Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday July
21st
7:00 PM Albert
Albert r/o Gerry & Pat Fasanella
Tuesday July 22nd Mary Magdalene
Wednesday July 23rd Bridget of
Albert Albert r/o Carol Wawrzyniak
Thursday July
24th Sharbel Makhlug, Priest
Friday July
25th James, Apostle
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Saturday July 26th
Joachim & Anne, Parents of Mary
8:00 AM All Mothers
5:30 PM Jack
Mahoney r/o Catherine Wisbeski
Sunday July 27th
12
SIXTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss IV Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS 106:
Rom 8:26-27 Mt
In his patience, the Lord allows both weeds and wheat
to grow together, both saints and sinners to respond to salvation in the
Kingdom (3). This Lord is good and forgiving (Ps), lenient to all, desiring
repentance for our sins (1). May the Spirit assist us in our weakness (2).
Stewardship
“Those who are just must be kind,” says today’s first reading. If our
words and deeds are kind and selfless, we will be like the good seed in the
Gospel parable and gathered as wheat in the Lord’s harvest. See
Wisdom 12:19
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
For
those who are ill, especially: Patricia
Ryan, Josephine Sarnoski, Blanche Ferraro, Al & Ruth Schraeder, Elizabeth
Connelly, Genevieve Casey, Christine Dyke, Peter Yazgier, Alexandra Collard and
Maura O’Farrell may they receive the help they need from loving care givers, we
pray to the Lord…
Let us remember in our prayers Rev. John M. Skwara
whom God has called home.
Collections
Counters
July 20th Team #1
Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
July 27th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
August 3rd Team
#3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
August 10th Team #4
Jim Scaletti
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
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
CARNIVAL RIDE TICKETS
50% off Ride Tickets will be on sale after Sunday Masses at $10 a sheet. The Carnival will once again be held at Codrington Park Bound Brook. Thursday - Sunday Sept 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. Get your discounted ride tickets while supplies last!
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
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.
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.
Thinking of the Priesthood?
Come Join Bishop Bootkoski on Saturday, August 9
beginning at
There will be a fun filled afternoon of prayer,
eating, sharing and playing games. Bring your appetite and your willingness to
hear God’s call. Dress is casual. RSVP by Friday, August 1st to the
Office of Vocations, (732) 562-2457 or visit vocations@diometuchen.org.
Does Your Loved One Have Alzheimer’s?
This seminar will help you
recognize early signs of dementia; provide strategies to deal with various
behaviors related to this disease; teach you what to expect and how to
communicate with a family member who has Alzheimer’s and reside in a healthcare
facility.
The
seminar will be held at
For more
information please call (732) 562-1990 x1642.
EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 40
Begin by
standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.
With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight
out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full
minute, and then relax.
Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a
bit longer.
After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato sacks.
Then try 50-lb potato sacks and then eventually try to
get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms
straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)
After you
feel confident at that level, put a potato
in each of the sacks.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Our Lady of Mercy Men’s Retreat
“Where God and sea come together”
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.
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.
Ronald MacDonald House
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.
BEAUTY PARLOR:
A place where women curl up and dye.
CANNIBAL:
Someone who is fed up with people.
DUST:
Mud with the juice squeezed out.