Please Note: No Mass onsWednesdays
Monday October
1st Therese of the Child Jesus, Doctor
7:00 PM Deceased Members of the
Bozzay & Santini
Families r/o Family
Tuesday October
2nd Guardian Angels
8:00 AM Tore
Billton r/o Madlyn DeStefano
Wednesday October
3rd Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs
8:00 AM No
Mass on Wednesdays
Thursday October
4th Francis of Assisi
8:00
AM Katie Coffaro Holsten r/o Lydia & David
Copperthwaite
Friday October 5th Jewish
observance: Simchat Torah
8:00
AM Catherine Maguire r/o Betty Connelly
Saturday October 6th Blessed
Marie-Rose Durocher
8:00
AM Joseph Leary r/o Daughter
5:30 PM Robert
Mattei r/o M/M Joseph Horvath
Sunday October
7th
8:00 AM Joseph
Tarsan r/o Joe & Carol Graber
10:00 AM Living &
Deceased Members of the Rosary
Altar
Society r/o Rosary Altar Society
12 NOON Hank
Wisbeski r/o Catherine & Family
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss II Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS 138: Am 6:1a, 4-7 Ps 146:7-10
1 Tm 6:11-16 Lk 16:19-31
Amos condemns the complacency of the rich who seek
only their own comfort (1). In his parable about the rich man and Lazarus,
Jesus echoes Amos, exhorting those who have to share with those who have not.
Self-sufficiency must never blind us to the needs of others. 3,Ps). Only in
this way do we keep God’s commandments in integrity and in truth (2),
Stewardship
The sin of the rich man in today’s parable was not that he was rich,
but that he failed to share his wealth with the beggar at his gate. He knew Lazarus, perhaps walked by him every
time he came in or out, but did nothing to relieve his suffering. Is there a
Lazarus in my life? What am I doing to help?
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
including: Lucy Ciancia, Judy Salcewicz,
Tony Gangitano, David King, Haley Weber, Frank
Stashak, Josephine Sarnoski, Elizabeth Connelly, Joan Gould, Mary Pokotello,
Blanche Ferarro, Sheila Del Mastro, John & Peter Foxwell, Terese King, John
& Christine Dyke, Peter Yazgier, Genevieve Casey and Karen VonRacenswaay.
Collections
September 23, 2007 $4417.40
Counters
Team #3
MOUNT ST. MARY HOUSE
OF PRAYER
1651
U.S. Highway 22
Watchung, NJ
07069-6587
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
Gathering for Men
Tues- Oct 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m., ($15)
Gain support and inspiration by focusing on spirituality and integration
with daily life. Group discussion, reflection and prayer.
Jesus of Nazareth
Wednesdays, October 10, 17, 24 7:30 –9:30 p.m. ($45/series; or $15/session)
3-Week series on the ministry of
Jesus using Pope Benedict XVI’s new book as a source. Be inspired by Scripture,
our Holy Father’s reflections and those of your own.
Weekend Retreat
Oct. 19-21, ($110/weekend; non-refundable deposit
$25)
Registration required Begins 7 p.m. on opening day; concludes at 2 p.m. An
experience of personal prayer based on Scripture. Daily spiritual
direction Atmosphere of prayerful
quiet. Adaptable to the needs of each
individual.
OR
Week-Long Directed Retreat
Oct. 14-21, ($385/week; non-refundable deposit
$75)
Registration required. Begins 7 p.m. on opening day; concludes at 2 p.m.
Catholic High School
Admission Tests
The high school placement test for Bishop Ahr,
Cardinal McCarrick and Immaculata
High Schools.
· Date: November 10, 2007
· Time: 8:00AM. It is a 4 hour assessment
· Fee: $35
If
your child does not already attend a Catholic school, you can call the high
school of your choice to get a registration form or you can download the
registration from the Diocesan website www.diometuchen.org.
Mail the completed registration form to your first choice school. Be sure that
the first quarter report card marks are on the form.
Open House Schedule
* Bishop George Ahr HS, One Tingley Lane, Edison
10/14/2007 1 – 4 pm. (732) 549-1108 x641
*
Cardinal McCarrick HS, 310 Augusta
St., So. Amboy
10/11/2007 7 – 9 pm.
(732) 721-3110
*
Immaculata HS, 240 Mountain Ave.,
Somerville
10/7/2007 1 – 4 pm. (908) 722-0200 x218
DIOCESAN NEWS
www.diometuchen.org
2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Disciples
of Christ…Stewards
of His Gifts”
Thank
you to the parish families who have made a gift or pledge to the 2007 Bishop's
Annual Appeal. If you have not yet made
a gift or pledge, please prayerfully consider doing so, every gift makes a
difference. All gifts will be gratefully
received and sincerely appreciated.
Please support the
2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
Your gift or pledge will truly make
a difference!
Thank you!
“And keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said, It is
more blessed to give than to receive.”
Acts 2: 42-45
What
price are we willing to pay?
The Science of Stem Cells:
Finding Cures and
Protecting Life
The Catholic Bishops are NOT opposed to stem cell
research when cord or placenta or adult stem cells are used. The ARE
opposed to “The New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act” because this Bond Act
will include embryonic stem cells. The Bishops do not believe that government
should subsidize and then force morally opposed taxpayers to subsidize research
that requires the destruction of human life. Please visit www.respectlifetoday.org to watch a
short documentary titled “The Science of
Stems Cells: Finding Cures and Protecting Life”.
Breakfast for Life
Subject: The
Science and Ethics of
Stem Cells
and Cloning
October 17th, 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Neilson Dining Hall
Douglass Campus
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ.
Guest Speaker Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk,
Ph.D.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona
with B.S. Degrees in Molecular & Cellular Biology, Chemistry, Bio-chemistry
and a B.A. in Philosophy. Fr. Tad has testified before members of the Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Virginia
& North Carolina State Legislatures during deliberations over stem cells
and cloning.
Tickets are $18 ($9 for students) payable to Breakfast
for Life, c/o Barbara Reavey, 7
Darrow Court, Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
(732) 297-2778. Please RSVP by October 3rd.
COMMUNITY NEWS
World Mission Sunday
Oct. 21st
There will be a special collection for World Mission
Sunday. Please be as generous as your means allow.
10:45am-2:00pm Walk “The Extra Mile of Kids in Need of Jesus”
through the neighborhood of St. Francis Cathedral and then celebrate Noon Mass
with Bishop Emeritus Edward T. Hughes followed by a Simple Mission Lunch . For more info, please call (732) 562-1990
x1707 or email mlegacki@diometuchen.org.
L-i-f-e C-h-a-i-n
October 7th, 2:00-3:30pm “The purpose
of Life Chain is to provide a visual statement of solidarity by our local
community that abortion is grievously wrong and that we are opposed to the
killing of unborn children.”.
If
you would like to lead or be part of this year’s Life Chain along with Father
Dan and other parishioners, please contact the rectory.
American Red Cross Needs
Drivers
The Greater
Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross has a desperate need for
volunteer drivers in their Medical Transportation program. The drivers will use
Red Cross vehicles to transport the elderly, disabled, veterans and anyone in
the communities that we serve to medical appointments. Volunteers can work as
many or as few hours as they like. If you think that you would like to become a
volunteer driver, please call Donna at
(908) 725-2217.
First
Woman on the Moon
The Rummage Sale on Saturday, September 8 was a huge
success. The volume of clothes,
books, toys and games, household articles, shoes, religious articles,
furniture, pictures, lamps, holiday decorations and items we can’t remember,
was overwhelming. We hope you were able
to come down and see us, if not to buy, but to look and see how generous our
parishioners were.
There were so many individuals involved in making
this sale happen. We had individuals
producing the flyers, translating them into Spanish, going store-to-store
putting up the flyers, placing the info in all the newspapers, on bulletin
boards, on the electronic sign, bulletins of other parishes, cable TV, and just
spreading the word. Then there were the
meetings to get the sale to happen. The ideas
flowed from everyone, and those ideas really came to culmination on the final
day. And then we had those individuals
who for 3 days worked tirelessly setting up tables, sorting, folding the
clothes and pricing everything else and putting them in sections to have the
shoppers feel they were in a department store.
The tables looked great. It was
one monumental job but we opened the doors on time and our shoppers were complimenting
us on how terrific everything looked.
One lady told us she was so pleased that everything was so clean and was
very impressed by our sale. Oh, and
remember those collection days when the items kept coming in and in and in and
in! All those who helped are very
talented individuals and didn’t stop working until the job was done, including
the clean-up crew. Where did everything
go? It went to the Somerset County Food
Bank, FISH, Planet Aid, and the Methodist church rummage sale.
We wish to thank everyone, beginning with Father
Dan, the parishioners who donated all those articles, the individuals who
worked so hard (we even met some new parishioners), and our committee who
pulled it off.
So far we have made about $2,500. (all expenses are
not yet accounted for) and hopefully some much needed items will be purchased
to beautify our church.
Thank you everyone, and thank you, Our Lady of Mercy
in heaven for shinning down upon us.
The Rosary Altar Society and
The Holy Name Society
Dear
Parishioners,
The Rummage Sale on Saturday, September 8 was a huge
success. The volume of clothes,
books, toys and games, household articles, shoes, religious articles,
furniture, pictures, lamps, holiday decorations and items we can’t remember,
was overwhelming. We hope you were able
to come down and see us, if not to buy, but to look and see how generous our
parishioners were.
There were so many individuals involved in making
this sale happen. We had individuals
producing the flyers, translating them into Spanish, going store-to-store
putting up the flyers, placing the info in all the newspapers, on bulletin
boards, on the electronic sign, bulletins of other parishes, cable TV, and just
spreading the word. Then there were the
meetings to get the sale to happen. The
ideas flowed from everyone, and those ideas really came to culmination on the
final day. And then we had those
individuals who for 3 days worked tirelessly setting up tables, sorting,
folding the clothes and pricing everything else and putting them in sections to
have the shoppers feel they were in a department store. The tables looked great. It was one monumental job but we opened the
doors on time and our shoppers were complimenting us on how terrific everything
looked. One lady told us she was so
pleased that everything was so clean and was very impressed by our sale. Oh, and remember those collection days when
the items kept coming in and in and in and in!
All those who helped are very talented individuals and didn’t stop
working until the job was done, including the clean-up crew. Where did everything go? It went to the Somerset County Food Bank,
FISH, Planet Aid, and the Methodist church rummage sale.
We wish to thank everyone, beginning with Father
Dan, the parishioners who donated all those articles, the individuals who
worked so hard (we even met some new parishioners), and our committee who
pulled it off.
So far we have made about $2,500. (all expenses are
not yet accounted for) and hopefully some much needed items will be purchased
to beautify our church.
Thank you everyone, and thank you, Our Lady of Mercy
in heaven for shinning down upon us.
The Rosary Altar Society and
The Holy Name Society