Temporal Admin., Stewardship & Outreach

Sharing Our Treasure

January 29, 2023 – Fourth Sunday Ordinary Time

Edwin A. SevillanoTemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org

"Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, I will never forsake you or abandon you. "

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This weekend February 4-5 is our monthly Building & Mortgage Reduction second collection. Our payment is $7,966.26. Included also in this weekend’s offering will be the Black & Native American fund collection 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

Thank you for your continuous support!

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.

THANK YOU ST. MARY’S PARISHIONERS

Thank you for the recent donation to FA Open Door. Your recent generosity is appreciated as we work to help those less fortunate in our community. Best Regards, Kathy Rodman, Treasurer

Thank you for supporting Open Door’s Mission. Your donation allows us to assist the most vulnerable among us. We’re grateful you’ve decided to #BeTheOne and make a difference. 60 Turkeys with an abundance of Pantry & Thanksgiving items. Board of Trustees Freehold Area Open Door

Thank you for your generous donation of gift cards. We are so grateful that you were able to participate in our Christmas Wish List Drive. We could not have helped so many families without you. May God Bless you!

Kathy West, Director of

Client

Services, Project PAUL

On behalf of the Church of Mother of Mercy Religious Education program, I would like to thank you for your enormous generosity in donating Christmas gifts to the children of our program. With your immense contribution, we have met our goal in giving a gift to every child of our program and we could not have done it without your help. The children, their families and our catechists of the Religious Education Program are so grateful and inspired by your thoughtfulness and generosity! I am thankful that your parish has been so kind and giving with our community. May God fill your life with love, joy and peace this Christmas and throughout the new year. Thank you for your love, support, and kindness.

Sincerely, Blanca Chiriboga, The Church of Mother of Mercy, Coordinator of Religious Education

Faith at Home is a monthly resource produced by the Diocese of Trenton to encourage families to grow in the practice of the faith.

Visit the Site

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.

Young Adult Retreat

February 10-12 2023

Marianist Family Retreat Center

Cape May Point, NJ 08212

Come join other young adults

35) married or single, to take a step back from our busy lives, This will be a time to examine your personal faith and your relationship with God, your family members and yourself.

Our time will be filled with prayer experiences, peer group discussions, Eucharist and lots of fun!

Cost $145 per person www.capemaymarianists.org or call 609-884-3829

Some financial aid is available

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World Marriage Dayand Nationalmarriage Week 2023

In observance of World Marriage Day (Sunday, February 12, 2023) and National Marriage Week (February 7-14, 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-marriage-day-for-couples, and for newly married couples, be sure to visit www.dioceseoftrenton.org/newly-married-resource-page - what every couple needs to make their marriage extraordinary! (Part of the BuildingStrongMarriages.org initiative of the Diocese of Trenton)

Celebrating Marriage For The Month Of February

Week 2 (February 11, 12) – World Marriage Day Weekend

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

1605 Holy Scripture affirms that man and woman were created for one another: "It is not good that the man should be alone." The woman, "flesh of his flesh," his equal, his nearest in all things, is given to him by God as a "helpmate"; she thus represents God from whom comes our help. "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh." The Lord himself shows that this signifies an unbreakable union of their two lives by recalling what the plan of the Creator had been "in the beginning": "So they are no longer two, but one flesh." (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

Week 3 (February 18, 19)

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

1643 "Conjugal love involves a totality, in which all the elements of the person enter - appeal of the body and instinct, power of feeling and affectivity, aspiration of the spirit and of will. It aims at a deeply personal unity, a unity that, beyond union in one flesh, leads to forming one heart and soul; it demands indissolubility and faithfulness in definitive mutual giving; and it is open to fertility. (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

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).

Valentines For The Military Service Project

Any parishioner who has a family member serving at a Base in the USA, a Valentine Box will be sent to them if you kindly provide the parish office with the complete address. Faith Formation in partnership with Catherine J. Sas c/o Luther Memorial Church, Tinton Falls NJ/Earle Naval Base in conjunction with Chaplin Joseph Pinzl and Pastor Jace Detrie

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

Catholic Women Of Zion Chapter

at Church of St. William the Abbot

YOU ARE INVITED TO CWOZ Chapter 1’s 34th Year Anniversary Retreat Day. The day consists of Mass, Adoration, Music by: Joyful Praise, Speaker, Sharing, Networking and Prayers for Healing. This month’s speaker is: Amanda O’Sullivan she was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1998. Amanda invites us to join her as she shares:

“Boots on the Ground; Esther's

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023 9:00 am. to 2:00 pm. Mass - 9:00am. will be celebrated by Fr. Thomas Maher

Place: Church of St. William the Abbot 2740 Lakewood Allenwood Rd, Howell, NJ 07731

Admission: $20.00 includes Box lunchpay at the door Come and bring a friend!

Reservations: are necessary-must select a Box Lunch from Selections listed on CWOZ Website www.cwoz.org at 732-475-7113 no later than Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Mary Ann Collett, Co-founder/Director of Catholic Women of Zion cwoz@cwoz.org