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St. Catherine of Siena Parish
Farmingdale, New Jersey

Rosary Altar Society Information

Mary with RosaryActivities of St. Catherine’s Rosary Altar Society fall into three categories: service oriented, spiritual, and social.

Service: Examples of the service aspect of the society are supporting the parish Thanksgiving Basket and Giving Tree Projects (contributing to the collection of food for those in need and providing Christmas gifts for those in need respectively).

In the winter, we collect soup and other non-perishable items for the needy.

In the spring we hold a Mother’s Day Baby Shower in support of Birthright of Freehold and of St. Clare’s Home for Children, which is sponsored by the Aids Resource Foundation for Children.

We host one of the Lenten Simple Suppers and we supply baked goods for various parish events throughout the year.

Spiritual: At the same time, the Rosary Altar Society encourages spiritual activities such as praying the Rosary both at meetings and on our own between meetings. We  help to prepare the Church and Altar for seasons and holidays by cleaning and decorating the Church and sometimes the Chapel.

We usually have a speaker at one of the meetings and members are welcome to assist the Sacristan by laundering and/or ironing altar linens (purificators, corporals, altar cloths, towels, etc…).

In May, we crown the Blessed Virgin Mary in conjunction with recitation of the Rosary.

For Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, the society donates the flowers for the altar and for a Mass intention at one of the Masses on each of these weekends.

We also participate in Parish events such as St. Catherine’s hosting of one of the Masses for the Simbang Gabi in December.

Social: Members socialize at meetings and other activities throughout the year such as the parish picnic in the fall and the annual Christmas party. An end-of-the-year party in June is held at the home of the president or vice president or in a local restaurant for a relaxed and informal time.

Membership: Membership dues of $10 per person per year plus an annual Bake Sale are where we obtain the funds that allow us to support other activities throughout the year.

Meetings are held September through June according to a calendar developed each year.

Evening meetings begin with recitation of the Rosary at 7:00 P.M. in the Church. The actual meeting then takes place in either Classroom #10 or the Parish Hall. Attendance at meetings is greatly appreciated but not required. During 2018-2019, we will be experimenting with some meetings to be held on a Thursday beginning with recitation of the Rosary at 10:00 am in the Church.

We invite all women of the Parish to join the Society and to support the various activities of the Society during the year. You can sign up for the Rosary Altar Society at any meeting, by completing the Online Signup Form, or by printing and filling out a Rosary Membership Sign Up Form and putting it, along with $10 dues for the year, in an envelope marked "Rosary" and dropping them in the basket at any Mass. Checks should be made payable to "St. Catherine of Siena Rosary Altar Society." You can also pay your dues at a Rosary meeting or by giving them to a Rosary representative after Mass on the sign up weekends in the fall.

Contact Mary Jean Tillett at mgrif75572@optonline.net, Stephanie Harakal at sharakal@optonline.net or the Parish Office at frontoffice@sienachurch.org for more information.


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