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November 16, 2014
Msgr. Sean P. Flynn, Pastor
Rev. Jose Fernandez-Banqueses, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Maynard Nagengast, OSB, and
Rev. Bernard N. Mohan (Visiting Priests)
Deacon Michael Keary
Daily Masses
7:30 AM and 11 AM (except Saturday)
Miraculous Medal Novena after Masses on Wednesdays
Weekend Masses
Catholic Church
Our rectory hours
Monday thru Friday 8 AM-12:00 PM
1 PM-3 PM (Tuesdays til 6 PM)
Sacrament of Reconciliation
3:30 PM to 4:15 PM on Saturdays and
after 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM Masses on Thursdays
Saturday 4:30 PM, Sunday 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 Noon and 5 PM (in Spanish)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Fridays
after 11 AM Mass with Benediction at 3:45 PM
215 Crescent Pkwy, Sea Girt, NJ 08750 Phone 732-449-6364 Fax 732-449-1646 Web www.stmarkseagirt.com
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Mass Intentions
Monday, November 17
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
7:30 AM † John and Joyce Sheridan
† Raymond Kuczmarski
† Victor Bini
11:00 AM † Mary and John Walters
† Stephan and Michael Dushnick
† Robert Stader
Tuesday, November 18
Lois Cullum
Di and Ed Czerminski
Johanna Brennan
Shirley Collis and Family
Mary AnnTroy
Family
The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
7:30 AM † Florence Ferrante
† Ellen Scarpari
† Dorothy Kressman
11:00 AM † Michael Zennario
† Joseph DeSarno
† Frank A. Leonhardt
Family
Marianne and Philip Napolitano
Todd and Jamie Leonhardt
Family
Patricia DeSarno
Leonhardt Family
Wednesday, November 19
7:30 AM † James Branco
† Robert O'Leary
† Margaret Conroy
11:00 AM † Sister Anne Powers
Special Inten on Charlene Hanson
† Ann Broaddus
Family
O'Leary Family
Maureen Driskill
Family
Family
St. Mark's Social Concerns
Thursday, November 20
7:30 AM † Vincent Groppi
† Holly Anne Mar n Jackel
† Eleanor Jacques
11:00 AM † Margaret and Leo Birle
† James Foerst
† Josephine Amato
Friday, November 21
John and Pat Horan
Family
Family
Mary and Oscar Birle
Pat Weeks
Longo Family
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:30 AM † 77th Wedding Anniversary
Ma hew and Beatriz Cummings
† Jeffrey DiPaolo
11:00 AM † Marie Lynch
† Doris Finn
† James Foerst
Saturday, November 22
Family
William Lynch
Longo Family
Be y Ulrich
St. Cecilia
7:30 AM † Raymond F. DeVoe, Jr.
† Jimmie Girard
† Ruth McDonough
4:30 PM † Aloysius, Lillian and Sr. Patricia Flarity
† Florence Schaefer
† Joseph Mele, Sr.
Sunday, November 23
Thomas Reilly
Maureen Stanley
Cindy and Doug O'Connell
Family
Tom and Sara Lynch
Raymond and Patricia Schaefer
Skola Family
Christ the King
8:00 AM For the People of the Parish
10:00 AM † Deceased Members Buckley & Cronin
Families
† Norbert VanBergen
† Raymond Armis ce Mills
12:00 PM † All Souls in Pulgatory
† Ann Mary Egan
† Diane DeMar ni
5:00 PM † Hector Cruz Mercado
† Carmen Quezada
† Special Inten on Crecencio and Silvia Conde
Family
VanBergen Family
Richard and Fran Bohacik
Millie and Sally Abraham
Randazzo Family
Ginny and Jim Mulvihill
Aunt and Family
Manuel Quezada and Family
Family and Children
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Coats and Jackets Needed
The response to our annual coat drive has been wonderful, especially for men’s
and women’s jackets and dress coats. But we are still in great need of jackets and
outerwear in children and young adult sizes. Please bring donations of new or
gently-used coats and jackets, hats, scarves, and gloves to the downstairs church for
our end-of-the-month distribution. Items may be left in the designated area
downstairs during rectory hours or brought on Sundays at 4 PM when volunteers
are available to assist you.
The last day of the collection is Saturday, November 22nd, so you still have time!
As always, thank you for your gift of warmth as the temperatures drop!
Thanksgiving Meals
As our Thanksgiving
baskets are getting ready
for delivery (only 5 days left
to donate!), we are in great
need of smaller turkeys
(12 lbs.). Kindly place the
turkeys and frozen pies in
the Church kitchen
freezer or call us to
arrange for pickup.
Also, we can still use the
accompaniments: stuffing,
mashed potatoes, canned
vegetables, fruit, instant
coffee and tea bags, sugar packets, along with gravy.
These items may be placed in the bins at the entrances
to the church.
Once again, we thank you for your cooperation in
this much needed outreach to help those in need.
Any questions? Please call Pat Cademartori at
732-449-4043, Jill Violette at 732-449-2305, or Linda
Zoufaly at 732-974-8879.
Harrigan’s Pub’s Free Thanksgiving for Seniors
Route 71 & Baltimore Blvd
Harrigan’s Pub in Sea Girt is again hosting a free
dinner for seniors on Thanksgiving Day at noon.
A full, sit-down meal will be served.
The Knights of Columbus is coordinating the
annual event and will provide rides if needed.
Please call Bob Phelan at 732-681-1126 for reservations
and rides. Reservations are required.
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Charm is deceitful, and
beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be
praised.
Psalm 128:1-5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed who
fears the LORD.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 But as to the times and the
seasons, brethren, you have no need to have anything
written to you.
Matthew 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 Then you ought to
have invested my money with the bankers, and at my
coming I should have received what was my own with
interest.
What’s Inside?
Giving Tree 2014 .................................................... 5
Low-Gluten Hosts ................................................... 6
It’s Never Been Known to Fail ............................... 7
Regular Features
■ Liturgical Minister Schedule 4 ■ Pray for Military 4
■ Prayers for Healing 5 ■ Week at a Glance 5 ■ Music
Notes 9 ■ Community Activities 11 ■ CYO News 11
Bulletin deadline: Monday at 2:00 PM (except before holidays)
Joanne Gibson, Editor Diana Zuna, Associate Editor
Email submissions to: bulletin@stmarkseagirt.com
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Next Weekend’s Liturgical Minister Schedule
Nov. 22/23
Saturday
4:30 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM
Sunday
10:00 AM
Sunday
12:00 Noon
Sunday
5:00 PM
Ushers
Glenn Skola
John Kemper
Anthony Granato
Jerry Zoufaly
Joe Walsh
Tom Hayes
Bob O’Neill
Patrick Ahern
Richard Siderko
Harry Dunne
Ed Robinson
James Revel
Jim Mulvihill
Brendan Heslin
Belén Sandoval
Martha Minda
Martha Maldonado
Lidet Cartagena
Readers
Amy Gallagher
Rose Crimmins
Kevin Roddy
Jim Mulvihill
Josefina Baltazar
Juan González
Extraordinary
Ministers of
the Eucharist
Rich Sudowsky
Peter Warshaw
Amy Perry
Tom Greenan
Pat Holt
Jay Lorenzo
Marge Loenser
Helen Hopkins
Carlos Medina
Sirenia García
Elmer Arias
Altar Servers
Meghan Gallagher
Andrew Mechlinski
Amanda Mechlinski
Katie Griffin
Olivia Castello
Ryan Castello
Sally Tamayo
Brittany Riano
Esmeralda Ramirez
Lessly Sánchez
Jacqueline Ramirez
Margaret Price
Organ/cantor
Karen Gray
Organ/cantor
Mia Higgins
Claire McGowan
Breath of Life
Mary Bogan
Organ/cantor
Néstor Román
Espíritu de Vida
Cantors/
Choirs
Barbara Peter and Kerry Serzan
Altar Ladies
Readings for the Week
Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18:35-43
Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:1-10, or, (for the
memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6;
Mt 14:22-33
Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28
Thursday: Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 19:41-44
Friday: Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131;
Lk 19:45-48
Saturday: Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40
Please Pray for Our Military on Active Duty
Cpl. Ian Michael Rivera, USMC, Staff Sgt. Carmen
Maffucci, USAF, IS Second Class Brian Maffucci,
USCG, Lt. Nicholas Guariglia, USMC,
Specialist (SPC) Colin P. Marvel, US Army,
Lt. Commander Brenden Piccolo, USN,
Major Sean P. Cox, USMC, Major Kevin Ward,
US Army, Lt. Robert J. Bennett, USN
Please send an email to bulletin@stmarkseagirt.com if you would
like to add a name or change a rank. If you do not have email,
please call the Rectory at 732-449-6364 x100.
Sick, Homebound or Hospitalized?
Cover photo and inside: “Fall sƟll life with flowers and
gourds” is available at 123rf.com.
In Loving Remembrance
We ask your prayers for our beloved parishioners,
family members and friends who have
recently died, especially Dorothy A. Kressman.
Our parish family extends its sympathy and
assurance of prayer to their family, friends,
and to all those mourning the death of a
loved one. May the Lord Jesus sustain them
with His peace.
We will gladly arrange to bring Holy Communion
to parishioners who are ill or otherwise unable to get to
Mass. Please call the rectory at 732-449-6364 ext. 100 to
schedule or to let us know if any loved one is
hospitalized. Rectory hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM
to 3 PM (closed from 12 noon to 1 PM for lunch) and
Tuesday until 6 PM.
Notice of Early Bulletin deadlines: As we enter the holiday
season, bulletin submissions are due early. Beginning with the
weekend of November 30th, columns and announcements are
due no later than Wednesday by 9 AM. We will provide the
early deadlines for December in an upcoming bulletin.
Last Weekend’s Collection
$10,999.00
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Parish News and Upcoming Events
Gift for Families
The Holy Name Society, with the approval of
Msgr. Flynn, will be giving all parishioners a gift this
Christmas. It is a beautifully written and inspirational
book by Matthew Kelly titled, “Rediscovering Catholicism.”
For over a decade, the author has traveled the globe,
sharing answers and offering the truth. He’s the first to
admit, they aren’t his. They’re the ones that have been
taught by the Church since the first century. They’re the
ones that have been lived by holy and happy men,
women and children of faith since the time of Christ.
This book, in a simple, convincing, and entertaining
style, provides answers that many are looking for in
today’s world. To make sure that all our parish families
get a book, we are handing them out at Christmas
Masses and to all CCD classes and CYO members. This
exciting spiritual initiative needs your prayers of support.
More details will appear in an upcoming bulletin.
Giving Tree 2014
The Christmas season is fast approaching, and
St. Mark's Social Concerns Committee is pleased to
sponsor the Giving Tree, which provides gifts to
those who are less fortunate. Requests have come to us
from charitable agencies, such as Mercy Center,
Habcore, Madonna House, and Epiphany House.
As in prior years, the committee is enlisting the
support of St. Mark's parishioners. The response from
our parish family has always been exceptionally generous,
and we hope this year's effort will continue to show our
desire to share with others. The 2014 Giving Tree will be
set up next weekend in the vestibule. Please take an
ornament from the tree, and follow the directions listed.
(Note: Some gifts are to be wrapped and others unwrapped but
all must have their tags attached. Gift cards must also be
tagged but please do not leave them under the tree. They must
be delivered to the rectory or dropped in the rectory mail slot.)
Please be sure to attach your ornament to your gift,
and pay close attention to the return date, as many
agencies distribute their gifts
LONG before Christmas.
Deadline for most gifts is
Sunday, December 7th. Thank
you and God bless you for your
generosity. Each gift you donate
helps to make the birthday of
Christ a happy time for you and
the recipient!
Prayers for Healing
Patrick Wypler
Charlene Hanson
Virginia Barnes
Michael Sheridan
Anne Fleming
Enedina Marquez
Richard McCarthy
Maralyn McKeon
Ken Hauck
Don Healy
George Lister
Efraín Montoya
This list of parishioners, relatives, and friends are in
need of your prayers for healing. Please note that the
pastor’s policy to ensure the consent of the person whose
name appears here requires that only they or a family
member may request a name be added to this list.
Also, call 732-449-6364 ext. 100 if you would like a
Communion visit or anointing of the sick.
DOVES Service Trip
Are you a Catholic teen with the desire to serve
others while making new friends and enriching your
faith? Then the DOVES teen mission trip is for you!
A limited number of openings remain for the DOVES
service trip to Richmond, VA, from June 28-July 3,
2015. Students and chaperones “camp” in a local
school for the week, assisting needy residents and
community organizations with painting, gardening,
cleanup and other projects. This eighth annual trip is
open to students who will be in ninth grade or higher
by the fall of 2015. The cost is $440, including meals,
lodging and transportation. For information, contact
Patricia Donovan at 732-528-7347 or by email
donsquan4@gmail.com.
This Week at a Glance
Weekend, November 15/16
Please pick up a gift tag for our 2014 Giving Tree and
help make this Christmas special for a needy family.
Monday, November 17
Confirmation Retreat here from 5:30-8:30 PM for our
Confirmation students and their sponsors. If a sponsor
is unavailable, a parent of the student should attend.
Pizza and dessert will be served.
Next Weekend, November 22/23
The second collection at all weekend Masses is for
the Campaign for Human Development, the national
anti-poverty and social justice program of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
A representative from Domestic Church Media,
Catholic Radio (89.3FM or download the WFJS smart
phone app) will be here to discuss their radio program.
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Low-Gluten Hosts
It is important to remember that when Jesus
ins tuted the Eucharist, He did it during Passover. So
when Jesus took bread, it wasn’t just any type of bread,
it was unleavened bread as used in the Passover meal.
When He took wine, it was wine (which by defini on is
fermented), not simple grape juice, also because it was
in the context of the Passover meal. If these things were
not important, it stands to reason that the Eucharist
would not have been ins tuted at that special me. The
elements were important because of the context of the
meal being eaten, and because of the future ac on of
Christ’s death and Resurrec on. So, please don’t think
that the Church is being too pharisaic by requiring that
there be some gluten in the Host so as to retain the
proper element. To be truly pharisaic about it, there
would be no compromise at all.
To provide a clear associa on, allowances are made
for use of mustum for alcoholic priests. The Church has
set the lowest limit possible to keep the elements
correct, and also to be pastoral.
The approved low-gluten hosts are made from
gela nized wheat starch and packaged in a dedicated
wheat-free / gluten-free environment. The hosts were
tested to a level of 0.01% gluten. At that level, the
lowest that could be tested, no gluten was detected.
This means that there is less than 0.01% gluten in one of
these hosts; however, it is not known how much less.
The Secretariat for the Liturgy of the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated that these
meet the requirements of the Code of Canon Law and
may be validly used at Mass with permission of the
person’s pastor.
In the past, medical cer fica on and permission
jus fying the request for mustum or low-gluten Hosts
were required, but the authority to permit the lay
faithful to use mustum or low-gluten Hosts in the
recep on of Holy Communion has been delegated to
pastors under CIC 137.1. Once granted, the
Communicant may con nue to do so for as long as the
condi on persists. You can read more at: h p://
www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/
Msgr. Flynn has granted this permission but needs
your assistance in determining how to implement it.
He would like to encourage anyone who has this
condi on to help him find the best method to allow you
to fully par cipate in Communion.
OpƟons for DistribuƟng Low-Gluten Hosts at Weekend Masses
Depending on the results of this canvasing, St. Mark’s will begin one of the following distribu on methods at the
10 AM Mass on Sundays. If it is successful, it may be extended to other Masses, but ini ally this will only be offered at
the 10 AM Mass where families have expressed an urgent need.
Offer a separate Communion line for the consecrated low-gluten Hosts.
(This would require one addiƟonal Extraordinary Minister at the 10 AM Mass only for this Communion line.)
The priest celebrant would hold a special ciborium with a separate sec on for low-gluten Hosts from which the
Communicant would receive a Host.
Enter the Communion line last a er the ushers.
(This will require some iniƟal coordinaƟon. Although the ushers try to be last in line, this is not always the case.)
Instead of low-gluten Hosts, offer a separate Communion line with a chalice of the Precious Blood.
(This would require one addiƟonal Extraordinary Minister at the 10 AM Mass only for this Communion line and be
only for those who are not receiving a Host.)
If you are gluten-intolerant or have Celiac disease, or a member of your family does, we want to hear from you. Please
complete the informa on below and check which op on you think we should try to implement. You may drop it in the
rectory door mail slot, hand it to your child’s CCD teacher, or mail it to St. Mark’s, 215 Crescent Pkwy, Sea Girt 08750.
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Is this opƟon for yourself or a child? ______________________(Please specify the age, if a child)_________
May we call you? ________________________________ Which weekend Mass do you normally aƩend? __________
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It’s Never Been Known to Fail
Dear Jack —
Beginning to-day [September 9, 1945], I am going to pray for a miracle!
You said only a miracle would bring you home for Christmas. So I am starting the
54-day Rosary Novena. Everyone says it’s never been known to fail. Especially Ruth,
to whom I mentioned the Novena, saying I didn’t have the accompanying prayer,
and she sent me the leaflet down in the next mail. Why, I just can’t wait until next
Easter to see you, so maybe if you join me with just an aspiration to the Blessed
Virgin, that miracle might come our way!
Editor’s Note: In last weekend’s bulletin, we featured Jack’s story about his mother’s loving Rosary Novena.
(If you missed it, visit www.stmarkseagirt.com and click Bulletins and Old Bulletin.) This is a copy of the
original letter she wrote to Jack on the warfront. The 54-day Rosary Novena cycles through the Rosary for
27 days in request for an intention and is followed by 27 days in thanksgiving for God listening to the
heartfelt prayer. Jack estimated that his troop ship headed from the Philippines to San Francisco in
mid-October. Interestingly enough, 27 days from September 9, 1945 was October 7, 1945.
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It’s Never Been Known to Fail (Continued from page 7)
The Novena that Jack’s mother prayed is one cycle of
three 9-day Novenas followed by another cycle of three
9-day Novenas. It is said to be especially
efficacious.
Bartolo Longo went through a crisis of
faith in his university years as he studied to be
a lawyer. But when a good friend showed him
the gentleness of Christ, he was led back to the
Church and to a devotion to the Blessed
Virgin. In the autumn of 1872, Bartolo Longo,
now a lawyer, arrived in Pompeii to take care
of the legal affairs of a countess. One evening,
as he walked near the ruined rat and lizardinfested chapel at Pompeii, he had a profound
mystical experience. He wrote: “As I pondered
over my condition, I experienced a deep sense of despair and
almost committed suicide. Then I heard an echo in my ear of
the voice of Friar Alberto repeating the words of the Blessed
Virgin Mary: ‘If you seek salvation, promulgate the Rosary.
This is Mary's own promise.’ These words illumined my soul.
I went on my knees. ‘If it is true ... I will not leave this valley
until I have propagated your Rosary.’”
Bartolo began to spread the Rosary among the
sharecroppers and the farmers and collected pennies
from them to build a new church. He also wanted a
picture of the Blessed Virgin before which the Rosary
could be recited every day. He eventually obtained a
damaged, discarded painting of Our Lady of the Rosary.
It was in poor condition and of dubious artistic quality
but it was all he could afford. Nonetheless, after the
picture was retouched for exposition, miracles were
reported. From that time on, hundreds of miracles were
officially recorded at the sanctuary of the Shrine of Our
Lady of the Rosary. In 1884, a year after the Shrine was
built, a girl from Pompeii named Fortuna Agrelli
experienced a private revelation. She had an
incurable illness and her doctors had given
up on her. When her family joined her in
reciting the Rosary, she saw a vision of the
Blessed Mother sitting on a high throne
profusely decorated with flowers with the
Infant Jesus on her lap. She held a Rosary in
her hand and was accompanied by
St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena.
Our Lady and the Child were clad in goldembroidered garments. Fortuna addressed
Our Lady: “Queen of the Holy Rosary, be
gracious to me, restore me to health! I have
already prayed to Thee in a novena, O Mary, but have not yet
experienced Thy aid. I am so anxious to be cured!”
Our Lady is said to have replied: “Child, you have
invoked me by various titles and have always obtained favors
from me. Now, since you have called me by that title so pleasing
to me, ‘Queen of the Holy Rosary’, I can no longer refuse the
favor you petition; for this name is most precious and dear to
me. Make three novenas, and you shall obtain all.”
The Queen of the Holy Rosary is said to have
appeared again, saying: “Whoever desires to obtain favors
from me should make three novenas of the prayers of the Rosary,
and three novenas in thanksgiving.”
Here is how you pray this Novena. Follow the chart
below and pray the mystery, 5 decades, once a day for
27 days in the spirit of petition, with your intentions in
mind. Then pray the mystery, 5 decades, once a day for
27 days in the spirit of thanksgiving even though your
petitions may not have been granted.
27 Days of Petitions
1.
Joyful
2.
Luminous
3.
Sorrowful
4.
Glorious
5.
Joyful
6.
Luminous
7.
Sorrowful
8.
Glorious
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Joyful
10.
Luminous
11.
Sorrowful
12.
Glorious
13.
Joyful
14.
Luminous
15.
Sorrowful
16.
Glorious
17.
Joyful
18.
Luminous
19.
Sorrowful
20.
Glorious
21.
Joyful
22.
Luminous
23.
Sorrowful
24.
Glorious
25.
Joyful
26.
Luminous
27.
Sorrowful
27 Days of Thanksgiving
1.
Glorious
2.
Joyful
3.
Luminous
4.
Sorrowful
5.
Glorious
6.
Joyful
7.
Luminous
8.
Sorrowful
9.
Glorious
10.
Joyful
11.
Luminous
12.
Sorrowful
13.
Glorious
14.
Joyful
15.
Luminous
16.
Sorrowful
17.
Glorious
18.
Joyful
19.
Luminous
20.
Sorrowful
21.
Glorious
22.
Joyful
23.
Luminous
24.
Sorrowful
25.
Glorious
26.
Joyful
27.
Luminous
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Music Notes by Dawne Mechlinski
Coming Up….
Manasquan Ministerium Annual Ecumenical Service
will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Manasquan on
Wednesday, November 26th, at 8 PM. All are welcome
to come and sing. Practice is at their church before the
service at 7 PM. Choir members please remember to
bring your music and your robes.
All Choirs–Children’s Choir, Breath of Life Youth
Ensemble, Adult Choir and/or Ageless Spirit
Contemporary Ensemble would like to welcome anyone
to participate and share your musical gift in our
upcoming Christmas Masses. Instruments and voices are
always needed and appreciated. Stop by the piano
ensemble area or the choir loft for a schedule of
rehearsals leading up to the birth of our Savior.
St. Mark’s Music Ministry provides music along with a
Eucharistic Service at Care One monthly. Consider
joining us as we share our love of our Care One
neighbors with hymns and fun songs after the service.
See me or Karen Gray to get added to our email list.
Upcoming dates are typically one Wednesday per month
at 2 PM. We meet at Care One in Wall.
Operation Christmas Socks
Who: The Missionaries of Charity sisters visit local prisons on Christmas day. Our CYO
assists them with this each year.
What: White “crew socks” only and hard candies (no fillings).
When: Collection at Masses on the weekends of November 22-23, and November 29-30.
Where: Please leave white crew socks or a bag of hard candy in the bins labeled “Operation
Christmas Socks.”
Why: Corporal work of mercy to visit the imprisoned. Christmas is best shared with everyone.
Thank you!!! St. Mark's CYO
Questions: Call Patrick Walsh 732-974-8656
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Find the Treasure!
A Catholic Men’s Group for Spiritual Direction Here at St. Mark’s
1% of Catholics Can Change the Direction of the World!
Meets once a week downstairs on Wednesdays from 6:30 AM to 7:20 AM.
Coffee is served at 6:15 AM.
This is not a fundraising group. Open to all Catholic men.
St. Mark’s is continuing its initiative for men who are ready to
join in a group effort to strengthen their faith and move closer
to God. Most weeks, between 22 and 35 men attend!
Interested? Drop in on Wednesday
mornings. It is not too late!
For details, email Jim Sheridan at
sheridan62j@gmail.com
or contact
Stan Ciemniecki, Thomas Albin or
Rich Sudowsky.
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CYO News by Mary Reilly, CYO Director
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
When: Sunday, Nov. 16, 7:30-9 PM in St. Mark’s
basement.
What: Please bring a shoebox, one roll of last year’s
Christmas wrapping paper, scissors, and Scotch™ tape.
Also bring some of the following:
☺ Small Toys: cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos,
harmonicas, yoyos, jump ropes, Etch-a-Sketches™
with batteries, etc.
☺ Hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar
soap, comb, washcloth, etc.
☺ Other: t-shirts, socks, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches,
flashlights with batteries, etc.
☺ Hard candy: variety
Do not pack your box until you get to church. We will
distribute everything evenly and then wrap.
Thanks and God bless!
Community Activities
Faith, Hope and Love at Life's End
New Mausoleum at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Wall
On Sunday, December 7th, from 1-3 PM at St. Rose in
Belmar, the Diocesan Respect Life Ministry of the
Department of Pastoral Care will host “Catholic
Teaching on End-of-Life Issues and Physician-Assisted
Suicide.” Speakers are Sister of Charity Patricia Codey,
president of the Catholic Healthcare Partnership of New
Jersey; along with Deacon Patrick Brannigan, of St. James
Parish, Pennington, executive director and spokesperson
on public policy matters for the New Jersey Catholic
Conference. They will present a program to assist in the
better understanding of Catholic teaching regarding endof-life issues and the moral concerns of physician-assisted
suicide.
St. Catharine’s has recently received a temporary
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) from Wall Township for
St. Anne’s cemetery Resurrection mausoleum and can
now schedule interments. The first casket to be moved
was that of St. Catharine’s former pastor, Msgr.
Luebking. The final CO is expected in the next several
weeks after which pricing will be increased. For
information on current pricing and availability, please
contact Gregg Sternberg at St. Catharine’s Rectory office
at 732-449-5765, ext. 115 or on his cell at 908-309-6268.
Is God Calling You?
Vocational discernment groups meet to assist young men
who are discerning the possibility that God may be
calling them to a life of priestly ministry. These groups
are designed to explore a priestly vocation with other
like-minded men through prayer and sharing vocation
stories and experiences. The group meetings aren't meant
to convince anyone that the priesthood is their vocation.
They are designed to assist you in discovering if the
priesthood is your true vocation and build your
relationship with Christ along the way. 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 cordially invited to
attend this month’s discernment meeting on Sunday,
November 23rd, from 4:00 PM-6 PM at St. Charles
Borromeo Parish, 2226 Riverton Road, Cinnaminson.
Join Very Rev. Peter James Alindogan and Rev. Chris
Picollo, as they share their experiences of the priesthood,
followed by prayer and conversation over a meal. Register
at vocations@dioceseoftrenton.org or call 609-406-7449.
Sea Girt Elementary Annual Craft Show
On Saturday, November 22nd
from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
and Sunday, November 23rd
from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM,
the Sea Girt Elementary
School, 451 Bell Pl., Sea Girt,
will host a craft show. This
annual event features 60
crafters and artists selling
their fine handcrafts. A
delicious lunch will be served by the 8th grade students.
Come enjoy a festive atmosphere which includes a bake
sale, kettle corn, homemade fudge and gift baskets raffle.
Adult admission is only $2.
St. Denis Blood Drive
Today, Sunday, November 16th, from 9 AM to 2 PM, the
Knights of Columbus Council #3231 is sponsoring a
community blood drive at St. Denis School cafeteria in
Manasquan. Walk-in donors are welcome! You must be
at least 17 years old, healthy, and weigh at least 120 lbs.
Donors must present a signature ID. Please drink water
before arriving to donate.
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Iglesia de “San Marcos” Apostolado Hispano
Msgr. Sean P. Flynn, Pastor
Rev. Jose Fernandez-Banqueses, Vicario Parroquial
josefernandez@stmarkseagirt.com
Teléfono: 732 449-6364 ext. 122
Misa Dominical: Domingo 5:00 PM
CONFESIONES: Todos los domingos de 4:00 PM-4:45PM.
También pueden llamar a la rectoría en caso de emergencia
ext. 122.
SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO: Los padres de familia que
deseen celebrar el sacramento del Bautismo. Para más información
llamar a la oficina ext. 100.
CLASES DE RELIGION: Se ofrecen clases de Religión todos los
domingos antes y después de la Santa Eucaristía desde los grados:
(Pre-k, K hasta el 8th grado).
Para los adultos se ofrece RICA en Español. Las inscripciones se
llevan a cabo cada año entre los meses Mayo a Septiembre. Para más
información llamar a la oficina ext. 100.
SACRAMENTO DEL MATRIMONIO: Las parejas que deseen
celebrar el Sacramento del Matrimonio, Para más información
llamar a la oficina ext. 100.
Horario de oficina en Español:
Lunes, Martes & Miércoles 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Diana Zuna, Apostolado Hispano
diana@stmarkseagirt.com
Teléfono: 732 449-6364 ext. 100
Fax: 732 449-1646
MINISTERIO DE MUSICA: Les invita a las personas que deseen
cantar otocar cualquier instrumento musical, les invitamos a que se
integren al coro en español de San Marcos, la persona Néstor
Román. Vengan a cantar al Señor Jesús.
CIRCULO DE ORACION: La Renovación Carismática en el
Espíritu Santo “Al Encuentro con Jesús” te invita a que vengas a
encontrarte con El Señor Jesús a través de oraciones y alabanzas,
ven y gózate en la presencia del Señor, ahora con el Ministerio de
Música Carismática: “Sembrando Esperanza.” Te esperamos todos
los días viernes a las 6:30 PM. No faltes, Cristo te espera Salmo 150!
Alabe al Señor todo ser que respire!
TRANSPORTACION: Ofrecemos transportación a las personas
que viven en Pt Pleasant, Brielle, Manasquan, Sea Girt, Bradley
Beach & Belmar durante todo el año. Mandar un texto o llamar los
domingos a Diana Zuna al 908-783-4221 antes de las 2:00 PM si
necesitas este servicio.
Presentación de las Ofrendas para Noviembre 16
Jaime Velázquez y familia
Trigésimo Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Primera Lectura: Proverbios 31, 10-13. 19-20. 30-31.
La esposa ideal vale más que las joyas: “Son engañosos
los encantos y vana la hermosura: merece alabanza la
mujer que teme al Señor”.
Salmo Responsorial: Salmo 127, 1-5. Dichoso el que
teme al Señor.
Segunda Lectura: 1 Tesalonicenses 5, 1-6. Los cristianos
son hijos de la luz y del día, no de la noche y las
tinieblas. Por eso, “mantengámonos despiertos y
vivamos sobriamente”.
Evangelio: Mateo 25, 14-30: “Te felicito, siervo bueno y
fiel. Puesto que has sido en cosas de poco valor, te
confiaré cosas de mundo valor”. Jesús explicó la
parábola del nombre que entregó dinero a sus
servidores antes de salir de viaje.
Lecturas y Calendario para esta Semana
17 Lunes: Apo 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 18:35-43.
Memoria de santa Isabel de Hungría.
18 Martes: Apo 3:1-6, 14-22; Sal 15 (14): 2-5; Lc19:1-10,
ó (para la memoria de la Dedicación) Hch 28:11-16, 3031; Sal 98 (97): 1-6; Mt 14:22-33. Memoria de la
Dedicación de las Basílicas de san Pedro y san Pablo.
19 Miércoles: Apo 4:1-11; Sal 150:1b-6; Lc19:41-44.
Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia (Patrona de
Puerto Rico).
20 Jueves: Apo 5:1-10; Sal 149:1b-6ª, 9b; Lc 19:41-44.
21 Viernes: Apo 10:8-11; Sal 119 (118); 14, 24, 72,103,
111, 131; Lc 19:45-48. Memoria de la Presentación de la
Virgen María.
22 Sábado: Apo 11:4-12; Sal 144 (143): 1b, 2, 2-10; Lc
20: 27-40. Memoria de santa Cecilia, virgen y mártir
(Patrona de los músicos).
Misa de Acción de Gracias
Jueves, Noviembre 27, 2014
Hora: 10:30 AM
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Acción Deferida
Para los que desean obtener el estatus de “Acción
Deferida” para evitar la deportación se puede hacer una
solicitud por las “Catholic Chari es “ de Lakewood. Las
Catholic Chari es, pueden procesar su solicitud de
renovación o la aplicación inicial.
Para ser elegible a este programa, ene que ser
menor de 32 años, haber estado en este país entre el
2007 y 2012, haber llegado a los Estados Unidos antes
de los16 años, haberse graduado de la High School o
tener un cer ficado de GED, y no tener ninguna
convicción contra la ley.
Para más información , llamar a Carmen Pagan de la
Catholic Chari es en Lakewood al: 732-901-3261.
Diocesis de Trenton Ministero Hispano