Dear Friends, “God raised him,” Peter told the crowd. Of course, no one was there when Jesus was raised. Even the soldiers were there only physically. They were asleep and thus not aware of what was going on until it was over. The only witness was a silent one: the empty tomb. Peter is recorded as telling the crowd:

They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Why didn’t Jesus appear to “all the people?” Wouldn’t that have been more effective if everyone saw him? I don’t know. But, by appearing to a chosen set of folks, and by breaking bread with them a number of times and speaking with them, he gave them a chance to absorb what happened to them and this began to change them. The fact remains, however, that there is no external evidence except the empty tomb. No one disputed that from those times. Even the authorities claimed that Jesus’ disciples stole the body. Why? Because there was the empty tomb. Admittedly, though, the absence of some other evidence means that you have to believe what the first followers said had happened to them – that they had seen the Risen Christ. Many people have explained this claim away by saying that the disciples were lying; that they were seeing things; that even worse, they trying to pull off a scam to keep themselves in business.

These are all after-the-fact explanations, however. They all rest on the assumption that God couldn’t have raised Jesus because he hadn’t done it for anyone else…if there is a God in the first place. In a world where miracles can’t happen, the resurrection is an impossibility. The disciples who did claim that they had witnessed Jesus as risen didn’t live in such a world. While they certainly were aware of the power of death, especially the cruel kind of death imposed by the powerful on the weak, they also believed that God could act to alter the balance of such power. This is what they experienced in the risen Christ. Death, neither the normal everyday death nor the death by violence, wasn’t the whole story after experiencing the Risen Christ. Because he was with them no matter what life had in store for them, it changed how they lived. His risen life became theirs and his hope beyond death became their hope when they faced death. Human life became more precious than they had ever imagined This kind of transformation can happen to us when we let the power of death be outweighed by the power of the risen Christ. Here’s a little taste of what this can mean:

A mother had just returned home after leaving her son off at college for the first time. She started to cry, realizing that her son’s new world would never be her world – their world. After the pain of separation wore off, she made a big discovery. By “letting go” of her son, she found that she could love him in a whole new way – a more fulfilling way, an adult way.

This is what Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, Salome, and all the other disciples found when they “let go” of the Jesus they thought they knew to relate to the Risen Jesus. When people down through the centuries have done this, it has transformed them. Will you and I pass

this same hope on to others? Happy Easter everyone!

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, Kathleen Long, Jeannie Barnett, Deacon Rich

McGarry and Michael Kohler.

Pray for the recovery of: Joan Tuohy, Baby Joseph

DiBello Leva Degiglio, Mildred Adamo, Al Mosca, Pete

McMahon, Patricia Salvi, Aliysha Malone, Helen

Skrod, Harriett Fochi, Peter Mastrangelo, Olga Marino,

Phyllis Veli, Nicholas Brancato, Tyler Dixon, Bob

Wilson, Michael Terranova, Esther Vera, Rick Nunes,

Richard DeLorenzo, Norbert Wilde, Brandon Patory,

Chick Callahan, Deborah DiMauro, Alice Giegler, Jack

Hermans, Baby Bentley Powell, Ernest Keahey, Ruth

Rizzo, Paul Kepple, Patrice Foster, Gertrude Mahon,

Louise Garcia, Moira Mazel, Baby Robert, Camille

Bruno, Ernest Keahey, Ben Musser, David Gotay,

Cadance Joan Davis, Elroy Anderson, Rosemarie Lynch,

Teresa Ngo, Carmen Caines, Francisco Negron, Sean

Cox, Ken Lisa, Jack Hermans, Jenny Dobrynski, Deidre

Gilmore, Kevin Considine, Helen Gregorek, David

O’Shea, Joseph Marota, Jeffrey Dau, Baby Kaedon

Ross, Glenn Endresz, Maria Morone Zotto, Sarah

Wilder, Krista Jentzsch, Virginia Sprague, Marian

Palagano, Patricia Hinchliffe, Helen Krajacic, Betsy

Mahon, Robert O’Byrne, Andrew D’Amico Sr.,

Anthony Frank, Janet Blumka, Anna Coletti, Baby

Gavin Marshall, Patricia Castiglia, Linda DeLorenzo,

Jean Conerly, Frances Vargo, Ruth Corsi, Gary Beck,

Rick Owen, Jeannie Girovasi, Natasha Santana, Jay

Paolella, & Terry Crans.

†Pray for the happy repose of †

Horst Voight and James Policano

The Bread and Wine will be offered this week

in loving memory of Victoria Boyadjian,

as requested by her family.

The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving

memory of Maria Gorete Goncalves, as requested

by her family.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in

loving memory of the deceased members of

our parish.

Monday, April 21st

NO 7:30 AM MASS 8:45 – Vittorio Marinelli – Frank Marinelli Michael & Mary Malone – Sally & Bill

Tuesday, April 22nd

7:30 – Holy Name Margaret Brownell – Tom & Bridie 8:45 – Catherine Sobolewski – Jean Calabrase Romana Solomon - Sally

Wednesday, April 23rd

7:30 – JoAnne Riley-Varner – Husband, Michael 8:45 – Annie Panny – Diane & Gene McLaughlin Robert Montecallo – Robin, Taylor, Mackenzie & Meryl

Thursday, April 24th

7:30 – Holy Souls 8:45 – Jennie Ruff – Mildred Ruchalski Louis Gesualdo – Mary & JoAnne Ludlow

Friday, April 25th

7:30 – Tom Cannella – The Breakfast Club 8:45 - Orson Priest (Living) - Family

Saturday, April 26th

8:45 – Carmela Sarappa – Family Tom Hole – Gloria Cook 5:15 – Walter Kearns – Wife, Jeannette George Sclia – Children Randy Pirotin/Charles Leaness - Patrick & Caroline Pompeo Carlos Penabad – Lea & Anthony Asala

Sunday, April 27th

7:30 - John Vita – Family Edward Pyryt – Dorothy Pyryt David Tyls – Family Maria Gorete Goncalves - Family 9:00 – Agatha & Piotr Wozniak – Family Salvatore Barone – Wife & Children Mildred & Joe Nasso – Maria & Joe Giuseppe Barone - Grandchildren 10:30 – Rose Terr – St. Anne Seniors Patricia Barrie – Burke Family Natalia Macchi – Jean Calabrase Stephen Sr., Rozalia & Katherine Rosty - Family 12:00 – Francis O’Halloran – Wife, Mary Annette Mannen & Marian Aslan – Family Richard Ludlow – Mary & Joanne Modesto & Anna Panaro – Mary & Joanne 6:00 pm – NO 6:00 PM MASS

PLEASE NOTE…..

THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE MASS

CELEBRATED ON EASTER MONDAY,

APRIL 21ST

. MASS WILL BE AT 8:45 AM.

Let us pray for those in our armed forces

especially for: Pvt. 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, LCPL

Thomas Herbst; Master Sgt. Michael VanPamel,

USAF; Sgt. Michael Bourke, US Army; PFC

Lindsay Newarski, US Army; Capt. Evan

Marchetti, USAF; 2nd

Lt. Richard Marchetti, USAF,

Capt. Gerard Connelly, US Army; PFC Jason

Dawson, US Army; Airman 2nd

Cl. Matthew Bauer,

USAF; Brandon Motto, USMC; LCPL Jesse

Carpenetti, 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; 2nd

Lt. James Choi, US Army; Lt. Col.

Marshall Denney; Lance Corp. Marshall Denney

IV; EO2 Michael Yondolino, USN; Sgt. Mark

Keenan; LTC Patrick Frank; Capt. Daniel Curtin,

US Army; Capt. Erik Mineo, US Army; Corporal

Joseph Sullivan, SMC; A1C Richard Baldassari,

USAF; Capt. Donald Pump, USMC; Col. Robert

Drelich, 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).

Our parish’s Paschal Candle, which will be lit throughout the Easter season and at every baptism and funeral all through the year, is a gift to our parish in memory of Marie and Ray Daiuto. We are grateful to our benefactor, and we promise our prayer.

EASTER MEDITATION

Awaken Me Joyce Rupp

Rise One, come, meet me in the garden of my life..

Lure me into elation. Revive my silent hope. Coax my dormant dreams Raise up my neglected gratitude. Entice my tired enthusiasm. Give life to my faltering relationships. Roll back the stone of my indifference. Unwrap the deadness in my spiritual life. Impart heartiness in my work.

Risen One, send me forth as a disciple of your unwavering love, a messenger of your unlimited joy.

Resurrected One, may I become ever more convinced that your presence lives on, and on, and on, and on.

Awaken me! Awaken me!

BACK TO OUR ROOTS Please join us on Thursday, April 24

th

in the Faith Center from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Come and discuss Sunday’s Gospel.

STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN REFLECTIONS

Easter Sunday

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on

things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2

Do you put God first in all things? Possessions,

money, power, ego can easily become gods to many

of us. Do a quick check of what is important to

you. Is God at the very top of the list? If not, your

priorities need to be re-adjusted. Don’t let earthly

things become your god.

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 and Carmie DeMerchant.

SAINT ANNE SCHOOL NEWS

St. Anne School will close for Easter break at 12:15 pm on Thursday, April 17th. Classes will resume on April 28th.

The students, teachers, and staff of our parish school wish each of you a happy, holy Easter! May you know the warmth of Jesus’ nearness, his embracing love, and his comforting peace.

2014-2015 registration for grades K-8 and Pre-K registration is currently taking place. Please call the school office at 201-796-3353 or visit us at www.stannenj.com

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

Our final classes are Sunday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 29. Progress Reports will be distributed at the

last class. Easter Blessings to all!

HOME STUDY

Our final sessions are coming up soon!

Home Study I meets Tuesday, April 29 from 7-8:30pm in the school cafeteria.

Home Study II meets Tuesday, May 6 from 7-8:30pm in the school cafeteria.

Chapter reviews for chapters 22-26 are due at this session, and the children will take the Unit 4

Assessment test.

CONFIRMATION

The Sponsor/Candidate session will be held on Sunday, April 27. Candidates are to report to the school

@ 7pm for an abbreviated session, and will join the sponsors in the Church Hall for the conclusion of the

evening. Sponsors are to meet in the Church Hall @ 7pm. All will be dismissed from the Church Hall @

8:30pm. If the sponsor is unavailable, a parent/guardian can attend instead.

FIRST EUCHARIST RETREATS

Eucharist retreats are Friday, May 2 from 3:30-5:30pm & Saturday, May 3 from 1-3pm. If you are an

adult helper, you will receive an info email.

Divine Mercy Sunday 25th Anniversary Sunday, April 27th - St. Catharine’s in Glen Rock

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated as follows: 3:00 pm – The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be said on Church grounds. Louise Pacos will lead it weather permitting. Chaplet will begin in Church if weather inclement. 3:15-4:15 pm – The Divine Mercy Eucharistic Holy Hour will begin; confessions offered at this time. 4:15-5:15 pm – The Divine Mercy Closing Benediction will follow. Incensing of the Blessed Sacrament & The Divine Mercy Image. Veneration of the First Class Relic of Saint Maria Faustina Kowulska to the public.All are invited to a beautiful, grace filled day. Come join us!

For further information, call the St. Catharine’s Rectory at 201-445-3703.

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, Fr. Colin, or

Lenora Mosca

FROM THE OFFICE OF HUMAN CONCERNS

FOOD PANTRY Thanks for your generous donations. Thanks to all of you who have met the Easter needs of our clients. FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: cleaning products, laundry products, paper products, peanut butter & jelly. God Bless! Shalom, Lenora Reminder: Coupons needed please! (whole pages…do not cut)

ST. CAJETAN MINISTRY

The unemployed and under-employed men and women of our parish need your immediate attention.

Please if you know of any job openings in your company or any openings at your friends or relatives

companies please let us know of them. Send us the company name, HR Manager name and number so

our searches can get a direct contact to get them through the huge barriers so they have a shot for

getting an interview. You can email the details to stcajetan@stannefairlawnnj.org or post them on the

bulletin board in the entrance to the rectory and we will direct them to the job seekers.

Also if you need workers to help you at your homes let us know the jobs you want done and we will

connect you to the men and women directly so you can work out a fair wage with them.

If you know of someone who is out of work tell them about the St Cajetan Ministry Network Meetings.

We meet every two weeks at two locations. At St Catharine in Glen Rock on Thursday evening at 7PM-

9PM at their Ministry Center and then on Saturday at St Anne Faith Center 10AM-12Noon. Our next

meetings are on April 24th and April 26th

Thank you, The St Cajetan Ministry Network Team

We welcome all new and former Cornerstone men to come join us for our 26 hour retreat weekend, May 9th & 10th . Brochures with additional information and registration form will be available in the back of the church or at the rectory. For more information please contact: John Hill (jdhill922@gmail.com) or Ed Grzesiak (edgrzesiak@gmail.com). You can also register for this year’s retreat at St. Anne’s website http://www.stannefairlawnnj.org

St. Anne’s 11th

Annual Men’s Cornerstone Retreat

Friday, May 9th

– Saturday, May 10th

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: Steve Parrado, Peggy Long,

Eamon Jennings, Danielle Douglass, Stephanie

Kedersha, Joe Barone and Sherif Girgis.

EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, April 20th - Easter Sunday

Monday, April 21st Choir – 7:00 pm – C AA – 8:00 pm – LCR Tuesday, April 22nd

Wednesday, April 23rd Bible Study (Isiah) – 7:00 pm – FC Faith Center Board Mtg. – 7:00 pm - CR Cornerstone core Mtg. – 7:30 pm - CH Thursday, April 24th BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 pm - FC DAWN – 7:00 pm - FC Friday, April 25th Cheer Dance – 7:00 pm - CH Saturday, April 26th CFC – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm - Gym St. Cajetan Ministry – 10:00 am - FC AA – 7:30 – 8:30 pm – CAF

A RETREAT FOR THE SERIOUSLY ILL

GENNESARET is a retreat designed to provide a spiritual and temporal oasis for men and women suffering with a serious illness which will be held May 16-18 at the Archdiocesan Retreat Center in Kearny NJ. Retreat will begin Friday at 1:30 pm and end with Prayer Service on Sunday at 1:30 pm. There is no cost for the retreat. For information Contact Linda Capobianco at 732-608-7277.

EASTER RECTORY HOURS

Sunday, April 20th – Closed Monday, April 21st - Closed

SAINT ANNE SCHOOL

TRICKY TRAY

The fabulous 18th Annual Saint Anne School Tricky Tray and Dinner will be held on Thursday, May 15th at The Venetian in Garfield. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Price is $60 per person. Ticket orders are currently being taken. Tables will fit 10 comfortably. Ticket order forms are available at the Rectory. We are also currently accepting donations of prizes or gift certificates. Call Catherine Mortell at 201-410-0147 with questions. As always, thank you for your support.

SPRING FAIR….The Friends of the Adornos will hold their annual Spring Fair on the grounds of St. Michael’s Seminary, 575 Darlington Ave., Ramsey, NJ on Sunday, April 27th from 10 am to 5 pm (rain date, Sunday, May 4th). Admission is free—ample parking—refreshments and food sold on premises. This year the Fair features 150+ booths featuring bargains in antiques, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, collectibles, crafts, clothing, toys, house wares, home improvement items, leather goods and general merchandise. There is also an area just for kids to enjoy many rides and activities and fun for the family. Treat your family to an “old fashioned” experience: spend the day at the Adorno Fathers Spring Fair. NO PETS PLEASE! For further information call 201-327-7375.

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS AT ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN MAHWAH Green Knights Football Camp runs in two sessions: June 30-July 3; and July 7-10. The camp runs daily from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and is open to boys, grades 4-10. Free t-shirt to campers, guest lecturers, great fun & competition! Green Knights Basketball Camp for boys ages 9 to 15, runs in three sessions: July 7-11; July 14-18 and July 21-25. The camp day is from 9 am to 3 pm. Great fun and competition, guest lecturers, free basketball & t-shirt to each camper! Salvano Green Knights Baseball camp, for boys ages 9-15, also runs in three sessions: July 7-10; July 14-17; and July 21-24. The camp day runs from 9 am to 2 pm. Have fun and enjoy the SJR Baseball experience! Individual and group instruction at the best! Games, fundamental instruction, camp t-shirt and Camper Evaluation included. Please call 201-391-3300 for camp applications and further information or visit www.saintjosephregional.org

“BE NOT AFRAID:

REJOICE IN GOD’S MERCY” This is a prayerful, spirit-filled, life

changing Day of Reflection

sponsored by the Women’s

Commission of the Archdiocese of

Newark on Saturday, April 26, 2014

at Seton Hall University in South

Orange, NJ. The day begins at 8:30am & ends at

4:30pm. Registration is $25 for adults, $20 for

college students (18-22) & senior citizens (65+).

Priests & religious are free. The day includes

breakfast & lunch. For registration, go to

www.rcan.org/womcom. For more info, call 973-

497-4545 or email CatholicWomen@rcan.org.

SENIORS ACTIVITES FOR APRIL On April 28th we will have our anniversary party at the Brownstone in Paterson. Reservations may still be made by remitting $20.00 per member and $35.00 for guests. There are still seats available for our April 30

th Atlantic City casino trip. Cost is $25.00

with a $25.00 return. Call Joe Daloisio at 973-616-1239 for reservations. For further information call Lucy at 201-791-3440.

Rosary Society News Our next meeting is on Tuesday, May 6th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Our Blessed Mother’s May Crowning is the theme to this event and Dorothy Pyryt and her group will be the hosts for this meeting.

Don’t forget to fill up your petitions for “Petition Box” for the intentions of our Rosary prayers.(Note: Please bring Tuna or any kind of non-perishable grocery items for our Food Pantry that night as they need all kinds of groceries at this time.) Save the Date: Sunday, May 18th Following the 9:00 am Mass at St. Anne’s we will have our Communion Brunch at Fair Lawn Athletic Club from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Deacon Rich McGarry will be our Guest Speaker. We will be honoring our Sister Rosarians who have been members for 25 & 50 years. RSVP required - $25 pp due to any of the officers on or before Sunday, May 4th. Please make checks payable to St. Anne’s Rosary Society.

HOLY NAME SOCIETY COMMUNION BREAKFAST

St. Anne Holy Name Society will be hosting our 74th Annual Communion Breakfast after the Holy Name Mass on Sunday, April 27th. Mass will be at 9:00 am and the Breakfast will follow at 10:00 am in the Church Hall. Cost is $15 per person and all parishioners are invited to attend. Our guest speaker this year will be Peter Macaluso speaking on the Biblical Roots of Our Democracy. There will also be prizes raffled off. Ticket order forms available in the rectory. For further information, contact Sal Scialdone at 201-794-3485.

KEEPING THE SICK LIST CURRENT One of the most cherished things we do at any Catholic parish is pray for family members who are sick. Like most parishes, at St. Anne’s we have two lists: one that is proclaimed at Mass and the other that is in the bulletin. It is important that we remember these people and praying for them is certainly an important way of doing this. Sometimes, however, the list that is proclaimed at Mass gets very long and the effect is that our minds become dulled to the need for praying for these individuals. It is not intentional of course, it is just human nature. In order to offset this we are trying a new approach so that the list can have the impact that it is meant to have and that we continue to pray for those we love. Once a name has been placed on the sick list, it will be announced at Mass for one month as well as being listed in our bulletin. Those names that have been on the sick list for a month will continue to be included in the bulletin list, but will not be announced at Mass. Sometimes people may wonder why a particular name is not on either list. The reason is that we may not publicly have anyone’s name on the sick list without a family’s permission. Finally, it would be very helpful if our office is also notified when a person may be removed from our sick list.

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 2,292 people who worshipped with us on Palm Sunday and contributed $17,258.00 in the offertory and $1,881.50 through Online Giving offertory, which along with

other fees and donations, totaled $23,137.50. 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 offertory online!

To sign up, go to the St. Anne website – www.stannefairlawnnj.org

At the top left corner of the page you will see a logo that says OnLine Giving...Click on that logo, and it will bring you to the next screen that says St. Anne R.C. Church. Click on the section that says Create New Account. Next you will see New User Account Registration. You will need to fill in the three boxes you see.

+ User ID: Make up an ID you will use for this account. The ID must have 6-12 characters, including at least 1 letter and 1 number.(Write it down somewhere so you remember it.) + Password: Must be between 8 and 16 characters, including at least 1 letter, 1 number and one special character (!@&*) (Again, write it down somewhere.)

Confirm Password: retype the password you just entered above. Then go ahead and fill in your personal information and address information in the other two boxes. (Be sure your name matches how your name appears on your checking or credit card account.) When finished, hit submit.(You may also be asked for your envelope number at some point during this whole process!) If you go into Manage My Account, you will see My Payment Methods. There you can choose either My Credit Cards or My Bank Account if you want the funds deducted from your checking account. Have a check handy to get the routing and account numbers. Under Manage My Account you will see Give a New Gift. There you will decide when and how much to give. In the list, Offertory Collection means the Sunday collection. Select gift type on the right. Choose recurring (every week) or One Time. If you choose Recurring it will ask how much/how often/starting when and will ask about the account you’re using. One time means just that. Below the offertory, you may choose all the other special envelopes you would normally find in your envelope packet. Generally, they are one-time donations. If you click the i button on the left of the listing, you will see the date of the collection. Sign out when you’re finished. Now you can relax! The hard part is done. 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 taking the time to do this, and for giving online!