Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday
Monday December
1st
7:00
PM Helen Golaszewski r/o Family
Tuesday December
2nd
Wednesday December 3rd Francis Xavier, Priest
No
Mass on Wednesday
Thursday December
4th John of
Friday December
5th
Saturday December 6th
Nicholas, Bishop
5:30 PM Kalman
Sipos
r/o Daughter Agi
Simoncelli & Family
Sunday December 7th
10:00
AM Helen Golaszewski
r/o
Gene & Carrie Sempkowski
12
FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT
HOURS Pss I Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Cr Adv Pf I
Sol Bl 1
RDGS 2: Is 63:16b-17, 19b:
64:2-7 Ps 80:2-3, 15-16,
18-19 1 Cor 1:3-9
Mk
Lord, rend the heavens and come down. Come and save us
from our sins. Let us turn again to you and so be found blameless when you
return in glory.
Stewardship
We are the servants of God, each with his or her own task. We will be
judged good stewards if, at His coming, He finds us ready and conscientiously
pursuing the tasks to which we have been called.
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
For
those who are ill, especially: Josephine
Sarnoski, Blanche Ferraro, Elizabeth Connelly, Genevieve Casey and Peter
Yazgier, Chester Scaletti, Sr. and Keith Bloomer.
Collections
Sunday –
Counters
Nov. 30th Team #4 Jim Scaletti
Dec. 7th Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry
Fasanella
Dec. 14th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
Dec. 21rd Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David
Boyle
Diocese of Metuchen
2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
“Continuing the
When you contribute to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal you are helping:
Hospitalized people and their families who are visited by Hospital Chaplains.
Couples preparing for marriage, married couples, families interested in adoption, separated and divorced individuals, and the bereaved – all who are ministered to by the Office of Family Life.
Thousands of people in need who receive assistance in the form of transitional housing, food pantries and health centers operated through Catholic Charities.
No matter the size, every
gift is appreciated and every gift makes a difference in Continuing the
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for all
events
PERSONAL RETREAT DAYS
Sacred
Time, Sacred Space
Dec 3, 9:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Bring bag lunch ($20)
A personal quiet day to enjoy God’s presence. Day begins and ends with communal
prayer.
GUIDED WEEKEND RETREAT
Includes Advent Day of
Recollection
Dec. 5, 7 p.m. - Dec 7, 2 p.m. ($110/weekend;
non-refundable deposit $25)
ADVENT CALL: EXERCISE YOUR SOUL
Advent
Afternoon of Recollection
Dec 6, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
($20) Learn how to keep spiritually
fit and whole as you prepare for Christmas;
includes presentations, prayer
forms, Mass.
“MARY HAD A BABY”
Dec 10, 7:30—9:30 p.m. ($15) This dramatic telling of the
story of the Birth of Christ allows you to experience
DIOCESAN
NEWS
Special Diocesan Collection
December 13th and 14th
Retirement Fund for Religious
The second collection on December 13th
& 14th benefits elderly
women and men religious. More than 19,000 religious have less than 20 percent
of the amount needed for projected costs of living and healthcare.
The average Catholic sister, brother, or order priest
remains in active ministry until age 74. Today, 37,870 women and men religious
are past age 70 and need our help with the current high cost of living and
health care.
The Catholic Church assists the financial need of
elderly religious through the national appeal for the Retirement Fund for
Religious. Today, 5,452 women and men religious need skilled nursing care that
costs an average of $49,850 each. Please be generous.
Do You Want to
Serve the Lord?
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,
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.
Community
NEWS
Sacred
Heart Advent Retreats
A
detailed schedule for both Retreats is available on their parish website www.sacred-heart-church.org
or for more information, please call the parish office at (908) 725-0072.
The
Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea
December 21st at
Only
ADVANCE
Tickets will be sold: Orchestra $32.50, Balcony $27.50. For ticket information,
please call (908) 725-1008 x104 to reserve your ticket. Last year’s concert was
sold out, so please call for your tickets NOW!
Our
Lady of Mercy News
Youth
Group News
Youth Group Meeting Dates & Times
Sunday,
December 7th at
Altar
Rosary Society News
Annual Christmas Luncheon
The
Altar Rosary Society Luncheon will be held on Sunday, December 7th
from
Holy
Name & CCD Society News
In
conjunction with the contest sponsored by the Diocese of Metuchen, Our Lady of
Mercy’s Holy Name Society is sponsoring a poster contest for our 1-8 grade CCD
students and a poetry contest for our 6th, 7th, & 8th
grade CCD students. The winners in each grade will receive a $10 cash prize.
The place winners will also be entered into the Diocesan annual Pro-life
poster/poetry contest for Religious Education students.
For
more information and the complete set of rules, please read the notice each
child in CCD has received from their CCD teachers.
All
entries must be back to their respective CCD teachers no later than
GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE
CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
- When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
- If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the
second person.
- Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
- You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
- Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
- You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
- Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.