January 23, 2022 - The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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 parishoffice@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton: Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C. M. Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee Pastor Emeritus: Reverend Fr. William J. Bausch Parish Trustees: Roger Zurro & Annette Raynor : Worship schedule inside.

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The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 23, 2022 Thank you so much for all your continued financial support.

Please see page 11 for details about the 2021 Christmas Collection.

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January 23, 2022

Mass Intentions for: Saturday, January 22nd - Sunday, January 30th For * Requested by

Saturday, January 22 – 4 PM Church Arnold Kleeberg * Barbara Saake Alfredo Agustin * Drs. Gener and Elvira Dapul Joseph Ursillo * Rorie and Jack Coppola Sunday, January 23 – Church 8 AM Fred Kreiss * Neil and Jane Slattery Helen and John Sionas * Eileen and Michael Stivala Viola and John Barlotta * Vazzana Family 10 AM Joseph Walsh III * Treasure and Al Herman Gina Albano * Danielle Hennessey Sergio Dos Santos and Antonio Ferreira * Dos Santos Family 12 PM Pro Populo Thomas O’Hara * Sheryl Fredda and Margaret Wierciszewski George Schumacker * Weller Family Monday, January 24 – 9 AM Chapel Mario Apuzzo * Gene Grieco and Family Tuesday, January 25 – 9 AM Chapel Don Pucillo * Celeste and Joseph Merante Wednesday, January 26 – 9 AM Chapel Madeline Tedesco * Jack and Rorie Coppola Louis Carotenuto * Tom and Angela Kinlin Thursday, January 27 – 9 AM Chapel Louis Turkaly * Family Friday, January 28 – 9 AM Chapel Henry A. Lohn * Heide and Al Lohn and Family Saturday, January 29 – 4 PM Church Pro Populo Ed Eastman * Verga Family Joseph Turkovic * John Cizin Sunday, January 30 – Church 8 AM Stephen Gawryluk * Raymond and Nancy Czarnecki Jean Brock * Joe and Tami Minichini Robert Arcoleo * Joe and Tami Minichini 10 AM Maryann Barone * Marie Nogueira Cecilia La Morte * Freda O’Doherty Kathleen Kiernan Jamison * Catlaw Family 12 PM Dr. Declan O’Scanlon * Fredda Family Arcangelo Giliberti * Giliberti Family Vincenza Lanza * Giliberti Family

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Please pray for the following members of our parish family who are ill: Kathleen Amatel Janice Basilice Fr Bill Bausch Eileen Beckley Rita Bonamo Anne Boyle Christen Chellis Blake Conley Kaitlin Donahue Nagle Sharon Evangellista Joann Feliciti Cynthia Fiedler James Fiedler Emily Gioacchini Edward Habrack Tom Hudak

Elizabeth Lind Huseby Anton Kopp Bridget Korn Bob Lind Lori Lettieri Donna Lodi Leonidas Mavrookas Ludwig Mendola Walter Moeller Kevin O’Shea Stanley Rembisz Owen Shoemaker Victoria Slater Gerard P. Thompson Seneida Tomasetti 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

Mass Intention Requests Requests can be made in person by stopping at the parish office, or online HERE. The suggested stipend is $10.

Parish Office Hours Monday 9 am – 2 pm Tuesday 2 pm -7:30 pm Wednesday 9 am – 2 pm Thursday 9 am – 2 pm Sunday 9 am -12 noon No office hours on Friday or Saturday

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3 Lifelong Catechesis Week of January 23rd—29th

Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy.

Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties.

Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm.

May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

PRAY for Military & First Responders SN Colton Boag, USCG LCpl Devon Francis Chrzan, USMC Lt. Col. John Anthony Coppola, US Army Major Douglas Coppola, US Army Lt. Mary Herman, USN SN Christian Houlihan, USN LT. Jason Joseph Howe, USN SPC Michael John Mento, US Army SPC Nicholas Poskonka, US Army Captain Richard Savo, US Army 1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army Captain Ryan Tanguay, US Army TSgt Stephen Witherow, USAF LCpl Edward Zarzecki, USMC

READINGS FOR THE WEEK 23 SUNDAY: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nehemiah 8: 2-4a. 5-6. 8-10 / 1 Corinthians 12: 12-30/ Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21 24 Monday: 2 Samuel 5: 1-7. 10 / Mark 3: 22-30 25 Tuesday: Acts 22: 3-16 or Acts 9: 1-22 / Mark 16: 15-18 26 Wednesday: 2 Timothy 1: 1-8 or Titus 1: 1-5 / Mark 4: 120 27 Thursday: 2 Samuel 7: 18-19. 24-29 / Mark 4: 21-25 28 Friday: 2 Samuel 11: 1-4a. 5-10a. 13-17 / Mark 4: 26-34 29 Saturday: 2 Samuel 12: 1-7a. 10-17 / Mark 4: 35-41

FOR DEEPER REFLECTION: Question for Children: J esus is pr esent to each of us in a different way. Tell about a time that you knew Jesus was with you.

Question for Youth: Name a moment or situation in your life where Jesus was present. What are some situations or places where you wish that Jesus was more visible?

Question for Adults: J esus came to br ing glad tidings to the poor and set free the enslaved. How has this mission of Christ in the world affected you personally?

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.

Baptism Preparation Sessions St Mary is offering Baptismal Preparation Sessions on:

February 8th OR February 27th Pre-registration is required. Contact Us

Grotto Candles The Grotto Candles are available for your prayer intentions.

Offering is $3.00 per candle.

Consider donating the sanctuary lamp that burns in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church or Chapel in honor of a living or deceased loved one.

One intention is accepted per week (Sunday - Saturday) for the Lamp.

The suggested donation is $25.

Request online HERE. Available weeks listed below: Church - 1/30 / Chapel - 1/30

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Andrew J. Macirowski Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Upcoming Liturgical Events We are currently in the shorter portion of Ordinary Time between Christmas and Lent, but there are several items of note that occur during this short time. Please take note of the following dates.

Weekend of January 29-30 Palm collection boxes will be placed in the narthex.

Bring your blessed palms from previous years and place them in the boxes. Palms are burned in the process of creating the ashes for Ash Wednesday, or added to the Easter fire.

February 2nd The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) - 9AM Mass in the Chapel.

Candles that will be used during the church year are blessed at this Mass.

Parishioners may also bring candles from home that they wish to have blessed.

February 3rd The Memorial of Saint of Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr—9AM Mass in the Chapel The blessing of throats will occur at this Mass.

Weekend of February 12-13 World Marriage Day The Church celebrates the institution of marriage and a blessing is given to couples in attendance at Mass.

Saint of the Week: Saint Titus Bishop

Titus was a Greek and a close friend of Saint Paul’s who interceded or mediated for Paul in Corinth more than once. He accompanied Saint Paul on his third missionary journey and acted as Paul’s secretary at the council in Jerusalem. Paul’s first letter to Titus advises him on how to conduct his mission as a bishop. He tells him to be blameless and have a firm grasp of the Bible so he can preach with sound doctrine and refute those who dispute that doctrine.

He died in Crete, probably at an advanced age.

READ MORE...

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Are You Thinking About Becoming Catholic?

We are here to meet you wherever you are on your faith journey!

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Process is a ministry that meets with persons looking to inquire into the Catholic faith. We are here and ready to share the richness of our faith with you. If you’ve been looking everywhere for answers, and still haven’t found them, we invite you to find out what the Catholic Church offers.

RCIA is a comprehensive process, in which the Church supports and encourages the spiritual journeys of those who are unbaptized and seeking to become Catholic and for those who are baptized Catholic or in another Christian denomination who wish to complete their Sacraments of Initiation (First Eucharist and Confirmation).

For more information contact: Rose Farrow at 732-780-2666 or R.Farrow@stmaryscoltsneck.org

New Parishioner Orientation Sunday, January 30, 2022 11:00AM Madonna Hall Attendance is mandatory for those wishing to become parishioners at the Parish of St. Mary.

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

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'New Year' and time for a 'New Bible Study Program'!

EXODUS: Called to Freedom 10 Sessions 30 minute videos

(By Tim Gray and Scott Powell; and part of the Ascension Series in Faith Formation)

Beginning: 1/2 February 2022 Ending:

12/13 April 2022

Tuesday evenings, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm Wednesday morning from 10:00 - 11:30 am.

All sessions will be held on-site, in the Spiritual Center God called Israel out of slavery in Egypt to a life of freedom as his people, it was the defining moment in Israel's history.

'EXODUS: Called to Freedom,' looks through the lens of Christ and the Church to show that, more than just seeking to free his people from the domination of Pharaoh, God desired to free his people from the far more dangerous grip of sin. Presenter Tim Gray explains how the Exodus story is our story as well, because it reveals who God is and what He calls us to be. Discover the divine purpose behind the plagues on Egypt and how God's law reflects his love and concern. Learn the keys to authentic freedom, and how a proper understanding of the Exodus can illuminate one's understanding of the Christian Faith.

Each registrant will receive the textbook.

For more information, visit https://ascensionpress.com/collections/ exodus-called-to-freedom

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Worship Schedule: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, January 29th & Sunday, January 30th

Saturday, 4:00 PM (Church) Sunday 8:00 AM (Church)

Sunday 10:00 AM (Church)

Sunday 12:00 PM (Church)

Altar Server

Cantor

Reader 1

Reader 2

Mark Hines William Hines

Marybeth Jacobson

Bruno Savo

Charles Young

Emily Santangelo - Organ Host Susan Murphy - Tabernacle Host Martha Cowles - Tabernacle Host Louise Habrack - Alternate

Ashely Austin Daniel Austin

Diane Dragone

Kevin Swan

Rita Duenas

Steve Stanley - Organ Host Marsha Grigoli - Tabernacle Host Joseph Flanagan - Tabernacle Host Mary Aiello - Alternate

Jennifer Stubbs

Barbara Schaflin

Winifred O’Doherty - Organ Host Amy Orrico -Tabernacle Host Sue Fitzpatrick - Tabernacle Host Maureen Geiger - Alternate

T Mullin

Carl Simone

Lee Gesner - Organ Host Patricia Gesner - Tabernacle Host Monica Barr- Tabernacle Host Irene Weller - Alternate

Jonathan Stubbs

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Jill Russo Anne Baker

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Become more involved at The Parish of Saint Mary!

Please consider becoming a liturgical minister or part of our music ministry!

Altar Servers, Ushers, Readers, Cantors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are very important to our parish and we would love you to be involved! Please contact Andrew Macirowski at worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org to let us know you are interested!

Create a free account: www.stmaryscoltsneck.formed.org Parish Access Code: KQ4VQ3 Elements of the Catholic Mass is designed to help the faithful better appreciate the beauty of the Mass. Featuring Fr. Douglas Martis, former director of the Liturgical Institute, the program consists of thirty-one beautifully produced short videos. Each episode comes with a discussion guide with references, Elements of the Catholic Mass is ideal for personal faith formation or family / group discussion.

Click HERE for this week’s episode.

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Faith Formation Julia Cullen

Pastoral Coordinator of Religion Education Grade 1–8 ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 309

Rose Farrow

Coordinator of Faith Formation for Youth & Adult Catechesis YouthRE@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 310

Religious Education Registration begins next month.

This is the early, discounted registration for summer RE classes. Please register early to ensure that you get your first choice. It is first come first serve and classes will be closed when numbers are met.

Liturgy of The Word Dismissal The Liturgy of The Word Dismissal is the practice of having the children, ages 4-12, leave the Sunday assembly during the Liturgy of the Word and gather in a separate environment to engage in the Liturgy of the Word at a level more appropriate to the children’s understanding.

The purpose of making the liturgical experience more accessible to the assembled children is to nourish their faith experience and to affirm their value as important participants in the liturgy of God’s Word.

We will resume this program on 30 January 202210am mass Please RSVP here so we can get an idea of how many children are interested. We will add masses as the need arises.

We are still in need of a few more parent/ parishioner volunteers to help facilitate. Please call the RE office or submit your information here if you are interested.

7th and 8th grade Mini-retreat Dates and times have been set for the mandatory parent/student mini-retreat

8th grade: February 6, 2022 7th grade: February 27, 2022 One parent must attend with student.

The retreat is for both the online Google classes and the live on campus group.

The retreat will replace the regularly scheduled class times for that grade, that week (no class for 8th grade on 2/6 or 2/7, no class for 7th grade on 2/27, 2/28).

Both retreats will begin with 12:00 Mass and ending at approximately 3:00pm.

JANUARY Religious Education Newsletter

Please be sure that your 1st and/or 2nd grader is all set up and logged in to go virtual at any time to due to weather or other circumstances. The login information was sent out at the beginning of the school year via email and the catechist emailed an invite to the classroom for your convenience. If you need another invite, please let your child’s catechist know. If we do need to go virtual, an email will be sent out before your child's class begins.

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Pastoral Care Spiritual Companionship Counseling Pastoral Care Spiritual Companionship Counseling is a ministry which provides spiritual consolation and recovery resource information for those who thirst for grace and healing.

Program Participants will:  Understand the spiritual dimension of the trauma, including its devastating physiological and psychological effects.  Learn to cope with current issues through motivation, interview, and listening.  Effectively work to transform their way of life by following the Will of God  Establish a recovery plan

“Together, We Make a Difference”

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Speak with a Priest Struggling

with a life event and in need of spiritual assistance? Want to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance outside the normal Confession times? Trying to find your way back to engagement with the Church? Discerning vocation? Looking to complete your Sacraments of Initiation and wish to chat about the journey?

St Mary is offering the opportunity for parishioners to chat with a priest who is only indirectly engaged with the parish.

If interested please contact Fr Mike Walsh by phone 732-780-2666 x205 or email frmike.walsh@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Learn more & sign up

An Invitation from The Martha Mary Guild

Please join us on Wednesday, February 9th The parish of St. Mary is blessed with the presence of Monsignor Michael Walsh – who prefers being called Fr. Mike – and the Martha Mary Guild is looking forward to the February meeting on Wednesday, the 9th. Fr. Mike was ordained in 1973 and has served in the diocese of Trenton since then. He was at St. Mary’s in Middletown for 10 years and we are happy that he has “made his way” to St. Mary’s in Colts Neck!

Father will concentrate on our Catholic culture and Lent (which begins on March 2, 2022) and RCIA, which is the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Many of us have heard of RCIA, but never really understood the process. Fr. Mike will enlighten everyone and answer any questions that arise.

Please note that the rosary is prayed in the “former chapel” at 11:30 a.m. This is a lovely tradition that the Guild established several years ago and we look forward to many participants. BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch) is at noon and Fr. Mike will begin at 12:30.

Every month, the Guild collects items for various organizations and it is heartwarming to see the kindness of our members in the huge amount that always appears!

In February, we will be collecting toiletries for Fulfill and we thank you for your generosity.

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Quo vadis…

My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Living the paschal mystery means that we continually look for the poor, captive, blind, and oppressed among us. We don’t have to look very far! “Today this passage has been fulfilled” is now true only when we ourselves respond to those around us who need a nourishing, strengthening, joyful word. This means that God’s word isn’t something we only hear on Sunday, but becomes a living word in our hearts, inspiring us to be in our very selves living gospels.

As we gradually grow into being anointed by the Spirit, we like Jesus are the fulfillment of the Scriptures.

candles during the 9:00am daily mass in the chapel to be used for the Sacred Liturgy celebrated in our parish. Those wishing to bring candles from their homes to be blessed are encouraged to do so. Each year 3 February is the optional memorial day of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr. It is customary that the faithful come to the church to have their throats blessed. We will bless throats at the conclusion of the 9:00am daily mass on February 3rd. . I encourage you to keep this wonderful custom by prayerfully participating in the celebration of Eucharist.

The Season of Lent begins in early March this year. Start thinking now about how you might enter into this time of prayer and penance. Make time for some private prayer and devotion. Consider celebrating the Eucharist more frequently by participating in daily mass celebrated in the Chapel. The Way of the Cross is another opportunity for meditation on the Lord’s Passion and Death. Please mark your calendar for Sunday, 3 April at 3:00pm in order to participate in our Parish Lenten Penance & Reconciliation/ Confessions. We will have 13 or so priest confessors for your convenience. Our parish staff members and liturgical leaders will be reaching out to parishioners for participation in the Liturgies of Holy Week, The Triduum and Easter during the month of march.

Please be open to participating so that we might continue to include as many parishioners as possible.

We have enclosed a report of the 2021 Christmas Collection. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to our parish. This report shows the highest amount recorded in our parish history. We have included some charts and patterns so that you can be informed.

This year was affected by the omicron variant and did show in the number of persons physical participating on out parish liturgies.

It also demonstrates how many of our parishioners make their gift to the Parish Christmas Collection prior to 24 December and after 25 December. There is an increasing number who travel for this great Solemnity of the Church. However, as the awareness of being stakeholders increases so too has the generosity of our parishioners whether physically here in 07722 or out of town. I am very grateful for all of the many sacrifices that you make for our parish. THANK YOU! Have a great week. Let us remember one another in payer. Happy Sunday. Peace. Father Wednesday, February 2nd we will bless Jeff.

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

EMERGENCY CLOSING INFORMATION:

Sharing Our Treasure January 16, 2022 Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship

$14,887

Envelope Contributions

$8,334

Electronic/Online Contributions

$6,179

Loose Contributions

$375

Weekly Avg. Contribution per Household $51.65 # of Contributing Households # Registered Parishioner Households

281 1001

"If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like midday; Then the Lord will guide you always and give you plenty even on the parched land. He will renew your strength, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring whose water never fails."

Isaiah 58:10-11 Matthew16:24-26 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.

In the event that the Parish Office is closed and Religious Education classes or Masses must be cancelled due to inclement weather, loss of power, etc., we will attempt to keep you informed as follows: - Updated outgoing announcements on our main telephone line—732-780-2666.

- Parish-wide email sent to email address is on file.

- Notification on website: www.stmarycoltsneck.org

End Of Year Contribution Statement If you wish to receive a statement of your 2021 charitable contributions by mail, please provide a self -addressed stamped envelope to the parish office or drop it in the collection box by January 31, 2022.

Requests will be processed & mailed by the end of January.

Alternatively a 2021 total contribution accounting may be retrieved from My Own Church Portal. An official contribution statement can also be sent by email.

Please email us at: parishoffice@stmaryscoltsneck.org Please do not make your request by phone.

The Monitor is the Magazine of the Diocese of Trenton. Keep informed on all that is new and important happening in our Diocese. As a subscriber you can receive a Digital access for $15/yr) or the Print Edition (delivered to your mailbox).

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2021 Christmas Collection:

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Patterns of Christmas Collection Giving

$ 128,900 as of January 17, 2022 Total Number of Gifts: 416 Average Gift: $301 $ Offering $2,500 +

# Gifts

Total $

Avg. $

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38,569

5,510

Year

# of Parishioner Households

Christmas Collection

1981

670

$19,168

1991

1,000

$29,941

2001

1,950

N.A.

$2,499 -

22

24,569

1,117

$999 - 750

2

1,520

760

$749 - 500

41

20,596

502

2011

2,340

$89,625

$499 - 250

49

13,574

277

2016

2,003

$121,205

$249 - 126

53

9,150

173

2020

986

$111,336

$125

38

4,750

125

2021

1017

$128,900

$124 - $1

204

12,475

61

ZERO Martha Mary Guild

601

-

Visitors Loose Cash

-

$1,000

12

$1,127

-

$1,570

Christmas Collection Tracking $140,000 $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $0 2013

2014

2015 Prior

2016

2017

Christmas Eve/Day

2018 Post

2019 Total

2020

2021

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Offerings at Francis House of Prayer Trenton Diocesan Spiritual Center and Retreat House 84 Walnford Road • Allentown, NJ 08501 609-877-0509 or FHOP@verizon.net

Please check www.FHOP.org for registration, directions and for our other offerings!

All programs will be offered online and in person unless otherwise indicated.

Offerings at The Upper Room Spiritual Center 3455 West Bangs Avenue, Building 2 Neptune, NJ 07753 e-mail: office@theupper-room.org Please check www.theupperroom.org for registration, directions and for our other offerings!

St. Joseph By the Sea Retreat Center 400 NJ-35, South Mantoloking, NJ 08738 Please see the website for more information www.sjbsea.org or call St. Joseph By the Sea at 732 -892-8494 to register.

RETROUVAILLE: REDISCOVER THE LOVE IN YOUR MARRIAGE Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retrovy). If you know anyone who could benefit from this program, please pass this on. Couples learn to build communication skills and to increase intimacy. It provides help for marriage problems, difficulties or crises. The next program begins the weekend of February 11-13, 2022 at the Family Life Center in Malvern, PA. For more information, or to register, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org or call 215766-3944 or 800-470-2230. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

Future Generation Early Learning Center at The Parish of Saint Mary is currently enrolling for the 2022 School Year.

Flexible schedule for children 2 and up.

Small class sizes.

Research based curriculum.

Join our family today!

Call 732-780-0135 today for more information