OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH 131 Davis Street, Easton, PA 18042 Parish Center and St. Bernard’s Oratory: 132 S. Fifth Street, Easton, PA 18042 Parish Center hours 8 AM – 4 PM daily Monday thru Friday (except holidays) Phone: (610) 252-7381 • Fax: (610) 252-6757 E-mail: info@olomercy.com • Website: www.olomercy.com Through Stewardship ~ Reaching Out With Love Pastoral Staff: Administrator: Rev. Keith Laskowski Permanent Deacon: Mr. Jose DeCastro Permanent Deacon: Mr. Henry Fleck, Jr. Catholic Ministry to the Sick: Rev. Elias D. Munyaneza, A.J. Easton Area Catholic Youth Group: Mrs. Kelly DeRaymond Business Manager: Parish Music Director: James Convery PREP Coordinator: Mrs. Johanna Florez Baptism/Bautismo: (Pre-registration is required) English Preparation Class: 7:00p.m. 1st Monday of Month Baptisms in English: Third Sunday of the Month 2:00p.m. Charlas Pre-Bautismales: Primer Domingo del mes Bautismos en Español: Segundo Domingo del mes 2:00p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday / Sabado 3:30 – 4:15p.m. at St. Bernard’s Oratory or by appointment at any time. Ministry to the Sick: Communion Call List/Homebound Visits: Call Parish center to be put on list. Hospital Calls/Last Rites: Notify your hospital staff. They will contact priest on call or dial 610-252-7381 x309. Religious Education/Educación Religiosa Notre Dame High School (610) 868-1431 Parish Religious Education Program Classes are held: Sunday/Domingo 8:45 – 10:15a.m. Grades 1-8 and Special Sacramental Programs in the Parish Center. For information call Johanna Florez at the Parish Center. Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator: Ms. Wendy S. Krisak, M.A., NCC, LCP Confidential Telephone: (800) 791-9209 Diocesan Safe Environment Coordinator: Sr. Meg Cole, S.S.J. - Telephone: (610) 866-0581 January 18, 2015 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: St. Bernard’s Oratory 4:30p.m. (English) SUNDAY MASSES: St. Bernard’s Oratory 7:30a.m. (English) 9:00a.m. (English) 10:30a.m. (English) 12:00noon (Spanish) WEEKDAY MASSES: St. Bernard’s Oratory Monday: 8:00a.m. 12:10p.m. Tuesday: 8:00a.m. 12:10p.m. Wednesday: 8:00a.m. 12:10p.m. 7:00p.m. (Spanish) Thursday: 8:00a.m. 12:10p.m. Friday: 8:00a.m. 12:10p.m. New Parishioners: WELCOME! See the Priest after Mass to register. SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Upcoming Weekend Schedule January 24th & 25th Mass Schedule 4:30 pm Celebrant: Fr. Keith Lector: Skip Fairchild Eucharistic Ministers: Louis Cordero Altar Servers: Madeline Squarcia, Anna DiFelice Greeter: Jeanne Young OUR LADY OF MERCY ST. BERNARD ORATORY Saturday, January 17 4:30 pm Valerie Martin [Mother] Sunday, January 18, 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 am Dorothy Mangino 9:00 am John English [Family] 10:30 am Anthony/Mary Fida [Family] 12:00 pm Monday, January 19 8:00 am Nellie McGary [Don/Jean Lushis] 12:10 pm Arthur Gorman [Friends] Tuesday, January 20 8:00 am Parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy 12:10 pm Honey Jane Espinosa [Mother] Wednesday, January 21 8:00 am Ed Rafferty [Marion Rafferty] 12:10 pm Lois Meyer [Noel/Steve Lammers] 7:00 pm Thursday, January 22 8:00 am Spec. Int./Jeanne Schray 12:10 pm Spec. Int./Robert Cordero Friday, January 23 8:00 am Dr. Meinardo R. Santos-30th Ann. [Family] 12:10 pm Saturday, January 24 4:30 pm Ramona Grant [Betty/Valerie] Sunday, January 25, 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 am Roland H./Roland J. Saylor Family] 9:00 am Joseph M. Weiss [John Weiss] 10:30 am Carmine Patriarca [Daughter, Kim Stempien/Fam] 12:00 pm RESPONSORIAL PSALM: come to do your will. 7:30 am Celebrant: Fr. Elias Lector: Diane Wallo Eucharistic Ministers: Janet Robertson Altar Servers: Zariah Mekile Greeter: 9:00 am Celebrant: Fr. Keith Lector: Bill Murphy Eucharistic Ministers: Carina Schaffer Altar Servers: Christopher Achey Greeter: Pat/Larry Bleam 10:30 am Celebrant: Fr. Keith Lector: David Jablonski Eucharistic Ministers: Anne Marie Fritz Altar Servers: Gannon Corpora, Jimmy Donovan Greeter: Millie Reichard Collection Counters: Loretta Susen, Elizabeth Stevens Eppie Smull Blood Pressure Screenings will be held next weekend, January 24 & 25, by the Parish Nurses at 4-4:30 pm on Saturday and 8:30-9:00 am on Sunday. Here am I Lord; I Parish Council Meeting will be held Thursday, January 29, 7 pm, Parish Center. All are welcome. Budgeted Sunday Offering $7,500 January 10th & 11th $5,628 THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE will be selling gift certificates at the weekend Masses of Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 Next week, our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection. This collection supports six Catholic Agencies that touch more than 100 million lives around the world. The funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, welcome and support to displaced refugees, and advocacy for the voiceless. Please give generously. 4:30 pm. – John Beck 7:30 a.m. – Richard/Jackie McClellen 9:00 a.m. – Pat Bleam 10:30 am – Kathy Kowalczyk Prayer is the key to heaven, But faith unlocks the door 2 204 OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH January 18, 2015 Members of our parish book clubs have enjoyed reading the book Rediscover Catholicism. If you would like to join us for group discussions of the book, contact Kim Piergallini at piergallini@aol.com or Karen Corpora at kc8463@aol.com. The 42nd Annual March for Life will be held Thursday, January 22, 2015. There is a bus leaving Phillipsburg to attend the March or to visit the Basilica of the National Shrine. Also, there is a bus leaving from St. Jane’s to the March. OLOM Pro-Life Group will pay for the bus seat for all wanting to come with us. For more information, call the Klein’s 610-838-2817. OLOM Pro Life Group will meet Tuesday, January 20, at 7:30 pm in Saints of the America’s Room. All welcome. Please use side entrance. more information, call 610-838-2817. There are many open dates in the Mass Book for 2015. Anyone wishing to schedule a Mass or Masses contact the Parish Office (Open 8 am–4 pm) All Masses are $10 and announced in the bulletin on the are For The Divine Mercy Cenacle “Jesus, I trust in you”. Join the Divine Mercy Cenacle at 6:30 pm in St. Bernard’s Oratory every two weeks on a Wednesday. Our next session is on Wednesday, January 21 Catholic Schools Week January 25 – January 31 Open House St. Jane Frances de Chantal School Sunday, January 25, 11 am-3 pm Monday, January 26, thru Thursday, January 29, 9 am-1 pm Tuesday, January 27, - 5 pm-7 pm St. Jane’s offers open enrollment for fullday kindergarten and grades 1-8. Preschool programs for three and four year olds are also available. For more information, to arrange a tour or to enroll in the school or pre-school, call the school office at 610-253-8442 or visit our website at www.stjaneschool.com. 2014 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS AVAILABLE Contribution statements for 2014 are available by contacting the Parish Center via phone or email info@olomercy.com and one can be emailed to you. Our online givers may print a tax statement from their online account, however, please be aware that it will not include any giving that you put in prior to using online services. Please contact the Parish Center for a full 2012 year tax statement. To find out how your giving can benefit you on your tax returns, please contact your tax advisor. A 2-year Tuition Transfer Grant is available to any child who transfers from any Public School or Non-Catholic private school to St. Jane’s School. $1,000 for the first year and $500 for the second year. Available to any child entering into 1st to 7th grade for the 2015-2016 school year. Worldwide Marriage Encounter is offering a weekend in the Diocese of Allentown this April 10-12, 2015. It will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Allentown. To register now for the weekend call 609581-7399. Experience a deeper love in your marriage by attending a WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND. Prayer Corner That the efforts of the Church to proclaim the Gospel to The ends of the earth may be blessed with success. 3 204 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PREP January 2015 NO PREP Jan. 18th – MLK JR. Holiday Jan. 25th First Reconciliation Parent Meeting (Tentative date) English Only! February Feb. 1st Reunión de Padres de la Primera Reconciliación en español Feb. 7th First Reconciliation 11 am in St. Bernard’s Oratory. Bring a rock! Parents must accompany their child. Parents please bring your child’s baptism certificate if you still have not handed it in. Easton Area Catholic Youth Group News & Upcoming Events Monday, January 19th Snowtubing at Blue Mountain The Cost will be $34 each. $29 ticket $5 toward gas (Cash only) If we have 15 people the tickets will cost $23 Anyone interested in attending please contact Mrs. DeRaymond at 610-253-7188 or kellyderaymond@rcn.com Weather alerts, please go to wfmz.com for closings. The HOME is the DOMESTIC CHURCH, a safe haven where love conquers sin and mistakes are forgiven. The domestic church is the primary place of spiritual, emotional and physical formation. It is the place where the unconditional love of God is first experienced. Children make parents, and bring about the necessity for self-reflection and assessment. The responsibility of raising children causes reflection on one’s own childhood. It is an opportunity for growth in love; it is an opportunity for healing from lack of love. With humility, one can appreciate the weight of responsibility borne by one’s own parents, and discern how well, or not so well, this responsibility was fulfilled. In the process of becoming a responsible parent, there is an opportunity to ask forgiveness for one’s lack of appreciation for one’s own parents, while also offering forgiveness to parents for their failures and weaknesses. The need for God’s grace becomes evident. Souper Bowl of Caring Super Bowl Sunday Weekend after all masses Weekend of January 31st & February 1st Our Youth Group will be joining young people in churches across the country to collect money for those who are hungry and hurting. All moneys collected go directly to St. Vincent DePaul, ProJeCt of Easton Food Bank, and SafeHarbor The Mercy Special Learning Center Parent Alliance is holding its annual Bingo event featuring Vera Bradley, Coach and Thirty-One items on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Mercy (830 S. Woodward St., Allentown). Doors open at noon, with Bingo beginning at 1 p.m. Advanced tickets are on sale for just $20 for 20 games (must be purchased by Jan. 29); at the door, tickets are $25. For more information or to buy tickets, please contact Sherry at 610-797-8242 or school@mercyspeciallearning.org. Monday January 19 Weekday Heb 5:1-10 Mk 2:1822 (311) Tuesday January 20 Weekday Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr; Saint Sebastian, Martyr Heb 6:10-20 Mk 2:23-28 (312) Wednesday January 21 Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Heb 7:1-3, 15-17 Mk 3:1-6 (313) Thursday January 22 USA Day of Prayer for the legal Protection of Unborn Children Heb 7:25—8:6/Mk 3:7-12 (314) or the Lectionary for Ritual Masses (vol. IV), the Mass “For Peace and Justice,” nos. 887-891 Friday January 23 Weekday Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr; Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin Heb 8:613 Mk 3:13-19 (315) Saturday January 24 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Heb 9:2-3 Free Tax Preparation Assistance Junior and senior accounting students from DeSales University will provide tax preparation assistance free of charge to senior citizens and those with lower incomes beginning January 20 through April 4. The program is part of the United States Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 610-282-1100, ext. 1868. A DeSales student will return the call and provide assistance accordingly. 4 204 OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH Week of 1/18/15 Time Sun. 1:30pm 1:30pm Mon. 9:15am & 7pm Tues 10:30 7 pm 7:30pm 6:30pm Wed 7:30pm Thur. Fri. 5 pm Sat. Week of 01/25/15 Time Sun. 1:30 Mon. 9:15am & 7pm Tues. 10:30 7 pm 7 pm Wed. 7:30pm Thurs. 7 pm 5 pm Sat. Event Ultreya de Cursillo Baptisms Book Club Rosary Group Knitting Ministry Pro-life mtg. Divine MercyCenacle Juan XXIII Grupo Carismático January 18, 2015 Location ST. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O Event Ultreya de Cursillo Loc. St. B O Book Club St. B O Rosary Group Knitting Ministry Hombre del reino Juan XXIII Parish Council Mtg. Spanish Charismatic St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O St. B O Lecturas: 1 Samuel 3:3b–10, 19; Salmo 40; 1 Corintios 6:13c–15a, 17–20; Juan 1:35–42 Salmo: Aquí estoy, Señor, para hacer tu voluntad. Misa de Domingo 01/18 Ministro de Eucaristía: Leonel Pleites Lector: Daysi Díaz & Margarita Carreón Contadores: Maribel & Martin Flores, Rosario Meneses Scrip: Evodio & Margarita Palacios Misa de Domingo 01/25 Lector: Deisy Escalante, Evodio Méndez Contadores: Carlos & Juanita Rodríguez, Verónica Morales Scrip: Carlos Orellana, Carlos Rodríguez Tema de la Misa: Las lecturas de hoy son claramente acerca del llamado de Dios y de la respuesta de las personas. En la primera lectura el joven Samuel está aprendiendo a distinguir la voz de Dios. En el Evangelio los discípulos responden a la invitación de Jesús de “Vengan a ver”. Preguntémonos hoy si estas lecturas nos aclaran de algún modo la manera en que Dios nos está llamando. ¿Cómo responderemos a esta invitación de Dios? Los Sacramentos Confesiones: Sábado 3:30 – 4:15 PM Bautismo: La charla para los bautizos será el primer domingo del mes después de la Misa de las 12:00 del mediodía. Los bautizos se celebrarán el segundo domingo del mes a las 2:00 pm. Hablar con el Padre o el Diácono después de la Misa Dominical para hacer los arreglos. Requisitos Debe estar registrado y asistiendo a Misa por lo menos 3 meses y dar constancia, en preparación para todos los Sacramento. Favor de usar los sobres en la ofrenda. Matrimonio: La Diócesis requiere un tiempo de preparación de 6 meses para matrimonios. Favor de hablar con el Padre con tiempo para más información. Clases de Religión (catecismo)- todo niño estudiando en una escuela pública debe venir a las clases de PREP. Empezando el 1er grado. Misa en Español: La Misa dominical en español es a las 12:00 pm. 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