Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday
Monday October
13th Columbus Day
Tuesday October
14th Callistus I, Pope & Martyr
Wednesday October 15th Teresa of Jesus, Doctor
No
Mass on Wednesday
Thursday October
16th Hedwig, Religious
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Friday October
17th Ignatius of
Saturday October 18th
Luke, Evangelist
Sunday October 19th
8:00 AM Frank J.
& Mary Ann Pongratz
r/o Marie
Pongratz
10:00
AM Helen Golaszewski
r/o
Gene & Carrie Sempkowski
12
TWENTY-EIGHTH
SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY
TIME
HOURS Pss IV Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun
Pf I-VIII
RDGS 142: Is 25:6-10a Ps 23:1-6
Phil 4:12-14,
19-20 Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10
The Lord invites us to a banquet, one of the favorite images of
messianic times. This banquet is spread before us and can fully satisfy our
needs, yet how often have we refused the Lord’s invitation to share in the
riches prepared for us?
Stewardship
In today’s second reading,
cannot be outdone in generosity!
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
For
those who are ill, especially: Josephine
Sarnoski, Blanche Ferraro, Elizabeth Connelly, Genevieve Casey and Peter
Yazgier.
Collections
Sunday –
Counters
Oct. 12th Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
Oct. 19th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Oct. 26th Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
Nov. 2nd Team #4 Jim Scaletti
Diocese
of Metuchen
2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Continuing
the
Your gift to the 2008 Bishop's Annual Appeal supports diocesan
sponsored programs that promote Catholic values that enhance human life and
spiritual growth, providing families with opportunities for enrichment,
education and healing. If you have
already made your gift or pledge to this year's Appeal, thank you! If you haven't done so yet, your help is
still very much needed. Your gift to the
Bishop’s Appeal is crucial to our Church's ability to serve God's People in
need.
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
GATHERING FOR MEN
Tues- Oct 14, 7:30-9:30 pm ($15) Gain support and inspiration by focusing on
spirituality and integration with daily life. Group discussion, reflection and
prayer.
PRAYER FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Thurs - Oct 30, 8:00-9:00 p.m. Our Eucharistic Hour of Prayer
will focus on praying for Tuesday’s election.
GRIEF RECOVERY
Learning a process to deal with grief
Sun-Nov 2, 1:00-5:30 p.m. ($45) Gentle 4-step experiential process for resolving
the grief caused by loss.
Oct. 12,
All
middle school students and their families are invited and encouraged to take
advantage of this opportunity to see our school, meet our students and staff,
tour our campus and get a glimpse into what the Immaculata Experience is all about.
Visit www.immaculatahighschool.org or
call (908) 722-0200 x218 for more information.
Mount
Open House
Oct. 19th,
DIOCESAN
NEWS
World Mission Sunday
October 19 Special Collection
World Mission Sunday,
organized by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside
for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's missionary
activity through prayer and sacrifice.
World Mission Sunday is
"an important day in the life of the Church because it teaches how to
give: as an offering made to God, in the Eucharistic celebration and for all
the missions of the world" (see Redemptoris Missio 81).
The offerings that will
be collected [on World Mission Sunday] are destined for a common fund of
solidarity distributed, in the Pope's name, by the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith among the missions and missionaries of the entire world. Please be
as generous as your means allow.
Critical Life
Issues Conference
October 25
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at St. John Neumann Conference
Center, Piscataway. This conference will address many of the critical life
issues which face us today including: imitating Jesus when debating the life
issues, making sense of the media, 3-D & 4-D ultrasound (with live
demonstations) and dealing with a difficult pre-natal diagnosis. The conference
will feature dynamic and inspirational speakers from across the country and
will also feature exhibits.
Registration is $40 for
general admission and $20 for clergy, religious & students. This fee
includes lunch & handouts. To register, please call (732) 562-1990 x1629 or
1543.
STAND UNITED FOR MARRIAGE
You
are invited to an ecumenical Marriage Rally in
Walk Me Home
Catholic Charities, Diocese
of Metuchen’s Therapeutic Foster Care program will be participating in the 1st
National Foster Care Walk. Walk Me Home is a nationwide event to generate
awareness of foster care, recruit foster families, and raise funds to support
programs and services of foster care associations. The walk will take place on
Sunday, October 19th at
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Youth Group
News
Thank You, Thank You to all of the generous parishioners that have donated
items to the Ronald MacDonald House. The Youth Group is planning a visit
the first or second weekend in October and will deliver all the donated
items.
The
Youth Group is looking for donated items for their room. We just recently
removed the ping pong table that was there for many years since the wood rotted
away and the legs were unstable. Perhaps your children have grown and you
have a ping pong table or other table top game that is taking up space in your
house. We would be happy to take it off your hands. We are also
looking for board games and a VCR. Call Nora Lyons if you have something
to donate at 732-563-9459.
The Youth Group is looking
for new members to join us on Sunday evenings at 7.p.m.
Attention
Parents & Children
Due
to the destructive behavior by some unsupervised children using the church
bathrooms, any children having to use the bathrooms MUST be escorted by
an adult.
CCD
News
Welcome back everyone!!!! CCD is back and in full
swing. Our Religious Education Program could not happen without the
assistance of our volunteers. Michele and I would like to say thank you to the
teachers and aides who have graciously donated their time and talent to our
program. We can use some
volunteers for the older grades. Anyone who is interested in becoming a
teacher or an aide please contact Michele Duh or Agi Simoncelli.
Community
News
Because of limited space in the
bulletin and not having enough space for jokes, more information on the below
events can be found on the bulletin board by the sacristy.
-
October 19th, 2 PM. Penny Sale at St. Mary’s
in Bound Brook.
-
Diocesan Religious Recognition Programs/Annual Catholic
Girl Scout Gathering. For girls who would like to earn religious recognition
medals.
My Word!!
CANNIBAL:
Someone who is fed up with
people.
DUST:
Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST:
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.