Annunciation Parish Blood Drive
Please save the date for our next Annunciation Parish Blood Drive: Sunday, February 12, 2012
Bridge Lessons at Annunciation
Dates:
Wednesdays in March/April: 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11
Time:
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place:
The Annunciation Parish Room
Cost:
$25.00 (Check payable to Annunciation Church)
Call:
Sister Cathy to register at 779-7345 extension 11
Instructor: Gene Donovan (779-7461)
A Time for Faith and Treasures
Date:
March 24th
Place:
Leewood Golf Club
A TIME FOR FAITH AND TREASURES
honoring 5 of our Annunciation Treasures who have given so much of their time and talents
to make Annunciation a special parish.
Sister Theresa Dadabo, PBVM
Richard Monaco
Sister Kathleen Reilly, PBVM
Nancy Ryan
Diane Vezza
If you are able to make a donation to our Raffle that will take place March 24th at A Time for Faith and Treasures, we would be very grateful. If you have a vacation home, tickets to New York sports teams, own a restaurant or a business, please call Jeanne Doran or e-mail jeannedoran@yahoo.com. Thank you for your support!
Please see next week's Bulletin for more details.
Tickets will be available soon. Please save the date!
The Archdiocesan Stewardship Appeal:
As stewards and Disciples of Christ, we recognize that all the goods and riches in our life are gifts from God. Strengthened by the Eucharist, we respond to God's generosity in our lives with gratitude by using and sharing our gifts in service of others.
We have raised $106,475 towards our goal of $108,000. We need the help of every parish family. Pledges can be made over a five-month period. Thank you to all those who have contributed to this years campaign.
Remember, if you have not made your pledge to the Stewardship Appeal please do so this week. Do not forget that you can pledge your gift now and make payments in the coming months.
Again, thank you to all who have made their gift. We also have had a number of parishioners who made donations to the Appeal and had those donations matched by a corporation. I would encourage those of you who have that opportunity to do so with your gifts.
Gala Art Exhibition and Auction
The Annunciation Home School Association Cordially invites you to attend a Gala Art Exhibition and Auction
Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Annunciation School Gymnasium
Preview Time: 7:00 p.m.
Auction begins: 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20 per person before January 31st ($30 after and at door)
Includes Wine and Cheese from around the world, plus Hors D'hoeuvres, Coffee and Dessert. Cash Bar Available. Tickets will be sold outside of Church after the Sunday Masses. For more information, call or e-mail Michael Potenza (914) 906-4761 or mpotenza@pointandclickinc.com.
Papal Encyclical Letter -- "Charity in Truth":
On July 7th, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI called for a new world financial order guided by ethics, dignity and the search for the common good in the third encyclical of his pontificate.
In ''Charity in Truth,'' Pope Benedict denounced the profit-at-all-cost mentality of the globalized economy and lamented that greed had brought about the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
See Papal Encyclical: Caritas in Veritate
Protecting our Children:
The Archdiocese of New York has asked all Parishes
to print this reminder in their Bulletins:
Anyone who needs to report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor
by a priest, deacon, religious, or lay person serving in the Archdiocese
of New York, is asked to contact Monsignor Desmond O’Connor at (212) 371-1000
ext. 2931, or Sister Eileen Clifford, O.P. at (212) 371-1000 ext. 2949.
Both may be reached by e-mail at victimassistance@archny.org.
Information can also be found on the Archdiocesan website, http://www.ny-archdiocese.org.
In keeping with the Archdiocesan policy regarding
sexual abuse of minors,
this information is provided to ensure that our children
remain safe and
secure.
