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Page 1: PARISH STAFF · saintmarys.lifeteen@gmail.com HR/Finance Administrator Mrs. Sharon Crossnohere ext. 223 sbrown@stmarychurchnj.org Bulletin Editor Jessica Parks jparks@stmarychurchnj.org
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PARISH STAFF

Pastor Reverend Jeffrey J. Kegley

[email protected]

Parochial Vicar Reverend Richard Osborn

[email protected]

Parochial Vicar Reverend Jordan McConway O.P.

Deacons Charles J. Smith, Carlo Squicciarini

Martin K. McMahon

Business Manager Hank Pekarsky ext. 232

Sacristan/Altar Server Coordinator Mrs. Laney Wilkens

Parish Trustees Mr. Kenneth Ginsky

Faith Formation: Mrs. Peggy Dunne ext. 240 [email protected]

St. Vincent DePaul Society Assistance 732-671-4062

Director of Music Malena Towers ext. 239

[email protected]

Youth & Young Adult Ministry John Watchorn & Cassandra Abbud

[email protected]

HR/Finance Administrator Mrs. Sharon Crossnohere ext. 223

[email protected]

Bulletin Editor Jessica Parks [email protected]

RCIA - [email protected]

Usher Coordinators George Rahey - [email protected]

Brian Dolan - [email protected]

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration ext. 241

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MASS SCHEDULE

Mon. - Thur. 8:15 am (SMC)

Mon. - Thur. 12 pm (SMC)

Friday 8:15 am (MMGC)

Friday 12:00 pm (SMC)

Saturday 8:15 am (SMC) & 5:00 pm (MMGC)

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am 12:00 pm

5:00 pm Life Teen Mass (MMGC)

MMGC - Mary Mother of God Church

SMC - Saint Mary Chapel

COMMUNION SERVICE

Mon. -Fri. 6:30 am St. Mary Chapel

RECONCILIATION/CONFESSIONS Saturday 1:00 to 2:00 pm (MMGC)

Thursday 3:30 to 4:30 pm (MMGC)

SACRAMENT of BAPTISM The First & Third Sundays 1:30 pm (MMGC)

BAPTISM PREP CLASS 2nd Thur.7:00 pm in the Bulman Center

call ext. 221 to register

SACRAMENT of MARRIAGE ext. 222

STEWARDSHIP (Collections) 09/22/19 & 09/23/19

Weekly Offering $16,643.00 (includes Loose Cash/Checks & Envelopes) Candle $81.00 Children’s Envelopes $330.00 Ave Maria $1415.00

Online Giving $3533.16 (includes all donation options)

Summer Bills $2585.45

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pastor’s Notes p. 2

Pope’s Notes p. 3

Upcoming Events p. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Respect Life p. 11

St. Mary School p. 12. 13, 14

Mass Intentions & Prayer list p. 15, 16

St. Mary School Principal Mr. Craig Palmer - [email protected]

St. Mary School Vice Principal Mr. Dennis Poracky - [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

Mon-Fri 9 am - 7:30 pm Sat. & Sun. 9 am-12 pm

(Closed 1 pm - 3 pm on Wednesday)

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Jesus is Lord!

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As you know, our parish is part of a Cohort of parishes that include St. Agnes - OLPH in Atlantic Highlands/Highlands, St. Catherine in North Middletown and St. Ann in Keansburg. Over the recent years we have been offering Cohort Penance Services among other events that have met with shared success for our parishes. The Cohort is pleased to announce that we will host a joint Parish Mission on "Building up your Family” presented by Michael and Alicia Hernon of messyfamilyproject.org from Sunday, October 6 to Wednesday, October 9. Each Cohort Parish is hosting one of the nights.

The Parish Mission will begin with a light dinner and will be served at 6:30 pm- 7:15 pm followed by a presentation by Michael and Alicia Hernon in the hosting parish church at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

• Sunday, Oct 6th St. Catherine Laboure, North Middletown.

• Monday, Oct 7th St. Agnes, Atlantic Highlands

• Tuesday, Oct 8th St. Mary, Middletown

• Wednesday Oct 9th St. Ann, Keansburg

Please help spread the word. This mission will be the first time where the Cohort will come together on such a large scale, so we hope that there will be a good turn-out.

The Saint Mary’s Fall Country Fair was amazing! There was such a wonderful sense of community as people came together to enjoy the food, fun and fellowship. It was a great testimony to our parish “family” here at Saint Mary’s. Thank you to all the volunteers who made the Country Fair a success. I would like to say a special thank you to the chairpersons of the Fair, Hank and Mimi Pekarsky. The Fall Country Fair would not have been possible without you. May the Good Lord bless abundantly all who worked at the Fair.

This Friday, October 4th, we will celebrate the First Friday Healing Mass. I know that each person who comes to the Mass will receive some kind of blessing. Many who have come to past Healing Masses have received dramatic healings from Our Lord Jesus as a result of their participation in the Mass. These include physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological and relational healings. Of course healing is available at every celebration of the Eucharist, especially when we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus in the sacrament - “Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” Songs of praise and worship will begin at 7:00pm this Friday, followed by Holy Mass at 7:30pm.

For all the parish families with pets, there will be a “Blessing of the Animals” on Friday, October 4th, the Feast of Saint Francis, at 5:00pm in the front of Mary, Mother of God Church. Bring your pet for a special blessing.

Have a blessed week!

In Jesus and Mary,

Father Jeff Kegley Pastor

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A communiqué released by the Holy See’s Press Office on Saturday states that Pope Francis invites “all the faithful of all the world, to pray the Holy Rosary every day” during the Marian month of October.

The following is the full text of a comuniqué released on Saturday by the Holy See's Press Office regarding an invitation extended by Pope Francis to all the faithful to join in praying the Rosary during the month of October: Pope Francis' invitation The Holy Father has decided to invite all the faithful, of all the world, to pray the Holy Rosary every day, during the entire Marian month of October, and thus to join in communion and in penitence, as the people of God, in asking the Holy Mother of God and Saint Michael Archangel to protect the Church from the devil, who always seeks to separate us from God and from each other. In recent days, before his departure for the Baltic States, the Holy Father met with Fr. Fréderic Fornos, S.J., international director of the World Network of Prayer for the Pope, and asked him to spread this appeal to all the faithful throughout the world, inviting them to conclude the recitation of the Rosary with the ancient invocation “Sub Tuum Praesidium”, and with the prayer to Saint Michael Archangel that he protect us and help us in the struggle against evil (cf. Revelation 12, 7-12). The prayer – the Pontiff affirmed a few days ago, on 11 September, in a homily at Santa Marta, citing the first book of Job – is the weapon against the Great Accuser who “goes around the world seeking to accuse”. Only prayer can defeat him. The Russian mystics and the great saints of all the traditions advised, in moments of spiritual turbulence, to shelter beneath the mantle of the Holy Mother of God pronouncing the invocation “Sub Tuum Praesidium”. The invocation “Sub Tuum Praesidium” is recited as follows: We fly to thy protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. With this request for intercession the Holy Father asks the faithful of all the world to pray that the Holy Mother of God place the Church beneath her protective mantle: to preserve her from the attacks by the devil, the great accuser, and at the same time to make her more aware of the faults, the errors and the abuses committed in the present and in the past, and committed to combating without any hesitation, so that evil may not prevail. The Holy Father has also asked that the recitation of the Holy Rosary during the month of October conclude with the prayer written by Leo XIII: Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Pope Francis invites the faithful to pray the Rosary in October

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Events at St. Mary, Mother of God

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Women's Discipleship Meeting

Monday, September 30th from 7:30-9 PM in the Bulman Center. Each week we celebrate

our faith through music, prayer, scripture, discussion and the friendship of wonderful,

God-centered women.

All women are welcome. Please bring your Bible.

Did you know that God’s special children can receive the

Sacraments?

The Holy Innocent Society’s

membership is dedicated to the

spiritual welfare of Special Needs

Children of all ages: emotionally or

physically handicapped, neurologically

impaired or learning challenged.

Classes are held on Saturday mornings

at 9:00 am at St. Mary Elementary

School. If you know of a child or young

adult that might benefit from the

program, or are interested in being an

aide or teacher please call

Nancy Rubinson 732-671-2115

Monday September 30th through Friday

October 4th the 8:15am & Noon Masses

will be in Mary Mother of God Church.

Additionally, the 8:15am Mass on Saturday

October 5th will be in MMGC as well.

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Adorer Needed Sunday 7 to 8 PM

Please call the Rectory to sign up for the hour.

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St. Mary’s is looking for

part time help temporarily to assist in cleaning the

pre-school.

If interested contact: Hank Pekarsky ext. 232

Help us Honor Katie McCarthy

4th Annual PHundraiser Friday October 4, 2019 7pm-11pm

Vibes/Reflection Room Holiday Inn 2870 Hwy 35 Hazlet

Live Cover Band “Shuffle” Dinner, Dancing, Beer & Wine 50/50, Baskets & Silent Auction $75 per person $80 @ the door

sMiles for Katie is a non-profit organization honoring Katie McCarthy, a vibrant, loving, young woman who passed away from Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. Federal Tax ID number is 81-1200436

BACK TO SCHOOL THANKS!!!

MANY, MANY grateful children started school with a new back

pack and school supplies thanks to the generosity of the

families of St. Mary’s Parish. God Bless you for all that you do for the poor! St. Teresa of Calcutta pray for us and guide our Parish as we follow your example to serve Jesus in the

distressing disguise of the poor.

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Rosary Altar Society

Our next meeting will be held on October 6, in the Bulman Center

following the 9 am Corporate Communion Mass. All are welcomed

to join us. For more information contact:

Susan Rector-Collins [email protected] 732-500-4034

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Thank you to our volunteers! All the volunteers made St. Mary’s Fall Country Fair a big success!

Also, thank you to the Knit Wits for their beautiful American flag blanket!

Father Jeff Kegley & Hank Pekarsky

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Dates - Times - Location

Tuesdays 7 pm - 9:00 pm or Fridays 9:30 am - 11 am Course runs Oct. 1 - Nov. 22

St. Mary Church Bulman Center

Cost - Registration

Romans study guide can be purchased at Good Shepherd Store 34 Leonardville Rd, Middletown

Cost is $28/ check or cash

For More Information

Contact Ken at 732-618-0815, [email protected] or Laurie at 908-513-5653, [email protected]

Paul’s letter to the Romans has been at the center of reflection, conversion, and controversy from the very beginning. Presented by Dr. Andrew Swafford and Jeff Cavins, Romans: The Gospel of Salvation provides an

authentically Catholic way to understand this challenging epistle. Above all, it will help you enter into a more meaningful relationship with Christ.

UNDERSTAND MORE FULLY THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION IN

AN 8 - PART BIBLE STUDY FEATURING JEFF CAVINS

St. Mary Chapel, Leonardville Rd, Middletown Lower room back entrance Refreshments 7:00pm ~ Meeting 7:45 - 9:30pm Open to Catholic women age 18 and up. In unity and charity, join us to help make a difference in the Church and our local community! Active since 1954!

Find us on facebook.com/CDA1684/

We welcome to our October meeting a speaker from Holiday Express.

Call Janet Bilotta 732-671-6446

for membership information

CDA Schedule Wednesdays

2019 - 2020

Sept 11 Feb 12

Oct 9 Mar 11

Nov 13 Apr 8

Dec 11 May 13

Jan 8 June 10

Court Fulgens Corona #1684 Catholic Daughters of the Americas

On October 12th the Rosary Altar Society will host the 10th America

Needs Fatima Rosary Rally at St. Mary's Chapel. Across the country

people will be praying the rosary to spread Our Lady's message and

promote devotion to Her Immaculate Heart. The Rosary Rally will begin

at exactly 12 noon, please arrive at 11:45 to pick up your program.

America needs our prayers more than ever. Please join us

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TINY TOTS - Age: 2 years old by October 1st SUPER TOTS - Age: 3 years old by October 1st

Schedule Options

7:55 am to 2:25 pm - 7:55 am to 12:00 pm - 9:00 am to 2:25 pm - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Tues & Thurs | Mon-Wed-Fri | Mon thru Fri

Our Preschool programs are an exciting introduction to school for little ones! Our little schoolhouse is a special part of our campus with a loving, experienced staff of qualified teachers and aides in a low teacher-student ratio. We offer a fun-filled, faith-based curriculum as the first steps in a catholic education for little ones. Through hands-on learning and play, we provide opportunities for each child to grow socially, spiritually and creatively.

For the preschooler beginning the learning experience is a big transition. Saint Mary Preschool provides young learners and their families several options in age appropriate programs as they progress the preschool experience.

St. Mary’s Fall Country Fair

Pie Contest Winners

1st - Dawn Rinaldi - Apple Pie

2nd - Edward Cartier - Walnut Pie

3rd - Julia De Sanctis - Chocolate Banana Cream

Best in Show & People Choice Angela Hardman Harris - Coconut Custard

We would like to thank all who participated:

- Mackenzie Kovic - lemon Meringue - Tom Lee - Chocolate Peanut Butter - Jess Viverito - Peanut Butter Moon

- Jackie Kazuba - French Apple - Linda Rinaldi - Oreo - Pat Ellis - Chocolate Cream - Jessica Parks - Key Lime

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State of the Parish

The following is an update on the condition of the parish. St. Mary’s parish has a rich tradition of

providing many programs and services to the parishioners and community. We are fortunate to have

a beautiful campus that houses two schools, two preschools, a chapel and church. A campus of this

size requires constant upkeep, and has been evident over the past two years, sometimes

emergency repairs. The inside of our historical Chapel had many renovations that were completed

by devoted volunteers. We saved over $90,000 because of their dedication and commitment.

However, it became necessary to hire professional contractors to replace the leaking Chapel roof,

pave the parking lot, and restore the exterior molding around our beloved stained-glass windows.

We are currently building a first-floor bathroom to meet the needs of our elderly and handicapped

parishioners that cannot navigate the stairs to the basement facility. Our Mary Mother of God

Church was not without its own issues. We recently replaced all the lights in the Church and in the

outside parking lot that had gone dark. Upon inspection, we were informed that one of the heating

units will require replacement very soon. There are also water leaks in the Church, and the parking

lot is in desperate need of repair.

Completed or in the process of being completed

Lights in Mary, Mother of God $72,865

MMGC & Chapel parking lot lighting $19,665

Chapel Parking lot Paving $74,858

Roof at the Chapel $29,925

Replacing molding at Chapel $84,300

Total $281,613

Estimates on needed repairs - future/present

Heating unit $28,000

Parking lot repairs main Church $80,000

Roof leak main Church $26,000

Bathroom at Chapel $12,000

Emergency repairs (based on last 3 years) $16,000

Total $162,000

Our weekly collections are not sufficient to cover these expenses nor were they used to pay for

completed repairs. We are offering parishioners an opportunity to ADOPT a PEW to pay for these

extraordinary repairs. The pew will be in either Mary, Mother of God Church or in the Chapel. You

will have the option of choosing the pew and its location. The cost is $1,000. You may pay by

installments and upon completion of the payment plan, the plate will be mounted on both ends of the

pew. Thank you for your generosity. God Bless You, Hank Pekarsky - Business Manager

Please consider this opportunity to honor your loved ones while preserving the beauty of our Parish.

In Memory of or Dedicated to:______________________________________________________

Donated by:______________________________________________________________

Phone #_____________________________ E-mail_______________________________

Amount Enclosed: _______________________Balance due:________________________

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We would like to thank our parishioners that have adopted a pew.

In Memory of: Our Parents - Uy Eksing & Carolina M. Uy Donated by:Hank & Mimi Uy-Pekarsky

In Memory of: The Bencze & Melosh Families Donated by: Patrick & Mary Melosh

In Memory of: Our Mothers Hilda Clara & Ruth Alpha Donated by: James & Kathleen Gotay

In Memory of: The Gotay Family Donated by: James & Kathleen Gotay

In Memory of: The Long & Garvio Families Donated by: James & Linda Long

In Memory of: Robert J. & Matilda Phair Donated by: Suellen Phair

In Memory of: The Deceased members of the Miller & Roberts Families Donated by: The Miller Family

In Memory of: Christopher China, Mario & Felicia China Donated by: Linda & Al China

In Memory of: Mary & Tom Ferrazzano, Angelo & Frances Chielli Donated by: Linda & Al China

In Memory of: Mary Fosko Donated by: Fosko Family

In Memory of: Frank Fosko Donated by: Fosko Family

In Memory of: Agnes Judge Donated by: Fosko Family

In Memory of: Arthur Judge Donated by: Fosko Family

In Memory of: Our Loving Parents Donated by Terry & Tom Beck

In Memory of: Our Departed Loved Ones Donated by Terry & Tom Beck

In Memory of: Mary K. Letts Donated by: Husband, Robert M. Letts

In Memory of: Nicholas & Frances Marino Donated by: Leonard N. Marino

In Memory of: The Rinaldi & Wojciehowski Families Donated by: Anthony & Mary Ann Rinaldi

In Memory of: Robert L. Hyneman Donated by: Barbara A. Hyneman

In Memory of: Helen & William Bacmeister Donated by: Bacmeister Family

Dedicated to: The Sadil & Sblendorio Families Donated by: Daniel & Margaret Sblendorio

In Memory of: Adele Rincon Donated by: Rafael Rincon

In Memory of: Frank & Berenice Schlosser Donated by: Phil & Leandra Vecchio

In Memory of: The Corrado and Cassara Families Donated by: Vincent and Bridget Corrado

In Memory of: My parents Leon & Kathryn Kegley Donated by: Rev. Jeffery J. Kegley

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RIGHT TO LIFE

Euthanasia is a serious violation of Divine Law...The Gospel of Life, 65

If the terminally ill have a right to escape suffering, why shouldn’t teenagers have a right to escape theirs? After all, isn’t this equal

protection under the law? Moreover, why should people be able to exercise a right only when they can articulate it? Voluntary Euthanasia

automatically introduces non-voluntary euthanasia.

Prayer: Enable us Lord, to bear our suffering in union with you.

• Local Contact: Bill Large (732) 778-0776 or [email protected]

St Mary's Respect Life Committee will be having a holy hour for the respect life month of October on

Monday the 7th at 7:30pm in the chapel. We will pray the Rosary with pro life reflections and Divine

Mercy chaplet for the victims of the abortion industry. Please prayerfully consider joining us.

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Visit our Eucharistic Lord - Open 24/7 Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Call for your hour - 732-671-0071– X221

“Could you not watch one hour

with Me?”

Mark 14:37

Monday 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Tuesday 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Tuesday 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Tuesday 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM

Tuesday 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Tuesday 4:00 AM to 5:00 AM

Wednesday 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM

CURRENTLY NO ADORER THIS HOUR

Wednesday 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM

Wednesday 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Thursday 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Thursday 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Friday 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Friday 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Friday 4:00 AM to 5:00 AM

Friday 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM

Saturday 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Saturday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Saturday 11:00 PM to Midnight

Sunday 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

BAPTISM PREP CLASS

has a new start time. 2nd Thur. 7:00 pm in the Bulman Center

The next class is October 10th 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Nocturnal Adoration

First Saturday at St. James

Church, Red Bank

Oct. 4th, 9 pm to 10 pm

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We had a wonderful Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 19th! With Memorial Hall full of

parents, eager to hear about all the good things happening at Saint Mary School, the year got off to a great

start. It was evident, right from the beginning that all the hard work put in over the summer by the staff and

parent volunteers is beginning to pay off. With improvements on so many levels, the students have been

walking the halls with smiles which are reflected in the parent comments during normal conversations. As

I’ve mentioned before, those most effective in promoting our school are the parents and their children.

One of the items that need to be presented at BTSN is the School Financial Report. The report used to be a

10-page template, containing bar graphs and pie charts, which no one in the 5th row from the stage or

further, could even begin to see clearly. We decided to make this process simpler and more visible for the

parents by presenting a line-by-line list of revenues and expenses. For the third consecutive year, if

everything goes according to plan, we will have a balanced budget and finish the year “in the black”. This

doesn’t sound like a big deal, but trust me it is given the school’s financial performance for a good many

years. The feedback we received from many parents was both positive and encouraging. Positive in that

they were relieved to hear the school was financially stable (contrary to the “parking lot talk”), and,

encouraging because of the support for the path the school is taking in terms of its academic program and

the community/family feel we’re developing here at SMS.

To further “toot our own horn”, we have been developing a SMS Board where people with children in the

school, and some with none, have stepped up to sit on the Board and commit to assisting in taking SMS into

the future. With Judge Joseph Oxley at the helm, the Board has begun to build subcommittees in the

following areas: Marketing/Public Relations, Advancement/Development, Buildings & Grounds, Catholic

Identity, and Strategic Planning. If you have any skill in these areas and would like to be part of our

amazing future, please reach out to me at the school via my email at [email protected]. We are

looking, as the saying goes, “for a few good people” to lend us their talents for the betterment of Saint Mary

School.

Please continue to pray for our school, its staff, students and families, and our clergy as we strive to provide

an education that is unapologetically Catholic, family centered, caring to others and respectful to all. Please

check our website, Facebook page and the Church bulletin for updates and upcoming events that you can

enjoy with us.

God bless,

Craig Palmer

Principal

Principal’s Message

Craig Palmer,

Principal

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It’s great day to be a Saint!

A group of 8th grade SMS Student Ambassadors received a real treat on

Friday, September 20th, when they attended the International Day of Peace

Ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Nine

student ambassadors were accompanied by guidance counselor Katie Anderson,

and head of the Global Leaders Institute at Mater Dei Prep, George Anthony. SMS and MDP students were honored to

attend the Peace Bell Ceremony to kick off the International Day of Peace. This year’s theme was “Climate Action for Peace” and included inspiring speeches

from U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, and world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The student-centered portion of the program gave high school students the

opportunity to present projects they created to the panel. Their innovative concepts were focused on helping counter-act the threat of global climate

change. The students learned first-hand what being an ambassador is all about from the U.N’s very own Ambassadors of Peace. A great time was had by all.

It was a great day to be a Saint!

It’s a GREAT day to be a SAINT!

SAINT MARY SCHOOL CALENDAR

· 9/29/19 Saint Mary School Mass 9:00 am MMGC · 10/06/19 SMS Fall Festival 12:00 - 4:00 pm · 10/10/19 Catholic School Mass with Bishop O'Connell · 10/14/19 School Closed - Columbus Day · 10/17/19 Dine-to-Donate Houlihan's in Holmdel · 10/16 to 10/18 Parent-Teacher Conferences

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MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday - October 5, 20195:00 5:00 Daniel Rapolla r/o Loving Wife

5:00 Judy Rapolla Jr. r/o Loving Mother

Sunday - October 6, 2019 7:30 Patrick McGee r/o Family

9:00 For those enrolled in Monthly Memorial Mass 10:30 Pro Popolo

12:00 Florence Dosch r/o Sister Cathy 5:00 Bonnie Boyd McKinney r/o Debby Mrykalo &

Barbara Bacmeister

CANDLES SUNDAY TO SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29th TO OCTOBER 5th

St. Mary Chapel Candle Kyla Turs r/o Mom

Adoration Chapel Candles In Loving Memory of Mathew Eckert r/o

The Hare Family

Mary, Mother of God Church Candle For the Special Intentions of St. Mary Parishioners

Sunday - September 29, 2019 7:30 Pro Popolo

9:00 Deceased Member of the Bruntz Family r/o Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tommaso

10:30 Doris Greco r/o Theresa Cavallo 12:00 Mass of Thanksgiving & for the Archangels r/o

Celestine & Paul Madsen

5:00 Salli Terhune r/o Charles & Mary Lou Galbraith

Monday - September 30, 2019 8:15 Mass of Thanksgiving & for Holy Souls r/o

Paul & Celestine Madsen 8:15 Eileen Donohue r/o Mr. & Mrs. James Maltese

12:00 Anthony Cirillo r/o Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Volastro 12:00 Mary Francese r/o Janet Moscuzza

Tuesday - October 1, 2019 8:15 Joseph R. Cali r/o Mr. & Mrs. Joelis

8:15 Mr. & Mrs. Joe Buckley r/o The Ruane & McCurnin Families

12:00 Joseph Spahn r/o The Palmer Family 12:00 Special Intentions for Richie Niola r/o

Rita De Martino

Wednesday - October 2, 2019 8:15 Oran Bryant r/o The Erickson, Bryant &

Messina Families

8:15 Edna Lynch r/o Frerberger Family 12:00 John Lauricella r/o Son, Robert Lauricella

12:00 Dorothy Keough r/o Dorrie Ruane & Family

Thursday - October 3, 2019 8:15 Marshall Grant (Duke) Kunerth r/o

Alysia & Jeff Bruno 8:15 Bill Michalski r/o Barbara Bacmeister

12:00 Marie Smith r/o Deacon Charlie 12:00 Abram Rodriguez r/o The Marsiello Family

Friday - October 4, 2019 8:30 Francesco Rocchino r/o Irma Laush

8:30 Francesco Grasso r/o Anna Kelly 12:00 Joseph Cali r/o Cathy Murray

12:00 Frank Bonavita r/o The Wynd Family

Saturday - October 5, 2019 8:15 Paul Clark r/o Mignano Family

8:15 William Michalski r/o Sansevere Family

BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE

Carol Traynor Carol Indyk James Gitto

Phyllis Colby Julia Clifford

TWENTY - SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME TWENTY - SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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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.

Robbie Mcann U.S. Marines,

Louis Adamo Army Reserve, U.S. Navy Matthew Davi, 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; LTJG Christopher Baum,

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;

Kiera Connerty,West Point Graduate, Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot,

U.S. Marine Jonathan Alfano

Week 3 Joan Buck

Barbara Hughes Margaret Heap

June & Emil DeMarco Renee

Week 4

Anna Lauricella Mary Jane Benning

Barbara McLeod John Valentino John Chiarini

Darleen Striker Manny Konstantinidis

Eugenina Kelly Adriana Sanchez

John Petersen Carol Natoli Joanne Silver

John Day

FOR OUR CHILDREN Falyn Szuwalski Brianna Orlando Emily Calabro Luca Iaccone

Arden McPhee Alexandria Iscaro

Addison Noelle Feirstein Liam Joseph Kelly Amelie Courtney

To include someone on the Prayer List call the Parish Office 732-671-0071 x221.

Week 1 Gene Brennan

Tom Ashe Gabriela Wilson Katherine Hatton George Wilhelms

Ryan Cook Patrick Smith Luca Cittadino Emily Betten Joanne Lynch

Deacon Charlie Joan Cashes

Mary Ellen Olszewski Pat Brennan

Cynythia Alvarez Adam Senft

Week 2

Dwight Frazee, Jr. Carlos M. Ospina

Janet Haley Lisa Torrez

Linda Scaglione Jack Andrews Jan Mosholt

Debbie Johnson Debbie Faaland

Mary Barbara Crowell Amelie Courtney

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