TheVol. 24 No. 3 • Summer 2013

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Dear Friends,

We are grateful for the many wonderful gifts God has given us this past year―our new Holy Father, Pope Francis; the inauguration of St. Gregory the Great Academy; the induc-tion of our parish’s first “Hall of Fame” members; the beautiful Christmas and Holy Week cel-ebrations; our new graduates, Confirmandi and First Com-municants; and the wonderful parishioners who give so freely of their time, expertise, and love to carry out our many minis-tries. Our parish also rejoices in the assignment of Fr. Tom Vala as our second Parochial Vicar and our own Fr. Mike Hall as Priest in Residence. At the same time, we mourn with those who suffered the loss of loved ones, and pray for them as well as for all those impacted by natural disasters, accidents, bombings or massacres. May God grant them peace and the strength to rebuild their shattered lives. As summer approaches, we eagerly anticipate our 34th an-nual family carnival. I ask that you pray for good weather, volunteer to work, and sell all of the Super 50-50 tickets you received. The carnival aims not only to raise funds, but to build community and bring enjoy-ment to the thousands who at-tend, and we need your support to accomplish these goals. Have a safe and enjoyable summer! With Affection, Fr. Trammell

Pastor's Pen

Our 34th parish carnival is only a few short weeks away, and it will feature a number of changes. Our tents, trailers, games, wheels, and prizes will come from Paladin Amusements. (Mac Amusements, which had provided our midway for the past several years, unfortu-nately became a victim of Superstorm Sandy). Some old favorite entertainers―notably Bill Diamond and Kevin the Great―will return, and new surprises will be added. We’ll again have nightly 50-50 drawings, and this year a Super Super 50-50 will be introduced as the vacation raffle is retired. If you’re looking for something new in the food line, we’re sure you’ll be thrilled with the delicious offerings of Mamma Rosa’s, G&L Gyros, Swal Dairy, and Kona Ice. We’ll again feature Rolling Rollbacks—$1 each for fries & hot dogs (6 to 8 p.m.) and zeppole (8 to 10 p.m.) on Monday and Thurs-day, as well as our special Meal Deal (a hamburger, fries, and a bottle of water for one low price) and Ride Special (the cost of each ride will be reduced by one ticket) on Wednesday night. Family Night (Thursday) will also be Ride All Night (until 11 p.m.) for $20 night. The Super 50-50 drawing will take place as the carnival closes on Saturday night, and the skies will light up with our fireworks displays on Tuesday and Saturday nights. Be sure to check the bulletin and visit the carnival website (www.sggcarnival.com) to volunteer and to check out all of the carnival news. We sincerely thank our platinum sponsors―Roma Bank and Coleman Buick-GMC-Cadillac―for their support of the carnival.

Carnival’s Coming June 17 through 22nd!

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through 22nd!

Carnival Sponsorship

Opportunities:Over 100,000 people attend the Carnival

each year.Make your

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of support that provide exposure

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St. Gregory the Great Church is on Facebook! As one of their first projects, the Communications and Marketing Board (CMB) is pleased to announce that Saint Gregory the Great is now on Facebook! If you use Facebook, be sure to “like” our page to get announcements, special event information, volunteer opportunities, see event photos, and much more. Just search for Saint Gregory the Great on Facebook—and tell all your friends too!

Embracing Social Media

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Congratulations to all fifth through eighth grade students who partici-pated in this year’s Science Fair. The variety and quality of the projects made the judges’ job extremely difficult! The individual winners are:

Grade 5First Place: Lance Lienhard, James Ehring, Alyssa Sepcic, John Tyborowski, Joshual Klingele, Patrick Mongan, Matthew Lambert, and Elizabeth MazzellaSecond Place: Jack Wiegartner, Nicholas Francioso, Sarah Gemmell, Grace O’Donnell, Nicholas Madaio, and Phillip QuinnThird Place: Daniel Andrusiewicz, Zachary Posivak, Patrick Cettina, John O’Keefe, Dominick Brown, Jack Micallef, Michael Crawford, and Katie JonesHonorable Mention: Nicholas Golden, Nicole Kiczek, Lauren Sorrento, Patrick McCarthy, Sarah Anderson, and Rose Mularadelis

Grade 6First Place: Kelsey Fithen, Patrick DiPasquale, Emmanuel Sanon-Jules, and Kyle CalamiaSecond Place: Abigail Hoeffner, Brendan Armitage, Kayla Kremper, Sam Ponticiello, Vincent Proctor, andRobert BueckerThird Place: Nicole Zwennes and Abigail KlimasHonorable Mention: Julia Lencovich, Giuliana Manago, Stephanie Maria, and Julia Rauscher

Grade 7First Place: Christa Laverty, Rachel Sepcic, and Jack BolesSecond Place: Emma Bennett, Gene Mongan, Ellen Micallef, Nicholas Ehring, and Cailyn GallagherThird Place: Claire Moscarello, Nicholas Campion, Nicholas Anderson, Hannah Scherer, and Julianna GoldenHonorable Mention: Andrew Tattory, Thomas Mayer, Lexi Amoroso, Kristin Pasierb, Victoria Posivak, Justin Fink, Michael Gomez, Jacqueline Zorzi, Grayson Cooke, and Colin O’Neill

Grade 8Honorable Mention: Olivia Lukowicz, Brian Nasto, Chandler Stachowski, Michael DiStefano, Madison Hart, Kristina Kubala, Peter Bernard, John Kiczek, Joseph Kale, and Nicholas PosivakThird Place: Caitlin Clarke, Nicholas Cuomo, Emily Wagner, Madison Murphy, Flannery O’Donnell, and Thomas CianoSecond Place: Giana Madaio, Michael Dripps, Nicole Russo, and Erin HagemannFirst Place: Jeffrey LoCastro, Jayson Morelli, Amanda Gill, and Nicholas Stewart Congratulations to the following SGGA students for winning the Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw Competition in their age group: Grace O’Donnell, Flannery O’Donnell, Patrick McCarthy, and Sean O’Donnell. They and two winners from the parish will be going on to represent the Church of St. Gregory the Great in the District Competition at St. Mary’s in Bordentown. The following students have submitted First Place Entries (posters, essays or videos) in the Parish Respect Life Contest and will represent St. Gregory the Great Church in the Diocesan Contest: Kaylee Darrah (1A) – Essay; Massimiliano Verduci (2A) – Poster; Thomas Pillar (5B) - Video; John Tyborowski (5B) - Essay; Namir Hadaway (5A) - Poster; Lauren Frascella (6A) - Video; Carl Stewart (6B) Essay; Brianna Tapia (6B) - Poster; Thomas Mayer (7A) - Essay; Julianna Golden (7A) Video; and Amanda Gill (8A) – Poster.

Priest Assignments Affecting St. Gregory the Great The Most Reverend David M. O'Connell, C.M., J.C.D, Bishop of Trenton, has announced a number of pastoral assignments which will take place effective June 29th, 2013. Listed below are three of those assignments which will affect our parish: Fr. Brian Woodrow, currently an assisting Priest at the Church of St. Gregory the Great, will be leaving us to become Pastor of St John Church, Allentown. Fr. Thomas Vala, currently Parochial Vicar, Christ the King Church, Long Branch, will be assigned to the Church of St Gregory the Great as a Parochial Vicar. Fr. Michael Hall, currently Parochial Vicar, St Barnabas Church, Bayville, will be a Priest in Residence at the Church of St Gregory the Great while pursuing graduate studies in Liturgy at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. We have enjoyed Fr. Woodrow's all-too-brief time with us, and offer him our prayerful best wishes as he assumes the re-sponsibilities as Pastor at St John's! We are delighted to receive Fr. Vala, joining Fr. Kimtis as a second Parochial Vicar in our parish, and welcome him warmly to our church family. And of course we extend a warm “Welcome Home!” to our own Fr. Michael Hall as he spends some time with us.

For Heaven’s Sake: Fr. Trammell's Blog In response to your request for more and better communications and as another way to help him and you to better understand one another, Father Trammell has started to blog with parishioners! In his semi-weekly exchanges, Father shares a little about himself, his thoughts about our parish and the Catholic Church, and responds to your notes. Visit our website and click on For Heaven's Sake: Fr. Trammell's Blog.

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A warm welcome is extended to the following new parishioners and their families.

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Jason & Bonnie DineenJosephine & Anthony DiPaolaFranco & Kimberly EspositoKevin & Terrilyn FeilArthur & Michelle FeithTara FlanaganOlivia GlayduraFred & Kerri GoelzPatrick & Sharon GrantRichard & Kara GuariniEdward GutierrezNicolasa GutierrezMatthew & Nancie GuttingJoseph & Lauren HernandezAlexander & Sara HessKatarina JanishFelix & Bella JimenezJason & Michelle JonesKyle Kaminskas

Benjamin AltomariAnthony & Andrea AnapeteAlexandria AntinoroLuis & Anna AntunesJill AspinwallChristina BarthaRose BarthaMatteo and Maria BelardoJohn & Daphne BereiChad BowersDeborah & John Boyle IIIRyan & Erin BurgerNick & Dolores CamaroteJustin & Stephanie CoecliffTressa ColomboVincent & Robbin CozzolinoDavid and Lisa CrandallRyan & Christine CsolakCatherine De Blasio

Scott & Heather KarpinskyCole KeimKevin KeimShawn & Tressa KennyPam KhouryMichael & Dandra KozloskyGeorge & Stefanie MadeyaChris & Michele ManellaAlyson MayhueJustin & Shannon McCarthyJohn & Georgia McGintyMichael & Shevonne MennutiElena NickersonPatrick PantagesJonathan & Jacqueline PariseDavid ReeseRamon RiveraJustin & Beth Ann RogersRichard & Kelly Ross

Kimberly RostelArlene SampinoJoseph & Carissa SchiarettiAmy SokalskiRobert SwantekTeresa SwantekVeronika SzegediPatrick & Mallory TamasiRoger TuohyKevin & Morgan TylusJoseph and Nicole UrpsisJerrica VergaraJoan WhymarkJim and Felicia WilliamsRichard ZawadzkiKeith and Sharon Zimmerman