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Women's Club

Men's Ministry

Married Couples

 

 

 

 St Charles Borromeo Women's Club  

MISSION 

To offer the women of St. Charles Borromeo Parish a safe and welcoming place of friendship and renewal, as we face the challenges of being Christian women.

Ministry Committees:       

Fellowship
The fellowship committee develops activities to help the women of St. Charles Borromeo celebrate and nurture faith-filled relationships. These activities include the annual theater outing, game nights, book discussions as well as encouragement to attend other social activities here at St Charles.

 

 

Hospitality
Hospitality plans the Fall Informational Social, coordinates food and refreshments for club gatherings and supports the Spirituality Committee in its planning of the annual Seder Supper and Good Friday Stations of the Cross.

 

 

 

Spirituality
Develops and implements activities to support the spiritual growth and enrichment of club members. Provides opening and closing prayers for club gatherings. Plans an annual Communion Breakfast, Lenten retreat, Seder Supper, Good Friday Stations of the Cross, and a spiritual program for the May Crowning of Mary.
 
Contact person:  Rose Kowalczyk  (908) 359-8084
 
Social Outreach 
Coordinates the service efforts of the Women’s Club and serves as liaison to parish social ministries. Plans the Spring brunch/gift auction fundraiser. Coordinates with selected local charities that serve women and children to identify their needs and develop service opportunities for the Women’s Club.
 
Contact persons:  Janina Reich  (908) 359-6463 and Irene Goldoni (609) 333-0253
 
Membership
Reaches out to the women of the parish to invite them to participate in meetings and events, seeks feedback from members on their interests and needs, and publishes the Women’s Club directory annually. 
 
Contact person:  Amy Irwin  (908) 281-5374
 
 
STEERING COMMITTEE 2009-2010
 
CHAIRWOMAN - Irma Perez-Johnson
TREASURER - Kathy Faillace
RECORDING SECRETARY - Pat Scott
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY - Nancy Utaski
MODERATOR - Msgr. Gregory Malovetz 
 
 
2009-10 CALENDAR
 
September 22    -    General Meeting: Informational Social - 7:00 PM Arona Hall
October 4            -    Fall Theater Outing: "Having Our Say" - 2:00 PM McCarter Theater
October 18          -    Mass of Remembrance - 10:00 AM St. Charles
October 28          -    Communion Breakfast - 11:00 AM Hopewell Bistro
November 17      -    General Meeting: Health Talk: Body/Mind/Spriti Connection - 7:00 PM
November 21/22 -  Fall Fundraiser: Poinsettia/Ornament Sales - Following All Masses
December 15      -    General Meeting: Game Night/Cookie Exchange - 7:00 PM Elizabeth Ann Seton Room
January 19          -    General Meeting: Health Topics - 7:00 PM Elizabeth Ann Seton Room
February 20       -    Lenten Retreat - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Elizabeth Ann Seton Room
March 23             -    Seder Supper - 7:00 PM Elizabeth Seton Room
April 2                  -    Good Friday Stations of the Cross - 7:00 PM Elizabeth Ann Seton Room
May 1                     -    Spring Theater Outing - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Broadway, NYC
May 4                    -    General Meeting: May Coronation of Mary - 7:00 PM Elizabeth Ann Seton Room
May 25                  -    Open Steering Committee Meeting: 2010/2011 Calendar Planning - 7:00 PM
June 6                   -    Spring Fundraiser: Spring Luncheon & Gift Auction - 12 Noon
 
Contact persons:  Anne Marie DeMarco (908) 281-6650, Nancy Bueschen (609) 497-6326, and Hedy Bottita (908) 904-1704

 

Contact persons:  Carol Piccinini (609) 497-4002 and Alejandra Rodriguez (908) 359-1985  
 


 

St Charles Borromeo Men's Ministry
 

Social Spiritual Service

 

These three words is what drives the purpose of a Men’s Ministry here at St Charles. Over the years there have been many different opportunities for the men to gather, get to know one another and experience the presence of Christ in their lives.

 

Currently John Sudol, Pastoral Council Liaison for Community Formation, is gathering men over the summer for time of companionship and communication. He has recently attended a Diocese of Metuchen Men’s meeting focused on bringing men together throughout the diocese for a Men’s Ministry Day in October.

 

If you would like to learn more about how you can participate in activities as well as the diocesan event please contact John Sudol either by phone: (609) 462 – 6522 or by email at jjsud@aol.com.

You may also contact our staff member Darrin Nelson in the parish staff office at (609) 466-0300 at extention 29 or email him at dnelson@borromeo.org.

 


 

 

St Charles Borromeo Married Couples

"An opportunity to strengthen this great gift of Love"

 

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Calendar of Events          Married Couples Articles/Website

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events

Starting in October of 2010 married couples will have the opportunity to have dinner in the Arona Hall a few times through out the year. The dates for the gatherings are listed below. Please email Darrin Nelson at dnelson@borromeo.org if you would like to receive a reminder of the upcoming events.

All dinners are a Saturday night and start at 7:00PM with half hour cocktail

Dates of dinners

Saturday October 9th

Saturday December 4th

2011

Saturday February 12th

Saturday April 9th

June TBA

 

 

 

 

Married Couples Articles/Website

 

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Charlie's Place Coffee House

Charlie's Place Coffee House

The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo is committed to parish social ministry as an expression of our faith. Our outreach and charity efforts speak to the message of Christ to serve the least among us. Further, in recognizing the solidarity of the human family, we commit ourselves to advocacy work and justice education.
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Service and Justice Ministries


The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo is committed to parish social ministry as an expression of our faith.  Our outreach and charity efforts speak to the message of Christ to serve the least among us.  Further, in recognizing the solidarity of the human family, we commit ourselves to advocacy work and justice education.

Current Events/News

(updated 12/23/09)

 

Celebrate National Migration Week

January 3 – 9, 2010

 

This year’s theme of “Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice” calls Catholics to not only lend a helping hand to those who are suffering, but also to work against oppression and injustices that do not promote the dignity of individuals in their homeland. 

 

This year’s theme also focuses on Migrant and Refugee Children.  Children are perhaps the most vulnerable people in our midst.  For various reasons, there are many migrant and refugee minors without a parent or guardian to watch over them.  The Department of Migrant and Refugee Services of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops has been doing much to serve this population, but there is always more that we as individuals can do.  Please go to their website at

http://www.usccb.org/mrs/nmw for more information.

 

 

Important Upcoming Service Dates:

1/9 – Habitat for Humanity

1/12 – Elijah’s Promise

1/14 – TASK

1/14 – House of Manna

(See the Outreach page for contact information for each ministry.)

 

 

Loaves and Fishes – January 23

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

 

Once again, we are preparing 800 servings of our “Thanksgiving meal” of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, and dessert to our neighbors in Trenton.  We are also preparing our bagged lunches at the Night of 1,000 Lunches on Thursday, January 21. 

 

Cook, purchase, drive, serve, assemble bag lunches, pray – help us in any way that you can!  Please stop by the tables in the Gathering Space after Masses throughout January to become involved with this ministry.

 

Our work is guided and shaped by our Catholic social teaching--a body of principles and values that draw upon the Gospel and biblical traditions.  The U.S. Bishops have arranged these principles under seven main themes:

The Life and Dignity of the Human Person

The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching.  We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person.

 

 

The person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our society—in economics and politics, in law and policy—directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in communityMarriage and the family are the central social institutions that must be supported and strengthened, not undermined.  We believe people have a right and a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.

Rights and Responsibilities

The Catholic tradition teaches that human dignity can be protected and a healthy community can be achieved only if human rights are protected and responsibilities are met. Therefore, every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things required for human decency. Corresponding to these rights are duties and responsibilities--to one another, to our families, and to the larger society.

 

 

A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt 25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first.

The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers must be respected--the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the organization and joining of unions, to private property, and to economic initiative.

Solidarity

We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world. At the core of the virtue of solidarity is the pursuit of justice and peace.  The Gospel calls us to be peacemakers. Our love for all our sisters and brothers demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict.

 

 

We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of creation. Care for the earth is not just an Earth Day slogan, it is a requirement of our faith. We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God’s creation. This environmental challenge has fundamental moral and ethical dimensions that cannot be ignored.

For more information on these principles, please visit the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' website, or participate in one of our justice education ministries. 

 

 

Care for God's Creation

 

Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

 

Call to Family, Community, and Participation

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