May 8, 2022: Fourth Sunday of Easter

The parish of saint Mary A Catholic Community Proclaiming the Greatness of God in our Time One Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 Phone: 732-780-2666 Fax: 732-780-0394 parishoffice@stmaryscoltsneck.org

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

Refer to website for more detailed information www.stmaryscoltsneck.org

Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 8, 2022 Saturday, May 7, following the 5 pm Mass

Baptismal Preparation Session St Mary Parish is offering our next Baptismal Preparation Session on:

TUESDAY MAY 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM Pre-registration is required a week in advance.

Contact Us

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May 8th, 2022

Mass Intentions for: Saturday, May 7th-15th For * Requested by

Saturday, May 7 – 5 PM Church Deirdre Jean O’Neill * Matuscak Family Intentions of Carlos Franca * Rorie and Jack Coppola Walter Schwartz * Gioacchini Family Sunday, May 8 – Church 8 AM Pro Populo Kathleen Lohrey * Neil and Jane Slattery Jean Brock * Ed Brock 10 AM Maryann Barone * Germinario Family Edith Gold * Arlene Garito 12 PM Don Pucillo * Barbara and Edward Moskal Bob Walsh * Maureen Beyer Natale and Klara Mirkovich * daughter, Maria Monday, May 9 – 9 AM Chapel Rev. Monsignor James G. Innocenzi * Rev. Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee, Staff and Parishioners Tuesday, May 10 – 9 AM Chapel Joseph Canas * Gugliara Family Special Intention * Robert Amling Wednesday, May 11 – 9 AM Chapel Richard Winiewicz * Anna Marie and Vincent Vita Thursday, May 12 – 9 AM Chapel Abel Bocanegra * Yaninas Family Giuseppa Bua * Maria Levine Friday, May 13 – 9 AM Chapel Special Intention Saturday, May 14 – 5 PM Church Intentions of Leonidas Mavrookas * Suzanne Schlesinger Antonina Ficarra * Cappelleri Family Joan Fiumefreddo * Barbara and Joe Verga Sunday, May 15 – Church 8 AM Deceased Members DeStefano/Albruno Families * Mr. and Mrs. M. Franceschetti Peter Griffin * Neil and Jane Slattery 10 AM Pro Populo Isabel Amling * Bob Amling Eric O’Doherty * Deirdre O’Doherty and Family 12 PM Noel Monahan * Hugh and Phyllis Murphy

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Please pray for the following members of our parish family who are ill: Kathleen Amatel Courtney Barker Michael Barker Janice Basilice Fr Bill Bausch Eileen Beckley Rita Bonamo Anne Boyle Christen Chellis Blake Conley Kaitlin Donahue Nagle Sr. Sue Ellen Ennyson Sharon Evangellista Joann Feliciti Cynthia Fiedler James Fiedler Emily Gioacchini

Edward Habrack Tom Hudak Elizabeth Lind Huseby Bridget Korn Bob Lind Lori Lettieri Donna Lodi Leonidas Mavrookas Ludwig Mendola Kevin O’Shea Stanley Rembisz Owen Shoemaker Victoria Slater Gerard P. Thompson Seneida Tomasetti Lauren Vinci

To add a family member to the sick list for 8 weeks, please call or e-mail the Parish Office. Thank you! 732-780-2666 or parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org

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

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

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

Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties.

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

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

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

PRAY for Military & First Responders SN Colton Boag, USCG LCpl Devon Francis Chrzan, USMC Lt. Col. John Anthony Coppola, US Army Major Douglas Coppola, US Army Lt. Mary Herman, USN SN Christian Houlihan, USN LT. Jason Joseph Howe, USN SPC Michael John Mento, US Army SPC Nicholas Poskonka, US Army Captain Richard Savo, US Army 1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army Captain Ryan Tanguay, US Army TSgt Stephen Witherow, USAF LCpl Edward Zarzecki, USMC 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 of May 8th - 14th READINGS FOR THE WEEK

8 Sunday: FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 13: 14. 43-52 / Revelation 7: 9. 14b-17 / John 10: 27-30 9 Monday: Acts 11: 1-18 / John 10: 1-10 10 Tuesday: Acts 11: 19-26 / John 10: 22-30 11 Wednesday: Acts 12: 24 -- 13: 5a / John 12: 44-50 12 Thursday: Acts 13: 13-25 / John 13: 16-20 13 Friday: Acts 13: 26-33 / John 14: 1-6 14 Saturday: Acts 1: 15-17. 20-26 / John 15: 9-17

FOR DEEPER REFLECTION: Question for Children: Jesus promises to guard us like a shepherd does the sheep. How do you experience his loving care in your life?

Question for Youth: Jesus said “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” How does Jesus speak to you? What new path is he asking of you?

Question for Adults: What is your experience of being a follower of Christ, of being cared for and guarded with him as shepherd?

Church: Agnes Pellicone Requested by: Pellicone Family

Chapel: Stella Culosi

Requested by: Pellicone Family The Parish Office will be closed Sunday May 8 in observance of Mother’s Day

Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee and Staff

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

Offering is $3.00 per candle.

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

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

The suggested donation is $25.

Request online HERE. Available weeks listed below: Church - 5/29, 7/3, 7/17, 7/31 Chapel - 5/22, 6/5, 6/26, 7/10

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

The Regina Caéli is the Marian Antiphon that is prescribed for use during the Easter Season (from Easter Sunday through Pentecost).

It is sung or recited at the conclusion of compline, the last of the canonical hours prayed on a daily basis. It is also used in place of the Angelus prayer during this same liturgical season.

In our parish, we sing this following the dismissal at weekday Mass The text of the prayer itself dates to the 12th Century. As the musical notation system of Gregorian Chant started to become finalized around the same time period (with the basics of notation being developed around the 10th Century and the 4-line system still used today becoming standard by the early 13th Century), it remains one of the Church’s best examples of a text and melody being composed together and remaining as such, unaltered, into modern times.

Other texts, such as the Veni Emmanuel predate this by several centuries, but the history of the tune is murky. Thus, the Regina Caéli holds an important historical, liturgical, and devotional history.

Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.

The Son you merited to bear, alleluia, Has risen as he said, alleluia.

Pray to God for us, alleluia.

Saint of the Week: St. Anselm of Canterbury, Bishop and Doctor, 1033-1109

“Easter Duty” The Catholic Church requires of us as baptized Catholics to observe the following: The obligation, the privilege really, of receiving the Eucharist at least once a year --- often called “Easter duty” --- for those in the state of grace should still be fulfilled during the period from the First Sunday of Lent, March 5-6, 2022 to Trinity Sunday, June 12, 2022. However, the Church’s law does permit this precept to be fulfilled at another time during the year when there is a just cause.

Born in Aosta (now Valle D’Aosta in northwest Italy), Anselm developed a love of God and a love of learning from his mother. When he was fifteen, Anselm sought to enter a monastery.

Fearing the displeasure of his father, the monks turned Anselm away.

Nevertheless, Anselm determined to someday become a monk.

A few years later, after his mother died, Anselm felt free to pursue his goal. With a companion, he set out on a journey which eventually led him to the Abbey at Bec in Normandy. This abbey had become renowned for the teaching of the prior, Lanfranc.

Anselm became a student and protégé of Lanfranc.

Anselm advanced quickly and, soon, he was helping Lanfranc with teaching.

Read more HERE.

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Worship Schedule: Third Sunday of Easter Saturday, May 14th & Sunday, May 15th Altar Server

Cantor

Reader 1

Saturday, 5:00 PM (Church)

Mark Hines William Hines

Diane Dragone

Charles Young

Bruno Savo

Sunday 8:00 AM (Church)

Ashley Austin Daniel Austin

Carly York

Anthony Bongiorno

Rita Duenas

Sunday 10:00 AM (Church)

Valeska Yaninas Danek Yaninas

Carly York

Sunday 12:00 PM (Church)

Servers Needed

Marybeth Jacobson

Reader 2

Matt Yaninas

Julia Cullen

Carl Simone

T Mullin

EMHC Organ Host— Emily Santangelo Tabernacle Host—Louise Habrack Tabernacle Host—Susan Murphy Alternate—EMHC needed Organ Host—Joseph Flanagan Tabernacle Host—Lisa Aldridge Tabernacle Host—Jane Slattery Alternate—Gina Shute Organ Host—Heidi Lohn Tabernacle Host—Steve Stanley Tabernacle Host—Linda DickinsonPancila Alternate—Gregory Calderaro Organ Host—Lee Gesner Tabernacle Host— Monica Barr Tabernacle Host—Irene Weller Alternate—Patricia Gesner

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Elements of the Catholic Mass is designed to help the faithful better appreciate the beauty of the Mass.

Featuring Fr. Douglas Martis, former director of the Liturgical Institute, the program consists of thirty-one beautifully produced short videos. Each episode comes with a discussion guide with references, Elements of the Catholic Mass is ideal for personal faith formation or family / group discussion.

Click HERE for this week’s episode.

Struggling with a life event and in need of spiritual assistance?

Want to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance outside the normal Confession times?

Trying to find your way back to engagement with the Church?

Discerning vocation?

Looking to complete your Sacraments of Initiation and wish to chat about the journey?

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

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

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“CLASS REUNION”

We are looking to hire Certified Teachers for our Fall Religious Education Program 

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Paid positions available for the fall weekly program starting the end of September 2022 and continuing to the beginning of May 2023 In person and live online classes available to teach Looking for Certified teachers in our community whose faith is alive and active who are also certified in catechesis (we will get you certified) All positions afternoon and evenings, Sunday thru Wednesday

For more details, please contact Julia Cullen Coordinator of Faith Formation/Religious Education ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org

Fr. William Bausch, Pastor of St. Mary Parish for twenty-seven years, thought we might enjoy sharing the memories, photos he had put on a disc of the “classes” of years ago… some of those “students” are still parishioners today, some have moved away, and some have gone to Heaven. However, many of their children are still actively involved. ALL ARE INVITED TO COME TO A SHOWING OF THE PHOTOS. This will take place in Madonna Hall at 2:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, May 22nd. Refreshments will be served and lots of good conversation will be shared.

Please join us and invite others who may enjoy meeting fellow parishioners, past and present.

URGENT NEED IN UKRAINE Your help is needed in Ukraine where there are already more than 2.9 million people in need of assistance!

Your prayers and support will make so much difference. Please give a vital gift today!

Please donate HERE.

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Next Walking With Purpose Program: Ordering Your Priorities, Building a Life Well Lived is a practical eight (8) lesson Bible Study Program that will help you put the most important things in life first.

You will discover not only what matters most in life but also how to prioritize those things. Feel satisfied at the end of the day that you loved those around you with your heart and with your schedule. Create a life from which you do not need to escape.

Link to program and to order the book: https://walkingwithpurpose.com/bible-study/?id=adultwomen#_tabs_contents-43-20772 Program begins in May and run for 8 weeks: May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

Please register HERE.

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Faith Formation Julia Cullen

Pastoral Coordinator of Religion Education Grade 1–8 ReligiousEd@stmaryscoltsneck.org 732-780-266 X 309

May Crowning May 7, 2022 4pm Madonna Hall-craft Continues at 5pm Mass RSVP Here

Spring Movie Day May 15, 2022

Begins at the 12pm mass & continues in the theater with faith filled cartoons.

50th Anniversary Picnic 5 June 2022 3pm mass Come help us celebrate the end of a great year of Religious Ed

More info on page 8

Rose Farrow

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

Fall Registration/ReRegistration Closes on 31 May 2022 For grades 1 to 8 - first come first serve Classes will close when filled Sign-up link is on website & in the RE Newsletter

The completed Intergenerational Participation form is to be submitted by

1 June 2022

The form to be completed can be found HERE

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

Join us every Sunday at the 10am mass

The Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be celebrated on October 9, 2002 at the 10am mass October 16, 2022 at the 10am & 12pm mass The Lottery to pick your day and time will be on May 7, 2022 at 4pm in Madonna Hall, followed by the 5pm mass

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Martha Mary Guild News ST. MARY PARISH Sunday June 5, 2022 Pentecost Sunday Join the celebration as we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Parish of St. Mary.

Reconnect with old friends and make new ones as we gather for faith, food, fun, music and our St. Mary family.

3 PM Solemn Mass presided by the Most Reverend David O’Connell, Bishop of Trenton (this will be the only Mass on June 5th) Mass will be followed by an outdoor festival with food trucks and attractions for young and young at heart. We will have music throughout the afternoon.

Be sure to bring your own chairs or a blanket

Join us for an afternoon of fun, singing, games, camaraderie and dessert as we wind down another wonderful season of MMG! We will be bedazzled by Meredith Geneve’s glorious voice as we name that tune and follow the bouncing ball through songs of the 50’s. Rorie Coppola will have Bingo Games and Trivia Games challenging your mental IQ. Ien Yoe will help research some fabulous questions and prepare prizes beyond measure!

Come one! Come all!! An afternoon of enjoyment awaits you! Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. We welcome you to pray the rosary in the Spiritual Center at 11:30 a.m., followed by (BYOB) Bring Your Own Lunch, with refreshments supplied by the Guild. Our fun program will begin around 12:30.

Our generous members are asked to donate swimsuits, beach towels and sneakers for children ages 513 at Collier Summer Camp. Thank you for all your contributions.

Get your tickets now!

Welcome to the newest members of our Saint Mary Parish family

$5 donation to reserve an spot for the Festival for anyone 6 years and older.

NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR.

Gina Clemente Olivia Johnston

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE We Need Your Help: Many volunteer opportunities available for our Jubilee celebration.

Short shifts. Hours available for students. To volunteer please contact Justine Buzzetta (justinept@gmail.com) or Alyssa Sans (alyssa.sans@gmail.com)

There are many opportunities for parishioners of Saint Mary to “reach out” into the community to help those in need!

Learn more about the Charitable Appeals & Outreach Ministries at The Parish of Saint Mary: 

Martha Mary Guild

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Food Collection

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Prayer Shawl Ministry

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Sewing & Quilting Ministry

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Quo vadis…

My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Most of our reflections on the paschal mystery revolve around reminders that being plunged into the dying and rising mystery of Christ through our baptism means we must die to self if we wish to share in Jesus’ eternal life.

We look for ordinary opportunities in our daily living to die to self and thus transform what appears to be ordinary, human actions into extensions of the ministry of the Good Shepherd himself. For example, comforting the sick and dying isn’t simply a caring human action; in the context of our baptismal commitment it is an expression of Jesus’ love for us and the dignity of the other as member of the body of Christ.

This is true and surely the heart of the mystery.

This Sunday, however, we might turn this around and rest a bit in what the Good Shepherd offers us when we live the paschal mystery: eternal life, the assurance that we will never perish. For all our efforts at dying to self, they do not equal the gift of self that Jesus gives us.

Sometimes we are so caught up in the effort of dying that we do forget that new life is already within us and among us. This is a good Sunday to bask in Jesus’ care and protection, listen to his voice calling us to his loving, embracing hands, and rejoice in the goodness showered upon us who are faithful to his call. This, too, is living the paschal mystery.

This weekend we will celebrate our parish May Crowning at and following the Saturday 5pm Mass. This is a custom that has evolved through the centuries. It serves as an opportunity for us to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of the Church and the first disciple (believer) in the mission and ministry of her Son. This also reminds each of us that mothers are those who cooperate with God in the transmission of Life and Faith. Happy Mothers Day.

This coming week I will have completed 9 years as pastor (8 May) of this venerable community; next week I week I will complete thirty years of priestly ministry (16 May). I am grateful to almighty God for the many and varied blessings bestowed upon me. Some of these blessings were immediately recognizable while others became recognizable over time. Regardless, God has continued to sustain me especially through those with whom I collaborate as a priest and a pastor.

The readings and images of the Easter Season help us to reflect on the actions and choices of Jesus’ earliest followers as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles. Time and time again we, like those early disciples, are called to walk the walk.

It is not enough for us to pay lip service to what we believe and acknowledge to be true. Take time during this Spring Season to reflect on the great gift of faith that we have received pondering how we might effectively share it with those around us. This is the fruit of our Lenten Discipline when we acknowledge our excesses and have them washed away through Sacramental Penance & Reconciliation as we prepared for the renewal of our Baptismal Promises on Easter Sunday. Throughout the Easter Season the rubrics of the Roman Missal suggest that the faithful may make the Profession of Faith each Sunday by reciting the Apostle’s Creed. In our parish we observe this custom throughout the Easter Season.

We will publish soon the 2022 Easter Collection Report. If you have not made your gift please do so today. We continue to make slow and steady progress toward our parish goal for the 2022 Annual Catholic Appeal. Many thanks to those who have already participated. Please make you gift today if you have not done so already. Have a great week. Let us remember one another in our prayer. Happy Sunday.

Peace. Father Jeff

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Temporal Administration, Stewardship & Outreach Edwin A. Sevillano TemporalAdmin@stmaryscoltsneck.org Sharing Our Treasure May 1, 2022— Third Sunday of Easter “ Weekly Sacrificial Stewardship

$16,671

Envelope Contributions

$9,249

Electronic/Online Contributions

$6,918

Loose Contributions

$504 328 $49.29

# Registered Parishioner Households

988

Our monthly Building and Mortgage Reduction collection was $3,627. Our payment is $7,966.26. Thank you for your generosity.

The 2022 Annual Catholic Appeal is well underway. To date 168 parishioners have $52,335 already pledged. This is approximately 70% of our goal of $75,000. The outpouring of support from many parishioners like you helps sustain the important ministries across the Diocese of Trenton. Our goal, $75,000, can only be achieved through YOUR generosity!

If you have not yet made a gift, there are pledge forms available in the back of church, or you can visit 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.

Your gift will truly make a difference. Thank you for your prayers and support.

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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.

New Parishioner Orientation Sunday, July 31, 2022 11:00AM at Madonna Hall Attendance is mandatory for those wishing to become parishioners at the Parish of St. Mary.

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

The EASTER Collection

We will provide you with a report of this collection at the conclusion of the Easter Season.

We are grateful to all who contributed; if you have not yet participated, please do so this coming week so that we can offer a timely proper accounting to you.

Thank you and God Bless.

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Did you know ….

The causes of falls in the elderly include such things as muscle weakness, poor balance and vision, lack of confidence at moving about, and the effect of medication, walking on uneven ground, over-reaching, or over stepping.

Tai Chi is a low impact, weight bearing exercise; and with regular Tai Chi practice, it helps build internal strength, reduce falls, and improve the quality of life.

Barbara Schaflin, certified instructor of Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention; Diabetes; Memory; and Rehabilitation/Rejuvenation, has taught 103 participants this past year in the various disciplines. Beginner and Advanced Classes are offered Thursday mornings, in the Northax (Gathering Space) 10:0010:45; 11:00-12 Noon respectively.

Contact: BarbaraSchaflin10@verizon.net

Memorial Day Weekend Abbreviated Mass Schedule Saturday May 28 - 5 pm Mass (4 pm Penance and Reconciliation) Sunday May 29 - 10 am Mass (No 8 AM or 12 noon) PENTECOST SUNDAY Special Mass schedule Saturday June 4 - 5 pm Mass (4 pm Penance and Reconciliation) Sunday June 5 - 3 pm Mass Solemn Pontifical Mass for the Parish 50th Anniversary (No 8 AM, 10 AM or 12 noon)

Thank You Father Gene Savarimuthu Father Gene, a Roman Catholic Chaplain for the New Jersey National Guard, has resided in Colts Neck for the past 17 months. During that time he has generously offered to assist the four parishes within Cohort 13 (Saint Gabriel, Marlboro; Saint Catherine of Genoa, Holmdel; Saint Leo the Great, Lincroft and Saint Mary, Colts Neck) as needed. Father Gene has received a new post from his military superiors within the US Army Chaplain Corp continuing to serve in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Military Services. He is to report to Fort Hood Texas on 10 June 2022.

Let us come together for a Mass of Thanksgiving, Thursday, 2 June 2022, 7:00pm at The Parish of Saint Mary, 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, NJ, 07722 to thank Almighty God for the gift of the priesthood and Father Gene for sharing his priestly ministry with the parishes of our Cohort 13. A simple reception will follow the mass in the Church Narthex/ Gathering Area.

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

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

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

DISCOVERING MY SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND HOW TO USE THEM Thursday, May 12 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM This day will focus on our Baptismal call to be missionary disciples and how God has equipped each of us to fulfill that vocation. Participants will be invited to take the spiritual gifts inventory to discover their gifts for missionary discipleship and how they can best use them to build the kingdom of God. Recommended book: Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell.

Donation: $35 includes lunch; Zoom $30.

AWE AND WONDER LISTEN FOR GOD’S HEARTBEAT IN CREATION IN-PERSON ONLY Monday, May 16 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM Time will be spent outdoors listening and watching for God everywhere. Also, we will enjoy the writing of John Philip Newell as he helps us to see how Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry and the Celtic world desired to move in harmony with all creation for the love of God. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

EVANGELIZE - SOAP BOX NOT NEEDED! Tuesday, May 17 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM "Go and make disciples of all nations..." But, Lord, how do we do that? What is the plan? Where do I start? What about my own household? Come to brainstorm about how this all works. What does evangelization mean and where might we begin? Donation: $25, includes lunch; Zoom $20.

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY IN-PERSON ONLY Wednesday, June 1 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction. Please bring your lunch.

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Join our family today!

Flexible schedule for children 2 and up.

Small class sizes.

Research based curriculum.

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St. Mary, Mother of God Church is blessed to have a 24/7 Perpetual Adoration Chapel. All are welcome to come adore Jesus.

St. Mary's Perpetual Adoration Chapel 26 Leonardville Rd., Middletown, NJ 07748 What is ADORATION? LEARN MORE HERE!

St. Joseph By the Sea Retreat Center 400 NJ-35, South Mantoloking, NJ 08738 Please or call St. Joseph By the Sea at 732-892-8494 for upcoming programs information .

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