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: [email protected] • 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: Jill L. Weaver 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 March 1, 2015 2nd Sunday of Lent 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. 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 OF LENT Upcoming Weekend Schedule For March 7th & 8th Mass Schedule OUR LADY OF MERCY ST. BERNARD ORATORY 4:30 pm Celebrant: Fr. Keith Lector: Susan Cordero Eucharistic Minister: Marie Cimino Altar Servers: Madeline Squarcia/Anna DiFelice Greeter: Jeanne Young Saturday, February 28 4:30 pm Living Int/Valerie Martin [Mother] Sunday, March 1, SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 am Stanley Guzik, Jr. 9:00 am Dolores Cortright [John Weiss] 10:30 am Deacon Thomas Reichard-7th Ann. [Family] 12:00 pm Spec Int/Carmen Aida Rivera [Marie Rivera] Monday, March 2 8:00 am Grace Oieni [Joe/Karen Corpora] 12:10 pm Frank O’Donnell [Jeanne/Bob Young] Tuesday, March 3 8:00 am Edward J. (Ted) Reilly [Timothy/Mary Reilly] Wednesday, March 4 8:00 am Joseph Brennan [Fran O’Hanlon] 12:10 pm Rose Saltiga 7:00 pm Maria Aguede Lo de Marin-4th Ann. Thursday, March 5 8:00 am 12:10 pm Susan Dammann [Mom/Jan/Fam.] Friday, March 6 8:00 am Memorial & Endowment Society 12:10 pm Olga Loiacano [Ray Zyskowski/Family] Saturday, March 7 4:30 pm Jackie Smith [Tom Smith Family] Sunday, March 8, THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 am Pam Warner-6th Ann. [Family] 9:00 am Parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy 10:30 am Marianne Cox [Val Lutz] 12:00 pm Fabio Pineda [Family] 7:30 am Celebrant: Fr. Keith Lector: Frank Hogan Eucharistic Ministers: Elizabeth Stevens Altar Servers: Steve Wallo Greeter: 9:00 am Celebrant: Fr. Elias Lector: Bill Murphy Eucharistic Ministers: Jason Wambold Altar Servers: Christopher Achey Greeter: Pat/Larry Bleam 10:30 am Celebrant: Fr. Keith Lector: Tim Wittemann Eucharistic Ministers: Virginia Dalsass Altar Servers: Maggie Donovan, Harper Hogan Greeter: Millie Reichard Collection Counters: Jeanne Young, Vince/Marie Cimino, 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. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. Budgeted Sunday Offering $7,500 February 21st & 22nd - $6,784 WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE A FLOWER FOR THE ALTAR AT EASTER in memory of a loved one? You can do so by enclosing $10 in an envelope appropriately marked. Your help in defraying the cost of our Easter flowers will be greatly appreciated. All the Masses on Easter Sunday in OLOM will be celebrated for those in whose memory the flowers are donated. The second collection this weekend is for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal which works to support Home Mission dioceses in the United. States. Please be generous. Prayer Corner For all Christians: That we may learn to see each other as persons with whom we will one day share God’s joy in heaven. Holy Humor: Why did God create women? Because when God took one look at Adam and realized man was going to need some help. 2 204 OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH MARCH 1, 2015 OLOM Lenten Crib Lenten Opportunities This week Benefits Mary’s Shelter of the Lehigh Valley is in the vestibule through Easter Sunday. Please check the clothes line for tags of some of the most needed items. Every donation is greatly appreciated. Daily Mass: 8 AM & 12:10 PM – Monday thru Friday Wednesday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament -- 8:30-9:30 AM 6:15 PM – Sacrament of Reconciliation in English and Spanish 6:00 PM – Stations of the Cross in Spanish 7:00 PM – Mass in Spanish WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE A FLOWER FOR THE ALTAR AT EASTER in memory of a loved one? You can do so by enclosing $10 in an envelope appropriately marked. Your help in defraying the cost of our Easter flowers will be greatly appreciated. All the Masses on Easter Sunday in OLOM will be celebrated for those in whose memory the flowers are donated. Thursday: Soup & Unleavened Bread 12:45 PM – Following 12:10 Mass St. Bernard’s Oratory Tickets for the Lenten Fish Dinner held by the Knights of Columbus on Fridays, March 6, 13, 20 & 27 at Father Farrell Hall on Washington Blvd are available at St. Jane’s Church office (8 am-4 pm). Adults/$11, Seniors/$10 Children/$6 (4 & under FREE). (Followed by a presentation: Theme – “7 Deadly Sins and 7 Lovely Virtues – Sloth/Zeal Friday: 7 PM – Stations of the Cross in English followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, St. Bernard’s Oratory 7:30-8 PM – Confessions Available Faith and Spirits Series sponsored by the Office of Adult Formation is coming to the Lehigh Valley! Please join us for Part 1 on March 9th from 6:30 PM —8:30 PM at the Allentown BrewWorks for an informal discussion in a relaxed atmosphere as Msgr. Andrew Baker presents A Biblical Worldview: Needed Answers in a Cultural Shift Towards Indifference. We all have a lens by which we view the world around us. Which lens are you looking through? Food and Beverage are available for purchase from their menu. Bring a friend or come yourself! All Adults are Welcome. Questions, e-mail [email protected] or call 610-289-8900 ext. 221. Fasting: All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence (no meat) Don’t forget that your Lenten Sacrifice can become a real blessing for others through Operation Rice Bowl. A receptacle is in the vestibule to receive your donation. Notre Dame of Bethlehem is sponsoring a FREE concert, featuring world renowned Catholic singer, Donna Cori Gibson on Sunday March 15, at 8:00 pm in the church. Donna sang a concert at Notre Dame in 2008 and has been invited back to present a video/concert – “The Way of the Cross”. There will be a free will offering at the concert. DON’T FORGET – Daylight Savings Time begins Saturday, March 7th. Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed. 3 204 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT PREP March Easton Area Catholic Youth Group News & Upcoming Events th 8 –Daylight Savings March 1 – Stations of the Cross Practice -7:00 Set Clocks forward one hour th in St. Bernard’s Oratory in St. Bernard’s Oratory 15- Sponsor Sunday 7 grade confirmation students @ St. B March 15 – Stations of the Cross Practice -7:00 9 am sponsor must accompany child March 8 – Stations of the Cross Practice -7:00 in St. Anthony's Church (Sponsor form & projects due) nd 22 - First Communion Meeting in English 29th- Reunión de Padres-Español Cemetery Palm Crosses for Sale The Youth Group will be selling Cemetery Palm Cross Cost $10 March 7th & 8th – Order Flyer will be in the bulletin March 14th & 15th – Orders will be Due April 21st & 22nd – Palm Cross Pick-up after all masses PRO LIFE CONTEST! Interested? Submit entries by Monday, March 2, 2015 to [email protected] or mail to PA Pro-Life Federation 4800 Jonestown Rd, Suite 102 Harrisburg, PA 17109-1741 Open to PA students in Grades 7-12. Write a pro-life essay about abortion, euthanasia, or stem cell research. Word Limit: 500 for Grades 7-9 750 for Grades 10-12 Essays must include a cover page with the student’s name, address, phone number, grade and school. www.paprolife.org Bus Trip to Divine Mercy Conference st On March 21 , 2015 there will be a bus trip to the 10th Annual Divine Mercy Conference in the Bronx, NY. The conference featured speakers include Fr. James Lisante, Fr. Glenn Sudano, Fr. Frank Pavone, Fr. Chris Alar and Dr. Bryan Thatcher. There will also be sacred music, Adoration, Confession, Mass, and a bookstore. This powerful event is co-sponsored by the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR). You may register for the conference at 1-800-462-7426 or www.thedivinemercy.org/bronx . The conference fee is $60. The bus will leave from St. Joseph the Worker Church in Orefield at 5:30 am and the fee for the bus is $25. The bus will also be making a stop at the William Penn Highway Park & Ride at 6:15 am to pick up additional conference attendees. To reserve your spot on the bus please contact Nancy Clee at 610-530-0174 or [email protected]. Every year the conference sells out so don’t delay in registering. Weather alerts; please go to wfmz.com for closings. Go to weather alerts, business and worship closings. Monday March 02 Lenten Weekday Dn 9:4b-10 Lk 6:3638 (230) Tuesday March 03 Lenten Weekday Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin Is 1:10, 16-20 Mt 23:1-12 (231) Wednesday March 04 Lenten Weekday Saint Casimir Jer 18:18-20 Mt 20:17-28 (232) Thursday March 05 Lenten Weekday Jer 17:5-10 Lk 16:19-31 (233) First Friday March 06 Lenten Weekday Gn 37:3-4, 1213a, 17b-28a Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 (234) World Day of Prayer First Saturday March 07 Lenten Weekday Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs Mi 7:14-15, 18-20 Lk 15:13, 11-32 (235)Sunday March 8 Third Sunday of Lent Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17 1 Cor 1:22-25 Jn 2:13-25 (29) Daylight Savings Time Begins THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE will be selling gift certificates at the weekend Masses of March 7th & 8th . 4:30 pm –John Beck 7:30 am – Richard/Jackie McClellan 9:00 am – Mary Louise Evans 10:30 am – Toniann Johnson 4 204 OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH Week of 3/01/15 Time Sun. 1:30 Mon. 7 pm 9:15am & 7pm Tues 10:30 7 pm 6 pm 6:30pm 7:30pm Wed. Thur. 12:30 7 pm Fri. 5 pm Sat. Event Ultreya Bap Prep Class Book Club Rosary Group Knitting Ministry Stations- spanish Divine MercyCenacle Juan XXIII Lenten Soup&video Stations of Cross Grupo Carismático MARCH 1, 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 Week of 03/08/15 Time Event Loc. Sun. 1:30 Ultreya de Cursillo St. B O 1:30 Juan XXIII St. BO Mon. 9:15am Book Club St. B O & 7pm Tues. 10:30 Rosary Group St. B O 7 pm Knitting Ministry St. B O 6 pm Estaciones de la Cruz St. B O Wed. 7:30pm Juan XXIII St. B O Thurs. 12:30 Lenten Soup & video St. B O 10 am Bldgs & Grnds mtg. St. B O Fri. 6:30pm Hispanic Soc. Mtg. St. B O 7 pm Stations of Cross St. B O 9-4pm Spanish lent retreat St. B O Sat. 5 pm Spanish Charismatic St. B O 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. Hay una Misa durante la semana en español, los miércoles a las 7:00 pm. Lecturas: Génesis 22:1–2, 9a, 10–13, 15–18; Salmo 116; Romanos 8:31b–34; Marcos 9:2–10 Salmo: Siempre confiaré en el Señor. Misa de Domingo 03/1 Lector: Jose L. Amaya & Margarita P. Contadores: Carlos & Juanita R. & Veronica M. Scrip: Maribel & Martin Hernandez Misa de Domingo 03/08 Lector: Deisy Escalante & Roger Cruz Contadores: Evodio M. /Roger Cruz / Adan C. Scrip: Esteban & Tatiana Soto Intensión Especial: Carmen Aida Rivera [Maria Rivera] Tema de la Misa: Aunque Dios salvó la vida de Isaac, el hijo de Abraham, no hizo igual con su Hijo Jesús, que fue entregado para beneficio de todos nosotros. No obstante, el Evangelio de hoy nos da ya un indicio de la resurrección futura. Al escuchar estas lecturas démonos el tiempo para reflexionar qué significado tiene en nuestra vida el “resucitar de entre los muertos”. 5 204 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT RETIRO DE CUARESMA Nuestra Senora de la Merced Rev. Padre Keith Laskowski y demás Sacerdotes & Diacono Jose DeCastro Te invita a un retiro parroquial de preparación para la Cuaresma. Dia: Sabado 14 de Marzo del 2015 Hora: 8:30-3 pm Predicador: Padre George Winne Tema: Esten Alegres, Oren siempre y Den Gracias a Dios! (1 Tesalonicenses 5:16-18) Lugar: Oratorio de San Bernardo Se proveerá cuidado de niños de 1 a 10 Anos Donacion $5 (almuerzo incluido) Para mas información llamar: Daysi Diaz 610-704-7870 Email: [email protected] ENCUENTRO MATRIMONIAL Fecha: Mayo 22, 23, 24 Para cualquier información dirigirse al Diacono José DeCastro o a los Esposos: Fausto & Mery Marte POR FAVOR, ÚNASE A NOSOTROS EN NUESTRO 5TO AÑO Retiro Juan XXIII Para Mujeres, será el 13, 14, & 15 de Marzo Para más info, favor de hablar con Margarita DIOCESANO DE LA CELEBRACIÓN MULTICULTURAL DE LA FE Estaciones de la Cruz Durante la cuaresma serán todos los miércoles en el Oratorio de San Bernardo comenzando a las 6 pm, antes de la Misa Hispana. Ven a celebrar la unidad de nuestra fé y descubre la diversidad de nuestros orígenes étnicos. Reverendísimo John O Barres celebrará la MisaDomingo, 19 de abril 2015 a las 3:00 PM Catedral de Santa Catalina de Siena 18 y Turner St. Allentown “Ven y Déjate Amar por el Padre Misericordioso. 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