MARK YOU CALENDARS!
Sunday June 23, 2019 is
Corpus Christi Sunday

Please join us at the 12:00NOON Mass on June 23^rd,  held outdoors on our front lawn,  as we gather in celebration of the real presence of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ!  Tents will be going up, chairs will be put in place, and our altar will be set up for the celebration of Mass.  This liturgy will be followed by a solemn and joyful display of faith as we process around our property, honoring the Blessed Sacrament, gloriously displayed in a monstrance.  ALL are encouraged to participate… and we hope to see a strong representation of all St. Ambrose ministries, along with parishioners, St. Ambrose School & PSR students, organization and clubs, in procession on this great day! 

This celebration and procession teaches us to be always prayerful, attentive, and meditative in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

 It also reminds us that we are the Body of Christ, called to see Him in our neighbor, always present in the Eucharist.

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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Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church
of South River, New Jersey

 
 will host the Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles of the World, starting on Saturday June 22, 2019 through Wednesday, June 26, 2019.  All are welcome to participate in this unique opportunity to evangelize ourselves and others about the Real Presence of our Lord in the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist.  Presentations of the Eucharistic Miracles of the World will be at 4:00PM on Saturday June 22, 2019, just prior to the Vigil Mass at 5:00PM.  The presentations will be given in the Church Hall after each weekend Mass.  This exhibition will close on Monday, June 24, 2019 @ 10:30AM.

In addition to the Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit, a presentation of the Sacred Cloth of our Lord’s Passion will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 @ 8:30AM to Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 9:00PM.  This exhibit will include full size Shroud images, relics of the True Cross and St. Longinus, the Crown of Thorns and many more. 

This event is presented by Richard and Patricia Bernatchez of Faith Communications.
For further information, please consult their website at www.FaithBasedComm.com.
or the Corpus Christi Evangelization Ministry @ 908-367-8791

Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am-12pm and 1-3pm

Tuesday, Thursday from 9am-12pm and 1-5pm

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!

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.
 

Good News

The Church of Metuchen announces the ordination to the Diaconate of

Gustavo Andres Rodrigues-Perez

by The Most Reverend James F. Checchio, Bishop of Metuchen on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen.  Gustavo served St. Ambrose Parish as our summer seminarian and we send love and prayers to him on this amazing day.   Please keep Gustavo in your prayers, as the newly ordained Deacon Gustavo Rodrigues continues his studies this Fall at St. Vincent’s Seminary in Latrobe Pennsylvania, towards ordination to the priesthood in 2020.  If you would like to send a message to Gustavo, please forward to the parish office and we will be happy to forward your well wishes to him at his new summer assignment, yet to be confirmed.