HOLY ROSARY & MERCY CHAPLET
Prayed after 9:00 AM Daily Mass

SIGN LANGUAGE MASS
12 NOON, 2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month

FILIPINO MASS
2:00pm, 3rd Sunday of the Month

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Our RCIA Program, will be starting in September.

All who are unbaptized, baptized into another faith denomination, or baptized Catholic but have not received Eucharist or Confirmation, and wish to become Catholic, please see the bulletin for details. 

St. Ambrose Parish
Altar Server Application

 
Boys and girls in 3^rd grade or above, Catholic School or Public School,  are invited to become altar servers at our parish.   To serve at Mass is an Honor and a Privilege.  It is an opportunity to serve God and His people, as they come together and worship God in the Church.   JESUS becomes present to us at Mass through scripture readings, the consecration of the Bread and Wine, the ministers, and the people.
 Parents and students, please carefully consider this decision to serve as Altar Servers.  This involves a commitment of your time and collaboration, which will require you to serve Masses at various hours including Saturday evening,  and early or later Sunday (8:30 AM – 12 noon).  You will also have the opportunity to serve at weddings, funerals, and Holy days of Obligation.  
According to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, along with diocesan guidelines, all servers are required to receive proper formation and training before serving.   Training sessions will be take place in the Church and scheduled as follows:
 
Monday, September 30     from 5:00 – 6:30PM
Tuesday, October 01          from 5:00 – 6:30PM
Wednesday, October 02   from 5:00 – 6:30PM
Thursday, October 03        from 5:00 – 6:30PM
Friday, October 04              from 5:00 – 6:30PM
 
All dates are mandatory, in order for the new altar server to become comfortable and learn the steps to serve at Mass.   We look forward to training new altar servers to assist in the celebration of holy Mass.  If you have any questions call the Parish Office at 732-679-5666, Ext. 1002
Name  ____________________________________
School ____________________________________                 Current Grade ______________
Home Address ______________________________
Family contact Email _________________________
Family contact Phone # _______________________
Please complete Form and return it to the parish office by September 30.
 
 
 
Dear parents,
 
We thank you for your support and consideration for your child serve in the ministry of Altar Servers.  Their service is very much appreciated and important to the parish, since with their assistance, Mass is celebrated in an orderly and reverent manner. At the same time, it is a privilege and honor serve at Mass where the consecration of the bread and the wine take place in the sanctuary.  Training will be provided so that every server is aware of their responsibilities at all liturgies and Masses.
 
As parents, your responsibility will be to bring your child to all the training sessions. Once assigned a server schedule, please bring your child to Mass 10 minutes before Mass begins (Sunday Masses, Holy Days of Obligations), or when serving at a wedding or funeral.  This will enable them to dress in their albs and have time to assist the sacristan in setting up for the celebration of Mass.  You will also have to assist your child in reminding them their scheduled Mass time(s) once they receive their schedule.  Additionally, once you receive the three month schedule, it will be the responsibility of the altar server (or parent) to find a substitute in the event that the server is unable to serve at an assigned Mass.  As the schedule is for three months, you will have ample time to make changes due to vacations, or potential conflict.

The Altar Servers Ministry is as important as any other liturgical ministry, and the participation of all the ministers is a necessity for the parish and for the Church that Our Triune God has given us.
 
Thank you for your commitment to support your child to serve as an Altar Serve of our parish.
 
 
 
In Christ,
 
Fr. Jack Grimes, Pastor
Fr. Martin Espinoza, Parochial Vicar
 

St. Padre Pio Prayer Group of St. Ambrose
Old Bridge, New Jersey
 
All parishioners are warmly welcome to attend our
 
St. Padre Pio Prayer Group
 held monthly at St. Ambrose Church at 7:00PM.  The prayer group includes Mass of the day, prayers to St. Padre Pio, and veneration of a first class relic.  Everyone will go home blessed and feeling great and we hope you can plan to share in this awesome experience.
Upcoming dates are
September 30, 2019
October 28, 2019
November 25, 2019

St. Padre Pio was born in 1887 in Pietrelcina, Italy, and was an Italian priest,  known for his charity and love for the people around him.  He bore the wounds of Christ, which is still something that cannot be explained.  In August of 1918, he began experiencing a painful stigmata that eventually remained permanent for the next 50 years and disappeared, miraculously, a few days before his death in September 1968.  St. Padre Pio welcomed the pain for all of mankind, and was canonized  on June 16, 2002 by Pope John Paul II. 

We hope you can join us in prayer each month!

Pro Life/Respect Life Ministry

Please mark your calendars and join us as we witness God’s truth and embody our Lord’s command to love one another as He loves us!  Thanks to our Pastor and the commitment and interest of so many of our parishioners, our group will meet in the St. Anthony Room of the Parish office at 7:00PM on:
 

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
(2020 dates to be determined)
 

On-going areas of discussion will include education, outreach, public policy and prayer, all focused on the restoration of respect for human life as an essential task of the Church.  We will work closely with our Diocesan coordinator and be a part of the work of our Diocesan Office of Human Life and Dignity.  It is our duty as Catholics to respect all human life, help promote public awareness, promote laws that defend and protect life, and endorse programs of prayer so that the culture of death will be replaced with a culture of life.  Come and join the work of this critical ministry!