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Mass Schedule
Weekends: Saturday Vigil - 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:30am - 9:00am - 10:30am - 12:00noon
Daily Mass: Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am
Saturday Reconciliation: 9:30am & 3:00pm
The Catholic Church of St. Ann 45 Anderson Stree t , Rari tan, New Jersey 08869 †(908) 725-1008
St. Ann Schoo l (908)725 -7787 www. s t a n n p a r i s h . c o m
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Corona, P.A.,K.C.H.S ~
Pastor Rev. Edmund Luciano III ~ Parochial Vicar Deacons John R. Pacifico, Conrad Paulus
Permanent Deacons
Rev. Msgr. James Cafone
Weekend Clergy
Martin Carrara, Lori Albanese
Parish Trustees
Sr. Dolores Toscano, M.P.F.
Superior and Pastoral Associate
Sr. Gloria Caglioti M.P.F.
School Principal
Tom Ellis
Athletics
Deacon Conrad Paulus Baptism P.R.E.P.
Dorothy Pacifico
Bereavement / Social Concerns
Daniel McNulty - Sunday / Trish Miller - Tuesday
Bingo
Theresa Mayewski
Blood Drive
Edwina Schurick
Card Connection
Mia Sena Columbiettes
Susan Baker / Laura Sullivan
Cub Scouts / Girl Scouts
Christine Esposito
Director of Religious Education
James Wilson
Finance Committee
Marge Corona
Golden Age / Lunch Bunch / Atlantic City
Randy Fisher
Holy Name Society
Charles Galvacky
Knights of Columbus
Cathy Stevens
Liturgy Committee
Thomas & Nannette Brown
Marriage Prep
Ken & Madeline Swartz
Natural Family Planning - Pro Life
Carolyn Thomas
Music Ministry / Choirs
Irene Roglieri
Parish Nurses
James Fidacaro
Parish Council / E. M. / Readers
Deacon John Pacifico R.C.I.A.
Edith Pena
Rosary Altar Society
Aldo Martinez
School Advisory Council
Dorothy Pacifico Social Concerns
Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we the Catholic
Parish of St. Ann embrace all as family and continue
Christ’s mission by exemplifying the love of God
and neighbor as stewards of God’s gifts to us .
June 10 , 2012
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST. ANN, RARITAN
Monday, June 11, 2012 ~ St. Barnabas
7:00am: Pasquale Ruffa Req. by Isabella Ruffa
7:00pm: Deceased of Knights of Columbus Req. by
Sgt. John Basilone Council
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
7:00am: Andrea DeFina Req. by Anna & Nicola DiBetta
5:00pm: William J. Callaghan Req. by Margaret O’Donnell
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 ~ St. Anthony of Padua
7:00am: Special intention of Caterina Fusca i/o St. Anthony
7:00am: Special intention of Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Christine
Esposito & Family
Thursday, June 14, 2012
7:00am: Antonio & Rosina Viscariello
Req. by Caterina Guadagno
7:00am: Nella Sacino Req. by Mr. & Mrs. James DeMuro
Friday, June 15, 2012 ~ The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
7:00am: For deceased priests
7:00am: Vincent Dellaperute Req. by Wife
Req. by Frank & Teresa DiBetta
Saturday, June 16, 2012 ~ The Immaculate Heart of the
Blessed Mother
9:00am: Giuseppe & Filomena Natale Req. by Emilia Natale
4:00pm (Vigil): All Living & Deceased Father for Whom
requests have been made.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
7:30/ 9:00 / 10:30 / 12N: All Living & Deceased Father for
Whom requests have been made.
All evening Mass intentions beginning June 13 - June 15th will
be prayed at 7am morning Mass.
ALTAR CANDLES For the week of June 9 - 15th, Altar Candles will burn
in the memory (honor) of:
Altar Candle 1. No Intention
Altar Candle 2. No Intention
4:00pm Mass
Altar Servers: Grace, James,
William Maxton
Reader: Cathy Stevens
EM: Mike Florczak &
John Lamaestra
7:30am Mass
Altar Servers: Christina Vaz,
Jessie Farrigan,
Daniel McNulty
Reader: Jim Janci
EM: G. Gunzleman &
Carmine Iovine
9:00am Mass
Altar Servers: Michael &
Peter Albright
9am Mass Continuation
Reader: Randy Fisher
EM: Julie Fisher, Sr. Dolores
10:30am Mass
Altar Servers: Nikki Tardiff,
Kevin Sawtell, Sarah Tobia
Reader: Sr. Barbara
EM: Tom & Barbara Ronca
Noon Mass
Altar Servers: John Pugh,
Kaitlyn Dunn, Maxine Opida
Reader: Christine Carrara
EM: Theresa Walakonis,
Dr. Joseph Mele
Ministers of the Liturgy for June 9 /10, 2012
We thank you Lord for counting us worthy to stand in your
presence and serve you you <..Eucharistic prayer 2
SANCTUARY LAMP
For the week of June 9 - 15th, Sanctuary Lamps will burn
in the memory (honor) of:
Tabernacle: No Intention
St. Joseph: : Lucille D’Alessio Req. by Harold & Jackie D’Alessio
Blessed Mother: Sacred Heart of Jesus
Req. by M/M Gasparro
Altar Flower Memorials
Remember a loved one or offer a Special
Intention by having flowers memorialized.
The Rectory will coordinate the request with our florist.
Date Availability:
July 21/22, 28/29 • August 18/19, 25/26
September 1/2, 15/16
October 27/28 • November 3/4, 10/11, 24/25
Celebrate Life ~ A Day for Seniors Age 55 and Up
Friday, June 22, 2012
St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway
Mass 10:30am—Bishop Paul G. Bookoski, D.D., Celebrant
Msgr. William Benwell, J.C.L., V.G., Homilist
Luncheon to immediately follow Mass
To Register: email—[email protected] or call
Family Life Office 732-562-1990 x1624 before 6/15/12
ALTAR FLOWERS
The Altar Flowers this week are in memory of
Raymond and Emma Bartolucci
Requested by Lucy Bartolucci
MONTHLY BUS TRIP
Destination: ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS
St. Ann’s next trip to Atlantic City will take place on Thursday,
July 12th. We will not have one for June.
The bus will leave from St. Ann’s Church at 9am. Please call
Marge Corona at 908-725-1198 to reserve your seat. Must be 21
yrs or older.
MAY 13, 2012 ~ 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER ~ MOTHER’S DAY
Thoughts For The Week Dear Sisters and Brothers,
We are frequently reminded about healthy eating.
We’re told, “You become what you eat.” If we eat healthy
foods, we develop healthy bodies. If we eat junk food, we
have a good chance of becoming unhealthy. Food can
become a weapon in the armoury of the advertisers: they try
to sell us food to make us fit; food to make us slim; food to
make us beautiful. The old saying goes, “An apple a day
keeps the doctor away.” It’s true that certain foods are
conducive to long life. If we eat and drink with this in mind,
we stack the odds in favour of a long and happy life.
While there may be elements of truth in all of this in
regard to our physical life, Jesus leads us to a new level of
understanding. “If you do not eat the flesh of the Son of
Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you.” Life
here means our life of faith, our life in relationship with God,
who loves us and comes to make a home in us when we
keep the commandments. In St. John’s Gospel Lesson for
today, Jesus promises eternal life to those who believe in
him, and the abiding reminder of this promise is in the
Eucharist: “the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life
of the world”.
So while we are aware of the importance of what we
eat and drink, our faith shows us how to fulfil our longing
for eternal life: by receiving the body and blood of Jesus
Christ in Holy Communion.
What is more, today’s Scripture Lessons remind us
that our longing for eternal life will be fulfilled through our
covenant relationship with God. Salvation is not simply
God’s free gift to us with no strings attached. God’s people
were moulded as a people through their common experience
of the Exodus. The high point of this experience was their
being given and receiving the Ten Commandments: God
promised to be their God; they promised to obey, and their
agreement was sealed in the blood of the sacrifice.
For us, our journey to the promised land of heaven
builds on the same covenant relationship with God. The
Passover meal celebrated by Jesus at the Last Supper brings
this relationship to a new level. God’s word of love is
written not on tablets of stone but on the wood of the cross.
The blood of the new and eternal covenant is the blood of
Jesus poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. This is
God’s free gift to us, which requires our “Amen”. We are no
longer sprinkled with the blood of a sacrificed animal; we eat
and drink the body and blood of the Lord. Our “Amen”
declares our commitment to this new and eternal covenant.
Our Communion brings about our reconciliation with God
and with all who are in union with God. We belong to God’s
new people, the Church, and we are committed to the new
commandment of Jesus, that we are to love one another just
as he has loved us.
Our life depends on what we eat and what we drink.
God uses this common experience to lead us to hunger and
thirst for life that is eternal. We long for salvation, to be
rescued from death and to be brought to eternal life. The
whole story of the Bible is the story of God who satisfies the
hunger of the human heart for life. It’s a story that unfolds
slowly through the history of God’s Chosen People, the
Israelites. It’s a story that reaches a climax in the birth and
life, death and resurrection of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. It’s a
story that spreads out to embrace every generation, every
nation, every man, woman and child. It is the story of God
who “loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so
that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may
have eternal life”. The food of eternal life is the bread and
wine that Jesus gives: “This is my body< This is my blood.”
Our “Amen” is our commitment to the new and
eternal covenant, our desire to be united with Jesus, both
here in this world and throughout eternity. It expresses our
faith that we are eating and drinking the food that nourishes
us for eternal life.
In your charity, pray for the sick and the lonely—visit
them if you can. Also, please remember to pray for all who
have wandered from the faith, and all who have died. May
God always be pleased with us!
Monsignor Michael
JUNE 10, 2012 - MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Ministry Highlight
Blood Drive
Theresa Mayewski & Edith Pena
Twice a year, St. Ann’s sponsors a blood drive in conjunction with NJ Blood Service. The blood drives help ensure that
those who need blood have an adequate and safe supply available. Nine out of ten of us will need blood or blood products
at some point in our lives! The St. Ann Blood Drive insures that the blood needs of our parishioners will be covered. We
need volunteers for sign-ups, phone calling, baking, set-up, serving and clean-up on the day of the drive. Our next drive is
scheduled for August 12, 2012.
JUNE 10, 2012
We are a Stewardship Parish Offertory Collection June 3, 2012<<<<<<$9,513.25
Poor Box June 3, 2012<<<<<<<<<<<..$87.00
Thank you for being generous as you are able!
Baptisms: Baptisms are celebrated each month on the First Sunday
at the Noon Mass as well as the second, third, and fourth Sundays at
1:30pm. There are no baptisms during Lent. Arrangements must be
made in advance and new parents are required to take a Baptism
Preparation class held on the second Saturday of each month at
10:00am with Deacon Conrad in the CMR. Please call to register at
908-725-1008.
Sponsors & Godparents: If you are 18 years or older, you must
register as an adult and be Confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you
are married, your marriage must be recognized by the Church. This is
especially important if you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation or
Godparent. It takes 6 months of attending Mass to be eligible for both
of these privileges.
Marriages: The common policy of marriage requires that arrange-
ments be made at least One Year before the date of marriage and be-
fore any social plans are made. Either the bride or groom must be a
registered parishioner. Weddings Masses / Ceremony may be sched-
uled on Friday afternoon, Saturday morning or afternoon; Sunday
afternoon ceremony only.
St. Ann Convent Wish List Our religious sisters at the convent are in need of a
new computer, new printer, and paint for their chapel.
Anyone able to make monetary donations should contact
Donna in the rectory office at 908-725-1008 ext. 113
A Graduation Prayer
I have knowledge, so will You show me now,
how to use it wisely and find a way somehow
to make the world I live in a little better place, and make
life with its problems a little bit easier to face.
Grant me faith and courage and put purpose in my days,
and show me how to serve Thee in effective ways.
So my education, my knowledge and my skill may find
their true fulfillment as I learn to do Thy will.
And may I ever be aware in everything I do,
that knowledge comes from learning, and wisdom
comes from You. Amen.
Farewell to a Happy School Year
During the coming week, our teachers and school children
will be busy completing their final lessons and tidying up
school books and other materials they will use in September.
On Monday, they will have a Moving-Up Day. They will be
greeted by next year's homeroom teacher and given some
information regarding their methods as well as classroom
rules. They will also receive some Summer Review materials
plus some books they will be asked to read during their
summer vacation.
We wish our students a safe, restful, and enjoyable Season.
We remind them to pray every morning and evening and to
attend Holy Mass every Sunday, and on August 15th, the
Holy Day of Obligation - the Feast of the Assumption of the
Blessed Mother into Heaven.
Sincerely,
Your Teachers
Mount St. Mary House of Prayer, Watchung
will offer the following programs. Registration required for
all programs; call 908-753-2091 or e-mail:
PERSONAL RETREAT DAYS ~ SACRED TIME, SACRED
SPACE—A personal, private day to enjoy God’s presence;
begins with communal prayer—June 20, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bring bag lunch. ($20)
KATERI TEKAKWITHA: A NEW SAINT
Come and celebrate the first Native American to be raised to
sainthood. Evening will include presentations, quiet prayer,
Native American rituals, and cornbread. Wed - June 20, 7:30-
9:30 p.m. ($15) Eileen P Smith, RSM
St. Ann 6th & 7th grade Girl Scouts are pursing their Silver
Award, the highest award that Cadet’s can earn. A key step is
choosing an issue and learning about and using various forms
of media to raise awareness about the issue. Members of the
troop were inspired Fr. Edmund’s recent anniversary of his life
saving heart transplant. As the girls researched, they learned
that a one donor can support 50 or more people’s needs, but 18
people die each day waiting for a transplant. They realized that
over 40% of those waiting for transplants are under 49 years old
and many are kids. The Scouts will coordinate an awareness
booth at FESTA. Their goal is to register 50 new organ
donors. Please come out to support their efforts. Or visit
St. Ann’s School Face book page to request more information
about becoming a donor.
Raffle Drawing Update St. Ann’s of Raritan
50/50 Super Summer Splash Raffle Drawing is currently at
$7,330. One winner will receive 50% of proceeds.
Drawing date is Sat. June 16th at 11:00pm.
Winner need not be present.
There is still time to purchase your tickets
JUNE 10, 2012
The Week Ahead
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Mass: 7:30am • 9am • 10:30am • 12Noon
Corpus Christi Procession followed by Noon Mass
3:00pm: Fr. Edmund reception (sc)
Monday, June 11, 2012
Mass: 7am • 7pm
2:30pm: Jr. Girl Scout meeting (sc)
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Mass: 7am • 5pm
5:30pm: Festa
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Mass: 7am • No 7pm Mass. The intention prayed for at
7am Mass
12:30pm: Early School dismissal
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Mass: 7am • No 7pm Mass. The intention prayed for at
7am Mass
Last Day of School for St. Ann Children
5pm: Festa
Friday, June 15, 2012
Mass: 7am • No 7pm Mass. The intention prayed for at
7am Mass
Festa
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Mass: 9am Daily Mass; 4pm Vigil Mass
Confessions: 9:30am • 3:00pm
5pm: Festa
Victoria Andrews
Bob Burns
Myrtle Buttons
James Buchaman
Lillian Butkiewicz
Amity Bryson
Joanmarie Carlone
Michael Carrier
Jaden Chambres
Albert Charles
Rose Ciatarelli
Clarence Colanterino
Roger Copt
Dominic Comandol
Dominic Crisafulli
Carolyn Curcio
Leonides Dalida
Audrey DeLuca
Gino DeLuca
Mary Ann DeMaio
Michael DeMaio
Vincent Facciolo
Mary Felice
Richard J. Felice
Kathleen C. Filardi
Frank Forte Sr.
Marie Forte
Ann Frezza
Shirley Frodelly
Maria Fusca
Teresa Galaini
Antonio Gasparro
Elizabeth Gecik
Robin Gouvernel
Margaret Grasso
Bruno Grigoletti
Ruth Gulick
Melanie Heim
Doris Kelco
Linda Krajewski
Michael Krupa
Bernadette Laggini
Brianna Larson
Kevin Levine
Marie Locascio
Carmela Loschiavo
Victoria Lubrido
Lydia Maiorca
Ruby Makuch
Mary Mangiaracina
Victoria Melitsky
Lori Monaghan
Marilyn Monger
Ava Rose Navarro
Emilia Natale
Josephine Occhiato
Thomas Orecchio
Olga Orlando
Rose Pacifico
Terral Paul
Frances Peebles
Raymond Peters
Lorraine Raia
Teresa Riga
Patrick Riley
Adam Romano
Cosette Ruh
Anthony Sacino
Dr. Eric Jose Santos
Marianne San Filippo
Josephine Guide Sapp
Mary Sawidzial
Nancy Schiavi
Edwina Schurick
Raymond Shallanberger
Cindy Sonnier
Sean Stein
Dolores Talamini
Sr. Rita Tassinari
Patricia Teague
Andrew Teresak
Anna Teresak
Anthony Tomaro
Rena Turchi
Allison Valverde
Sergio Verdesco
Richard Vetack
Vincent Viscariello
Maxwell Wheeler
Joan Wirzman
Lisa Yoder
Margaret ZanGrando
Let Us Remember.... In our prayers, the men and women serving in our Nation’s
Armed Forces.
Major Michael A. DeCicco, US Army
LCpl. William A. DeSantis, US Marine Corps.
Victor Dulay, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps
Sgt. John J. Houser III, U.S. Marine Corps
CW4 Michael Lopez, Jr.
Major Michael Morella, US Army
Sgt. Dan Neville, US Marine Corps
PFC Daniel J. Salvo, US Marine Corps
Corp. Jonathan Schultes, US Marine Corps
Major. Louis P. Simon, US Marine Corps
PFC Jerome C. Sunga, US Army
Jack Vara, U.S. Marine Corps
LTJG Robert Wilson, U.S. Navy
Please remember and pray for our sick *Names will remain on prayer list for 4 weeks
Summer Mass Schedule Update On May 19/20th we asked you to consider the possibility of
changing our current Mass schedule so that we could
include a 5:00pm evening Mass on Sundays for the sum-
mer. We asked you to choose one of the 5 options below
and this is what you told us.
128 ballots were returned and this is what was said.
Schedule 1: Received 25 votes
Sat. - 4pm; Sun.- 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am, & 5pm
Schedule 2: Received 10 votes
Sat. - 4pm; Sun. - 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5pm
Schedule 3: Received 6 votes
Sat. - 4pm; Sun. - 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30p, 5pm
Schedule 4: Received 22 votes
Sat. 4pm - Sun. 7am, 9am, 11am, 5pm
Schedule 5: Received 65 votes
Make no change
Based on the responses answers we have received there
will be no changes to our current Mass Schedule nor will
there be a 5pm evening Mass on Sunday’s for the summer
months.
Thank you to those who took the time to give us your
answer.
Monthly Baby Gift Drive On the weekend of June 16/17, St. Ann’s parish will take
its monthly collection of Baby Gifts for the Needy. Please
show support by bringing just one item to Mass next Sat.
or Sun. in order to help our friends in the community. The Preg-
nancy Aid Center (Raritan) greatly appreciates your donations.
BINGO There will be no BINGO on Sun.- June 10th;
Tues. - June 12th & Sun. - June 17th
