Welcome to Our Parish

The church office is open to visitors.   Regular office hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday.   You may also call the main number or e-mail via admin@stclementmatawan.org for assistance.

St. Clement’s is able to live stream all masses. To view the inside of our church, please click on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM2LyD3NU_6zbsJ1pX69ZKg

For those that are traveling out of our area, and need to find a Catholic Church in their destination, please use this link to help you:

ASH WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 18) SCHEDULE AND GUIDANCE: 

Services with the distribution of Ashes:  6:45am, 10am, and 4:30pm

Masses with the distribution of Ashes:  8am and 7:30pm

Remember that all is required of Ash Wednesday is fasting and abstinence.  The reception of ashes, while noble and worthy, is not mandated.

Churches Open Near Me

From the Diocesan office:  For messages from our Diocese of Trenton, please link to the Diocese of Trenton’s announcements page:  Diocese Announcements

Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities

Please visit www.crs.org for more information on Catholic Relief Services, and visit www.catholiccharitiesusa.org for more information on Catholic Charities USA!

CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEWS

Catholic Charities provides assistance to people in Monmouth County who have lost their homes with food, transitional housing, job skills, and budgeting training. We also provide drug addiction services, domestic violence and immigration services. For assistance call 732-922-0400.   Recently there has been a dramatic increase in drug addiction.  If you know of a parishioner needing addiction assistance, please contact us at  http://www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org  or call 800-360-7711.  The link for the video regarding drug addiction is:   Catholic Charities on Drug Addiction

AN EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE BEFORE MAKING A CONFESSION:  The Diocese of Trenton has sent this link to all parishes to help parishioners before making a Confession  Examination of Conscience

FLOCKNOTE:  You are invited to join Flocknote and get information from our parish by email or text message.  In winter months, changes to the mass schedule will appear on the website and via Flocknote message – to join, click on this link FLOCKNOTE

Recently, we have seen a rise in Phishing Calls supposedly by Father Tom asking for donations.  Please know that these calls are from individuals not connected with our parish or the Diocese of Trenton.  If you receive one, just note it and report it via Flocknote to St. Clement’s so we can present it to the authorities.
LITURGY OF THE WORD:  MASS READINGS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK
Friday , February 6 – Memorial of St. Paul Miki, Martyr:  Sirach 47:2-11; Gospel of Mark 6:14-29
Saturday, February 7 – Memorial of St. Moses, Bishop:  1st Kings 3:4-13; Gospel of Mark 6:30-34
Sunday, February 9 – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Isaiah 58:7-10; 1sr Corinthians 2:1-5; Gospel of Matthew 5:13-16
-For the text of readings, please click on this link: USCCB daily readings

EVERY PENNY COUNTS

For those that are able, please remember your church during this most difficult time. It would be greatly appreciated if you could either mail in your weekly contribution if you are not attending mass, or join our online giving program (information on this program is included in this website).  Please note – creating a Parish Giving  account does not at the same time register you into the parish.  Recently some people have assumed that Parish Giving made them parishioners.  It takes the completion of our registration form to become a parishioner.  That form is also on our website.  Many thanks to those that are supporting this parish.