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
One Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 Phone: 732-780-2666 Fax: 732-780-0394
Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee Pastor Emeritus: Reverend Fr. William J. Bausch Deacon: 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 March 3, 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 Contact the Parish Office for information & required paperwork three months in advance. There are no Baptisms during Advent or Lent, please plan accordingly.
Religious Education Registration Dates Abbreviated Summer Intensive: February 1 - March 31 Fall RE Classes: April 1 - May 30
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Post Valentine’s Day Dance Friday, February 15, 2019
Love is in the Air… See page 5 for more information Summer Intensive Religious Education Registration has started. See page 6 for more information
Visit our Website: www.stmaryscoltsneck.org
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Mass Intentions for the Week February 4 - February 10 For * Requested by Monday, February 4 - 9 AM Chapel Julia Camarata * Caregiver Son Chuck Judith Joyce * Joseph Joyce
Tuesday, February 5 - 9 AM Chapel St. Agatha Carol Baker * Pecoraro Family Robbie Gaglioti & Paul F. Gaglioti, Jr. * Sophia & Ralph
Wednesday, February 6 - 9 AM Chapel St. Paul Miki and Companions Eileen Devaney * Bill Devaney Tere Nolan * Neil and Jane Slattery
Thursday, February 7 - 9 AM Chapel Michael Cloud * Ed and Diana Piotrowski Bob Golar * Tom and Angela Kinlin
Friday, February 8 - 9 AM Chapel St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking Joyce Bowen * Donna Hamlin Intentions of Fr. William Bausch * Martha Mary Guild
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Please pray for the following members of our parish family who are ill: Irene Baron Fr. Bill Bausch Eileen Beckley John Beckley Ted Damen Logan Dayton John DeStefano Lynette Colaco-Desouza Kaitlin Donahue Nagle Susan Endlicher James Liam Engel James Fiedler Emily Gioacchini Edward Habrack Tom Hudak
Carl Johnson Theresia Kopp Bridget Korn Lori Lettieri Donna Lodi Vincent Loretta Pauline Madzin Leonidas Mavrookas Mary Joan McNamara Stellanne Scalia Owen Shoemaker Christine Shrewsbury Angelo Stanco Lauren Vinci Irene Weller
Saturday, February 9 - 4 PM Church Blessed Virgin Mary Intentions of Leonidas Mavrookas * Suzanne Schlesinger Paul Saake * Barbara Saake Carl Endlicher * Linda Fredda
Sunday, February 10 – Church Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Marriage Day
8 AM Pro Populo John Brenner * Susan and Bob Monaco Robert Arcoleo * Ed Brock
10 AM Robert J. Hannan * Parker Family Sergio and Antonio Dos Santos * Dos Santos Family Lori Cironella Romer * Christina Schlee
12 PM Cory Aufiero * Ierardi Family Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Stoia * Sophia and Ralph Teresa Hulse * Joann and Robert Buhler
Rest in Peace Please remember in your prayers, those who have recently died. Inez Marie Fieramosca Salvatore V. Sgroi Salvatore Nici
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
Lifelong Catechesis Week February 4 - February 10 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Mk 6:14-29 Sunday, February 10 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11 Questions for Deeper Reflections:
Question for Children: What is a way that you can follow Jesus? Question for Youth: Following Jesus can mean leaving some things behind. What do you need to let go of to follow Jesus more fully in your life? Question for Adults: When recently did God call you to do something that was difficult? -Lifelong Catechesis
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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
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Parish Food Collection Food is accepted weekly. Please place donations in the grey cart in the gathering space of the Church. Please, no expired items.
Liturgical, Music & Worship Ministries Contact: Andrew J. Macirowski Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Thank you to all for your continued support to help feed others in the community.
Principal Cantor Contact: David Maliakel
PANTRY FOOD ITEMS NEEDED Cereal, Oatmeal, Juice, Soup, Macaroni & Cheese, Canned Vegetables, Canned Tuna and Chicken, Canned Beef Stew, Beans, Instant Mashed Potatoes, Pasta, Rice, Tomato Sauce, Canned Fruit, Peanut Butter, Jams & Jellies, Pudding, Jell-O, Tea, Coffee, Healthy Snacks, Granola Bars
Adult Faith Formation & Religious Education Contact: Jim Bridges FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org Temporal Administration, Stewardship & Outreach Contact: Edwin A. Sevillano TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Sanctuary Lamps Upcoming availability Church & Chapel 2/17 - 2/23, 2/24 - 3/2, & 3/3 - 3/9
Christ Chapel Muffy Coseglia Amy & John Orrico
PRAY for Military & First Responders SN Colton Boag, USCG Pvt Devon Francis Chrzan, USMC Chief Blake Conley, USN Lt. Col. John Anthony Coppola, US Army Major Douglas Coppola, US Army SN Christian Houlihan, USN Pvt Michael John Mento, US Army 1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army 1st Lt. Ryan Tanguay, US Army Staff Sergeant Stephen Witherow, USAF 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.
Recycle Last Years Palms A receptacle has been placed in the gathering space to collect old palms.
Church Vince Cerrulo Linda Dickinson-Pancila
They are to be burnt, and the ashes are to be used on Ash Wednesday for the imposition of the ashes.
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Andrew J. Macirowski Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org
St Blaise, Bishop and Martyr From the Book of Blessings, “Saint Blase was the bishop of Sebaste in Armenia during the fourth century. Very little is known about his life. According to various accounts he was a physician before becoming a bishop. His religion spread throughout the entire Church in the Middle Ages because he was reputed to have miraculously cured a little boy who nearly died because of a fishbone in his throat. From the eighth century he has been invoked on behalf of the sick, especially those afflicted with illnesses of the throat.” The blessing of throats is a sacramental in the Catholic Church, occurring on February 3, the feast of St. Blaise. The blessing is conferred by a priest, deacon, or lay person, often with two candles placed on either side of a person’s throat, which are blessed on the preceding day, February 2nd, the Presentation of the Lord, in which candles that are to be used throughout the coming year are blessed.
Andrew J. Macirowski, Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist
Altar Server Training February 17 & 24 Any young people of the parish who have received their First Holy Communion or older who would like to be trained as an altar server, there will be training sessions held on February 17 and 24, following the 10 am Mass, in the Church. Email Andrew worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org to sign up.
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Worship Ministry Schedule: February 9 - February 10: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Altar Server
EMs of Holy Communion
Reader 1
Reader 2
Cantor
LWD Melissa Widmeier
Usher John Grabowski Jim Davis Bob Lind Frank Sikorskas NOT FILLED NOT FILLED
Abigail Cowles Daniel Cowles Sophia Lennon
Emily Santangelo - Center Cup Susan Baker - Organ Host Martha Cowles - Center Host Monty Matrisciani - Tabernacle Host Trudy Matrisciani - Organ Cup Helene Lind - Tabernacle Cup Rosemarie Estephan - Alternate
Christopher Aquinas
Alicia Mendez
Diane Dragone
NOT FILLED NOT FILLED NOT FILLED
Mike LaCava - Center Cup Gina Shute - Organ Host Michael Staub - Center Host Rosanne LaCava - Tabernacle Host Marsha Grigoli - Organ Cup Maureen Staub - Tabernacle Cup Michael Stivala - Alternate
Michael Zarraga
Charles Young
David Maliakel
Dawn Reinhardt - Center Cup Winifred O'Doherty - Center Cup Heide Lohn - Organ Host Mary Aiello - Center Host Maureen Geiger - Tabernacle Host Joseph Merante - Organ Cup Linda Dickinson-Pancila - Tabernacle Cup Gregory Calderaro - Alternate
Barbara Schaflin
Julia Cullen
David Maliakel
Barbara Hawthorne
Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church)
Patrick Dickinson Gabriella Penczak Alessandra Zilinski
Leigh Gavinelli John Orrico Greg Penczak Jack Zumba Charlie Gavinelli Allan Ryan Jamie Steiner NOT FILLED
Lee Gesner - Center Cup Patricia Gesner - Organ Host Patricia Balbo - Center Host Anna May Schellenberger - Tabernacle Host NOT FILLED - Organ Cup Irene Weller - Tabernacle Cup NOT FILLED - Alternate
Dan Mazzeo
Kathy Maher
Bridget Farrow
Fernando Pinguelo
Sunday, 12:00 PM (Church)
Tommy Zita NOT FILLED NOT FILLED
James Dolan Joe Mancino Joseph Rinaldo William Starce NOT FILLED
Saturday, 4:00 PM (Church)
Sunday, 8:00 AM (Church)
Michael Boliver George Watts James Pifer Jim Boliver NOT FILLED
In celebration of L O V E
Post Valentine’s Day Dance Friday, February 15, 2019
join us for
Love is in the Air… Madonna Hall 7:00 pm-11:00 pm Tickets: $5.00 per person—$40.00 table of eight (No sales at the door. Must be purchased in advance) Tickets on sale at the Parish Office or online at goo.gl/A1GMxb Plan with friends to fill a table of 8 and plan your table menu—appetizers, dinner, or dessert you choose! We supply the venue, atmosphere, music (DJ), water, tea /coffee.. BYOB & BYOF.
No partner? Bring your friends who enjoy line/group dancing! Attire: Dressy Casual
Come with dancing shoes!
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Dr. Jim Bridges Pastoral Coordinator of Faith Formation and Religious Education FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Summer RE Registration has started Families must be registered active parishioners whose children have been in the Religious Education program for at least one year (with the exception of first graders). However, all families must be registered active ("bona fide") parishioners for 1 year prior to enrolling.
Outline of Process for completing RE Registration Obtain a My Own Church (MOC) Login Request student(s) session & class through the MOC portal Once request is received by RE office, it will be verified and processed, then, an invoice will be created for payment, and be emailed back to family. This email/Invoice will include web link to make payments through the Online Giving interface.
Submit payment through the Online Giving link provided in invoice email. Please note, a student’s placement is not regarded as certain until payment is made. A final verification will be sent to confirm placement and that the process is complete.
Summer Intensive classes are for students entering grades 1-6 September 2019. Classes run Monday through Friday for 2 weeks from 8:30 am -12:30 pm. Admission is on a first come first serve basis. Classes closed when they fill. We encourage you to register early. Summer Intensive 1 : July 22 – 26 & 29 – August 2 Summer Intensive 2 : August 12 – 16 & 19 - 23 Summer Tuition remains the same as last year, $300 per student. Summer Registration starts February 1, 2019. There is an Early Registration discount of $50 per student, for those that complete the full process including payment before February 28, 2019 at 12 noon. Summer Registration will end on March 31, 2019 at 12 noon.
Payments will only be through the Online Giving Interface (NO PAYPAL or checks). Online Giving is not the same interface/portal as the My Own Church where sessions and grades are requested.
Catholic Childcare Center is open at The Parish of Saint Mary We serve children from 2 - 13. Once children are school age we do before and Jessica Pierz, Director after care as well as summer camp. 732-780-0135 jessica@fgkids.org Availability: Open Monday - Friday, 6:30 am - 6:30 pm, Full/Part time scheduling options
www.fgkids.org
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Monday, February 25 at 10 am. See this inspiring film about Pope Francis in Madonna Hall New Bible Study - 10 sessions Religious Education Registration (Summer, Fall & Online) will need a My Own Church (MOC) portal login to register. www.stmaryscoltsneck.org All families seeking Religious Education must be registered parishioners and have a My Own Church (MOC) portal login to be able to register for any of The Parish of Saint Mary Religious Education offerings. The process to create a MOC portal login and receive a temporary password can take a few days. This interface is not mobile device friendly and has been known to have emails blocked by several of the email providers. PLEASE give yourself time to complete the process BEFORE RE Registration Opens. New Users please use the My Own Church
Button
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The Prophets: Messengers of God’s Mercy Join us in a study on the prophets, presented by Thomas Smith! Each week, you will come to know a prophet from Scripture and learn how his message sheds light on our faith and our lives. In getting to know these messengers of God, you will read Scripture and the Catechism, while answering thought-provoking questions and powerful reflections. Plus, you will learn practical ways to apply the messages of the prophets in your own life. Dates: Time: Fee:
2/12 - 4/17 Tues 7:30 pm or Wed 10 am $30 to cover materials
CONTACT Dr. Jim Bridges faithformation@stmaryscoltsneck.org Register online https://goo.gl/4ACyng
NOTE: Select The Parish of Saint Mary, Colts
Neck from the dropdown menu (fourth from the bottom). Registering from a mobile device is not supported. Please use a computer. Existing Users please find the login you
created last year. My Own Church is for existing registered parishioners. If you wish to join the Parish please call the Parish Office at 732-780-2666.
Confirmation Prep Grades 7 & 8 Next few sessions
Date 2/3/2019 2/10/2019 2/17/2019 2/24/2019 3/3/2019
Group Time A B No Class A B
Super Bowl - 3:30 pm Class 5-6:30 pm Feb 18 - President's Day 5-6:30 pm 5-6:30 pm
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Quo vadis… My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. As the crowds doubted who Jesus was because of his simple origins, so will others doubt who we are if we courageously live the gospel. Again, if we never meet doubt or opposition then we must examine how committed to the gospel we are. Most of us are not called to “professionally” preach the good news. All of us, because of our baptism, are committed to living it. No matter what simple origins we might have, our living the gospel is what must shape our everyday choices. This means, for example, that if the chatter around the coffee machine at work grows uncharitable or course, we have the courage to walk away. Another example: if prejudice exists among our friends and acquaintances, we have the courage to extol the dignity of the minority. Dying to oneself means that we place gospel values before any others and are willing to put our lives on the line for them. We might not always concretely experience God’s protection and deliverance in the given moment; but we know from Jesus’ life that it is there when it really counts—leading us to life everlasting. Today, Sunday, 3 February is the Memorial of Saint Blasé, bishop and martyr. We will follow the ancient custom of blessing throats during the Sunday morning Masses. We have another four weeks until we begin the Liturgical Season of Lent. These weeks are an opportunity for our parish staff to assess the Advent-Christmas Season as we prepare for the Lent-TriduumEaster Seasons.
Dr. Bridges has prepared a Scripture Study focused on the Prophets. I would encourage adults to consider participation in the ongoing formation. Re-registration and registration of new families for our Summer RE programming is underway. We have streamlined the process and timeline in consideration of the feedback that we had received last year. I am grateful to all of those families who responsibly register so that we can be adequately prepared to offer the very best to our young people. I remind all that the summer program is becoming more and more popular here in our parish and throughout our diocese. Students are placed on a first come, first served basis. There are meetings in the coming weeks for liturgical ministers. I am grateful to Andrew for his pastoral oversight of this aspect of parish life. It is my hope that all will continue to grow in their faith through the service that is given to our parish. Training for new altar servers is scheduled to begin this month. We are in need of additional altar servers since most of our current servers are high school aged. It would be great if 15 or 20 candidates came forward to begin training. Parents of boys and girls who have received their First Holy Communion might encourage their children to consider this important service to our parish community. Those who are middle school aged are also welcomed and encouraged to consider this ministry in our parish. Have a great week. Let us remember one another in prayer. Happy Sunday. Peace. Father Jeff
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Sharing Our Treasure January 27 Third Sunday in Ordinary-Time Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship
$14,872.81
Envelope Contributions
$11,052.00
Electronic/Online Contributions
$ 2,865.81
Loose Contributions
$
955.00
Avg. Contribution per Household this week $ 36.34 # of Contributing Households # Registered Parishioner Households
383 1,241
This past week our parish transferred $3,000 from our stewardship income to support the activities of St. Mary Parish Charitable Appeals & Outreach. 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.
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Sign up for Online Giving and stop using offering envelopes! It is convenient, secure and eco-friendly! You will also be saving the parish the cost of printing and mailing you envelopes. And you won't have to remember to write checks or stop by the ATM on Sundays! Plus earn cashback, miles, or points when using your rewards credit card! Besides you can pick up our “I GAVE ONLINE" cards at the Parish Office and use them at collection time. To start, visit https://goo.gl/w4oTes from your smartphone, tablet or PC, or scan the QR code below.
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NOTE: Apps are also available for both iOS and Android devices:
CPR/AED Training The Parish of Saint Mary has several defibrillators on campus.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ connectnow-giving/id1244158209 https://play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=com.parishsoft.giving
Team Life is providing training for interested liturgical ministry members, Staff and parishioners the following date and time: Full training Monday, February 11 at 6 - 9 pm. Registration is required. Please register at the link below: https://teamlife.enrollware.com/enroll?id+2770064
Saturday, February 9, 2019 9 am - 3 pm Parish Hall cards, coins and stamps
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The “Tuesday Group” Celebrates Together On January 15, the “Tuesday Group” took Sr. Fran (Sr. Francis Lomeo, RGS) to a wonderful lunch at La Cashina to celebrate the blessings of Christmas and to thank her for sharing her beautiful faith with us every other Tuesday. It was also very appropriate to thank Treasure Herman, who leads the group on the alternate weeks. The participants truly benefit from the readings and thought provoking discussions each week, due to the efforts of both of these extraordinary women. All women are invited to join us on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. You’ll be glad you did!
Please bring soup and non-perishable food items to help Foodstock in Freehold stock their shelves for the hungry. Collection boxes will be in Gathering Space and outside of Madonna Hall near the Chapel. We’ll collect non-perishable items from Super Bowl Sunday, though Feb. 10th.
SPUR/Special People United to Ride The next general meeting for the Martha Mary Guild on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, will focus on ‘SPUR/Special People United to Ride’. It is a non-profit that was established in 1981 partnered with the Monmouth County Park System to support the therapeutic equestrian programs at Sunnyside Recreation Area known as ‘The Equestrian Center’, which is located on Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown, NJ, ‘The Sunnyside Recreation Area’ is comprised of 135 acres. The Equestrian Center facility opened in 2002 as a resource for all types of riders, horse owners. When not working in lessons, the horses can be found outside in herds. All the horses are ‘barefoot’ (shoeless) and slow feeder hay bags are used. The varied terrain and a turnout track help create the most natural living environment possible. Why not take a drive and visit with family, children, grandchildren to see this special place!?! Come to the meeting and you will learn more about it. The rosary is at 11:00 a.m. in the Spiritual Center Chapel and BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch) will follow in Madonna Hall. There will be special desserts provided by generous members of the Guild. The program will begin around 12:30. Members are asked to bring contributions for “Fulfill” from the list.
Razors & shaving cream Toothpaste & toothbrushes Shampoo
Deodorant Combs & brushes NO SOAPS