Dear Friends, There’s a popular saying that’s quoted by the spiritual writer, Mark Link, in his series of homilies. It goes like this: I sought my soul But my soul I could not see. I sought my God But my God eluded me. I sought my brother And I found all three. This is the meaning of the response that Jesus gave to a scribe who asked him what the greatest commandment was. The scribe asked this because it was a disputed question among the scholars of that day. We usually think that the Law was the Ten Commandments. But for Jesus’ people, there were many more than that. In fact, there are about 632 commandments! So the scribe was engaging Jesus in a serious question. Jesus’ answer impressed the man so much that he acknowledged that “to love God above all and to love our neighbor as ourselves is worth more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Jesus approved of this insight but then he went on to say “you are not far from the kingdom of God.” He’s almost there, but not fully. Why “not far?” Perhaps because the scribe is still in the world of commandments, the world of performance, the world of “this is how you show God that you’re doing it right.” Doing it right is certainly important but there’s more than just doing the right thing. The problem with emphasizing what we do is that we can do something right but our hearts aren’t it. We’re doing what we’re supposed to do, not what we genuinely want to do. We’re holding back a part of who we are. It’s like going to Mass but really being a million miles away. Or serving food at the Soup Kitchen but thinking more about the football game that we’re missing. Or even worse, doing good things because we get the applause of others. That’s why this Sunday’s gospel is so important. It reveals the hidden motives behind obeying the basic Law of “loving God and loving our neighbor.” Jesus first describes hypocritical motives because they’re the easiest to see…the ones who do good things, like praying or serving, to get recognition and honor. He then uses an example of another agenda behind what people do. He sees a poor widow putting in all that she had into the Temple collection box. Anyone who was doing that was doing something good because they were supporting the place where God was worshipped by all of Israel. But, by insisting that people support this as much as they could, the scribes and priests were also encouraging those who had little to live on to do what the widow was doing…giving all she had. The agenda of supporting the Temple ran smack into the fundamental care that all Israelites should offer to those that the God was most open to: the orphans and the widows. Because their hearts were more caught up in maintaining the Temple, the scribes and priests missed the call to care for the poor. Moving beyond the performance model of religion, means falling in love with God. We don’t fall in love with rules. We fall in love with a person. This is why God became one of us in Jesus…so that we could love God in the humanity that he shared and still shares with all persons. Which is why when we’ve sought a brother or a sister, “we’ve found all three”…our souls, our God, and our brother or sister. Love, Fr. Joe
Transcript
Dear Friends,
There’s a popular saying that’s quoted by the spiritual writer, Mark Link, in his series of homilies. It goes like this: I sought my soul But my soul I could not see. I sought my God But my God eluded me. I sought my brother And I found all three.
This is the meaning of the response that Jesus gave to a scribe who asked him what the greatest commandment was. The scribe asked this because it was a disputed question among the scholars of that day. We usually think that the Law was the Ten Commandments. But for Jesus’ people, there were many more than that. In fact, there are about 632 commandments!
So the scribe was engaging Jesus in a serious question. Jesus’ answer impressed the man so much that he acknowledged that “to love God above all and to love our neighbor as ourselves is worth more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Jesus approved of this insight but then he went on to say “you are not far from the kingdom of God.” He’s almost there, but not fully. Why “not far?” Perhaps because the scribe is still in the world of commandments, the world of performance, the world of “this is how you show God that you’re doing it right.” Doing it right is certainly important but there’s more than just doing the right thing.
The problem with emphasizing what we do is that we can do something right but our hearts aren’t it. We’re doing what we’re supposed to do, not what we genuinely want to do. We’re holding back a part of who we are.
It’s like going to Mass but really being a million miles away. Or serving food at the Soup Kitchen but thinking more about the football game that we’re missing. Or even worse, doing good things because we get the applause of others. That’s why this Sunday’s gospel is so important. It reveals the hidden motives behind obeying the basic Law of “loving God and loving our neighbor.”
Jesus first describes hypocritical motives because they’re the easiest to see…the ones who do good things, like praying or serving, to get recognition and honor.
He then uses an example of another agenda behind what people do. He sees a poor widow putting in all that she had into the Temple collection box. Anyone who was doing that was doing something good because they were supporting the place where God was worshipped by all of Israel. But, by insisting that people support this as much as they could, the scribes and priests were also encouraging those who had little to live on to do what the widow was doing…giving all she had.
The agenda of supporting the Temple ran smack into the fundamental care that all Israelites should offer to those that the God was most open to: the orphans and the widows. Because their hearts were more caught up in maintaining the Temple, the scribes and priests missed the call to care for the poor.
Moving beyond the performance model of religion, means falling in love with God. We don’t fall in love with rules. We fall in love with a person. This is why God became one of us in Jesus…so that we could love God in the humanity that he shared and still shares with all persons. Which is why when we’ve sought a brother or a sister, “we’ve found all three”…our souls, our God, and our brother or sister.
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: Ven Hammonds, Fr. Jim Moran, Timothy Dolan, Bill Thys, Manny Chirico, Margaret Chirico, Facundo Daniel, Helen Kohler, Nicki Conaway, Ray Hofmeister, Virginia Sprague, June Passarelli, Barbara Spreer, Ron Barbarulo, Janet Blumka, Emma Marie Wyman, Evelyn Hedderich, Jason & Justin Leider, Kevin Barnett, Dianna Miranda, Jack Hermans, Joanne DeCaro, Brandon Higgens, Ann Millstein, Carol Gravel, Wendy Gratale, Richie Policastro, Jackie Manning, Stanislaw Tecza, Jean Calabrase, Louis Frances, Jarret Adamo, Matthew McGovern, Gloria Ranieri, Sarah Valenti, Dennis Crosby, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna, Todd Hodge, Vickie DePadova, Louise Garcia, Emily Rao, John Rao, Carol Verbovsky, Kenneth Bodzak, Janice Ward, Carol Crosson, Anne Llewellyn, Amy Joosten Butler, Les Wolf, Gary Beal, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Mary Ann Cavana, Nicole Schepps, John Falcone, Elise Bord, Vicki Purpura, Liz Morano, Baby Regan Doyle, John Cooney, Msgr. Joseph Slinger, Jayden J. Miranda, Brenda Reef, Mary Garripoli, Kenneth Michael Bodzak, Kelly Ann Ross, Kay McAteer, Frank DiGiaimo Jr., Michael T., Mildred Adamo, Patricia Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Peter Mastrangelo, Olga Marino, Tyler Dixon, Richard DeLorenzo, Brandon Patory, Alice Giegler, Baby Bentley Powell, Ruth Rizzo, Patrice Foster, Gertrude Mahon, Sean Cox, Ken Lisa, Kevin Considine, Baby Kaedon Ross, Glenn Endresz, Sarah Wilder, Krista Jentzsch, Patricia Hinchliffe, Helen Krajacic, Robert O’Byrne, Andrew D’Amico Sr., Anthony Frank, Janet Blumka, Anna Coletti, Patricia Castiglia, Linda DeLorenzo, Jean Conerly, Ruth Corsi, Rick Owen, Jeannie Girovasi, Natasha Santana, and Jay Paolella.
†Pray for the happy repose of † Dawn DeCiucies, Mary Hargadon, Msgr. James Sheerin
Susan Hurley, John Dikdan Sr. & Fr. John Dowling
The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Charlie McCarthy, as requested by his grandchildren.
The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Charlie McCarthy, as requested by Charles & Catherine McCarthy.
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of Charles McCarthy, as requested by Maura & Owen McCarthy. .
Monday, November 9
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7:30 - Bernard & Josephine Brennan – Daughter & Son-in-law Fr. Tom Coletta – Long Family Patsy Byers - Family 8:45 – Vincent Turrisi – Wife & Children Elisabeth Mahon – Bruce & Margaret Howard
Tuesday, November 10th
7:30 - James Byers – Family Holy Souls 8:45 – Joan Reid (Living) _ JoAnn Magarelli John Croker – Wife, Elena
Wednesday, November 11th
7:30 – Bob Walsh – K of C #2853 Liz Lee – Family Diane DePadova (Living) - Mom 8:45 – Dec. Members of the McHugh & Sullivan Family – Family John Mendoza – Arlene Alcober All our unsung heroes & Frank Costa - Phyllis Costa
Thursday, November 12th
7:30 - Lawrence Jones – Rosemary Jones James Byers - Family 8:45 – Arlene Roman – Appio Family Jaime Hernandez–AP & Liza Pascua & Family
Friday, November 13th
7:30 – Ellen Barcellona – Kathy Policano Edward & Margaret Moran – Moran Family 8:45 – Conrado Felix – Mr. & Mrs. Demetrio Torres Jaime Hernandez – Domingo & Pacita Sumangil
Saturday, November 14th
8:45 – Domenic Campisi – Pollard Famiy Ann Tranchetti – Ronnie DeVries Sergio Hernandez - Daughter 5:15 – Carlos Penabad – Family Bill Hennig – Anna & Ed Bastinck Maria McNamara – Camille & Jim Frances Antoniazzi – Kathy & Pete
Sunday, November 15th
7:30 – Joan P. Wos – Joan Reid Mary Huff – Elizabeth Pachella Msgr. J. Slinger (Living)– Terri & Karl O. Eder Eugene Connor – Sheila & Phil Buckley 9:30 - Tom Bostley – Eileen Gianna Schreck – Garden State Grandma’s Fran Golembiski – Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Pensabene - Family 11:30 – Charlie McCarthy – Mary Eleonara Miotka – Daughter & Family Ted Hughes – Karen Peterson Sister Candida Piemonte Family – Karen Peterson 6:00 PM – People of St. Anne Parish
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).
BACK TO OUR ROOTS
Will meet this Thursday, November 12th from 1-2 PM in the Faith Center
Eucharistic Adoration Friday, November 13th
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Concluding with
Benediction at 6 pm Please volunteer to pray
one hour before our Lord. Sign-up sheet in the church vestibule.
MEDITATION Sarah by Delmore Schwartz
The angel said to me: “Why are you laughing?”
Laughing! Not me! Who was laughing?
I did not laugh. It was
A cough. I was coughing. Only hyenas laugh.
It was the cold I caught nine minutes after
Abraham married me: when I saw
How I was slender and beautiful, more and more
Slender and beautiful.
I was also
Clearing my throat; something inside of me
Is continually telling me something
I do not wish to hear: A joke: A big joke:
But the joke is always just on me.
He said: you will have more children than
the sky’s stars
And the seashore’s sands, if you just wait patiently.
Wait: patiently: ninety years? You see
The joke’s on me!”
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time “I say to you, this poor widow put in more than
all the other contributors to the treasury. For
they all contributed out of their abundance, but
she out of her poverty has put in everything she
had, her whole living.” – Mark 12:43-44
Jesus gets right to the point – we are all called to give
money to support the mission of the Church, regardless
of circumstance. No gift is too small or insignificant!
Giving money to support the mission of our local parish
is a matter of our faith, just like praying and
participating in parish ministries. When you make a
financial offering, is it from our “first fruits” or from
what is “left over”?
Enforceable international agreements are
urgently needed, since local authorities are not
always capable of effective intervention.
Relations between states must be respectful of
each other’s sovereignty, but must also lay down
mutually agreeable means of averting regional
disasters which would eventually affect everyone.
Global regulatory norms are needed to impose
obligations that prevent unacceptable actions, for
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, John Hill, Carmie DeMerchant, Melissa Rovetto-Ruffner & Marianne Cummins
SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS
Don’t miss the PTG-sponsored BINGO Night at the American Legion Hall in Elmwood Park on Friday, November 13. Doors open at 6:30 PM and tickets are $20.00. Please call 201-693-6824 for tickets.
St. Anne School PTG is collecting all unwanted and extra Halloween candy for Operation Gratitude November 1-7 to ship to soldiers serving overseas. If you have any candy you would like to donate, please bring it to the rectory this week clearly marked for “Operation Gratitude – St. Anne PTG.”.
Saint Anne School is selling KidStuff 2016 coupon books. Each books is $25 and contains hundreds of dollars worth of valuable coupons. Purchase your book at the rectory during normal business hours or at the school office Mon-Fri. Between 9 am & 2 pm. Thank you for supporting our school! www.stannenj.com Follow us….StAnneFair Lawn
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
FAMILY CATECHESIS - Our upcoming sessions are:
Grade 7: Tuesday, November 10 @ 7pm in the school cafeteria
Grade 8: Tuesday, November 17 @ 7pm in the school cafeteria ALL students must complete online chapter reviews for chapters 1-6. The online reviews must be submitted at least 1 week prior to the session.
RECONCILIATION FAMILY SESSION - There will be a Reconciliation Family Session on Thurs., Nov. 19 at 6:30pm in the Church for all children preparing for the sacrament of Reconciliation. This is a FAMILY event, not a drop-off event! Children will receive a special gift. All sacrament and retreat dates will be confirmed at this time.
CONFIRMATION NEWS: NEW CANDIDATES: The 1st session is Sun., Nov. 22 @ 7pm in the Church Hall.
BOOK TALK & SIGNING Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in conjunction with The Well Read Bookstore in Hawthorne, is excited to bring you a book talk and signing with Rev. James Martin on Tuesday November 10th at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 1 Passaic St, Ridgewood, NJ. Rev. James Martin will be speaking about his books, including his debut novel "The Abbey". In the tradition of the spiritual classics The Shack and The Screwtape Letters, The Abbey is a captivating and poignant story of discovery that explores the reality of how God, prayer and spirituality work in our everyday lives.
The liturgy is the source and summit of all you do and all we are. Would you like to learn more? Would you like to get more involved? The Liturgy Committee will meet on Monday, November 16th, at 7:00 pm in the School Faculty Room Join us!
Ladies…join us for an OPEN HOUSE Wine-n-Cheese on Thursday, November 12 in the Church Hall, 7-9pm. Discover what GROW is all about, and help us discover the wants & needs of the women of our parish. No obligation, no commitment, no ‘sales pitch’…just a chance to laugh, chat, and relax with other St. Anne women. See you there!
ST. ANNE SCHOOL GIFT CARD PROGRAM
St. Anne School PTG has started a new SCRIP (Gift Card) Program. There is an order form that can
be found on the school website www.stannenj.com. You can order gift cards for select stores such as
Target, Kohls, Sears, AMC, Dunkin Donuts and many, many more where the school would get a
percentage of each purchase with no charge to you! Orders will be submitted on the 1st and 15th of
every month. The gift cards will then be delivered to you. If you would like to place an order please
contact Kristie Bednarz c/o Kyle grade 7 at St. Anne School or via email at [email protected]
Checks can be made payable to St. Anne School PTG and sent into the school office.
This could be a very convenient way to get all of your holiday shopping done painlessly!! Go to the
school website www.stannenj.com today and check out the complete list of gift cards available!!
FALL CRAFT SHOW at Paramus Catholic High School, 425 Paramus Road in
Paramus on Sunday, November 15th from 10 am to 5 pm. A show consisting of 130
quality crafts and artisans from woodwork, florals, jewelry, photography, stained
glass, apparel, children's items, folk art, holiday items and more! Admission:
$3.00 per person - children 10 & under FREE. No strollers or pets please. For
additional show information and directions go to www.pjspromotions.com. Paramus
Catholic Parents Association thanks you for your support!
ST. ANNE’S CLASS OF 2016 SANDS CASINO BUS TRIP FUNDRAISER
Come test youR luck while helping out St. Anne’s Class of 2016!
WHEN: Saturday, December 5th TIME: Bus leaves St. Anne’s at 3:00 pm
and returns at 11:00 pm WHERE: Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, PA
PRICE: $40.00 PER PERSON – Includes $20 slot credit and $5 food voucher!
To reserve your seat, contact Monica Calvo at 973-580-4544 or Eileen Palermo at 201-665-9129. Cash payment due by Nov. 28th …Sorry, no refunds!
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
The Giving Tree will be up from November 14/15th weekend until November 20/21st weekend. Gifts must be returned by November 28/29th weekend. Please remember to attach the card you picked to the gift. Gifts can be dropped off in the church after mass and/or at the rectory on that weekend.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: CEREAL, PASTA, MAC/CHEESE, CANNED FRUIT, PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY!! Pasta sauce, pancake mix, syrup, cake mix, frosting, tuna, healthy snacks, cookies, face soap, deodorant, paper towels, house cleaning products, laundry soap. Please check the dates on your donations prior to donating them. We do not hand out expired food. You can drop off food anytime at the rectory.
Next food distribution date: Nov. 18th
Food coupons from newpaper: Please collect the inserts from the Sunday papers. DO NOT CLIP COUPONS!! Bring them to the church and place them in the third drawer of the small wicker chest in the main vestibule of the church. A parish family collects them and uses them when they purchase the food they donate to our Food Pantry. Harrison House We have openings for the Harrison House food program. Your family would have to shop and deliver a prepared meal for seven people who have Aids and reside in their home in Paramus. The available date in 2015 is 12/29. Dates for 2016 are: 1/24, 2/28, 4/24, 5/29, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/24, 10/23, 11/27. This is a great Confirmation serivce hour project! Please contact Michelle Goetz at 201-791-1616 ext, 217 if you are interested.
ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY
for the Unemployed & Under-employed
We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, Nov. 19th - first floor meeting room 7-9PM and at St Anne’s Faith Center on Saturday, Nov. 21st 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. You can also email us at [email protected] .
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, Peggy Long, Eamon Jennings, Danielle
Douglass, Stephanie Kedersha, Joe Barone and
Terence Curley
EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, November 8th Holy Name Society – 10:30 – 1:00 pm - CH Monday, November 9th Seniors – 1:00 – 3:00 pm – CH Pastoral Council – 6:00 pm – CR Athletic Council – 6:00 pm - SFR RCIA – 7:00 – 9:00 pm – CR 7th Gr. Parents – 7:00 pm - CAF AA – 7:30 pm – LCR Choir – 7:30 – 9:00 pm – C Tuesday, November 10th Family Catechesis – 7:00 pm – SCH/CAF Men’s Cornerstone – 7:30 pm – CR Pre-Baptism Mtg. – 7:30 pm - CH Wednesday, November 11th Play Group – 9:30 am - CH Girl Scouts – 6:00 pm - CAF Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC Welcoming - 7:30 pm - CR Thursday, November 12th BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 PM - FC Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm – C Cub Scouts – 6:30 pm – CAF CWV – 7:00 pm – FC SCC – 7:00 pm - SFR GROW – 7:30 pm - CH Choir – 7:30 pm – C Effective Parenting – 7:30 – 9:00 pm - CR Friday, November 13th Eucharist Adoration – 12:00 – 6:00 pm - C Saturday, November 14th Beefsteak – 7:00 pm - CH AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF
CHRISTMAS CRAFT SPECTACULAR at St. Joseph Regional H.S. 40 Chestnut Ridge Rd. in Montvale on Sun. 11/8 from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is $2, children & senior citizens age 65+ are free. No strollers permitted. www.saintjosephregional.org.
Bereavement Support Group The Bereavement Support Group will meet on Monday evening November 16 at 7 PM in the rectory. All are welcome, you do not have to register to attend the group. Whether your loss was recent or long ago, if you are still grieving your loss, please join us. For additional information call Margaret Howard 201-796-9365.
ST . ANNE’S CHEERLEADING
2ND
ANNUAL BEEFSTEAK FUNDRAISER
will take place on Saturday, November 14th
from
7 to 11 pm in the Church Hall. Tickets are $50 per
person and includes beefsteak dinner, salad, french
SAINT ANNE'S SENIORS PLANNING HOT DOGS AND ELECTIONS
The Seniors of Saint Anne's are planning a hot dog lunch at $2.00 per person at their meeting scheduled for Mon., Nov. 9th. at 1 p.m. in the church hall. We will also have our election of officers for 2016/2017. Nominations from the floor will be accepted prior to elections. Our annual ceremony honoring our members who have passed away will also be conducted at this meeting. Tickets for our Dec. 14th. Christmas party at the Brownstone will be on sale.. The cost is only $20 for paid up members and $35 for guests. Our newly elected officers will be administered their oath of office at our Christmas party.
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 a weekly
Play Group which will resume this Wednesday, November 11th at 9:30 am for about an hour in the Church Hall. For info, please email Meghan at [email protected]
VETERANS BREAKFAST
St. Anne’s Boy Scouts Pack 45 will be hosting a Breakfast for Veterans on Sun., Nov. 15th after the 11:30 Mass for ALL VETERANS and their families are welcome to attend. The Breakfast will be in the Church Hall. Any questions, call Michelle at 201-725-3307.
BOLD is a youth ministry program for high school students, open to anyone in grades 9-12. St. Anne parishioners are welcome, and so are any other teens who want to check it out.
Peer Servant Team Want to have a hand in shaping BOLD? Want to be a leader? Join the PST! The PST works with the youth minister and CAST team to plan and run all youth ministry events. PST is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. For more information, contact Cait.
BOLD Retreat Join teens from other BOLD parishes for our annual retreat next weekend (November 13-15). Signup sheets are available at www.boldym.com/safl/forms
BOLD SKI TRIP Join teens from other BOLD parishes on our annual ski trip to Vermont! The trip is January 29-31, and is open to all high school teens. Activities are available for non-skiers, too. It’s going to be a blast! Make memories with old friends and new ones! For more details, contact Cait. Sign up forms are available www.boldym.com/safl/forms.
World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland! BOLD Youth Ministry is spending a week with the pope in the summer of 2016. Deadlines are fast approaching so email Cait ASAP for more info on this amazing opportunities. The trip is open to all teens 16 and up as of the summer of 2016.
• Kickoff Event
BOLD Middle will have a kickoff party Saturday, November 21st from 6:30-8pm in the Church Hall, following the 5:15pm mass. Come enjoy an evening of friendship, fun, food, and games. • Who can come? Anyone in grades 6-8, so bring a friend! St. Anne’s parishioners are welcome, and so are other middle schoolers who want to check it out. • More Upcoming Events: December 11th - Elves on Strike event January 15th - Snow tubing trip
For more info such as calendar, contacts, sign ups & events contact:
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, Sally Quinn, Sheila Abate, Ed Trawinski, Loretta Stachiotti, Kristie Bednarz,
Karen Gillies, Steve Palermo and Jerry Cunningham.
Buildings/Grounds: Carl Shoemaker, Dave Lee, Kate Humble, and Steve Zmuda.
We are grateful to the 1,488 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $12,653.00 in the offertory, $2,499.00 through Online Giving offertory
which along with other fees and donations, totaled $19,574.00. Our weekly expenses average out to $20,348.00.
PASTORAL COUNCIL MINUTES September 30, 2015
Old Business o Capital Campaign Update
We have hired Community Counseling Service Co, LLC to oversee our upcoming Capital Campaign. The process will begin with a feasibility study in November: 60 parishioners (a cross-section of the parish) will be ‘interviewed’ by CCS. The manifold purpose is to discover the various levels of parish involvement, to ascertain their likelihood of contributing to the campaign, and to amass any recommendations that would help improve the campaign. The actual campaign is slated to begin in January.
o Street Faire Update (As of Sept. 30th meeting) We have no number for total profit yet; the final results should be ready in a few weeks. The
‘lack’ of rides was due to a ride vendor who backed out at the last minute. There were some problems with volunteers; this will be discussed at the recap meeting. There will be a Street Faire evaluation in the bulletin & on the website—all are encouraged to fill it out!
New Business o We have a new Youth Minister – Caitlin Seymour! A graduate of Loyola University, she has been
involved in youth ministry for several years, and spent time in missionary work in South Sudan, Africa, working with the Salesians. Caitlin is very excited about working with St. Anne’s youth. We will be hearing more from her shortly.
o Redefining Parish Roles: Laurie Hessman, our Rectory receptionist, is now the parish administrative assistant! Lynn Alfieri will be assuming the job of daytime Rectory receptionist Monday through Friday.
o Welcome Packets have been updated and distributed to newly registered parishioners! Next on the list: a kiosk located somewhere in the ‘social’ areas of the Church, where one can go to find out information about parish events, etc.
o Fr. Colin now wears 2 hats: parish priest and Bergen Catholic Campus Minister. One of his biggest responsibilities is to run retreats for each religion class, which is approximately 30 classes. These retreats will be held during the school day here at St. Anne’s on Tuesdays & Thursdays, thereby bringing in a little income for the parish
o The Pastoral Council has HOMEWORK!!! Before the next meeting, members were asked to set 5 goals for 2015-2016 year. Next time we meet, we will set priorities. We were also asked to take a look again at Rebuilt, for some ideas. Also, send names of nominees for the Council to John or Fr. Joe.
The Pastoral Council will meet again on Monday, November 9
