Bulletin for July 18, 2021

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 : Worship schedule inside.

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The 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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July 18, 2021 “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”

2021 Confirmation date announcement See page 6

Welcome His Excellency, The Most Reverend Pierre Andre Dumas, Bishop of Anse-a-Veau et Miragoane, Haiti to celebrate the 10:00am mass this weekend.

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Mass Intentions for the Week of July 17– July 25 For * Requested by Saturday, July 17 – 5 PM Church Mary Lou Smith * Barbara Saake Mary McNamara * Barbara Saake Intentions of the Schatzle and Westendorf Families * Linda and Chuck Fredda Sunday, July 18 – Church 8 AM Robert Arcoleo * Ed Brock John Stutz * Neil and Jane Slattery John Grabowski * Alice Ganley 10 AM Wendy Moeller * Reinhardt Family Michael Salvo * Don and Ellen Papile and Family Isabel Amling * Lois and Robert Hradil 12 PM Pro Populo Salvatore Pati * Richard and Maria Gerbino Robert DeCina * Mark and Kathie Koster Baptism-Shayne Michael Strauss Monday, July 19 – 9 AM Chapel Bill O’Doherty * Freda O’Doherty Souls in Purgatory * Mary Soyka Tuesday, July 20 – 9 AM Chapel Souls in Purgatory * Mary Soyka Ginny Marino * Lynn Belena Wednesday, July 21 – 9 AM Chapel Genoveva Poscablo Domantay * Martha Mary Guild Frank Baker * Angela and Tom Kinlin Thursday, July 22 - 9 AM Chapel Allison Stathius * Lorraine Lee Friday, July 23 - 9 AM Chapel Marie Innocenzi * Thomas and Beth Reardon Souls in Purgatory * Mary Soyka Saturday, July 24 – 5 PM Church Pro Populo Robert Anello * Michele Galpern Gaetano Tagliavia * Tagliavia Family Sunday, July 25 – Church 8 AM DeStefano/Albruno Families * Mr. and Mrs. Franceschetti Nick Pellicone * Pellicone Family Margaret DeBlieck * Neil and Jane Slattery 10 AM Mark Reinhardt * Reinhardt Family Joann DiMari * Linda and William Stagliano Lia Evangeline Vesce * Lisa and Fred Claps 12 PM Mary Joan McNamara * McClain Family Anna DeSousa * Annie and Tom Neubauer Stephen Daisak * Barbara Daisak and Family Baptism-Adelyn Black

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

Tom Hudak Anton Kopp Bridget Korn Lori Lettieri Donna Lodi Mary Love Melissa Love Leonidas Mavrookas Ludwig Mendola Walter Moeller Kevin O’Shea Stanley Rembisz Owen Shoemaker Victoria Slater Gerard P. Thompson Seneida Tomasetti

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 Request ONLINE Available through the link below is an online form to request Mass Intentions for the remainder of the 2021 calendar.

Mass Intention Request GROTTO CANDLES The Grotto Candles are available for your prayer intentions.

Offering is $3.00 per candle.

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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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.

3 Lifelong Catechesis Week July 19 – July 25 READINGS FOR THE WEEK

19 Mon Ex 14:5-18/Mt 12:38-42 (395) 20 Tues Ex 14:21—15:1/Mt 12:46-50 (396) 21 Wed Ex 16:1-5, 9-15/Mt 13:1-9 (397) 22 Thu Sg 3:1-4bor2 Cor 5:14-17/Jn 20:1-2, 1-18 (603) 23 Fri Ex 20:1-17/Mt 13:18-23 (399) Sunday July 25 - SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Questions for Deeper Reflection

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 Ensign 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 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.

Sanctuary Lamp Consider donating the sanctuary lamp that burns in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church or in the Chapel in honor of a living or deceased loved one. Request Envelopes available at the office.

The suggested donation is $25.

Honor a loved one Intentions are available in the Church & Chapel 8/22-8/28, 8/29-9/4

New Parishioner Orientation Sunday August 1, 2021 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

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The RCIA program involves not just the newcomer or "inquirer" but all the members of the community who by prayer and personal example help the inquirer find his or her place in the Church.

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Typical tasks and responsibilities: Listening and preparing adults in a process to be received into the Catholic faith and parish community.

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Required training or skills: 1.5 hr. training session, weekly.

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Approximate time commitment: dependent on those who are seeking initiation or welcome into the Catholic community.

Contact Rose Farrow on 732-780.2666 for more information on this program.

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

Saint Mary Magdalene One of the few named women in the Bible, Mary Magdalene was a disciple of Jesus, one of his closest. In Luke’s Gospel, we are told that “Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out…” (Luke 8:2).

In all of the Gospels, she is present at the crucifixion and the first to witness the miracle of the resurrection. In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells her, “Go to my brothers and tell them: I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (John 20:17), after which she announces to the remaining apostles that she has seen the risen Lord. She is the apostle that Jesus sent to tell the others, leading to Pope Francis calling her the “apostle to the apostles” and she has remained a model of faith.

Her feast day is July 22. She is the patron saint of women and repentant sinners.

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Updated Covid-19 Protocols at St Mary Parish

Bishop’s Anniversary Blessings 2021; October 10, Ocean/Monmouth

There are updated directives from the Diocese where masks will no longer be required for fully vaccinated persons. If not fully vaccinated, persons are strongly encouraged to follow CDC guidance and wear a face mask in public settings. Also Effective June 4, all indoor gathering limits will be removed .

All couples celebrating their 1st, 25th or 50+ wedding anniversary during the 2020 or 2021 calendar year are invited to share the Eucharist, reaffirm your sacred wedding vows, and receive Bishop O’Connell’s Episcopal Blessing.

Although these directives represent a reduction of pandemic restrictions, St Mary has a few requirements for Mass. 

The Sign of Peace will resume but we encourage parishioners to replace a handshake with a reverent gesture, such as a nod or wave.

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During the Our Father please refrain from holding hands or making contact with any nonfamily member.

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St Mary has decided to continue with the electronic bulletin that is timely emailed to our parishioners each week. If you should require a printed copy, please contact Andrea Billitteri at the parish Office (732-780-2666 ext.

311) and one will be made available to you.

If you are not receiving the bulletin via email please email or call the parish office and we will add you to our distribution list. 

With the lifting of the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass, we have discontinued the broadcast Mass after June 13, the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There remain many options on TV and the internet for those who choose.

As always, we thank you for your cooperation and support as we resume our normal celebration of the liturgy.

Couples from Ocean and Monmouth Counties may attend the Mass and Blessing at the CoCathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine in Freehold on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 3 pm. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, attendance at Mass is limited but both events will be livestreamed. Couples may register through their parish or online pending approval of their parish.

For more information or to register online go to www.dioceseoftrenton.org/bishops-anniversaryblessing. The registration deadline for all anniversary couples is September 15, 2020.

Save Our Religious Freedom As Catholics, our faith plays an important role in our daily lives. We comfort the sick, feed the hungry, care for the poor and protect life. We strive everywhere to practice what we preach.

Across America, our right to live out our faith is being threatened – from Washington forcing Catholic employers to provide services that contradict our beliefs, to state governments prohibiting our charities from serving the most vulnerable. In a country founded on religious freedom, government should not force us to contradict our faith.

During this critical time, we need your help to protect our religious freedom. By texting the word FREEDOM to 377377, we can keep you informed and provide ways you can help. Signup takes less than a minute, but your participation will have a lasting impact.

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE FIRST WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY July 25, 2021

Christians must see the world through the eyes of the poor, Pope says

“I am with you always” (Mt 28:20): this is the promise the Lord made to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. They are the words that he repeats to you today, dear grandfathers and grandmothers, dear elderly friends. “I am with you always” are also the words that I, as Bishop of Rome and an elderly person like yourselves, would like to address to you on this first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. The whole Church is close to you – to us – and cares about you, loves you and does not want to leave you alone!

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The Gospel teaches only one Christian lifestyle: "It is the style of humble love, concrete but not showy, proposed but not imposed. It is the style of gratuitous love, which does not seek rewards. It is the style of availability and service, in imitation of Jesus who made himself our servant," Pope Francis said June 26 as he helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of Caritas Italiana.

VATICAN CITY – Parish, diocesan and national Catholic charities help the Catholic Church live the Gospel by being a "Church of tenderness and closeness where the poor are blessed, where mission is at the center and where joy is born of service," Pope Francis said.

Leaders of the national Catholic charity and its more than 200 diocesan branches gathered in the Vatican audience hall to mark the anniversary.

"I would like to say thank you, thank you; thank you to the staff, the priests and the volunteers! Thank you also because during the pandemic the Caritas network intensified its presence and relieved the loneliness, suffering and needs of many," Pope Francis told them.

Read The Holy Eucharist is Jesus Christ Himself

RETROUVAILLE: REDISCOVER THE LOVE IN YOUR MARRIAGE Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy). 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 August 13 - 15, 2021 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.

A message from Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M.

The Church believes and teaches and practices what it has always believed and taught and practiced about the Holy Eucharist. That is what the new proposed document to be drafted in the next few months will consider, similar to the USCCB document on the Holy Eucharist (“Happy Are Those Called to His Supper”) published in 2006, not a set of national norms on Eucharistic reception, although worthy receiving of the Holy Eucharist will surely be addressed.

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Worship Schedule: July 17/18 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Altar Server

Saturday, 5:00 PM (Church)

Sunday, 8:00 AM (Church)

Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church)

Sunday, 12:00 PM (Church)

Cantor

Reader 1

EMHC

Reader 2

Mark Hines William Hines NOT FILLED

Bridget Farrow

Kathy Maher

Charles Young

Louise Habrack - Organ Host Susan Murphy Tabernacle Host Rosemarie Estephan Alt

Ashley Austin Daniel Austin NOT FILLED

Jill Russo

Kevin Swan

Rita Duenas

Gina Shute - Organ Host Mike LaCava Tabernacle Host Rosanne LaCava - Alt

NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

Jill Russo

Barbara Schaflin

Julia Cullen

Carol Donahue - Organ Host Mary Aiello Tabernacle Host Amy Orrico - Alt

NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

Marybeth Jacobson

Carl Simone

Richard Gerbino

Patricia Gesner - Organ Host Anna May Schellenberger Tabernacle Host Lee Gesner - Alt

Ladies of the Parish: You’re invited to be part of the Women’s Morning Office Women of the Parish gather in the Chapel of St Mary each Friday morning, 7:30 am –8:15 am for “Song, Scripture, Reflection, Eucharist, Sharing and Prayer” for the people of the parish and beyond our community. It’s a wonderful way to begin a new day! We also offer this virtually via Zoom on Saturday mornings at 10:15 to 11:15am.

It is still a wonderful way to come together no matter where we are!! Come Join us!

Contact Barbara Schaflin for more informationBarbaraSchaflin10@verizon.net or on 908-415-7072

Summer Series Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm In-Person or Zoom Fee for each program: $25 ~ $50 (sliding scale) Registration with full payment due one week before Surprised by Joy This is the title of C.S. Lewis autobiography. It reminds us that joy is ever present in our lives, if we just take time to notice. Could this be possible even through this past year?

Come and see!

Presenter: Msgr . J oe Cur r y Date: Tuesday, J uly 20, 2021 Praying Through Difficult Times Come and encounter our gracious God, through prayer practices, which assist us to see God’s caring presence, even in the hard challenges we face in our contemporary world.

Presenter: Eileen Smith, RSM Date: Tuesday, J uly 27, 2021 Please call or email the Upper Room at office@theupper-room.org or 732-922-0550 to register & for more info.

Saint of the Week St. Camillus de Lellis Once a hardened soldier and gambler, St. Camillus de Lellis was changed by the grace of God, becoming a nurse and priest who transformed healthcare during the 16th century.

His feast day is celebrated on July 18. In the Basilica, St. Camillus de Lellis is portrayed in the west façade, along with other heroes of charity, such as St. Vincent de Paul, and biblical depictions of healing and care, including the Good Samaritan and Jesus Healing the Paralytic.

Read Welcome to the newest members of our Saint Mary Parish family Annie Olivia and Edward Carroll Eastman Jace Anthony Johnston

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Religious Education Fall Summer 2021-May 2022 Julia Cullen, Pastoral Coordinator of Religion Education - Grade 1 –8 ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 309

Summer Intensive July session– in session - July 12th-23rd 9am-12 pm-(Google classroom)

August Session begins- Aug 9th-20th 8:30am12:30pm (On Campus) Orientation on Sunday August 8th -children are expected to attend Mass and the orientation will directly follow

FIRST COMMUNION UPDATE First Communion will be held in October 2021 for the current year 2nd graders, as well as any family that chose to defer their child last year.

As per our lottery, we have set the following 4 Communion Masses: Sunday 17 October 2021 10am or 12pm

1st and 2nd graders are on campus and have a choice of time on Tuesdays as follows: 4:30-5:40 pm Or 5:50-7:00pm

3rd - 6th graders have weekly virtual LIVE classes through Google Classroom.

The two choices are: Tuesday 4:30-5:30 Or Wednesday 6:00pm -7:00 pm Rose Farrow, Coordinator of Faith Formation for Youth Catechesis & Service - Grade 7 & 8 YouthRE@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 310 Confirmation Prep Classes Fall 2021 - Spring 2022 Classes will be offered both on campus in -person and in the live remote Google classroom format On campus/in person option will be offered on Mondays 4:15-6:15 pm Live remote Google Classroom option will be offered on Sundays from 5:00-7:00 pm.

Classes will be held every other week (as the calendar permits taking into account holidays) from September through May.

Please check the parish website for all the latest details about registration and how to go to your MY OWN CHURCH portal. LINK TO WEBSITE

Requirements: Students and parents need to attend approximately three larger group functions throughout the year.  Students need to attend Penance and Reconciliation services, complete written Homily reflections, and any independent work assigned by the instructor.

We are pleased to announce the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation: Date: Friday, 15 October 2021 Time: 4:00pm sharp Celebrant: Rev. Monsignor Joseph N. Rosie Please keep the Confirmandi in your prayers

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Pastoral Care Spiritual Companionship Counseling

The 2021-2022 program w i l l m eet week ly T hurs days s tar ting Septem ber 23, 2021 through Apr il 2022 Adult W omen Programs w ill run simultaneously - Day t i m e s es s i o n s - 10 11:30 am & Evening Sess ion - 7:00 - 8:30 pm O pening Your Heart this 22-week f oundational c ours e is des igned for wom en new to W W P as well as thos e with m or e Bible s tudy ex perienc e. Keeping in Balanc e this 22-less on study, we ’ ll ex plore Biblical ideas for m anaging lif e ’s pacOffered e and press e while living withatc alm and inurJanuary 2021 s teadiness .

the Parish of Saint Mary

Register now f or the 2021 -2022 pr ogr am or for m or e inf orm ation please em ail: lindad16@optonline.net

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” Learn more & sign up

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WATCH Dear Parish of St Mary , Thank you for your recent generous gift to Catholic Relief Services of $ 431.60 received on June 15, 2021 which provides vital support for CRS. Your contribution is essential to our efforts to alleviate human suffering and ease the burdens of overwhelming poverty overseas.

It is clear to me that you are as compassionate as the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rest Assured your good deed is a godsend to our most vulnerable brothers and sisters around the world. We are blessed to have you as a member of the CRS family.

I am inspired that you have chosen to reach far beyond the bounds of your own community to care for perfect strangers in such great need.. On behalf of all those touched by your compassion, I offer my deepest gratitude and wish you an abundance of joy and blessings.

Peace and Light, Sean Callahan President & CEO

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Quo vadis…

My Dear Parishioners, Today we celebrate the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We all need to go off to a “deserted place” occasionally to “rest a while.” Whether this means taking some time alone each day to pray and rest in God, making Sunday truly a day of rest, or setting aside a few days a year to make a retreat, all of us need time to regain our strength so we can take up our own shepherding tasks. If the mission overwhelms us we will be unable to persevere. Achieving a balance between the work of discipleship and the need to rest from weariness can be no easy task in itself. Like Jesus, we are called to shepherd—to care, teach, heal, listen, etc.—and, also like Jesus, we are called to make our life one characterized by self-giving. Somehow we are to balance this with rest, with time to replenish our spirit and energy. Self-giving and rest are two parallel poles to the dying and rising dynamic of the paschal mystery. Too much dying can crush us. Too much rest can lull us into being uncaring shepherds. Gospel living faithful to the mission Jesus has given us requires that we balance contemplation and action. In other words, the mission itself includes downtime. This is how we have fresh encounters with the Jesus who cares—by taking time to rest in him. Let him shepherd us.

This weekend we welcome Reverend Msgr. Michael J. Walsh (Fr. Mike as he prefers) to our clergy team. He will be with us for weekend masses (alternating every other weekend with our Co-hort 13 Parish of Saint Catherine of Genoa, Holmdel) and periodically during the week. Additionally, he will work with our RCIA process overseen by the Faith Formation Staff. We already have several inquiries from relatives of parishioners and people living in our 07722 community. They would like to know more about the catholic faith. Some have been baptized as infants; others have not been baptized. It is important that we develop a team to assist us with the various aspects of receiving these requests from inquirers and other seekers. There is interest in collaborating with Saint Catherine to share some aspects of this process. I

invite anyone who might be interested in assisting with this process to contact Rose Farrow at the parish office.

I have been encouraged by the number of parishioner families who have returned to in-person Sunday Mass.

It is important that we encourage one another to make this a priority for family life. Requests continue for families choosing to present their children for the Sacrament of Baptism. We are now providing regularly scheduled preparation sessions for ease of registration.

We continue to remain flexible (in as much as possible) in accommodating requests for scheduling on Saturday after the anticipated mass and Sunday following the 10am and 12noon masses. We are currently in the process of preparing 16 couples for the Sacrament of Marriage. It is exciting to be with these couples as they begin to form their Catholic Family Life. Please continue to pray for these couples and all those preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage as well as those preparing them.

Next weekend we welcome Fr. Dawit Moroda from the Diocese of Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte of Ethiopia.

He will be offering the homily at each of the four masses next weekend. This is part of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith Mission Cooperative.

This is one way in which we can participate directly in the Church’s Missionary activity. We will have a drop box in the church for your monetary support. Consult another part of the parish electronic bulletin for how you may contribute through your online giving account.

Thank you for your generous stewardship. Have a great week. Let us remember one another in prayer.

Happy Sunday.

Peace, Father Jeff

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Temporal Administration, Stewardship & Outreach Edwin A. Sevillano TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org Sharing Our Treasure July 11, 2021 Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship

$17,214

Envelope Contributions

$9,351

Electronic/Online Contributions

$7,273

Loose Contributions Weekly Avg. Contribution per Household

$591 $53.62

# of Contributing Households

310

# Registered Parishioner Households

997

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.

Missionary Co-op Weekend July 24th and 25th Fr Dawit Moroda will be making the plea at all Masses for the Diocese of Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte of Ethiopia. The Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte is one of thirteen Dioceses in Ethiopia. It provides pastoral and social services in the western part of Ethiopia. People are mainly small-scale farmers whose livelihood totally depends on the rain -fed agriculture and animal products. Beside evangelization, spiritual assistance and family counselling, the church renders educational services for poor children, literacy programs for adults, mother and child support, old age assistance, drinking water facility, construction of houses for the poor and others.

A second collection will be taken up that weekend for our Missionary Cooperation Plan. Please make your checks out to St. Mary Parish and indicate “Mission Appeal” in the memo line. Online donors can make your contribution here.

Thank you for your generosity!

As of July 11, 2021 Goal: Pledged:

$75,000 $78,426

# donors: Average gift: Paid to date:

186 $422 $65,933

We have reached our goal this year! If you have not made your pledge yet you can do so now. Please select St Mary Catholic Church in the Parish Affiliation drop down menu so our parish can receive credit for your gift. Please continue to make your pledge payments so we can receive an ACA rebate. Thank you for your generosity!

ACA in Action!

Clergy and Religious Administration Consecrated Life In the Diocese of Trenton, those in consecrated life represent membership in a variety of male and female religious institutes. These men and women have dedicated their lives to proclaim the Word of the God and serve His people. While not easily recognizable, nevertheless, they witness the face of God as they celebrate our liturgies and carry out the spiritual and corporal works of mercy in fields of education, health care and social services throughout the diocese. Your gift promotes those called to serve.

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Take Action Now to Protect the Hyde Amendment The Hyde Amendment, contained in the federal government’s annual appropriations legislation, prohibits federal funding of domestic abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. It is a bipartisan provision that has been part of federal appropriations for 45 years (since 1976) and enjoys overwhelming public support. Now some members in Congress want to take away these laws that both Democrats and Republicans have supported for nearly half a century. If successful billions of taxpayer dollars could be used to pay for abortions.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is asking all Catholics and people of good will to sign a petition to let Congress know they support the Hyde Amendment and do not want tax dollars paying for

abortions.

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For relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs or related behavioral problems

Welcome to Families Anonymous FA is a 12 step fellowship for the family and friends of those individuals with drug, alcohol or related behavioral issues.

We are here to help!

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Summer Games 2021 at the Parish of St. Mary Come one, come all! Open to all members of the parish, these events are for all ages:  7/20 - Pilates 7 pm (Rain or shine) Bring your own mat, towel, water. Meet in the courtyard in front of the Spiritual center.  7/28 - Flag Football 7pm (Cancelled if rain. No rain date.) Pick-up games. Meet on front lawn.

Bring your own water.  8/3 - Pilates 7pm  8/11-Basketball 7pm-Mini-clinic and tournament. Bring your own water.

(Cancelled if rain. No rain date)

Future Generation Early Learning Center at The Parish of Saint Mary is currently enrolling for the 2021 Summer Camp Season! Our summer camp includes different weekly themes and incorporates fun learning activities and water play. Enroll for the entire summer or specific weeks. We also offer Before and After Care for Saint Mary’s Summer RE program.

Call 732-780-0135 today for more information and to guarantee your spot for this summer’s fun filled Summer Camp experience!