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


St. Catharine Church
215 Essex Avenue
Spring Lake, New Jersey 


St. Margaret Church
Third and Ludlow Ave.
Spring Lake, New Jersey


STREET & TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Rectory, 215 Essex Avenue 732-449-5765
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School, 301 Second Avenue 732-449-4424
    Religious Education Office, School 449-4424, X105
Cemeteries 732-449-5756
    St. Catharine Cemetery, W Chicago Blvd, Sea Girt
    St. Anne Cemetery, Allenwood Road, Wall Township

RECTORY BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS:

Monday - Friday  9AM - 4:00 PM Saturday by appointment.  CLOSED 12 NOON to 1 PM. 
Saturday hours by appointment.
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 732-449-5783. 

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 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. Luebking, Pastor, ext 101
Rev. Joe Noche, Associate Pastor, ext 102
Deacon Edward Jennings, ext 188
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
Mary Lou Oliva, Publicity ext 169
Rick Cambron, Stewardship and Development ext. 111
Mark McNulty, Youth Ministry 732-449-5805

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.

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 732-449-5765, ext. 166 for arrangements.

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

WEDDING MUSIC SEMINAR

In order to assist all couples who will be married here during the year, music seminars are offered periodically. These seminars include organ, flute, and trumpet presentations, as well as a number of cantors who demonstrate appropriate musical selections for our Wedding Masses and ceremonies. It is very important for our wedding couples to learn the various musical options available to them through our music department. All bridal couples will receive a letter from Sr. Mary Ann O'Connor approximately three months before their registered wedding date. We request a return of the registration form enclosed with the letter as soon as possible after its receipt. Please call Sr. Mary Ann O'Connor 732-449-5765, ext. 103.

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 732-747-9660.