RRoman Catholic Church

83 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857 www.saintambroseparish.com

Rev. Jack C. Grimes Pastor

Rev. Jack O’Kane Parochial Vicar

Deacon Thomas Yondolino

Mrs. Margaret Kmiec Music Director, Organist & Wedding Coordinator

~ A Welcoming Community Of Faith In The Heart Of Old Bridge ~

School Information Phone: 732-679-4700;

Fax: 732-679-6062 Principal: Dr. Theodore Kadela

Parish Office & St. Vincent DePaul Monday-Thursday 9:00AM-NOON & 1:00PM-4:00PM

Friday 9:00AM-Noon & 1:00PM-3:00PM Phone: 732-679-5666

Fax: 732-679-0853 Parish Business Manager: Joan Abitabile

Parish School of Religion Phone: 732-679-5580:

Fax 732-679-3416 Parish Catechetical Leader: Kathy Abair

MASSES Saturday Evening: 5:00pm

Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am & 12:00 Noon Daily Masses

Monday through Friday: 6:30 & 9:00am Saturday: 9:00am

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Daily 7:00-9:00am

Holy Rosary & Mercy Chaplet prayed after 9:00am Daily Mass

Holy days: As announced Sign Language Mass

12 Noon, 2nd & 4th Sunday Filipino Mass: 2:00pm-3rd Sunday of the Month

Miraculous Medal Novena Every Monday Morning at 8:45am

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“We beheld the Angel, holding a chalice in his le� hand with the Host suspended above it, from which some drops of blood fell into the chalice. Leaving the (Host and) chalice sus-pended in the air, the Angel lay prostrate on the ground be-side us and made us repeat three �mes:”

“Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity

of the same Son, Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for all

the sacrileges, outrages, and indifference by which He Himself is offended.

And through the infinite merits of His most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conver-

sion of poor sinners.”- The Angel of Fa�ma

May 27, 2018 Feast of the Holy Trinity

“The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are chil-dren of God, and if children then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ…” – ROMANS 8:16-17

If we are heirs to the kingdom of God, shouldn’t we work to build up His kingdom? Shouldn’t we be good stewards of our inheritance, using our �me in prayer, our talent in charitable works and our treasure to care for the Church that God has le� to us? Our Church is a treasured heirloom from God. Do we treat it that way?

Memorials Available

If you would like to purchase memorials, kindly call the Parish Office during business hours and we would be happy to ac-commodate your request, based on date availability: (All re-quests are for a one week �me frame) Bread and Wine Offering $15.00 Sanctuary Lamp and Altar Candle $15.00

The following flower op�ons are available:

Flowers for Blessed Mother $75.00 Flowers for St. Joseph $75.00 2 altar arrangements $70.00/ (med size) 2 altar arrangements $80.00/ (lg size) 1 pulpit arrangement $75.00 “Rose for the Unborn” $10.00 (to be placed at the tabernacle. The inten�on will read “Rose for the Unborn” donated in memory of/by.)

MOST HOLY TRINITY I OFFER YOU THE MOST PRECIOUS BODY, BLOOD,

SOUL AND DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST,

PRESENT IN ALL THE TABERNACLES OF THE WORLD, IN REPARATION FOR THE OUTRAGES,

SACRILEGES, AND INDIFFERENCE WITH WHICH HE HIMSELF IS OFFENDED

SAINT AMBROSE PARISH

The collec�on for May 120h was $12,567.00

Thank you for your generous support.

The parish office will be closed on Monday, May 28th in ob-serva�on of Memorial Day.

There will be no 6:30am Mass that day.

WEDDING BANNS II

Marsha Nazareno & Kevin Dela Cruz

SATURDAY, MAY 26 5:00PM- Thomas Behan req. Corinne Kilduff 5:00PM- Peter Togher req. Kim & Family SUNDAY, MAY 27 7:30AM- People of the Parish Living & Deceased 9:00AM- Joseph Kowalski req. Anthony & Barbara Acquaviva 9:00AM- Carmelita Palis req. Tess Awad & Family 10:30AM-James J. Ford req. Marge & Donald NOON- Francesco & Angela Bonelli req. Rosa Bonelli MONDAY, MAY 28 6:30AM- No Mass 9:00AM- Tom Hanley req. Wife Teresa Hanley 9:00AM- Thresia Puthen req. Shirley Puthumana TUESDAY, MAY 29 6:30AM- Thomas Behan req. Donnay Kingston 9:00AM- Mary Abitabile req. Pat & Joe Tardo 9:00AM- James Fennessy req. Laurie Olsen & Family WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 6:30AM - Theresa Conahan req. Anne Gray-Hall 9:00AM- Bobby Hughes req. The Hughes Family 9:00AM- Sr. Dolores Toscano req. Barbara O’Kane THURSDAY, MAY 31 6:30AM– James McNamara req. Sharon & Joseph Lane and Family 9:00AM– Darlene Lanza req. Corinne Kilduff 9:00AM– Chacko Puthen req. Shirley Puthumana FRIDAY, JUNE 1 6:30AM- Michael Vadala req. The Torre Family 9:00AM– Dorothy Feeley req. June, Michele, Tyler, John and Anthony 9:00AM- Sara Liotta req. John Corrigan SATURDAY, JUNE 2 9:00AM- Thomas Behan req. Cathy & Joe Patsco 9:00AM- Jack Noble req. Judy Carroll 5:00PM- Josephine Sibilio req. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ferrara 5:00PM- Theresa Ann Sporer req. Bob & Dolores Waskis SUNDAY, JUNE 3 7:30AM- Mario Meo req. The Gosner Family 9:00AM- People of the Parish Living & Deceased 10:30AM-Patricia Clarke req. The Martinez Family NOON- Dorothy Reilly req. Paulette Carlsen NOON- Joseph Gallucci req. Megan & Vincenzo Mogavero

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Blanche Aeppli + Brenda Almazan + Leonora Bal-gatas + Laura Barbuzza + Dolores Benne� +

Sarah Befumo + Marie Berardi + Kaitlyn Grace Blasco + Havana Bodell + Ann Boyle + Jeane�e Brunda + Jenny Cambereri + Rob-ert Cardillo + Patrick Carragher + George Chang + Dorena Chang + Cecelia Claxton + Frances Col-orafi + Linda & Frank Con� + Toni Marie Cosen�no + Bill Cunning-ham + Vincenzo Dama + Laura DeCillis + Maggie DeGrazio + Corinne Desterdick + Edward Desterdick + Karen Desterdick + MaryAnn Desterdick + Rosemary D’Onofrio + eggy Conahan-Epstein + Loran Farrell + Shawn Feeley + Bob Ferraro + Maria Fiermonte + Walter Fialias + Frankie Gagliano + Paul James Gagliano + Robert Garbie + Jamie Garda + Peter Giangrande + An-na Marie Gigante + William Fran-cis Gildea + Madeline Gonzalez + Tomas Gonzalez + Catherine Graces + Darius Griffin + The Guadai�s Family + Joseph Gua-rino, Jr. + Elizabeth Mary Hamil-ton + Dominick Hammel + Deb-bie Hanlon + Ryan Hansen + Lor-en Hegarty + Katherine Healy + Daniel F. Hennessey Frances Hillock + Giselle Ilada + Kevin Jaick + Madeline Jardine + Chris-topher Joyce + Edmund Kania + Roseanne Kapcio + Kimberly Johnson + Jean & John Kelly + Donna Keslosky + Grace Klimko +Joseph Klimko + Joan Krukoski + Thomas LaFemina + John Lazza-ro� + Barbara Lefebrve + Wil-liam Leroy + Marie Lewis + Madeline Lewis + Maureen Mad-den + James Martemucci + Olga Mar�no + Marilyn McCarthy + Timothy McDonnell + Mary Mey-er + William Mirfield + Rose Mon-tanaro + James Mooney Pat Mor-

ris + Trudy Murray + Donna Niethe + Glenn Niethe + Steven Novak + Vincenza Nusio + Ken Parese + Kuljit Singh Parmar + Evelyn Patenaude + Nancy Peril-la + John Petersen + Dakota Plaza + Robert Polst + Jean-Louis Pouli-ot + John Quinn + Richard Recht + Carlos Rodriguez + Valerie Ro-meo + Nicholas Rosen + Nane�e Ruggiero + Joseph Russo + Baya-ni Saludez + Monica Schmipff + Josephine Schmidt + Maureen Shores + Ellie Smith + Theresa Snyder + Anthony Spano + Car-mella Spano + Trevor Sparato + Mike Spina + Benjamin Spinelli + Harrison & Liam Strus + Gerry Dunnigan Taylor + Caryn Thomas + Canio Toglia + Ernest Toglia + Josephine Toglia + Helen Titus + Mary Toomey + Catherine Trip-podi + Eileen VanBuren + Evange-la Vanacore + Margaret Vega + Manuel “Pocholo” Veguillas + Lisa Veltri + Frank Ven�meglia + Debra Weber + Kirk Werner + Virginia Whiteman + Zachary Winter

Please pray for the men and women in the service, both home and abroad, caregiv-ers, for those in need of God’s graces, and for world peace.

St. Ambrose Parish

As President Dwight Eisenhower said, “it is well for us to pause, to acknowledge our debt to those who pay so large a share of free-dom’s price”. As we stand in grateful remembrance of their contri-bu�ons, we invite you to thank these men and women for keeping us safe through their heroism and efforts. Today, say a special pray-er for them, their families and loved ones. Be sure to take the �me to say “thank you”, or give a warm handshake to an ac�ve duty sol-dier or veteran. Most especially, please remember to pray for: Danny Vorsky Nicholas Stragazzi Peter Guarraci Anthony Service Ma�hew Kaplan Michael Sanzone Michelle Cordova Fred Grospin Timothy Pitak

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: If anyone is seriously ill at home, please no�fy the parish office. Do not wait un�l your loved one is at a cri�cal point. The hospital visits are covered by each hospital’s own chaplains. Our priests are assigned to Old Bridge Hospital for Tuesday and Wednesday.

BAPTISM: The 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 1:30pm. Prior a�endance at an instruc�on session for parents is required. Call the Parish Office to make arrangements as early as possible.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturday: 4:00 – 4:45pm or by appointment.

MARRIAGES: Arrangements must be made one year before the date of marriage.

“Quo Vadis” discernment retreat will be held this summer for young men throughout our diocese (ages 14-17) that will focus on prayer, inten�onal discipleship, fraternity, and recrea�on. The retreat will be held on June 25-27, 2018 and if you, or anyone you know may be interested in a priestly voca�on, please contact Rev. Jason Pavich, the Director of Voca�ons at the Diocese of Metuchen @ jpav-ich@diometuchen.org.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN WORKSHOP

St. Ambrose Parish is hos�ng a “Protec�ng God’s Children” workshop on Tuesday, June 5th from 7:00pm—10:00pm in the Parish Mee�ng Room. All adults working with children in the parish must complete this workshop if you have not already done so. To register, visit www.diometuchen.org and follow the link to the Virtus training. If you have any ques�ons, please call the Parish School of Religion during office hours. Please enter the building through door number 4.

St. Ambrose parishioner (mature woman) looking to rent a small apartment , walking distance to St. Ambrose Church. Please call the parish office if you have any availability and we will provide additional details. Thanks!

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SPRING CALENDAR RAFFLE

Congratula�ons to Dolores Waskis, our calendar raffle winner for May 20th. Tickets are $20 each and affords you the chance to be entered into a weekly drawing of $500.00 for 12 weeks. Tickets may be pur-chased a�er Masses and at the parish office during business hours.

Buying a Grave Plot?

In an ideal situa�on, everyone would have a pre-planned funeral that included the purchase of a gravesite. Grave plots can range in price, depending on loca�on, and most plots start around $1,000.00. However, most of us do not prepare for our funeral in advance, and this can some�mes result in confusion and finan-cial burden for our loved ones. If you have the foresight and desire to pre-plan

your funeral, or are considering buying a grave plot ahead of �me, St. Ambrose Church owns grave plots in Forest Green Park Cemetery in nearby Morganville, New Jersey, the Guardian Angels Section. Upon purchase, a deed is provided to the owner/purchaser and a No�fica�on of Sale is forwarded to Forest Green, essen�ally “reserving” that purchased space(s).

If you are interested in speaking with someone regarding purchasing a grave (single or double plot) at Forest Green/Guardian Angels, kindly call the Parish Office, and we will be happy to discuss any arrangements you may want to make.

Our Saint Ambrose Conference exists primarily to help those in financial need. This is made possi-ble by the generosity of our Pa-rishioners each month. If you or someone you know needs help, please call 732-679-5666. Every-thing is completely confiden�al and we will try to help as much as we can. Also our Food Pantry is

available and fully stocked thanks to the generosity of our Pa-rishioners. If you need food, please call for an appointment.

Father’s Day Gi�

With Father’s Day fast approaching, why not give your hus-band the special gi� of a Marriage Encounter Weekend? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the �me and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communica-�on, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held July 20 - 22. Early registra�on is advisable as space is limited. Phone 1-732-904-9636 for registra�on and informa�on. Visit us at: www.aweekendforyourmarriage.org for more informa�on.

CARNIVAL NEWS The Saint Ambrose Parish Carnival

is scheduled for

July 24—July 28 Plans are well underway, and

the excitement is building!

Unlimited Ride Wristbands which are good for any ONE night at the carnival are now on sale for $25.00 each. You may purchase your �ckets at the parish

office or by visi�ng www.stambroseschool.net

Super 50/50 raffle �ckets are NOW on sale at the Parish office. Tickets are $3.00 each

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!!

The success of our parish carnival depends on the gener-ous giving of �me and talent of our parishioners. If you would like to help out for a night or two, please sign up by visi�ng, www.stambroseschool.net, and clicking on the “Carnival 2018” link which may be found under Quick Links on the le�-hand side. Any �me you are able to vol-unteer at the carnival would be greatly appreciated!

NICOLE'S HEART FOUNDATION 5K WALK/RUN

On Saturday, June 23, 2018 Nicole's Heart Founda�on will sponsor a 5K Walk/Run at Thompson Park in Lincro�, N.J. at 9 a.m.The entry fee is $25 per person. The Founda�on was formed in memory of Nicole Tro�, a graduate of St. Ambrose School and St. John Vianney High School. The mission of the founda�on is to foster greater awareness and educa�on concerning the im-portance of cardiac screening for high school student/athletes. All proceeds go towards providing free cardiac screenings for high school student/athletes. The organi-za�on has already screened up to 800 students. Please register atwww.raceforum.com/Nicole

SAINT AMBROSE SCHOOL TOURING TUESDAYS

Experience the nurturing environment and academic excel-lence of Saint Ambrose School. Please join us any Tuesday from 9:30am-11:30am and explore what St. Ambrose School has to offer your children. Tour the school. Talk to the faculty and staff. Enjoy light refreshments. Please visit our website at www.stambroseschool.net for more informa�on.

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