Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton: Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C. M.
THE PARISH OF SAINT MARY A Catholic Community Proclaiming the Greatness of God in our Time
Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee
One Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 Phone: 732-780-2666 Fax: 732-780-0394
Pastor Emeritus: Reverend Fr. William J. Bausch Deacon: John Wedemeyer
Trustees: Bill LaMorte Irene Weller Parish Office hours Sunday 9 am – 12 noon Mon. & Tues. 8:45 am – 7:30 pm Wed. & Thurs. 8:45 am – 6:00 pm No office hours on Fri or Sat.
Parish Membership: New parishioners are welcome to register at the office at any time. New Parishioner Orientation (quarterly) - will be held January 5, 11 am Contact Parish Office at parishoffice@stmaryscoltsneck.org Registration is required. Sacraments: Eucharist Detailed Mass times listed on page 2 Penance & Reconciliation Saturday 3 pm or by appointment. Marriage Contact the Parish Office one year in advance for information & guidelines. Baptism Next Baptismal Class TBA Contact the Parish Office for information & requirements three months in advance. There are no Baptisms during Advent or Lent, please plan accordingly.
Masses for Holy Family are Saturday, December 28, 4 pm & Sunday, December 29, 10 am
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - Holy Day of Obligation (Octave Day of Christmas)
Tuesday, December 31st (No 9 am Mass this day)
5 pm Mass Wednesday, January 1st - New Year's Day 10 am Mass
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Mass Intentions for the Week of December 28 - January 5 For * Requested by Saturday, December 28 – 4 PM Church Dorothy Deckert * John and Susan Murphy Intentions of Leonidas Mavrookas* Suzanne Schlesinger Florence & William O’Sullivan * Freda O’Doherty & Family Sunday, December 29 – Church The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 10 AM Eleanor and Patrick Walsh * Maureen Beyer Tom Walsh * Maureen Beyer Rose Lunz * Maureen Beyer Baptisms during 10 am Mass Desmond Ryan Ilardi Conor Frank O'Mahony Monday, December 30 – 9 AM Church John J. Hornyak Jr. * Lorraine Lee Tuesday, December 31 – 5 PM Vigil Church William Gorman Jr. * Carol McKay Wednesday, January 1 - 10 AM Church Mary, the Holy Mother of God Special Intention * Suzanne Schlesinger Rev. Adam T. Kearns * Rev. Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee, Staff and Parishioners Thursday, January 2 - 9 AM Chapel Pauline Madzin * Susan and Robert Monaco Friday, January 3 - 9 AM Chapel Russell Wheat * Peg Roarty Saturday, January 4 – 4 PM Church Pro Populo Intentions of Leonidas Mavrookas * Suzanne Schlesinger Jack McGrath * Rorie and Jack Coppola Sunday, January 5 - Church The Epiphany 8 AM Vito Minichini * Joe and Tami Minichini Brian Patrick McKay * Alice Ganley
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Please pray for the following members of our parish family who are ill: Marcela Abril Kathleen Amatel Fr Bill Bausch Eileen Beckley Susan Condon Logan Dayton John DeStefano Kaitlin Donahue Nagle Tom Fadale James Fiedler Emily Gioacchini Edward Habrack Tom Hudak Theresia Kopp
Bridget Korn Lori Lettieri Donna Lodi Leonidas Mavrookas Mary Joan McNamara Diane O’ Donnell Kevin O’Shea Stanley Rembisz Paola Richmond Owen Shoemaker Christine Shrewsbury Seneida Tomasetti Nancy Vida Lauren Vinci
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
Sanctuary Lamps These intentions are on a weekly basis starting with the Sunday. The suggested donation for Sanctuary Lamp is $25. Upcoming availability Church: 1/26 - 2/1, 2/9 - 2/15, & 2/16 - 2/22 Christ Chapel: 1/12- 1/18, 1/19 - 1/25, 1/26- 2/1, 2/ 2 - 2/8, 2/9 - 2/15, & 2/16 - 2/22
CHRIST CHAPEL Rudy, Howe, and Bailey Families
10 AM Edith and Richard Gold * Arlene Garito and Family Salvatore Castro * Family Andrew Nachstein * Reagan Family 12 PM Robert A. McNamara * McNamara Family Angelina Gheraldi * Richard and Maria Gerbino Dr. Thomas Bracco & Elizabeth Bracco * Kara Sce
CHURCH Dering Sprague Linda Dickinson-Pancila and Family
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Parish Office: 732-780-2666 parishoffice@stmaryscoltsneck.org Bulletin Deadline: Electronic format by 12 noon Thursday of the prior week (10 days before). parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org Bulletin Editor: Catherine Love Liturgical, Music & Worship Ministries Contact: Andrew J. Macirowski Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org
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Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God Mass times within the Cohort The Parish of Saint Mary, Colts Neck - Tuesday, Dec 31 – 5 pm - Wednesday, Jan 1 - 10 am
St. Catharine of Genoa, 108 Middletown Rd., Holmdel - Tuesday, Dec 31 – 5 pm - Wednesday, Jan 1 - 9 am & 12 noon
Principal Cantor Contact: David Maliakel
St. Gabriel, 100 N. Main St., Marlboro
Adult Faith Formation & Religious Education Contact: Dr. Jim Bridges FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org
St. Benedict, 165 Bethany Rd., Holmdel
Temporal Administration, Stewardship & Outreach Contact: Edwin A. Sevillano TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org The Parish Office will close for New Years on Tues., Dec. 31 at 12 noon, remaining closed Wed., Jan. 1, New Years Day. The office will reopen on Thurs., Jan. 2 at 8:45 am.
PRAY for Military & First Responders SN Colton Boag, USCG LCpl Devon Francis Chrzan, USMC Chief Blake Conley, USN 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 Pvt Nicholas Poskonka US Army Captain Richard Savo, US Army 1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army 1st Lt. Ryan Tanguay, US Army SSgt 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. Please include rank and branch of service.
- Wednesday, Jan 1 - 10 am & 12 noon - Tuesday, Dec 31 – 5 pm - Wednesday, Jan 1 - 9 am Lifelong Catechesis Week of December 30 - January 5 Readings for the Week Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:
1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2:36-40 1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18 Nm 6:22-27; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 1 Jn 2:22-28; Jn 1:19-28 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Jn 1:29-34
Sunday, January 5 - The Epiphany Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Questions for Deeper Reflections: Question for Children: In your life, who helps you to see Jesus in other people such as a classmate or a friend? Question for Youth: Life can sometimes be rough: losing your home, moving, feeling fear or danger. How do you experience God being and staying with you in such times? Question for Adults: How this past week did you demonstrate -Lifelong Catechesis God’s love at home and at work?
Over all [other virtues] put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. — Colossians 3:14
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Andrew J. Macirowski Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Christmas Carols The oldest of Christmas Carols, can be traced back to early Christianity, when hymns that related specifically to Christmas were first recorded as being sung. One of these, “Of the Father’s Love Begotten”, dates back to the 4th century, as is sometimes thought of as the world’s oldest Christmas Carol. The Advent Hymn, “O Come O Come Emmanuel” has text that dates to the 5th century, and there is a noticeable gap in carols for many centuries, mostly due to the fact that music was mainly an aural tradition until notation systems developed in Greece around the 4th century, but still struggled to carry on through history. The development of Gregorian chant in the 9th century helped some music remain through the ages. There was a resurgence of carols in the style of sacred motets during the Renaissance, and at the same time the singing of carols gained popularity in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and other Eastern European nations. In Eastern Europe, carols were common in some countries like Spain and Portugal around the same time, but became even more commonplace in the rest of Europe in the 18th century, and, after becoming popular in England, found their way to the colonies we now call home. Their popularity has remained ever since, and composers are writing new carols to this day.
WINTER WILD It was winter wild While the Heav’n-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. —John Milton, On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity
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Worship Schedule: January 4 - January 5 The Epiphany Altar Server
Saturday, 4:00 PM (Church)
Sunday, 8:00 AM (Church)
Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church)
Sunday, 12:00 PM (Church)
EMs of Holy Communion
Reader 1
Reader 2
Cantor
LWD
Mark Hines William Hines Christopher Montefusco
NOT FILLED - Center Cup Helene Lind - Organ Host Irene Weller - Center Host Louise Habrack - Tabernacle Host Suzanne Schlesinger - Organ Cup Sandra Montefusco - Tabernacle Cup Rosemarie Estephan - Pres Cup
John McCrae
Bruno Savo
Magnificat Choir
Anthony Buzzetta Michael Buzzetta NOT FILLED
Michael Stivala - Center Cup Gina Shute - Organ Host Mike LaCava - Center Host Marsha Grigoli - Tabernacle Host Justine Buzzetta - Organ Cup Rosanne LaCava - Tabernacle Cup Joyce Flynn - Pres Cup
Mary Ellen Griffin
Annette Raynor
David Maliakel
Gabriella Penczak Valeska Yaninas Larissa Yaninas
Helen DeCerce - Center Cup Amy Orrico - Organ Host Winifred O'Doherty - Center Host Dawn Reinhardt - Tabernacle Host Heide Lohn - Organ Cup Carol Donahue - Tabernacle Cup Edward Moskal - Pres Cup
Kevin Swan
Kathy Maher
David Maliakel
Jennifer Garcia
Leigh Gavinelli John Orrico Greg Penczak Jack Zumba Charlie Gavinelli Allan Ryan Jaime Steiner
NOT FILLED NOT FILLED
Ron Gabbard - Center Cup Barbara Moskal - Organ Host Maria Gerbino - Center Host Anna May Schellenberger - Tabernacle Host Ann Byrnes - Organ Cup NOT FILLED - Tabernacle Cup NOT FILLED - Pres Cup
Dan Mazzeo
Richard Gerbino
Colleen Swain
NOT FILLED
James Dolan Joe Mancino Joseph Rinaldo William Starce NOT FILLED
Schedule of Un-Decorating the Parish! January 13 - Un-Decorating of Campus - 9:30 AM-12 noon and 6:30 PM-9 PM. To volunteer for any and all of these, please see Andrew Macirowski, coordinator for Worship and Music.
Next AGAPE Sunday, January 5 after the 8 & 10 am Masses Join fellow parishioners after Sunday Masses for donuts, bagels, coffee/ beverages and fellowship in the Parish Hall. Agape is also an opportunity to meet ministry leaders, sign up for programs and learn more about parish life.
New Parishioner Orientation January 5, 11 am Madonna Hall Attendance is mandatory for those looking to become parishioners at the Parish of St. Mary. Please Contact the Parish Office if you wish to attend 732-780-2666
Fernando Pinguelo
Usher John Grabowski Jim Davis Bob Lind Frank Sikorskas NOT FILLED George Watts James Pifer Jim Boliver NOT FILLED
Catholic Childcare Center is open at The Parish of Saint Mary
FUTURE GENERATIONS
EARLY LEARNING CENTER Learning, Loving, and Laughing! Are you looking for a safe, loving, educational and nurturing environment where your child will get the attention and care that they deserve? 732-780-0135
jessica@fgkids.org Availability:
Open Monday - Friday 6:30 am - 6:30 pm Full/Part time scheduling options
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Quo vadis… My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This gospel relates the other three of Joseph’s dreams, recorded in Matthew’s gospel; the first we met on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. These dreams continue the revelation-response motif begun on Christmas Day. This is the interface of our own modern families and the Holy Family: as they did, we too all face challenges in responding to God faithfully and obediently. The holiness of a family is not dependent upon perfection or an easy road. As Mary and Joseph showed us, holiness is dependent upon faithfulness and obedience to God’s messages. Whether we are a traditional family or a single-parent family, whether we have biological or adopted or foster children or no children, whether we live in an expensive home or a subsidized rental unit makes no difference for living as a holy family. What does make a difference is hearing God’s messages and doing God’s will. Revelation-response made the Holy Family holy; it makes our families holy, too. This is paschal mystery living: responding to both hardships (dying) and God’s wonderful gifts of graces (rising) in fidelity and obedience. Trust in God’s ways. Many thanks to all those who sent greetings, gifts, culinary delights, and prayerful wishes to the Parish House for the Christmas Season. Your warmth and generosity are overwhelming. You truly make our Parish a
vibrant community where faith is nurtured. This coming week is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God which is the Octave (8th) Day of Christmas. This Solemnity is a wonderful opportunity for us to gather in prayer as we begin a new civic calendar year. Please consult the bulletin for special Mass times and other particulars. We will begin celebrating 9 am DAILY MASS in CHRIST CHAPEL located near Madonna Hall on JANUARY 2nd continuing until the TUESDAY prior to ASH WEDNESDAY unless otherwise announced in our parish bulletin. Please note this change as we strive to be good and faithful stewards of our resources. Many thanks to all those who have served to make our parish community ready for these Advent-Christmas-Epiphany Liturgies. Our staff is here to guide and support the many parishioners in caring for our parish community and making things happen. Let us be mindful of the many gifts we have been given and the call for us to be a gift to one another especially in sharing our faith. Do not forget to keep the tree and decorations up for a while. The Season of Christmas (Liturgically) continues until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. If you have not already made your Christmas Gift to our parish on Christmas Day, please do so this week so that we can prepare a report for you to review. Thanks for all that you do! Have a great week. Let us pray for one another. Merry Christmas! Peace. Father Jeff
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Dr. Jim Bridges Pastoral Coordinator of Faith Formation and Religious Education FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Psalms: The School of Prayer In this 11-session study, presenters Jeff Cavins, Tim Gray, and Sarah Christmyer show you how to establish a deeply personal dialogue with God through the Psalms. Learn how to meditate fruitfully on the captivating words of the Psalms using lectio divina and study the many ways the Psalms foretell the life and mission of Jesus.
Religious Education Families
11 sessions offered Jan 14 - March 15, 2020
Have you heard about My Own Church?
Tuesdays at 7:30 pm Wednesday at 10 am
This new online tool lets you update your family’s records on the web! It’s convenient. It’s secure. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
The cost is free for parishioners of Saint Mary. *Participants from outside the parish are asked to pay for study materials ($30) Registration through the Parish Office or online http://bit.ly/2N7vBQs
The My Own Church Button may be found on the parish website www.stmaryscoltsneck.org under the Parish Resources Block. Select The Parish of Saint Mary, Colts Neck from the dropdown menu (fourth from the bottom), and fill in the required information. Questions? See the help page link or call the parish office.
RE registrations & re-registrations will be going through the My Own Church portal.
The following presentations are being offered for free in January and February by Dr. Jim Bridges in Madonna Hall. January 26 at 7 pm and January 27 at 10 am “Calling All Angels” will examine the Biblical and apocryphal traditions concerning the existence and nature of angels. February 9 at 7 pm and February 10 at 10 am “Satan and the Personification of Evil” will examine the Biblical roots of Satan and the related traditions concerning other named and unnamed representations of evil in the Judeo-Christian traditions.
Registration for Summer Intensive 2020-2021 Religious Education Summer Intensive 1: July 12 – 17 & 20 – 24 Summer Intensive 2: August 3 – 7 & 10 - 14 Grades 1-6 (those children entering these grades in September 2020) Summer Tuition is $300/child From Feb 3rd at 9 am - March 31st at 7:30 pm there is a $50 early registration discount. May 14th noon Summer RE registration closes. NEW YEAR The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year, but rather that we should have a new soul. ―G. K. Chesterton
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Sharing Our Treasure December 15 Third Sunday of Advent Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship
$ 20,567
Envelope Contributions
$ 14,098
Electronic/Online Contributions
$ 5,029
Loose Contributions
$ 1,440
Avg. Contribution per Household this week $ 49.68 # of Contributing Households # Registered Parishioner Households
385 1,112
Due to the transmission time of this bulletin Sharing our Treasure for the weekend of Dec 21/22 will be in the Jan 4/5 bulletin. 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.
Online Giving system. As a church that seeks to serve, we want to provide you the convenience of being able to give the way you want, whenever you want. Getting started is easy—just visit our website,
http://giving.parishsoft.com/smcn When you sign-in your gift will transfer directly into the parish bank account. No fee will be charged to you, and you won’t have to remember to write a check or stop by the ATM on Sundays! Plus, earn cashback, miles, or points when using your credit card! Also if you still want to place something in the offertory basket, just pick up our “I GAVE ONLINE” cards at the Parish Office and use that at collection time.
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2019 Christmas Collection: We will provide you with a report of this collection at the conclusion of the Christmas 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. The direct link to Christmas Fund is http://bit.ly/2Ec6vu5
Parish Registration We welcome you to the Parish Family of Saint Mary and invite you to register with us by completing a Parish Registration Form either by contacting our Parish Office or on the website. Parish Registration is required for Baptism, Weddings, and Religious Education Programs. We urge all parishioners to make regular use of the envelopes or Online Giving. If you are moving from the Parish, please notify the Parish Office.
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The Saint Mary Parish Advent Pancake Breakfast was held on Sunday, December 15, 2019. No Little event… It surely was a wonderful fun filled community building event for all ages!! This year we had 431 tickets sold in advance for the event with 55 more sold at the door. THANK YOU to Diana and Joe Martinez, Mary Schneider, Providence Zumbo, Jessica Ward, Jack and Rorie Coppola, and Edwin Sevillano for this year’s Advent Pancake Breakfast, shopping, decorating, coordinating the details, and volunteer participation. A special shout out to the men running the kitchen headed by Neil Slattery. We had several new faces working the griddles. We wish we could list every volunteer (60+) by name because without each and every one of you this event is not possible!! Thank you to the community business owners who contributed products and/or discounts to the event: Ronstan Paper Company, Colts Neck Eatery, Eli’s Hot Bagels, Dunkin Donuts, Mueller’s Bakery, Holiday Meats, and Maureen and Michael Staub for providing us with the inflatables, costumes, and crumb cake. Your generosity of product and discounts was greatly appreciated and helps us to provide breakfast at a reduced price!!
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WWP Christmas party, our gift collection and our food donation to the Center in Asbury Park. The participants of WWP bible study celebrated Christmas on December 12th. In gratitude for their blessings, the opportunity to share faith with each other and the WWP woman’s bible study program, they give back to the community. The women participated in a gift drive through Roger Zurro and social concerns ministry. Also, food and desserts from the gathering were boxed up and donated to the Center in Asbury Park.
“Light up a Memory” Tree Lighting Ceremony December 14, 2019
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