Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday July
14th Blessed Kateri
Tekakwitha
7:00 PM Albert
Albert r/o Carol & Joe Graber
Tuesday July 15th Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor
Wednesday July 16th Our Lady of
Albert Albert r/o Carol Wawrzyniak
Thursday July
17th
Friday July
18th Camillus de Lellis, Priest
Saturday July 19th
8:00 AM All Mothers
Anniversary of Jack
& Terry Mahoney
Sunday July 20th
12
FIFTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss III
Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS
103: Is 55:10-11 Ps 65:10-14
Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9
“The seed that falls on good ground will yield a
fruitful harvest” (Ps, 3). May the soil of our hearts be receptive to the Word
and carry it out (1) through the presence of the Spirit (2).
Stewardship
May
our stewardship of time, talent, and treasure show us to be among those who
have heard the message of Christ and taken it in, yielding a hundred — or sixty
— or thirty-fold!
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.
Bulletin & Pulpit Announcements
We are requesting that
all announcements for the bulletin and to be read from the pulpit be submitted
to the rectory one week prior. Please submit the item in writing exactly the
way you want it published or read. Item can be dropped off at the rectory or
emailed to olmsecretary@verizon.net.
Please note, due to
limited space, the item may be edited without changing the content.
Collections
Counters
July 13th Team #4
Jim Scaletti
July 20th Team #1
Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
July 27th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
August 3rd Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
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.
CENTERING PRAYER GROUP
Tues, Aug. 5, 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.
SIX DAY RETREAT
August 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.
Community News
HFA CARNIVAL RIDE TICKETS
Sacred Heart
Parish Festival
July 29th –
August 2nd
Tues-Fri:
Wheels – Games – Rides –
Raffles – Entertainment
DELICIOUS
HOMEMADE PLISH FOODS!
For info and directions,
Call (908) 725-0072
Or visit us on the web:
www.sacred-heart-church.org
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
Our Lady of Mt. Virgin has a bus scheduled to go.
Please contact Laura at the rectory for more information via email: olmsecretary@verizon.net or call the
rectory.
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week
Natural
family planning methods. Both spouses are taught to understand the nature of
fertility and work with it, either to plan a pregnancy or to avoid a
pregnancy…NFP becomes a shared commitment!
Call
the Family Life Office/Diocese of Metuchen
(732)
562-1990 Ext. 1624 or e-mail familylife@diometuchen.org
for more information or to register for classes at a location nearest your home.
RETROUVAILLE
A lifeline for
troubled marriages
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 you are already separated or divorced, but (both
of you) wish to try again - then the RETROUVAILLE program may help you.
RETROUVAILLE (Rediscovery) sponsored by the Family Life
Office/Diocese of Metuchen consists of a weekend experience for couples (no
group discussions) with six follow-up sessions.
The next program begins the weekend of
Silver & Gold Wedding Anniversary
You
are warmly invited to celebrate your 25th or 50th Wedding
Anniversary with the
Application
forms may be secured by contacting your parish secretary or by logging on to www.diometuchen.org/family
life (click on Calendar, scroll to
Oct. 19). Forms must be signed by the pastor and returned to the Diocese by the
parish office. Application forms will be accepted by the Family Life Office
until October 1st. For additional information call the
Family Life Office (732) 562-1990 x1624. A confirmation letter will be sent
once your application has been processed.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Class of 2008
I inadvertently missed putting Connor Lyons on the list
of 2008 graduates in the June 29th bulletin. I apologize to Connor
and his family.
Connor
Graduate of
Will attend
Good luck Connor!
Holy
Name Society News
Our Lady of Mercy Men’s Retreat
“Where God and sea come
together”
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.
Testimonial: I bought $100 worth of cards right after I cashed my
paycheck at the end of the month. I forgot they were in my purse until I had to
go shopping for a large family get-together a few weeks later. It was very nice
to have them stashed away for such an occasion. It really helped with the pain
of buying that much food at a time when money was tight in the checking
account. -Laura
