April 18, Third Sunday of Easter

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 parishoffice@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton: Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C. M. Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee Pastor Emeritus: Reverend Fr. William J. Bausch Trustees: Bill LaMorte Irene Weller Worship schedule inside.

Refer to website for more detailed information www.stmaryscoltsneck.org Deacon: John Wedemeyer

Third Sunday of Easter

April 18, 2021

Let the light of your face shine on us, O LORD! Psalm 46 The Fall 2021-2022 Religious Education Registration early registration discount ends May 2nd, 12 noon.

See page 6 & 7 for more details

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Please pray for the following members of our parish family who are ill:

Mass Intentions for the Week of April 17 - April 25 For * Requested by Saturday, April 17 – 5 PM Church

Iris Giuffre (2nd anniversary) * Ignazio Giuffre Sunday, April 18 – Church - 3rd Sunday of Easter 8 AM Robert Arcoleo * Ed Brock DeStefano/Albruno Families * Mr. and Mrs. Franceschetti Charles Fiumefreddo * Martin & Helen Zoltowski 10 AM Pro Populo Rose Aiello * Freda O’Doherty Jack Sheehy * Laura Sheehy 12 PM Dee Rudko * Rudko Family Edwin Eastman * Verga Family Grace & Joseph Nathanson * Nathanson Family Monday, April 19 – 9 AM Chapel Ruzena Chalupova * Mary Soyka Intentions of Linda Cardieri * Andrea Melchiorri Tuesday, April 20 – 9 AM Chapel Souls in Purgatory * Mary Soyka Wednesday, April 21 – 9 AM Chapel John Stutz * Lazarus Ministry Thursday, April 22 – 9 AM Chapel Nicholas D. James * Griffin Family Friday, April 23 - 9 AM Chapel Nicholas Cappelleri * Farrow Family Saturday, April 24 – 5 PM Church John Michael Grabowski * Grabowski and Munger Family Paul and Josephine Kopcha * Sessa Family Janet DeBiase * Diane Carnevale

Kathleen Amatel MaryAnn Barone Janice Basilice Fr Bill Bausch Eileen Beckley John Boyle Anne Boyle Christen Chellis Blake Conley Kaitlin Donahue Nagle Sharon Evangellista Joann Feliciti Cynthia Fiedler James Fiedler Emily Gioacchini Edward Habrack

To add a family member to the sick list for 8 weeks, please call or e-mail the Parish Office. Thank you! 732-780-2666 or parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Mass Intention Request ONLINE Available through the link below is an online form to request Mass Intentions for the remainder of the 2021 calendar. https://bit.ly/3dbHyip

Welcome to the newest member of our Saint Mary Parish family who was Baptized recently: Giacomo Ignazio Amato

Sunday, April 25 – Church - 4th Sunday of Easter 8 AM Mary and Michael Stivala Sr. *Eileen and Michael Stivala Francisca Vera * Rita Duenas 10 AM Barbara Ricciardella * Roseanne McInerney Cory Aufiero * Devaney Family 12 PM Pro Populo Mauntone/Fusco Families * Mr. and Mrs. Franceschetti Gaetana Palazolo * Marianna Zanobi Baptism after 12 Noon Kiley Reese DeVito

Tom Hudak Anton Kopp Bridget Korn Lori Lettieri Donna Lodi Leonidas Mavrookas Ludwig Mendola Walter Moeller Kevin O’Shea Stanley Rembisz Owen Shoemaker Victoria Slater Gerard P. Thompson Seneida Tomasetti Lauren Vinci

Parish Office Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sunday

9 am – 2 pm 2 pm -7:30 pm 9 am – 2 pm 9 am – 2 pm 9 am -12 noon

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Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy.

Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties.

Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm.

May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

PRAY for Military & First Responders SN Colton Boag, USCG LCpl Devon Francis Chrzan, USMC Lt. Col. John Anthony Coppola, US Army Major Douglas Coppola, US Army Lt. Mary Herman, USN SN Christian Houlihan, USN Ensign Jason Joseph Howe, USN SPC Michael John Mento, US Army PFC Nicholas Poskonka, US Army Captain Richard Savo, US Army 1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army 1st Lt. Ryan Tanguay, US Army TSgt Stephen Witherow, USAF LCpl Edward Zarzecki, USMC If there is a family member you wish to be placed on the list, please contact the Parish Bulletin at 732780-2666 or parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org.

3 Lifelong Catechesis Week April 19 - April 25 READINGS FOR THE WEEK

19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri

Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 Acts 7:51—8:1a/Jn 6:30-35 Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59

Sunday April 25 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18 Questions for Deeper Reflection Question for Children: Jesus tells us he is the Good Shepherd, but how do you experience God guiding and protecting you?

Question for Youth: How do you feel about Jesus' being your shepherd? What does it mean to you that he lays down his life for you?

Question for Adults: What qualities of God does the image of the Good Shepherd suggest? How do you experience God in this way?

- Lifelong Catechesis

Sanctuary Lamp Consider donating the sanctuary lamp that burns in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church or in the Chapel in honor of a living or deceased loved one. Request Envelopes available at the office.

The suggested donation is $25.

ONLINE https://bit.ly/37RKz5p

New Parishioner Orientation May 2, 11 am Madonna Hall Attendance is mandatory for those looking to become parishioners at the Parish of St. Mary.

The next orientation will be Sunday, August 1, 2021 Please Contact the Parish Office if you wish to attend 732-780-2666

Intentions are available in the Church & Chapel

4/25 - 5/1, 5/2 - 5/8, 5/9 - 5/15, 5/16 - 5/22, & 5/23 - 5/29

GROTTO CANDLES The Grotto Candles are available for your prayer intentions.

Offering is $3.00 per candle.

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Andrew J. Macirowski Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org The Regina Caéli is the Marian Antiphon that is prescribed for use during the Easter Season (from Easter Sunday through Pentecost).

It is sung or recited at the conclusion of compline, the last of the canonical hours prayed on a daily basis. It is also used in place of the Angelus prayer during this same liturgical season. In our parish, we sing this following the dismissal at weekday Mass.

The text of the prayer itself dates to the 12th Century. As the musical notation system of Gregorian Chant started to become finalized around the same time period (with the basics of notation being developed around the 10th Century and the 4-line system still used today becoming standard by the early 13th Century), it remains one of the Church’s best examples of a text and melody being composed together and remaining as such, unaltered, into modern times.

Other texts, such as the Veni Emmanuel predate this by several centuries, but the history of the tune is murky. Thus, the Regina Caéli holds an important historical, liturgical, and devotional history.

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia; Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia: Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.

The Son yu merited to bear, alleluia, Has risen as he said, alleluia.

Pray to God for us, alleluia.

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Worship Schedule: April 23/24 Fourth Sunday of Easter Altar Server

EMHC

Reader 1

Reader 2

Cantor

Usher

Saturday, 5:00 PM (Church)

Mark Hines William Hines Available

Suzanne Schlesinger - Organ Host Susan Murphy - Tabernacle Host Louise Habrack - Alt

Charles Young

Bruno Savo

NOT FILLED

Bob Lind Usher Needed

Sunday, 8:00 AM (Church)

Michael Buzzetta Jack Schatzle Jimmy Schatzle

Justine Buzzetta - Alt

Annette Raynor

Kevin Swan

David Maliakel

Ushers Needed

Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church)

Altar Servers Needed

Winifred O'Doherty - Organ Host Edward Moskal - Tabernacle Host Amy Orrico - Alt

Barbara Schaflin

Matt Yaninas

David Maliakel

Greg Penczak Usher Needed

Sunday, 12:00 PM (Church)

Altar Servers Needed

Monica Barr - Alt

T Mullin

Richard Gerbino

Diane Dragone

Usher Needed Jim Dolan

Online Mass viewing continues with the newest weekend Mass becoming available on Saturdays after 4 pm The Parish of Saint Mary - You Tube Channel https://yt.vu/+StMaryColtsNeck

EXPECTATIONS AS WE GATHER FOR MASS ARE LOCATED ON OUR WEBSITE CLICK HERE

Worship aid for weekend Mass at https://tinyurl.com/y4xhvqz8

In partnership with Soap S.A.C.K the Parish of St. Mary will be running a soap drive beginning on April 24 through May 2.   

There will be a box in the Narthex specifically for these donations.

Full sized bars of soap in their original packaging only please.

Instructions to crochet a sack. https://www.soapsacks.com/services/

S.A.C.K. (Supporting A Community with Kindness) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization where people from all over the world knit/crochet sacks and then donate them (with a bar of soap in each one) to homeless shelters, food pantries, veteran clinics, social service agencies and relief efforts. Since S.A.C.K. was founded in 2017, over 140,000 soap sacks have been donated globally! The response to these soap sacks are overwhelmingly positive especially since people cannot purchase toiletry items such as soap with government subsidies such as food stamps.

The mission of S.A.C.K. is to spread kindness, one sack at a time. Our soap sack donations help to send a message of dignity, hope, love, compassion and health…..emotions that can restore a person, both physically and emotionally. Small actions make a huge difference!

For more information about S.A.C.K., please check out our website (www.soapsacks.com), Facebook (SoapSACK) and Instagram (soapsacks) pages.

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Julia Cullen, Pastoral Coordinator of Elementary Religion Education - Grade 1 -6 ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 309

Religious Education Fall 2021-2022 This is for grades 1-6 and is from September 2021 through April 2022.

1st and 2nd graders are on campus and have a choice of: Tuesday 4:30-5:40 pm OR 5:50-7 pm 3rd - 6th graders have weekly virtual LIVE classes through Google Classroom.

The two choices are: Tuesday 4:30-5:30 OR Wednesday 6-7 pm Early Registration is $200 and ends May 2nd Regular Registration is $250 and ends on June 1st Registrants after close date ( June 1) will be subject to availability and a late fee of $50/child.

Please check the parish website for all the latest details about registration and how to go to your MY OWN CHURCH portal. LINK TO WEBSITE

FIRST COMMUNION UPDATE First Communion will be held in October of 2021 for this years 2nd graders as well as any family that chose to defer their child last year.

The exact dates are still TBA. However, we will be having the Lottery on 1 May 2021 at 4pm in Madonna Hall. We will have 7th and 8th grade volunteers helping the children with their May Day craft at the back of Madonna Hall while the lottery is going on at the front.

Following, please join us for Mass at 5 pm and the May Day crowning of Mary.

Upcoming Intergenerational Events...

May Day Celebration-1 May 2021 The craft and lottery will be in Madonna Hall and start promptly at 4 pm. Followed by Mass at 5 pm and the crowning of Mary. Please RSVP Here Just a reminder, each student must attend at least 4 intergenerationals throughout the school year as part of their yearly RE requirement. Once you have completed the intergeneraional participation sheet, please either email it directly to me or drop off at the parish office by June 1st. COPY of intergenerationl participation sheet to print

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Rose Farrow, Coordinator of Faith Formation for Youth Catechesis & Service - Grade 7 & 8 YouthRE@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 310

Confirmation Prep Classes Fall 2021 - Spring 2022   

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Classes will be offered both on campus in-person and in the live remote Google classroom format On campus in person option will be offered on Mondays 4:15-6:15 pm Live remote Google Classroom option will be offered on Sundays from 5:00-7:00 pm. Classes will be held every other week (as the calendar permits taking into account holidays) from September through May Students and parents will also be required to attend approximately three larger group functions throughout the year Students will be required to attend Penance and Reconciliation services and complete written Homily reflections and any independent Offered in January 2021 at work assigned by the instructor

Please check the parish for all the latest details about registration and how to go the Parish ofwebsite Saint Mary to your MY OWN CHURCH portal. LINK TO WEBSITE

Are you a senior having difficulty getting a vaccine appointment?

Two of our young parishioners are offering to help schedule appointments.

For more information contact Project Coordinator: James C. Schatzle, BS, Paramedic President TEAM LIFE, INC. 732-946-4243 Sophie Divino at 908-216-6975 Or Jimmy Schatzle at (732)403-7153 In partnership with Soap S.A.C.K the Parish of St. Mary’s will be running a soap drive beginning on April 24 through May 2.   

There will be a box in the Narthex specifically for these donations.

Full sized bars of soap in their original packaging only please. instructions to crochet a sack. https://www.soapsacks.com/services/

(I will also be offering up a last push for service hours for 7th and 8th graders – 8 bars = 1 hour, 16 = 1.5 hours. I will include this in the parent letters in April).

For more information about S.A.C.K., please check out our website (www.soapsacks.com), Facebook (SoapSACK) and Instagram (soapsacks) pages.

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Dr. Jim Bridges Pastoral Coordinator of Faith Formation / Adult Catechesis FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 x 305

Seven Priorities That Make Life Work Learn how to prioritize your 6-week study, Th u r s d ay April 15 to May 20.

Two times: 10:00 am - 11:30 am or 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Please register online (scan QR code) or for more information email lindad16@optonline.net The 2021-2022 program w i l l m eet weekly Thursdays starting September 23, 2021 through April 2022 Adult Women Programs will run simultaneously Daytime sessions - 10 - 11:30 am & Evening Session - 7:00 - 8:30 pm  Opening Your Heart this 22-week foundational course is designed for women new to WWP as well as those with more Bible study experience.  Keeping in Balance this 22-lesson study, we’ll explore Biblical ideas for managing life’s pace and pressure while living with calm and steadiness.

The Parish of Saint Mary April 13/14 - June 1/2, 2021 Tuesdays at 7:30 pm Wednesdays at 10 am Remote access option available

Free to parishioners. *Participants from outside the parish will need to pay for study materials $30)

MORE Information Dr. Jim Bridges FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 www.STMarysColtsNeck.org

Registration through the Parish Office or online https://flowcode.com/p/zJs8vPug?fc=0

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Quo vadis…

My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter. Our belief in the Risen One is not some elite intellectual exercise but an embodied faith expressed in actions. Our faith is seen both in us by our assent to God’s will and in our actions by our witness to repentance and forgiveness of sins.

Forgiveness is part of the reality of resurrected life; it is the effect of death and resurrection.

We should walk and act like a forgiven people.

Repentance-and-forgiveness does not belong simply to Lent—there, that’s over for another year. It is as much a part of the Easter mystery. Forgiveness is the virtue that enables us not to allow past hurts to determine our decisions and actions in the here and now.

Forgiveness opens up the space for creating, together with the one forgiven, a new future where we can “fall peacefully asleep”.

Forgiveness is a resurrection activity. This is how Jesus is known.

As we continue to journey throughout the Easter Season may we be particularly attentive to the proclamation of the Sacred Scriptures.

The message is poignant. Jesus continues to be revealed and it is the responsibility of the Apostles and the Disciples to carry on the mission for which Jesus offered his very life.

In some small way we are faced with a similar challenge. We must continue the mission of our forebears who built the church in our midst. Through our faithful stewardship of time, talent and treasure we must be bold in the proclamation of our faith not only with words but most especially in our deeds. The faithful and reverent celebration of the liturgy is the primary way in which we re-commit ourselves

week after week. There have been so many favorable comments about the way in which our parish community prays when we celebrate the Eucharist together. From the singing to the hospitality, you are the face of our community.

I thank you for the positive attitude that you are cultivating. You are helping us to welcome and sometimes re-welcome members to our parish community as new parishioners. May God continue to bless us with a spirit of outreach to the alienated and the marginalized and to welcome new members to OUR PARISH OF SAINT MARY. This weekend we welcome His Excellency, The Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, Bishop of Trenton to our parish community.

His Excellency will celebrate the Saturday 5:00 pm Mass, offer the homily, and following the Mass bless the new statue of Saint Mary, Seat of Wisdom that has been placed in the narthex/ gathering space of the church. Due to covid19 restrictions we will not be able to offer refreshments for this occasion.

To all those who have generously supported our Easter Collection 2021, I offer a great big Thanks! To those who have not yet done so, I offer a great big invite to do so as soon as possible. As is our parish custom we will offer a report on this important collection in the weeks ahead. We continue to make progress in our 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal. Thank you to those who have made their gift or pledge.

Please join with us in support of our Bishop and the many services and ministries provided throughout Central New Jersey. Have a great week. Let us remember one another in prayer.

Happy Sunday. Peace. Father Jeff

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Temporal Administration, Stewardship & Outreach Edwin A. Sevillano TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org Sharing Our Treasure April 11 - Secord Sunday of Easter Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship

$

18,556

Envelope Contributions

$

10,645

Electronic/Online Contributions

$

7,333

Loose Contributions

$

578

Avg. Contribution per Household this week $ 61.57 # of Contributing Households

292

# Registered Parishioner Households Building & Mortgage Reduction Fund

1019 $ 3,911

Included in this week’s offertory will be the collection for Catholic Home Missions.

Additionally, because of your contributions, we were able to send $1,000 to the appeal for the Holy Land.

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.

The EASTER Collection

We will provide you with a report of this collection at the conclusion of the Easter Season.

We are grateful to all who contributed; if you have not yet participated, please do so this coming week so that we can offer a timely proper accounting to you.

Thank you and God Bless.

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As of April 6, 2021 Goal: Pledged: % of goal: # donors: Average gift: Paid to date:

$75,000 $58,684 78% 136 $435 $51,235

We are just $17,000 shy of reaching our parish goal this year. If you have not made your pledge yet please do so now by visiting <https://dioceseoftrenton.org/aca-donatepage>. Please select St Mary Catholic Church in the Parish Affiliation drop down menu so our parish can receive credit for your gift. Thank you for your generosity!

Thank you for your generosity!

ACA in Action!

Clergy and Religious Administration Consecrated Life In the Diocese of Trenton, those in consecrated life represent membership in a variety of male and female religious institutes. These men and women have dedicated their lives to proclaim the Word of the God and serve His people.

While not easily recognizable, nevertheless, they witness the face of God as they celebrate our liturgies and carry out the spiritual and corporal works of mercy in fields of education, health care and social services throughout the diocese. Your gift promotes those called to serve.

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Prayer Shawl Ministry to resume meeting Wednesday, April 21 at 9:30 am in Room 11 Members meet once a month on the 3rd Wednesday (9:30 am -12 noon) of the month, Sept. through Nov. & January to May. Attendance is not mandatory.

We accept donations of yarn and new members are always welcome.

Come join us for pray, work and fun.

Ministry Contact: Kathy Adleman kathya23@optonline.net We will also urge those who have not been vaccinated not to attend.

Are you looking for a safe, loving, educational and nurturing environment where your child will get the attention and care that they deserve?

Give Future Generation a call!

Future Generation's book fair is next week. Join us for an In-Person experience on April 18th 9am1:30pm. The fair will be located outside in front of the child care center.

We are working hard to keep kids reading and raise critical funds for our school with our Scholastic Book Fair. Our Fair will connect your kids to notable books and inspiring characters — helping them become lifelong readers. And all purchases will directly support our school!

Experience the Book Fair fun by visiting our Book Fair online! You can shop over 6,000 products — and all orders ship direct to your home (with free shipping on book-only orders over $25*)! Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started: www.scholastic.com/bf/ futuregenrationelc <http://www.scholastic.com/bf/ futuregenrationelc>

Mater Dei Prep is having an In-Person Open House for all prospective students, those currently in middle school as well as high school transfers, on April 24, 12-3PM & 25, 1-4PM. April 24th is for Academics/Performing Arts/ specific parent session while the 25th is for Athletics, the rain date for Performing Arts, and a specific parent session.

All purchases made during the Fair will bring our school 25% in rewards. We look forward to seeing your child at the Fair! Thank you for continuing to support our school. Happy reading.

Summer Lander, Center Director Future Generation Early Learning Centers 1 Phalanx Rd, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 Phone: 732-780-0135 Fax: 201-643-3003 summer@fgkids.org <mailto:summer@fgkids.org> www.fgkids.org <http://www.fgkids.org>