MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY 9:30AM LIVE STREAM ONLY CONFESSION By Appointment ONLY DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & LITURGY: Mary Jane Kelso, [email protected]FAITH FORMATION & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Deacon Len Long & Deb Widmann OFFICE MANAGER: Jane Staunton [email protected]BULLETIN & WEBSITE EDITOR: Barb Cawley [email protected]Phone Ext. 102 DEADLINE- Monday 10:00AM ASSUMPTION REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Galloway, 609-652-7134 www.arcs.org Principal: Joan Dollinger Saint Thomas the Apostle Church “Lord, You have come to the Seashore….” 331 8 th Street So. Brigantine, NJ 08203 May 31st, 2020 Pentecost Sunday PASTOR: Fr. Edward Maher PAROCHIAL VICAR: Fr. Jose Thomas PERMANENT DEACON: Deacon Len Long PARISH OFFICE HOURS 609-266-2123, ext. 3 [email protected]Closed for onsite assistance. All business is being conducted by phone or email. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Help us reach our goal of 1000 subscribers to our YOUTUBE page. (Instructions on Page 4)
ASSUMPTION REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Galloway, 609-652-7134 www.arcs.org Principal: Joan Dollinger
Saint Thomas
the Apostle Church
“Lord, You have come to the Seashore….”
331 8th Street So.
Brigantine, NJ 08203
May 31st, 2020 Pentecost Sunday
PASTOR: Fr. Edward Maher
PAROCHIAL VICAR: Fr. Jose Thomas
PERMANENT DEACON: Deacon Len Long PARISH OFFICE HOURS 609-266-2123, ext. 3 [email protected] Closed for onsite assistance. All business is being conducted by phone or email.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!
Help us reach our goal of
1000 subscribers to our
YOUTUBE page.
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WELCOME TO ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH
To Schedule Baptisms & Weddings Please call the Parish Office.
Religious Education CCD Class is now in session. They meet every Monday from 4:00pm - 5:15pm at BCS. Please register at the Parish Office. We also have special programs for children and adults who would like to become Catholic or complete their sacraments.
Care of the Sick The Parish Office may be called any time for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. A Priest or Eucharistic Minister will administer the Eucharist to those who are homebound, Our local hospitals also have a catholic priest available.
Altar Flowers
This is a nice way to remember your loved ones. The donation is $50.
Prayer Petition Book is located in the vestibule of the Church. The book will be carried up to the sanctuary during the Offertory Procession on Sunday. If the Mass you are attending is being requested by you or a family member, and you wish to participate in the Offertory Procession, please see the ushers before Mass begins.
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Mass Intentions
Pentecost Sunday
Saturday
8:30AM 4:00PM
May 30
Joseph Rauscher by Turzanski Family Anthony & Irene Masino by Joe Maiorano Virginia Moore by Betty Lloyd & Mary Bew
Sunday
8:00AM
9:30AM
11:00AM
May 31 (Pentecost Sunday)
Therese Connell by Anthony & Deb Phillips Thomas Milhous by George & Nancy Novasack Domenic & Lenora Maiorano by Joe Maiorano Edward Mowen by Kathy & Bill Bennett Victor Kozub by Mary & Nick Dolores Stella by St. Thomas Music Ministry
Monday
8:30AM
June 1
Elizabeth Maguire by Maguire Children
Tuesday
8:30AM
June 2
William Baily by Mike & Gail Gallagher
Wednesday
8:30AM
June 3
Mary & Guido Manucci by Daughter, Noreen
Thursday
8:30AM
June 4
Gregory Nacios by Stinson Family
Friday
8:30AM
June 5
Janet Marte by Trish & Jim Levins
Saturday
8:30AM 4:00PM
June 6
Greg Nacios by Shirley & John Atkinson Pamela Wheeler by DiGiacomo Family Mark Muenzenberger by DiGiacomo Family
Sunday
8:00AM 9:30AM 11:00 AM
June 7(Pentecost Sunday)
Mary Principe Lavermann by Turzanski Familiy Thomas Milhous by Anthony & Rosann DiMaggio Michael Maiorano by Joseph Maiorano Ronnie Klemm by Riley Family Ron Klemm by John & Kathe Murray Lois Leeds by John & Kathe Murray
“Helping People Anonymously”
This ministry is available to anyone in Brigantine who feels overwhelmed by financial burdens and needs a helping
hand. If you are in need of assistance, an application from the Parish Office must be
completed first. The application is anonymous and if approved, short-term
help will be provided. Please call the Parish Office for more information.
Bob Staunton
Mickey Shindle
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Sally Alaburda Denise Kolenovic Maryann Atack Madeline Harvey James Cappiello Davin McCloskey Louis Cassano Juliette McNamee (baby) Derek Caster Sandra Ruth Montemarano Louis Constantino Carole Mooney Jim Covert George Munger James Daly Harry Nugent Patrice Daniels Caleb O’Brien (baby) Domenic Delia Ellen O’Brien Joan DiBona Francesca Orlando Adele Dwyer Ellen Plum David Emmons KimPrice Pat Foidl Donna Rogers Dolly Frederico Chris Smith Robert Gentile Loretta Smtih MacLan Golden (baby) Lori Taranto, OSF Jodi Haiduc Carol Terranova Jack Imfeld Leonard Thress Joe Kelso Michael Thress Cheryl Kenney Kim Urban Joseph Vassalluzzo
Please Remember All The Military in Your Prayers
2nd Lt. Robert Glanville, USMC Sgt. Taylor DeMers, Maj. Jeffrey Moon, USAF, Lt. Connor F. Burbridge, US Army Capt. Matt Valnoski, US Army, Cpl. Ronald DeWaal, USMC, Cpl. Tristen T. Barry, USMC Sgt. Matt Krimm, US Army
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St. Thomas Church Brigantine
TAKE US HOME WITH YOU!
CORONA VIRUS DIRECTIVES
All Masses, “weekend and daily” are temporarily sus-
pended. Fr. Ed and Fr. Jose will be celebrating private
masses and will take care of the Mass Intentions.
For more information please visit the parish website at:
www.stthomasbrigantine.org or for
information regarding live streamed Masses in the area
or by Bishop Sullivan please visit the diocese
website at www.camdendiocese.org
Keep praying and looking after one another.
WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS
On line giving is simple, secure and convenient.
Log on to St. Thomas the Apostle website:
www.stthomasbrigantine.org and click on the Parish Giving logo. Follow the easy registration instructions.
May 24th Offertory…..$ E-Giving………...……..$
We appreciate any financial support you can give during these precedent times, and understand if you can not. Donations can be made by mail or online giving. Thank you for your support.
4-26-2020 With a message of hope on the Third Sunday of Easter, Father Ed Maher launches
a new parish YouTube Channel to bring Mass to the Masses virtually. The new channel will
have all the live streamed Masses uploaded for parishioners to view. St. Thomas the Apostle
Church would like to reach 1000 subscribers to be able to stream live to the channel.
Please go HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channel and share the good news with your
friends and neighbors. Please check our Parish Website frequently for updates. (During these
uncertain times, we can continue to stay connected to our faith through the many technologies
available to us. Many of our Brigantine residents may not have access to Facebook but may
have a smart TV with internet access which would allow you to watch Mass on YouTube
though the TV. )
YouTube Channel: St. Thomas the Apostle Church of Brigantine, NJ
Follow these simple steps to Subscribe to our Parish YouTube channel
1. Open the YouTube app or go to m.youtube.com. 2. Sign in to YouTube. 3. If you're on the Home tab: Below the video whose channel you want to subscribe to, tap the channel icon. Tap Subscribe. 4. If you're watching a video whose channel you want to subscribe to: Below the video, tap Subscribe
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2020 APPEAL: “WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?”
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and
greatest commandment. And, the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets
hang on these two commandments.”
These words of Jesus remind us to love and support our neighbors in their time of need. Now more than ever our
neighbors need our love and support! Due to COVID-19 the number of those in need is rapidly increasing and it is
critical that the House of Charity has the ability to support them. Some may wonder how we can ask for funds at this
time, and yet we realize that we must ask, as the ministries below and many more need our help! For those that are
capable, we ask that you consider supporting the House of Charity – Bishop’s Annual Appeal, together we can con-
tinue to help our neighbors.
SOCIAL , COM MUNITY AND HEALTH CARE SERVIC ES
Your generosity provides services through Catholic Charities offices in each county of South Jersey. In addition, the
Hospital Chaplaincy Program of VITALity Healthcare Services provides spiritual and emotional support to hospital-
ized patients, their families and the staff of the hospitals served in South Jersey. There are many more that have found themselves so suddenly in need that can use our help.
EVANGELIZATION AND FAI TH FORMAT ION
Lay leadership training, intercultural ministries, ministry with the deaf and persons with disabilities, marriage enrich-
ment, adult faith formation, liturgical catechesis and other evangelization efforts, along with your gifts, kindle the fire
of faith into a bright beacon for all to see. This is critical because mankind is thirstier for spiritual guidance in these
trying times.
YOUTH , YOUNG ADULT AND CAMPUS M IN ISTRIES
Your donation enables programs like Summer in the City, Catholic Scouting, Theology on Tap, college campus min-
istries and Newman Centers, and support for a growing number of parish-based Youth Ministry programs and many
more activities to build community and prepare our youth and young adults for the mission that God has chosen for
them. It is important that our youth and young adults are able to continue to grow in their faith in these trying times.
VOCATIONS, SEMINARIAN & PERMANENT DIACONATE FORMATION, CARE OF PRIESTS
Your support ensures that pastors and clergy continue to bring the light of Jesus into the world. Through prayers and
support, we currently have 16 seminarians studying for the priesthood in the Diocese of Camden.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION – “FORMING MINDS AND HEARTS IN GRACE”
Catholic schools are an integral part of the teaching mission of the Church.
Catholic schools build faith, develop leadership ability and provide academic excellence in a safe environment.
Your gift will help provide children with an education that supports Catholic values, develops character and provides
academic excellence.
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ISSUE: Congress is now working on a fourth phase of economic stimulus relief. Our goal is to
obtain assistance to our families in this upcoming package.
OUR
POSITION: Because nonpublic schools represent over 10% of the students in the nation’s schools, we
are asking for consideration for assistance to nonpublic school families in the following
way:
· Using 10% of the amount available to public schools be directed toward direct aid
to our families, using means-tested scholarships.
· Establishing an emergency student microgrant, or education-directed stimulus
check.
· Providing a percentage of K-12 education tuition and expenses to be used as a tax
credit or tax deduction as a contribution to a nonprofit. Because of the 2019 exten-
sion of the tax deadline, this would serve as an immediate savings to our families.
· Providing a dollar for dollar tax credit to scholarship-granting organizations using
the model of Education Freedom Scholarships.
· Allowing expansion of current 529 Savings Plans for K-12 education expenses be-
yond school tuition, which would include, as an allowable expense for home edu-
cation expenses, particularly necessary during the time in which school has been
suspended or cancelled.
ACTION: Contact by telephone or email Senators Menendez and Booker as well as your own mem-
ber of the House of Representatives. Make sure to state the value of nonpublic schools in
general, and Catholic schools in particular, and emphasize your own sacrifices in paying
both public school taxes and nonpublic school tuition. Feel free to add the contributions of
non public schools in your area in order to serve the educational needs of New Jersey’s
children.
You may use the NJCC Voter Voice system which can be accessed at:
