The parish of saint Mary
A Catholic Community Proclaiming the Greatness of God in our Time
OnePhalanxRoad,ColtsNeck,NJ07722
Phone:732-780-2666 Fax:732-780-0394
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: Annette Raynor & Roger Zurro
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July21,2024
Parish Office Summer Hours
Beginning Monday July 1 through the end of August, the parish office will be open 9 am to 2 pm Monday through Thursday.
Tuesday evening hours will resume the Tuesday after labor day, September 3rd. Sunday August 4 9am - 1pm
Saturday, July 20 - 5PM
Florence Luzzi * Rich Luzzi
Mass Intentions for:
Saturday July 20 2024 - Sunday July 28 2024
Eleanor and Patrick Walsh * Maureen Beyer
Juan Gutierrez * Marta Gutierrez
Sunday, July 21 –8AM
Pro Populo
Colleen Velba * Adele and Joe Velba
Charles and Ella Pat Bausch * Charles Bausch
10AM
Bill O'Doherty * Freda O'Doherty
John K. Lloyd * John and Dawn Reinhardt
Brigitte Smith *Yaninas Family
12PM
John Palladino * Linda Fredda
Robert Diluccio * Jacqueline Coppola
Joseph Morreale * Mariann Cutroneo
Monday, July 22 - 9AM
Kathleen Javaruski * Tom and Peg Parkes
Tuesday, July 23- 9AM
Teresa Ryan * Sergio and Rodney
Wednesday, July 24 - 9AM
Richard & Patricia LaHood
Thursday, July 25 - 9AM
Nick Pellicone * Nick and JoAnn Pellicone
Friday, July 26 - 9AM
Sharon Pellegrino * Rorie and Jack Coppola
Saturday, July 27 - 5PM
Frank Donahue * Barbara Saake
Helen Ciesielski * Susan and James Gobat
Jon Kopko * Mary Kopko
Sunday July 28- 8AM
Ann Bovino * Jane Slattery
Charlotte Velba * Adele and Joe Velba
Tony Tarabocchia * Severino & Maria Salamon
10AM
Pro Populo
Rosario Maranan * Drs. Gener and Elvira Dapul
Albert Auer * Nancy and Harry Baue
12PM
Monsignor Ronald Bacovin * Robert and Joann Buhler
Theodore T. Ziemienski * Martha Mary Guild
Celia Martínez de Marañón Díaz de Cerio * Garcia Herold family
Mass Intention Requests
Requests can be made in person by stopping at the parish office, or online HERE. Suggested stipend is $10.
Pleaseprayforthefollowingmembersofourparishcommunitywhoareill:
Jack Coppola
Bill Donahue
Kaitlin Donahue Nagle
Lori Lettieri
Lauren vinci
TOM JACOBSON
Dawn Reinhardt
Jeff McBride
Owen Shoemaker
Ginny Hamlin
Gerard Thompson
Fran Raleigh
Rose walch
Joyce daniele
Toaddorremoveafamilymemberfromthesicklistpleasee-mailONLY parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org Please,also,keepusupdatedonyourlovedone’shealth. Nameswillberemovedfromthelistafter3months.ThankyouforkeepingourParishinformed.
Lifelong Catechesis - Week of July 21July 27
DEEPER REFLECTION:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
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Jer 23:1-6/Eph 2:13-18/Mk 6:30-34
MONDAY JULY 22
Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18
TUESDAY JULY 23
Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Mt 12:46-50
WEDNESDAY JULY 24
Jer 1:1, 4-10/Mt 13:1-9
THURSDAY JULY 25
2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28
FRIDAY JULY 26
Jer 3:14-17/Mt 13:18-23
SATURDAY JULY 27
Jer 7:1-11/Mt 13:24-30
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
Pray for Military & First Responders
AMT Colton Boag, USCG
LCpl Devon Francis Chrzan, USMC
Col. John Anthony Coppola, US Army
TSgt Stephen Witherow, USAF
Question for Children: How do you keep Sunday as a day of rest?
Question for Youth: Jesus was moved with pity for the people who were gathered. Who are the people you are moved with pity for? What can you do to help them?
Question for Adults: Why is rest important, and how do you make sure you get enough of it in your own life?
Life Long Catechesis
Lt. Col. Douglas Coppola, US Army
Lt. Mary Herman, USN
SN Christian Houlihan, USN ~
LT. Jason Joseph Howe, USN
SPC Michael John Mento, US Army
LTJG Matthew Motola, USN
LCpl Bradley O’Ree, USMC
SPC Nicholas Poskonka, US Army
Captain Richard Savo, US Army
1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army
The St. Timothy Award is offered in recognition of a high school teen who is a true witness to our Catholic Faith and has exhibited outstanding service in Youth/Parish Ministry. The Parish of St. Mary recognizes Peter Gioacchini with this year’s St. Timothy Award Congratulations and Blessings to Peter Gioacchini !
Worship & Music
Saint Mary Magdalene
Andrew J. Macirowski - Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Feast Day July 22
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 Mary, “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 of repentant sinners .
Ignatius Loyola, Priest, 1491-1556
Ignatius was the youngest of thirteen children of a noble family in the Basque region of Spain. He entered the military service and had a promising career ahead of him until he was wounded during the siege of Pamplona in 1521.
During his long recovery, Ignatius spent the time reading religious books, as there was nothing else available to him. These readings included a life of Christ and the lives of saints, both of which had a profound effect on him. After his recovery, he made a pilgrimage to Monserrat where he hung up his sword at Our Lord's altar. He then spent a year in retreat at Manresa where he experienced visions and began writing his Spiritual Exercises.
From 1524 to 1535, Ignatius studied in Paris and received a Master of Arts degree in 1534. In that same year, along with a group of fellow students who included St. Francis Xavier, he founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). The group vowed to live in poverty and chastity and to go to the Holy Land. Because of the hostility of the Turks, however, they were unable to achieve this last goal, so they went instead to Rome and placed themselves in the apostolic service of the Pope. The Society was formally approved in 1540 by Pope Paul III. The group took their final vows in 1541 and Ignatius Loyola was named the superior general of the order. Read More HERE.
Saturday, 27 5 PM
Sunday, 28 8 AM
Ministry Schedule: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 27 & 28
Alex Gruenling Anthony Gruenlng
Bridgett Farrow NOT FILLED
Charles Young
Sunday, 28 10 AM
Jack Main NOT FILLED
Bridgett Farrow
Kevin Swan
Joseph Ventura
OH - Monica Barr
TH - Elvira Dapul MD
TH - Susan Murphy
ALT - Louise Habrack
OH - Jane Slattery
TH - Gina Shute
TH - RichardGerbino
ALT - Cindy Ventura
OH - Maureen Geiger
TH - Winifred O’Doherty
Eva Tomasetti Chloe Cullen
Diane Dragone
Julia Cullen Mary Ellen Griffin
Sunday, 28 12 PM
Jonathan Stubbs Gonzalo Sevillano
Diane Dragone
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AlmightyGod,thefountainofallwisdom,you knowournecessitiesbeforeweaskandourignoranceinasking:Havecompassiononour weakness,andmercifullygiveusthosethings whichforourunworthinesswedarenot,and forourblindnesswecannotask;throughthe worthinessofyourSonJesusChristourLord, wholivesandreignswithyouandtheHoly Spirit,oneGod,nowandforever.Amen.
(LectionaryPage.net)
Please remember in your prayers those who have recently died.
Ginny Hamlin
Doris Hudak
Paul Tonacci (Sub Req)
Jennifer Stubbs
TH - Richard Gerbino
ALT - Linda DickinsonPancila (Sub-Req)
OH - Liz Turkovic
TH - Tom Nathanson (Sub Req)
TH - FranVaina
ALT– Nick Turkovic
Baptismal Preparation Session
St Mary Parish is offering our next Baptismal Preparation Session on: SUNDAY, August 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM Pre-registrationisrequiredaweek in advance. Contact Us
Welcome the newest members of our Saint Mary Parish family Who were recently Baptized:
Keira Rose Lucas Sage Gloria Villamagna
Faith Formation
Julia Cullen - Pastoral Coordinator of Faith Formation / Religion Education
Religious Ed CALENDAR
15-26 July 2024
10 day July RE Summer Intensive Virtual Program
Monday-Friday 9am to 12pm
28 July 2024
INTERGENERATIONAL
Grandparents Day mass 10am followed by breakfast in Madonna Hall SIGN-UP HERE
4 August 2024
August Summer Intensive opening blessing mass 12pm in the church
All students and Catechists in the August Intensive to attend
5-16 August 2024
10 day August RE Summer Intensive On Campus Program
Monday-Friday 8:30am to 12:30pm
IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS ED LINKS
2024 - 2025
• 2024 - 2025 RE Calendar
• Parent - Student 24/25 Handbook
• Intergenerational List
ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 309
What an exciting first week of our Religious Education July VIRTUAL summer program! Many thanks to all the RE families and RE catechists, as well as our catechist assistants. The program is running smoothly and the children continue to build that foundation of faith… Our Blessing Mass last weekend was a beautiful way to kick off the 10 day program!
Our annual Grandparents Day INTERGENERATIONAL is on Sunday, 28 July beginning at the 10am mass and following in Madonna Hall. The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated on Sunday 28 July - the Sunday closest to the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, Grandparents of Jesus The theme, chosen by Pope Francis for this year's celebration, is "Do not cast me off in my old age" ( Psalm 71:9)
“Conversations with Father Mike”
This summer, during the August RE summer intensive session, all RE families are welcome to join in casual conversations about our faith. Coffee and cookies to be served. Young children welcome. Come at your convenience. 12 PM to 12:30 PM, before RE pick-up
August6... we will wrapdiapersforfamiliesin need , makeblessingbagsfor the homeless, and giveoutfoodtofamiliesin a food pantry!
ANDyougetcommunityservicehours!!
Clicktheimagefor all the info on this year's Community Service retreat days called Mission:Jersey!
Allteensinthe8-12thgrade are invited to GOOUTandliveoutourCatholicFaithto helpthoseinneed.
Register with your parish group ORregister as an individual! We hope to see you there!
Is there a Cost?
This year instead of a monetary donation, we are asking each participant/parish to donate $10-$15 worth of an item or a collection of items as the "fee".
These items will directly be used in the projects of the day!
July 10: travel sized toiletry items like those found on this list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/I1GYR2FQL6FL? ref_=wl_share
July 16: individually wrapped snacks for school aged children (i.e. granola bars, fruit snack, golf fish, etc.)
July 22: Food Pantry items, specifically Cereal, pasta and sauce (in plastic jars), white rice
Aug 6: individually wrapped snacks for school aged children (i.e. granola bars, fruit snack, golf fish, etc.)
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. Selfgiving 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.
We are midpoint of the first module for our RE Summer Intensive Program. We are receiving many positive comments from students and their families. Our ability to offer so many options is a result of those families who generously support our parish community. I commend our Faith Formation/Religious Educa
tion staff for their dedicated service. Sharing faith in the home and here at Sunday Mass is critical for the growth of our Catholic Community.
Next weekend, as the Universal Church observes the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, we will welcome families for a special intergenerational activity with grand parents and children. This is an important opportunity to encourage children and grandparents to talk about and learn about our Catholic Faith. Additionally there will. E the annual collection in support of the retired priests who have, and in many cases continue to, serve in our Diocese of Trenton. Thank you for generously supporting this effort
We will be welcoming Sister Ella Mae McDonald, MPF who will be offering the reflection at each of the four masses during the weekend of 10/11 August. 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
Temporal Admin., Stewardship & Outreach Edwin A. Sevillano -
TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Sharing Our Treasure July 14 2024 – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 27 & 28
# Registered Parishioner Households 934
Next Weekend July 27 and 28 is our Diocesan Infirm & Retired Priest Fund Collection
Please be Generous
"He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick -no food, no sack, no money in their belts." Mk 6:7
Corporate Matching
Several firms and corporations offer matching gift programs to benefit religious organizations, charities and other nonprofits to promote philanthropy amongst their employees. St Mary Parish is a registered charitable organization with the IRS and is also listed in GuideStar which is required by some of the corporate matching gift programs. Please consult with your employer to sign up for their matching gift program. If you have any question or need help signing St Mary Parish for corporate matched contributions, please contact Edwin at the Parish Office, 732-780-2666 x312.
Thank you for your support!
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is again inviting parishioners in the Diocese of Trenton to support the second annual collection for the Retired, Elderly and Infirm Priests Fund scheduled for Masses July 27 and 28. The collection is part of the diocesan observance of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly established three years ago by Pope Francis to be held on or near the Feast of Jesus’ own grandparents, Saints Joachim and Anne. The collection, which will be taken in all Catholic churches across Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, will be used to help fund the needs of the retired and elderly priests of the Diocese whose numbers have now reached 85.
We will have a collection box for this appeal at the masses on July 27 & 28. Please be generous.
If you want to make a donation online click HERE.
As of July 15 2024
Goal: $75,000
Pledged: $ 89,486.00 % of goal: 119% # donors: 221
Average gifts: $ 362.54 Total gifts: 249 Paid to date: $ 83,833.00
THANK YOU ! For all your efforts in supporting the Annual Catholic Appeal! Please continue to make your pledge payments so that our parish can receive the maximum rebate. If you haven't made a pledge yet please go to www.dioceseoftrenton.org/catholicappeal to send your gift electronically. Make sure to select St. Mary Catholic Church, Colts Neck in the Parish Affiliation box so we can receive credit for your gift.
Thank you for your prayers and support
Mission Co-Op 2024
The Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (www.servidoras.org or www.ssvmmissions.org ), a missionary Institute of religious sisters, are happy to be given the opportunity to speak at Saint Mary Parish for the mission appeal on:
August 10 & 11
This year’s Mission Co-Op Appeal will be taken up at the weekend Masses of August 10/11. We are happy to welcome to our parish a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini, Sister Ella Mae McDonald, MPF. The Religious Teachers Filippini have served in the Diocese of Trenton since 1910 and have international missions in Ethiopia, Eritrea, India, Albania, and Brazil. In these countries, the Sistersoperateschools,nurseries,clinics,skill-training programs for women, minister to AIDS orphans, and work to meet other spiritual and human needs. These missionary endeavors are a tangible expression of the congregation’s motto, “Go and Teach the Word of God.” The international missions depend on the generosity of donors. Thank you in advance for whatever you are able to contribute to the fulfillment of their mission.
God is good all the time.
United in the IHM, Mother Mary of the Incarnation, SSVM CONTRIBUTE
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius are a core offering at Francis House which deepen your capacity for prayer and intimacy with God, free you from attachments, clarify your purpose and teach discernment of spirits, the art of finding God in all things. Below are our 3 ways:
IN-PERSON OR ZOOM MONTHLY SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
10 Wednesdays 3:00 – 4:30 PM
September 11 February 5
October 9 March 5
November 6 April 2
December 4 April 16
January 8 May 7
Please give yourself the gift of this retreat that invites you to pray with Scriptures each day using the format of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius We will use The Jesus Way: Practicing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, by Karen Keen and The Gift of Spiritual Intimacy by Monty Williams, SJ. Donation: $200
34 WEEKLY ZOOM MEETINGS SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF ST. IGNATIUS
34 Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:30 PM
September 17 – May 27
On Zoom to alleviate travel each week. In this full version, we will experience the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius which corresponds to a 30-day retreat at a retreat house. You are committing to one hour of prayer every day and a weekly meeting. We will use The Jesus Way: Practicing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, by Karen Keen and The Gift of Spiritual Intimacy by Monty Williams, SJ. Donation: $450
EVENING ZOOM SERIES THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES MADE
EASY
10 Wednesdays 7:00 – 8:30 PM
September 11 February 5
October 9 March 5
November 6 April 2
December 4 April 16
January 8 May 7
We will use To Walk with Christ by Laurence Gooley, SJ as our guide through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and read Jesuit James Martin’s The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything, between sessions.
Donation: $200
MOTHER MARY & SAINTS PILGRIMAGE to ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND.
Sept 16-27, 2024. 12 Days $4990. Includes RT Airfare from Newark, Daily Breakfasts & Dinners, Hotel accommodations, professionally guided tours, deluxe motor coach & more.
Fr Abraham Orapangkal, pastor St Mathias parish, Somerset Tour Chaplain. Daily Mass & Prayers, For more information kindly call or Email: JULIET HOBSON 732-439-2835 Email: yetjcb@icloud.com
A LENTEN PILGRIMAGE SPAIN & PORTUGAL
With Most Reverend Donald Hying (Bishop of Madison, WI)
March 9-20, 2025
Avila, Barcelona,Toledo, Madrid, and more. Includes: Fatima Portugal as well
Together, We Can Do It
We are committed to supporting our communities and local businesses around the world. Several of our ongoing community engagement projects help support underserved families and vulnerable populations.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW BROCHURE
A few highlights include:
Eucharist Miracle (Santarem Portugal)
Birthplace of St. Anthony of Padua (Lisbon Portugal) Flamenco dinner show (Seville Spain)
The Alhambra Complex and Generalife (Granada Spain)
Sites associated with St Teresa of Avila (Avila Spain)
The Benedictine Monastery at Montserrat (Montserrat Spain)
Getting Ready for the Martha Mary Guild Clothing Sale
It’s “Spring Cleaning “time! Please remember to set aside your men’s, ladies and children’s clothes that are in good condition. The Sale will be Sept. 5, 6, 7 and 8 and we will start collecting on Aug 18.
Volunteers are needed to help sort and setup during collection days and as staff during the Sale. Our youth can earn Community Service credit. To add your name to our list of wonderful volunteers or for further information, call any of our Chairs:
Kathy Adleman at 732 946 8631
Ien Yoe at 732 331 4756
Rorie Coppola at 732 933 0720
Thank you for your time and your contributions. Without you, the Guild would be unable to donate to deserving charities!
These are the organizations that benefited from the 2023 Clothing Sale:
Sisters of Mercy Convent Maintenance
Yamba Uganda
Collier Youth Services
Sisters of St. Joseph Retirement Fund
Mercy Center
Mary's Place
No Limits Cafe
Soul Kitchen
Special Olympics, NJ
Pathfinder
In 1917, the Mother of God appeared to three shepherd children to bring messages of the Gospel. Visit the site of the apparition, the tombs of the children, the grotto, parish church, and more.
Construction on Sagrada Familia began in 1882. The famous and still unfinished church is expected to be completed in 2026. It was already consecrated in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.