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MASS INTENTIONS
ST. CATHARINE CHURCH
Faith to Move Mountains
A Campaign for the Diocese of
Trenton
MONDAY, January 19
8:00 AM
Marie Wingard
12:00 PM (Chapel)
William M. King, Jr.
TUESDAY, January 20
8:00 AM
Marie Wingard
12:00 PM (Chapel)
Marie Mignelli
Throughout 134 years as the growing Church of the
Diocese of Trenton we have worked hard to fulfill our
mission to make disciples, baptizing in the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Numbering 800,000 strong
in 2014, we Catholics have come this far by faith. The
challenges before us appear formidable, indeed
mountain-like, but the faithful of our Diocese have
always responded to the challenge of the Gospel through
their generosity in many ways. They have always
believed that faith is greater than the mountain.
WEDNESDAY, January 21
8:00 AM (Chapel)
Fran McCarthy
Marie Wingard
Jack Naughton
Joseph Heinzmann
Anthony N. Margadonna
John Ryan
12:00 PM (Chapel)
Peggy Murphy
THURSDAY, January 22
8:00 AM
Marie Wingard
12:00 PM (Chapel)
Eileen Venables
Fiscally we have been prudent with wise management of
our resources. Proactively, as we seek to nurture new
seeds of faith in our church through vital and dynamic
programs and services, we must secure additional
resources that will work for us in supporting our efforts.
FRIDAY, January 23
6:45 AM
David Oster, Sr.
8:00 AM
Rachel Fields
Anna Tinh Thi Nguyen
Marie Wingard
Richard Hatem
Joseph Bich Van Nguyen
Caddy Daniels
12:00 PM (Chapel)
Gayle Britt
Secure endowments have long been mainstays of wealth
for universities and hospitals, generating perpetual
restricted income, funding specific programs and
services. Like the tiniest mustard seed, which grows
into the largest of plants, diocesan restricted
endowments will nurture a multitude of lives through
specific ministries that foster strong faith by
strengthening our parishes and schools,; forming and
supporting our seminarians and clergy, growing our lay
formational and educational programs and broadening
our social services.
SATURDAY, January 24
6:45 AM
John Ryan
8:00 AM
Thomas Anthony
5:00 PM
Joseph Cotov
SUNDAY, January 25
7:00 AM
Lieut. James W. Ferguson
9:00 AM
Colette & Joe Liddy
10:30 AM
Martin & Mary Clarke
12:00 PM (Chapel)
Leo Leddy
ST. MARGARET CHURCH
SATURDAY, January 24
4:30 PM
Peggy Murphy
SUNDAY, January 25
8:30 AM
Theresa Matuch Gorecki
10:00 AM
People of the Parish
11:30 AM
Anthony Margadonna
Please remember our sick:
Tom Murphy, Dr. Paul Miguez, Baby Max Pogers, John P. Tully, Jr., Fr. John
McGovern, Robert McNamara, Penny Struble, Pillar “Bundy” O’Connor,
Florence Skinner, Mark Pavliv, Sr. Janet Dolan, Fr. John McGovern, David
Stevens, Jane Magovern, Tiffany Hanke Benner, Charles Williams, Bob
Patrignelli **
We are seeking to raise a minimum of $75 million to
facilitate not only keeping the faith, but living,
professing, witnessing and spreading it. Although the
goal is ambitious, we remain confident that it can be
achieved. Jesus said “if you have faith the size of a
mustard seed, you will say to the mountain, ‘move from
here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be
impossible to you.”
Please pray for the deceased:
Theresa Matuch Gorecki, James Levers, Sr., Joan Repetti, Petrina Perretti,
Frank B. Duffy, Frederick A. Williams, Richard Leahey, Sr., Baby Ellie Dawn
Gillon, Rachel Fields, Virginia Purcell, Gerardo “Gerrry” Bibbo, Rachel
Fields, Susan McMenemy, Baby Adriana Rose Frisina, Paul Marion, Alida
Scheuermann**
Members of our Parish who have family or friends
in the service have given us their names which can
be found in our Remembrance books in both
churches in front of one of the side altars. We
encourage you to stop there, say a prayer for those
listed and for all our service people.
To add a name to our prayer list, please call
Barbara 732-449-5392 or Karen 732-685-7065 or
parishcouncilstcathstmarg@gmail.com.
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When I started as a School Psychologist over 35
years ago, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder) was a relatively rarely diagnosed condition.
At that time, in clinical settings the condition was
known as MBD (Minimal Brain Dysfunction).
Before a child was prescribed medication, it was only
after an extensive evaluation that included
standardized testing and observation of the child in
the formal school setting and in the less structured
home setting. In the cases where medication was
clearly indicated, frequently, it was a very hard sell to
convince parents that their child should take Ritalin.
When I retired from School Psychology, 25 years
later, the shift in attitudes on ADHD and medication
was by far one of the most profound changes in
school psychology practice. It was not unusual for
parents to arrive at school with a diagnosis of ADD
or ADHD from their family doctor after a brief and
perfunctory interview. Recent data from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention showed now that
15% of high school students have been diagnosed
with the disorder, although it is estimated that
approximately 5% truly have the disorder, and the
number of children taking medication for it had
soared from 600,000 in 1990 to over 3.5 million. Not
surprisingly, now newer medications such as
Strattera, Adderall and Concerta were flooding the
market.
A new and upsetting aspect that we were seeing was
the emergence of parents who saw the medication as
giving their child an advantage over their peers when
it came to standardized testing and SAT scores, that
gave them a small boost in competitiveness in Math
and Reading comprehension, to obtain entrance to
desired colleges. And with the diagnosis, frequently
came requests, and often, demands for modifications
in test taking that provided another advantage.
The role of the psychologist now changed from
convincing parents about the efficacy of
appropriately prescribed medication, to battling with
parents to prevent their children being put on a path
that could, and often did, lead to addiction during the
teen years and young adulthood, and in some cases to
psychosis, suicidal thoughts, hallucinations and
anxiety.
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And behind the change was the incontrovertible fact
that the drug companies were paying doctors to
deliver positive messages about the efficacy of their
drugs and to advocate on behalf of ADHD stimulants.
Between 2007 and 2012 alone, the number of
prescriptions for ADHD drugs for adults between 2039 nearly tripled.
Almost forgotten is the truth that even in the case of
children who are correctly diagnosed, there are
alternative ways of dealing with the condition, such
as behavioral counseling, social skills training, and
nowadays what psychologists call “mindfulness”,
and that many of us in a Catholic environment would
label “prayerfulness and meditation”.
Interestingly, I have seen over the years that some
children who have ADHD seem to thrive
successfully in the more structured and “mindful”
environment of a Catholic School. Here at St.
Catharine School, the students are reminded, and
given time, to pray frequently during the day, and
to be quiet and reflective and prayerful
throughout the day. Not surprisingly, in this
structured setting, where expectations are clear
and explicit, and where prayer and reflection are
fostered, ADD and ADHD students as well as
students in general, thrive and are more successful
academically and socially.
Fr Harry Cullen
Letter from Fr Pedro L. Bou, DVD, St Anthony
Claret Parish, Lakewood NJ
Dear Fr Cullen,
Happy New Year 2015!
In the name of our parish, of St. Anthony Claret, I
would like to thank you and your community for your
great generosity during the Christmas Season.
Thank you for the many gift donations that we
received from your community’s Giving Tree Project.
We gave out the gifts you sent us on the Feast of the
Epiphany, Sunday Jan 4th. You made many kids very
happy. Thanks again, and may the Lord bless you
abundantly throughout the New Year.
In the Divine Word
Rev Pedro L. Bou SVD
CALENDAR
MONDAY, January 19 RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
CYO Youth Group
School
7:30 PM
TUESDAY, January 20
Pastoral Care
Healthy Bones
Pastoral Care
Cheerleaders
CCD K-5Th Grade
CCD 6th -8th Grade
Allaire
Hall
Brandywine
School
School
School
8:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
2:30 PM
4:30 PM
7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, January 21
Women’s Bible Study
Convent
Pastoral Care
Sunrise
Boy’s V Bball Game
School
Parent Reconciliation Mtg
School
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
3:30 PM
7:00 PM
THURSDAY, January 22
Healthy Bones
Pastoral Care
Altar Sewing/Craft Guild
Girl’s JV Bball
Girl’s V Bball
Boy’s V Bball
Children’s Choir
Hall
Wexford
Hall
School
School
School
Chapel
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
FRIDAY, January 23
Girl’s V Bball Game
Boy’s JV Bball
School
School
3:30 PM
5:00 PM
SATURDAY, January 24
Social Concerns Comm will be collecting Frozen Food Containers
after all masses
SUNDAY, January 25
Social Concerns Comm will be collecting Frozen Food Containers
after all masses
Monmouth Coastal
Respect Life Committee
March for Life
Please join us for the March for Life 2015–
Washington DC on Thursday, January 22,
2015. Bus sponsored by St. Catharine’s and
the Monmouth Coastal Respect Life
Committee. Please contact Cathi De Genova
732 995 0391 or catjon4@aol.com for reservations or for
additional information. Please send the $10 fee to St.
Catharine Church, 215 Essex Avenue, Spring Lake NJ
07762.
Communion Under Both Kinds
Following the advice and counsel of health
conscious parishioners, we will not begin offering
the Communion Cup until after the flu season is
over. This will also give us time to invite
additional extraordinary ministers of Communion
to help us in this ministry.
Jan 10-11, 2015
Regular Collection…………$16,703
Second Collection
$3,592.00
First Collection Summary By Mass
St Margaret’s
Saturday 4.30PM
Sunday 8.30AM
Sunday 10.00AM
Sunday 11.30AM
Total St Margaret’s
$2,298.00
$1,593.00
$1,762.00
$1,536.00
$7,189.00
St Catharine’s
Saturday 5.00PM
Sunday 7.00AM
Sunday 9.00AM
Sunday 10.30AM
Sunday 12.00PM
Total St Catharine’s Church
$868.00
$1,381.00
$1,211.00
$1,901.00
$2,007.00
$7,368.00
Second Collection
Total Cash Second Collection
$1.318.00
Total Checks Second Collection
$2,274.00
Miscellaneous
Contributions that come in the mail $1,468.50.00
Loose Cash
$678.00
Total Miscellaneous
$2,146.50.50
Christmas Collection
St Margaret’s Church
Christmas Eve 4.00 PM
Christmas Eve 7.30 PM
Christmas Eve 10.00 PM
Christmas Day 8.30 AM
Christmas Day 10.00 AM
Christmas Day 11.30 AM
$14,166.00
$3,809.00
$5,528.00
$5,432.00
$4,512.00
$4,458.00
Total St Margaret’s church
$37,905.00
St Catharine Church
Christmas Eve 5.30 PM
Christmas Eve 5.30 PM Chapel
Christmas Day 7.00 AM
Christmas Day 9.00 AM
Christmas Day 10.30 AM
Christmas Day 12.00 PM
Christmas Day 12.00 PM Chapel
$8,965.00
$2,974.00
$4,892.00
$5,068.00
$11,635.00
$7,921.00
$5,355.00
Total St Catharine Church
$46,810.00
Mass in School 5.00 PM
$4,803.00
Total for all Christmas Masses
$89,518.00
Contributions that come in the mail $70,060.78
Parish Pay Christmas
$6,818.44
Christmas Total Collection
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$166,397.22
Pastoral Council
St Catharine School celebrates
Catholic Schools Week 2015
Jan 25 through Jan 30
Jan 22 Thursday
OPEN HOUSE 9-11 AM & 1.15-2.15 PM
Jan 23 Friday @ 9.00 AM
Catholic Schools Mass – Gymnasium
Jan 25 Sunday
Catholic Schools Week Mass St Margaret
Church (Students in school uniform) Followed
by OPEN HOUSE at the school 11.30 AM – Noon
Jan 26 Monday
Door Decoration K – 8
Jeopardy K – 8 tournament @1.15 PM
Jan 27 Tuesday
OPEN HOUSE 9-11 AM & 1.15 – 2.15 PM
Board Game - (Buddies)
Lunch with Buddy
Teacher Breakfast @ 7.15 AM (PTA)
Jan 28 Wednesday
Geography Bee – Grades 4 -8
Jan 29 Thursday
Natural Gas Awards/Fun Brain Assembly
Jan 30 Friday
Dress Down Day (Sports/College)
Faculty Vs Grade 8 Knock EM Down Game 1.15 PM
Dana Puharic
Maureen Martin
Maureen Liddy
John Fudge
Susan Marks
Becki Rubel
Michael Mastrocola
Claire Mullen
Joseph Iorio
Liza Keefe
Jack Kirnan
Elizabeth Perry
Some thoughts about
St. Catharine Parish Pastoral
Council
Although the members of the pastoral council may be involved in various
ministries and organizations in the parish, their role on the council is not to
represent these organizations/ministries.
Their role is to help these organizations/ministries and everyone else in the
parish, to keep in mind, and to work towards implementing the vision and goal
of the parish and of the church.
Its role is to guide the parish community in coming to understand and live out
its pastoral mission.
The council will begin by “visioning” – reflecting and clarifying what is our
mission here at St Catharine’s.
It is not a coordinating committee.
St Catharine School will be represented
by an 8th Grade and a Kindergarten
student at all the weekend Masses on the
weekend of Jan 24-25 at St. Catharine and
St. Margaret Churches.
Catholic Schools Week is celebrated nationally and is
a joint project of the National Catholic Educational
Association and the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops. Come celebrate with us!
It is not concerned with day to day administrative operations that are the
responsibility of the pastor, the parochial vicar, the deacons, the school
principal, the RCIA Director, the lay ministers and parish staff.
It is distinct from the financial committee.
The members of the pastoral council were called forth from the parish at large.
The ministry of the pastoral council is to be attentive to the total mission of the
parish.
1. “The first thing that the council must do is to pray that with the grace of God
they may discern the voice of the Holy Spirit and try to be one with Christ to
acknowledge his presence in their midst
2. The second need of a parish is conversion to a sense of community
3. The third need of a parish is for growth, maturity, the need to change, to
accept the importance of change.
4. The fourth need is for planning, i.e., statements of its mission, vision, goal
setting, objectives”
(Cited in The Code of Canon Law: Text and Commentary from F. RODIMER,
“Are
Parish
Councils
on
the
Right
Track?”)
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Liturgical Ministry Schedule for St. Margaret Church Saturday, January 24th & Sunday, January 25th
Celebrant
SAT. 4:30PM
Fr. Weiser
SUN. 8:30AM
Fr. Gallagher
SUN. 10:00AM
Fr. Dunlap
SUN. 11:30AM
Fr. Cullen
Lector
John Nugent
Steve Mazur
Elizabeth Baker
Thomas Panepinto
Eucharistic
Minister
Helen Nugent
Minister Needed
Maureen Liddy
Frances Scuilli
William Clark
Liz Nesnay
Jesse Novak
Florence Tedesco
Liturgical Ministry Schedule for St. Catharine Church Saturday, January 24 th & Sunday, January 25th
Celebrant
SAT. 5:00PM
Fr. Cullen
SUN. 7:00AM
Fr. Morley
SUN. 9:00AM
Fr. Cullen
SUN. 10:30AM
Fr. Gallagher
Lector
Gia Beyer
Jane Kulaga
Isabella Maguire
Carol Morris
Eucharistic
Minister
Peg Gontkof
Sr. Margaret Tierney
John Hillyard
Betsy Ryan
Maureen O’Reilly
Teresa Rigney
Mary Ann Conte
Jim or Virginia Piccolo
Liturgical Ministry Schedule for St. Catharine Chapel Saturday, January 24 th & Sunday, January 25th
Celebrant
Lector
Eucharistic
Minister
12 NOON
Fr. Weiser
Maura McDermott
Theresa Abel
ADMISSION
INFORMATION FOR
ST. CATHARINE
SCHOOL
Dr.
Marilyn
Castellano,
Principal of St. Catharine
School, is very excited to announce the dates that
St. Catharine School will be accepting new student
applications for our 2015 -2016 school year.
Applications for Admission for all new students
will be available on our school website
www.stcatharineschool.org beginning Wednesday,
January 21st. Applications for Admission must be
received by Friday, February 13th.
We are also announcing the date for ReRegistration of our currently enrolled students.
Re-registration will take place between
Wednesday, January 21st and Wednesday,
February 4th.
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ATTENTION PARISH PAY
PARTICIPANTS
Beginning with the first of the year, the parish
will switch to Parish Giving for the Electronic
Fund Transfer program. We will no longer be
using Parish Pay. All parishioners currently
enrolled in Parish Pay are encouraged to contact
the rectory or visit the parish website
WWW.STCATHARINE-STMARGARET.ORG
and follow the prompts to enroll in Parish Giving.
Enroll in Parish Giving
Track your contributions
No need to remember envelopes
Schedule contributions while on vacation
Link your bank account or credit card
RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 19th
PARISH INFORMATION
BAPTISMS: Baptisms are usually on the 2 & 4 Sundays of each month at 1:30
nd
th
PM. Baptism Preparation Class must be taken before the Baptism. The next class is
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 7:30 PM in the Convent. We urge parents to take the class
before the baby’s birth. Please call 732-449-5765, ext 102 to arrange for Baptisms and
the Preparation Class.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD: All children, ages 4 and up are
invited to attend the Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 10:00 AM Mass in St.
Margaret's Church. There is no fee or registration required.
MARRIAGES: Those planning marriage should notify the pastor at least one year in
advance. The Church sees marriage in one’s own parish as the most proper arrangement,
therefore, people who reside in St. Catharine - St. Margaret Parish have a right to be
married here. Others should receive the sacrament in their own parishes. The bride, the
groom, or their parents must be registered and living in this Parish for at least one year.
Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter Weekend is required as is participation in FOCCUS; a
self-diagnostic inventory designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their
unique relationship. Please call 732-449-5765, ext. 166.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA:
Daughters of St. Catharine and
St. Margaret
“The daughters of St. Catharine-St. Margaret are women
empowering women to trust in Jesus as Mary did – to share
triumphs and tragedies, to learn with and from each other, to
make our journey on this earth peaceful.”
Because of great interest in the topic of human
trafficking, the venue for the next meeting has been
changed to accommodate the number expected. The
next meeting is Thursday, Jan 29th @ 7:00PM in
St. Catharine School Cafeteria.
Fr. Padovani will introduce Winifred Dougherty, a
Good Shepherd Sister from Ireland, and Ellen Kelly a
Good Shepherd Sister living in Queens, NY, to
present on the very current and critical issue of
Human Trafficking and what it means for women
and families today. (Cf Bios below)
After the 8:00 AM Mass on Monday.
QUEEN OF PEACE ROSARY:
Sunday at 3:00 PM, St. Catharine Church.
EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION:
Weekly Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held EVERY Wednesday after the
8:00 AM Mass in the Chapel, Benediction at 4:00 PM.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! We encourage all new families who move
into the boundaries of St. Catharine - St. Margaret Parish to call the rectory to register in
the parish.
Parish Bulletin: www.cindygraves@optonline.net
PARISH WEBSITE: WWW.STCATHARINE-STMARGARET.ORG
PARISH E-MAIL: stcatharine@optonline.net
OFFERTORY PARTICIPATION
Parishioners are encouraged to bring the Offertory Gifts up to
the altar at the masses, especially if mass is in memory of your
loved ones. If you would like to do this please ask the ushers
before the mass begins.
St. Catharine - St. Margaret Men’s Group
Meets in St. Margaret Hall at 7:00 PM on
the 2nd Wednesday of the month for
prayer and discussion of the Scripture
Readings for the following Sunday
Liturgy. All men are welcome.
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For further information contact Gretchen Stevens
732-213-7475. Gretchenstevens22@gmail.com.
Winifred Doherty is a Good Shepherd Sister
from Ireland. Winifred has been the NGO
Representative to the United Nations for the
Sisters and Mission Partners since 2008. She
is a social worker by profession graduating
from University College Cork, Ireland. She
worked in Ethiopia for 16 years empowering the girl child and
young women through education and micro finance programs.
She has experience in community mobilization for
infrastructural development - water, sanitation, walkways and
kitchens. She facilitated the girl child and young women to
confront extreme poverty and the many discriminatory
practices that plagued their lives - FGM, early marriage,
kidnapping of girls, gender based violence, sexual exploitation
and trafficking. As NGO representative at the United Nations
she collaborates with other NGO's in efforts for poverty
eradication, ending prostitution and human trafficking, ending
violence against women and girls and the promotion of the girl
child. She is a director of the Working Group on Girls and is
currently a core team member of the NGO Global Coalition for
Social Protection Floors.
Ellen Kelly is a Sister of the Good
Shepherd currently living in Queens, NY.
She has been the New York Province
Leader since 2008. She has her Masters in
Clinical Social Work from Fordham
University. Prior to assuming the role of
Province Leader she was a social worker
for 8 years and then served for 12 years as Executive Director
of Collier Youth Services in Wickatunk (Marlboro), N.J. She
has continued her interest in empowering young women and
men through her involvement in supporting the efforts of her
religious congregation in programs here in the US and in many
countries around the globe. Sisters of the Good Shepherd are
currently in 72 countries with a mission focused on persons
who are trafficked, forced to migrate, oppressed by abject
poverty or marginalized in any way. She also is active in a
coalition of Catholic religious in the NYC area that provide
education on human trafficking, advocacy and supportive
housing and services for victims of human trafficking .
PASTORAL CARE: 732-449-5765
If you are going into the hospital, our priests will be happy to anoint you
by appointment before admittance.
If you are IN the hospital, please call us to let us know so we can visit
you, since hospitals no longer list patients’ parishes.
If you wish someone to visit you or your loved one in your home or assisted
living, please notify us directly.
Sr. Margaret Ext. 124
Bereavement Support Group:
The next session is Thursday, January 29th at 1:30 PM in the convent. If
you have lost a loved one do not feel alone in your journey, we are here to
support you.
Call Sr. Margaret Tierney 732 449-5765, Ext. 124.
Prayer Shawl Makers:
The next session will be on Wednesday, February 11th at 7:30 PM in the
convent.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a church communion pyx that you are
not using, please kindly return it to Sr. Margaret, Thank you.
If you were a Minister of Communion and would like to return to the
ministry, we could use you, especially now. Please call Sr. Margaret
at ext.124
Lay Carmelites
Have you ever had the desire to grow deeper in your Faith?
We offer you the opportunity to fulfill that desire. This desire
is the movement of the Holy Spirit in you to pray. Let us be
the instrument to bring this to fulfillment.
If interested in discussing or attending one of our
meetings, please call Jim Morrissey at 732-489-2031.
Women's Bible Study
Women’s Bible Study Group is an opportunity for women of
all ages and all levels of Biblical knowledge to gather in
fellowship and talk about scripture and its meaning to the
challenges in our lives.
The group will be meeting on Wednesday mornings from
9:30am-11:00am in the St. Catharine’s Convent living room.
For more information about the group, please contact
Catherine
Pavincich
at
732-449-5623
or
at
wpavincich@yahoo.com.
St. Catharine Classics News
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE: Kent Elwell of Oppenheimer
Funds will speak at our Tuesday, January 27th meeting at St.
Margaret Church Hall at 1 p.m. His topic, "Getting your financial
house in order," will include a worksheet and Q and A on a subject of
general interest to seniors. Coffee, tea, light refreshments and an hour
or so with friends should warm up a cold afternoon. Welcome and
bring a friend! It's FREE!
March 12: St. Patrick's Party, St. Catharine's Cafeteria.
April 14: Spiritual Day at San Alfonso Retreat House
June 14: Concert of Sacred Music St. Catharine Church.
Game Day at the Spring Lake Train Station: Second Monday of the
Month: Bridge, Mah Jung, etc. Bring a friend and enjoy the game of
your choice and light refreshments. It's FREE!
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no game day in February.
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Next week, January
24th & 25th, we will
take
up
the
Collection for the
Church in Latin America. Your
generosity to the Collection for the Church in Latin
America is invaluable to the future of the faith in
this region. Your donations will fund catechesis,
marriage and family life programs, and seminarian
formation. Please give with a joyful and generous
heart. Please support programs like these and give
generously in next week’s collection.
VOCATION PRAYER:
Dear God, bless our family life and nurture us
with your love and care. Help us to be
attentive to the needs of one another. Guide us
to reach beyond our home in service to others.
We ask you to open the hearts of our children
to hear your voice, to know their true vocation,
and to find true happiness in you. Amen.
Is God Calling You?
Vocational discernment groups meet to assist young men
who are discerning the possibility that God may be
calling them to a life of priestly ministry. These groups
are designed to explore a priestly vocation with other
like-minded men through prayer and sharing vocation
stories and experiences. The group meetings are not
meant to convince anyone that the priesthood is their
vocation. They are designed to assist you in discovering
if the priesthood is your true vocation and build your
relationship with Christ along the way.
If you are a faithful, single, Roman Catholic man,
between the ages of 18 and 40, and are asking yourself
whether God is calling you to be a priest, you are
cordially invited to attend this month's discernment
meeting on January 25th, from 4pm to 6pm at Saint
Joseph Parish, 685 Hooper Avenue in Toms River, New
Jersey. Join Rev. Scott Schaffer, as he shares his
experiences of the priesthood, followed by prayer and
concluding with a great meal and conversation.
Please register with the Diocese of Trenton Vocation
Office at vocations@dioceseoftrenton.org or by calling
609-406-7449. Join us at this exciting time as you
discover and respond to His invitation!
Many people want to serve God, but only as
advisors
St. Catharine – St. Margaret Parish Family
215 Essex Avenue
Parish Administration
Spring Lake, New Jersey 07762
Street and Telephone Numbers
Rectory, 215 Essex Avenue
732-449-5765
Convent, 211 Essex Avenue
732-449-5765, ext 126
School, 301 Second Avenue
732-449-4424
Religious Education Office, School 732-449-4424, ext 305, 310
St. Catharine Cemetery, W Chicago Blvd. Sea Girt 732-681-6269
St. Anne Cemetery, Allenwood Road, Wall 732-681-6269
PARISH WEBSITE: WWW.STCATHARINE-STMARGARET.ORG
PARISH E-MAIL: stcatharine@optonline.net
PARISH COUNCIL E-MAIL: parishcouncilstcathstmarg@gmail.com
SCHOOL WEBSITE: stcatharineschool.org
~MASS SCHEDULES~
St. Catharine Church
Saturday: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 7 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8 AM
Friday, Saturday: 6:45 AM
St. Catharine Chapel
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 12:00 Noon
Wednesday: 8:00 AM, 12:00 Noon
Sunday: 12:00 Noon
St. Margaret Church
Saturday: 4:30 PM
Sunday: 8:30 AM, 10 AM, 11:30 AM
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9 AM -4:00
St. Catharine School
PM. Evenings and Saturdays by appointment. If you wish an
appointment with a priest, please call beforehand. On Holy Days &
Holidays, the rectory office is closed.
Weekday Mass for individual classes: 9:00AM
on Wednesdays and Fridays during the school year.
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Parish Council
Susan Marks
732-449 3491
Finance Council
PJ McMenamin
908-230-4085
Altar Sewing & Crafts Guild
Madelyn Curtis
732-449-0059
Bereavement Group
Sr. Margaret Tierney 732-449-5765 x124
Children’s Liturgy
Karen Tanzola
732-449-3547
CYO Youth Group
Mark McNulty
732-449-5765 x125
Health Ministry
Cathi Breslin
732-449-6824
Marion Mullarkey
732-449-8406
Holy Innocents Society
Tom Dorney
732-449-9589
Joan McGurty
732-859-4358
Knights of Columbus
Angelo Moliterno
732-974-7258
Respect Life Committee
Barbara Griffin
732-774-0790
School PTA
Janet Schneider
732-359-7707
Social Concerns
Dave Wright
732-282-1998
The Classics (over age 55)
Margaret O’Regan 732-449-3824
Third Order of Mt Carmel
James Morrissey
732-489-2031
And Finally…. Some Catholic Humor
“I have some good news and some bad news” said the pastor of the parish.
The good news is that we have enough money to cover the monthly bills.
The bad news is; it’s still in your pockets.”
The priest announced that next week he was going to preach on the 17 th
Chapter of St Mark. It was a special message and he wanted everyone to read
the chapter before next Sunday. The following Sunday, he asked how many
in the congregation had read the Chapter. Everyone raised their hands.
“Just as I thought” said the priest “My message today is about honesty.
There are only 16 chapters in St Mark’s Gospel
What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork!.” Pearl Bailey
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
St. Catharine Chapel Saturday 3:30 – 4:30 PM
St. Margaret Church Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 PM
PARISH PROGRAMS
RECTORY
732-449-5765
Receptionist
Ext 100
Administration
Ext 106
Adult Education
Ext 102
Baptisms
Ext 102
Bookkeeping
Ext 107
Buildings & Grounds
Ext 104
Bulletin
Ext 110
Envelopes, Registration
Ext 109
Funerals
Ext 102/101
Music Office
Ext 103
Operator
Ext 0
Pastoral Care
Ext 124
Publicity
Ext 169
Receptionist
Ext 100
Scheduling
Ext 173
Weddings
Ext 166
Youth Ministry
Ext 125
Tax Letters
Ext 178
Remember St. Catharine’s in Your Will
Have the following statement included in your will: “I
leave to the St Catharine School/Parish , Spring Lake,
NJ, the sum of $___________or_______ percent of the
residue of my estate, whichever is greater, for its
religious, educational and charitable works”. Stock may
also be donated to the parish.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
“We, the Catholic community of St. Catharine - St. Margaret, gather in Christ's name to nurture spiritual growth through the various stages and challenges of life.
We are committed through liturgy, sacraments and parish activities - to proclaim the message of the Gospel, to provide a quality Catholic education for children and
adults, to continue to build community and to serve those in need.
Rich in the traditions established in this community during the last century, we challenge ourselves to live our faith in loving service to the community's residents and
its many summer visitors.
We affirm our concern for all members of the Mystical Body of Christ everywhere and particularly those who require assistance.
And always, we seek to know and love God and to love our neighbor as Jesus taught us.”
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