Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rev. Msgr. Peter J. Doody, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Joseph C. Crowley, Jr., Deacon

Mrs. Trish Frost, Parish Secretary 973-694-5700 Ms. Carol Tumminello, Parish Accountant 973-694-5700 Mr. Steven Pierinelli, Music Ministry 973-694-5700 Mrs. Eileen Russo, Religious Education and Formation 973-694-5700 Mrs. Elise Rossbach, Confirmation and Youth Ministry 973-930-4767 Mrs. Eva May, Parish Life and Outreach 973-696-5427

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 8:30 AM 5:30 PM Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 AM 10:00 AM Family Mass 11:45 AM (except in July & August) Weekdays: 7:30 AM Holy Days of Obligation: 7:30 AM, 12:05 PM, 7:30 PM

SACRAMENTS Baptism: Baptisms are celebrated after the 11:45 AM Sunday Mass, or at the 11:45 AM Mass. Please call the Rectory for dates and family orientation.

Marriage: Diocesan Common Policy requires that the Parish be notified one year in advance of intention to marry. Pre-Cana or Engagement Encounter is also required.

Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Anytime by request.

New Parishioners are welcome and are invited to introduce themselves to the Pastor or to call the Parish Secretary.

ORDINATION AND RELIGIOUS LIFE Discerning what God is asking of you for your life? Is God calling you to a life of service as a Priest, Deacon or Religious? Please contact the Vocation Office of our Diocese of Paterson: 973-777-2955 or speak to one of the priests or pastoral staff of our parish.

45 Urban Club Road, Wayne, N.J. 07470 www.abvm-wayne.org Office: 973-694-5700 Fax: 973-694-5706

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017

“Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;

and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

— Matthew 16:19

Masses for the Week

Saturday, August 26-Vigil, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 p.m. +Irene Perricone by the Fer rara family Fr. Peter

Sunday, August 27-Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. +Josephine Bruno by your sister , Isabelle Fr. Peter 2nd anniversary remembrance 10:00 a.m. in Thanksgiving love Greg & Tr ish Frost Fr. Peter

Monday, August 28-St. Augustine, bishop 7:30 a.m. +Giuseppe & Francesca Onorato by the family Fr. Peter

Tuesday, August 29-The Passion of St. John the Baptist 7:30 a.m. for the intentions of Tom Steimle Fr. Peter by loving family

Wednesday, August 30 7:30 a.m. +Paul Anthony Hurley by Maureen Passarella Fr. Peter

Thursday, August 31 7:30 a.m. +Estelle Aldi by loving daughter , Estelle Meyer Fr. Tom

Friday, September 1 7:30 a.m. for the intentions of Jake Meyer Fr. Tom by loving wife, Estelle

Saturday, September 2 7:30 a.m. +Marie Gentile by Fr . Peter & the Par ish Staff Fr. Peter Vigil, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 p.m. Mass for the people Fr. Peter

Sunday, September 3-Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. +Michael Quigley by Henry & Monica Fengya Fr. Peter 10:00 a.m. +Sylvester Marron, anniversary remembrance Fr. Peter by the Marron family 11:45 a.m. +Al Frost by Linda Olinger Fr. Lou

MINISTRY SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – 5:30 P.M. LECTOR: Annie Struble EMHC: Lorraine Buczek, Lou Zecca GREETER: Bunker family SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 – 8:00 A.M. LECTOR: Eva May SERVER: Alejandro Olarte, Phoebe Nguyen EMHC: Jo Grundtner, Phyllis Romitelli GREETER: Chuck Donovan, Joanne Antinora SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 – 10:00 A.M. LECTOR: Mike DeBenedetto SERVER: Nathaniel Vargas, Joseph Palethu, Fabian Guirales EMHC: Alice Sujkowski, Natalie Guirales GREETER: Alaimo family SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 – 11:45 A.M. LECTOR: George Halas SERVER: Alexandra Schmitt EMHC: Jean Snyder, Susana Schmitt GREETER: Jerry Speziale, Lois Veltri

CALENDAR OF WEEKLY EVENTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 Women’s Bible Study 10:00-11:30 a.m. rectory

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Confession 4:00-5:00 p.m. Chapel

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 11:45 a.m. Mass resumes

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sun., Aug. 27: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 Mon., Aug. 28: 1 Thes 1:1-5,8b-10; Mt 23:13-22 Tues., Aug. 29: 1 Thes 2:1-8; Mk 6:17-29 Wed., Aug. 30: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Mt 23:27-32 Thu., Aug. 31: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Mt 23:42-51 Fri., Sept. 1: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Mt 25:1-13 Sat., Sept. 2: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Mt 25:14-30 Sun., Sept. 3: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27

WEEKLY OFFERING REPORT 2017 2016

Amt. of Collection…………$5,943.00 $3,936.00 From 134 Envelopes……….…$4,475.00 Loose Collection………...……...$383.00 Online Giving…………....…...$1,085.00

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of your produce.” (Prov 3:9)

BE A ROCK Peter’s history as a follower or friend of Jesus is a bit spotty. It might be natural to wonder if Je-sus, in giving him the keys to the kingdom, didn’t feel a bit like a parent giving a teenager the keys to the family car. But it was at the moment when God’s power and presence broke through everything

else to raise up Peter’s great profession of faith in Christ as Messiah that Jesus chose to establish the bond between the loving, forgiving mercy of heaven and our vocation to be witnesses of that love, mercy, and forgiveness on earth. Like any parent, Jesus no doubt foresaw the failings, the irresponsible maneuvers or impaired senses, the colli-sions that the church would be headed for. But, most im-portantly, he also saw us at that moment as God prefers to see us: capable of manifesting great faith, with a will-ingness to remain at the feet of Christ to understand what it truly means to be Messiah and Christ. As the letter to the Romans points out to us today, we have not known the mind or the wisdom of God, but God knows us and still chooses to manifest the reign of justice, joy, beauty, and peace through us. Let this be our vocation. Let us always strive to be solid ground on which the church of Jesus Christ can be founded and on which it can continue to be built.

Remember Annunciation Parish in Your Will

JESUS: A PILGRIMAGE James Martin, SJ

Some of us were fortunate to go on a pilgrimage with our parish to the Holy Land in 2013. Father Martin takes us on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in his book: JESUS: A PILGIMAGE. As Father Mar tin puts it "This book is designed to be accessible to anyone--from those just starting to think about Jesus to those who feel that they may know the topic well. It is designed for peo-ple of deep faith or no faith who want to know about Je-sus..... I would like to introduce you to the Jesus I know, and love, the person at the center of my life. Getting to know Jesus, like getting to know anyone, has been a pil-grimage." This book discussion will be led by Phil Russo on Monday mornings from 10-12 noon beginning in Octo-ber. The cost will be the price of the book (to be deter-mined). If interested, please call the parish office at 973-694-5700.

Please Pray for Our Sick Dear Father of love and mercy, hear our pray-ers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need: Deacon Joe Crowley, Rebecca Mitchell, Dave Murphy, Don Molino. Rosemary Stephan, Jay Frost, Kassie Pierinelli, Bishop Emeritus, Frank J. Rodimer, and Tom Steimle.

Please pray for a new tenant for our Parish facility.

ALTAR FLOWER MEMORIAL For those who wish to remember a loved one at a weekend Mass, may we suggest offering the flowers for the main altar or for the Blessed Mother altar, which will be there for the weekend and into the week following. The flowers will be ordered by the parish and mention of the intention will be made both in the bulletin and before the weekend Masses. The cost of flowers for the main altar is $50.00 and for the side altar, $35.00. You may also donate the Sanctuary Lamp for a specific weekend. The cost is $10.00 If you would like to donate the flowers or the Sanctuary Lamp, please call the rectory 973-694-5700.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Couples for Christ: Alex & Carmela Enr iquez—973-685-9738 Eva May’s Trips: Eva May 973-696-5427 Family Fun Committee: Steven Pier inelli – 973-433-7093 Knights /Columbus: Mike Basile, Grand Knight 201-452-1032 Prime Timers: George Halas, Vice-President 973-633-8655 Society for the Poor: Joanne Tamaro 973-628-1556 Women’s Bible Study: Alice Sujkowski – 973-790-8535 Pastoral Council Members: Deacon Joseph Crowley Mike DeBenedetto, Maeghan Fengya, Trish Frost, George Halas, Karen Marron, Eva May, Pat O’Connor, Ann Marie Reidel, Elise Rossbach, Eileen Russo, Laura Stinziano. Beginning is September, newly dis-cerned members: Anne Cilvick, Paul Veltr i, Joanne Zimak

Summer Mass Schedule The 12:05 weekday Mass has concluded for the months of June, July, August and September and will resume on Monday, October 2nd. The Sunday 11:45 a.m. Mass has concluded for the summer months of July & August and will resume on Sunday, September 3rd.

Memorial Donation The flowers on the main altar were donated in loving memory of +Frank Armenio, a birthday remembrance by his loving family. The Sanctuary Lamp was offered for the intentions of Donna Brown for healing by the O.R. Staff at St. Jo-seph’s Wayne Hospital.

Parish Food Pantry Our parish collects food for the needy every weekend. Please bring nonperishable food and offer it as your gift to those in need.

FAITH FORMATION RE-REGISTRATION Registration forms have been emailed to families with children currently in Grades 1-9. Please email erusso@abvm-wayne.org if you did not receive it. Forms are also available outside Room 5.

Please call the rectory office at 973-694-5700 if you have a child/children entering Grade 1 in September or new to the program.

Religious Ed classes will begin on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at 8:45 a.m.

Elise Rossbach 973-930-4767 erossbach@optonline.net

Meetings: Beginning this Fall, the Youth Ministry will be meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Antioch XIII Team Weekly team meetings will be held on Sun- days from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Antioch room. Team invitations will be mailed in late August.

Service: Kid’s Canopy The Youth Ministry is responsible for planning and supervising the Kid’s Canopy at this year’s annual picnic. Please see Elise to volunteer to help. Confirmation candi- dates will receive service hours.

Events: Renegade Games Join us at the annual picnic on Sunday, September 10, 2017 for the Renegade Games. You may want to bring an extra change of clothes because…you will get wet, you will get dirty, and you will have fun!

Antioch XIII November 17, 18, and 19, 2017 All High School teens are invited to attend Antioch XIII. Save the date!

SAVE THE DATE Our Annual Parish Picnic

will be held on

SUNDAY, SEPT. 10, 2017

ACTS, THE SPREAD OF THE KINGDOM Beginning in October we will hold a 20 week Bible Study on the Acts of the Apostles given by Fr. Peter with video by Jeff Cavins. Sessions will be held on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. and on Tuesday morn‐ings at 10:00 a.m. The cost of materials is $25.00 per person. If you would like to participate in this Bible Study, please place your name and contact infor‐mation on one of the sign up sheets located at both entrances to the church or call the parish office at 973‐694‐5700.

HOME BAKED GOODS NEEDED FOR OIUR PICNIC

We are asking parishioners to donate their favorite HOME BAKED items such as cakes, brownies, cookies and cupcakes, to be sold at our upcoming Parish Picnic. If willing to bake, please place your response in Box #8 on the VOLUNTEER SHEET. All baked items are to be brought to the community room on Sunday, Sept. 10th prior to the 11:45 a.m. Mass.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tricky Tray Donations Needed

Ready-made Tricky Tray baskets consisting of new items only are needed for our annual Parish Picnic. Please call Karen Marron at 973-406-7494 or Eva May at 973-696-5427 if you would like to donate a basket or if you have any questions. Baskets can be brought to the community room on the weekends prior to the Picnic.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PICNIC HELPERS NEEDED

Have you taken a moment to look over the VOLUN-TEER SIGN-UP SHEET that was mailed to you along with your Picnic Food Tickets? It outlines many ways parishioners can lend a hand and help make the up-coming Annual Parish Picnic an easy chore for every-one. If you haven’t done so already, please review the VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP SHEET and select any of the described areas suitable and likeable to your sched-ule. Please return the VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP SHEET with your ticket payment or separately by plac-ing it in the collection basket or in one of the Gold box-es conveniently located at both church entrances. Extra VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP SHEETS are available next to the Gold boxes. Remember, any way that you can help will definitely make it easier for all who volun-teer so that everyone can enjoy the Picnic.

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All dates subject to change. Please call the Parish Office at 973-694-5700 before scheduling any events.

1 2 ~Confession 4-5 p.m.

3 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time ~11:45 a.m. Mass resumes

4 LABOR DAY ~Mass: 8:30 a.m. ~Office closed

5 ~Staff mtg. 3:00 p.m. rectory

6 ~Knights of Columbus mtg. 8:00 p.m. community room

7 ~Choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m. church

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9 ~Couples for Christ Youth Group training 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. classrooms 2, 3 & 4 ~Confession 4-5 p.m.

10 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time ~Gr. 1-6 RE 8:45 a.m. ~Gr. 9 Parent/ Candidate mtg. 11:00 a.m.

~PARISH PICNIC 12:30-5 PM Diocesan Assessment

11 ~9/11 Memorial Mass 12:00 noon

12 ~Pastoral Council Mtg. 7:30 p.m. community room

13 14 ~Choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m. church

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16 ~Confession 4-5 p.m.

17 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~Gr. 1-6 RE 8:45 a.m. ~Gr. 7-10 Mass/class 6:00-8:30 p.m. ~Parish Pilgrimage to Eastern Europe

18 19 20 21 ~Choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Church

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23 ~Confession 4-5 p.m.

24 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~Gr. 1-6 RE 8:45 a.m. ~Society for the Poor mtg. 11:00 a.m. community room

25 ~Youth Ministry mtg. 7:00-8:30 p.m.

26 ~Parish pilgrimage to Eastern Europe concludes

27 ~Knight of Columbus Installation of Officers Mass 7:00 p.m. Chapel/community room

28 ~Choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m. church

29 ~Prime Timers Mass/ mtg. 12:05 p.m. Chapel/community room

30 ~Confession 4-5 p.m.