THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF
SAINT MARTHA
October 12, 2014 — 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Mass:
Saturday Vigil
Sunday
5:00 pm
7:30 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 noon
4:00 pm
Daily Mass:
Monday thru Saturday
8:00 am
First Friday Mass:
8:00 am
10:00 am
SACRAMENTS
Confessions: Saturday, 3:00-4:00 pm or by Appointment
Marriages: Please call the parish office to make
arrangements one year in advance.
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.
Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to
make arrangements.
DEVOTIONS
Rosary: Monday-Saturday 7:35 am & following
8:00 am Mass; Sunday 7:05 am
Divine Mercy Chaplet: Friday, 3:00 pm
Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament: 1st Fridays, 8:30 am - 9:30am
First Saturday Devotion: Follows 8:00 am Mass
Novenas: Follows 8:00 am Masses – Miraculous
Medal (Wednesday) & St. Jude (Friday)
CLERGY & PASTORAL STAFF
Administrator:
Rev. David Swantek
Assisting Priests:
Rev. Bill Bausch
Rev. Dominic Fuccile
Rev. Gerry Marchand
Rev. John Spino
Deacons:
Fran Groff
Ted Kotz
Staff:
Director of Religious Education: Georgina Kotz
Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Bob Morris
Director of Liturgical Music:
Lou Letizia
Business Manager/Accountant: Nancy Dormanski
Parish Secretary:
Mary Nelson
OFFICE HOURS
Monday thru Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
SPECIAL HOLIDAY SCHEDULES &
INCLEMENT WEATHER CLOSING:
Please telephone the Parish Office
3800 Herbertsville Road
Point Pleasant, NJ 08742-5499
Phone: 732-295-3630
Fax: 732-295-9315
www.saintmartha.net
Parish Office Closed - Monday, October 13, 2014.
St. Martha welcomed Jesus into her home; we welcome all who seek to grow in faith and love. If you’d like to
join our parish please call 732-295-3630.
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THIS WEEKEND – OCTOBER 11-12
28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Reg. Collection: Support of St. Martha Church
2nd Collection: St. Vincent de Paul
MASS INTENTIONS
READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
1st Reading
2nd Reading
Gospel
Mon: 1st Reading
Sun:
Gospel
1st Reading
Gospel
Wed: 1st Reading
Gospel
Thur: 1st Reading
Gospel
Fri:
1st Reading
Gospel
Sat: 1st Reading
Gospel
Tue:
Saturday, October 11
5:00 pm
Anthony & Marie Racaniello
Diane LaSpina
Sunday, October 12
7:30 am People of the Parish
Earl Adams
9:00 am Deceased Members of Brendel &
DeBonis Families
Joan Herman
10:30 am Theodore E. Johnson, Jr
Rose Benanti
NOON
Richard Cook (10 Year Anniversary)
Richard Mannix
4:00 pm Charles T. Lorenzo
Raymond Schrader
Monday, October 13
8:00 am G. Edward & Anne Snoden
Carolyn May
Tuesday, October 14
8:00 am Brenna Smith
Margaret Frawley
Wednesday, October 15
8:00 am Justin Bals
Raymond Schrader
Thursday, October 16
8:00 am Roy Tofte
Mary Powner
Friday, October 17
8:00 am Barbara Moriarty
Saturday, October 18
8:00 am Nicholas Hand
MEMORIAL GIFTS: OCTOBER 11-OCTOBER 17
Blessed Mother Flowers: Justin Bals
SVdP Members, Their Families & Guests
Altar Bread & Wine: John Cherico
Tabernacle Lamp: John D’Ambrosio
OUR DEARLY DEPARTED
Please remember in your prayers the recently
deceased members of our parish.
Isaiah 25:6-10a
Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20
Matthew 22:1-14
Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27,
31-5:1
Luke 11:29-32
Galatians 5:1-6
Luke 11:37-41
Galatians 5:18-25
Luke 11:42-46
Ephesians 1:1-10
Luke 11:47-54
Ephesians 1:11-14
Luke 12:1-7
2 Timothy 4:10-17b
Luke 10:1-9
Need Help? Call St. Vincent de Paul at 732295-3630 ext 33. Our parish is here to help.
ST. GREGORY’S PANTRY NEEDS: OCTOBER
Cranberry sauce, gravy, potatoes,
yams, stuffing
VOLUNTEER TRAINING
The VIRTUS program assists the Church in being
a safe haven for children and a messenger for
preventing child sexual abuse within the
Church and society in general through a child
sexual abuse prevention program: Protecting
God’s Children.
If you are a member of an organization or ministry that sponsors and/or works directly with
children, YOU ARE REQUIRED to attend a training
session according to the diocese policy.
Please visit virtusonline.org for the listings of upcoming sessions and to register.
There will be a VIRTUS training session at St.
Martha’s on Saturday, October 18, 2014.
Please register at www.virtusonline.org .
THE PARISH OF SAINT MARTHA WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND
A WARM WELCOME TO BOB MORRIS, OUR NEW YOUTH
MINISTRY COORDINATOR
LOW-GLUTEN HOST
Available upon request before Mass in the sacristy
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THROUGH THE AMPLE OPEN DOOR OF THE PEACEFUL COUNTRY BARN, A
SUNLIT PASTURE FIELD WITH CATTLE AND HORSES FEEDING, AND HAZE AND VISTA,
AND THE FAR HORIZON FADING AWAY.
Walt Whitman’s poem, “a Farm Picture”, is
beautiful. Who wouldn’t
want to repose in that setting
– watching the swish and
stomp of the horses’ tails and
hooves as they feed on the
wet green grass. Having
never been a farmer, it seems
ideal – picturesque of any
small farm in Jersey or Pennsylvania. Yet I imagine
farmers themselves would
laugh at my idealism – for it
takes a lot of work, before
dawn and behind the scenes
to arrive at that moment of
cattle and horses feeding together.
In the gospel this week
Jesus paints a picture of what
God’s kingdom is like – it’s
like a great wedding banquet
with everyone eating together. Although picturesque, the
reality is far from ideal –
those invited wouldn’t come.
In the ancient world, a king
would – multiple times – invite people to the banquet.
These guests wouldn’t respond right away, for they
would want to see who else
was being invited before they
committed themselves. . If
they didn’t care for the guest
list – they stayed home. This
is happening in the Gospel
parable and it’s the source of
the King’s outrage.
Jesus’ vision of heaven is one of a great gathering
of people – of all people. All
are welcome, and they should
want all others to join them.
This, like the farm, requires a
lot of work – a lot of rolling
up our sleeves and working
alongside others in the mud
and straw. Jesus himself was
born in a stable – was committed enough to working
alongside us as one of us, and
he was blessed to find Mary
and St. Joseph open enough
to work alongside him too in
the stable. Since farming requires a lot of listening to the
Farmer- to know how and
where to plant – what to build
and what to tear down and
how to integrate the various
elements of farm life towards the good of the whole
farm, let’s do the same here
at St. Martha’s
Let’s commit this
week to being a bit more
welcoming and eager to
work alongside each other.
First in our families, then in
our marriages and parish.
Often individuals in families
can be zipping along each in
his/her own orbits. Let’s
brave the hard work of making time to come together –
together for a meal, or a
movie, or as a whole family
going to one of your children’s games or recitals.
Please brave too the hard
work of marriage and make
time to be with your hus-
band or wife. Often I hear
couples say they only have a
few minutes nightly to be
with each other – well roll up
those sleeves, grab that
marker, and block out some
time for each other together.
It is worth it, and the rest will
come in time. Let’s also
brave the hard work of coming together as a parish,
How do we start?
With prayer.
(p.s. Go Vikes)
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, the Scriptures
describe your desire to
gather your people together as a shepherd gathers
his sheep. Help my family to come together more/
my spouse and I to come
together more /my parish
to come together more this
week and enter more fully
the life of your kingdom.
I ask this, Jesus, in your
name. Amen.
St. Martha – pray for us.
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Organizations
ANNULMENT MINISTRY: please contact the office to
learn more. 732-295-3630.
BEREAVEMENT GROUP: meets the 1st Sunday of the
month at 10:00 am. Please call the office to
sign up. 732-295-3630
INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP 1st Monday (11:00 am)
Contact Annette Richards 732-674-6935.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS meets 2nd Tuesday of the
month.
MOM’S BIBLE STUDY Tuesdays, (9:30 am -11:00 am)
downstairs. Information: Sue Byington (732-8992904); or Paddy Morris (732-295-1103).
PARISH BIBLE STUDY Tuesdays, 7:30 pm–9:00 pm.
Studying
Israel’s story using Liturgical Press
Commentary & Little Rock Scripture Study
Guide. Info: Michael Tuohy, 908-902-1725.
PRECANA CONFERENCE AT ST. MARTHA CHURCH
For info call AnnMarie Gimblett, 732-206-0053.
R.C.I.A. A process of prayer, study and spiritual
formation prepares adults for entrance into
community with the Church. Any adult interested in learning about our Catholic faith is invited to call the Parish office.
meets November 11
RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE
(Tuesday) in the Conference Room.
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY meets 1st Monday at noon.
For information call Sharon Hettenbach, 732892-6490
ROSARY MAKERS meets every other Friday at
10:00 am. Call Sharon Hettenbach, 732-8926490.
SENIOR BEEHIVE MINISTRY meets Tuesday and
Thursday 9:00 am-3:00 pm; Monday 10:00 am12:00 noon for Line Dancing. Info: Marge 732899-6140 or John 732-674-6934.
SEPARATED AND DIVORCED meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
(7:30 pm – 9:00 pm) Contact Arlene, 732-7141747.
ST. MARTHA’S LEARNING CENTER for God’s special
needs children. Stephanie: 732-279-6406
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Thursdays, at 9:00 am. We
are using Scott Hahn’s study “He Must Reign,”
the Kingdom of God in Scripture. Call Janet,
732-836-0303 to reserve material.
WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Any woman
needing support for problems arising from cancer call Joan Perucich 732-295-9526 or Ema Aiello 732-714-2282, to arrange a meeting.
Inspired by Gospel values, this lay organization
leads all to join to grow spiritually by offering
person-to-person service to those who are in
need and suffering. 732-295-3630 x33
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY MILITARY BRIDGE - OCTOBER
17 AT 12:00 NOON
Lunch by Joe Leone. Tickets are $12 and may
be purchased until October 12 by phoning
Kathleen Van Houten at 732-899-8324.
“BIRTH OF JESUS” PLAY BY FR. SPINO
The cast has been set and rehearsals have begun. The cast is very excited and hopes all parishioners come out to see this wonderful play!
December 19, 20, 21 at 7:00 pm
December 20 matinee at 1:00 pm
K OF C BREAKFAST
October 19. $5 adults; $3 children; ($15 family
maximum). Follows 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 10:30
am Masses.
Youth Ministry
with Bob Morris
All High School Youth Are Welcome!!
732-295-3630 ext. 31
I’d like to thank you all for your warm welcomes and prayers. As a 20+ year parishioner of
St. Martha’s, I can’t tell you how overjoyed and
honored I am to serve the parish in this position.
We just had a very successful first night of 8th
grade Confirmation prep, and now look forward to the final preps for the high school
freshman getting confirmed at the end of this
month. Information will be coming soon about
the startup of this year’s high school group programs. Please do not hesitate to contact me
with any questions.
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Religious Education
Information
732-295-3630 x 50
The Religious Education Office is located within the
main office complex.
“The Rosary means lingering in the sphere of
Mary’s life, the content of which is Christ.” –
Romano Guardini
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The Spirit is Moving at St. Martha’s!
Our junior high students have returned and we
thank the wonderful parishioners who have
stepped up to be group leaders. We could,
however, use a few more! Please contact the
religious education office (Ext. 50) for more information. Volunteer packets are available
outside of the main office.
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Grades 1 & 5: On October 13th, there will be no
religious education classes because of the Columbus Day holiday.
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Grade 8: Parents and students are asked to
come to the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, October 18, with a meeting following immediately
after Mass in the All-Purpose Room. See you
there! Next Session for 8th grade: Nov 20.
A B V Y X Z V A Q S R L
Grade 7: Parents and students are asked to
come to the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, November 8, with a meeting following immediately after Mass in the All-Purpose Room. See you
there! First Session for 7th grade: Nov 13.
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Words to Find:
"I can do all things in Christ who strengthens
me" Phil 4:13
Vikings
Saint Martha
OPEN HOUSE
9th Grade Confirmation Candidates:
All sponsor certificates should be collected.
Important Dates:
Rehearsal/Robe Pick-Up for Group A:
Thursday, Oct 16, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Rehearsal/Robe Pick-Up for Group B:
Thursday, Oct 23, 6:30pm – 8:00 pm
Home Study: There will be a Parent Meeting on
October 12 or 19 at 10:00 am
St. Rose High School:
Thursday, October 16, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
For additional information or to sign up
visit www.strose.k12.nj.us or call
732-681-2858 ext. 305.
St. Dominic School: 250 Old Squan Rd, Brick
Wednesday, October 15, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
and 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
For more information, call 732-840-1412 or visit
www.stdomschool.org .
Donovan Catholic: 711 Hooper Avenue, Toms
River
Monday, October 20, 7:00 pm.
For more information, call 732-349-8801 x 2426
or visit www.donovancatholic.org .
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IS GOD CALLING YOU?
If you are a faithful, single, Roman Catholic
man, between the ages of 18 and 40, and are
asking yourself whether God is calling you to be
a priest, you are encouraged to attend the discernment meeting which will be held on Oct.
26, from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm at St Gregory the
Great Parish, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton
Square, NJ. Join Rev. Michael McClane and
Rev. Tom Vala, as they share their experiences
of the priesthood, followed by prayer and concluding with a great meal and conversation.
Register with the Diocese of Trenton Vocation
Office at [email protected] or by
calling 609-406-7449. Join us at this exciting
time as you discover and respond to His invitation!
BISHOP’S ANNIVERSARY BLESSING MASS, 10/19
Bishop David O’Connell will celebrate the Annual Diocesan Anniversary Mass on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm in St. Robert
Bellarmine Church, Freehold, NJ. All Catholic
married couples in the Diocese of Trenton celebrating their 1st, 25th, or 50th and beyond wedding anniversary in 2014 are invited to attend.
Anniversary couples must register for this event
through their parish.
HEALING MASSES:
St Dominic’s Church with Fr. Pio Mandato
Monday, October 20 at 7:00 pm
250 Old Squan Rd, Brick
Sacred Heart Church
Saturday, October 25 at 8:30 am
751 Main Ave, Bay Head
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR
Six Fridays–Oct 17 thru Nov 21, 7:00 pm -9:00 pm
Visitation Church, 730 Lynwood Ave, Brick
Contact Paul Rollis at 732-255-2728 or email
[email protected] .
Music Notes
from Lou’s Desk
732-295-3630 Ext 36
Our Youth Choir
This week our youth choir begins a new practice schedule. The youth choir will now hold
their practice on Friday afternoons from 4:30
pm-5:30 pm. This will commence on Friday, Oct.
17th.
Over the past several years, when our youngsters reached the 6th grade level in Religious Ed,
the Wednesday practice interfered with the 6th
Grade Religious Ed class schedule. Our young
people had to either forgo choir totally, split
their time between choir & class, or go on a
home study in order to fulfill both commitments.
We found this to be unacceptable on both
sides. We made this decision: 1) To make sure
our young people get the necessary class time
they need, and 2) To ensure that our youth receive the required practice time necessary to
be part of the Music Ministry, and sing Our
Lord’s Praises.
Our special thanks goes to the parents who
have been so co-operative in getting the cherubs to rehearsal. God created each of our
young people in His own image. Their unique
senses of humor, their smiling faces, and their
beautiful voices have touched all our hearts. It
is out of True LOVE for them that we make this
change in order to have a more cohesive
group.
They who sing pray twice!
(Saint Augustine)
Sharing Our Treasure
BULLETIN SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Submit typed articles to the Parish Office or
email to [email protected] no later
than the Friday nine days before the Bulletin's
date of publication.
Include one contact
name with e-mail address and phone number.
Articles may be edited, rewritten or combined
with related articles.
Weekly Offerings
Religious Education
# of Families Using Envelopes
$17,276.60
$ 1,665.00
560
“Give and gifts will be given to you … For the
measure with which you measure will in return
be measured out to you.”
Luke 6:38
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