The Catholic Community of Manalapan and Englishtown Worship at:
www.moremercy.org
Rev. John P. Bambrick, Pastor
Rev. Mark W. Crane, Parochial Vicar
March 9, 2008
St. Thomas More Church
186 Gordons Corner Road
Manalapan, N.J. 07726
Daily Mass and Prayer Times
Morning Prayer 8:00am M-F
Daily Mass 8:30am M-F
Rosary following Mass M-F
All Holy Days: Manalapan
at 8:30am and 7:30pm
Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:00pm
Sunday 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30am
St. Thomas More Offices
Hours: M-F 8am-4pm
Madeline Guida, Receptionist
Phone:732-446-6661
Fax: 732-446-6507
Religious Education Office
Linda Andrew, Coordinator
Liz Halstead, Secretary
732-446-3232
Weekend Assistants
Rev. Malachy J. Higgiston
Rev. James McDevitt
Rev. Joseph V. Mukalel
Permanent Deacons
Keith Casey
James Davis
Jack Walsh
John Zebrowski
Our Lady of Mercy Church
58 Main Street
Englishtown, N.J. 07726
Daily Mass
Saturday - 8:30am
Rosary Following Mass
Director of Sacred Music
Steven Russell
Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday 7:00pm
Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am
Youth Minister
Kimberly Lenggiere
732-320-8546
Adoration, Novena, Rosary,
Benediction
Monday 7:00pm
Administrator
Vincenza Magliano
Our Lady of Mercy Parish
Office
Phone: 732-446-6324
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Phone: 732-446-6661 Ext. 208
and leave a message.
MARRIAGE
PARISH
We welcome those
REGISTRATION
registered as parishioners We welcome anyone
BAPTISM
living within the
for at
Is celebrated during the least six months, call
parish boundary to
weekend Masses
register as a
the Church office.
and on the 1st Sunday We follow the
parishioner by
of the Month. Call
coming into or calling
Common policy of
732-446-6661 for
the Church Office.
the NJCC which
requires arrangements If you are moving,
further information.
please contact the
be made one year in
advance of a wedding. Parish office.
Religious Education Office
732-786-1835, leave message
R.C.I.A.
The Rite of
Christian
Initiation
of Adults is for
those who wish
to inquire or
become
Catholic. Call
Linda Andrew
at 536-8071
CONFESSIONS
MANALAPAN
ONLY
Sat. 4:00-4:30pm
Or by
appointment
ANOINTING OF
THE SICK
Call the Church
office.
Easter Sunday is in sight and again our
families will need Easter Baskets. There
will be sign-up sheets available after all
masses as well as a list of suggested
items. You were most generous at
Thanksgiving and we hope and look
forward to a repeat performance.
March 9, 2008 – March 16, 2008
OLM - Offered at Church of Our Lady of Mercy
STM - Offered at St. Thomas More R. C. Church
SUNDAY
8:00 AM OLM People of the Parish
9:30 AM OLM Dolac & Stobierski families, r/o The family
11:00 AM OLM Diane Pain, r/o Arthur Nowak
SATURDAY
8:30 AM OLM Ronald Rega, r/o Cheryl Steinberg
7:00 PM OLM Jack Licata, r/o Giordano Family
SUNDAY
8:00 AM OLM Patricia Gray, r/o Donna & Bill Kubeck
9:30 AM OLM People of the Parish
11:00 AM OLM Edward James Irace, r/o M/Ms. Gorski
MASS SERVERS MARCH 15th T & MARCH 16th
SAT:
7:00 PM
SUN:
8:00AM
9:30 AM
11:00AM
Baradeckji & Maxham
Scuteri & Belloff
Mahony children
Luhrs
PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN OFF ALL
CELL PHONES UPON ENTERING THE CHURCH.
THANK YOU!!
END OF YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR 2007 Mailing of your church
contributions for tax year ended
12/31/07 will be sent BY RESQUEST ONLY. Call
the parish office at 732-446-6661, ext. 3, Monday
thru Friday between 8am & 4pm to request your
statement
The Youth Group will meet on
th
Thursday, March 13 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the hall at 8
Pine Street. All High School teens are welcome!
The Pantry at the Samaritan Center is in
need of certain items. IF you can, please
donate paper towels, facial & toilet tissues,
laundry detergent, mayonnaise, coking oil,
corn beef hash, jars of pasta sauce, canned
pork and beans and peanut butter and jelly. Please bring
all items to St. Thomas More Church and they will be
taken to the Samaritan Center. Alternatively, you can
purchase a gift card from a local market and drop it off at
the parish office. Thank you for your generous support of
this ministry.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
During this Lenten Season, Stations of the Cross will be
offered every Friday They will take place at Our Lady of
Mercy Church in Englishtown. All are encouraged and
invited to attend.
ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS
Three altar servers are needed each Friday during
Lent. All altar servers from either Our Lady of Mercy or
St. Thomas More Church are invited to come and serve
at Stations of the Cross. This opportunity will be made
available on a first come, first serve basis by reporting to
the Our Lady of Mercy Sacristy at 7:15pm each Friday
evening
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The 41 Annual Bishops Anniversary
Blessing will honor couples married in
1983 & 1958 & any couple celebrating
more than 50 years of marriage. The
th
Blessing will be held on April 6 for
th
Mercer & Monmouth Counties & April 27
for Ocean & Burlington Counties. All couples must
contact the Parish Office to register.
Knights of Columbus to sponsor Marian Hour of
Prayer dedicated to Our Lady of Charity
Please join us at 7:30pm on Tuesday, March
18, 2008 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for
this special service. Devotion to Our Lady of
Charity dates back to the early 1600’s, when
three young men found a statue of the Blessed
Mother holding the Christ Child in Cuban
waters. This statue was attached to a board
that was inscribed with the words” I am the
Virgin of Charity” Soon after this, a shrine was
built to honor Our Lady of Charity. In 1998,
Pope John Paul II visited Cuba and in a
solemn procession attended by thousands,
crowned the statue of Our Lady of Charity and
then it was carried throughout the streets.
Now an Icon of this special Lady is being sent
throughout the country by the Knights of
Columbus. Here at St Thomas More and Our
Lady of Mercy the Saint Vincent de Paul
Society is also participating in the program as
a reminder that both groups do much of the
charitable works of mercy in this area.
Everyone is encouraged to spend time, this
Holy Week in this devotion.
Deacon Jim Davis will preside over the service
which will begin with a procession and includes
music, prayers and devotions to our special
Lady of Charity. All family members are
welcome to this special event. This is a
wonderful way to get spiritually prepared for
the holiest week on the Liturgical calendar. Do
not miss out on this one time event.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
ST. THOMAS MORE (STM) & OUR LADY OF MERCY (OLM)
Monday, March 17th
Morning prayer @ 8:00an STM Chapel
Mass @ 8:30am STM Chapel
Tuesday, March 18th
Morning prayer @ 8:00am STM Chapel
Mass @ 8:30am STM Chapel
Chrism Mass @ 7:30pm Cathedral in Trenton
Wednesday, March 19th
Morning prayer @ 8:00am STM Chapel
Mass @ 8:30am STM Chapel
Penance Service @ 7:00pm STM Church
Holy Thursday, March 20th
No morning Mass
Morning prayer @ 10:00am STM Chapel
Mass of the Lord’s Supper @ 7:30pm STM
Church
Good Friday, March 21st
No morning Mass
Morning prayer @ 10:00am STM Chapel
Service with veneration of cross @ 3:00pm
STM Church
Stations of the Cross @ 7:30pm OLM Church
Holy Saturday, March 22nd
No Morning Mass - No Confessions – No 5:00pm Mass
BIRTHRIGHT DINNER AUCTION & 50/50 RAFFLE
Members of the Knights of Columbus will be
selling tickets after all masses this weekend for
the Annual Birthright Dinner Auction to be held
Saturday, April 5th at St. Thomas More
beginning at 7:00pm. Tickets for this bountiful
Italian buffet Dinner Auction are $25.00 a
person. Come out & enjoy a wonderful meal &
take a chance at some great gifts for a worthy
cause. All proceeds will go to Monmouth
County Birthright.
Morning prayer @ 10:00am STM Church
Blessing of Easter food @ 11:00am STM
Church
Solemn Easter Vigil Mass @ 8:00pm STM
Church
Easter Sunday, March 23rd
Regular Sunday schedule