Please Note: No Mass on
Wednesdays
Monday January
19th Martin Luther King, Jr.
9:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
Tuesday January
20th Fabian, Pope/Sebastian, Martyr
8:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
Wednesday January 21st Agnes, Martyr
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday January
22nd Day of Penance
Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Friday January
23rd
8:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
Saturday January 24th
Francis
de Sales, Bishop & Doctor
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Georgia
Tsairis r/o Peter Kane
Sunday January 25th Feast of the Conversion of
8:00 AM Josephine
Zinna
12
r/o Suzanne Jones
& Mille Selinko
SECOND
SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss II Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun
Pf I-VIII
RDGS 65:1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19 Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10
1 Cor 6:13c-15a,
17-20 Jn 1:35-42
Through baptism we have been joined to the Lord who
calls us to be his disciples. How well do we listen to his voice? How willing
are we to do his will?
Stewardship
In today’s
first reading, we hear Samuel respond eagerly, “Here I am!” each time the Lord
calls him. May we, too, be listening for the call of God in our lives and be
ready to say like the psalmist, “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.” (See 1 Samuel 3:4; Psalm 40)
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
For
those who are ill, especially: Josephine
Sarnoski, Blanche Ferraro, Elizabeth Connelly, Genevieve Casey, Peter Yazgier,
Chester Scaletti, Sr. and Keith Bloomer.
Collections
January 11th will be announced next week.
Counters
Jan. 18th Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David
Boyle
Jan. 25th Team #4 Jim Scaletti
Feb. 1st Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
Feb. 8th
Team #2 Ken Giacomini
MOUNT
HOUSE
OF PRAYER
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for all
events
GATHERING FOR MEN
Jan 20,
WOMEN’S GATHERING
Fri-Jan 30,
WEEKEND RETREAT
Feb.
6-8 Begins
“Learning
to Love, Loving to Learn”
·
Half-day & full-day
preschool
·
Full week and
half-week Kindergarten
·
Grades 1-8
·
·
After school care
until
We
look forward to you being a part of our family!
For
more info on HFA or the Open Houses, please call (732) 356-1151.
DIOCESAN
NEWS
FOUNDATION
FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION
January
24 & 25 The second collection the weekend of January
24-25 is for the Foundation for Catholic Education, a Diocesan endowment fund which
was established in 1991. Your generosity to the Foundation collection provides
tuition assistance grants to students in financial need in the Catholic
elementary and high schools of the Diocese of Metuchen. Without financial
assistance, these students might not receive the gift of a Catholic education. Catholic
Education today needs the support of everyone if we are to continue to inspire
the future with faith, hope, love and knowledge. Please be as generous as your
means allow.
Preaching for Life
January 22 has been designated by our Bishops as a day of
penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through
acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee
of the right to life.
Intercession for Life
For all who are wounded by the sin of abortion: for
the child, the parent, the doctor and all who have abetted this sin, for
repentance, mercy and peace; We pray to the Lord.
MARCH for
LIFE
January 22
Immaculate Conception Church will have a bus going to
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. Please contact Kevin Dugan at (908)
788-7736 for more information, cost expectations and registration.
Marriage
Encounter Weekend
February 6-8 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.
Yes, it’s that time of year…
**End of Year Financial
Report for Taxes**
Anyone wishing to obtain a statement of contributions for the past year
– 2008, should drop a note in the collection basket or call the rectory during
business hours. We will need to have
your name (and your spouse’s name, if applicable), street address and phone
number. Your parishioner number would also help us speed up the process.
Our
Lady of Mercy News
Holy
Family Academy Sale
Youth
Group News
The
next meeting of the Youth Group will be on Sunday January 25th at
·
Our Bagel Sunday
was so successful, we will have one the first Sunday of the month starting with
Sunday, February 1st after the
·
We will also be going
back to the Ronald MacDonald House on February 15th. All
donations you have left in the vestibule along with the flip tops will be
delivered at that time.
·
March 21st is the Diocesan Youth Day, which we are planning
to attend. All teens of the parish are welcome to join us.
Community
News
Warm Up Winter the
The Willie Lynch Band
Open to
the Public
January 30th
at
- $30
per person includes food & entertainment
- $5
more - you your first 2 draft beers
- Prepay
by January 25th 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
For
more information: bnally@somervillenj.org.