Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday July
7th
7:00 PM Stephen
M. Golaszewski, Jr. r/o Dad
Tuesday July
8th
Wednesday July 9th Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest & Martyr
No Morning Mass
Thursday July
10th
Friday July
11th Benedict, Abbot
9:00 AM All Mothers
Saturday July 12th
5:30 PM Jack
Mahoney r/o Marie Pongratz
Sunday July 13th
12
FOURTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss II
Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl
Cr Prop SunPf I-VIII
RDGS
100: Zec 9:9-10 Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14
Rom 8:9, 11-13 Mt 11:25-30
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart (3), came to bring peace
to all people (1). We are called to live in his Spirit (2), to be gracious,
merciful and compassionate to all (Ps).
Stewardship
“Let
all Your works give You thanks, Oh Lord, and let Your faithful ones bless You,”
says the psalmist. Stewardship is this
“attitude of gratitude” for the many gifts God has given us. - See Psalm 145
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.
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.
Collections
June 29th
will be reported in next week’s bulletin
Counters
July 6th Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
July 13th Team #4 Jim Scaletti
July 20th Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry Fasanella
July 27th Team
#2 Ken Giacomini
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
PERSONAL RETREAT DAY
Sacred Time, Sacred Space
July 17, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. ($20) Bring bag lunch. A personal, quiet day to enjoy
God’s presence; begins with communal prayer.
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
CALLING ALL GOLFERS!!
SAVE THE DATE –
Join in the fun of the St.
Joseph Parish Inaugural Golf Outing at Fiddler’s Elbow in
If you think nobody cares, try
missing a couple of payments.
What happens if you get scared
half to death, twice?
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
DIOCESAN
NEWS
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.
“THEOLOGY
OF THE BODY”
AN INTRODUCTORY
SESSION
To
register: Send $5 p/p check payable to “Diocese of Metuchen” mail to: Family
Life Office, PO Box 191, Metuchen, NJ
08840 – Be sure to include “TOB” on memo line of your check. Questions???
Call (732) 562-1990 ext. 1624.
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
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.
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.
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:
- Farming to feed the hungry
- Reaching out with the Gospel worldwide
- Building schools and seminaries
- Establishing Health Centers
- Caring for children orphaned by AIDS/HIV
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
·
St. James School in
Tanzania
·
Tengeru Farm in Arusha
·
Apostles of Jesus Lima Farm located
in Kampala, Uganda
·
Apostles of Jesus Youth Technical Institute
based in Nairobi
·
Shrine of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
in Nairobi
·
Langata Seminary in
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