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The Catholic Church of St. Ann 45 Anderson St., Raritan, NJ 08869 • Tel. (908) 725-1008 • Fax (908) 707-1915
St. Ann School: 29 Second Ave., Raritan, NJ 08869 Tel. (908) 725-7787 • Fax (908) 541-9335
8 June 2014 –Pentecost Sunday
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST. ANN, RARITAN
Monday, June 9, 2014—
7:am Dorothy Stack, r/o Mr.& Mrs. Dennis Stack
Knights of Columbus
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
7am In honor of St. Anthony, r/o Caterina Fusca
William G. Gallagher, r/o Margaret O’Donnell
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
7am: Andrea DeFina, r/o Anna & Nicola DiBette
: Blessed Mother Mount Carmel, r/o Marie & Frank
Thursday, June 12, 2014—
7am: Guiseppe DiGiuseppantonio,
r/o Daughter & Son-in-law Elena & Camillo
Antonio & Rosina Viscariello,
r/o Catherine & Angelo Viscariello
Friday, June 13, 2014 ,
7am: In honor of St. Anthony, r/o Mr.& Mrs. F. DeFina
In honor of St. Anthony, r/o of Graziano Family
Saturday, June 14, 2014 ~
9am: In honor of the Sacred Heart, r/o Mr.& Mrs. F. DeFina
4pm: For all Fathers for Whom requests have been made
Sunday, June 15, 2014 ~
7am For all Fathers for Whom requests have been made
9am For all Fathers for Whom requests have been made
10:30am For all Fathers for Whom requests have been made
12 Noon: For all Fathers for Whom requests have been made
For the week of June 8th, requests in memory (honor) have
been offered for:
Altar Candle #1 Altar Candle #2
Howard Condo, Jr. Special Intention
Request of Esther Request of Antonia Marshall
Tabernacle Lamp
Theresa & Henry Condo
Request of Jim and Rosemarie Condo
Blessed Mother: Sanctuary Lamp
Special Intention
Request of Domenica and Gregorio Grande
For your information
The Padre Pio Statue
Has been donated by
Maria Gasparro
In honor of the memory of her husband
Gregorio
IN MEMORY OF...
Pray for the sick of our parish
Victoria Andrews
Luzmanda Anthony
Bernadette Bavoso
Michael Brennan
Chester Butkiewicz
Jimmy Canavan
Joanmarie Carlone
Jaden Chambers
Albert Charles
Kathy Ciociola
Dominic Comandol
Susan Cunningham
Frances D’Angelo
Michele D’Angelo
Gino DeLuca
Angela DeFina
Ann Descoteau
Mary Ann De Maio
Theresa DiBetta
Lydia Digiuseppantonio
Thomas Duda
Mary & Richard Felice
JoAnn Felty
Sharon Fisahn
Maria Fusca
Teresa Galaini
Anthony Gambino
Elizabeth Gecik
Eleanor Giraldi
Roberta Grillo
Ruth Gulick
James Holmes
Doris Kelco
Bernadette Laggini
Barbara Langon
Edward Locasio
Marie Locasio
Rosalie Marrone
Giovanna Martini
Kathy McCormack
Patricia McGuire
Victoria Melitsky
Anna Moretti
Nancy Natale
Ava Rose Navarro
Thomas Orecchio
Olga Orlando
Raymond Peters
John Petsko
Yolanda Polidoro
Frank Ratkowski
Teresa Riga
Cosette Ruh
Anthony Sacino
Marianne San Filippo
Nancy Schiavi
Mary Shallanberger
Phyllis Serafin
David Snedegar
Frank & Lucille Sudano
Dolores Talamini
Anthony Tomaro
Tommarie Tibaldi
Carolyn Trepiccio
Marie Vale
Allison Valverde
Richard Vetack
Vincent Viscariello
Carmella Vitale
Joan Wirzman
Lisa Yoder
Margaret ZanGrando
Daily Mass
Monday - Friday: 7:00am & 7:00pm; Saturday: 9:00am
Weekend Mass
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm (1st Sunday Mass)
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, and 12 Noon
Confessions:
Saturday: 9:30 - 10:00 am & 3:00 - 3:45 pm
HOLY MASS SCHEDULE
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Corona, PA, KCHS, Pastor
Rev. James E. De Fillipps, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Msgr. James Cafone, S.T.D., Weekend Clergy
Deacon John R. Pacifico, Permanent Deacon
Deacon Conrad Paulus, Permanent Deacon
Sr. Dolores Toscano, M.P.F., Superior / Pastoral Associate
Sr. Mary Klersey, M.P.F., Principal
Sr. Phyllis Vella, M.P.F., Director of Religious Education
www.stannparish.com
Email: [email protected]
Office hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
PASTORAL TEAM
Beginning Tuesday: Due to
Festa, 7pm Intentions will be
announced at the 7am Mass
8 JUNE. 2014 ~ PENTECOST SUNDAY—THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
I’m sure we all know that last summer, Pope Francis
celebrated World Youth Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, with three and a half million young people,
and priests and bishops from all over the world. Flags were
waved, people sang, new friends were made and gifts
exchanged. I think the young people celebrated their faith
with enthusiasm and joy; there was a carnival atmosphere.
Many made great sacrifices to be present. Newspapers
reported a number of stories: one young woman spoke of a
three-day bus journey from Bolivia and another man told of
many hours travelling from Tonga by boat and plane. The
papers also reported that the young Brazilians welcomed
people with warmth and the request for a photograph. There
are online clips of scenes from the beach and even bishops
swaying and dancing to the rhythm of the music.
This uplifting and inspiring experience captured for a
moment the reality that the Gospel has spread to the ends of
the earth: from Jerusalem to Galilee, to the Arabian states
where Filipinos and people from Goa and India live, beyond
Europe and westwards further than the Americas, beyond
New Zealand to Tonga and the Polynesian islands, through
Africa to its southernmost tip. The young people celebrated
one faith, one Church, one Lord. Pope Francis, in his humble
yet powerfully charismatic style, urged the young people to
go forth as missionaries to spread God’s word and God’s
promises to all the people they would meet. Since the
celebration could not be held at the flooded airfield, which
had been called Campus Fidei—the field of faith—they
became the field of faith on the beach; there, the Lord was at
work sowing his seeds to build his Church.
After the crucifixion, the disciples of Jesus were
afraid and many ran away. They struggled to believe in the
resurrection and the promises that had been opened up, the
promise that the risen Christ was present to them now and
that they would share in the hope of eternal life, forever and
ever. They would know unending joy in the presence of God
if they followed their Master to the end, even to the cross.
When Jesus appeared to them, having been raised from the
dead, he always offered them two gifts—the gift of peace and
the gift of forgiveness and mercy. He strengthened them
with the words, “Do not be afraid.”
The offer of God’s mercy that leads to new life, is
celebrated at Pentecost as we also celebrate the birthday of
the Church. With sins forgiven, we are restored into new
relationships with the Father and with one another. God
gives the members of the Church the gifts to build up the
Church and serve others in need. Each of us has a particular
call and, in the world of Blessed John Henry Newman, a
“definite service” for the Lord.
Pope Francis at Rio offered the young people three
ways in which they could live out their faith: by prayer,
through the sacraments and by helping the other person in
need. These are simple yet profound truths, which remind us
that our lives are to be lived in the power of the Spirit.
Like the young people on the beach at Rio, we are
sent out on this feast as missionaries of Christ. We are sent
to share our hope with others. The Pope spoke about the
young people making a noise about their faith, in the way
that only young people can make a noise! We are sent out
from Mass each Sunday, into our families, our workplaces,
our schools, to share the hope of our faith with others, not by
preaching, but by example and witness of our lives. There
are times when it is right to speak loudly about our faith,
even if we are opposed or ridiculed for the sake of truth. At
other times, we do this through love when actions speak
louder than words.
The questions we should ask ourselves are: can I
share my hope with another person? If not, then pray to the
Holy Spirit for the gift of courage. Do I have to make a
difficult decision? Ask the Holy Spirit for the gift of
wisdom. Am I caring for a sick member of the family and
feeling that life is impossible? Ask from the Holy Spirit the
gift of understanding and patience. The Holy Spirit is our
“delighted guest”, in the words of today’s Sequence, and
touches our hearts to give us comfort.
In your charity, pray for the sick and the lonely—
visit them if you can. Please remember to pray for all who
have wandered from the Faith and all who have died. Also,
pray for the souls of all the faithful departed of our Parish
Family.
May God always be pleased with us!
Monsignor Michael
Our Scripture Lessons remind us:
...that the Holy Spirit transforms our lives, changes us from being fearful to being courageous, and calls each person in a
particular way;
...that prayer, sacraments and helping others are ways to living our faith in the world;
...that we are sent as missionaries to share our hope with others by being constant in faith and generous in love;
...and, that we are called to make a noise about our faith, whether by words or by love.
May God always be pleased with us. Amen!
8 JUNE 2014 PENTECOST SUNDAY
Poor Box: $176.04
Thank you for your generosity to our parish.
“...where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”
Lk.12:34
WEEKLY OFFERTORY
SOCIAL MINISTRY
Let Us Remember..In our prayers, the men and women
serving in our Nation’s Armed Forces.
Major Michael A. De Cicco, U.S. Army
LCpl William A. De Santis, U.S. Marine Corps.
Victor Dulay, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps
LCpl. Matthew John U.S. Marine Corps
PFC Gavin John, U.S. Marine Corps
CW4 Michael Lopez, Jr.
Major Michael Morella, U.S. Army
Sgt. Dan Neville, U.S. Marine Corps
PFC Keith Ressa, U.S. Army
PFC Daniel J. Salvo, U.S. Marine Corps
Corporal Jonathan Schultes, US Marine Corps
Major Louis P. Simon, U.S. Marine Corps
PFC Jerome C. Sunga, US Army
Jack Vara, U.S. Marine Corps
LT. Robert Wilson, U.S. Navy
May God bless them & keep them safe. Pray for the souls of
those who have given their lives in service to our country.
OUR MILITARY
READINGS FOR WEEK OF June 8,Sunday 2014
HELP! We are in need of a window air conditioner for a
local family. If you have one to donate, please call
Christine at 908-725-1008 in the Rectory Office.
Sunday: Acts 2;1-11/ 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 / Jn 20:19-23
Monday: 1Kgs 17:1-6 / Mt 5:1-12
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16 / Mt 5:13-16
Wednesday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 / Mt 5:17-19
Thursday 1 Kgs 18:41-46 / Mt 5:20-26
Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16 / Mt 5:27-32
Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21 / Mt 5:33-37
Next Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 / 2 Cor 13:11-13 / Jn 3:16-18
THANK YOU…
On behalf of the families,
and the parish, many thanks to our Catechists, Mr.
Ness Tirol, Mrs. Diana Cirianni, Mrs. Megan Maltese,
Ms Liz Perez, and Mrs. Roseann Palladino who pre-
pared the children for the First Holy Communion and
to Fr. James De Fillipps and Mrs. Laura Williams who
prepared the young people for the Sacrament of Con-
firmation.
Week #49 $10,132.78
Weekly Budget Needs $16,000.00
Weekly Deficit ($5,867.22)
Deficit since 7/1/13 ($$273,092.35)
St. Ann’s offers parishioners the opportunity to
make Online Church contributions! Log onto
www.stannparish.com, scroll to the bottom and
click on St. Ann Parish Online Donation System.
You will be connected to a secure site where you
may enter your information.
Thank you for your continued support!
To date, the Development Department has received pledges
totaling $57,281.09 and payments totaling $55,338.09 from
301 parishioners. This represents 100.5% of our $57,000.00
goal. Thank you for your efforts!
DEACON RECRUITING IS NOW UNDERWAY
The Diocese is looking for men who are interested in becoming
Permanent Deacons. A new diaconate formation class will
begin in late August 2015. A General Information meeting is
being conducted at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center in Pis-
cataway on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 7 pm. If you believe you
are being called to this ministry, you and your wife are cordially
invited to attend this meeting. If you have any
questions, please contact Terry Gertz in the Office of the
Diaconate (732-562-1900, ext. 1710).
ELECTRONIC GIVING
A Note of thanks from Sister Phyllis
BISHOP’S APPEAL STATUS
SPECIAL REQUEST
St. Ann’s 7th grade classroom is in need of a DVD/VCR, If
someone is willing to donate one, please let us know.
FESTA
St. Ann’s Festa Committee is asking
volunteers to bake for our Cake Wheel.
Cakes, cookies, brownies, or sweet
breads are welcomed but should not
contain any icing or creams since they
will perish outside on the evenings they
are displayed. Please call the rectory at
908-725-1008 if you are interested in
baking or have any question.
The death of a family member, friend, or co-worker is always a difficult time and we ask “why?, why did God take our loved one from us?” Sometimes this happens suddenly, sometimes it is drawn out, and very draining. No matter how death comes, we realize it is final. We. as a parish family, have all experienced death and are able to understand. There is a program that reaches out to families at this time called “Lazarus Ministry.” Lazarus Ministry is scheduled to start at St. Ann’s this fall. Our abilities will depend on the number of volunteers who respond to our call. For more information or to Volunteer please contact: Dottie Pacifico (908-722-3137) or Toni Randazzo (908-707-8990. ♦ - Visit the bereaved immediately following the death.
Help plan the funeral liturgy (with the guidance of parish priest and deacons). Offer to stay at the bereaved home during the funeral. Follow-up with regularly placed phone calls. Give literature about normal grief reactions. Loan resource books and/or videos about dealing with loss. Plan a memorial service in May. Plan an All Souls’ Day Mass. Facilitate an on-going support group. Pray with the bereaved.
ALWAYS listen with a compassionate heart, provide hope for the future, and present opportunities to remember the past.
8 JUNE 2014 PENTECOST SUNDAY
The St. Ann Parish Nurses recently had a presentation from Sumantha
Banerjee from the Somerset County Health Department.
The topic was “ Preparing makes sense, get ready now!”
We need to have plans in place when disaster strikes
whether it is the result of fire, flood, snowstorm or an
attack. Be prepared with at least 3 days worth of emergency supplies.
Get a kit of emergency supplies. This should include H2O, food, medi-
cine, clothes, flashlight. Make a plan for what you will do in an emer-
gency. Where will you meet up with family members? Do you have
contact information for family & friends? Where will you shelter? Be
informed about what will happen. Go to www.ready.gov to learn more
about emergencies or potential threats. Get involved in preparing your
community. You may want to get involved with the Citizen Corps in
your town or county—visit their website: www.citizencorps.com. They
will help prepare & train volunteers in the community .
50/50 Raffle update
Festa Super 50/50 is 7,420.00 With half to the winner.
If you don’t have your ticket yet, call the Parish Office
to pick up one or more or a booklet
“I thank my God every time I remember you,
constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers
for all of you”
(Phil. 1:3)
A very special Thank You to Monsignor Corona, Fr.
James, Rosarian’s and the people of our parish for the
generosity, goodness and thoughtfulness in your gifts.
I am elated to have celebrated my 70th Anniversary
with the good people of Saint Ann.
God Bless you!
Sister Dolores
LAZARUS MINISTRY
SPECIAL THANK YOU
BUS TRIP Join St. Ann’s bus trip to
ATLANTIC CITY
On Thursday, 19th of June
Bus leaves from in front of the church at
9am
Please call Marge Corona at 908-725-1198
Are you looking for a way to serve your parish of
St. Ann? Do you have a talent that you would enjoy shar-
ing with the parishioners? Do you enjoy photography?
Would you like to share this talent with others? If so, you
have the opportunity to do both!
The Bulletin Committee is looking for photographers to
take photos that will reflect the happenings, at St. Ann’s
over the year. Years from now, when we look back upon
the days and events held in the parish, it will be the photos
that will aid our memories and help to recall the activities,
events, and functions of our parish.
The committee is praying that one or several will step for-
ward and take advantage of the opportunity to offer their
time and talent that is needed and at the same time aid our
fine bulletin publication.
I’d like to end with a quote from Berenice Abbot,
“Photography helps people to see”. If interested in the
position of photographer for the events of the parish, please
contact Jim Fidacaro, at [email protected] or call
908-722-7844. Thank you!
BULLETIN PHOTOGRAPHER WANTED
8 JUNE 2014 PENTECOST SUNDAY
Sunday, June 8, 2014—Pentecost Sunday Food Drive
▪ Mass at 7am / 9am / 10:30am / 12N
• 7:00 pm: BINGO (School cafeteria)
Monday, June 9 2014 10th week of Ordinary Time
St. Ephren, Deacon and Doctor of the Church
Daily Mass at 7am and 7pm
7:30pm Knights of Columbus (CMF)
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 FESTA BEGINS (6pm to 10pm)
• Daily Mass at 7am (No 7pm Mass due to FESTA)
• 7:30 pm: BINGO (School cafeteria)
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - Saint Barnabas, Apostle
• Daily Mass at 7am (No 7pm Mass due to FESTA)
6pm to 10 pm—FESTA
Thursday, June 12, 2014
• Daily Mass at 7am (No 7pm Mass due to FESTA)
6pm to 10 pm—FESTA
Friday, June 13, 2014—Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and
Doctor of the Church
• Daily Mass at 7am (No 7pm Mass due to FESTA)
6pm to 10:30 pm—FESTA
Saturday, June 14, 2014 - FESTA ENDS (5pm to 11pm)
• Daily Mass 9am / Vigil Mass: 4pm
WEEK AHEAD
Dear Friends of St. Ann School,
I am delighted to inform you that
the 8th grade student names listed on the front cover of this
week’s bulletin have graduated from our school on
Wednesday, June 4. We are proud of each and every one of
them. These students were inducted into the alumni
association earlier in the week. We know that they will
work hard in high school and will some day return to St.
Ann’s with even more wisdom and skills.
I was reading about the beauty and necessity of
having and working toward a worthwhile goal. For human
beings, goals need to be far reaching. Our goals motivate
us; give us purpose, and a reason to get up in the morning.
They bring us peace and fulfillment. Depression easily
creeps into our souls when our goals are too small. If our
goal is to graduate college, when that occurs at the ripe old
age of 25 or so, there is nothing else to stir us into action.
If our goal is to make a million dollars, that negates a bunch
of other goals. When this is achieved, we are left with a
soon to dwindle million and then what?
Our graduates know, as did St. Augustine who
preached this message, that our goal can be nothing less
than God himself. Not that we want to possess Him, but
that we want to be able to live united to Him forever. This
goal will occupy us all the days of our life. It will make life
worth living for us and for those around us.
We send the graduating class of 2014 off into the
world of high school. We wish them God’s choicest
blessings. We pray that their dreams for themselves and
God’s dreams for them come true. Know that I speak for
the whole parish when I tell our graduates that we are
always here for them. In the words of a famous fictional
TV character, “Live long and prosper.” Better yet, love
well and live for eternity. Your prayers, sacrifices, example
and more contributed to this success.
Thank you to all involved in bringing this year’s
class to this
God bless you,
Sr. Mary Klersey, MPF
Congratulations to graduates
Erin McGovern And Daniel McNulty
Erin was awarded a $500 scholarship in memory of Frances
P. Bongiovi and the Bongiovi Funeral Home
Daniel was awarded a $500 scholarship in memory of
Anthony C. Bongiovani and the Bongiovani Funeral Home.
St. Ann School would like to sincerely thank Anna Louise Bongiovani &
the Bongiovani Funeral Home for their generosity that is given to our
school and its children. Our prayer is that the Lord Jesus bless them
with his love in abundance.
WANTED: CATECHIST / VOLUNTEERS
*Registration for new families whose children are enter-
ing Grade 1 in the Fall are welcomed to visit the Parish
Office to obtain a PREP (Parish Religious Education
Program) Registration Packet for the 2014-15 Program
year. *A copy of your child’s baptismal record will be
needed. *Registration for current families in the program
as well as new families to the parish may also visit our
church website: www.stannparish.com under the Faith
Formation/Religious Education Tab for program details
as well as a Registration Packet. Contact Sr. Phyllis at
[email protected] or please call 908-725-1008 for
further information.
Are you looking for a way to share your faith, time, talent?
PREP, Parish Religious Education Program, needs you! Vol-
unteers are needed for classes, catechists, aides, sacramental
preparation, substitutes, office/resources and other areas. You
don’t have to have children in the program to volunteer...We
encourage all adults to prayerfully consider whether this min-
istry is right for you. *All volunteers must be cleared through
the workshop Protecting God’s Children—www.virtus.org—
and will be [provided guidance and support along the way. If
interested or wish to know more about volunteering, contact
Sr. Phyllis at [email protected] or call (908) 725-1008
Faith Formation—Religious Education
PREP—(Parish Religious Education Program)—Gr. 1-8
SCHOOL NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES-