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PLEASE NOTE—THERE IS A MASS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING

      Monday   July 26^th Joachim & Anne, Parents of Mary

    7:00 PM   Stephen Golaszewski r/o Grandma Helen

    Tuesday   July 27^th

   8:00 AM   All Mothers

Wednesday  July 28th

   8:00 AM   All Mothers

   Thursday   July 29^th Martha

   8:00 AM   All Mothers

        Friday   July 30^th Peter Chrysologus, bishop

   8:00 AM   Estelle Cybowski r/o Ida Pasternack

    Saturday   July 31^st Ignatius of Loyola, priest

     8:00 AM   All Mothers

 

SUNDAY MASSES

    Saturday   July 31^st Vigil: 18^th Ordinary Sunday

    5:30 PM   Clare K. Scaletti r/o Tony & Eileen Amoroso

      Sunday   August 1^st 18th Ordinary Sunday

   8:00 AM   Chester Tymecki r/o Rose & Al Larangeira

10:00 AM   Robert Palmer r/o Catherine Palmer

   12 NOON  Anna M. Petrusky r/o Adele & Family

              

 

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for Consuelo Healy, Bill Fioravant, John Pongratz, Joseph Ballotta, Mary Pokotello, Hudson Savarin, Albert Schraeder, Rose Campanero, Patrick Puppo, John & Eileen Foxwell, Sr. Elinor Foxwell, F.M.M., Haley Weber, Cole Nesmith, James Murray (uncle of Karen Mathews), Vincent Anatele, Rose Stevenson, Blanche Ferarro, David Alliprandine, Ralph Ley, Teresa Kunz, Betty Connelly, Louie Auerbach, Josephine Sarnoski, and Joseph Morando.  Please also pray for the soul of Rev. Francis L. Oterino, a priest of the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest.

 

Let Us Pray…That church communities may reach out in forgiveness and love to those who have been victimized by abortion.

 

 The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administered here at Our Lady of Mercy on Saturday, October 9^th at the 5:30 PM Mass.  Abbot Gerard Lair, O.S. B. will preside at the celebration.

 

 

Mission Co-Operative August 14/15

Fr. Alexis Fernando from the Diocese of Kandy, Sri-Lanka will preach at all Masses on August 14 & 15, 2004. 

Please be aware that you did not receive this special envelope in your last mailing.  Envelopes will be available at all entrances Please insert your parishioner number if known on the front.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Golden & Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebrations will take place on October 10 or October 24, 2004 at 4:00 PM.  Arrangements can be made by contacting your parish office at 732-356-1037.  Application forms are available and will be accepted by the Family Life Office until Friday, September 3, 2004.  A confirmation letter will be sent once your application has been processed.

 

              

Sacred Heart Church Carnival – July 27 – 31

98 South 2^nd Ave, Manville

Tue-Fri: 6-10 PM Sat: 5-10 PM

Wheels-games-rides-delicious Polish foods!

For info & directions, call 908-725-0072

 

Someone is Waiting for You!

How very fortunate we are to have the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday from 8:30 AM until 12 noon.  We are able to visit with Jesus, one on one, and to tell Him all of our troubles and worries and receive His Loving Peace and Comfort while in His Presence.

Won’t you come and visit Him?  It could be for 15 minutes, ½ hour or 1 hour.  His Blessings are there for you.  Let’s not miss this beautiful Spiritual Opportunity.

 

Fr. Ken Brighenti of St. Ann’s Parish, Raritan will be sponsoring a “Pilgrimage to Saint Pio of Pietralcina” in Italy.  This trip will include the Shrine of Padre Pio, the birthplace, Rome, Vatican City, Mass at St. Peter’s and more.  The trip is scheduled for Nov. 7-15, 2004.  There will be a video presentation on Wed., July 28, 2004 in the Church meeting room at 7:00 PM.  There are a limited number of spaces still available.  For complete details and a brochure, please call 908-725-1008 or 908-766-8994.

 

The Ancient Order of Hibernians annual picnic and mini Irish festival will be held on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004 from 12 noon to 6 pm at the Eagles Aerie Picnic Grove and Pavilion on Woodside Lane in Bridgewater, NJ.  Cost is $18 per adult, $3 for children under 16 and free for children under 3.  Enjoy food, beverage, Irish dancers, pipers and music by the Willie Lynch Trio.  Reservations Only.  No ticket sales at the door.  For reservations, contact Joe Simmons at 732-356-8496 prior to August 16, 2004.

 

CANAL COMMISSION CELEBRATES 30^TH ANNIVERSARY WITH BUS TOUR OF

 DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL FEEDER

On Saturday, September 18th, the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission will celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the D&R State Park with a bus tour along the feeder canal of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, the 44-mile waterway that connected Bordentown and New Brunswick and is now the premier greenway of central New Jersey.

Enjoy and learn about the history and operation of the canal as we visit the junction of the feeder with the main canal in Trenton; ride New Jersey Transit’s River Line from Bordentown back to the capital; have lunch along the canal in Washington Crossing; explore the Lambertville lock and the outlet lock; tour the Prallsville Mill Complex; visit the feeder guard lock; and walk across the Delaware on a suspension bridge to inspect the wing dam.

Our air-conditioned coach (with lavatory) will leave at 8:45 a.m. from the Capital Complex parking lot behind the State House in Trenton. The all-day tour costs $40 per person and includes lunch. Reservations are required. For more information, call 908-722-7428. To reserve your place, send a check for $40 per person, payable to Canal Tours & More, with your name, address, phone, and email address. Mail to Linda Barth, Canal Tours & More, 214 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.

 

FUN FACTS

On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.

 

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

 

Almonds are members of the peach family.

 

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

 

The longest place-name still in use is:

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.

 

When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.

 

On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.

 

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

 

'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.