Dear Friends,

We all know the old saying – “Blood is thicker than water.“ I’m not sure where it comes from but it refers to something we all feel deeply. Our families are our most important ties. Actually, though, the phrase implies more. It goes to our ethnicity, our race, our religion, our nation. It’s a way of saying that when these bonds are attacked, we’ll all band together to protect what is dear to us. Water, in this saying, refers to the water of Baptism. That water made us brothers and sisters in Christ. It made us sharers in the life that binds us to all human beings because Christ is united with all humanity…and with all of creation. The life rooted in blood – the life of the family, the tribe, religion, or nation – has its limits. When it becomes ultimate, as the phrase says, then we feel justified to hurt each other. The life rooted in Christ is eternal. It can has no limits. The life of Christ extends beyond family, ethnicity, and nation because it extends beyond time and space. I wanted to meditate on this phrase because today, this weekend, we’re celebrating the Feast of St. Anne, the mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. We’re celebrating the good generated by our family ties but also the greater good of the ties formed by water. At the time when Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, and Anne and Joachim, her husband, were living in Nazareth, small villages like theirs were composed of different family units, what we would call today extended families. These blood ties were what they knew most of all. They were so important that cousins and friends were often called “brothers and sisters.” It’s into this kind of setting that Anne and Joachim raised Mary, and Mary and Joseph raised Jesus. Jesus’ human feelings about his home town were formed by these relationships. So it must have been very hard for him to experience the rejection of his hometown, his

relatives and friends, his “brothers and sisters,” at one point in his ministry. Blood ties had their limits. His feelings about being Jewish were formed by these same people also. It’s from the closeness he felt with his home folks that must have had an emotional impact on him as he saw the terrible breakdown of his people under Roman and Herodian rule, the different groups vying for power and influence. Blood ties had their limits. For Jesus, it’s these limits that seemed to cause the most pain as he traveled amongst his people. Why? I think it’s because of what happened to him at the waters of his baptism. There, if you remember, he experienced himself as the Beloved Son of the Father. Do you notice the use of family words to describe his relationship with God? In other words, if Jesus, a Jewish son and grandson, a brother of many extended brothers and sisters, was the Beloved Son of God, then so too, by extension, were all those in his village, his tribe and nation, the whole world. This is what Jesus envisioned because of what happened at the waters of the Jordan. Because he, as the Son of God, identified with all of us in his humanity, then we all became his sisters and brothers. In him water becomes thicker than blood. This family has no limits! We sorely need examples of people who live by Jesus’ vision, especially today. That’s why we here at St. Anne have been graced to have had someone like Lenora Mosca. Her outreach to the poor, to different religious denominations, to different age and ethnic groups, were her way of living that vision. St. Anne herself may not have fully understood the vision of her grandson, but, like Lenora, we must all do our part to build on what he inspires. 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: Kevin Barnett, Sister Mary Ann Reis, Ron Lazina, Dianna Miranda, Jack Hermans, Joanne DeCaro, Brandon Higgens, Louise Moffett, 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, Robert Walsh, Stan Tomon, Violeta Arva, Ken Macagna, Susan Hurley, 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, Caden Zane, Jill Freitag Zane, Gary Beal, Diana Lambouras, Thomas Brown, Mary Ann Cavana, Nicole Schepps, Baby Mackenzie Paulhus, John Falcone, Elise Bord, Vicki Purpura, Anna DiPasquale, Liz Morano, Baby Regan Doyle, Raymond Hofmeister, John Cooney, Msgr. Joseph Slinger, Jayden J. Miranda, Brenda Reef, Mary Garripoli, Kenneth Michael Bodzak, Kelly Ann Ross, Samuel Gardinerclarke, Kay McAteer, Frank DiGiaimo Jr., Michael T., Mildred Adamo, Patricia Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Peter Mastrangelo, Olga Marino, Phyllis Veli, Tyler Dixon, Bob Wilson, 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, Betsy Mahon, 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 †

Eleanor Wardrop, Mary Milia, Harriett Fochi Ellen Barcellona and John Miseo

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of John Brennan as requested by his wife Mary & family.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Tony Tantillo as requested by Shirley.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of John Brennan as requested by his wife Mary & family.

Monday, July 27th 7:30 – Emily Rychlicki – Michael & Josephine Maryann Pawlowski–Suzanne & Peter Kaser Mary Quinn – Tom & Bridie Thanksgiving to St. Anne - Ann

Tuesday, July 28th 8:45 – Frank DiAdamo – Family Ted Hughes – Gerry & Mary Tully Harold Vogel – Belinda Lenora Mosca – DeCaro Family

Wednesday, July 29th 7:30 – Michael Makoe – Sharon Makoe Ted Kopreski – Beverly Kinmond George Anderson – Roseanne & Family

Thursday, July 30th 8:45 – Claudette Crevier – Family Ted Hughes – Molenaar Family Kerry Ann Saunder – Eileen Bostley Mary Scarry – Eileen Bostley

Friday, July 31st 7:30 – Peter McEntee – Family Lisa Thornberry (Living) - Paul

Saturday, August 1st 8:45 - McCarthy/Padovano Families – Joan & Dan McCarthy Tom (Zef) Gjokaj – Clemencia Luna 5:15 – Nick Cardoscia – Nunz & Mary Ann Bill Carafello – Regina Hawkins Yolanda Nevoso – Eileen & Marty Kenney Yolanda Nevoso – Regina & John Hadley

Sunday, August 2nd 7:30 - Virginia Pires – Family Bill Hennig – Shirley Tantillo Thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother - Anne DiGiaimo 9:30 - Frances & Stephen Rosty – Rosty Family Richard Bellenger – The Lisi Family Kerry Ann Saunder – Jerole & Helen Massone Sleszynski Family – Alina Mieczkowska 11:30 – Jack van Buitenen – Wife Louis Sullivan – Ida van Buitenen & Family Irene Cesar – Niemiec Family John & Charlotte Kearney - Family ****NO 6:00 PM MASS UNTIL THE FALL****

Let us pray for those in our armed forces

especially for: Lt. Col. Phillip Christy, US Army; Army Natl. Guard;

Pvt. John Pagios, US Army; Pvt. Kristoffer Burger,

US Army; SPCE4 Kyle Milnes, US Army; PO 2nd Cl

Jimmy Guerra, US Navy, PO 2nd Cl Nicholas J. Vanni,

US Navy; Major Gregory Sugalski, US Army; MM3

Nicholas J. Magarelli, USN, Master Sgt. Michael

VanPamel, USAF; Sgt. Michael Bourke, US Army;

PFC Lindsay Newarski, US Army; PFC Jason

Dawson, US Army;Staff Sgt.. Matthew Bauer, USAF;

Brandon Motto, USMC; Lt. Marc Sabatino, USN;

LCPL Storm Odom, USMC; Airman Michael Diffin,

USAF; Sgt Major Joseph R. Lobban, US Army; 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;

EO2 Michael Yondolino, USN; Col. Patrick Frank;

Capt. Daniel Curtin, US Army; Capt. Erik Mineo, US

Army; Corporal Joseph Sullivan, SMC; 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 that 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).

MEDITATION

Fishing in the Keep of Silence Linda Gregg

There is a hush now while the hills rise up and God is going to sleep. He trusts the ship of Heaven to take over and proceed beautifully as he lies dreaming in the lap of the world. He knows the owls will guard the sweetness of the soul in their massive keep of silence. looking out with eyes open or closed over the length of Tomales Bay that the herons conform to, whitely broad in flight, white and slim in standing. God, who thinks about poetry all the time breathes happily as He repeats to Himself: There are fish in the net, lots of fish this time in the net of the heart.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

“There is a boy here who has five barley

loaves and two fish; but what good are these

for so many?.” – John 6:9

The miracle of the Loaves and Fishes is the

only miracle which is recorded six times in

the Gospel. It carries two important

messages. First, no matter how little we

have, we always have enough to share.

Second, Christ can take our humble gifts and

do great things with them if we are just

willing to let Him.

The Pope's intention for July: That political responsibility may be lived at all levels as a high form of charity.

BACK TO OUR ROOTS

WILL NOT MEET DURING

JULY & AUGUST.

How wonderful is the certainty that each human life is not adrift in the midst of hopeless chaos, in a world ruled by pure chance or endlessly

recurring cycles!...We were conceived in the heart of God and for this reason “each of us is the result of a thought

of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary.”

Pope Francis from his encyclical Laudato Si:

On Care for our Common Home including a quotation from

Pope Benedict XVI

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 There are still openings on all grade levels for next year. Kindly call 201-796-3353 to get information on how to register. Leave a message and we will get back to you.

On behalf of the students, teachers, and staff of our parish school, we wish to thank you for your continued prayerful support of our efforts to provide a quality Catholic education.

Please be assured of our prayers for you, too! Happy summer vacation!

www.stannenj.com Follow us …. @StAnneFairLawn

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

FALL FAITH FORMATION: REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Registration for all Fall 2015 Fall Faith classes (grades 1-8) is now open! Forms are available at the Rectory during regular business hours. Late fees are now in effect.

CHANGE IN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE SUMMER Because of vacations we will be having one morning Mass from Monday-Friday during the summer. From Monday, June 13th and continuing through until September 8th the Mass schedule will be as follows:

Monday-Wednesday & Friday there will be one morning Mass at 7:30 am. Tuesday & Thursday the one morning Mass will be at 8:45 am.

Because of the generosity of those who do go to the 8:45 Mass there will be a Communion Service at 8:45 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

As always there will be an 8:45 am Mass on Saturday.

ST. ANNE PARISH STREET FAIRE

SEPTEMBER 18-19-20

2015 VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

Every parishioner is asked to serve 1 shift during the 3-day Street Faire.

Adult volunteers must be 18 years old; volunteers ages 14-17 must be accompanied by an adult (parent/guardian).

If you would like to volunteer for a 2nd shift—

or if another (adult) family member would also like to volunteer, please indicate this. You may be assigned to run a booth or a game, or to help at a food stand.

Profit from the Street Faire goes to the upkeep of our much-used parish facilities.

Your participation will benefit the entire parish.

PLEASE P R I N T CLEARLY!

___________________________________ ______________________________/_________ Adult volunteer (indicate if parent/guardian) minor’s name/age

___________________________________________________ ________________________ Email address phone (cell# is suggested)

____________________________________________________________________________ Additional volunteer(s) name(s), email, & phone

____________________________________________________________________________ Additional volunteer(s) name(s), email, & phone

Which day can you volunteer? (indicate 1st & 2nd choice): ___ Friday , Sept. 18 – Evening Only ___ Saturday, Sept. 19th - ___ Afternoon ___ Evening ___ Sunday, Sept. 20th - ___ Afternoon ___ Evening

Each shift is 2-3 hours

Are you available for set-up (Friday) and/or clean-up (Sunday night)?

___ set-up ___ clean-up ___ both

All volunteer jobs will be explained at a mandatory volunteer meeting

Win up to $12,500!

MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle

You have a chance to win up to $12,500 in Saint Anne’s Fourth Annual MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle! We will sell up to a maximum of 500 tickets, each priced at $100 per ticket.

If all 500 tickets are sold, three lucky prize winners will split $25,000:

1st Prize: 50% of Winners’ Share 2nd Prize: 30% of Winners’ Share 3rd Prize: 20% of Winners’ Share

Drawing will be held on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at the Saint Anne Street Faire. To purchase your tickets, please complete this form and return it with your payment (checks payable to Saint Anne Church) to the parish rectory during regular business hours. We will then mail your portion to you. Good luck!

MegaMoney 50/50 Raffle

__________tickets at $100 per ticket = _________ enclosed

Please check one of the following options and provide all of the information requested:

I am an individual purchasing this ticket for myself only.

I am the contact person purchasing this ticket for a group. (Please write one check for full payment of ticket(s) purchased and attach the names and phone numbers for

each person in your group on a separate sheet of paper.)

Name:_____________________________________________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone #:_____________________________Cell Phone#:______________________________

This is a 50/50 cash raffle and winners will receive the following breakdown of all proceeds collected: 1st Prize = 50% of winners’ share; 2nd Prize = 30% of winners’ share; 3rd Prize = 20% of winners’ share.

No substitution of the offered prize may be made. Winner subject to all taxes. Winner need not be present to win. Only 500 tickets will be sold.

OFFICE USE ONLY:

Ticket #______________________issued on:____________________________.

Payment Rec’d: Cash Check #:________Amt:$_____________ Name:____________________________

181 tickets

sold to

date

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 any of the following Representatives: Fr. Joe or

Fr. Colin

FROM THE OFFICE OF HUMAN CONCERNS

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: We are in desperate need of ALL CANNED VEGETABLES & FRUIT, canned beans, tuna, pasta, pasta sauce, soup, jelly, rice, cookies, pancake mix, syrup, cake mix, frosting, jello, facial soap!! Deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brushes, paper towels, toilet paper, plastic baggies, plastic wrap, aluminum foil, laundry soap, cleaning supplies, dish soap, bathroom cleaner. Check your supermarket circulars for sales they have going on! Can-Can Sale!! You can drop off anytime at the rectory.

Next food distribution date: August 5th Reminder: Coupons needed please! (whole pages … do not cut!) Please drop off in the wicker basket located near the elevator in the Atrium on the main church level.

ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY

We meet every two weeks as follows: St. Catharine’s Ministry Center - next meeting: Thursday, July 30th - first floor meeting room 7-9PM and at St Anne’s Faith Center on Saturday, Aug. 1st 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 stcajetan@stannefairlawnnj.org .

CELEBRATING LENORA MOSCA

Join Us in Celebrating the Life of Lenora Mosca and her 45 years of ministry to the Church of Saint Anne on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the 11:30am Mass. Light reception to follow in the Church Hall. Let’s fill the Church with friends & family & familiar faces…

In memory of Lenora, please bring something for the Food Pantry: The Pantry needs canned vegetables, canned fruit, & jelly.

Bring a can or bring a bag—it all helps!

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, July 26th Reception – 12:30 pm - CH Monday, July 27th AA – 7:30 pm – LCR Tuesday, July 28th Stages – 10 am – 10 pm - CH Wednesday, July 29th Stages – 10 am – 10 pm - CH Thursday, July 30th

Stages – 10 am – 10 pm - CH Friday, July 31st Stages – 10 am – 10 pm - CH Saturday, August 1st

AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF

Our Own Food Network….

How would you like to learn a new skill??? Be able to impress family & friends alike?? Well, we’ll be able to help with that! We are going to run a class soon on how to make zeppoles. Of course we have our own motive – once you learn, you can help us make them at the street faire!!! But, since this is a lesson you won’t forget, you can also use these skills when you have your own get-togethers! So email us soon at SASF@stannefairlawnnj.org Be sure you sign up before the class is filled! Maybe you can become NJ’s Zeppole Boss!!!

SAINT ANNE'S SENIORS SPONSOR FITNESS PROGRAM

The next St. Anne's Seniors meeting scheduled for Monday, July 27th at 1 pm in the church hall will feature a representative from St. Joseph's Hospital who will enlighten us on the proper way to exercise as well as its benefits. Providing our golden age members with a practical application of an exercise routine will help keep us fit through our remaining years. Our hostess for August/September is Eleanor Cole ably assisted by the team consisting of Jean Canger, Maureen Waite, and Veronica De Vries.

ENGRAVED IN STONE… Would you like to have your name go down in Saint Anne history? We are once again accepting orders for pavers that will be placed in either of TWO locations. You can purchase a paver to be laid in the Meditation Garden to the right of the church OR a paver to appear near the gym doors of Saint Anne School. Forms are available at the rectory.

SUMMER TRAVEL If you are traveling and wondering where the nearest Catholic Church is, log onto www.masstimes.org. It is a great resource for traveling Catholics. BUT, please don’t forget your envelope for St. Anne’s!

Ladies…Are you working on your summer reading? Our Book Chat will focus on “A Prayer for Owen Meany” Tuesday, August 11, 7:30pm in the Church Hall All women are welcome!

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 the1,162 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $10,584.00 in the offertory and $2,674.00 through Online Giving offertory which

along with other fees and donations totaled $17,158.00. Our weekly expenses average out to $21,026.00.

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!