Please Note:
· Mass time change for Monday,
October 8th
· No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday October
8th Columbus Day
9:00 AM Governor
Robert B. & Helen Meyner & Family
Tuesday October
9th Denis & Companions, Martyrs
8:00 AM David
& Viola Alliprandine r/o Family
Wednesday October
10th
8:00 AM No
Mass on Wednesdays
Thursday October
11th
8:00
AM Margaret Lawlar r/o Betty Connelly
Friday October 12th
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Saturday October 13th
8:00
AM Laura Kulesa r/o Golaszewski Family
5:30 PM Confirmations
with Bishop Bootkoski
Sunday October
14th
8:00 AM Peter
Rizzon r/o Granddaughter, Lydia
Copperthwaite
10:00 AM Kalman Sipos
r/o Ray & Keiko Osborne
12 NOON David &
Viola Alliprandine r/o Family
Please
Take Note
Our
children will be receiving Confirmation on October 13th
·
The Confession
schedule for that Saturday is cancelled. Instead, confessions will be
heard Friday, October 12th from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.
·
Please show
support for our Confirmation candidates and please welcome Bishop Bootkoski to
Our Lady of Mercy by celebrating 5:30pm Mass with them.
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss III Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS 141: Hb 1:2-3,
2:2-4 Ps 95:1-2, 6-9
2 Tm 1:6-8,
13-14 Lk 17:5-10
Faith is a gracious gift from God. It can neither be
earned nor bought, only responded to with works of love and service (3). A
vibrant faith can make us strong, loving and wise (2), confident that God will
guard us from all harm (1). God is the Rock of our salvation (Ps).
Stewardship
When will
I have given enough — of my income, of my time, of my talents? Today’s Gospel
suggests that only total stewardship will do: “When you have done all
you have been commanded to do, say, ‘We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty.’”
See Luke 17:10
Collections
September 30, 2007 $4242.00
Counters
Team #4
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.
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
Jesus of Nazareth
Wednesdays, October 10, 17, 24 7:30 –9:30 p.m. ($45/series; or $15/session)
3-Week series on the ministry of
Jesus using Pope Benedict XVI’s new book as a source. Be inspired by Scripture,
our Holy Father’s reflections and those of your own.
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.
OR
Week-Long Directed Retreat
Oct. 14-21, ($385/week; non-refundable deposit
$75)
Registration required. Begins 7 p.m. on opening day; concludes at 2 p.m.
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.
Open House Schedule
* Bishop George Ahr HS, One Tingley Lane, Edison
10/14/2007 1 – 4 pm. (732) 549-1108 x641
*
Cardinal McCarrick HS, 310 Augusta
St., So. Amboy
10/11/2007 7 – 9 pm.
(732) 721-3110
*
Immaculata HS, 240 Mountain Ave.,
Somerville
(date has passed) (908)
722-0200 x218
DIOCESAN NEWS
www.diometuchen.org
2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Disciples of Christ…Stewards of His Gifts”
BY SUPPORTING
THE BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL YOU ARE HELPING...
OUR
DIOCESE to sustain its
ministries,
OUR
PARISH to continue valuable
pastoral outreach programs,
YOURSELF to strengthen your relationship with Christ, the
Church and your neighbors.
It is important that we all support the
2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
Your gift or pledge – no matter the size
– will truly make a difference.
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”.
Breakfast for Life
Subject:
The Science and Ethics of
Stem
Cells and Cloning
October 17th, 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Neilson Dining Hall, Douglass
Campus
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Guest Speaker Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk,
Ph.D.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona
with B.S. Degrees in Molecular & Cellular Biology, Chemistry, Bio-chemistry
and a B.A. in Philosophy. Fr. Tad has testified before members of the Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Virginia
& North Carolina State Legislatures during deliberations over stem cells
and cloning.
Tickets are $18 ($9 for students) payable to Breakfast
for Life, c/o Barbara Reavey, 7
Darrow Court, Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
(732) 297-2778. Please RSVP by October 3rd.
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.
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
COMMUNITY NEWS
American Red Cross Needs
Drivers
The Greater
Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross has a desperate need for
volunteer drivers in their Medical Transportation program. The drivers will use
Red Cross vehicles to transport the elderly, disabled, veterans and anyone in
the communities that we serve to medical appointments. Volunteers can work as
many or as few hours as they like. If you think that you would like to become a
volunteer driver, please call Donna at
(908) 725-2217.
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.
Seeking Graduates of
Immaculate Conception School, Somerville
December
9th Immaculate
Conception School
in Somerville
will observe the 50th Anniversary of its opening with a celebratory
Noon Mass and reception on Sunday,
December 9, 2007. This celebration is open to all ICS graduates and
their families. Anyone interested in attending is asked to RSVP to the
Anniversary Committee at ICS50thAnniversary@yahoo.com
by November 15th. For more information about our 50th
Anniversary events, please visit the school’s website: www.icsschool.org or email the Anniversary
Committee.
Dieting Sniglets
Flabbygast: To be overcome with astonishment that despite
excessive dieting, you haven’t lost a pound!
Manorexic: Characterizing a male who eats an extremely large
amount of food yet gains no weight.
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