Fri^[y: Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk 6:14-29
S[tur^[y: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34
Sun^[y: Is 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16
M Saturday Vigil: Holy Assumption—4:00 PM St. Mary—5:00 PM Sunday: Holy Assumption—10:30 AM St. Mary, 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 AM S R
Holy Assumption—Saturday from 3:00-3:45 PM St. Mary—Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM; also by appt.
W M : M F St. Mary, Bordentown 7:30 AM Chapel of Saints Holy Assumption, Roebling 8:30 AM
(Monday -Eucharistic Service)
No morning Mass on Saturdays
Eve of the Holy Day: St. Mary, Bordentown 7:00 PM Holy Day: St. Mary, Bordentown —7:30 AM
Holy Assumption, Roebling —8:30 AM & 7:00 PM
B Baptisms are celebrated on 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month, 1:00 PM at St. Mary Church; and on the 3rd Sunday during the 10:30 AM Mass at Holy Assumption. Please call the rectory office to register, provide the required documents, and schedule a Baptism Prep class.
M Arrangements are to be made at least 1 year in advance.
S C /C Urgent calls any time of day or night. Arrangements for Anointing of the Sick and Holy Communion for those confined to the home are to be made by contacting the rectory.
A B S The chapel is open daily. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for solemn adoration: Mon.-Fri. 8:00-8:45AM; Sat. 8:00-10:00AM. Evening hours are Wed. 7-8 PM Quarterly, special adoration times & events are offered.
P R We welcome new parishioners to the parish, and we ask them to register as soon as possible. If you are not registered, we are not able to issue letters for sponsorship for the Sacraments or character references to schools or for employment. If you move from the parish please notify the rectory.
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & MINISTRIES
Altar Linen Ministry Helene Shea 609-298-7612 (SM)
Holy Name Society Paul Ordog 609-499-9259 (MMOTCP)
Knights of Columbus
Robert Pecht 609-865-0014 (MMOTCP)
Lectors Contact the Parish Office—609-298-0261
Legion of Mary Anne Eccles 609-298-0261
Open Hearts, Willing Hands (Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County)
609-393-9922
Music Ministry Jesús Alfonso Gonzalez, Coordinator - 609-222-2335
Altar & Rosary Society Stephanie Salewski 609-291-1816 (SM) Donna Frappolli 609-221-1957 (HA)
Sports Committee John Bacovin 609-638-9054 (MMOTCP)
St. Vincent de Paul Society Jeff Burns 609-298-1414 (MMOTCP)
Third Order Maria Schultes (MMOTCP)
Word of Life Prayer Group Pat Baylog 609-298-4249 (MMOTCP)
M E W F 37:00 W L P G —C 7:00 M ’ W —P O , D F 57:00 SVDP—P O , U F 67:00 B C —P O , U
ALTAR LINEN MINISTRY Week of February 2 Heni Scharibone Week of February 9 Virginia Richardson
For more information, call Helene Shea (SM) at 609-298-7612 or Barbara Boldizar (HA) at 609-499-0900.
Feast of St. Blaise February 3, 2020
Blessing of Throats February 1-2
St. Mary & Holy Assumption After All Masses
Monday, February 3 7:30 AM Anne A. Pihlak rb/Vince Aveni Tuesday, February 4 7:30 AM Angiolina D’Angelo rb/Maria Bellusci Wednesday, February 5 7:30 AM Mass for the Living, Mary Pihlak rb/Vince Aveni Thursday, February 6 7:30 AM Healing of Stella Corvo rb/Palma Harwick Friday, February 7 7:30 AM Ryan & Richard Masterson rb/Matthew Masterson Saturday, February 8 5:00 PM George Mason rb/Kim & Rick Prihoda
Sunday, February 9 7:30 AM Harold Frock rb/Giovanni & Antonia Esposito
9:30 AM Khoi Pham rb/Quynh Family
11:30 AM Mary Ann Cech rb/Word of Life Prayer Group
Fr. Martin O’Reilly, Pastor ......................................... ext. 16 Fr. Cesar Anson, Parochial Vicar ............................... ext. 10 Larry Denney, Business Manager .............................. ext. 15 Cathy Alphonse, Accounts Payable ........................... ext. 11 ...................................................... [email protected] Peggy Schwoebel, Purchasing .................................... ext. 10 ................................................... [email protected]
Patricia Solimine, Parish Secretary ............................ ext. 12 ...................................................... [email protected] Margaret Zola, Coordinator, Religious Ed. ................ ext. 18 ............................................................ [email protected] Carol Schulz, RE Assistant. ....................................... ext. 17 .......................................................... [email protected] Richard Mercantini, Maintenance
SAINT MARY CHURCH HOLY ASSUMPTION CHURCH
Lector: Eileen McClure EM: Tracy & Raymond Moody, Pat McElven, Ann Ervin, Need 2 More Server: Matthew & Jonathan Prihoda
Lector: Paula Andras EM: Anne Egan, Susan & Thomas Diveley, Liz Evans, Marie Thompson, Need 2 More Servers: Sophia D’Artagnon, Gabriel Jarvie
Lector: Paul Keller EM: Maravic delaCruz, Anna DeChirara, Patty Baylog, John & Sue Bacovin, Need 1 More Servers: Ron Janssen Tarriela, Amelie Dela Cruz, Matthew Lutzker
Monday, February 3 8:30 AM Eucharistic Service Tuesday, February 4 8:30 AM James Buonanno Sr. rb/Ron & Mary Oros Healing of Betty Wargo rb/Altar Rosary Society Wednesday, February 5 8:30 AM Alicemae Agostinelli rb/Susan Stranko June Delfino rb/Deacon Ron & Jeanne Zalegowski Thursday, February 6 8:30 AM Simonne Gadbois rb/Mary Filipponi & Maria Roan Margaret Donnelly rb/Ron & Peggy Schwoebel Friday, February 7 8:30 AM For the Parishioners of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish Saturday, February 8 4:00 PM Irene Horvath rb/The Family Helen Muha rb/Theresa & Jack Sweeney
Sunday, February 9 10:30 AM Alicemae Agostinelli rb/Helen Totten John Reeder rb/Virginia Csik Lectors: Phyllis Parker, Ed Hwang EM: Maria Schultes, John Fratinardo, Kathy Fetch, Rose Troyanovich Server:
Lectors: Krisztina Trezza, Sheila Tkacs EM: Karen Hegarty, Ron Scully, Donna Frappolli, Deborah Phillips Server: Adrian Lafex
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Lector: Rose O’Connor EM: Anne Bell, Peter Sullivan, Roseann O’Donnell, Teresa Diaz, Need 2 More Server: Kevin Ritter
Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for February 2020 Listen to the Migrants' Cries
We pray that the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal trafficking, may be heard and considered.
SANCTUARY LAMP
Men & Women in the Armed Forces rb/Dina & Tersina DiPietro
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PLEASE NOTE …..UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
DAILY MASS AT HOLY ASSUMPTION WILL BE HELD IN THE DIVINE MERCY ROOM DUE TO THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE
SANCTUARY & MENDING OF THE SANCTUARY WINDOW
WEEKEND MASSES WILL STILL BE CELEBRATED IN THE CHURCH
Fr. Ma in
Parish Offerings for January 26, 2020
$12,271—Regular Collection
$1,769—Church in Latin America
Thank you for your generous support.
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
I hope you weren’t too disappointed with not having my words of wisdom last weekend. As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Some of you and I hope everyone, will have noticed that there is a second envelope on the 1st Sunday of each month for ‘Parish Building Maintenance.’ I don’t have any major renovation plans in mind, but I am conscious that there is always ongoing small to medium jobs that always need attention. The cost to do them may not be very big but still there is a cost and I am happy to say that at present we are able to cover these costs. The purpose of the envelope is to build up a ‘Rainy Day Fund,’ because in the future there will be big jobs that will need our attention and I would rather have a strong financial foundation to deal with these jobs than starting from scratch. I ask you to please consider giving what you can to this so we can keep St. Mary Church and Holy Assumption beautiful and prayerful places of worship.
I would like to outline some jobs that were undertaken in our parish and have been completed or underway at present. • Removal of old convent building, erecting new wall and seeding of front lawn • New signage at St Mary and Holy Assumption • New roof for lower sacristy/confessional. Painting of walls and new press and wardrobe for liturgical vestments at
St. Mary Church • Soft seating for Chapel of Saints and Holy Assumption • Safety handrails at St. Mary and Holy Assumption. Mobility ramp for Divine Mercy room at Holy Assumption • Removal of security bars on St. Mary Church doors and replaced by panic bars. This was insisted upon by the fire chief • New roof on St. Mary School due to storm damage. This was covered by insurance, but we had to pay $1,000 deductible. • New rectory doors and security camera at the parking lot entrance.
All the above have been completed and there are probably a few others that I have forgotten. There are some jobs underway and some that need to start.
• Refurbishment of sanctuary and mending of sanctuary window due to rain and climate damage at Holy Assumption • Mending rain/water damage at St. Mary Church on food pantry side • Serious water problem in basement of parish office
All the above is very important and should be protected and cared for, and yet it’s not the most important elements of our parish. To me the most important element of the parish is the temple of the body and as a parish how are we caring for it?
I have several proposals going through my mind at present and I will discuss them with our Liturgy Team, and I hope to be able to announce them soon. Some areas I plan to look at and hopefully will be able to address:
• Welcoming of new parishioners • Adult faith development • Religious Education and Youth Ministry • Music Ministry • Days of recollections for all ministry personnel
I ask you at this time to pray to God, our Father, for the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide us as a parish family and to pray for yourself that you will have the courage to open your heart and listen to God’s call.
On this Presentation Sunday – take time and present yourself to the Lord.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
Thus says the Lord God: Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me; and suddenly there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek, and the messenger of the covenant whom
you desire. Yes, he is coming, says the Lord of host. Malachi 3:1-2
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Mary, Mother of the Church Community Food Pantry
St. Mary Site Current needs: canned fruit and fruit cocktail, sar-dines, canned pork & beans, grape and strawberry jellies, toothpaste, toothbrushes, disposable razors, shaving cream and deodorant.
Open: M-W-F 2-3 PM; Tuesday-Thursday 9-10 AM & 6-7 PM;
Saturday 9-10 AM
Holy Assumption Site Current needs: pasta sauce, cereal, tuna, toilet paper and juice. Thanks to all for the clothing donations; we have reached our goal and are no longer collecting clothing at this time.
Open: Tuesdays 2-3 PM
Each Food Pantry operates separately in different locations, please bring all donations to the church requesting the items needed. Thank you for
THE SICK who have been recommended to our prayers…
David Csik, Jr., Maria Corbett, Nancy Walls, Patricia Gates, Nichole Lynn Cochran, Fr. Mike Burns, Ronald Bell, Jr., James Ryan Tomlinson, Edward Gernhardt, Brian Boldizar, Roy Cook, Bill Bott, Cody Hinkle, Helen Dachai, Frank Grosso, Betty Wargo, John Eccles, Rose Iannuzzi, Margaret Guerrera, Carolyn Donnelly, Ryan Misner, Shawn Scaccetti, Bill Carter, and all of the sick of the parish.
Upcoming Events
Check out the Catholic Men for Jesus Christ Conference Information
(on the back page of this bulletin)
In the Gospel, we hear Simeon say to Mary: “... your own soul shall be pierced with a sword—so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare.”
Your generosity enables the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to bring hope to parents whose hearts are burden with worries and concerns. One easy way to support us is to use Amazon Smile!
All you need to do is go on our website - www.svdpbordentown.org and click on the Amazon Smile link.
Then you simply follow the directions- it’s that easy and it will be a wonderful way to help us help others.
If you or anyone you know in our local communities of
Bordentown, Roebling or Florence needs assistance, call our confidential helpline at 609-298-1414.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED BECOMING AN ALTAR SERVER?
This ministry is open to anyone in Grades 4 through 12 who feel a call to assist with our weekend Masses and other special liturgies during the year. If you would like to serve the parish in this way and would like more information, please contact Liz Evans by email at [email protected] or text to (609) 721-1806. Training will be provided.
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Please pray for all our 8th graders as they continue to prepare for Confirmation.
Emily From: Bordentown
Interests: Field Hockey and Dance
Aspirations: Physical Therapist
Being a Catholic Means: To believe and have hope. To be faithful to God. To be kind and to attend church. To cherish God.
Chase From: Mansfield
Interests: Sports and Electronics
Aspirations: To Excel at Sports
Being a Catholic Means Going to church daily, believing in God and praying to him. Always believing in God and our religion.
8th GRADE CONFIRMANDI IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Adreanna From: Bordentown
Interests: Playing the Viola, Reading, Long Walks
Aspirations: Professional Musician
Being a Catholic Means: Being a follower of God and listening to his teachings.
Aidan From: Bordentown
Interests: Playing the Trumpet, Band, Science, and Theatre
Aspirations: Pharmacologist
Being a Catholic Means: Following God.
Tim
From: Columbus
Interests: All Sports, Video Games, Watching TV, History
Aspirations: Civil Engineer
Being a Catholic Means: Having faith and believing in a greater power than man has known. Being Catholic will help me stay on a good path in life.
Christine From: Chesterfield
Interests: TaeKwondo and Math
Aspirations: To Excel in my Studies
Being a Catholic Means: Believing in God and spreading his love to one another.
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…… Religious Education News …… February 2,9,26…...........Sunday RE Classes St. Mary School 8AM, 10AM February 3……………...Monday Monthly RE Classes St. Mary School 6PM February 4,11,25……….Tuesday RE Classes Holy Assumption 5:15PM, 6:45PM February 6……………...First Penance Practice Holy Assumption 5:15PM February 8……………...Confirmation Candidates Diocesan Youth Conference Donovan Catholic High School, Toms River 10AM-6PM February 11…………….First Penance Holy Assumption 5:15PM February 20…………….First Penance Practice St. Mary 6:00PM February 29…………. ...First Penance St. Mary 10:00AM
My eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples. [Luke 2:30-31]
CLASS TO MASS As Mass participation grows, we hope the journey with the Lord continues beyond the classroom. As Catholic’s we know the Lord is ever present in our lives. February 1….....B04 Holy Assumption 4PM February 2.........C04 & A04 St. Mary’s 9:30AM February 2.........D04 & HS04 St. Mary’s 11:30AM February 9.........C03 & A03 St. Mary’s 9:30AM February 9.........D03 & HS03 St. Mary’s 11:30AM CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES PRAYER CARDS Our 8th graders will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation this May. We invite you to pray for our 54 young teens as they take their final steps towards receiving the Holy Spirit. Pray Cards are available in Church. Please take one and pray daily for our teens. CLASS ATTENDANCE Regular class attendance and promptness are signs that parents and students recognize the importance of Religious Education. Our experience has been that if your child does not attend on a regular basis they will find it difficult to understand the subject matter and to keep up with the class. As stated on page 3 of the Parent Handbook – In the event of excessive absenteeism, a child may be delayed in moving to the next level! Email reminders will be going out over the next week for those children that have missed quite a few already. At this time, we are over half way through our program. Each family received a handbook at the beginning of the year. The handbook can also be found on our RE website. FIRST PENANCE Our 2nd Graders will be receiving their First Penance Sacrament this month. Please pray for all our boys and girls that they may open their hearts and minds to this beautiful sacrament of forgiveness. Help them turn to God for forgiveness. Those with true sorrow that confess their sins will be granted absolution.
Phone #: 609-291-8281 - Margaret Zola, CRE x18 , Email: [email protected] and
Carol Schulz, Assistant x17 - [email protected], Website: www.mmotcp.org
23RD ANNUAL CATHOLIC MEN FOR JESUS CHRIST CONFERENCE will be held on February 29, 2020 at St. Mary’s Parish in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ. There is a $30 registration fee for adult men and $15 for stu-dents. For more information and to register go to www.catholicmenforjesuschrist.org . This year’s speakers will be headlined by former New York Yankee star Mark Texeira. Youth from 8th grade through college years are wel-come. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop O’Connell.
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THE ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY
The Altar Rosary Society is again sponsoring a Women’s Retreat Weekend at San Alphonse Retreat House, March 27-29, 2020
To make your reservation or for more information, please contact Barbara Boldizar at 609-499-0900 or email her at [email protected]
All Are Welcome
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT PLEASE CONTACT
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