PLEASE NOTE Communion Service only on Wednesday

      Monday   August 14^th

    7:00 PM   Margaret Herlihy

    Tuesday   August 15^th

     8:00 AM  Joe Puchalek r/o his family

     7:00 PM     William & Mary Meyner r/o Elizabeth

                       Connelly

Wednesday  August 16^th

    No Morning Mass

  Thursday   August 17^th

    8:00 AM   Toby Gaddis r/o Sherry Gaddis

   Friday      August 18^th

    8:00 AM   Anna Stefanick Sr. r/o Alberto& Ninfa Lopez

   Saturday   August 19^th

    8:00 AM     Al Dobak r/o Chester Family

   Saturday August 19^th

    5:30 PM        Mary Repetz r/o Daughter, Mary Ann

SUNDAY MASSES

Sunday August 20^th

.   8:00 AM   Pat Puppo r/o Elzbieta & Jerry Zalewska

  10:00 AM   Deborah Golaszewski r/o Dad

  12 NOON   Ann Milesnick r/o Helen Johnson & Family

 

 

Annual Communion Breakfast for All Women of the Parish

The committee is excited to announce the guest speaker for our communion breakfast on Sunday, October 1, 2006 Dr. Barbara Yastishock Lutz of Minersville, PA.She will inspire all women, young and old, on how to better live their Catholic faith. The breakfast will be at the Holiday Inn on Davidson Avenue. Tickets go on sale September 9-10. The cost is $18.00 per person. Please Come and join us

 

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, Chris Perciante, and Diane Manley. Elizabeth Connelly, Josephine Martens, and Carol Wawrzyniak.

 

Attention All Women of the Parish

The Rosary Altar Society Day of renewal will be held at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Sterling, September 24, 2006. Donation will be $27. For Info call Rose Wickman at 732 469-0858 or Lynn Lynch at 732 356 4792.

Holy Cross Church NY

 

Holy Cross Church/Discovery XXI is organizing a pilgrimage to Vietnam-Thailand & Cambodia, October 26, 2006 & Fatima-Rome Assisi, November 17-25^th for information please contact (212) 244-4778

www.Descubriendoelsiglo21.com

 

Knights of Columbus

St. Matthias of Somerset #9925, is having a Knights of Columbus membership drive Sat & Sun Aug 19^th and 20^th

After All Masses

 

Rosary Altar Society News

We are pleased to announce the following members as the Executive Board for the remainder of the year:

• Joan McArdle, President
• Diane D’Ambrosio, Vice-President
• Marie Kovacs, Treasurer
• Susan Pfeiff, Secretary

All of our members wish the new Board success in their new positions.  May Our Lady of Mercy shower her blessings on them. 

 

 

Can You Save Your Marriage?

If your marriage has become unloving and uncaring, or your relationship has grown cold and distant, maybe the RETROUVAILLE program can help you.  RETROUVAILLE is sponsored by the Family life office/Diocese of Metuchen.. September 29-October 1, 2006. With six follow-up sessions

For further info call the Family Life office, (days) (732) 562-1900 Ext. 1624 or Tom or Pat McTague (732)583-4468

 

Do you have blood Type A?

Member, Debbie Wallace of St Joseph’s parish Somers Point, NJ has Polycystic Kidney Disease and is in desperate need of a kidney transplant.  Her two sisters were not a match.  If you or anyone would be willing to help Debbie in her time of need, please contact her @ (609) 601-1489 or the University of Penn @ 1-800-789-penn, or www.pennhealth.com/

 

The Ancient Order of Hibernians annual picnic and mini Irish festival.

Sunday August 27, 2006

No ticket sales at the door

For Reservations call Joe Simmons

@ (732) 356-8496 prior to Aug 20^th.

 

 

Carpenter’s Cabaret

34 Yorktown road, Hillsborough

Join us for an evening of song, dance, food, and drinks:

Saturday August 12, 2006 @ 7:30 PM & Sunday August 13, 3006 @2PM

Tickets are $7 Children under 12

$10 general admission.

For more info call

(908) 874-3141x235

 

Carnival Tickets

Today after mass, the Holy Family Academy will be selling ride tickets for the upcoming Fall Carnival.

@ Coddington Park

September 21-24^th

 

 

Prepare to Lead!!

A Catholic Bible study-training course, for anyone who is interested in growing in his or her knowledge and love of the Word of God, is invited to participate. Three courses will be held in English as well as Spanish.

For Information Contact:

Jodie D’Angiolillo

(732) 562-1990x2469

Or

Josue Arriola

(732) 562-1990x1823

 

DIOCESAN NEWS

www.diometuchen.org

 

The Diocese of Metuchen 25^th Anniversary Jubilee Pilgrimage.  Saturday September 16^th 2006

For more info call Bob @ 732 356-3975.

 

The Church of Metuchen will hold a Silver & Gold Wedding Anniversary celebration on Sunday, October 1, 2006.The Celebration will take place at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Metuchen @ 4:PM. Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski will preside. Our Lady of Mercy Rectory will have application forms for Eligible couples; the last day to register for this event is September 1, 2006.  For more information call (732) 562-1990 Ext. 1624.

 

Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer

GRIEF RECOVERY

Learning a process to deal with grief

Sun-Aug 27, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. ($45)

Mary Jo Kearns, RSM

(908) 753-2091 msmhope@att.net

 

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Church Bulletin Bloopers

 

Miss Charlene Mason sang “I will not pass this way again” giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.

 

A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.

 

Low Self Esteem Support group will meet Thursday at 7PM. Please use the back door.