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Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 11, 2018
Church The Catholic Church of St. Ann is open daily from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. for prayer and meditation.
Daily Mass Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. First Friday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (only when school is in session) & 7:00 p.m.
Weekend Mass Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
Holy Day Mass Vigil: 7:00 p.m. Holy Day: 7:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. (weekdays)
Penance/Reconciliation Saturday: 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
St. Ann School Pre-K - 8th Grade
Our dedicated and experienced faculty are committed to providing a quality education focused on Faith, Family and Community. Call Sr. Margaret Mary Hanlon in the School Office or email her at [email protected] to register your child(ren). Contact our school at 908-725-7787 to make an appointment to tour the school.
Church Calendar Can be found on our website under NEW! Parish Calendar of Events
St. Ann PREP 1 - 8th Grade Monday: 6:15 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursday: 6:15 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Call Sr. Phyllis Vella in the Parish Office or email her at [email protected] to register your child(ren).
Special Needs PREP 1 - 8th Grade Thursday: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Call Sr. Phyllis Vella in the Parish Office or email her at [email protected] to register your child(ren).
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and Adult Confirmation
Are you or someone you know interested in becoming members of the Catholic Church? Are you a Catholic who was baptized but never received the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Holy Communion or Confirmation? If so, please contact Deacon John Pacifico in the Parish Office or Deacon Rick Stevens at 908-910-0309 or email him at [email protected].
Donations by Electronic Giving The Catholic Church of St. Ann offers parishioners the opportunity to make Online church and school contributions! Log onto www.stannparish.com, scroll down, click on give Online with WeShare. You will be connected to a secure site to enter your information. Thank you for your continued support!
Registration Any new family or adult 18 and over, who has moved into the parish, are invited to stop by the Parish Office to complete a new parishioner form. Please notify us of any change of address.
Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Parish Mission Statement
Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we, the Catholic Church of St. Ann, embrace all as family and continue Christ's mission by exemplifying the love of God and neighbor as stewards of God's gifts to us.
45 Anderson Street; Raritan, NJ 08869 Telephone: 908-725-1008 • Fax: 908-707-1915
Website: www.stannparish.com Email: [email protected]
Facebook: The Catholic Church of St. Ann- Raritan, NJ
School: 29 Second Avenue; Raritan, NJ 08869 Telephone: 908-725-7787 • Fax: 908-541-9335
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Convent: 29 Second Avenue; Raritan, NJ 08869 Telephone: 908-725-2256
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Permanent Deacons Deacon John Pacifico Deacon Roy Rabinowitz Deacon Rob Sause Deacon Rick Stevens
Office Staff Mr. Miguel De Jesus, Director of Sacred Music Mrs. Christine Esposito, Social Ministry Mr. Lou Falconeri, Plant Manager Ms. Barbara Russell, Administrative Assistant
Sacramental Information Baptism
Sundays at 1:30 p.m. (must be scheduled with the Parish Office) Instructions for new parents take place on the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Please call Mrs. Christine Esposito at the Parish Office or email her at [email protected] to make arrangements.
Baptism Godparents Must be 18 years old, registered as an adult and be confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you are married, your marriage must be recognized by the church. This is especially important if you wish to be a Godparent for Baptism. It takes six months of attending Mass to be eligible for this privilege.
Penance/Reconciliation We invite you to participate in the Penance & Reconciliation at the times specified in the front of this bulletin.
Holy Eucharist We invite you to participate in the Holy Eucharist daily at the times specified on the front of this bulletin. If you have not had the opportunity to make your Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Office.
Confirmation Sponsors Must be 18 years old, registered as an adult and be confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you are married, your marriage must be recognized by the church. This is especially important if you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation. It takes six months of attending Mass to be eligible for this privilege.
Marriage The common policy of marriage requires that arrangements with the church be made at least one year before the date of marriage and before any social plans are made. Either the Bride or Groom must be a registered parishioner. If you would like to get more information about getting married, please contact the Parish Office.
Ministry Information Ministry to the Poor
We help those who are experiencing financial difficulties with food, clothing, shelter, rent, PSE&G, and water bills. Please call Mrs. Christine Esposito at the Parish Office or email her at [email protected].
Ministry to the Sick/Homebound Parishioners who are homebound are visited by our Deacons, Religious & Extraordinary Ministers. If you know of someone that is seriously ill or hospitalized, please contact the Parish Office.
Ministry to those that are pregnant and/or thinking of an abortion
We are building a culture of Life through prayer and action serving our community, state and country. We pray and serve along with the Pregnancy Aid and Information Center, helping those in crisis pregnancies and moms in need. Please call at 908-256-8121 (24-hour hotline).
Parish Ministries
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 11, 2018
Under the Pastoral Care of the Priests and Brothers of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri
V. Rev. Peter R. Cebulka, C.O., Provost Rev. Thomas Odorizzi, C.O., Pastor
Community of Religious Teachers of St. Lucy Filippini Sister Margaret Mary Hanlon, MPF, School Principal/Superior Sister Dolores Toscano, MPF, Pastoral Associate Sister Phyllis Vella, MPF, Director of Religious Education
Knights of Columbus News and Events
Veteran’s Day Parish Breakfast on Nov. 11th. Veterans are free. We are collecting items for “Jersey Cares” program.
Pro Life Ministry
Prays the Rosary every second Wednesday of the month in the Church Meeting Room. The next Pro Life Rosary will be prayed Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30pm .
Social Ministry
1) The second collection this weekend will help with the cost of Thanksgiving Baskets for families in need in our community.
2) Drivers and bakers are needed for the Thanksgiving Food Basket Project. See more information on page 6.
3) November 16,17,18 the Gift Giving Tree will be in the 4) Church. Please take a tag and bring it back with the
unwrapped gift December 8, 9. Donations of wrapping paper would also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your continued support of our Social Ministry.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Our series of catechesis on the Commandments brings us today to the Sixth Word, which addresses the sentimental and sexual dimension, and states: “You shall not commit adultery”. The immediate call is to fidelity, and indeed no human relationship is authentic without fidelity and loyalty.
One cannot love only as long as it is ‘convenient’; love is truly manifested beyond the threshold of one’s own personal advantage, when one gives unreservedly. As the Catechism states: “Love seeks to be definitive; it cannot be an arrangement ‘until further notice’” (n. 1646). Fidelity is an attribute of a free, mature and responsible human relationship. Friends, too, reveal themselves as authentic because they remain so in all circumstances, otherwise they are not friends. Christ reveals authentic love; the One who lives in the boundless love of the Father, is, on this strength, the faithful Friend who welcomes us even when we err, and who always wants good for us, even when we do not deserve it.
Human beings need to be loved unconditionally and those who do not receive this acceptance carry a certain incompleteness within themselves, often without knowing it. The human heart seeks to fill this void with surrogates, accepting compromises and mediocrity that have only a vague flavour of love. The risk is to call certain bitter and immature relationships ‘love’, with the illusion of finding the light of life in something that, at best, is merely a reflection of it.
Thus it can happen, for example, that one overestimates physical attraction, which is itself a gift from God, but aims to pave the way for an authentic and faithful relationship with the person. As Saint John Paul II used to say, the human being “is called to a full and mature spontaneity of relationships”, which is “the gradual fruit of discerning the impulses in one’s own heart”. It is something that is acquired, because every human being must “learn with determination and consistency what the body signifies” (cf. Catechesis, 12 November 1980).
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That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.
Pope Francis Prayer Intention for November 2018
In Service of Peace
Pope Francis General Audience October 24, 2018
Four Pillars of the Oratory
Charity
The Four Pillars of the Oratory: Charity
In the previous article, we began exploring the four “pillars” of Oratorian life: PRAYER, CHARITY, HUMILITY, and JOY. This week, we will focus on the second pillar, charity. For St. Philip, the exercise of charity was central to his discipleship of Jesus. His first apostolate was of charity and service. In particular, he developed a long association with the San Giacomo hospital, where the incurable and the destitute languished in squalor and loneliness. St. Philip, his friends and his penitents would care for their physical and spiritual needs. For the Holy Year of 1550, he helped to organize the Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity, which ministered to the pilgrims who came to Rome for the jubilee. Throughout his adult life, St. Philip cared for the abandoned and the poor, and defended the marginalized and the persecuted. There are many stories attesting to his personal acts of charity towards widows, orphans, and prisoners. Above all, for St. Philip, and for all Oratorians, charity means putting the Word into action, living the faith we profess. Loving people involves speaking about God and sharing the Gospel, and it also includes demonstrating God’s generous love through acts of practical charity. These are two sides of the same coin, and both are indispensable. Experiencing the suffering of others as our own, and assisting them without regard for our own comfort, as St. Philip did, becomes a powerful testimony of faith in action. Within the Oratory, the exercise of fraternal charity brings serenity to the life of the community and fosters solidarity among its members. The mutual encouragement, exercise of mercy, and fraternal correction offered one to another, builds up the whole community. This charity, when lived well, serves as an inspiration to others and attracts others to the Oratorian life. It echoes the life of the early Christian community which so inspired St. Philip. Next week, we will turn our attention to humility, the third pillar of Oratorian life. Note: This article is part of our ongoing series on St. Philip Neri
and the Oratory. Please direct any questions or comments to Fr.
Jeff at [email protected].
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Advent begins on Sunday, December 2. Participate by repairing for Jesus’ birth as Mary did. Rejoice! Advent Meditations with Mary
Is a program that pairs thought-provoking and meaningful meditations with beautiful artwork and encouraging inspirational videos.
Deadline to receive the journal with beautiful Marian reflections and exercises on Advent at the bulk rate of only $5 is this Wednesday, November 14.
Please submit payment of $5 in a separate envelope with your name and contact info to the parish office. Make checks out to St. Ann Church with “Rejoice!” on the memo line.
We will have an Advent Mission Night on Saturday, December 1st at 2:30pm in the Church Hall.
Watch a 30 minute Mission Video and pick up your Journals. Visit rejoiceprogram.com for more details about this program.
BEST ADVENT EVER is another resource to enrich your Advent experience. It is a free email program from Dynamic Catholic that will help you slow down and focus on what matters most during the busy holiday season. Each day of Ad-vent, you’ll receive an email with . . .
• Short inspirational videos from Allen Hunt, Matthew Kelly, and the Dynamic Catholic team. • Practical tips for your everyday life • Real-life stories to encourage you in your faith journey
Simply sign up at: BestAdventEver.com/Christmas18.
As Catholics, we firmly believe that God has a plan for our lives! He calls some to marriage, some to the priesthood, and others to religious life. Some remain as generous single people. Fully living our own vocations—and teaching young people how to discern God’s call—is a serious duty, but also a joyful one. This past week was National Vocation Awareness Week. Please pray about how God is calling you to live your vocation more deeply. Encourage the young people in your life—children, grandchildren, students, and friends—to be open if God calls them to priesthood or consecrated life.
The Main Catholic Vocations: A vocation is a call from God to pursue holiness in a specific way, involving a public and permanent commitment. Marriage: Most people are called to marriage—a vowed union of a man and woman who promise to love their spouses and to joyfully welcome children. Priesthood: Priests bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus through preaching and the sacraments. They are ordained to devote their lives to serve the people of God. Consecrated Life: Both men and women make vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when they join orders such as the Franciscans, Benedictines, Dominicans, etc.
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May God protect the men & women serving in our Nation’s Armed Forces.
Pray for the souls of those who have given their lives in service to our country.
LtCol Michael A. De Cicco; U.S. Army
Victor Dulay, Jr; U.S. Marine Corps
PFC Gavin John; U.S. Marine Corps
LCpl Matthew John; U.S. Marine Corps
CW4 Michael Lopez, Jr.
PFC Vincenzo Mattei; U.S. Army
Maj Michael Morella; U.S. Army
Sgt Dan Neville; U.S. Marine Corps
Zack Orecchio; U.S. Navy
Pvt Tayla Rasmusson; U.S. Marine Corps
PFC Daniel J. Salvo; U.S. Marine Corps
Cpl Jonathan Schultes; U.S. Marine Corps
LtCol Louis P. Simon; U.S. Marine Corps
PFC Jerome C. Sunga; U.S. Army
Jack Vara; U.S. Marine Corps
Sgt Janet Wyka; U.S. Army
Capt Kaitlyn Zimmitti; U.S. Air Force
Sunday 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 Monday Ti 1:1-9; Lk 17:1-6
Tuesday Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Lk 17:7-10
Wednesday Ti 3:1-7; Lk 17:11-19
Thursday Phlm 7-20; Lk 17:20-25
Friday 2 Jn 4-9; Lk 17:26-37
Saturday 3 Jn 5-8; Lk 18:1-8
We ask God’s blessing for the strengthening and healing of our sick and homebound.
Please pray for: Anna Carra, Frank Cirianni, Maria Anastasia D’Amore,
Mary Felice, , Frank Forte, Cindy Galvacky, Anthony Gambino, Arlene Gambino,
Paul Gambino, Sara Gendlek, Gloria A. Lamaestra, MaryAnn Mangiaracina, Mark Marshall,
Austin McNamara, Lori Monaghan, Ann Navatto, Don Palumbo,
Joseph Sgro, Cathy Stinziano, Danny Tibaldi, Joseph Tomaio, Rose Tozzi, Ron Wyka, Alex Zachok
All names will remain on the list for 4 weeks, unless otherwise requested.
Tabernacle Lamp for Rosina and Giuseppe Greco Requested by their children
St. Joseph Lamp for Armando and Maria Cassola
Requested by Massa Family
Blessed Mother Lamp for Rosina and Giuseppe Greco
Requested by their children
Pro Life Candle for Francis (Frank) Rita Requested by Marie Rita
Pray for those who are Sick in our Community
Pray for those in the Military
This Week’s Daily Bible Readings
Mass Intentions
Monday, November 12
7:00 a.m. Augusto and Francesca DiVito by Alberta DeGeorge 7:00 p.m. Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus
Tuesday, November 13
7:00 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. John Stunis by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Marshall
Antonina and Francesco Barbieri by family Thomas A. Vilardi Sr. by the Critchlow Family Alberto Greco by Rose and Michael D’Angelo Rosario Ciurleo by Salvatore Ritorto
Wednesday, November 14
7:00 a.m. Henry J. Donrod by Claire F. Cicalese
Thursday, November 15
7:00 p.m. Raymond Shallanberger by Mary Shallanberger Antoinette Mingione by Dryl Family Thomas Iaccarino, Jr. by Colleen Quinn Karen Ann Piazza by Inez Taylor Dominic Simonetti by Caterina Grande
Friday, November 16
7:00 a.m. Brian Rittman & Georgia Peebles by Carol and Bill
Saturday, November 17 9:00 a.m. Brian Saverino by Kevin and Joanne Saverino 4:00 p.m. Marie Forktus by the Rosary Altar Society
Sunday, November 18
7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 10:00 a.m. Living and Deceased Members of the Holy Name Society 12:00 p.m. Denis LaPolice by Mr. and Mrs. Mirra 5:00 p.m. Jennie Spadone by Judy Pfennig
Altar Candles & Sanctuary Lamps are burning this week for:
Veterans will be honored at a very special program with the faculty and students of St. Ann’s School on
November 12 at 1:00 p.m. in the St. Ann’s School Cafeteria, 29 Second Avenue, Raritan
Please call us and let us know if you are able to attend at (908) 725-7787.
Thank you for your service!
Veterans Are Invited to St. Ann’s School
The Advent and Christmas season is quickly approaching.
Dedicate a tree to loved ones this Christmas.
Share a special message with our Parish Community. Remember those who are no longer with us.
The number of trees are limited, please pick up a Christmas Tree Reservation Form
in the back of the Church or call Barbara at the Parish Office at (908) 725-1008, press 1 then press 4.
St. Ann’s Christmas Trees are Going Fast
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Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 11, 2018 Parish Events
Sunday, November 11 8:00 a.m. Knights of Columbus Breakfast (SC)
Monday, November 12 6:15 p.m. PREP (S) 7:45 p.m. Knights of Columbus Meeting (CMR)
Tuesday, November 13 7:30 p.m. Bingo (SC) 7:45 p.m. Pastoral Council Meeting (CMR)
Wednesday, November 14 2:30 p.m. School Choir (C) 6:45 p.m. Choir Practice (C) 7:30 p.m. ProLife Rosary (CMR)
Thursday, November 15 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts Pack 95 Meeting (SC) 7:00 p.m. Columbiettes Chapter/Degree Ceremony (CMR) No PREP
Friday, November 16 12:30 School Dismissal (S) 5:00 p.m. Set Up for Turkey Lurkey Bingo (SC)
Saturday, November 17 Gift Giving Tree (C) Baby Gift Drive (C) 5:00 p.m. Turkey Lurkey Bingo (SC)
Sunday, November 18 Gift Giving Tree (C) Baby Gift Drive (C) 8:30 a.m. Assembly and Delivery of Thanksgiving Baskets (SC) 11:00 a.m. Holy Name Society Meeting (CMR) 3:30 p.m. Eucharistic Holy Hour (C)
[C = Church, CMR = Church Meeting Room, CL = Church Loft, PMR = Parish Meeting Room, S = School, SC = School Cafeteria, SL=School Library]
Weekly Offering...November 4, 2018
Total: $ 12,316.50 First Collection $ 8,146.00 Second Collection (Debt Reduction): $ 1,572.00 Online Offering: $ 2,598.50 All Saints Offering: $ 1,161.00 All Souls’ Offering: $ 286.00 Other: $ 141.00
Thank you for your generosity to our parish.
St. Ann Parish Music Corner
This weekend, we hear the story of the poor widow who gave the last that she had to the Temple as a sacrifice to God. While Jesus was grateful for her sacrifice, he did not return her sacrifice back to her. We must think about how we are sacrificing for God. Are we truly giving all that we have for His glory? Are we truly loving Him with all of our heart, mind, spirit, and strength? As the choir sings Shepherd Me, O God, let us reflect on how we can live, serve, and pray "beyond our wants, beyond our fears."
LAST CALL for Turkey Lurkey Bingo
Help Needed for Thanksgiving Food Baskets
Pick up a Turkey Lurkey Bingo Dinner Ticket Order Form at the back of Church, at St. Ann’s School or at the
Parish Office. Pre-Sale dinner ticket price is only $25.
Questions? Please contact [email protected]
Seeking volunteers, drivers, bakers for the Annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Project.
Friday-Monday, November 16-19, in the mornings at St. Ann’s School Cafeteria.
If you can volunteer, drive or bake please contact Ivette Melillo at (908) 229-5548 or [email protected].
Sports Card and Collectibles Show
Saturday, November 24, 2018, 9:00am-3:00p.m. at St. Ann’s School Cafeteria. Admission only $1.00 - 50 dealer tables. All proceeds go to St. Ann’s School.
In this season of Thanksgiving, why not celebrate your marriage and its many blessings by attending a Marriage Encounter Weekend? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communi-cation, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held January 25-27. Call: 1-732-904-9636 for registration and information. Visit us at: www.aweekendforyourmarriage.org for more information.
Marriage Encounter Weekend
Calling All Bakers
Calling all bakers! IHNSC is looking for cookie bakers to help us with our Holiday Cookie Bake Off and Cookie Sale We need bakers to bake 3 doz. cookies or more to be sold by the pound. The cookies will be delivered for packaging on Friday Dec. 7th. Those who wish to enter our cookie bake off will submit a doz. cookies for judging. The final judging will be held at Wm. Sonoma at the Bridgewater Commons, Sat. Dec. 8th. First prize in all 3 categories, Youth, Adult and Senior, will be a Wm. Sonoma cooking class for the winner and 9 friends. Please call the Interfaith Hospitality Net-work office at 908-704-1920 to volunteer to bake and/ or pre- register for the contest. Cookie pre-sale orders will be announced soon.