Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday
Monday October
20th Paul of the Cross, Priest
7:00
PM Blanche LaGreca r/o The Mahoney Family
Tuesday October
21st
Wednesday October 22nd
No
Mass on Wednesday
Thursday October
23rd John of Capistrano, Priest
Friday October
24th Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop
8:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
Saturday October 25th
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Mary
Reid r/o Bob & Joan McArdle
Sunday October 26th
r/o
Granddaughter, Rose Marie
12
r/o Loving Wife & Daughter
TWENTY-NINTH
IN
ORDINARY
TIME
HOURS Pss I Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun
Pf I-VIII
RDGS 145: Is 45:1, 4-6 Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10
1 Thes 1:1-5b Mt 22:15-21 or
nos. 872-876/816-820
The Lord is king and there is no other. We are to render to God,
therefore, fitting praise and service, as is God’s due. God’s word to us, in
turn, is a matter of power and strength, to be lived with conviction of heart.
Stewardship
The bishops’ pastoral
letter on stewardship reminds us, “Jesus not only calls people to him but also
forms them and sends them out in his service. Being sent on a mission is a
consequence of being a disciple.”
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. 19th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Oct. 26th Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David
Boyle
Nov. 2nd Team #4
Jim Scaletti
Nov. 9th Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
Diocese
of Metuchen
2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Continuing the
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 2008 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 2008 Appeal as soon as
possible. Please pray for the success of
the Appeal.
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
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.
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic Violence is a pattern of intimidation,
coercion, and violence that is used to achieve power and control over a
partner. Over time, this pattern often
increases in frequency and severity. The
abuse can be physical, verbal, sexual, emotional, or economical.
Domestic Violence does not discriminate. A victim can be of any age, race, class,
culture, religion, occupation, or sexual preference.
If you have experienced this by a person who you
date(d) or live(d) with, you may be a victim of domestic violence.
·
Domestic Violence
is the #l health risk for women in the
·
Domestic Violence
affects individuals from all races, religions, nationalities, and
socio-economic levels.
·
Domestic Violence
is frequently passed from one generation to the next.
·
Domestic Violence
is likely to continue and escalate without professional intervention.
·
Call the Domestic
Violence Hotline: 1-800-572-7233
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.
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. 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.
Diocesan Union
of Holy Name Societies
23rd Annual Convention and Memorial Mass
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Convention Tickets are now available
$20.00 donation or $25.00 at the door
Warren/Hunterdon Bob Fasanello 908-537-2803
Middlesex
Frank Marcelonis 732-721-8938
Convention
topics followed by dinner. Open to wives and friends of Holy Name Members.
Bishop’s 3rd Annual
Mass to
“Celebrate
Adoption”
November
16, 2008, Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Metuchen.
Bishop Paul Bootkoski, Celebrant.
Join us for a special
celebration honoring all adoptive families – includes adoptees, adoptive
parents, grandparents, extended families and birthparents. Sponsored by the
Family Life Office, Diocese of Metuchen.
Light lunch following
Mass. Pre-registration is requested. Please call (732) 562-1990 x1624 or email:
familylife@diometuchen.org.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
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.
How to Weigh
Yourself
****************
This guy goes to a costume party
with a girl on his back.
"What the heck are you?"
asks the host.
"I'm a snail" says the guy.
"But... you have a girl on your
back"
replies the host.
"Yeah," he says,
"that's Michelle!"