Mater Ecclesiae Parish

 

MATER ECCLESIAE

Roman Catholic Church

 

261 Cross Keys Road

Berlin, NJ   08009

856-753-3408

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June 7, 2012 – The Feast of Corpus Christi

 

Dear Friend of Sacred Music and Mater Ecclesiae,

 

This year for the Feast of the Assumption, we will celebrate our 12^th Annual Mass of Thanksgiving at the historic church of Saint Peter in Merchantville, New Jersey on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 7 p.m.

The Solemn High Tridentine Mass will once again feature the Ars Laudis Festival Chorus & Orchestra.  Our Cantor Mr. Nicholas Beck, a graduate of  Westminster Choir College, will direct the singing of the Gregorian Propers.  Dr. Timothy McDonnell will be the conductor for this Mass.

We celebrate this feast each year by the use of the great treasury of Sacred Music, especially the beautiful polyphonic Masses that are very infrequently prayed in their proper place, the Sacred Liturgy.  We want to foster a greater love for the great works of our Catholic heritage.

In order to sponsor such grand music we cannot depend on our little parish of 500 families. We need the help of everyone in the Delaware Valley who wants to foster excellent sacred music as well as support professional musicians who have been blessed by God with a magnificent talent.  I, therefore, appeal to you for financial assistance. We need to raise at least $8,500.00.  Any money that is raised over the amount needed will be put directly in the Sacred Music Fund.

If you wish to donate, please fill out our Patron Donation Form.  Choose a category, write out a check to Mater Ecclesiae Chapel and fill in the name and intention that you want printed on the donor list. When we receive the donation, we will send a letter acknowledging receipt that can be used for tax purposes.  We will also put your name and intention before the statue of Saint Jude, and specifically remember all the donors at our Novena to St. Jude for nine months beginning August 22.

 

Thank you so much for any help you can give us.

 

St. Gregory the Great Patron – $1,000.00 and above

St. Cecilia Patron – $500.00 to $999.00

Palestrina Patron – $300.00 to $499.00

Victoria Patron – $200.00 to $299.00

Monteverdi Patron – $100.00 to $199.00

Vivaldi Patron – $50.00 to $99.00

Haydn Patron – $25.00 to $49.00

 

Sincerely,

Rev. Robert C. Pasley, KCHS, Rector