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 May 19, 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: registration ends March 31 at noon Fall RE Classes: April 1 - May 30 at noon
Time change Sunday March 10
Summer Intensive Religious Education Registration Continues. See page 10 for more information
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Mass Intentions for the Week March 2 - March 10 For * Requested by
Please pray for the following members of our parish family who are ill:
Saturday, March 9 - 4 PM Church St. Frances of Rome The Intentions of Leonidas Mavrookas * Suzanne Schlesinger Gisela Jakubowski * Barbara Saake Joan LaVance * Donna and Frank Sikorskas
Sunday, March 10 – Church First Sunday of Lent 8 AM Pro Populo Angelina Jean Brock * Ed Brock Sergio Dos Santos * Stivala Family 10 AM Mrs. Kenny * David Findel Sergio Dos Santos and Emilia Clemente * Dos Santos Family Lloyd Petillo * Anita and Joseph Sanzio 12 PM Cory Aufiero * Kean Family Arlene Ehlinger * Diane and Paul Dragone Salvatore Castro * Jim and Carol Ehlinger
Monday, March 11 - 9 AM Lenten Chapel Julian Calendar Lent begins
Irene Baron Fr. Bill Bausch Eileen 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
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
Mafalda Coseglia * Barbara Saake
Tuesday, March 12 - 9 AM Lenten Chapel Giuliano DeGrassi * Arianna Vig
Wednesday, March 13 - 9 AM Lenten Chapel Alberto Franco * Neil and Jane Slattery
Thursday, March 14 - 9 AM Lenten Chapel Steven Parkes * Parkes Family
Friday, March 15 - 9 AM Lenten Chapel Abstinence
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
Iris Jones * Rose Amodio
Saturday, March 16 - 4 PM Church James Resko * Jon and Mary Kopko Joseph Nogueira * Marie Nogueira Nikki Long * Nick and JoAnn Pellicone
Sunday, March 17 – Church Second Sunday of Lent; St. Patrick’s Day 8 AM John Hall * Annemarie and Frank DelleDonne De Stefano / Albruno Families * Mr. and Mrs. M. Franceschetti Maria Vinci * Michele Telesca
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Lifelong Catechesis Week March 4 - March 10 Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:
Readings for the Week Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Mt 25:31-46 Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Mt 7:7-12 1 Pt 5:1-4; Mt 16:13-19
Pro Populo Anthony Garito * Arlene and Family Bill O’Doherty * Florence and Kevin Swan and Family
Sunday, March 17 - Second Sunday of Lent Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Phil 3:17 -- 4:1 [3:20 -- 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36
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Question for Children: Jesus invites you to be close to him, to see him with clear eyes. What is Jesus like as a friend? Question for Youth: What do you most want God to help you with? Question for Adults: Sometimes we can see Christ with clear eyes, as the disciples did on that mountain. Share about such a time in -Lifelong Catechesis your own life.
Cory Aufiero * Pecoraro Family Frank McMahon * Janine Roth Stephen Caruso * Jordan and Mary Glass
PAST AND FUTURE There is no saint without a past-and no sinner without a future. --Anonymous
Questions for Deeper Reflections:
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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 Liturgical, Music & Worship Ministries Contact: Andrew J. Macirowski Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org Principal Cantor Contact: David Maliakel 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 Consider donating the sanctuary lamp that burns in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church or Christ Chapel. These intentions are on a weekly basis starting with the Sunday. The suggested donation for Sanctuary Lamp is $25. Upcoming availability Christ Chapel 3/17 - 3/23, & 3/24 - 3/30 Church & Christ Chapel 3/31 - 4/6, & 4/7- 4/13
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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.
FIRST RESPONDERS—THANK YOU PRAYER I thank God for giving you a strength That exceeds any measure. I thank God for giving you a courage That allows you to run towards danger So others can be safe. I thank God for showing us all, through you What it means to put others first. I thank God for showing us your bright light in the darkest of times. I pray that today and everyday You feel the love and support Of those whose lives you have saved and changed Of the community you protect. And of God who gives us all strength!
Angel in my Phone
Rest in Peace Please remember in your prayers, those who have recently died.
Church Patricia Pecoraro Your sisters in Christ WWP Ladies
Daniel P. McGarry, Rose Farrow’s father
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Guidelines of the Universal Church The Catholic Church in the United States asks of us as baptized Catholics to observe the following: 2019 *Lent Dates at a Glance* Eucharistic Adoration - Wednesdays: 10 am - 12 noon Stations of the Cross - Lenten Chapel/Parish Hall Fridays - 7 pm - March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, & 12 Lenten Penance and Reconciliation Service — Sunday, April 7 - 3:00 pm Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 13/14: Saturday Penance & Reconciliation 3 pm Sat 4 pm, Sunday 8 am , 10 am , 12 noon Palm distribution— All Masses held in Church
The days of fast (only one full meal) and abstinence (no meat) are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence (no meat). Fast—consume only one full meal. Abstinence– consume no meat; this obligation prohibits the eating of meat but not eggs, milk products or condiments of any kind, even though made from animal fat. Baptized Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast and those from the age of 14 are also obliged to abstain. All are encouraged to embrace these practices as part of our spiritual journey.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Monday, April 15- 9:00 am Mass - Lenten Chapel Chrism Mass- St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Freehold, NJ on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 16- 9:00 am Mass - Lenten Chapel Wednesday, April 17- 9:00 am Mass - Lenten Chapel Holy Thursday April 18- NO 9:00 AM Mass - 7:00 pm Mass in the Church Good Friday April 19— 9 am Prayer Service Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion - 12:00 pm in the Church Outdoor Stations of the Cross— 3:00 pm Holy Saturday April 20 - 9:00 am Prayer Service - Lenten Chapel NO Penance & Rec on Holy Saturday
Solemn Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection Saturday, April 20, 8:00 pm Vigil * no 4:00 pm Mass or Confessions Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection Sunday, April 21, 2019 7:30 am Mass 8:45 am Mass 10:15 am Mass 12:00 pm Mass
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Andrew J. Macirowski Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist Worship@stmaryscoltsneck.org Music@stmaryscoltsneck.org During Lent, you may notice a much more reserved use of the organ. There are no preludes or postludes. The organ is played quietly to medium volume at most, as the sole purpose is to support the congregational singing and not to add any musical embellishments. The organ makes its triumphant return to full glory during the Gloria at the Easter Vigil. There are also no reeds or mixtures used, and if an organ contains any percussive sounds, like chimes or a zimbelstern, they are also not used. What are those? A quick lesson on different types of pipes found in an organ. • Principals and Flutes - Rounded or square pipes made of wood, tin, or other metals; the most common and plentiful pipe, produces the foundation of the organ sound. • Reeds - These stops imitate the sounds of the instrument assigned to them. They are fashioned to sound like a clarinet, a trumpet, a horn, etc… • Mixtures - Similar to the principals, although these use several different pipes to produce a pitch, resulting in rich overtones and a crystalline or piercing sound, depending on the intended function and coupling with other stops. (Keep in mind that in our parish, we do not have a pipe organ. We have a circa 1991 electronic organ which only approximates the sounds produced by a pipe organ.) So, as you can see from the list above, during Lent the organist will only utilize about 1/3 to 1/2 of the organ’s potential. This is to create a more contemplative atmosphere for musical prayer and to also make a marked shift in the liturgy as do the readings and the music chosen. Andrew J. Macirowski Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist Due to the fluidity of the Mass schedules please refer to page 2 of the latest bulletin. The format on page 2 has been changed to include the weekend Masses for both the current and next weekend’s Masses. Next scheduled change from the current schedule will be the Easter weekend: Solemn Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection Saturday, April 20, 8:00 pm Vigil * no 4:00 pm Mass or Confessions Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection Sunday, April 21, 2019 7:30 am Mass 8:45 am Mass 10:15 am Mass 12:00 pm Mass
How is the Easter Vigil Mass time selected? The Vigil, by its very nature, "ought to take place at night". It is not begun before nightfall. Therefore approximately if the placement of Easter is before April 1st then the Vigil can be celebrated as early as 7 pm, between April 1 -15 7:30 pm, and after April 15th at 8 pm.
The weekend of the Second Sunday of Easter, April 27 & 28 will have the Saturday Mass at 5:00 pm and Penance & Reconciliation at 4 pm. This Saturday schedule will continue until Oct 2019. An abbreviated Sunday Mass schedule will be implemented during holidays such as Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Fourth Sunday of Advent, and Holy Family, where the only Sunday Mass will be 10 am. This is due to the availability of Liturgical Ministers and seasonal vacations.
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Worship Ministry Schedule: March 16 - March 17: Second Sunday of Lent Altar Server
Saturday, 4:00 PM (Church)
Sunday, 8:00 AM (Church)
Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church)
Sunday, 12:00 PM (Church)
EMs of Holy Communion
Reade r1
Reader 2
Cantor
LWD
Usher
Mark Hines William Hines Sophia Lennon
Susan Baker - Center Cup (sub req.) Helene Lind - Organ Host Louise Habrack - Center Host Emily Santangelo - Tabernacle Host Rosemarie Estephan - Organ Cup Susan Murphy - Tabernacle Cup Suzanne Schlesinger - Alternate
Bruno Savo
Alicia Mendez
David Maliakel
Daniel Cowles Abigail Cowles NOT FILLED
Susan Osmulski - Center Cup Jane Slattery - Organ Host Gail Hall - Center Host Joseph Flanagan - Tabernacle Host Paul Osmulski - Organ Cup Michael Stivala - Tabernacle Cup Martha Cowles - Alternate
T Mullen
Carl Simone
David Maliakel
Valeska Yaninas Tesya Yaninas NOT FILLED
Helen DeCerce - Center Cup Maureen Geiger - Organ Host Dawn Reinhardt - Center Host Richard Yaeger - Tabernacle Host Winifred O'Doherty - Organ Cup Amy Orrico - Tabernacle Cup Dolores Addler - Alternate
Matt Yaninas
Christopher Aquinas
Magnificat Choir
Barbara Hawthorne
Leigh Gavinelli John Orrico Greg Penczak Jack Zumba Charlie Gavinelli Allan Ryan Jamie Steiner NOT FILLED
NOT FILLED NOT FILLED NOT FILLED
Patricia Gesner - Center Cup Patricia Balbo - Organ Host Maria Gerbino - Center Host Irene Weller - Tabernacle Host NOT FILLED - Organ Cup NOT FILLED - Tabernacle Cup Lee Gesner - Alternate
Richard Gerbino
Charles Young
Marybeth Jacobson
Fernando Pinguelo
James Dolan Joe Mancino Joseph Rinaldo William Starce NOT FILLED
Maria Greenstein
John Grabowski Jim Davis Bob Lind Frank Sikorskas NOT FILLED NOT FILLED Michael Boliver George Watts James Pifer Jim Boliver NOT FILLED
Stations of the Cross Each Friday during Lent 7 pm in the Lenten Chapel The New Day Bereavement Support Group Ministry of Consolation Invites You…to participate in a nine week program for those who are grieving the death of loved ones and want to work through the tasks of grief in a structured way using the New Day Journal, A Journey from Grief to Healing. The sessions include readings, reflection, sharing and journaling. Group meets 7:30 pm in Christ Chapel. Starting Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Ending Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 For information and pre-registration: Marilyn Simone at 732-462-8088.
Spring Campaign: March 6 to April 14, 2019 This Spring, people throughout the country are invited to take part in the 40 Days for Life effort. We are asked to commit to prayer and fasting for an end to abortion in America. In addition to 40 days of prayer and fasting, please consider volunteering to pray outside of: Planned Parenthood, 69 E. Newman Springs Road, Shrewsbury, NJ. For information contact (732) 610-7437 or monmouth4life@hotmail.com.
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Quo vadis… My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the First Sunday of Lent. The ritual act of professing our faith is no substitution for living it in our daily lives. When we are tested our faith is put to the test, too, and we are faced with a choice of how we live. Lent is a time to examine our choices. Just as God led Israel to a “land flowing with milk and honey” (first reading), so will God lead us to salvation if we “call on the name of the Lord” (second reading). For us, though, our desert is the demands of everyday living and our salvation is found on the cross. Each day we take up our cross and lay down our life for the sake of others, we are building strength to resist temptation and come to greater faith. Our simple acts of kindness are helping us resist temptation. Our complimenting another, offering a word of encouragement help us resist temptation. We don’t have to go out into a desert to find temptation! But we do need God’s nearness to resist it. And that God has promised us. The liturgical Season of Lent has begun and concludes Holy Thursday at which time the Solemn Triduum (Three Days) begins. Lent is a time for us to give up or do without some things in our lives…to search for simpler living. It is also a time for us to do some things extra like daily Mass, the Way of the Cross, Eucharistic Adoration, Scripture Reading, taking more quality time when praying, the Men’s Morning Office each Thursday and the Ladies Morning Office each Friday. Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving are the important Lenten practices for the individual Christian and the Christian Community. I encourage you, regardless of age, to seriously
make an effort to abstain from something and also to commit yourself to doing something extra especially during this great season of grace. The daily Mass is celebrated in our parish as announced in the Parish Bulletin (9:00 am Monday – Friday) in the Lenten Chapel. This is a time that seems to be convenient for many…it is during the morning when it is bright out. Come and draw near to the Lord who is present to us in the Eucharist. Last weekend we hosted a quarterly “new parishioner orientation” for those who are seeking to become members of our parish. This orientation is an important part of getting to know these new parishioner families while sharing a little bit about our parish and the expectations of being a bona fide member of the parish. There continues to be a number of homes for sale in our 07722 community. I encourage you…our parishioners…to welcome new members to our town and if they are Roman Catholic, invite them to participate in our parish by registering. If they are not Roman Catholic, share with them the other two Christian Churches in town…The Reformed Church and the Community Church. To those who have already participated in the 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal…Thank you. To those who have not, please do so this coming week. We will have a report in the coming weeks and will share it with you. Many thanks to all those who assisted us for the Ash Wednesday Services as we welcomed many to our parish church for this ancient custom. Have a great week. Let us pray for one another. Happy Sunday. Peace. Father Jeff
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Sharing Our Treasure March 3 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary-Time Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship
$19,209
Envelope Contributions
$11,702
Electronic/Online Contributions
$ 6,333
Loose Contributions
$ 1,174
Avg. Contribution per Household this week $41.75 # of Contributing Households # Registered Parishioner Households
432
ST MARY PARISH GOAL: $75,000 Thank you to all parishioners who have already made a pledge. If you have not done so yet you can do so here: https://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/aca-donate-page
1,143
Building & Mortgage Reduction Fund $5,453.70 (Our monthly mortgage payment is $6,289.04)
The following is an example of a ministry made possible through the generous support of the ACA. ACA in Action!
Additionally, because of your contributions, we were able to send $500 to the collection for the Black & Native American appeal. 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.
We welcome all your generous donations to Saint Mary Parish. As a reminder, loose cash offerings at Mass cannot be traced to any individuals and therefore not considered for end of year statement of charitable contributions. We suggest to ALWAYS use your offering envelopes or to sign up for online giving at https://goo.gl/w4oTes. Alternatively there are blank envelopes available in church where you can fill in your name so your donations can be properly posted to your account. If you are not receiving envelopes or if you have any questions, please contact the parish office at 732-780-2666 x310. Thank you for taking this matter into consideration!
Evangelization Ministry to Families, Youth and Young Adults Every person belongs to a family. Families are the foundation of the Catholic parish. In the midst of the family and the parish community, people encounter Christ and learn to be his disciples. Family and Parish are the primary environments in which evangelization takes place. Together in Mission is a tool to support these evangelization efforts. Your gift promotes individuals and family life. Youth events and service opportunities, young adult gatherings, Marriage prep, Baptismal prep, Ministry to separated and divorced persons are just a few of the services offered.
April 6, 2019 Parish Spring Clean-up‌.. Get your rakes and gloves ready‌. A parish cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, 6 April. Get together with friends, family and fellow parishioners to help clean-up the fallen leaves, branches and debris deposited on the parish grounds from the long winter. For more info please email: TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org
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Dr. Jim Bridges Pastoral Coordinator of Faith Formation and Religious Education FaithFormation@stmaryscoltsneck.org ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Confirmation Prep Grades 7 & 8 Next few sessions
Date
Group Time
3/10/2019 3/17/2019 3/24/2019 3/31/2019
A B A B
5-6:30 p.m. 5-6:30 p.m. 4:30-6:30 p.m. 4:30-6:30 p.m.
have not been baptized into the Catholic Church, have been baptized but have not yet received the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist have been baptized in another Christian Church & would like to become a member of the Catholic Church The RCIA is a conversion journey - a time for learning, sharing, bonding with others and living your faith more deeply. To learn more, please contact Faith Formation. faithformation@stmaryscoltsneck.org
Confirmation Students Service Project March 24 & 31st 4:30 - 6:30 pm Our Confirmation Prep Candidates will participate in a RISE Against Hunger Meal Packaging event here at St. Mary Parish! This will be the most fun and fastest paced Confirmation Prep class this year. You don’t want to miss it. RISE Against Hunger is US-based organization driven by the vision of a world without hunger. Established in 2005, the program was created to give volunteer groups like, our Confirmandi, the opportunity to make a direct impact AND to become educated, engaged advocates for ending hunger. They’ll gain experience in team building, creative problem solving, goal setting and achievement. Meals will be distributed to those in need around the globe, meeting immediate needs today while enabling communities to break the cycle of poverty. So what is a Meal Packaging Event? The RISE Against Hunger meal packaging events are a fun and fast paced way to get our Confirmation Candidates involved by assembly-line packaging of highly nutritious dehydrated meals made up of rice, soy, vegetables and 23 essential vitamins and minerals. It costs $.34 cents to produce each meal and there is a 10,152-meal minimum for events. Event hosts fulfill this cost through a donation. Our goal is to fill 10,152 meals in 2 hours! How can you help? You can help by contributing to our event. You can help make sure children get the
nutritious meals they need to grow and succeed. Donate through our Online Giving system. https://goo.gl/RHNJf7 or by scanning QR code We also need about 25 parents to participate and oversee/assist with the event.
Please contact Dr. Jim Bridges at ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org
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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.
Summer RE Registration ends March 31 @ 12 noon 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. 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 same as last year, $300 per student & ends on March 31, 2019 at 12 noon.
Encounter Norma In Guatemala, we encounter Norma, who as a young mother, supports her family and shares her skills with her community. Reflect on the importance of family in your life. How can you contribute to support families in your community? Go on the CRS website, www.crsricebowl.org to learn all about Rice Bowl and how to make simple meatless meals using Rice Bowl recipes. Put your Lenten offerings in your Rice Bowl, count them at the end of Lent, make a check to St. Mary Parish for the total amount and drop it in the collection Basket. Alternatively you can make your donation using our online giving platform. < https://goo.gl/VFak28 >
Parents of all children receiving their First Communion in May We will have a First Communion Retreat on Sunday, March 10, from 2-3:30 in Madonna Hall. We would like to have all the children who will be receiving their First Communion in May attend along with at least one parent. The First Communion banners for each child will be distributed and (hopefully) completed during our time together. In addition, the children will be instructed in the proper reception of the Sacrament, and they will have an opportunity to practice with unconsecrated hosts. This also counts as an intergenerational event. See you all there.
Dr. Jim Bridges presents How did Jesus Become God? Sun, March 10, @7:15 pm & Mon, March 11, @10 am FREE & in Madonna Hall