Sunday 02/12/17 Monday 02/13/17 Tuesday 02/14/17 Wednesday 02/15/17

6th Sunday OTRF Session 9th & 10th GrRF Family Mass 11AMCYO 6-9PM

CYO Parish Ctr 6-9PM Valentine’s DayArden Court 10:30 AMCare One 11A11AM

CYO Parish Ctr. 6-9PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2017SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

SATURDAY, February 11th- Vigil 6th Sun of Ordinary Time5:30 P.M. Sean Spillane

Rita Dambach (2nd Ann)Margaret Welschko (2nd Ann)

SUNDAY, February 12th - 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time7:30 A.M. Deceased Members of the Guerin Family9:30A.M. People of the Parish

11:00 A.M. John HarkinSamuel SpinaIrene Mainiero (1st Ann)

MONDAY, February 13th -

9:00 A.M. Anna MaresTheresa Johncocks

TUESDAY, February 14th - St. Cyril, St. Methodius and St. Valentine

9:00 A.M. William SmithAndrea DeIuliisAnne & Valentine Lento

WEDNESDAY, February 15th -9:00 A.M. Mary Barrett

Brenda Kellerher

THURSDAY, February 16th- 9:00 A.M. John Connors

FRIDAY, February 17th- The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

9:00 A.M. Langan/Flaherty/O’Donnell Families

SATURDAY, February 18th - Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 A.M. Charlotte & Edmund Murphy

SATURDAY, February 18th- Vigil 7th Sun of Ordinary Time5:30 P.M. Ken Holzer

Norman MillsRita Dambach (2nd Ann)

SUNDAY, February 19th - 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time7:30 A.M. Robert, Steven & Patty Thompson 9:30A.M. Katherine Nichols

11:00 A.M. Eugene D’AltruiDenis A. RogersHelen GandocsJoseph M. Peterson

GOD’S GIFT FOR GIFTING

February 5th $ 7, 600. 00 Last Year $ 11, 023. 25 (This was a combined collection as there were nomasses the last weekend before due to a snowstorm)

INCREASED OFFERING PROGRAMOur Increased Offertory Program CommitmentSunday - “I AM OLM - Celebrating Years OfGiving From The Heart” - is this weekend at allMasses. We encourage all parishioners to

complete and turn in your commitment cards to the church.The Commitment Card contains information on how to planyour increased offertory gift to the church and asks for yourcommitment over the next year. If you have any questionsregarding the Increased Offertory Program, please feel free tocontact the parish office at 973-887-0050.

OLM CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTSThe contribution statements for the year endingDec 31 2016 are now available. Please contact theRectory at 973-887-0050 or email our FinanceManager at: fr0908@optonline.net if you need a

copy for your records. Online Donors can pull their ownstatements in Online Giving: 1. Log in to your Online Givingdonor account. 2. Click on “View My Giving History & TaxInformation.” 3. On the right side, click the “Print” Button. 4. Setyour date range form 1/1/2016 to 12/31/2016. 5. Change thereport type to “Full Detail Report (Tax Purposes).” 6. Leave thetax filter option checked. 7. Click “Print”. 8. Your report willopen in a new window. 9. You will need to export the report toa PDF to print the full report. To print, click on the PDF link atthe top of the screen. This will open the report as a PDF andwill let you print the report.

MARION HOMEPILGRIMAGE PROGRAM

2017 is the 100th Anniversary of the Marianapparitions in Fatima. Have you signed up yet forour Marion Home Pilgrimage Program? Ourprogram began on the Feast of the Immaculate

Conception 4 years ago and still continues today. A sign-upsheet can be found on the bulletin board at the back of Church.We encourage and invite each family to sign up for a week tobring Our Blessed Mother into your home. You will pick upMary after the 11AM Mass and return before the 5:30 PMMass. During the week that Mary spends with in your home,take the time to deepen your relationship with Jesus throughHis Blessed Mother. Pray the rosary together as a family, placea prayer request in the prayer journal and be drawn closer toOur Lord and His Blessed Mother. Keep a rosary, scapular andpamphlet so that you can continue your journey with Mary.

Thursday 02/16/17 Friday 02/17/16 Saturday 02/18/17 Sunday 02/19/16

CYO Parish Ctr. 6-9PMAdultChoir7PM

CYO Parish Ctr. 6-9PM CYO 9AM - 9PM Hanover Twp Green TeamEnergy Fair 9-1PM

7th Sunday OTLiturgy of the Word forChildren 11AM MassCYO 6-9PM

For everything there is a Reason and a Timefor Every Purpose under Heaven

...A Time to Heal...Pray for the sick

Giuseppa Casarrubea, Pat Fusco, Ann Y., Connor Davey,Addie Cinquino, Connie Delio, Susan Nicoll, Carol, Bob Bark,

Angela Cassano, Allen Lebo, Dominic Guida, John Stolfi,Giovanna Cinquino, John Jaczyinski, Jacqueline Gorman,Shane Hakes, Mike McLaughlin, Bill Van Hall, Pat Conforti,Agnes Ryan, Kip Dangler, Robert DelPurgatorio, Michael,

Charles Realmonte, Roger, Linda Ann Celeste, Lucille Cocca,John Strumolo, Sr, Angela, Cara Coughlin, Shirley Smiecinski,Joyce Ann Michaelson, Stephen Donnelly, Ronnie Noll, Gary YEmma Carothers, Bob Roberts, Joseph Mascia, Mark Herkert,

Colton Ford Petronaci, James Giannetti, Patrick J. Asay Jr,Lisa Compas, Bob Peters, William Bulman, Kevin Mulligan,Russell Cassella, Jimmy Hark, Audrey Sherry, Randy Olsen,Arlene Gentile, Marylou Perrini, Michelle White, Patsy Manna,Chris Surrago, Felisa Manlapig, Richard Virgil, June Surrano,

Paul Comerford, Lorraine Azzinaro, Pat Rue-an, Melissa,Angel Lamontagne, Neal Spickert-Fulton, Generoso Giesullo,Assunta Less, John, Arlene Esposito, Audrey Safin, Bill Sasso

Anita & Armando Geroldi, Arlene Gentile, Angelina Martin, Wagner Estivalletti, Terry, Christine McGarry, Ann Granziel,

Mackenzie Cunningham, Theresa Pentz, Betty Deren, Ann-Marie Andre, John Cordova, Beverly Fresco, Barbara S.,

Jean Marie Petrino, Joe Salinari, Mary Payack, Justin T.,Jessica Hermans, Elaine Gieger, Michael Rado, Fr. Ray,Anthony LaFerrara, Frank Mares and Deacon Kenneth

...A Time to Die...Pray for the dead

Please pray for those buried in St. Mary’s Cemeteryand for those who have died especially Joan Malone,

Bennet Berkman, Gerri Van Riper & Msgr. Patrick Brown

..A Time for Peace...Pray for peace and our enemies in our world,

in our homeland, and in our Church

OLM 2017 SPRING CALENDAR RAFFLEYou should have received your Spring CalendarRaffle tickets. (if you did not, please contact the

Rectory) Please move quickly to send in your tickets before thedeadline of March 1st. We will begin picking tickets after the9:30 Mass on the firstxt Sunday in March. You could be one ofthe lucky winners! Remember, there are 92 chances to win,plus you can become a multiple winner too! Just drop yourtickets into the collection basket during Mass or send/dropthem off at the Rectory. (Please mark the envelope “CalendarRaffle”) If you need additional tickets, they are available at theRectory M-F 9AM - 3PM. We hope to see many parishionersparticipate in our upcoming Spring Calendar Raffle.Remember: YOU MUST BE IN IT TO WIN IT!

LITURGY CORNERLife can seem ungrateful and not always kind Life can pull at your heartstrings & play withyour mind. Life can be blissful and happy andfree. Life can put beauty in the things that yousee Life can place challenges right at your feet.

Life can make good of the hardships we meet. Life canoverwhelm you and make your head spin. Life can rewardthose determined to win. Life can be hurtful and always fair.Life can surround you with people who care. Life clearly doesoffer its up and its downs. Life’s days can bring you bothsmiles and frowns. Life teaches us to take the good with thebad. Life is a mixture of happy and sad SO... Take the Lifethat you have and give it your best. Think positive, be happylet God do the rest. Take the challenges that life has laid atyour feet. Take pride and be thankful for each one you meet.To yourself give forgiveness if you stumble and fall. Take thelove that you’ve given and return it with care Have faith thatwhen needed it will always be there. Take time to find thebeauty in the things that you see. Take life’s simple pleasureslet them set your heart free. This idea here is simply to eventhe score. As you are met and faced with life’s tug of war. Have a blessed week! Lisa

FAITH AT HOME

Matthew helps us to understand that Jesusdoes not make new laws. Rather, he brings usto a new vision based on love for God andothers. This radical shift in the freedom to

choose out of love is only possible through the infinitecapacity of God’s grace and our potential for wisdom. Adults: How does Jesus’ new law of love move me to adeeper understanding of the commandments? Children:How will I act out of love for God and others this week? A Family Perspective: Families have rules. Without rules,family life would be chaos. As a family, brainstorm a list ofrules that you are all called to follow in your home inorder for you all to get along together. Think about rulesfor play time, rules for eating, rules for how to speak toone another, rules for going out with friends, and so on.Emphasize that families follow rules as a way of showinglove and respect for one another. Explain that in thisSunday’s Gospel, Jesus talks about following the Law.Say: God’s Law of love can be thought of as rules thatwe are to follow in order to show our love and respect forone another. Read aloud this Sunday’s Gospel, Matthew5:17–37. Talk specifically with one another about howanger is to be dealt with in your family. May you and yourfamily have a wonderful and blessed week! Lisa

WPHS PROJECT GRADUATIONFUNDRAISER

WPHS Project Graduation will hold a TrickyTray/Fashion Show, featuring the Senior Class of

2017, Wed 3/8 at the Hanover Manor. For more info or tickets,please call 973-277-3763, email mamajones6@aol.com or goto WPHS website: www.whippanypark. org.

OLM ACADEMY UPCOMING EVENTSOLMA’s upcoming events: Tricky Tray 3/26/17 12:30 inour Parish Ctr.For more info or a tour of our Academy,please call. 973-887-2611.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT OLMPre-Cana 3/11; St. Patrick and St. Joseph Bake Sale3/18-19; Please join us and watch for additional infoabout upcoming events!

RELIGIOUS FORMATION Next Sun at the 11AM Mass we will have ourmonthly “Liturgy of the Word for Children”. All

families with children K-5th gr are encouraged to attendthis Mass. RF Sessions resume on Tues 2/21 for 1st - 8th

and on Sun 2/26 for PreK - 5th & 9th & 10th grades. For more info, please contact the Rectory 973-887-0050or email olmRF@ourladyofmercyparish.com

As part of their preparation for First Eucharist, thefollowing children and their families will present the gifts at the following liturgies this weekend

11:00 Daniela, Gabriela & Matteo Iellimo

ENERGY FAIRThe Hanover Township Green Team willhost an “Energy Fair” on Sat 2/18 from9AM - 1PM at the Community Ctr Multi-Purpose Room. You will be able to learnabout Home Energy Efficiency Products:LED Lighting, Solar Energy, Insulation,

Smart Thermostats, Home Engergy Audits & Upgrades,High Efficiency Heating & Cooling and NJ RebatePrograms. All are welcome to attend.

LENTEN PROGRAM ST. ANN CHURCH

St. Ann Church in Parsippany, invites youto join them for their Lenten programpresented by Rev. James T. Donovan,

S.J., of Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown who will bespeaking at 7:00 p.m. on Sun eve for their LentenProgram. The theme of Fr. Jim’s talk is “Cultivating anAttitude of Gratitude During Lent.”

GOOD FRIDAYThis year we will have a “livepresentation” of the Stationsof the Cross on Good Friday

beginning at 8PM. If you are interested in participating inthis prayerful and moving look into the differentcharacters that were there that Friday and hear their“voice” and how it affected them. We are in need of manyhands to make this happen. We need people to play themain characters (don’t worry you won’t have to memorizeanything), non-speaking parts, and those who can helpwith wardrobe, set design and other technical assistance.If you are interested or would like to find out moreinformation, please contact our Pastoral Associate, LisaDempsey at Lisa.Dempsey@ourladyofmercyparish.comor call 201-218-8145. In order for us to present this to ourparish family, we NEED your help.

SECOND COLLECTIONNext weekend, we will take up the Collectionfor the Church in Central and EasternEurope. This collection supports the Churchin over 20 countries, many of which are stillstruggling to recover in the aftermath of

Soviet rule. Funds from this collection support pastoral care,catechesis, building renovations and seminary formation. Yoursupport restores the Church and builds the future in this region.Please prayerfully consider how you can support the collectionnext weekend. More information about this can be found atwww.usccb.org/ccee

LENT 2017 AT OLMAsh Wednesday , March 1st, is only 17 days away!We have some programs we will be holding for Lenthere at OLM. Our annual “Fish Fry” will be held onAsh Wednesday and Good Friday, prepared by ourown K of C #6904. “Welcome Home to Healing”our Diocesan-wide program to receive theSacrament of Reconciliation at any Church in the

Paterson Diocese from 7-8:30 PM. (Ours will be held in theChapel). Stations of the Cross will be held at 7PM in theChapel each Friday of Lent. Our Health Ministry will be offering“Journey With Jesus to Jerusalem” - an opportunity to pray,meditate and also “walk” (or another cardio exercise) with us toJerusalem. Depending on how long you “work out”, it will equal anumber of steps, which we will then tally, showing how close weare to Jerusalem. Additional info about signing up will be in nextweekend’s bulletin. Once again we will offer our “ BreakingOpen the Word”. All are invited to a weekly Lenten Scriptureprogram focussing on the Sunday Gospels. Each week, we willreflect on the Gospel for the following Sunday. What is thebackground story of the Gospel and why is it included as part ofLenten Scripture. In our discussions and sharing of thoughts wewill gain insights into what this “Word of God” means to each ofus in our daily lives. Lent is a time to grow in our faith. Anunderstanding of these Gospel readings will help us to becomemore deeply involved in the spirit and meaning of Lent. Thisweekly one hour program is being presented by Frank Mileswhom you may know as one of our Catechists and anoccasional Lector and Eucharistic Minister. He is currentlystudying Catholic Theology, Philosophy, and Church History socan bring interesting and informative insights to the Gospels.The first session is on Thurs 3/2 at 7PM in the Parish Ctr.Please journey with us each Thurs during Lent for this lively andinformative program. Lenten Penance Service on Mon 4/3 at7:30 PM in the Church.

ST. PAUL INSIDE THE WALLSJoin Fr. Paul Manning on Wed 2/22 at St. PaulInside the Walls from 7:30-9PM as he interviewsChristopher Bell. Mr. Bell is the founder of GoodCounsel which is a nationally recognized

nonprofit leader and innovator in creating supportive residentialcare and community-based services for homeless, expectantand new mothers and their children in the context of the Catholicsocial tradition. Pregnant and expectant mothers, with orwithout other born children, including mothers with mental healthor addition challenges from any location, are able to receive helpin a Good Counsel Home. All are invited and welcome to attend.

. ST. PETER THE APOSTLEPRE-LENTEN PARISH MISSION

All are invited to share in St. Peter’s Church inParsippany for their Pre-Lenten ParishMission. Join them on Feb 13th, 14th & 15th at7PM. The presenter will be Fr. Ron Hoye, C.M.The theme for this Mission is “CHRIST BE

OUR LIGHT”. Come join us for one hour each night for anexperience you will not forget. Confessions will be heard on the14th and the Mission will conclude on the 15th with Mass, withrefreshments to follow. Please mark your calendars and plan toattend! Why not invite a friend or two to come along too?