Dear Friends,

One of the most beautiful movies that I’ve ever seen is The Last of the Mohicans. In its opening moments, three hunters, two Mohicans, Chingachgook and his son Uncas, and an adopted white man, Hawkeye, kneel before a slain great buck and speak to it, grieving the necessity of killing a brother that is so graceful and strong, and bidding that its spirit be taken by the Great Spirit to eternity.

It’s a touching scene. These three humans have a deep sense of their connection with this animal. They are not separate from it. They share life with it and they must honor life. Lest we think that this sense was unique to North American Indians, check out these lines from Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun:

Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures, especially through my lord Brother Sun…be praised through sister moon…our sister mother earth who feeds and rules us.

Francis, though, didn’t make this up himself. He echoed a song in the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Book of Daniel, three young men condemned to die in a fiery furnace, praised the Lord…

Bless the Lord all you works of the Lord, praise and exalt him above all forever. Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord…Sun and moon, bless the Lord…every shower and dew, bless the Lord…Let all the earth, bless the Lord…mountains and hills…everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord…you sons of men, bless the Lord!

Jesus has a similar sense when he urges his disciples to trust in God’s care for them:

Look at the birds in the sky; they neither sow nor reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them…Consider the lilies of the field, they do not work or

spin, yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.

These passages, dating from the 2nd century BC to the 12th century AD, all show a profound feeling for the connection between human life and the rest of creation. Humanity is part of something greater than itself.

We seem to have lost this sense of being part of something greater than ourselves. Since the 19th century, we have built up a humanly made world that increasingly has isolated us from the natural world. Our cities, our housing, our means of transportation and communication are wonderful to behold. Yet, they also give us the false sense that we are in control and that we can bend nature to our needs.

The irony is that contemporary science no longer accepts some of the assumptions that 19th century science used to build that kind of human world. That older understanding saw the universe as like a machine: once started, it went on its own. Contemporary science instead sees the world more as a web of relationships in which what happens in one area has an effect in all the other areas.

It’s this sense of interconnectedness that Pope Francis recognizes in the following passage from his encyclical, Laudato Si:

The created things of this world are not free of ownership: 'For they are yours, O Lord, who love the living' (Wisdom 11:26). This is the basis for our conviction that, as part of the universe, called into being by one Father, all of us are linked by unseen bonds and together form a kind of universal family, a sublime communion which fills us with a sacred, affectionate and humble respect.

Instead of science and religion being opposed to each other, they share a similar vision: we are linked. What we do has to affect everything else. There is an urgency to this and we need to pay attention, for our sake and for that of future generations!

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: 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 † Rev. John Van Hook, OFM

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Clare Requena, as requested by her daughter and family.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Michael Fochi, as requested by his family.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of James Molphy, as requested by his daugher. .

Monday, November 16

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7:30 – Warren Harris – Dorothy Harris Giacomo Mancini – Anne Marie Sciancalepore 8:45 – John & Ann Zboray – Son Jaime Hernandez – Andy & Aurora Pascua

Tuesday, November 17th

7:30 - Sister Ludivine – Nguyen Family Jack Callahan - Family Kay & Neil Curran - Family 8:45 – Antoinette Goetz – Daughter Miguel Medina – I. Wust & Family

Wednesday, November 18th

7:30 – Warren Harris – Dorothy Harris Bridgette Byers - Family 8:45 – Joseph Doheny - Family Rev. J. P. Masterson - Peggy

Thursday, November 19th

7:30 – Josephine Gellis – Rosemary Jones Peter Britz – Lillian & Peter Britz 8:45 – George Yanok – Susan Fr. Fernando Costa (Living) – Terri & Karl O. Eder

Friday, November 20th

7:30 – Caroline Schaefer – sister, Genevieve McCarthy Bill Malone – Breakfast Club 8:45 – Michael Fochi – Loving Family Rocco Venezia - Barbara

Saturday, November 21st

8:45 – James Molphy – Daughter Dave Libak – Peter & Pat DiSclafani Thomas Muller - Family 5:15 – Sigmund Golabek – Family James Pollard – Family George Kovarik – Wife, Ellen Anthony Cantera – Kathy & Pete

Sunday, November 15th

7:30 – Mary Cook – St. Anne’s Seniors Kathleen Colella – Linda & Bob Kozlarek Bill & Dennis Malone – Famly Nancy Greco – Doug, Joann & Sarah Vaughan 9:30 - Marie Disco – Joy Charlie McCarthy – Mary Salvatore Barone – Wife & Children David Libak – Bev & Nor 11:30 – James Holt – Ann Stapleton & Family Lenora Mosca – Marie Ted Hughes – Dan & Barbara O’Byrne Thomas Bacigalupo – Elizabeth & Martin Ward Mary Teresa Heffron-Hunter - Son 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.

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).

BACK TO OUR ROOTS

Will meet this Thursday, November 19th from 1-2 PM in the Faith Center

The liturgy is the source and summit of all you do and all we are. Would you like to learn more? Would you like to get more

involved? The Liturgy Committee will meet on Monday, November 16th, at 7 pm in the School Faculty Room. Join us!

MEDITATION The Indwelling Presence William Wordsworth

And I have felt A presence that disturbs me with the joy Of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime Of something far more deeply interfused, Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, And the round ocean and the living air, And the blue sky, and in the mind of man; A motion and a spirit, that impels All thinking things, all objects of all thought, And rolls through all things. Therefore am I still A lover of the meadows and the woods, And mountains; and of all that we behold From this green earth; of all the mighty world.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

“And then they will see the Son of Man

coming in the clouds with great power and

glory.” – Mark 13:26

We will all have that day when we are standing

before God and our life is played out like a movie.

When this happens and God asks each of us, “What

have you done with the gifts that I have given

you?” How will you respond?

The twenty-first century, while maintaining

systems of governance inherited from the

past, is witnessing a weakening of the power

of nation states, chiefly because the economic

and financial sectors, being transnational,

tend to prevail over the political.

Given this situation, it is essential to devise

stronger and more efficiently organized

international institutions….

Diplomacy also takes on a new importance in

the work of developing international

strategies which can anticipate serious

[environmental] problems affecting us all.

Pope Francis from his encyclical 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

Please join us for mass on Wednesday, November 25th at 8:45 am Mass as we gather to thank God for his many blessings to us. Our third graders will dress up as Pilgrims and Indians as they lead us in song and Word that morning.

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! www.stannenj.com Follow us….StAnneFair Lawn

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

FAMILY CATECHESIS - Grade 8: Tuesday, November 17 @ 7pm in the school cafeteria ALL students must complete online chapter reviews for chapters 1-6. The online reviews must be submitted at least 1 week prior to the session.

RECONCILIATION FAMILY SESSION - There will be a Reconciliation Family Session on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30pm in the Church for all children preparing for the sacrament of Reconciliation. This is a FAMILY event, not a drop-off event! Children will receive a special gift. All sacrament and retreat dates will be confirmed at this time.

CONFIRMATION NEWS: NEW CANDIDATES: The 1st session is Sun., Nov. 22 @ 7pm in the Church Hall.

Our children had a great time dressing up

for Halloween and trick-or-treating at the Rectory!

Stay tuned for our upcoming Thanksgiving activities!

Wednesdays, from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Church Hall. Join us!

For children ages 5 and under with their caregiver(s)

For more information, text/call Meghan LoBue at 201-452-2427

Kickoff Event…. BOLD Middle will have a kickoff party next Saturday, Nov. 21st 6:30-8pm downstairs in the church hall, following the 5:15pm mass. Join us for a night of friendship, fun, pizza, & games.

Who can come? Anyone in grades 6-8, so bring a friend! St. Anne’s parishioners are welcome, and so are other middle schoolers who want to check it out.

Upcoming Events: 12/11 Elves on Strike event; 1/15 Snow Tubing trip Full calendar is available at www.boldym.com/safl/calendar

BOLD stands for Becoming Our Lord’s Disciples. It is a youth ministry program for high school students, open to anyone in grades 9-12.

Peer Servant Team Want to be a leader? Join the PST! PST helps plan and run all youth ministry events. It is open to high school sophomores, juniors, & seniors. For more info, contact Cait.

Upcoming Events

BOLD SKI TRIP Join teens from other BOLD parishes on our annual ski trip to Vermont! Jan. 29-31, 2016. It is open to all high school teens. Activities are available for non-skiers. It’s going to be a blast! Make great memories with old and new friends! Sign up forms are available www.boldym.com/safl/forms. For more details, contact Cait.

WORLD YOUTH DAY in POLAND BOLD Youth Ministry is spending a week with the pope and teens from all over the world in July 2016! Deadlines are approaching so email Cait ASAP for more info on this amazing opportunity.

For more info such as calendar, sign-ups & events, contact

Cait Seymour • StAnne@boldym.com • (201) 316-4727

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

The Giving Tree will be up until November 20/21st weekend. 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.

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: ITEMS MOST NEEDED: HOT & COLD CEREAL, PASTA, MAC/CHEESE, CANNED FRUIT, PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY!! Also need rice, stove top stuffing mix, gravy, carrots, beans, any canned vegetables, pasta sauce, pancake mix, syrup, cake mix, frosting, tuna, healthy snacks, cookies, face soap, deodorant, paper towels, house cleaning products and 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. Next food distribution date: Nov. 18th

Food coupons from newpaper: Please collect the inserts from the Sunday papers. DO NOT CLIP COUPONS!! Bring them to the church and place them in the third drawer of the small wicker chest in the main vestibule of the church. A parish family collects them and uses them when they purchase the food they donate to our Food Pantry. Harrison House We have openings for the Harrison House food program. Your family 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 serivce 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, Nov. 19th - first floor meeting room 7-9PM and at St Anne’s Faith Center on Saturday, Nov. 21st 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 stcajetan@stannefairlawnnj.org .

GROW presents… Saturday Cinema: Simon Birch

Over the summer, several of us read “A Prayer for Owen Meany” for our summer Book Chat. Join us for a showing of Simon Birch, based on the novel “A Prayer for Owen Meany”.

Saturday, November 21, 9:30am

Church Hall ALL are welcome—whether you read the book or not!

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 15th Veterans Breakfast – 12:30 PM – CH Launch Pad – 2:30 pm - CR Monday, November 16th Seculars – 6:00 pm - CH RCIA – 7:00 – 9:00 pm – CR Bereavement Support Group – 7:00 pm – FC Liturgy Comm. Mtg. – 7:00 pm - SFR AA – 7:30 pm – LCR Choir – 7:30 – 9:00 pm – C Tuesday, November 17th Men’s Prayer Group – 6:00 am - FC Family Catechesis – 7:00 pm – SCH/CAF Wednesday, November 18th Play Group – 9:30 am - CH Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC Thursday, November 19th BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 PM - FC Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm – C 1st Reconciliation Family Sess. – 6:30 pm - C Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm – CAF/CH DAWN – 7:00 pm - FC Choir – 7:30 pm – C Effective Parenting – 7:30 – 9:00 pm - CR Friday, November 20th Student Council Dance – 7:00 pm - CH Saturday, November 21st GROW – 9:00 am - CH BOLD Middle – 6:30 pm - CH AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF

ROSARY SOCIETY NEWS The 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. Tickets are $20. Call Michelle Goetz at 201-379-6019 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!!

VETERANS BREAKFAST

St. Anne’s Boy Scouts Pack 45 will be hosting a Breakfast for Veterans on Sun., Nov. 15th after the 11:30 Mass for ALL VETERANS. Their families are welcome to attend. The Breakfast will be in the Church Hall. Any questions, call Michelle at 201-725-3307.

Bereavement Support Group The Bereavement Support Group will meet on Monday evening November 16 at 7 PM in the rectory. All are welcome, you do not have to register to attend the group. Whether your loss was recent or long ago, if you are still grieving your loss, please join us. For additional information call Margaret Howard 201-796-9365.

FALL CRAFT SHOW at Paramus Catholic High School, 425 Paramus Road in Paramus on Sunday, November 15th from 10 am to 5 pm. A show consisting of 130 quality crafts and artisans from woodwork, florals, jewelry, photography, stained glass, apparel, children's items, folk art, holiday items and more! Admission: $3.00 per person - children 10 & under FREE. No strollers or pets please. For additional show information and directions go to www.pjspromotions.com. Paramus Catholic Parents Association thanks you for your support!

ST. ANNE’S CLASS OF 2016 SANDS CASINO BUS TRIP FUNDRAISER

Come test your luck while helping out St. Anne’s Class of 2016!

WHEN: Saturday, December 5th TIME: Bus leaves St. Anne’s at 3 pm and returns at 11 pm WHERE: Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, PA PRICE: $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 Nov. 28th …Sorry, no refunds!

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:

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(circle one) Home Phone/Cell Phone:

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# 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.

We are grateful to the 1,413 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $12,423.00 in the offertory, $2,027.00 through Online Giving offertory

which along with other fees and donations, totaled $18,353.00. 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 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!