Parish Ministries Baptism Preparation

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1 Rev. Thomas Vala, Pastor Rev. Philip Ruggiero, Parochial Vicar Mark Micali, Deacon Tom Wadolowski, Deacon Freneau Ave. Matawan, New Jersey Parish Ministries Baptism Preparation Holly Cahill Marriage Preparation Holly Cahill Religious Education Pat Thein Liturgy Committee Father Philip Ruggiero Lector Coordinator Bruce Quinn Eucharistic Ministers Hank Montenegro Pre-Cana Tom & Mary Lou Wadolowski Bereavement Ministry Tom Wadolowski High School Youth Group Donald Norbut Music Director William Fiorelli Rite of Christian Initiation Peg Scholer Altar Servers Joe Cahill Ushers Joe Angello Prison Ministry - Mark Micali Services Athletic Director James Gallagher Decorating Committee Jean Fierro Clement House Frank Mack Safe Environment Coordinator Pat Thein Organizations Altar Rosary Society Maureen Siragusa Holy Name Michael Burke Knights of Columbus Carl Duque Senior Citizens Mary Ann O Brien Church Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Monday thru Friday Church Fax CCD Office Reception Center Parish Trustees Joe Angello Barbara Warden Parish Religious Education Program PREP St. Clement s Athletic Association MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Daily Mass Monday Friday 8:00 AM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Sundays at Noon SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 12:30PM to 1:15 PM SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made one year prior. Pre-Cana Conference required.

2 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, PM JOHN J. GIULIANO by Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Amato MICHAEL GIOVANIELLO by the Besso family LUIS FERNANDO CALVO by his family SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, AM DOLORES FALCON by John & Lori Ellis 9:30AM MARY BERTONE by Mary & Paul Egan EILEEN LENNOX by her friend Helen 11AM SEAN DAVIS by his Mom AUDREY LOPRETE by Pat Davis STANLEY KRYZANOWSKI by the Parish Office Staff MONDAY, JANUARY 25, AM VERONICA IXOT by her brother Vilter TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, AM LOUISE PETERSON by Betty Policari WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, AM MEN & WOMEN SERVING IN THE ARMED SERVICES THURSDAY, JANAURY 28, AM ANTONIETTA BARONE by Mary Buro FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, AM MARIA VALA by her family SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, PM STEVEN REQUENA by the Toll Collection Department Turnpike Division RAYMOND LUBENERECK by Susan Hartman & Dick Bowman MICHAEL & NANCY PALUMBO from the Palumbo Family SU NDAY, JANUARY 31, AM ELIZABETH SEBER by Wally & Nancy Seber 9:30AM MARY TERESE DUFFY by the Fenske family BOB FENSKE by his wife & family JANIS GUTCHIGIAN by John & Lori Ellis 11AM CATHERINE FLYNN by Pat Davis CONOR JOSEPH BREIDENBACH by Cathy and Al Genkinger JAMES FERRANO by Connie Guarnieri & family COLLECTION, SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 $9, Next week s second collection will be for the Church in Latin America. Please be as generous as your means allow. WEDDING BANS Gina Cichorz and Shane Meyer February 10, 2016 Ashes will be distributed at 8AM, 4 and 7:30PM. FAITH OF OUR FUTURE-PARISH SURVEY Please take home today s bulletin and complete the enclosed survey. Remove the page and return to one of the boxes at the entrance of the church next weekend. This will help us gather the information requested by the Bishop for the Faith of our Future project. We will also be holding a Town Hall style meeting to voice your opinions in the church at 7:30pm on Tuesday, Jan. 26, BAPTISM We wish to welcome into the family of God and the St. Clement parish community the following children who was baptized here this weekend: MADISON MARIE CAPO Child of Jennifer and Joseph OLIVIA TERESA DADDIO Child of Dara and Bill BRAYDEN DANIEL MOKEN Child of Jessica and Daniel LENTEN PREPARATION SCRIPTURE STUDY Please join interested fellow parishioners in weekly meetings during Lent to read, discuss, and understand the Church s Scripture preparation for Lent. Meet for the six Thursdays of Lent in the CCD classroom beginning at 7:30 PM on February 11. No advance preparation necessary. Please contact the church office with any questions at VOLUNTEER TO BE AN ALTAR SERVER If you have made your Confirmation or will make your Confirmation in April 2016 and are 13 to 18 years old you can become an Altar Server at St Clement Church. There are six practices beginning Monday, February 8th, in the church from 6:00 PM to 6:35 PM with the last practice on Monday, March 14th. Come to the first practice and see what its all about. If you have an interest please Joe Cahill at altarser@stclementmatawan.org VECHILE DONATION TO BENEFIT ST. CLEMENT Stan Kocur & Joe Cahill Program Managers St Clement Church is the beneficiary of a qualified vehicle donation program. As a tax deductible donation, car, trucks, motorcycles, vans, RVs and boats will be picked up at no cost to the donor. If you have a vehicle you wish to donate please contact St Clement Church , press 4 for the parish secretary.

3 PARISH POLICIES Parish Registration In order to be recognized as a practicing member of the Parish, it is necessary to be registered and show your presence and support by attendance at Mass, and also through the regular use of Church offertory envelopes. If you are new to the area and have any questions regarding Parish Registration, please call the Parish Office ( ). We are committed to serving the pastoral and spiritual needs of our parish, and we ask your prayers, and your commitment, to help meet this goal. Weddings Please call the Parish Office one year in advance of desired wedding date, BEFORE completing any other arrangements (reception hall, etc.). Weddings are celebrated only for members who have been registered with St. Clement for at least one year. The Wedding Liturgy should be planned with care and interest. On that day you celebrate the beginning of your life together, united to each other and Christ in the Sacrament of Matrimony. This Sacrament is very important and should be given the central focus on this very special day. The following practices are not done at St. Clement: the lighting of the Unity Candle, and the presenting of flowers this is not part of the Roman Rite. We also ask that flower girls and ring bearers be no younger than 6 yrs. Baptisms The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and fourth Sundays of each month at Noon. Arrangements must be made in advance. Prior to the birth of your first child, attendance at the Baptism Preparation Class is mandatory for parents; sponsors/ godparents also are encouraged to attend. Classes are held in the Church at 7:30 P.M. For more information, call the Parish Office. Sponsorship In order to be a sponsor/godparent for Baptism or Confirmation, a person must have received all Sacraments through Confirmation; be at least 16 years of age; be married in the Catholic Church; attend Mass faithfully also be a registered, actively participating parishioner for a minimum of six months. FINGERPRINTING: Parish volunteers that need to be fingerprinted can obtain the Registration Form on the Religious Ed. Website. Go to and click on the tab for Downloadable Forms to print this document. PLEASE LET THE PARISH KNOW IF YOU HAVE A CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR PHONE NO. BEFORE MASS BEGINS, PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONE OFF. ST. CLEMENT OFFERS PARISH GIVING, an On-line Electronic Funds Transfer GIVING PROGRAM. VISIT NO PARKING ZONE PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH IS A NO PARKING ZONE. THIS IS TO ALLOW FIRE TRUCKS TO ENTER IN CASE OF EMERGENCY AND ALSO TO ENABLE OTHER PARISHIONERS TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. Specializing in Personalized Catering for All Occasions Elegant & Affordable Wedding Packages Exclusively by W. J. Mayer Catering (732) Special Packages for Parish Members Voted Best Weddings by KNOT Magazine If you would like to bring up the gifts at Mass, please speak to an Usher before Mass begins. Ushers are needed at Mass. If you can help, please see one of the ushers. Your help is appreciated. RCIA Do you or a loved one wish to deepen your relationship with God? Are you interested in receiving your Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation? Would you like to find out more? Come and see us or give us a call! Peg Scholer , Cathy Boland (732) or Roni Vezeris (732) The Altar Rosary Society meets the first Wed. of each month (with the exception of June, July and August) in the Reception Center. 7:30PM Recitation of the Rosary; 8PM meeting. All ladies of the parish are invited. Altar Rosary members attend the First Sunday, 8AM Mass of each month (with the exception of June, July and August). The Holy Name Society meets the first Monday of each month at 7:30 P.M. in the House of Hope. Men of the parish are cordially invited to attend. The Knights of Columbus meet the second and fourth Monday of each month at 8PM in the Reception Center. Men of the parish are cordially invited to attend. ST. CLEMENT SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB meets every Tuesday morning at 10:30 in the Reception Center. Come and make new friends. There are many activities to enjoy. You need not be a member of St. Clement to join. The Seniors sponsor a trip to Atlantic City the third Monday of every month. Call Peggy Sullivan at RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Please continue to check the Web Page for information regarding Religious Education and Sacraments. The Upper Room, Neptune, sponsored by the Diocese of Trenton, offers many programs. For info, go to center. Then click on Like button on Facebook page.

4 Special Intentions Major Chris Spaulding, US Air Force Staff Sgt. Rory Duane, U.S.M.C. Thomas Labenski, U.S. Navy CCMS Joseph R. Greene, Jr., US Air Force CPL Matthew Galvin, U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas A. Parisi, 10th Mountain, U.S. Army Tyler Bienkowski, U.S.M.C. At times people ask to make a donation to the Church in memory of a loved one. We certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness. Please speak to Father Philip regarding liturgical items. THE PARISH WEBSITE IS ACTIVE AND UPDATED REGULARLY. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK. To include a church activity on our Web Site, Mr. Quinn at admin@stclementmatawan.org ELECTRONIC GIVING PARISH GIVING..This is the reminder that the contributions for 2014 have been updated and we welcome you to log in to to review and enter contributions for the New Year. PLEASE NOTE: Only recurring contributions (such as Sunday offering, Building Fund, etc.) will be carried forward. All special (including Christmas and the Holy days) and second collections must be re-entered for the new calendar year. Please also note that you can download a report detailing your contributions for the past year by simply entering the dates in the search field on the contribution history tab (ex 01/01/14-12/31/14). Then click on the pdf icon (on the right hand side of the page) to generate the report. COMMUNITY ACTIVITY BOARD Take a moment to stop by our community activity board in the vestibule of the church. Information on activities in other parishes and our community will be posted there and updated each week. BAPTISM CLASS THE NEXT BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS will be held on TUESDAY, February 9, 2016 at 7:30P.M. in the Church. To register for the class, please call the Parish Office. SAVE THE DATE! The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a blood drive here at St. Clement on Sunday, March 6th. More information to follow but mark your calendar now! HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP Learn & Live Your Faith Our January Monthly Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 24 th in the Parish Center Annex from 7 to 9 PM. The topic is Tested by Fire. Refreshments will be served. All Public and Catholic HS Students are welcome. Come out and join us and see what we are all about and bring a friend. For more information about upcoming activities and meetings, contact Don Norbut at or djnor38@gmail.com. ALTAR ROSARY Join the Altar Rosary on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at our Reception Center. Recitation of the Rosary is at 7:30PM and the meeting starts at 8PM. Bingo will be played with Whacky Prizes to be won. Come join the fun! All women over the age of eighteen in and outside our parish are welcome! Contact Maureen Siragusa for more information at DONATIONS IN MEMORY At times people ask to make a donation to the Church in memory of a loved one. We Certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness. Please speak to Father Philip regarding liturgical items. CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY & THE ROSARY Plan on joining our Altar rosary, Choir, Holy Name and Knights of Columbus every Wednesday at 7PM in the church for prayer. All are welcome!

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