July 24 - St. Mary Parish
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July 24 - St. Mary Parish
Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton: Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C. M. Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee THE PARISH OF SAINT MARY A Catholic Community Proclaiming the Greatness of God in our Time One Phalanx Road Colts Neck, NJ 07722 Phone: 732-780-2666 Fax: 732-780-0394 Pastor Emeritus: Reverend Fr. William J. Bausch Deacons: Fred Sorrentino Vincent Rinaldi Trustee: Bill LaMorte The Parish Office hours Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Open Sunday 9 am - 12 noon. Parish Ofϐice: 732-780-2666 parishof ice@stmaryscoltsneck.org Bulletin Deadline: Electronicformatby12noon Thursdayofthepriorweek(10days). parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org Parish Membership: NewParishionerswelcome! • ContactParishOf ice NewParishionerOrientation: • 11am,25Sept.2016 Registrationisrequired Sacraments: Penance & Reconciliation Saturday4:00pmorbyappointment. Marriage ContacttheParishOf iceoneyearin advanceforinformationandguidelines. Baptism ContacttheParishOf iceinadvancefor information&requiredpaperwork. • BaptismstakeplacetheSecond Sundayduring12:00noonMass andallotherSundaysimmediatelyfollowing12:00noonMass. TherearenoBaptismsduringAdvent orLent,pleaseplanaccordingly. Summer Offerings Basketball Fun Nights : OPEN ENROLLMENT Join in on fun nights Tuesday & Wednesday evenings for children & adults. Sewing workshop 9 August Missionary Co-op Weekend is August 13/14, 2016 Blue Claws Baseball Game - 23 August All families welcome! Visit our Website: www.stmaryscoltsneck.org www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Page Two Mass Intentions for the Week 25 July - 31 July For * Requested by Monday, 25 July – 9 am – Chapel St. James Tom Nolan * Treasure and Al Herman Tuesday, 26 July – 9 am – Chapel Esther Lombardi * Petino Family Charles Howe * Marilyn and Carl Simone Patty Madzin * Freda O’Doherty Wednesday, 27 July – 9 am – Chapel Ss. Joachim and Anne; World Youth Day, Krakow, Poland Anne Zuchowski * Jennifer Festa Frank Lacola * Family Thursday, 28 July – 9 am – Chapel Eleanor Ferrara * Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cirillo and Family Friday, 29 July – 9 am – Chapel St. Martha John Fleming * Angela and Tom Kinlin Saturday, 30 July – 5 pm – Church St. Peter Chrysologus; Blessed Virgin Mary For the Living and Deceased Members and Benefactors Peggy Crowley * Barbara Saake Joseph Nogueira * Diane Watson Sunday, 31 July – Church Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 am Angelina Brock * Martha Leonhardt Pray for Our Military Corporal Scott MacConnell, USMC Lance Corporal Edward Zarzecki, USMC Chief Blake Conley, USN Staff Sergeant Stephen Witherow, USAF Lt. Nicholas Guariglia, USMC If there is a family member you wish to have placed on the list, please call the Parish Office at 732-780-2666. Please include rank & branch of service. Welcome to the newest members of our Parish of Saint Mary Family who were Baptized recently: MacKenzie Miller Holtz 10 am Al Donado * Freda O’Doherty and Family Eugene Hogan * Festa Family Patricia Buziak * Marian Higgins 12 noon Angelina Dwyer * Linda and William Stagliano Nancy Sciandra (Sister of Fr. Xavier) * Gerbino Family Pietro DeNicola * Antoinette DeGregorio Sanctuary Lamp Intentions Request Envelopes available at the Parish Office. Donations are accepted for Intentions for the Sanctuary Lamp in the Christ Chapel & Church. The suggested donation is $25. Intentions are available these weeks: 8/14 - 8/20 8/21 - 8/ 27 8/28 - 9/3 CHRIST CHAPEL Special Intentions Suzanne Schlesinger Rest in Peace Please remember in your prayers, those who entered into their new and eternal life in Christ recently. Frank Czaplicki, father of Nancy Czarnecki Margaret Gesner, mother of Lee Gesner CHURCH Helen Woodward Linda Dickinson Pancila & Family Sunday, 12:00 PM (Church) Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church) Sunday, 8:00 AM (Church) Saturday, 5:00 PM (Church) Monty Matrisciani - Center Cup Louise Habrack - Organ Host Paul Fournier - Center Host Emily Santangelo - Tabernacle Host Suzanne Schlesinger - Organ Cup Sandra Montefusco - Tabernacle Cup Gina Shute - Center Cup Joseph Flanagan - Organ Host Gail Hall - Center Host Catherine Rinaldi - Tabernacle Host Mike LaCava - Organ Cup Jane Slattery - Tabernacle Cup Carol Donahue - Center Cup Gregory Calderaro - Organ Host Dolores Addler - Center Host Sue Fitzpatrick - Tabernacle Host Mathilda Said - Organ Cup Maureen Geiger - Tabernacle Cup Dawn Reinhardt - Center Cup Patricia Gesner - Organ Host Irene Weller - Center Host Marycatherine Noble - Tabernacle Host Lee Gesner - Organ Cup Patricia Balbo - Tabernacle Cup Lindsey Bertone NOT FILLED Valeska Yaninas NOT FILLED Tommy Zita NOT FILLED EMs of Holy Communion Allen Montefusco Christopher Montefusco Altar Server Carl Simone Steve Rumsby Anthony Bongiorno John Carlucci Reader 1 Charles Young Alicia Mendez Annette Raynor Dering Sprague Reader 2 Donna Murphy Anna May Schellenberger Andrew Befumo, Jr. Mary DeSalvatore John Rodeck Carol Rodeck Margaret Caponegro Tina Repetto Greeter Meghan Kryscnski Jerry Aldi (sub req.) Kathy Woolston Cantor Usher James Dolan Joe Mancino Joseph Rinaldo William Starce Vince Cerulo Leigh Gavinelli John Orrico Greg Penczak Allan Ryan Joe Walsh Jack Zumba Hugh Murphy James Pifer George Watts Joe Young Jim Davis John Grabowski Bob Lind Ralph Martucci Frank Sikorskas Worship Ministry Schedule: July 30 - July 31: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Please contact Deacon Vin Rinaldi for more information… v.rinaldi@stmaryscoltsneck.org or call 732-780-2666 Page Three Interested in joining a liturgical ministry? To add a family member to the sick list, please call or e-mail the Parish Office. Jacqueline Andras Bill Barnett John Beckley Sal Castro Natalie Chiaino Anthony Citro Jo Clement Mary Colando Bob Curry Linda Damen Logan Dayton Nancy DeGeorge John DeStefano Kaitlin Donahue Nagle Ruth Fiedler Jim Gardner Mario Geneve Emily Gioacchini Shawn Hamlin Tom Hudak Judith Joyce Joseph Jurgielewicz Angela Kinlin Mary Klein Lori Lettieri Angela Liguori Pauline Madzin Arnold Marchsi Leonidas Mavrookas John McInerney Marjorie Messler Tere Nolan Frances Renna Lori Romer Lou Schmitt Linda Sobel Kevin Venancio Nancy Vida A person is put on the list for 8 weeks unless a renewal call is received. 732-780-2666 or Thank you! parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Page Four Pastoral Associate for Worship & Evangelization Deacon Vincent Rinaldi Lauren Walters music@stmaryscoltsneck.org v.rinaldi@stmaryscoltsneck.org Andrew Macirowski a.macirowski@stmaryscoltsneck.org Social Concerns: Roger Zurro Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Beatitudes praise the poor in spirit. One characteristic of those who are poor in spirit is their ability to ask for help; they know when others can provide what they lack. Today's readings encourage us to practice poverty in spirit by asking God for what we need. What could be more natural than to ask God for good things? God is, after all, the inventor of goodness and the giver of all good things. Asking God for help puts us in conversation with God. These conversations take many forms. The reading from Genesis shows Abraham bantering with God like a skilled negotiator, while Saint Paul's letter to the Colossians praises God for answering us even when we don't deserve it. In Saint Luke's Gospel, Jesus not only gives us words to use in our conversations with God (the Our Father), but also promises that God always listens to our prayers. Upcoming Diocesan Liturgies Celebrant: Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. St. Ann’s 100th Anniversary Mass [YEAR OF MERCY JUBILEE MASS FOR CATECHISTS] Sunday, September 25th, 10:30am St. Ann, Keansburg Mass of Thanksgiving Celebrating the Canonization of Bld. Mother Teresa Sunday, September 4th, 11:00am Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Asbury Park Bishop’s Wedding Anniversary Blessings October 2, 2016 Couples celebrating their st th 1 , 25 or 50th Wedding Anniversary during the 2016 calendar year are invited to share the Eucharist, renew sacred wedding vows, and receive Bishop David O’Connell’s Episcopal Blessing. Contact Deacon Vin Rinaldi to register. v.rinaldi@stmaryscoltsneck.org UNLESS WE BECOME LIKE CHILDREN Elsewhere in Luke's Gospel Jesus tells us we must become like children to enter the kingdom of God. Today's Gospel gives us a practical example of how to become childlike: ask questions, and expect answers. We need to ask as many questions as the neediest, most inquisitive children we know. Moreover, like babies, we need to expect to be cared for. Jesus models this for us, going so far as to let us call God our own Father. The Our Father prayer that Jesus teaches us asks God for many things: a divine plan for our world, daily sustenance, forgiveness, help, and protection. Jesus invites us to ask for these things over and over again. He promises that God will always listen and honor our prayers. Of course, sometimes babies and children ask for things that aren't in their best interest, like a third candy bar or a real sword. Like children, we can expect to feel disappointed from time to time when it seems that God has refused to answer our prayers. In those moments, we can remember, like Abraham, that we are but "dust and ashes." We can be confident that the "judge of all the world" will act with justice for the good of humanity. www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Page Five Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation & Life Long Learning Michele McCue faithformation@stmaryscoltsneck.org Marriage Ministry Formation Series – For all Pre-Cana Team Couples, Marriage Ministry Core Teams, and Marriage Ministry volunteers (locations to be determined); $25 fee; Contact: Jossie (609-403-7151) Core Team Training – “How to Start Marriage Ministry in Your Parish” September 10, 2016, Saturday ~9:00 am - 4:00 pm~ September 14 & 15, Wednesday and Thursday evening, ~6:30-9:30 pm~ Relational Skills Training for Marriage Ministers October 22, 2016, Saturday, ~9:00 am to 4:00pm~ Presentation Skills Training for Marriage Ministers November 2 & 3, 2016, Wednesday and Thursday evening, ~6:30-9:30 pm~ Understanding Sacramental Marriage (a catechesis on marriage for Marriage Ministers) November 9 & 10, 2016, Wednesday and Thursday evening, ~6:30-9:30 pm~ 2015/16 Religious Ed Programs Registration for all programs is ongoing! Walking with Purpose is a Catholic women’s Bible study that aims to bring women to a deeper personal relationship with Jesus Christ by offering personal study and small group discussion that link our everyday challenges and struggles with the solutions given to us through the teachings of Christ and the Roman Catholic Church. Join the women of Saint Mary Parish! walkingwithpurpose.com • • • Registration now open for the two programs starting in the Fall. Opening Your Heart: The Starting Point Discovering Our Dignity (Women of the Bible) Book now available on http://wwp-store.myshopify.com Printable Registration form at stmaryscoltsneck.org Questions contact: Molly Aiello 732-598-6808 THE MARK OF THE MAKER If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent must be the One who made them! The wisdom of the Worker is apparent in such handiwork. --St. Anthony of Padua Reduced Tuition ended July 15, 2016. Registrations for returning students ends September 1, 2016. Thank you for your cooperation. Lifelong Catechesis Week of 25 July - 31 July Monday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Mt 20:20-28 Tuesday: Jer 14:17-22; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Mt 13:44-46 Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Jer 26:1-9; Jn 11:19-27 31 July: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21 Question for Children: What is the most important thing in your life? Question for Youth: It is easy to get self-centered and greedy. What do you have in your life that is unnecessary? In your life, what keeps you close to God? What distracts you from your relationship with God? Question for Adults: What wisdom do you pull out of this reading to help you set priorities in your life? -Lifelong Catechesis www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Page Six Future Generation Fall Pre-school Registration is currently open for the Catholic Childcare Center at the Parish of Saint Mary Weeks of August 8 & August 15, 2016 Monday – Thursday 12:00-4:00pm and Fridays - 9:00- 4:00pm • • • Registration Fee (includes t-shirt) $ 50.00 One Child/Week $100.00 Activity Fee (one time) $100.00 Pricing includes all field trips and special events Children ages 5-10 are welcome to enroll in our summer camp program. Children will eat lunch (parent provided) after religious education classes end and participate in FG at themed activities, trips and special events. Deposit equal to one weeks tuition required. Call today for more information! 732-780-0135 The Parish of Saint Mary 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, NJ www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Page Seven Quovadis… My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. If we all persisted in praying for the gift of the indwelling Spirit, were faithful in sharing the abundance of God’s life and gifts that the Spirit brings, and held as primary our relationship with God, then our prayer for our needs would probably be different. There is nothing wrong with prayer for specific needs; after all, we do it every Mass at the general intercessions, not to mention our own prayers of petition. This gospel challenges us to go beyond specific needs and get the larger picture; a focus on the gift of the indwelling Spirit is already God’s answer to all our prayers. What inspires confidence in us is not whether God gives us what we ask for in prayer; our confidence comes from the Spirit who dwells within and establishes a most intimate relationship between God and us-shared life. Our parish staff and volunteers continue to work on various projects. We are nearing completion of our facilities wide wifi expansion which now enables us to monitor most of the 38 thermostats throughout the buildings. Soon we will expand this to other monitoring devices for more compliant safety and security programs. We are inventorying our patrimony used for the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy so that a protocol will be available to assist staff, volunteers and liturgical ministers in preparing the Sacred Liturgy. Some work will begin in the parish hall to prevent future flooding coming from a floor drain. The parish hall has flooded several times this summer and has flooded several times in the past year because of the floor drains. Volunteers continue to help us organize important parish records so that we can begin the process of scanning ecclesiastical and civil documents kept in perpetuity. Meetings for Faith In Our Future co-hort have resumed following the recommendations of the Diocesan Planning Commission. We will continue to meet throughout the summer in order to submit additional proposals for how we will continue to provide for the needs of the Catholic Community in our part of Monmouth County. This is an opportunity for all to be involved in prayerfully discerning how we will continue to respond to God’s call for us to build the church in our time. Continue to pray for this process and all those involved. Our Parish Super 50/50 is underway. Thank you for your openness to this new process as we strive to be in greater compliance with civil regulations governing raffles and other games of chance. Your participation is critical to making our parish Super 50/50 Raffle a success. Thank you for taking time to learn about this process. Registrations continue to be received for our Fall Religious Education prog ram opportunities. Re-Registration concludes at the end of August. Please register your child/ children this week in order to secure a place and so that we can provide all of the necessary materials. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. The summer basketball evenings are a wonderful opportunity for our young people to meet one another and have some fun here on our parish church campus. Have a great week. Let us remember one another in prayer. Peace. Fr. Jeff www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Sharing Our Treasure 16/17 July 2016 Page Eight Saint Mary Parish SUPER 50/50 coming soon! 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Preparations are underway for our Annual Super 50/50. This year as we continue to be more compliant with civil statutes, we will offer the tickets for purchase online, as well as in the Parish Office. This will save us much time, printing, postage, etc. We will offer assistance to all those who do not have access to the internet at home. Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship Offering $13,326 Envelope Contributions $ 9,511 Electronic/Online Contributions $ 2,674 Loose Contributions $ 1,141 Average Contribution per Household this week $34.91 # of Contributing Households 349 (# envelopes & # online) # of Registered Parishioner Households 1,924 More details will be forthcoming. On-Line purchase will open soon. Please remember The Parish of Saint Mary in your Will and Estate planning. Thank you for your openness and cooperation along the way. THANK YOU for the Sacrificial Stewardship Offerings as we support the ministries, programs and facilities of our parish. May God Bless you for the sacrifices that you make. SAVE THE DATE: The SUPER 50/50 drawing will be held on Sept 23rd at 9 pm. Project Backpack Collection: July 16 - August 7 Backpacks Large/fine line markers Pencils Pens Erasers Binders Marble or spiral notebooks Rulers Highlighters Crayons Colored pencils Loose leaf paper Glue/glue sticks Pencil pouches Index cards Folders This year it is preferred that you purchase school supplies for donation and drop off the items in boxes located in the Gathering Space, Parish Hall and the Rotunda (outside the parish office). Collections accepted July 16th through August 7th. Checks made payable to Saint Mary Parish with Project Backpack in the memo line will be used to purchase additional school supplies. Contact: Aileen at aileen.rivell@gmail.com BLOOD DRIVE SATURDAY, JULY 30th 10 AM to 3 PM at Saint Mary, in the parish hall Community Service Volunteers welcomed! To schedule an appointment to donate blood, please register on redcrossblood.org call 1-800-733-2767 email bpblooddrive@gmail.com www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Page Nine Pastoral Coordinator for Community Building and Communications: Linda Dickinson-Pancila communitybuilding@stmaryscoltsneck.org Spiritual Adoption Post Abortion Healing “I have sworn that I will not be angry with you and will not rebuke you. For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” (Isaiah 544:9-10) Many who choose abortion feel that they really have no other option. They may be pressured to abort by the baby’s biological father, by their own parents, doctors or others. They may lack financial support or a place to live. They may be overwhelmed by the commitment to care for a helpless human being. They may believe they cannot afford to add to their family. They may have other reasons that they felt abortion was the answer. Hopefully our “Spiritual Adoption Program” (see Monitor Article-June 30, p.20) will help those women who are currently thinking of abortion to realize that there are many resources like Good Counsel Homes, whose doors are always open for any pregnant women in crisis. Their 24/7 Helpline is 1-800-723-8331. For those who have chosen an abortion and regret that choice, there are programs to bring peace, healing and renewal into their/your lives. Lumina, a pr ogr am of healing r un by Good Counsel. www.postabor tionhelp.or g (Help for father s and siblings of aborted children is provided as well.) Rachel’s Vineyard, a weekend healing r etr eat. www.r achelsvineyar d.or g 1-877-Hope-4-Me (1-877-467-3463) Project Rachel, a networ k of healing in the hear t of the chur ch, contact Respect Life Ministr y, Tr enton Diocese at 609-403-7192. Lori Lettieri is also available to provide resource information on an anonymous basis 732-291-2971. Reach out to someone you know in distress-considering abortion or having had an abortion. The Lord will bless you. Thank you Lauren, Andrew & Music Ministry Members for hosting our July Agape. Your help was very much appreciated & your baked items were delicious!! Jack Coppola Linda Dickinson-Pancila Save the Date: Next Agape August 21 & September 25 Sewing Circle upcoming meeting dates. 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Room 11 July 26, August 9 and 23 SAVE THE DATE: Simple Sew - Sewing Workshop: Aug 9 Dog Beds for the Animal Shelter Lessons are open to all ages. All materials are provided . Contact Kathy kjflan@aol.com to sign up Blue Claws Base ball game AUG 23 Game starts at 7:05pm Meet at the game or car pool from the parish parking lot. Coordinate with family and friends. • • • If you wish to volunteer in the parish in some capacity please contact Linda Dickinson-Pancila at communitybuilding@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 All ages welcome! $10 Adult $8 children 12 yrs. and under $8 Seniors & food Coupon Contact Linda to reserve your spot. communitybuilding@stmaryscoltsneck.org All families welcome! www.stmaryscoltsneck.org 24 July 2016 Page Ten Basketball Fun nights: • • • Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Two sessions 5-6 pm & 6 - 7 pm throughout the summer: ending Aug 23/24 Join us just for fun or pick up games scheduled per age group based on interest and enrollment. Rolling Registration: Fill out form (available at stmaryscolstneck.org) & return to the parish office or bring with you Tues. or Wed. evening For more info, please contact Linda communitybuilding@stmaryscoltsneck.org Martha Mary Guild Pictured are various chairs of the Martha Mary Guild’s annual Clothing/Linen Sale, which will be held on: Thursday, Sept. 8, 10 am – 6 pm Friday, Sept. 9, 10 am – 5 pm Saturday, Sept. 10, 9 am – 2 pm If you are looking for bargains (Who isn’t?) be sure to check out this Sale! Gently used men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, shoes & accessories will be in the Spiritual Center’s Madonna Hall. The “Boutique”, with new and designer items, jewelry and linens will be in the Parish Hall. Women and teens of the Parish are welcomed to “lend a Hand” during “Set-up & Sorting” the last week of Aug. and/ or during the Sale. For more information, call the General Chairperson, Kathy Adleman at 732-946-8631 or the office at 732-780-2666. Proceeds from the Sale are distributed to various charities benefiting women and children, such as: Collier Youth Summer Camp Freehold Habitat for Humanity Make-a-Wish Foundation Mary’s Place by the Sea Merlin’s Kids Ronald McDonald House St. Joseph by the Sea Retreat House Sisters of St. Joseph Retirement Fund Martha Mary Trip - Sept 28, 2016 A remake of the Oscar winning film, "Holiday Inn", is coming to Br oadway and the Martha Mary Guild is going to see it on Wednesday, 28 Sept. $145 includes the ticket and the bus which will leave Saint Mary at 9am. Treasure Herman 732-946-8982 Susan Monaco at 732-965-5590 SINGLES JOURNEY is a suppor t and discussion group for adults over 40 that are widowed, divorced or never married. We meet every Sunday morning 11:45 am in the Spiritual Center Room 10. We have facilitators that alternate every week to discuss different topics and challenges. We share our experiences and offer fellowship and support. We do not accept fees of any kind. The venue and time never changes. We are here to be here, for each other. All are welcomed.