Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday
Monday August
18th Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious
Tuesday August
19th John Eudes,
Priest
8:00 AM All
Fathers
Wednesday August 20th Bernard, Abbot & Doctor
8:00 AM No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday August
21st Pope Pius X
7:00 PM Bernice Bell r/o Nancy Puchalek
Friday August
22nd Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Deceased r/o
Josephine & Lionel Martens
Saturday August 23rd
Rose of
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Theresa
Nizalak r/o Jean Pongratz & Family
Sunday August 24th
12
TWENTIETH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss IV Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS 118: Is 56:1, 6-7 Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
All peoples are invited to worship the Lord (1) and to
know his ways (Ps). God’s gifts and his call are to Jew and Gentile alike (2).
Jesus comes to recognize the universality of God’s call in granting the request
of the Canaanite woman (3).
Stewardship
In today’s second reading,
To what is God calling me today? What gifts are mine to share? (See Romans
11:29)
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, Maura
O’Farrell and Peter Foxwell.
Let us remember in our prayers Stanley Mazanoski whom
God has called home.
Collections
Counters
August 17th Team #1
Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
August 24th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
August 31st
Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
Sept. 7th Team #4 Jim Scaletti
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
PERSONAL
RETREAT DAYS
Sacred Time, Sacred Space
Wed, Aug 20, 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
Community News
Reformed
Church
Peach
Festival
August
23rd
Reformed
Church Fellowship Hall
Cost:
$4.50
Peaches, Ice Cream, Cake, Beverage or Peach Pie, Ice
Cream, Beverage
Al A Carte Foods: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Salads, Etc.
at individual pricing.
For Info, call
Catholic
Charities Needs Your Help
Catholic
Charities, Diocese of Metuchen is in need of volunteers to help in
Please consider offering some time as a
volunteer. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen is committed to
provide quality care to those who come to us in need of assistance. It is
through your kind consideration of this request and generous contribution of
time that can enable us to increase our ability to help. Diana M. Schultz
may be reached in our
DIOCESAN
NEWS
Special Diocesan Collection - August 17th
Pastoral Solidarity Fund for the Church in
Support
the fastest growing segment of our family of faith. August 17th our
parish will take up a special free will
collection to support the Church in Africa. The Pastoral Solidarity Fund for
the Church in Africa helps to maintain pastoral projects that strengthen
churches and communities financially, spiritually and socially. The Church in
Africa needs our special attention to realize its enormous potential and
sustain its growth. Please prepare to support our African brothers and sisters
in this free will collection. Form more information, please visit:
www.usccb.org/churchinafrica
Does Your
Loved One Have Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia?
If you are uncertain whether a member of
your family is in the early stages of dementia or suffering from Alzheimer’s
disease, this seminar will provide the answers.
Forgetfulness doesn’t always mean dementia. There can be other causes... find out.
This seminar will:
·
help you to recognize the early signs of dementia
·
provide strategies to deal with various behaviors
related to this disease
·
teach you what to expect & how to communicate with
a family member who has dementia or Alzheimer’s disease
General Admission is $10.00 per person
–families of 3 or more - $5.00 each… Please send check payable to “Diocese of Metuchen”. Send to:
Family Life Office,
Indicate on memo line of check time of
session you wish to attend.
Questions??? Call Family Life
Office (732) 562-1990 x 1624.
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 Washington, D.C. on Saturday, October 18, 2008.
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.
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.
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
Teaching
Positions
Judith A. Clayton, Principal
120 East Second Street
Fax: (732) 356-6844