Church of the Precious Blood 72 Riverdale Avenue

Monmouth Beach, New Jersey 07750 Parish Office Tel: 732- 222-4756 Parish Office Fax: 732-759-8212

Religious Education Office: 732-963-9982 E-Mail: churchofthepreciousblood@comcast.net Website: www.churchofthepreciousblood.org

Rev. Robert F. Kaeding, Pastor

Eileen Lang, Religious Ed. Director, Joe Moffitt, Director of Music Ministry,

Ed Ehret Parish Secretary

Joan Walsh, Business Manager, John O’Connell, Sexton

Office Hours Mon-Friday 9am to 1pm, Sunday 8:30am-12noon

MASS SCHEDULES

Saturday: 5:00 PM Vigil Mass

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00,10:30 and 12:00 Noon

Daily Masses: 7:30 AM Saturdays: 9:00 AM

Holy Day Masses: Vigil: 7:30 PM & 7:30 AM on Holy Day

CONFESSIONS Saturday: 9:30-10:00 AM

BAPTISMS Baptism is celebrated at a Saturday Evening or Sunday Mass. Parents must attend a Baptismal Preparation Session . It is recommended that you attend the Session while expect-ing the baby. Please call the Parish Office to schedule your baptism prep class. WEDDINGS Diocesan regulations require one year notice. Please contact the Parish Office before making reception arrangements. MINISTRY TO THE SICK If a parishioner is confined to the home and wishes to receive The Eucharist, please call the Parish Office. Kindly notify the Parish Office of hospitalizations. Emergency calls at any time - 732-222-4756. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES: Call Religious Education Office for schedule. (732-963-9982) SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Marge Gryta 908-489-1168, Jim Moseman 908-675-7124 Sister Parish: Our Lady of Perpetiual Help, Laserre, Haiti

The writers of the docu-

ments of the Second Vatican

Council when they were writing

the groundbreaking document on

the Constitution of the Church

originally began with the words “The grief and the

anguish…” (In Latin, of course). But it was decid-

ed to change the opening words to “Gaudium et

Spes”, “The Joy and Hope”. It is not that new data

had been given them. The world hadn’t changed.

They just chose, in a heartbeat, to see the world

differently. They had put on a new set of eyewear.

That is what Easter needs to do to us. When

we read the Easter Gospels and when we continue

throughout this Easter season to read of what hap-

pened to that band of disciples, the women and

men who had followed Jesus, we see that they

learned to put on a new set of eyewear. When they

saw the resurrected Jesus He was different – trans-

formed. But when they looked at one another they

were no longer filled with fear and doubt, they

were community – brothers and sisters in Jesus.

And the way they looked at one another changed

the way they lived with one another.

We need to be formed by this Easter story,

this Easter miracle. We need a new set of eyewear

as well. We need to look at one another through the

reality of the Resurrection. It can make all the dif-

ference. Grudges go away, fear goes away, greed

goes away. That is what Easter does – or should

do. Fr. Greg Boyle in his book Tattoos on the Heart

talks about meeting one of his “homeboys” a re-

covering addict, Lorenzo. The sixteen year old sat

at his desk and Boyle looked at him and saw

scratches all over his face, and his two forearms

were raspberried with scrapes. He was pretty much

beat up and I presumed he had had an encounter

with rivals. “My God” Boyle said, “What hap-

pened to you?” Lorenzo, nonchalant and unboth-

ered, points at his numerous red marking and scabs

and dismisses it all with glee. “Oh this? My bike

was teaching me how to fly” He used his new eye-

wear.

Let us go into Easter time attempting to

look at everything transformed by the wondrous

reality of Easter. And thus be Easter people. Fr. Bob

Alleluia, Alleluia: Jesus Has risen

Our day of atonement has passed, The great sacrifice given.

Seed nurtured in the dark

Have grown upward, gloriously.

Hope burst forth Like flowers from cold ground.

The potential of abundant life

Blossoms like visions of peace.

Mercy and justice Seem possible prayers.

You enter our hearts, and

Easter in us, O Lord.

Renewed through Resurrection, You grace our going forth. -Jane Deren, Ph.D.

— I bring people back from the dead.' "

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We will honor

our Pastor, Rev Robert F. Kaeding

on his retirement the weekend of

June 22-23, 2019.

An invitation is included in this bulletin for you

to fill out and return to the Parish Office. There will be a cocktail party

in the Parish Center on Saturday evening the 22nd at 7:00pm.

On Sunday the 23rd, there will be an 11:00am Mass followed by brunch.

"You have served the Lord with gladness-tirelessly, faithfully

and with great compassion."

UPCOMING EVENTS

Our Lady of Hope (www.ourladyofhopeparish.org)

The students of Saint Jerome School are collecting, packaging and distributing items to sick

children and their families in hospitals throughout the Diocese of Trenton. Everyone is invited to join in this very special Diocesan Service project. Please check

out the Kids Helping Kids! flyer located on the Saint Jerome School website.

St.Dorothea (www.stdorothea.org)

Join us May 19 at the Noon Mass for Father

Chuck's twentieth anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving with a light reception

to follow.

St. Michael (www.stmichaelnj.com)

Divine Mercy Sunday Join us on Sunday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m. at Saint Michael’s Church for the praying of

this special devotion on Divine Mercy Sunday. Confes-

sions (two priests) will be available from 2:00 to 2:30

Resurrection as a verb. Megan McKenna, the pro-lific and profound Catholic writer, tells of a time when she was leading a Bible study. She shares the fol-lowing vignette in her book Not Counting Women and Children: Neglected Stories from the Bi-ble."Once in a parish mis-sion when I was studying the scripture from Luke when Jesus raised to life the son of the widow of Nain. (Luke 7: 11-17). Someone called out harsh-ly, 'Have you ever brought someone back from the dead?' I had been saying that life happens when we are interrupted, and that some of the most powerful acts of resurrection happen to the least likely peo-ple; that we are the people of resurrection and hope, called to live passionately and compassion-ately with others, to defy death, to forgive, and to bring others back into the community, to do some-thing that is life-giving, that fights death and need-less suffering. And then this challenge from the back of the church. "My response was 'Yes.' I went on to say, 'Every time I bring hope into a situation, every time I bring joy that shatters despair, every time I forgive others and give them back dignity and the possibil-ity of a future with me and others in the communi-ty, every time I listen to others and affirm them and their life, every time I speak the truth in pub-lic, every time I confront injustice — yes — I bring people back from the dead.' "

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Christ the King (www.cklb.org)

Spring Cleaning? Please save all usable clothing and linens for our Clothing Drive which will be held on May

18th - 19th. More details to follow.

ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER: APRIL 24, 2018

Join us April 24, 2018 from 6:30-9:30PM at Mayfair Farms for our 6th Annual Benefit Dinner.

Guest Speaker: Margaret Mace, OP Margaret Mace is a Dominican Sister of Amityville,

New York. She currently works at the UN as the rep-resentative of the Non-Governmental Organization, US Dominican Leadership Convergence. Margaret served as Chair of the NGO Committee for Social

Development from 2015 – 2016, and is engaged in a wide range of issues, including migration. She brings a rich Dominican tradition of advocacy on behalf of

human rights to all that she does. Tickets: $75 per person, can be purchased through

the First Friends office, or online.

The Annual Catholic Appeal - In Action!

Evangelization – Multicultural Ministry

This ministry brings attention to the most pressing needs and concerns of our growing diverse community, and assist parishes and diocesan offices as they address the needs that are identified. Your support of the Annu-al Catholic Appeal helps the parishes and Diocese find ways to welcome and care for people of different cul-

tures with different needs. As you know, The Church of the Precious Blood is challenged to raise $27,000 this

year. Please support the campaign with whatever amount you can. Pledge envelopes are available in the

pews and at the rear of the Church.

Masses for the Week Saturday, April 20, 2019 Holy Saturday Sunday, April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday Monday, April 22, 2019 7:30am The People of Precious Blood Parish Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:30am Thomas McGlynn Req by Dana Noon Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:30am Matthew Hawn Req by Eugenia Jones Thursday, April 25, 2019 7:30am Rev Joseph Quinlin Req by Danka Friday, April 26, 2019 7:30am Ignatius Debicka Req by Danka Ronald Cattelona Req by His Sister Saturday, April 27, 2019 9:00am Mary Hinck Req by The Hinck Family

What’s Happening This Week

Sunday, April 21 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of Our Lord Masses:7:30am, 9:00am,10:30am, and 12:00pm

Saturday, April 27

Women’s Prayer Group 8:00am, Francis Room

Sunday, April 28

NJ Marathon Begins 7:30am

The Community of Precious Blood Church Welcomes with great Joy

Our newly baptized children ! Fiona Valerie-Maureen Price

and Cameron Bette Widdis

The Center in Asbury Park is running a 50/50 raffle.

(Drawing May 17) The cost of the raffle ticket is $10.00. The kitty so far is over $12,200.00.

Tickets are available in the Parish Office during regular hours.

All proceeds benefit the Center in Asbury Park

Family Promise invites you to attend their

Spring Dinner “The Promise of Spring”

It will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 At the Jumping Brook Country Club

Family Promise of Monmouth County provides home-less children and their families with food, shelter

and comprehensive services by partnering with our community.

They are committed to advocating to end family homelessness.

Tickets are available in the Parish Office @$125 each

To all our “Gardeners”!!!

Beautiful!

It’s that time of the year!!

The beds are all clean and ready to

be maintained...Sign up for your

”piece” of the Parish! (8x10)

Call 732-222-4756

For more info

Remember It is up to you when you choose

to weed. We will put your name on “your

piece of the parish”. A Great Family Pro-

ject!

There is a sign up sheet in the back of

the church or call the Parish Office 732-

222-4756.

Congratulations

to our

Confirmation class

of 2019!

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First Communion Practice Information April 26th @ 5pm for Saturday 27th 5pm ceremony April 26th @ 5:30pm for Sunday 28th 10:30 am ceremony April 26th @ 6pm for Sunday 28th 12:00pm ceremony May 3rd @ 5pm for Saturday May 4th 5pm ceremony May 10th @ 5pm for Sunday May 11th 5pm ceremony

NJ Marathon will be running through our town and traffic will be stopped

for a period of time. As a result, please make plans for

Mass accordingly. In other years the streets have been

open by 10:00 but there is no guarantee.

We will have our regular mass schedule.

Sunday, April 28th at 7:30AM START:

Monmouth Park Race Track 175 Oceanpor t Ave, Oceanpor t , NJ 07757

FINISH: Ocean Promenade, Long Branch

Runners wi l l en ter Monmouth Beach from Pat ten Ave

star t ing a t approx imate ly7:15am, and cont inue to Wes ley St . , to Tocc i Ave . , and then Gr i f f in St .

They wi l l ex i t town on Co lumbia Ave .

NJ CATHOLIC YOUTH

RALLY 05.19.19 All youth, young adults and their families are

invited to this event in-cluding Jr. High, High School & Young Adult

Ministry, Scouting groups, Altar servers, Youth Choirs, Catholic Schools, Religious Ed families and/

or families from the parish!

NJ CATHOLIC YOUTH RALLY

PACKAGE INCLUDES: ADMISSION to Six Flags Great Adventure

OPENING Presentation FREE TICKET to return to park

for every person who enters the catering area. PRIVATE All-You-Can-Eat Buffet

SUNDAY LITURGY with Bishop David O’Connell, CM, CONCERT WITH MATT MAHER in Arena

All youth, young adults and their families are invited to this event including Jr. High, High School &

Young Adult Ministry, Scouting groups, Altar serv-ers, Youth Choirs, Catholic Schools, Religious Ed

families and/or families from the parish!

Total Package per person - $50.00

Monmouth Beach 25th Anniversary Run/Walk Wag

05-11-2019 Saturday

Last week of CCD Classes is May 13-15th

Register NOW for next year! See Eileen or Nicole

in the Religious Education Office for forms.

Easter Sunday– April 21

Alleluia, Alleluia

The Lord is risen! Alleluia!

With the women

and other disciples, we rejoice at

the empty tomb as we enter into

the great paschal feast of Easter.

In Luke’s account of the Resurrec-

tion, the women did not waste

time in spreading the Good News

after encountering the men in dazzling garments.

What could the women have been thinking as they

rushed to tell the others of the empty tomb? And

what could

Peter have thought as he rushed to the

tomb? The Gospel notes that the women were ter-

rified upon seeing the men at the tomb but then

remembered Jesus’ words. Peter was amazed when

he arrived at the tomb. All must have wondered

what this meant for them. The discovery of the

empty tomb does not offer Jesus’ followers an im-

mediate response of joy. They had to grow in their

understanding of the Resurrection. Let us remem-

ber that when we find ourselves in moments of

fear or confusion, like those who first reached the

garden tomb, we can return to the Word of God in

the Bible to offer us an understanding of the iden-

tity of the Risen Lord and a better understanding

of ourselves in relationship

with him.Today’s Readings: Acts 10:34a, 37–43;

Psalm 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23; Colossians 3:1–4 or 1

Corinthians 5:6b–8; John 20:1–9 or Luke 24:1–12 or

Luke 24:13–35 (afternoon or evening).

Monday, April 22–The Octave of Easter

At the beginning of the fifty days of Easter is an

eight-day celebration called the Octave of Easter.

During these days, let the light of Christ shine

forth as your family sings “alleluias” at the dinner

table or around the prayer table as you celebrate

the octave. Today’s Readings:

Acts 2:14, 22–32; Psalm 16:1–2,

5, 7–8, 9–10, 11; Matthew 28:8–15.

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Tuesday, April 23 –I Have Seen the Lord

Weeping at the tomb, Mary is so consumed with

finding her Lord that she does not realize that

she is speaking to angels. Only when Jesus says

her name does she realize the man she

has questioned is the Lord. The Good Shepherd

calls his sheep by name. Christians were called by

name on the day of their Baptism, the day they

were claimed for Christ. Let us pray this day for

all those who are longing to find Christ and

to hear their name called by the Lord. Today’s

Readings:Acts 2:36–41; Psalm 33:4–5, 18–19, 20,

22; John 20:11–18.

Wednesday, April 24–

In the Breaking of Bread

Two disciples are making their way to Emmaus,

which is about seven miles from Jerusalem. Even

as Jesus walks with them, they do not recognize

him as their Lord. They are only able to know his

identity when they sit at table and are breaking

bread. How have you come to know Jesus

through the Eucharist? Today’s Readings: Acts 3:1–

10; Psalm 105:1–2,3–4, 6–7, 8–9; Luke 24:13–35.

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Thursday, April 25–

Preaching to All the Nations

“Peace be with you,” Jesus says as he appears to

his disciples. Still, they are terrified, afraid they

have seen a ghost. In response, Jesus confronts

their fears and does a very human thing—he asks

for food and eats the fish before them. Where do

you find peace in the accounts of Jesus’ Resurrec-

tion? Is it comforting to know that Christ ate with

those he loved

after rising from the dead. Today’s Readings: Acts

3:11–26; Psalm 8:2, 5, 6–7, 8–9; Luke 24:35–48.

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Friday, April 26–An Abundance of

Fish and the Bread of Life

Jesus appears to the disciples on the shore of the

Sea of Galilee. They have been fishing all night and

have caught nothing. After Jesus instructs them

to cast their net over the starboard side, they

took in so many fish that they could not take in

the net. Jesus calls them over to the beach, where

they eat fish and bread. Does this sharing of bread

and fish remind you of another event in Scrip-

ture? Today’s Readings: Acts 4:1–12; Psalm 118:1–2,

4, 22, 24, 25, 27; John 21:11–14.

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Saturday, April 27 - Proclaim the Good News

It took three tries for the Apostles to believe the

Lord had risen. They believed neither when Mary

Magdalene told them nor when the two disciples

on the way to Emmaus returned with the news.

Only when the Lord appeared to them did they

believe. Do you believe enough to “Go out into

the world and proclaim the Gospel to every crea-

ture”? Do you let anyone know of your belief?

What holds you back

from allowing others to see that you are a Chris-

tian? Today’s Readings: Acts 4:13–21; Psalm 118:1,

14–15, 16–18, 19–21; Mark 16:9–15.

2019:Annual Catholic

Church of the Precious Blood

: $27,000

Gift Count: 61

Raised: $12,810

% Goal: 47%

“When I sent you forth without money bag or a sack or sandals, were you in need of anything ?

Luke 22:35

Weekly Collection 04-07-18 Intentional Offertory $6202.00

(On line+Envelopes ) Cash Offertory $1,786.00

# Envelopes: 266 Total $7,988.00

(April 14th collection will be published April 28th)

03-20-19 Cash Basis

Jul '18-Feb'19 Jul '18 - Feb 19

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

4110-00 · Collections 359,491.17

4200.00 · Religious Ed collections 22,158.00

4300.00 · Other income. 31,796.38

Total Income 413,445.55

Expense

5100-00 · Payroll Expenses 153,514.51

5200.00 · Benefits 25,415.00

5300.00 · CCD Expenses 9,347.85

5400.00 · Diocesan Assessments Paid 36,108.00

5600.00 · Utilities 30,028.34

5700.00 · Build. Rep & Maint 53,847.99

5800.00 · Insurance 27,923.21

5900.00 · Other expenses 57,192.62

Total Expense 393,377.52

Net Ordinary Income 20,068.03

Other Income/Expense

Other Expense

5413-00 · Other Parish Programs 300.00

Total Other Expense 300.00

Net Other Income -300.00

19,768.03

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