The Parish Family of

St. Catharine and St. Margaret Spring Lake, New Jersey

Rev. Harold F. Cullen, Pastor

FIFTH Sunday in Ordinary Time

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Mass Schedule

St. Catharine Church 215 Essex Ave, Spring Lake, NJ 07762

Saturday: 5 PM

Sunday: 7 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM

Monday- Saturday (except Wednesday): 8 AM

Friday & Saturday: 6:45 AM

St. Catharine Chapel Sunday: 12 Noon

Wednesday: 8 AM & 12 Noon

Monday - Friday 12 Noon

St. Margaret Church 300 Ludlow Ave. Spring Lake, NJ 07762

Saturday: 4.00PM

Sunday: 8:30 AM, 10 AM, 11:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation St. Catharine Chapel, Saturday 3:30– 4:30PM

St. Margaret Church, Saturday 3:00 – 3:45 PM

www.stcatharine-stmargaret.org ContactUs@stcatharine-stmargaret.org

732-449-5765

Parish Directory Rev. Harold F. Cullen PhD, Pastor

Rev. William Dunlap, Associate Pastor

Rev. martin o’reilly, associate pastor

Rev. Charles Weiser, Senior Priest

Rev John Morley, Weekend Assistant

Rev Martin Padovani, Weekend Assistant

Rev William Dowd, Weekend Assistant

Edward Jennings, Deacon

Dr. John Little, Deacon

Rich Baier, Buildings

Richard Cambron, special projects

Tammy Sablom, Religious Education

Ed Stevens, Director of Cemeteries

Sister Margaret Tierney, SC Pastoral Care

dr. jarred tafaro, director of music

Lisa defillippo cole, business manager

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! We encourage all new families who

move into St. Catharine - St. Margaret Parish to

call the rectory to register in the parish.

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Please remember our sick: Colleen Higgins, Kurt Alberts, Jane Coughey, Frank Marsh, Sr. Margo

Kavanaugh, Fred Gearing, Dr. Rita Watson, Bill

Mack, Jack Geiger, Joyce Keane, Baby Bernadette Mariam Tafaro, Bob Patrignelli, Nick Costantini, Ronald Thomas,

Richie Burgess, Eileen Cassidy, Fr. Dennis Gallagher, Scott Nokes, Helen Reh, Charles Williams, Msgr. James J.

Finnerty, Susan Ferraro, Brendan McWeeney, Doris

Madelyn Blackwell**

Please pray for our deceased: Walter G. Kruse,

Cheryl Mikita, Walter Edward Leonard, Pamela Barth,

Dorothy McMahon, William Kelly, James MacDonald, Edward James McGrady, Christopher Garabadian, Ralph

Perfetto, Anna Bradle, Frances D’Auria, Mary Agnes Purcell**

Names remain on the sick and deceased at the request of

parishioners for one month (4 weeks). If extended prayers

are needed, please send a note or call. Thank you.

PASTORAL CARE 732-449-5765 If you are going into the hospital, our priests

will be happy to anoint you by appointment

before admittance. If you are IN the hospital, please call

us to let us know so we can visit you, since hospitals no

longer list patients’ parishes.

If you wish someone to visit you or your loved one in your

home or assisted living, please notify us directly, Sr.

Margaret Tierney, Ext. 124.

Save the Date: All Liturgical Ministers Spirituality Day, Saturday, May 12, 2018.

Blood Pressure Screenings on the 2nd Tuesday

of each month, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, in the Convent.

Bereavement Support Group: The next session is Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 1:30 PM in the

convent. If you have lost a loved one do not feel alone in your journey, we are here to support you. Call Sr. Marga-ret Tierney 732 449-5765, Ext. 124.

ST. CATHARINE CHURCH MONDAY, February 5 8:00 AM Robert Lynch 12:00 PM (Chapel) Francis R. Male

TUESDAY, February 6 8:00 AM Robert Lynch 12:00 PM (Chapel) Arthur Potter

WEDNESDAY, February 7 8:00 AM (Chapel) Joye Thompson Barbara A. Fox Una Rochan, Healing Mass Giuseppe Priolo SI of Glynn Family Patricia Sharkey 12:00 PM (Chapel) Frank Male, Jr.

THURSDAY, February 8 8:00 AM Patricia Gilligan 12:00 PM (Chapel) Lynn Ann Walters

FRIDAY, February 9 6:45 AM Maria Mitsch 8:00 AM William Kelly Junius Harris Bernard Lauber Clelia Giannitti Michael N. Maloney Frank Male 12:00 PM (Chapel) Thomas Fabling

SATURDAY, February 10 6:45 AM Robert Lynch 8:00 AM Aldona Savicunas 5:00 PM James Dougherty, Jr.

SUNDAY, February 11 7:00 AM Bernard Lauber 9:00 AM People of the Parish 10:30 AM David George Santich 12:00 PM (Chapel) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sherry

ST. MARGARET CHURCH SATURDAY, February 10 4:00 PM Gormie & Ledden Families

SUNDAY, February 11 8:30 AM Lucia Keane 10:00 AM Patricia McGowan 11:30 AM Robert Morano

PALM CROSSES St. Anne & St. Catharine Cemetery will be offering Palm Crosses for the Easter holiday to be placed in honor of your loved one.

Palm Crosses are $15 each. Orders will be taken no later than

Thursday, March 1st.

All palm crosses will be placed by March 15th and removed by Monday, April 16th.

To place your order or for questions, call 732-681-6269.

CONGRATULATIONS to Hilary Canzoneri, our January winner of our St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish 50/50.

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Dear Parishioners,

When I was in elementary school in Ireland, we had no school

busses. We walked to and from school every day. The road

home passed by St. Patrick's Church where I was baptized and

received first communion and confirmation. My buddy Kevin

and I would always drop in. I suppose we wanted to say a

prayer, but quite honestly, we were fascinated by the candles,

and by the occasional coffin that sat in a side chapel in the days

before funeral parlors, and the lingering smell of incense, and

the sense of awe and wonder of the place. It also seemed that

Fr. Nagle was always in the confessional, so we would go to

confession - sometimes a few times a week. We felt better

afterwards, like we had done something significant and freeing.

My, how things have changed!

At St. Catharine School and religious education program we

encourage the students to go to confession several times a year.

Priests who visit us and sometimes help us with confessions

often comment on the fact that our students seem comfortable

and confident about going to confession. We conclude that

even if they do not go to confession regularly after they move

up to high school, and observation seems to support that

conclusion, at least, they will know the procedure and not be

inhibited because they are not familiar with how to do it when

they get older, and find themselves in situations where they are

in need of spiritual healing and forgiveness.

In fact however, as I sit in the confessional on Saturday

before Mass, I cannot escape the obvious fact that most

Catholics do not go to confession anymore. A recent

census done by the Centre for Applied Research in the

Apostolate (Cara) revealed that less than 2% of Catholics

go to confession regularly.

The fact is that there is no longer a unified and universal

common understanding about sin and confession, and this

reveals also wider and deeper tensions in the Catholic Church.

Some Catholics will never receive Communion without

confessing their sins first if they have missed Sunday Mass.

Others believe that missing Mass is a serious sin only if it

represents a total rejection of the obligation to worship God at

all. The fact is that millions of Catholics have ceased going to

Confession. The late moral theologian Bernard Haring wrote

back in 1978 that adult Catholics stopped going to confession

after the Papal Encyclical Humanae Vitae that outlawed

artificial contraception, because most were already using

artificial contraception, and saw nothing wrong with it.

Nowadays, many young adults would include also, sex before

marriage, gay relationships, being divorced, remarried. Many

have gone a step further, and left the church altogether, or, if

they stay, don't take too seriously the Church's teaching on

serious/mortal sin, and the need to confess. The result is a

massive split between the teaching of the church and the

practice of the faith.

A young adult asked me recently: “Does confession reconcile us with God or with the Church? Can mortal sin ever be forgiven without confession?” The answer is not as

obvious as you might think.

The frequent confession that I grew up with, was not always

characteristic of the Church. In fact it was an unprecedented

phenomenon of the 20th century, and dates back to Pope St.

Pius X who advocated that 1st Communion and First

Confession be changed from 13-14 yrs to 7 and even younger.

He encouraged daily Mass, and Confession and Communion

weekly if possible. The history of confession is an interesting

study, and a lot more long and complex than is possible to

describe here. The undeniable fact is that the Sacrament of

Confession is a source of forgiveness and healing, and has

always been a part of the culture and practice of the church

since the very first days of the church when Christ charged his

apostles to go forth and preach the gospel, assuring them:

"whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained".

We should not allow controversy, disagreement and confusion

to deprive ourselves of a God given source of grace and healing

when we need it, and whether we are regular, irregular,

occasional or once-in-a-life time practitioners of the Sacrament,

it would serve us well to maintain an open mind and a

receptiveness to this great Sacrament.

Fr Harry Cullen

FORMED.Org By this time all registered members of the parish will

have received notification that a subscription has been

taken out for you to a terrific new Catholic website

called FORMED.org. This website has been

irreverently called the Catholic Netflix, and has a

magnificent array of material including movies,

articles, e-books, spiritual and educational programs,

that will enliven your Catholic faith.

Visit FORMED.org on your web browser. Click on

Register (lower right page); Enter the parish access

code 62K48K and then enter your email address and

create a password (you will need it to log in later).

Irish Mass

Please note that the 10:00 AM Mass at St.

Margaret’s on Sunday, March 4 will be celebrated

in the Irish language. The Pipes and Drums of

the Ocean County Emerald Society will be present

and will play during the Mass. This is the

morning of the Belmar St. Patrick’s Day Parade,

so invite family and friends who may be coming

into the area for the parade.

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Mass Schedule

8:00AM- St. Catharine Chapel 9:00AM- St. Catharine School Gym 12 NOON- St. Catharine Chapel 4:00PM- St. Margaret Church 5:00PM- St. Catharine Church

STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be offered every Friday evening beginning following the 8 AM Mass beginning February 9th and every Friday evening at 7:00 PM in St. Catharine Church.

Music Ministry News

Our Music Ministry is expanding to include many more young people! If you or your family are interested in playing or singing with us, please contact Dr. Jarred Tafaro at the rectory 732-449-5765 Ext. 103 for details.

Pictured above are some members of our Music Ministry from the 4pm mass at St. Margaret Church.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

If someone asked you the question “what does love look like” what would you say? Perhaps you would point to some special person or persons in your life --- family or friends you have known and loved for a long time --- or perhaps you would identify some charitable event that you have witnessed or experienced.

The great St. Augustine raised this question over 15 centuries ago and gave this answer: “what does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”

Sounds a lot like what we try to accomplish each year through our Annual Catholic Appeal, doesn’t it? This year, the Diocese of Trenton has adopted St. Augustine’s question as the theme of our annual appeal. As you know so well, the Diocese turns to you every year at this time to respond to that question through the good works you help us to accomplish. What would the Diocese be if not for its parishes? What would its parishes be if not for faithful, generous parishioners? What would faithful, generous parishioners be if not for individual hearts moved to show Christ’s love?

Love and charity make all the difference in our world. What does love look like? It looks like our Diocese, our parishes, our people --- it looks like you.

Please join me, your Bishop, once again to make your mark on the Annual Catholic Appeal this year. Through your generous and sacrificial gift, be the hands and feet and eyes and ears that St. Augustine mentioned in response to the question he posed “what does love look like?” Without you, there is no other answer.

For all that you do and for all that you are to the Diocese, I thank you. May the Lord help you to continue to be the love he offers to the world. God bless you.

Gratefully yours in in Christ,

Most Reverend David O’Connell, C.M. Bishop of Trenton

February 17 & 18 is the Annual Catholic Appeal throughout the Diocese of Trenton.

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MEN’S CORNERSTONE IV WEEKEND RETREAT

“AMAZING GRACE: HOW SWEET THE SOUND”, MARCH 9-10, 2018

The Men’s Cornerstone Group at St. Rose Parish

will be holding their annual weekend retreat on

March 9th and 10th at St. Rose in Belmar. Founded

by Bill Harkins in the spring of 2014, Cornerstone

meets monthly with the goal of helping adult men

develop and strengthen their relationship with God by

sharing their experiences with one another on their faith

journey. The retreat is open to adult men from St. Rose

Parish in Belmar as well as our neighboring Cohort 19

parishes – St. Mark’s of Sea Girt, St. Catharine-St.

Margaret of Spring Lake, Ascension of Bradley Beach,

and St. Elizabeth’s of Avon.

Cornerstone IV Weekend is a 26-hour annual retreat

that begins Friday evening at 7pm and ends Saturday

evening with a Family Liturgy. The theme for this

year’s Cornerstone IV Weekend is “Amazing Grace:

How Sweet the Sound”. We put away the cell phones

for the weekend and have a fun-filled “Boy Scout” kind

of weekend, complete with a sleepover at “Hotel St.

Rose!”. In addition to renewing our relationship with

God, we also spend the weekend getting to know others

through small group discussions, fun games, and music.

We also have time for prayer, reflection, and

reconciliation. The Cornerstone Retreat is an extremely

well-planned weekend, with every detail clearly defined

including speakers addressing topics like My

Relationship with God, Growth in Community,

Outreach in Ministry, My Journey with God, and Prayer

and Discipleship.

The retreat concludes on Saturday night with a

celebration of the Liturgy and we invite our families and

friends to the closing mass and reception afterwards.

Men of St. Rose and our fellow Cohort 19 parish

communities -- we would love to have YOU join us

for the Cornerstone IV Weekend Retreat on March

9th and 10th at St. Rose Parish.

Brochures are available in the back of the church and if

you would like more information about the Cornerstone

IV Weekend Retreat or our monthly meetings, please

contact Jack V. Kirnan at (609) 647-5431 or by email

at jackvkirnan@gmail.com.

2018 Lenten Email and Text Series

If you would like to join our series where you will receive one email a day during Lent, please sign at https://app.flocknote.com/StCatharineStMargaret/StCathStMargLent or by texting

LENT2018 to 84576

To Join our Lenten text group text LENTTEXT to 84576 and receive one text per day to uplift you and

help you focus on Lent. Emails and Texts will be sent beginning February 14, 2018.

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The Catholic Perspective on

Cremation

Many Catholics are now

choosing cremation following

the death of a loved one.

Because the Catholic Church

insists on respect for the human

body, Catholic teaching does

not believe that scattering the

ashes or keeping them in

homes is a proper and respectful disposition of the

remains.

The Rite of Committal follows cremation and consists

of burying or entombing the remains in a grave,

columbarium, mausoleum or niche. St. Catharine

Cemetery now also offers glass niches for those

desiring cremation. For more information on the

Church’s position as it relates to cremation, or

availability of these niches, please contact our

Director of Cemeteries, Ed Stevens, 732-681-6269

or on his cell 732-614-0600.

Members of our Parish who have family or friends

in the service have given us their names which can

be found in our Remembrance books in both churches in front of one of the side altars. We

encourage you to stop there, say a prayer for those

listed and for all our service people. To add a name to our prayer

list, please call Barbara 732-449-5392 or Karen 732-685-7065

or parishcouncil@stcatharine-stmargaret.org.

Mission of Mercy The new St. Thomas More Church continues to be built in the bush area next to where Sister Faida and the Alanyi Clinic are in Lira, Uganda. Thanks to the donors who had a dream to build a church here for the Ugandan people. May blessings be given to all those through prayers and donations support our projects. May St. Francis of Assisi who once rebuilt

a church in Assisi with his bare hands, guide this project to completion. May St. Thomas More also be its protector for it will be in his name that the church will be dedicated.

The Following have been enrolled in the St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish Memorial Mass Society and will share in special masses to be celebrated at the 9:00am for 12 first Sundays beginning February 4, 2018.

Katherine Lavin James J. Dougherty, Jr.

Michael A. Stokes Raymond Francis Vreeland

Marcia Hoff Grace Kelly Bast

Robert Lynch Antonio Bongiovanni

Bernard Lauber Phyllis Rutigliano James MacDonald

William Kelly

Ellen Boyle Jake Honig Lisa Muir

Pamela Barth Agnes Crelly

Richard P. Heine Francis R. Male

Walter Edward Leonard Mary Agnes Purcell

Christopher Garabadian Frances D'Auria John G. Pallay

We welcome into our Parish Family the following infants who were Baptized in January:

Madison Mary O’Brien Desmond Marshall Clark

Daughters of St. Catharine &

St. Margaret

Welcomes back Patricia Stephens, who will speak on the topic of Spirituality Vitality.

Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:00PM in Francis Duffy Hall (formerly Margaret Hall).

Watch bulletin for more details!

For questions or more information, please call Gretchen Stevens at 732-213-7475 or email gretchenstevens22@gmail.com.

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A Liturgical Ministry Schedule for St. Margaret Church Saturday, February 10 & Sunday, February 11

SAT. 4:00PM SUN. 8:30AM SUN. 10:00AM SUN. 11:30AM

Celebrant Fr. Dowd Fr. O’Reilly Fr. Dunlap Fr. Dunlap

Altar Server

Tyler Capristo

Colin McNamara

Jackie & Anna Drudy

Tyge Fitzmaurice

Nicholas Tesauro

Michael Liddy

Gioacchino Panzini

Joseph White

Danny Phipps

Jack Easter

Brigit Kane

Mairead Merkler

Cameron & Brooke Price

Emilee Rible

Delia Mullen

Ryan McBride

Lector Kathleen Capristo Joe Liddy Elizabeth Baker Ramon Cuasay

Eucharistic Minister

Carol Gerrard

Michael Mastrocola

Candace Brandmayr

Maureen Liddy

Virginia Cox

Teresa Rigney

Joanne Falcone

Liz Nesnay

John & Kathleen Briscoe

Lourdes Cuasay

Tina DeSantis-Cilurso

Paulette McCormack

Mary Grace Kilmer

Liturgical Ministry Schedule for St. Catharine Church Saturday, February 10 & Sunday, February 11

SAT. 5:00PM SUN. 7:00AM SUN. 9:00AM SUN. 10:30AM

Celebrant Fr. Weiser Fr. Whelan Fr. Weiser Fr. O’Reilly

Altar Server

Kaitlynn Cies Breanna Cies

Joseph Francolino Liam Hoverter

Catharine Little Erin Paniscotti

Jacqueline Bradley Chase Auch

Olivia Confrey Will Sherman

Charlotte Canzoneri Finn Hogan

Lector Peggy Fitzgerald Jane Kulaga Gia Beyer Missy Shaw

Eucharistic Minister

Rachelle Maget Kelly Brogowski Matt Sheprow

Bill King

John Hillyard Scott Beyer

Nancy Blanchet Linda Drasheff

Kathleen McCarthy

Priscilla Mangini-Confrey Hugh Meehan

Gerladine Quigley Jean or Vincent Zales

Liturgical Ministry Schedule for St. Catharine Chapel Sunday, February11

12 NOON

Celebrant Fr. Padovani

Altar Server Fiona O’Brien Emily Fudge

Lector Rosemary Frontero

Eucharistic Minister

Holly O’Brien Theresa Able

Sarah DeGennaro Elinore Vermeire

Fr. Dunlap and the RCIA team with catechumens Dr. Bill Law and Ameenah Ferreira at their Christmas party.

Photo Submitted by Mary Reilly

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WEEKLY CALENDAR

Monday, February 5

Miraculous Medal Novena, after 8am mass, St. Catharine.

8:30 AM Dancercize, *FDH.

4:00 PM Boy’s JV Bball, Gym.

5:30 PM Boy’s V Bball, Gym.

7:00 PM Catechism Class, Convent

7:15 PM CYO Basketball, Gym.

Tuesday, February 6

6:45 AM Men’s Morning Prayer Group, Convent.

8:00 AM Dancersize, *FDH.

8:30 AM Pastoral Care, Allaire.

9:30 AM Healthy Bones, *FDH.

10:00 AM Pastoral Care, Brandywine.

1:30 PM Chair Yoga, *FDH.

2:30 PM Cheerleaders, Gym.

4:00 PM Prayer Shawl Makers, Convent.

4:30 PM CCD, K-5, SCS.

7:00 PM CCD, 6th & 7th, SCS.

7:00 PM Baptism Prep Class, Convent.

7:00 PM Prayer Shawl Makers, Convent.

Wednesday, February 7

Eucharistic Adoration after 8am Mass, Chapel.

8:30 AM Dancersize, *FDH.

10:30 AM Pastoral Care, Sunrise.

2:30 PM Girl Scouts, SCS.

4:00 PM Cub Scouts, *FDH.

4:00 PM Benediction, Chapel.

Thursday, February 8

8:00 AM Dancersize, *FDH.

9:30 AM Healthy Bones, *FDH.

10:00 AM Pastoral Care, Wexford.

2:30 PM Brownies, SCS.

6:30 PM Music Ministry Rosary, Convent.

7:00 PM Adult Choir, Convent.

Friday, February 9

8:30 AM Dancersize, *FDH.

2:30 PM Girl’s JV Bball, Gym.

4:00 PM Girl’s V Bball, Gym.

5:30 PM Boy’s V Bball, Gym.

Saturday, February 10

8:00 AM Boy’s JV Bball, Gym.

10:00 AM Girl’s JV Bball Game, Gym.

11:15 AM Girl’s JV Bball Game, Gym.

Sunday, February 11

10:00 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word.

12:30 PM Boy’s V Bball Game, Gym.

1:45 PM Boy’s JV Bball Game, Gym.

2:00 PM Queen of Peace, Chapel.

*(FDH) Francis Duffy Hall at St. Margaret’s Church, (formerly St.

Margaret Hall).

Chair Yoga every Tuesday at 1:30pm in *Francis Duffy Hall,

St. Margaret Church. Arlene McGillis 732-974-8365).

Dancercize every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 8:30am and

Tuesday & Thursday at 8am in *Francis Duffy Hall, St.

Margaret Church. Grace Brennan 732-449-1677.

Healthy Bones every Tuesday & Thursday at 9:30am in

*Francis Duffy Hall, St. Margaret Church. Marion Mullarkey

732-449-8406.

Knights of Columbus meets on the 2nd & 4th Tues. of each

month, St. Rose Rectory. Kevin Fay 732-681-3850.

Mary’s Child Pro Life Ministry meets on the 1st Wednesday

of each month, 7:30pm, Convent. Steve Kenny 201-221-6497.

Men’s Morning Prayer Group meets every Tuesday 6:45-

7:50am in the convent. David Foley 732-449-6429.

Daughters of St. Catharine and St. Margaret meets on the

last Thursday of each month at 7pm at *Francis Duffy Hall, St.

Margaret Church. Gretchen Stevens 732-213-7475 or

gretchenstevens22@gmail.com.

Altar Sewing & Crafts Guild meets on the following

Thursdays at Noon at *Francis Duffy Hall, St. Margaret Church:

Feb. 15, Mar. 1, 15, 29, Apr. 5, 26, May 3, 17, 31, June 7, 21.

Madelyn Curtis 732-309-0994.

SAVE THE DATE!

Saint Catharine Classics St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

Featuring Jimmy Byrne Saturday, March 17, 2018 12:00 Noon.

Watch bulletin for more info!

Director of Youth Ministry

The Jersey Shore parishes of Ascension/St. Elizabeth, St.

Catharine/St. Margaret, St. Mark and St. Rose, located in

southern Monmouth County, are looking for a dynamic,

energetic and passionate individual to develop and coordinate

youth ministry programs that will foster personal and spiritual

growth for our teens. The Director of Youth Ministry will

provide support to the individual parish youth ministry

coordinators and organize programs both within and across this

group of parishes. Primary responsibilities include:

Developing a group and parish-based pastoral

ministry for youth

Reaching out to high school-aged parish youth

Assists parishes with forming youth groups w i t h i n

each parish

Providing support for ongoing catechesis and

youth activities

Inviting youth to serve others and drawing them to responsible

participation in the life of the faith community

A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three years experience

working with teenagers is required. Candidates interested in this

full time position that includes a competitive salary with

benefits should send their resume to jobs@stcatharine-

stmargaret.org.

TRIPS

Croatian Coastline Trip—April 16-30, 2018: One cabin left. Time is going by fast, don't miss the boat!

The Colorado Rockies—August 17-25, 2018: Early bird end-ing soon! Hurry!

For more information on either trip, call Sister Margaret at (732)449-5765, ext.124.

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PARISH INFORMATION

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Mon., Tues, Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 9 AM -4 PM.

Evenings and Saturdays by appointment.

If you wish an appointment with a priest, please call beforehand.

On Holy Days & Holidays, the rectory office is closed.

Street and Telephone Numbers

Rectory, 215 Essex Avenue 732-449-5765

Convent, 211 Essex Avenue 732-449-5765, ext 126

Sr. Margo Kavanaugh, RSM

Sr. Carole MacKenthun, RSM

Sr. Margaret Tierney, SC

Sr. Mary Bilderback, RSM

Sr. Helen Neder, RSM

Sr. Barbara Williams, RSM

St. Catharine School, 301 Second Ave., Spring Lake 732-449-4424

Religious Education Office, SC School 732-449-4424, ext 305, 310

St. Catharine Cemetery, 1100 W Chicago Blvd. Sea Girt 732-681-6269

St. Anne Cemetery, 1610 Allenwood Road, Wall 732-681-6269

PARISH WEBSITE: www.stcatharine-stmargaret.org

SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.stcatharineschool.net

PARISH E-MAIL: ContactUs@stcatharine-stmargaret.org

PARISH BULLETIN E-MAIL: cindygraves@optonline.net

PASTORAL COUNCIL E-MAIL: parishcouncil@stcatharine-stmargaret.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION E-MAIL: religioused@stcatharine-stmargaret.org

PARISH CONTACTS RECTORY 732-449-5765

(Front Desk & General Info) Ext. 100

Administration Ext. 169

Adult Education Ext 102

Archives Ext 410

Baptisms Ext 102

Bookkeeping/Finance Ext. 107

Buildings & Grounds Ext 104

Bulletin Ext 110

Envelopes, Registration Ext 169

Family Ministry Ext. 168

Funerals Ext 102/101

Music Office Ext 103

Pastoral Care Ext 124

Publicity Ext 169

Scheduling Ext 173

Tax Letters Ext 178

Weddings Ext 134

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: after 8am mass on Monday at St.

Catharine Church.

QUEEN OF PEACE: Sunday at 2pm, St. Catharine Chapel.

EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION: Weekly Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament held EVERY Wednesday after the 8am mass in St. Catharine Chapel.

BENEDICTION Wed. 4pm, St. Catharine Chapel.

THIRD ORDER OF LAY CARMELITES: Prayer and reflection after

the 8am Mass on the first Saturday of each month.

BAPTISMS: Baptism Preparation Classes are held on the first Tuesday of each

month and must be taken before the Baptism. We urge parents to take the class

before the baby’s birth. Please call 732-449-5765, ext 102 to arrange for

Baptisms and the Preparation Class.

MARRIAGES: All couples planning marriage should notify the parish at least

one year in advance. The Church sees marriage in one’s own parish as the most

proper arrangement, therefore, people who reside in St. Catharine - St. Margaret

Parish have a right to be married here. Others should receive the sacrament in

their own parishes. The bride, the groom, or their parents must be registered and

living in this Parish for at least one year. Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter

Weekend is required as is participation in FOCCUS; a self-diagnostic inventory

designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship. Please call 732-449-5765, ext. 134.

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

We, the Catholic community of St. Catharine ‑ St. Margaret, gather in Christ's name to nurture spiritual growth through the various stages and challenges of life. We are committed through liturgy, sacraments and parish activities ‑ to proclaim the message of the Gospel, to provide a quality Catholic education for children and adults, to continue to build community and to serve those in need. Rich in the traditions established in this community during the last century, we challenge ourselves to live our faith in loving service to the community's residents and its many summer visitors. We affirm our concern for all members of the Mystical Body of Christ everywhere and particularly those who require assistance. And always, we seek to know and love God and to love our neighbor as Jesus taught us.

Weekly Collection

January 27/28, 2018

Regular Collection $17,919.17 Second Collection $ 4,571.00 Total Collection $22,490.17

First Collection Summary By Mass

St. Margaret’s Saturday 4.00PM $ 2,718.00 Sunday 8.30AM $ 1,329.00 Sunday 10.00AM $ 2,076.00 Sunday 11.30AM $ 1,599.00 Total St Margaret’s $ 7,722.00

St. Catharine’s Saturday 5.00PM $ 2,375.00 Sunday 7.00AM $ 1,081.00 Sunday 9.00AM $ 1,496.00 Sunday 10.30AM $ 1,684.00 Sunday 12.00PM (Chapel) $ 1,663.00 Total St Catharine’s Church $ 8,299.00

Second Collection Total Cash $ 2,041.00 Total Checks $ 2,530.00 Total Second Collection $ 4,571.00

Miscellaneous Contributions that come in the mail $ 1,898.17 Total Miscellaneous $ 1,898.17