Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays

Monday        January 12^th

  7:00 PM       Thomas Cicalese

                           r/o Our Lady of Mercy Holy Name Society

Tuesday        January 13^th Hilary, Bishop

  8:00 AM     Louis Mrofka (Anniversary of His Passing)

                           r/o His Family

Wednesday   January 14^th

  No Mass on Wednesday

Thursday   January 15^th

  8:00 AM     Intentions of the Parishioners

Friday          January 16^th

  8:00 AM     Brian Kelly r/o The Warrelman Family

Saturday      January 17^th Anthony, Abbot

  8:00 AM     Brian Kelly r/o Pirone & Sinibaldi Families

  5:30 PM     Margaret DeSantis r/o Mosko Family

Sunday         January 18^th

  8:00 AM    Thomas Cicalese r/o Al & Rose Larangeira

10:00 AM     David Conner

                           r/o Our Lady of Mercy Folk Choir

12 NOON     Florence Kempa

                           r/o Suzanne Jones & Mille Selinko

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Holy Family Academy Open House

“Learning to Love, Loving to Learn”

Holy Family Academy, 120 E. Second St., Bound Brook, NJ will have an Open House on Wednesday, January 28^th  starting at 9:00 AM thru 2:00 PM. Come visit the school; see our classes in session; talk with our principal & parents of enrolled children and enjoy light refreshments in a welcoming environment. Additionally, there is an Open House on Sunday, January 18^th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Holy Family Academy has:

·         Half-day & full-day preschool

·         Full week and half-week Kindergarten

·         Grades 1-8

·         7:30 AM Early drop off

·         After school care until 6:00 PM

We look forward to being a part of our family!

For more info on HFA or the Open Houses, please call (732) 356-1151

www.diometuchen.org

**Together in Charity Collection**

January 10 & 11  This weekend the annual Diocesan “Together in Charity Collection” will be taken up at all Masses. The proceeds of this collection will help the Parish Emergency Assistance Program, a program of Catholic Charities that provides 24 hour/7 days a week assistance to parishes faced with individuals and families with serious and urgent financial, housing or medical needs. In the past year, 75% of the parishes in the Diocese availed themselves of this program. Please give generously to this collection and contribute to making this a grace-filled new year for a family or individual in crisis.

Annual Diocesan Respect Life Mass

January 18^th  All are welcome to attend the Annual Diocesan Respect Life Mass at 12 Noon at the St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen. The Bishop will present the 2009 Pro-Vita awards at this time. Immediately following the Mass, there will be a small reception in the Community Room downstairs. Please call (732) 562-1990 x 1629 for more information.

MARCH for LIFE

January 22  Immaculate Conception Church will have a bus going to Washington, DC to participate in the

March for Life.

The March is a yearly event to show support for Life on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s infamous abortion decision Roe v. Wade. It offers an opportunity to put our faith into action by being a public witness for the sacredness of God’s gift of life and being a voice for those unable to speak for themselves. Please contact Kevin Dugan  at (908) 788-7736 for more information, cost expectations and registration.

Marriage Encounter Weekend

February 6-8  Shake off those Winter blahs and pump some new life into your marriage. Make a Marriage Encounter Weekend and re-discover the romance of your relationship. Please join us for a special weekend experience. Early registration is advisable as space is limited. Phone 1-888-827-NJME for registration and information or visit www.wwmecentralnj.org.

Catholic Infertility Support Group

Feb. 21, 2009 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM   Come join us for a Catholic Infertility Support Group, now being offered through the Family Life Office/Diocese of Metuchen on the third Saturday of the month at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway, NJ. 

 

For more information and to pre-register, please contact Amy Sherlock at (908) 500-1695 or amysherlock@gmail.com  There is no fee.

www.olmsbb.org

 

 

The Holy Name Society will be having their monthly meeting on Monday, January 12^th at 7:30 PM. All men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to attend.

 

 

In conjunction with the contest sponsored by the Diocese of Metuchen, Our Lady of Mercy’s Holy Name Society is sponsoring a poster contest for our 1-8 grade CCD students and a poetry contest for our 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th grade CCD students. The winners in each grade will receive a $10 cash prize. The place winners will also be entered into the Diocesan annual Pro-life poster/poetry contest for Religious Education students.

All entries must be back to their respective CCD teachers no later than January 25^th, 2009.

 

 

Warm Up Winter the

Irish Way

Kickoff Superbowl weekend with

The Willie Lynch Band

Open to the Public

Somerville Elks

375 Union Ave. Bridgewater

January 30^th at 7PM

• $30 per person includes food & entertainment
• $5 more - you your first 2 draft beers
• Prepay by January 25^th and get $5 worth of 50/50 tickets FREE!
• 100% of the proceeds supports the Somerset County St. Patrick’s Day Parade

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Make payments payable to:

St. Patrick’s Parade, Inc.

Mail to:

Brendan Nally

11 East Summit Street

Somerville, NJ  08876

For more information: bnally@somervillenj.org