Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday
Monday August
25th Louis of
7:00 PM Mary Reid r/o Mary Getlik
Tuesday August
26th
Wednesday August 27th Monica
8:00 AM No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday August
28th Augustine, Bishop & Doctor
7:00 PM George Schmitt r/o John & Dorothy Ann
Friday August
29th Martyrdom of John the Baptist
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
Saturday August 30th
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Theresa
Nizalak r/o Marie Pongratz & Family
Sunday August 31st
Sempkoski
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TWENTY-FIRST
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
HOURS Pss I Seasonal prop
MASS Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII
RDGS 121: Is
Rom
As Eliakim is given authority as master of the palace
(1), so does Jesus confer upon Peter authority to bind and loose (3). To Jesus,
who promised to be with his Church for all time (Ps), be glory for ever and
ever (2)!
Stewardship
In today’s reading,
(See Romans 11:36)
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
For
those who are ill, especially: Patricia
Ryan, Josephine Sarnoski, Blanche Ferraro, Al & Ruth Schraeder, Elizabeth
Connelly, Genevieve Casey, Christine Dyke, Peter Yazgier, Alexandra Collard and
Maura O’Farrell.
Collections
Feast of the
Assumption -
Sunday -
Church in
Counters
August 24th Team #2 Ken Giacomini
August 31st
Team #3 Louie Auerbach & David Boyle
Sept. 7th Team #4 Jim Scaletti
Sept. 14th Team #1 Joe Graber & Gerry Fasanella
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
CENTERING
PRAYER
Tues- Sept 2, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Free-will offering
Pray this ancient form of prayer and breathe in
God’s peace. Centering
Prayer and Lectio Divina.
Community News
Fancy
Basket Tricky Tray
Sunday,
October 5th
Benefiting
Parish Capital Improvements
Doors
will open
Hot
Food Available
No
one under 18 permitted by law
For
info or directions, please call:
Agnes
Nemergut 908-707-1357/Kathy Paquet 732-545-1213/Camille Krachun 908-722-7345
FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED
There are children who are getting ready to go back to school
while others are waiting for a family to go home to…
You can help!
Become a foster parent
CALL TODAY
1-866-247-home (4663)
Join
us in our “Children Grow Best in Families” Campaign
Foster
Parents are special people from all backgrounds and faiths
DIOCESAN
NEWS
Diocesan
Pilgrimage For Vocations
Bishop
Bootkoski extends a cordial invitation to the people of our Diocese to join
with him on a Diocesan Pilgrimage for Vocations to the Basilica of the
Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, October 18, 2008.
Please contact Laura at
the rectory for more information via email: olmsecretary@verizon.net or call the
rectory between the hours of 1 to 4 in the afternoon Tuesday through Friday:
(732) 356-1037.
Seniors – Age
55 +
ARE YOU STUCK IN A RUT? BORED?
INTERESTED
The Family Life Office/Diocese of Metuchen is
sponsoring an exciting new series of ‘classes’ that is guaranteed to put a positive
and spiritual light on the aging process! Subjects such as celebrating your faith,
discovering the deeper meaning of life, and connectedness are just a few of the
topics to be explored.
Wednesdays – Sept. 17 –
(excluding Nov. 26)
$5.00 per session or $40.00 for all 12
sessions
(Financial assistance available upon request)
For further information &
to register contact Family Life Office (732) 562-1990 ext. 1624
Cathedral Pipe
Organ
25th Anniversary Concert
Sept. 14th,
No
tickets are required, but an offering will be taken to help defray expenses.
Jewish –
Christian Relations Today
Sunday,
September 21st, 7:30 PM Trayes Hall, Douglass Compus Center. 100
George St., New Brunswick.
Free
and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Please
RSVP by September 12th. (732) 932-2033 or email: csjlrsvp@rci.rutgers.edu.
Please
visit http://jewishstudies.rutgers.edu
for more information, directions and parking.
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Rosary Altar Society Fall
Bake & Craft Sale
September 27 & 28
The
Rosary Altar Society will be hold its Fall Bake & Craft Sale the weekend of
September 27th & 28th,
2008.
Crafts
and excellent baked goods will be sold before and after all Masses.
Contributions
of baked goodies or crafts are always welcome and appreciated. Please drop off
your contributions in the church hall 15 minutes before all Masses begin.
Shop Rite Gift Cards
The
Rosary Altar Society and the Holy Name Society have teamed up to sell Shop Rite
Gift Cards in order to raise funds for Our Lady of Mercy.
Cards can
be bought in denominations of $25, $50 and $100. The cards can be used to buy
anything at Shop Rite and can be used at all Shop Rites.
A
member of the Rosary Altar or the Holy Name Society will be in the vestibule of
the church after all Masses for your purchasing convenience.
Attention All Women of the Parish
The
Rosary Altar Society Day of Renewal will be held at the Shrine of St. Joseph in
Sterling, October 12th. We will meet in the church parking lot at
8:30 AM and will return approx. 4:00 PM.
The day will begin with prayer,
opening remarks and conference, opportunity for Confession, hot lunch,
conference or free time to visit outdoor Shrines or Stations of the Cross,
Recitation of the Rosary and Liturgy in the Chapel. Donation is $20. All women
of the parish are invited. Please join us in honoring our Blessed Mother.
For more information, please
call Rose Wickman at (732) 469-0858 or Lynn Lynch at (732) 356-4792.
to Mass.
Know Your Medical Terms!
·
Outpatient..................A
person who has fainted.
·
Pelvis......................Second
cousin to Elvis.
·
Post Operative..............A
letter carrier.
·
Recovery
Room...............Place to do upholstery.
·
Secretion...................Hiding
something.
·
Tablet......................A
small table.
·
Urine.......................Opposite
of you're out.
·
Varicose....................Near
by.