Weekly Letter from the Pastor

Dear Fellow Parishioners of St. Benedict:

Happy April! Things here are beginning to look more like Spring, which is always a good thing. You might have noticed that a new playground set has been installed in the school yard next to the church. The previous one was no longer meeting the safety protocols and was removed over the summer. We have also done some other improvements and upgrades to the playground equipment so that the children have a nice, safe yard in which to play. We have other plans for the summer, including the installation of new basketball hoops in the back lot. More on these projects later.

Next weekend is Palm Sunday, and the beginning of HolyWeek and the Triduum. Please check the bulletin for details on the times for the services and events of the week. On Palm Sunday the 9:30 am Mass will begin in the school gym and from there we will process to the church. All of the other Masses will begin in the church.

On Good Friday we will have the Seven Last Words commemoration beginning at 7:00 pm. Mr. Frederick DiBrienza, theology instructor at Christian BrothersAcademy, will speak on each of the words. Please join us for this prayerful and reflective evening.

Join us for Soup and Scripture on Wednesday, April 9th following the Stations of the Cross at 5:30 pm.

Thank you for your support of the Annual Catholic Appeal,we still have a way to go reach our goal. Please consider making a pledge or payment today!

Confessions are being heard this afternoon beginning at 2:30 pm at St. Mary in Colts Neck, additionally confessions will be available at St. Catherine in Holmdel on Thursday,April 10th at 7:00 pm.

Please be conscious of performing your Easter Duty.

I hope everyone will have a blessed week ahead.
Father Garry