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Please Note: Parish Listening Sessions
ST. MARY PARISH, ALPHA
Pastors are appointed by the bishop to lead local parish communities and to provide for their pastoral care. They share in the bishop’s ministry of teaching, sanctifying, and governing. With the bishop's mandate, and in cooperation with the other priests and deacons of the parish, as well as with the assistance and support of the lay faithful, the Pastor has responsibility for shepherding the local church community.
To facilitate the appointment of a new Pastor to succeed Monsignor Lawler, Bishop Checchio has now initiated a consultation process to elicit input from the entire parish community, including clergy, staff, ministry leaders, and all parishioners to determine what St. Mary Parish needs in its new Pastor. This consultation process includes meetings with both parish staff and interested parishioners.
The meetings for parishioners will be held on:
Friday, April 16 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm in the Church, and will observe the masking, social distancing, and capacity limits which are in effect. These general meetings will be facilitated by members of our Priest Personnel Board and will welcome members of our Pastoral Council, Finance Council, trustees, and any other parish leaders along with all parishioners who wish to attend. If you are reluctant to attend in person due to corona virus concerns, you have the opportunity to be heard via email by writing to Msgr. John Fell, Director of Priest Personnel for the diocese, at JFELL@DIOMETUCHEN.ORG no later than April19; please see the accompanying letter for more information about this.
Through these guided Listening Sessions, information will be gathered that will assist the Bishop and Priest Personnel Board to better understand the parish’s current status and needs. It must be clearly understood that these are Listening Sessions only, and that the information about the needs of the parish gathered from parishioners at this meeting will be one factor among many which the Priest Personnel Board will consider in recommending candidates and the Bishop will consider in ultimately choosing the next Pastor of St. Mary’s. This consultation will not solicit the names of individual priests, and these will not be discussed.
All are asked to join in prayer that the Holy Spirit may guide and illuminate this process and are invited and encouraged to participate in person or by email to help the diocese more fully understand the status and needs of the entire St. Mary Parish Family.
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Bishop's Annual Appeal
Please watch your mailbox for a letter from Bishop Checchio coming to you this week announcing the 2021 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. You can find the link to Bishop’s Annual Appeal Video at
https://diometuchen.org/BAA or by watching this space.
Our parish can share in a successful Appeal by earning a rebate of 50% of the amount collected over goal.
Through your support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal you help those in our diocese whose needs are the greatest—the poor, the homeless, and those struggling with illness or grief. Among other needed pastoral ministries, your gift also supports the formation of seminarians and enhances the work of the Vicariate for Evangelization and Communication. The many pastoral, educational and charitable ministries of the Diocese of Metuchen would not be possible without a generous contribution from every household. Please be as generous as your means allow. -
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Acts 5:17-26Responsorial Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel Jn 3:16-21
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Divine Mercy Sunday
April 11 at 3:00pm Join us for DIVINE MERCY Devotion: The Chaplet of Divine Mercy with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
PLEASE NOTE: Confessions will be heard
Saturday, April 10,
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Sunday Mass Video Recording
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St. Mary Golf 2021
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Mass Intention Request Forms
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Thank you for Helping Clean the Church
We still need folks to help clean the pews and door knobs after each weekend Mass. No need to sign up. Just grab a towel and a spray bottle and be assured of our undying gratitude!
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Previous Video Masses
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ACT OF Spiritual Communion
My Jesus,
I believe that You are present
in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually
into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me
to be separated from You.Amen.
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Devotions
Rosary Before 8:00am Daily Mass Miraculous
Medal
NovenaEvery Monday after 8:00am Mass
