”Behind and before every vocation … there is always the strong and

intense prayer of someone: a grandmother, a grandfather, a mother,

a father, a community …” Pope Francis

Mums (that’s what I called mommy) used to call it “acting the goat.” It wasn’t good. And she was always telling me to stop it. “Acting the goat” meant lots of things, and even today I have a hard time putting into words what the behavior actually involved. It was “messing around” in general, and the end was usually not pretty: Mums yelling and me crying (and my sister laughing). Father Joe has not yet told me to stop, but he could, because I really have been acting the goat, especially in the last little while. Those of you who’ve been in the rectory lately may have seen the evidence. Do you remember? Did you get a copy? Several weeks ago our own Deacon JC landed on the front cover of the monthly New Jersey Catholic magazine. You can imagine how happy I was to see that! Well, with age comes wisdom, and so I very quickly decided that it makes sense: “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Knowing that my odds of getting on the cover of any magazine are a little worse than my chances of winning the Mega Millions and being struck by a piece of space junk, all in the same week, I chose not to pout but instead to lead the parade … And so I went to work. I must have made at least a hundred copies of that magazine cover, and I stuck them everywhere. I put them in frames, I taped them to doors, I hung them on walls. All shapes and sizes. Even a collage or two. They were everywhere: upstairs, downstairs, and in nearly every nook and cranny in between. I even bumped Pope Francis and replaced him with the smiling face (and great hair) of my little brother deacon. Of course, the point was to tease JC. But isn’t that what big brothers are supposed to do? Well anyway, this past week JC has been away on his priesthood ordination retreat, a few days for the seven “ordinandi” to catch their breath and spend some time in prayer before the big day. And by the time you read this, “Deacon” JC will be no more. It’s FATHER now. Which brings me (finally) to my point. On the afternoon JC left on retreat, I got it into my head: “It’s time,” I said to myself, “the pictures need to come down.” Why? Because now--like for all of us, but for JC in a special way--the words of John the Baptist about Jesus are most fitting. “He (Jesus) must increase, I must decrease.” That’s discipleship. That’s priesthood. Less “me.” More Jesus.

The other day I spent some time with an old, retired priest, more than fifty years ordained. I asked him what he’d say to JC and his classmates, if he had five minutes alone with them. He thought for a long moment, and then he said,

“I’d tell them it’s not about you. I’d tell them it’s about God. It’s about God’s people. It’s about helping them recognize their gifts, helping them develop their gifts, and giving them the chance to put their gifts to the service of the Church.” Father JC, I know, would be the very first to agree. It’s not about you. And it’s definitely not about me. It’s about us, all of us, together. It’s about Jesus. Jesus in the picture frames. Jesus on the walls. Jesus in our hearts. We pray for Father JC, and for the people he will be called to serve, on this happy weekend, and always.

Peace and love,

Fr. Colin

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: Donna Rossi, Gregg Cobb, Kathy Nahra, Joe Hackett, George Ryerson, Baby Joseph Mount, Sean O’Malley, Dave Gondres, Mark Reeves, Dr. Kevin Jeffrey McCarthy, Tommy Maher, Betty Young, Frank Milito, Gabrielle Paradiso, Baby Charles Michael Tansey, Marianne Wilde, Lois Dekker, Cira Staropoli, Adele Lombardo, Mary Golabek, Amy Dong, Joy Leonard, Mark Reeves, Mercedes Cepeda, Joey Bulger, Tom Pagano, Catherine Kurnath, John Coons, Thomas Paulhus, Mary McCarthy, Nellie Salazar, Ann Garripoli Petrie, John Coons, Joyce Rizzo, Baby Eden Parker, Jennifer Crespo, Jimmy O’Hanlon, Patricia Sisti, Albert Gravel, Margaret Hoether, Edna Tuchler, David Guerra, Jessica Pavoni, Debbie Carlotti, Jake Rudd, John Bohlig, Michael Reyes, Frank Morano, Sr., Bill Keegan, Richard Kennelley, Charles Cummins, Veronica Reichert, Robert O’Byrne, Julia Fedorchik, Jillda DiNardo, Marie Brancato, Dylan Ochanski, Helen Konarski, Mary Ludlow, Jason & Justin Leider, Dianna Miranda, Brandon Higgens, Ann Millstein, Carol Gravel, Wendy Gratale, Richie Policastro, Jackie Manning, Stanislaw Tecza, Louis Frances, Jarret Adamo, Matthew McGovern, Sarah Valenti, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna, Todd Hodge, Emily Rao, John Rao, Carol Verbovsky, Kenneth Bodzak, Janice Ward, Anne Llewellyn, Les Wolf, Gary Beal, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Nicole Schepps and John Falcone.

†Pray for the happy repose of † Patricia Hannon

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Regina McGuire as requested by Barbara Puente.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Robert Todd “Bob” Lahuller, Sr., as requested by Joe & Diana Torregrossa.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of James Koppers as requested by Elizabeth Pachella.

Monday, May 29th

– Memorial Day 9:00 – All Veterans Living and Deceased

Tuesday, May 30th

7:30 – Emil Visocky - Yvonne 8:45 – MM2 Nicholas J. Magarelli (Living) – A Friend Ermelinda Pecci – Mary & Joanne Ludlow

Wednesday, May 31st

7:30 – Timothy Fahey – Kitty Fowler 8:45 - Jane Tucci – Mary & Joanne Ludlow Alfonso Speranza – Lucy Fassak & Elsie DiBon

Thursday, June 1st

7:30 – William Mulligan – Jack & Cheryl Bacigalupo Charles Capouet (Living) – George & Adele Zawisa 8:45 - Edmund Cleenput – Gregory Finn Rhonda Zumalt – Stack Family

Friday, June 2nd

7:30 - Andrew Capizzi – Anna Maria Sciancalepore Angelo Serra - Family 8:45 - Paul V. Fragante (Living) - Thanksgiving

Saturday, June 3rd

8:45 - Edward Bender – Wife, Barbara Holland & McCarthy Families – Dan & Joan Bernice Kelley – Daughter, Karen 5:15 - Anthony C. Tantillo – Mom Michael Burke – Family Louis Disco – Joy Michael Fochi – Loving Family

Sunday, June 4th

7:30 – Maria McNamara – Roseanne & Family Regina McGuire – Marie & Peter Pantina Andrew & Eric Joseph Rau – Deacon JC Arthur Hahner – Joyce & Syl Larena 9:30 – Lydia Martignetti – Don & Mary Ellen Deboer Jennifer Jimenez (Living) – Family Margaret Schaefer – Daughter Alfred Tracey – Ann Badach 11:30 – Leon Surgent – The Williams Family John & Charlotte Kearney – Family Vito Buonicore – Ken & Dorothy Sullivan Daniel Carletto – The Sonye Family 6:00 PM – People of St. Anne Parish

PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO 6:00 PM MASS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 28TH – MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 29TH AND THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE MASS AT 9:00 am ON MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 29TH.

Let us pray for those in our armed forces especially

for: Cpl Bobby Cimmino, USMC; PFC Richard

Marchese, US Army; Pvt. John Pagios, US Army; Pvt.

Kristoffer Burger, US Army; SPCE4 Kyle Milnes, US

Army; PO 2nd

Cl Jimmy Guerra, US Navy, PO 1st Cl

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

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

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

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

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

Marc Sabatino, USN; LCPL Storm Odom, USMC;

Airman Michael Diffin, USAF; CPL Justin Scales,

USMC; LCPL Dominick Rizzo, USMC; PFC Jonathan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A1C Richard Baldassari, USAF; Capt. Donald Pump,

USMC; and all those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ALTERNATIVE TO ABORTION If you know

someone who is considering having an abortion, here is

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

consider an alternative to this practice. The number is

1-800-395-HELP (4357).

2017 INTENTIONS AVAILABLE

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

Altar Candles and Sanctuary Lamp. Please visit the Church

Office to request the Bread & Wine, Altar Candles or

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

Weekly intentions are $15.00 each.

BACK TO OUR ROOTS Will meet Thursday, June 1st

from 1:00-2:30 pm in the Faith Center when we will resume our regular

Gospel Study program.

REFLECTION

VAN K. BROCK 1932-2017

Iridescent son,

I was never larger then

you on my shoulders.

I was all Prophets

You all Evangelists, we

Holier than Chartres.

Could not anyone

Have seen, through me or you, all

Light reunified?

Soon you will become

No larger than I am, I

No larger than you.

You’ll see me looking

At some bright, storied pierced light

And think it’s yourself.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS 7th Sunday of Easter

“I am praying for them...” (1 Peter 3:17)

Prayer is the foundation of our Faith and the foundation of Stewardship. Pray in good times and in bad. Prayer is always the first best option in any situation, not just the last resort. Pary for friends and family and for those that don’t treat you very well. Pray to give praise, to thank and to ask God for help. Pray to see what God wants you to do with the gifts He has given you.

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

ADOPT-A-STUDENT at St. Anne School

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

a young child?

Would you like to be an angel to someone who

wants a Catholic school education but cannot afford

it?

Then consider adopting a student for either a partial

or a full tuition scholarship!

Complete this form and drop it in the collection basket

at mass. You will be contacted with more information.

God bless you for being an angel to a child!

Your name

Your phone number

A Word from Pope Francis: The home is a crucial place in life, where

life grows and can be fulfilled, because it

is a place in which every person learns to

receive love and to give love. (5/21/13)

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

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

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

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

SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS

Saint Anne School will be hosting an Open House this Wednesday, May 31st from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. St. Anne School is a Middle States accredited Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 school.

Its challenging curriculum reflects the academic standards set by the Archdiocese of Newark and the State of

New Jersey. Small class sizes allow teachers to provide individual attention to each student. There are also a

variety of extracurricular activities, including cheerleading and basketball teams, scouting programs, musical

theater, cooking classes, tennis, golf and enrichment programs.

The school offers a full-day kindergarten, as well as full-day pre-kindergarten for youngsters ages 3 and 4.

Extended care in the morning and after school until 6:00 p.m. is available for students in grades pre-kindergarten

through grade eight.

For additional information or to have your child spend the day, please call the office at 201-796-3353.

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FAITH FORMATION NEWS

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

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

DON’T WAIT!! Register NOW before the end of the school year!

SUMMERFAITH NEWS Attention all SummerFaith registered families: after Memorial Day weekend, look for the following emails:

Child’s grade & catechist

Volunteer schedule

Item provider schedule

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

CONFIRMATION If your child is currently in 8

th grade in either St. Anne School or has completed 8 years of faith formation,

he/she is asked to consider Confirmation prep this fall. Letters have either been distributed to the students or

have been mailed home. For more info, please contact the Faith Formation Office. Registration for Confirmation

prep will be held in the fall.

AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES...

Elizabeth Ann Seton Faith Center (lower level of the rectory)

Friday, June 2, 2017 at 1:30 PM

Miracle in the Rain We end this season's movie offerings with a black and white Hollywood classic that will tug at

your heart strings. Written by Ben Hecht and set in New York City during World War II, it tells a story about enduring love, loss, hope, friendship and faith. And as stated by the narrator at the end, I like to believe it's true.

Runtime: 108 min. Please join us!

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: ITEMS MOST NEEDED: COFFEE, JELLY AND TOILET PAPER

Also need, laundry soap, spaghetti sauce, canned fruit, canned carrots, canned mixed vegetables, canned

potatoes, cereal and ketchup.

Thank you Girl Scout Troop #94894 for their donation of Girl Scout Cookies

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

Michelle at ext. 217 first.

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

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

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

We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, June 8th. Next meeting at St. Anne’s Rectory is Saturday, June 10th - from 10am-12 noon. If you think you may be interested please contact Ed Grzesiak 201-321-5144, John Lederer 201-286-9354, Lou Cuomo 201-657-3838, Eamon Jennings, 917-841-2558, Steve Zmuda 201-819-9026, Jim Trousdale 917-363-9977 or Joe Bonis 201-390-7169. You can also email us at stcajetan@stannefairlawnnj.org

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

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

community in the ways that we live and work and celebrate

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

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

any of the following Pastoral Council Representatives:

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

Stephanie Kedersha, Joe Barone and Terence Curley

EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, May 28

th

Monday, May 29th

– Memorial Day Mass – 9:00 am - C AA – 7:30 PM - LCR

Tuesday, May 30th

Men’s Morning Prayer – 6:00 am – FC Prayer Shawl Mtg. – 1:30 – 3:00 pm - CR Wednesday, May 31

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Play Group – 9:30 – 11:00 am – CH Bible Study – 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – FC Thursday, June 1

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Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm – C Cub Scouts – 6:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF/CH Choir – 7:30 pm – C

Friday, June 2nd

Eucharist Adoration – 12:00 – 6:00 pm – C Movie – 1:30 pm – FC BOLD Middle – 6:00 – 8:30 pm - CH

Saturday, June 3rd

AA – 7:30 – 8:30 PM – CAF

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

grandchildren during the week? If so, come join us for our weekly Play Group this Wednesday, May 31st from 9:30 am -11:00 am for about 90 minutes in the Church Hall. For info. please contact Ali Curley at 201-693-3474.

Rosary News:

Thank you to all who attended our Communion

Breakfast on May 21st. A fun time was had by all.

Also, thanks to those who stayed after the event and

helped clean the church hall.

Eucharistic Adoration will be June 2nd

from 12 noon

until 6:00. Sign-up sheets will be in the back of the

church.

Our next meeting will be June 6th

. We will install

our new officers at this meeting. Hope to see you all

there!

SAINT ANNE STREET FAIRE

Committee Volunteers Needed

The 2017 Street Faire Committee is looking for some

additional volunteers to be on the planning committee. The

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

close to the faire date in September!

We are looking for folks with Marketing, Organization,

Finance, & Entertainment planning experience.

If you are interested in being part of this great committee

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

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

Thanks, John Hill, Street Faire Chair

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

SAINT ANNE'S SENIORS Next meeting: Monday, June 12

th at 1:00 pm

Time to grab your spoon - the vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, chocolate syrup, jimmies, walnuts and whipped cream will be served at the Saint Anne's Senior Meeting on June 12 at 1 pm in the Church Hall. The Ice Cream Social meeting of the Seniors Club is an annual event. Other up and coming events will be the Pizza Party, A Day at the Races and the Hot Dog Lunch. Senior meetings are the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 1 pm in the Church Hall. If you are interested in joining or just want to be a guest, please call Lucy at 201-791-3440. BUS TRIP TO MOHEGAN SUN Will take place on Thursday, June 29

TH - $25.00 pp.

Contact Lucy for tickets 201-791-3440.

Eucharist Adoration Friday, June 2nd

12 pm – 6 pm

Concluding with Benediction at 6 pm. Please volunteer to pray

one hour before our Lord. Sign-up sheet in the church vestibule.

Win up to $12,500!

MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle

You have a chance to win up to $12,500 in Saint Anne’s Sixth Annual MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle! We will sell up to a maximum of 500 tickets, each priced at $100 per ticket.

If all 500 tickets are sold, three lucky prize winners will split $25,000:

1st Prize: 50% of Winners’ Share 2nd Prize: 30% of Winners’ Share 3rd Prize: 20% of Winners’ Share

Drawing will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at Saint Anne Street Faire. To purchase your tickets, please complete this form and return it with your payment (checks payable to Saint Anne Church) to the parish rectory during regular business hours. We will then mail your portion to you. Good luck!

MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle

__________tickets at $100 per ticket = _________ enclosed.

Please check one of the following options and provide all of the information requested:

I am an individual purchasing this ticket for myself only.

I am the contact person purchasing this ticket for a group. (Please write one check for full payment of ticket(s) purchased and attach the names and phone numbers for

each person in your group on a separate sheet of paper.)

Name:_____________________________________________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone #:_____________________________Cell Phone#:______________________________

This is a 50/50 cash raffle and winners will receive the following breakdown of all proceeds collected: 1st Prize = 50% of winners’ share; 2nd Prize = 30% of winners’ share; 3rd Prize = 20% of winners’ share.

No substitution of the offered prize may be made. Winner subject to all taxes. Winner need not be present to win. Only 500 tickets will be sold.

OFFICE USE ONLY:

Ticket #______________________issued on:____________________________.

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

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

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

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

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

and Michael La Rocca

We are grateful to the 1,256 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $11,313.00 in the offertory and $2,818.00 through Online Giving offertory,

which along with other fees and donations totaled $18,201.00. Our weekly expenses average out to $20,348.00.

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

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

months. In the back of the church each Sunday you will find separate ENERGY envelopes. If you should

happen to hit the jackpot that week, and wish to throw a dollar or two in that envelope, we’d greatly appreciate

it! You can throw these special envelopes right in the collection with your regular envelope. The energy

envelopes will not be mailed to you. They will simply be in the back of the church, so if you don’t spot them, be

sure to ask the ushers at your Mass. Thanks.

Online Giving…

You have the opportunity to make donations to our Sunday collection online! To sign up, go to the St. Anne website – www.stannefairlawnnj.org

There are several ways to access the system: 1. Underneath the scrolling slideshow on the home page, on the bottom right-hand corner, you will

see a light blue icon with a $ sign. Click that icon to go directly to the system.

OR 2. From the homepage, check the left-hand menu options. The second to last menu option says

“envelopes & online giving.” Click that link, and a page with various giving options will appear.

Select the Online Giving option to be taken directly to the system.

Once you are taken to the new site, click on the section that says Create New Account. Next you will see New User Account Registration. Fill out the form and click “submit.” When you are enrolled, you can go into Manage My Account, where you will see My Payment Methods. Here you can choose to have the funds deducted from your checking or bank account (you will need your routing and account numbers on hand). Under Manage My Account, you will also see Give a New Gift. There you will decide when and how much to give. (In the list, Offertory Collection means the Sunday collection.) You can select recurring or one time gifts. You also have the option to access all the other special envelopes you would normally find in your envelope packet and which are generally one-time donations.

Each time you go to Mass, get a card that says “I have made my donation online” and put it in the collection when the usher comes around. Thanks so much for giving online!