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THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF SAINT March 14, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Lent

MASS SCHEDULE CLERGY & PASTORAL STAFF Sunday Mass: Pastor: Rev. Swantek

Saturday Vigil 4:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am Assisting Retired Priests: Rev. Dominic Fuccile 10:00 am Rev. Tony Lionelli 12:00 noon Rev. Msgr. Bill Stober Deacon: John E. Barrett Daily Mass: Fran Groff Tuesday thru Friday 9:00 am Staff: SACRAMENTS Director of Religious Education: Georgina Kotz Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to Religious Education Secretary: Barbara Rowe make arrangements. If anointing is for Covid, please let Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Bob Morris Fr. Dave know. He will anoint the person, but there is a Director of Liturgical Music: Jessica Kortenhaus different protocol for that sick call. Business Manager/Accountant: Nancy Dormanski Baptisms: Please call the parish office to make Marriage Minister: Marie Mastronardi arrangements. 732-295-3630. Parents’ Parish Secretary: Paddy Morris Preparation Session are on line during the pandemic. Parish Receptionists: Fran Olson Confessions: Saturday, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, by Mary Siringo appointment, or on Friday from 9:30 – 10:00 am (during adoration). OFFICE HOURS Marriages: Please call the parish office to make Monday thru Friday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm arrangements one year in advance. Please confirm with the parish before setting your date at your Contact Us venue. 3800 Herbertsville Road DEVOTIONS Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 Novenas: In church novenas suspended at this Phone: 732-295-3630 time. Fax: 732-295-9315 Rosary: Tuesday-Friday, 8:40 am [email protected] Personal Private Prayer: Monday-Friday 2-4pm www.saintmartha.net

We welcome all who seek to grow in faith and love just as St. Martha welcomed into her home. If you’d like to join our parish, please call 732-295-3630.

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March 14, 2021 4th Sunday of Lent Readings 1st Collection: Weekly Sun: :1-41 2nd Collection: Easter Flowers Mon: :43-54 Tues: :1-16 MASS INTENTIONS Wed: John 5:17-30 Thurs: John 5:31-47 Saturday, March 13, 2021 Fri: Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24A 4:30 pm Pete & Rose Krage Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Sunday, March 14, 2021 Blessed Virgin Mary 7:30 am Maria & Simon Mirkovic Sat: :40-53 10:00 am People of the Parish 12:00 pm Kenneth “Kenny” Sosnowski Our Dearly Departed Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Please remember in your prayers the deceased 9:00 am Robert Ciszewski members of our parish, especially for Vincent Cupo, Sean Gaine, Joan Beyer , John (Jack) Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Paterno, Alice Luchino and Michael Lang. 9:00 am The Maculaitis Family

Thursday, March 18, 2021 2021 Lenten & Holy Week Liturgies

9:00 am The Skupski Family Passion (Palm) Sunday – March 28, 2021 Friday, March 19, 2021 Regular Mass Schedule 9:00 am Mary Patten Holy Thursday – April 1, 2021 Saturday, March 20, 2021 Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00 pm, followed by 4:30 pm Rose Adelizzi adoration until 9:00 pm

Sunday, March 21, 2021 Good Friday – April 2, 2021 7:30 am James Gillespie Stations of the Cross 12:00 noon 10:00 am Rory Fallon Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion – 3:00 pm 12:00 pm People of the Parish Holy Saturday – April 3, 2021 Memorial Gifts – March 13th – March 19 Easter Vigil – 8:00 pm

Flowers to the Holy Family: Easter Sunday – April 4, 2021 7:30 am, 10:00 am and 12:00 noon Tabernacle Candle: Robert Donnelly Stations of the Cross – Every Friday during lent at Solemnity of St. Joseph, 7:00 pm in the church or online, on our website at Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass will be www.saintmartha.net celebrated at 6:00 pm on Friday, March 19th. Confessions: Friday from 9:30 – 10:00 am (during Stations of the Cross will follow the Mass. adoration) and Saturday 3:00 – 4:00 pm.

Easter Meals – See page 6 for more details.

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Religious Education Information Adult Faith Formation opportunity: Join us on Georgina Kotz Google Meet to discuss “The Case for Jesus.” This 732-295-3630 Ext 35 study is nine sessions with video and discussion. [email protected] We will meet on Wednesdays at 6pm beginning on March 17th. Please email “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical [email protected] to sign up and to receive choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an the link for the meetings. Workbooks are available event, a person, which gives life a new horizon from our office for $10.00 if you wish to purchase and a decisive direction.” – Pope Benedict XVI one.

Children’s Faith Formation Youth Ministry Children are continuing to learn about the Mass. Bob Morris Younger levels are making sure they know the Email: [email protected] responses, prayers and postures of the Instagram: saintmarthayoungchurch community. Older levels are learning more details about the Mass, the parts of the Mass and the We are about halfway through Lent already! items used in our Catholic liturgy. Level 2 has For the rest of Lent, here are some suggestions of been discussing making sacrifices and will be some ways your families can participate in Lent together: making “sacrifice beads” like Saint Therese had when she was young. Families continue to learn As we “spring ahead” this weekend, it is light until about our Liturgical year by watching the 7:00ish. Take advantage by taking an evening calendar and changing the ribbon on their family walk together at the beach, in your crosses to match the Liturgical color of the day. neighborhood, or any place you enjoy. Observe

Formed – for personal and family faith formation: and point out some of the wonders of God’s More programs, movies and studies have been creation; or share something from the day where you saw or felt God at work. added to Formed. Our parish subscription is still active so be sure to take advantage of this Start a family prayer journal. Place a notebook in valuable, free resource provided for you by Saint a place in your house that everyone frequently Martha’s. Go to formed.org/signup and create passes. Each day or as thoughts come, each an account. Watch an episode from the series family member writes something that they’d like “The Search” and let us know what you think. everyone to pray for. Everyone take a couple What strikes you from the episode? Send minutes each day to read and pray the responses to [email protected] We would love intentions. to hear from you! As a family, choose a charity you would like to Our Lent Calendar suggestions for this week: donate to. Each family member chooses not to Discuss the Sunday Gospel with your family; have buy something they normally would, such as a a family board game night; have bread and cup of coffee or treat, and donate the money they would have spent on that item. soup for dinner one day and pray for those who are hungry; thank your parents and say an extra Pray the rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet together prayer for them, celebrate the feast of Saint as a family at least once a week. Joseph on March 19; weather permitting, take a walk and look for signs of spring. 3 St. Martha Church

Music Ministry return to sacramental life at this time. Our need Jessica Kortenhaus for God is ever present and there is a longing in [email protected] our souls for God to fill, as evidenced by the

number of people throughout the world who join “But to each one of us grace was given according to us in prayer each weekend in our online Mass the measure of Christ’s gift.”—Ephesians 4:7 community.

This week marks the year anniversary of the Our communion hymn, “Jesus Walked This pandemic shutdowns that have come to shape Lonesome Valley” touches on the idea that Jesus our daily lives. This “new normal” has been also went through many times of trial. During anything, but normal and it has been difficult to those times of trial, Jesus sought to be ever closer stay the course. We’ve gone through different to God. It is many times our trials that shape the stages of grief of what used to be, what was course of our lives. We can choose to be like my supposed to be, and of what the future will look grandmother who continues to draw closer to the like in a post-pandemic world, all in addition to Lord and still look for the blessings each day, or the grieving of so many lives lost in the last year. dwell on the negative. Let us continue to There have also been some hidden blessings of persevere this Lent. Let us lift one another up in more family dinners, and truly appreciating the prayer, and use this time of trial to draw ever time we are able to spend with our family and closer to the Lord. friends. At times the isolation that many have felt during this time has seemed unbearable. Perhaps Sharing Our Treasure this was most felt by the most vulnerable of our Weekend of March 6th – 7th population—those in our communities living in our eldercare and long-term care facilities. But, as my Collection In Pew $ 8,425.46 grandmother would always say, “but by the Collection In Office 7,594.00 grace of God, go I”…we have all persevered Charitable /In Memory of 1,200.00 with the help of God’s grace during this time. In Bequests 500.00 my own family, we have come to treasure the Online Giving Parishioners* 3,480.45 time we get to spend with my now 99 year old Online Viewer Donations 10,018.00 grandmother. She has been affected in so many Religious Education Tuition 150.00 ways during this pandemic, but always looks to Online Giving Rel Ed Tuition 0.00 *www.SaintMartha.net/Contribute/(ParishSoft and PayPal) the bright side of life. During this time, her faith has never wavered and she has been most Year-end tax contribution statements grateful whenever she has the opportunity to As in the past, we will be issuing year-end tax receive Jesus in the Eucharist. statements to those parishioners that e-mail,

In the face of adversity and trials, God can use [email protected], or call the office to this time for good. He seeks to be in a relationship request their statements. Your statement can with us and help lift us up during our trials. While, either be picked up at the office during regular this global pandemic has been something that business hours, e-mailed or mailed to you. no one was expecting, we have had the For Parishsoft online givers, you can process your opportunity in the last year to take stock of our tax statements directly from Parishsoft. Go to “My lives and refocus on what is most important to us. Online Giving History”, click print, select the time Last Lent began a long fast from the Eucharist period and select detail report. This report satisfies that for many still persists as they are unable to IRS regulations for charitable contributions. 4 St. Martha Church

Annual Catholic Appeal 2021 – “I can do things Stations of the Cross – Friday’s at 7:00 pm you cannot; you can do things I cannot; but Every Friday, now thru March 26th we will have together we can do great things.” – St. Mother Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm. Come join us as Teresa of Calcutta we walk with our Lord on his journey. Giving to date: 210 donors have raised $36,632.46

so far, and we have collected $29,650.46 of that KIDS BOX amount. Through 3/8/2021 have 48.8% of our annual goal pledged. Our 2021 goal is $75,000. Prayerfully consider D E S U S E J G W S O D V D E supporting the Annual Catholic Appeal. E E M W E T O E I J N A Z G D L B R T O O T N U L E O O E A Food Donations – Church of Epiphany Helping D H E E N R N H E C S D L L M Hands Food Pantry Each week, the food Pantry is open on Monday O A B C W E K G H H A B R I A from 10 am until 12 noon and Saturday from 10 O F V H D S L S T T I O T H E am until 1 pm. Any one in need of food or gently P O O E D T N W N S N S D W A used clothing is welcome during these hours. No R S T N E S T A I H T Z P T S Appointment or introduction is needed. The E E N O R I F V H Y I H A K T Helping Hands Food Pantry is located in the H S T H R O U G H D A M R I S Church of Epiphany Parish Hall, at the corner of T N S F O L N L G V A O E Y O Theile Road and Herbertsville Road. I H U I F A T H E R W Y N I T E G E C N A T H G I M W T F G Most Needed N W P A H T R A M G I T S R N Toiletries/personal hygiene: body soap/body M E R T V V W O C Y L G A R C wash, shampoo; deodorant. Brown rice, tomato Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sauce, snacks, canned ravioli, cheese, jelly, sinned; it is so that the works of God might be condiments, pancake syrup, household products: made visible through him. We have to do the dish detergent. works of the one who sent me while it is day.” Saint Martha, Father Dave, Cragly, Lent. Needed Juice, Assorted Canned Beans, Assorted Dried Beans, Canned Chili, Laundry Detergent, toothpaste/toothbrushes.

Epiphany also distributes cheese, eggs, meat Fasting and Abstinence (beef and chicken), fish and fresh fruits and The days of FAST (only one full meal) and vegetables. DO NOT bring meat, eggs, fish, fresh ABSTINENCE (no meat) are Ash Wednesday and fruits, and vegetables to St Martha, please bring Good Friday. No dispensations are granted on them directly to Epiphany. these solemn days except for reason of sickness or As always, thank you for helping those in need. those provided in Canon Law. All other Fridays of Lent are days of ABSTINENCE

(no meat).

Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to FAST. From the age of 14, all are obliged to ABSTAIN.

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Organizations and Ministries Women’s Study - Thursdays, 10:30 am. Many of our ministries and organizations are still Currently meeting on Zoom. Please call the parish meeting virtually. For more information or to join a office for more information. virtual meeting, please call the parish office at Easter Meals 732-295-3630, ext. 20 for more details. St. Martha ‘s will be distributing Easter Meals on Annulment Ministry - Please contact the parish Holy Saturday to residence of Point Pleasant Boro, office to learn more. Point Pleasant Beach and Brick only. Please call Baptismal Blankets – If anyone wishes to knit or the Parish office and leave your name, address, crochet a blanket, there is yarn and a pattern in phone number, Pick up or delivery, and how the parish office. many meals. Bereavement – Meets on the first and third Fridays from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Currently meeting on Zoom. Blessing for Pregnant Women & Couples Hoping to Please call the parish office for more information. Conceive or Adopt a Child Family Substance Abuse Ministry – Meets Thurs. In the spirit of the Solemnity of the Annunciation of 7:00–8:30 pm. Email [email protected]. our Lord, the St. Denis parish family wishes to Currently meeting on Zoom. Please call the parish support you as you live out God's plan for your office for more information. family! Are you currently pregnant or are you and Holy Innocents - For God’s special needs children. your spouse hoping to conceive or adopt a Please call the parish office for more information. child? If so, please attend one of these Masses: in- Knights of Columbus - Meets 2nd Thursday of the person at St. Denis Main Church (Rt. 71, month at 7:30 pm. 732-295-3630, ext. 42. Manasquan) on Saturday 3/20/21 at 4:30pm; or on Parish Bible Study – Meets on Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:00 Sunday 3/21/21 at 8am or 9:30am -Or- in-person pm. Currently meeting on Zoom. Please call the at Our Lady Star of the Sea Beach Chapel (E. Main parish office for more information. St. & 3rd Ave.) at 10:00am. You may also attend R.C.I.A. - A process of prayer, study and spiritual Mass virtually by tuning in to our parish Facebook formation prepares adults for entrance into page at 4:30pm on Saturday 3/20 (Go community with the Church. Currently meeting to http://www.churchofstdenis.org/ and click on on Zoom. Please call the parish office for more the Facebook icon) A very special blessing will be information. offered to you by the priest celebrant at each of St Martha Respect Life Ministry meets the third these masses. No RSVP necessary. Blessed St. Saturday of the month at 11:00 am to brainstorm Gerard medals and prayer cards will be available how we, as a Catholic Community, can foster in the gathering space after Mass. This blessing is respect for life from conception to natural death. supported by the St. Denis Elizabeth Ministry. We invite you to join us. Questions, contact Rachel Hendricks Rosary Altar Society - Meets in church the first at [email protected] .

Monday of the month, socially distanced, at noon to pray the rosary. Need Help? Our parish is here to help. Rosary Makers - Meets every other Friday at 10:00 Call our St. Vincent DePaul Society at 732-295- am. Starting up again on April 30, 2021. 3630 ext 33. All calls are confidential.

Walking with Purpose - Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:00 am Inspired by Gospel values, this lay organization or 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Currently meeting on Zoom. leads all to join to grow spiritually by offering Please call the parish office for more information. person-to-person service to those who are in need and suffering. 6 St. Martha Church