Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday April
14th
r/o
Our Lady of Mercy Holy Name Society
Tuesday April
15th
8:00 AM Intentions of the
Parishioners
Wednesday April 16th
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday April
17th
8:00 AM Intentions of the
Parishioners
Friday April
18th
Saturday April 19th
8:00 AM Intentions of the
Parishioners
5:30 PM Joseph Guarino r/o Marie Pezzella
Sunday April 20th Fifth Sunday of Easter
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOURS Pss IV Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Easter
Pf I - V Sol Bl
RDGS 49: Acts 2:14A,
36-41 Ps 23:1-6
1 Pt 2:20b-25 Jn 10:1-10
God had made Jesus both Lord and Messiah (1). Through
his wounds, we have been healed and have returned to our shepherd (2, Ps). Let
us listen for his voice and follow him (3).
Stewardship
Jesus says, “I came
that they may have life, and have it to the full.” Good stewards are grateful for the gift of
life and joyfully share their abundance with others. (See John
10:10)
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Mark Gazitano, Peter Yazgier, John Hanlon, Patricia
Ryan,
Josephine Sarnoski, Al & Ruth Schraeder, Christine
Dyke Genevieve Casey and Elizabeth Connelly.
Let us remember in our prayers Marion Ambrose and
Jean Felix DiLeo whom God has called home.
Collections
Collection
for April 6th will be published next week
Counters
April 13th, Team #3
April 20th, Team #4
April 27th, Team #1
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS AND THE
HUMAN JOURNEY
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.
FINDING GOD ON THE MARGINS
Tues, April 22 and 29, 7:30-9:30 p.m. ($30/series) Do you feel left out of your
Church, society, your family? A two-part series will focus on how
marginalized life experiences can help us to grow in our relationship with God
and others.
SUN AND SEA AND POETRY
Fri, May 2, 7 p.m. - Sat, May 3, 4:30 p.m. ($110) A retreat at Mercy-by-the-Lake, Elberon. Ample time to write, reflect, pray with
poetry.
April is
Child Abuse Prevention Month
A Prayer for Healing Victims of Abuse
God of
endless love, ever caring, ever strong, always present, always just, You gave
your only Son to save us by the blood of his cross.
Gentle Jesus, shepherd of peace, join to
your own suffering the pain of all who have been hurt in body, mind, and spirit
by those who betrayed the trust placed in them.
Hear our cries as we agonize over the
harm done to our brothers and sisters. Breathe wisdom into our prayers, soothe
restless hearts with hope, steady shaken spirits with faith: how us the way to
justice and wholeness, enlightened by truth and enfolded in your mercy.
Holy Spirit, comforter of hearts, heal
your people’s wounds
and transform our brokenness. Grant us
courage and wisdom, humility and grace, so that we may act with justice and
find peace in you.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
(Copyright 2004, USCCB)
DIOCESAN
NEWS
Cub Scouting Sorrowful Mysteries Rosary Patch
Sunday,
April 20 Come
share your faith and pray the rosary. We will be focusing on the Sorrowful
mysteries, and earn the rosary patch in the series for that mystery. There are
four separate patches in the series.
St. Matthias Church, 168 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Somerset. Mass is at
12 noon, program to follow from 1-3pm. Registration is $8 per scout. Please
make check payable to DoM CCoS and send to Catholic Committee on Scouting,
Questions can be sent to
Diocesan
Annual Firefighters Mass
Saturday,
April 26, 7:00 PM The Diocese of Metuchen Annual Firefighters
Mass will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Metuchen. This Mass will
honor all active, retired and deceased firefighters within the Diocese. All
firefighters and their families are invited. A reception will follow the Mass.
For more information, please visit www.diometuchen.org
or call (732) 562-2461
White Mass
Honoring Healthcare Professionals
Sunday,
April 27, 12 Noon The White Mass honors those in our Diocese
that are involved in the healthcare profession: physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, technicians, chaplains, administrators and volunteers. It is an
opportunity to give thanks for their dedicated service in the ministry of
healing and compassion.
The Mass will be held at
St Francis Cathedral, with
Bishop Bootkoski celebrating. Rev. Michael
Manning, MD will be the guest homilist. A light reception and educational
program will be held following the Mass. For more information or to pre
register, call (732) 562-1990 x 1629 or 1543.
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.
When you are looking at
someone you love, your pupils dilate...they do the same when you are
looking at someone you hate!
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Rosary Altar Society
Women’s Breakfast
May 18th,
May
18th,
The price this year is $18 for Adults and $12 for Children
10 years and younger. All ladies and young ladies of the parish are
encouraged to attend. Tickets may be purchased after all Masses on April 26
& 27, May 3 & 4 and
May
10 & 11. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Religious
Education Teacher
&
Volunteer Meeting
Tuesday, April 22,
Anyone
interested
in becoming a Religious Education teacher or aide is also invited to attend.
Fire Company Breakfast Buffet – April 13th
Come join So. Bound Brook’s Fire Co. #1 and the
Battle of Bound Brook Re-Enactors for an ALL YOU CAN EAT Breakfast Buffet at
the Edgewood Terrace Firehouse, SBB from 7:30 AM to Noon. The menu will include
Fresh Omelettes, Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Ham, Sausage, Bacon, Home Fries,
Coffee, Tea and Orange Juice.
Adults: $9.00/Seniors $8.00/Children under 10
$6.00/Free if your under 5 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
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ball.
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There are about one trillion bacteria on each of
your feet.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much
as their brain.
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If saliva cannot dissolve something, you
cannot taste it.