Dear Friends

The phrase that he used was “artisans of the common good.” The “he” was Pope Francis. What the pope was talking about was the power that is in our hands, a power to shape our world for the good. He was contrasting this power with the supposed power of the public figures that populate the pop culture, the politicians, religious leaders, talking heads, and stars that we hear so much about. These people seem to have the power because everyone talks about them. Make no mistake. They do have tremendous influence. But so do we. In fact, as the pope pointed out, we have power because we’re on the front lines, we’re in the trenches, we’re there far more frequently than those highlighted by the media. The pope made his point in his New Year’s Eve homily. He said that it’s the ordinary people with their gestures of kindness toward the elderly, their willingness to keep the door open for the person behind them, their patience and respect for other drivers on the road, that shape the feel of a city or town. It was striking that he mentioned driving our cars. Just think of the amount of time we spend behind the wheel each day. The way we react to other drivers says a lot about the influence we can have on one another. It says a lot about the “culture of the road,” the norms that guide people in this most public of places where we live. The other day I was driving down 17th Street in Fair Lawn. Because of the snow, the road was narrowed and it made it difficult for two cars to pass by at the same time. As I drove, another car came up the street and the other blinked her lights, indicating for me to go first. As I drove past, I waved a “thank you.” A simple moment in which two strangers acknowledged their shared humanity on a busy street. In that instance, we were “artisans of the common good.” That “common good” isn’t an abstraction. It’s the way we share the public spaces in our lives. Such spaces don’t belong to any individual, group, or company. They belong to us all. The only way for them to work well is for all of us to work well there with each other. At the root of this is the sense that we’re called by Christ to care for the least of our brothers and sisters. Why? Because he is present in all the people of our lives, even in the strangers we meet in the public spaces we share with them. It’s not about being “nice.” It’s about the call at the end of Mass from Christ, echoed in Pope Francis’ phrase, to be “artisans of the common good.” This Lent we’ll be reflecting on this link between what we do publicly at Mass and what we can do to be artisans in the public spaces we share. Our Parish Mission this year will be throughout the Season of Lent. Each week at our Sunday Masses, a special speaker will be with us to help us connect the call we hear at Mass with the lives we share with others. It’s about being a disciple of the Lord in the 21st century, inside of church and outside.

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: William Stasic, Jose Antonio Orozco, Shane Owen Hlava, John Young, 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, Matt Kenly, 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 † Louis Benvenuto

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week in loving memory of Sam DePadova, as requested by his family.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Sam DePadova as requested by his family.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory of Sam DePadova as requested by his family.

Monday, January 15th

7:30 - Tommy Frank - Mark 8:45 - Kathleen Clark – Joanne Ludlow James Moran – Patricia Dougan

Tuesday, January 16th

7:30 – Barbara Bender – Peggy & Terry Mary McEntee - Family 8:45 - People of St. Anne Parish

Wednesday, January 17th

7:30 – Thanksgiving to St. Joseph - John 8:45 – Francine Solaro – Mary & Joanne Ludlow

Thursday, January 18th

7:30 – The Quin Family – Peggy & Terri Pat Larger - Mark 8:45 - Deceased Members of the Rago Family - The Setteducato Family

Friday, January 19th

7:30 - Robert Abate – Sheila Abate Margaret Heinrich - Family 8:45 - Porferio Tabudlong – Arnesto Family

Saturday, January 20th

8:45 – Peter Britz – Lillian & Peter Britz 5:15 - Nunziatina Laterra – The Barone Family Andrew & Evelyn Wozniak – Rosty Family Sigmund Golabek – Family Patricia Castiglia – Barbara & Ed Efchak

Sunday, January 21st

7:30 – Msgr. Slinger – Terri & Karl Nicholas Mannarino – The Campbell Family 9:30 – Matthew Borst – Griparich Family Antonino Randazzo – Daughter Maria Picini – Mr. & Mrs. Matteo Bussanich Florita Gutierrez – Maria Barone 11:30 – Harry Lutz Jr. – Tom & Carol Fitzsimmons Ignazia & Giovanni Cavaleri– The Barone Family Vivian Felice – Rosemary Sorrentino Thomas Hughes – Tom Wardrop 6:00 pm – Juana Arnesto – Arnesto Family Jan Dul - Family

PLEASE NOTE:

THE PARISH OFFICES

WILL BE CLOSED ON

MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE MARTIN

LUTHER KING DAY HOLIDAY.

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).

For the month of January, Pope Francis asks us to pray especially ...that the Christians, and the other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able

to practice their faith in full freedom.

REFLECTION Twelfth Night

by Phyllis McGinley

Down from the window take the withered holly.

Feed the torn tissue to the literal blaze.

Now, now at last are come the melancholy

Anticlimactic days.

Here in the light of morning, hard, unvarnished,

Let us with haste dismantle the tired tree

Of ornaments, a trifle chipped and tarnished,

Pretend we do not see

How all the rooms seem shabbier and meaner

And the tired house a little less than snug.

Fold up the tinsel. Run the vacuum cleaner

Over the littered rug.

Nothing is left. The postman passes by, now,

Bearing no gifts, no kind or seasonal word.

The icebox yields no wing, no nibbled thigh, now,

From any holiday bird.

Sharp in the streets the north wind plagues its betters

While Christmas snow to gutters is consigned.

Nothing remains except the thank-you letters,

Most tedious to the mind,

And the gilt gadget (duplicated) which is

Marked for exchange at Abercrombie-Fitch’s.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time “Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, ‘What are your looking for?’”

(John 1:38)

What are you looking for? Are you wasting your time looking for the material comforts of the world? Or, is your heart longing for something deeper that can only be found by spending time with God? Take time, each day, in silence and ask the Lord what it is that He wants you to do.

BTOR Will not be meeting in January.

We will resume our weekly Gospel Study Sessions 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.

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

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

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

SundayFaith…Please sign and return your child’s progress report! Home Study 3 will meet in the school cafeteria from 7-8:30pm on January 16.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Confirmation Prep will meet on January 14 & 28 in the school. 1st Reconciliations are scheduled for January 19, 20, 26, & 27. Look for your reminder Flocknote text!

ATTENTION – EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN

CREATION AT THE CROSSROADS SMALL FAITH SHARING GROUPS DURING 2017. This is an invitation to all of you who participated in the two-part series (six weeks each session) to attend a get-together. The experience of people who join small faith sharing groups show that we all come from different places on the faith journey. We're interested in hearing what you have to say about your own experience. Plus, we want to know what you thought of this program and need your feedback for planning future programs. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24 at 7:30 in the Rectory, Cornerstone Conference Room. A back-up meeting date of January 30 is set in case bad weather causes cancellation on the 24th. Location is the same.

RCIA… Rite of Welcoming

On Sunday, January 21, at the 9:30am Mass, 8 RCIA candidates will be recognized through the Rite of Welcoming. This rite welcomes baptized adults who are seeking to complete their Christian initiation through the sacraments of confirmation and Eucharist. As a community of faithful, we welcome the candidates into our parish family and help them to follow in the footsteps of Christ. This welcoming and acceptance occurs through sponsors and representatives of our faith community, who speak for all of us. These baptized Catholics are already part of the Catholic community, but need “special care and support” from us, their parish family. Please pray for the candidates as their faith continues to grow and deepen.

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

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: Our pantry shelves are empty!! We gave out so much food to our clients in December

and now we need to replenish our shelves. Please donate if you can.

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

Cereal, canned vegetables, Chef Boyardee in cans, spaghetti sauce, white rice (small bags), jello or pudding, coffee,

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

paper towels, tissues, plastic wrap, baggies, dish soap, laundry detergent and household cleaning products.

Thank you Fair Lawn Food Pantry for your large donation of food.

A Big Thank You to all my pantry volunteers who tirelessly work throughout the year. They come in

every week to help stock shelves, fill food bags and do basically whatever needs to get done.

I couldn’t do without you!!

Thank you to all our parishioners who donate food to the pantry throughout the year! Our pantry survives

because of your donations. I ask and you always come through for us. God has truly blessed us with such

giving parishioners!

St. Anne’s Food Pantry would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to the Women’s Cornerstone Core Team for preparing

and donating over 70 individual portions of pasta dinners, 4 family size trays of pasta dinners, plus a case of uncooked

pasta. This contribution will go a long way to feed our less fortunate families over the Holidays.

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

cooks in starting 5/27, 6/24, 7/22, 8/26, 9/23, 10/28, 11/25, 12/23/2018. The 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, January 18th . Next meeting at St. Anne’s Rectory is Saturday, January 20th - 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

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, January 14th Holy Name Society – 10:30 am–12:00 pm – CH Stages – 1:00 – 5:00 pm - CH Monday, January 15th Martin Luther King Jr. Day Contemp Choir – 7:30 pm - C AA – 7:30 PM – LCR Tuesday, January 16th Men’s Morning Prayer – 6:30 am – FC Home Study – 7:00 8:30 pm – CAF Wednesday, January 17th Play Group – 9:30 – 11:00 am - CH Pastoral Council – 6:00 pm - CR Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC Stages – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm - CH Thursday, January 18th Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm - C Cub Scouts – 6:30 – 8:30 pm – CH/CAF Choir – 7:30 – 9:00 pm - C Friday, January 19th 1st Reconciliation – 7:30 pm - C Saturday, January 20th 1st Reconciliation – 11:30 am – C Stages – 1:00 – 5:00 pm – 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, January 17th from 9:30 – 11:00 am in the Church Hall. For information, please call Ali Curley at 201-693-3474.

The Bereavement Support Group will meet on

Tuesday January 23, 2018 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the rectory Faith Center. All are welcome and there is no need to register. Your loss does not have to be recent, if you have lost a loved one and are still grieving, then come and join us. Each session is facilitated by registered nurses who are certified Bereavement Support Group Facilitators. If you are grieving, join us and you will meet others who are working through their grief. For more information contact Margaret Howard at 201-796-9365. Please note that for this session our meeting is on Tuesday rather than Monday.

Immaculate Heart Academy cordially invites you to a presentation by a nationally-recognized speaker, Dr. Leonard Sax, author of Girls on the Edge. Dr. Sax will present advice and insight into the issues facing young women today. Presentation will be on Thursday, January 18th at 7:00 pm in the school’s Performing Arts Center at 500 Van Emburgh Ave., Township of Washington, NJ. Please call IHA for further information at 201-445-6800.

SAINT ANNE SENIORS What a way to start the New Year, with our "Soup Meeting" last week. On behalf of the club, I would like to thank all our members who participated in cooking, setting up, serving and, of course, the clean up. It was a great way to show our guests just how our club operates. It’s a friendly place to spend a few hours twice a month. Our next meeting will be on January 22 at 1:00 pm in the Church Hall. Guests are most welcome, just call Lucy De Padova (201-791-3440) and let her know you are coming. Lucy will be selling our Super Bowl Tickets - so get your team and the score ready! Coffee and Cake will be served at the end of the meeting. If our members would like to play Bingo, Anna Bastinick is ready with a new Bingo kit. Remember dues are due…$20 per member.

SAVE THE DATE!

ANNUAL PUB

NIGHT!

Saturday, March 3rd 6:30 p.m. in the Church Hall

Watch the bulletin for more details!

Saint Anne Church

Lenten Mission

Join us at all weekend Masses in Lent for a NEW kind of

parish mission, where we will explore:

How do we link

worship to our work,

liturgy to our life?

Each weekend will feature a different homilist:

February 17-18…speaker: Fr. John Ranieri

February 24-25…speaker: Dr. Sylvia McGeary

March 3-4…speaker: Fr. Pat Sieber, OFM

March 10-11…speaker: Dr. Mara Zukowski

March 17-18…speakers: Frs. Joe & Colin

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

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 weekly

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 1 -- WHAT IS HAPPENING?

1. Climate change? Global warming? What do we call it?

Both are accurate, but they mean different things. You can think of global warming as one type of

climate change. The broader term covers changes beyond warmer temperatures, such as shifting rainfall

patterns.

The current administration has claimed that scientists stopped referring to global warming and started

calling it climate change because “the weather has been so cold” in winter. But the claim is false. Scientists

have used both terms for decades.

2. How much is the Earth heating up?

Two degrees is more significant than it sounds. As of early 2017, the Earth had warmed by roughly

2 degrees Fahrenheit (more than 1 degree Celsius) since 1880, when records began at a global scale. The

number may sound low, but as an average over the surface of an entire planet, it is actually high, which explains

why much of the world’s land ice is starting to melt and the oceans are rising at an accelerating pace. If

greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, scientists say, the global warming could ultimately exceed 8

degrees Fahrenheit, which would undermine the planet’s capacity to support a large human population.

3. What is the greenhouse effect and how does it cause global warming?

We’ve known about it for more than a century. Really. In the 19th

century, scientists discovered that

certain gasses in the air trap and slow down heat that would otherwise escape to space. Carbon dioxide is a

major player; without any of it in the air, the Earth would be a frozen wasteland. The first prediction that the

planet would warm as humans released more of the gas was made in 1896. The gas has increased 43 percent

above the pre-industrial level so far, and the Earth has warmed by roughly the amount that scientists predicted it

would.

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 1,226 people who worshipped with us the weekend of December 30/31 and Contributed $10,224.00 in the offertory and $3,107.00 through Online Giving offertory, which along with

Other fees and donations, totaled $21,916.00. We are also grateful to the 1,448 people who worshipped with us last weekend and

contributed $11,770.00 in the offertory and $2,183.00 through Online Giving offertory, which along with other fees and donations, totaled $18,143.00.

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!