Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday October
15th Teresa of Jesus, Doctor
7:00 PM John La Greca r/o
Theresa & Jack
Tuesday October 16th Hedwig,
Religious
8:00 AM Connie
Foglia r/o Anne Caridi
Wednesday October
17th Ignatius of Antioch,
Bishop
8:00 AM No
Mass on Wednesdays
Thursday October
18th Luke, Evangelist
8:00
AM Margaret Ernst r/o Nettie Gallo
Friday October 19th
8:00
AM Frank J. & Mary Ann Pongratz r/o Marie
Pongratz
Saturday October 20th Paul of the
Cross, Priest
8:00
AM Jean Governali r/o McConnell Family
5:30 PM Stryshak & Blicharz
Families r/o John & Rita
Sunday October
21st
8:00 AM Otto
& Marie Graber r/o Joe & Carol Graber
10:00 AM Steve
Golaszewski r/o Wife, Helen
12 NOON David &
Viola Alliprandine r/o Family
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss IV Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS 144: 2 Kgs 5:14-17 Ps 98:1-4
2 Tm 2:8-13 Lk 17:11-19
The Lord has revealed his saving power to all the
nations (Ps)! Naaman, a Syrian, is healed (1) and lepers are made whole, but
only the Samaritan returns to give thanks (3). Let us remain steadfast in faith
(2) and thankful for the Lord’s blessings (Ps).
Stewardship
Jesus healed ten lepers
in today’s Gospel. Only one (ten percent) came back to say thank you. I, too,
have received many blessings from the Lord — indeed, all I am and all I have is
gift! How and how often have I remembered to thank Him?
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
including: Lucy Ciancia, Judy Salcewicz,
Tony Gangitano, David King, Haley Weber, Frank
Stashak, Josephine Sarnoski, Elizabeth Connelly, Joan Gould, Mary Pokotello,
Blanche Ferarro, Sheila Del Mastro, John & Peter Foxwell, Terese King, John
& Christine Dyke, Peter Yazgier, Genevieve Casey and Karen VonRacenswaay.
We could
learn a lot from crayons...
Some are
sharp, some are pretty
and some
are dull.
Some have
weird names, and all are different colors,
but they all have to live in the same box.
Collections
October 7th, 2007 $4284.30
Counters
Team #1
MOUNT ST. MARY HOUSE
OF PRAYER
1651
U.S. Highway 22
Watchung, NJ
07069-6587
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
Weekend Retreat
Oct. 19-21, ($110/weekend; non-refundable deposit
$25)
Registration required Begins 7 p.m. on opening day; concludes at 2 p.m. An
experience of personal prayer based on Scripture. Daily spiritual
direction Atmosphere of prayerful
quiet. Adaptable to the needs of each
individual.
WELCOMING THE STRANGER: The Christian Response to Immigration
Oct 30, Nov 27
(2 remaining sessions) 7:30 - 9:30
p.m. (Free-Will Offering) Come for prayerful reflection and a lively
discussion on a topic of great import.
Catholic High School
Admission Tests
The high school placement test for Bishop Ahr,
Cardinal McCarrick and Immaculata
High Schools.
· Date: November 10, 2007
· Time: 8:00AM. It is a 4 hour assessment
· Fee: $35
If your child does not already attend a Catholic
school, you can call the high school of your choice to get a registration form
or you can download the registration from the Diocesan website www.diometuchen.org. Mail the completed
registration form to your first choice school. Be sure that the first quarter
report card marks are on the form.
2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Disciples of Christ…Stewards of His Gifts”
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK…
This week I mailed a follow-up letter to parishioners yet to respond to
Bishop Bootkoski’s request to support the 2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
If this letter arrived after you made your gift, please accept my
apologies and my thanks for your generosity.
Otherwise, I ask that you please make your gift or pledge to the 2007
Appeal as soon as possible.
Please pray for the success of the Appeal.
"If a brother or sister has nothing to wear, and
no food for the day, and you do not give them the necessities of life, what
good is it?"
-James 2: 14-17
DIOCESAN NEWS
www.diometuchen.org
What price
are we willing to pay?
The Science of Stem Cells:
Finding Cures and
Protecting Life
Many people think the Catholic Church opposes all stem
cell research. The fact is, Catholics support a kind of stem cell research that
works using adult stem cells that are found naturally in our bodies.
Please visit www.respectlifetoday.org to watch a
short documentary titled “The Science of
Stems Cells: Finding Cures and Protecting Life”.
World Mission Sunday, Oct. 21st
There will be
a special collection for World Mission Sunday.
Please be as generous as your means allow.
10:45am-2:00pm Walk “The Extra Mile of Kids in Need of Jesus”
through the neighborhood of St. Francis Cathedral and then celebrate Noon Mass
with Bishop Emeritus Edward T. Hughes followed by a Simple Mission Lunch . For more info, please call (732) 562-1990
x1707 or email mlegacki@diometuchen.org.
Peaceful,
Prayerful Rally in Support of Marriage
October
21-3:00pm The New Jersey Family Policy Council will
hold a peaceful, prayerful gathering in front of the NJ State House in Trenton.
The
purpose of this event will be to demonstrate the depth of grassroots support
for the protection of marriage as between one man and one woman. For more info,
please call (973) 781-1414
Critical Life Issues
Conference
October
27, 8:30am to 4pm, Diocesan
Conference Center,
Piscataway, NJ. Bishop Bootkoski will celebrate Mass at 8:30. The conference will address a
wide spectrum of issues such as Stem Cell Research, NJ Public Policy, Safe
Haven Law, Pregnancy Resources and other topics. Please call (732) 562-1990
x1629 for more info or reservations. Tickets are $30 and include lunch.
Marriage Encounter
October
26-28 Now that school has begun, how about a
refresher course for your marriage with the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekend. Early registration is advisable as space is limited. 1-888-827-NJME
for registration. For more information, please visit www.wwmecentralnj.org
Annual Diocesan Holy Name
Memorial Mass Honoring Recently Deceased Members
November
4-7pm Holy
Trinity Church,
Perth Amboy, NJ. Rev. Chester H. Carina, Moderator and Celebrant.
All Holy Name members, families and friends are invited to attend the Mass to
pray for the departed members. Light refreshments will be served following the Mass.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Please Help
October 20 & 21 Our Lady of
Mercy will have a Bake Sale to raise funds to assist a parish family who’s
breadwinner is ill. Cake donations can be left in the church hall before 5:30 Mass on October 20th or before
8AM Mass on October 21st. Bake Sale will take place after each Mass.
Even
if don’t like cake or you’re on a diet, please come down to the hall and make a
cash donation, every little bit will help this family in their time of need.
St. Mary’s Penny Sale, October
21st
St.
Mary’s of Bound Brook Rosary Altar Society is sponsoring its annual Penny Sale
beginning at 2pm in their
auditorium on West Second St. & Vosseller Ave., Bound Brook. Doors will
open at 12:30pm. Admission
$5 – free refreshments at break. For more info please call the Parish Office
(732) 356-0358 or Dolores at (732) 748-0809.
Country Ham Dinner
November 3, 5-8pm at the Reformed Church Fellowship Hall, 113 Clinton St., SBB. Ham, Scalloped
Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Applesauce, Green Beans, Baked Beans, Desserts &
Beverages. Adults-$10, Seniors-$9, Child (5-12)-$8, Kids 4 and under eat free.
Pancake
Breakfast
November 4th from 8:00 - noon Cub Scout Pack
41 is holding a pancake breakfast at the Holy Family
Academy cafeteria in
Bound Brook. Cost for seniors and children is $5 and $7 for adults. Please come
and support these fine young boys.
High School Boy’s CYO Basketball
Our
Lady of Mount Virgin Parish in Middlesex will hold
tryouts soon for a team to play in the Diocese of Metuchen league. The season
will begin play in January 2008. Interested candidates should call: (732)
356-8294 for more information.
SBB Seniors Trip to
Rocking Horse
Ranch
October
22-26 All meals and entertainment included.
$435
Double Occupancy, $545 Single Occupancy, $425 Triple Occupancy. Space is
limited, so quickly call
Ethel Csontos for more
information & reservations at
(732) 356-5552.
The older you get,
the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have
gotten to be really good friends.
Did you ever notice:
The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are "XL."
The Rummage Sale on Saturday, September 8 was a huge
success. The volume of clothes,
books, toys and games, household articles, shoes, religious articles,
furniture, pictures, lamps, holiday decorations and items we can’t remember,
was overwhelming. We hope you were able
to come down and see us, if not to buy, but to look and see how generous our
parishioners were.
There were so many individuals involved in making
this sale happen. We had individuals
producing the flyers, translating them into Spanish, going store-to-store
putting up the flyers, placing the info in all the newspapers, on bulletin
boards, on the electronic sign, bulletins of other parishes, cable TV, and just
spreading the word. Then there were the
meetings to get the sale to happen. The
ideas flowed from everyone, and those ideas really came to culmination on the
final day. And then we had those
individuals who for 3 days worked tirelessly setting up tables, sorting,
folding the clothes and pricing everything else and putting them in sections to
have the shoppers feel they were in a department store. The tables looked great. It was one monumental job but we opened the
doors on time and our shoppers were complimenting us on how terrific everything
looked. One lady told us she was so
pleased that everything was so clean and was very impressed by our sale. Oh, and remember those collection days when the
items kept coming in and in and in and in!
All those who helped are very talented individuals and didn’t stop
working until the job was done, including the clean-up crew. Where did everything go? It went to the Somerset County Food Bank,
FISH, Planet Aid, and the Methodist church rummage sale.
We wish to thank everyone, beginning with Father
Dan, the parishioners who donated all those articles, the individuals who
worked so hard (we even met some new parishioners), and our committee who
pulled it off.
So far we have made about $2,500. (all expenses are
not yet accounted for) and hopefully some much needed items will be purchased
to beautify our church.
Thank you everyone, and thank you, Our Lady of Mercy
in heaven for shinning down upon us.
The Rosary Altar Society and
The Holy Name Society
Dear
Parishioners,
The Rummage Sale on Saturday, September 8 was a huge
success. The volume of clothes,
books, toys and games, household articles, shoes, religious articles,
furniture, pictures, lamps, holiday decorations and items we can’t remember,
was overwhelming. We hope you were able
to come down and see us, if not to buy, but to look and see how generous our
parishioners were.
There were so many individuals involved in making
this sale happen. We had individuals
producing the flyers, translating them into Spanish, going store-to-store
putting up the flyers, placing the info in all the newspapers, on bulletin
boards, on the electronic sign, bulletins of other parishes, cable TV, and just
spreading the word. Then there were the
meetings to get the sale to happen. The
ideas flowed from everyone, and those ideas really came to culmination on the
final day. And then we had those
individuals who for 3 days worked tirelessly setting up tables, sorting,
folding the clothes and pricing everything else and putting them in sections to
have the shoppers feel they were in a department store. The tables looked great. It was one monumental job but we opened the
doors on time and our shoppers were complimenting us on how terrific everything
looked. One lady told us she was so
pleased that everything was so clean and was very impressed by our sale. Oh, and remember those collection days when
the items kept coming in and in and in and in!
All those who helped are very talented individuals and didn’t stop
working until the job was done, including the clean-up crew. Where did everything go? It went to the Somerset County Food Bank,
FISH, Planet Aid, and the Methodist church rummage sale.
We wish to thank everyone, beginning with Father
Dan, the parishioners who donated all those articles, the individuals who
worked so hard (we even met some new parishioners), and our committee who
pulled it off.
So far we have made about $2,500. (all expenses are
not yet accounted for) and hopefully some much needed items will be purchased
to beautify our church.
Thank you everyone, and thank you, Our Lady of Mercy
in heaven for shinning down upon us.
The Rosary Altar Society and
The Holy Name Society