or more children
You can register one of two ways: drop off payment at the Rectory using the bottom
of this form, or send your payment by mail using this form to address listed below.
Payment is due no later than Tuesday, December 1.
Due to high levels of interest, payments received after that date will not guarantee your
family’s inclusion. No payments will be accepted at the door.
Call Laurie Hessman for more information: (201)201-791-1616 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adult name for check-in:
_________________________________________________________________
Email Address:
__________________________________________________________________
(circle one) Home Phone/Cell Phone:
________________________________________________
# of Attendees: ______adults ______children under 13 (important for chair, food and craft count)
I need a gluten free option for ______adults ______children under 13
Total payment ($15 or $20): __________________ Make checks payable to: St. Anne Church
Please send payment (cash or check) to: St. Anne Rectory, Attn: Santa Breakfast
15-05 Saint Anne Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
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 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!