St. Martha Church THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF SAINT MARTHA August 6, 2017 | The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Mass: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 noon 4:00 pm Daily Mass: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am SACRAMENTS Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Baptisms: 1 st & 3 rd Sundays at 1:15 pm. Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Parents’ Preparation Session is on the last Friday of the month at 7:00 pm. Confessions: Saturday, 3:00-4:00 pm or by Appointment Marriages: Please call the parish office to make ar- rangements one year in advance. DEVOTIONS Divine Mercy Chaplet: Fridays, 3:00 pm Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament: Will resume September 8, 2017. Novenas: Follows 8:00 am Masses – Miraculous Medal (Wednesday) & St. Jude (Thursday) Rosary: Monday-Friday 7:35 am & following 8:00 am Mass; Sunday 7:05 am CLERGY & PASTORAL STAFF Pastor: Rev. David Swantek Assisting Priests: Rev. Dominic Fuccile Rev. Tony Lionelli Rev. Gerry Marchand Rev. John Spino Rev. Msgr. Bill Stober Deacon: Fran Groff Staff: Director of Religious Education: Georgina Kotz Religious Education Secretary: Liz Caracciolo Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Bob Morris Director of Liturgical Music: Lou Letizia Business Manager/Accountant: Nancy Dormanski Director of Adult Faith Formation: Sharon Santos Marriage Minister: Marie Mastronardi Parish Secretaries: Mary Nelson Fran Olson SUMMER OFFICE HOURS Monday thru Thursday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Closed for lunch 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Friday 8:30 am – 2:00 pm Tuesday 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wednesday 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm 3800 Herbertsville Road Point Pleasant, NJ 08742-5499 Phone: 732-295-3630 Fax: 732-295-9315 Email: [email protected]www.saintmartha.net We welcome all who seek to grow in faith and love just as St. Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. If you’d like to join our parish, please call 732-295-3630.
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St. Martha Church
THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF SAINT MARTHA August 6, 2017 | The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Mass: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 noon 4:00 pm Daily Mass: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am
SACRAMENTS Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Baptisms: 1st & 3rd Sundays at 1:15 pm. Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Parents’ Preparation Session is on the last Friday of the month at 7:00 pm. Confessions: Saturday, 3:00-4:00 pm or by Appointment Marriages: Please call the parish office to make ar-rangements one year in advance.
DEVOTIONS Divine Mercy Chaplet: Fridays, 3:00 pm Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament: Will resume September 8, 2017. Novenas: Follows 8:00 am Masses – Miraculous Medal (Wednesday) & St. Jude (Thursday) Rosary: Monday-Friday 7:35 am & following 8:00 am Mass; Sunday 7:05 am
CLERGY & PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor: Rev. David Swantek Assisting Priests: Rev. Dominic Fuccile Rev. Tony Lionelli Rev. Gerry Marchand Rev. John Spino Rev. Msgr. Bill Stober Deacon: Fran Groff Staff: Director of Religious Education: Georgina Kotz Religious Education Secretary: Liz Caracciolo Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Bob Morris Director of Liturgical Music: Lou Letizia Business Manager/Accountant: Nancy Dormanski Director of Adult Faith Formation: Sharon Santos Marriage Minister: Marie Mastronardi Parish Secretaries: Mary Nelson Fran Olson
We welcome all who seek to grow in faith and love just as St. Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. If you’d like to join our parish, please call 732-295-3630.
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AUGUST 5/6 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD 1st Collection: Regular Collection 2nd Collection: Debt Reduction
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, August 5 5:00 pm People of the Parish Sunday, August 6 7:30 am Families Struggling with Addictions 9:00 am Scheeler & McCormack Families 10:30 am Arthur & Beverly Olson 12:00 pm James Hughes 4:00 pm Fairchild & Siddons Families Monday, August 7 8:00 am John & Lillian Leonard Tuesday, August 8 8:00 am Patricia & Gerald Savage Wednesday, August 9 8:00 am Teresa Forte Thursday, August 10 8:00 am Lee Santa Lucia Friday, August 11 8:00 am Theresa Malone Saturday, August 12 5:00 pm Helen L. Collins Sunday, August 13 7:30 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Grace Keane 10:30 am John McGovern 12:00 pm Doris Corso 4:00 pm Mary & Ed Althauer
MEMORIAL GIFTS: AUGUST 5-11 Flowers to Mary: George Beyer Tabernacle Candle: Michael Joseph Dunzello
OUR DEARLY DEPARTED Please remember in your prayers the recently
deceased members of our parish. PARISH PICNIC – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
Sun: 1st Reading Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 2nd Reading 2 Peter 1:16-19 Gospel Matthew 17:1-9 Mon: 1st Reading Numbers 11:4b-15 Gospel Matthew 14:13-21 Tue: 1st Reading Numbers 12:1-13 Gospel Matthew 14:22-36 Wed: 1st Reading Numbers 13:1-2, 25 – 14:1,
26-29a, 34-35 Gospel Matthew 15:21-28 Thur: 1st Reading 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Gospel John 12:24-26 Fri: 1st Reading Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Gospel Matthew 16:24-28 Sat: 1st Reading Deuteronomy 6:4-13 Gospel Matthew 17:14-20
Need Help? Call St. Vincent de Paul at 732-295-3630 ext. 33. Our parish is here to help.
All calls are confidential.
ST. GREGORY’S PANTRY NEEDS Personal products
LOW-GLUTEN HOST - Available upon request be-
fore Mass in the Sacristy.
BLOOD DRIVE – SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 9AM-2PM We will be having a blood drive on Sunday,
August 13 starting at 9am. Please contact Karen McGowan at CJBC at 732-842-5750 ext 243 for questions or to schedule your donation. GREAT TRIPLE PLAY II 50/50 RAFFLE SALES
Our annual parish 50/50 raffle - The Great Tri-ple Play II. Ticket sales are after all Masses and are $10 each. The three winning tickets will be drawn at our Parish Picnic on Sunday, Septem-ber 10. Volunteers are needed to help with ticket sales – look for the Mass Volunteer Signup on our website. Thanks for all your support!
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The Transfiguration
In this week’s Gospel, we read about the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Jesus brings Peter, James, and John
up a mountain to pray. While Jesus is praying, He is transformed in majestic glory and God’s voice from a
cloud says, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to him.”
Pope John Paul II included this Gospel story as the fourth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary. If you have
experience saying the Rosary, you know that many of the printed or online meditation guides tell you what
the fruit of each mystery is (this is what you hope to gain or learn by thinking about this mystery while you
pray). Our Rosary mediation guide says that the fruit of this mystery is “Desire for Holiness.” Sure, that
sounds like a good thing to desire, but how do we live that out in our everyday, busy lives? How do ordinary
people squeeze the desire for holiness into their day between work, kids, and chores? The simple answer is
that you don’t! No need to make extra time for it, you do it WHILE you are doing all the rest.
St. Thomas Aquinas taught us that to love is to “will the good of the other.” In our roles as husbands,
wives, mothers and fathers, we are frequently asked to yield our will for the good of the others God has
entrusted to our care. St Theresa of Calcutta, paraphrasing St. Therese the Little Flower, said, “Not all of us
can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” So, all of our work, whether outside or inside
the home, can be taking us one step closer to holiness if we do it with great love! We love and serve God by
loving and serving one another (our spouse, children, co-workers, strangers).
Let’s go back to the part of today’s Gospel where God tells us to listen to Jesus. What are some ways we
can listen to Jesus in married life? Make time for Him by getting up a few minutes before the kids to pray,
going to Mass as a family, praying grace before meals, asking for and giving forgiveness, doing something
nice for your spouse. Whether your marriage is happy or struggling, don’t forget to pray specifically for your
marriage and vocation. The sacramental grace of marriage can carry a couple through the difficult times that
we all face along the way. “Yes, dear,” and “I’m sorry,” and helping with the dishes are good too!
To summarize, love will help us grow in holiness. Since Fr. Dave isn’t here, how about a song in his honor?
“All You Need is Love” by the Beatles!
In Christ,
Bob and Jen Brogan
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KKIDS BOX
S X T W M E H S X A E T L G A H M A H T J L R N E S N A G O R T K A O I T S C I N I K T N S F A B E W E K L L S H K E S B F A C E I F B L A B I A S I H B I V E T I H W N C R A G L Y M N S K K D R F U I T E Q X W M E J C R I D H L Y N Y H X D E B G T U F Q U A D D D S E H T O L C S J X U
“And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes be-came white as light.” (Mt 17:2) Cragly, Vikings, Saint Martha, Alaska
BISHOP’S ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS 2017 – OCT 8
All couples celebrating their 1st, 25th or 50+ Catholic wedding anniversary during the 2017 calendar year are invited to gather with family and friends to share the Eucharist, renew your sa-cred wedding vows, and receive Bishop O’Con-nell’s Episcopal Blessing. Anniversary Couples from Ocean and Monmouth Counties may reg-ister through the parish to attend the Sunday, October 8, 2017 Mass and Blessing at 3:00 pm at St. Aloysius Parish in Jackson. The registration deadline for all anniversary couples is September 10, 2017.
POINT PLEASANT SENIOR BEEHIVE HAPPENINGS
Meeting every Tuesday and Thursday, 9am-3pm. For information, call 732-810-5890.
The Traditional Choir, Harvest Folk Choir, and Youth Choir are seeking new members to join in the fall of this year.
Traditional Choir sings at the 5 pm Mass on Satur-day evening. We sing some contemporary 3 part choral music along with many of the Latin motets of years ago from the Saint Gregory Hymnal. Practice is on Tuesday’s from 6:30-8:30pm.
Harvest Folk Choir sings many of the well- known contemporary songs along with several of the “Prayer and Praise” gospel spirituals. They sing at the 10:30am Mass every Sunday. Practices are on Friday evenings from 8-9pm.
Youth Choir is in formation. We seek young peo-ple who sing in the school chorus. Our goal is to have a Youth Choir that sings in harmony. They currently sing at the 4pm Mass once or twice a month depending. Practices are on Sunday af-ternoons. We also welcome any young people who play instruments in the school band. Any-one interested in serving our parish community with their ability to sing or play instruments is asked to contact Lou in the music ministry office at 732-295-3630 Ext 34. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
This lay organization is inspired by Gospel val-ues. Meetings are held at 7:30 on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month. Attend meetings to see if you might be called to this vocation of helping our neighbors in need. We offer members the opportunity to grow spiritually, cultivate friend-ships and provide person-to-person service to those who call on us for assistance.
732-295-3630 ext 33
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RRELIGIOUS EDUCATION INFORMATION 732-295-3630 x 35
“God’s will was fully revealed in the Person of Je-sus. Anyone who wants to live in accordance with God’s will must follow Jesus, listen to him and accept his words, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, acquire a deep knowledge of them.” – Pope Benedict XVI
Faith at Home: Bring your children to Mass! See “How to Take Young Children to Mass” on foryourmarriage.org.
Level 1: We welcome our young parishioners who will begin Level 1 CCD this year! All children entering Level 1 and their parents are invited to attend a gathering at St. Martha’s on Saturday, August 26 at 10am.
CCD 2017-2018: Class assignments have been made and special requests were due by May 31 and can no longer be considered. Classes which have been closed so far are: Sunday Levels 3, 5, 6 and 8; Tuesday Levels 2 and 6.
CCD Schedules for 2017-2018 are available on our website. Mark your calendars, and print cop-ies for coaches, teachers, etc. so they know when your child will be unavailable. Remind them that faith formation has eternal rewards.
Spread the Gospel of Jesus! Spread the Gospel of Jesus! Volunteer catechists and classroom aides are needed for our CCD classes beginning in September. Aides are needed for Levels 3 and 4. Subs are needed for all levels.
Level Day Time Catechist Aide 3 Wed 4:30-5:45pm 1 1 4 Tues 4:30-5:45pm 2 4 Wed 4:30-5:45pm 1 6 Sun 9:00-10:15am 1
Email [email protected] or call 732-295-3630 Ext 35 for more information.
Award and Scholarship Winners: Next Sunday, we will make presentations to this year's recipi-ents at the Knights of Columbus breakfast after the 9:00 Mass. Our St. Timothy award winner is in-coming senior Matt Tomaino. Anna White schol-arship recipients are Shane Purcell, Mary Brogan, and Keelin Grindall. Congratulations and many blessings to these well deserved recipients!
Teen RCIA: Are you a high school student or par-ent of one who for whatever reason did not re-ceive Confirmation with your class and you would like to receive the sacrament? Or perhaps haven’t received Baptism or first Holy Commun-ion? Or are not Catholic but you’re considering joining our faith? Please get in touch with me to discuss your next step.
HOLY INNOCENTS
Religious Education for God’s special needs children. Call Kathy: 732-948-5802.
VIRTUS WORKSHOP
All volunteers with children and teens are re-quired to attend the “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” workshop. Upcoming local sites are: - Aug 19, 9:00am, Sat. - Church of the Visitation, Brick - Aug 31, 6:30pm, Thur. - St. Rose, Belmar
Register online at www.virtusonline.org. To en-ter your organization, choose Trenton NJ (Dio-cese) from the drop-down menu.
PARISH PICNIC – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
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SHARING OUR TREASURE Weekend of July 29/30 Weekly Offerings $ 15,842.49 Online Giving * $ 583.00 Religious Education $ 130.00 Online Religious Education* $ 712.50 *www.saintmartha.net/Contribute/ (ParishSoft or PayPal) “Give to the Most High as he has given to you, generously, according to your means. For he is a God who always repays and will give back
to you sevenfold.” Sirach 35:12-13 SAVE THE DATES! - Parish Picnic on Sunday, September 10 - Trivia Night at St. Martha’s, Saturday, Septem-ber 16 from 6:15-8:30pm.
SHARING GOD’S BOUNTY Are you running out of creative uses for your
garden’s overabundance of zucchini, cucum-bers, tomatoes, etc.? We may have a solution for you. Next Saturday evening, August 12 and Sunday, August 13, we will have tables set up in the entrances to the church for those who have been “overly blessed” in their garden to leave what they don’t need to share with their fellow parishioners. Likewise, if you would enjoy some garden fresh produce, please help yourself. AROUND THE DIOCESE August 17-20 – Italian Festival, Epiphany Church,
5-10pm. Vendors wanted. Call Michele at 732-785-0872.
ORGANIZATIONS
For a complete list of Organizations, please go to our webpage, www.saintmartha.net
COMMUNITY GARDEN UPDATE
“For I was hungry and you fed me…” - Mat-thew 25:35
“If you can’t feed one hundred people then feed just one” - Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
A little over two months ago, a group of vol-unteers got together to continue and expand the beginnings of the St. Martha Community Garden. The purpose of the garden is a simple one - to provide food to those in need. Our goals for this year were realistic – any harvest is a success! While it would be amazing to be able to provide fresh produce to everyone in our area who is in need, it is a blessing to be able to feed as many as we can.
Our first endeavor was to plant sunflower seeds in the same area where they were last year on the Herbertsville Road side of the church. Over the next several weeks we tilled, raked, shoveled and planted – tomatoes, pep-pers, eggplant, zucchini, cucumbers and sweet potatoes. More recently our time has been spent weeding, watering and weeding some more.
Two weeks ago, we harvested our first zuc-chini and on the morning of this writing I deliv-ered our first donation to St. Gregory’s Pantry – approximately nine pounds of cucumbers and squash. We expect to have much more to do-nate throughout the summer.
In August, we will be building two raised beds and planting some cool weather crops. If you’d like to help out, now is a great time to jump in. For more information, contact Kirstie at 732-295-3630 ext 39 or [email protected]. And if you haven’t already, take a walk out to the gar-den, enjoy the sunflowers and see how things are growing out there.
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