Change in Mass Schedule for Saturday, July 27, 2019

Please make note that confessions will be at 2:45PM on Saturday, July 27, 2019,
followed by Mass at 4:00PM.  This change is for July 27^th ONLY
and we will revert back to 3:45PM confessions/5:00PM Mass on
Saturday, August 3, 2019.
Thank you for your attention to this small change!
 

Parish Office – Carnival Week!

The Parish Office will be open Monday, July 22nd from 9:00AM to 9:00PM,
 so that we may accommodate any last minute reduced wrist band sales. 
Tuesday through Thursday, July 23-25, the Parish Office
will be open from 9:00AM to 12:00NOON.
The Office will be closed on Friday, July 26, 2019
….see you at the Carnival!
 

A message from the Pastor

In June, Fr. Charles Kelly will be celebrating the 55^th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood!  Fr. Kelly arrived at St. Ambrose in 1986 and was Pastor for almost 25 years, and his time here was of great value to all our parishioners.  A selfless priest, Fr. Kelly was always ready to serve his parish through the celebration of the Eucharist, presided over countless sacraments, provided counsel and spiritual guidance to those most in need, supported the spiritual and academic advancement of thousands of students in attendance at St. Ambrose Elementary School and our Parish School of Religion, and he has always been a true witness to the Message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  We wish Fr. Kelly many more years in his priestly ministry, doing the work of God, and we congratulate him with our love and prayers.

If you would like to send Fr. Kelly a card, he may be reached at:

Rev. Charles Kelly
Marina Regina Residence
5 Dellwood Lane
Somerset, New Jersey  08873
 
God bless!
Fr. Jack
 

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. 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
June 24, 2019
July 22, 2019
August 26, 2019
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!

Parish Office Hours 2019

The Parish Office will be open Monday-Thursday from 9:00AM-2:00PM

(we will not be closed for lunch!)

during the months of July and August and CLOSED on Fridays.
God bless you all, and we hope you have a restful and relaxing summer! 

A message from the Pastor

The Director of Vocations for the Office of the Bishop has advised me that Mr. Gregory Zannetti has been assigned to St. Ambrose Parish for the summer.  His assignment will begin on Monday, June 17, 2019 and Greg will be with us until Friday, August 16, 2019.   The hope is that Greg will develop his ministry skills, further discern and strengthen his call to service in the Church, and be enabled to come to know the people and priests of our Diocese better, before he returns to his studies in the Fall.  The significance of this formation experience is important to any seminarian, so I ask that you welcome him when he arrives and make him feel at home….something at which our amazing parishioners are most capable!!!  Please continue to keep Greg in your prayers during his summer assignment here at St. Ambrose.

God bless you,
Fr. Jack

Attention St. Ambrose parishioners:

 
The Very Rev. John C. Grimes, Pastor, has been granted permission from our Diocesan Vicar General to modify the Sunday Mass Schedule that will be effective from July 1, 2019 – September 15, 2019.  Please take note of the following new Mass Schedule for this specific timeframe:
                                   Saturday confessions 3:45PM
                                Saturday Vigil Mass   5:00PM
                                Sunday Mass              8:30AM, 10:30AM & 12:00NOON
Any reserved Mass intentions currently scheduled for Sunday 7:30AM/9:00AM will be combined into the 8:30AM Mass.  The newly combined Mass intentions will be announced at the 8:30AM Sunday Mass, and posted in our bulletin.  If you feel for any reason that you would like your previously scheduled 7:30AM or 9:00AM reserved Mass intention be moved to a separate date, kindly call the parish office and we will be happy to assist you.
Please be advised that our parish calendar will be updated to reflect this change.  All Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors/Readers, and Altar Servers will receive an email notification in the very near future for your revised assignments.  (If you do not have email, please call the parish office for your revised assignment(s) for 7/1/19-9/15/19)
 
Thank you for your kind attention to the new information.