PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR MASS ON MONDAY
MORNING.
** COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY.
Monday April 30th Pius V, pope
9:00 AM Mary Auerbach r/o Terry & Jack Mahoney
Tuesday May 1st
Joseph the Worker
8:00 AM Joseph Pellicane III r/o Karen Matthews
Wednesday May 2nd Athanasius, bishop
8:00 AM Communion Service Only
Thursday May
3rd Philip & James, apostles
8:00 AM Edward Jasinski r/o Helen, Toni & Fay
Friday May
4th
8:00 AM Marty Ferraro r/o Ray & Keiko Osborne
Saturday May 5th
8:00 AM Marty Ferraro r/o Helen Johnson & Family
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday May
5th Fourth Sunday of Easter
5:30 PM Adam
Repetz r/o his Family
Sunday May
6th Fourth Sunday of Easter
8:00 AM Kevin Murray r/o King & Mathews Families
10:00 AM Rita Kolodzieski r/o JoAnn Garzo
12
NOON Daniel Graziano r/o Betty Fiuse
& Lorraine Bodnarchuk
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Third Sunday of Easter April 29, 2001 Pss III Seasonal prop Prop Gl Cr Easter
Pf 1-V Sol Bl 48:Acts 5:27b-32,40b-41 Ps 30:2,4-6 Rv 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Jesus appears to seven of his disciples, among them Peter who proclaims his unfailing love for the Lord. Jesus commissions him to feed the sheep. Later, in face of persecution, Peter and the apostles proclaim the name of Jesus, the Lamb who was slain and who rescues us from death. |
PRE-BAPTISMAL CLASS The next Baptism Class will be held at 8:00 PM in the Church Hall on Monday, June 4th, 2001. Please call the Rectory to make arrangements.
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Sunday April 29 Counters Team #4
Bingo Team #2
SUNDAY COLLECTION
April 22nd …………….…………….…Not available
There will be a special collection on April 28/29 to assist the
Catholic Church in Central & Eastern Europe and Aid to the Mission Church,
USA.
Jesus asks Peter three times, “do you love me?” Each time Peter says,
‘yes,’ and the Lord responds, ‘feed my sheep.’
Today, the Lord asks us the same question-“do you love me?” If the
answer is yes, then we must feed his sheep and follow him. Do this as a priest, deacon or religious
brother or sister. Contact the
Vocations Office at 732-549-9770 or e-mail us at Neumannhse@aol.com. Visit our website at www.diometuchen.org/vocations.
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“COULD YOU NOT WATCH ONE HOUR WITH ME?” You are invited to come to spend time with Jesus. Every Thursday from 8:30 AM to 12 Noon there is Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in our Church. Stop in for just a minute or two. You will find it is time well spent.
Let us pray – That this nation may come to realize that human life in the womb must be protected.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes and especially for Mary Caldararo, Ken Hicks, James Cruise, Catherine Giacomini, Florence Altiere, Sister Rose Marita Lake, Anna Zeth, Raffaella Shapiro, Doris Murmello, Mary Garretson, Theresa Jasinski, Sr. Mary Theresa Leddy, Haley Weber, Bev Torak, Yoshiaki Nakata, Adeline Imbriani, Theresa Buckley, Paul Fabian, Rose Stevenson, and Christian Sumner.
JOIN US for Bingo in the Church Hall. BINGO IS PLAYED AT 7 PM ON SUNDAY EVENINGS IN OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH HALL. 14 Games... ...$1,000...plus TWO 50/50 games. Light refreshments are available. Please spread the word among family, friends and Co-workers that we are playing BINGO at Our Lady of Mercy! Anyone interested in volunteering his or her time 1 Sunday a month please contact the rectory. (732) 356-1037.
FYI -- The BIG BUCKS raffle amounts to over
$7,100.00! Anyone needing additional
raffle books can call Holy Family Academy at 732-469-0055.
Church
Women United will have a Cold Covered Dish Luncheon on Friday, May 4th
at 12 noon. We will get together at the
Congregational Church on High and Church Sts. in Bound Brook. Each person attending is asked to bring a
cold covered dish. Beverage and dessert
will be provided. The speaker will be a
representative from the Rolling Hills Girl Scout Council to talk to us about
their “Girl Scouts Behind Bars”
program. All women of the community are
welcome. Please call Catherine at 732-356-4080 for more inf.
Our Lady of Mercy has been approached by a company who would
like to do a Photographic Directory of all parishioners. To accomplish this, a chairperson & a
small number of people are needed. If
you would like to be involved in this project, please call the Rectory for
details
Altar Rosary Society News -
The monthly meeting will be
held at 8PM after Mass on Monday, April 30th. An audiotape about The National Day of
Prayer will be heard. All Rosarians are
reminded to bring in their money saved during Lent for the Christian Foundation
for Children & Aging.
50th National Day
of Prayer
The Annual National Day of
Prayer will be held on Thurs., May 3rd. We have an excellent opportunity here at Our Lady of Mercy to
pray before the Blessed Sacrament for our nation, family, children and our
Churches to bring back morality. Let’s
join our nation in prayer. “If my
people turn from their wicked ways & repent, I will heal their land.”
Mother-Daughter Communion
Breakfast
On May 20th the 51st annual Mother-Daughter Communion Breakfast will begin with 8 AM Mass. Breakfast will follow after Mass in the church hall. Mary Morrell, Associate Dir. of Religious Education for the Diocese of Metuchen and columnist for The Catholic Spirit will be our guest speaker. Tickets will be on sale after all masses beginning the weekend of May 5-6. Adults $6.00, seniors $5.00 and children under 12, $4.00. All mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, cousins and nieces are invited to attend a spiritual and enjoyable morning. Please join us.
Holy Name Society News –
The officers and the membership of the Holy Name Society of Our Lady of
Mercy Church wish to extend to Elfriede Crisafi our most sincere thanks for her
faithful and dedicated service to our church and to the young people of our
parish. Elfriede and her husband, Jim,
were always there when needed, as are so many other “workers in the
field”. For them the “harvest was
great.” We pray that Our Lady of Mercy
will always be with you in all your future endeavors. Thank you!
Holy Name Communion Sunday will be on May 13, 2001 at the 8:00 AM
Mass. The next meeting will be Monday,
May 14th at 7:30 PM in the church hall. All members are urged to attend and all men of the parish
interested in our society are invited to join us.
Blessed Be
HIS Holy Name
Sunday, May 6, 2001 has been designated as WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS.
Youth Memo
Join
us on the National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 3rd
6:15 PM – Traditional Prayer and Praise
7:30 PM – Contemporary Rock Band “Savior Soul”
See
you at the steps of the Somerset County Courthouse on E. Main Street in
Somerville.
Senior Citizens Community Club, Inc. is sponsoring a trip to:
BILOXI/NEW
ORLEANS
May 18 – 26,
2001
Cost: $559.00
Reservations:
Limited seating available. Call
Ethel
732-356-5552
St. Peter’s University Hospital - is seeking
outgoing, energetic Volunteers to fill many positions in the Hospital. Make a difference by sharing your time,
energy and commitment in the morning or afternoon.
Various volunteer opportunities are available to:
Greet & Escort patients
Staff Operating Waiting room
Deliver Newspapers
Circulate the Hostess Cart.
Four hours of your time per week can make a tremendous difference in
your life and in the life of a patient.
If interested, call Volunteer Service at 732-745-8573. Make a difference, call today.
“Silver
Spoon Volunteer Feeder Program”
McCarrick
Care Center is in need of volunteers to help with feeding their residents at
lunch and dinner time. Please consider
helping out. Please call 732-545-4200,
ext. 138 for more information or with questions.
The Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Ave., Dunellen, is sponsoring an
afternoon seminar titled: “Understanding Grief” on Sunday, May 6th
from 12:30 – 2:00 PM to help those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
Call 732-968-4227 for more inf.