50 W. Midland Ave
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-261-6322
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Hello Annunciation Parish Family
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Dear Sisters and Brothers,
September 25, 2021
Greetings in the Lord!
Just prior to the pandemic outbreak in 2019 your parish council embarked upon a mission to create and iNITIATE a parish survey so as to learn from you, the parishioners, your hopes and dreams for the future of this faith-filled parish family.
Upon my arrival and learning of this venture which had been tabled I invited the pastoral council to revisit this mission of a parish survey so that a new effort can be created in creating a strategic vision for the parish or what may also be termed as a pastoral plan for Annunciation Church.
Since my arrival on July 1st I have had the opportunity to meet many parishioners and listen attentively to the many hopes and dreams for the future. These opportunities enabled me to get a preliminary pulse of the parish but now that summer is over and we have returned to our daily activities we should seize the day. That said I invite you and your families to take part in an online survey on the life of our parish.
This is also a rather opportune time as your pastoral council will also be participating in a series of training sessions so that they, your representatives, can be fully prepared to undertake their respective responsibilities in serving our parish family.
This will be the starting point of gathering some good data from THE PARISH FAMILY. You are invited to take the survey by clicking on the PARISH SURVEY logo in the upper laft hand corner. This link will ONLY be active until Sunday, October 17. At the next pastoral council meeting, October 28th the council will begin to EVALUATE the data. The hope is that a report to the parish will be delivered BY mid-November highlighting the results.
The process of creating a strategic vision will take several months and will involve more opportunities for input from the parishioners. Thank you in advance for your support of the parish and of this process.
Peace and Blessings,
Fr. Leo
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Special Events / announcements
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Welcome DAVID WILLIAM Born of Water and Spirit!!
This is the Day the Lord has made as DAVID WILLIAM is born of Water & Spirit! God's blessings be upon his parents DAVID AND CASSIE!!!
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All Parishioners are Invited to the Formal Installation of Fr. Leo as the Seventh Pastor of Church of the Annunciation @ the 12Noon Mass Sunday, October 17, 2021. The Most Reverend Michael A. Saporito, D.D.,V.G. Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark Presiding. Light Reception to Immediately Follow in the School Gym.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, Oct 6th by clicking HERE. Please remember to bring your Confirmation Receipt to the Reception. If you are in need of assistance in RSVP'ing please call 201-261-6322. -
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Where to find us
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When: Monday, October 4, The Feast of
St. Francis of Assisi
Where: Enclosed Back Lawn next to the Parish Center
(Behind Windsor Prep)
Easily accessible through Demarest or park in the church lot by parish center
Time: 4pm
All Creatures
Great and Small Are Welcome -
Are you in grades 2- 8 and like to sing or play an instrument (Guitar, Bass, Key Board, Winds, Drums, etc) ? We are hoping to start a Youth Praise Team and are looking to see how many of our young people would be interested. Rehearsals would be once or twice a month at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday and the choir would sing at special liturgies throughout the year - beginning with one of the Christmas Masses. Should you be interested and have any questions please contact our Director of Music Ministry, Jim Carlo @ jvc333@optonline.net or call the Parish Center @ 201-261-6322. All Are Welcome!!! -
F.A.M.I.L.Y.
Having just arrived at Annunciation you will hear me make mention of on many occasions the acronym F.A.M.I.L.Y. (Forget About Me I Love You). You may recall that just about 6 months ago the parishes of our Archdiocese embarked upon our Annual Campaign which offers you and I an opportunity to reflect upon FAMILY, particularly our extended FAMILY MEMBERS whom we assist each year through the Annual Appeal of the Archdiocese. As a model of authentic stewardship, Jesus was not merely a man of words. He invited His disciples into His FAMILY – He nourished them with His life-giving Word and they, the Apostles, witnessed His mighty deeds to serve the larger FAMILY of humanity and they too were sent out to serve the HUMAN FAMILY. Ponder this thought for a moment - He gave Himself totally to them - His time, His goods, and ultimately, His very life.
We don’t very often identify ourselves as “disciples” in word, that is “Hi, I’m Leo and I’m a disciple of the Lord Jesus”. However we all seek to exemplify that we are disciples of the Lord Jesus through our service to the needy – making of ourselves as a “gift” to the FAMILY.
Like you I too received a letter from Cardinal Tobin about the start of the 2021 Annual Appeal of the Archdiocese of Newark and I have made my own pledge towards the appeal. More information about our parish’s involvement in this year’s appeal will soon be made available in our parish bulletin. In a short time I will be meeting with our Pastoral & Finance Councils to discuss our overall fiscal status as well as the Annual Appeal. For now, more than ever, your support is needed to fulfill the mission of the Church within our four counties, particularly to assist our needy brothers and sisters who are FAMILY. Please know I would never ask you to participate in anything that I would not support. I'm with you - as FAMILY! To make a gift online, please click HERE. To learn more about the Case FOR Support of our FAMILY, please click HERE.
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Music is an extremely important part of the liturgy at the Parish Family of Annunciation and we are looking for enthusiastic music lovers and musicians to join our music ministry. Annunciation's choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday and at other liturgies throughout the year. Rehearsals are held on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. beginning in September. No experience is necessary. Let us make a joyful noise to the Lord!
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Zec 8:20-23Responsorial Psalm 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7Gospel Lk 9:51-56
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Into the Breach - KofC
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Church Address 50 W. Midland Avenue Paramus, NJ 07652 Parish Center Address 49 Demarest Road Paramus, NJ 07652 201-261-6322 (Staff offices and Holy Family Chapel are located at this address. Please note the map above shows the church location. When visiting the Parish Center, you may park on Demarest Road or in the church parking lot. To access the Parish Center from the church lot, use the stairs next to the school and follow the walkway to the front of the Parish Center.)
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