Monday December 28th The
Holy Innocents, Martyrs
7:00 PM Victims of Abortion
Tuesday December 29th Thomas
Becket, Bishop
Wednesday December 30th
8:00 AM Communion Service Only
Thursday December 31st Sylvester I, Pope
No Morning Mass
4:30 PM Joseph Getlik
r/o
Loving Wife, Mary & Children
Friday January 1st Blessed
Virgin Mary,
the
Mother of God
9:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Saturday January 2nd St.
Basil the Great, Bishop
9:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Frank Gada r/o Nazarah
Bocchino
Sunday January
3rd Epiphany of the Lord
8:00 AM Holy
Innocents
12 NOON Dolores Mattei r/o Wieczorek Family
January
1st Holy Day of Obligation
January 1st is a Holy
Day of Obligation designated to celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. The Mass schedule to fulfill
your obligation are:
Thursday December
31 4:30 PM Mass
Friday January 1 9:00 AM Mass
The Nativity
of the Lord
HOURS* Seasonal prop At OR: extended
Vigil
EP
II of Christmas NP: Sun II
MASS Prop Gl Cr (genuflection) Pf of Christ I-
Sol Bl 2
RDGS (
Ti
2:11-14 Lk 2:1-14
Darkness is scattered for God’s grace has been
revealed in the birth of the Messiah.
RDGS (Day)
16: Is 52:7-10 Ps 98:1-6
Heb 1:1-6 Jn 1:1-18
God has spoken to us through his Son, the Word made
flesh. Thus has salvation been revealed to all the nations.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
For those who are ill, especially: Kelly O’Callahan,
James Esposito, Beverly Turok and Josephine Sarnoski that their
suffering and trials may become sources of grace for themselves and others.
Collections
Immaculate
Conception $831.00
Retirement
for Religious $1629.00
December 20th
numbers will be announced next week
Counters
Dec. 27th Team
#4 Jim Scaletti
Jan. 3rd Team #1 Joe
Graber & Gerry Fasanella
Jan. 10th
Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Jan. 17th Team #3 M/M
Nelson & David Boyle
2009 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
Because We Are Church
The mission of the Office of Family Life -- to promote the sacramentality of family at every stage of its evolution
– is effectively promoted through its broad range of services. Every program is a reminder that in all of
our relationships with one another lays a gift that warrants our careful and
deliberate tending. A complete list of
the programs offered by the Office of Family Life, and supported by your gift
to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, can be found on the Diocesan website: www.diometuchen.org.
MOUNT
Watchung , NJ 07069-6587
Registration
is required for all programs.
Please call
908-753-2091 or e-mail: msmhope@msmhope.org
YEAR-END
Thurs - Dec
31,
Weekend Retreat –
Begins
($120/weekend; non-refundable deposit
$30) Registration required
An experience of personal prayer based on
Scripture. Daily spiritual direction.
Atmosphere of prayerful quiet. Adaptable to the needs of each individual.
“Calling
all Angels”
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen is calling
on you, to become a resource parent to one of New Jersey’s 11,000
children in the foster care system. Children of all ages and backgrounds are in
need of loving, nurturing homes. Many of
these children are innocent victims of abuse and neglect. CALL TODAY! 1-866-247-HOME (4663).You Can Help!!
Diocese of Metuchen
Retreat
January
30th The
Community News
March
for Life
Immaculate
January
22
We
will depart from Immaculate Conception Church at
Information on the actual March for Life can
be found on their website, www.marchforlife.org.
2nd
January 23 The Spartan Club of
Immaculata High School is hosting its 2d Annual Wine Tasting Social, "La
Nuit des Vins" (A Night of Wines) on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from
7:00-10:00 p.m. at the high school in
Our Lady of Mercy
From the Desk of
Msgr. Daniel J. Herlihy
Another year is coming
to a close, but before it does, we have the wonderful celebration of Christmas
to enjoy. We are blessed by the child in the manger, who, as an adult, extended
an invitation to all of us – “come follow me” – He says over and over again.
As we celebrate this
Christmas, let us do so by thanking Him for his invitation and personally
remind our friends to join us.
May this Christmas be
special for you and may the New Year bring you and your loved ones many future
blessings.
- Fr. Dan
Vocation Awareness Week
In the new year, Vocations Awareness Week will
be celebrated
As you may know, it is the responsibility of
all Christian people to pray for, to encourage and to invite vocations to the
priesthood, religious life and diaconate.
It is hoped that all of us will be willing to
encourage men and women, boys and girls that we know, perhaps even our own
children and grandchildren, to consider a vocation for themselves, or at least,
to be open to this possibility in their life.
It is also possible for us to personally
invite a young man or women that we know to consider this possibility. Sometimes
that is all a person needs, a personal invitation and a recognition that
someone sees in them, what they themselves have been feeling deep inside.
If each one of us is willing to pray, to
encourage and to invite, then vocations will flourish within the Diocese of
Metuchen. Remember, God is still calling, but we also have to do our part.
If you believe that you might have a vocation
to the priesthood, religious life or diaconate, we invite you to contact us
here at the Office of Vocations, by phone, fax, or e-mail.
We would be more than happy to send you
information for your personal reflection, or to meet with you to discuss this
possibility and to answer your questions.
It can be very helpful for you to not keep
this feeling inside, but to share it with someone who can guide you and give
you some direction. Please do not hesitate to contact us, we will all be more
than happy to assist you in any way we can.
Be assured of our prayers for you as you
discern God's call and try to find the courage to go where God is leading.