BULLETIN
OUR LADY OF MERCY
40 Sullivan Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305 • www.olmnj.org
April 16, 2017 • The Resurrection of the Lord
HAPPY EASTER! ALLELUJAH,
ALLELUJAH, ALLELUJAH!
From the Desk of The Pastor
Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy:
HAPPY EASTER! ALLELUJAH,
ALLELUJAH, ALLELUJAH!
Easter is the season for us to
rejoice and give thanks to God for the
gift of salvation through His beloved
Son Jesus Christ. Thank you Jesus for
redeeming us!
Congratulations to those who
have received the Sacrament of
Initiations yesterday at the Easter
Vigil at Our Lady of Sorrows: Jayline
Almonte, Jadierd Gomez, Ashley de
los Santos, Destiny de los Santos,
Cassidy de los Santos, Derek Castro, Vaughn Crawford, Amadu
NDiaye, NDeye NDiaye and Jasmayline Rodriquez. And, I also
congratulate the two newly baptized at Our Lady of Mercy: Yesenia Amethyst Lucero and Luna Guadalupe Lucero. May you grow
in wisdom and love of God with the guidance of your parents,
godparents and the prayers of our two communities of faith and
learn to love your neighbors as you love yourself.
I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all
of you parishioners. I thank you for your stewardship of Time in
worshipping with us, everyday, Sunday after Sunday and Holy
Intentions of Pope Francis for April 2017
Young People
That young people may respond generously to their
vocations and seriously consider offering themselves to
God in the priesthood or consecrated life.
Our Lady of Mercy Mission Statement
“We, the faith community of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, joyfully
and humbly seek to make our Lord Jesus Christ ever more real
in all our lives. We enliven our Mission by a commitment to
Stewardship as a Way of Life. We strive to pursue our mission by
being a welcoming community that provides a home for all and
celebrates life, hope and reconciliation through Word, Worship
and Service.”
Scripture Passages: The Resurrection of The Lord
Reading 1: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 / Responsorial Psalm: Ps 118:1-2,
16-17, 22-23 / Reading 2: Col 3:1-4 / Gospel: Jn 20:1-9
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
The Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be every First Friday
from 9:15am until 12 noon only in the Chapel.
OLM Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil :
Sunday
:
Monday - Friday :
Saturday
:
5:00pm
7:30am, 11:15am, 1:15pm and 7:00pm
7:00am and 8:45am
8:45am
Days of obligation. Thank you for your stewardship of Talent, by
which you respond to God’s call to serve Him in ways you have
been gifted with. You do so by being involved in different ministries and societies of our parishes and by lending your expertise
in building up our communities and in many different fields.
Thank you for your stewardship of Treasure. Your generosity in
our regular Sunday and Holy Day collections, Capital Campaign,
Sharing God’s Blessing Appeal, maintenance and various needs is
much, much appreciated. May you be blessed with what you need
and continue to support our communities in order for us to move
on in the years ahead and be able to stay open in ministering to
you and to those who will come after you, your children and your
children’s children.
And I would like to end this letter by giving you a bit of the
statistics of Our Lady of Mercy church. In 2016 we have the following (actual count): 1,362 registered parishioners, 1,093 active
parishioners, 36 baptisms, 35 first communions, 38 confirmations,
1 wedding, and 54 funerals. Counting people at mass every Sunday, we have more or less a total of 4,000 people (of course that
includes children) at all of our five masses. I am aware that some
people are just visiting but I am also pretty sure that we still have
a few numbers of people who are not registered. So please… I beg
and encourage those who come and worship with us regularly to
take an effort and make a decision to become registered parishioners. The whole community is already delighted to have you. Be a
part of the family!
Thank you and God bless you all!
Love,
+Father Marty
You Can Make A Difference
Help To “Clean Up” Country Village!
Saturday, April 29
Saturday, April 29 is the date of
the Second Annual Great Jersey
City Clean-Up. This year the
OLM Chapter of Jersey City Together will take part in this effort
to make our city a cleaner, more
beautiful place.
The OLM Chapter will be
coordinating the clean-up effort
in Country Village and near our
parish property. We encourage
you to join us in this service
project. We will meet in the Maria
Room on Saturday, April 29, at 9:30 am. Volunteers will be divided into teams and assigned certain areas in our neighborhood to
collect trash and other debris. Volunteers will be provided gloves,
garbage bags, and instructions.
Our clean-up effort will end at 11:45 am and be followed by
refreshments in the Maria Room. Volunteers under the age of 14
must be accompanied by an adult.
To sign up to be part of our efforts to make our neighborhood a cleaner place send an email to [email protected]
with your name, phone number, and preferred email address. You
can also sign up by contacting the parish office at 201-434-7500.
You will also have an opportunity to sign up after our Masses
during the weekend of April 22 & 23.
Please join the OLM Chapter of Jersey City Together us in
showing that the people of our parish care about the neighborhood where we live and worship!
Sharing God’s Blessings Annual Appeal 2017
The goal of Our Lady Of Mercy Parish this year is
$36, 302.00. As of April 9th, we have achieved 44.36%
($16,102.00) of our goal, so far. With humble heart, I am asking you to support our Archdiocese. If we go over our goal,
the excess will be sent back to us (rebate) and we can add that
to what we are trying to accomplish in our parish. Thank you
in advance from the bottom of my heart. God bless you all!
Update on Capital Campaign: “We Are Living
Stones”
You may recall that the Case Items for Parish Portion are
the following:
• Purchase and Installation of a gas generator
• Repointing of the Church
• Replacement of windows on the school’s 3rd floor
• Repairing the boiler in the school
• Debt reduction
Last year we did the boiler repair at the school building
that cost us $10,075.00. But same boiler needs more repairs.
There will be two different boiler jobs to be done and it will
cost $8,500.00 and $16,000.00. It just never ends! (Speaking
of boiler, we have replaced the boiler (of 1959) for the church
and Maria Room. The cost of that replacement was $38,000.
It is not a case item for this capital campaign, though.) So far,
our parish portion is a $110,000.00. I will ask the Archdiocese to take off what we have spent for school boiler. We
cannot start the 3rd floor window replacement until the
school (Starting Point) starts their own window replacement.
As to repointing of the church, I need to get the estimates.
Then there are other items. Given what we have, I don’t think
we have enough fund. But keep heart and don’t loose hope
because little by little, with your cooperation, we will eventually get there. Thank you for your generosity!
Stewardship of Treasure for April 9, 2017
Regular Collection ~ $9,332.11
Thank you very much for your generosity!
OLM Track News
From the first to last,
you're always a winner at
OLM. Sign up and join the
track team for the Spring,
2017 season, our 42nd consecutive year! Boys and girls,
age 3 to 15 years of age can
join.
The first practice will be
held on Tuesday, April 18, at
Country Village Park from
4:00 to 4:30 pm. The second
practice is on Thursday,
April 20. The first race (by
age groups) will be held in
Bayonne Park on Saturday,
April 22 at 10:00 am.
Our program helps children of all degrees of ability to gain a
spirit of self-worth and achievement, while developing a healthy
body, mind, and positive attitude.
Pick up a registration form and schedule in the Parish office. Call John Hnath at 201-433-4273 for any further information.
One Day That Lasts 50 Days!
When we think of Easter, we tend to think of it as one day.
Easter is today, Sunday, April 16. But in the Church’s calendar
Easter is not just one day, it is a celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection that lasts 50 days.
In this year of 2017, Easter begins today and does not end until Sunday, June 4, Pentecost Sunday, the Fiftieth Day of Easter.
As the Church tells us, "The fifty days from Easter Sunday to
Pentecost are celebrated in joyful exultation as one feast day, or
better as one "great Sunday." (General Norms for the Liturgical
Year and Calendar #22)
The first 8 days of this 50-day period is known as the Octave
of Easter. Each of those days is as important as Easter Sunday
itself. In fact, we call tomorrow, Monday, April 17, Easter Monday, followed by Easter Tuesday, and so. Next Sunday, April 23 is
the not the Sunday after Easter but rather the Second Sunday of
Easter, followed by the Third Sunday of Easter and so on.
During these Easter days the readings tell us about appearances of the Risen Lord and they also tell us how we too have
been raised to new life because of the Lord’s Passion, Death, and
Resurrection. Through our Baptism we have died and risen with
the Lord.
As Saint Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans, “Brothers
and sisters: Are you unaware that we who were baptized into
Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried
with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was
raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might
live in newness of life. For if we have grown into union with him
through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the
resurrection.” (Romans 6)
This Easter Season is time for us grow in our understanding
of this most significant event in human history and to consider
what is means s for our understanding of life. Such reflection
takes more than one day, it takes 50 days! In fact, it takes a lifetime!
If the cross is the place where the worst thing that could
happen happened, it is also the place where the best thing that
could happen happened. Ultimate hatred and ultimate love met
on those two crosspieces of wood. Suffering and love were brought
into harmony.
To be “saved” requires a severance from the former life as
clean and sharp as though made by a knife. There must be a wall
of separation between the old life and the new, a radical break.
That means death — death to the old life, in order for the new to
begin.
This wall of separation, this barrier, is the cross.
—Elisabeth Elliot, A Path Through Suffering
Members of Our Lady of Mercy Rosary Society and the youth
group made palm crosses for the residents of St. Ann's Home last
April 5.
Mass Intentions
Parish Offices
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE
SICK:
Paul Calefati, Bernadette Vibar,
Elaine Staltari, Othelia G.
Laurena, John Aleshunas, Jean
Karycinski, Dorothy Darcy,
Erlinda Jacinto, Presentacion
Sorio, Leonora Loyola, Eric
Bautista, Lilian Kryczkowski,
Ellen Iorio, Jessica Pavone, Ian
Malesiewski, Ruben Catipon,
Angela Salvador, Henry N.
Bolante, Sr., Clarita Salvador,
Teresita Cordon, Vincent Mastria, Maria Svaligmac, Bill Macchi,
Craig Rutkowski, James Seaman, Makenzie Cadmus, Manuel
J.Juson, MD, Francisco Llanes, Gina Marquez, Rose Maschucci,
Maurita Reyes, Daniel Tamayo Santos, Marie Ronzitti, Lucia
Vanderburg
BREAD & WINE:
The offering for the bread to be used this week at our Eucharistic
Worship was in memory of The People.
The offering for the wine to be used this week at our Eucharistic
Worship was given in memory of The People.
SANCTUARY LAMPS:
The lamp burning over our tabernacle in the Church this week is
offered for The People.
The lamp burning over our tabernacle in the Chapel this week is
offered for The People.
HOLY SATURDAY, April 15
9:00am Morning Prayer
12:00nn Mid-day Prayer & Blessing of Food
8:00pm Easter Vigil – For The People
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
– April 16
7:30am Grace H. Teodosio
11:15amMaribel & Grant Macalintal
1:15pm Consuelo Lorenzo r/b Presy Lorenzo
7:00pm NO MASS
MONDAY, April 17
7:00am Jacinto Suela (7th Death Anni.) r/b Virginia Suela
8:45am Marie Colucci r/b June Tolentino
TUESDAY, April 18
7:00am Arturo Ilagan r/b Presy & Connie Lorenzo
8:45am Emma Maragni r/b Silvana Maragni
WEDNESDAY, April 19
7:00am Rolando Alonzo r/b Presy & Connie Lorenzo
8:45am Gina Marquez
THURSDAY, April 20
7:00am Joseph Tran Van Su r/b Nguyen Family
8:45am Jose Antonio Da Silva Guarda r/b Nguyen Family
FRIDAY, April 21
7:00am Maryanne Millar (L) r/b Gina Marquez
8:45am Guiseppe Druda r/b Ann Marron
SATURDAY, April 22
8:45am Purgatorial Society
5:00pm Matteo Derrico r/b Peter Aceti
SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY – April 23
7:30am Joseph Duey Tabura (L)(For Immediate Recovery)
r/b Willie Reyes
11:15amNatalia Lomantas (Death Anniv.) r/b Socorro Paclarin
1:15pm Fely Quizmondo r/b Ronnie Dizon
7:00pm For The Peolpe
Our Lady of Mercy Parish
40 Sullivan Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: 201-434-7500
Web: olmnj.org | Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am – 3:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 1:00pm
Pastor for OLM and Administrator for OLS:
Reverend Father Marty B. Jacinto
Parochial Vicars:
Father Thomas Iwanowski
Father Ranulfo D. Docabo
Sunday Associate: Father Renato J. Bautista
Permanent Deacon:
Deacon Nick Fargo (Emeritus)
Deacon Meynardo Espeleta
Pastoral Associates:
For Faith Formation (OLM)
Regina ‘Jeng’ Matias-Villa
Director of Music Ministries:
Michael Rivera
Youth/Young Adult Ministries
Director of Youth/Young Adult Ministries:
Regina ‘Jeng’ Matias-Villa
Parish Trustees:
Presy Lorenzo (OLM)
Renato Tuazon (OLM)
Blessing of palms last April 9, 2017 at Our Lady of Mercy
(Photo by Raffy Resurrecion)
Ministry to the Sick and Homebound
If you, a family member or neighbor is hospitalized and wish
a visit from a Parish priest, call the Parish Office or email us at
[email protected]. The Sacrament of the Sick: Any homebound
or hospitalized parishioner may request this Sacrament by calling
201-434-7500.
Visitation of the Sick: Please contact any priest, deacon or pastoral associate or call the Parish Office at 201-434-7500. Priests’
Hospital Assignments: If you, a family member or neighbor are
hospitalized and wish a visit from a Parish priest call or e-mail us
at [email protected].
OLM Sunday School families wrote prayers for the world during the closing program
on April 9, 2017. Other Triduum stations included making goodie bags for homeless
shelter and Easter cards for the children at St. Jude’s; sharing the gift of Eucharist
through a ritual on bread & wine; making a cross craft; and reflecting on the Jelly
Bean prayer.