Please
note changes in Masses this week
Monday Nov 20th
9:00 AM William Mathews r/o
Mathews/King Families
Tuesday Nov
21st
8:00 AM William Palata r/o Mazgien
Family
Wednesday Nov 22nd (blessing of
the bread & grapes)
7:00 PM Warren King r/o Mathew/King Families
Thursday Nov
23rd
NO MASS TODAY, Office Closed Happy Thanksgiving
Friday Nov
24th
9:00 AM Denis Herlihy r/o Son
Office
Closed
Saturday Nov 25th
9:00
AM Robert C. Shelton r/o Sue & Michael Osborne
Saturday Nov
25th
5:30 PM Fred Kroposky r/o Carol A. Kroposky
SUNDAY
MASSES
Sunday Nov 26th
8:00 AM Ann Milesnick r/o Keiko
&Ray Osborne
10:00AM John
Krenick r/o Daughter, Kathy
12 NOON Pat
Puppo r/o Victor Bukovecky, Jr.
THIRTY-THIRD
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Pss I Seasonal prop
Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
158: 1 Dn 12:1-3 Ps 16:5,8-11
Heb 10:11-14,18 Mk 13:24-32
At the
end, the Son of Man will return with great power and glory (3), placing his
enemies under his feet (2). Those whose names are in the Book shall live
forever in light and joy.
Stewardship
The
readings today speak of the end of the world and the coming of the kingdom. The
bishops’ pastoral on stewardship says clearly that “that ‘life to come’ is in
continuity with this present life through the human goods, the worthy human
purposes, which people foster now.” May our good stewardship help us to be
numbered among the chosen on the last day!
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
This 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. 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
$3877.00
November 19th, 2006
Counters Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Bingo Team #2
Mount
Watchung , NJ 07069-6587
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@att.net
God’s
Unconditional Love
Nov 29, Either 9:30-11:30
a.m. or 7:30-9:30
p.m. ($15) please specify time when registering
Made in God’s image, we are the “apple of God’s eye”. Come & learn how much God loves you!
Mercy
and Justice Shall Meet- Advent Afternoon of Reflection
Dec 2, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ($20)
Day includes presentations on the theme of waiting in hope,
quiet prayer, sharing, and Mass
God is Like..
(submitted by Josephine Stout. Thanks Josephine)
A fifth grade teacher in a
Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they
could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the
results.
·
God is like a Ford..He’s got a better idea.
·
God is like Coke.. He’s the real
thing.
·
God is like Hallmark Cards..He
cares enough to send His very best.
·
God is like Tide..He gets the
stains out that others leave behind.
·
God is like General Electric..He
brings good things to life.
·
God is like Alka-Seltzer..Try
Him, you’ll like Him.
·
God is like Scotch Tape..You
can’t see Him, but you know He’s there.
·
God is like Dial Soap..Aren’t
you glad you have him, Don’t you wish every body did?
·
God is like Allstate..You’re in good hands with
Him
DIOCESAN
NEWS
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 is 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 30-Dec 1 NCCYM National Conference for Workers in Youth Ministry
November is National Adoption Awareness Month
This
Sunday, please pray for families who have lost a child through an interrupted
or disrupted adoption, that they may find healing in their grief, we pray to
the Lord
And
For
waiting children seeking adoption, that they may be welcomed into the love of a
permanent family, 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.
The Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death
Nov. 30th,
7:30pm at
OUR LADY OF MERCY NEWS
LAST
CALL! LAST CALL!
GERTRUDE
HAWK CHRISTMAS CANDY!!
Please drop
any candy orders in the rectory mail slot after all of the Masses on Nov. 18
& 19.
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
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
COMMUNITY NEWS
Lunch with Santa
Dec
2, 11:30am, Ages 3 & Up,
$4.50. Ages 2 and under Free at the Reformed Church Hall, 113 Clinton St. SBB.
For more info: (732) 356-9345.
Up
to Nov. 21st, Food
Donations (non-perishable only) can be dropped off at Raj Sinha DMD,
Only two defining forces have
ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I.
One died for your soul; The other for your freedom.
(submitted
by Albert Larangeira, Thank you Albert)