The Martha Mary Guild is a women’s spiritual, charitable, educational and social organization of St. Mary’s Parish. We are dedicated to assisting women and children in need. We carry out our mission through fund raisers and outreach. Contact us at [email protected].  

We are:

• women who serve
• women who give
• women who organize
• women who lead
• prayerful women
• welcoming women
• women who have fun

General Meeting dates are published in the Parish Bulletin. Members are also contacted by the MMG Telephone Committee before each General Meeting. Meetings are also published in the Parish Online Monthly Bulletin or Colts Neck area publications.

Annual dues are $15, payable in September. An annual Martha Mary Guild Membership Directory, listing members’ names and contact information will be available in November. Members are kindly asked to *fill out a membership application which gives the Martha Mary Guild permission to include their names in the annual Directory.* 

There are many ways to participate in Martha Mary Guild activities! All Christian women are most welcome!    

Events

Spiritual
We offer three spirituality days each year: Retreat Days away or at the Parish, Spiritual Reading on alternate Tuesday mornings after the 9 a.m. Mass, and an annual Lenten Afternoon of Reflection following the February or March General Meeting. Members are invited to pray the Rosary together in the Chapel a half hour before the start of every monthly General Meeting. Every meeting opens with a prayer.

Charitable
To support our charitable donations, we hold an annual Clothing Sale! Thanks to our co-chairs, volunteers, and donors of nearly-new (sometimes new) or gently-used clothing, shoes, accessories and jewelry, our successful sales enable us to make charitable donations to various organizations. Click here for more infomation about the annual clothing sale!

Educational
 Our monthly meetings are meant to educate and sometimes entertain, and to always provide opportunities for members to gather and socialize. In the past, speakers have made presentations on the following general topics: faith-related; social issues, e.g., human trafficking, prison ministry; service-oriented; physical or mental health; gardening; the environment; cooking demonstrations on and off site. We are always open to suggestions for activities and general meeting programs.

Social
Daytime bus trips that inspire, educate or entertain are held each year. Trips have included House and Garden Tours of famous homes; Scriptural Musicals at the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster PA; The Culinary Institute of NY; The Philadelphia Flower Show; Museum Exhibitions; Grounds for Sculpture in NJ; NY Botanical Gardens; Broadway Shows; Radio City Christmas Shows; Tour of Harlem, NY, and many more. Sometimes the trips include lunch. Other times groups of attendees make their own plans for lunch together. The cost of the trips includes the ticket price and cost of the bus. The trips are very popular and tickets go quickly.

The Martha Mary Guild Board 2024-2026

Board Members: 
Co-Presidents: Ien Yoe and Rorie Coppola
Co-Vice Presidents: Barbara Schaflin and Kathy Adleman
Treasurers: Marilyn Simone and Maureen Fox
Recording Secretaries: Ann Marie Matthews and Anna Finley
Corresponding Secretaries: Barbara Matuscak and Ellen Balestiero

Committee Leaders: 
Spirituality: Barbara Schaflin
Publicity: Ann Marie Dayton
Membership: Carol Donahue and Catherine Love
Social Activities: Barbara Matuscak
Telephone: Treasure Herman and Susan Monaco
Welcoming: Anne Baker and Barbara Keefe
Raffle: Francine Corcoran and Meredith Geneve
Decorating: Rosemarie Herold, Lila Condon and Muriel Rogers
Refreshments: Jeanne Cerbone, Ann Marie Dayton and Debi Nagel