Rectory Phone:
732-356-1037
Weekend
Assistants - Jesuit Fathers, Fordham & Msgr. William J. Haughney
Deacon
Donald DeLorenzo
Pastoral
Associate, Sister Catherine T. Ryan, S.A.
Hours:........................... Monday -
Friday
Website:
................................ http://www.olmsbb.org
Saturday
Eve: .................................................
Sunday:
..................
Daily:
.......................................
Miraculous
Medal Novena and Mass:
Mondays
at
Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursdays
from
Confessions:
Saturday from
Baptisms:
2nd and 4th Sundays at 1 PM. Parents and godparents are required to attend the
pre-baptismal preparation class. Arrangements can be made at the parish office.
Marriages:
According to the Common Policy of the
Dioceses of New Jersey, marriage preparation should begin about one year in
advance. Contact the rectory for information.
C.C.D.
Classes: Sundays -
Agi Simoncelli: 732-271-0745
Music
Director: ................................ Debra
Kubeck
Organist: ............................................ Nancy
Mattei
Musicians:
............................................... The Foxes
Youth Group
Meetings will be
announced.
Meeting
- Last Monday of each month at
Communion
Sunday - Second Sunday of the month at the 10 AM Mass. Meetings, on the Monday
after the second Sunday of each month at
New
parishioners are asked to register at the rectory. Please advise the rectory of
any change of address.
Holy
Communion will be brought to the sick at home on a regular basis. Please call
the rectory.
Monday March
1st
7:00 PM John Stryshak r/o Rose Wickman
Tuesday March 2nd
Wednesday March
3rd St.
Katharine Drexel
8:00 AM Communion Service Only
Thursday March
4th St. Casimir
8:00 AM Holy Souls r/o DeLorenzo Family
Friday March 5th
Stations of the Cross
Saturday March
6th
5:30 PM Mary Auerbach r/o Loving
Family
Sunday March 7th
12
Second Sunday
of Lent
Vi HOURS Pss II Seasonal Prop
MASS Prop Cr Pf of Second Sunday of Lent
RDGS 27: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18 Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14
Phil
Abram’s faith is sealed with a covenant initiated by
God, our light and our salvation. The transfiguration of Jesus prefigures the
transformation in glory to which we are called by our sharing in the paschal
mystery – the dying and rising of Jesus.
Stewardship
Peter, James, and John wanted to build a “booth” for Jesus and just
stay on the mountain where His transfiguration took place. But the Son of God,
the Chosen One, knew that He must instead keep moving toward His crucifixion.
We, too, must rise from worship and do what we can to hasten the coming of the
kingdom.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
For those who are ill, especially:
Linda Kehr, Debbie Mindenberger, Jo Ann Harbager, James
Esposito, Peter Beckman and Josephine Sarnoski that their suffering and trials
may become sources of grace for themselves and others.
The American Feminist
You don’t
have to be Superhero…help is here.
Go on
line and check it out. www.feministsforlife.org
This
month’s topic—Raising Kids on a Shoestring. Mike Albert has left a few
magazines at the exits. Help yourself.
Collections
Ash
Wednesday $1124.00
Diocesan
Winter Collection $1853.00
Counters
Feb. 28th Team
#1 Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
Mar. 7th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Mar. 14th Team #3 M/M
Nelson
Mar. 21st Team
#4 Jim Scaletti
Parish
Deacon George Coleman of
Our Personal Walk with the Savior
Monday March 15th
– “God’s Mercy”
God’s
eternal promise to us. Available as often as needed throughout our lives.
Tuesday, March 16th
– “Faith”
God’s
greatest gift to us and our greatest treasure here on Earth.
Wednesday, March 17th
– “Prayer”
The
foundation and cornerstone of our personal relationship with God.
March
Mondays at
$$ Gold Rush $$
Thursday, March 4th
3:30 to 8:30 PM
Mobile Gold will be at Our Lady of Mercy to buy your old, broken, mismatched or simply unwanted jewelry, old coins,
silver, platinum, watches, etc.
Mobile Gold is licensed &
bonded, they weigh & test everything directly in front of you so you
know exactly what you have and
pay you
Mobile Gold will then donate 15%
of the total gross gold value to Our Lady of Mercy Church.
Got questions?? Call Laura at the rectory Tuesdays or Fridays
Our Lady of Mercy
Stewardship Renewal – 2010
Honor
the Lord with your wealth, with first fruits of all you produce; then will your
bars be filled with grain, with new wine your vats will overflow. Proverbs
3:9-10
This
time each year we come to ask you to renew your Stewardship commitment to Our
Lady of Mercy. You received a letter from Father Dan along with a Guidance in
Giving Chart and a Stewardship envelope. Please use the Stewardship envelope to
tell us what your increase to your weekly offering in 2010 will be. Using the
special Stewardship envelope is very important. If you have already started
your 2010 increase, please use the envelope to tell us, we would like to thank
you.
It
is important that everyone join in the Stewardship commitment to Our Lady of
Mercy. If you did not receive a letter, please pick up a copy after Mass.
Letters and envelopes are located at all exits of the Church.
Gertrude
Hawk Easter Candy
Gertrude Hawk Easter
Candy Brochures are located at all exits. Orders are due back THIS
Sunday, February 28th. We need at least $1000 in orders to make a
profit for our church. No order is too small – every order counts.
Community News
Girl
Scout Sunday on March 7th
An Invitation to All Girl Scouts Past & Present
On Sunday March
7th, Troop 245 would like to invite all Girl Scouts past and present
to have a seat in the front pews at the
Parishioners - if you could leave the first few pews open at that
Mass for all the Girl Scouts to sit together, it would be appreciated.
Lenten
Munching
& Learning
St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic
Church on
Church Women United
Church Women United will
celebrate “World Day of Prayer” on
Holy Name Society News
Father –
Son
Communion
Breakfast
The 59th Annual Holy
Name Society Father – Son Mass and Communion Breakfast will be held on
The
price of the Breakfast this year is $20 for Adults and Free for Children 16
years old and younger. All men and boys of the parish are encouraged to attend.
Our Speaker this year is our own Deacon
Donald DeLorenzo. Come and hear why Deacon Don became a Deacon and how you
can become a Deacon too! Is GOD calling you to serve in his Church? Tickets may
be purchased after all Masses on February 27th & 28th,
March 6th, 7th, 13th & 14th. No tickets will be sold on March 20th
or at the door. Blessed be HIS Holy Name.
Right
to Life Poster Contest Winners
(sponsored by the Holy Name Society)
2nd Grade 1st Place Sarah Hnasko $10.00
2nd
Place Jenna Thiessen $ 5.00
3rd
Grade
2nd
Place Morgan Megles-Tomaro $ 5.00
4th
Grade
2nd
Place Carollyn ScottoDiFrego $ 5.00
3rd
Place Rebecca Fasanella $
5.00
5th
Grade 1st
Place Sophia Bischoff $10.00
2nd
Place Nicole Seyffart $ 5.00
7th
Grade 1st
Place Peter Seyffart $10.00
2nd
Place Brian Sumbana $
5.00
High School Logo Contest
1st
Prize Caitlin Clifford $15.00
What is a Deacon?
A Catholic deacon is a
member of the clergy. In the Catholic Church, “the clergy” consists of three
groups of ordained minister: bishops, deacons and priest. Wile all members of
the Church are called to minister to other by virtue of their baptism, some
Catholics are also ordained to specific forms of ministry to the rest of the
Church. We refer to these ordained Catholic as “clerics” or “clergy”.
The title “deacon”
comes from the Greek word diadonos, which means “servant”. A deacon is
permanently and publicly configured to Christ the Servant, he shares in the
overall pastoral responsibility of the bishop to care for all of the people in
the diocese, and he becomes an integral part of the clerical structure of the
Church, in partnership with priests, serving the needs of the entire diocese.