Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday
Monday October
27th
7:00
PM Kathleen Vliet r/o Our Lady of Mercy
Altar Rosary Society
Tuesday October
28th Simon & Jude, Apostles
8:00 AM Eileen
Reid, Happy Birthday! r/o Felix Reid III
Wednesday October 29th
No
Mass on Wednesday
Thursday October
30th
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Friday October
31st
8:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
Saturday November 1st
All Saints Day
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Mary
Reid r/o Bob & Joan McArdle
Sunday November 2nd All Souls Day
10:00
AM Helen Golaszewski
r/o
Gene & Carrie Sempkowski
THIRTIETH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss II Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun
Pf I-VIII
RDGS 148: Ex
1 Thes 1:5c-10 Mt 22:34-40
We are to love the Lord with our whole heart and our
neighbor as ourself. By thus fulfilling these two great commandments, we hope
to become models of faith and imitators of the Lord who gave himself totally
for our sakes.
Stewardship
We fulfill the
commandment to love our neighbor when we exercise good stewardship— joyfully
sharing our gifts of life, abilities, and resources to meet our neighbor’s
need.
Let us remember in our prayers Deacon Nicholas
Thornton
whom God has called home.
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 –
World
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
Have you made your gift or pledge?
The Appeal goal this year is $6.5 million. To meet this goal we are asking every able
family to participate. You may make a
one-time gift or spread your gift over a four-month period. Thank you for whatever you can do to support
the 2008 Bishop's Annual 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.
WEEKEND DIRECTED RETREAT
Nov 7-9, 7 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Sunday
($110/weekend; non-refundable deposit $25)
An experience of personal prayer based on
Scripture. Daily spiritual
direction. Atmosphere of prayerful quiet. Adaptable to the needs of each individual.
CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF PAUL: St. Paul and the Virtue of HOPE
Tues - Nov
11, 7:30—9:30 p.m. ($15) Msgr. John P. O’Connor
St. Paul writes from his life experience and his trust in God to keep on
going amidst trials.
Kids, Have a safe and Happy Halloween!!
DIOCESAN
NEWS
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.
The Latin Mass:
Questions & Answers
November
18, 7:30 – 9:00 PM at St. John Neumann Pastoral Center in
Piscataway. This workshop will address the 2007 letter by Pope Benedict XVI, Summorum Pontificum, and the usage and
implementation of the Latin Mass in the Diocese of Metuchen. The information
provided will be helpful for clergy and those in music ministry. Any interested
parishioners are also welcome to attend. Registration information is available
on the diocesan website at www.diometuchen.org
or email worship@diometuchen.org.
Do You Want to
Serve the Lord?
Is priesthood or religious life a possibility for
you? If so, consider joining our monthly discernment group, which is open to
men, ages 18-50, who wish to discern God’s will and find out more about priesthood
and consecrated religious life.
St. John Vianney House of
Discernment, Hopelawn
Tuesday,
November 25, 2008 – 7:30 PM
Tuesday,
December 9, 2008 – 7:30 PM
For more information, or
to sign up, please call Father Randy Vashon at the Office of Vocations (732)
562-2457 or email him at vocations@diometuchen.org.
M.O.M.S.* “
November 1, 9:00am-2:00pm St. Andrew Church Hall,
Bring a friend and get
all your Holiday shopping done in one place!
There will be prizes, light refreshments and plenty of shopping for
everyone.
20+
vendors with everything from home goods/decor to health, beauty, jewelry, toys, books, handmade crafts, and
much more.
For
more information, or if you have a product that you’d like to sell, please
contact Karen at (732) 855-0716 or mrskmck@aol.com THANK YOU for supporting our MOMS Ministry.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
From
the Desk of the Pastor
Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of
Our Lady of Mercy her in South Bound Brook. To mark the occasion, I would like
to put a committee together to plan for this anniversary.
Accordingly, I invite all interested parishioners to be part of the
committee. Kindly contact the rectory if you would like to serve.
All Saints Day
All
Saints Day falls on November 1st this year. November 1st is a
Saturday. “The National Conference of Catholic Bishops approved two motions
which affect the observance of holy days of obligation in the dioceses of the
United States. They decided that whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary,
Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints,
falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated”.
This means coming to Mass on Saturday at 5:30 or Sunday at 8AM, 10AM or Noon,
you will have fulfilled your obligation to attend Mass for the Holy Day also.
All Souls Day
Second Collection
All
Souls Day falls on November 2nd . All Souls Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation, but
it falls on a Sunday this year.
In your
envelope packets you will find an envelope for All Souls Day. On the back of
envelope are spaces for you to write in the names of your deceased loved ones.
Please place these envelopes in the second collection. Father Dan will then
pray over them at the altar. You are also welcome to drop them off in the
rectory mail slot before November 2nd to be brought over to the
church on All Souls Sunday.
Christmas Candy
Gertrude Hawk Christmas candy brochures are
available at all exits. Orders may be put in the collection basket or in the
rectory mail slot. All orders must be returned by Sunday, November 16 by
1:00 p.m. Make checks out to DIANE MOSKO (not Our Lady of Mercy or Gertrude Hawk).
Remember – no order is too small – every order counts! Any questions,
call Diane at 908-369-3398. Thank you for your continued support. Olgiztion
Wealthy people miss
one of life's
greatest thrills -
Making the last car
payment.