April 8 2018 bulletin

THE PARISH OF SAINT MARY

Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton: Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C. M. Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee

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: Vincent Rinaldi John Wedemeyer

Trustees: Bill LaMorte Irene Weller

Parish Office hours Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Open Sunday 9 am - 12 noon.

Parish Membership: New Parishioners are welcome to register at the office at any time.

New Parishioner Orientation (quarterly) - will be held April 15, 11 am Contact Parish Office at parishoffice@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Registration is required.

Sacraments: Eucharist Detailed Mass times listed on page 2

Penance & Reconciliation Saturday 4 pm or by appointment.

Marriage

Contact the Parish Office one year in advance for information & guidelines.

Baptism Contact the Parish Office for information & required paperwork three months in advance.

There are no Baptisms during Advent or Lent, please plan accordingly.

Monday, 9 April at 9:00 am Solemnity of The Annunciation of the Lord Will be held in the Church

AGAPE is next Sunday, 15 April a er the 8 & 10 am Masses

Daily Mass returns to Christ Chapel On Tuesday, 10 April at 9:00 am.

Visit our Website: www.stmaryscoltsneck.org

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Mass Inten ons for the Week 9 April - 15 April For * Requested by

Monday, April 9 – Church 9 AM The Annunciation of the Lord Elena Sanfilippo * Bill and Gail Cargiulo

Tuesday, April 10 – Chapel 9 AM Anthony Testa * Lorraine Lee

Wednesday, April 11 – Chapel 9 AM St. Stanislaus Emil Coseglia * Coseglia Family

Thursday, April 12 – Chapel 9 AM Henry Lohn * Al and Treasure Herman

Friday, April 13 – Chapel 9 AM St. Martin I Maureen Sprague * Dering Sprague

Saturday, April 14 – Church 5 PM Pro Populo Ed Eastman * Marge Eastman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vazznoro * Sophia and Ralph

Sunday, April 15 – Church Third Sunday of Easter

8 AM Albruno/DeStefano Families * Mr. and Mrs. Franceschetti Arthur Thomas * Colleen Velba Margaret Shook * Carmela and Peter Vickers

10 AM Anthony J. Garito * Arlene and Family Amanda Gray * Susan and Bob Monaco Raymond Mancini * Neil and Susan Brunner

12 PM Theresa DeSimone * Joann and Robert Buhler Ines Amato * Ann Rippa

NO THEORY Let your religion so be less of a theory and more of a love affair.

--G. K. Chesterton

New Parishioner Orientation April 15, 11 am Madonna Hall During orientation, new parishioners meet with parish staff and ministry leaders to gain important information about St. Mary Parish, parish life and how to become part of the parish community. This is a great opportunity to meet other new parishioners and ask all your questions.

Attendance is mandatory for those looking to become parishioners at the Parish of Saint Mary.

Please Contact the Parish Office if you wish to attend 732-780-2666

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

Kay Amatel Eileen Beckley John Beckley Deborah Blasucci Daniel Brown Harry Brown Irene Baron Sal Castro Jo Clement Logan Dayton John DeStefano Kaitlin Donahue Nagle Sarina Dormelus Glenn Duenas Ruth Fiedler James Fiedler Inez Fieramosca Emily Gioacchini Edward Habrack

Greg Hanas Tom Hudak Charlie Kelley Theresia Kopp Bridget Korn Lori Lettieri Donna Lodi Pauline Madzin Leonidas Mavrookas John McInerney Mary Joan McNamara Regina Moeller Walter Moeller Tere Nolan Ann Pancila Owen Shoemaker Remmington T. Jay Vida

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

Pray for Our Military SN Colton Boag, USCG Chief Blake Conley, USN Lt. Col. John Anthony Coppola, US Army Pvt Michael John Mento, US Army 1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army 2nd Lt. Ryan Tanguay, US Army Staff Sergeant Stephen Witherow, USAF Lance Corporal Edward Zarzecki If there is a family member you wish to be placed on the list, please call the Parish Office at 732-7802666. Please include rank and branch of service.

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Bulletin Deadline: Electronic format by 12 noon Thursday of the prior week (10 days before). parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org Bulletin Editor: Catherine Love

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9th Annual Golf Outing & Summer Social Monday, 4 June 2018 Battleground Country Club, Manalapan Sign-ups are open Online Golf Registrations Sponsors Summer Social Tickets Volunteers

Liturgical & Worship Ministries Contact: Andrew J. Macirowski Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Music Ministry Contact: David Maliakel Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Adult Faith Formation Contact: Jim Bridges FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Religious Education Contact: Jim Bridges ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Temporal Administration, Stewardship & Outreach Contact: Edwin A. Sevillano TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Lifelong Catechesis Week 9 April - 15 April READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15 15 April—Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48

Questions for Deeper Reflections: Question for Children: Name some times when you know Jesus is with you.

Question for Youth: What are some ways that you know that God is with you? Who are the people, where are the place, and what are the occasions when you feel closest to God? Question for Adults: When have you had an "Aha" moment, when you suddenly realized that God was -Lifelong Catechesis with you?

Scan QR code above for more information

Or enter the following directly into your browser https://goo.gl/czGdib

Join us in this important fundraiser to support the parish mission and ministries!

For more information please contact: Ken Camarco kvcamarco@gmail.com 732-570-2052 Edwin A. Sevillano TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 x312

Rest in Peace Please remember in your prayers, those who entered into their new and eternal life in Christ recently.

Robert Cantalupo & C. Lorraine Ventura

Sanctuary Lamp Intentions 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.

The suggested donation is $25.

Candles are available in the: Church & Christ Chapel: 4/15—4/21, 4/22-4/28, 4/29—5/5, 5/6-5/12

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Liturgical & Worship Ministries Andrew J. Macirowski Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org

4 Music Ministry David Maliakel Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Worship Ministry Schedule: April 14 - April 15: Third Sunday of Easter Altar Server

Saturday, 5:00 PM (Church)

Sunday, 8:00 AM (Church)

Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church)

Sunday, 12:00 PM (Church)

Reader

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EMs of Holy Communion

Greeter

LWD

John Grabowski Jim Davis Bob Lind Frank Sikorskas NOT FILLED NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

Susan Murphy - Center Cup Gail Cargiulo - Organ Host Helene Lind - Center Host Jus ne Buzze a - Tabernacle Host Monty Matrisciani - Organ Cup Irene Weller - Tabernacle Cup Louise Habrack - Alternate

Dering Sprague

T Mullen

Margaret Caponegro Tina Repe o

David Maliakel

Heather Boliver Abigail Cowles Daniel Cowles

Mike LaCava - Center Cup Rosanne LaCava - Organ Host Susan Osmulski - Center Host Paul Osmulski - Tabernacle Host Michael S vala - Organ Cup Joyce Flynn - Tabernacle Cup Martha Cowles - Alternate

Anne e Raynor

Michael Zarraga

NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

Diane Dragone

Eva Garcia Gabriella Penczak NOT FILLED

Winifred O'Doherty - Center Cup Amy Orrico - Center Cup Maureen Geiger - Organ Host Mathilda Said - Center Host Gregory Calderaro - Tabernacle Host Carol Donahue - Organ Cup Chris Barne - Tabernacle Cup Diane An co - Alternate

Steve Rumsby

Phil Limeri

Muriel Rogers Denise Smith

NOT FILLED

Jennifer Garcia

Leigh Gavinelli John Orrico Greg Penczak Jack Zumba Charlie Gavinelli Allan Ryan Vince Cerulo NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

NOT FILLED Tommy Zita NOT FILLED

Lee Gesner - Center Cup Anna May Schellenberger - Organ Host NOT FILLED - Center Host Patricia Gesner - Tabernacle Host Joseph Merante - Organ Cup Patricia Balbo - Tabernacle Cup Maria Gerbino - Alternate

Christoph er Aquinas

Richard Gerbino

Donna Murphy NOT FILLED

Briget Farrow

Fernando Pinguelo

James Dolan Joe Mancino Joseph Rinaldo William Starce NOT FILLED NOT FILLED NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

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have not been baptized into the Catholic Church,

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have been baptized but have not yet received the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist have been baptized in another Christian Church & would like to become a member of the Catholic Church

The RCIA is a conversion journey - a time for learning, sharing, bonding with others and living your faith more deeply. To learn more, please contact the Faith Formation office at:

faithformation@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Maria Greenstein

Usher

Anthony Buzze a Michael Buzze a Alexander Lennon

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

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Cantor

Michael Boliver George Watts James Pifer Jim Boliver NOT FILLED NOT FILLED NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever.

-- Revela on 1:18a

The CDC has stated there is another month of Flu season.

Therefore, the distribution of the Precious Blood (Chalice) and the Sign of Peace at all daily and weekend Masses is discontinued until April 28/29.

Thank you for your cooperation!

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Dr. Jim Bridges Pastoral Coordinator of Faith Formation and Religious Education FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org ReligiousEducation@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Religious Educa on Registra on 2018-2019 

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Reduced tui on has ended.  Summer Registra on ends 7:30 pm May 15 

Confirmation Prep. Grades 7 & 8

Summer Intensive—grades 1-6 con nues

Fall Religious Educa on—grades 1-8  Reduced Tui on starts May 1, 2018.  No re-registra on (returning students) a er August 31, 2018

Families interested in registering need to obtain a My Own Church portal login in order to register their children.

The My Own Church Bu on on the parish website

may be found

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Next few sessions Date

Group Session

4/8/2018 4/15/2018 4/22/2018 4/29/2018 5/6/2018 5/13/2018

A B A B A No Class B

5/20/2018

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5-7 pm 5-7 pm 5-7 pm 5-7 pm 5-7 pm Mother's Day

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5-7 pm

Reminder for ONLINE RE Students.

Deadline for comple on of the Online Learning Program is Tuesday, 1 May.

Located under the Parish Resources Block. Select The Parish of Saint Mary, Colts Neck from the dropdown menu (fourth from the bo om), and fill in the required informa on. Ques ons?

See the help page link or call the parish office.

Future Genera on Early Learning Center at The Parish of Saint Mary is currently enrolling for the

2018 Summer Camp Season!

Tuesday Grade 1&2 Religious Educa on classes will resume 10 April.

2018 First Eucharist Families The following are the MANDATORY rehearsal, dates, for the four First Holy Communion Masses which will be held in the Church.

Make arrangements to attend the corresponding rehearsal to your assigned date for First Holy Communion.

Our summer camp includes different weekly themes and incorporates fun learning ac vi es and weekly field trips. Enroll for the en re summer or specific weeks. Flexible schedules available.

29 April - 10:00 am Mass: Rehearsal is Monday, 23 April - 5:50 - 7:00 pm.

Call 732-780-0135 today for more informa on and to guarantee your spot for this summer’s fun filled Summer Camp experience!

6 May - 10:00 am Mass: Rehearsal is Monday, 30 April - 5:50 - 7:00 pm.

29 April - 12 noon Mass: Rehearsal is Tuesday, 24 April - 5:50 - 7:00 pm.

6 May - 12 noon Mass: Rehearsal is Tuesday, 1 May - 5:50 - 7:00 pm.

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A Powerful Study on the Blessed Mother Begins May 1st.

8 Week Series Tuesdays 7:30 pm or Wednesdays 10:00 am May 1 through June 20 Join us for Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother at The Parish of Saint Mary, One Phalanx Road, Colts Neck.

Filmed on location in the Holy Land, Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother will place you in the midst of the powerful drama of Mary’s earthly life, taking you through her joys and her sorrows.

You will learn how she works in our lives today, drawing us ever closer to her divine Son. Seeing Mary in this way will change you forever. She will become a part of your daily life and help you to become more like Christ.

Contact faithforma on@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Biblical Encounters with our Merciful God Session 1: Patient and Merciful God April 10, 10 am and 7 pm Session 2 Mercy from Jesus to Paul (and beyond) April 17 at 7 pm April 18 at 10 am All sessions will be in Madonna Hall The Parish of Saint Mary – Colts Neck Presenter: Jim Bridges, Ph.D. Each session will last approximately 90 minutes.

Free admission A subscription to has been purchased for you and all in your household.

This subscription gives you access to great Catholic content 24/7.

To obtain access visit FORMED.org to register and enter the Parish Code KQ4VQ3

What if every Catholic gave one percent more of their income to their Church this year and did one thing each week to inten onally share God’s message with others?

Tickets are $25. The cket includes admission to the event as well as a bag full of great resources from the Dynamic Catholic Ins tute on the day of the event! Purchase ckets from the parish office or visit DyanamicCatholic.com .

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Quo vadis…

My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter and the Eighth Day of the Easter Octave. More recently, this Sunday has come to be known as Divine Mercy Sunday for those who have a devotion to Saint Faustina and the revelation of Jesus made known to her.

The remarkable thing about belief is that it always has room for unbelief. Like mystery itself, belief is not something we have and that’s it. There is always room to grow in our belief just as there’s always room for our unbelief. We call Thomas “doubting Thomas” and so he was.

Truth be told, so are all of us. There come times in our lives when we are simply overcome by emptiness and absence---perhaps the death of a loved one, the painful illness of a small child, or loss of a job. At these times, doubt or unbelief are natural. This does not mean we have lost our faith, it means that doubt or unbelief can be metaphors for dying. Like Thomas, when we come to profound belief we know as rising. What moves us from unbelief to belief? Also like Thomas, our encounter with the Risen Christ. In our times of doubt or unbelief we need to keep our eyes focused on the Risen One and, in due time, we know the Lord is with us inviting us to belief.

Many thanks to all those scores and scores who helped to prepare our worship for the Triduum and Solemnity of Easter. Preparing our parish facilities and our community is not an easy responsibility. Those who helped with the clean up; those who helped with arranging flowers and plants; those who helped with set up and cleaning; those who prepared the sacristy and the sacred vessels/vestments; those who served

in various liturgical and support roles; those who shared their sewing talent…the quiet stewardship of many enable us to offer our very best. We had encouraging attendance throughout the Triduum. It was edifying to see so many people gathering for worship each day.

Our participation continues to grow each year. What a wonderfully prayerful experience for us on Holy Thursday and the Easter Vigil as we celebrated the Liturgy. The Good Friday Service and the Way of the Cross call us back as we reflect on Christ’s suffering for our salvation.

We will evaluate our scheduling and make adjustments accordingly for the coming year.

Many thanks go out to all those who shared their delicious baked goods with me here at the Parish House. All of the traditional Easter Foods were excellent. Thank you for keeping the customs of your forbearers and sharing them. Your stewardship enables our parish to continue to grow as well as making great things happen in our midst.

If you have not made your gift to the Church for the Solemnity of Easter, please do so as soon as possible. We will render an accounting to you in the coming weeks.

Many thanks to all those who have so very generously participated in the 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal. If you have not made your pledge/gift, please do so as soon as possible. On a personal note, I am grateful to all those who have graciously remembered my birthday as well as those who have sent gracious remembrances for the Solemnity of Easter to me personally. Have a great week. Let us remember one another in prayer. Happy Sunday. Peace.

Father Jeff

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Sharing Our Treasure Palm Sunday 24/25 March Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship

$19,310

Envelope Contribu ons

$13,096

Electronic/Online Contribu ons

$3,620

Loose Contribu ons

$2,594

Average Contribu on per Household this week $32.33 # of Contribu ng Households # Registered Parishioner Households

517

IN ACTION!

1,253

This past week our parish transferred $3,000 from our stewardship income to support the ac vi es of Saint Mary Parish Social Concerns Outreach.

We are grateful to those who forwarded their dona ons while on vaca on.

THANK YOU for the Sacrificial Stewardship Offerings as we support the ministries, programs and facilities of our parish.

You may return through the collection basket or you may drop-off the bowl to the Parish Office.

Please return your rice bowl donations

by April 8, 2018.

Divine Mercy Sunday - 2nd Sunday of Easter A check for the total amount collected from the bowl should be made out to Saint Mary, in the memo line written ‘Rice Bowl’ Thank you for your kind generosity to the Catholic Relief Services.

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.

Currently we have 51 Brothers, 37 priests and 230 women-religious ministering in the diocese. 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.

Our FTMM goal included 3 years ( 2016-2018) of the ACA. We encourage our parishioners— especially those who did not make a pledge to the FTMM — to support this year’s ACA and respond to Our Bishop’s call.

Thank you for your generosity!

The EASTER Collection will be announced shortly.

If you have not made your gift, please do so as soon as possible.

Thank you and God Bless.

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Martha Mary Mee ng Wednesday, April 11 It’s Almost “Garden Time”!

Remember the old saying “April showers bring May flowers”? Some of the Spring flowers are already being welcomed into our area and many of us are looking forward to ge ng out there to do some gardening. In an cipa on of this, the Martha Mary Guild has invited two Monmouth County Master Gardeners to be the highlight of our April mee ng. Ellen Simone and Robert Mellert are both very experienced in this field.

Ellen has been a Master Gardener since 2008 and has served as president of the Monmouth County Gardener Associa on and the State Board of Master Gardeners. Robert joined the Master Gardeners in 2001 and has served as chair of many of their commi ees, including the group that ini ated the formal herb garden, called “The Herbary”, behind the AG Building on Kozloski Road in Freehold.

They both work at several community gardens in Western Monmouth County, including the newly expanded Marlboro Community Garden, where Ellen is the volunteer manager. At this mee ng, their focus will be on different types of herbs – how they are used and how they are grown. They will offer guidance on using containers and/or plan ng directly in the ground.

All are invited to join us on Wednesday, April 11 at 11:30 a.m. to pray the rosary in the Spiritual Center Chapel. At noon, there will be a BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch), with refreshments provided by the Guild in Madonna Hall.

Ellen and Robert will begin “sparking our gardening enthusiasm” at 12:30 p.m.

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Saint Mary Parish Sewing Circle WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW: Most projects are simple sew. No sewing experience, no worries, we will teach you!

WHEN and WHERE: Come when you are available. The ministry meets in Meeting Room #11 twice each month (meetings are held the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays) 1- 3 pm.

CONTACT for more information: Kathe Flanagan at kjflan@aol.com

The New Day Bereavement Support Group Ministry of Consolation Invites You…to participate in a nine week program for those who are grieving the death of loved ones and want to work through the tasks of grief in a structured way using the New Day Journal, A Journey from Grief to Healing. The sessions include readings, reflection, sharing and journaling.

Group meets 7:30 pm in Christ Chapel.

Starting Date: Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 Ending Date: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 For information and pre-registration: Marilyn Simone at 732-462-8088.

April 14 9 am - 3 pm Parish Hall cards, coins and stamps Join us in a Farewell for Deacon Vincent Rinaldi following the 10 am Mass at AGAPE on Sunday, April 15

My Fair Lady—June 13.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to an overwhelming response to this produc on, the ckets sold out very quickly.

There is a wai ng list, so if you want to be on that list, please call Elia NOW 732-308-0789.

Come and wish Deacon Vin a hear elt farewell as he transfers from the Parish of Saint Mary, Colts Neck, to the Co-Cathedral of Saint Robert Bellarmine, Freehold.

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STANDING UP TO HATE A SPECIAL EVENT

For the Entire Family!

This event is a life-giving event for families!

Reboot! Live! is a cross-genera onal event for ages 12 & older. We invite you to bring your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers, people of faith, people not so sure of where they stand. This truly promises to be a spiritually transforming event! Perhaps you are hesitant to purchase ckets in advance due to uncertainty of schedules; if you can’t make it, you will find someone who can, just like a concert cket! It is a gi of love and caring!

Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 7:00—9:30 PM at Church of St. Leo the Great, 50 Hurleys Lane, Lincro $22 per seat. www.RealLifeCatholic.com

WATERSPIRIT 4 E. River Rd., Rumson, NJ, 07760 “Celebration of Spring” Thursday, April 12, 2018 7:00 – 8:30 PM Let's celebrate Spring, a time of balancing, blossoming, and blessing. In this Spring celebration, we will get in touch with the energy of Earth and the energy stirring within ourselves through music, meditation, prayer and ritual. Reservations preferred.

Donations according to means. For reservations or more information, please contact us at waterspirit981@gmail.com or 732-923-9788.

Blue Mass-Tuesday, April 17, 10:30 am St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton 08608

FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Marlboro Jewish Center 103 School Road West Marlboro, NJ 07746

Open to the community – all are welcome.

Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

For more informa on, including Sarri’s program on Saturday, please contact the synagogue at (732) 536-2300, or Rabbi Michael Pont at rabbipont@mjcnj.com.