Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays

Monday        February 18^th  President’s Day

  9:00 AM     Sheila Fitzgerald r/o John & Dorothy Redner

Tuesday        February 19^th

  8:00 AM     Intentions of the Parishioners

Wednesday   February 20^th

                     No Mass on Wednesday

Thursday   February 21^st Peter Damian, Bishop

  8:00 AM     Intentions of the Parishioners

Friday          February 22^nd Chair of St. Peter

  7:00 PM      Stations of the Cross followed by Mass

                    Jaime A. Surot r/o Gloria T. Surot & Family

Saturday      February 23^rd  Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr

  8:00 AM     Intentions of the Parishioners

  5:30 PM     Thomas Martini r/o Flo & Andy

Sunday         February 24^th

  8:00 AM     Jack Mahoney r/o Helen Johnson & Family

10:00 AM     David & Viola Alliprandine r/o Family

12 NOON     Pauline Lencoski r/o Family

 

Yes, it’s that time of year…

**End of Year Financial Report for Taxes**

Anyone wishing to obtain a statement of contributions for the past year – 2007, should drop a note in the collection basket or call the rectory during business hours. We will need to have your name (and your spouse’s name, if applicable), street address and phone number—a parishioner number would be nice too if possible.

 

Stewardship Renewal Program

Our Stewardship Renewal is now underway. Please respond by using the response envelope enclosed with the letter you received from Father 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.

Year of Prayer for Vocations

Bishop Bootkoski has declared 2008 a year dedicated to prayer for vocations--when the Church prays for renewal and strengthening of vocations of dedicated people as married and single people, men to serve as priests, deacons, brothers and women as religious sisters.

If you would like more information on becoming a priest or what the priesthood is like, please visit www.diometuchen.org/vocations. Click on F.A.Q. about Priesthood. 

www.diometuchen.org

World Marriage Day - February 17th

World Marriage Day honors husband and wife as the head of the family and the basic unit of society. It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life. Please visit wmd.wwme.org to find out how you and your spouse can celebrate World Marriage Day.

You can also visit www.foryourmarriage.org developed through the USCCB Bishops’ Pastoral on Marriage.  The website includes helpful and inspiring information for all married and engaged couples.

The Catholic Spirit

February is Catholic Press Month.

It’s time to renew your subscription to The Catholic Spirt.

“Today, more than ever before, our diocesan newspaper is a critical communications source for enlightenment, information and witness to Gospel values”.

-Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski

To order your subscription, call (732) 562-2424 or use the preprinted envelope from your envelope packet.

Catholic School Tuition Assistance Applications for 2008-2009 Now Available

Applications for financial aid through the Diocese of Metuchen Tuition Assistance Program for the 2008-2009 school year are now available at all diocesan elementary and secondary schools. Completed applications must be received by Private School Aid Service by no later than Monday, March 31, 2008.

To obtain an application form, please contact the Principal or main office of the school where the student is registering. A printable version of the form, both English and Spanish, is also available on the diocesan website at www.diometuchen.org/cso/tuition.html.

RETROUVAILLE

If your marriage has become unloving and uncaring, or if your relationship has grown cold and distant, if you are thinking of separation or divorce, or if are already separated or divorced, but both of you want to try again – then the RETROUVAILLE program may help you.

RETROUVAILLE (Rediscovery) sponsored by the Family Life Office consists of a weekend experience for couples (no group discussions) with six follow-up sessions.

The next program begins the weekend of March 28-30. All inquiries are confidential. For more information please call the Family Life Office (732) 562-1990 x 1624 or Tom & Pat McTague (732) 583-4468.

 

 

www.olmsbb.org

Yummm…

Gertrude Hawk Easter Candy

Gertrude Hawk Easter Candy orders are due this Sunday, February 17th by. All orders must be returned by 1PM. Place your order in the collection basket or the rectory mail slot.

Holy Name Society News

The 2008 Holy Name Society Father – Son Communion Breakfast will be held on Sunday, March 9^th at the Somerset Holiday Inn on Davidson Avenue at 9 am. All Fathers and Sons will meet for the 8 am Mass at Our Lady Of Mercy Church and proceed to the Holiday Inn afterwards. 

The price this year is $ 18 for Adults and $ 12 for Children 10 years and younger. All men and boys of the parish are encouraged to attend. Our Speaker this year is the beloved and very entertaining Msgr. William Haughney. Tickets may be purchased after all masses held on February 16^th, 17^th, 23^rd, 24^th, and March 1^st and 2^nd. No tickets will be sold at the door.    Blessed be HIS Holy Name.

Fellowship in Faith at St. John in Dunellen

March 9, 2008 – March 12, 2008

You are cordially invited to attend the St. John the Evangelist parish mission entitled Fellowship in Faith!

 

The mission will be lead by Father Daniel Francis, C.Ss.R. who is a member of the Redemptorist Mission Team located in the South Bronx. In addition to conducting retreats to priests and religious sisters, he offers days of recollection and workshops on various topics of adult Christian spirituality and formation. For more information and the schedule of the parish missions, please go to www.stjohnsdunellen.org. or contact Susan Lester at

732-752-1109 or sjjklester@verizon.net.

Sacred Heart Church Lenten Retreats

Sacred Heart Church in Manville will be holding their annual Lenten Retreats. There is the English Retreat and the Polish Retreat to be held at separate times. Please visit their parish website for more information and the retreat schedules. www.sacred-heart-church.org. or call the parish office at (908) 725-0072

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