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PLEASE NOTE: COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE TO MASS
ON SATURDAY MORNING TO 7:30 AM. THURSDAY, MAY 29TH IS THE FEAST OF
THE ASCENSION AND A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.
MASS WILL BE HELD AT 8AM & 7PM.
Monday May
12th Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs
7:00 PM Ann Gaddis r/o Sherry Gaddis
Tuesday May 13th
8:00 AM Florence Altiere r/o Connie
Tumolo
Wednesday May
14th Matthias, apostle
8:00 AM COMMUNION
SERVICE ONLY
Thursday May 15th Isadore the farmer
8:00 AM Michael Hubosky r/o His Family
Friday May 16th
8:00
AM Intentions of the Parishioner
Saturday May
17th
7:30 AM David K. Conner, Sr. 6th Anniversary r/o Bea Conner
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday May 17th Vigil: 5th
Sunday of Easter
5:30 PM Larry Quinn r/o Karen & Jesse Mathews
Sunday May 18th Fifth Sunday of
Easter
8:00 AM Sara Jimenez r/o Family
10:00 AM Bette Nizalak r/o Karen & Jesse Mathews
12:00 NOON Catherine Juronics r/o Juronic Family
3:00 PM-SPECIAL
MASS
Father
Dean Gaudio will celebrate his first Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Parish on
Sunday, May 18th at 3:00 PM. Please come and celebrate this joyous
occasion with Father Gaudio and his family.
(This
mass also fulfills your Sunday obligation).
May 11th Fourth Sunday of Easter
Pss IV Seasonal prop
Prop Gl Cr Easter Pf I-V Sol Bl
50 Acts 4:8-12 Ps 118:1,8-9,21-23,26,29
1 Jn 3:1-2 Jn 10:11-18
Jesus is the “cornerstone rejected by the builders which has become the
head of the cornerstone”. He is the good
shepherd who lay down his life for us.
Through his paschal mystery we have become children of GOD.
Readings for the Week of May 11, 2003
Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn
10:11-18
Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Jn 15:9-17
Thursday: Acts 13:13-25; Jn 13:16-20
Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6
Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14:7-14
Next Sunday: Acts
9:26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL
OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing
homes, especially for Joseph Puchalek, Mary Pokotello, Terese King, Hudson
Savarin, Anthony LoSardo, John Foxwell, Dolores Hutchens, Raffaella Shapiro,
Haley Weber, Dorothy Wolk, Yoshiaki Nakata, Vincent Anatele, Rose Stevenson,
Stephen Golaszewski, Blanche Ferarro, Nancy Santora, Teresa Kunz, Josephine
Sarnoski, Frank & Marilyn Baglione.
"I am the good shepherd, and
I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me
and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep." --Jn 10:14-15
Let us pray…For all women who have said yes to
the gift of life and especially the life of a disabled child.
Keep connected with your Diocese-read the Catholic Spirit;
listen to Proclaim the Good New; visit www.diometuchen.org for all the details. Listen to Proclaim the Good News at 7:30 AM WCTC (1450AM) Sundays.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
May 4th………………………$3,632.00
Sunday May
11th, 2003
Counters Team # 2 Giacomini/Getlik
Bingo Team #2
*A Special Collection will be held this weekend, May 10/11
to Aid the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Please be as generous as your means allow.
On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, we hear the words
of the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep and His sheep know Him. Won’t you heed the call of the Good Shepherd
and follow Him as a priest or religious brother or sister? For more information, 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
To be good stewards we must be good shepherds, willing to
lay down our lives for those committed to our care, not mere hired hands who run off, “leaving the sheep to be snatched and scattered
by the wolf.”
BANNS OF MARRIAGE ARE
ANNOUNCED BETWEEN:
JOSEPH C. DUDIS
&
LAURA L. BLACK
††††
ANNOUNCEMENT…
The
Parish
Church is the proper place for
Parishioners to receive their Sacraments for the first time. Beginning this fall, all students who attend
Holy
Family Academy
will be required to receive First Communion and Confirmation here at Our Lady
of Mercy. Permission to do otherwise
will not be given.
Our Lady of Mercy Altar Rosary Society
Mother & Daughter Communion Breakfast
May 18th 8:00 AM Mass -
breakfast following.
Please come and join us to honor Mary Our Mother
Tickets go on Sale May 4th
& 5th after all masses
Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 501 New Market Rd., Piscataway,
invites you to celebrate with us as we honor The Blessed Mother in procession,
devotion, & song on Sunday evening, May 18, 2003 7:30 PM (gather at 7:00
PM) For more information, call Michel Aubourg 732-424-0537, Andy Belonio
732-968-6576.
“Trip to Ireland”
July 13-25
The Emmaus House is once again sponsoring a 12-day Irish Adventure led
by Sr. Susan McGrath. Highlights of the
tour include visits to Killarney, Cork, Blarney Castle, Dublin,
Donegal, and many more. The tour
includes round trip flights via Air Lingus between JFK, New York and Shannon, daily sightseeing program by luxury coach,
professional Irish CIE tour driver/guide and superior first class hotels.
Cost: $2175.00/person double occupancy a deposit of $350.00 per person
is required. Trip cancellation insurance
is an additional $99.00 per person.
Please call 732-442-7688 for more information
The Office of Vocations
invites you to join us for:
Eucharistic Holy Hour for Vocations
on Friday,
May 23, 2003, 8:00 PM, at
Queenship of Mary Church in Plainsboro, NJ. Please call
609-799-7511 for directions or visit the parish website at www.qomchurch.org.
2003-2004 CCD ON-LINE REGISTRATION
On April 27, students enrolled in the Religious Education
Program received a paper copy of the registration form for
the 2003-2004 school year.
You can now register your children on-line at the following
web address: http://olmsbb.org
If you register your child on-line, please print off a copy
of the form and return with payment. The
envelope can be addressed CCD Registration and placed in the collection basket
or brought over to the rectory.
Questions can be addressed to Karen Mathews on 732-271-1750 or Nancy
Sayre on 732-873-1453.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
Thank you to Adam Conner and Jake Caulfield for
their help in planting flowers in
front of the church.
Your efforts were greatly appreciated!
SOCIAL GATHERING
On June 8 after the 10:00
mass, we’ll be gathering downstairs to get to know each other. Children enrolled in the Religious Education
Program and their parents are invited.
We’d like to have some planned activities for the children; e.g.,
coloring pictures to be hung in the classrooms, putting puzzles together,
watching religious videos. Light
refreshments will be provided.
Sessions will last approximately 1 hour. Additional dates thus far are July 13 and
August 10.
All parishioners are welcome to attend! We welcome your feedback on other ideas for
the children. Please contact
Karen Mathews on 732-271-1750 or Nancy
Sayre on 732-873-1453.
SCHOOL NEWS
Holy
Family
Academy will be holding an Open
House on Friday May 16,2003 from 9:00am
to 2:00pm. Come see the facilities,
meet the students, teachers, principal and parents. Registration packages for
Pre-K through 8th grade will be available. Stop by or call the
school for more information. 120 East Second Street,
Bound Brook (732) 356-1151. www.hfawildcats.com.
As of May 1st the Jackpot is now at
$8000.00.
Holy
Family
Academy will be selling “Big Bucks”
raffle tickets after all the Masses on the weekend of May 17th, and
May 18th. The drawing will be held on May 31st at St.
Mary’s Bingo. Winner does not need to be present. You can purchase raffle tickets
for $1.00 or you can hand in your books at that time. Holy
Family Academy
appreciates your support.