THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Pss IV Seasonal prop

Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII

155: 1 Kgs 17:10-16  Ps 146:7-10

Heb 9:24-28  Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44

The Lord provides (Ps) for Elijah’s need as the widow of Zarephath shares with him from her want (1). Her generosity is mirrored in the widow in the temple who gives from her poverty and not from power, privilege or excess (3). In Jesus, God became poor for us, offering himself to take away our sins (2).

Stewardship

Both widows in today’s readings gave all they had to the work of the Lord, one using all her remaining food to feed Elijah and the other offering her two copper coins to the temple treasury. Faithful stewards give all that is asked and trust the Lord to faithful to His promises.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for John Vanderhoff, Tony Gangitano, Frank Kozden, , David King, Mary Pokotello, John & Peter Foxwell, Haley Weber, Frank Stashak, Blanche Ferarro, Kalman Sipos, Josephine Sarnoski, and Diane Manley. Elizabeth Connelly

2006 Bishop’s Annual Appeal

 “I Give You Thanks, O Lord” Isaiah 12:1

Next weekend is Appeal Commitment Weekend. The Appeal goal this year is $6.3 million. To meet this goal we are asking every able family to participate. Please use the envelope that will be distributed by the usher in church next weekend. You may make a one-time gift or spread your gift over a four-month period.

“Each year you shall tithe all that is grown in the fields you have sown so that the Lord, your God, may bless you in all that you undertake”. Deuteronomy 14: 22, 29

Sunday Collections

November 5th     $4126.15

Special Collections - Father Mike $1509.25

November 1^st All Saints Day $725.65

November 2^nd-All Souls Day $300.00

November 12th, 2006

Counters Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry Fasanella

Bingo Team #1

Mount Saint Mary Academy

1651 U.S. Highway 22

Watchung, NJ 07069-6587

(908) 753-2091 msmhope@att.net

Drum Up Healing

Nov 14, 7:30-9:30 .m. Join our Drum Circle where everyone has a healing voice and is empowered to use it. Drums provided ($15) Please register on the MSM website or through their phone number.

Sister of Mercy Christmas Bazaar

Nov. 18^th, 9am to 4pm. Handmade crafts, gifts, homemade goodies, theme baskets, 50/50 raffles. Santa, face paint and sand art for the children

St. Joseph’s 28^th Annual Arts & Crafts Show

The St. Joseph High School Fathers’ Club will sponsor the 28^th Annual Arts & Crafts Show at 145 Plainfield Ave, in Metuchen, NJ. Over 100 tables of fine original handcrafted items, plus raffles, 50/50, food, music and more. Admission is free, but there is a modest parking fee. Show times are Nov. 18^th, 9-5 and Nov. 19, 10-4. For more info please call (732) 549-7600 x241

The Spirituality of St. Josemaria Excriva

Nov. 18^th, 11am The Daughters of St. Paul are sponsoring a free Pauline Lecture at their Pauline Books & Media Center located at 561 Rte. 1S, Wicks Plaza, Edison. Please call (732) 572-1200 for more information.

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Nov. 13^th,7:30pm “Edith Stein-The True Life Story: Jew, Agnostic, Martyr, Saint” will be held at St. Francis Cathedral in the Community Room. Presented by Dianne Traflet, Assoc. Dean at Seton Hall University School of Theology. Please call Seton Hall for more info.

DIOCESAN NEWS

www.diometuchen.org

2006 Bishop’s Annual Appeal

“I Give You Thanks, O Lord” Isaiah 12:1

In-Pew Pledge Commitment Weekend

All Masses…..November 18 & 19, 1006….All Masses

The 2006 Appeal will soon be coming to a close. We need your support if the overall goal of $6.3 million is to be achieved. Please respond to Bishop Bootkoski’s recent request by mailing your gift card in the envelope provided.

Your participation is critical if we are to continue to meet the budgets of all Diocesan ministries across our four-county Diocese. You can also make your gift or pledge at Mass on November 18 & 19. Pledge Commitment Weekend. In-pew envelopes will be distributed

“Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all” Mark 10: 43-45

Diocese of Metuchen Youth & Young Adult Ministry

Nov. 13, 7-9pm Theology on Tap for 20’s & 30’s. “Real Talk on Sexuality & Theology of the Body”. $10 includes buffet & cash bar. Mia Sorella Ristaurante: 337 Main St., Manville.

Nov. 14, 7-9pm Theology on Tap for 20’s & 30’s. “Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?”: A look at our individual & communal need for a loving savior. $10 includes buffet & cash bar. Fox & Hound Pub & Grille: Menlo Park Mall on Rt. 1 South in Edison, NJ

Nov 30-Dec 1 NCCYM National Conference for Workers in Youth Ministry Las Vegas. For more info go to www.yandyam.com

Information Session About Annulments

Nov. 15, 7:30-8:30pm St. John Neumann Conference Center, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway. Attend this informative session and learn the real facts of annulments. Pre-registration requested, call (732) 562-1990 x1624

November is National Adoption Awareness Month

This Sunday, please pray for all parents, that they grow in poverty of spirit as they raise their children to offer their lives in service to God, we pray to the Lord.

Annual Appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious

Dec. 9 & 10 The national Annual Appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be conducted on the  second weekend of December. This  appeal asks us to recall those women & men religious whose ministry has nourished our own faith, served our church and strengthened our nation. Today, more than 37,000 women & men religious are past age 70. Their institutes face critical economic challenges as the costs of health care escalate and as the need for handicapped-accessible housing increases. Please be generous when we collect for the Retirement Fund for the Religious.

OUR LADY OF MERCY NEWS

Update-- Bishop’s Annual Appeal

Our Lady of Mercy

Our Lady of Mercy’s goal is $27,800.00. The number of families participating so far is 129 or 23.33% of our parishioners. They have pledged a total of $20, 820.00. To look at it in another way…23.33% of our parish has pledged 74.89% or our goal. To reach our goal, we need another $6,980.00. We have 76.67% of our parish who have not participated. If every parishioner who had not yet participated would give $25.00, we would surpass our goal for this year.

GERTRUDE HAWK CHRISTMAS CANDY!!

Brochures are available at all exits. Follow the simple instructions on the cover of the candy booklet and place your order delicious candy and help us reach our goal of $1,000 as a total order. This fundraiser is a great opportunity for OLM and a smart way to begin or finish your Christmas shopping.

REMEMBER no order is too small!!  Orders are due no later than November 19 at 1 pm.  Any questions, call Diane Mosko at (908) 369-3398.

Blessing of the Thanksgiving Loaves & Grapes

Nov. 22  Please join us for Mass at 7:00pm. After Mass, Father Dan will bless loaves of bread and grapes and distribute them among the parishioners. Parishioners are encouraged to share the blessed food with their loved ones on Thanksgiving Day. Everyone is welcome in the church hall after the blessing for light refreshments.

Holy Name Society News

RAFFLE DRAWING

Nov. 18,  After Saturday’s 5:30pm Mass at approximately 7pm, the drawing for the 50 /50 Raffle Club will be held. Please sell your tickets and return all unsold books with the proper amount of money for the tickets sold. The returns can be dropped off in the mail chute at the rectory or placed in the collection baskets at mass. .All funds from this raffle will go towards the upkeep of our lovely church and the rectory. Please be as generous as your means allow.

Please Join Us

We are asking that all the men of our parish consider joining our society. The Holy Name Society meets in prayer and worship at the 8:00 AM Mass on the second Sunday of each month. We also meet at 7:30 PM in the church hall on the second Monday of each month. We pray that you can be with us.

Our Lady of Mercy Youth Choir

The Youth Choir will meet each Monday at 4:00pm in the church. All students in Grades 3 thru 8 are invited