January 21, 2018 Third Sunday in Ordinary TimeJan 21, 2018  · “love your neighbor as yourself.” These two “loves” involve justice, as understood in the Old Testament, Hebrew

Our Lady of Mercy Church Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656

January 21, 2018 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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 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 07656 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 E-Mail 201-391-5315 UROLM.org 201-391-3838 201-391-3590 201-358-2994 [email protected] 2 Fremont Ave. OLMAcademy.org 201-802-1771 [email protected]

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.

LET US PRAY In your love and kindness please pray for the sick of our parish, especially: Lisa Martinsky, and Patricia Bilz.

Please also remember the deceased of our parish and their families, especially: Lucille Barnes, Juan Cevallos, Lilian Rodriguez, and Kenneth Deubel. 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: Kathryn Padovano, Helen Mulzet and for Claudia Limon.

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 201-391-5315.

MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 5:30 Mimi Kashickey Third Sunday in Ordinary Time SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 Jon 3:1-5, 10/ 1 Cor 7:29-31/ Mk 1:14-20 7:30 Mario Izzo 9:30 Ida Antonelli 11:00 People of the Parish 12:30 William Gelnaw MONDAY, JANUARY 22 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/ Mk 3:22-30 6:30 Kathleen Grace 8:30 Mary Frances Ferguson Sts. Marianne Cope, Virgin & Vincent, Deacon & Martyr TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/ Mk 3:31-35 6:30 Kathryn Padovano 8:30 Helen Emerick Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor of the Church WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 2 Sm 7:4-17/ Mk 4:1-20 6:30 Susan Kwiatkowski 8:30 Rose Aiello The Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 Acts 22:3-16/ Mk 16:15-18 6:30 Angela Weber 8:30 Paul Clements Saint Timothy & Saint Titus, Bishops FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 2 Tm 1:1-8/ Mk 4:26-34 6:30 Bob Hogan 8:30 Margaret & David Wittman Saint Angela Merici, Virgin & Religious Founder SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/ Mk 4:35-41 8:30 Patricia A. Christensen 5:30 Lenny Principe Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 Dt 18:15-20/ 1 Cor 7:32-35/ Mk 1:21-28 7:30 People of the Parish 9:30 Mario Izzo 11:00 Angela Weber 12:30 Edna Mary Modney

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING – Tithing

January 14th Collection: $ 15,189 Last Year’s Collection: $ 17,090 Christmas Collection to date: $111,639

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.

THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA will be recited each Saturday in the Sacred Heart Chapel immediately following the 8:30AM Mass.

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.

There are consecrated low gluten hosts available at all our Sunday Liturgies. They are made available during the reception of Communion near the ramp by the processional cross.

SHARING GOD’S BLESSINGS ANNUAL APPEAL - The goal for Our Lady of Mercy parish is $102,553. Pledged to date: $48,415. Thank you!

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 201-391-1482.

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. 1

• 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: January 28, February 4 at 10:30AM in the Parish Center. Call John Rokoszak at 201-391-3590 or email [email protected] for more information.

Pastor’s Column Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

As I write this, the US Catholic Church has just concluded “National Migration Week,” January 7-13, to reflect on the significance of migration in our nation’s history. Last Monday, we commemorated Martin Luther King, Jr. and his lifelong efforts toward equality for all, especially racial equality. And we are now within the Church’s, “9 Days for Life,” January 18-26, surrounding the “Annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children” on this 45th Anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision which made abortion legal in the US. At the heart of each of these topics is justice. Jesus tells us that the greatest and first commandment is: “You shall love the Lord your God,” and the second is similar: “love your neighbor as yourself.” These two “loves” involve justice, as understood in the Old Testament, Hebrew term for justice, seddaqah – which means right relation, balanced relation – with God, with self, with others – most profoundly in our relations with the most vulnerable. The Book of Exodus spells it out: "You shall not wrong any widow or orphan. If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry (Ex 22:20-23).” God’s measuring stick for justice is how we treat “the widow, the orphan and the alien,” – a scriptural description of “the weakest and the most defenseless among us” – the “least ones” of Matthew’s gospel – for they lacked significant legal rights or means on their own; they were absolutely dependent on the kindness of others for their very existence and survival. This “kindness” was a requirement, an obligation – it was not simply an option. And so we are invited to reflect in these days on the contribution of migrants: who among us does not have a family history, in living memory of migration to this country? So we pray for a sense of “right relation” with the migrants of today, to see them through the eyes of Christ. We pray for their needs and we pray for our own hardness of heart towards the alien. And we reflect on the real progress around equal rights in the 50 years since the death of Martin Luther King, we pray in gratitude while praying still for the road that remains to be travelled. And with great pain, we reflect on the 60 million children “orphaned” by abortion since 1973 in the US – equivalent to the current total populations of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland combined. Just imagine if we had these 60 million souls living among us today along (Continued in next column)

Why Follow Jesus Why follow Jesus? Because he asked. It is as simple as that. We have received an invitation from the Son of God to follow him. Our mission: To bring good news to the poor and gain everlasting life. Not a bad deal. Think of the other invitations you’ve received—to weddings, birthday parties, showers, family reunions: Nothing compares to the joy and glad tidings of Christ’s invitation to salvation. So, like the first disciples, abandon your nets and say goodbye to anyone or anything that is holding you back, and follow Jesus. Don’t forget to ask others to join you along the way. For as Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley reminds us: We must never tire of inviting people to come into the Church, to discover the beauty and light inside. Part of our mission is to build up the body of Christ, the Church, by being an Inviting and welcoming community. In fact, it is in the very act of invitation and welcome that we maintain our bearings and stay the course of Jesus. - Patrice J. Tuohy Taken from Prepare the Word

with their own children! Imagine the pleasure of their presence and the wonderful contributions they would make to the Church, to society, even to Social Security! We pray for what we have lost but we pray also for their parents—for the psychological, spiritual and sacramental healing of every man or woman who, because of pressure, because of fear or for any other cause, has participated in any fashion in abortion.

God bless you all!

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CHILDREN’S LITURGY—Join us during the 9:30 Mass as we gather the children in the chapel after the Opening Prayer. They will listen to the same liturgy as the regular Mass, but in a way they can understand with stories, coloring, and songs. The children will then return to the church during Offertory. Best for ages 3 to 8 years old, but older siblings are welcome to help out.

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: January 23, 30.

Please pray for vocations to the Priesthood

CALLING ALL KNITTERS and CROCHETERS! We are working on a project to provide hats and scarves for the homeless this winter. Patterns and yarn are available upon request. Please contact Lauretta Miller at 201-391-6109 or by email at: [email protected] if you would like to be part of this effort. Thank you!

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”

- Mark 1:17 Jesus’ call to “Follow me” is a call to all Christians! The call is in the here and now, in our present circumstances, not when we think we are “ready” or have everything in order. Good stewardship of our God-given gifts means that things aren’t always going to go according to our schedule and that God has a much better plan in store for each of us.

THE ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Award Winning Performing Arts Program presents CURTAINS the whodunit musical comedy from the creators of Cabaret and Chicago, on the stage of the Inserra Theater at St. Joseph Regional High School. The cast includes OLM parishioners: Emily Hernandez, Rianna LeHane, and Valentina Zazzali. Performance dates are: January 26 at 7PM; January 27 at 2PM, and 7PM; January 28 at 3PM; February 1 at 7PM; February 2 at 7PM; and February 3 at 2PM and 7PM.Tickets are $23 & $19 each. Our Senior Citizen Preview performance is January 24 at 3PM with unreserved seating and tickets will be sold at the door ($5 each for seniors) for this performance. Students may purchase tickets online to the Thursday performance at $15 with student identification provided at admission. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for a Group Discount of $15 per ticket - contact sjrtickets.com. For more information contact: www.sjrtheater.com or call 201-391-7422.

OLM COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE We are looking for a number of people to join the committee to help coordinate the social media of the parish. If you are interested, please call the rectory at 201-391-5315. WOMEN’S CREATIVE GROUP

Thursday, February 1st 7:00 - 9:00PM in the Parish Center Come be creative with us! The Women's Creative Group is a place for women of our parish to come and work on their projects. Whether you doodle, scrapbook, draw, craft, knit, etc.....come share what you are working on. The purpose is to provide time from our busy schedules to let our creative juices flow! All different kinds of creativity are welcome. If you would like to learn something new, or try a new outlet, feel free to come and see what other women are working on. Please bring your own supplies for the current project you are working on. No supplies will be available. Meetings are planned for the first Thursday of every month in the parish center. If you should need help carrying your supplies, help will be available for you. Please contact Jessica Bruno with any questions at 201-664-3536 or email at [email protected]

WOMEN’S RETREAT 2018 San Alfonso Retreat House – Long Branch , NJ "Where God & the Sea Meet" The Women's Retreat weekend will be March 9th-11th. The theme of the retreat is: "Living From the Heart" The cost is $220.00 for the weekend. A deposit of $50.00 is required, which is non-refundable. Anyone interested please contact: Beth Gangeri at 201-391-2569 or email: [email protected]. All deposits must be in by February 25, 2018 the latest.

HACKENSACK SOUP KITCHEN-THANK YOU On January 11th, Our Lady of Mercy provided meals for 130 men and women at the Bergen County Health and Human Services Center in Hackensack. Thank you to the parishioners who generously donated food and to the volunteers who served dinner. We will be hosting again on March 8th. For more information call Dolly(201-247-8102).

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