parish staff mass schedule...2020/12/06 · eileen freibott r/o andy & willy douglas & son eileen...
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PARISH STAFF
Pastor Reverend Jeffrey J. Kegley
Parochial Vicar Reverend Richard Osborn
Parochial Vicar
Reverend Jordan McConway O.P.
Deacons
Carlo Squicciarini
Martin K. McMahon
Business Manager
Hank Pekarsky ext. 232
Sacristan/Altar Server Coordinator
Mrs. Laney Wilkens
Parish Trustees
Mr. Kenneth Ginsky
John (Jack) Kurkemelis
Faith Formation:
Mrs. Peggy Dunne ext. 240 [email protected]
Suzanne Pfirrman
ext. 241 [email protected]
St. Vincent DePaul Society Assistance
732-671-4062
Director of Music
Malena Towers ext. 239
Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Cassandra Abbud
Pastoral Associate
Chris Carlo
HR/Finance Administrator
Mrs. Sharon Crossnohere ext. 228
Bulletin Editor Jessica Parks
RCIA - [email protected]
Usher Coordinators
George Rahey - [email protected]
Brian Dolan - [email protected]
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration ext. 241
MASS SCHEDULE Mary Mother of God Church
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Please note that the 10:00 a.m. Mass will be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel (Saint Mary, Mother of God Church) and the 12:00 p.m. “in car” parking lot Mass will continue until further notice.
The Daily Mass schedule remains: 8:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. in Mary, Mother of God Church. The Church will remain open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for private prayer and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
In the Bishop’s directives, the Sacraments of Confession, Baptism, Marriage along with Funeral/Memorial Masses resumed on June 8th. Confessions must be held outside and with proper social distancing. Confessions will be heard in the courtyard in front of the church. The Confession times will continue to be Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1:00 p.m. or by appointment. Baptisms will be celebrated one baby at a time. Only Wedding ceremonies will be celebrated. RECONCILIATION/CONFESSIONS Saturday 1:00 to 2:00 pm & Thursday 3:30 to 4:30 pm
SACRAMENT of BAPTISM The First & Third Sundays 1:30 pm (MMGC)
BAPTISM PREP CLASS 2nd Thur.7:00 pm in the Bulman Center - to register call est. 221
SACRAMENT of MARRIAGE ext. 222
ST. MARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mr. Craig Palmer [email protected]
ST. MARY SCHOOL
538 Church Street,
Middletown, NJ 07748
732-671-0129
PARISH OFFICE
19 Cherry Tree Farm Road Middletown, NJ 07748 732-671-0071 Fax 732-671-6125
OFFICE HOURS
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Week ending December 3, 2020
Weekly drop offs and envelopes $13,842.00
Parish Giving $6,246.00
Christmas flowers $173.00
Children $73.61
Youth $52.00
Ave Maria 1143.67
Human Development $122.69
Diocese Asseeement $42.50
Priest Retirement $25.00
All Saints $5.00
Mortgage $155.00
Christmas $208.91
Immaculate Conception $70.00
Summer $20.00
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In Jesus and Mary,
Father Jeff Kegley Pastor
Jesus is Lord!
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This weekend the Church celebrates the second Sunday of Advent. This past Thursday and the following Thursdays of Advent, I am presenting a virtual Advent Retreat on Zoom. The retreat is entitled “Rejoice!” and will presents Advent through the experience of the three people most closely associated with it: the Prophet Isaiah, John the Baptist, and Mary, the Mother of God. “Rejoice! will raise our hearts and minds to experience the joy of a supernatural encounter our Savior. Even if you missed the first week of the retreat, you could still join us for the next two sessions. To register, please visit our parish webpage at www.stmarychurchnj.org.
Our parish is excited to announce that we will hold a Christmas Super 50/50! I want to thank all the parishioners of Saint Mary, Mother of God Church who helped in selling the Summer 50/50 and Fall 50/50. Because of you we had huge grand totals! Congratulations on an amazing job!
As you know because of the coronavirus, the Summer and Fall Fairs could not be held this year. The proceeds from the Fairs, including the Super 50/50’s goes to pay down the mortgage on our beautiful Mary, Mother of God Church. Each month our mortgage payment is close to $24,000.00. Not having the Saint Mary Great Fair and the Fall Country Fair this year presents a great financial challenge for the parish. That is why we need your help this year more than ever in selling the Christmas Super 50/50’s. So, I am asking all our parishioners, Saint Mary School families, Religious Education families… EVERYONE, to help make this Christmas Super 50 /50 a huge success!
Raffle books have been mailed to your home. If everyone in the parish sells all the tickets in their Raffle books, it will be a tremendous help. You can obtain more raffle books at the parish office. The Raffle winner will be picked on January 1st, 2021.
The year 2020 has presented many challenges and the People of Saint Mary’s has been amazing navigating through the pandemic. I want to thank you for all your support and help for our wonderful parish community of Saint Mary’s.
Have a blessed week.
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Pope Francis at Mass: being humble means accepting humiliation like Christ
Vatican City: In the life of a Christian, humility is an indispensable quality that is needed in order to allow the gifts of the Holy Spirit to grow. This was the reflection of Pope Francis in his homily at Mass, Tuesday morning, in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. Drawing inspiration from the Prophet Isaiah, the Pope said that every Christian is like "a small shoot on which the Spirit of the Lord rests, the spirit of wisdom and intelligence, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord ". "These,” the Pope said, “are the gifts of the Holy Spirit which grow from the smallness of the bud to the fullness of the Spirit. This is the promise, this is the Kingdom of God” and "the life of the Christian," he stressed. Humility The Pope said that the task of a Christian is to be aware that each of us is a “sprout of that root which must grow with the power of the Holy Spirit, to the fullness of the Holy Spirit in us.” And our task, he said is to safeguard this sprout, this growth which is the Spirit." The Holy Father said this is done by adopting a lifestyle of a Christian that resembles Christ, which is the path of humility. The Holy Father said it takes faith and humility to believe that this bud, this small gift will grow to the fullness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He said, it takes humility to believe that the Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, as the day’s Gospel says, has hidden these things from the wise and the learned and revealed them to the little ones. Humility means to be small, like the sprout that grows little by little to the fullness of life through the power of Holy Spirit. Humiliation The Pope further explained that being humble does not mean being polite, courteous or closing one’s eyes in prayer. Being humble means being able to accept humiliations. “Humility without humiliation,” he stressed, “ is not humility.” A humble man or a woman is one who is able to endure humiliations like Jesus whom the Pope described as “the great humiliated.” Pope Francis recalled the example of many saints "who not only accepted humiliations but asked for them" in order to resemble Jesus. The Pope concluded his homily urging that the Lord “grant us this grace to safeguard this smallness towards the fullness of the Spirit without forgetting the root and by accepting humiliation.
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Events at St. Mary, Mother of God As we march closer and closer to
Christmas, we strive to be the "light of the world" to others! On Saturday, December 12th, we will have our annual Christmas tree lighting, but this time, we are going big! We will be lighting the huge pine tree at the Church Street entrance to the school. So, we are looking for donations of large, multi-colored, outdoor, 25 ft to 50 ft. lengths of Christmas LED lights to light up that tree. It's a big job and will need to have the lights ASAP. If you or anyone you know would like to donate lights, you can drop them off at the school or rectory. We can all use a little Christmas at this time!
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The following loved ones have been enrolled in the St. Mary Monthly Memorial Mass Society
and will share in a special Mass celebrated on The First Sunday of each month at the 9:00 a.m. Mass
Pia Albanese r/o Liz & Paul Panicali
Nicholas Albano r/o His Wife & Children
James Archinaco r/o Stephen & Mary Kelleher
Vincent & Anna Maria Arena r/o Teresa Arena
Pasqualina Arena r/o Teresa Arena
Denise Cafiero r/o John & Ilona Fossetta
Brenda A. Calabrese r/o Wagner Family
Judith Chionchio r/o Linda Ryan
Michael P. Corbett r/o Zupancic Family
Deceased Members of the D'Amico & Arena Families r/o Teresa Arena
Taylor Ruane Delepine r/o Nona, Maureen Delepine & Family
Stephen P. Dillon r/o Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Herlihy
Haig English r/o John & Ilona Fossetta
William Etzkorn r/o Tom & Marge Dooley
Eileen Freibott r/o Candy & Willy Douglas & son
Eileen Freibott r/o Larry & Maureen Chenowth
John Gomez r/o John & Ilona Fossetta
Virginia Griffen r/o The D'Albero Family
Katie Hughes r/o Carol & Don Burr
Angelo & Rosaria Incovaia r/o Teresa Arena
Mary Kelleher r/o The Molicki Family
Domenico La Torre & r/o Teresa Arena
Maria Lotorto r/o Lotorto Family
Givanna Marofioti r/o Lotorto Family
Timothy J. McAuliffe r/o Stephen & Mary Kelleher
Timothy J. McAuliffe r/o Stephen & Mary Kelleher
Glen McCartney r/o Jon & Celeste Schultheis
Dennis McQuaid r/o Barbara & Robert DePalo & Family
Nora Mulligan r/o Barbara & Thomas McManus
Edith Parker r/o Zupancic Family
Richard A. Prusha r/o The McBride Family
Patricia Rosa r/o Paul & Liz Panicali
Michael Short r/o Deirdre Hornig
Robert Troester r/o Kathleen Erli
Richard Urbealis r/o Thanh Betten
Richard Urbealis, Sr. r/o Virginia Large
Richard C. Urbealis, Sr. r/o Teresa Arena
Robert Wyman r/o Michael & Cristin McCarthy
Kway Yin Chin Liu r/o The D'Albero Family
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St. Mary's Women's Discipleship is live every Wednesday
night from 7:30-9 PM on Zoom. ALL women are welcome!
Join us as we gather remotely and safely for an evening of
praise, prayer, scripture, and fellowship.
During December, we will focus on the Church's many rich Advent traditions, the
beautiful O Antiphons, and the Marian feasts of the Immaculate Conception and Our
Lady of Guadalupe. We will break for the holidays on 12/23 with a Zoom Christmas
party, and return January 6th.
Come, be a part of our faith journey! To sign up for the ZOOM link or for any
questions, please email Pat Moller at [email protected] or call 732-671-0671.
There is no charge. Come, Holy Spirit!
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St. Mary Church Christmas Care 2019 Dearest Lord
Thank You for the poor You have placed in my midst. Their presence is a blessing to my soul.
I am honoring to help them in small ways. I desire to do more. Their fragile lives, coupled with their great faith, are an inspiration and mystery to me.
Their prayers inspire compassion. Bless all that have less than I do and instill within me the spirit of sharing. Let gratitude and giving be my banners, and may all the glory be Yours.
May justice and mercy have places of honor within my being and may my hands work to relieve suffering wherever I find it.
And may all I do, be in Your Holy Name. Amen
Dear Fellow Parishioners:
Can you help??? Once again, we are asking for help to lighten the burden many people
face this Christmas season. There are a couple of opportunities for you to consider. Gift
cards to Shop Rite ($10 denominations) to be shared among the people we serve.
Donate personal care products. These products will be distributed to the needy
individuals the Sisters serve in Asbury Park and those living in local motels & boarding
houses. PLEASE ONLY NEW, UNOPENED items. No pharmaceutical items, please.
Please keep the Shop Rite food certificates separate from the personal items. Items can be brought in a GIFT BAG or Staples box and will be collected after all the Masses OUTSIDE THE CHURCH due to Covid 19 the weekend of Dec 12/13 in the Narthex.
Please have in each Gift bag or box:
We are only accepting the above items and Shop Rite Cards for Christmas due to limited space on the trucks.
God Bless Your Generous Hearts. Blessed, Holy Christmas !
Kathy Plath [email protected]
•Toothpaste/Toothbrush •soap •body lotion •Shampoo •conditioner •Shaving cream
•Disposable razors, •Deodorant (men and/or ladies) •Tube Socks (men and/or ladies) •Hats •Gloves •Scarves
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED!
St. Mary Elementary School needs substitute teachers for grades Pre-K to 8th grade.
Candidates should have 60 college credits completed and be willing to attend Virtus
training (Protecting God’s Children) and be fingerprinted. St. Mary’s is fully open all day
and is five days a week. We are flexible as to grade preference and pay a competitive daily
rate. If you are interested in being a part of this exciting learning environment, please
give the school office a call at : 732-671-0129
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Unity and
Charity - CDA
7 pm
Wednesday
2020 - 2021 Meetings Dec 9
Please call Janet Bilotta
Zoom or Chapel Hall
If you are not on our list,
Jan 13 Feb 10 Mar 10
732-671-6446 For CDA
please call for location!
Apr 14 May 12
membership Information
Court Fulgens Corona #1684 ~ Catholic Daughters of the Americas
CDA needs you! Help our mission of helping others through our Circle of Love Program. Visit a meeting, bring a friend, and wear a mask! Open to all Catholic women age 18 and up.
“SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS” SEMINAR
St. Mary’s Chapel, 26 Leonardville Road, New Monmouth Monday, December 14th, 2020 7:30-8:30 p.m.
ARE YOU SEPARATED OR DIVORCED? - Wondering how you will survive
Christmas? Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed
and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated? Our Surviving the
Holidays seminar is especially for people who are separated and divorced. You’ll
learn how to deal with the many emotions you will face, helpful tips for surviving
social events, ways to give your kids a good holiday experience and how to discover
hope for your future. The program uses a DVD provided by DivorceCare (for more
information visit: www.divorcecare.org).
The seminar will be held at St. Mary’s Chapel, 26 Leonardville Road, New Monmouth,
on Monday, December 14th, 2020 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Chapel Basement. We are
asking for a $10.00 donation, but it is not required.
For more information and to register, please contact the facilitators at
[email protected] or call/text Janet Felice at 908-670-5164 or Rich
DeGennaro at 732-540-9204 to register (required). We hope you can make it!
http://www.divorcecare.orgmailto:[email protected]
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MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday - December 05, 2020
5:00 John Dunphy r/o Family
5:00 Joseph & Angela Cali r/o Family
Sunday - December 06, 2020
7:30 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Prontnicki r/o The Ruane &
McCurnin Families
9:00 For Those Enrolled in the Monthly Memorials
10:30 Eileen Theall r/o John & Tara Fallon
12:00 Karen McGrath r/o Husband Ronald McGrath
5:00 People of the Parish
Monday - December 07, 2020
8:15 Bill & Judy Michalski r/o Tom Reilly
8:15 Deacon Charlie Smith r/o Chris & Annie
12:00 Lars & Mary Betten r/o Thanh Betten
12:00 John Agatiello r/o Denise & Family
Tuesday - December 08, 2020
8:15 The Comey Family r/o Tom Reilly
8:15 Kimberly Benson r/o The Centrone Family
12:00 Deacon Charlie Smith r/o Barbara Bacmeister
12:00 Special Intentions of Lauren Fitzsimmons on her 14th
Birthday r/o Family
Wednesday - December 09, 2020
8:15 Dick Gotti r/o Tom Reilly
8:15 Bernice Barnes r/o The Fitzsimmons Family
12:00 Peter Comey r/o Tom Reilly
12:00 Nancy M. Russo r/o Family
Thursday - December 10, 2020
8:15 Richard Morris r/o Bob Reilly
8:15 Eleanor Gallagher r/o Husband
12:00 Deceased Members of the Smith Family r/o Deacon
Charlie
12:00 Pat McGee r/o Karin & Gerry Duffy
Friday - December 11, 2020
8:30 Patrick McGee r/o Jane & Tim Mulhern
8:30 Joseph Myer r/o His Loving Wife
12:00 Patrick McGee r/o Family
12:00 Stella Halat r/o The Scheinder Family
Saturday - December 12, 2020
8:15 Rita Romeo r/o Mr. & Mrs. Palumbo
8:15 Nicholas Marino r/o His Children & Grandchildren
Saturday - December 12, 2020
5:00 The Health of Nuvia Downs
5:00 For all Deceased Members of the Tarnacki Family r/o
Daughter & Sister
Sunday - December 13, 2020
7:30 People of the Parish
9:00 Deceased Members of the Powers Family r/o The
Gallagher Family
10:30 Angelo Incorvaia r/o Mr. & Mrs. James Maltese
12:00 Patrick McGee r/o Family
5:00 Fredrick Terranova r/o The Schmidt Family
CANDLES SUNDAY TO
SATURDAY
DEC. 06 TO DEC. 12
St. Mary Chapel Candle
St. Mary’s Ministries
Adoration Chapel Candles
The People of the Parish
Healing of our Nation
Mary, Mother of God Church Candle
Life teen Ministries
BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE
Margaret D. Marzelli
Robert Kelly
Ralph M. Notaroberto
Scott A. Orgonas
Salvatore Rinaudo
William R. Schweitzer
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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PRAY FOR THE SICK FOR OUR MILITARY
Lord, hold our troops, home and
abroad, in Your loving hands. Protect
and bless them and their families, as
they protect us. Amen.
Sgt. Tim Hayes, Special Ops.
LCpl. Robbie McCann, U.S. Marines,
Louis Adamo Army Reserve, U.S. Navy
Sgt. James A. Conklin
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Mangan, Marines
James Chinnici,
Staff Sergeant Craig Kubolka II, Army Ranger,
7th Deployment to Middle East
Greg Charpek, U.S. Coast Guard,
H.M Ashley Thompson,
U.S. Navy, Col. Kevin Meisler,
Army Reserve, Captain Iraq;
Lt Christopher Baum US Navy,
Jonathan Bagnato,
Andrew Leroy,
Ryan Trachman Marines,
Josh Pershing, U.S. Air Force, 3rd tour Iraq,
Master Gunnery Sgt. C.T. Gregoire, Marines, SFC
Wesley Briggs, U.S. Army 2 tours
in Iraq, stationed in Egypt;
U.S. Marine Jonathan Alfano
Tanay Mahadik, AirForce, Deployed over seas
Master Chief Ryan Gerdon U.S. Navy
Tara LaBarca Anna Lauricella Lorraine Lauricella Nicole Lucchini Fanny Marulanda Jason Massey Corrine Mayor Megan Mazza Allison Murray Carol Natoli Frank Nolan, Sr. Sr. Mercedes O’Boyle Mary O’Brien Jimmy Ocampo Carolann O’Neill Grace Orlando Adelina Pelle John Petersen Sunny Reid Arlene Ryan Peter Saggalewich Balmes Sanchez Linda Scaglione Becky Scharen Estela Sharp Joanne Silver Darleen Striker Michele Sullivan Fernandez Jim Sullivan Lisa Torrez Joni Urgo Chris Vaughn Mark Vern Barbara Woezer Warren Young FOR OUR CHILDREN Brianna Orlando Arden McPhee Alexandria Iscaro Addison Noelle Feirstein Liam Joseph Kelly John James Schultz, Jr Jake Wilson
To include someone on the Prayer List call the Parish Office 732-671-0071 x221. or email: [email protected]
Margaret “Rita” Golinski Cynthia Alvarez Maria Ammarratta Jack Andrews Tom Ashe Sr. Gloria Barone Bill Bellini Fred Binn Susan Blanchard Gene Brennan Pat Brennan Diane Brown Joan Buck Bob Burke Beatrice and John Catania Jane Cella John Chiarini Mary Colasurdo Pamela Collins Ryan Cook Maryanne Cuthbert John Day June & Emil DeMarco Dino DeSantis Mary DeVuono Sophia DiPietro Marie Duffy Mary Ehret Denise Ely Debbie Faaland Ricky Fary Laura French Janet Haley Richie Harrison Margaret Heap Angie Herrera Barbara Herring Donna Horel Debbie Johnson Amanda Jung Eugenina Kelly Manny Konstantinidis Carol Kryczko Addo Kuhlmann Mary Kwiakowski
Catholics United For Life
Please join the Rosary Vigil for Life every Saturday,
9:00 - 10:00 am at the Planned Parenthood abortion facility,
69 East Newman Springs Road, Shrewsbury