Our Parish is Served by: Rev. Jose Saltarin, Pastor Rev. Titus C. Njoku, Parochial Vicar Rev. Edwardo T. Veluz, Parochial Vicar Sr. Alberta Manzo, Pastoral Associate — D.R.E. Ms. Begonia Jensen - Adult Education (RCIA) Mrs. Marlene Bartram - Principal of St. Anne's School Mrs. Nancy McGrath - Organist and Choir Director Mr. Joseph Saccente - Plant Manager Mrs. Georgene DeBenedetto, Administrative Assistant

We Invite You To Join Us In The Celebration Of The Eucharist Saturday Evening: (anticipated for Sunday) 5:30 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish) Sunday: 7:30 AM; 9:00 AM; 10:30 AM; and 12:00 Noon Monday through Friday 7:00 & 9:00 AM; Saturday 9:00 AM; Wednesdays 7:00 PM; Holy Days as Announced Sacrament of Penance: by Appointment or Saturdays 1:00-1:30 PM & 5:00-5:30 PM Parish Membership: Our Parish Family invites all of its members to participate fully in our spiritual and social life. Every family moving into the Parish is requested to register at the Rectory. Please notify the Rectory of any address change.

Telephones: Rectory: 201-656-2490

Fax: 201-795-3817 Convent: 201-963-0998 School: 201-659-0450 C.C.D.: 201-659-1794

Church: http://stannesjc.com School website:

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St. Anne's Church 3545 Kennedy Blvd.,

Jersey City

APRIL 27, 2008 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

LET US PRAY FOR THE SICK

People will remain on sick list for 2 weeks unless otherwise notified:

Alysa Puma, Fran Collins, Steve Borland, Paul Skoyec, Lolly Becker, Dorothy Kelly, Diane O’Sullivan, Margaret Lack, Carl Carlson, Donald Jordan, Virginia Bobe and Sister Alberta Manzo

Schedule of Masses April 28TH - May 4th 2008

Day Time Requested for Requested by

Mon. 4/28

7 AM Aureen Varquez Family

9 AM Angela Maccini

(Liv) Theresa

Tues. 4/29

7 AM Mahoney Family Family

9 AM For the People of the Parish

Wed. 4/30

7 AM Aureen Varquez Family

9 AM Beatrice Grillo Frances & Angela

6:30 PM Kimberly Lucivero Ellen Lagos Dia-

mantopoulos

Thurs. 5/1

7 AM For the People of

the Parish

9 AM John Delgado Wife

Fri. 5/2

7 AM Aureen Varquez Family

9 AM John Krohn Sr. Class of ‘08

Ms. Verdonck

Sat. 5/3

8 AM Convent Edward LaLuk Theresa Wilson

7 PM San Judas Tadeo Patricia Marquez

Sun. 5/4

7:30 AM James Mocarski Mom & Joseph

9 AM Theresa

Bernaducci Jewell

10:30AM John Addesa Tango Family

12 noon Warren John Ferris Jackie O’Donnell & Charles Reitzel

5:30 PM Patrick J. Burke Jr. Chris & Cathy

Burke

9 AM Aureen Varquez Family

6:30 PM Gerard & Virginia

Chiara Family

Gift In Memory Requested By

Altar Wine Charles P. Reitzel Michael & Georgiana Ross

Altar Bread Gregory Ambrosio Michael & Georgiana

Ross

Sanctuary Lamp

Charles P. Reitzel Susan smith

Altar Candles

Special Intention

Sanctuary Gifts April 27th-May 3rd, 2008

Our Weekly Offering 2008

April 19/20 $ 3,199.

Mailed in, thank you $ 570.

Month’s Total $10,339.

Month’s Average $ 3,446.

MONTHLY AVERAGE COMPARISONS:

Month 2007 2008

March $3,550. $6,348.

April $4,664. $3,285.

MONDAY Acts 16:11‐15; Ps 149:1b‐6a,9b;              Jn 15:26‐16:4a 

TUESDAY Acts 16:22‐34; Ps 138:1‐3,7c‐8; Jn 16:5‐11 

WEDNESDAY Acts 17:15,22‐18:1; Ps 148:1‐2,11‐14;                         Jn 16:12‐15 

 

THURSDAY Acts 18:1‐8; Ps 98:1‐4; Jn 16:16‐20 

FRIDAY  Acts 18:9‐18; Ps 47:2‐7; Jn 16:20‐23 

SATURDAY  1Cor 15:1‐8; Ps 19:2‐5; Jn 14:6‐14 

NEXT SUNDAY: ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts 1:1‐11; Ps 47:2‐3,6‐9; Eph 1:17‐23; Mt 28:16‐20 

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Scriptural Reflection on Stewardship

“To those who obey the commandments, Jesus says in today’s Gospel, are the ones who really love Him. Does my steward-ship reveal my love for Jesus?”

Every Tuesday,

the Blessed Sac-rament is exposed in the

c h u r c h f r o m 3 to 4 p.m. It is an hour of prayer for the priests, religious men and women and an increase of vocations to the priesthood and the religious life of the Church.

We invite you to come and spend time with the Lord for these intentions and for your personal requests. Holy Hour closes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Holy Day of Obligation Wed., April 30 - 6:30 pm Antic. Mass for Ascension of the Lord

Thurs., May 1 - Ascension of the Lord: 7 am, 9am, 6:30 pm

Holy Name Society

The Holy Name Society will have their monthly Mass/Meeting on Sunday, May 4th at 10:30 am

Rosary Society

The Rosary Society will have their monthly meet-ing on Tuesday, May 6th at 7 pm in Centennial Hall.

Padre Pio Prayer Group

The next Padre Pio Mass/Meeting will take place on Saturday, May 17th at 2 p.m. in Church fol-lowed by meeting in Centennial Hall.

CONVENT PARKINGCONVENT PARKINGCONVENT PARKING Kindly park properly (using parking spaces

ONLY) in rear of convent. Do not “PARK IN” or “BLOCK ACROSS” convent drive-way!! Please be considerate of others!

VOCATIONSVOCATIONSVOCATIONS

“…and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept because it neither sees nor knows Him.” This Advocate and Spirit of truth, which is the Holy Spirit, dwells in the hearts of each baptized Christian. The world cannot ac-cept, and even at times rejects, the Truth that this Spirit has given in the form of the Catholic faith. As a priest, deacon or religious, it is the duty of those in the consecrated or ordained life to recall and remind the faithful to follow the guidance of this Spirit, not of the world.

Are you willing to seek the faithful out and assist them in following the Holy Spirit as He dwells in the Church and in their hearts? If so, you may have a vocation. Pray for the wisdom, truth and strength of the Triune God and contact the Office of Vocations at kellybar@rcan.org

Ven te invitamos a que juntos celebremos el banquete de la Eucaristía .Todos los sábados a las 7:00 PM en tu idioma. Para confesiones: Todos los sábados de 1:00 PM a 1:30 PM o pedir una cita en la rectoría. Bautismo: El último sábado de cada mes. Matrimonio: Llame a la oficina para registrarse y pedir una cita con uno de los sacerdotes.

V Domingo de Pascua Hch 6, 1-7; Pe 2, 4-9; Jn 14, 1-12

El Grupo de oración Reinicia sus actividades todos los sábados después de la misa.

Si desea pertenecer al ministerio de la música (coro) de Santa Ana por favor acérquese y comuníqueselo al Sr. Eduardo.

La identidad de Jesús. “Yo soy”. Jesús revela en su identidad en una serie de afirmaciones que inician con “Yo soy”. Por ejemplo. “Yo soy el pan de vida” (Jn 6, 35) “Yo soy la luz del mundo” (8,12) . “Yo soy la puerta por la que deben entrar las ovejas” (10, 7) “Yo soy el buen pastor” (10, 11) “Yo soy la resurrección y la vida” ( 11, 25). “Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida” (14, 6) “Yo soy la vid” (15, 5) En una discusión sobre su identidad, dos veces Jesús dice simplemente: “Yo soy”, empleando las mismas palabras con las que Dios se reveló a Moisés en la zarza ardiente (8, 24;Ex 3,14). Los lideres Judíos, en lugar de aceptar la revelación de Jesús sobre si mismo, se escandalizaron porque se estaba igualando con Dios. Profundiza en cada nombre simbólico que se da así mismo Jesús. ¿Qué respuesta

despierta en ti cada uno?. Medita en la identidad de Jesús cuando se revela como Yahveh (“Yo soy”), indicando que es uno con Dios; para sentir la fuerza de esta afirmación, lee Deuteronomio 32, 39 Isaias 43, 11 y sobre todo Juan 1, 1; Jn 14, 1-6

Religious Education News

From Sister Alberta CCD Office hours: September-June; Sunday 8

a.m. to 1 p.m.; Monday thru Wednesday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; CLOSED THURSDAY, FRI-DAY and SATURDAY. Please call before coming: Office 201-659-1794/Convent 201-963-0998.

• Communion practice will be on April 30, May 1 and 2 in church 3-4:30 p.m. for those receiv-ing First Holy Communion on May 4th.

• May Crowning will take place on May 4th at 12 noon Mass. Practice for the May Crowning will be on May 1st in church from 3-5:30 p.m. Those who have previously received First Holy Communion and wish to participate in the May Crowning, are asked to attend this practice.

Adoración al Santísimo Todos los Martes de 3:00 PM a 4:00 PM

Adellie Andrades

William Bastidas

Riya Bhajan

Marissa Cabrera

Naomi Campbell

Roger Campbell

John Cermak-O’Brien

Alexandra Coulter

Karla Da Cruz

Charles Eid

Aimee Espinal

Alexander Flores

Trinidy Flores

Kasandra Futterer

Stephanie Galarza

Jacob Gaynor-Crisci

Antoni Gonzalez

Jennifer Guzman

Dylan Halter

Myah Havertong

Julia Lagmay

Catherine Lao

Ariel Martinez

Walter Martinez

Marlyn Milne

Jonah Molina

Laura Murcia

Jacqueline Nacipucha

Nicholas Noble

Adrian Perez

Ana Maria Pizarro

Matthew Rakoski

Jeanpierre Rea

Jorelle Rea

Jacob Rodriguez

Jean Rodriguez

Earies Rosado

Dylan Ross

Gofaone Ramodimoosi

Angelique Rivera

Sylvie Sobngwi

Mariah Torres

Charese Tan

First Communicant Names

ST. ANNE’S PARISH WILL BE ADMINISTERING FIRST HOLY COMMUNION TO CHILDREN FROM ST. ANNE’S SCHOOL AND ST. ANNE’S RELIGIOUS

EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH AT 9 A.M. AND 10:30 A.M. MASSES AND ON SUNDAY, MAY 4TH AT 9 A.M. AND 12 NOON

MASSES.

THOSE RECEIVING ARE LISTED ABOVE.

New Members

Welcome to our Rosary Society Family:

Ruth Cullen, Kathleen Castle, Margaret Flynn, Marie Lang, Joan Sheehan

If you wish to become member, please con-tact the President of the Rosary Society, Nora Browne, at 201-795-2830.

2008 FESTIVAL

It’s around the corner!! We need to get things rolling!! St. Anne’s Festi-

val will be July 25,26,27. There will be a Festival Meeting on Monday, April 28th at 7:30 p.m. in

Centennial Hall. Every year we look for our reliable parishioners to help

out the days of the Festival. We encourage all who want to assist

with the ‘before and during’ of the Festival, please attend this meeting.

FOOD PANTRYFOOD PANTRYFOOD PANTRY

The “Food Pantry” is distributed from St. Nicholas’ Parish with all three parishes each contributing non-perishable food throughout the year. The fol-lowing items are needed: peanut butter, jelly, pasta, juice, tea/coffee, rice, instant potatoes, tuna, canned meats, macaroni & cheese,

canned fruit, canned sauce and cereal. Please place food in receptacle provided in the church vestibule. Thank you. St. Nicholas is asking for a volunteer from St. Anne’s to help with sorting the food. This help will be needed on the 2nd Monday each month at 4:30 p.m. in St. Nicholas Rectory on Ferry Street, JC. Any questions, please call Georgene at the rectory.

Bible Study Father Titus Njoku offers a Bible Class to all parishioners and friends every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the

Rectory Basement. All are welcome; ad-mission free. For information, please call the Rectory at (201) 656-2490 or (201) 653-4785. This Bible Class is currently on-going.

Pray To End Abortion On Saturday, May 10, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., the Knights of Colum-bus / Carroll Council No. 1378 will be rededicating the “In Memory of the Unborn Victims” monument located in front of the St. Paul of the Cross convent next to the flagpole. The monument was erected 10 years ago to honor and remember the millions of babies aborted since Roe vs. Wade (January 22, 1973) and those continuing to be aborted today. The Knights of Columbus invite you to join them in a prayer for life and to end abortion. For more info call José Cuebas at 201-795-5196.

PRINCIPAL OF ST. ANNE’S SCHOOL RETIRING

THE PARISH FAMILY OF ST. ANNE’S WILL BE HONORING MRS. MARLENE BARTRAM FOR HER 29 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL OF ST. ANNE’S SCHOOL.

THERE WILL BE A RETIREMENT RECEPTION IN CENTENNIAL HALL FOR MRS. BARTRAM ON SATURDAY, MAY 31ST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 5:30 P.M. MASS.

THIS RECEPTION IS OPEN TO THE PARISH FAMILY OF ST. ANNE’S. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMO-

DATE EVERYONE FOR THE REFRESHMENTS, PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND DROP AT RECTORY OR IN COLLECTION BASKET. THANK YOU.

NAME ____________________________ PHONE #_____________

HOW MANY ADULTS_____ HOW MANY CHILDREN______

REGISTRATION NOW TAKING PLACE Visit us at our Open House

Sunday, April 27th ~ 1:00 – 3:00pm Wednesday, April 30th ~ 7:00 – 8:30pm

Daily ~ Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 11:00am

Home of the Hudson County Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee Champ

Home of the Girl’s Grammar Basketball Champs

Grades Pre-K ~ 8 Before and After Care

Student Activities/Sports Computer Lab with Internet Access

Smart Boards Summer Camp

Glee Club ~ Dance Club ~ Video Game Club ~ Craft Club

Talent Show ~ Marist Olympic Participant

Renewed….Restored….Revitalized

255 Congress Street Jersey City, NJ

Phone: 201-659-0450 Fax: 201-659-1836

stannesjc.com

Middle States

Accredited

Safe, warm,

caring environment

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE ~ Call the School Office For More Information

INFORMATION PAGE

Church Name: St. Anne’s Church Church City: Jersey City, NJ Account Number: 04-1043 Routing Code: B Run Number 5 Phone Number: 201-656-2490 Contact: Georgene Debenedetto