July 17, 2020 | eNewsletter
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Limited Public Mass
Saturday: 5:00pm Vigil
Sunday: 9:00am (live-stream), and Noon
Daily (Monday – Saturday) 8:30am
Private Prayer in the Church
Monday
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Friday 1:30pm-7:30pm
Saturday 1:00pm-3:00pm
Reconciliation
Tuesday: 6:30pm
Wednesday: 6:30pm
Or by appointment (please call the Rectory to schedule)
Baptism
Saturday: 12pm
Sunday: 1:30pm & 2:30pm
We are currently in the process of rescheduling Baptisms that were postponed due to COVID-19. As a result, please allow a reasonable amount of time before securing a date. We appreciate your patience.
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LIVE THE LITURGY:
Inspiration for the week
Grace and sin are found together. As much as our hearts long for union with God, there is always that part of us that resists. As much as one may wholeheartedly believe in God, there is a dimension of disbelief with which one may also wrestle. Even though we may seek purity and integrity in all of our thoughts, words, and deeds, there is also the path toward weakness and sin that we find ourselves traversing. Just as weeds can easily overtake the best of gardens, so too can weakness and sin overtake and overwhelm a person. The call is to realize the power the weeds of sin have to choke us off from God’s presence. While God allows the wheat and the weeds to exist together, we must keep our eyes fixed on God’s mercy and forgiveness and resist the death that comes from giving way to sin and evil. In God’s time, the eternal harvest will come, and we will no longer have to worry about the weeds. For now, we must be vigilant and regularly seek the assistance of the Master Gardener.
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Community Garden Ministry
Our community garden continues to make weekly donations to the local food bank. If there are any questions or you would like to help in our community garden please contact Megan Dinh at
mas5p@aol.com
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Knights of Columbus
Council 7677 wants to welcome in our new Grand Knight, John Peruggia and his elected and appointed team of Council leaders. We look forward to this coming year in assisting our new Pastor Father Michael Hall during his transition and continuing to serve our Parish and Community. We also want to thank the Parish for its continued and ongoing support of our
Saturday morning food collections
for the local food pantries that we support, as well the tremendous support of the clothing collections. For the past year, we collected over 48,450 pounds of clothing which allows us to support the Church, School and other Charities financially. As Grand Knight of this council, I can be reached at
John@Peruggia.us
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Learn more about the KoC Food Pantry:
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Career Support Group
The Career Support Group at St. Gregory the Great will have a virtual meeting on Saturday, July 18th at 8:30 a.m. Monthly meetings feature different career experts and topics to help you advance in your career or job search. This month’s topic is “Creating a Powerful Resume Leading to Interviews” with job search expert Marty Latman. All are welcome. There is no charge to participate. Please visit
careersupportgroup.org
for more information.
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Join The Adult Faith Formation Team to reflect and discuss our Sunday Liturgical Readings.
Thursdays: July 30 – September 3, 2020
1. Morning Outdoor Session: 9:30 – 11am
2. Evening Outdoor Session: 6:00 – 7:30pm
To Register:
Or call: The Adult Faith Formation Team
(609) 587-4877 x434
“For where two or three gather in my name,
I am with them” – Matthew 18:20
We look forward to seeing you!
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Saint James the Greater
Feast Day July 25
Jesus called James and John, the sons of Zebedee, to leave their livelihood as fishermen and follow him. Perhaps because of their zeal or temperament, Jesus called them “sons of thunder.” James was the first of the 12 to be martyred; he was beheaded in Jerusalem by order of Herod Agrippa about 44. He is the patron saint of pilgrims, laborers, rheumatism, several Latin American countries and Spain, where Santiago de Compostela has been a famous pilgrimage center since the Middle Ages. Some legends say James preached in Spain before his death; others say his relics were transferred there. “The greater” distinguishes him from the other apostle James, “the lesser,” who likely was smaller or younger.
Saint James, pray for us!
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Gain access to Catholic audio talks, movies, ebooks & video-based studies with FORMED
Registering for FORMED is FREE and easier than ever:
- Go to formed.org/signup
- Select St. Gregory the Great 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ
- Register with your name and email address
- Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
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Natural Family Planning (NFP) is the general title for the scientific, natural and moral methods of family planning that can help married couples either achieve or postpone pregnancies.
NFP methods are based on the observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. No drugs, devices, or surgical procedures are used to avoid pregnancy. Since the methods of NFP respect the love-giving (unitive) and life-giving (procreative) nature of the conjugal act, they support God’s design for married love! Learn more at www.usccb.org.nfp
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Counseling Services
Parishioners seeking help through difficult issues such as: marital problems, raising children, eldercare, bereavement/grief, or the stress of job loss that can be successfully addressed by brief counseling support.
Through a joint effort of the Diocese of Trenton and Catholic Charities, licensed professional counselors are available to help.
You must be a parishioner in a parish of the Diocese to take advantage of this program, which can
be accessed by contacting on
e of our priests who will provide additional information and a referral.
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Thank you for your unrelenting efforts to submit your donations each week. If you are not already registered for online giving, please consider opening an account by going to the Parish website. You can set up donations on a recurring basis or as a one-time gift.
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Church of St. Gregory the Great
Rev. Michael Hall, Pastor
4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
609-587-4877
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