Dear Friends

Being spiritual and religious don’t have to be opposed. For example, many Muslim students find that it’s the religious atmosphere on Catholic college campuses that helps them be more willing to practice their own faith. Says one Muslim student at Catholic University in Washington: “Being a religious school, there’s a religious environment and practicing religion is expected…praying on campus wasn’t a problem really, in terms of getting weird stares or something.”

It’s this same religious orientation that makes St. Anne School special. Of course, our school tries to do what any school would do: help our students do their best in science, math, English, history, Spanish, computers, art, music, and physical education. But, it’s our religious atmosphere that helps to create the kind of welcoming, family-like, spiritual environment that encourages young minds to raise the questions by which learning happens.

Just take how it affects the teaching of science. Young people often feel that science and religion are in conflict and science is seen as more reliable. When science is taught in a religious setting, however, students can learn that the two don’t have to be hostile to each other. They are simply asking different, not opposing, questions. Science, generally, asks what, when, and how things are, while religion asks why there is something to be studied at all rather than nothing.

This week is Catholic Schools Week. We honor the work of the teachers and administrators of our school. We honor the parents who sacrifice so much to help their children to have an education that stresses the religious quality of life. And, we honor our students for being open to the joy of learning, to be curious about our world and the Mystery from which all things come and toward which all things tend.

Emphasizing the religious dimension of life is the central purpose of any parish of course. To be a part of a community that stresses this quality is meant to help each of us to stay connected to our relationship with Christ. The purpose of Christian communities like St. Anne is to keep before our eyes just how Christ reveals the spiritual dimension of all matter. As our Muslim friends remind us, it’s difficult, in a secular world, to be spiritual on our own. We need religious practices to renew our spirituality. This is why in Lent this year we’ll have our Parish Mission on each of the Sundays of this season. That Mission will help us to appreciate how to be spiritually religious in our everyday lives, to connect our worship with our work and liturgy with life.

That’s also why St. Anne’s school is part of St. Anne’s parish and why St. Anne’s parish, and all other schools and parishes in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Union Counties, are part of the larger Archdiocese of Newark. We need our connection to the Archdiocese to help us do the spiritual and corporal works for which parishes exist.

Finally, it’s why, on February 3rd and 4th, we’ll be invited to make a pledge to the Sharing God’s Blessings Annual Appeal. If St. Anne’s Parish is important for our spiritual lives, then the Archdiocese is too. Won’t you consider making a pledge so it can do its work to help us do ours? 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: Baby Nicholas Pellegrino, Ashlyn Kurtzmann, William Stasic, Jose Antonio Orozco, Shane Owen Hlava, 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, 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 † Vincenza Castiglia, Frank Simonetti, Sheila M. Buckley,

Caroline Ivanovski and Fr. Matthew Looney

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 29th

7:30 - Brigid Byers – Family Frank Verdini - Family 8:45 - Helen McGinniss – Peggy McGinniss Thanksgiving to Our Lady – Anna Macanka

Tuesday, January 30th

7:30 – Brian Zelizo “18

th Anniversary” - Family

8:45 - Deceased Members of the Sullivan & Lardner Families - Family

Wednesday, January 31st

7:30 – Angela Tarmey (Living) - Family 8:45 – People of St. Anne Parish

Thursday, February 1st

7:30 – Ray Tarmey (Living) - Family 8:45 - Angelina Avola – Son, Joe Avola Travis Fragala - Parents

Friday, February 2nd

7:30 - Louise Garcia – Joe, Annette, Donna & Alexa 8:45 - Margaret Leonard – Bruce & Margaret Howard

Saturday, February 3rd

8:45 – Holland & McCarthy Families – Joan & Dan 5:15 - Thomas LaParle – Family Stephen & Frances Rosty – Rosty Family Carmela Bussanich – Mr. & Mrs. Matteo Bussanich Thomas Paulhus – Mary & Nick Magarelli

Sunday, February 4th

7:30 – Jose Carmen Herrera – Denise & Liyi Bill & Dennis Malone - Family 9:30 – Anna Breen – Mary McCarthy Jamie Lopez – Ryerson Family Dorothy Morrisroe – Family Debbie Bari – Aiva Ranellone 11:30 – Nunziatina Laterra – Barone Family Vivian Felice – Dan & Barbara O’Byrne Thomas Scanlon – Lisa Carlone Paddy Holland – Staniewicz Family 6:00 pm – Ettore Minichetti – Meier Family

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.

BTOR We will resume our weekly Gospel Study Sessions

this 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.

REFLECTION

THIRST - by Mary Oliver

Another morning and I wake with thirst

for the goodness I do not have. I walk

out to the pond and all the way God has

given us such beautiful lessons. Oh Lord,

I was never a quick scholar but sulked

and hunched over my books past the

hour and the bell; grant me, in your

mercy, a little more time. Love for the

earth and love for you are having such a

long conversation in my heart. Who

knows what will finally happen or

where I will be sent, yet already I have

given a great many things away, expecting

to be told to pack nothing, except the

prayers which, with this thirst, I am slowly learning.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be

free of anxieties.” (1 Corinthians 7:32)

How much anxiety do we bring upon ourselves by constantly worrying about not having enough or attaining more things? God won’t necessarily give you everything you want, but He will provide everything you need. Try this – use the word “pray” instead of “worry” in the future.

MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY MASSES There will be two special Masses celebrating

milestone years for married couples.

The Archbishop will celebrate the Mass for

couples celebrating 50 or more years of

marriage on May 6, 2018.

On April 29, 2018 he will celebrate the Mass for

couples who are celebrating 5 and 25 years of

marriage. All the liturgies are at the Cathedral-

Basilica and couples need to be registered in

order to receive certificates. Register by calling

Lynn at the Rectory at 201-791-1616.

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

St. Anne School will celebrate Catholic Schools Week January 28th

to February 2nd

, part of a nationwide salute

to Catholic education. The week will begin with mass at 9:30 a.m. this Sunday, January 28th

, followed by an

Open House for prospective families from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. On Wednesday, January 31st there will be a

Lip Sync contest at 1:15 pm in the school gym and on Thursday, February 1st the school will host an Open

House from 9:00 am until 11:30 am to visit classrooms and tour the school with the STEM Expo in gym.

Come by and see for yourself all the good things happening at St. Anne School!!

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

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

SundayFaith: There will be no classes in session on January 28, classes will resume February 4. Watch for a FlockNote with info on work to complete at home!

D.A.W.N. (Dialog Among Women Now) Is looking for new members! We meet once a month from February to June and resume again in September. We read and discuss faith-based books. Our book for this session is “Let in the Light: Facing the Hard Stuff with Hope” by Patricia Livingston. If you are interested in joining us, please leave your name and phone number or email address with the Rectory and we will be happy to answer your questions. Also, please let us know if you prefer an afternoon or evening meeting time.

Women’s Cornerstone will host a Book Chat on Saturday, February 24th from 9:30 am – 12 noon – Church Hall (Following Morning mass).

We will be reading and discussing:

“Having a Mary Spirit” [Allowing God to Change Us from the Inside Out] by Joanna Weaver

Copies available in the Faith Center, on Amazon.com, on Kindle and in the Library

ALL ARE WELCOME!

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

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

PAPER. Also needed: canned vegetables, spaghetti sauce, white rice (small bags), jello or pudding, coffee,

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

deodorant, tissues, dish soap, laundry detergent and household cleaning products.

Supermarket brown paper bags are needed. Please drop them off at the rectory.

PLEASE NOTE:

WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

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

cooks in starting in May27, 8/26, 9/23, 10/28, 11/25, 12/23/2018. Every 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, February 1st. Next meeting at St. Anne’s Rectory is Saturday, February 3rd - 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

URGENT NEED….Bakery Pickup Drivers

St. Anne Parish, with dedicated parishioners, supports Father English Catholic Charities and Eva’s Village both

located in Paterson with the pickup and delivery of bread and baked goods on a daily basis from Palermo’s

Bakery and Zadie’s Bakery which are located in Fair Lawn.

We are in desperate need for the members of our parish to join our current list of drivers, which has grown thin

due to normal attrition. Your participation will enable us to continue this effort.

Please consider joining this group if you are able to donate about an hour and a half a week to this effort.

Your will fulfill a great need within the community, and keep a promise to Christ to “Feed the Poor and

Hungry”. We will be teamed up with an existing team member to show you the route and schedule of pickups.

To volunteer or if you have any questions or would like more information, please call or email

Ed Gasiorowski at 201-873-2203 Egasior200@aol.com

YOU ARE INVITED….ALL ARE WELCOME TO….

“PJ STORY-TIME” … A Book Fair Event on Thursday, Feb. 1st from 7-8 pm in the School Library

All families and friends of St. Anne School are invited to put on your PJ’s, bring a blanket or pillow and stuffed

animal! Bring your families! Join us for extended hours at our Book Fair. Children will enjoy stories, a craft

and snacks courtesy of St. Anne’s 7th

grade Girl Scout Troop #801.

Share a free evening of stories with your child or grandchild…encourage their LOVE OF READING!

Any questions, contact Stephanie at kedersha1@verizon.net

BINGO … Hosted by St. Anne School PTG at American Legion Post 147, 1 Legion Place, Elmwood Park

on Friday, Febraury 9th

at 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6 pm).

Cash Prizes Bake Sale Calendar Raffle Mini Tricky Tray 50/50

Tickets are $20 each which includes one Bingo Board ADDITIONAL BOARDS & DABBERS AVAILABLE!

CONTACT CATHERINE MORTELL AT 201-410-0147 FOR TICKETS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

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 28th Catechist Mtg. – 10:30 – 11:30 am – CR St. Anne School Open House – 10:30 am–1 pm Monday, January 29th Contemp Choir – 7:30 pm - C AA – 7:30 PM – LCR Tuesday, January 30th Men’s Morning Prayer – 6:00 am – FC Wednesday, January 31st Play Group – 9:30 – 11:00 am - CH Bible Study – 7:00 pm – FC Faith Center Board – 7:00 pm - CH Thursday, February 1st BTOR – 1:00 – 2:00 pm - FC Family Choir – 4:15 – 5:15 pm - C Cub Scouts – 6:30 – 8:30 pm – CH/CAF PJ Story Time – 7:00-8:00 pm - LIB Choir – 7:30 – 9:00 pm - C Friday, February 2nd Movie Time – 1:30 pm - FC Saturday, February 3rd 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 31st from 9:30 – 11:00 am in the Church

Hall. For information, please call Ali Curley at 201-693-3474.

SAVE THE DATE!

ANNUAL PUB NIGHT! Saturday, March 3

rd

6:30 p.m. in the Church Hall Watch the bulletin for more details!

AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES... ...Please join us!

Elizabeth Ann Seton Faith Center (lower level of the rectory)

Friday, February 2 at 1:30 PM

DEAR HEART... We start off the New Year with a light-hearted romantic comedy starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page with music by Henry Mancini. It tells the story of how two middle-aged people, although headed in opposite directions, find each other and fall in love. Run Time: 114 min.

2018 MEN’S CORNERSTONE What kind of man makes a Cornerstone? Husbands, single men, guardians, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, teachers, coaches, investment bankers, carpenters, lawyers, retirees, managers, doctors, police officers....In fact, when it comes right down to it, they are men just like you who want to deepen their faith and reflect on what really matters. The St Anne's Men's Cornerstone will take place on Friday April 28th and Saturday April 29th, 2018 (Friday evening to Saturday evening) in the church hall. For more information contact Guiseppe Barone 551-206-2502, John Hill 201-207-4607 or Ed Grzesiak 201-321-5144. You can also sign up at the St Anne website under Men Cornerstone ministry: https://jdhill922.wufoo.com/forms/zo2ipvg17sg5ss/

Encountering the Lord and encountering one another is what a parish mission is about.

Join us at weekend Masses during Lent as we face the doubts and fears of our time and our place

in a new kind of parish mission.

Each weekend will feature a different speaker:

February 17-18…Father John Ranieri March 3-4…Father Pat Sieber OFM February 24-25…Dr. Sylvia McGeary March 10-11…Dr. Mara Zukowski

March 17-18…Father Joe and Father Colin will help tie it all together

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

Moving into Lent wrestling with reality

Having doubts and fears is not a sin. The sin is to allow these fears to determine our responses,

to limit our choices, to compromise respect and generosity, to feed hostility and rejection. The sin is to refuse to encounter the other. Because every encounter is a privileged opportunity to encounter the Lord.

Pope Francis

Mark Your Calendar

Lent 2018

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 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 3 -- WHAT COULD HAPPEN?

1. How much trouble are we in?

Big trouble. Over the coming 25 or 30 years, scientists say, the climate is likely to

gradually warm, with more extreme weather. Coral reefs and other sensitive habitats are already

starting to die. Longer term, if emissions rise unchecked, scientists fear climate effects so severe

that they might destabilize governments, produce waves of refugees, precipitate the sixth mass

extinction of plants and animals in the Earth’s history, and melt the polar ice caps, causing the

seas to rise high enough to flood most of the world’s coastal cities. The emissions that create

those risks are happening now, raising deep moral questions for our generation.

2. How much should I worry about climate change affecting me directly?

Are you rich enough to shield your descendants? The simple reality is that people are

already feeling the effects, whether they know it or not. Because of sea level rise, for instance,

some 83,000 more residents of New York and New Jersey were flooded during Hurricane Sandy

than would have been the case in a stable climate, scientists have calculated. Tens of thousands

of people are already dying in heat waves made worse by global warming. The refugee flows

that have destabilized politics around the world have been traced in part to climate change. Of

course, as with almost all other social problems, poor people will be hit first and hardest.

“The climate is a common good, belonging to all and

meant for all. A very solid scientific consensus

indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing

warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this

warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in

the sea level and, it would appear, by an increase of

extreme weather events. Humanity is called to

recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production

and consumption, in order to combat this warming. . . Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 23

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

Thank you to all who generously supported Saint Anne at Christmas! We received a total of $74,671.00 in contributions to our Christmas collection,

as well as $3,347.00 for our Christmas Flowers.

We are grateful to the 1,384 people who worshipped with us last weekend and contributed $12,532.00 in the offertory and $2,858.00 through Online Giving offertory, which along with

other fees and donations, totaled $20,359.00. 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!