PLEASE NOTE—THERE
WILL BE COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MASS CHANGED BACK TO MONDAY EVENINGS
Monday October 24th Anthony Mary Claret
7:00 PM Mary
Cerio r/o Jack & Terry
Tuesday October 25th
8:00 AM Ray
Wawrzyniak r/o Wayne & Mary Ann
Wednesday October 26th
8:00AM COMMUNION
SERVICE ONLY
Thursday October 27th
8:00 AM Audrey
Tarsan r/o Husband, Joseph
Friday October 28th
Simon & Jude
8:00 AM David
Alliprandine r/o Irene Corrigan & Elizabeth Connelly
Saturday October 29th
8:00 AM Mary & William Meyner r/o Elizabeth Connelly
Saturday October 29th Vigil: 31st Ordinary Sunday
5:30 PM Norma Scaletti r/o Tony & Eileen Amoroso
SUNDAY MASSES
Sunday October 30th 31st
Ordinary Sunday
8:00 AM Dominick Caridi r/o His Wife
10:00 AM Norma Scaletti r/o Dot, Bev & Marilyn
12 NOON Warren
King r/o Frank & Virginia Fesle
MONDAY,
NOV. 1ST – ALL SAINTS IS A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION. MASS AT 8AM & 7:00 PM.
PLEASE
NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO CONFESSIONS HEARD
ON NOV 12TH DUE TO CONFIRMATION DURING THE 5:30 PM MASS. Confessions will be heard instead on Friday,
November 11th from 7:00 – 8:00 PM
October
23rd Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pss II Seasonal
prop
Prop
Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
148:
Ex 22:20-26 Ps 18:2-4,47,51
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Thes 1:5c-10 Mt 22:34-40
We are to love the
Lord with our whole heart and our neighbor as our-self. By thus fulfilling these two great
commandments, we hope to become models of faith and imitators of the Lord who
gave himself totally for our sakes
PLEASE PRAY FOR
ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially
for Frances Soweski, Irene Corrigan, David King, Mary Pokotello, John Foxwell,
Haley Weber, Blanche Ferarro, Gladys Quinlan, Adam Platukis, Josephine
Sarnoski, Marie Quinata, Andy Gonda, Nick Barber, Roseanne Scaletti, Vi
Konz, Rudy Stys, Anna Corrento, Barbara Van Pelt, Diane Manley, and Bryant Connelly (Betty’s son).
Please also pray for the souls of Anna Stefanick & Lewis
Denton, stepfather of Ada Barber. Let us be joined in prayer that Anna &
Lewis will find the fulfillment of their faith and the reward of their labors
in the presence of the Risen Lord. May
our prayerful support be a source of comfort to the Stefanick & Barber
families.
SUNDAY
COLLECTION
Oct 16th $3270.25
Sunday Oct. 23, 2005
Counters Team # 2
Bingo Team #1
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 23, 2005
We fulfill the commandment to love our neighbor when we
exercise good stewardship — joyfully sharing our gifts of life, abilities, and
resources to meet our neighbor’s need.
Youth Choir Notice:
The Youth Choir will meet on Monday afternoons from 4:00 to 4:45 in the church. Students in grades 3-8 are welcome to attend. If interested, please call Mrs. Debra Kubeck at 732-356-8918 for information.
Let Us Pray….
That all people may come to see the unborn, the handicapped, the comatose
and the infirm as neighbors whom we are called to love & serve.
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ATTENTION: Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers & Altar
Servers. Schedules are available on the
OLMSBB.ORG website.
MOUNT
Watchung , NJ 07069-6587
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@att.net
Mount St. Mary House of
Prayer, Watchung, will offer the following programs. To register, call
908-753-2091 or e-mail: msmhope@att.net
WEEKEND
RETREAT
An experience
of personal prayer based on Scripture.
Daily spiritual direction.
Atmosphere of prayerful quiet.
Adaptable to the needs and desires of each individual. Nov. 4-6
Begins 7 p.m. on opening day; concludes at 2 p.m. ($100/weekend) Registration required
CENTERING PRAYER GROUP
Come together to pray
this ancient form of prayer and breathe in God’s peace. Centering prayer and
lectio divina
Tues–Nov 1, (first
Tuesday of each month) 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Donation)
WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC HOUR OF PRAYER
Participate in the Evening
Prayer of the Church in a contemplative setting. Each Thursday, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
2005
Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“We are One in the Body
of Christ”
If you have already made your gift or
pledge to this year’s Appeal, Thank you!
If you haven’t done so yet, your help is still very much needed. Please participate in the Appeal to be best
of your ability. Your gift to the
Bishop’s Appeal is crucial to our Church’s ability to serve more of God’s
People in need.
“The greatest among you will be the one who
serves the rest.” Matthew 23:11
Diocesan News:
The Family Life Office is pleased to announce the
“Bishop’s First Annual Mass to Celebrate Adoption” on Monday, Nov. 21, 2005 at
7:30 PM in the Chapel of the St. John Neumann Diocesan Center, Piscataway.
Bishop
Bootkoski invites you to attend the 2005 Red Mass
The
Red Mass will honor individuals in the judicial system on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 11 AM, at the Chapel
in the
Sisters of Mercy Christmas Bazaar—Mount St.
Mary, Watchung, will be holding their Bazaar on Sat., Nov. 19, 2005 from 9 AM –
4 PM. Featuring quality handmade crafts,
gifts, homemade goodies, theme baskets, 50/50 & more. Children come visit & have your picture
taken with Santa. For the benefit of the
retired and infirm Sisters of Mercy of NJ.
GERTRUDE HAWK CANDY BROCHURES
Are
now available at all exits for delicious Christmas treats. Return orders by Sunday, Nov. 27 until 1:00
PM Place in the collection basket or
rectory mail slot. Cash or checks made
out to Diane Mosko. Do not include sales
tax. Any questions, call Diane
@908-369-3398.
Holy Name Society News
By
now all parishioners should have received their 50/50 Raffle books. We hope that you will sell or purchase as
many of these tickets as possible. Your
kindness in the past has been outstanding and our society is thankful for
you’re past generosity. All funds from
this endeavor will be used to maintain and upgrade the Rectory of Our Lady of
Mercy Church, which is in need of refurbishing.
It
is important that ALL ticket books, sold or unsold be returned to the rectory
as soon as possible before the raffle date.
Please place all books with the proper amount of money for the tickets
sold in an envelope and drop them off in the rectory mail slot or place them in
the collection basket at
Once
again we thank you for your kind assistance in making this raffle a success.
BLESSED BE HIS HOLY NAME
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A magazine recently ran a "Dilbert quotes"
contest. They were looking for people to submit quotes from their real life
Dilbert-type managers. Here are the finalists:
1."As of tomorrow, employees
will only be able to access the building using individual security cards.
Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in
two weeks." (This was the winning quote from Fred Dales at Microsoft Corp.
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2. "What I need is a list of specific unknown problems we will encounter." (Likes Lines Shipping.)
3. "E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business." (Accounting Manager, Electric Boat Company)
To be continued…….