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COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY

Monday      February 24^h

7:00 PM        Elaine Cowell r/o Irene Corrigan & Elizabeth Connelly

Tuesday      February 25^th

   8:00 AM    Catherine Jurmics r/o Emma Donnely

Wednesday  February 26^th

   8:00 AM   COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY

   Thursday      February 27^th

   8:00 AM   Tony Martino r/o Andy & Flo

Friday           February 28^th

   8:00 AM   Albert Bozzay r/o Family

Saturday       March 1^st

   8:00 AM   Jaime A. Surot, Sr. r/o Gloria T. Surot and Family

 

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday       March 1^st Vigil: 8^th Ordinary Sunday

    5:30 PM   Katherine & Harry Stumpf r/o Mraz & Mosko Family

Sunday         March2^nd 8^th Ordinary Sunday

  8:00 AM   Deceased members of Santini–Bozzay Families r/o Family

10:00 AM   Pauline Lencoski r/o Family

12 NOON     Millie Stys r/o Graber Family

 

 

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes and especially for Terese King, Hudson Savarin, Anthony LoSardo, Raffaella Shapiro, Haley Weber, Yoshiaki Nakata, Vincent Anatele, Rose Stevenson, Stephen Golaszewski, Blanche Ferarro, Betty Kash, Dan Tuozzolo, Allison Quinlan, Nancy Santora, Teresa Kunz and Bishop Vincent DePaul Breen.

 

Please pray for the souls of Larry Quinn nephew of Sr. Catherine , and Sheia O. Callaghan

 

Let us pray…That we as the people of GOD may value all human life regardless of age or disability.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

"But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth"--he said to the paralytic, "I say to you , rise, pick up your mat, and go home."  --Mk 2:10-11

 

SUNDAY COLLECTION

February 16^th.....................$3,043

 

 

Anyone who wishes to have a statement of their contributions for the year 2002 should either drop a note in the collection basket or call the rectory @ 732-356-1037.

 

PRE-BAPTISMAL CLASS The next Baptism Class will be held on April 7, 2003.  Please call the Rectory to make arrangements.

 

In today’s gospel, Jesus not only forgives the sins of the paralytic man, he also gives him the ability to stand and walk – He gives him new life. Are you willing to offer GOD’s people new life; to help them stand boldly in their faith? If yes, then please contact the Vocations Office at 732-562-1990 ext. 1700, or E-mail us at vocations@diometuchen.org. Or you can visit our website at www.diometuchen.org/vocations.

 

Marriage Encounter

Call at 1-888-827-NJME

The next weekend is March 14-16 or call to ask for other weekend dates.

 

 

HFA IS HAVING A VENDOR FAIR ON FRI. FEB.28. 

IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT HFA GYM ON FEB. 28TH, DOORS WILL OPEN AT 6:30PM AND PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN @7PM.  TICKETS WILL BE $10.00 SOLD AT THE DOOR AND LIGHT REFRESHMENT WILL BE SERVED. ALSO DOOR PRIZES WILL BE DONATED BY THE VENDORS.

 THE VENDORS PARTICIPATING ARE PARTYLITE, SOUTHERN LIVING, TUPPERWARE, MARY KAY, PAMPERED CHEF AND LONGABERGER BASKETS.

 

 

Holy Name Society News

     The time grows near for our Annual Father and Son Communion Breakfast. We expect to start selling tickets Saturday, February 15, 2003, and every weekend leading up to the breakfast date of March 9, 2003. Tickets will be sold after all the Masses. Look for our posters in the church and in the downstairs hall for all information.

Blessed Be HIS Holy Name

 

“JESUS, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD”

The Annual “Follow The Spirit” Conference will take place the weekend of March 28^th-30^th at the Hilton East Brunswick, Three Tower Center Blvd.  This year exciting speakers include: Fr. Tom Forest, Fr. Michael Manning, Fr. Bill Halbing and Sr. Nancy Kellar.  A youth track & children’s track will also be provided.  Please call 1-800-430-0586 for more information

 

 

When I meditated on the word GUIDANCE, I kept

seeing "dance" at the end of the word. I remember

reading that doing God's will is a lot like

dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing

feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the

music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and

jerky.

 

When one person realizes and lets the other lead,

both bodies begin to flow with the music.  One

gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the

back or by pressing lightly in one direction or

another. It's as if two become one body, moving

beautifully. The dance takes surrender,

willingness, and attentiveness from one person

and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

 

My eyes drew back to the word GUIDANCE. When I

saw "G," I thought of God, followed by "u" and

"i."  "God, "u" and "i" dance."! God, you,

and I dance. This statement is what guidance

means to me.

 

As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust

that I would get guidance about my life. Once

again, I became willing to let God lead.

 

My prayer for you today is that God's blessings

and mercies be upon you and your family on this

day and everyday. May you abide in Him as He

abides in you.  Dance together with God, trusting

Him to lead and to guide you through each season

of your life.

 

This prayer is powerful and there is nothing

attached. If God has done anything for you in

your

life, please! share this message with someone

else, for prayer is one of the best gifts we can

receive.  There is no cost but a lot of rewards;

so lets continue to pray for one another.

 

I Hope You Dance !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This is beautiful...

Are you willing to dance with the ultimate

partner?  I hope so.

 

More Facts About Bats

Fishing bats have echolocation so sophisticated that they can detect a minnow's fin as fine as a human hair, protruding only two millimeters above a pond's surface.

African heart-nosed bats can hear the footsteps of a beetle walking on sand from a distance of more than six feet.

Red bats that live in tree foliage throughout most of North America can withstand body temperatures as low as 23 degrees F. during winter hibernation.

Tiny woolly bats in West Africa live in the large webs of colonial spiders.

The Honduran white bat is snow white with a yellow nose and ears.  It cuts large leaves to make "tents" that protect its small colonies from jungle rains.

Disk-winged bats of Latin America have adhesive disks on both wings and feet that enable them to live in unfurling banana leaves (or even walk up a window pane!).

Frog-eating bats identify edible from poisonous frogs by listening to the mating calls of male frogs.  Frogs counter by hiding and using short, difficult to locate calls.

Vampire bats adopt orphans and have been known to risk their lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.

Male epauletted bats have pouches in their shoulders which contain large, showy patches of white fur that they flash during courtship to attract mates.

Mother Mexican free-tailed bats find and nurse their own young, even in huge colonies where many millions of babies cluster at up to 500 per square foot.

Desert ecosystems rely on nectar-feeding bats as primary pollinators of giant cacti, including the famous organ pipe and saguaro of Arizona.