St. Ann's Catholic Parish

• FUNERAL FOR CORA TERRIGNO: Saturday, October 16th at 10AM. Visitation will be at Sinatra's, 499 Yonkers Avenue, Friday from 3-7PM.

• ATTENTION LITURGICAL MINISTERS: Lay Ministries Spirtual Renewal Day October 30th; please click here.  Also, please click on the Ministries 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!

• 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: November 6, 2021. Also sponsored by the Archdiocese of NY. Crowne Plaza Suffern-Mahwah, NY. 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: 

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 Church of the New York Archdiocese. 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.

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,

October is Right To Life month, but in truth, every month of the year is Right To Life month.

We must never stop praying and supporting Human Life at every stage from conception until natural death. We focus our attention this month on Life issues, but it is an ongoing battle. So many human lives are in danger every day in the womb of mothers, the elderly and sick, and those with terminal illnesses. The medical community worked to help and support life at one time, but sadly, that has become less and less true.

We have been given a lie by society claiming that "it is my body, and I can do whatever I want with it!" Our body is a gift from God, and one day, when we die in this world, we will need to return our soul, and at the end of time, our body to God. The human body is a sacred gift from God, with the Holy Spirit dwelling in every body. The human body is holy and must be respected at every stage of life, with no exceptions.

God does not make mistakes but instead has a plan for every human being. God plans that every human being will come back to Him to live forever in Heaven, body, and soul! So, we must care for our bodies while here on earth. Therefore, we must pray fervently for the life of the unborn, the sick and elderly, and all those whose life is in danger. Pray is powerful, but we must continue to pray, pray, pray!

This coming Wednesday, October 20, there will be a Healing Mass in the Church at 7 P.M. All are welcome to come and be prayed with for healing. Once again, I remind you that this is not a Mass of the Anointing of the Sick. I assure the parish, we will have a Sunday Mass in Advent with the Anointing of the Sick, but this Healing Mass is very powerful as we pray for healing in our bodies, hearts, minds, and spirits. Come experience God’s healing touch through the gift of the Holy Mass and the laying on of hands.

Until next week, pray for life!

Fr. Stephen P. Norton 
October 15, 2021​