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You are invited to attend our parish's celebration of the Season of Creation in this 10th anniversary year of Laudato Si'. Please see the attached invitation and RSVP by Sept 3 using tinyurl.com/Sept6thPilgrimage  or the signup sheets at church.    The events of the day include: 3:00PM Hope for Creation Prayer Walk on church grounds - a journey to encounter Christ in creation and renew our relationships with God, one another, and all of creation.  An indoor option will be available for persons with limited mobility or for inclement weather. 4:30PM  Most Reverend Bishop O’Connell will celebrate Mass 5:30PM Reception for Bishop O’Connell Extra hands may be needed that day. If you can assist please indicate so when registering or by emailing: creationcare@stanselm.com .   We hope to see you Sept 6!      

Our 2025 vegetable garden growing season has started!   On Tuesday April 1st, our Lunch Break farm manager and some of our garden volunteers planted several types of lettuce, spinach, beet, radicchio, and leek seedlings.   And, peas were sowed in the center bed under two trellises.  All of the crops planted were requested by the Lunch Break chefs and pantry manager.   And, if you peek out the Learning Center windows, you'll see that a brand-new 8-foot-tall deer and groundhog-proof fence and gate has been installed.  The project was completed thanks to funding from Lunch Break, manpower from the Knights of Columbus Council 816, our facility manager Caesar, and a few of our garden volunteers.  It was quite an ambitious project that will enable us to grow even more healthy, organic produce to feed the needy. https://stanselm.weconnect.com/photos/view/id/87828  

Please join us on Thursday,January 23rd for a Healing Mass.Worship music will begin at 6:30pm. Masswill be at 7:00pm followed by healing prayersfor those interested in receiving a healingblessing.

SUPPORT THE COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA This weekend (25 and 26 January) we will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America. For many in Latin America andthe Caribbean, a rising secular culture, difficult rural terrain, and a shortage of ministers all present obstacles to practicing the faith.Your support for the collection provides lay leadership training, catechesis, priestly and religious formation, and other programs to share our Catholic faith with those who long to hear the Good News of Christ. Please be generous in the special collection!

WINTER HATS/GLOVES/SOCKS/SCARVES COLLECTION - Weekends of January 25th & 26th and February 1st & 2nd Winter is upon us and the temperature is falling. The clients of The Center in Asbury Park are in need of new, warm clothing items. TheHuman Concerns committee here at St. Anselm is asking for your help in collecting the items most requested by The Center. Hats Gloves Socks Scarves The items should be new or gently used. Please place all items in the bin outside the kitchen. Any questions, please contact: Human Concerns, mmccauley56@comcast.net

Dear God, our Creator,You revealed your love to us and creation once and for all through the coming of ourSavior, Jesus Christ. By the grace of Your Creator Spirit, teach us to celebrate our faithin the Incarnation that took place in creation. Dear Jesus, Savior of creation, we ask that You may be born in us once again as weseek to cultivate hope for our common home. As Your followers, teach us to care forthe dignity of all human beings and all creation, now and in the future. In a season too often marked by overconsumption and excess, let us give thanks andhonor the goodness of all your gifts in the natural world. Help us to contemplate themystery of creation as we celebrate the mystery of incarnation. We pray for today’s victims of global warming, both human and nonhuman. We pray formore ambition in the energy transition, in this country and globally. We pray for ourgovernments to negotiate a global and fair phase-out of fossil fuels. And, finally, we pray for the courage to be prophets of our time, calling upon ourleaders to bear fruits of ecological justice.Come Emmanuel! Make us ever more hopeful people for a hopeful planet. Let us bepart of Your light of hope to the world. Amen. For more, please see the Laudato Si Advent Calendar

There have been emails circulating purporting to be from Fr. Brian. Please know that this is a scam. If you get anything in email or text that asks you to send money, buy gift cards or do anything urgently, ignore it. Please check out this link for telltale signs of these scams.  

Our vegetable garden is producing nicely, and this past week we donated 150 pounds of fresh produce to Lunch Break. Here is a photo of the harvest from Saturday, August 31. Our yearly total is nearing 2,000 pounds. If you would like to be part of this rewarding ministry, we work in the garden on Tuesday and Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. We could use a few more hands to harvest and plant fall crops. If you are an inexperienced gardener, our farm manager and master gardeners are there to guide you. Here are few photos of the latest harvest from our vegetable garden: 106 pounds of tomatoes, cucumbers, Swiss chard, beets, string beans, and peppers.  All of our harvests are donated directly to Lunch Break in Red Bank.  This growing season, we have donated 837.5 lbs of fresh organic produce to them.  And, there are many more harvests to come. If you're interested in helping us grow and donate food for the needy, stop by the garden on Tuesday or Saturday mornings at 9:30 am. Peppers Lettuce Tomatoes

SUN JULY 7 12pm - Free Lunch and Screening of “Common Ground” This 2023 award-winning documentary (commongroundfilm.org) explores the far-reaching positive impacts of saving the soil, featuring farmers using regenerative farming methods. Register to attend at https://tinyurl.com/7-7-24-common-ground.