PLEASE NOTE-COMMUNION
SERVICE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY. REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
Monday March 6th
7:00
PM Stephen Golaszewski r/o Family
Tuesday March 7th Perpetua & Felicity
8:00
AM William Palate r/o Yazgier Family
Wednesday March 8th John of God
8:00
AM COMMUNION SERVICE ONLY
Thursday March
9TH
8:00
AM Mary O’Donnell r/o Kearns Family
Friday March 10th
7:00
PM Gloria South r/o Catherine & Family
Stations of the Cross
followed by Mass
Saturday March 11th
8:00 AM Ray Wawrzyniak r/o Wawrzyniak Family
Saturday March 11th
2nd Sunday of Lent
5:30 PM Mary Auerbach r/o Her Husband
SUNDAY MASSES
Sunday March 12th Second Sunday of Lent
8:00
AM Rudy Stys, Jr. r/o
Joan & Russell Perna
10:00 AM Joseph Getlik r/o Terry & Sue Warrelmann & Family
12
NOON Gary Lofaso r/o
The Lofaso Family
March 5, 2006 First Sunday of Lent
Pss I Seasonal prop
23:
Gn 9:8-15 Ps 25:4-9 1 Pt 3:18-22 Mk 1:12-15
Mindful of his
covenant, the Lord promises never to destroy creation again by
floodwaters. The waters of baptism bring
salvation and forgiveness through the death of Christ. After fasting forty days and being put to the
test, Jesus begins his public ministry.
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.
Please
also pray for the soul of Doloris Tymecki, sister-in-law of Frank Tymecki, who
passed away recently. Let us ask God
through our prayers to reward her as only he can with a place of light,
happiness & peace forever.
SUNDAY
COLLECTION
Feb.26, 2006 $3,940
Sunday March 5, 2006
Counters Team # 1
Graber/Fasanella
Bingo Team #2
Rice
Bowls may be picked up at all exits and should be returned on the weekend of
April 1-2.
Stewardship
What
can you do in your personal stewardship journey?
1
Set aside additional time for prayer & reflection
2
Attend Mass regularly
3
Set aside time to read & study scripture
4
Share your time, talent & resources with those in need.
Our
Stewardship Renewal is now underway. Please respond
by suing the response envelope enclosed with the letter you received from Fr.
Herlihy. The participation of ALL
parishioners is essential for the success of this effort. If you increased your weekly offering but did
not use the special envelope, please do so next weekend so we can properly
acknowledge your response. If you did
not receive a letter from Father, please pick up a copy from the rear of the
church as you leave.
First Sunday of Lent – March 5, 2006
The waters of Baptism
make us part of the new covenant in Christ. But the bishops’ pastoral letter on
stewardship reminds us that “there is a fundamental obligation arising from the
Sacrament of Baptism . . . that people place their gifts, their resources —
their selves —at God’s service in and through the Church.”
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
STATIONS OF AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE
By EDITH STEIN
Video of the life &
death of this newly-canonized saint, reflection & sharing CHOICE of Tues-Mar 7, 9:00-11:30
a.m. OR
Wed-Mar 22, 7:00-9:30 p.m. ($15)
PERSONAL RETREAT DAYS
Sacred Time, Sacred Space
A personal private day to enjoy God’s
presence, begins with communal prayer Thurs-Mar 16, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Bring
bag lunch (Donation)
Diocesan
News:
The
Metuchen Cursillo team working with the Trenton Diocese is planning a Women’s
Cursillo Weekend to be held from Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 PM and ending
Sunday, April 30, at 6:00 PM. Place is
Jeremiah House, 376 Maple Pl., Keyport, NJ
Jeremiah House is affiliated with St. Joseph Church, Keyport, NJ. Cost is $175.00 for the weekend. For further information, application &
directions, call Peter DePrima, 908-580-9894 or the Diocesan Office at 732-562-1990
ext. 1630.
TO TRUST
AGAIN-
The next
“To Trust Again” Marriage Preparation session is scheduled for Sat., March 25,
at the
You are
invited to the Double Tree Hotel, Somerset, on Tuesday, March 28,
2006 to honor Edward & Anita Hogan and John & Mary Obzansky,” The
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick Distinguished Partners in Catholic Education Award”
and Sr. Rose Marie De Carlo, IHM “The Bishop Edward T. Hughes Leadership in
Catholic Education Award”. Proceeds to
benefit
Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2.
A mother and her 3-year-old daughter were watching Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs for the fist time together. The wicked queen appeared disguised as an old lady selling apples, and the daughter was spellbound. Then Snow White took a bite out of the poisoned apple and collapsed to the ground. As the apple rolled away, the daughter whispered, “See, Mommy, she doesn’t like the skin either.”
Maybe you have an aversion to Lent. You just don’t like it. Perhaps Lent is too much of an intrusion into your daily routine & you prefer to ignore it. That would be a mistake. We need Lent, but we should understand why.
Lent is a special time, an “acceptable time” to grow, to change, to seek more earnestly the face of the Lord. And it is not just “my” private time, but rather is “our” time, the Church’s time, the time in which as sisters & brothers throughout the world, we repent & believe the good news.
Father, help me to
appreciate the need for Lenten Prayer, meditation & discipline. Show me how I need to grow and give me the
grace to do so. May this Lent be for me
and for all Christians a special time of salvation. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Please return all Gertrude Hawk Easter candy orders on Sunday, March 19
by 1:00 PM. Place in church collection
basket or rectory mail slot. Checks
should be made out to Diane Mosko.
Attention all Eucharistic Ministers……….
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.
Sunday, March 12th is National Girl Scout Sunday. All Girl Scouts, past & present are
invited to attend the 10AM Mass to be introduced to the parishioners that day. All scouts please sit in the front pews. Anyone interested in joining a troop please
contact Service Unit 11 located in North Branch at 908-725-4933.
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Protons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make ME
happy
A beggar asked me for 50 cents for a sandwich. I said,
"First let me see the sandwich."
What is a "free gift?" Aren't all gifts free?
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and,
when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto a freeway.
One nice thing about egotists: They don't talk about other
people.
How can there be self-help "groups"?
What's another word for thesaurus?
I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that
most people die of natural causes.
If you want to make a woman nervous, just put her in a room
with a hundred hats and no mirror.