Mass Intentions
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
5:00 pm +Betty Skok, Req. Agnes Switaj
+Jim Ford, Req. Maureen & Rich Weber
+Hazel Acquavella, Req. Family
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016
7:00 am +Lucila Rodriguez, Req. Rafael Casanova
+Francis J. McGrath, Req. Betty
+Jim Ford, Req. Family
8:30 am +Andrea Ragan, Req. Ralph & Angie Marino
+Ernest Kenney, Jr., Req. Foster Family
+Betty Griffin, Req. Ellen Gallagher
10:00 am +Despina Leos, Req. Margaret & Paul Rockwell
+Mary Tully, Req. Rita Sharkey
+Michael Madden, Req. Kelly Family
11:30 am +Robert Notine, Req. SRGS Boys JV Basketball Team
+Martin Kingman, Jr. Req. Family
+Michael Balesterri, Req. Lynn & Carl Voorhees
+Angelo L. Moliterno, Req. Yonelunas Family
5:00 pm Pro Populo
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016
6:45 am +Albert & Catherine Gathman, Req. Family
9:00 am Intention Marianne Maddocks,
Req. Joann & Carol
+Carmella Cusumano, St. Rose Parish
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016
6:45 am +Eleanor Barrow Schoch, Req. Ryan Family
9:00 am +Kathy Colasanti, Req. Durkin Family
+Eileen Barry, 2nd Anniversary, Req. Family
+Caroline DelBagno, 4th Anniversary,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016
6:45 am +Albert & Catherine Gathman, Req. Family
9:00 am Intention of Dr. Tom Rugino, Req. Ayers Family
Intention of Rick Peters, Req. Dick & Suzanne Peters
Intention of Phyllis Sexton
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016
6:45 am +Michael Davis, Req. Kain Family
9:00 am +Bertran & Veronica Steel, Req. Son & Daughter
+Tom Smyth, Req. Patricia Provenzano
Intention of Jo Ann Maier,
Req. Dick & Suzanne Peters
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016
6:45 am +Albert & Catherine Gathman, Req. Family
9:00 am +Rocco Salvatoriello, Req. SRGSPTA
+John Ferry, Req. Mrs. Burns & Class 3-A
+Robert Notine, Req. SRGSPTA
SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016
7:45 am +Andrea Ragan, Req. Barbara Russian
+Michael Balesterri, Req. Bill & Jean Roberts
+James Brandon, Req. McBride Family
10:00 am St. Patrick’s Investiture Mass
5:00 pm Pro Populo
Your Sacrificial Offerings Last Week
Number of registered families
2,490
Number of envelopes mailed
1,728
# of envelopes & ParishPay used
549
Average envelope & ParishPay donation
$ 27.50
Total Weekend collection
$ 15,189
Last year’s weekend collection
$13,942
THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU or your contributions
and continued support of our parish! Please consider
remembering your parish Church of Saint Rose in your
last will and testament by a Bequest to the Church of
Saint Rose. This is how you might include The Church
of Saint Rose in your will: "I give, devise, and bequeath
to The Church of Saint Rose, Belmar, New Jersey, the
sum of $________(or ___percent of my estate to be
used by its trustees in carrying out its corporate
objectives and purposes."
Saint Rose Church and Schools, Belmar, New Jersey
Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Arnister, Pastor
Rev. Walter Quiceno, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Msgr. Cajetan Salemi,
weekend assistant
Rectory & Parish Office, 603 Seventh Avenue
Office Hours: Monday – Friday - 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
(Closed on Holy Days and Legal Holidays)
Phone: 732-681-0512 Fax: 732-280-3107
Email: parish@strose.k12.nj.us
Website: www.saintrosebelmar.com
Pastoral Associate for Catechesis
Sr. Donna D’Alia, R.S.M., Ext.419
Deacons: Normand C. Bailey, Retired; Eugene G.
Malhame, Jr., Ext. 423; Richard Weber, Ext. 491 and
Eugene Genovese, Ext. 490
Director of Music: Elizabeth Hartnett, Ext. 420
Mass Schedule: Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 am;
& 5:00 pm. Saturday: 7:45 am & 5:00 pm Vigil.
Weekdays: 6:45 am & 9:00 am. Confessions: Saturday
4:00 to 4:45 pm (or by appointment)
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament: Is held on
Monday evenings from 7 to 8 pm in the church
Mass Intentions
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016
7:00 am +William Dahrouge, Req. Ed & Patricia Windas
+Tom Cahill, Req. McBride Family
+Jim Ford, Req. Family
8:30 am +Barbara Van Vorys, Req. Ellen & Brian Gallagher
+Rocco Salvatoriello, Req. SRGS Faculty & Staff
+Barbara Van Vorys, Req. Ellen & Brian Gallagher
+Andrea Ragan, Req. John & Carol Prorok
10:00 am +Julia Erb, Req. Margaret & Paul Rockwell
+David Wood, 3rd Anniversary, Req. Family
+Colleen Graney, Req. Molloy Family
11:30 am +Mary Tully, Req. Kathy Alexander
+Richard Calascibett, Req. Wife
+Michael Slocum, Req. Catherine Crowley
5:00 pm +Loretta Cesare, Req. Family
+Bertran & Veronica Steel, Req. Son & Daughter
Intention of Men’s Cornerstone Group
WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Monday
St. Rose, Belmar
7 – 8 pm
Wednesday
St. Catharine,
8:30 am – 4pm
Spring Lake
Thursday
St. Elizabeth, Avon 8:30 – 9:30 am
Thursday
Holy Innocents,
9:30am -9:00 pm
Neptune
First Friday
Holy Innocents,
9:30 am-2 pm
Neptune
Friday
St. Mark, Sea Girt
11:30 am – 4 pm
FOOD PANTRY
NEXT SUNDAY is food collection Sunday for the hungry of our
community. Most needed are canned meats and tuna, dry
milk or Parmalat, tomato sauce, crackers, soap, detergent,
tea, coffee, sugar, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, canned juice,
canned vegetables, pasta and canned spaghetti with meat.
Please bring your items to the E Street entrance of our
Church (East entrance). Thank you for your generosity!
The Belmar Food Pantry would like to thank all the
parishioners of St. Rose for their continued generous
support of the food pantry. We would like to especially
thank the students of St. Rose Grammar School for their
Souper Bowl collection and donation.
Notes from the Pastor
Dear Parish Family,
Praise be Jesus Christ now and forever!
“But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will
all perish as they did!” Who wants to
repent? Who wants to change habits, make
sacrifices, or chart a more challenging
course? Repentance isn’t the easy road.
Perhaps that’s why Jesus had to speak with such boldness in
today’s Gospel. Repent, or perish. Not what we like to hear.
Not what we like to do. But we would be foolish not to listen.
The entire Gospel message is certainly one of mercy and
compassion. Jesus was the first to show forgiveness to
sinners, and he always called others to do the same. He
suffered and died so that we wouldn’t have to suffer eternal
death. But the fact remains that we can still choose to
“perish”, to stay rooted in our favorite sins and to cling tightly
to the comfortable vices that stifle a virtuous life. But Jesus
urges us to change so that we can enjoy the eternal benefits
of his mercy. Lent is a time especially built for repentance.
These forty days are a response to Christ’s stern warning that
we need to repent in order to save our souls. Let’s not
pretend to be exempt from the message. Lent is meant for
all of us.
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Faith to Move Mountains. Again, I am extremely humbled
and grateful for all those parishioners who responded to last
weekend’s Commitment Weekend for Faith to Move
Mountains! I thank you for your kind attention to my
message and its importance. Ro ask parishioners to support a
diocesan-wide campaign is not an easy task for any pastor but
our Bishop has entrusted to the pastors of the diocese the
importance of this endowment initiative to ensure that the
Catholic faith continues to grow in the future. We have a
responsibility as administrators to invite people to
stewardship of the gifts that God has given to us. Besides the
diocesan case statement that was presented to you in the
mailing you received and from what you heard on the
Bishop’s video a couple of weeks ago, our parish has four
specific needs or projects that we want to address with the
30% we will receive from whatever is pledged and 70% when
we go over our target.
Whatever sacrificial gift you gave or will consider in the days
ahead is greatly appreciated. And please remember that
there was a third box to check off on the pledge card and that
is the prayers you were offering for the success of Faith to
Move Mountains. If all you can do is pray for us, that is an
integral part of the campaign. Again, thank you to everyone
who returned a pledge card. If you still are praying about
your sacrificial gift, pledge cards are available at all the
entrances as well as at the parish center. Hopefully, I will
have some pledge numbers for you at the announcements
this weekend!
May God bless your generosity and
stewardship!
First Friday of the Month. This week features the First Friday
of the month and our school children will be attending the
9:00 a.m. Mass on Friday, March 4th. Please join us if you can.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed at 3:00 p.m.
(every Friday throughout the year), and Stations of the Cross
will be prayed at 7:00 p.m.
Investiture Mass for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held
on Saturday, March 5th at 10:00 a.m. We welcome all those
who will be attending and all guests who come near and far
to this annual event here in Belmar. A thousand welcomes!
I will be presiding at the Mass, and Fr. Brian Woodrow,
former parochial vicar at St. Rose and now pastor of St. John’s
Parish in Allentown, NJ, will be homilist. Those to be invested
will be Grand Marshal, Bobby Byrne and Deputy Grand
Marshal, Martha Ann Mc Donough Finan. The St. Patrick’s
Day Parade follows on Sunday, March 6th (rain or shine!)….so
hope to see many of you there as we get all decked out in our
festive green outfits and regalia! I always enjoy marching
with our grammar and high school students.
Reflection for the Jubilee of Mercy: “Christ knows how
fragile and sinful we are. He knows the weakness of our
hearts; He sees it wounded by the evil we have committed
and right away. He knows how much we need forgiveness, He
knows that we must feel loved and do good. Alone we are not
capable: therefore, the Apostle does not tell us to do
something, but to allow ourselves to be reconciled by God, to
permit Him to forgive us, with trust, because ‘God is greater
than our hearts.” (1 John 3:20). He defeats sin and lifts us
from our miseries, if we entrust ourselves to Him. It is for us
to acknowledge ourselves in need of mercy: it is the first step
of the Christian journey: it is about entering through the door
that is Christ, where He Himself, the Savior, awaits us and
offers us a new and joyful life. (Pope Francis, homily on Ash
Wednesday). Let us pray for one another during our Lenten
journey. May God bless you and keep you always in His Love!
Joyfully in the Lord
Be sure to check out Fr. Ed’s blog each week at:
Www.http://fatheredarnister.org/
PALM SUNDAY is March
20th and the beginning
of Holy Week. Masses
on Palm Sunday follow
the regular schedule:
5:00 Saturday Vigil (We
invite you to please
gather outside of church before this Mass for the
blessing of palms and procession into church). On
Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 7:00, 8:30, 10:00,
11:30 am and 5:00 pm.
MONDAY, MARCH 21st.
Confessions will be heard
during the Holy Hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (This is the
last opportunity for confession before Easter).
HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 22ND: Morning Prayer at
9:00 a.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. (There
is no morning Mass so we encourage you to attend the
Evening Mass and procession, the beginning of the
Sacred Triduum).
The Church will be open for
Adoration at the Repository until 10:00 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH: Morning Prayer at 9:00
a.m. Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 pm.
Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.
HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH. Morning Prayer at
9:00 a.m. Blessing of Easter food at 12:00 Noon. (Please
bring your Easter baskets to church and place them on
the altar rail…children are also invited to bring their
baskets too!). Easter Vigil Services and Mass Services
and Mass at 7:00 p.m. (Please gather outside of church
before Mass for the blessing of the new fire and the
Easter candle followed by a procession into church).
The Easter Vigil Services and Mass is different from a
usual Saturday night vigil Mass.
It is not
recommended to bring children because the Mass it is
a little longer. )
EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH. Mass at 7, 8:30, 10:00,
and 11:30 a.m. There is no 5:00 p.m. Mass.
The Rosary is recited Weekday mornings,
before the 9 am Mass.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed in St.
Rose Church every Friday at 3:00 p.m
“Visit the Sick” Easter is early this year! Our
parishes have many sick and infirm particularly
the elderly who are unable to get out of the
house and whose family may live a distance
from them. Bring them “new life!” Consider
making a special “visit” to them (a card made by
the children letting them know someone is
thinking of them, a phone call, checking to see if
they need anything at the store or listening to
them tell a story from their past.) Visit the sick in this Year of
Mercy.
WEEKDAY READINGS
Third Sunday of Lent
Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9
Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Lk 11:14-23
First Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34
First Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Lk 18:9-14
BAPTISMS: In March please welcome and pray for
all those joining St. Rose Parish through the
Sacrament of Baptism: Isla Grace Ritchie, Kayla Rose
Demko, Penny Joy DiPietro, Robert Edward Sykes
and Frances Rose Calabrese.
LITTLE ANGELS LITURGY OF THE WORD
The Little Angels Liturgy of the Word is every FIRST Sunday of
the month at the 10:00 Mass for children ages 4-7. The
children are dismissed after the opening prayer and return
during the offertory.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The Knights of Columbus Msgr. Thomas U. Reilly Council 5611
meetings are held every second and fourth Tuesday of the
month at 7 pm in St. Rose Parish Center. All Catholic
gentlemen 18 years of age or older are welcome to join. LIKE
us on FACEBOOK at: facebook.com/KofC5611 or follow us on
twitter.com/KofC5611
HEALTHCARE MINISTRY
The Healthcare Ministry consists of
Registered Nurses and other healthcare
professionals within the parish. These
professionals will volunteer their expertise
as health and wellness educators, advocates
and referral agents. The Healthcare Ministry
program is modeled after the Healing
Mission of Jesus which connects Faith with
Healing. For more into contact: Mary Jo Kundrats R.N. at the
Parish Office 732-681-0512.
LEGION OF MARY
Please join us! We gather at the Parish Center Library on
Tuesdays from 9-10:30. Come pray to our Blessed Mother
and find fellowship and refreshment. You can also call us at
(732) 681-0374 and we can visit you.
We have a traveling statue of the Blessed Mother and if
anyone is interested in keeping the statue for a week contact
the Parish Office and we will make arrangements to bring it
to church.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Unwrap Your Christmas Gift at www.formed.org! Adult and
Family Religious Education: Check out for the latest Catholic
DVDs, Videos, Movies on the Saints, eBooks. Can be used on
Computer’s, Ipads or Tablets, Smartphones and TVs, These
resources will refresh, teach and renew your Catholic faith in
an engaging way. Our Parish code is RWX934. Subscription
for this “Catholic Netflix” extends until July. Like what you
see? Consider a donation to extend this for the entire parish.
Respect Life Ministry
"Mary's Child Pro-Life Ministry of six shore parishes will meet
at St. Catharine's convent in Spring Lake on Wednesday,
March 2, at 7:30 PM. New members are always
most welcomed. For more information please contact Mary
Reilly 732-685-6011 or your parish Respect Life rep. Thank
you."
40 Days For Life from Feb. 10-March 20. Please consider
volunteering to pray one hour a week outside of Planned
Parenthood in Shrewsbury. For further information contact
732-610-7437, monmouth4life@hotmail.com or your parish
respect life representative. This peaceful and prayerful
campaign has resulted in thousands of babies being saved
from abortion. Thank you.
MASS FOR LIFE MARCH 5, 2016 – SATURDAY AT ST.
ANTHONY CHURCH IN RED BANK – 9:00 a.m. Mass at St.
Anthony Church, 121 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank. Immediately
after Mass, gather at the St. Anthony Parish Center for
fellowship and light refreshments. The gathering will include
brief talks on physician-assisted suicide with Patti Staley and
“You Cannot be Replaced” with Chip and Melissa Dayton and
the presentation of Respect Life Poster, Essay and Video
awards. Let us join in prayer for all life, especially the unborn!
For additional information, call 609-403-7192 or email
respectlife@dioceseoftrenton.org
DIOCESAN RESPECT LIFE WEBSITE– Please visit the Respect
Life website of the Diocese of Trenton at
respectlifetoday.org. You will obtain important information
concerning respect life issues in our diocese and in our world.
From Students for Life -Abolish Abortion!! There’s an App
for That – Ever need a good Pro-Life Argument at your
fingertips? Or what about awesome fetal development facts
or photos? What if you need to find the closest Pregnancy
Center? The Abolish Abortion app has everything you need
at the touch of your fingertips. Check it out at the App Store.
WELCOME TO HOLLAND by Emily Perl Kingsley c1987
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with
a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique
experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like
this...... When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a
fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and
make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David.
The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in
Italian. It's all very exciting.
After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You
pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands,
the stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland." You say
"Holland?”What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm
supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy”.
But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in
Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they
haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of
pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.
So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn
a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of
people you would never have met.
It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy
than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch
your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland
has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has
Rembrandts.
But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and
they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there.
And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was
supposed to go. That's what I had planned”
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away...
because the loss of that dream is a very, very significant loss.
But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get
to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very
lovely things ... about Holland.
New Women’s Bible Study Fellowship
Wednesdays, Jan. 27-Mar. 16th. The Study will be held from
10-11:30 am in the Parish Center. Please contact Sr. Donna -
srdonna@strosebelmar.com 732-681-0512 x419 or Sadie
Tilton js842010@yahoo.com.
Becoming Catholic
RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: This is a process
through which adults seeking to join the Catholic Church
become members. RCIA provides an opportunity to explore
Catholic teaching and practice and discover for yourself if the
Catholic Church is the “right place” for you. We generally
meet on Wednesdays, 7-9 pm Sept. –Easter and some
additional times. Contact: Sister Donna 732-681-0512 x419
or srdonna@strosebelmar.com
Missing Sacraments of Communion and/or Confirmation?
There is a program for you intertwined with the RCIA.
Contact:
Sister
Donna
732-681-0512
x419
or
srdonna@strosebelmar.com
ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY
The SVdP members will meet next on
Tuesday, March 1st at 6:30 pm
in the Parish Center. Everyone is welcome! Thank you for
your selfless and extremely generous support over the years!
Third Sunday of Lent: Lent is a call not just to “give up
something” but more important to “give something for
the poor.” Wherever you live in the parish, there are
poor families within walking distance of your home.
When in need, they ring the rectory bell. They are, in
effect, ringing your doorbell. In the month of February,
through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
was able to assist 32 families, providing $529 in food,
$9,250 for utility and rent bills, etc. Thank You!
Donate Your Vehicle to SVdP – Help Others
When you donate a car to the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul National Vehicle Donation
Program, the money that is generated from
vehicle donations in our community will
come right back into us and help those in need.” Log onto
http://www.svdpusa.org to donate or call toll free (800) 3228284, we’ll have the vehicle picked up in 24 hours and fill out
and send you the tax forms.
SVdP CLUB FAITH: ATTENTION: ALL
ASPIRING COOKS IN GRADES 6-8 AND HIGH
SCHOOL!!! All students are welcome to
join! We will be preparing meals at the
Parish Center from 5-8 pm for those in need
in our community. Middle School students
(grades 6-8) will cook on 1st Fridays of each
month. High School students will cook on
the 3rd Fridays of each month. For more
information, please contact Italia Testa at 732-604-9449.
Service hours will be credited!!! Help us fill the freezer!!
Selective Seconds . . .
our high-quality, new and
gently used furniture and
home décor store located
at 911 Main Street, Rear,
Belmar;
Phone: 732-894-9393.
Open Thursday – Saturday, 11-5; Sunday, 12-4
FOR SALE: Barely used, GE smooth-top electric stove with
double ovens, Kenmore Elite dishwasher, and Kenmore Elite
built-in microwave all in black.
“Like us” on Facebook to be one of the first to see new
pieces delivered each week and to hear about our storewide
sales events: www.facebook.com/SelectiveSecondsFurniture
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ~ ESOL
St Rose offers Free English Classes to the community for
adults 18 and older from 6:30 – 8:30 on Thursday evening in
the Parish Center (rear door). All those who would like to
learn to speak, read or write English are welcome. If you
would be interested in English classes during the day please
call Carmen Battend at 732 757 2905 or Suzanne Peters at
732 280 8055.
La Parroquia de Santa Rosa sigue ofreciendo las clases de
ingles basico para los que tienen mas de dieciocho anos de
edad. Las clases tienen lugar los jueves por lanoche en el
Centro de la Casa Parroquial. Cada clase dura dos horas. El
centro esta al lado de la inglesia. Puede entrar por la puerta
que esta al lado del estacionamient. Las clases empiezan a las
6:30 de la noche y terminan a las 8:30 de la noche. Los
invitamos a venir con sus amigos y vecinos. Es gratis. Puede
registrarce los jueves, hora de registracion y las clases es
entre las 6:30 de la noche y 8:30 de la noche. Se estan
interasados en clases los miercoles por el dia. Para mas
informacion sobre las clases por favor comuniquese con:
Carmen 732 757 2908 o Suzanne 732 280 8055.
SAINT ROSE CHOIRS
The ADULT CHOIR welcomes anyone of post-high school age
and onward! Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings
from 7:00pm - 8:30pm in the St. Rose Church choir loft. The
adult choir supports congregational singing and participates
at the 10:00am mass on Sundays, Christmas Eve Midnight
Mass, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, Holy Days of
Obligation, and other various liturgies throughout the church
year. A joy of singing to praise God during the celebration of
the Eucharist is all that is required!
The YOUTH CHOIR encourages Grades 6 through 12 to
participate in serving in a ministry to the church. The Youth
Choir participates in song throughout an entire liturgy,
encouraging young people's involvement in prayer, spoken
and sung. Rehearsals are held on Thursday’s from 5:00pm 6:00pm in the St. Rose Church choir loft. The
choir participates at the 11:30am Sunday mass on the 2 nd &
4th Sunday of the month, Christmas Eve, Easter Sunday, and
Confirmation. "Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the
Lord, all the earth"!
The CHILDREN'S CHOIR warmly invites Grades 2 through 5 to
join in serving in a ministry to the church. The Children's
Choir participates in song throughout an entire liturgy,
encouraging young people's involvement in prayer, spoken
and sung. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday's from 5:30pm 6:30pm in the St. Rose Church choir loft. The
choir participates at the 11:30am Sunday mass on the 1st and
3rd Sunday of the month, Christmas Eve, Easter Sunday, and
First Holy Communions. "O come, little children, come one
and come all"!
Do you love to sing and have considered joining the adult
choir but cannot make rehearsals on Wednesday evenings?
The FUNERAL CHOIR participates in song during funeral
liturgies, offering comfort and support to the family and
friends who have gathered to pray for their loved one. No
rehearsals required!
Have questions or need more information on how to join any
of the above choirs? Please contact Elizabeth at:
ehartnett@strosebelmar.com or at: 732.681.0512 ext. 420
or just come up to the choir loft after mass and introduce
yourself! All are welcome!
Knitting and Crocheting Group
The “Knit Wits” meet on the second Tuesday of each month
at 1 PM, in the Parish Center. We meet the 2 nd Tuesday of
each month. The ladies have made many lapghans, hats for
oncology patients, baby hats (given to the hospital nursery),
baby blankets for the babies baptized at St. Rose, hats,
mittens and baby sweaters for the Madonna House. Recently
we have been making hats, scarves and mittens for the
homeless. We are very grateful and thankful for all of the
ladies who participate and are willing to share their time and
talent for a worthy cause. However, we are always in need of
more hands. Come join us for a couple of hours and let the
nursing home residents, homeless, parish babies and the less
fortunate know that someone cares and is praying for them
with each stitch made. Y.A.R.N.-YOU ARE REALLY NEEDED!
Call Eileen O’Connell at 732-280-2143 or Isabella Shannon at
732-681-5652 or just come, we have the yarn, needles and
instruction books.
ST. ROSE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Visit the St. Rose Grammar School Website at
www.srgs.org
Saint Rose Grammar School, "our home away from
home". At Saint Rose "Every Child is Known and Loved".
St. Rose Grammar School . . .
“Engaging Minds, Strengthening Faith.”
Visit the grammar school on the web at www.SRGS.org
or call the office at 732-681-5555.
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY
St. Rose Rosary Altar Society: Our next meeting will be
held on Monday, March 21st in the Parish Center.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated, or
patronized the annual Fish Dinner. Special thanks to
the members of St. Vincent De Paul for their support.
See you next year!
Next Meeting: This Sunday, February 28th with
recitation of the Rosary at 12:30 PM (after 11:30 Mass)
and a meeting in the parish center afterwards.
Please mark your calendars: Saturday April 9, 2016
12 PM – RAS Fashion Show and Gift Auction – Spring
Lake Manor. Fashions by Zoe of Belmar.
If you would like to donate a gift to the gift
auction, please contact Mary Grace Pesce at
mep103@jun0.com
GREG RYAN GROUPS
Weekly Christian Meditation Group - Mondays, 7:007:45 pm. “[T]he challenge for us is not to reject the
world nor to reject ourselves. The challenge is to learn
to sacrifice. To sacrifice we offer something to God, and
in the Jewish law it is the whole thing that was offered.
It was called a holocaust. Nothing was kept back.
Everything was given to God. That is what our
meditation does to our life.” From John Main OSB, “The
Accuracy of Sacrifice,” MOMENT OF CHRIST (New York:
Continuum, 1998). You would be most welcome to join
us. Information:
732-681-6238
| GJRyan@wccm.org | www.WCCM.org
Thomas Merton Discussion Group - St. Rose Parish
Center, 7:00-8:00 pm. On March 16, we will discuss
Merton’s He Is Risen! (Merton’s Easter Sunday Homily).
You are welcome to take part in one or more of
the discussions throughout the year, as your schedule
permits. Questions or more information: 732-681-6238
| GJRyan@wccm.org
MERCY CLUB
During this Year of Mercy, a group of first and second
graders from St. Rose Grammar School and St. Rose
Religious Education (CCD) have joined together to form
the Mercy Club, a parish-based group dedicated to
performing the 14 corporal and spiritual Works of
Mercy.
The Mercy Club invites you to join them at 5pm on
Friday, February 26th at St. Rose Church for their second
Work of Mercy: Praying for the Living and the Dead. Fr.
Ed will lead the children in saying the Stations of the
Cross, and then the children will enjoy some fun
fellowship at Federico’s together with their families.
Folks of all ages are welcome to participate in the
Stations. If your child is interested in joining the Mercy
Club,
please
contact
Jean
Reilly
at
jeanpatrickteresa@aol.com.
Men’s Cornerstone Retreat
Cornerstone II ("I Am the Bread of Life") was held here
at St. Rose over February 19-20. A total of 36 men
participated in Cornerstone II. The weekend retreat
started Friday evening and wrapped up Saturday
evening with a Mass in the Church at 8pm and a great
reception afterward for participants, families and
friends. Our sincerest thanks to Father Ed, the St. Rose
staff (especially Charlie Kapighian) as well as Sister
Kathy and Chuck Rutan from St. Rose High School.
We must also tip our caps to Tom Dilberger who quietly
got a lot of things done for our group behind the
scenes. We are also proud to say Father Walter Quiceno
was one of our new Cornerstone candidates, and thank
him for his efforts through the weekend! Most of all we
want to express our appreciation to the families of all
36 participants.
SAINT ROSE HIGH SCHOOL
St. Rose High School Alumni Association will host a St.
Patrick’s Parade Watching Event on Sunday, March 6
2016, from 12:00-4 pm. Come out and watch the
Belmar Parade with alumni, parents of alumni, current
parents, family and friends from a heated tent at St.
Rose High School, Main Street parking lot. Admission is
free and for the 21+ crowd beer can be purchased. For
more information contact Erin O’Brien 732-681-2858 or
eobrien@strose.k12.nj.us
Spiritual Direction: Are you a person of prayer who is
trying to live a good Christian life? Did you ever feel it
would be nice to be able to share your journey with God
with someone who could help guide you on that
journey? Spiritual Direction could be the answer for
you. My name is Sister Kathleen Boyle, SSJ, and I
currently teach theology at St. Rose High School. I am
also available to be a Spiritual Director. If you think you
may be interested in spiritual direction, I would be
happy to meet with you to discuss the possibility. I can
be reached at St. Rose Convent, 732-681-1039 or my
cell # 609-304-8045.
SRHS Calendar Raffle: $3,000 in Prizes awarded, $150
minimum each pull. 9 chances to win on same ticket.
$20 per chance. Drawing to be held every Wednesday;
3/9 through 5/25. Net proceeds to benefit the PTA.
Winner need not be present.
Cut out and use this form to order your raffle tickets
until 3/8/16. Please make checks out to St. Rose High
School and mail form and check to: SRHS PTA Raffles,
607 7th Ave., Belmar, NJ 07719
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