WELCOME HOME!

Worship with us:

Sunday at 9:00 am

in person and Live on Facebook

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Mother's Day

Tuesday - Friday 8:30 am Morning Prayer via Zoom

Healing services are held at St. Barnabas and

St. Mary's on a rotating schedule every third Thursday.

The next service will be at St. Mary's on May 18th at 6 pm.

Mother Allison has been away on retreat this past week.

She is looking forward to returning to St. Mary's and celebrating with you on Sunday. Please join her at

9 am.

This Sunday is Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, stepmothers, mothers to be, anyone who has been a mother to you, and all women everywhere. You are all amazing!

Some ways to support St. Mary's

• Become a member
• Volunteer
• The Sunday collection plate
• Send a check payable to St. Mary's to:

St. Mary's Church,

9425 Third Ave., Stone Harbor, NJ 08247

(Your envelope and number is not necessary, only your name.)

• Setting up a personal online banking "bill pay" option. The bank will mail the check for you to the church office.
• Online giving through our website at https://www.stmarysstoneharbor.org/

St. Mary's annual berry delicious Strawberry Festival is almost here!

Strawberry desserts, Springer's ice cream and raffle baskets galore!

Local merchants have donated gifts and gift certificates!

Thank you Stone Harbor and Avalon merchants!

If you'd like to help with this very successful and delicious fundraiser which benefits the church budget, sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board in the parish hall. Homemade strawberry desserts are welcome, including bowls of strawberries for toppings.

More importantly, please invite your friends and come and enjoy!

The May, June, July edition of Forward Day by Day daily devotional, both large and small print, is now available in the church narthexes. Please help yourself and take one for someone who would enjoy receiving it. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please let the church office know and we will be glad to send one.

Membership at St. Mary's consists of several different groups of "members." Some are Confirmed Communicant Members or who have transferred their membership by Letter of Transfer to St. Mary's. Some are Baptized into St. Mary’s or have requested that their names be entered in the Parish Register. Others are “members” by virtue of the fact that St. Mary’s is their church—the Christian community of which they are a part and where they worship regularly. Still, others are “summer members" or friends of St. Mary's. Many are part of St. Mary’s life, worship at St. Mary’s when in town, and support St. Mary’s financially. Canonically, they are not members in the legal sense, but they are every bit as much members of our parish family as those who are official members.

Please contact the church office if you would like to receive membership forms to be added to our data base.

email: SaintMarysStoneHarbor@gmail.com

OR

You may sign up on our website here.

We welcome you to join us!

Happy Birthday to

Marlene Casper on May 15th and

Melanie Pfizenmayer on May 16th!

Happy Anniversary to

Travis & Julie King on May 16th!

If you would like to be remembered on your birthday or anniversary, please give us your information so we may add you to our data base. Email the church office: jultaylor9425@gmail.com or call 609-368-5922

Many many thanks to Dina Ziemba and her team of teachers for leading our budding artists in a painting class last Saturday. Everyone had a good time and maybe discovered a hidden talent. Proceeds benefited The Branches.

Coffee Hour is held after service every Sunday in the parish hall. It is an opportunity to get together for relaxed conversation and fellowship over a cup of coffee. If you would like to provide a snack for coffee hour, please pick a Sunday and sign up on the sheet on the door to the kitchen. Nothing elaborate is required, just a small snack to enjoy with coffee. Thank you!

Dedicating altar flowers in honor or memory of, or in thanksgiving for a loved one is a wonderful way to remember someone. If you would like to do so, please sign up on the chart on the bulletin board in the parish hall. After the service, you may take the flowers to enjoy or give.

St. Barnabas Cares Food Pantry

is celebrating their 15th Anniversary

with an Open House on Sunday,

June 4th from 1 to 3 pm. All are invited to learn about Hunger in

Cape May County and reducing food waste.

Refreshments will be provided.

Question? call 609-886-5960

Click here to view the flyer.

The Branches Outreach and the Food Pantry continues to feed a lot of people.

Branches is in need of BIG containers of soup (crockpot size) or large casseroles they can keep in the freezer - even something as simple as a large Stouffer's lasagna.  

You may bring any casseroles or soup over to The Branches at their new location - 201 Hirst Ave., Rio Grande, NJ - daily from 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM, 

If you can't get to Rio Grande, please contact Dina Ziemba 609-780-3142.

She will be happy to pick up your food and take it to The Branches.

ALSO The Branches food pantry is in need of the following:  paper towels, toilet paper, napkins, large trash bags (50 gallon), sugar, artificial sweetener, coffee, tea, packages of cookies peanut butter, jelly, salad dressing, feminine products, suncreen, sun protection lip balm, and cases of bottled water.

The Food Pantry is open M-W-F from 9-12 and is located at 1304 Rt. 47 So., Rio Grande, Unit AJ. 

Many thanks !!!

Branches offer food, help and more in Rio Grande

Here is a link to a great article printed about The Branches in the Atlantic City press on April 25th!

Looking to refresh your summer rental or have a room that could use an updated piece of furniture? Then you might want to check out the new FURNITURE SHOP at St. Mary's This 'n That Thrift Shop!

Gold Winner of the 2022 Best of the Jersey Shore thrift shops, the Furniture Shop is a great addition to the home goods, housewares and clothing shops at This 'n That.

And remember the thrift shop when you're spring cleaning and re-organizing. Household items, furniture and clean usable clothing are welcome!



Store Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

Donation days: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am - 3 pm and on the

1st Saturday of the month 10 - 3 pm.

Location: St. Mary's This 'n That

1304 Rt. 47 So., Rio Grande, NJ 08242    609-886-7272

Follow them on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/St-Marys-This-N-That-Thrift-Shop-268676343298636/

Mark your calendar for the next Cape Classical Artists concert!

On Sunday, May 21, 3:00 pm, enjoy the Beverly Trio, an exciting variety of music of oboe, viola and cello

All concerts are free of charge to the public and are produced in partnership with and held at Cold Spring Presbyterian Church. If you would like to become a sponsor, visit our home page and click on the “Donate” button. 100% of all contributions go directly to the support of our series. The concerts are live-streamed on our YouTube channel.

Visit our website, www.CapeClassicalArtists.com for:

• a link to our YouTube channel

• directions to the church

• a copy of the concert program

• information on becoming a sponsor for yourself or your business

Wednesday, May 17th - Vestry meeting 6:30 pm via Zoom

Thursday, May 18th - Healing service at St. Mary's 6 pm

Sunday, May 21st - 3 pm Cape Classical Artists presents Beverly Trio

Sunday, May 21st - Bishop's Farewell Gala

Sunday, May 28th - Strawberry Fest, 6 to 8 pm

Sunday, June 11th - 4:00 pm Pride Mass at St. George's in Rumson

Sunday, June 11th - 5:00 pm Convocation Healing Service

Saturday, June 17th - Cormac John Marquess (Baptism)

Saturday, June 24th - Consecration of Bishop French

12 Step Meetings in the Church Hall

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Monday at 8:00 pm

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Tuesday at 8:00 pm

(Alanon meetings will return in the summer)

Acts 17:22-31

1 Peter 3:13-22

John 14:15-21

Psalm 66:7-18

Tuesday - Friday 8:30 am Morning Prayer via Zoom

Third Thursday's 6:00 pm Healing Service

alternates between St. Mary's and St. Barnabas

Sunday 9:00 AM in person (church)