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Please Note: No Mass on Wednesday

Monday         November 5^th

  7:00 PM   Joseph Tarsan r/o Jack & Marie Kovacs

Tuesday        November 6^th

  8:00 AM      David & Viola Alliprandine r/o Family

Wednesday November 7^th

                      No Mass on Wednesday

Thursday    November 8^th

  8:00 AM      Intentions of the Parishioners

  Friday         November 9^th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

  8:00 AM      Marie Kelly r/o The Bowers Family

Saturday       November 10^th  Leo the Great, Pope & Doctor

  8:00 AM      Intentions of the Parishioners

  5:30 PM   Vincent Bassi r/o David & Lydia Copperthwaite

Sunday          November 11^th

  8:00 AM      Joseph Tarsan r/o Mary Getlick & Family

10:00 AM      Msgr. Steve Dabkowski r/o Sister, Helen

12 NOON      Joseph Sickoria r/o The Sekora Families

 

 

 

 

Here  are some of the U.S. statistics from 1904:

·       There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.

·       The maximum speed limit in  most cities was 10 mph.

·       Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa,  and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California.

·       The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel  Tower!

DIOCESAN NEWS

www.diometuchen.org

What price are we willing to pay?

The Catholic Bishops oppose the “New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act” because it includes funding for human embryonic stem cell research. The Bishops do not believe that government should subsidize and then force morally opposed taxpayers to subsidize research that requires the destruction of human life.

 Please visit www.respectlifetoday.org to watch a short documentary titled “The Science of Stems Cells: Finding Cures and Protecting Life”.

Twenty Fifth Annual Catholic Girl Scout Gathering

Theme: “Sharing the Light of Faith”

November 10, 9am – 2:30pm at St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway. Registration begins at 8:20am. Cost is $12 which will include program, patch and lunch. Workbooks may be purchased for $6.

Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors will receive instructions on how to complete workbooks to earn Catholic medals. Medals are awarded at the Cathedral in the Spring.

For more information please call (732) 562-1630 or (908) 874- 8714.

Election Week Trivia

(answers below)

Can you name…

1.     The only President Born on the 4^th of July.

2.     The President who was buried with his head resting on a copy of the Constitution.

3.     The first President who is distantly related to Presidents Pierce, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Ford as well as Winston Churchill.

4.     The President whose wife started the tradition of playing “Hail to the Chief” whenever a President appeared at a state function.

5.     The first President to visit all 50 states.

6.     The first President whose voice was heard over the radio.

7.     The President who grew up speaking a language other than English.

8.     The President who is credited with saying, “I may be President of the United States buy my private life is nobody’s damn business.”

 

1-Calvin Coolidge,  2-Andrew Jackson,  3-Theodore Roosevelt (prior to his term, it was known as the Executive Mansion or the President’s House),  4-George H.W. Bush,  5-John Tyler,  6-Richard Nixon,  7- Warren G. Harding,  8-Martin Van Buren (he grew up speaking Dutch),  9-Chester A. Arthur

OUR LADY OF MERCY NEWS

Special Collection

November 17^th & 18^th

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.

COMMUNITY NEWS

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.

The Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea

December 16th at 2pm  St. Ann’s Church proudly presents the Rev. Alphonse Stephenson’s Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea at the Somerset County Vocational School, North Bridge St. & Vogt Drive, Bridgewater. Fr. Stephenson, is world renown and has directed over 3000 performances of “A Chorus Line” on Broadway. Fr. Stephenson’s concerts are usually a SOLD OUT event.

ADVANCE TICKET SALE PRICING: Orchestra $30, Balcony $25. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door at $40 pp. All sales are final. For ticket information, please call (908) 725-1008 x104.

29^th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair at St. Joseph High School

November 17^th, 9-5 & November 18^th, 10-4  The St. Joseph High School Fathers’ Club will sponsor their 29^th 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.

Every hour there will be a free “Crafter Bucks” raffle for a lucky visitor. In addition, there will be periodic 50/50 raffles both days. Food & music will be available with music and more. For more info, please call (732) 549-7600, x214 during the day or x 241 after hours and leave your name and phone number.

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