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Our Lady of Mercy Church Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 March 11, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Lent Rev. Msgr. Joseph R. Chapel, Pastor Rev. Charles P. Granstrand, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Robert T.

1 Our Lady of Mercy Church Park Ridge, New Jersey March 11, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Lent Rev. Msgr. Joseph R. Chapel, Pastor Rev. Charles P. Granstrand, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Robert T. Ulak, Parochial Vicar Rev. Patrick J. Seo, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. James C. Turro (Weekends) Joseph S. Romano, Deacon Gary Tankard, Deacon MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 5:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM (Spanish) Daily: 6:30AM, 8:30AM, (7:00PM during Lent) Saturday: 8:30AM BAPTISM The Sacrament is celebrated one Sunday every month. Parents should contact the rectory prior to the birth of their child for dates of Baptism Preparation Sessions. MARRIAGE Couples planning to be married should contact the rectory at least ONE YEAR PRIOR to the wedding date. John Rokoszak, Pastoral Associate Debra Wyka, Minister of Music Amy Ballanco, Coordinator of Religious Education Jennifer Kavanagh, Youth Minister Donna Quinn, Finance Manager Maureen Giaccio, Rectory Office Manager RECONCILIATION Saturday: 9-9:30AM & 1-1:30PM Monday: 7-7:30PM SCHOOL Our Lady of Mercy Academy 2011 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence 25 Fremont Avenue, Park Ridge, NJ Laraine Meehan, Principal CATECHETICAL MINISTRY Grades K-6: 4-5PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Grades 7-8: 3:45-5:15PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Rectory Websites School Catechetical Center Music Minister UROLM.org Fremont Ave. OLMAcademy.org Urolm.religious.ed@gmail.com

OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our Lady of Mercy Parish is a Catholic community that worships God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, celebrating Mass, proclaiming the Gospel Message

2 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our Lady of Mercy Parish is a Catholic community that worships God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, celebrating Mass, proclaiming the Gospel Message and uniting in prayer. We strive to welcome all and to educate ourselves and others in the Good News of Jesus Christ. We support one another in times of joy and sadness and attempt to serve each other by reaching out to those in need in our community and beyond. We are imperfect people on a journey. Our goal is that the life of each person leads to the Lord. MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MARCH 10 5:30 Susan Coppola Fourth Sunday of Lent SUNDAY, MARCH 11 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/ Eph 2:4-10/ Jn 3: :30 Patricia Dolan 9:30 Jack O Brien 11:00 Joseph Centinaro 12:30 People of the Parish MONDAY, MARCH 12 Is 65:17-21/ Jn 4: :30 Leo Mansueto 8:30 Catherine & Anne Vaccaro 7PM Susan Hernandez TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Ez 47:1-9, 12/ Jn 5:1-16 6:30 Wanda Radwan 8:30 Mary Ellen Smith 7PM Kay Behrens WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 Is 49:8-15/ Jn 5: :30 Saverio Procario 8:30 Penny Hanak 2PM Mass at the Atrium: Irma Cordova 7PM Nicholas Sertich THURSDAY, MARCH 15 Ex 32:7-14/ Jn 5: :30 Mary Francis Ferguson 8:30 Leo & Alice Dour 7PM Joseph Walsh FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Wis 2:1a, 12-22/ Jn 7:1-2, 10, :30 Wanda Radwan 8:30 Penny Hanak 7PM Paul Ramasco Saint Patrick, Bishop SATURDAY, MARCH 17 Jer 11:18-20/ Jn 7: :30 Patricia Christensen 5:30 Paul Clements Fifth Sunday of Lent SUNDAY, MARCH 18 Jer 31:31-34/ Heb 5:7-9/ Jn 12: :30 John O Brien 9:30 Mary & Louis Bender 11:00 Peter Holmes 12:30 People of the Parish LET US PRAY In your love and kindness please pray for the sick of our parish, especially: Lisa Martinsky, Gregg Smith, and Shalini Krawicz. Please also remember the deceased of our parish and their families, especially: Nicole Minson, John Annillo, Ruth Ames, and Patricia Jago. Please join with us in praying one OUR FATHER per day for all those who have no one to pray for them. THE SANCTUARY LAMPS burn this week in memory of: Catherine Trenta, Patricia Dolan, and for Elise Venusti. If you would like more information about reserving a Sanctuary Lamp in memory of a loved one or for a Special Intention, please call the rectory office at GOD S PLAN FOR GIVING Tithing March 4th Collection: $ 20,476 Last Year s Collection: $ 18,229 Tithing is God s plan to support His Church. Full tithing means 10% of gross income to God. We ask half of this, or 5%, for your Parish church. The other 5% goes to your favorite charities. SHARING GOD S BLESSINGS Parish Goal $99,592. Total pledged to date: $26,930 Thank you. THE FAMILY OF GOD PRAYER GROUP meets every Tuesday at 7:30PM in the chapel to praise God and pray for special intentions. DAUGHTERS OF MARY PRAYER GROUP meets Thursday mornings at 9:30AM in the Chapel. THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA will be recited each Saturday in the Sacred Heart Chapel immediately following the 8:30AM Mass. PRAYER GROUPS There are several Mother s Prayer groups that meet day or evening for one hour each week. If interested in joining, please call Cathy Flynn at STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be led by the Knights of Columbus every Friday during Lent at 7:30PM. There are consecrated low gluten hosts available at all our Sunday Liturgies. They are made available during the reception of Communion near the ramp.

3 Pastor s Column Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we continue our Lent, we meditate on the human condition as we find it in ourselves; as we find it in others. The beautiful practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving are all oriented toward a greater identification with Christ s suffering and death for us, and His Resurrection through which He overcomes all our weakness and sin. These same practices draw us out of ourselves and toward the needs of others. Perhaps you will appreciate the poem below called Cross of Worries, by a German poet named Markus W. Bruners, which I came across many years ago in the Holy Land: Cross of Worries The parched leaves Of your worries Hung on the wood of the Cross Your helplessness Hard for you to bear Suspended on its wood Your anguish Buried In the Cross of Death Now Your hands are free To carry The others' burden God bless you all! PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS O God, Father of all Mercies, Provider of a bountiful Harvest, send Your Graces upon those You have called to gather the fruits of Your labor; preserve and strengthen them in their lifelong service of you. Open the hearts of Your children that they may discern Your Holy Will; inspire in them a love and desire to surrender themselves to serving others in the name of Your son, Jesus Christ. Teach all Your faithful to follow their respective paths in life guided by Your Divine Word and Truth. Through the intercession of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, all the Angels, and Saints, humbly hear our prayers and grant Your Church's needs, through Christ, our Lord. Amen FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD Today s Gospel contains the best known and most often quoted passage in the New Testament. Who has not seen John 3:16 at a televised sporting event? Who has not heard and read the familiar and comforting words? For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. Like an old song or a soft blanket, the words comfort us. THE REST OF THE STORY But the rest of the Gospel verses are not so familiar or so comforting: Whoever does not believe has already been condemned (John 3:18). Do my doubts condemn me? Just how strong is my faith? People preferred darkness to light because their works were evil (John 3:19). Can I justify my lifestyle when the world s children are starving? For everyone who does wicked things hates the light (John 3:20). What have I done that I don t want others to know about? Why do I look the other way when people or governments act unethically or immorally? The image of Moses holding up the bronze serpent is a stark reminder of the purpose of the Crucifixion. The Son of Man will be lifted up but first he will suffer a painful death on the cross. We are saved through his suffering love if we will let him love us. Whoever lives the truth comes to the light (John 3:21). To live the truth is to accept ourselves as we are good, bad, and ugly. Love can only enter when our defenses are down. Jesus does not condemn; we condemn ourselves by our non belief in our own essential goodness. It s an internal condemnation removed only by his gift the gift of love. Jesus is love. We are saved by love. We save others through love. Love is the only thing worth living or dying for. Copyright 2005, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. SECOND COLLECTION Today is the Peter s Pence Collection, a worldwide collection that supports the charitable works of Pope Francis. Funds from this collection help victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. For more info, visit REFLECTION by Msgr. Turro, Lent? March 12th after the 7PM Mass in the Chapel. CHRISM MASS at the Cathedral Basilica, Newark March 26th, 8PM. If you are interested in attending, please call the Rectory Office BIBLE STUDY UPDATE All are welcome to the last week of the spring session. March 13/14 Jesus death, resurrection and the Great Commission, Mt Tues. at 9 in the gathering space, Wed. at 12:30 in the lower gathering space and 7:30 in the St. Mary room. Please pray for vocations to the Priesthood

EASTER EGGS We are continuing our tradition of collecting colored Easter Eggs to be distributed in time for Easter Sunday to Mother Theresa s soup kitchen in Newark.

4 EASTER EGGS We are continuing our tradition of collecting colored Easter Eggs to be distributed in time for Easter Sunday to Mother Theresa s soup kitchen in Newark. Please bring your colored eggs to the kitchen area of the OLMA Cafeteria on March 28th between 4 and 6PM. OLM TRACK OLM has had a long-running and very successful Track & Field program for our Grade 1-8 students. This program has helped to introduce and train student-athletes, not only, in various track and field events, but also, athletic competition, teamwork and sportsmanship. Each season the OLM T&F Team practices weekly and competes against other Bergen County Catholic Schools in a series of track meets. This program requires the active support and involvement of volunteer coaches and administrators. The continued existence of the T&F program is currently in jeopardy due to the limited number of coaches and administrators committed to participating and supporting the 2018 season. The OLM Team needs immediate help. If you are interested in participating in any way, please contact Tom Monahan at (201) or thomasrmonahan@gmail.com. I will be happy to provide more information as to how you can help and ensure the continuation of this special program. Thank You. CONGRATULATION WINNERS! March 5 $100 Rosemary Wolff March 6 $ 50 Michael Fitzpatrick March 7 $ 25 Barbara Gibbons March 8 $ 75 Julie Pulis March 9 $ 25 Hyunmee Koo March 10 $ 50 Virginia Vuolo March 11 $ 50 Barbara Gibbons THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. To purchase tickets please contact Eileen Stevenson at ecstevenson@optonline.net or contact the school office. THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK will once again have the annual tradition of honoring those couples in our Archdiocese who will be celebrating 5, 25 and 50 years of Christian marriage in the year These anniversary liturgies will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. April 29th at 3pm (5 and 25 years RSVP deadline April 20), May 6th (50 years RSVP deadline April 27). Please call OLM rectory office if you would like to attend. OLM NEWSLETTER The 2018 issue has been sent via and is on the web site. You will discover the answers to questions regarding the Fatima apparition. OurLadyofMercyChurch07656 is on Facebook. Like us to get information about upcoming events, parish news, parish programs and inspirational messages. STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son - John 3:16 Of all the wonderful gifts that God has given to us, the gift of His own son is truly the greatest. How can we ever thank God for a gift like that? God does not ask us to sacrifice our own precious firstborn, but He does ask that we are grateful and generous with our God-given gifts. That we nurture and develop them and return with increase. IS RCIA FOR YOU? There are many reasons why you may want to become involved in the RCIA. Do any of these fit you? I have never been baptized. I am married to a Catholic and attend Mass, but just don t know what the next step may be. I have been baptized in another Christian denomination and wish to become Catholic. I have been baptized Catholic, but have not received any other sacraments. Do you know someone who might be interested in being in full communion with the Catholic Church? Ask, encourage and invite them to this program. The journey begins with one small step! Upcoming sessions: March 18 at 10:30AM in the Parish Center. Call John Rokoszak at or Jlrok@optonline.net for more information. OUR LADY OF MERCY BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Wednesday, March 14th 7:30pm 8:30pm Our Journey Through Grief Often after the loss of a loved one, there are feelings, and issues left unresolved. If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, please join us for the evening. Our Bereavement Group will meet in the Parish Center (former Convent). For more information call John Rokoszak at OLM MEN S WEEKEND RETREAT Holy Family Retreat Center - West Hartford CT. Friday Sunday April 6-8 In an age of division, tension and change, enjoy a weekend of peace and reflection exploring the theme Grace Enough and discovering the many ways God s presence empowers us and supports us through every step of life s journey. The retreat begins with a buffet dinner on Friday evening and concludes with Mass and brunch on Sunday. Retreatants enjoy dynamic teaching, home cooked meals, uplifting music and free time. $320; more if you can, less if you can t. Call Jack Emerick for more information THANK YOU BULLETIN ADVERTISERS Please patronize our generous advertisers. YOGA - Tuesdays at 10AM, OLM Lower Gathering Space $10 donation with half being given to Haiti Scholarship Fund. Bring yoga mat, blanket, small towel, and wear comfortable clothes. Next class: March 13th.

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Our Lady of Mercy Church Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 Lent Is Coming February 11, 2018 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ash Wednesday Mass Times 6:30AM, 8:30AM, 12:15PM, 7:00PM 4:00 Scripture Service See