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Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday June
30th Protomartyrs of
7:00 PM Albert
Albert r/o Our Lady of Mercy
Holy Name Society
Tuesday July
1st Blessed
Junipero Serra, Priest
Wednesday July 2nd
No Morning Mass
Thursday July
3rd Thomas, Apostle
Friday July
4th
Saturday July 5th
Anthony Zaccaria, Priest
9:00 AM All Mothers
5:30 PM Jack
Mahoney r/o M/M Gerald Fasanella
Sunday July 6th Peter & Paul, Apostles
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PETER AND
PAUL, APOSTLES
HOURS Sanctoral prop Common of apostles
DP: prop ant pss Sun I
EP II of sol
NP: Sun II
MASS Prop (Day) Gl Cr
Prop Pf Sol Bl 16
RDGS 591: Acts 12:1-11 Ps 34:2-9
2 Tm 4:6-8,
17-18 Mt 16:13-19
Peter, rescued (Ps) from the power of Herod (1), and
Paul, protected from his enemies (2), proclaim with their lives that Jesus is
the Messiah, the Son of the living God (3).
Stewardship
Saints Peter and Paul worked tirelessly to spread the Gospel. Not all can be apostles, but we, too, must be
good stewards of our vocations, using the gifts we’ve been given in the service
of God’s kingdom.
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PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
For those who are ill, especially: Christine Dyke, Genevieve Casey, Josephine Sarnoski, Peter
Yazgier, Patricia Ryan, Al & Ruth Schraeder, Blanche Ferraro and Elizabeth
Connelly may they receive the help they need from loving care givers.

Collections
Collection
for
Counters
June 29th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
July 6th Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
July 13th Team #4 Jim Scaletti
June 20th Team #1
Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
SIX DAY RETREAT
July 8-15 Fee:
$385, Non-refundable deposit: $75 Arrival:
7 p.m. Departure: 11 a.m.
An
experience of personal prayer based on Scripture. Daily spiritual direction.
Adaptable to the needs and desires of each individual. Atmosphere is one of
prayerful quiet. Registration required.
PLAYING AND PRAYING WITH CLAY
Sat, July 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ($25) Remember the joy of making mud pies as a
child??? Meditate with clay and create
a prayer journey pot! No sculpture
experience needed.
Community News
St. Francis Cathedral
School 1928 - 2008
St. Francis Cathedral School
is planning to celebrate it’s 80th year. They are reaching out to
all alumni in the area asking to help St. Francis celebrate on Friday,
Big Bucks Winners
1st
Prize Michael Wizemann of
2nd Prize C. Ruscetta of Bound Brook $
628.60
3rd Prize Sammy Todaro of Bound Brook $
628.60
4th Prize H. & J. Donlin of
5th Prize William Hillsinger of
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a
non-profit Christian housing ministry. HFH is looking for a Operations Director
which is a full time, paid position. Please send resume to rvhfh@rvhabitat.org or fax to (908)
704-1532.
DIOCESAN
NEWS
Diocesan Pilgrimage For Vocations
Bishop Bootkoski extends a cordial invitation to the
people of our Diocese to join with him on a Diocesan Pilgrimage for Vocations
to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in
Please
contact Laura at the rectory for more information via email: olmsecretary@verizon.net or call the
rectory between the hours of 1 to 4 in the afternoon Tuesday through Friday:
(732) 356-1037.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Shop Rite Gift Cards
The
Rosary Altar Society and the Holy Name Society have teamed up to sell Shop Rite
Gift Cards in order to raise funds for Our Lady of Mercy.
Cards
can be bought in denominations of $25, $50 and $100. The cards can be used to
buy anything at Shop Rite and can be used at all Shop Rites.
A member
of the Rosary Altar or the Holy Name Society will be in the vestibule of the
church after all Masses for your purchasing convenience.
Attention All Women of the
Parish
The
Rosary Altar Society Day of Renewal will be held at the Shrine of St. Joseph in
Sterling, October 12th. We will meet in the church parking lot at
8:30 AM and will return approx. 4:00 PM.
The day
will begin with prayer, opening remarks and conference, opportunity for
Confession, hot lunch, conference or free time to visit outdoor Shrines or
Stations of the Cross, Recitation of the Rosary and Liturgy in the Chapel.
Donation is $20. All women of the parish are invited. Please join us in
honoring our Blessed Mother.
For
more information, please call Rose Wickman at (732) 469-0858 or Lynn Lynch at
(732) 356-4792.
OLM
Youth Group News
Ronald MacDonald House Update
We have
a box in the vestibule for any donations you would like to contribute.
Ongoing items that are always
needed are: cleaning
supplies, dish detergent, laundry detergent, heavy duty 30 gallon trash bags,
tin foil, plastic wrap, light bulbs (100 watt, 65 watt indoor flood, 60 watt)
Gladware, paper plates and cups, plastic ware, hand sanitizers, umbrellas,
copier paper, postage stamps, scotch tape, AA, AAA, 9 volt, C, D batteries.
July
5th & 6th
In keeping
with the Annual Pontifical Mission Appeal initiative, Father Dan has invited a
missionary from the “Apostles of Jesus”
to speak to us on July 5th & 6th.
The Apostles of Jesus, was the
first religious missionary order of priests and brothers founded in
Their main objectives are:
Right now they are devoted to
the following projects:
·
The Apostles of Jesus
AIDS Ministry (AJAM) in the Ngong Hills area in
Kenya
·
Queen of the Apostles
Medical Center in the Nakasete District of
Uganda
·
Nsambya Hostel located in Kampala, Uganda
·
Rejaf Seminary in Sudan
·
St. James School in
Tanzania
·
Uru Seminary located
near the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro
·
Tengeru Farm in Arusha
·
Apostles of Jesus Lima Farm located
in Kampala, Uganda
·
Kiserian Minor Seminary located
in Kenya.
·
Apostles of Jesus Youth Technical Institute
based in Nairobi
·
Shrine of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
in Nairobi
·
Langata Seminary in
Kenya
·
Pope John Paul II Memorial Hall in Nairobi, Kenya
Please be as generous as your means
allow. We are abundantly rich
compared to the people the Apostles of Jesus are trying to help.
For more information on this
Your
Attention Please… The OLM Youth
Group will be collecting flip tops on cans. Please collect your flip tops
and place them in the box in the vestibule when you come to