Parish Information

St. Catharine Church is the principal Church of  St. Catharine - St. Margaret Parish.  St. Margaret Church, Ludlow and Third Avenues in Spring Lake has served the parish since 1931 as an additional worship space for the ever growing year-round population as well as those who arrive at the Jersey Shore for the summer months

STREET & TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Rectory, 215 Essex Avenue 449-5765
School, 2nd & Salem Avenue 449-4424
Religious Education Office, School 449-4424, X105
Cemeteries 449-5756
St. Catharine Cemetery, W Chicago Blvd, Sea Girt
St. Anne Cemetery, Allenwood Road, Wall Township

PARISH ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. Luebking, Pastor, ext 101
Rev. Joe Noche, Associate Pastor, ext 102
Deacon John P. O’Connor, ext 191
Deacon Edward Jennings, ext 188
Deacon David Fursman, ext 193
Deacon John Little, ext 194
Marianne Kelly, Administrator, ext 106
Rich Baier, Buildings and Grounds, ext 104
Sister Margaret Tierney, SC Pastoral Care, ext 124
Sister Margo Kavanaugh, RSM, School Principal
Sister Patricia O’Donnell, OP, Adult Education, ext 105
Diane Osieck, Religious Education
Sister Mary Ann O’Connor, OP Liturgical Music, ext 103
Sister Mary Rose Fallon, OP Pastoral Care, ext 125
Sister Catherine McGady, GNSH, Pastoral Care, ext 148
Rick Cambron, Stewardship and Development ext. 111
Mark McNulty, Youth Ministry 732-449-5805

RECTORY
215 Essex Avenue
Spring Lake, New Jersey
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RECTORY BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday  9AM – 4:00 PM Saturday by appointment.  CLOSED 12 NOON to 1 PM.  Please call ahead for appointments with a priest.  On Holy Days and Holidays, the rectory office is closed.

SICK CALLS: Anytime day or night.  In emergency call 449-5765. 
During the day, dial extension “0”, at night dial extension “8”.

NEW PARISHIONERS

Welcome! We encourage all new families who move into the boundaries of St. Catharine's Parish to call the rectory to register in the parish.

PARISH SCHEDULES

CONFESSIONS

St. Catharine Chapel – Saturday    3:30 – 4:30 PM
St. Margaret Church - Saturday       3:00 - 4:00 PM

BAPTISMS

Baptisms are the 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month at 1:30 PM.  Baptismal Preparation class must be taken before the Baptism and should be taken before the birth of the baby. The class meets periodically throughout the year.  Please call the Rectory 732-449-5765, ext 192 to arrange for class or Baptism.
Click here to Register on line for a Baptism

MARRIAGES

Those planning marriage should notify the pastor at least one year in advance.  The Church sees marriage in one’s own parish as the most proper arrangement, therefore, people who reside in St. Catharine – St. Margaret Parish have a right to be married here.  Others should receive the sacrament in their own parishes.  The bride, the groom, or their parents must be registered and living in St. Catharine's parish for at least one year.  Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter Weekend is required as is participation in FOCCUS; a self-diagnostic inventory designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship.  Please call the rectory 449-5765, ext. 166 for arrangements.

For those contemplating marriage the following items are available for printing from this web site.

• REQUEST FOR MARRIAGE, FORM
• CHECKLIST FOR WEDDING COUPLES
• WEDDING GUIDELINES BOOKLET

DEVOTIONS

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: After the 8 AM Mass on Monday.
QUEEN OF PEACE ROSARY: Sunday at 3 PM in St. Catharine Church.

EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION

Wednesdays following the 8 AM Mass in the Chapel until benediction at 4PM.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES COUNSELING

    A Psychotherapist from Family and Community Services of Catholic Charities is available to provide confidential individual, marital and family counseling in our rectory on Fridays and Mondays Call 747-9660.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

    Increasing numbers of lay people are turning to spiritual direction as a help for growth in their relationship with God. For information please contact Elvira Winters at the rectory office 449-5765 ext 181.