The Parish of Saint Mary
The parish of saint Mary
A Catholic Community Proclaiming the Greatness of God in Our Time
A Catholic Community Proclaiming the Greatness of God in our Time OnePhalanxRoad,ColtsNeck,NJ07722
One Phalanx Road • Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Phone:732-780-2666 Fax:732-780-0394
Phone: (732) 780-2666 • Fax: (732) 780-0394
Email: ParishOffice@StMarysColtsNeck.org • Website: StMarysColtsNeck.org
Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton: Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C.M.
Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton: Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C. M.
Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee
Pastor: Reverend Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee
Pastor Emeritus: Reverend Fr. William J. Bausch
Pastor Emeritus: Reverend Fr. William J. Bausch
Parish Trustees: Annette Raynor & Roger Zurro
Parish Trustees: Linda Dickinson-Pancila & Tom Nathanson
FEBRUARY 1, 2026
New Parishioner
Orientation
11 AM
Madonna Hall
Presidents’ Day Weekend
Saturday, February 14
Mass at 4 PM
Sunday, February 15
Mass at 10 AM
Saturday, January 31
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
Saturday, January 31, 2026 - Sunday, February 8, 2026
9 AM at Saint Catharine, Holmdel
4 PM
Ed Eastman * Barbara & Joe Verga
Ramon Diaz Sr. * Maritza Melone
Louis Geneve * Jack & Rorie Coppola
Sunday, February 1
8 AM
Pro Populo
Andrew Lotano * Mario & Meredith Geneve
Brandon Patrick Beards
10 AM
Vincent J. Salvo * Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Longobardi
Donald Quigley * Anne LaPorta & Family
Emilia Chavez * Susan deBrigard
12 Noon
Carl Simone * Carol & James Ehlinger
Joseph Cincotta * Eric & Paola DiNapoli
Margaret Walsh * Parker Family
Monday, February 2
9 AM
Loving Family Members * Janet Munger
Modestino Lucarelli * Angela & Tom Kinlin
Tuesday, February 3
9 AM
Intentions of Loving Family Members * Janet Munger
Margaret Mary Cook * Michael Cook
Requested by The Gioacchini Family
Wednesday, February 4
9 AM
Judith Joyce * The Joyce Family
Joseph Rosiello * Martha Jean Rosiello
Thursday, February 5
9 AM at Saint Catharine, Holmdel
Friday, February 6
9 AM at Saint Catharine, Holmdel
Saturday, February 7
9 AM at Saint Catharine, Holmdel
4 PM
Mona Fitzpatrick * Liz & Bob Vallis
Paul Saake * Barbara Saake
John M. Grabowski, Sr. * The Grabowski Family
Sunday, February 8
8 AM
Louis Geneve * Francine & Joseph Corcoran
Vincent Kirchdoerffer * Nancy & George Stillwell
10 AM
Pro Populo
Gerard Carney Sr. * The Brown Family
Cynthia Gearin * Sandra Montefusco
12 Noon
Loving Family Members * Janet Munger
Antonio DeVito * Bree Parker
Barbara Pellecchia * James Dolan
Please pray for the following members of our parish community who are ill:
Joe Brando
Lori Lettieri
Edward Habrack
Father William Bausch
To add or remove a family member from the sick list, please e-mail parishbulletin@stmaryscoltsneck.org. Names will be removed from the list after 3 months. Thank for
MASS INTENTIONS & SANCTUARY LAMPS
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($10 stipend)
LIFELONG CATECHESIS:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, February 1
Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13/1 Corinthians 1:26-31/Matthew 5:1-12a
Monday, February 2
Malachi 3:1-4 / Luke 2:22-40
Tuesday, February 3
2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30–19:3 /Mark 5:21-43
Wednesday, February 4
2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17 / Mark 6:1-6
Thursday, February 5
1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12 / Mark 6:7-13
Friday, February 6
Sirach 47:2-11 / Mark 6:14-29
Saturday, February 7
1 Kings 3:4-13 / Mark 6:30-34
Please pray for our Military & First Responders
Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy. Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
AMT Colton Boag, USCG
Col. John Anthony Coppola, US Army
TSgt Stephen Witherow, USAF
LCpl Edward Zarzecki, USMC
Lt. Col. Douglas Coppola, US Army
Lt. Mary Herman, USN
SN Christian Houlihan, USN
LT. Jason Joseph Howe, USN
SPC Michael John Mento, US Army
LTJG Matthew Motola, USN
LCpl Bradley O’Ree, USMC
SPC Nicholas Poskonka, US Army
Captain Richard Savo, US Army
1st Lt. Adam Sjoholm, US Army
Captain Ryan Tanguay, US Army
Week of February 1 to 7
FOR DEEPER REFLECTION
The Beatitudes a way of life a map to happiness.
Question for Children:
Choose one of the Beatitudes and share how you will make it part of your life.
Question for Youth:
Jesus gives us a plan for our happiness in the beatitudes. Do the things that make you happiest also lead you towards God? Do they follow God’s plan?
Question for Adults:
How do you describe what it means to be “blest” in your own life?
SAINT OF THE WEEK
Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, c. early 4th Century
Bishop Blaise (sometimes spelled Blase) was martyred around 316 by order of Governor Agricolaus in Sebastea, Armenia, during Licinius' persecution of Christians. That is the only certain knowledge that we have about this saint.
According to legend, Blaise was born in Armenia to wealthy Christian parents and was made a bishop in his youth. He was known as a good bishop who encouraged the spiritual and physical health of his people. When the persecution of Christians began in Armenia, Blaise was forced to flee. He went to live as a hermit in the back country, where he cured wild animals that were sick or wounded.
One day, while seeking animals for the amphitheater, a group of hunters, came across Blaise kneeling in prayer in a cave surrounded by patiently waiting wolves, lions, and bears. Recognizing him as a Christian, the hunters hauled Blaise off to prison. On the way there, a mother came to him with her young son who was choking to death on a fish bone caught in his throat. Blaise cured the boy; thus, he later became the patron and protector of throats. Read more...
WORSHIP & MUSIC
Andrew J. Macirowski - Pastoral Coordinator for Worship & Music / Principal Organist
Worship@StMarysColtsNeck.org • Music@StMarysColtsNeck.org
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord & Memorial of Saint Blaise
February 2nd, also known as Candlemas Day, has been celebrated since the 4th century. This feast commemorates the 40th day after Christmas, when Mary travelled with Jesus and Joseph to the temple in Jerusalem, for her ritual purification after the birth of the Lord. It was in the temple that the prophetess Anna and Simeon the Righteous recognized the child as the Messiah. Simeon, who had been told by the Holy Spirit that he shall not see death until he sees the Christ, praises God in the Nunc Dimittis: “Now let your servant go in peace…I have seen your salvation….a light to the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel”.
In honoring the revelation of Jesus as the light of the world, it is customary for candles to be blessed on this day. In some cultures, the faithful bring candles from their homes to blessed, but more commonly it is candles that will be used in the life of the church in the coming year that are blessed. In our community, we bless the candles that are used for the blessing of throats on the memorial of Saint Blaise (February 3) and the six candles that will flank the altar beginning at Easter. At the conclusion of the Easter Season, these candles are kept separate from others, used as processional candles, and eventually burned in the holy fire at the Easter Vigil the following year. We also invite the faithful to bring candles for home use to be blessed.
Traditionally, Candlemas marked the end of the Christmas Season, and decorations where often left up until the Eve of Candlemas. In our parish, we keep that custom in a way, continuing the care of the poinsettias that have been placed in the church until this day.
If you have devotional candles from home that you wish to have blest, please bring them to the 9am Mass in the chapel on February 2nd. Blessing of the throats will occur following the Mass on February 3rd, 9am in the chapel.
Monday, February 2
BLESSING OF CANDLES Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
9 AM Mass, Chapel
Tuesday, February 3
BLESSING OF THROATS
Memorial of St. Blaise
9 AM Mass, Chapel
Parish of SAINT MARY
Mass at 9AM
Prayer Services at 4 PM & 5 PM
Parish of SAINT catharine
Mass at 12 Noon
Prayer Services at 6 PM & 7:30 PM
FEBRUARY 18, 2026
Saturday, Feb. 7
4 PM
Sunday,
Feb. 8
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Saturday, February 7 & Sunday, February 8 Altar Server Cantor Reader 1
Joseph Brando NOT FILLED Carly York Charles Young Mary Ellen Griffin
8 AM NOT FILLED (2) Carly York Rita Duenas Joe Ventura
Sunday, Feb. 8
10 AM Chloe Cullen Reagan Royal Carly York Barbara Schaflin Julia Cullen
Sunday, Feb. 8
12 Noon NOT FILLED Jacob Barasky Bridget Farrow Richard Gerbino Jennifer Stubbs
Emily Santangelo, Organ Host
Monica Barr, Tabernacle Host
Louise Habrack, Tabernacle Host
Michal Kalisz, Alternate
Gina Shute, Organ Host
Justine Buzzetta, Tabernacle Host
Joseph Flanagan Tabernacle Host
Cindy Ventura, Alternate
Joseph Burtone, Organ Host
Steve Stanley, Tabernacle Host
Sue Fitzpatrick, Tabernacle Host
Dawn Burtone, Alternate
Dolores Lembo, Organ Host
Lee Gesner, Tabernacle Host
Patricia Gesner, Tabernacle Host
Liz Turkovic, Alternate
Lenten Regulations - Guidelines of the Universal Church
The Catholic Church in the United States requires of us as baptized Catholics to observe the following: The days of fast (only one full meal per day) and abstinence (no meat) are: Ash Wednesday (February 18) and Good Friday (April 3).
All other Fridays of Lent (February 20 through March 27) are days of abstinence (no meat).
Fast consume only one full meal. Water may be taken throughout the day
Abstinence– consume no meat; this obligation prohibits the eating of meat but not eggs, milk products or condiments of any kind, even though made from animal fat.
Baptized Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast and those from the age of 14 are also obliged to abstain Those who are automatically dispensed from fast and abstinence regulations outside the age limits noted above include: the physically or mentally ill, especially individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Also included in the dispensation are women who are pregnant or nursing. In all cases, common sense should prevail and ill persons should not further jeopardize their health by fasting
All are encouraged to embrace these practices as part of our spiritual journey.
FAITH FORMATION
Julia Cullen — Pastoral Coordinator of Faith Formation / Religious Education
ReligiousEd@StMarysColtsNeck.org • (732) 780-2666 x. 309
A Message to Our Families
Religious Education Intensive Summer Registration/Re-Registration opens this Sunday on February 1, 2026. The registration link goes live at 9:30 AM. (See below!) Feel free to call the RE office with any questions or issues. Please be reminded that all registrations must be processed before children are placed in sessions. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
RE SUMMER INTENSIVE 2026
Registration opens February 1 at 9:30 a.m.
Click here for registration link Link will be active once registration opens
Session Dates: Virtual: July 13 through 24 On-Campus August 3 through14
Family Catechesis Day
February 25 —10 AM Mass “Let’s Pray as a Family” Looking for ways to deepen your family’s prayer life? Come to this special event to learn about the Domestic Church. Learn how to bring church into your home, praying as a family together and making family time holy. Click to register!
1 February 2026
Registration: Summer Intensive 2026 Opens 9:30 AM Click here for link
15 February 2026
Pancake Breakfast (Intergenerational) Click for tickets or to volunteer
18 February 2026
Ash Wednesday
Diaper Drive begins in Narthex (see Pastoral Care & Outreach page for details) Fishers of Men Intergenerational Click to register
21 February 2026
Diaper Drive Wrapping Event Click to register
25 February 2026
Family Catechesis Day NEW DATE! Click to register
PASTORAL CARE & OUTREACH
Rosemarie Farrow Pastoral Coordinator
of Pastoral Care & Outreach
R.Farrow@StMarysColtsNeck.org • (732) 780-2666 x. 310
DIAPER DRIVE!
Diapers & wipes wanted
The Parish of St. Mary will be running a diaper drive for those in need! Please drop off your donations in the Narthex between February 18 and February 21 in the Narthex.
All donations welcome, but note the greatest need is for diapers size 4-6, size 4/5T pull ups and wipes!
What is diaper insecurity?
•The condition where families cannot afford a sufficient supply of diapers to ensure their children are clean, dry, and healthy.
•Diaper cannot be obtained with Food Stamps, WIC, or any other federal or state “safety-net” program.
•Diapers cost approximately $90 per month for one infant. Every child in Monmouth County deserves to be clean, dry, and healthy!
1 Hour = 3 packs of diapers 1/2 Hour = 3 packs of wipes MAX: 2.5 hours total Donations accepted ONLY at Ash Wednesday prayer services at 4 PM or 5 PM
Let’s tackle hunger this Super Bowl!
Kick off the Super Bowl by stocking the shelves of local food pantries.
Drop your canned goods in the box of your “team” in the Narthex February 7 and 8.
Jesus calls us to be earth and the light of the world reminding us that our faith is meant to be lived through loving action. Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own.
to register!
Click below to watch how others made Super Bowl Sunday a win against hunger! Not Your Typical Super Bowl Party
Quo vadis...
My Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is awesome to think that our own puny efforts at mercy, justice, and righteous living are one means for bringing God’s blessedness to others! Simply sharing in God’s work of salvation providing for those in need is a blessing in itself. We can afford to jump in and get our feet wet because we are not only dependent upon our own resources but share with others what God has already provided for us. Here’s the truly amazing part: the blessedness we share now is but a taste of our great reward in heaven!
This week, we celebrate the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas Day). It is customary that we bless candles as a reminder that Christ is the Light of the World. The following day is the optional memorial of Saint Blasé, bishop and martyr. Throats will be blessed during the regularly scheduled masses. “Through the intercession of Saint Blasé, bishop and martyr, may Almighty God deliver you from every disease of the throat and every other illness, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” During the month of February we also celebrate Valentine’s Day and we observe World Marriage Sunday. Let us pray for all married couples and for those who are preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony throughout the world and especially here in our parish.
Early Registration for our Summer Intensive Religious Education Program begins in February. This program has become very popular with the students and parents alike.
There is limited enrollment space in each session. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. The website will be up as indicated in the bulletin. Please follow all of the prompts in order to complete the registration process. A confirmation letter will be forwarded for your records. Thank you for you diligence in providing for the needs of your family in a timely manner. Remember, we have limited space for each session…DO NOT PROCRASTINATE...REGISTER THIS WEEK.
The 2026 Annual Catholic Appeal will kick off during the month of February. This initiative enables our Diocesan Bishop of Trenton to maintain critical ministries and services. I am grateful to all of those who participated last year. We have included a list acknowledging those families who have make sacrificial gifts to this important annual appeal. I encourage you to participate this year. Remember, I would never ask you to participate in something I would not participate…I willmakemy personal gift as I ask you to do the same.
I am grateful to our parish team for overseeing the day to to pastoral service offered to our parishioners and those who seek guidance. Thanks to all for the careful and deliberate oversight exhibited during last weekend’s snowstorm and clean up. I will be back onsite in time for this coming weekend after a period of holiday and rest. Have a great week. Let us remember one another in prayer. Happy Sunday. Peace. Father Jeff.
TEMPORAL ADMINISTRATION & STEWARDSHIP
Edwin A. Sevillano— Pastoral Associate for Temporal Administration & Stewardship
TemporalAdmin@StMarysColtsNeck.org
Statements of charitable contributions for calendar year 2025 are available! Your personal statement can be retrieved online once available. Click here to sign in.
If you wish to receive a paper statement, please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket no later than January 25, 2026. Requests will be processed and mailed at the end of January. Please do not make requests by phone. Thank you!
Leave a Lasting Legacy
A simple gift in your will or by naming our parish as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy can strengthen our faith community for generations. We invite you to think about the legacy of faith you want to leave. Learn how you can include The Parish in Saint Mary in your estate plans is an easy and meaningful way to ensure our worship, ministries, and outreach continue.
Please consider a lasting gift to our parish. A bequest or beneficiary designation costs you nothing today but, helps preserve our parish mission for tomorrow.
To learn more, contact Edwin.Sevillano@stmaryscoltsneck.org
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 2025
Report of Gifts Received as of January 9, 2026
CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU!
Thank you to all our parishioners who made a gift to the ACA 2025!
Saseen & Jean Marie
Abujawdeh
Joseph & Tina Adamo
Richard & Kathleen Adleman
John & Mary Aiello
Robert Amling
Renato & Kelly Apolito
Vittorio & Pauline Asoli
Ernest & Jane Badaracco
John & Monica Barr
Harry & Nancy Bauer
Bernard & Raffaella Behrens
Anthony & Robin Bellomo
Theresa Binaco
Wayne Bischoff
Bradley & Shawna Bishop
Christopher & Dinka Bodak
John & Joan Bowers
Margaret Bradley
Christopher & Tara Brown
Richard & Janet Brunelli
Robert & Joann Buhler
Michael & Anne Byrnes
Frank S. Calamusa
Vincenzo & Lucille Camarda
Lou & Jackie Cannizzaro
Anna Maria Cappelleri
Diane D. Carnevale
Thomas Carson
Christopher Cascone
John & Kathleen Ciccarone
John & Patricia Cinque
Mark & Marsha Clark
Kevin & Deborah Clyne
Kristine Collins-Sackerstein
Elizabeth Condon
John & Rosemarie Coppola
Jacqueline Coppola
Joseph & Francine Corcoran
Jason & Julia Cullen
Paul & Kristen Curcio
Glen Dailey
Joseph & Teresa Danile
Gener & Elvira Dapul
Susan Davis
Ann Marie Dayton
John & Barbara Decina
John & Ann DeLiso
Tony & Robin DeTulio
James A. Dolan
Jason & Andrea Donner
Marybeth Dorman Jacobson
Paul & Diane Dragone
Michael & Rita Duenas
Patrick & Karen Dunleavy & Family
James & Carol Ehlinger
Robert W. Endlicher & Catherine Love
Frank & Toni Esposito
James & Rosemarie Farrow
Oliver Felibrico
Joseph & Kathryn Flanagan
James & Joyce Flynn
Michael & Maria Franceschetti
Carl & Judith Francolini
Charles & Linda Fredda
Michael & Pauline Freddo
Alberto & Jennifer Garcia
Arlene Garito
Mario & Meredith Geneve
Annamarie Gentile
Anthony & Lila Gerbino
Deacon Richard & Maria Gerbino
Ron & Maria Gerhard
Peter & Jennifer Gioacchini
James & Susan Gobat
Michael & Connie Golden
David & Maria Greenstein
Mary Ellen Griffin
Angelo & Marsha Grigoli
Carol Grillo
Louise Habrack
Joseph & Barbara Hagner
Michael & Jennifer Hess
Thomas & Lisa Hogan
Gordon & Christine Horvath
Mark & Karen Indelicato
Steve & Chris Jannarone
Donald & Janet Johnston
Joseph Joyce
Roger & Barbara Kane
Barbara A. Keefe
Peter & Kathleen Kenny
Michael & Cathy King
Thomas & Angela Kinlin
William & Mary Klein
Mary Kopko
Ricardo Labrador & Janine M. Provine
Michael & Rosanne LaCava
Diana Laczny
Bruce & Bernardine Lakefield
Tom & Anne LaPorta
Peter Lauro
David & Joanmary Lavitz
Fr. Jeffrey E. Lee
Menotti & Dolores Lembo
Joseph & Donna Leonardo
Marianne Lori Lettieri
Michael & Joanne Lewicki
James & Carol Light
Frank & Josephine Lomedico
Raymond & Rosanna
Longobardi
James Lopusznick & Melissa
Saraiva
Andrew J. Lotano (†)
Rich Luzzi
Josephine Mack
Anthony & Elizabeth Magnier
Ernest Mammano
Joseph & Karen Mascaro
Edward & Anne-Marie
Matthews
Jon & Barbara Matuscak
Stacey Mcardle
Robert & Elaine McNamara
Tommy & Grace Michos
Helen Mitarotondo
Stephen & Annalisa Mondella
Michael & Francesca Moore
Patricia A. Moreland
Barbara Moskal & Edward Moskal
T.J. Mullin
John & Susan Murphy
Anthony & Paula Natale
Thomas & Nancy Nathanson
Thomas & Joan Novellano
Jeffrey & Sandra O’Keefe
Thomas D. O'Brien
Kevin & Andrea O'Connor
Brian O'Neill
Christopher Pancila & Linda Dickinson-Pancila
Thomas & Dorothy Papalia
Alfred Papetti
Thomas A. Parkes
Gregg & Kimberly Pellecchia
Melissa Pellechio
Nicholas & JoAnn Pellicone
Louis Perillo & Joan Kelly
Francis & Elizabeth Perrino
Stephanie Petillo
John & Jane Petillo
Gregory Petrusko
Joseph F. Picarello
Gerald & Lorraine Plescia
Daniel & Joanna Popek
Joseph & Rachelle Quigley
Hank & Sue Quincannon
Frances Raleigh
Kevin & Annette Raynor
Ariana Raynor
Juliana Raynor
Edward & Joanne Romanik
Joao & Marietta Ruela
John Ryan
Barbara Saake
James & Monica Salerno
Robert & Alyssa Sans
Larry & Adrian Sarapochillo
Fr. Eugene K. Savarimuthu
Honorable James Schatzle
Joe & Alanna Schauer
Anna May Schellenberger
Juliana Schmitt
George & Mary Schneider
Philip & Bernice Schweitzer
Gregory & Christine Scott
Gianluca & Carla Settineri
Edwin A. Sevillano
Gregg & Dawn Shapses
Raymond & Virginia Shute
Francis & Donna Sikorskas
Jane Slattery
Karen Sliazis
Michael & Barbara Smith
Catherine Smyth
Steven & Veronica Sobieski
William & Linda Stagliano
Angelo & Virginia Stanco
Stephen & Debbie Stanley
Michael & Eileen Stivala
Vita Suraci
Benjamin & Jennifer Swiss
Gregory & Donna Sysyn
Thomas & Dorothy Tanguay
Michele Telesca
Chris & Karla Thomas
David Timidaiski
John & Jessica Tobia
Joseph & Seneida Tomasetti
Peter & Joanna Tonacci
Russell & Darian Touhey
Nicholas & Elizabeth Turkovic
Roberto & Francesca Vaina
Anthony & Linda Valente
Maureen Valenziano
Lauren Veisz
Frank & Josephine Vento
Joseph & Barbara Verga
Peter F. Vickers
Rose Mary Viggiani
Philip & Rose Marie Walch
Msgr. Michael J. Walsh
Stephen & Nancy Walton
Robert & Jessica Ward
Charles & Kathy Weber
Anne Willett
Shawn & Vanessa Woodward
Kathleen A. Woolston
Matthew & Maria Yaninas
Margaret Zipp
Providence Zumbo
Roger M. Zurro
Anonymous (5)
Matching gifts (1)
Offerings at Francis House of Prayer
Trenton Diocesan Spiritual Center and Retreat House 84 Walnford Road • Allentown, NJ 08501 www.FHOP.org * 609-877-0509 * FHOP@verizon.net
PERSONAL RETREAT DAY (In person only) Wednesday, February 11 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Please bring a bag lunch. Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.
UNDERSTANDING & BEFRIENDING DIFFERENCES Monday, February 16 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Why is it so difficult to relate to those who are different from us? If you need a little understanding and compassion in dealing with challenging personalities to learn the art of accepting and appreciating people with personalities contrary to our own. Please bring your own lunch. Donation: $50
ASH WEDNESDAY RETREAT Wednesday, February 18 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM LITURGY AT NOON
We love beginning Lent together with this retreat at Francis House because it provides a gentle structure for the six-week journey ahead. This year I think you will enjoy reading Give Up Worry for Lent by Gary Zimak to guide your Lenten journey. Liturgy is included with the reception of ashes within it. Donation: $40, includes lunch and book for your Lenten journey. Zoom $25.
SAN ALFONSO RETREAT HOUSE
Twilight Evening of Recollection
Married Couples
400 Route 35 North South Mantoloking, NJ 08738 732-892-8494 www.sjbsea.org
Our mission as Religious Teachers Filippini is to “Go forth and teach the Word of God.” Our ministry on this holy ground is for the people of God who come to St. Joseph By the Sea for soul searching, trying to find peace in their lives and a God who understands them.
UPCOMING RETREATS
February 18, 2026 – ASH WEDNESDAY RETREAT – On this day we will acquaint ourselves with the two devotions to our Blessed Mother: Our Lady undoer of Knots and Our Lady of Silence. Included will be a virtual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Lunch and Eucharistic Liturgy with distribution of ashes included. Arrival: 9:00 a.m./Departure: 2:30 p.m. (Presenter: Janice Santanello, M.Th., CLEM, CSG, CPC) Cost: $75.
March 14, 2026 – SELF CARE FOR AA WOMEN - Take time to be still and know God loves you. Rest, read and take walks on the beach and bayside. Yoga, breath work, meditation and massage will be available. Continental breakfast and lunch included. Arrival: 9:00 a.m./Departure: 2:30 p.m. (Presenters: Avita Kennedy, RYT and Colleen Longo, Breath work practitioner) Cost: $75.
March 19, 2026 – HONORING ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER - In honor of our patron St. Joseph, the staff cordially invites you to join us at Eucharistic Liturgy as we celebrate this special day. We will pray for peace and healing for ourselves and for our world. Please call to register by March 15. SPACE WILL BE LIMITED TO 40 PEOPLE. Refreshments and Blessed Bread after the program. Arrival: 10:30 a.m. Mass: 11:00 a.m./Departure: 1:00 p.m. (Presenters: Staff) Donation
April 24-26, 2026 – WELLNESS WEEKEND FOR WOMEN – How can we continue to not just survive but thrive after 50: At this retreat, we will explore creative ways to keep body, ind and soul active in the second half of life. Eucharistic Liturgy included. Massage will be available. No Supper on Friday. Arrival: 5:00-6:00 p.m./ Departure: 12:00 p.m. (Presenter: Janice Santanello, M.Th., CLEM, CSD, CPC) Cost: $425.