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Saint James Elementary School
10 Peters Place Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
732-741-3363 Website: mysaintjames.com
Saint James Convent
25 Drummond Place Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
732-741-0724
Parish Office
94 Broad Street Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Telephone: 732-741-0500 Website: sjredbank.org
Parish Office Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Red Bank Catholic High School
112 Broad Street Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
732-747-1774 Website: redbankcatholic.org
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Located: 100 Chapel Hill Rd. Middletown, New Jersey
732-741-5516
SAINT JAMES PARISH A CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ON THE PILGRIMAGE OF HOLINESS
Reflecting on the Gospel The gospel begins with God, not us. It describes in sweeping detail the unparalleled, intimate relationship to which the Father and Jesus invite us: chosen by them, given a share in their joy, called friends by them, told everything by them, appointed by them to bear fruit, and given whatever we ask in Jesus' name. In response, we are to incarnate this divine-human relationship in our relationships with each other: "love one another as I love you." God’s love is so freely and lavishly given. In turn, we are to empty ourselves and give that love to those we meet. We are not to love on our terms; we are to love as Jesus has
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May 2, 2021
Inside This Week Announcements .................. 7 Faith Formation ................. 10 Mary’s Month of May........ 14 Mass Intentions ................... 4 Parish Staff/Ministries ......... 6 RBC .................................... 12 Sacrament Life .................... 3 St. James School ................ 11 This Week ............................ 3 Youth Ministry ................... 11
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Welcome Our Mass Schedule We will continue to live-stream many of our Masses on our parish website and parish YouTube channel. Please note that face mask must be worn during the entire liturgy and social distancing maintained by sitting in the designated areas. Reconciliation is celebrated in the Narthex.
Visiting our Parish Offices and Schools Our Parish and School Offices have reopened. Our parish is open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. The office is closed for lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. St. James Elementary School Office is open 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and Red Bank Catholic High School Office is open 7:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Please note that during the pandemic the number of visitors present in the office at one time will be limited; a mask covering nose and mouth must be worn at all times; visitors will need
to complete a brief questionnaire. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these challenging times.
A Message from Msgr. Joe Brothers and sisters, as we move toward the end of the Easter season, our liturgies begin to turn from reflection on Jesus’ resurrection to our mission as baptized followers of Christ. This Sunday is the pivot for that move. The message of today’s celebration could not be clearer. The word “love” appears in the second reading and Gospel today eighteen times, especially appropriate on this Mother’s Day. The primary meaning of the word "love" in Scripture is a purposeful commitment to sacrificial action for another so that the other can be all that they are called to be as person and in fulfillment of God’s will. When we love with this kind of love, we are seeking to give of ourselves. The most extravagant example of this love is the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for us, and the willingness of God to give his one and only Son on our behalf. God seeks nothing from us. Nothing we have to give God would provide him any gains. He simply loves us. Loving others goes far beyond just being a good person because true love
still operates when we don’t feel like it. The grace we’ve been given provides the strength we need to pass it on. Jesus didn’t want to go through the pain of the cross, but the love Jesus has for the Father defines his allegiance. He cried in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane; yet, he obeyed the Father in his mission to save the entirety of the human family. In life there will be quarrels, fights, animosity, manipulation, justification, entitlement, and a slew of other tempting options to embrace. In faith, we choose daily to surrender our inclinations so that Jesus’ love can move through us. It’s not something we do but that he does through us. As C.S. Lewis wrote, “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” Faith is an personal journey with God, and we aren’t always privy to the details of a person’s faith journey. What we don’t know is everybody’s story. But, we do know that Christ is Love and as Christians we should model Jesus kindness, forgiveness,
and inclusionary grace towards every human being as the creation of God that they are and treating them with the unconditional love of Christ. As we continue our celebration today, let us be mindful of God’s great love for us, and also of the love that we must show to those around us. In our celebration of Eucharist today, let us give thanks for all who have been instruments of divine love to us, especially our mothers and those who have been like mothers to us. The witness of a follower of Jesus is experienced in the beauty of the vocation of motherhood. Not much is stronger than a mother’s love for her child. Our mothers, together with our fathers, are the ones who first teach us about love and how to respond to those in need. The Church, in many ways, is also a mother to us. She teaches us how to love and to respond to those in need. From her we receive the grace of the sacraments, are taught to hear the word of God, and receive teaching to guide our steps in the truth and freedom of the children
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Our Parish Mission We are here to walk with you in your relationship with God wherever you are
on life’s journey. We invite you to join with us in the celebration of the sacraments, prayer, learning and serving so that each person can grow in
discipleship and together we can witness the Kingdom of God.
Sacraments and Worship
Reconciliation Reconciliation is celebrated Monday through Friday following the 8:00 am and Saturday at 4:00 pm in the narthex.
Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is for children of registered parishioners. Please contact the parish office for information on scheduling a baptism for your child.
Marriage Ideally, couples planning to marry at St. James should contact the Parish Office one year in advance so that they may complete the necessary marriage preparation process. Please set date with Church before making other plans. Contact the Parish Office for an appointment.
Care of the Sick Please notify the Parish Office when serious illness occurs or when the sick, aged, or incapacitated are confined to home for an extended period. Arrangements can be made to bring communion to those unable to attend Mass. Please contact the Parish Office.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The RCIA is a process of prayer, study and spiritual formation which prepares adults for their entrance into the Church. Any adult who is interested in learning about the Catholic Church is invited to call the Parish Office.
Parish Registration You are most welcome to join as a member of St. James Parish. You may register by contacting the Parish Office during business hours. If moving, please inform the parish office so that we can update your record.
This Week at St. James
May 9
SUN
8:15 am Mass 9:30 am Mass 10:45 am Mass 12:00 pm Mass 1:00 pm Baptism 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet
Church/Online Church/Online Church/Online Church/Online Church Church
May 10
Mon
6:30 am Mass 8:00 am Mass 10:30 am Memorial Mass 7:00 pm Liturgy Training: Lectors & EM
Church Church/Online Church Church
May 11
TUES
6:30 am Mass 8:00 am Mass 9:00 am Staff Meeting 9:30 am SJS Mass/May Crowning
Church Church/Online Meeting Room Church/Online
May 12
WED
6:30 am Mass 8:00 am Mass 5:00 pm RBC Performing Arts Showcase 6:00 pm Folk Choir/Adult Choir Practice 7:00 pm RBC Performing Arts Showcase
Church Church/Online Parking Lot Choir Loft Parking Lot
May 13
THURS
6:30 am Mass 8:00 am Mass 5:30 pm Wedding Rehearsal
Church Church/Online Church
May 14
FRI
6:30 am Mass 8:00 am Mass 10:00 am Memorial Mass 5:30 pm Wedding Rehearsal
Church/Online Church/Online Church Church
May 15
SAT
8:00 am Mass 10:30 am Memorial Mass 1:00 pm Wedding 2:45 pm Wedding 4:00 pm Confession 5:30 pm Mass
Church/Online Church Church Church Church Church/Online
May 16
SUN
8:15 am Mass 9:30 am Mass 10:45 am Mass 12:00 pm Mass 1:00 pm Baptism 1:30 pm Baptism 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet
Church/Online Church/Online Church/Online Church/Online Church Church Church
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We Pray for One Another Mass Intentions
May 8 Sat
5:30 pm The Herman & Madden Families / Mr. & Mrs. Robert Herman
Mrs. Eileen Scalitti / The Parent Family
May 9 Sun
8:15 am
9:30 am
10:45am 12:00pm
Mrs. Alice Johnson / Mary and Ronnie Dolores Shea MacConnachie / Her
Daughters Arthur F. Stancati / His Family Margaret Schweers / Her Family Special Remembrances of the Week John J. Wilburn / Timothy & Caroline Jillian McGaffigan / Mary Ellen O’Connor
May 10 Mon
6:30 am 8:00 am
The People of the Parish Dorothy Procida / Her Daughter, Karin
Thomas
May 11 Tues
6:30 am 8:00 am
The People of the Parish Sharon Bonitz / The Bonitz Family
May 12 Wed
6:30 am 8:00 am
The People of the Parish Andrew J. O’Bosky III & Andrew J. O’ Bosky
IV / The O’Bosky Family
May 13 Thurs
6:30 am 8:00 am
The People of the Parish Grace Lytwyn / The Edgerly Family
May 14 Fri
6:30 am 8:00 am
The People of the Parish Frances Ruane / Warren McManus
May 15 Sat
8:00 am 5:30 pm
The People of the Parish Steven Schmelz / The Edgerly Family Lynn Moody / Kaitlyn and the Dalziel
Family
May 16 Sun
8:15 am
9:30 am
10:45am 12:00pm
Joan Fraller / The Fraller Family John McKenna / “Chapter AR - PEO” Thomas & Mary Belton / The Mastriano
Family Deceased Members of the Woods &
Murphy Families / Their Family Special Remembrances of the Week Ann J. Witek / Dr. & Mrs. Paul Hickson &
Family Angelina & Joseph LoPresti / Marian
Mayer
Memorials Our Lady’s Candle is Offered In Loving Memory of
Ellen Perry Brennan by Her Family
We remember our special intentions of the week: Jacques Archambault / Andre & Patricia Archambault;
Patricia Burke / Jack & Maureen Dwyer; John Merris / Jack & Maureen Dwyer; Beatrice Schlapkohl / Peter & Lucy Rounds;
Susan Daly Stanek / Catherine Craig Weber & Family
The Deceased of our Parish Deceased Parishioners, Family and Friends of St. James
Lucy Kennelty; Arthur F. Stancati; Mary Kathleen (Pettit) Morgan; Stanley Rutkowski; Ann Sosa and Michael Callahan
The Sick of our Parish Come to us, O risen Savior, faithful physician of our bodies and souls, and grant relief to our sick and aging who suffer Ceilie Reynolds; Joe; Edie Rose O’Neill; Laura King; Walter
Peterson; Lisa Byrne; Rocco DiMaggio; Oddo Gunther; Mary Beth Meehan; Lucy Bradshaw; Wayne Gallagher; James
Scarpone, Sr.; Cash McHugh; The Marks Family Names on the Prayers for the Sick list will be removed at the end of the
month. Please contact the parish office if you wish someone to remain on the sick list the new month.
The Newly Baptized We remember in prayer those we have welcomed into
our community through the waters of Baptism. Axel John Polito
Our Parishioners Celebrating Marriage Michael Illiano and Stephanie Cellitti Michael Phair and Elizabeth Sobers
Wedding Banns We remember in prayer the engaged couples of our
parish who are preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage, answering God’s call to live in His love.
Thomas Lind and Lauren Ginefra (III) Richard Hartsgrove and Nicole Vogel (III) Richard Cauterucci and Ernslyne Moss (II)
Those Serving our Nation Maj. Steven Carbone; Staff Sgt. Matthew D’Alessandro, USMC; Steven James Gluth; Jason Palendrano; Staff Sgt.
Matthew Roberts; Jonathan Welch; Maj. Nicholas Abbate & Capt. Justin Abbate (brothers), USMC; Majors Brian C. Jones
(Truex) & Crystal Jones (Husband & Wife); Capt. Josh Pershing; Brendan Gilroy; SSGT Brian Dilger, Jr., USMC; Col. Robert Duchaine; Maj. Carlo Brancato, USMC; Capt. Robert Beery; Capt. Thomas Beery; Capt. Sean Screen (Iraq); Sgt.
James Conklin (Afghanistan); 1LT Cooper Lewis, USMC; Spec E4 Thomas F. Welch, V; Navy, AOAA Brian J. Truex; Sgt. Kevin Andia, USMC; Lt. Jeffrey Trezza; LTJG. James Rimmele, Coast Guard; USMC LCPL Walter Anderson; LCPL Nicholas Yowan; James Reilly Shinnick, USA; E2PFC Connor Clark; Pvt. Sean Bradley, USA; Sgt. Brendan Reiss, USA, 82nd Airborne Div.
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Reflecting on the Gospel (continued from cover)
loved us. This love is demanding; this is the only love that brings us lasting joy. Immediately after Jesus expresses the desire that his joy become complete in us, he commands us to "love one another." What is his joy? The deep resonance of risen Life that arises from being faithful to the Father's will. What is the love he commands? Laying "down one's life." Joy and love are the Easter mystery made visible. Love always brings us to Good Friday, because then we gaze upon the Jesus who lays down his life. This Jesus calls us to lay down our own life, to give ourselves over to the kind of self-giving life that brings Life to others. Joy always proclaims Easter Sunday, that day when Life burst forth from death. We who remain in Jesus' love and welcome his joy in us embody the Easter mystery, make visible God's saving events, witness to bearing the fruit of the Father's gift of Life. What may sound like a convoluted gospel text using the word love way too many times (nine times!) boils down to something really quite simple: live the Easter mystery every day of our lives. The second reading and gospel help us understand how we are to bring our Easter living down to something concrete and measurable. God expressed divine love by sending the Son "as expiation for our sins" (second reading). Likewise, we express our love by "laying down" our lives (gospel). Love is no "pie-in-the-sky" feeling as our contemporary society might have us believe. Instead, love is laying down one's life by caring for others, keeping God's commandments, treating everyone as friend. Jesus' love for us is the model: he sacrificed his life, so must we; he overcame death, so must we overcome our own reluctance to die to self for the good of others. Our joy can be complete only when we
love as Jesus did. The gospel command to "love one another" demands a different kind of love than is projected by the media and society in general. Our love for one another is to emulate Jesus' love—a love that is total, demanding, self-emptying, self-giving. Jesus doesn't ask us to do anything that he hasn't done first. Yes, the command is simple: "love one another." The demand is imposing: lay down our lives. Keeping God's commandments is
laying down our lives-we surrender our will to doing God's will and in this is the dying. Caring for and reaching out to others is laying down our lives-also a dying. Doing the little things every day not because we have to but because we see the other as the beloved of God is dying. We choose all these and other ways of dying because we know this is love and love is risen Life rising to kiss us with a share in divinity. And our joy is complete when we love in this way-as Jesus loves us.
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
Peter preaches to the Gentiles for the first time in the house of Cornelius. Peter realized that God would accept any person who acted uprightly, regardless of his or her heritage. Then the Holy Spirit descended on the Gentiles and Peter allowed them to be baptized in the name of Jesus.
Second Reading: 1 John 4:7-10
John advises all believers to love one another, for love is a gift from God. The person without love does not know God, whose love for us is so great he sent his only son so that we might have life through him.
Gospel: John 15:9-17
Jesus asks his disciples to live on in his love and to “Love one another as I have loved you.” He explains that he chose them to follow him, and promises if they keep his commandments they will have anything that they ask for in his name.
Readings for the Week
Monday Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26—16:4a
Tuesday Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11
Wednesday Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Saint Pancras, Martyr Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Jn 16:12-15
Thursday Our Lady of Fatima Acts 18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20
Friday Saint Matthias, Apostle Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17
Saturday Saint Isidore Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28
Sunday The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13/Mk 16:15-20
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Parish Staff/Ministry Directory Clergy
Rev. Msgr. Joseph N. Rosie, Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Vincent Magdaraog, Parochial Vicar [email protected]
Rev. Daison Areepparampil, Parochial Vicar [email protected]
Rev. Msgr. Eugene Rebeck Weekend Assistant
Deacon Bryan Davis [email protected]
Parish Staff
Robert Abatemarco, Principal RBC 732-747-1774
Veronica Alexander, Finance Office [email protected]
Edward Cardoza , Mt Olivet Cemetery 732-741-5516
Fillie Duchaine, Coordinator, Rel. Ed. [email protected]
Lori Edgerly, Human Resources [email protected]
JoAnn Giordano, Principal SJS 732-741-3363
Helene Kenney, Parish Secretary [email protected]
Pam Taylor, Finance Office [email protected]
Fred Valentino, Director of Facilities
Ministry Facilitators
For more information about our parish ministries or to volunteer to serve, please send your contact info to [email protected] and the ministry you are interested in
Adult Choir Ashley Kate Gimotea
Altar Servers Christian Buckman
Altar Society Rita Kline
Faith in Our Future
Folk Choir Joe Clark
Hospitality Stephanie Snow
Lazarus Ministry Ann Marie Six
Knights of Columbus Bob Shearer
Our Daily Bread Martha Christofili
Peace of Christ Prayer Group Sue Kuhar
RCIA Deacon Bryan Davis
Religious Ed Program Fillie Duchaine
River Jordan Ministry Mary Ellen Connelly
Senior Citizens Sr. Ethel Friedman
Social Concerns Jim Schmitt
That Man is You Jack Paul
Ushers Pat Flood
Young Adults Colleen Owens
Youth Group Lynda Fiorenza
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Solemnity of the Ascension This year due to the pandemic and the dispensation from the obligation to attend mass on holy days, the Bishops of the New Jersey have transferred the celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord from Thursday, May 13 to Sunday, May 16 (the Seventh Sunday of Easter). You may place your Ascension offering on this Sunday.
Special Collection Next Weekend: Catholic Communications Campaign Next week our special collection supports the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with Christ and builds Catholic communities in the United States and developing countries using the internet, television, radio, and print media. Half of the money collected remains here in the Diocese of
Trenton to fund local communications efforts. Your support helps spread the Gospel message! To learn more, visit www.usccb.org/ccc.
COVID-19 Vaccinations St. Anthony’s Parish, working with the VNA and Parker Health Clinic, is offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 18 and older. It is necessary to register for an appointment that is usually given within a couple of days. Registration times at St. Anthony’s are Sundays at 2:15 pm in the Church Entrance or outside next to the Baptistry, and on Mondays and Tuesdays at 6:00 pm at St. Crispin’s Food Pantry (Herbert Street side of the Parish property). If anyone is homebound, arrangements can be made to have a nurse bring the vaccine to them at home. For more information contact St. Anthony’s Parish.
Sign-up for Our Weekly Email What to know what is happening at St. James Parish delivered to your email. Then sign-up for our weekly update sent your email address to [email protected].
Join Us for Daily Rosary Our parish prays the Rosary daily following the 8:00 Mass. You may join in person or through our live stream found on our parish website.
Divine Mercy Chaplet Our parish prays the Divine Mercy Chaplet every Sunday at 3:00 pm in the Church. All are welcome.
Our Daily Bread With your help we can assist those in need of temporary assistance. Your donation to the poor boxes is greatly appreciated.
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Parish Announcements
A new way of giving to the parish weekly offertory. St. James Par-ish is proud to promote enhanced stewardship through electronic funds transfer. Electronic Funds Transfer enables you to have your Sunday Offering automatically debited from your checking account or credit card. You choose how much to give, how often to give and what method of payment is to be used. We have partnered with ParishSOFT Giving to offer this program to all our parishion-
ers. It’s Simple: log on to the parish website www.sjredbank.org and click Giving Tab and follow the easy registration instructions. It’s Secure: Parish Giving is PCI compliant and uses the strongest SSL encryption technology available. It is during these months that we depend the most on online giving to continue tour ministry. We prayerfully invite you to use ParishSOFT Giving from your computer, smartphone or tablet to set up a recurring donation or make a one-time gift. For more information or to enroll please contact the parish office or visit our parish website.
Thank You for Your Generous Support
May 1-2, 2021
Budget $ 10,025*
Collection/Mail $ 9,270
Online Giving $ 1,543
Total $ 10,813
107%
*due to the pandemic our weekly collection budget has been reduced 25%. We would normally budget $13,000
for our weekly collection
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Msgr. Joe (continued from page 2)
Parish Ministries Due to the relaxation of requirements limiting social gatherings, all of our ministries and activities can resume. You are invited to contact the ministry facilitators regarding the possibility of meeting in person. For a list of ministry facilitators please see last page of the bulletin. For the most recent announcement and updates please visit our parish website.
Thank You: We Have Reached Our Goal! Our generous parishioners have pledged $81,415 (115%) towards our parish goal of $70,000 from 201 donors. Our parish will receive a rebate of 15% of the collected goal and 50% of collected pledges/gifts over our goal. If you have not yet made a gift, please consider supporting our diocese to donate
online go to: www.dioceseoftrenton. org/catholicappeal or contact the parish office. Thank you for your prayerful consideration.
Grab and Go Meals Red Bank Regional holds on Mondays from 2pm to 3pm. We are currently operating under a waiver from the NJ Department of Agriculture that allows us to distribute meals for anyone in the community ages 18 and younger free of charge. We do not ask for ID or any other information. We are currently distributing 7 breakfasts and lunches per person for each week.
Secular Franciscans: We Are the New Kids in Town Starting in May the Secular Franciscan Fraternity of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be meeting at St Denis! Although new to the parish, we have been
around quite a while, more than 800 years! Founded by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century, we were founded as an Order specifically for laypeople. An Order is a way of life and, like all Franciscans, ours is to serve God and His people by joyfully bringing the Gospel to life and life to the Gospel. Our first meeting will be on Saturday, May 15 at 9:30 am in St. Denis School. Like our founder, St. Francis, we are deeply devoted to Our Lady and we will include a talk and brief study on the Annunciation, as well as, a flower Dedication to Our Lady under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We hope that you will join us and come and see what we are all about. For more information please contact us at dawnrusinko@yahoo. com and yes, we will be following social distancing guidelines. All are welcome!
Parish Announcements (continued from page 7)
of God. As the parish family of St. James, we are grateful to the mothers and all the women of our parish who share their faith with us and strengthen us in the journey of Christian discipleship. Your love and presence to our parish family aids each of us. Happy Mother’s Day! We offer in a particular way our congratulations to those children of our parish who celebrate their First Holy Communion this weekend. It is with joy that we welcome you and share with you at the table of the Lord.
We also welcome home those young adults of our community returning from college and university, it is good to have you home. We offer our congratulations to those who have or are graduating and wish you well as you pursue further education or begin your working career. Finally, please note that this year due to the continuing pandemic, the bishops of New Jersey have transferred the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord from this Thursday, May 13 to Sunday, May 16. As we gather for Eucharist next
weekend, we will celebrate the Ascension in place of the Seventh Sunday of Easter. This really isn’t that unusual. Most dioceses in the United States have permanently transferred the Ascension. You are reminded as well that the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass remains in effect. Let us continue to pray for one another in love as we prepare for our celebration of Pentecost and the renewal of the Holy Spirit in our midst. Have a great week and Happy Mother’s Day.
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Congratulations to the Children
of our parish who have celebrated their
First Holy Communion
Julia Aiello
Andreana Alo
Ryan Azenheimer
Gabriella Benavides
Collin Brown
Rocco Carmello
Maxwell Churney
Owen Corliss
Marco Crocco
James Crowley
Ginevra Dalia
Kenneth Dalton
John Luca DePalma
Giavonna Duchaine
Michael Falco
Felicia Farro
Brendan Feeley
Kayleigh Fetter
Gavin Fisco
Beckett Fogliano
Liam Gill
Brayden Gillen
Holly Hale
Martin Hazim
Luke Hemschoot
Harrison Horn
Elle Jorgensen
Declan Kelly
Anna Kontos
Morgan Limekiller
Kylie Lopez
Selene Louisa
Michael Maier
Mackenzie Manley
Olivia McLoughlin
Ava Matthews
Oliver Matthews
Sophie Medina
Enzo Mesquita
Valentina Mesquita
Bryce Meyer
Gabriella Minnella
Erin Molloy
Rose Mulvan
Leilani Nazon
Gavin Neuhaus
Sophia Niosi
Vivianne Nolen
Sloane O'Beirne
Alexandra Pohl
Maksym Poruchynsky
Charles Preiser
Massimo Provenzano
Abigail Reuter
Charlotte Saliga
Olivia Scarpulla
Katelynn Schimpf
Natalie Smith
Alexander Solaz
Vivienne Starkey
Vincent Valentino
William Vamvas
Sofia Windos
Jack Young
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Faith Formation Religious Education Program Information about registration for next year will be available shortly. If you are interested in volunteering as catechists or aides for next year’s program, please contact Mrs. Fillie Duchaine. Thank you to all who made this challenging year of religious education a wonderful experience for all our students and their fami-lies. Your cooperation and flexibility were greatly appreciated.
Mrs. Fillie Duchaine Coordinator of Religious Education
[email protected] 732-446-7050
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St. James Elementary School Financial Aid Application The Diocese of Trenton Financial Aid application for Round 2 is due May 17th. The Diocesan Tuition Assistance Program is for families with children attending Catholic schools in the Diocese of Trenton. In order to ensure a fair and impartial analysis, applications are made through FACTS Grant and Aid Assessment, the Diocese’s 3rd party provider. This is an online only application process. There is a $30 application fee payable online at the time of application. Please access the Diocesan site for full details on the program, including important deadline dates, and to apply: https://dioceseoftrenton.org/financial-assistance. Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Portela.
SJS Invites You to Start the Journey Come and see what sets us apart! A superior PreK‐3 through Eighth Grade Education, a 2018 National Blue
Ribbon School. Enjoy learning more about our school from our website www.mysaintjames.com. Call Marian Cavanaugh 732- 741‐3363 x1 to make an appointment and see why we are so proud of our school. Registration for the 2021‐2022 school year is open!
Mark that Melody" - May 15 Saint James School is proud to present our first "Mark that Melody" on Saturday, May 15th, at the Colts Neck Fire Company #1! Test your musical knowledge of songs from the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and today! Seating is limited and requires a reservation so please submit your RSVP and payment by May 7th. Visit the flyer in the Virtual (WIN) folder on the school website for all details and reservation form. Any questions can be directed to Suzanne Fixsen.
Summer Reading Lists The Summer reading lists are now available for Grades K through 5 on the SJS main web page and also under
the "For our Parents & Children" section on the SJS website. Keep an eye on the website for Grades 6 through 8 reading lists which will be posted in the upcoming weeks.
Box Tops for Education - Buy, Scan, Earn! Help earn easy money for our school! No more clipping, no more sending in Box Tops to school. All you need is your phone. Download the Box Tops mobile app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find participating products. It's that simple!
Mrs. JoAnn Giordano Principal
732-741-3363 www.mystjames.com/sjrb
facebook.com/SaintJamesRedBank
Office Hours: Monday to Friday
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Youth Ministry Are you interested in putting your FAITH into ACTION?
Join the Saint James Youth Group!
Living Rosary: Change of Date Join us for a Living Rosary on Saturday, May 22nd at 6:45 pm (after the 5:30 pm Mass) The Saint James Youth Group, together with the newly Confirmed members of our parish and First Communicants will be leading the parish in a recitation of the rosary. Each participating student will hold a votive. As each prayer in the rosary is recited, successive votives will be lit, until our rosary is complete, creating a prayer in light in honor of Mary, Our Mother.
Upcoming Events: Saturday, May 22nd @ 6:45 pm Living Rosary: Please mark you calendar and join us in this beautiful devotion! Saturday, May 24th School Year End
Picnic at Marine Park: Details to follow
When and Where Our youth ministry program at Saint James is open to young people in grades 7 through 12. We meet two Sundays a month at 2:00 pm in the Eck Center behind the Church. Due to the pandemic, attendance at our meetings is via Zoom unless otherwise announced.
Follow us! Find us on Instagram or Twitter @sjsyouthgroup.
For more information contact Mrs. Fiorenza at [email protected]. or [email protected]
Mrs. Lynda Fiorenza 732-741-0500
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RBC Students Help Feed the Hungry On a vacant lot in Red Bank, students from Red Bank Catholic High School are mixing the ancient lessons of agriculture with new technology to help tackle food insecurity amid a global pandemic. They’re also hoping to create a new model for food-sharing. On a chilly morning, RBC seniors Siobhan Hempstead and her twin sister, Brigid, of Fair Haven, were on site, digging in for their second season on a patch of ground between Lunch Break and the building that houses the Hair Works salon on Drs. James Parker Boulevard. “It’s a lot more work than I thought,” said Brigid, as she planted green onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes. She recalled harvesting Romaine lettuce from then-covered beds last December as snow lay on the ground. “It was cold,” she said. What was her concept of where vegetables came from before then? “Sickles,” said Siobhan. “Kids today really don’t understand where their food comes from, how much work goes into it,” said science teacher and project leader Bryan Nesci. “Before this, they never were really in a garden. They’re plugged into technology and they don’t have to question anymore where things come from or how they’re done.” “We’d just go to Acme to get them,” said Brigid. Nesci launched the program, dubbed
Gardens Growing Faith, a year ago as a Capstone project for seniors. It originally called for the construction of a 24-foot-by-70-foot greenhouse on the site. The COVID-19 pandemic hosed that idea, and was scaled back last August to 12 raised beds. Still, by the end of year, the students had harvested lettuce, kale, broccoli and spinach. They pushed their luck with a cauliflower planting, which was ruined by frost, learning afterward that they should have tied the leaves on top. “That’s what gardening’s all about,” said Nesci. “You try something new, it doesn’t work, and then you try again.” Along the way, Nesci realized that his students could work with other organizations or even corporations “who have space that’s wasted” with open land to help start gardens. Some of the produce could be sold to restaurants, to help sustain the program, and the rest donated to organizations that help feed those who need free meals, said Nesci, who has a background in engineering ant teaches advanced placement physics, calculus and computer-aided design and programming. “It’s a different way of looking at our food system,” he said. “The idea is to try to build a more redundant food system: lots of small, market gardens that have a giving aspect to them.” Nesci has created an umbrella organization, called Gardens Growing Faith which already has charitable
organization status in New Jersey. IRS 501(c3) tax exemption is in the works, he said. Another garden is planned for the Luther Memorial Church on Route 537 in Tinton Falls. And the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County on Maple Avenue reached out to Nesci in the hopes of building a garden on a quarter-acre of ground next to the outdoor basketball and tennis courts, he said. Meantime, the Drs. Parker lot is a temporary home for Gardens Growing Faith: Lunch Break plans to develop the site. It also isn’t served by electric or water utilities. So Nesci had students in his computer programming class design and build a solar-powered controller that will use rainwater from the roof of the Hair Works salon next door, stored in a 250-gallon cistern, to irrigate the beds. “This is not just a garden,” said Nesci. “This is a learning lab. And the best part about it is that this learning lab creates food for people.” “It feels
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good to know that people are getting the food we’re growing,” said Siobhan. The program has attracted a few volunteers who are unaffiliated with RBC or Lunch Break, said Nesci. Others wishing to lend a hand can contact him through the website.
Summer Programs Return to RBC While students may enjoy some time off during the summer months, RBC faculty members and coaches keep campus buzzing with various opportunities in sport camps and academic enrichment courses. The pandemic halted many programs last summer, but with the declaration from the governor that summer camps were safe for the summer of 2021, Red Bank Catholic has reintroduced all of its summer offerings. Multiple faculty members participate in RBC's academic Summer
Enrichment Program with offerings in many different areas. Those offerings include academic development, capstone research for social science, college essay writing, dance workshop, mixed art and media, summer theater, algebra intensive, trigonometry and precalculus. There's something for everyone! The RBC Green and Gold sports camps have returned as well with offerings in baseball, basketball, football and a new alumni football camp which will include coaching from RBC alum and Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Quenton Nelson.
RBC Rolls Out Virtual Campus Tour Red Bank Catholic is thrilled to announce the addition of a 360 degree virtual campus tour! The tour is self-guided and utilizes camera and navigational technologies made
common in Google Maps. Userscan enter multiple buildings to tour classrooms, computer labs, athletic facilities, athletic fields, fine and performing
arts spaces, our chapel and church. The addition of this campus tour allows Red Bank Catholic to stay a cut above in providing current and prospective families access to our campus during the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. While the RBC Admissions office still offers (and encourages) COVID responsible in-person campus tours, the addition of the virtual tour adds another component to provide the best possible user experience for all current and prospective constituents.
Athletic News Information about tryouts and Summer workouts is located on the RBC Athletic website at www.redbank catholiccaseys.com. Please note that each season, student-athletes are required to complete athletic forms for participation in athletics. All required athletic forms are completed on a secure online system called "Athletic Trainer System" (ATS). The instruction on how to complete this process can be found on the Red Bank Catholic Athletic website. All incoming freshmen will need to create their own account. Please contact Athletic Trainer, Lauren Barry at barryl@red bankcatholic.com for more info.
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The Month of May: Our Lady’s Month
from CatholicStraightAnswers.com The origins of the May Crowning are hard to pinpoint, alt-hough devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary originates in the earliest days of the church. Concerning the significance of the month of May, toward the end of the 18th century, Father Latomia of the Roman College of the Society of Je-sus (in Rome) instituted the practice of dedicating this month to our Blessed Mother. His desire was to promote devotion to Mary among the students as a way to counter-act infidelity and immorality. From Rome, the May devo-tion spread throughout the Jesuit colleges, and eventually throughout the whole church. Pope Pius VII in 1815 grant-ed a partial indulgence for participating in either a public or private devotion honoring Mary during the month of May; Pope Pius IX made the indulgence plenary in 1859. (This particular indulgence is no longer listed in the pre-sent Enchiridion of Indulgences, although numerous devo-tions to our Blessed Mother are, such as the recitation of the rosary or the Litany of Mary.) May probably seemed most appropriate because the litur-gical calendars, former and present, mark several feast days honoring our Blessed Mother: Our Lady, Queen of Apostles (the Saturday following the Ascension); Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament (May 13); Our Lady of Fati-ma (May 13); Mary, Help of Christians (May 24); Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces (May 31); and the Visitation (May 31). The May devotions also were energized by the four au-thenticated apparitions of our Blessed Mother. In 1830, Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure and instructed her to have the Miraculous Medal struck with the inscrip-tion, “Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” In 1846, she appeared to the children of La Salette, France, and tearfully lamented the lax practice of the faith. In 1858, she appeared to St. Bernadette at Lourdes, identifying herself as the “Immaculate Concep-tion.” Finally, she appeared to the three children at Fatima May 13, 1917, where she instructed the people to pray the rosary daily for peace. Regarding the crowning, the image of Mary (as well as Je-sus) wearing a gold crown is found in the earliest forms of iconography, especially in the Eastern Churches. In the West, the pious practice of publicly crowning an image of the Blessed Mother gained popularity in the 19th century. In Rome, the image known as Salus Populi Romani — of our Blessed Mother holding the Child Jesus — is enshrined at the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Tradition holds that St. Luke painted the image. Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) added two crowns to the icon, which were at some point later lost. Nevertheless, on Aug. 15, 1838, the Feast of the Assumption, Pope Gregory XVI with great solemnity, again added the crowns, and thereupon the practice of crowning the image of the Blessed Mother became popular, espe-
cially during the month of May. In more recent times, Pope Paul VI, in his “Letter on the Occasion of the First of May” (promulgated April 30, 1965), noted not only the venerable tradition of May devotions to Mary, but also their importance: “It is pre-cisely because the month of May is a powerful incentive to more fervent and trusting prayer, and because during it our petitions find their way more easily to the compassionate heart of Our Blessed Lady, that it has been a custom dear to our predecessors to choose this month, dedicated to Mary, for inviting the Christian people to offer up public prayers, whenever the needs of the Church demanded it, or whenever danger hovered menacingly over the world. This year, we too feel the need of sending out a similar appeal to the whole Catholic world. When We look at the present needs of the Church or at the state of peace in the world. We have compelling reasons for believing that the present hour is especially grave; that it makes a call for united prayer from the whole Christian people more than ever a matter of urgency.” Considering the plight of so many Christians who face persecution throughout the world, all of us should use this month for fervent prayer for them. Also, the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, to help celebrate the Marian Year declared by Pope St. John Paul II in 1987 to prepare for the new millennium, issued a ritual, Order of Crowning an Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which captures the significance of this pious practice: “The queen symbol was attributed to Mary because she was a perfect follower of Christ, who is the absolute ‘crown’ of creation. She is the Mother of the Son of God, who is the messianic King. Mary is the Mother of Christ, the Word Incarnate … ‘He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High; the Lord will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there will be no end.’ Elizabeth greet-ed the Blessed Virgin, pregnant with Jesus, as ‘the mother of my Lord.’ Mary is the perfect follower of Christ. The maid of Nazareth consented to God’s plan; she journeyed on the pilgrimage of faith; she listened to God’s Word and kept it in her heart; she remained steadfastly in close un-ion with her Son, all the way to the foot of the Cross; she persevered in prayer with the Church. Thus, in an eminent way, she won the ‘crown of righteousness,’ ‘the crown of life,’ ‘the crown of glory’ that is promised to those who follow Christ.”
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