PLEASE
NOTE – No Mass on Wednesday
Monday Jan
8th Baptism of the
Lord
7:00 PM Brian
Parenti r/o Family
Tuesday Jan
9th
8:00 AM Deceased Missionaries in
Wednesday Jan
10th
No Mass on Wednesdays
Thursday Jan
11th Muslim Observance Id al-Adha
8:00 AM Holy
Souls
Friday Jan
12th
8:00 AM Holy Souls
Saturday Jan 13th Hilary, bp.,
doctor
8:00 AM Louis Mrofko r/o Family
5:30 PM Libby
Crew r/o Marion Mraz
SUNDAY
MASSES
Sunday Jan 14th
8:00 AM Jennie
Rose Pierson r/o Getlick Family
10:00 AM Anne Milesnick r/o Maria Larangeira
& Diane Cassidy
12 NOON Emma Somers r/o Mathews/King Families
T HE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Seasonal prop EP II of Epiph
Prop Gl Cr Pf of Epiph
prop Roman Canon inserts Sol Bl 4
20: Is
60: 1-6 Ps 72: 2, 7-8, 10-13 Eph 3:2-3a,
5-6 Mt 2: 1-12
All
nations are invited to sing the Lord’s praises (1, Ps) for they have been
called to hear the good news (2) and worship the long awaited Messiah and King
(3) with the gift of their lives.
Stewardship
The
three kings in today’s Gospel traveled a great distance at considerable cost to
offer their richest gifts to the Infant Jesus. How far will I go and what will
I offer to do homage to this newborn King and Savior?
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who
are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for John
Vanderhoff, Tony Gangitano, David King, Mary Pokotello, John & Peter
Foxwell, Haley Weber, Frank Stashak, Blanche Ferarro, Josephine Sarnoski, and
Elizabeth Connelly, Kippy Hale,
Loretta Girard
Let us
remember in our prayers Timothy Johnson and Gerald Ford whom God has called
home.
Collections
Sunday,
December 31st Will be in next week’s bulletin
Solemnity
of Mary Will be in next week’s
bulletin
January
7th, 2007
Counters
Team #1
Bingo
Team #1
DIOCESAN
NEWS
** Vocations Awareness Week * January 8-12 **
From the desk of Rev. Randy J. Vashon, Director of Vocations
I pray
that all parishes will be willing to celebrate this week so that all
parishioners will be made more aware of their responsibility to pray for and
encourage vocations to the priesthood and religious life. It is important that
we all work together to promote and encourage vocations.
Catholic
Charites Appeal
This year 11,200 Children
in
Youth
Ministry Events
For More Info, Go to
www.yandyam.com
Jan 21-22 March for Life/Youth Rally,
Feb 11 Quarterly Diocesan Youth Mass, Pizza &
Activity 5-8:30 PM, St. Laurence Church,
Upcoming
Diocesan Events
To
register, call Mary or Pat (732) 562-1900 x1309 or 1310
Jan 9th, 6:45
pm Is our parish Catholic? Fr. Tom Serafin
Jan 19th, 10
am
God
is Love. Fr. Greg Uhrig
Jan 23th 7:30
pm Plan Your Family Naturally.
Discover the Creighton system, a highly effective method of avoiding or
postponing pregnancy. To register, call Elizabeth Smith at (732) 877-6905.
Feb 10th, 8:30 am The Great Adventure Bible Timeline Seminar.
$45.00 includes seminar materials and lunch. Contact Office of Evangelization
(732) 562-1990 x2469
What Does the Word Epiphany Mean?
The word epiphany comes from the Greek noun epiphaneia, which means
"manifestation." In the
ancient Greco-Roman world, an epiphany referred to the appearance of one of the
gods to mortals. Since kings and emperors
were considered by many to be divine, an epiphany could also describe the visit
of a king. The Epiphany of our Lord is
the Christian festival that celebrates the many ways through signs, miracles,
and preaching that Jesus Christ manifested Himself to the world as God
Incarnate and King of kings.
Mount
Watchung , NJ 07069-6587
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@att.net
Please,
register for all events
Grief Recovery
Sun- Jan 14, 1:00- 5:30p.m. ($45) Learning
a process to deal with grief. Gentle experiential process for resolving the grief
caused by loss
Mystery Dinner Theater at
January
14, at 6:00 A night for grownups
to put on their thinking caps and figure out “Who Dun it?” $42 per person
Appetizers, buffet dinner (catered by Rosina’s), dessert and GREAT
ENTERTAINMENT! An evening of lies, deceit, lots of suspicion and sidesplitting
comedy! Team up with your fellow guests to try to solve the mystery.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Available in person after January
2 during school hours at
HFA and tickets will be held at the door for you the night of the
performance.
Charismatic Healing Mass
January 10, 7:30
p.m.A Charismatic Healing Mass will be held on at St. Bernadette
Church, corner of
OUR LADY OF MERCY NEWS
End of Year
Financial Report for Taxes
Anyone wishing to obtain a
statement of contributions for the past year – 2006, should either drop a note
in the collection basket with name, address & phone no. or call the rectory
during business hours.
**Together
in Charity Collection**
Jan 6/7 2007 A special collection will be taken on January 6th & 7th
to fund the Parish Emergency Assistance Program. This program offers assistance
to individuals and families experiencing extraordinary hardships who are referred
to Catholic Charities by the parishes in our diocese. There will be no envelope
for this collection, we are asking you to be anonymously generous.
$$
Concession
Our Lady of Mercy is looking for a
person/persons to run the Bingo food concession every Sunday evening from
6:00PM until the kitchen closes starting immediately. Please call the rectory
for further information (732) 356-1037.
The Holy Name Society
The Holy Name
Society will meet this Monday, January 8th at 7:30 pm in the Church
Hall. All men of the parish are invited
and welcomed to attend. Blessed be His Name.
Cell Phone
vs. Bible
(Thanks to
Rita Stryshak for this one-it’s excellent)
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bibles
like we treat our cell phones?
·
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
·
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
·
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
·
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
·
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
·
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
·
What if we used it as we traveled?
·
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
·
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?
Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we
don't ever have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus
already paid the bill!
Did you know that the nearest star, our own Sun, is 8
½ light minutes away & ago?
The next nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is 4.2 light
years away & ago.
A light year is 60x60x24x365x181,000 = Miles. Most
calculators are incapable of computing that figure.
Why is Epiphany Such a
Special Day & Season
During this season,
Christians meditate on many of our Lord's epiphanies. Epiphany Day itself
commemorates the arrival of the Magi in
