Church: 854 Midland Avenue, Yonkers, 10704 Phone: 914-965-1555 Fax: 914-965-0678 Email: stannsparishyonkers@gmail.com Webpage: www.stannsyonkers.org

School: 40 Brewster Avenue, Yonkers, 10701 Phone: 914-965-4333 Fax: 914-965-1778 Email: michael.vicario@archny.org Webpage: www.stannschoolyonkers.org

MASSES Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM Solemn Mass with adult & children’s choirs, 12:00 Noon Monday - Friday: 7:15am and 8:30am Saturdays: 8:30am Holy Days: As Announced CONFESSIONS Saturdays from 4:00pm to 4:45pm in the Church except Holy Saturday DEVOTIONS • The Rosary is recited daily at 8:10am before the 8:30am Mass • Miraculous Medal Novena: every Monday after the 8:30am Mass • Novena in honor of St. Ann: every Tuesday after the 8:30am Mass

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday at 9:00 AM and ending with Benediction at 8:00 PM

CATHOLIC BIBLE STUDY Every Tuesday from 7:30-8:30 PM in Fr. Anthony Hall

SERVED BY Rev. Andrew P. Carrozza, Pastor

Rev. James Annor-Ohene, Parochial Vicar Mr. Michael P. Vicario, Principal/D.R.E.

Miss Gail Gavin, Parish Secretary Mr. Paul Loman, Director of Music

PARISH ACTIVITIES Adult & Children’s Choir • Altar Servers

Bereavement Support Group • Bible Study, Fishers of Men Society • Golden Agers

Homebound Visitation & Ministers Knights of Columbus •

Lectors • Sports Programs • Teen Club • Ushers

COMMITTEES Parish Council • Respect Life Committee

BAPTISM Baptisms are held on Sundays at 1:00 PM in the chapel. To arrange a baptism, please contact the Rectory.

MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made a minimum of six (6) months in advance. A marriage preparation program is required.

SERVICE TO THE SICK

If someone is homebound or in the hospital, please call the Rectory. Arrangements will be made for the person to be visited and to receive the Sacraments.

R.C.I.A. Adults seeking to Enter the Catholic Church or complete their Christian Initiation should contact the rectory.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP All new families are welcome to the parish, and every new family should be properly registered. If you move or change address, please notify the Rectory.

December 4, 2016 • 2nd Sunday of Advent

St. Ann’s Parish 2nd Sunday of Advent December 4, 2016

Priests Schedule for next Sunday, December 11, 2016

3rd Sunday of Advent

Church

Saturday 5:00pm - Fr. Annor

Sunday 8:00am - Fr. Carrozza

10:00am - Fr. Annor

12:00 noon - Fr. Carrozza

SUNDAY COLLECTION

Last Sunday: $5,243

Weekly Automated Giving: $1,159

Total: $6,402

Last Year: $5,338

2017 Weekly Operating Budget: $11,016

Sun., Dec. 4, 2016 –2nd Sunday of Advent 5:00pm Sat. Frank & Carrie Martino & Deceased members of the Martino Family, & Deceased members of the Piteo, Kenny, & Flynn Families 8:00am Giuseppe & Egidia DiMauro 10:00am For St. Ann’s Parishioners 12 noon Deceased members of the Florio Family Monday, December 5, 2016 - Advent Weekday 7:15am Francesco, Angela, Rose & Teresa Pate 8:30am Emma Vitale Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - Advent Weekday 7:15am Luigi Pate 8:30am Biagio DiMiceli Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 7:15am Giovanni, Natale & Anna Bonanno 8:30am Erminia & Giuseppe Bastone 7:30pm Intention of Celebrant Thursday, December 8, 2016 - The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary 7:15am Intention of Celebrant 8:30am Intention of Celebrant 5:00pm Intention of Celebrant Friday, December 9, 2016 - Advent Weekday 7:15am Domenico Pate 8:30am Firminio Massimi Saturday, December 10, 2016 - Advent Weekday 8:30am Deceased members of the Colombo & Chapyak Families Sun. Dec. 11, 2016 - 3rd Sunday of Advent 5:00pm Sat. Rose & Joseph Multari, Rose & Isadore Tocci, & Angie & Anthony Cirone 8:00am Giacomina D’Alessio 10:00am Deceased members of the Fusco Family 12 noon For St. Ann’s Parishioners

Memorial

This week

Altar Bread and Wine

are offered

In loving memory of

Luigi Gino Pate

&

Francesco & Angela Pate

Please pray for the following who are ill: Rose Perrella, Aida Materi, Blanca Castro Fuentes, Benny Rivera, Vincent Soccodato, Maria Cadacia, Josephine Cistica, Gregory Crotty, Josie Esposito, John McCain, Adam Martin, Susan Nagle, Robert Peterson, Sgt. Edward Ryan, Dante Riccoboni, Marilyn Laspina, and Tom Worthington. And for those who recently died, especially, Lino DiFabio, may they rest in peace.

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Respect Life The Respect Life

rose and candle

are offered

this week for

In Loving Memory of

Eddie Capone

Mass Schedule for

The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

December 7, 2016 at 7:30pm (Vigil)

December 8, 2016 at 7:15am, 8:30am & 5:00pm

All Masses will be in the Main Church

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St. Ann’s Parish 2nd Sunday of Advent December 4, 2016

This Thursday, December 8th, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the patronal feast of the United States, a fact about which many Catholics are unaware. I have also found that many people are not aware of exactly what it is that we are celebrating. Many people mistakenly believe that this is the feast of when Mary conceived Jesus. No, that is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, which we celebrate on March 25th, nine months before Christmas. The Immaculate Conception remembers when St. Ann conceived Mary in her womb. While Mary was conceived normally, so that no sin would even remotely come near Jesus, the Father privileged Mary to be conceived without the stain of Original Sin, the sin of Adam and Eve that all people inherit; thus, her conception was pure, or Immaculate. Pope Pius IX declared this belief as infallible in 1854. This is one of only two infallible definitions made by the Holy Father while exercising his extraordinary power of infallibility. (The other is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, declared by Pope Pius XII in 1950.) I find it interesting that all the discussion people have and the ridicule they give us as Catholics about papal infallibility is over a power that has been used only twice in history! All the other infallible beliefs we have come from the Pope’s ordinary power, which is really Christ’s gift to the Church Universal. By that we understand that anything the Church clearly and consistently teaches over the centuries is infallible because of the promise of Jesus to Peter that “the jaws of death will not prevail against [the church]” (cf. Matt.16:13-20). But I digress. Because of the significance of the declaration of the Immaculate Conception, it is celebrated as a Holyday of Obligation, which means Catholics worship God at Mass on this day or at the vigil. And especially since Mary is the Patron Saint of the United States under this title, it is all the more urgent that we come and pray for our nation on our patron feast day. We have just come through a very contentious election, and the barbs are still flying. Our nation needs to heal and move on, so please make sure you come to Mass for this feast and pray for the United States of America.

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Catholic Elementary School Open Houses

December 6, 2016 - January 31, 2017

The Catholic School Region of Central Westchester invites

you to experience Catholic Schools in action by visiting on

a TOURING TUESDAY open house event. Prospective par-

ents are invited to visit between the hours of 9:00am to

11:00am or by appointment. Reservations are required for

TOURING TUESDAYS. RSVP to 646-794-2885 or

www.buildboldfutures.org. Please note that additional

Open House dates and times may be schedule during Cath-

olic Schools Week.

The Gift of a Catholic Education This Christmas, give the gift of a Catholic education. Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York are Christ-centered, academically excellent, and welcoming communities that teach students to be life-long learners and leaders ener-gized by fidelity to Christ, the Church, and one another. To locate a faith-based Pre-K, Kindergarten or elementary school program near you, visit www.buildboldfutures.org or call: 646-794-2885 to speak with a Catholic School rep-resentative.