St. Ann's Catholic Parish

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• PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR CHAPEL IS  OPEN FROM THE 7:15AM MASS WEEKDAYS UNTIL 4PM ONLY. ON SATURDAY THE CHAPEL IS ONLY OPEN FOR THE 8:30AM MASS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

• ADORATION: Held Fridays in our Chapel. 8AM at the conclusion of Mass. During Lent, Benediction will be at 7PM, followed by Stations of the Cross. Restroom access is in the Rectory ONLY.

• MASS INTENTIONS & MASS CARDS: Mass Cards are available for living and deceased loved ones in the Rectory M-F 9AM-4PM. Price $15.

• BAPTISMAL CLASS: Held on the THIRD Monday of every month at 7PM in Fr. Anthony Hall (31 College Place). If you are planning a Baptism in the near future, please read the Baptism tab above (see Sacraments) and download the materials. Then phone the Rectory so that we can schedule you for the next available class.  THE NEXT CLASS IS MARCH 20th.

• ROSARY & BIBLE STUDY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 4th:  Please join us Tuesday, April 11th at 6:30PM (Rosary) and 7PM (Bible Study) in Fr. Anthony Hall. Not required, but if you register your email, you will receive alerts for any changes in the schedule.

• LAY MINISTERS SCHEDULE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2023 (UPDATED 3/31/23) is available at the Ministries tab, above. If you see a vacancy that you would like to take, or need to change an assignment, please phone the Rectory at 914-965-1555 or email us.  

• STOP & SHOP and SHOPRITE SUPERMARKET GIFT CARDS are back in stock. Purchase them at the Rectory Monday-Friday 9am-4pm. Five percent of your purchase benefits St. Ann's!  They make great gifts for family and friends or food pantries!

St. Ann's defines an “active/participating parishioner” as one who is registered and worshipping at this parish on a regular (weekly) basis and who commits to a stewardship of time, talent and financial resources to help support the parish and the Archdiocese of New York. Every family member and single adult* must be properly registered in the parish, attending Sunday Mass, receiving and regularly using the parish weekly donation envelopes (or using online giving). Only once someone has been registered and active for a minimum of six months can the parish issue documents attesting to parish membership and Catholic practice, such as a letter to be a Godparent or Sponsor.         

* NOTE: children of member families must register once they reach age 21.

To register at our parish please click here or phone the Rectory weekdays:  
https://newyork.parishsoftfamilysuite.com/Register.aspx
and please make sure to include your email address and phone number!

ELECTRONIC GIVING ("e-giving")
You can register for Online Giving by clicking here. You can register a checking account, debit card or credit card, and choose the frequency (such as one time donation, weekly, monthly, etc.).  You must do this personally; we cannot register you.

COLLECTION ENVELOPES
If you prefer to receive collection envelopes in the mail, please call the Rectory at 914-965-1555 to register. Packets include two months of envelopes, for the months of Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct and Nov-Dec. They are generally mailed about two weeks before the start of the cycle and will always include the first envelope of the following cycle just in case the mail is slow.

FLOCKNOTES
Once you have registered, please go to the box below and register for FlockNotes. This allows Cardinal Dolan or Father Norton to reach the entire Parish in an emergency situation, or on very limited occasions about time-sensitive issues. Your email or phone is absolutely not shared with anyone else. 

The Archdiocese of New York has provided a wonderful way for the Cardinal to reach all parishioners with important news as well as for each pastor to contact his flock quickly. It is by use of Flocknotes. Thanks to this program, whenever we need to get information to you immediately, we can easily send an email and/or a text message to you so that you get the information right away. WE WILL NEVER GIVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS TO ANYONE ELSE! This is solely for in-parish and intra-archdiocesenal use. Signing up is very easy, just text STANNYONKERS to 84576 or visit http://www.flocknote.com/stannyonkers. It is simple and free. Please sign up today!

Contribute to the 2021 Cardinal's Appeal and help St. Ann's make its goal. Click here:  https://cardinalsappeal.org/

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My dear people of St. Ann’s Parish,

    This being the Fifth Sunday of Lent means we are about to begin our Parish Mission on Monday evening. The Mission will be in our Church (College Place) Monday through Thursday evenings from 7:30 until 9 PM. 
The theme of the Mission is the Eucharist. There will be a night for Adoration, Confession, and a special Mass in honor of our Blessed Mother to conclude the Mission. We welcome the Friars of the Renewal to our parish community. They are a wonderful community of priests, brothers, and sisters that serve the poor in our Archdiocese and other cities in the United States as well as other countries throughout the world. The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal will conduct our Mission, and everyone is welcome. 

The Parish Mission will be a rich spiritual blessing for the parish just before Holy Week. Please plan to be with us from Monday, March 27, until Thursday, March 30. You will be welcome all four nights or as many nights as your schedule allows, but try to give yourself this spiritual gift of a Parish Mission in preparation for Holy Week.

Next weekend will be Palm Sunday, which usually means more people attending Mass. Therefore, parking will be difficult, and people may be in “your place in the church” next Sunday. Nevertheless, we want to welcome all who may come to church on Palm Sunday and hope that if they have a positive experience on Palm Sunday and Easter, they may return more frequently to regular Sunday Mass.  Mass attendance is essential for all Catholics to grow closer to God. Therefore, let us pray for a blessed Palm Sunday (April 2nd), welcoming everyone to our beloved church. 

The full schedule of next week’s Holy Week is in the bulletin and on our webpage. 

Until next week, may God bless our Parish Mission.

Fr. Stephen P. Norton
St. Ann, pray for us.
March 24, 2023