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PLEASE NOTE— THERE WILL BE COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

      Monday   January 24th Francis de Sales, doctor

    7:00 PM   Andrew Sabo r/o Joan & Bob McArdle

    Tuesday   January 25th Conversion of St. Paul, apostle

   8:00 AM   Alfred Lencoski r/o Family

Wednesday  January 26th Timothy & Titus, bishops

   8:00 AM   COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY

   Thursday   January 27th Angela Merici

   8:00 AM   Sara Jimenez r/o her Family

        Friday   January 28th Thomas Aquinas, priest

   8:00 AM   Mary Mathews r/o Karen & Jesse Mathews

    Saturday   January 29th

   8:00 AM   Aldo Sternadore r/o Daughter

    Saturday   January 29th Vigil: 4th Ordinary Sunday

5:30 PM         Jennie Simoncelli r/o Clare Ivaldi

 

SUNDAY MASSES

      Sunday   January 30th Fourth Ordinary Sunday

   8:00 AM   Louis Bocchino r/o Dot & Dick Allen & Beverly

10:00 AM   Mary Harabin r/o Youth Group

12 NOON     Edward Yubas r/o Dot & Dick Allen

THROATS WILL BE BLESSED AFTER THE 8:00 AM MASS ON February 3rd

 

                       

 

For the members of our Supreme Court, that as we observe the anniversary of the legalization of abortion, God might move their hearts with love for the unborn child, for parents whose souls have been wounded by abortion, and for a culture corrupted by evil and sin; We pray to the Lord:

 

January 23 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pss III Seasonal prop

Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII

67: Is 8:23-9:3 Ps 27:1,4,13-14

1 Cor 1:10-13,17 Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17

We have seen a great light: Jesus, the Messiah, who heals us of our sin and who is our unity and peace.

 

Let Us Pray…That we may soon be released from the darkness that Roe v. Wade brought to this nation.

 

“Roe v. Wade cannot stand as the law of this great nation, a nation founded on the self-evident truth that all people are created with an inalienable right to life.  We are committed, no matter how long it may take, no matter the sacrifices required, to bringing about a reversal of this tragic Supreme Court decision.”  Statement of Archbishop Wm. Levada of San Francisco, Jan 2004.

 

        

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for Bill Fioravant, John Pongratz, Mary Pokotello, Jeanette Felix, Roberta (Bobbi) Zabita, Rose Campanero, John & Eileen Foxwell, Sr. Elinor Foxwell, F.M.M., Haley Weber, Cole Nesmith, James Murray (uncle of Karen Mathews), Warren King (father of Karen Mathews), Vincent Anatele, Rose Stevenson, Blanche Ferarro, Teresa Kunz, Carol Talnagi, Gladys Quinlin, Adam Platukis, Elizabeth Connelly, Vi Konz, Jill Miner and Josephine Sarnoski.

 

Rice Bowls will be available next weekend February 5/6 in time for lent and should be returned on Palm Sunday, March 19/20.

 

Good News!  The total value of the vitamins came to $700.00.  With deepest gratitude, Msgr Michael Patrick Aloysius Flanagan

 

SUNDAY COLLECTION

January 16th    $3,120.00

 

Sunday January 23, 2005

Counters Team # 3 Auerbach/Boyle

Bingo Team #2

                                

Anyone wishing to obtain a statement of contributions for the past year – 2004- should either drop a note in the collection basket or at the rectory.  Please include your name and address on your request.

 

Help Catholic Relief Services save tsunami survivors today.  To donate, call 1-877-435-7277 or visit www.HelpCRS.org

 

                              

The first meeting of the year for the Rosary Altar Society will be on Mon, Jan. 31 following the 7 PM mass & novena.  Refreshment committee for the evening is Mary Ann Badore, Ada Barber & Nazarah Bocchino.  Any woman of the parish is welcome to attend our meeting. The Society is a group of parish women who:

Receive Holy Communion in a Body on the first Sunday of each month

Attend monthly meetings held on the last Monday of each month

Support activities sponsored by the Rosarians, such as bake sales, using our proceeds to purchase items for the church

Care for the altar linens and cleaning of the sanctuary

Attend recitation of the Rosary at funeral services for deceased members

Remit yearly dues of $1.00

The society is in need of new members.  Please attend our meeting and become a part of the stewardship program for our church.

 

Couple’s Candlelight Dinner

The Family Life Office is pleased to announce the commemoration of World Marriage Day with a special Mass for Couples and dinner on Saturday, February 12, 2005 from 6-11:00 PM at the St. John Neumann Center, Piscataway.  Reserve your table now.  Pre-paid registration required.  Dinner & Dancing-$75.00/

couple. Call for reservations 732-562-1990 ext 1624

 

Our society is happy to announce that our guest speaker for our Annual Father and Son Communion Breakfast on Sunday, March 13, 2005 will be Father Dean Gaudio. Father Gaudio was a parishioner and was also an Altar Server at Our Lady of Mercy Church. We remember being with him and his Dad at many of the retreats at the San Alfonso Retreat House at the " Jersey " shore. We invite all our friends and parishioners to join us at the 8:00AM Mass. This will surely me a momentous and happy occasion when we can welcome home our own " brother in Christ ". Won't you please join us?

Our President, Keith Fasanella, is working out the details for our special " Night at the Ballpark " to see the Somerset Patriot's and the possibility of a bus trip to Philadelphia to see a ball game between the Phillie's and the Met's this summer. So keep your eye on this bulletin for all the up coming events.

Blessed Be HIS Holy Name

 

Mount St. Mary House of Prayer, Watchung, will be offering the following programs.  To register, call 908-753-2091 or e-mail msmhope@att.net

January 30th Grief Recovery Sunday 1, 5 PM $45.00

Centering Prayer, Tues. February 1, 7:30 – 9:00 PM

Weekend Retreat February 4-6, 2005 $90.00/weekend

 

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

Catholic Charities Connections Program is looking for volunteers to become a mentor of the youth of Somerset County.  Do you: have a minimum of 3 hrs per week, like having fun, want to make a difference in a child’s life and/or enjoy being a positive role model?  If so, please call Kathleen Zielinski, 908-722-1881 or email at kzielinski@ccdom.org.

Did you ever wonder?

Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?

A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of dense, orange clay called "pygg". When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as "pygg banks."  When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a bank that resembled a pig. And it caught on.

 

Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches, while pennies and nickels do not?

A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.

 

Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?

A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.

 

 

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