Fr. David Kosmoski, Pastor

Mass Schedule

Saturday evening Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am and 11:30 am

Daily Mass: Monday-Friday: 8:00am followed by the Rosary

Wednesday: Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help after 8:00 am Mass

St. Andrew Mass Association: First Saturday of the month: 8:00 am Mass

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:00 pm

Parish Secretary: Rosemary Horniacek Parish Office: 732-634-4355

Parish Fax: 732-750-5905

Religious Education Department: Bette Vitale 732-636-4261

Parish e-mail: our.church@standrewparish.com

Parish website: www.standrewparish.com

New parishioners are welcomed!

Please register to become part of our parish family by calling or stopping by the rectory.

If your child is 18 years old, or out of college, they should register on their own.

Registration is one of the requirements for sponsor certificates.

Celebra�ng our Centennial �

1920 � 2020�

A glance into the past! �

Fr. Armand Pedata receives a

sports award on behalf of �

ST ANDREW CYO �

Baseball tournament FIRST PRIZE �

Championship�

�

Lenten grace �

“Let us press on to the goal to

win the prize of God’s heavenly

calling in Jesus Christ”�

Phil 3:14�

BILL LEAHY RIGHT �

SCHEDULE OF EVENT

Mon. 03/02 4:30PM Grade 7 Religious Ed.

6:30PM Grade 7 Religious Ed.

Tues. 03/03 4:00PM Grade 8 Religious Ed.

6:15PM RCIC

6:30PM Grade 8 Religious Ed.

7:30PM BINGO, doors open at 6PM

Fri. Day of Abstinence

Sat. 03/07 8:20AM Grades 1-6 Religious Ed.

3:00PM Confessions

4:00PM Vigil Mass

7:00PM N/A Meeting

7:30PM N/A non-Family Support Group

Sun. 03/08 8:00AM Mass

10:00AM Mass

11:30AM Mass

Mass Intentions

Mon. 03/02

8:00AM Salvatore Reo

Tues. 03/03 St. Katherine Drexel

8:00AM Sophie Johnson

Wed. 03/04 St. Casimir

8:00AM Gary Reddick

Thur. 03/05

8:00AM Dorothy Poulsen

Raymond T. Caffrey

Fri. 03/06 World Day of Prayer

8:00AM Joseph Caracappa

7:00PM Robert Sugzda

Sat. 03/07 Sts. Perpetua and Felicity

8:00AM Mass Association

4:00PM Vigil Patricia Dudas

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

Sun. 03/08

8:00AM Our Parish Family

10:00AM Elaine Kondracki

11:30AM Mary Mazzarella

SHRINE CANDLES 03/07/2020

BLESSED MOTHER SACRED HEART

Emily Almeida (Healing)� � Rose & Michael Copertino�

Kenneth Matulonis� � � Quinn/Nolan Families�

Frank Matulonis, Jr. & Sr � � Casale & Farkas Family

Torra Family� � � Kathleen Ward�Pasuco�

Lucy Trackim� � � Tonya Hogue Shearon� �

Bob Conway� � � John Vaselovic�

George & Dorothy Schnepf� � Mary Mazzarella�

Bill Higgins� � � Jillian Steed�

Joseph Di Marsico�� � Page Zulker�

� � � � Tonya Hague Shearon�

� � � � Jim Palli4o�

PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY

Sara Marie Eastman, Peter and Michele Guaracci, Jus�n Kitch-

en, Gerard Kopchik, Jus�n Lurker, Col. William McClary, Staff

Sergeant Keith Zalasar�

BINGO SCHEDULE

Tuesday , March 3

rd

, Mary Motta -Caller, Kr isten Gallagher -

Team Leader, Barbara Growney, Sue Bowers, Eileen Lemmon,

Timothy Peitz, Jackie Moller, Angie Strzyz, Maureen Willenbrock,

Christine Lee, Cake Bakers-Maribeth Hugelmeyer, Eileen Lemmon,

Donna Hofmann, Karen Shaffer, Molly Endler, Barbara Moore

LITURGICAL MINISTER’S SCHEDULE

Lector

Sat. 03/07 4:00PM Vigil L. Torra

Sun. 03/08 8:00AM M. Banick

10:00AM C. Rinaldi

11:30AM C. Monis

Eucharistic Ministers

Sat. 03/07 4:00PM Vigil K. Gallagher, S. Minetta,

A. Minetta, C. Filidei

Sun. 03/08 8:00AM S. Bowers, M. Motta,

H. Werte, B. Viater

10:00AM L. Quintana, D. Farkas

M. Fazioli, E. Potyrala

11:30AM G. Rios, C. DiMarsico,

E. Lemmon, M. Clifford

ALTAR SERVERS

Fri. 03/06 7:00PM M. Rowley, C. Monis,

A. Complido

Sat. 03/07 4:00PM Vigil A. Lasek, J. Kinsey, E. Sinatra

Sun. 03/08 8:00AM G. Travers, M. Rowley,

A. Terebetsky

10:00AM M. Abner, D. DeVotta,

C. Tisch

11:30AM D. Vanco, A. Vanco, C. Monis

* Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers if you are present at

a Mass that needs assistance please step forward .

Parishioner Prayer List

Baby Finn Botti, John Allen, Emily Almeida, George Alusik, BZ, Sr.,

Mark and Anthony Beluch, Kyle Bolger, Carl Booth, Donna Sumpolec

Bruno, Sylvia & Michael Bourgeois, Brian Burns, Dulce Caliero,

Carrissa, Rosemarie Catena, Robert Caulfield, Marie Christini, Ann

Ciarrico, Michelle Cole, Hector Colon, Charles Connolly, Dennis

Costante, Denise Covino, Gerilynn Crawford, Enrique Curbel, Linda

Czaplicki, Michael Cysani, Gary Davila, Baby Giuliana DeAngelis,

Grace DeVivo, Vincent Di Giorgio, Pat DiMarco, Pamela Drotar, Jeff

Eidson, Joao Elias, Mollie Endler, Marilyn Evan, Kyle Fairhurst,

Joann Foglia, Albert & Linda Foglia, Richard Fuentes, Marion Fulloon,

Frankie Gagliano, Diana and Jose Garcia, Daniela Giambrone,

Barbara Golinski, Mary Gorka, Ann Groben, Walter Hasting, Virginia

Higgins, Peter Jastrzembski, Amanda Jung, Cheryl Kenny, Bob Kizis,

Hanns Kozbial, Nicholas Koptko, Barbara La Coco, Richard Lagripo,

Anthony LaMotta, Nick Lange, Faith Longstreet, Catherine Masher,

Tiffany Masters, Joan Modzelewski, Garry Maurath, Robert Matzura,

Jeanne Michaloski, Gene Moore, Rose Muccilli, Irma Munez, Adam

Nowolzinski, Nick Petrillo, Angel Pimentel, Sandra Lynn Place, Laura

Poland, Peter Reimann, Terry and Tara Risso, Joe Romanowski,

Florence Salerno, Frank Salerno, Julie Salerno, Lou Salerno,

Barbara Santo, Wayne Schmitt, Charlene Schnepf, Trish Shuller,

Perry Stio, Josephine Strittmatter, Betty Sullivan, Julio Suarez, Jane

Taylor, Lauren Teague, Ryan Terebetsky, Paul Tornambe, Mike

Vallillo, Alice Wade, Dan Weiss, Robert Wodarski, Brian Zalasar,

Vincent Zalasar, Marianne Zelizi, Okaan Zenger

MARCH 1, 2020 - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

ST. ANDREW ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY

The Altar Rosary Society will be holding its next meeting

March 9th, at 7:00PM, in the Church Hall. We will say a

decade of the Rosary and have our regular meeting. Then

we will have a fun game of cards, so don’t forget your

$1.00 gift for the card game and wrap it real pretty!!! �

BINGO REQUEST

We are in need of items for “door prizes” at our weekly Bin-

go games. Please note that we can only “give away” BRAND

NEW items. NOT USED (not even once) or damaged (not

even slightly) Please assist your parish in this major fund-

raiser by volunteering once a month. Please call the rectory.

Thank you for your support! �

�

ST.VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY

�

Is looking for Communion dona�ons for girls of gently used or

new Communion Veils, (new) white socks & white gloves.

Please drop them off in the Parish hall any day before 1:00PM.

Dona�ons are greatly appreciated. �

FISH FRY FRIDAYS!

The St. Andrew’s Knights of Columbus,

109 Morrisey Avenue, Avenel

You are invited to our weekly Fish Fry Fridays

beginning Friday, February 28th on Fr iday s

through the Lenten Season (except Good Friday). We

will be serving fish dinners featuring fresh cod (baked

or fried) with additional side dishes. Dinner will be

served from 4:30PM until 7:30PM $12 per person ($10

for seniors and children under 10. No charge for

children under 5) Manhattan Clam Chowder

available-$1.50/cp. Take out will be available! Cake/

dessert donations are appreciated. BYOB

After School CCD classes!!

Important News!!!

Three large rooms are being transformed into

c lassrooms for the space needed to accommodate

the Rel ig ious Educat ion c lasses (grades 1�8) which

are moving to the rectory next September. There

wi l l no longer be Saturday Morning Classes as of

September, 2020 .

ST. ANDREW MASS ASSOCIATION

WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 7TH AT 8:00AM

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NEW AND RENEWED NAMES

FOR MARCH. 2020

Requested for: Requested by:

Carol Hila St. Andrew Pastoral Board

John Weachock The Clark Family

Walter J. Cronin Rita Murray & Family

Audrey Bowers Sue Bowers

Joseph DiMarsico Family Charlotte DiMarsico

The Rosso & Schargen Families Joanne Mecane

James LaMond James Lewis

Margaret Basil Dolores Hunter

Glen Shaffer Hank Werte

Carlie DeNora Susana Filippini

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CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2020-2021

TUITION ASSISTANCE

ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS OPEN

�

Families interested in applying for tui�on assistance to a6end an

eligible Diocese of Metuchen elementary or high school may

apply online now through FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment at

h6ps://online.factsmgt.com/aid. Online applica�ons must be

completed (including all required documenta�on) by no later

than March 31, 2020. Applica�ons are available in English and

Spanish.�

Families that need assistance comple�ng the online applica�on

or need access to a computer to apply should contact their

school. �

SCOUT DAY OF RECOLLECTION

All Catholic Scouts are invited, especially those

working on their Ad Altare & Pope Pius Xll religious

emblems to attend a

Scout Day of Recollection

At

St. Philip and St. James Church

430 South Main Street

Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020

Time: 11AM-2PM

Prayer, Talks, Adoration, Confession and Holy Mass,

Lunch will be provided by Troop 50

To Register: Call St. Philip and St. James Parish Of-

fice at 908-454-0112 ext. 3

RSVP: Monday, March 16th

Sponsored by the Diocese of Metuchen Committee

For Catholic Scouting

ST. ANDREW ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION. 1920-2020...MARK

YOUR CALENDARS, SEPT. 13, 2020

MASS FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION.

Marriage Encounter

Special families begin with special husband � wife

rela�onships. Please join us for a special weekend experience.

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the �me

and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communica�on, and

nourish the spirituality in your marriage. The next Worldwide

Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held April 24 �26.�

Please apply by April 10, as space is limited. Call 1�732�904�

9636 for applica�on and informa�on. Visit us at:

www.aweekendforyourmarriage.org for more informa�on.�

ST. JAMES PARISH LENTEN MISSION

“Feeding the Hungers of the Heart”

March 9th-llth at 7:00PM (Church)

Facilitated by: Fr. James Wallace C. Ss.R., Fr. Francis

Gargani C. Ss. R., Fr. Philip Dabney, C. Ss.R.,

The mission is for everyone...but especially you!!!! �

�

LADIES AFTERNOON TEA WITH MARY

The St. James Altar Rosary Society warmly invites you to an

A�ernoon Tea with Mary �

Saturday, March 21st at 1:00PM �

McCorris*n Hall, St. James Church, Tickets are $15 in

advance; $20 at the door. A variety of teas, tea

sandwhiches and confec*ons will be served. Guest �

Speaker Vicki Weiss, from the Mathis House will delight

us with a talk about Victorian customs and Tea! All pro-

ceeds benefit the St. James School Scholarship and the

Tui*on Angel funds. For more informa*on, contact

STJAMESALTARROSARY@GMAIL.COM�

R.C.I.A. RITE OF ELECTION AND RITE OF

CALLING CANDIDATES TO CONTINUING

CONVERSION

On the first Sunday of Lent, in every diocese throughout the world,

catechumens celebrate, with their Bishop, the Rite of Elec�on and

candidates celebrate the Rite of Calling Candidates to Con�nuing

Conversion. A Candidate, Robert Eggert, from our parish will join

candidates and catechumens from other parishes in the Diocese

Sunday aGernoon at the Cathedral. Their journey to Recep�on into

the Catholic Church has been a gradual process which has taken

place within this parish.�

We, the en�re parish community, have the primary responsibility for

the prepara�on of Robert through our prayers, our example and our

par�cipa�on in the various Rites. He cannot move into the next

phase or be recognized for his progress by Bishop Checchio at the

Call to Con�nuing Conversion without our recommenda�on. His

catechists and sponsor have publicly declared that he is ready to live

faithfully the commitment of the sacraments he will receive with us.

Based on that discernment, we, his parish family send him today to

the Rite to Call to Con&nuing Conversion with our blessings and our

prayers. Today we invite Robert to fuller par�cipa�on in our parish

community’s work: preaching the Good News, prayer, reconcilia�on,

worship and service�for the life of the world. At the Easter Vigil

Robert will be received into the Catholic Church and receive

Confirma�on and Eucharist.�

We invite all of you to become Spiritual Sponsors for Robert who

needs our prayers, encouragement, support, etc., as he enters the

final period of his prepara�on to receive the Sacrament of ini�a�on.�

You can see a picture of Robert on the bulle�n board at the front

entrance of the church.�

Pilgrimage to St. Padre Pio Shrine,

Rome and Sicily

Sicily is known for it amazing cathedrals with Byz-

antine mosaics, beautiful fishing villages and pre-

served Greek Temples. Enjoy deep fried rice balls

(Arancini), Eggplant Caponato, Spaghetti with

capers and cannolis which are specialties, not to

mention the gelatos. There are plenty terracotta

hand-painted pottery, and jewelry as well. The Wed-

ding chapel at Our Lady of Tears is a place that

brings much peace as many pilgrims go there asking

for help for their marriages and families. The high-

light of the tour is to visit the Shrine of Padre Pio

who is lies as an incorruptible in a glass tomb. A

tour of Rome brings you to see the major highlights

including the Sistine Chapel and Papal Audience.

Nov. 3-13, 2020 $3479.00 Included: Superior ho-

tels, most meals, gov. taxes, professional guides,

tour escort and daily Mass. So far 13 participants!!!

We are waiting for you! Viene con noi!!!!! Please

view the brochure on www.standrewparish.com under

Events.

FOR OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY : �

1. WE ARE PREPARING A COMMEMORATIVE CENTENNIAL

BOOKLET. IN ORDER TO DEFRAY THE COST, WE ASK IF YOU

OWN A BUSUINESS OR A LOCAL STORE YOU FREQUENT (ie:

hair or nail salons, gyms, restaurants etc.) WOULD LIKE TO

PUCHASE AD SPACE FOR OUR BOOKLET, PLEASE FILL OUT

THE ENCLOSED FORM. �

2. IF YOU HAVE ANY VINTAGE PICTURES OF THE CHURCH OR

PARISH ACTIVITIES ETC., PLEASE BRING THEM TO THE RECTO-

RY WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM SO WE MAY RETURN THEM

TO YOU OR YOU CAN SEND THE PHOTO(S) TO OUR E�MAIL

AT: OUR.CHURCH @STANDREWPARISH.COM�

3. IF YOU HAVE ANY PARISH MEMORABILIA TO SHARE, WE

WOULD MOST APPRECIATE IT AND OF COURSE IT WILL BE

RETURNED TO YOU.�

4. COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS FOR PURCHASE WILL ALSO BE

AVAILABLE...MORE INFO TO FOLLOW!�

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with Simply Strings �

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Featuring the “Faure Requiem” as well as

works by Rheinberger and Gesualdo. �

Caritas Chamber Chorale is joined by

Simply Strings and Wayne Die�erick on

the organ. Caritas Chamber Chorale is �

dedicated to serving the poorest of the

poor through the art of sacred music.�

�

Directed by Barbara Sanderman�

Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 3:00 PM�

St. Andrew Church�

244 Avenel Street, Avenel NJ�

�

This concert will be a solemn memorial for all

pastors, religious, priests and parishioners who

have gone before us since�

September 14, 1920�

�

See: caritaschamberchorale.org or call

732.718.0775 for more informa on. �

�

The concert is free and open to the public.�

A freewill offering will benefit the

St. Francis Caracciolo Mission in the

Democra*c Republic of Congo, Africa. �

PARISH MISSION

Celebra�ng our Centennial �

April 22�24th at 7:00 pm�

We will welcome Fr. Chris Alar

from the Divine Mercy Shrine

Stockbridge, Massachuse6s.

He is a popular and frequent

guest on EWTN. �

PARISH MISSION

Celebrating �

our Centennial�

Under God’s Mercy!�

April 22�24, 2020 at 7:30 pm�

The first two evenings (Wednesday and Thursday)

will focus on parish life, as

the instrument for healing in

our society. We especially

welcome anyone suffering

from addiction, fear, anxiety,

broken relationships, and

terminal illnesses. In the

words of our Lord to Sister

Faustina: “Greater the sinners

the greater the right they

have to My Mercy” Meditative music will be provided

by Sean Plante and David Valla. The mission concludes

on Friday evening with confessions at 6:00 PM. Mass

at 7:00 PM on Friday, April 24 will include a blessing

for healing with a relic of St. Faustina along with the

singing of the Divine Mercy. �

There is no cost for the Mission but a free will offering

is welcomed to support the work of the Divine Mercy

fathers. Religious items and literature will be

available for purchase each evening. Cake and coffee

will be provided in the church hall following the Mass

on Friday evening. �

We thank the “Angels Praying for You” healing ministry who

visited us at the 4:00 PM mass here at St. Andrew. They have

visited 7 church on Saturday, Feb 29th praying the rosary

throughout the day. They offered to come and conclude their

“retreat” day with prayers for us in this very special anniversary

year, praying for success for all of our ini�a�ves and plans. It is

our earnest desire that our centennial will be a way to open the

door to healing, that many more will find a home here to worship

in love and service. Thank you to our parishioner Ma Theresa

Sagcal for offering this grace filled moment. �

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