PLEASE NOTE-COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY. PLEASE NOTE MASS TIME ON MONDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING.

Monday February 27^th

9:00 AM Carolyn Mikolajczyk r/o The Connelly Family

Tuesday February 28^th

8:00 AM John Wickman r/o Family

Wednesday March 1^st ASH WEDNESDAY

8:00 AM Mass-Intentions of the Parishioner

12:15 NO MASS-DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES

4:00 PM NO MASS-DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES

7:00 PM Mass-Intentions of the Parishioner

Thursday March 2^nd

8:00 AM William Ubry r/o Catherine & Family`

Friday March 3^rd

7:00 PM Stations of the Cross followed by Mass

Saturday March 4^th

7:30 AM Evelyn Hafenbrack r/o Kalee Johnson

Saturday March 4^th 1^st Sunday of Lent

5:30 PM Rudy Stys r/o Bea Conner

SUNDAY MASSES

Sunday March 5^th First Sunday of Lent

8:00 AM Departed Members of the Santini & Bozzay Families r/o Family

10:00 AM Joseph Getlik r/o Linda & David Piscadlo & Family

12 NOON Pauline Lencoski r/o Family

Confessions will be heard after Mass on Friday from 7-8 PM

No confessions will be heard on Saturday

February 26, 2006 Eighth Sunday Ordinary Time

Pss IV Seasonal prop Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII

83: Hos 2:16b,17b,21-22 Ps 103:1-4,8,10,12-13

2 Cor 3:1b-6 Mk 2:18-22

Bless the Lord who is full of love and compassion, who is espoused to us forever. Our bridegroom, Christ, has come, and will come again in glory. His Spirit gives us life.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for John Vanderhoff, Gail Rotondo, Tony Gangitano, Frank Kozden, Christine Dyke, Gilda Rizzon, David King, Mary Pokotello, John Foxwell, Haley Weber, Blanche Ferarro, Adam Platukis, Kalman Sipos, Josephine Sarnoski, Roseanne Scaletti, Chris Perciante, and Diane Manley.

SUNDAY COLLECTION

Feb.19, 2006 $3,802.00

Additional Winter $340.00

Sunday Feb 26, 2006

Counters Team # 4

Auerbach/Boyle

Bingo Team #1

Rice Bowls may be picked up next weekend Feb 25/26. All rice bowls should be returned on the weekend of April 1-2.

The annual subscription drive for our diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Spirit, will take place during February, Catholic Press Month. The Catholic press has a special role to play in your faith journey. Our newspaper is an award winning publication and we urge you to take advantage of this opportunity and drop your envelope into the collection basket.

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 26, 2006

St. Paul tells the Corinthians that they are living letters, “known and read by all.” What does the letter of my life reveal to those who read it? Can they tell by the way I live that I belong to Christ and that all I am and have is His?

MOUNT ST. MARY HOUSE OF PRAYER

1651 U.S. Highway 22

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

JOURNEYING TO THE CROSS WITH MARY

Lenten afternoon of recollection includes presentations, quiet prayer, sharing, Mass Sat.– Mar 4, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ($20) Paulette Cicero & Gail Mertz

SIX-DAY 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.

March 10-17, ($350/week)Begins 7 p.m. on opening day concludes at 11 a.m.

Diocesan News:

Altar Rosary Society

The Rosary Altar Society has decided to move the Mother-Daughter Communion Breakfast to Sunday, October 1, 2006. October is Rosary month and coming to the communion breakfast would be a lovely way to honor Our Lady. It is for every woman and young lady who would like to be together as a group for a few hours to celebrate Mass, enjoy a great breakfast and hear an inspirational talk from our guest speaker. The whole morning takes about 2-1/2 hours. Consider giving yourself a spiritual boost and come to the communion breakfast this year.

Upcoming Dates:

Feb. 27 – Monthly Meeting – 7:45 p.m.

Mar. 5 – Communion Sunday – 8:00 a.m. Mass

HOLY NAME SOCIETY NEWS

As March 12, 2006 draws near, the date of our Annual Father and Son Communion Breakfast, I would like to encourage ALL our friends and parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy Church to join us on this grand occasion. We, the Holy Name Society, have been active in our support of our Lord, our Church, and our community for 55 years. Our ticket prices have been kept low for many years. The quality of the food is the best. We do so, to encourage all our friends to join us. If your son is away at college or out of state, invite your next-door neighbor to join you. Men, father's, son's, uncles, brother's, brother - in - law's, come on down!!! Come on Guy's, join us. Our guest speaker this year, Mr. Michael Frauenhiem, coach of the Immaculata Spartan basketball (20 - 2 record) team carries on the tradition of his father, Mr. Pierce Frauenhiem, who has joined us on two occasions in speaking at our breakfast. Michael a leader of young men and Tickets are now on sale after all the weekend Masses. In the near future, our society will distribute a " Straw poll " to help us choose programs that will fill help the needs of our community. Please watch for it here in our Church Bulletin.

Blessed Be HIS Holy Name

Saint Ann’s Parish in Raritan is sponsoring a parish trip this May the Italian Riviera, the Cinque Terre, Lake Como & more. Please call 908-725-1008 ext 134 or 908-766-8994 or email fratelco@aol.com for more info.

Attention all Eucharistic Ministers……….

St. Peter’s University Hospital is in need of Eucharistic Ministers. If interested, please call the Pastoral Care Department (732-745-8565) for more info.

Church Women United will have their Annual Roast Beef Dinner on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 6:30 PM. It will be held in Our Lady of Mercy Church Hall. Tickets are $9 each and may be obtained from Catherine @ 732-356-4080. The deadline is Thursday, March 9. All women of the community are welcome.

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HIGHER POWER

A Sunday school teacher said to her children, "We have been learning how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times. But, there is a higher power. Can anybody tell me what it is?" One child blurted out, "Aces!"

The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.

Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.

Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.

Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.

There are no new sins....the old ones just get more publicity.

There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. It could be a right number.

Think about this, No one ever says, "It's only a game" when his team is winning.

I've reached the age where the happy hour is a nap. Be careful reading the fine print. There's no way you're going to like it.

The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.

Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Corvette than in a Yugo.

After a certain age, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead!

THINK SPRING!