Please Note: No Mass on Wednesday
Monday March
30th
7:00 PM Blanche Ferraro
r/o Our Lady of Mercy
Rosary Altar Society
Tuesday March
31st
Wednesday April 1st
No Mass on
Wednesday
Thursday April
2nd Francis of
Paolo, Hermit
8:30
AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
thru
** Confessions
after Adoration until
Friday April
3rd
7:00 PM Stations
of the Cross & Mass
Intentions
of the Parishioners
** Confessions
after Mass until
Saturday April 4th
Isadore,
Bishop & Doctor
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
** Confessions
from
5:30 PM Mary
Auerbach r/o Family
Sunday April 5th
8:00 AM Anna
& Peter Marsicano
r/o Janet
& Jon Marsicano
12
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Vi HOURS Pss I Seasonal prop
MASS Prop or from Ritual Masses: The
Scrutinies Cr Lenten Pf
I-II
RDGS 35:
Jer 31:31-34 Ps 51:3-4, 12-15
Heb
5:7-9 Jn 12:20-30
“If anyone would serve me,” says Jesus in today’s Gospel, “let him
follow me; where I am, there will my servant be.” In what way is Jesus inviting
me to follow Him? What service is He asking of me? (See John 12:26)
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
For those who are ill, especially:
Josephine Sarnoski, Elizabeth Connelly, Genevieve Casey, Peter Yazgier,
Keith Bloomer, Beverly Turok and Josephine Martens.
Collections
Counters
March 29th Team
#1 Joe Graber & Gerry Fasanella
April 5th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
April 12th Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David
Boyle
March 19TH Team #4 Jim Scaletti
MOUNT ST. MARY HOUSE OF PRAYER
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
WOMEN’S GATHERING
Fri-Apr 3,
CENTERING PRAYER GROUP
Tues, April 7,
PERSONAL RETREAT
DAYS
Sacred Time, Sacred
Space
Thurs, Apr 9;
Fri, Apr 10,
“Learning
to Love, Loving to Learn”
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Come tour
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Visiting students
are invited to “shadow” an HFA student in their classroom.
·
Meet our
extraordinary faculty and student body.
·
Learn about our
challenging program offerings, extra curricular activities and caring spiritual
environment.
For more info on HFA or the Open Houses,
please call (732) 356-1151.
Please Call NOW!
Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem
Cell Research:
On March 9th,
President Obama issued an executive order to lift restrictions on federally
funded human embryonic stem cell research.
ADULT Stem Cells have actually shown greater promise and are already
successfully treating patients, without presenting ethical problems. Embryonic stem cells are derived from living
human embryos. The embryos are killed by the process; thus involving the
wrongful destruction of innocent, developing life. Our hard-earned money will now go to support this kind of research.
Please
call the White House, your Senators and Representative to express outrage that
this is now happening. Senators: Frank Lautenberg (202)
224-3224; Robert Menendez (202) 224-4744; White House Phone Number:
202-456-1111, www.whitehouse.gov.
Diocesan
News
Immediate Action
Needed!!
Attacks on
Conscience Rights
President Obama has taken the first step toward reversing the
“conscience protection” policy that gave legal protection for medical workers
and institutions which object to cooperating in abortions. The conscience rule entitled, "Ensuring
That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or
Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law," implements
longstanding federal statutes protecting conscience rights in the health care
profession. The Administration says it will open a new 30-day comment period so
Americans may voice their concerns. We encourage participation in this process
by all committed to the sanctity of human life, the freedom of conscience, and
the ethical integrity of our healing professions.
The propose rule can be accessed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-5067.htm.
Comments are due by
1. Electronically - You may submit electronic comments on this
regulation to http://www.Regulations.gov
or via e-mail to proposedrescission@hhs.gov. To submit electronic comments to http://www.Regulations.gov, go to the Web
site and click on the link “Comment or Submission” and enter the keywords “Rescission
Proposal.”
2. By regular mail - You may mail written comments (one original
and two copies) to the following address only: Office of Public Health and
Science, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: Rescission
Proposal Comments, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 716G, Washington, DC 20201. For
more information, visit: http://www.usccb.org/conscienceprotection/
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Boy Scout Easter Flower
Boy Scout Troop 42 South
Bound Brook, NJ is holding its annual Easter Flower Sale to support camperships
for our scouts this summer. It will be on the front lawn of the Reformed
Church, Main Street in South Bound Brook, on Good Friday, April 10th
and Saturday, April 11th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. We
will also be taking flower orders after all Masses on Palm Sunday, April 4th,
in the church vestibule.
Our
Lady of Mercy News
Stewardship Renewal
Our Lady of Mercy's
Stewardship Renewal Initiative is coming to a close. We would like to commend all parishioners for
their concern for our parish. If you
have not yet returned your commitment envelope, please do so at the first
opportunity.
Easter
Flower Collection
Please don’t forget to place your envelope in this
week’s collection basket. Easter is the March 23rd. To rejoice in
the resurrection of Christ, we would like to decorate our Church with lovely
Easter flowers as we do every year.
Rosary
Altar Society News
Rosarian Easter Craft & Bake
The
Rosary Altar Society is sponsoring their annual Easter Craft & Bake Sale
after each Mass on Saturday, April 4th and Palm Sunday, April 5th
. Any donations of crafts or baked items are welcome and appreciated. Please
drop them off 15 minutes before Mass starts. The Rosarians will be waiting in
the Church Hall to take them from you.
Shop Rite Easter Gift Cards
Let the Rosary Altar Society or the Holy Name Society
help make your college kids’ Easter Basket complete with a nice Shop Rite gift
next to the candy… Maybe that special someone who’s on a diet would welcome a
Shop Rite gift card instead of a big chocolate bunny that would go directly to
their hips… How about your special family members that are trying to make it on
Social Security—I KNOW they’d love to find a Shop Rite gift card in their
Easter card this year.
Shop Rite gift cards are on sale after
all Masses on
the weekend.
Youth
Group News
Easter Egg Hunt
& Bagel Sunday
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Palm
Sunday, April 5th immediately following the
The
Youth Group will also have their Bagel
Sunday on Palm Sunday after the