Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday Morning
Monday December
10th
7:00 PM Thomas
Martini r/o Flo & Andy
Tuesday December
11th Damasus I, Pope
Wednesday December 12th Our Lady of Guadalupe
No Mass on Wednesday Morning
Thursday December
13th Lucy, Martyr
8:00 AM Intentions of the
Parishioners
Friday December
14th John of the Cross, Priest
8:00 AM Intentions of the
Parishioners
Saturday December 15th
8:00 AM Intentions of the
Parishioners
5:30 PM Irene
Crawford r/o Marion Mraz & Family
Sunday December 16th Third Sunday of Advent
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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
HOURS Pss II Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Cr Adv
Pf I Sol
Bl 1
RDGS 4: Is 11:1-10 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
Rom 15:4-9 Mt 3:1-12
Reform Your Lives (3): live in God’s peace (2) so that
justice may flourish (1, Ps)
Stewardship
We must be good
stewards of God’s gifts to us, receiving them gratefully and cultivating them
with care, lest we be the ones about whom John the Baptist speaks today,
cautioning us, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and
thrown into the fire.” See Matthew 3:10
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS including: Lucy Ciancia, Judy Salcewicz,
Tony Gangitano, David King, Haley Weber, Frank
Stashak, Josephine Sarnoski, Elizabeth Connelly, Mary Pokotello, Blanche
Ferarro, Sheila Del Mastro, John & Peter Foxwell, John & Christine
Dyke, Peter Yazgier, Genevieve Casey Karen Von Racenswaay and Josephine Martens.
Let us remember in our prayers
Richard Morando whom God has called home.
Collections
Christmas
Flower Fund $1179.00
Counters
December, 9th, Team #1
December 16th, Team #2
December 23rd, Team#3
December 30th, Team #4
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
Come To The Stable Day
Dec 16, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
An annual tradition, includes prayer, blessing of the Christmas Tree,
community, refreshments.
2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Disciples of Christ…Stewards of His Gifts”
O’ Come O’ Come Emmanuel are words all of us recognize as we celebrate the Advent Season. As Christmas nears you are asked to make a special effort to remember the 2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. If you have yet to make your gift, can you do so today? During the past year hundreds of parish school-aged children learned more about Jesus through our parish Religious Education Program. This program receives guidance, curriculum standards and support from the diocesan office for Religious Education that is supported by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Please be as generous as your means allow.
DIOCESAN NEWS
From the Desk
of Rev. Msgr. Richard A. Behl, D. Min., Director:
I am grateful to you and your fellow parishioners for
your kindness on World Mission Sunday. Our Lady of Mercy Church’s offering of
$1325 will be used to help the Church’s missionaries be the heart, hands and
the voice of Christ to the suffering poor during 2008.
May our Lord give to you , your families and your
parish as you have given to others so that His good news my be offered worldwide.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to assist our residents on
coming to Mass and other activities here at
Ceili Rain
at St. Cecelia
Dec 16th,
Clairvaux House
Clairvaux House,
“The Shrine Chapel of the Blessed
Sacrament is an official oratory of the Diocese of Metuchen and has been
approved by Bishop Bootkoski as one of the sites where the Mass according to
the Missal of Blessed John XXIII is to be celebrated daily, including Sundays.
(Monday through Friday at
As such the sacraments and funerals
according to the Extraordinary From may be celebrated at the Shrine Chapel with
permission of the Bishop. All requests should be addressed to: the Office of
the Bishop, Diocese of Metuchen, P.O. Box 191, Metuchen, NJ 08840”.
Community News
Lucky Day Calendars
The
Calendars are available at the
OUR LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Girl Scouts Giving Tree
There
are more tags on the Giving Tree which are now being sponsored by the Girl
Scouts and our Religious Education Classes. These tags will go to support local
families in need. Please take a tag and return it by the Weekend of December
15th and 16th, unwrapped and with the tag.
Your kindness and compassion are appreciated. Thank you and God Bless You. Agi Simoncell & Michele Duh, Religious Education Coordinators.
Holy Name Society News
The
Holy Name Society will be setting up the Christmas crèche and installing the
luminaries along the sidewalk boundaries. Please listen for the announcements and
particulars for the dates and times.
A
friendly reminder that our society has it's monthly Communion Sunday Mass on
the second Sunday of each month at the 8:00 am Mass. All members and their families
are invited and encouraged to join us.
Meetings
are held on the Monday after the second Sunday of each month at
RETRACTION!!
In
last week’s bulletin, there was an article titled “Make a Vet Smile”. I have been told that “
But…
There’s Always
Operation USO Care Package
“Hundreds of thousands of
Since 2001, Operation USO Care
Package has delivered more than one million care packages and messages of support
to deployed members of the
Recognized
and supported by the Department of Defense, USO care package are a way to send
a message of encouragement thanking the troops for their service and sacrifice”.
Go to: www.operationusocarepackage.org
for more info.