Monday September 21st St. Matthew
7:00 PM Betty Connelly r/o Helen Johnson & Family
Tuesday September
22nd
8:00 AM Aldo
Sternadore r/o Daughter
Wednesday September 23rd St. Pio of Pietrelcina
8:00
AM No Mass
Thursday September 24th
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Friday September
25th
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Saturday September
26th St.
Cosmas & St. Damian
8:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
5:30
PM Theresa
Jasinski
Sunday September 27th Twenty-Sixth
Sunday
8:00
AM Lorelei Longo r/o Mary Getlik
& Family
10:00 AM Bryant
Connelly r/o Bob & Joan McArdle
12 NOON Catherine
Maguire r/o Betty Connelly & Family
The
Twenty-Fifth Sunday Ordinary Time
HOURS* Pss I Seasonal
Prop
MASS Prop Gl
Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS 134:
Wis 2:12,17-20 Ps 54:3-4,5,6-8
Jas
3:16-4:3 Mk 9:30-37
Jesus speaks (1,Ps) of his
own rejection, torture, and shameful death.
True discipleship, he says is concerned not with status but with service
to the poor (3), with justice and peace (2).
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF
OUR Parishioners
For those who are ill, especially: James Esposito,
Beverly Turok, Josephine Sarnoski,
Keith Bloomer, Irene Corrigan
that their suffering and trials may become sources of grace for themselves
and others.
Collections
September 13, 2009 $4280.50
Counters
Sept. 20th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Sept. 27th Team #3 M/M
Nelson& David Boyle
Oct. 4th
Team #4 Jim
Scaletti
Oct. 11th Team
#1 Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
MOUNT ST. MARY HOUSE OF PRAYER
1651 U.S. Highway 22
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please
register for all events
EVENING OF
HEALING RHYTHMS
Enjoy a night of Vitamin Drum and
healing rhythms!
Drums
provided.
Wed,
Sept 23, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. ($15)
Barbara Woodzell, Mercy
Associate
Registration required; call 908-753-2091 or
e-mail:
WOMEN’S
GATHERING
Come
together, be energized and support one another on the spiritual journey.
Wed, Oct 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m. ($15)
Diocesan
News
The Journey Through Grief
TIME: Monday
evenings, September 28, 2009
7:30pm (7 sessions) No fee
Please call Joan Kopil (908) 369-0845
for more information or to register.
As part of the Statewide Initiative for Marriage
Protection, all parishioners in the Diocese of Metuchen are asked to
reflect on the true meaning of marriage and show your concern to our New Jersey
State legislators by signing the Petition to Preserve the Definition of
Marriage, which states:
“We, the undersigned
parishioners, petition our members of the New Jersey General Assembly and
Senate to preserve the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one
woman The institution of marriage existed long before any government, religion
or law. The Civil Union Act (NJ Statutes
37:1-28) Chapter 103 of the laws of 2006 was enacted to give same
sex couples all the same rights and benefits as married couples. Signatures will be collected after all
Masses.
Peter’s Pence Collection
Today we recall the
apostolic journey of Pope Benedict XVI
to the
United States and his call to us to cast the light of
Christ upon the world. We can show our solidarity with the
Holy
Father and our suffering brothers and sisters abroad
through our support of this week’s
Collection. These funds
allow him to provide
emergency assistance to victims of
war, disaster, oppression,
and disease.
Please be
as generous as your means allow in today’s
Peter’s Pence Collection
“FAMILY DAY”
A DAY TO EAT DINNER WITH YOUR CHILDREN
All families are encouraged to celebrate Family Day by eating dinner together on Monday, September 28th and everyday. Family Day embodies the values and teachings of the Church. Starting a Sunday ritual of attending Mass and sharing a meal as a family is a meaningful tradition that will increase parental engagement and communication with your children. Plus teens who attend religious services once a week are at a substantially lower risk for substance abuse. Start a family tradition of beginning family meals with a prayer or by lighting candles. More importantly, talk with your children.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
Rosary Society News
“Welcome Back” Bake Sale
The bake sale is
scheduled for after all Masses on the weekend of September 26th and
27th. As always, donations of baked goods are always welcome and
appreciated. Please drop off any goodie donations about 15 minutes before Mass
starts. The Rosary Altar Society ladies will be waiting downstairs to accept
your donation.
Due
to the Parish Retreat, the Rosary Altar Society meeting will be held Monday
September 21st, the 3rd Monday of September.
Life Chain
As in past years, the Life chain will take place in Somerville on the first Sunday of October, from 2pm to 3:30pm. All are welcome to join the many pro-life people from the parishes in Somerset County. The unborn need your voice to speak on their behalf.
Youth Group News
Congratulations to the 2009
officers of the Our Lady of Mercy Youth Group. Good Luck!
Connor Lyons - President
Mike DeSantis - Vice President
Samantha Jasiak - Secretary
Caitlyn Clifford – Treasurer
The next Youth Group will meeting will take place on
Sunday September 27th at 7 p.m. in the downstairs hall.
Our 60th
Anniversary for our parish is approaching
fast. Tickets will be on
sale. Beginning this weekend and
continuing on
September 19th & 20th
& 26th & 27th
Come
celebrate Mass with Bishop Bootkoski on October 4 @ 12noon, followed by a
luncheon @ the Holiday Inn. tickets are
only $40.
Parish Retreat
Father Richard
J. Kehoe, C.M. of the Vincentian Parish Mission Apostolate will preach a
mission entitled
“Christians in
the Eyes of Jesus.”
The Parish
Retreat will begin on September 27 and end on October 1, 2009 and will take
place in the church starting at 7:00 PM each evening.
Father Kehoe
will also preach at the
morning Masses.
Plan
to attend the retreat and bring a friend.
A man went in for a brain
transplant operation and was offered a choice of two brains by the
surgeon. He could choose either a
teacher’s brain which would cost him $10,000 or a politician’s brain which would cost $100,000. “Does that mean that the politician brain is
much better than the teacher’s? asked
the clearly puzzled man. No not
exactly,” replied the surgeon. “The
politician’s brain has never been used so it’s almost like new.
WHERE ARE WE?
Two tourists were
driving through Wisconsin. As they were
approaching Oconomowoc, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the
town’s name. They argued back and forth
until they stopped for lunch. As they
stood at the counter, one tourist asked the blonde employee, “Before we order,
could you please settle an argument for us?
Would you please pronounce where we are...very slowly?” The blonde girl leaned over the counter and
said, “Burrrrr, gerrrrrr, Kiiiing.”