Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin MarySep 02, 2018  · ber and will resume on Monday, October 1st. Keeping in Touch with Fr. Peter We pray God’s blessings upon Fr.

Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Rev. Brian DiTullio, Administrator Rev. Julio Barrios, in Residence

Rev. Mr. Joseph C. Crowley, Jr., Deacon

Mrs. Trish Frost, Pastor’s Secretary 973-694-5700 Ms. Carol Tumminello, Parish Accountant 973-694-5700 Mr. Steven Pierinelli, Music Ministry 973-694-5700 Mrs. Elise Rossbach, Religious Education and Formation 973-694-5700 Mrs. Elise Rossbach, Confirmation and Youth Ministry 973-930-4767 Mrs. Eva May, Parish Life and Outreach 973-696-5427

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 8:30 AM 5:30 PM Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 AM 10:00 AM Family Mass 11:45 AM (except in July & August) Weekdays: 7:30 AM Holy Days of Obligation: 7:30 AM, 12:05 PM, 7:30 PM

SACRAMENTS Baptism: Baptisms are celebrated after the 11:45 AM Sunday Mass, or at the 11:45 AM Mass. Please call the Rectory for dates and family orientation.

Marriage: Diocesan Common Policy requires that the Parish be notified one year in advance of intention to marry. Pre-Cana or Engagement Encounter is also required.

Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Anytime by request.

New Parishioners are welcome and are invited to introduce themselves to the Pastor or to call the Parish Secretary.

ORDINATION AND RELIGIOUS LIFE Discerning what God is asking of you for your life? Is God calling you to a life of service as a Priest, Deacon or Religious? Please contact the Vocation Office of our Diocese of Paterson: 973-777-2955 or speak to one of the priests or pastoral staff of our parish.

45 Urban Club Road, Wayne, N.J. 07470 www.abvm-wayne.org Office: 973-694-5700 Fax: 973-694-5706

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 2, 2018

Humbly welcome the word that has been

planted in you and is able to save your souls.

— James 1:21b

Masses for the Week

Saturday, September 1-Vigil, Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 p.m. Mass for the people Fr. Julio

Sunday, September 2-Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. +Michael Furtak by the O’Keeffe family Fr. Julio 10:00 a.m. +Joseph Mistrick, anniversary remembrance Fr. Brian love, Trish & Greg Frost 11:45 a.m. +Angie Pugliese by George & Rosemary Halas Fr. Brian

Monday, September 3-St. Gregory the Great, pope 8:30 a.m. in Thanksgiving by Marjor ie Armenio Fr. Brian

Tuesday, September 4 7:30 a.m. +Bob Scharf, anniversary remembrance Fr. Brian by Mary Ann & Stacy Scharf

Wednesday, September 5-St. Teresa of Calcutta, religious 7:30 a.m. +Deacon Andy & Ginny Kostic Fr. Brian by Rosalie Scudellari

Thursday, September 6 7:30 a.m. +Joanne Geng by Judi & Craig Comperatore Fr. Tom

Friday, September 7 7:30 a.m. +Z. Binder, 5th anniversary remembrance Fr. Tom by friends

Saturday, September 8-Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 a.m. +Bart DiPaolo by the Bunker family Fr. Julio Vigil, Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 p.m. +Mary Ann Marron Fr. Brian by Janice & Mike DeBenedetto

Sunday, September 9-Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Mass for the people Fr. Brian 10:00 a.m. +George Beausoleil by Eileen & Frank Casey Fr. Julio 11:45 a.m. +Vincent Speziale by Pat DiCar lo Fr. Julio

MINISTRY SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – 5:30 P.M. LECTOR: Jeanette Hartman SERVER: EMHC: Cathy Kennedy, Bill Wambach, Debbie Bedoe GREETER: Fohlinger family SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – 8:00 A.M. LECTOR: Sofia Nasiek SERVER: Natalia Fronc, Jackson Scura EMHC: Josefina Grundtner, Nancy Pierinelli, Theresa DeSalvatore GREETER: Sara Nasiek, Chuck Donovan SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – 10:00 A.M. LECTOR: Maria Holganza SERVER: Veronica & Raphael Holganza, Phoebe Nguyen EMHC: Dale Tengi, Alice Sujkowski, Mike DeBenedetto GREETER: Alaimo family SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – 11:45 A.M. LECTOR: George Halas SERVER: Joseph Palethu EMHC: Jerry Speziale, Nancy Cataneo GREETER: Cataneo family

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sun., Sept. 2: Dt 4:1-2,6-8; Jas 1:17-18,21b-22,27; Mk 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Mon., Sept. 3: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Lk 4:16-30 Tues., Sept. 4: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Lk 4:31-37 Wed., Sept. 5: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Lk 4:38-44 Thu., Sept. 6: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Lk 5:1-11 Fri., Sept. 7: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Lk 5:33-39 Sat., Sept. 8: Mi 5:1-4a; Mt 1:1-16,18-23 Sun., Sept. 9: Is 35:4-7a; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37

WEEKLY OFFERING REPORT 2018 2017

Amt. of Collection…………$6,438.00 $6,569.00 From 111 Envelopes……….…$4,642.00 Loose Collection………...……..$536.00 Online Giving…………....…...$1,260.00

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of your produce.” (Prov 3:9) The Diocesan Assessment collection will be taken next week-end. Please make checks payable to Annunciation Church.

NEW PARISHIONERS We welcome all new parishioners to our parish and invite you to introduce yourself to the Priest or Deacon after Mass or visit us at the Rectory to register. If you have been attending our Church regularly but have not registered we invite you to do so. Also, if you would like to have your house blessed please give us a call at 973-694-5700. We look forward to meeting you.

Remember Annunciation Parish in Your Will

THE HIGHEST LAW From time to time, newspapers and magazines will offer, as an item of “filler,” various laws that are still on the books but seem silly to us in our day and age. In one California city, it is illegal to have two in-door bathtubs in one house. Clean water, a precious

commodity when the law was written, is now readily availa-ble, so the law seems silly. But the human value of protect-ing and preserving precious resources is still around, evident in many conservation laws that seem sensible to us. So it is with the laws of religious tradition. What Jesus scorns today is others’ attitude toward ritual laws, an attitude that be-comes nearly idolatrous when laws are observed for their own sake. Jesus teaches that observation of external ritual laws is of value only when they are emblems of our internal disposition toward the will of God. Our whole lives must follow the one ultimate law of God: to love God completely and to love neighbor entirely. Roman Catholicism is a tradi-tion rich with customs, traditions, and even laws. As we continue to listen to the voice of Christ, we must always look into our own hearts and underneath our ritual practices to make sure that love of God and love of neighbor are what we prize above all.

CALENDAR OF WEEKLY EVENTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 – LABOR DAY Mass 8:30 a.m. Office closed WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Knights of Columbus Officers mtg. 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m. church

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Confession 4:00-5:00 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Knights of Columbus mtg. 11:15 a.m. classroom 7

Vivere Christus Award 3:30 p.m. at the Cathedral in Paterson, recipients are Nick & Dot Gemma

Please Pray for Our Sick Dear Father of love and mercy, hear our prayers for the sick members of ou community and for all who are in need: Deacon Joe Crowley, Dave Murphy, Jay Frost, Angelina Schmitt, Evelyn Boissonneault, Bernadette Jaros, Andrew Abbate, Sally & Joe White and Raymond Vena, Sr.

Summer Mass Schedule The 12:05 weekday Mass has concluded for the months of June, July, August and Septem-ber and will resume on Monday, October 1st.

Keeping in Touch with Fr. Peter We pray God’s blessings upon Fr. Peter as he retires from Annunciation Parish after 47 years of faithful service. You may contact Fr. Peter at the following: Rev. Msgr. Peter J. Doody 5204 Lilac Court Lansdale, PA 19445 [email protected] 201-315-9382

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Couples for Christ: Alex & Carmela Enr iquez—973-685-9738 Eva May’s Trips: Eva May 973-696-5427 Family Fun Committee: Steven Pier inelli – 973-433-7093 Knights /Columbus: Mike Basile, Grand Knight 201-452-1032 Prime Timers: George Halas, Vice-President 973-633-8655 Society for the Poor: Joanne Tamaro 973-628-1556 Women’s Bible Study: Alice Sujkowski – 973-790-8535 Pastoral Council Members: Anna Mar ia Bock, Anne Cilvick, Deacon Joseph Crowley, Maeghan Fengya, Trish Frost, George Halas, Karen Marron, Eva May, Pat O’Connor, Ann Marie Reidel, Elise Rossbach, Rich Rossbach, Paul Veltri, Joanne Zimak.

Memorial Donation The flowers on the main altar and the altar of our Blessed Mother were donated in loving memory of +Mary Rivera by Pat & Lou Alaimo.

ALTAR FLOWER MEMORIAL For those who wish to remember a loved one at a weekend Mass, may we suggest offering the flowers for the main altar or for the Blessed Mother altar, which will be there for the weekend and into the week following. The flowers will be ordered by the parish and mention of the intention will be made both in the bulletin and before the weekend Masses. The cost of flowers for the main altar is $50.00 and for the side altar, $35.00. You may also donate the Sanctuary Lamp for a specific weekend. The cost is $10.00 If you would like to donate the flowers or the Sanctu-ary Lamp, please call the rectory 973-694-5700.

Now it’s even easier to use your to give to the church.

Go to www.abvm-wayne.org and sign up for Online Giving. Simply click on “create an account”. Then, enter the needed and submit. You will get an email with a link to finish up your account. If you do not see the email, check your spam folder. It’s that simple to give and from any-where using a computer, smartphone or tablet.

SAVE THE DATE OUR ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC

WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 PARISH PICNIC 50/50 RAFFLE

Due to postal regulations, it is now illegal to send out raffle tickets through the mail. Members of our parish community will be outside the doors of the church handing out envelopes containing the 50/50 raffle ticket mailing. Please take an envelope and support our parish by selling or purchasing the tick-ets. As always, we thank you for your generous support of our parish.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tricky Tray Donations Needed For Our Annual Parish Picnic

Ready-made Tricky Tray baskets consisting of new items only are needed for our annual Parish Picnic. Please call Karen Marron at 973-406-7494 or Eva May at 973-696-5427 if you would like to do-nate a basket or if you have any questions. Baskets can be brought to the community room on the week-ends prior to the Picnic.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOME BAKED GOODS

NEEDED FOR OUR PICNIC We are asking parishioners to donate their favorite HOME BAKED items such as cakes, brownies, cookies and cupcakes to be sold at our upcoming Parish Picnic. If willing to bake, please place your response in Box #8 on the VOLUNTEER SHEET. All baked items should be brought to the community room on Sunday, Sept. 16th prior to the 11:45 a.m. Mass.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed to help out at the Picnic during the course of the day. If you are available for even an hour or two, please let us know by sending in the volunteer sing-up sheet that was sent out in our Picnic mailing. Additional VOLUNTEER SHEETS are at both entrances to the church.

August Coffee Shop Thank you to Bunny Heberling, Anna May McGrogan, Chuck Donovan, Steve & Debbie Bedoe, Theresa DeSalvatore, Jean Holt, Mary & Tom Dempsey, Tony Arturi, Jo Grundtner, Christina Patlen and Rich Hayek for taking care of the Coffee Shop setup for August. Thank you also to those who volunteer after the morning Masses & clean up afterward.

Knights of Columbus Toiletries Collection The Knights of Columbus are asking parishioners to help support the homeless. The Paterson Rotary has reached out to the Knights for support, in taking a collection of items to be used in care packages for the homeless. We will be collecting the items up to September 20th. Bags will be donated to the Paterson Task Force. The items needed are hygienic products: toothbrushes, toothpaste, wash clothes, combs/brushes, antibacterial lotion, soaps, shampoos, razors, shaving cream, deodor‐ant, and band aides. Also, needed are new socks. Your support and donations will be deeply appreciated. Thank you, Mike Basile, Grand Knight

OUR ADULT BIBLE STUDY CONTINUES Beginning in October we will hold a 10 week Bible Study on the Gospel of John entitled Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John. As in the past, the sessions will feature video by Jeff Cavins. Sessions will be held on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. and on Tuesday morn-ings at 10:00 a.m. The cost of materials is $25.00 per person. If you would like to participate in this Bible Study, please place you name and contact information on one of the sign-up sheets located at both entrances to the church or call the Parish Office at 973-694-5700.

TRIPS BY EVA MAY Sat./Sun., Oct. 27/28, 2018: Washington, DC, A Cap-ital Experience. Cost is $231 per person double; $310 per person single. Two days/one night. Package in-cludes 1 night’s lodging, 1 breakfast, 1 full course din-ner, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Museum of the Bible—NEW, souvenir gift, luggage handling, taxes & meal gratuities, and motorcoach transportation. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018: The Christmas Show at Ra-dio City Music Hall, NYC. 2:00 p.m. show, orchestra seating. Dinner afterward at Puglia Restaurant in Little Italy. $100 deposit due ASAP. Total cost is $190 p.p. For information, itineraries, or reservations please call Eva May at 973-696-5427.

Parish Food Pantry Our parish collects food for the needy every week-end. Please bring nonperishable food and offer it as your gift to those in need.

FAITH FORMATION RE-REGISTRATION Registration forms were emailed to families with children currently in Grades 1-6. Please email [email protected] if you did not receive it. Forms are also available on our website or outside Room 5.

Please call the Parish Office 973-694-5700 if you have a child/children entering Grade 1 in September or are new to the program. Classes for Grades 1-6 begin on Sunday, September 16, 2018.

Elise Rossbach 973-930-4767 [email protected]

Meetings: The Youth Ministry will be meeting on Mondays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will resume in September.

Antioch XV Team Weekly team meetings will be held on Sundays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Antioch room. Team invitations will be mailed in late August.

Service: Kids Canopy and Imagination Station The Youth Ministry is responsible for Planning and supervising the Kid’s Canopy And Imagination Station at this year’s annual Picnic on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Please see Elise to volunteer to help. Confirmation candidates will receive service Hours.

Events: Renegade Games Join us at the annual picnic on Sunday, September 16, 2018 for the Renegade Games. You may want to bring an extra change of clothes because...you will get wet, you will get dirty, and you will have fun!

Antioch XV November 16, 17 & 18, 2018 Save the date!

If any person may have been abused by any priest, they should immediately contact their local County Prosecutor’s Office and the Diocese’s Victims Assistance Coordinator: Peggy Zanello at 973-879-1489. You may also be in touch with either the Diocesan response Offices: Rev. Msgr. James T. Mahoney, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, 973-777-8818, ext. 205 or Sister Joan Daniel Healy, Chancellor/Delegate for Religious, 973-777-8818, ext. 248. The entire text of the Policy of the Diocese of Paterson in Response to Complaints of Sexual Abuse is available on the diocesan website: www.patersondiocese.org.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Looking for something out of this world?

Something with a longer and deeper view of yourself, your family, your job,

the world in which we live? Something?

Some ONE to believe in? Something MORE?

RCIA speaks to the hearts of adults who may be considering or re-considering the Catholic Faith. Perhaps you were raised in a different faith tradition or were baptized a Catho-lic but never received the rest of the Sacraments; perhaps you come from no faith tradition at all. RCIA is a journey of inquiry that explores the Catholic Faith. We will meet weekly in a group setting to learn about the Lord; who God is and who He is inviting us to be. We do this from within the Annunciation Parish community which provides com-panionship, support and witness. You are most welcome to join us. If you are interested in knowing more about the program please call the Parish Office at 973-694-5700.

Serving in Our Military With gratitude, we remember our veterans and we also pray for the safe return of our loved ones who now serve us faithful-ly both here and in foreign lands. As a visible reminder of their sacrifice and our love, we would like to begin publishing a prayer list of the men and women who are actively serving. This list will be published regularly in the bulletin. If you wish to include a family member who is actively serv-ing in the military, please call the Parish Office at 973-694-5700 and provide us with the individuals name and rank. You may also email the information to [email protected]. Please keep in your prayers ~CPL Axsel Consten, Marine ~Chastity Consten, Air Force ~Staff Sgt. Ross Devine, Special Forces ~Matt Doss, US Army ~Sam Oswald, Air Force ~Ensign Matthew La Sala ~John Thompson, Air Force ~Master Sgt Rick Van Eycke, Marines ~Staff Sgt. Christopher Whitehead, US Army

SILVER & GOLD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Couples, were you married in 1968 or 1993? The Diocese of Paterson invites you to celebrate your 25th or 50th wed-ding anniversary during a special Mass to be offered at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, NJ. Bishop Serratelli will serve as main celebrant on this joyful occasion to be held

Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

Arrangements can be made by contacting the parish office at 973-694-5700. The deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. You will receive additional information from the Office of Family Life once your registration has been processed. Congratulation on this joyous occasion!