Bulletin for May 23, 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 Trustees: Bill LaMorte Irene Weller Worship schedule inside.

Refer to website for more detailed information www.stmaryscoltsneck.org Deacon: John Wedemeyer

Pentecost Sunday

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Religious Education Registration for the 2021-2022 Term

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See pages 6 & 7 for more details

Abbreviated Memorial Day Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday May 29 - 5 pm (4 pm Penance and Reconciliation) Sunday May 30- 10 am ONLY

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Mass Intentions for the Week of May 22 - May 30 For * Requested by Wedding Friday,May 21 4pm Nicole Haydu and Christopher Spinella Saturday, May 22 – 5 PM Church JoAnn Fanticola * Barbara Saake Nicholas Cappelleri * Donna and Frank Sikorskas Clare Peckinpaugh * Rorie and Jack Coppola Sunday, May 23 – Church 8 AM DeStefano/Albruno Families * Mr. and Mrs. Franceschetti Rose Aiello * Neil and Jane Slattery Souls in Purgatory * Mary Soyka 10 AM Denise Puglisi * Roseanne McInerney Lois Palladino * Joan Dignacco Alice Luchino * Jill Grossman 12 PM Richard Gerbino * Richard and Maria Gerbino Baptism-Luciana Christine Galligan Monday, May 24 – 9 AM Chapel Elizabeth Joyce * Joseph Joyce Olga Pereira * Aida Pereira Tuesday, May 25 – 9 AM Chapel Charles Barresi * Dr. Maria Lucarelli and Family Agnes Pellicone * Pellicone Family Wednesday, May 26- 9 AM Chapel John Stutz * Treasure and Al Herman Ray Shea * Tom and Angela Kinlin Thursday, May 27 – 9 AM Chapel Souls in Purgatory * Mary Soyka Friday, May 28 – 9 AM Chapel Joseph Lopes * Tom and Angela Kinlin Maximina Guardamino * Maria Yaninas Saturday, May 29 – 5 PM Church William Leshick * Jeanne and Matt Cerbone Jack Murphy * John and Susan Murphy Tom Telesca * Michele Telesca Sunday, May 30 – Church 10 AM Mary Joan McNamara * Marilyn and Carl Simone Isabel Amling * Susan and Bob Monaco

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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 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 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 Welcome to the newest members of our Saint Mary Parish family who was Baptized recently: Charles Richard Favorito & Natalie Anne Kayser

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 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.

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 PFC Nicholas Poskonka, US Army Captain Richard Savo, US Army 1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army 1st Lt. Ryan Tanguay, US Army TSgt Stephen Witherow, USAF LCpl Edward Zarzecki, USMC Captain Ryan Tanguay 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.

3 Lifelong Catechesis Week May 24– May 30 READINGS FOR THE WEEK

24 Mon 25 Tue 26 Wed 27Thu 28 Fri

Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 Acts 7:51—8:1a/Jn 6:30-35 Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59

Sunday May 30 - The Most Holy Trinity Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20 Questions for Deeper Reflection Question for Children: When have you heard your inner voice or conscience guiding you to do what is right?

Question for Youth: When have you felt the Holy Spirit in your life?

Question for Adults: Share about times when you felt the power of the Spirit, giving you the right words, giving you insight into a dilemma, or in other ways.

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.

ONLINE https://bit.ly/37RKz5p

New Parishioner Orientation Sunday August 1, 2021 Madonna Hall

Intentions are available in the Church & Chapel

5/23 - 5/29, 5/30-6/5,6/6-6/12

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

Rest In Peace Please remember in your prayers those that have recently died.

Robert Montalbano and Anna DeSousa

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

The Solemnity of Pentecost occurs 50 days after Easter. Because Easter is a moveable feast without a fixed date, and Pentecost depends on the timing of Easter, Pentecost can fall anywhere between May 10 and June 13.

The timing of these feasts is also where Catholics get the concept of the Novena - nine days of prayer - because in Acts 1, Mary and the Apostles prayed together continuously for nine days after the Ascension leading up to Pentecost.

Pentecost is the celebration of the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus, who were gathered together in the Upper Room.

A “strong, driving” wind filled the room where they were gathered, and tongues of fire came to rest on their heads, allowing them to speak in different languages so that they could understand each other, and also gave the apostles the other gifts and fruits necessary to fulfill the great commission - to go out and preach the Gospel to all nations. It fulfills the New Testament promise from Christ (Luke 24:46-49) that the Apostles would be “clothed with power” before they would be sent out to spread the Gospel.

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Worship Schedule: May 29/30 The Most Holy Trinity Altar Server

EMHC

Reader 1

Reader 2

Cantor

Usher

Saturday, 5:00 PM (Church)

Mark Hines William Hines NOT FILLED

Suzanne Schlesinger - Organ Host Emily Santangelo - Tabernacle Host Susan Murphy - Alt

Bruno Savo

Charles Young

Bob Lind Usher Needed

Sunday, 10:00 AM (Church)

Gabriella Penczak Tesya Yaninas

Dolores Addler - Organ Host Dawn Reinhardt - Tabernacle Host Linda Dickinson-Pancila - Alt

Matt Yaninas

Steve Rumsby

Ushers Needed

Online Mass viewing continues with the newest weekend Mass becoming available on Saturdays after 4 pm The Parish of Saint Mary - You Tube Channel Worship aid for weekend Mass at https://tinyurl.com/ y4xhvqz8 https://yt.vu/+StMaryColtsNeck

EXPECTATIONS AS WE GATHER FOR MASS ARE LOCATED ON OUR WEBSITE CLICK HERE

Catholic Charities Covid Outreach Update

The primary goal of Catholic Charities’ Covid19 vaccination outreach is to reduce barriers such as transportation, language, lack of health insurance etc. in the Black and Hispanic communities. These communities have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and are lagging well behind the vaccination rate of the white population.

Catholic Charities is educating communities about vaccines, recruiting and training community healthcare workers and hosting clinics at which to date, over 600 people have been vaccinated.

We are grateful to the many parishes who are supporting this effort.

To learn more about this work or to register to receive a vaccination click on: https:// www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org/covid-19-community-outreach/ To register scroll down the website and click on “Pre- register here.”

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Julia Cullen, Pastoral Coordinator of Elementary Religion Education - Grade 1 -6 ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-2666 X 309

Religious Education Fall September 2021-May 2022 1st and 2nd graders are on campus and have a choice of: Tuesday 4:30-5:40 pm or 5:50-7:00 pm

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

The two choices are: Tuesday 4:30-5:30 pm or Wednesday 6-7 pm Each student must attend at least 4 intergenerationals throughout the school year as part of their yearly RE requirement. Once you have completed the intergenerational participation sheet, please either email it directly to Julia Cullen or drop off at the parish office by June 1st.

Intergenerational participation sheet

FIRST COMMUNION UPDATE– Oct 2021 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 Sunday 24 October 2021 10am or 12pm

Summer Intensive– July & Aug 2021 Sessions July session begins - July 12th-23rd 9am-12 pm-(Google classroom) Orientation on Sunday July 11– Children are expected to attend 12:00pm Mass and the orientation will directly follow 

August Session begins- Aug 9th-20th 8:30am-12:30pm (On Campus) Orientation on Sunday August 8th –Children are expected to attend 12:00pm Mass and the orientation will directly follow. 

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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. 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.

Registration ends on June 1st 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

Faith at Home Making faith come alive for your family during the Easter Season is important. The Diocese of Trenton invites you to use these reflection videos/articles to engage your family in a deeper understanding of the faith. Click on the photo/button to view each reflection; Families with young children; May Crowning Pope Francis on why we should love Mary Ascension Presents-How kids make you Holy Families with adolescent children: The Ascension of the Lord Pentecost

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The 2021-2022 program w i l l m eet w eek l y Th u r s d ay s s t ar t i n g September 23, 2021 through April 2022 Adult Women Programs will run simultaneously Daytime sessions - 10 - 11:30 am & Evening Session - 7:00 - 8:30 pm  Opening Your Heart this 22-week foundational course is designed for women new to WWP as well as those with more Bible study experience.

Offered in January 2021 at  Keeping in Balance this 22-lesson study, we’ll explore Biblical ideas the Parish of Saint Mary for managing life’s pace and pressure while living with calm and steadiness. for more information email lindad16@optonline.net

Are you a senior having difficulty getting a vaccine appointment?

Two of our young parishioners are offering to help schedule appointments.

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!

For more information contact Project Coordinator: James C. Schatzle, BS, Paramedic President TEAM LIFE, INC. 732-946-4243 Sophie Divino at 908-216-6975 Or Jimmy Schatzle at (732)403-7153

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Quo vadis…

My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost. The Spirit is given for the sake of mission, but the Spirit’s indwelling affects each of us personally, too. Our baptism -Pentecost requires that each of us die to ourselves and to anything that is evidence of our own sinfulness (second reading: “immorality, impurity, lust, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like”).

When we choose to die to ourselves we experience the new life that comes in the Spirit: “live, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, gentleness, self-control.” When the two lists are laid out side by side like this the choice seems rather easy and obvious: live in the Spirit so as to have the fruit of the Spirit. In our everyday lives the choice isn’t always so clear and easy. Our temptations to “works of the flesh” might be more subtle; for example, letting ourselves get too tired to respond charitably, choosing to sit watching TV rather than really talking with one’s spouse or children, getting by on our tasks rather than doing the best we can. The dying is most often in the little things! Come, Holy Spirit!

The Solemnity concludes the Liturgical Season of Easter. We begin the Liturgical Season of Ordinary Time on Monday. The coming Sundays are Solemnities within Ordinary Time, Trinity Sunday and then Corpus Christi. We will return to the Mass Setting from the Roman Missal throughout the Summer months. The liturgical color is Green during Ordinary Time and the decorations are simplified. During the Month of June the Church observes the Feast

Day of Saint Anthony of Padua, The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, The Feast of Saint John the Baptist, & the Solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul.

Congratulations and THANK YOU to all those who have participated in the 2021 Easter Collection.

Your faithful deliberate Stewardship of Treasure enables our parish to continue providing the very best for our parishioners and all those whom we serve. We have listed an overview of the gifts received this year as well as some facts from previous years. Next Monday is the civic holiday in which we honor those who have given their lives in maintaining the freedom that we enjoy.

Memorial Day is an opportunity for us to come and pray for all our men and women in uniform, especially those who have died. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am. Come and begin your holiday observance by receiving Holy Communion and praying for all those who have given their lives for the freedom we enjoy.

Also, there is a parade in Colts Neck along Heyers Mill Road. Come and be a part of this great local tradition.

Memorial Day Weekend we will observe an abbreviated mass schedule on Saturday and Sunday (as well as Independence & Labor Day Weekends). Please be mindful as you prepare for mass next weekend. 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 May 16 - The Ascension of the Lord Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship

$ 14,733

Envelope Contributions

$ 7,986

Electronic/Online Contributions

$ 6,213

Loose Contributions

$535

As of May 18, 2021

Avg. Contribution per Household this week $ 50.89 # of Contributing Households

279

# Registered Parishioner Households

993

Included in this week’s offertory will be the collection for Catholic Communications Campaign.

Additionally, because of your contributions, we were able to send $1,000 to Catholic Home Missions.

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.

The Catholic Communication Campaign helps the Church spread the Gospel message in the U.S. and in developing countries using modern media tools to inform, inspire, and enlighten. e

Goal: Pledged: % of goal: # donors: Average gift: Paid to date:

$75,000 $71,705 96% 164 $437 $58,241

We are just less than $4,000 from reaching our ACA parish goal this year .If you have not made your pledge yet please do so now by visiting <https://dioceseoftrenton.org/acadonate-page>. Please select St Mary Catholic Church in the Parish Affiliation drop down menu so our parish can receive credit for your gift.

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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2021 Easter Collection: $89,724.18 CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU! Dear Parishioners & Friends, Below is a simple accounting of our 2021 Easter Collection. The sacrificial sharing of many has enabled us to attain a new record. Your contributions will continue to enable us to regain our financial solvency. Please know that the sacrifices we make for the future of our parish do not go unnoticed and I pray that each of us will receive the blessing promised us. Again, thank you for this sacrifice and the sacrifices that you make each and every week so that our Saint Mary Parish continues to proclaim God in word and deed.

2021 Gift Range $2,500 + $2,499 to $1,000

# of Gifts

Gift Total 4

Average Gift $17,569 $4,392.19

16

$16,569

$1,035.55

$999 to $750

2

$1,521

$760.00

$749 to $500

25

$12,541

$501.65

$499 to $250

44

$12,394

$281.68

$249 to $126

59

$9,947

$168.59

$125

30

$3,750

$125.00

$124 to $1 Visitor Checks Loose cash # of Parishioner gifts:

212 7 392

$12,603 $59.45 $850 $121.43 $1,981 Average Gift: $221.67

10 Yr Pattern of Giving 2020 2011 2001 1991 1981 1971 1961

$73,816 $54,811 $43,814 $16,759 $11,208 $2,781 $1,163

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Mt Olivet Cemetery Memorial Day Mass

Gather as a family this week to celebrate Pentecost.

Explain that with the coming of the Holy Spirit, we celebrate the birthday of Jesus' Church. 

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Prepare and decorate a cake.

Have each family member come forward to light a candle on the cake and respond: "As the Father sent me, so I send you."

Sometimes we need help and guidance to live as Jesus taught us. For your family prayer this week, pray for the gift and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Use this prayer: Come Holy Spirit! Fill our hearts with the power of your love.

Talk about each of the gifts of the Spirit: wisdom, understanding, right judgment, courage, knowledge, reverence and wonder and awe in God's presence. How do you see these gifts at work in your family?

Go on a family outing and fly a kite together.

Talk about the power of wind. After the experience, discuss the power of God’s Spirit in the lives of family members.

The Annual Memorial Day Mass for the deceased buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, 100 Chapel Hill Rd, Middletown, NJ 07746 will be celebrated on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 10:00am in the North Hill Chapel section of the Cemetery in front of the Mausoleum.

Attendees are requested to bring their own lawn chairs. If it is raining at 8:00am, the Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am in St James Parish, 94 Broad St., Red Bank, NJ, 07701.

For more information, please contact St. James Parish at 732-741-0500. Covid-19 protocols will be observed.

Diocese of Trenton Bishop holding mass for Covid-19 front line workers Read More: DOT Bishop holding mass for Covid-19 front line workers

I want to take this opportunity to thank St Mary Parish for your generous donation of $507 to Domestic Church Media. We count completely on the generosity of our listeners and benefactors.

Please pray for us and may the Risen Christ give you his great peace and joy during this glorious Easter Season!

Sincerely, Jim Manfredonia Proclaiming the Joy of the Gospel on Catholic Radio

Domestic Church Media is a non-profit, Catholic Lay Apostolate rooted in the history, tradition, and practice of the Catholic faith, dedicated to proclaiming Jesus Christ in the New Springtime of the Church.

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A Wonderful May Meeting for the Martha Mary Guild With COVID rules relaxing a bit, the Guild held a "fun" meeting on Wednesday, May 12 - following all the COVID rules, of course. Rorie Coppola and Barbara Schaflin planned a special day for members to be together again and have a good time! Barbara, who is a trained and experienced Tai Chi leader helped the group to relax their bodies with a few special Tai Chi positions. Then, one of the members, Meredith Geneve, who has a beautiful voice, led everyone in a version of "Name that Tune" of 50's songs, where we filled in a line, instead of a title - singing along with Meredith. Rorie prepared so many beautiful prizes for drawings and many happy ladies went home bearing gifts and winning lottery tickets!

True to the Guild's purpose, there was also a collection of items for Collier's Summer Camp Program. Pictured above is a sampling of bathing suits, beach towels, books and games. The generosity of our members is overwhelming!

Unfortunately, there will not be a Clothing/Linen Sale this year, due to COVID, but hopefully it will happen in 2022. In the meantime, any women of the Parish interested in joining the Martha Mary Guild would be welcome. Just give Carol Donahue (732-946-2461) or Ginny Hamlin ((732-995-6538), the Membership Chairs a call.

Congratulations Fr Rjoy Ballacillo on the occasion of your Ordination to the Priesthood Ad Multos Annos!

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