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February 14, 2010 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied." - Lk 6:20-21 ASH WEDNESDAYAsh Wednesday is February 17, and the beginning of Lent. Lent is a forty-day period before Easter, a time of penance, prayer, soul-searching and repentance. The schedule for the day is as follows: Mass: 7:00 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. 4:00 pm Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Mass ST. MARY’S LENTEN SUPPERS Starting next, Wednesday, February 17, St. Mary’s will host a series of Lenten suppers during the season of Lent. February 17, Pasta Night. Fridays In Lent: February 26, Fish Fry March 12. Pierogi Night March 26, Pasta Night All meals will begin at 5:00 p.m. in Murray Hall. Prices are for pre-ordered suppers. Please drop-off your sign-up form found in the Narthex, in the collection basket, at the parish office or mail it in. If you would like to pay on a charge card, please call or stop in the office. CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL “CHRISTIAN UNITY CELEBRATION” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010 4:00 P.M. ST. MARY’S – STONY HILL CHURCH “CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN” CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CHORAL CONCERT TO BENEFIT THE HOMELESS TEENAGERS (COVENANT HOUSE) SUPPER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING – PARISH CENTER ADULTS: $15 H.S. $8.00 MIDDLE SCHOOL $5.00 ALL OTHER CHILDREN FREE CONCERT ONLY - FREE-WILL OFFERING COME- HELP THE CHILDREN – HELPING CHILDREN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS DISMISSAL MONITORS: Wednesday, February 24 Brigante, Bean & Barreto Sunday, February 21 Kong, Klumpp & Klinger 28 Kita, Idasiak & Horzepa MOUNT ST. MARY HOUSE OF PRAYER The following programs are being offered:. Registration required; call 908-753-2091 or e-mail: msmhope@msmhope.org PERSONAL RETREAT DAYS-Sacred Time, Sacred Space: A personal quiet day to enjoy God’s presence. Day begins with communal prayer Feb 18, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Bring bag lunch ($20) OUR LENTEN CALL- BE MERCIFUL AS YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER Our God is a God of infinite compassion. This Afternoon of Recollection will center on our response to that tremendous love of God. Includes presentation, prayer time, sharing, Mass. Sat-Feb 20, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ($20) Theresina Flannery, RSM, Eileen Smith, RSM GRIEF RECOVERY - Learning a process to deal with grief: Gentle 4-step experiential process for resolving the grief caused by loss Sun-Feb 21, 1:00-5:30 p.m. ($45) Mary Jo Kearns, RSM WEEKEND LENTEN RETREAT Father Thomas Kelly, from Assumption Church in Wood Ridge, NJ is inviting you to a weekend Lenten retreat “Seek The Lord” by Franciscan Retreat Team., on February 19, 20 & 21, in Newton, N.J. For information, call Fr. Tom Kelly @ 973-985-9736 or Deacon Milt @ 973-271-5097. What a great preparation for Easter!! BISHOP AHR HIGH SCHOOL – TRICKY TRAY We will be hosing our 31st annual “Tricky Tray” on Friday, February 26. Admission is $20 and includes door prize ticket and light refreshments; guest are welcome to bring their own snacks. Door opens @ 5pm, drawing begins at 8pm. For tickets please call 732-317-9425 or 732-423-2206. For more info, visit bgahs.org or trickytray.com. FELICIAN COLLEGE- OPEN HOUSE Felician College will be having their spring 2010 Open House programs that will take place on Saturday, February 27 and Saturday, April 24. For more information, call 201-559-6131. ST. MARY BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH Lenten Munching and Learning Series On the first four Fridays of the Great Fast (Lent)), February 19, 26, March 5 and 12, St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, in Hillsborough, will present a series called, “Lenten Munching & Learning.” The program will begin with a short Lenten Service in the church followed by a simple Lenten meal, with guest speakers. Join us on Friday, Feb. 19; “Lent: A Time of Bright and Hopeful Sadness” No charge., for information, call St. Mary’s Byzantine Church @ 908-725-0615 Pope: Encountering God Reveals One's Inadequacies: Reflects on the Divine Call to Follow Christ VATICAN CITY, FEB. 7, 2010 - When one truly encounters God, its a humbling experience, says Benedict XVI. But despite this recognition of inadequacy, sinners are continually called by the Lord to follow him, the Pope added. The Holy Father reflected on the divine call today before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter's Square, noting the "same succession of sentiments" among the call stories of Isaiah, Peter and Paul. "In a majestic vision, Isaiah finds himself in the presence of the Thrice-Holy Lord and is seized by a great fear and by the profound feeling of his own unworthiness," the Pontiff recalls. After a seraph "purifies his lips with a hot coal and takes away his sin," Isaiah is ready answer God's call. The Holy Father noted how Simon Peter also expressed his unworthiness when, after not having caught any fish during a night-long expedition, he and the other apostles set out their nets and they made a huge catch. "Faced with such a prodigy," the Pope explained, "Simon Peter does not throw his arms around Jesus to express his joy over the unexpected catch but, as the Evangelist St. Luke recounts, falls to his knees, saying: 'Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.'" Jesus answered: "Do not be afraid; from now on I will make you a fisher of men." "Paul too," Benedict XVI explained, "noting that he was a persecutor of the Church, confesses that he is unworthy of being called an apostle, but he recognizes that the grace of God has accomplished marvels in him and, despite his own limitations, has entrusted to him the task and the honor of preaching the Gospel." Mercy and forgiveness "In these three experiences we see how the authentic encounter with God brings man to recognize his own poverty and inadequacy, his limitations and his sin," the Pope explained. "But this fragility notwithstanding, the Lord, rich in mercy and forgiveness, transforms man's life and calls man to follow him." He added: "The humility that Isaiah, Peter and Paul bear witness to, invites those who have received the gift of a divine calling not to focus on their own limits, but to keep their gaze fixed on the Lord and on his surprising mercy, to convert the heart and continue, with joy, to 'leave everything' for him." The Pontiff, noting that the Church is currently celebrating the Year for Priests, asked the faithful to "pray that those who hear the Lord's invitation to follow him, after the necessary discernment, know how to respond to him with generosity, not trusting in their own power, but opening themselves to the action of his grace." "In particular," the Holy Father added, "I invite all priests to revive their generous availability to respond to the Lord's call every day with the same humility and faith that Isaiah, Peter and Paul had." [Welcome] [Bulletins] [Schedule] [Intentions] [Server Schedules] [Sacraments] [Ministries] [Religious Education] [Parish Cemetery] [Staff] [Organizations] [Stations of the Cross] [History] [Links] |
