Our Lady of Mercy Church Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656

Rev. Patrick J. Seo, Temporary Administrator Rev. Charles P. Granstrand, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Robert T. Ulak, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. James C. Turro (Weekends) Rev. Mr. Jae Joo, Transitional Deacon Rev. Mr. Joseph S. Romano, Permanent Deacon

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 5:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM (Spanish)Daily: 6:30AM, 8:30AM Friday’s during Lent: 7PM Saturday: 8:30AM ADORATION Every Thursday 9AM—10AM First Friday during Lent: 7:00PM—8:15AM BAPTISM The Sacrament is celebrated one Sunday every month. Parents should contact the rectory or visit OLM website for dates of Baptism and 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 Evelyn Paglieri, Director of Religious Education Jennifer Kavanagh, Youth Minister Donna Quinn, Finance Manager Maria Kistler, Rectory Office & Communications Mgr. Maureen Giaccio, Religious Education Office Manager

RECONCILIATION Saturday: 9-9:30AM & 1-1:30PM Monday: 7PM

SCHOOL Our Lady of Mercy Academy 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 Catechetical Center Youth Minister Music Minister School 201-391-5315 201-391-3590 201-802-1771 201-358-2994 201-391-3838 www.UROLM.org www.OLMRE.org www.OLMyouthministry.com www.OLMAcademy.org

olm.church@gmail.com urolm.religious.ed@gmail.com olmyouthminister@gmail.com 25 Fremont Ave 2 Fremont Ave 50 Pascack Rd

March 22, 2020

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R.,

has suspended

both Sunday Mass and daily Mass

until further notice

Click here or visit rcan.org/covid19 for updates

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: Linda VanSickell, Michael Savianeso, Dr. Margaret Dames, Andrew Velasquez, Daniel Savitsky, Maggie & Quinn McVeigh, and for the prayer requests listed in the book of intentions in the Vestibule.

Please also remember the deceased of our parish especially: Scott Spezial, Robert D. Sullivan, Gloria Myers, Paul Freiler, Christopher Hargat, Patricia Ryan, Edward Ruggieri, Nancy Calise, William Sidlovsky, John Redding and Regina M. Jelling.

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 IN CHURCH burn this week in memory of: Roger Friedman, and Special Intentions for healthcare workers.

THE SANCTUARY LAMP IN THE CHAPEL burns this week for those infected with the Covid-19 virus and their families.

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.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 5:30 Joe Kashickey

Fourth Sunday of Lent SUNDAY, MARCH 22 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/ Eph 5:8-14/ Jn 9:1-41 7:30 People of the Parish 9:30 Nicholas Apuzzo 11:00 Fay Tudisco 12:30 Isabel Romero Casal

Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop MONDAY, MARCH 23 Is 65:17-21/ Jn 4:43-54 6:30 Jared Bowen 8:30 Patricia Buck

Saint Oscar Romero, Bishop & Martyr TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Ez 47:1-9, 12/ Jn 5:1-16 6:30 Jakomo Matesic 8:30 Jack O’Brien

The Annunciation of The Lord WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Is 7:10-14; 8:10/ Heb 10:4-10/ Lk 1:26-38 6:30 Joseph J. D’Angelo 8:30 Jared Bowen

THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Ex 32:7-14/ Jn 5:31-47 6:30 Margaret McGladrigan 8:30 Edith Volanto

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Wis 2:1a, 12-22/ Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 6:30 Patricia A. Christensen 8:30 Jared Bowen 7PM Thomas Brogan

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Jer 11:18-20/ Jn 7:40-53 8:30 Cristina Santos 5:30 John Kashickey, Sr.

Fifth Sunday of Lent SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Ez 37:12-14/ Rom 8:8-11/ Jn 11:1-45 7:30 Maria & William Anhauser 9:30 People of the Parish 11:00 Nicholas Apuzzo 12:30 Segundo Torres Calle

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING – Tithing

March 15 collection: $ 2,988

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.

Our individual gifts may sometimes seem humble, but when raised to God and blessed by God they will be multiplied in ways we cannot foresee or imagine. OLM is excited to offer online giving to easily allow parish- ioners to make one-time donations as well as weekly or monthly recurring gifts! On the Parish Giving website you can make a secure donation via electronic check or debit/credit card. You will be able to select from the various opportunities to contribute to our parish and other initiatives. The following is an overview of some of the features: Ability to make one-time contributions Ability to make recurring contributions Ability to select your billing date Ability to use Credit Card or Bank Transfer Ability to access end of year contribution reports Make sure you include your envelope ID number when you create your account. CLICK BELOW TO ENROLL OR LOGIN https://www.parishgiving.org/index…

NEW—ONLINE PARISH GIVING

Please pray for healthcare workers and their families who are dealing with the current

Covid-19 virus

MASS SCHEDULE— Mass intentions are being fulfilled privately. The 2021 Mass book for intentions is temporarily closed.

Temporary Administrator Column

MSGR. TURRO HOMILY

My Dear Friends, Jesus says to you and me: “I am the way” - that is, the way through life’s harshness, its pain and its penal-ties, its fears and failings. All too often this is what we experience in life. Jesus foresaw this and he says to us: “In the world you shall have tribulation” then he adds: “but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.” how consol-ing these words are! “Be of good cheer, I have over-come the world.” A poet put all this beautifully: “God says: When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow. For I will be with you, thy troubles to bless.”

To read more of Msgr. Turro’s homilies go to: https://urolm.org/homilies

OLM PARISH CARES

Dear My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Pax Vobis! “Many will be purged, purified and re-fined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand” (Daniel 12:10). Someone told me the oth-er day that because so many people were quarantined in their homes due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Xbox servers crashed because so many people had gone online to play Call of Duty or Fortnite or whatever the latest game fad! On the flip side, my sister just told me about scholastic.com, a for-profit organization, who realized that so many people were going to be cooped up inside that they have offered for free virtual learning resources for students in grades PreK—9+ (scholastic.com/learnathome); people have been step-ping up to help out at the Food Pantry; Park Ridge Moms on Facebook have been “Group Shopping” for friends and neighbors! Even in this time of “social dis-tancing,” people are finding ways to serve one another!

In times of difficulty, people tend in two general directions – inwards or outwards – towards satisfying our own cravings and wants and desires or towards seeing the needs of others and doing what we can to help!

Who will we be? May God bless you all during this time! Stay Holy!

And Oremus pro Invicem! In XC,

P.S. I was chatting with some parishioners after daily Mass the other day (don’t worry, 6 feet at all times), and I asked them how they were doing. And they all gave different answers. And then, I asked them how their families are doing. And one fellow said, “I don’t have any family. Everyone is gone.” This Coronavirus will have the effect of isolating people towards loneli-ness, and we as a Church are called to communion with Christ and with one another. I offer the suggestion to all households to call/email/somehow contact your neighbors immediately around you – especially the el-derly, mothers with young children, people without fam-ily – and see if they have need of anything. We are formulating a list of organized groups like those men-tioned above who have stepped up to help. Please check our website and Facebook page for those latest updates! If you are in need of help and cannot find anyone around you, please call the Rectory (201-391-5315) or email the Rectory (olm.church@gmail.com) or email me directly (patrick.seo@urolm.org).

SHINING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST 2020 Annual Appeal Our Goal this year is $105,130. Pledged to date: $67,579. Thank you for your generosity.

In an effort to maintain a safer Church environment we continue our regular daily cleaning and are moving to a monthly change of our HVAC filters as recommended by our maintenance service. We encourage our parishioners to be judicious in keep-ing social distances while visiting the Church as well as following the recommendations of the CDC and our local health offices. The Rectory Office will be open M-F 10-2 The Church will be open 6AM-6PM

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.

• 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! For more info, email John Rokoszak at john.rokoszak@urolm.org https://urolm.org/rcia

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

GET INVOLVED

FAITH FORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATIONM

OUR LADY OF MERCY ACADEMY NEWS

LINKS FOR SEEKING ONLINE DAILY READINGS

OLM PARISH PROGRAMS

CONGRATULATIONS!

Winners will receive checks in the mail.

March 16 -Ana Camilo $25 March 17 -Anne Forgione $100 March 18 -J. Hendi $50 March 19 -Yanira Linzan $50 March 20 -Clara Pinto Eaton $25 March 21 -Cathy Cawley $25 March 22 -Alison Migliaccio $50

FAMILY PROMISE is selling raffle tickets for its Super 50/50 Cash Raffle. This is a great way to show your support for the homeless working families and their chil-dren that we house during the year. Family Promise also addresses hunger through the nightly Walk-In Din-ner which, over the last 29 years, has served over 1.1 million meals to those in need and which we are proud to be a part of. A maximum of 1,000 tickets will be sold for $100 each. The Grand Prize is 25% of proceeds up to $25,000. Second Prize up to $10,000 and 15 third prizes up to $1,000 each! Drawing: 11AM April 29. Win-ner need not be present. Please call 201-833-8009 to purchase a ticket or for more information. Visit www.bergenfamilypromise.org.

THE OLMA DRAMA PROGRAM has been postponed.

All Parish programs are cancelled until further notice.

OLM Newsletter—The Winter Newsletter is now avail-able on the web site under About Us. Now we are look-ing for your input on the subject "What I did on the weekend of March 14, 15 when Mass was not availa-ble.” Did you visit the church, watch the Mass on TV or a streaming from a parish, read the Scripture for the day, etc.? How did this change affect you?

REMINDER: Our Lady of Mercy Academy is closed. The school office will be monitoring email and voice messages. Please visit their website www.olma.org for updated information.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Daily Readings & Podcasts http://www.usccb.org/media/audio/index.cfm

The Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate con-ception in Washington DC will have Live Streaming of Sunday Masses https://www.nationalshrine.org/mass/

Stations of the Cross with Bishop Barron https://stations.wordonfire.org/stations-of-the-cross?cf_uvid=eaa89332cc6b8e822faee2e1ae6bd9e4

POPE’S PRAYER

O Mary, you always shine on our path

as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,

who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm.

You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide

so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting

after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love,

to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus,

who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows

to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in

trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

TRI BORO FOOD PANTRY is still open and trying to help the community. Limitations at grocery stores are making it very difficult to stock our shelves. Donations can be dropped off directly at the pantry. Questions can be directed to the pantry at 201-573-9083. We are grateful for all non-perishable donations- we are pack-ing bags full of necessities. Needed: canned fruit, canned tuna, macaroni and cheese, all pasta, oatmeal, pancake mix, dried legumes in a bag, peanut butter, jelly, meal in a can like chef boyardee.

First Eucharist Rehearsals Cancelled: All First Eu-charist Parent/Child Rehearsals that were previously scheduled for March 24, 25, 26, have been can-celed. Please continue to work on completing your banners and First Eucharist book assignments at home. As soon as our First Eucharist dates are re-scheduled, we will be in touch about the rescheduling dates of the rehearsals. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Evelyn Paglieri at evelyn.paglieri@urolm.org.