Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday
Monday October
6th Bruno, Priest
7:00
PM Helen Golaszewski r/o Family
Tuesday October
7th Our Lady of the Rosary
8:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
Wednesday October 8th
No
Mass on Wednesday
Thursday October
9th Denis, Bishop & Martyr
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Friday October
10th
Saturday October 11th
Francis of
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Shirley
Dietrick r/o M/M Gerald Fasanella
Sunday October 12th
Simoncelli
& Family
12
TWENTY-SEVENTH
SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY
TIME
HOURS Pss III Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun
Pf I-VIII
RDGS 139:Is 5:1-7 Os 80:9, 12-16, 19-20
Phil 4:6-9 Mt 21:33-43
The vineyard of the Lord is the house of
Stewardship
In the Gospel today, the owner of the vineyard sent messengers to
collect his share of the harvest from the tenant farmers, but there was not a
single good steward on the property! God is the owner, we are the tenants. What sort of stewards are we?
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 . 5th Team #4 Jim Scaletti
Oct. 12th Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
Oct. 19th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Oct. 26th Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
Diocese of Metuchen
2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Continuing the
To date our parish has received
$1000.00 in pledges/gifts to the 2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal from
12 families. For this appeal to be truly successful, we must have the support
of all of our families. It is not too late to make your gift. Please be as generous as you can. Thank you.
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.
CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF PAUL
We Are The Body of Christ
Oct 15, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. ($15) St. Paul’s insights on the body have influenced
Christian theology through the ages. What do his insights have to say to us
today?
Open House
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.
L-i-f-e C-h-a-i-n
October 5th,
Life
Chain is a peaceful, prayerful demonstration in opposition to abortion and
other attacks on human life. This year’s chain will be held in
Please
read the info pinned to the bulletin board outside the sacristy for more
information.
Please
don’t forget to bring a gift for the
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.
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,
October 21, 2008 – 7:30 PM
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.
Marriage
Encounter Weekend
Next
Marriage Encount Weekend will be held
November
7-9, 2008. Phone 1-888-827-NJME for registration or more info. Or you can visit
www.wwmecentralnj.org. for more
info.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Consider
Joining RENEW
This
Season
As your Renew team prepares for Season VI, we invite
you to consider joining fellow parishioners and sharing your faith and
friendship in an informal atmosphere. For six weeks this fall, we will meet in
small groups for the common purpose of growing in our faith life!
This weekend is “Sign Up Sunday”. Please look in your
pew for the RENEW Sign Up cards, fill it out and put it in the collection
basket or drop it in the rectory mail slot. We will have a “kick off” Mass on October 10th at
Rosary-Altar
Society News
The Rosary-Altar Society wishes to extend their thanks to all who helped in any way to make the Fall Bake and Craft Sale a success.
Thanks to all for your kindness and Support.
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.
Community
News
Because of space limitation,
more information on the below events can be found on the bulletin board outside
the sacristy.
-
Oct. 8, 7:30 PM. Mass honoring St. Peregrine , Patron
Saint of Cancer Victims. at Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Washington Valley
Rd., Martinsville. This Mass is held on
the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
-
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.