St. Ann's Catholic Parish

• ATTENTION LITURGICAL MINISTERS: Please click on Organizations tab (above), then on yur Ministry (Altar Servers, Ushers, etc.) to download/view the Fall Schedule of assignments. If you do not see your name and would like to serve in some capacity, please phone the Rectory at 914-965-1555 Mondays-Fridays, 9AM-4PM. Thank you for your service!

• SPEND AN HOUR WITH OUR LORD! Eucharistic Adoration Fridays in our Chapel 9AM-8PM beginning September 10th.

• CCD CLASSES BEGIN OCTOBER 5th! Please click on the tab (above) for complete details!  

• MAN UP NY, a day-long conference for men being held at the Archdiocese of NY on October 23, 2021. For those interested in gathering together for fellowship, spiritual enrichment, and practical insights on how to live out your faith. Please visit MAN UP NY for details and to register.   

• Feminine Genius Brunch: Fall 2021. Also sponsored by the Archdiocese of NY. Program still in development. Please visit Feminine Genius Brunch for details and to register.

• Our Chapel is open every day from 7am until 8pm for private prayer.​ Our Rectory is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.

Every First Friday from 9:00 AM until Saturday 8:00 AM in the Chapel

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

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.). If you prefer to receive collection envelopes in the mail, please call the Rectory at 914-965-1555 to register.

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. Your email or phone is absolutely not shared with anyone else. 

A SPECIAL NOTE:  To be considered active members of St. Ann's Parish, 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 two 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.

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,

It was obvious this week, as Bosco and I took our morning walk, that our Yonkers schools were open for a new school year. We saw children, and some parents, waiting on street corners for buses. There was certainly more traffic on the roads as we walked down past St. Joseph’s Seminary and back to St. Ann’s. So let us pray for our school children returning to the classroom that they will have a good, safe, and productive school year. We also pray for our principals, teachers, and school staff members who all work tirelessly each day to give our children a good solid education. Please join with me in praying for all the children of our parish that they will have a good school year.

In the beginning of October St. Ann’s Religious Education classes will begin again. It is essential that our children learn about the Catholic faith so please contact the rectory to register your child for religious education.

Sunday, October 10, will be a “Family Mass” with the homily directed to the children of our parish community. Everyone is welcome!

Each Friday from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m., the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the chapel of our parish. Every member of the parish is encouraged to come to spend time before the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Anyone can stop by to pray or just sit quietly for a few minutes or for as long as you have time. I promise, coming to Adoration on Fridays will be a great blessing for you and your family. If you have never been to Adoration before – no worries! Come to the chapel at any time during the day and spend a few minutes with God who loves you so much and delights when we come to spend time with Him in prayer. If you have any questions about Adoration, I will be happy to address your questions at any time in person, via email, or by phone. Please accept the invitation to come to Adoration on Fridays and believe in the powerful gift of God that will flood your soul now and into eternal life.

If you have ever been to a “Healing Mass” you know the beautiful gift this Mass is for so many who are struggling with various kinds of illnesses! God desires to heal us physically, spiritually, and mentally, but God wants us to come to Him in faith to ask for the gift of healing. St. Ann’s will be having a healing Mass in October. Fr. Christian Amah will celebrate the Mass and pray over people for healing. This is not a Mass for the anointing of the sick (we will have a Mass with the Anointing of the Sick at another time), but instead a Healing Mass concludes with the priests, laying hands over those who wish to be prayed with. Details are still being finalized, but for now be open to the possibility of coming to a “Healing Mass” in October here in the Main Church of St. Ann’s Parish.

Until next week, St. Ann, pray for us!
Fr. Stephen P. Norton
September 17, 2021