PLEASE NOTE—THERE WILL BE COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY. MASS CHANGED TO MONDAY MORNING. NO MORNING MASS ON THURSDAY FRIDAY OR SATURDAY MORNING

Monday March 21^st

9:00 AM Gary Lofaso r/o The Family

Tuesday March 22^nd

8:00 AM Susan Gahrmann r/o Mary Ann Horvath

TUES -CONFESSIONS FOR EASTER 7:00 – 8:00 PM

Wednesday March 23^rd

8:00 AM COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY

Thursday March 24^th Mass of the Lord’s Supper

7:30 PM Mass-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows until Midnight

Friday March 25^th Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion

3:00 PM Good Friday Service

7:00 PM Stations of the Cross ONLY

Saturday March 26^th

12 NOON Blessing of Food

Saturday March 26th Vigil: Easter

7:30 PM Easter Vigil

SUNDAY MASSES

Sunday March 27^th Resurrection of the Lord

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

12 NOON

The next day of fast & abstinence is Good Friday. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.

THE BUSINESS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED THURDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

March 20^th Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Pss II Seasonal prop

Pf of Passion Sun Sol Bl

37: Mt 21:1-11 38:Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9,17-18,17-20,23-24

Phil 2:6-11 Mt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54

Jesus, humbling himself out of love for us, did not shield his face from buffets and spitting, but offered his life on the cross. He relied on his Father’s love.

Let Us Pray…May we remember that each member of the Body of Christ, born or unborn, is needed by the Lord to fulfill His plans for us.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for Teresa Salas, Bill Fioravant, John Pongratz, Mary Pokotello, Jeanette Felix, Roberta (Bobbi) Zabita, John 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, Ruth Schraeder, Jill Miner, Rose Campanero, Josephine Sarnoski, Lucille Tymecki, and Joe Getlik.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Gloria South (sister of Catherine Wisbeski) and Robert Clifford who passed away last week.

SUNDAY COLLECTION

March 13,2005 $3,594.00

Spring Collection……..$1,016.00

Sunday March 20, 2005

Counters Team # 3 Auerbach/Boyle

Bingo Team #2

PLEASE RETURN ALL RICE BOWLS THIS WEEKEND MARCH 19 & 20^TH

Once again we would like to thank you for the tremendous effort so many of you have shown in keeping your commitment to financially support this parish. Our income has increased due to the large response from this caring, dedicated community. I realize this has been a sacrifice for many of you but such a financial commitment is helping us to address the many needs facing our parish today.

Father Herlihy

“Severe illness might erode the sort of dignity others ascribe to a person, but the person’s essential human dignity remains… What seriously ill people are really experiencing is vulnerability and the only proper response to vulnerability is this thing we call love.” Brother Daniel Sulmasy, Nat’l Catholic Register, 11/21/04, p.2

“The Eucharist~God’s Gift of Love” is the theme of a Retreat Day for Catholic Single women, (ages 16-35) on Saturday, April 9, from 10 am – 2:30 pm. Sponsored by the Sisters of Jesus Our Hope, the retreat will be held at 514 Church St., Bound Brook, and will include a talk on the topic, quiet time for prayer, sharing Sacred Scripture, and the Rosary. Participants are asked to bring a brown bag lunch. Beverages will be provided. There is no fee. To register call: 732-271-5777

A very special THANK YOU to each of the wonderful parishioners who took the time to attend or march with me this past Sunday, at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Somerville. It was a most enjoyable experience! God Bless you.

Attention All Parishioners

Before you can get a sponsors certificate for Baptism or Confirmation, you must be a registered member of Our Lady of Mercy Church, and you must use the Parish envelopes regularly. A sponsor’s certificate states that you are a practicing member of the parish-attending mass regularly & receiving the Eucharist frequently. The priest cannot vouch for you without a record. The use of your envelopes gives him that assistance. No one is asking that you put a specific amount in each week. If you have not yet registered, please do so immediately. Your actions now will avoid disappointments later.

Thank you, Father Dan

The Prostate Cancer Support Group

Invites you to attend its monthly meetings at Malcolm Forbes Amphitheater-Morristown Memorial Hospital

Next meeting: Tuesday, April 5, 2005

7:30 – 9:30 PM

Call for more information or in case of inclement weather: 1-877-666-1112

Church Women United will have their Annual Roast Beef Dinner on Tues, April 5, 2005 at 6:30 PM. It will be held in The United Methodist Church Social Hall located on Livingston St. in Bound Brook. Tickets cost $9.00 and can be obtained from Catherine @732-356-4080. Deadline for buying tickets is Wed. March 30^th. All women of the community are welcome.

The glasses and eye care that many of us take for granted is a luxury, which the underprivileged both home and abroad often go without. The Somerset County Office for the Disabled is collecting used or/and outgrown glasses especially children's for distribution to these people who

desperately need them. Please leave your used/outgrown glasses in the baskets at the entrances of the church.

If you have any questions, please contact Mark Malone, the coordinator for the Office of the Disabled at: 908- 704-6334.

ONE EASTER SUNDAY MORNING AS THE MINISTER WAS PREACHING THE CHILDREN'S SERMON, HE REACHED INTO HIS BAG OF PROPS AND PULLED OUT AN EGG. HE POINTED AT THE EGG AND ASKED THE CHILDREN, "WHAT'S IN HERE?" "I KNOW!" A LITTLE BOY EXCLAIMED."PANTYHOSE!"

Cherry Blossom Time “Charity Ball”

April 2, 2005 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Couple -$80.00-Single-$45.00 – Price includes Social Hr. 7:00 PM-Dinner-8:00 PM – and Reeds, Rhythm and Jazz-18 piece band at the Bound Brook Elks Lodge 1388, 305 E. Second St., Bound Brook. Call 732-868-1653 for more information.

Youth Group Notices

Easter Egg Hunt: The Youth Group is sponsoring their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 20th after the 12:00 Mass. Easter Flower Sale: The Youth Group will sell flower after all the Masses on March 19th and 20.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians Saint Patrick, Division 1, Somerset County, NJ will hold its annual Irish Mass on April 10, 2005, at 9:30 A.M., at the Shrine Chapel of The Blessed Sacrament, 150 W. Somerset Street, Raritan, New Jersey. The Mass is for deceased members, peace with justice in Ireland, the 1916 uprising and for the victims of The Great Hunger. A hearty buffet luncheon will follow at

Mannion’s Restaurant, 150 W. Main St., Somerville, NJ. The price for the luncheon: Adults $15.00, children 5-12 yrs. $7.00 Children under 5 yrs. eat Free. For tickets send a check, in the correct amount, and a self addressed stamped envelope to either: Bob Canavan, 418 Clinton Ave., Middlesex, NJ 08846,732-469-1098 or

Rich Evans P.O. Box 6417, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, 908-874-6127

PALM SUNDAY

IT WAS PALM SUNDAY AND, BECAUSE OF A SORE THROAT, FIVE-YEAR-OLD JOHNNY STAYED HOME FROM CHURCH WITH A SITTER. WHEN THE FAMILY RETURNED HOME, THEY WERE CARRYING SEVERAL PALM BRANCHES.THE BOY ASKED WHAT THEY WERE FOR."PEOPLE HELD THEM OVER JESUS' HEAD AS HE WALKED BY."

"WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT," THE BOY FUMED, "THE ONE SUNDAY I DON'T GO, HE SHOWS UP!"

To insure your notice makes it into the bulletin, please e-mail it to olmsecretary@aol.com at least 2 weeks before you wish it entered. The bulletin company has deadlines and sometimes bulletins are done 2 weeks in advance of the dates they correspond to. E-mailing it will save time and will leave margin for typing errors.