July 2014

From the Archives of Msgr. Slinger

This is the time of year when we take notice of plants and crops, growing tall and strong in the summer sunshine. We are well familiar with the parable of the sower and the seeds he plants upon the ground. Jesus compares the word of God, which is intended to produce fruit in our lives, to the seed sowed in the earth by the farmer. The seeds of life are sown into us at Baptism and they are then tended to through the celebration of the sacraments and daily prayer. Rain almost always produces positive results. The water may run off and eventually end somewhere else, but the earth will respond and it will produce something fruitful. The falling rain reminds us that God is patient and will persist with his word until he gets a response.

As we begin to hear the various parables of Jesus, we would do well to remember that the parables were effective teaching tools of the times. Those who were open and willing to reflect upon what Jesus said always received more; those with closed or distracted minds received less. The Church adapted the parables to its early situation. Remember it was new, small, and persecuted. The men and women proclaiming the Gospel faced people who were shallow minded, hard of heart, and filled with worldly preoccupations. Ironically today’s messengers face the same situation.

Prior to the Second Vatican Council, the study of Sacred Scripture was not usually encouraged. This teaching has changed. The more we know about Scripture, the more we learn about God and ourselves.

We believe that God’s Word is alive and has the power to change our lives. Sacred Scripture can not only guide us through the difficulties of life; it can also enrich our souls and draw us more deeply and intimately into our relationship with God. Taking some time each day to read the Bible or to attend Mass nourishes that seed within us, and as the parable teaches, gives us an abundant harvest to enjoy and share. As an aside, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a great website with the daily readings and usually a short reflection on the readings. Their website is: www.usccb.org. The site has other resources and information which you may find to be helpful, especially about reading and working with the Bible. Of course if we do not nourish the seed, then the seed fails to grow and mature. I think the following reflection best explains what I mean. I am not sure who the author is: The word of God is to the human heart what a seed is to the earth. However, just as a seed needs soil, so the word needs a receptive heart. The earth responds to the rain and sun so that even the desert blooms. But the arid human heart has the power to resist so that it remains barren. Lord, soften our hearts with your grace, open them to your gentle love, so that the precious seeds of your word may take root in our hearts, and bear much fruit.

May each of us seek to be nourished and strengthened by God’s word, and may it bear much fruit in our lives, and in the lives of those we encounter.

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, Marion Morris,

Diana Walsh, Msgr. Joseph Slinger, Jayden J. Miranda,

Brenda Reef, Mary Walker, Mary Garripoli, Brendan

Tuohy, Kenneth Michel Bodzak, Kelly Ann Ross, Marie

Arallo, Ann Healy, Samuel Gardinerclarke, Dolores

DiTolla, Kay McAteer, Frank DiGiaimo Jr., Michael T.,

Joan Tuohy, Baby Joseph DiBello, Leva Degiglio,

Mildred Adamo, Lenora Mosca, Al Mosca, Patricia

Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Helen Skrod, Harriett Fochi,

Peter Mastrangelo, Olga Marino, Phyllis Veli, Nicholas

Brancato, Tyler Dixon, Bob Wilson, 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, Ben Musser,

David Gotay, Cadance Joan Davis, Elroy Anderson,

Teresa Ngo, Francisco Negron, Sean Cox, Ken Lisa,

Jack Hermans, Jenny Dobrynski, Deidre Gilmore, Kevin

Considine, Helen Gregorek, David O’Shea, Joseph

Marota, Baby Kaedon Ross, Glenn Endresz, Maria

Morone Zotto, Sarah Wilder, Krista Jentzsch, 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, and Jay Paolella.

†Pray for the happy repose of †

Roselyn Cuva and Irma Unsel

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week

in honor of Diana Walsh, as requested by the

Ferrara Family.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in

honor of Msgr. Joseph Slinger, as

requested by Walter & Marie Ciezobka.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in

honor of Msgr. Joseph Slinger, as requested by

JoAnn and Marie.

Monday, July 14th 7:30 – Terri J. Miller – Hector Ramos & Family 8:45 - George Yanok – Susan Yanok Msgr. Joseph Slinger (Living) – Walter & Marie

Tuesday, July 15th 7:30 – Edward & Teresa O’Halloran – Daughter, Mildred Placa Mary Walker (living) – Walter & Marie 8:45 – Angie, Babe & John Salvatore - Family Ruth Whelan – Louise Moffett

Wednesday, July 16th 7:30 – Holy Souls George O’Halloran (Living) – Sister, Mildred Placa 8:45 – Dorothy Doheny - Family Raymond McGinniss & Anna Cinq-Mars – Peggy McGinniss

Thursday, July 17th 7:30 – People of St. Anne Parish 8:45 – Virginia Lembo – Family Yolande Constant – Renee Zmitrovich

Friday, July 18th 7:30 – People of St. Anne Parish 8:45 – Jane & Garrett Stack (Living) – The Stack Family Richard Hopkins –Elaine & Bill Burns & Family

Saturday, July 19th 8:45 – James Pollard – Family Carmen Caines – Loving Family 5:15 – Ann Bower – Ed & Kevin Stella Rosty – Bednarz & Baby Family Carlos Penabad – Joseph, Anthony & Angela Asala Anne Scudillo – DeGiglio/Landolin Family

Sunday, July 20th 7:30 – James Policano – Bacigalupo Family Valentin Oyog – Family Peter Britz Jr. – Peter & Lillian Britz Marie Bartolomeo – Elton Ekstrom 9:30 – Ann DePadova – Joy Disco Thomas Bostley – St. Anne’s Seniors Eileen Cassidy – Emily Fusaro 11:30 – Lillian Scala – Kay Raeber & Family Loretta Villani – Jim & Roddy Jennie Ruff – St. Anne’s Seniors Wilfredo Rivera – Milagros Vega NO 6:00 Pm MASS UNTIL THE FALL

Let us pray for those in our armed forces

especially for: Pvt. John Pagios, US Army; Pvt.

Kristoffer Burger, US Army; 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; 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; Corporal

Joseph Sullivan, SMC; 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 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).

SUMMER TRAVEL If you are traveling and wondering where the nearest Catholic Church is, log onto www.masstimes.org. It is a

great resource for traveling Catholics. BUT, please don’t forget your envelope for St. Anne’s!

MEDITATION

Follow my ways and I will lead you

by Thomas Merton

Follow my ways and I will lead you To golden-haired suns, Logos and music, blameless joys, Innocent of questions And beyond answers. For I, Solitude, am thine own Self: I, Nothingness, am thy All. I, Silence, am thy Amen.

Are you interested in our Online Giving

where you have the opportunity to make donations

to our Sunday offertory 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.

Pope’s Monthly Intention The following is the universal prayer intention which Pope Francis has designated for the month of July: "that sports may always be occasions of human fraternity and growth."

HAVE YOU VOLUNTEERED FOR

OUR STREET FAIRE YET???

WE NEED YOU!!!

SEE THE SIGN-UP SHEET ON

PAGE 10 OF THIS BULLETIN!!!!!

Did you notice the new design on the front of our bulletin?

Take a good look at the words and image above. You’ll be seeing them a lot from now on!

Hopefully, you’ve already seen them on our new website!

If not, check it out at www.stannefairlawnnj.org

This is our new logo—our new brand—that will be appearing everywhere from the website to letterhead to fliers and advertisements.

The logo was designed to represent our parish as a community—a family—centered

around our faith. The individual edifices around the cross represent not only the

physical building of the church, but the people who make up that building,

for it is WE who are the Church of Saint Anne.

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

We are currently accepting registration applications for preschool as well as for grades kindergarten through grade seven for the 2014-2015 school year. St. Anne’s School is accredited by the Middle States Association, offers 3-year-old and 4-year-old Pre-K programs full and half day, as well as a full-day kindergarten. To schedule an appointment to register or for a personal tour of the school, call 201-796-3353 or email your request by visiting www.stannenj.com

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION

It’s July--how time flies!

If you haven’t re-registered your child for Fall Faith Formation, or if you have a

soon-to-be 1st grader who needs to be registered for Faith Formation, stop by the

Rectory during regular business hours. Registration materials are available in the

receptionist area. If you have any questions, contact the Faith Formation office 201-

791-1616, x224 or stannefaith@gmail.com.

Late fees go into effect this Wednesday!!!

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

THESE ARE THE FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:

Food: pasta, jello, jelly, cold cereal, rice, powdered milk in packets, graham crackers, canned fruits, mayo,

mustard, ketchup, salt, dried soup mix, mac & cheese, healthy snacks, pancake mix, syrup, dry lentils, peas, &

beans. We especially need canned vegetables. Cleaning items: laundry detergent, dish liquid

Toiletry items: deodorant, toilet paper, tissues, face soap, and women’s personal care products.

Please DO NOT submit jumbo size items, especially cereal, peanut butter, or condiments.

Any donations appreciated!! You can drop off food anytime at the rectory. Next distribution date is July 9th

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Open your hearts and listen to the cries of the hungry children that YOU can help. God Bless & Thanks.

ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY

Are you an HR Manager, CFO, CEO, Recruiter, Consultant, or a Business Owner? If you are then we need you to be a speaker or mentor at our meetings! Our job seekers need encouragement, hope, and strength and helpful advice about networking tips, attitude, resumes, cover letters, interview skills, and how they should stay positive in their job searches. We meet every two weeks. So please look at the dates below and let us know which one you can commit to attend.

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 July 10th and July 12th .

Thank you, The St Cajetan Ministry Network Team

PLEASE NOTE: Tuesday Faith grade 2 is now CLOSED to any further registrations

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, July 13th Faith Center Open – 8:30 am – 1:30 pm - FC Monday, July 14th Seniors Meeting – 1:00 pm - CH Choir – 7:30 pm - C AA – 8:00 pm – LCR Tuesday, July 15th MTSW – 10 am – 2 pm - CH Wednesday, July 16th MTSW – 10 am – 2 pm – CH Cornerstone Prayer Hour – 7:30–8:30 pm - CH Thursday, July 17th MTSW – 10 am – 2 pm – CH BTOR - 1:00 – 2:00 pm – FC Friday, July 18th MTSW – 10 am – 2 pm - CH Saturday, July 19th AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF

NOW AVAILABLE DURING MASS….. ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE HELP FOR PARISHIONERS WHO ARE HARD OF HEARING We now have assistive listening devices available for anyone attending Mass who has trouble hearing. These devices work best with IPOD like ear buds which we have available or you can bring your own. Just ask the Sacristan to assist with getting you one of the devices.

Women’s Cornerstone Prayer Hour Where is the Holy Spirit active in your life?

How do you use the gifts of the Spirit? Explore the Spirit at the next PRAYER HOUR Wednesday, July 16, 7:30-8:30pm, Church Hall.

SAINT ANNE'S SENIORS The Saint Anne's Seniors will host a pizza party at their next regular meeting which will be held on July 14th at 1:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. We will also remember the independence of our nation which we celebrated on the Fourth of July. Saint Anne's Seniors will continue to meet during the summer months of July and August. For further information call Lucy at 201-791-3440.

BACK TO OUR ROOTS Please join us on Thursday, July 17

th

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

Come and discuss Sunday’s Gospel.

Special Noon Mass

A special mass and support group meeting for all who are affected by the disease of alcoholism will take place at Church of St. Mary, 20 Legion Place, Closter, New Jersey on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 12:00 Noon. Mass is offered for the support, healing and recovery of not only the man/woman directly infected with the abuse of alcohol, but also for anyone involved in the life of the alcoholic or drug addict. For information please call 201-768-7565.

The August 13 PRAYER HOUR will be a “Book Chat”, featuring “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World” by Joanna Weaver. The book can be purchased from the Faith Center for $7 (less than ½ the cover price!), payable in cash or check ‘St. Anne Church’). If you would like a copy, contact Ellen in the Faith Center.

2014 St. Anne Street Faire Sponsorships

We are hard at work preparing for the 2014 St. Anne Street Faire taking place September 12-14. The Street Faire is our

most important fund raiser of the year: It is essential to sustaining our church and school, and over 40 ministries. At St.

Anne’s Church, we value the opportunity to live out our faith through works of charity and kindness. Each day, dedicated

parishioners and staff commit themselves to important work in programs like our food pantry and outreach to the needy,

and countless other acts big and small.

If you own or are a part of a business that would like to support this effort through a sponsorship please review the different

options available to you below. At any level, we will acknowledge your support in the parish bulletin and on our website, as

well as from the Main Stage in front of a captive audience immediately prior to announcing the winners of our Mega Raffle

on Sunday evening. Know that your support will make a real difference for our church.

Business Name _________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

Telephone ___________________ E-mail_____________________________________________

Contact Name: __________________________________

Please choose sponsorship Level Below

Journal

Sponsors

2,000 Journals will be

Printed and

Distributed to

Parishioners and

posted on

stannefairlawnnj.org

Check

your

selection

Category Level Details

Bronze $250

20 Sponsors per-page

Silver $500

10 Sponsors per-page

Gold $1,000

5 Sponsors per-page

Front/Back Cover $2,000

Full page ad (your art work)

Back Cover $3,000

Exclusive Back Cover with your artwork

Banner

Sponsors Prominently displayed

over three day Faire

Individual Banner $2,000

Exclusive Banner with your Business Name

Two Sponsor Banner $1,000

2 Businesses per Banner

Multi-Sponsor

Banner $500

Banner shared with Multiple Sponsors

Deadline August 15, 2014

Please make checks payable to St. Anne Church

If you need any more information, please call the rectory directly (201) 791 1616.

Win up to $12,500!

MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle

You have a chance to win up to $12,500 in St. Anne’s Third 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 14, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. at the St. Anne Street Faire. To purchase your tickets, please complete this form and return it with your payment (checks payable to St. Anne Church) to the parish rectory during regular business hours. Tickets are at the printer’s now. We will mail your portion to you as soon as we get them. Good Luck!!

MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle

_______ tickets at $100 per ticket = $ enclosed

Please check one of the following options and provide all 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 telephone numbers for each person in your group on a separate sheet of paper.) Name

Address

Home Phone # Cell Phone #

OFFICE USE ONLY Ticket # issued on . Payment Rec’d: □Cash □Check # Amt: $ Name:

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.

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 1,424 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $12,126.00 in the offertory and $1,931.50 through Online Giving offertory, which along

with other fees and donations, totaled $17,947.50. Our weekly expenses average out to $20,348.00.

ST. ANNE PARISH 2014 STREET FAIRE

SEPTEMBER 12-13-14

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP FORM

Every parishioner is asked to serve 1 shift during the 3-day Street Faire. Adult volunteers must be 18 years old;

volunteers ages 14-17 must be accompanied by an adult (parent/guardian).

If you would like to volunteer for a 2nd shift— or if another (adult) family member would also like to volunteer, please indicate this.

You may be assigned to run a booth or a game, or to help at a food stand.

Profit from the Street Faire goes to the upkeep of our much-used parish facilities. Your participation will benefit the entire parish.

___________________________________ ______________________________/_________ Adult volunteer (indicate if parent/guardian) minor’s name/age

___________________________________________________ ________________________ Email address phone (cell# is suggested)

____________________________________________________________________________ Additional volunteer(s) name(s), email, & phone

Which day can you volunteer? Each shift is 2-3 hours (indicate 1st & 2nd choice):

___ Friday ___ Saturday ___ Sunday

Would you prefer… ___ food ___ games ___ either Are you available for set-up (Friday) and/or clean-up (Sunday night)?

___ set-up ___ clean-up ___ both

All volunteer jobs will be explained at a mandatory volunteer meeting to be scheduled in the summer.

PLEASE RETURN TO THE RECTORY MARKED STREET FAIRE BY JULY 20TH