Please Note: No Mass on Wednesday
Monday November
12th Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr
7:00 PM Joseph
Tarsan r/o Bob & Joan McArdle
Tuesday November
13th Frances Xavier Cabrini
7:45 AM Paul
Sternador r/o Sister
Wednesday November
14th
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday November
15th Albert the Great, Bishop & Doctor
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Friday November 16th Margaret of
Scotland/Gertrude
8:00
AM David & Viola Alliprandine r/o Family
Saturday November 17th Elizabeth of Hungary,
Religious
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Deceased Members of the
Santayana Families
r/o Lydia Copperthwaite
Sunday November 18th
8:00 AM George
Johnson r/o Helen & Family
10:00 AM Austin Scanlon r/o Steve Golaszewski
12 NOON John Quinn r/o SCJMD Sunshine Club
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss IV Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun
Pf I-VIII
RDGS 156: 2 Mc 7:1-2,
9-14 Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15
2 Thes
2:16-3:5 Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38
In response to an attempt to ridicule his teaching
about life after death, Jesus again proclaims a resurrection from the dead (3),
that life is indeed stronger than death itself (1). This is our eternal
consolation and hope (2). Then will our joy be truly fulfilled (Ps).
Stewardship
In
today’s second reading, St. Paul
prays that the Thessalonians may be strengthened “in every good deed and word.”
May we, too, be strengthened and empowered to use our time and talents for the
good of others.
See 2 Thessalonians 2:17
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
including: Lucy Ciancia, Judy Salcewicz,
Tony Gangitano, David King, Haley Weber, Frank
Stashak, Josephine Sarnoski, Elizabeth Connelly, Mary Pokotello, Blanche
Ferarro, Sheila Del Mastro, John & Peter Foxwell, Terese King, John &
Christine Dyke, Peter Yazgier, Genevieve Casey and Karen VonRacenswaay.
Let us remember in our prayers Joan Gould and
Rose Campanaro whom God has called home.
Collections
November 4th, 2007 $4618.57
All Saint’s
Day $968.00
All Soul’s
Day $504.00
Counters
November 11th, Team #1
November 18th, Team #2
November 25th, Team #3
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
Praying the Colors of Your Life
Wed, Nov 14, 7:30—9:30 p.m. ($25) Enjoy a creative, reflective
evening using water colors. Materials provided. No experience necessary.
GRIEF RECOVERY - Learning a
process to deal with grief
Sun-Nov 18, 1:00-5:30 p.m. ($45)
Gentle
4-step experiential process for resolving the grief caused by loss.
Calendar Raffle
The Sisters of Mercy at Mount St. Mary House of Prayer are looking to
financially sustain their 31 year old ministry of providing spiritual
direction, programs and retreats to our area.
This year, they are conducting a Calendar Raffle which will offer
financial prizes. Buy a $20 ticket and
it will be automatically entered into all weekly drawings over a 3 month
period. Your support will help this
ministry and also could be fun! Call
908-753-2091 for tickets or more information.
2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Disciples of Christ…
Stewards of His Gifts”
In-Pew Pledge Commitment Weekend
All Masses - November 17 & 18 - All Masses
The 2007 Appeal will soon be coming to a close. We need your support if
the overall goal of $6.3 million is to be achieved. Please respond to Father’s October request
mailing TODAY if you have yet to make your 2007 Appeal gift. You can mail your gift card and check in the
envelope provided.
Your participation is critical if we are to continue to meet the
budgets of all diocesan ministries across our four-county diocese. You will also have the opportunity to make
your household’s gift or pledge at Mass on November 17 & 18 - Pledge
Commitment Weekend. Ushers will hand
out in-pew envelopes.
"Whoever
wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first
among you will be the slave of all."
- Mark 10: 43-45
DIOCESAN NEWS
www.diometuchen.org
Fish on Friday Program
November 16th The Diocese of
Metuchen Catholic Charismatic Renewal Committee will sponsor a FISH on Friday
program titled, “Imagine the Strangers at your Door are Catholic
Evangelists!” Fr. Bill Halbing of
Archdiocese of Newark will give the presentation on Friday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 pm at St. John Neumann
Pastoral Center,
146 Metlars Lane
in Piscataway.
For information, call 908-735-7804 or www.diometuchenccr.org.
Basketball Shooting
Academy
November 18th Players
Choice USA presents the Jay
Williams Point
Guard Academy
(Jay Williams is a graduate of St Joe’s in Metuchen). To be held at The
Basketball Shooting Academy in Edison,
N.J. on Sunday, November 18, 2007.
The Clinic goes
from 10 am to 4 pm for boys and girls 5th
through 12th grade. For a brochure or more information please
contact Tom Sclafani at 732-501-4155. A portion of the proceeds are being
donated to the water purification project for our sister diocese-Santa Rosa, Guatemala.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Charismatic Healing Mass
November 14th A Charismatic
Healing Mass will be held on Wednesday,
November 14, 2007, 7:30
p.m. at St. Bernadette Church, corner of Princeton
and Villanova Roads, Parlin. Individual healing prayer will be
available. For additional information, please call 732-721-2772.
Christmas
Bazaar
November
17th, 9am to 4pm. The Sister of
Mercy will be having their annual Christmas Bazaar at Mount Saint Mary in
Watchung. It will feature quality handmade crafts, gifts, homemade goodies,
theme baskets, Santa’s Bargains, 50/50 raffles and more. Café..Santa..Face
painting and sand art.
Breakfast
with Santa
December
1, 9am to Noon at Mount Saint Mary Academy, 1645 US Hwy. 22, Watchung. Tickets are $6
for adults and $3 for children. For reservations contact Sarah at (908)
757-0108 x4507 or email sgasparetti@mountsaintmary.org.
29th
Annual Arts & Crafts Fair at St.
Joseph High School
November
17th, 9-5 & November 18th, 10-4 The
St. Joseph High School Fathers’ Club will sponsor their 29th Annual
Arts & Crafts Fair at the school, 145
Plainfield Ave. in Metuchen. Featured in the show
will be 100 tables of fine, original handcrafted items.
OUR LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Special Collection November 17th & 18th
On the weekend of November 17th & 18th a free will
monetary collection at all Masses will be taken to purchase new furnishings for
the Convent.
If you would like to purchase a specific item or
items, please contact the rectory.
Gertrude Hawk Christmas
Candy
Gertrude Hawk Christmas Candy
Brochures are available at all exits. Orders are due Sunday, November 18 by 1:00 p.m. Place your orders in the
collection basket or rectory mail slot. We need at least $1000 in orders to
make a profit for our church. No order is too small – every order counts.
Checks for candy should be made out to Diane Mosko.
Rosary Altar Society Holiday Craft
& Bake Sale
November 17 & 18 The Rosary
Altar Society is having it’s Holiday Bake Sale in the Church Hall after all
Masses. If you would like to donate a craft item or baked goods, please bring
them down to the Church Hall before Mass.
Holy Name
Society Meeting
November 12th The Holy Name
Society will meet on Monday, November 12th at 7:30pm in the Church Hall. All men of the parish are
invited to attend.
Girl Scouts & Poinsettias
The Girl Scouts will be
selling Poinsettias on the first and second weekends of December.
Free!!
Nope, not kittens. Colonial
Sleeper Sofa & Love Seat; 2 End Tables; 1 Coffee Table. Excellent
Condition. MUST be able to pick up the furniture and carry it out yourself.
Please call (732) 356-4278 for more information.
Rules
to Live By
* It may be that your sole
purpose in life is simply being kind to others.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the
same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early
worm that gets eaten by the early bird, sleep late.
* Birthdays are good for
you. The more you have, the longer you live.
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 SocietyBack
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