March 15, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Lent Parish Office: 103 Center Avenue Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 Rev. William Lago, Pastor Ext. 112 [email protected] Rev. Carlo Calisin, Parochial Vicar Ext. 115 [email protected] Telephone: FAX: Email: Website: 732-291-0272 732-291-4982 [email protected] www.olph-sta.org MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 7:00am 8:00am Saturday Morning 8:00am OLPH Church Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help follows Msgr. Cajetan Salemi, Weekend Assistant Rev. Joseph Quinlan, Weekend Assistant Deacon Raymond Rainville Deacon Robert Johnson Mrs. Eileen Ziesmer, Director of Religious Education Ext. 114 [email protected] Mrs. Karen Frank, Admin. Asst.-Office Ext. 110 [email protected] Mrs. Kathy Post, Admin. Asst.-Bookkeeper Ext. 117 [email protected] Dominican Sisters of Hope Convent: 732-291-8246 Sister Teresa Paul Heinke, O.P Sister Monica Socinski, O.P. Mother Teresa Regional School 732-291-1050 St. Agnes Church OLPH Church 9:00am St. Agnes Church Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal follows Saturday Evening 5:00pm 5:00pm OLPH Church St. Agnes Church Sunday 7:30am St. Agnes Church 9:00am OLPH Church 9:00am St. Agnes Church 10:15am St. Agnes Church 10:30am OLPH Church 11:30am St. Agnes Church BAPTISMS: Baptisms are held on Sundays following the last Mass at both Churches. Please call Karen Frank at ext. 110 in the rectory office for more information. RECONCILIATION: Saturday from 4-4:45pm at both Churches, or call the rectory office for an appointment. WEDDINGS: Please call Kathy Post at ext. 117 in the rectory office for more information. 2 Weekend Mass Intentions Saturday 3/14 5:00pm Saint Agnes Church Grace Barrett (Sister, Catherine) Weekday Mass Intentions Monday 3/16 8:00am OLPH Church Father Russell Abata (Rose Marie Remias) 5:00pm OLPH Church Flip McMahon (Bob & Irene Higgins) Ann Dowd (Lillian Quinn) Tuesday 3/17 Sunday 3/15 7:30am Saint Agnes Church Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Saint Agnes Parish 9:00am Saint Agnes Church Allison Hohmeier Domalewski (Mother) Richard Wilhalme ((35th Anniv.) (Loving Daughter, Irene) 9:00am OLPH Church Jean Rahm (Family) Ralph Daino (Family) 10:15am Saint Agnes Church Joe Small (Wife Linda & Family) Patricia Milne (Fortier Family) Wed. 3/18 5:00pm OLPH Church Flip McMahon (Lillian Quinn) Father Liber Ortega (Special Intention) (Barbara Monroe) Sunday 3/22 7:30am Saint Agnes Church Mary Emmer (Emmer Family) 7:00am St. Agnes Church Jeanette Kastner (Special Intention) 8:00am OLPH Church Adelaide & Jean Cochran (Jimmy & Patty Black) Thursday 3/19 7:00am Saint Agnes Church Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 8:00am OLPH Church Anne & Al Salonis (Jimmy & Patty Black) 11:30am Saint Agnes Church Carol Zachy (Family) 5:00pm Saint Agnes Church John P. Bevere, Sr. (Rose Sodon) Tristan Laricy Johnson (In Memory) (Family) 7:00am Saint Agnes Church Brendan Tevlin (Barbara Sullivan & Donna McDonald) Donald Hodgkiss (Family) 8:00am OLPH Church Rae Ann Stone (Jimmy & Patty Black) 10:30am OLPH Church A.J. Bruder (Bill Rannertshauser) Saturday 3/21 7:00am Saint Agnes Church Reverend Robert Schulze (Parish) Friday 3/20 7:00am Saint Agnes Church For All Military 8:00am OLPH Church Rae Ann Stone (Cheryl Brocato) Saturday 3/21 8:00am OLPH Church Reverend Robert Schulze (Parish) 9:00am Saint Agnes Church John Bevere, Sr. (Ann Pomponio) 9:00am Saint Agnes Church Rev. Robert Schulze (Parish) 9:00am OLPH Church Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Saint Agnes Parish St. Agnes Holy Name Society 10:15am Saint Agnes Church James Mansell (Kathleen & Bill) 10:30am OLPH Church John Francis Xavier Thomas (Carol & Fermin) 11:30am Saint Agnes Church Hans S. Hendericks Patty Cassone-Debow The St. Agnes Holy Name Society is extending an invitation to everyone to join us at our next Continental Breakfast which will be held on Sunday, March 22nd in the Church Hall following all the Masses. You’ll find a great variety of delicious breakfast foods and of course coffee, tea and orange juice. There is chocolate milk and regular milk for the children, so why not join us for a while ? 599 3 Liturgical Offerings Flowers : There are no flowers during Lent. Flag: This week the flag is flown at OLPH in honor of Joseph V. Donovan. Sanctuary Light: The Sanctuary Light at OLPH Church this week is for Marty, John & Tom requested by Joan Byrne. The Sanctuary Light at St. Agnes Church may be requested by calling the rectory office. Bread & Wine Offering: The Bread & Wine offering at the 10:30 Mass at OLPH Church is for Marty, John & Tom requested by Joan Byrne. We welcome James Thomas Jardot and James Patrick Murphy into our parish family. James and James will be baptized in our parish this weekend. We congratulate their parents and godparents. LITURGICAL MINISTERS Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Saturday, March 21, 2015 5:00pm Lector: Megan Hesterhagen Extraordinary Ministers: William Monahan, Frank Teeple, Paul Muller Altar Servers: Abby Hesterhagen, Allison Urbanski Sunday, March 22, 2015 9:00am Lector: Peri Marando Extraordinary Ministers: Cecelia Volkert, Patricia Black Altar Servers: Sunday, March 22, 2015 10:30am Lector: MTRS Students Extraordinary Ministers: Carol Alleva, Joseph Palmisano Altar Servers: V. La Rocca, T. La Rocca LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saint Agnes Church Saturday March 21, 2015 5:00 pm Readers: Bob Afanasewicz, Pete Lopusznick Extraordinary Ministers: Roberta Davis, Maureen Pitman, Connie Lopuisznick, Jean Winter Altar Servers: Riley Dowd, Ryan Kennedy, Lucy Afanasewicz, Gwen Afanasewicz Sunday March 22, 2015 7:30 am Readers: Michael Donlon, Joseph Monaco Extraordinary Ministers: Maureen Hrbek, Mary Goode, Tom Gaffey, Karen Gaffey Altar Servers: Patrick Corey, Sarah Corey, Matthew Corey Sunday March 22, 2015 9:00 am Readers: Dylan AScolese, Sam D’Ambola Extraordinary Ministers: Irene Vande Woude, Jamie Ascolese, Neale Riley Altar Servers: John Wilson, Ana Nicosia, Alex Goushy Sunday March 22, 2015 10:15 am Readers: Jim Guerriero, Antoinette Giordani Extraordinary Ministers: Kathryn Trinidad, Kate Sharkey, Bob Sutton, Linda Sutton Altar Servers: Ralph D’Antonio, Casey O’Neil, Anthony Martignetti, Michael Del Duca, James Davies Sunday March 22, 2015 11:30 am Readers: James Murphy, Karen Jenkins Extraordinary Ministers: Glenda Petruzzelli, Fancis Lombardy, Carin Burke, Bambi Sherman Altar Servers: Katie Craig, Erin Craig I would like to thank our parishioner, Babs Prezlomski , and the Town & Surf Diner in Atlantic Highlands for their donations of soup on 2/27. Last week soup was cancelled due to the weather. Come join us for Stations of the Cross every Friday during lent at 3pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, then come downstairs for a light meal and fellowship. Hope to see you there! There are sign-up sheets in the Sacristy of each Church for those who wish to volunteer to serve during Holy Week. 599 4 The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Saint Agnes Message from Fr. Bill Today we celebrate “Laetare” Sunday, in which the Church “rejoices” that Easter is drawing near. The name comes from the Latin translation of the entrance verse for the Mass: “Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad because of her”. These verses, found in Isaiah (66,10) are used to call us to realize the nourishment and comfort that our Church gives us, which gives us cause to rejoice and draw near to benefit from what is offered. Isaiah uses the image of motherhood in these verses, and we, in the New Covenant, use the image of motherhood as we call the Church our “Mother,” who gives us new birth in Baptism and nourishes us with the Word and the other Sacraments. We are called to rejoice and be glad. I pray that our Lenten activities of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, will yield fruit for each of us and Holy Mother Church. I also invite you to draw near to the special events that are taking place during Lent. For families, I draw your attention to the Family Lenten Activity Evening – 6-7pm St. Agnes Church Hall, on Friday, 27 March followed by the Stations of the Cross, led by the Youth Group at 7pm. It will be a fun and faithful evening, offering activities that will get us ready for the celebration of Easter. I also bring your attention to the “Drop-in Confessions” that will be held at St. Agnes Church from 6:30pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday, 31 March. We offered this opportunity during Advent at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, during which, two priests are available for whenever you arrive during the period of 1 ½ hours. This way of having Confessions means that there is not a ceremony, but rather quite time, before the Blessed Sacrament, for you to conduct the Examination of Conscience, and after Confession, you are afforded quiet time to offer your Penance as well as prayers of Thanksgiving and Adoration to God. We rejoice in God’s Merciful Love as each of us pray: “Take, O take me as I am; summon out what I shall be; set your Seal upon my heart and live in me.” 3/8/15 Weekly Collection: $ 11,323.00 Feast of St. Joseph Celebrations *Come and Celebrate the Feast of the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19th @ 10:30 AM. Sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Hope @ St. Agnes Convent, 44 South Ave. Come to reflect, relax, and pray. Quiet time in the convent and recollection before the Blessed Sacrament in our Chapel. Followed by lunch. Please call (732)291-8246 for details and a lunch count. St. Joseph is the patron of the Dominican Order. *Come and Celebrate the Feast of the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19th @ 7 PM and reflect and pray during the Holy Hour at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church from 7pm-8pm. As we adore the Lord Jesus, we will remember St. Joseph, The Guardian of the Redeemer. DYNAMIC CHURCH CORNER Win. Build. Send. In his section on Evangelization, M. Kelly writes we are sent by God to spread the Catholic Faith. “There are three keys to this approach: friendship, generosity, and answers. Friendship is the most natural and effective way to share the faith with others. … Out of the respect that is built through the course of friendship, (a friend) will consider my point of view…” Our friendships, as Disciples of Christ, are about helping others and putting their best interests above our own selfish desires. As good friends, who are Catholic, we want our friends to know about Jesus and the Church he left us. We are also called to be generous “with our love and compassion, going out of our way to generously serve those who cross our path.” The third key element is “helping people find answers to their questions.” We don’t have to have all the answers ourselves, but we should have resources at our “fingertips” in order to answer our questions and help others find answers, find the Truth. Dynamic Question of the Week: How have you been a good friend to others because of your Catholic Faith? How have you “spread the Good News” just by being a good friend? Where do you go to get your Faith questions answered? What on-line resources do you use? Have you visited www.catholic.com (Catholic Answers)? 599 5 Week at a Glance Sunday, March 15, 2015 CCD 8:45-10am Food for the Poor at Masses-SAC HNS St. Pat’s Tix at Masses-OLPH & SAC Holy Hour 2-3pm-SAC K of C Pancake Breakfast-OLPH Gym OLPH K of C Membership Drive at Masses-OLPH Monday, March 16, 2015 St. Agnes Knitters 9am-CH RCIA 7pm-RMR Youth Group 6:30pm Tuesday, March 17, 2015 CCD 4-5:15pm Rediscovering Catholicism 7pm-SAC OLPH Choir 7:45-9pm Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Women in the Gospels 10:30am-Convent Joy of the Gospel 6:30pm-Convent Thursday, March 19, 2015 St. Joseph Reflection 10:30am-Convent St. Agnes Choir: Children (St. Joseph Solemnity) 7-8pm-OLPH Church Friday, March 20, 2015 Stations of the Cross: 3pm OLPH –Followed by a light meal of soup & salad 7pm SAC Saturday, March 21, 2015 Men’s Sharing 7:30am-CH CCD Family Life Program 9am-12pm-SAC CH HNS St. Pat’s Tix at Mass-OLPH & SAC Sunday, March 22, 2015 CCD 8:45-10am MTRS Athletic Mass 10:30am-OLPH HNS Continental Breakfast-CH Ave Maria Shop Open HNS St. Pat’s Tix at Masses Counters Schedule OLPH: Week 4 Colleen Thornton Rene Thornton Regina Yahara-Splain Ray Polakowski Saint Agnes: Week 4 Sophie Dziedzic Mary Goode Barbara Hyneman Joyce Phillips As a parish we have been called upon to pray for all, in particular we pray for the following: Lois Cunningham, mother of Mary Palmisano, Margaret (Peggy) King, Rachel Kovach, Mary McDede, Mary Ann Sims, Edna Black, Judy Teeple, Mary Larsen, Lucille Anthony, Timothy La Vopa, Richard Guinnessey, Terry Hardiman, Ravi Soloman, nephew of Tom & Jane Snow, Rich Everett, Melissa Giunta, Pat Adams, Tina Dexheimer, Jackie Woods, Sue Calise, Jamie Calise , Margaret Burke, Pat Reed, Dave Reed, Catherine Adamo-Tawil, Tommy Welch , Al Kirk, Laura Donlon, Doris Hodgkiss-O’Neill, Lorraine Padula, Joseph Hohenleitner , Louis Boyle, Peter McAllister, Maureen & Joseph Gallo, Bonnie Osborne, Russ Repetti, Michael Carloni, Justin O’Neil, Catherine Natoli , Marie Patnaude , John Bracchi, Thomas Welch, Sr., Eileen Trainor, Erin Brennan, Mitch Halprein, Mike Doherty, Jean Gillmann, John Dugan, Rosa Davis, John Brandon, Genevieve Comerford, Bob Kearney, Sister Teresa Paul, Gary Slater, Kevin Mulvaney, Anthony Velazquez, Joanna Kearney, Robert Fedak, Arden MacPhee, Jane Halleran , Christopher Falzone, Jonathan Carloni , Paul Mercadante, Dean Newman, Samantha McGrail, Robert Batz, Jim Sproule, Pat Phair, Ruth Halpin, Roy Halpin, Patricia Peterson-Lee and Emma Hofmann. Lent 2015: Renewed as God’s Family *Opportunities At your own pace Lenten Magnificat – has daily readings and reflections available in Church starting Feb 14/15. for adults. Confessions – Saturdays: 4-4:50pm, or by appointment Spiritual Direction – call Fr. Bill for appointment *Opportunities With the Community TUESDAYS – March 17/24 – 7-8 pm at St Agnes Church Rediscover Catholicism Book Discussion WEDNESDAYS – March 18/25 Morning program: 10:30 -11:45 AM. at St. Agnes Convent WOMEN IN THE GOSPELS: Early Evening program: 6:30 – 7:30 PM at St. Agnes Convent - Pope Francis’ encyclical, JOY OF THE GOSPEL: THURSDAYS – March 19 – Holy Hour/Adoration from 78pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church FRIDAYS – STATIONS OF THE CROSS – Throughout Lent 3:00pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 7:00pm at St. Agnes Church SAVE THE DATE: Friday , 27 March - Family Lenten Activity Evening – 6-7pm St. Agnes Church Hall. Great opportunity to come together for crafts and activities to learn from Lent and prepare for Easter. Friday , 27 March – Stations of the Cross will be led by the Youth Group at 7pm Monday, 30 March—Chrism Mass at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Freehold at 7:30pm Tuesday, 31 March – Drop-In Confession time from 6-8pm at St. Agnes Church, two priests available 599 6 Works of Mercy Saint Vincent de Paul Society The St. Agnes St. Vincent de Paul Society assists residents of Atlantic Highlands and Leonardo. Contact info: Please call the rectory office at 732291-0272, ext. 113. The OLPH St. Vincent de Paul Society assists residents of Highlands and Sea Bright. Contact info: Please call the rectory office at 732291-0272, ext. 120. Communion for the Homebound Volunteers are available to deliver Communion to parishioners who are not able to attend Mass. Please call Father Carlo at ext. 115 in the rectory office to schedule a visit for a homebound or hospitalized parishioner. OLPH Food Pantry The OLPH Food Pantry serves the bayshore area. Hours are Sundays from 12-2 pm and Monday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm. For further information, call the rectory office at 732-291-0272, ext. 110. AACC Food Pantry Saint Agnes has been happy to participate for many years in providing food to the needy in Atlantic Highlands and surrounding communities through the dedication of the AACC Food Pantry. Saint Raphael John 3:16...For God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. Your brain on multi-tasking; can you tweet, text and play Candy Crush all at the same time? Maybe—but you may just be harming your brain, a new study found. People who multi-tasked across different types of media had less gray matter in some parts of the brain. This may explain why they do worse on some learning and memory tests. They also tend to have more social and emotional troubles, the study authors point out. “Though we live in a wired world, the results suggest focusing on one thing at a time may have some neurological benefits, such as reducing anxiety and improving mood”, says Noah Gilson, M.D.O. Riverview Medical Center. Community Garden There are many ways to be involved. You can have your own personal space and/or just volunteer to support our efforts in providing the Food Pantry with fresh produce all season! Please call the rectory office if you are interested in learning more; someone will call you back. Thanks! See you in the Garden! 599 7 The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Saint Agnes Parish Ministries Saint Raphael Profile: To provide pastoral care to the homebound and sick, and to promote health awareness. St. Raphael Ministry is a pastoral care/health and wellness outreach program that focuses on the visitation and care of the sick and elderly in our parish. This ministry can include any health care professional, as well as Extra Ordinary Ministers, dedicated seniors and other volunteers, and centers around visitations to those in our parish and community who are homebound and in need of prayers, care, and just a friendly hello. Holy Name Society The Holy Name Society meets the second Sunday of the month following the 9am Mass. The Society is dedicated to the spiritual formation of its members. The Holy Name Society is involved in a number of Church activities; monthly Continental Breakfasts, St. Pat’s Dinner Dance and Annual Communion Breakfast. If you are interested in joining, please attend one of our meetings or contact Bob Hammesfahr at 732-291-0082. Senior’s Club OLPH Bi-monthly trips to Atlantic City on the second Tuesday of the month. Saint Agnes Monthly membership meetings are open to seniors of the community on the second Thursday of the month (Sept.-June) at 11am in the Church Hall. Knitting The Knitting Club meets every Monday morning from 9am-11:30am in the St. Agnes Church Hall. Everything we make is donated to different charitable organizations such as Birthright, schools, nursing homes, veterans, etc. We make baby hats that are given to babies as a memento of their Baptism. We also make baby blankets, baby sweaters, lap robes, adult & children’s hats and scarves. If you are interested in joining us, come down to the Church Hall any Monday morning. Rosary Altar Society The Rosary Altar Society is a spiritual and social group of men and women. The primary purpose and goal of the society is to encourage devotion to the Blessed Mother through the Rosary. We try to promote awareness of the Rosary as a most powerful means for salvation of souls. There are many spiritual benefits in recitation of the Rosary and we aim to make others more aware of them through the course of our ministry. We also put our minds and hands to work in the service of the Lord by caring for the sacristy and sanctuary areas of the Church. If you are interested in joining the Rosary Altar Society, please call the rectory office at 732-291-0272. Knights of Columbus OLPH Joseph Donnelly Council Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 8pm in the Church Hall. Contact: John Bajor—732-291-9023 Saint Agnes Vincent T. Lombardi Council Contact: John Condon 732-673-1322 Thrift Shops OLPH-Saint Jude Thrift Shop 151 Navesink Avenue Highlands, NJ 07732 732-872-0066 Hours: Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9am-3pm Saint Agnes Thrift Shop 46 Avenue D Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 732-291-2156 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9am-2pm 599 8 The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Saint Agnes Youth and Family Ministries Religious Education Though Religious Education classes are well under way, we continue to need volunteers. Catechesis for our children is an important ministry. Consider helping as substitute teachers or hall monitors. There are many ways to help throughout the year. Programs run on Tuesday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Please contact Mrs. Eileen Ziesmer in the Rel. Education Office at (732) 291-0272 ext. 114. Mother Teresa Regional School “Where we educate and serve with excellence and faith” 732-291-1050 Pre K 3 through 8th Grade Youth Group The Saints by the Sea is our parish Youth Group open to students in grades 6-12. We meet on Monday evenings from 6:30-8pm in the Parish Center. For more information, please contact Father Carlo at 732-291-0272, ext. 115. Our Promise to Protect The Diocese of Trenton is committed to the initiatives outlined in the U.S. Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in regard to the reporting of and investigation of sexual abuse allegations involving minors. If you have been sexually abused as a minor by a member of the clergy or anyone representing the Catholic Church, or if you know of someone who was, you can report the abuse through the diocesan Abuse Hotline: 1-888-296-2965 or via email at [email protected]. The Diocese of Trenton reports any allegations of sexual abuse to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. Anyone with an allegation is also encouraged to provide that information to local law enforcement authorities. Dear Families, We are more than half way through this Lenten season; more than half way through our journey towards the Paschal mystery of Jesus that we will celebrate together at Easter. At this point on our trip, we might find ourselves in need of a rest stop for that chance to stretch and refuel for our journey. Have we kept up on our Lenten promises of sacrificing this or that? Have we added more time for prayer and spiritual reading or activities? Or have we run a little “out of gas” in the Lent sacrifice area and need to refuel spiritually to move forward towards the Lord. In today’s psalm we say, “Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you.” Sometimes when it comes to doing the things we wanted to do during Lent we find ourselves saying a few “if’s” ourselves and getting a little forgetful. Sometimes we say, “If I had only done this or that.” But “if’s” don’t change things and certainly don’t change us. That is why midway through Lent is a great time to remember that there are no “what ifs” when it comes to Jesus. He did and does all the things he promised. So take this Sunday and let it be your chance to refuel and refresh for your Lenten journey. Recommit yourself as a family to your promises of sacrifice for the Lord even if things haven’t gone as you planned or hoped. Remove all the “ifs” by reminding each other that no body journeys alone. We journey together with God’s help. So refresh yourself for the journey to Easter by blessing each other. Today, take a moment to stop and bless each other with holy water. Make a sign of the cross on each other foreheads while saying,” God be with you.” Take that time to remind each other that God is always there to help and that the family will be there to give love and support. Then get going again, because we still have a few weeks journey together on the road to Jerusalem, on the road to Easter! 599 9 The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Saint Agnes RCIA The responsibility for evangelization and education properly belongs to all baptized Christians through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, commonly known as RCIA. Adults who want to become Catholic or haven’t received all of their Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation), are fully initiated into the Church through this Rite. Adults interested in learning more about RCIA, please contact Father Bill at 732-291-0272, ext. 112. Weddings: The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual HelpSaint Agnes follows the Common Policy of the Diocese of Trenton. Engaged couples must schedule their weddings at least one year in advance in order to properly prepare for the Sacrament. All couples must attend a Pre Cana Workshop. Please contact Kathy Post in the rectory office for more information. Baptism Workshop: In order to schedule your child’s Baptism, parents must have attended a Baptism Workshop class within the last three years. Workshops are held on the second Wednesday of the month except for July and December. Please contact Karen Frank at 732-291-0272, ext. 110 for more information. Holy Hour: Holy Hour takes place at Saint Agnes Church on the third Sunday of the month from 23pm. Funerals: The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual HelpSaint Agnes serves the bayshore area. We will guide you through the process, including assisting you in choosing readings, music, etc. Please contact Karen Frank in the rectory office for more information. Bereavement Information: If you are having difficulty after experiencing the loss of a loved one, we are here for you. Please contact Father Bill in the rectory office. Rosary: There is Rosary recitation at St. Agnes Church 6:30am Monday –Friday before the 7am Mass, and 8:30am on Saturdays. OLPH Church has rosary recitation on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm Novena: Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is held on Saturday mornings at 8am at OLPH Church Novena Mass for Miraculous Medal is held on Saturday mornings at 9am at St. Agnes Church. 599 10 News and Events Mother Teresa Regional School News We appreciate our advertisers. It is through the generosity of our advertisers that we are able to publish a weekly bulletin, and we encourage our parishioners to patronize these local businesses. One of our newest advertisers, “Schooners Fishery” in Belford, whose owners grew up in our parish, is offering a special during Lent. When you go to Schooners Fishery during Lent, identify yourself as a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Saint Agnes; at the end of the Lenten season, the restaurant will donate a percentage of all parishioner sales to our parish. St. Agnes Holy Name Society Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance SAVE THE DATE Saturday, April 11, 2015 7-11pm Start organizing your group-Tables of 8 Charles J. Hesse, III Parish Center Music, Food, Soda, Beer, Wine More details to follow shortly Feast of St. Joseph Celebrations *Come and Celebrate the Feast of the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19th @ 10:30 AM. Sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Hope @ St. Agnes Convent, 44 South Ave. Come to reflect, relax, and pray. Quiet time in the convent and recollection before the Blessed Sacrament in our Chapel. Followed by lunch. Please call (732)291-8246 for details and a lunch count. St. Joseph is the patron of the Dominican Order. *Come and Celebrate the Feast of the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19th @ 7 PM and reflect and pray during the Holy Hour at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church from 7pm8pm. As we adore the Lord Jesus, we will remember St. Joseph, The Guardian of the Redeemer. Mother Teresa Regional School invites you to attend our Open House on Sunday, March 22nd from 12-2pm. The school serves students from 3 years old through 8th grade. We offer small class sizes, extended care programs and a variety of athletics and extracurricular activities. Financial aid is available for qualifying families. Come explore the advantages of a Catholic School where we educate and serve with excellence and faith. Getting ready for Kindergarten? Come be a Kindergartner for a Day at Mother Teresa Regional School. On Friday, March 27th from 8:30-11:30am, parents and their children are invited to attend class, meet the principal, tour the school and participate in a school service project . A snack and hot lunch will be provided. To register, please call 732-291-1050 or email [email protected]. THE ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL – IN ACTION! Please take a brochure home and a pledge card and consider a donation/pledge to help the diocese carry out its mission to serve God and God’s people. This week, we highlight another area of ministry that is supported 100% by your monetary gift. Please also pray for the success of the appeal and the ministries supported. Catholic Charities Program Subsidy Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, provides care to more than 100,000 people each year and touches the lives of 1 in every 19 residents of Central New Jersey. Your gift provides funding for use in support of these programs. A behavioral health care and social service agency, Catholic Charities offers 58 programs at 35 service sites and 72 residential sites in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties. The mission of Catholic Charities is rooted in the Gospel mandate to alleviate human suffering and seeks to improve the quality of life for individuals and families by serving people in need, especially the poor and oppressed. Catholic Charities offers a network of accredited programs that provide quality, cost-effective services in the four counties of the diocese. Your gift tells those in need that they matter. Saint Agnes Seniors — Atlantic City Trip Branson Show Extravaganza September 26-October 4 9 Days, 8 Nights $740 Per Person, Double Occupancy (All Inclusive) Contact Flo at 732-291-2570 The St. Agnes Senior Club is sponsoring a trip to Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City on Wednesday, April 8th .The bus departs the Church parking lot 9am sharp and returns approx. 6:30pm. 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