Dear Friends,

This past weekend, our Bold Youth Group conducted its Souper Bowl Collection for our Food Pantry. Thanks to so many of you, the basement of the rectory is now lined with bags of cans of soup and other items. The volunteers who maintain the shelves will be working on arranging those cans for days to come...and they’ll be doing so joyfully. We give food to others because food is essential to being healthy. While we all value keeping healthy, staying healthy doesn’t just depend on our personal choice to do so. It depends on being able to get healthy food. To do that, we all need farmers, food handlers, markets, truckers, people to work in the food stores, from managers, to stock workers, to cashiers. In other words, we need people valuing the efficiency and the profit motive of order so that individuals and families can get healthy food. When St. Anne, however, organizes to help those who can’t afford that food, we enact a value broader than health and order. We enact the religious and Christian value of caring for the least amongst us. Such a purpose encompasses a deeper value than efficiency and profit, as important as they are. We humanize the order of food distribution to include all who are in need. Healthy food isn’t only for those who can afford it. It’s for all because it’s a human right. In effect, we become responsible for the quality of life we share with each other. We personally chose to be partners in the creation of a moral universe. By the gift of our talents, our resources, our time, we respond to Christ who calls us beyond ourselves to do what we can to make the larger community a more human place. Another way that this call is heard is with the Sharing God’s Blessing Annual Appeal. Next weekend will begin the drive for 2018. Cardinal Tobin will be asking us to do what we can do to enhance the quality of life in our diocese. There are, of course, many ways to do this. One is prayer; another is concrete assistance; another is a financial commitment. If you can’t do the last, maybe you can do one or both of the others. We all understand the meaning of limited resources and many of us are stretched to that limit. This year, we are being asked to raise $78,000. Once again, through the Appeal, we can help to make our schools and religious education programs the best they can be. We can assist our community’s outreach to the poor through the work of Catholic Charities. We can support the funding of the seminaries, the senior priest residences, and the poorer parishes in our area. We are asked to make a pledge that we can pay off in installments over the next twelve months. No money is asked for this weekend, just a pledge. As I mentioned above, if you can’t make one, don’t think twice about it. But if you can, let me urge you to do so. We will send the pledge envelopes that have been filled out to the Archdiocese and it will send monthly reminders to you. Thank you for all that you can do! 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: Angel Gomez, Baby Nicholas Pellegrino, Ashlyn Kurtzmann, William Stasic, Jose Antonio Orozco, Shane Owen Hlava, Candy Piemonte-Singer, Alice Giegler, Dennis Cummins, Michael DeCoite, Linda VonDreel, John Young, Christine Meidhof, Angel Gomes, Maria Kohlick, Jennifer Reeves, Vicenta Oyog, Lori Mineo, Ann Riffle, Baby Sophia Behrens, James Giegler, Marie Recchione, Bob Nichols, Maria Iozzia, Joseph Fernandez & his family, Jerry Marcom, Eileen Meyer, Anthony Esposito, Marissa Anderson, Helen Masefield, Timothy Dolan, Marie Kazazian, Rowen Ru, Charles Cummins, Alexa Kazazian, Meghan Curley, Romeo Malungcot, Angelina Perez, Kathy Nahra, Joe Hackett, Baby Joseph Mount, Sean O’Malley, Dave Gondres, Mark Reeves, Dr. Kevin Jeffrey McCarthy, Tommy Maher, Betty Young, Gabrielle Paradiso, Baby Charles Michael Tansey, Marianne Wilde, Lois Dekker, Mary Golabek, Joy Leonard, Mark Reeves, Mercedes Cepeda, Joey Bulger, Tom Pagano, Catherine Kurnath, John Coons, Mary McCarthy, Nellie Salazar, Ann Garripoli Petrie, Jennifer Crespo, Jimmy O’Hanlon, Patricia Sisti, Albert Gravel, Margaret Hoether, David Guerra, Jessica Pavoni, Debbie Carlotti, Jake Rudd, John Bohlig, Michael Reyes, Frank Morano, Sr., Bill Keegan, Richard Kennelley, Veronica Reichert, Robert O’Byrne, Julia Fedorchik, Jillda DiNardo, Marie Brancato, 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, Anne Llewellyn, Les Wolf, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Nicole Schepps and John Falcone.

†Pray for the happy repose of † Jacinta Carlos & Raymond Orlando

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week for a Safe & Successful Special Olympics of NJ Winter Games.

Monday, February 5th

7:30 - John R. Callahan - Family 8:45 - Benjamin Macanka – Wife, Anna

Tuesday, February 6th

7:30 – Angela Tarmey (Living) - Family 8:45 - Joanne Calendrillo - Family

Wednesday, February 7th

7:30 – Vincent Maguire - Tom 8:45 – Deceased Members of the Sullivan & Lardner Family - Family

Thursday, February 8th

7:30 – Ray Tarmey (Living) - Family 8:45 - Mary Desmond – Daughter & Son-in-law

Friday, February 9th

7:30 - Robert Robertson – Family Patsy Byers - Family 8:45 - David Nhat Tran – Gail & Sal

Saturday, February 10th

8:45 – Alfred Tracey “1

st Anniv.” – Pamela Tracey

Anthony Gagiardotto – Mr. & Mrs. Rosolino Sausa & Frank 5:15 - Rose & Pat DeMaio – Patrick & Caroline Pompeo Bernice Vena – Sister, Karen Carmela Bussanich – Mr. & Mrs. Marino Piccinich Mary & Edward Cook – Nancy Klujber

Sunday, February 11th

7:30 – Parish Priests (Living) – Terri & Karl Horace DeSousa – DeSousa Family 9:30 – Frank Caluri – Ferrara Family Jan Dul – Family Vincenza Scagione – Carol & Steve Morocco Mary & Bob Wilk – Sonye Family 11:30 – Edward F. Raeber – Faith & Gene & Family Alice & George Zawisa – Family Vivian Felice – Terri & Al LaCagnina Dec. Members of the Kearney & Gould Families - Family 6:00 pm – Jenna DiSclafani – Ferrara Family

Let us pray for those in our armed forces especially

for: 2nd

Lt. Frank D. Slawson II, USAF: 1st Lt. Markus

Landers, USMC; 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).

BTOR We will resume our weekly Gospel Study Sessions

this Thursday, February 1st from 1:00-2:00 pm in the Faith Center (lower level of the Rectory).

All are welcome; please feel free to invite a friend.

D.A.W.N. (Dialog Among Women Now) Is looking for new members! We meet once a month from February to June and resume again in September. We read and discuss faith-based books. Our book for this session is “Let in the Light: Facing the Hard Stuff with Hope” by Patricia Livingston. If you are interested in joining us, please leave your name and phone number or email address with the Rectory and we will be happy to answer your questions. Also, please let us know if you prefer an afternoon or evening meeting time.

REFLECTION JUBILEE -Mary Ellen Smajo

You’ve multiplied the many fruits of every gift You’ve given me: music, service, intellect, with love-begetting-love multiplied most; and now like a plant in a pot You ask me to rest; and looking up I see Your hand and feel grace shower down restoration, emancipation, readying me for Your coaxing forth the new growth, the new buds, the new fruits, the new gifts-for-the-world. At rest I receive what I need for next, what serves You best, no longer tasks on a list, but Kingdom-building-by-BEING alone.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed…He told them, ‘Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose Have I come.’”

(Mark 1:35, 38)

In today’s Gospel reading we see a perfect example of stewardship. Jesus gives His time to do all that God wishes – healing the sick and preaching. But before He begins, Jesus makes time to be alone with God in prayer. It is through prayer, spending time th God, that we find the strength to do what He wishes us to do. Be sure to find time every day to be with God.

MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY MASSES There will be two special Masses celebrating

milestone years for married couples.

The Archbishop will celebrate the Mass for couples

celebrating 50 or more years of marriage on May 6,

2018.

On April 29, 2018 he will celebrate the Mass for

couples who are celebrating 5 and 25 years of

marriage. All the liturgies are at the Cathedral-

Basilica and couples need to be registered in order

to receive certificates. Register by calling Lynn at

the Rectory at 201-791-1616.

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

BINGO … All are welcome! Hosted by St. Anne School PTG at American Legion Post 147, 1 Legion Place, Elmwood

Park on Friday, Febraury 9th

at 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6 pm).

Cash Prizes Bake Sale Calendar Raffle Mini Tricky Tray 50/50

Tickets are $20 each which includes one Bingo Board ADDITIONAL BOARDS & DABBERS AVAILABLE!

CONTACT CATHERINE MORTELL AT 201-410-0147 FOR

TICKETS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Visit our website at www.stannenj.com Follow us …. @StAnneFairLawn

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

SundayFaith February schedule…classes are in session February 4, 11, & 25; no classes February 18.

ACRE testing will be administered to Faith Formation 5th

& 8th

graders according to the following schedule:

Home Study/SummerFaith grade 5: Sunday, February 4, school cafeteria, 10:30am-12pm

SundayFaith grade 5: Sunday, February 11 (during SundayFaith session)

SundayFaith grade 8: Sunday, February 25 (during SundayFaith session)

Family Catechesis grade 8: Wednesday, March 7, Church Hall, 7-8:30pm

Please bring a sharpened #2 pencil with an eraser.

EUCHARIST PREPARATION:

There will be a Eucharist Info meeting on Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30pm in the Church Hall. This meeting is

for parents only. You will be able to pick up your child’s Eucharist prep book.

We know Global warming is daunting. So here’s a place to start. The Faith Center is continuing its parish-wide program Creation At The Crossroads

by offering 17 often-asked questions with some straightforward answers in an 8-Part Series. The Qs/As will appear in St. Anne’s parish bulletin for 8

weeks. (The information comes from a New York Times National Sunday article titled “Your Questions About Climate Change, Answered”

published on September 24, 2017.)

PART 4 -- WHAT COULD HAPPEN? (continued)

3. How much will the seas rise?

The real question is how fast. The ocean has accelerated and is now rising at a rate of about a foot per century, forcing governments and

property owners to spend tens of billions of dollars fighting coastal erosion. But if that rate continued, it would probably be manageable, experts say.

The risk is that the rate will increase still more. Scientists who study the Earth’s history say waters could rise by a foot per decade in a

worst-case scenario, though that looks unlikely. Many experts believe that even if emissions stopped tomorrow, 15 to 20 feet of sea level rise is

already inevitable, enough to flood many cities unless trillions of dollars are spent protecting them. How long it will take is unclear. But if emissions

continue apace, the ultimate rise could be 80 or 100 feet.

4. Is recent crazy weather tied to climate change?

Some of it is. Scientists have published strong evidence that the warming climate is making heat waves more frequent and intense. It is also

causing heavier rainstorms, and coastal flooding is getting worse as the oceans rise because of human emissions. Global warming has intensified

droughts in regions like the Middle East, and it may have strengthened a recent drought in California.

In many other cases, though – hurricanes, for example – the linkage to global warming for particular trends is uncertain or disputed.

Scientists are gradually improving their understanding as computer analyses of the climate grow more powerful.

“Authentic development includes efforts to bring about an integral improvement in the

quality of human life, and this entails considering the setting in which people live their lives.

These settings influence the way we think, feel, and act. In our rooms, our homes, our

workplaces and neighborhoods, we use our environment as a way of expressing our identity.”

Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 147

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

ITEMS MOST NEEDED ARE: CANNED FRUIT, MAC N CHEESE, TUNA, JELLY AND TOILET

PAPER. Also needed: canned vegetables, spaghetti sauce, white rice (small bags), jello or pudding, coffee,

pancake mix, syrup, cookies, healthy snacks, feminine hygiene products, facial soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,

deodorant, tissues, dish soap, laundry detergent and household cleaning products.

Supermarket brown paper bags are needed. Please drop them off at the rectory.

PLEASE NOTE:

WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

HARRISON HOUSE COOKS NEEDED – Cook for 7 adults who have AIDS and live in Paramus. We need

cooks in starting in May27, 8/26, 9/23, 10/28, 11/25, 12/23/2018. Every fourth Sunday in each month is our date

to cook. Call Michelle for more info at 201-791-1616 ext. 217. Leave name, telephone and message.

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

We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, February 15th. Next meeting at St. Anne’s Rectory is Saturday, February 17th - 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….Bakery Pickup Drivers

St. Anne Parish, with dedicated parishioners, supports Father English Catholic Charities and Eva’s Village both

located in Paterson with the pickup and delivery of bread and baked goods on a daily basis from Palermo’s

Bakery and Zadie’s Bakery which are located in Fair Lawn.

We are in desperate need for the members of our parish to join our current list of drivers, which has grown thin

due to normal attrition. Your participation will enable us to continue this effort.

Please consider joining this group if you are able to donate about an hour and a half a week to this effort.

Your will fulfill a great need within the community, and keep a promise to Christ to “Feed the Poor and

Hungry”. We will be teamed up with an existing team member to show you the route and schedule of pickups.

To volunteer or if you have any questions or would like more information, please call or email

Ed Gasiorowski at 201-873-2203 Egasior200@aol.com

Families who have had their babies baptized in the last few years

here at St. Anne Church are invited to a Special Mass

Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 11:30 a.m.

After this special celebration, there will be a reception to follow in the Church Hall.

Kindly RSVP by Tuesday., Feb. 6th by e-mailing us at joanpiela@yahoo.com

to let us know the number of adults and children who will be attending.

Give us your names, phone number and e-mail address

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, February 4th Coffee Sunday – 8:30 am – 1:00 pm - CH Monday, February 5th PTG Board Mtg. – 6:30 – 8:00 pm – SFR RCIA – 7:00 – 9:00 pm - CR Contemp Choir – 7:30 pm - C AA – 7:30 PM – LCR Tuesday, February 6th Men’s Morning Prayer – 6:00 am – FC Rosary Society – 7:00 pm - CH Wednesday, February 7th Play Group – 9:30 – 11:00 am - CH Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC SAS 7th Gr. Parents – 7:00 pm – SFR

1st Eucharist Info. Mtg. – 7:30 pm - CH Thursday, February 8th BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 pm - FC Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm - C SCC – 7:00 pm - CR Choir – 7:30 – 9:00 pm - C Friday, February 9th Eucharist Adoration – 12:00 – 6:00 pm – CH Saturday, February 10th Baby Come Back Mass – 11:30 am – C/CH 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 which will meet next on Wednesday, February 7th from 9:30 – 11:00 am in the Church Hall. For information, please call Ali Curley at 201-693-3474.

2018 MEN’S CORNERSTONE What kind of man makes a Cornerstone? Husbands, single men, guardians, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, teachers, coaches, investment bankers, carpenters, lawyers, retirees, managers, doctors, police officers....In fact, when it comes right down to it, they are men just like you who want to deepen their faith and reflect on what really matters. The St Anne's Men's Cornerstone will take place on Friday April 28th and Saturday April 29th, 2018 (Friday evening to Saturday evening) in the church hall. For more information contact Guiseppe Barone 551-206-2502, John Hill 201-207-4607 or Ed Grzesiak 201-321-5144. You can also sign up at the St Anne website under Men Cornerstone ministry: https://jdhill922.wufoo.com/forms/zo2ipvg17sg5ss/

The next Rosary Society meeting will be Tuesday, February 6th at 7:00 pm in the Church Hall. We are celebrating Birthrite Baby Shower on that night. Be sure to bring your Baby Shower donations.

Saint Anne's Seniors

The next meeting of the Saint Anne's Seniors will be on Monday, February 12th at 1 pm in the Church Hall. This is our Valentine's Day Party. Get your red on and Happy Hearts will prevail. Lucy De Padova will be announcing our Super Bowl Winners. Prizes will be given out for the winning selection. Tickets also go on sale for our St. Patrick's Day Party. Don't forget your membership is due - $20. Get ready to party. Coffee and cake also provided to our members. Guests if you would like to see what the Seniors are about, call Lucy at 201-791-3440.

Women’s Cornerstone to host a Book Chat on Saturday, February 24th from 9:30 am–12 pm in the Church Hall (Following Morning mass). We will be reading and discussing:

“Having a Mary Spirit” [Allowing God to Change Us from the Inside Out] by Joanna Weaver

Copies available in the Faith Center, on Amazon.com, on Kindle & in the Library

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Human freedom is more than a capacity

to choose between this and that.

It is the God-given power

to become who he created us to be. Catholic Catechism for Adults

Join us at all weekend Masses in Lent

for a NEW kind of parish mission,

where we will explore our human freedom

in the way we link

our worship to our work, our liturgy to our life

Each week, a different speaker will bringa unique message:

February 17-18…Father John Ranieri March 3-4…Father Pat Sieber OFM

February 24-25…Dr. Sylvia McGeary March 10-11…Dr. Mara Zukowski

March 17-18…Father Joe and Father Colin will help tie it all together

Catholic Men’s Conference: Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Seton Hall University This year’s theme is “Be Not Afraid: The Victory is Christ’s” Speakers Joe Lombardi, Jr., quarterback coach

for the New Orleans Saints; Jesse Romero a Catholic Lay Evangelist currently on Immaculate Heart Radio; and

Hector Molina dynamic and sought after bilingual Catholic speaker and evangelist. The day runs from 8:00 AM

to 4:30 PM, with the doors opening at 8:00 AM.

**Mass will be celebrated by His Eminence Joseph W. Cardinal Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark.

Women’s Commission Day of Reflection: Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Seton Hall

University - This year’s theme is “Alive in Christ…Renewing Our Families” and will feature keynote

speakers Hallie Lord, the author of On the Other Side of Fear: How I found Peace and host of Hallie Weekly

on Seirius XM’s The Catholic Channel; Gloria Purvis, creator of Authentically Free at Last show and host of

Morning Glory radio show, both on EWTN; and Sr. Brittany Harrison, FMS, a contributor to the Catholic

Hipsters Handbook. The day runs from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with the doors opening at 8:00 AM.

**Mass will be celebrated by His Eminence Joseph W. Cardinal Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark.

Registration for both events is $25. The days include continental breakfast and lunch. For registration, please

visit our websites at www.rcan.org/offices-and-ministries/womens-commission (WOMEN) or

NJCatholicMen.org (MEN), or contact your Parish Conference Coordinator for a registration form.

Parish Mission Lent 2018

Human Freedom

Mark your

calendar!

You’re very Welcome to

Pub Night ! Saturday, March 3, 2018 6:30-10:30 pm in the Church Hall

Cost: $35.00 per person BYOB – Water available

Varied menu for those who like corned beef & those who don’t!

Music by Alan O’Quinn & Clan

Reservations will definitely close on Mon., Feb. 26th

(If not already sold out!) Tickets available in the rectory now!!

Make checks payable to St. Anne Church.

Name__________________________ Phone______________

If possible, kindly seat me with:_________________________ # of tickets ______ @ $30 each = _________________ I’d like to reserve a table: ____ Round ( 8-10 people) ____ Long (10 or more folks )

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 1,364 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $11,482.00 in the offertory and $2,977.00 through Online Giving offertory, which along with

other fees and donations, totaled $18,994.00. 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!