Virtual Religious Education Classes will begin on October 30th.
Those of you who have registered, that is great and you will be receiving an email from me soon.
However, those of you who haven't registered, Please do so as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to me.
Many Blessings,
Mary McKelvey
Coordinator of Religious Education OLPH - St. Agnes Parish
Ph: 732-291-0272, ext. 116
reled@olph-sta.org
The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Food Drive on Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th from 12-5 PM at both OLPH and Saint Agnes. The goal is to collect 500 items for our Food Pantry to help families in need.
Thank you for your generosity!
The St. Agnes Saint Vincent DePaul Society will be giving out Thanksgiving Turkeys and Food Gift Cards to those who have a need.
Please call 732-291-0272, ext. 113 to have a name put on the list. Leave a name and phone number and someone will contact you regarding pick up on November 21st.
Thank you & God Bless!
On Sunday October 11 at 11:45 our Parish will participate in the ROSARY COAST TO COAST RALLY in the Saint Agnes Grotto. We will be praying the Rosary, with groups across the country, for the Sacredness of all Human Life and for a Return of our Nation to God and to Holiness. Please bring your family and friends and join us in prayer during this crucial time.
Our St. Vincent DePaul Societies will be starting Giving Weekends again on the 4th Sunday of the month. Their first collection will be the weekend of September 26 & 27. Collection baskets will be with the Church col- lection baskets in both Churches. Please be as generous as your means allow for our neighbors in need!
A Note from the office:
Dear Parishioners,
The Business Office is now open Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm. We close for lunch 12-1.
The staff will be working alternate days in the office and continuing to work from home as well.
Please see the Diocesan requirements below. For those who still do not feel comfortable coming to the office, we can conduct business by phone or email.
Thank you.
Karen & Kathy
COVID-19 Health Alert Building Access Policy –
Business Office
Temperature and health screening are required for all persons before entering the office. “To reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus and to protect our employees and guests, all individuals, whether an employee or a visitor, must undergo a temperature check and complete a simple screening questionnaire. Any individual whose temperature is measured to indicate a fever, who answers “yes” to any of the screening questions, or who declines to participate in this process will not be permitted to enter the office.
Screening Questions Include:
1. Are you currently experiencing, or have you experienced in the last two weeks, one of the following symptoms that you cannot attribute to another health condition? (fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell)
2. Within the last two weeks, have you or anyone in your household been in close contact with someone confirmed or suspected of being infected with COVID-19? “Close Contact” means being within ap-proximately 6 feet of someone for a prolonged period of time (more than a few minutes)
3. In the last two weeks, has a medical provider directed you or anyone in your household to self-quarantine because of possible exposure to COVID-19?
4. Have you traveled outside the U.S. or visited a local area with widespread coronavirus infection in the last 14 days?
REV. JOSEPH J. DONNELLY COUNCIL
OLPH –ST. AGNES “PARISH ASSISTANCE FUND”
We are now seeing our communities and economies opening up and hopefully returning to normal, we need to be mindful of those still in need and struggling financially, especially our Parish.
To help meet these needs, the Rev. Joseph J. Donnelly Council Knights of Columbus has been active in providing more than $6,000 in monetary support to our parish and those ministries who directly help the less fortunate, the St. Vincent de Paul Societies and local food pantries.
We have started “The OLPH-St. Agnes Parish Assistance Fund” to help our Parish and so far have contributing over $4,000. We are asking our fellow parishioners to join us in this effort by donating to this fund. To encourage participation, everyone who donates $25 or more will qualify to be entered in a drawing for a $100 VISA gift card. This card could help a local business affected by the shutdown. In fairness to the Parish, we ask this donation be in addition to, not in place of your regular weekly contributions.
Donation checks should be made payable to “OLPH-St. Agnes” and “Parish Assistance Fund” be written on the memo line. Donations should be mailed to or dropped off at the parish office or can be given to a member of the Rev. Joseph J. Donnelly Council.
Finally we strongly encourage all to continue their weekly offerings and donations to the parish by mailing to, or dropping them off at the parish office, or give electronically by going to www.olphstagnes.org and select “Parish Giving”.
For additional information, please contact John Flynn at captflynn@verizon.net or 732-513-0196.
May God bless us all and keep us safe!
