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THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF SAINT March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

MASS SCHEDULE CLERGY & PASTORAL STAFF Sunday Mass: Pastor: Rev. David 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 & Wednesday 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 Sessions are on-line during the Parish Receptionists: Fran Olson pandemic. Mary Siringo Confessions: No Confessions on Good Friday, April

2nd or Holy Saturday, April 3rd. OFFICE HOURS Marriages: Please call the parish office to make Monday thru Thursday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm arrangements one year in advance. Please confirm The Parish office is closed Good Friday, April 2nd and with the parish before setting your date at your Easter Monday, April 5th. venue. DEVOTIONS Contact Us 3800 Herbertsville Road Novenas: In church novenas suspended at this Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 time. Phone: 732-295-3630 Rosary: Tuesday & Wednesday, 8:40 am Fax: 732-295-9315 Personal Private Prayer: Monday- Wednesday [email protected] 2-4 pm 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 28, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Readings Lord Sun: :1-15:47 1st Collection: Weekly Mon: :1-11 2nd Collection: Building & Grounds Tues: :21-33,36-38

Wed: :14-25 MASS INTENTIONS Thurs: John 13:1-15 Saturday, March 27, 2021 Fri: John 18:1-19:42 4:30 pm People of the Parish Sat: Mark 16:1-7

Sunday, March 28, 2021 Our Dearly Departed 7:30 am Donald Leonard Please remember in your prayers the deceased 10:00 am Jerry Harper & Esther Brady members of our parish, especially for the Poor 12:00 pm Anthony & Dolores Pesante & Debi Souls in Purgatory. Pesante Stephens 2021 Lenten & Holy Week Liturgies Tuesday, March 30, 2021

9:00 am Joseph Y. Lorenc Passion (Palm) Sunday – March 28, 2021 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Regular Mass Schedule 9:00 am Christopher Shenko Holy Thursday – April 1, 2021 Holy Thursday, April 1, 2021 Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00 pm, followed by 7:00 pm People of the Parish adoration until 10:00 pm

Good Friday, April 2, 2021 Good Friday – April 2, 2021 3:00 pm People of the Parish Stations of the Cross 12:00 noon Saturday, April 3, 2021 Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion – 3:00 pm 8:00 pm People of the Parish Holy Saturday – April 3, 2021 Sunday, April 4, 2021 Easter Vigil – 8:00 pm 7:30 am People of the Parish Easter Sunday – April 4, 2021 10:00 am People of the Parish 7:30 am, 10:00 am and 12:00 noon 12:00 pm People of the Parish

Memorial Gifts – March 27th – April 2nd Easter Meals: For details see page 4.

Flowers to the Holy Family: The Parish office will be closed on Good Friday,

nd th Tabernacle Candle: Anna Piccione April 2 and Easter Monday, April 5 .

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Religious Education Information Vigil.

Georgina Kotz Formed – for personal and family faith formation: 732-295-3630 Ext 35 More programs, movies and studies have been [email protected] added to Formed. Our parish subscription is still “Prayer is not a matter of simply calculating ‘wins active so be sure to take advantage of this and losses’ before God. It is important for us as valuable, free resource provided for you by Saint believers, rather, to place ourselves in God’s Martha’s. Go to formed.org/signup and create presence wherever we may be and to lift up our an account. lives, our feelings, our needs, our hopes and Our Lent Calendar suggestions for this week: plans, our loved ones to God in prayer. And, Reflect on the Gospel for today with your family, then, let go in the presence of God. ‘Thy will be pray the rosary using the Sorrowful Mysteries, done on earth as it is in heaven.’” – David make an Easter card and send it to a relative, O’Connell (from the Bishop’s pastoral letter make the Sacred Triduum, especially Good “Behold, With You Always. A Pastoral Letter Friday, a day of quiet reflection on God’s love. on the Presence of God” Feb 22, 2021) Wash Feet – Jesus washed the feet of the Children’s Faith Formation apostles at the , showing that all of His This week we will all focus on the events we followers were to serve. We are prohibited from celebrate every year during the week we call having the foot-washing this Holy Thursday. You “holy” when we recall the final days of Jesus’ can, however, do it in your home. Wash one earthly life and His Passion, Death and another’s feet. It is a humbling experience, both Resurrection. Wednesday of Holy Week is called to wash feet and to have someone wash your “Spy Wednesday” when we read in the Gospel of feet. Show and accept love as Jesus did. the day about the apostle Judas betraying Christ to those who wanted to kill Him. On Holy Youth Ministry Thursday, we recall the Last Supper, a Bob Morris meal Jesus had with His apostles. During this meal, Email: [email protected] Jesus changes unleavened bread and wine into Instagram: saintmarthayoungchurch His Body and Blood, and He tells us, “Do this in Cell 848-240-7354 remembrance of me.” Here Jesus gives us the “The Week That Changed the World”, EWTN sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders, ensuring His presence with us until the end of Happy Palm Sunday! Doesn’t it seem like Lent just time. Through the night we think of Jesus’ arrest, started? I hope it’s been a wonderful Lent for all abandoned by His closest friends, the mock trial, of you and that we all enter Holy Week feeling the scourging. Good Friday we reflect on the closer to God then we did on Ash Wednesday. Lord’s sufferings and death, how it was our sins Regardless of how well or poorly you did with your that were the cause of Jesus’ death and the Lenten practices, Holy Week is a great time to not cause of His greatest sufferings. Holy Saturday we only continue or recommit yourself, but to take mourn with the apostles who were hiding in the even extra time to spend with Christ in prayer. upper room in fear that they, too, would suffer the same fate as Jesus. Then, after sundown, the A great idea is to devote some quiet prayer time Light of the risen Christ shines again in His Church with our Lord each day and give up time on your and in the hearts of all believers at the Easter devices and other media. Jesus Is waiting for us! 3 St. Martha Church

Music Ministry Sharing Our Treasure Jessica Kortenhaus Weekend of March 20th & 21st [email protected]

Collection In Pew $ 6,557.84 Today we begin our liturgies jubilantly with “The Collection In Office 6,408.00 King of Glory”. This hymn is a traditional Israeli Folk Charitable /In Memory of 40.00 Song and evokes the sense of a dancing, joyous Bequests 0.00 atmosphere. As we go deeper into our prayer of Online Giving Parishioners* 3,725.00 the liturgy this weekend the tone changes after Online Viewer Donations 3,358.00 we read the . As we prepare for Religious Education Tuition 0.00 the sacred Triduum this week, let us be joyful Online Giving Rel Ed Tuition 0.00 welcoming Jesus into our lives and rejoice at all *www.SaintMartha.net/Contribute/(ParishSoft and PayPal) he has done for us. Let us also take some quiet Year-end tax contribution statements time to reflect on the monumental sacrifice that As in the past, we will be issuing year-end tax He has made for each one of us. Jesus’ journey statements to those parishioners that e-mail, to the cross was not an easy one. Sometimes our [email protected], or call the office to journey through life isn’t easy either, but Jesus request their statements. Your statement can shows us that He is with us every step of the either be picked up at the office during regular way—good times and bad. Jesus did all of this so business hours, e-mailed or mailed to you. that we may have eternal life with Him. As the Taize response goes that we will end For Parishsoft online givers, you can process your Masses with this weekend, may this be our prayer: tax statements directly from Parishsoft. Go to “My “Jesus, remember me, when you come into your Online Giving History”, click print, select the time kingdom.” period and select detail report. This report satisfies IRS regulations for charitable contributions. Mass Intention Book Open through September Easter Meals: 30, 3021 St. Martha Parish will be distributing Easter Meals Our mass intention book and memorial gifts of on Holy Saturday, April 3rd, to homebound & flowers to the Holy Family and the Tabernacle those in need who are residents of Point Pleasant lamp are open through September 30, Boro, Point Pleasant Beach and Brick only. Please 2021. Please go online to the Good Works call the parish office, 732 295-3630 ext. 20, and page, http://saintmartha.net/good-works/, and leave your name, address, phone number, follow the instruction to request a mass, memorial pickup or delivery and how many meals. gift or novena. Reminder, only 2 masses and 2 Pick-up will be from 10 – 11 am. Deliveries will be memorial gifts per family per year. from 10 -12. We will call when we are on our way

and when we arrive. We will leave the food at

the door. We cannot bring food into your house

or apartment building.

Wishing you many blessings this holy season.

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KIDS BOX Annual Catholic Appeal 2021 – “I can do things W H E P S Z J T E O Z S R U N you cannot; you can do things I cannot; but E B K I B Q T H B D T I O M E together we can do great things.” – St. Mother E E I T T S T E T H A N F A V Teresa of Calcutta K Z H O F O T N B A O V I N E Giving to date: 251donors have raised $41,138.46 O E I S O T A B E M H L E A R so far, and we have collected $33,964.46 of that T F M D E M N R O B Y T Y J S amount. Through 3/18/2021 have 55% of our A Q C R A G L Y W R I T T E N annual goal pledged. H D S E O G E O W J D P A S A Our 2021 goal is $75,000. Prayerfully consider supporting the Annual Catholic Appeal. T W R O F O S B H E S H I N N T N H S O N F B Y O T N B A Y Food Donations – Church of Epiphany W M A O S V F A N R D U H M I Each week, the food pantry is open Monday K O K M M I R O A E T B E A Y from 10 am until 12 noon and Saturday from 10 S S U Z S T T M E J E Q O K D am until 1 pm. Any one in need of food or gently I Q K L E A I D T E J M A N I used clothing is welcome during these hours. No F J Q B D N Y W N F A T H E R appointment or introduction is needed. The Helping Hands Food Pantry is located in the “For the Son of Man indeed goes, as it is Church of Epiphany Parish Hall, at the corner of written of him, but woe to that man by Theile Road and Herbertsville Road. whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never Most Needed been born.” Saint Martha, Father Dave, Cragly, Toiletries/personal hygiene: body soap/body Holy Week. wash, shampoo; deodorant. Brown rice, tomato sauce, snacks, canned ravioli, cheese, jelly, condiments, household products: dish detergent.

Needed Fasting and Abstinence Pancake Syrup, Juice, Assorted Canned Beans, The days of FAST (only one full meal) and Assorted Dried Beans, Canned Chili, Laundry ABSTINENCE (no meat) are Ash Wednesday and Detergent, toothpaste/toothbrushes. Good Friday. No dispensations are granted on Epiphany also distributes cheese, eggs, meat these solemn days except for reason of sickness or (beef and chicken), fish and fresh fruits and those provided in Canon Law. vegetables. DO NOT bring meat, eggs, fish, fresh All other Fridays of Lent are days of ABSTINENCE fruits, and vegetables to St Martha, please bring (no meat). them directly to Epiphany.

Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are As always, thank you for helping those in need. 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 St. Peters School – Are you interested in sending 732-295-3630, ext. 20 for more details. your child to a Catholic grammar school but were Annulment Ministry - Please contact the parish afraid of the out of parish tuition rates. We are office to learn more. pleased to tell you that as a parishioner of St Baptismal Blankets – If anyone wishes to knit or Martha’s you are entitled to the “In Parish” tuition crochet a blanket, there is yarn and a pattern in at St Peter’s school. If you are interested, please the parish office. contact the school at 732-892-1260 for more. Bereavement – Meets on the first and third Fridays from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Currently meeting on Zoom. Need Help? Our parish is here to help. Please call the parish office for more information. Call our St. Vincent DePaul Society at 732-295- Family Substance Abuse Ministry – Meets Thurs. 3630 ext 33. All calls are confidential. 7:00–8:30 pm. Email [email protected]. Currently meeting on Zoom. Please call the parish Inspired by Gospel values, this lay organization office for more information. leads all to join to grow spiritually by offering Holy Innocents - For God’s special needs children. person-to-person service to those who are in Please call the parish office for more information. need and suffering. Knights of Columbus - Meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm. 732-295-3630, ext. 42. OUR PROMISE TO PROTECT Parish Bible Study – Meets on Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:00 The Diocese of Trenton is committed to the in- pm. Currently meeting on Zoom. Please call the itiatives outlined in the U.S. Bishop’s Charter for parish office for more information. the Protection of Children and Young People in R.C.I.A. - A process of prayer, study and spiritual regard to the reporting and investigation of sex- formation prepares adults for entrance into ual abuse allegations involving minors. community with the Church. Currently meeting If you have been sexually abused as a minor on Zoom. Please call the parish office for more by a member of the clergy or anyone represent- information. ing the Catholic Church, or if you know of some- St Martha Respect Life Ministry meets the third one who was, you can report that abuse through Saturday of the month at 11:00 am to brainstorm the diocesan Abuse Hotline: 1-888-296-2965 or how we, as a Catholic Community, can foster via e-mail at [email protected]. respect for life from conception to natural death. The Diocese of Trenton reports any allegations of We invite you to join us. sexual abuse to the appropriate law enforce- Rosary Altar Society - Meets in church the first ment agencies. Anyone with an allegation is also Monday of the month, socially distanced, at encouraged to provide that information to local noon to pray the rosary. law enforcement authorities. Rosary Makers - Meets every other Friday at 10:00 am. Starting up again on April 30, 2021. Walking with Purpose - Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:00 am or 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Currently meeting on Zoom. Please call the parish office for more information.

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