St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church A Roman Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Trenton

MASSES Second Sunday in

Ordinary Time Saturday ------4:00 pm January 19, 2020 Sunday ------8:00, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm 30 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD Please consult special schedule for

Holy Day Masses, as times may vary. WHITING, NEW JERSEY 08759

Phone ------732-350-5001 Daily Fax ------732-350-0912 Monday - Friday ---- 8:00 am & 12:00 pm E-mail ----- [email protected]

Saturday ------8:00 am Website ------www.seaswhiting.org

Daily Masses in All Saints Chapel Parish Office Hours unless otherwise specified. Mon. - Fri. ------9:00 am to 4:00 pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SERVED BY Rev. Pasquale A. Papalia ------Pastor Phone ------732-350-7391 Rev. Evarist Kabagambe ------Parochial Vicar E-mail [email protected] Mr. Peter Downing ------Deacon Youth Ministry ------732-350-5001 Mr. Christopher D. O’Brien ------Deacon

Mr. Jerry Purcell ------Deacon Bulletin Coordinator [email protected] Mr. Joseph H. Rider ------Deacon Parish Nurses ------732-350-8688 Mr. Bob Scharen ------Deacon Helping Hands ------732-350-5042 Rev. Msgr. Dennis Mahon ------Weekend Associate St. Vincent de Paul Society ------732-350-9421 Rev. Msgr. Richard A. Rusconi --- Weekend Associate St. Mary Academy ------609-597-3800

SACRAMENTS

BAPTISMS COMMUNION CALLS Sunday. Please notify the Rectory at least a month For those who are homebound, disabled due to beforehand, so each parent may attend instruction. physical impairment, we will be happy to bring Holy Communion to you periodically in your home. MARRIAGE Please call the Parish Office to notify us. The Sacrament of Matrimony requires a time of spiritual preparation. The couple should attend the Pre-Cana Conferences soon after their engagement. Gospel: John 1:29-34 Arrangements should be made at the Rectory one year prior to the date of the marriage. When visits John, John recognizes Jesus as the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin CONFESSIONS of the world.” John further indicates that Saturday: 2:30 - 3:30 pm in Church Jesus is truly the Messiah and “God’s chosen

SICK CALLS One.” In case of serious sickness or accident, call the Parish Office any hour, day or night 732-350-5001.

For more information regarding Parish Ministries, please visit our website, www.seaswhiting.org. ~ Memorial Donations ~

Sanctuary Lamp in Church is donated this week in loving memory of Stocklas Family by Helen.

Bread & Wine in Church are donated this week in Saturday, January 18 loving memory of former trustees of the parish.

8:00 Kathleen Drew by loving sister, Toni Please pray for the Deceased, in particular: 4:00 Peter Fay by Carol Garneau Biagio M. D’Alessandro, Brian T. Campbell Sunday, January 19

8:00 Linda Dedella by husband Please pray for the Sick: 10:00 People of the Parish Let us remember the sick of our community in our 12:00 Melinda Mattar by Grandma Cookie prayers that they may receive healing… Monday, January 20

8:00 Charles & Marie Petro by Lee Majorie & Paul Gerring, Sally Andersen, Lucia Graf,

12:00 Dorothy Hanke by Henry & MaryAnn Graf Graf Family, Phil Wooley, Lenore Fallon, Eileen Shkrutz, Vinnie Forchesato, Ruel Camaligan, Tita Tuesday, January 21 Hipolito, Angeles Camaligan, Frank Cayea, Marion 8:00 Moran by Riesa Hollander Pennise, Vicki Morra, Eugene Perry, Deborah 12:00 Multi-Intention Leonardis, Emily DeBernardo, Kathleen Selle, Wednesday, January 22 Bernard Sharkey, Jeffrey Hoerster, Matthew Hilliard, 8:00 Ernest, Joe & Chris by Skip & Terry Martens Molly Russo, Esposito Family, Rosalind Tortorelli, 12:00 Bishop Smith by Peter & Lori Haas Linda Focarazzo, James Williams, Dale Mascola, Thursday, January 23 Bernice Kuz 8:00 Greg Fitzgerald by family (Names remain on prayer list for 4 weeks; please contact

12:00 Peter King by mom & dad the Parish Office to extend) Friday, January 24

8:00 Winifred Grace Lynyak by Joan Lynyak

12:00 John Schumacher by Doris Saturday, January 25 LITURGICAL ASSIGNMENTS

8:00 Ruth Hanek by Neil & Angela Gervasio FOR NEXT WEEKEND 4:00 Louis Rosa by wife, Connie Saturday, January 25 Sunday, January 26

8:00 Elizabeth Perillo by Gabe Perillo 4:00 pm - EM: Jim Crisafi/ Elfriede Crisafi/

10:00 People of the Parish Regina Longo

12:00 John & Julia Bennett by John Bennett Servers: Schirripa Family/ Angelia Buono Reader: Chris Buono Deacon: Jerry Purcell   Sunday, January 26

OFFERTORY TOTALS 8:00 am - EM: Dave Milecki/ Marian Hendrix/ Jennie Capehart

12/25/19 ~ Christmas - $42,395.50 Servers: Shayla Haemmerle/ Valentino Vaccarella Number of envelope contributors: 826 Reader: Manus Divers Deacon: Chris O’Brien

Online giving ~ $928.50 10:00 am - EM: John Scott/ Regina Scott Number of online givers: 34 Renee Dini

1/12/20 ~ Snow Removal - $2,524.60 Servers: Wilson Family Number of envelope contributors: 238 Reader: Lauren Scott Deacon: Joe Rider

1/12/2020 ~ Weekly Collection - $12,194.00 12:00 pm - EM: Diane Scharen/ Hilda Velez/ Number of envelope contributors: 726 John Dalton

Thank you for your generosity and support of the parish. Servers: Brucato Family

Reader: Dorothy Santucci Deacon: Bob Scharen

the WEEK AHEAD at S.E.A.S. Multi-Intention Mass

th th Tuesday, January 21, 2020 ~ 12:00 pm in Chapel Weekend of January 18 & 19

In Loving Memory… Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Patrick & Rose McLaughlin by daughter Parish Offices Closed Patrick & Nora Corless by Betty No Formal Adoration Cardieri Family by Mary 12:00 pm AA Big Book Mtg. St. Mark’s Rm John Accardo by loving Aunt Mary & family 12:30 pm BINGO/doors open at 10:30am Parish Ctr

Alicia Tidaback love mom & dad Tuesday, January 21 Juan Burgos by daughter 9:30 – 11:30 Food Pantry Parish Ctr Barbara O’Donnell 10:00 am Legion of Mary St. Mark’s Rm Al & Veronica Cirone by Stephen Williams

Wednesday, January 22 Margaret Williams by Stephen Williams 10:00 am Baby Jesus Bible School St. John’s Rm Veronica McCabe by Maurice & Patricia Shea 1:00 pm Marian Prayer for Priests Parish Library Julia Szlaga by High School Classmates 2:00 pm Rosary Makers St. Matt’s Rm Mildred Magliocchetti by Rosetta Pace 4:45 pm Religious Education K-5 Parish Ctr 6:30 pm Religious Education 6-8 Parish Ctr Michael Catalfumo by Dennis & Rosann Sparta Barbara Thorn

Thursday, January 23 Robert Fraumeni by wife, Terry

11:00 am Al-Anon St. Mark’s Rm James H. DiGiovanna, Sr. by Eden Family 1:00 pm Choir Rehearsal Parish Ctr Catherine & Donald Hogan by Pat Hadley 2:00 pm AA Women’s Mtg. St. Mark’s Rm Nancy Cunningham by Linda & Dennis Quinn 2:30 pm Divine Mercy Chapel George Funke & Monica Saemann

Friday, January 24 by wife & mother, Alberta Robert “Cookie” Stemmer by Betty Ogburn 9:00 am Parish Council Mtg. St. Matt’s Rm 12:00 pm AA Step Mtg. St. Mark’s Rm For Healing… 2:00 pm Charismatic Prayer Group St. Mark’s Rm

Martin Weglarz by father Weekend of January 25th & 26th Special Collection ~ Latin America Special Intention…

1/26 ~ 6:00 pm HS Youth Group Joseph & Nijole Weglarz  Margaret Althoff by James Ryan

2019 PARISH CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

What is a parishioner? One who belongs to the Request Forms for 2019 Contribution Statements Parish Family. As such, she/he is formally will be available at the doors of the Church, registered with us and is committed to the parish Chapel, Parish Office and www.seaswhiting.org through participation in the life of the Parish beginning the weekend of January 25th & 26th. Community. If you would like to register with Requests submitted on miscellaneous pieces of the parish, please stop by the Parish Office, open paper, contribution envelopes, etc. will not be Monday – Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm. accepted. Contribution Statements will only be Registration forms are also available on our issued to those REGISTERED parish website, www.seaswhiting.org. Completed PARISHIONERS who submit a Request Form forms may be returned in the collection basket. and will not include donations for Masses, We will not be able to issue Contribution flowers, Food Pantry, etc. Thank you for your Statements, Sponsor Certificates or Letters of cooperation. Any Contribution Statement Eligibility if you are not a registered, participating requests made through PARISH GIVING member of the parish. will not include envelope donations. “LOTS OF LUCK” RAFFLE

Feeling Lucky? Beginning in January, and each month for the rest of the year, the Parish

will be sponsoring a “Lots of No Bible Study class, January 20 - March 2nd. Luck” monthly raffle. For just $5.00 you can Classes will resume on Monday, March 9th at purchase a ticket towards the drawing of $100.00 7:00 pm in St. Matthew’s room with Fr. Evarist. worth of NJ Scratch-off Lottery tickets! Just You may bring your own Bible or one will be think of what your odds will be to win something supplied. All welcome! (at least your $5 back)! Proceeds from this raffle will go towards the SEAS Capital Campaign drive. Drawing will be held at 11:45 am in the Parish Center on the last day of each month; should it fall on the weekend the drawing would be on the last Friday. First drawing will be held January 31st (winner need not be present). Tickets will be available one weekend each month Am I willing to serve those who are not of my after Masses, in the Parish Office Monday thru own tribe, as did Jesus, as did Isaiah, Paul and Friday, between 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, John the Baptist? or by filling out the form below and mailing along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: SEAS, 30 Schoolhouse Rd., Whiting, NJ 08759.

BINGO ~ HELP NEEDED

Smoke-free BINGO is held Mondays in the SEAS ~ “Lots of Luck” Monthly Raffle Parish Hall. Volunteers are needed to work in various capacities. Contact the Parish Office to Name ______leave your contact information if interested. Doors open at 10:30 am and calling begins Phone ______promptly at 12:30 pm. Delicious food, soup and Address ______beverages are available for purchase. Bring a ______non-perishable food item for our Food Pantry on Monday, January 20th (every third Monday of the Number of Tickets ______month) and receive a complimentary cup of Month(s) ______coffee! ______MEMORIAL DONATIONS Amount Enclosed $______There are available weekends in Jan/Feb/March/April if you would like to CANCELLATIONS & CLOSINGS donate Altar Flowers, Bread & Wine or Sanctuary Lamp in memory of a In the event of inclement weather, scheduled loved one or for a special intention. Please parish activities or Masses may have to be contact Parish Office. cancelled. When in doubt, please check our parish website, www.seaswhiting.org, for up-to- date information. NICHES ~ ALL SAINTS CHAPEL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

Stations of the Cross, the There is no timetable for grief. Whether you lost Beatitudes, the Gospel writers a loved one recently or a while ago, please in stained glass are artistic consider this an invitation to attend our meetings, features of our All Saints typically held the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each Chapel. The Blessed month at 1:00 pm in St. Matthew’s room. We’re Sacrament Chapel for daily adoration, the an informal gathering to share and help one St. Peregrine’s walkway and “Living Water” another, no commitment to attend each meeting. fountain enhance our parish prayerfulness. Discussion is confidential. We meet next on All Saints Chapel is also a Columbarium for January 28, 2020. entombment of cremains. There are many beautiful interment locations from which to BABY JESUS BIBLE SCHOOL choose. Please call the Parish Office, 732-350- 5001, to schedule an appointment if you are BJBS is a program for interested in more information. toddlers/preschoolers and their caregivers that meets Wednesday mornings from 10:00 am - 11:30 am. YOUTH GROUP NEWS Please call Lori Downing to register and for more info, 732-598-9626. HS Youth Group ~ meets Sunday, January 26th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARTRIDGES FOR KIDS Youth Group offers many opportunities for young people to socialize with their Christian Fundraising for Education. peers, grow in their faith, and participate in the Through this program, parish faith community. For more information, St. Mary Academy, 400 Doc please contact Lori Downing, 732-598-9626. Cramer Blvd., Manahawkin, can earn cash for collecting old cell phones, laser & inkjet printer cartridges, laptops, iPODs, tablets, eReaders, iPADs, etc. Look for the CFK – DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP eCYCLING receptacle in the breezeway between the Rectory/Church and also by the Parish Office We gather together in the Parish Library on the for the above-mentioned electronic items. Thank 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 2:00 pm – 3:00 you for your support of St. Mary Academy. pm, for God’s mercy and our own petitions for holiness. Please join us; we’re an extension of the Divine Mercy which meets Thursdays at 2:30 pm TRICKY TRAY in the Chapel. We meet next on January 28th. St. Mary Academy PTA presents Tricky Tray, For more info, please call Audrey, 732-849-6380. Fundraiser “Knight” at St. Mary’ Parish Center, 100 Bishop Lane, Manahawkin. Saturday, March 14, 2020. Class Buckets, 50/50, Calendar Raffle, Visa Gift Card Raffle & much more. Doors open at SEAS GIFT CORNER 5:30 pm. Tickets $15 (includes one sheet of raffle tickets). To purchase admission tickets and pre- We have Rosary beads, miraculous medals, order raffle tickets, contact Christine Bolt at 732- religious statues, inspirational gifts as well as 966-0066 or [email protected]. Additional “Proud to be Catholic” magnets. Come in and raffle tickets available for purchase at the event. take a look around at all that is available, no charge for browsing! Whatever affects one directly, affects all PARISH NURSES DESK

indirectly. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Spider Bites. Only a few spiders are dangerous to humans. Two SEAS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN are the black widow (Latrodectus mactans), known for the red Why a Capital Campaign? hourglass marking on its belly, and the brown We hope that our capital recluse (Loxosceles reclusa), with its violin- campaign and renovation will shaped marking on its top. Both prefer warm make our Church an even more climates and dark, dry places where insects are welcoming place. Sometimes plentiful. They often live in closets, drawers and the stress of everyday life makes outdoor toilets. Signs and symptoms of a black us forget that God dwells in us, refreshes us, and widow bite include muscle spasms, nausea and sustains us. Our sanctuary is a place where we can vomiting, swelling and redness around the bite, be still, realize our dignity in Christ, find headache, dizziness and confusion. A brown consolation in our sorrows, and celebrate in joy and recluse bite can cause a severe reaction at the site thanksgiving. From here, we are sent forth to do of the bite. Other symptoms include mild fever, God’s work. What we intend to do is not rash, nausea and blood in the urine. If bitten, extravagant, but an answer to our parish’s needs and a reflection of good stewardship of your seek emergency care immediately. In the sacrificial gifts. If you haven’t already done so, meantime, wash the bite with soap and water and please see the architects’ rendering located in the apply a cloth dampened with cold water or filled front vestibule of the Church. Your help in making with ice. If the bite is on a limb, you may slow this a successful endeavor for the parish is greatly the venom’s spread by placing a snug bandage appreciated. Thank you for your consideration. above the bite and applying ice.

Come and see the Parish Nurses if you BRINGING UP THE GIFTS have questions about your medications. Please let an usher know prior to the start of Mass We will be happy to help you! if you would like to bring forward the Offertory Gifts at a Mass being celebrated for your special intention or in memory of a loved one. Thank you. NEW DECADE, NEW SCAM

Shortening 2020 could cost you. Why? This year’s 2020 CALENDARS abbreviation is easily changeable. The concern is

Please take home a 2020 Calendar, which are that scammers could easily manipulate a document available on the tables at the entrances of the dated 1/1/20 into 1/2/2000 or even 1/1/2021. Church and at the Parish Office. Thank you to Writing out the full date could possibly protect you Manchester Memorial Funeral Home for donating and prevent legal issues on paperwork. Although these annually. Every Catholic family should have a it’s early in the year for examples of this kind of Catholic calendar in their home. fraud to emerge, the threat is real, according to Ira Rheingold, the executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. The solution Copies of the Catechism of the is easy: There’s no harm in writing the full date. Writing the month out can also help. Example: are available at the January 15, 2020 (not 1/15/20). Excerpt taken Parish Office; $9.00 each copy. from Asbury Park Press, January 5, 2020.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Annual Report from 10/1/18 to 9/30/19 All are welcome to spend an hour Your Conference of 15 St. Vincent or more visiting with Our Lord de Paul volunteers have assisted 97 each week in the Adoration Chapel. families in need, donated 1,486 This is a great opportunity to enjoy hours and traveled 2,495 miles. a little time in prayer or experience sacred silence. Your donations have been used in the You’re invited to stop by, Monday thru Friday, following way: between 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (closes at 3:00 pm Wednesdays). Enjoy some time in quiet Rent, Mortgage & Maintenance $4,308.00 conversation with Jesus; recite your favorite Utilities, Electric, Oil, Water & Sewer $14,006.00 prayers, read the Bible, pray a rosary, or just sit and Other bills paid for our Guests $2,149.00 say nothing, simply keeping Him company. If you Operating Expenses $195.00 would like to learn more about signing up for a Insurance and Dues $365.00 regular weekly hour of Adoration, please call the Parish Office, 732-350-5001. Total $21,023.00 Thank you for your donations. PARALEGAL SERVICE

Did you know we offer a paralegal service here at the CONTACT of OCEAN COUNTY Church? A paralegal is here by appointment every

The next training class for telephone volunteers for Tuesday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The service is CONTACT (24-hour crisis intervention through the law firm of Kelaher, Van Dyke and Moriarty. This service started at our Church on hotline) will begin on Thursday, January 23, 2020 March 1, 1997 and has assisted many of our from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm in the Brick Township area parishioners and their families for over 20 years. and meet once a week for 12 weeks. CONTACT, a Individuals have used the paralegal service whenever free and confidential service, has been assisting with they have had legal questions or concerns. the needs of individuals throughout the community Parishioners have also utilized the paralegal service since 1975, by providing a safe place for callers to for the preparation of estate planning documents talk about their problems with anonymity. such as wills, powers of attorney and living wills for a Information and referral are provided when nominal fee. An appointment can be arranged by requested. For additional training information, calling Kathy at 732-505-5444. please call the CONTACT office, 732-240-6104. MOTHER SETON SELLAR Watch EWTN & Listen to Catholic Radio Our volunteers will accept donations of gently EWTN carries news, religious programming and used, seasonal clothing, footwear and jewelry. the Rosary with Mother Angelica. Tune in daily, They do not accept bathing suits, undergarments 24 hours a day to EWTN locally – Channel 28 on or household items. Come visit us in the lower Comcast or Channel 285 on Verizon. For a level of All Saints Chapel (Quiet Zone! ~ please complete schedule, go to www..com. enter & exit quietly). Store hours for shopping Additionally, listen locally to Catholic Radio on and/or dropping off donations: Tues., Wed., & these stations: WFJS 1260 AM or 89.3 FM. You Thurs., 1:00pm - 3:00pm; 2nd & 4th Sat. each can also get WFJS on your smartphone: download month, 9:00am - 12:00pm; Wed. evening, 6:00pm the app on your iPhone (itunes.apple.com) or - 7:00pm. Thank you for your patronage. android (go to google play). Just search for the Domestic Church Media app. If you listen, you may get to hear our own Fr. Evarist give a “Why worry? If you’ve done the very reflection! best you can, worrying won’t make it any better.” ~Walt Disney MARCH FOR LIFE 2020 THE MONITOR MAGAZINE

Friday, January 24th, National Mass, Washington If you don’t already receive The D.C. Each year since 1974, the March for Life has Monitor Magazine, why not been a movement that joins us together as a People consider signing up for home of Life to oppose the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme delivery of 14 issues (12 Court decision which made abortion legal for any monthly with 2 special issues). reason, through all nine months of pregnancy. A The Monitor Magazine is a bus will depart from the St. Martha (3800 trusted outlet for local, national Herbertsville Rd.) parking lot at 7:00 am SHARP! and global Catholic news. Fr. Dave Swantek will celebrate a 6:30 am Mass at Subscribe online at dioceseoftrenton.org/monitor- St. Martha just prior to bus-boarding for those who subscriptions or call 609-403-7131, or email wish to attend. Light refreshments will be provided [email protected]. for breakfast; bring a bag lunch. Stopping at Golden Corral on the way home for dinner (cost is KITCHEN HELP NEEDED on your own). Bus will run rain or shine; dress for the weather! A $10 donation is requested, along Sandy is interviewing with your commitment to attend once you reserve for kitchen helpers to your seat. Contact Ellen Conaghan, 732-899-7322 work one Monday a for reservations and questions. month, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, prior to Bingo. If you would like to be part of the FROM the BISHOP: kitchen “crew” please call the Parish Office, Reflections on the Feast of the 732-350-5001, to leave your contact information. Baptism of the Lord VINCENT’S LEGACY In advance of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Jan. 12, Bishop David M. O’Connell, A diocesan-wide furniture ministry providing gently C.M., shared his thoughts on the meaning of used furniture and household appliances to our Jesus’ Baptism: Jesus was baptized by John neighbors in need. It offers many opportunities for who had come to “prepare his way” so that you to share your time, talent and/or treasure. Whether you have furniture to donate, 2-5 hours a Jesus could begin his divine mission to save month to volunteer or financial support to offer, from their sins those whose humanity he now visit www.vincentslegacy.wixsite.com/furniture to shared. . . . “Behold the Lamb of God who takes learn how you can help. For more information, away the sins of the world (John 1:29),” John contact Kathleen Brady-Currie at 609-557-7837. the Baptist proclaimed. The Father’s voice was heard, “This is my beloved Son . . . stepping into the place of sinners (Joseph Ratzinger/ Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth).” The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is the end Caregiver Support Group, presented by: of the Church’s liturgical season of Christmas Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey on the but the mysteries of Christ’s life, death and 3rd Thursday of the month, 1:00 pm at Complete resurrection that constitute our own Baptism in Care at Whiting, 3000 Hilltop Rd., Whiting,1-800- the Church continue to unfold. 272-3900. Build a support system with people who understand. Visit www.alz.org/nj to learn more To read Bishop O’Connell’s full message, about caregiver programs and resources. To and his writings for Epiphany, New Year further extend your network of support, visit and Christmas, go to TrentonMonitor.com ALZConnected, the online community at and click on BISHOP’S CORNER on the www.alzconnected.org. left of the home page. 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This series presents true stories of people whose example of service to Christ and his Church have I WAS in PRISON and you VISITED ME made a lasting impression on others. These heroes The Diocese of Trenton Jail & Prison Ministry is lived truly great lives, marked by moral depth, looking for volunteers to visit our incarcerated strength of character, outstanding courage, and brothers and sisters, to remind them of God’s great unswerving commitment. Seeing the struggles they love and mercy for them. We serve multiple faced, and how they succeeded so gloriously, we are Correctional Centers within the Diocese. challenged to follow their example of dedication. Volunteers conduct Communion Services, Bible Studies and Prayer Services, as well as offering the gift of Listening. For more information, contact Peter Haas, Coordinator, Jail & Prison Ministry at 609-403-7198, [email protected].

OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:30 am – 11:30 am and 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, 400 Doc Cramer

Blvd, Manahawkin, NJ 08050, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish has enlisted Parish www.stmaryknights.org. Giving to provide its parishioners and visitors with St. Mary Academy, a place the opportunity to use Electronic Funds Transfer where children learn, grow, as an alternative method for giving. To save love, and serve invites you to join us and explore yourself time, money, and paper, why not consider Catholic Education in one of Southern Ocean online giving? You may already pay some of your County’s premier Catholic schools. St. Mary household bills online or through automatic Academy serves students in grades PreK3 through withdrawal, so it makes sense to include your 8 and provides a rich STREAM program that contributions to SEAS. In completing the encourages students to reach their full potential enrollment process, please remember to fill in your through a variety of academic and extracurricular envelope number at the bottom of the Billing activities. This is a great opportunity for you and Information screen. If you have any questions, your families to visit classrooms, meet the teachers, please contact Parish Giving at 866-307-7140, speak with parents, and explore the building. www.parishgiving.org or the Parish Office at Coffee and refreshments will be served. 732-350-5001. Please RSVP at (609) 597-3800.

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Family Owned and Operated, Since 1979 ~ A Catholic Family Business ~ Located next to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton R.C. Church Members of the Holy Name Society ~ The Knights of Columbus and the 4th Degree

Email: THOMAS J. TEDESCO Owner / Manager · NJ Lic. No. 3131 732-350-1950 C84845 (BC) - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Whiting FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL: (800) 883-4343 • BON VENTURE SERVICES, LLC • P.O. Box 850, Flanders, N.J. 07836 Outside