Parish Announcements

REGISTRATION INTO OUR PARISH:  To register yourself in the St. Clement community, the Parish Registration form is here:   Parish Form fillable(2)

THE LOSS OF FATHER JOHN SCULLY

We are saddened by the loss of our former pastor Father John Scully.

His Funeral Mass was held at St. Clement’s on Friday, August 5 at 11:00 a.m.  Bishop O’Connell officiated and many priests from the Diocese and elsewhere paid their respects.

Her was interred at St. Gabriel’s Cemetery in Marlboro with other area priests who had passed in the past.  A light repast was held after the service and internment at the St. Clement’s Gymnasium.

The viewing had also been held at St. Clement’s Church on Thursday, August 4 from 5pm to 9:30pm and on Friday morning, August 5, from 9am to 10:30am.

Altar Rosary Society led the May Crowning of Mary – to view the video we have of the event, click on the link below:

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PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SCAMMERS TRYING TO GET PARISHIONERS TO PURCHASE GIFT CARDS FOR “FATHER VALA”  WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE AND AGAIN A PARISHIONER WAS ASKED TO PURCHASE A GIFT CARD BY THE SCAMMER.  THE PARISH WOULD NEVER MAKE SUCH A REQUEST

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:  Greetings everyone.  St. Clement parish has returned to pre-Covid arrangements in our church for liturgical celebrations. Parishioners may sit in any of the pews. For continued safety, I encourage you to please maintain social distancing as best as possible. Wearing of masks is now optional. For the distribution of Holy Communion, parishioners will process toward the altar, as was done in the past. It has been great to see many of you returning to Mass and bringing life to our celebrations again.

God bless, Fr. Tom

DURING THE WINTER MONTHS ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT CHANGES TO THE MASS SCHEDULE (DAILY OR WEEKEND) ARE MADE VIA FLOCKNOTE MESSAGES AND ON THE WEBSITE.  PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING FLOCKNOTE FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

Mass Intentions – If you are interested in having a mass for a deceased relative, friend or group, please submit your request with your offering to the Parish Office.

All new parents! – Call the Parish Office at 732-566-3616 to register for the next Baptism Preparation class.

The Altar Rosary Society meets on the first Wednesday of each month, with the exception of July and August. We say the Rosary at 7 pm and start our general meeting at 7:30 pm.   We meet in  the reception center.  All ladies are welcome to join.

The Holy Name Society meets the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Cry Room of the church. Men of the parish are cordially invited to attend.

The Knight of Columbus meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 8 p.m. in the Parish Reception Center. Men of the parish are cordially invited to attend.

The Senior Citizens Club meets every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the Reception Center. All seniors, whether members of St. Clement are not, are invited to join. Make new friends, enjoy activities.

Trips to Atlantic City are sponsored by the Senior Citizens Club and are scheduled for the third Monday of every month

RCIA  If interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or in receiving the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation, please call Tom Sweeney at 732-242-9693.

If you would like to bring up the gifts at Mass, please speak to an Usher before Mass begins.

Ushers are needed at Mass. If you can help, please see one of the ushers. Your help is appreciated.

Additional lectors are needed. Please contact the Lector Coordinator if you would like to serve St. Clement’s Church by reading scripture and announcements. It is also a great community service project for high school students. A number of high school students have become lectors.

Check the PREP web page for information regarding our religious education program. See the links page.

No Parking Zone – Please be advised that the entrance to the church is a “no parking zone.” This is to allow fire trucks to enter in case of emergency and also to enable other parishioners to enter the parking lot. Thank you for your cooperation.

MATAWAN FIRE DEPARTMENT HELPED ST. CLEMENT’S RE-ATTACH FLAGS AND FLY THEM AGAIN