Mass
Schedule
OUR LADY OF MERCY
Sunday,
August 24, 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
4:30 pm Helen/James Balvo [Jerome Balvo]
7:30 am Eileen Ball [Family]
9:00 am
Henry J. Schultz [Card Club]
10:30
am Patricia Gaffney [Delores Connolly]
12:00
pm
ST.
BERNARD ORATORY
Monday,
August 25
8:00 am Martha Sullivan [David Bonner]
12:10 pm Gerry Norman [Lois Singley]
Tuesday,
August 26
8:00 am Blanche/Joseph Rinkunas
12:10 pm Henry J. Schultz [Nicholas/Dorothy Cuttic]
Wednesday,
August 27
8:00 am Donald Kindt
12:10 pm Caroline Azzolina [Family]
7:00 pm
Thursday,
August 28
8:00 am Peter Amadore [Family]
12:10 pm Lois Kay Smull [M/M John Schlert]
Friday,
August 29
8:00 am Thomas Reichard [Henry/Marie Fleck]
12:10 pm Anita Davis [Brian/Patty]
OUR LADY OF MERCY
Sunday,
August 31, 22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
4:30 pm Anna Mair [John/Julia Schlert]
7:30 am Dorothy McLaughlin [Carol Saylor]
9:00 am
Marion Fox [Bobby/Debby Sherman]
10:30
am Virginia English [Family]
12:00
pm
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.
OFFERING August
16th & 17th
Plate -$6,938.70
Assumption -
$1,170
The Knights of
Columbus
will be selling tickets after all the Masses this weekend for their Spaghetti
Dinner at St. Jane’s Father Farrell Hall, Sunday, September 14, 1:00-6:00
pm. Advance ticket sales only. Adults-$8, Children 4 to 12 $4 (under 4 –
free). Carry outs for $8. Also, a Chinese Auction will be held at the
same time and place.
Upcoming Weekend Schedule
For August 30th
& 31st
4:30 pm
Celebrant: Fr. Deo
Lector: Annie Pritchard, Pat Clarke
Eucharistic
Ministers: Elizabeth Stevens, Betsy
Kennedy
Katharine
Malia
Altar Servers: Taylor
Dziedzina, Mia DiFelice
7:30 am
Celebrant: Fr. Avitus
Lector: Julie Gerancher
Eucharistic
Ministers: Terry Lynch, Richard Larkin
Karen
Corpora
Altar
Servers: Anthony Corpora
9:00 am
Celebrant: Fr. Deo
Lector: Merrielee Legath, Mary Louise Evans
Eucharistic
Ministers: William/Nancy Green, Carina
Schaffer
Altar
Servers: Brandon/Jonathan Kummer
10:30 am
Celebrant: Fr. Avitus
Lector: Jim Case
Eucharistic
Ministers: Mary/Dan Klein, Adam
Piergallini
Altar
Servers: Michelle/George Naef
Collection
Counters: Gert Junglas, Dorothy
Miller, Pat Blake
PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING will be held Thursday,
August 28, 7:00 pm, Parish Center at St. Bernard’s Oratory. All are invited.
Congratulations to Scotty & Emma O’Connor
(St. Joseph’s Parish) who celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary
on August 20th.
Thank You from
Our Lady of Mercy’s Women Guild to all the volunteers who cleaned and set up
the parish hall and everyone who provided refreshments to make Fr. Deo’s
Pastoral Installment reception a great success.
Our Lady of Mercy is currently seeking bids for the demolition of the house purchased to create parking at 245 W. St.
Joseph St. Bid requirements can be
obtained by contacting Nancy Bonfanti at the Parish Center 610-252-7381.
NOTE: Baptismal
Class for September will be held the second Monday (Sept. 8) instead of the
first Monday (Labor Day).
A HEARTFELT
THANK YOU
FROM YOUR
PASTOR
I wish to thank you for your kindness
and good wishes given to me on the occasion of my installation as Pastor of Our
Lady of Mercy Parish. A special thank
you to Dick & Arlene Piatt, Adam & Kim Piergallini, who coordinated the
event, all the choirs for the special music, and to Our Lady of Mercy Women’s
Guild for the reception after Mass and to all those who participated in the
Mass. May God bless you.
Parish Picnic
Our Lady of Mercy
Sunday, September 7
1:00 PM
Lopatcong Township Pavilion Complex, Phillipsburg,
NJ
All Parishioners are invited. Please bring your dish to share (and its
recipe) to the Parish’s first picnic. An
afternoon of fun, games, relaxation and enjoyment are planned. Cash donations are being accepted to defray
costs. Please place your donation in an
envelope marked “Parish Picnic” and put in collection basket. So far, $35 has been received .
Thank You from
Our Lady of Mercy’s Women Guild to the following parishioners for their
generous donations towards the following projects. Your kind donations will help us reach our
goal in making improvements to our properties and our church. If anyone else would like to make a donation
towards these projects, please send your donations to the Parish Center or put
them in the collection. Please mark it
with your name and the name of the project.
We will add your donation to your contributions which are tax deductible.
Parking Project Donations
Jeanne/Robert
Young - $100
Our Lady of Mercy Parish Sign
John/Barbara
Koegler ($800
Our Lady of Mercy Social Hall Copier Repair
Knitting
Group-$50
PREP IS MOVING
All PREP Classes will be held on Sunday Morning.
PREP for all 1st – 7th grade students will be held from 8:45 – 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Center.
The Special Faith Class or in the Confirmation Class, will start 9:00 a.m. in the basement of St. Joseph’s School.
1st & 2nd grade
PREP Teacher Needed!!!!!
Anyone
interested in sharing their love of the church with some very eager young
people, please contact Mrs. Kelly DeRaymond at the Parish Center.
Easton Area Catholic Youth Group
Youth Group News/Schedule
Our first Youth
Group meeting of the new school year will be held on
Sunday, September 14th at 7:00
in the St. Anthony’s
Parish Center.
CONFIRMATION
FINAL TEST AND INTERVIEW
Tuesday, August 26th
– 3:00-4:00
Thursday, August 28th – 3:00-4:00
Saturday, August 30th
– 9:00-11:00
Wednesday, September
3rd – 6:00 – 7:00
Please, contact Mrs.
DeRaymond at the Parish Center (610-252-7381) to schedule your interview.
ANNIVERSARY MASS
Are You Celebrating 5, 25, 40, 50, 60
or more years of marriage in the year 2008? Celebrate this
special occasion with your family at the Annual Diocesan Anniversary Mass on Sunday, September 28, 3:00 pm at St. Thomas
More Church, Allentown. Couples who pre-register and attend will
receive a certificate from Bishop Cullen.
Registration forms can be found in the vestibule of the Church.
Why do we suffer?
I suffer so much, and I see others
suffering even more. Why must we suffer? Exhausted
Dear Exhausted,
Suffering is a mystery. Sometimes suffering is our own
fault, but more often it’s beyond our control. Most suffering is inflicted on
us from outside; it just is, and many times no one or nothing is to
blame.
God did not create us and
the world only to abandon us. God is present and active in the world, suffering
with us like a parent who suffers with a beloved child. Just knowing we are not
alone and that God understands and loves us seems to help us make it through
times of suffering. It also helps if we
can find meaning in our suffering. In union with Jesus, we can endure suffering
in solidarity with all who are in pain. Try to focus on the redemptive aspect
of suffering: In his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus has shown us a way through
suffering and death—not around it—to new life and joy. David Louch, C.Ss.R.
Monday August 25 Weekday 2 Th 1:1–5, 11–12 • Mt 23:13–22 Tuesday August 26 Weekday 2 Th 2:1–3a, 14–17 Mt 23:23–26 Wednesday August 27 Saint Monica 2 Th 3:6–10, 16–18 • Mt 23:27–32 Thursday August 28 Saint Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church 1 Cor 1:1–9 • Mt 24:42–51 Friday August 29 The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist 1 Cor 1:17–25 • Mk 6:17–29 Saturday August 30 Weekday 1 Cor 1:26–31 • Mt 25:14–30 Sunday August 31 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:7–9 • Rom 12:1–2 Mt 16:21–27
Jesus asks his disciples to answer a critical question. Who do people say I am? How
did the disciples understand him? Peter calls him the Messiah. Jesus
blesses that insight. Peter and his answer are so important, Jesus will build
his Church there—a connection of heaven and earth will be rooted there. So why
does Jesus tell them not to tell anyone he is the Messiah? Christians are used
to defining Messiah through our understanding of Jesus. In the first
century, a variety of different expectations and definitions were available. Zealots
wanted to throw off Roman rule. Give us a messiah who will lead us against
those destroying our country! Let’s go to war like the Maccabees, who fought two
centuries earlier. Is God any less on our side?
Priests and Sadducees kept the Temple
running.
Are we not meant to fulfill the law of
Moses? The Romans have kept the Temple open. Do we need a Messiah? Would
that not create real problems? Pharisees were willing to interpret the Law in
new ways. They are open to new
leadership. Notice this group in the Gospels. Jesus often argues with them.
They come to him with questions. He respects those who are arguing on the
cutting edge of their tradition. He eats with them. Do they want a
Messiah? Maybe… Did the first century want a Messiah? These folks wanted
a bunch of them. Depending whom you asked, the job description varied. If the
disciples preached the “Messiah,” would they understand who Jesus was?
Those who experienced the power of God in Jesus
couldn’t use any older categories. The sick, the poor, the illiterate who could
not read the law, let alone follow it—they were not taken seriously by any of
the groups. They were drawn to this preacher from Galilee. Those who embraced
him as the Risen One found a new sort of Messiah.
LECTURAS: Isaías 22:19–23; Salmo 138; Romanos 11:33–36; Mateo 16:13–20
MINISTROS DE LA EUCARISTIA
HOY: Juan Enriquez, Jose Orsini
PROXIMO DOMINGO: Evodio Mendez, Jose Diaz
LECTORES
HOY: Margarita Palacios, Daysi Diaz
PROXIMO DOMINGO: Margarita Carreon, Roger Cruz
INTENCION DE LA MISA:
Tema de la Misa:
Hoy Jesús hace una pregunta a sus discípulos.
La misma pregunta que se nos hace a nosotros: “Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy
yo?” Todas las semanas venimos a alimentarnos en la mesa de la palabra de Dios.
Cada semana nos acercamos más al Señor Jesús, presente en esa palabra. Pongamos
una atención especial hoy y reconozcamos con san Pedro que Jesús es “el Mesías,
el Hijo de Dios vivo”.
Los Sacramentos
Confesiones: Sábado 3:30 –
4:15 PM
Bautismo: La charla para
los bautizos será el primer domingo del mes después de la Misa de las 12 del
mediodía. Los bautizos se celebrarán el segundo domingo del mes después de la
Misa de las 12 del día en la Iglesia. Hablar con el Padre o el Diácono después
de la Misa Dominical para hacer los arreglos.
Matrimonio: La Diócesis
requiere una preparación de 6 meses. Favor de hablar con el Padre con tiempo
para más información.
Misa en Español: La Misa dominical
en español es a las 12 del mediodía. Hay una Misa durante la semana en español
el miércoles a las 7:00 de la noche.
Los Miércoles: Después de la Misa
del miércoles el primer y tercer miércoles un tiempo para aprender más de la
doctrina de Cristo predicado por la Iglesia Católica. Al mismo tiempo va haber
una reunión de Juan XXIII después de la Misa. Juan XXIII también se reúnen el
ultimo Domingo del mes a las 3 de la tarde.
Los Sabados: El grupo de
Oraciones se reunirán los Sabados a las 5:00 PM.
Parish Picnic
Nuestra Señora de
la Merced
Domingo, 7 de
Septiembre
1:00 PM
Complejo del
pabellón del municipio de Lopatcong, Phillipsburg, NJ
Todas las familias de
nuestra parroquia están invitados. Por favor traiga su plato preferido con
receta para compartir el primer PICNIC de la parroquia. Una tarde llena de
diversión, juegos, para que se relaje y disfrute todo lo planeado. Estamos
aceptando donaciones de dinero para ayuda. Si desea donar dinero tráigalo en un
sobre que diga “Parish Picnic”.
PREP SE MUDA A LOS
DOMINGOS!
TODAS LAS CLASES DE PREP VAN
HACER LOS DOMINGOS EN LA MAÑANA. Ya están habiertas las registraciones!
PREP para todos los estudiantes de grados de 1ro
– 7mo desde las 8:45 – 10:00 a.m. en el Centro de la Parroquia.
La Clase Especial de Fe y la Clase de la
Confirmacion, va hacer a las 9:00 a.m. en el sotano de la escuela de San Jose.
Easton Area Catholic
Youth Group
Noticias del Grupo de
Jovenes
Nuestra primera
reunion del Nuevo año escolar va hacerOur
Domingo,14 de Septiembre
7:00
en el Centro de la Parroquia de San Antonio
CONFIRMACION
Examenes finales y
Entrevistas
Miercoles, 20 de
Agosto – 10:00-1:00
Jueves, 21 de Agosto
– 10:00-1:00
Viernes, 22 de Agosto
– 1:00-3:00
Martes, 26 de Agosto
– 3:00-4:00
Jueves, 28 de Agosto – 3:00-4:00
Sabado, 30 de Agosto – 9:00-11:00
Miercoles, 3 de Septiembre
– 6:00 – 7:00
Por favor, comuniquese con la Sra. DeRaymond a el Centro de la Parroquia
RETIROS
RETIRO REGIONAL DE LA RENOVACION CARISMATICA
“ECCREN” se llevara acabo el 11 de Octubre de 8-6 pm donación $10.00 Chase Center Riverfront 815 Justison Street
Wilmington Delaware 19801. Habra transportación. Para mas información hable con
el Diacono DeCastro.
Cursillo de
Cristiandad
Hombres:
18, 19, 20, 21 de Septiembre
Mujeres:
25, 26, 27, 28 de Septiembre
Para mas información hablar con el Diacono DeCastro
JUAN XXIII
Retiro de Mujeres: 5, 6, 7 de Septiembre
para mas información comuníquese con Roger Cruz o Daisy
Diaz.
Meditaciones
Breves Pague a Dios primero Se necesita dinero para hacer la obra de Dios en el mundo y la
fuente principal de financiación para los ministerios de la Iglesia
católica son sus generosos miembros. Dedique una porción de su sueldo a
obras de caridad lo mismo que lo hace para la hipoteca o el alquiler.
Escriba ese cheque antes que los demás. Done parte de cualquier dinero
inesperado con el que se encuentre, aunque sea sólo un billete de 10
dólares que halle en su bolso o bolsillo. Ponga la mitad en el cepillo para
los pobres. “Yo” lo último La sociedad dice que está bien procurarse la felicidad propia sin
pensar en los demás. Pero como seguidores de Cristo sabemos que Dios nos ha
dado la responsabilidad de ocuparnos de otras personas antes de pensar en
nosotros mismos. Si nos ocupamos de los demás, Dios se ocupará de nosotros.
Déselo a Dios Nunca olvide que Dios lo ama profundamente y se ocupa de usted con
auténtica pasión. “Confiadle todas vuestras preocupaciones, pues Él cuida
de vosotros” (1 Pedro 5:7).
