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CHRIST THE KING

PARISH

Worshiping at : Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Corner of Chelsea & Second Ave.

Holy Trinity Church, 408 Prospect St. Long Branch, NJ 07740

Parish Business Office: 380 Division St., Long Branch, NJ 07740

Phone 732-222-3216, 732-229-8527, 732-222-0526 Fax 732-222-4313

Web site: www.cklb.org

Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm, Wed 8:30am - 7:00pm, Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm

Parish Clergy Rev. Javier A. Diaz, Pastor Rev. Andres Serna, Parochial Vicar Mr. Robert J. Vignolini, Deacon Mr. Joseph Richichi, Deacon

Mass Schedule at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm English 7:30 pm Brazilian/Portuguese Sunday: 9:00 am Portuguese/Brazilian 10:30 am English 12:00 pm Spanish 6:00 pm Spanish 7:30 pm English

Mass Schedule at Holy Trinity Church

Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30 am English Mon - Fri: 12:10 pm English Tues: 7:30 pm Portuguese/Brazilian Wed: 7:00 pm Spanish Fri: 7:30 pm Spanish 1st Fri of the month

Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary Fri: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Exposition & Adoration

Mass Schedule for Holy Days of Obligation See mass schedule inside the bulletin.

Italian Mass 9:30 am the second Sunday of every month at Holy Trinity Church.

Sacrament of Baptism Call business office to register for Baptism and to attend the training classes.

Confessions Saturday 3:00-3:45 pm at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church and by appointment.

Sacrament of Matrimony According to the Diocesan regulations, arrangements should be made one year prior to the marriage by personal appointment with a priest. Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

February 18th, 2018

First Sunday of Lent

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Holy Trinity Church This Week’s Donations for:

Bread & Wine Feb 18th Gloria Flaherty r/o Mary DeLisa

Bread & Wine Feb 19th-23rd James Chevalier, Sr. r/o Wife Jo

Sanctuary Candle Feb 17th-23rd For Christ the King Parishioners

Sacred Heart of Jesus Feb 17th-23rd For our Military & their safe return

Blessed Mother & St. Joseph Feb 17th-23rd Joseph F. Schibell r/o Daughters

Altar Flowers Feb 17th-23rd For World Peace

Worship Schedule at

Holy Trinity Church

Sunday, February 18, 2018 8:00 AM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Manuel Carreira Cunha r/o Wife & Children Lucy Anderson r/o Family Rose Leta & James Bongiovanni r/o Rosalie Marsico James V. Migliaccio r/o Jim Costabile 9:30 AM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Rosa Alba Stranieri r/o Mother Francesca Deceased Members of the Foggia Family r/o Grandchildren of Antonio&VincenzaFoggia Mary Lou Todaro r/o Rosary Altar Society Ronald John Mammano r/o Dalena Family David Gago r/o Wife & Parents 11:30 AM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Theresa Dorato r/o Dorato Family Jim Pascucci r/o Family Joseph F. Schibell r/o Daughters Lina Gioia r/o Mary & Antonio Olivadoti Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day) 12:10 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Annette Fragale r/o Joan Guzzi & Carol Magarino Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:10 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Robert Parnell r/o Mary DeLisa Ciro Avagliano r/o Wife & Daughter Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:10 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier For the sick & homebound 7:00 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier For the souls in purgatory Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:10 PM Celebrant: TBA Mary Ellen McCue r/o Family

Friday, February 23, 2018 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Exposition & Adoration at the Business Office Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary 12:10 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier For the unborn babies & their families

Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:00 AM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Manuel Carreira Cunha r/o Wife & Children Paul Frontera r/o Wife Angie & Family Rosalie Marsico r/o Winicki Family Paul Frontera r/o Wife & Family 9:30 AM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Lisa Grandinetti Swoger r/o Mom, Dad & Gina Rosa Alba Stranieri r/o Mother Francesca Mary Lou Todaro r/o Bob & Noreen Pastor David Gago r/o Wife & Parents Robert Parnell r/o Christ the King Seniors 11:30 AM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Nicholas Thomas Lioi, Patricia Bonner & Ellen Riccio r/o Bernadette Lioi Charles Heister, Mario & Elizabeth Serafino & Ziggy Mackiewicz r/o Bernadette Lioi Raymond Mancini r/o Mr & Mrs Angelo Berardesco

DONATION NEEDED FOR

PASCHAL CANDLE

at Holy Trinity Church $350.00

at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church

$400.00

Any size donation may be made in honor of or

in memory of a loved one by calling Mary or

Any at the business office 732-222-3216.

NOTE: The business office will be closed

on Mon, February 19th for President’s Day.

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Our Lady Star of the Sea Church This Week’s Donation for:

Bread & Wine Feb 17th & 18th Minnie Siciliano r/o Family

Sanctuary Candle Feb 17th-23rd Special Intention for Vocations

Altar Flowers Feb 17th-23rd Donated by: Flowers by VanBrunt

If you have any family members

who would benefit from the prayers

of our faith community, please call

the Business Office. Names will

remain on the prayer list for one

month (4 weeks). If extended pray-

ers are needed, please notify the business office.

Marina Abad, Eugenio Abbruzzese, Familia Aponte,

Beatriz Beltran, Tim Bruce, Nora Calderon, Franklin

Callano, Richard Canneto, Christine Chulsky, Danilo

Dalena, Renato Dalena, Brandon Ferraro, Arthur

Fischer, Jennie Frattin, Aurora Gonzalez, Mary

Haraz, Sheila Kulak, John Stephen Lo Pinto, Rosina

Mac Study, Carmine Martino, Florence Martino, Joann

Mendez, Melanie Newcomb, Helen Miceli, Familia

Morales, Barbara & Edward Moskal, MaryAnne

Munford, Nina S.,& Frank Scalpati, Sara Sponenberg,

Richard Takesh, Donna Lee, Madeline & Tina Marie

Tardiolo, Dorothy Waterman and Gina Grandinetti

Woodworth.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

will have their Corporate Mass at Holy

Trinity Church on Sunday, Feb 25th, at

9:30 am.

Worship Schedule at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church

Saturday, February 17, 2018 4:00 PM Celebrant: Fr. Andres Minnie DiCostanzi r/o Son Vincent Philip Meola & Angela Perri r/o John & Deborah Perri Salvatore Nick r/o Bob Nick Joanne Alsobrooks r/o Julia Josefowitz Maria Perri r/o Daughter Margie & Family Dorinee Vassallie r/o Joe Vassallie & Family 7:30 PM (Brazilian/Portuguese)Celebrant: Fr. Javier For Christ the King Parishioners Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:00 AM (Portuguese/Brazilian)Celebrant: Fr.Andres Adelino, Manuel & Andres Silvestre r/o Irene Silvestre 10:30 AM Celebrant: Fr. Andres Frank Morello r/o MomRosina & PapaAntonio Lana Zeppi Lirosi r/o Frank & Marianne Muzzi 12:00 PM (Spanish) Celebrant: Fr. Andres Jose Pablo Montenegro, Maria Graciela de Montenegro r/o Family Romulo E. Alonso r/o Family PeticionEspecial EmmaG.Gonzalez r/o Family 6:00 PM (Spanish) Celebrant: Fr. Javier For the conversion of sinners & non believers 7:30 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Special Intention for our Political Leaders

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 7:30 PM (Brazilian/Portuguese) Celebrant: Fr. Alves For World Peace

Saturday, February 24, 2018 4:00 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier Healing intention for Vicki Okuszka r/o Lois & Lisa Sherman John M. Nick r/o Bob Nick Joanne Alsobrooks r/o Andi & Larry Finnell Susan Gizzi r/o Husband & Son John W. Rolly, Mr & Mrs James Conlin & Jim Conlin r/o Charlotte Rolly 7:30 PM (Brazilian/Portuguese)Celebrant: Fr. Javier For the conversion of sinner s& non believers Sunday, February 25, 2018 9:00 AM (Portuguese/Brazilian)Celebrant: TBA Ana Maria Viana r/o Irene Silvestre 10:30 AM Celebrant: TBA Healing Intention for Steven Pavick r/o Bruce & Diance Frank Morello r/o MomRosina & Papa Antonio Karen Cleffi r/o Frank & Marianne Muzzi

Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:00 PM (Spanish) Celebrant: TBA For Christ the King Parishioners 6:00 PM (Spanish) Celebrant: Fr. Javier For special needs children & adults 7:30 PM Celebrant: Fr. Javier For World Peace

2017 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

Contribution statements are available

upon request by calling Mary or Any at the

business office 732-222-3216.

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Ramp available for

disabled

Acceso disponible

para discapacitados.

Parish Support The collection for Jan 28, 2018.

Holy Trinity

Tues 7:30 pm Mass 85 $1,108.00

Wed 7:00 pm Mass 30 171.00

Sun 8:00 am Mass 84 1,290.00

Sun 9:30 am Mass 58 827.00

Sun 11:30 am Mass 83 815.00

Our Lady Star of the Sea

Sat 4:00 pm Mass 158 1,407.00

Sat 7:30 pm Mass 80 1,270.00

Sun 9:00 am Mass 65 904.00

Sun 10:30am Mass 84 769.00

Sun 12:00 pm Mass 440 1,748.00

Sun 6:00 pm Mass 120 757.00

Sun 7:30 pm Mass 508.00

Other Income—Both Churches

Candles 159.00

St. Blaise 563.00

St. Vincent de Paul Society 118.00

Total 1287 $12,414.00

Thank you for your continued support & generosity!

Gracias por su continuo apoyo y generosidad!

Obrigado por seu apoio e sua generosidae!

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

The next general meeting of St Vincent

De Paul Society will be on Wed, Feb 21st,

in the Meeting Room from 7-9 pm.

These meetings are open to ALL who

participate in or who are interested in the Works

of the Society. Please come join us.

From Our Parochial Vicar

As we are now in Lent, I would like to

share Pope Francis’ message regarding prayer, alms-

giving, and fasting. “By devoting more time to prayer,

we enable our hearts to root out our secret lies and

forms of self-deception, and then to find the consola-

tion God offers. He is our Father and he wants us to

live life well. Almsgiving sets us free from greed and

helps us to regard our neighbor as a brother or sister.

What I possess is never mine alone. How I would like

almsgiving to become a genuine style of life for each

of us! How I would like us, as Christians, to follow the

example of the Apostles and see in the sharing of our

possessions a tangible witness of the communion that

is ours in the Church! For this reason, I echo Saint

Paul’s exhortation to the Corinthians to take up a col-

lection for the community of Jerusalem as something

from which they themselves would benefit (cf. 2

Cor 8:10). This is all the more fitting during the Len-

ten season, when many groups take up collections to

assist Churches and peoples in need. Yet I would also

hope that, even in our daily encounters with those who

beg for our assistance, we would see such requests as

coming from God himself. When we give alms, we

share in God’s providential care for each of his chil-

dren. If through me God helps someone today, will he

not tomorrow provide for my own needs? For no one

is more generous than God. Fasting weakens our ten-

dency to violence; it disarms us and becomes an im-

portant opportunity for growth. On the one hand, it

allows us to experience what the destitute and the

starving have to endure. On the other hand, it express-

es our own spiritual hunger and thirst for life in God.

Fasting wakes us up. It makes us more attentive to

God and our neighbor. It revives our desire to obey

God, who alone is capable of satisfying our hunger.”

If you noticed it, the Pope emphasized this time alms-

giving. Probably this Lent we could do a good (or bet-

ter) job at sharing with those in most need!

Parish Office Staff

Frank C. Muzzi, KCHS, Business Manager fcmuzzi@optonline.net

Lisa Simeone, Sr. Admin & Cemetery Admin x 112 Lisa@cklb.org

Any Buritica,Secretary,x113 (Spanish & Portuguese) Any@cklb.org

Mary Olivadoti, Secretary, x110 (Italian) mary@cklb.org

Office Hours Mon,Tues,Thurs, Fri. 8:30am –3:30pm Wed. Hrs 8:30am-7:00pm, Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm & 3:30pm-4:30pm

Phone: 732-222-3216; Fax: 732-222-4313 Web site: www.cklb.org

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PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR PARISH

BULLETIN ADVERTISERS

their advertising pays for our parish bulletin.

Please remember Christ the King Parish in

your will. For further information please

contact the business office.

PENITENTS 2018

Jadiel Alberto Acevedo-Bernal

Leslie Acevedo Bernal

Ana Lara De Oliveira Alves

Christian Alexis Aquino

Giancarlo Arce

Anthony Rafael Bicalho

Aileen Bonilla-Cruz

Ryan Borges Bronco

Nicole Castro-Castro

Babriel Da Silva Freitas Cunha

Daniela M. Cardoso Damiao

Nicole Rodrigues Da Silva

Sabrina Andrade Da Silva

Nicholas David De Camargos

Gabriel Jose De Leon

Felipe Dias Campos De Lima

Soraia Vitoria Dos Anjos

Sofia Rebeca Duran

Dayse Jazmin Escobar-Castro

Angelina Jean Fields

Isabella Anastasia Fields

Jason Garcia

Luz Mareli Garcia

Madelin Garcia-Guzman

Alexander Gonzalez Vasquez

Jocelyn Gonzalez-Vasquez

Renata Guevara-Sanchez

Alondra Hernandez Gonzalez

Brandon Hernandez

Arlet Jose-Lopez

Grasiela Jose-Lopez

Lorena Jose-Lopez

Lizette Juarez Gil

Janis Paulina Lechuga-Gasca

Rebecca Ana Lombardo

Serena Teresa Lombardo

Alejandro A. Lopez Flores

Carlos Lopez Lazaro

Cruz Daniel Lopez-Bautista

Cynthia Guadalupe Lopez

Kevin A. Maceda Lemus

Bruna Cecilia Lima Machado

Emma Marie Madison

Anna Julia Santos Marcal

Joseph Martinez Vasquez

Myra Victoria Moise

Yasmin L. Montano-Reyes

Hector Antonio Morales

Julia Elvira Munoz

Carlos Navarro Cruz

Karen Orellana

Luis Steven Paz

Julia Ribeiro Pereira

Aidelis Piedad Perez-Juarez

Bladimir Alexis Perez

Sergio Ernesto Perez Lopez

Brian Perez

Gaddiel Ronald Perez-Castro

Fernando Ignacio Perez Lopez

Kathleen M. De Lima Pessoa

Silvio Morais Pessoa, Jr.

Juan Francisco Pineda Escobar

Axel Prudencio

Daymond Rendon-Montes

Carlos Eduardo Rodas

Christopher Emmanuel Rogel

Cesar Rojas Jimenez

Jacqueline Rojas Jimenez

Matias Sanchez Velasquez

Sofia Sanchez

Jesus Angel Santiago-Santos

Mariana J. Santiago Santos

Jorge Saul Santos-Reyez

Evelyn Serrano-Lopez

Geovanna R. Pessoa Silva

David Miguel Neto Silverio

Christian Solis-Contreras

Matai Alejandro Toledo

Angel David Torres-Hernandez

Laura Dias Uchoa

Julianna Clarissa Valencia

Nicolas Valverde-Flores

Kassandra Vidal-Gomez

Jordi Vidal-Hernandez

Jordan Vieira

Ighor Vieira Silva

Nicolas Vieira

Jakelin Melissa Villalta Rogel

Giselle Zuniga Perez

PALM CROSSES

will be available for $10.00.

Place your order by calling

Mary or Any at 732-222-3216.

Palm Crosses may be picked

up on Tues, Mar 20th to Fri,

Mar 23rd, from 8:30 am to

3:30 pm at the Business Office.

Late night is Wed 8:30 am to 7:00 pm.

The Rosary Altar Society of Christ the King Parish is hav-

ing a bus trip to Sight & Sound

Theater, Strasburg, PA on

Wednesday, June 6th, to see the story of Jesus. Trip

will include lunch at Shady Maple Restaurant. The bus

will leave promptly at 7:15 am from the Star of the Sea

parking lot, corner of Chelsea & Second Avenues. You

must be there no later than 6:45 am. Total cost for this

trip is $120. For reservations please call Mary DeLisa

732-229-3650 or Mickie Gagliano 732-870-2981.

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CONGRATULATIONS

Jacyln Ceravolo & Andrew Mercado

Now

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Mercado

WEDDING BANNS

In my life I can see that you were made for me

I’ll be there to catch you if you fail

All the days I have prayed

And the love that I have saved

With this ring, I’m giving you my all

III - Tracey DeMarzo & Michael Ebinger

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

ESTACIONES DEL SANTO VIA CRUSIS

VIA SACRA

Will be held every Friday, during Lent at:

Holy Trinity Church

6:30 pm English

Our Lady Star of the Sea

3:00 pm English

Se celebrará todos los Miércoles du-

rante la Cuaresma a las 6:30 pm en la

Iglesia de Holy Trinity.

Será realizada todas as terças-feiras durante a Quar-

esma, as 6:30 horas da noite na Igreja Holy Trinity.

LENTEN DINNERS

Meals prepared by

Chef Joe Sirianni and

the Holy Name Assistants

served at the Parish Hall, 5-7 pm on

March 02, 2018

Salad, New England clam chowder

Seared cod fish, with shrimp basil pesto over

fettuccini

Crispy rolls w/butter

Dessert, Coffee, Tea, Soda

March 16, 2018

Salad, Shrimp Bisque

Scampi Alla Tut

(Shrimp dusted with Italian seasoned bread

crumb and baked in a butter and garlic sauce

served over linguini)

Crispy rolls w/butter

Dessert.Coffee, Tea, Soda

BYOB

Cost: $12.00 for each Adult

6.00 for Children 12 and under

Tickets will be available after all masses and at

the business office.

No tickets sold at door.

2018 EASTER EGG TREE

The Social Concerns Ministry is plan-

ning our annual Easter activity for the

mothers and children who are serviced

by Epiphany House, and the children of

families using our food pantry. We will

hang Easter Egg cards on white branches in a pail in

back of church or a white tree in the back of church.

The name and age of a child will be on it with a sug-

gested gift on the back.

Attach the Easter Egg Card to the gift and put it

into the baskets no later than March 11th.

If you would rather make a monetary donation you

may place it in the donation box.

Gift cards are good for:

children ages newborn to 12

Food Cards

Gas cards

We thank you for all your support, we are truly blessed

by your help. Any questions please contact Lucille at

732-513-5762.

We wish you a Happy & Blessed Easter.

Thank You, Social Concerns Committee

Anyone interested in helping

out at the St. Vincent de Paul

clothing room on Tuesday from

1 to 4 pm please contact Rachel

at 732-923-0209.

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ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY

will have their corporate mass on Sun-

day, Feb 18th, 9:30 am at Holy Trinity

Church Their meeting will be held on

Monday, February 19th, 7:00 pm in the

meeting room.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

will have their social meeting on Monday

Feb 19th, at 7:00 pm in St. Joseph’s Hall.

Come and join us and know all about the

Knights of Columbus (Council #335) and why you

should join. All are welcome.

Visit website: www.kofcknights.org .

RCIA applications are now available in

the business office. If anyone is interested

in the Catholic Church or wishes to join it;

anyone who maybe was baptized but nev-

er completed their sacraments is invited to

explore our RCIA. If you are over 18 &

willing to make a year long commitment please contact

Aurora Gonzalez 732-222-3216 x121 for additional

info. Registration deadline is Apr 13th.