Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday March
31st Annunciation
of the Lord
7:00 PM Jack Mahoney r/o Our Lady of Mercy
Rosary
Altar Society
Tuesday April
1st
Wednesday April 2nd Francis of Paola, Hermit
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday April
3rd
Friday April
4th Isidore, Bishop & Doctor
Saturday April 5th
Vincent Ferrer, Priest
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Mary Auerbach r/o Loving Husband
Sunday April 6th Third Sunday of Easter
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
HOURS Seasonal prop EP II of Sun
MASS Prop Gl Seq Cr Easter Pf I (“on this day”)
Roman Canon
inserts Sol Bl
Dismissal: alleluia, alleluia
RDGS 43: Acts 2:42-47 Ps
118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
1 Pt
1:3-9 Jn 20:19-31
Thomas believed because he saw the risen Jesus (3).
Although we have never seen him, we believe in him (2). We give thanks to the
Lord (Ps) for this gift of faith, especially when we gather for the breaking of
the bread and the prayers (1).
Stewardship
Jesus meets the need of
each disciple. To the fearful in the upper room, He speaks words of peace. To
doubting Thomas, He provides the tangible proof of His resurrection. What do I
need to become His disciple? What do I
have to share that might meet someone else’s need?
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Mark Gazitano, Peter Yazgier, Patricia Ryan,
Josephine Sarnoski, Al & Ruth Schraeder, Christine
Dyke Genevieve Casey and Elizabeth Connelly.
Let us remember in our prayers Frances Soweski
whom
God has called home.
Collections
March 16th,
Palm Sunday $4773.50
Easter Flower
Fund $1598.00
Diocesan Good
Friday Collection $528.00
Easter $10850.52
Counters
March 30th, Team #1
April 6th, Team #2
April 13th, Team #3
April 20th, Team #4
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
CENTERING PRAYER GROUP
Tues, Apr 1, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (Free-will offering)
Come together monthly to pray this ancient form of prayer and breathe in
God’s peace. Centering prayer and lectio divina.
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS AND THE
HUMAN JOURNEY
Wed - Apr 2 and 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. OR Fri -
Apr 18 and 25, 9:30-11:30 a.m. ($30/series)
A two-part series that will focus on the experience of darkness and
how it can lead us to light in our journey of faith.
GRIEF RECOVERY
Learning a process to deal with grief
Sun- Apr 13, 1:00-5:30 p.m. ($45) Gentle 4-step experiential
process for resolving the grief caused by loss.
&
Present
The Spring Basket Raffle
Tricky Tray
120 E.
Doors Open: 6:00pm/Drawings Begin:
Admission: $35.00
200 Prizes!
~ADULTS ONLY~
Admission Includes: Dinner, Dessert, Coffee, Tea
And a sheet of Basic Level Tickets
Cash Bar Available (beer, wine, soda)
Special Mega Grand Prize: Harley Davidson Sportster XL
883 (tickets still available!)
To Purchase Seats or for more information call:
Bev Pirone at 732-369-3711
DIOCESAN
NEWS
We Are Not
Alone
April 12th A day of respite for men and women of all
ages suffering fthe effects from the death of a loved one or any major loss and
for those who minister to them.
Saturday April 12, 2008
9:00
AM – 2:30 PM
St.
John Neumann Conference Center
Piscataway,
NJ
Brother
Andre Mathieu, C.P., Presenter
Lunch
is included with the $30 registration fee. To register or for more info, please
call (732) 562-1990 1624 or visit www.diometuchen.org/familylife/calendar.
Marriage
Encounter Weekend
April 25-27 Shake off those Winter blahs and pump some new
life into your marriage. Make a Marriage Encounter Weekend and re-discover the
romance of your relationship. Please join us for a special weekend experience. Early
registration is advisable as space is limited. Phone
1-888-827-NJME
for registration and information or visit www.wwmecentralnj.org.
True Love
Waits 2
April 26th LIFENET will be conducting an adult training
seminar to teach youth leaders, teachers and others with a heart for youth to
present “True Love Waits 2”, a new program to empower high school and college
students and young adults to save sex for marriage. The seminar will be on
April 26 from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM at the CYO Youth Center in Kearny, NJ. Cost is
$90 per person before April 19th and $100 after that date. Cost
includes breakfast, lunch, course curriculum, documents and many extras. Call
(201) 804-8331 for more information.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
From Sister Catherine
A very special thank you to
all who worked on the convent and helped make it a beautiful home. To the
Rosary Altar Society & the Holy Name Society and to all who donated and
helped in many ways–I am deeply grateful.
May God bless
each one of you and reward your generous spirit.
Assuring you
all of a very special remembrance in my prayers,
Sister
Catherine
Stewardship
Renewal Program
Once again we would like to thank
you for the tremendous effort so many of you have shown in keeping your
commitment to financially support this parish. Our income has increased due to
the large response from this caring, dedicated community. I realize this has
been a sacrifice from any of you but such a financial commitment is helping us
to address the many needs facing our parish today.
Special Eucharistic Adoration
April 10th
Our
Lady of Mercy will have a special Eucharistic Adoration, Thursday, April 10th
from 8 AM to 12 PM to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
The
special monstance to be used on April 10th was blessed by our Holy
Father last year. He wishes to highlight to us the importance of vocations and
present to us the wonderful opportunity to pray for vocations.
We
encourage everyone to come and spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament that
day.
Boy Scout Breakfast Buffet - April 6th
So. Bound Brook’s Boy Scout Troop 42 is having
their annual Breakfast Buffet at the Reformed Church, Fellowship Hall on
Clinton Street, SBB from 8 AM to 1 PM. The menu will include pancakes, waffles
and omelets made to order. Adults: $7.00
/ Children & Seniors $5.00
Free
if your under 4 years old.
Help Wanted
We have a parishioner who is looking for someone to visit a family member in our area a few times a week for an hour or two a day. Maybe drive this person to a local grocery store, pharmacy or church, visit with them and just make sure they are OK. The family member doesn’t drive, but is not disabled. There is pay involved. Please call Laura at the rectory for more information (732) 356-1037, 1-4, Tues. thru Friday or contact sammysmom34@yahoo.com