Temporal Admin., Stewardship & Outreach

Sharing Our Treasure

February 5, 2023 – Fifth Sunday Ordinary Time

Edwin A. SevillanoTemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org

"This says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own." Is 58:7

THANK YOU for your generosity.

Building & Mortgage Collection $3,347

Our monthly mortgage payment is $7,966.26 scan code

Thank you for your generosity. A donation of $500 has been made for the Black & Native American Mission fund. Next weekend February 18-19 will be a collection for the Central & Eastern Europe Mission fund. Please be generous.

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.

Sign-in for our Online Giving system to make your parish offerings from your bank account or Credit Card!

To set up an online giving account please visit https://giving.parishsoft.com/smcn

Should you require our assistance setting up your new account, please call the parish office at 732-780-2666.

You can also download the ConnectNow Giving App for Android or iOS

The 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal launches February 25th and 26th throughout the Diocese of Trenton.

Each year the Bishop seeks the support of all the members of the diocese to further the work of our ministries. Each of us has a vital part in all we do in Christ’s name, and each of us can share in all we do with a gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal. Our single Act of Faith propels the works of love that build up our Church. You make that happen with a generous gift to the ACA. This year St. Mary Parish share of the goal is $75,000. As the people of the Diocese of Trenton, you have an opportunity to help others see Christ working in our midst. Please take a moment and truly reflect on any help you can give. We truly need everyone to participate. Thank you for your support, and may God continue to bless you and your family.

Old Palm Collection

Recycle last years palms. A receptacle has been placed in the church narthex/gathering space and by the Parish Office to collect old palms. They are to be burnt and the ashes are to be used Ash Wednesday for the imposition of the ashes.

Nocturnal Adoration

March 3, 9pm to 10pm

Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Shrine 26 Leonardville Rd., Middletown, NJ

Women & Men are invited. If you have any questions call Gene Brennan 732-687-3543

CRS RICE BOWLS LENT IS COMING!

Join our faith community and nearly 13,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a transformative Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl.

Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl at Church next weekend February 18 & 19. During the 40 days of Lent, we will reflect on the impact of global hunger and climate change on vulnerable communities around the word, and we will pray, fast and give alms to help our sisters and brothers in need.

Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.

Bags and bags of warm clothing for the homeless!

Catholic Men for Jesus Christ Conference - February 25

Men of the Diocese of Trenton are invited to experience prayer, camaraderie and engaging speakers at the 26th annual Catholic Men for Jesus Christ Conference slated for February 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square. The conference, which bears the theme

“Living Joy, rediscover it and live it every day,” will feature a slate of presenters including Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., who will serve as principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass.

Read more here

THE ANNUAL BAYSHORE SENIOR CENTER GIFT AUCTION will take place on Friday, March 3. The doors open at 6:30pm. Entrance cost is $20 and includes coffee and cake.(100 Main Street, Keansburg)

Pre-paid ticket packages are on sale for $40. Please call Denise 732-801-4190 or Patty for more information 732-495-1490.

World Marriage Dayand Nationalmarriage Week 2023

In observance of World Marriage Day (Sunday, February 12, 2023) and National Marriage Week (February 714, 2022), the Diocese of Trenton honors all Catholic married couples with a special web resource to enhance their marriage in three important ways: 1) Reconnect with Your Spouse, 2) Make Your Marriage Even Better, and 3) Serve Others in Your Marriage. Find all this and more at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/world-marriageday-for-couples, and for newly married couples, be sure to visit www.dioceseoftrenton.org/newly-marriedresource-page - what every couple needs to make their marriage extraordinary! (Part of the BuildingStrongMarriages.org initiative ofthe Diocese ofTrenton)

Celebrating Marriage For The Month Of February

Week 4 (February 25, 26)

Celebrating the Beauty of Catholic Marriage from the Catechism – read more at usccb.org under “Resources”

1644 The love of the spouses requires, of its very nature, the unity and indissolubility of the spouses' community of persons, which embraces their entire life: "so they are no longer two, but one flesh." They "are called to grow continually in their communion through day-to-day fidelity to their marriage promise of total mutual self -giving." This human communion is confirmed, purified, and completed by communion in Jesus Christ, given through the sacrament of Matrimony. It is deepened by lives of the common faith and by the Eucharist received together (Catechism of the Catholic Church).