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Our Mission Statement “Recognizing that we are the Body of Christ, the Catholic Community of Our Lady of the Mountain is called to live the Gospel. We desire to express our commitment to this call through praise-filled celebration, which culminates in our being sent into the community to actively reach out to others. Thus, we seek to grow in Christian love.” 2 East Springtown Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853 908-876-4395 ~ Fax 908-876-3744 www.ourladyofthemountain.org In case of emergency – priest for sick 201-841-4952 Served By Staff Rev. Msgr. Raymond Lopatesky, Weekend Assistant Rev. Marcin Michalowski, Pastor Rev. Edward Davey, Senior Priest Assistant email [email protected] Deacon Thomas P. Gibbons Rev. Slawomir Tomaszewski, Parochial Vicar Deacon Robert C. Head email [email protected] Deacon James Jones Rev. Javier Bareno, Parochial Vicar email [email protected] Religious Education Program Parish Bookkeeper – Melissa Rivera Director: KellyAnn Tell 908-876-4003 email [email protected] email [email protected] Parish Secretary – Kim Smith Grades K-6 September ~ April - Sundays email [email protected] Grades 7-10 September ~April - alternate Mondays Parish Trustees - Bruce Haskell, Cindy Jones FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY during class times, on Sundays or Mondays, please call 908-876-5024 Ministries Altar Servers, Fr. Slawek. ..................................... 876-4395 Mass Schedule Baptism Preparation, Fr. Slawek.......................... 876-4395 Saturday 5:00PM and 7:00PM Children's Liturgy, Debi Pinelli ............................ 813-1982 Sunday 7:45AM, 9:15AM, 10:45AM, 12:15PM Columbiettes, Lucie Cohn .............................. 973-699-6793 Teen Mass - 5:00PM 1st Saturday of the Eucharistic Ministers, Cindy Jones ....................... 684-0661 Month, October ~ March. Evangel.,Renny Hodgskin, Jim McMenamin ........ 876-4395 Weekdays 9:30AM Monday ~ Friday Food Pantry Director, Traci Geraghty.................. 876-4003 Holy Days Vigil 4:30PM Gift Shop, Fran Clary ........................................... 852-5779 Holy Day 9:30AM and 7:00PM Knights of Columbus, John Clary ......................... 852-5779 Local Youth Protection/Safe Environment Coordinator, Parish Registration: Registration forms are available in Kim Smith the office or can be found on the church website Lectors, Chris Latran ........................................... 852-9341 Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance) Music/Choir Director, Rita Mueller… ............ 973-862-2095 Saturday 4:15PM, 6:30PM or by appointment. R.C.I.A., Kathy Nelson ....................................... .876-4395 Baptism The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated every Rosary Altar Society, Linda Richartz ................... 876-9601 Sunday at 1:30PM (with a few exceptions). Please call the Sacristan, Linda Richartz ..................................... 876-4395 Parish Office to schedule a time. A Baptism Preparation Visiting Ministry, Deacon Bob Head .................... 684-8399 class is required for first time parents. Weddings, Kim Smith .......................................... 876-4395 Marriage One of the parties must be a bona fide member of the parish for at least one year prior to making Youth Ministry .................................................... 876-5024 arrangements. Arrangements should be made at least one [email protected] year in advance. Hospital Visitation Please notify the Parish Office when a member of the family is in the hospital or homebound. Faith Direct The Lord is risen! As Christ's disciples, we are called to go forth and spread the good news of His Resurrection. Our SATURDAY April 27 2019 parish's many ministries are examples of how many of you 5:00PM George Wyker III Sal Palazzo answer that call. Our ministries require not only gifts of time John McNary and talent, but also of financial help. Please prayerfully 7:00PM Chelsea Vaughan Maria Spangeberg consider supporting Our Lady of the Mountain with electronic donations through Faith Direct. SUNDAY April 28, 2019 Signing up is easy! Visit faith.direct/NJ568 or text the word 7:45AM James Shelly Irene Sokolowski ENROLL to (Text-to-Give Phone Number). 9:15AM Mary & Robert Wehrenberg Rosemary Shubick 10:45AM Edward Shimkus, Sr. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family! Robert Wehrenberg Kevin Klink 12:15PM Shirley Briganti God Bless You, 4:00PM Antioch Candidates Fr. Marcin MONDAY April 29, 2019 9:30AM Robert Froetscher Mass Ministers TUESDAY April 30, 2019 SATURDAY, May 4 9:30AM OLM Parishioners 5:00PM Msgr. Ray WEDNESDAY May 1, 2019 9:30AM Joao Grelicha Lector: Dolores Reagle Patricia Holden . 7:00PM Fr. Slawek THURSDAY May 2, 2019 Lector: Albert Villanueva 9:30PAM OLM Parishioners FRIDAY May 3, 2019 SUNDAY, May 5 9:30AM Beatrice Ward 7:45AM Fr. Slawek SATURDAY May 4, 2019 Lector: Bob McLoughlin 10:00AM OLM Parihsioners 5:00PM George & Georgene Wyker 9:15AM Fr. Slawek Thomas Tell, Sr. Christopher Grilli Lector: Al Demarest 7:00PM Joseph Mazalewski 10:45AM Fr. Slawek SUNDAY May 5, 2019 Lector: Dave Quinn 7:45AM Irene Sokolowski Art Ford 12:15PM Msgr. Ray 9:15AM Ryan Family Lector: Renny Hodgskin William Corchado 10:45AM Joseph Rogers 12:15PM OLM Parishioners This Weeks Events 4:00PM Antioch Candidates Monday – Rehearsal First Communion (see your schedule) Santuary Lamp in memory of Dn. Pat VanOrman Tuesday – Rehearsal First Communion (see your schedule) Morning Bible Study – Clrm 3&4 10:00AM RCIA – Clrm 3&4 7-8:30PM Wednesday – Peer Ministry TC 7:30-9:00PM April 20-21(Easter) $16,904.00 Rehearsal First Communion (See your schedule) Cupboard $ 10.00 Flowers $ 193.00 Thursday – Rehearsal First Communion (See your schedule) Poverty Line $ 3,337.00 Baptism Class – Rm. 6 – 7-8PM Total $ 20,444.00 Choir - CH - 7-8:30PM Saturday – First Saturday Devotion 9:00AM Confession, Faith Direct Donations in April 2019 were $13,043.50 followed by Adoration, Rosary and Mass Grocery Gift Card Sales for 2019 - $34,585.00 profit $1,729.25 First Eucharist at 11:00AM THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!! Reminder: If you attend Mass at either St. Luke’s or St. Mark’s you Save the Date can drop your Our Lady of the Mountain envelope in the collection th basket and it will be credited as your donation to Our Lady of the OLM 50 Anniversary Mountain. Sunday, September 29th, 2019 10:45AM Special Mass with Bishop 12:30PM Brunch Buffet at Minebrook Golf Club More Details to Follow April 28th, 2019 ~ 2nd Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday FROM FR. MARCIN living experience of it and to bear witness to it among our MY DEAR PARISHIONERS, brothers and sisters. Happy Easter. Today we celebrate 2nd Sunday of God is like a father who comes out of the house to Easter --- Divine Mercy Sunday. Come to the Feast of Divine welcome back us his sons and daughters. Today God has Mercy! Calling all Catholics to the Feast of Mercy on the thrown a party during which we can receive God’s infinite Sunday after Easter, April 28th! Did you know that the Lord mercy. Let us go to the party and receive God’s mercy. said that this feast would one day be the “last hope of A number of times in St. Faustina’s diary we see the salvation”? Have you considered what would happen to power of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Jesus said it is a very you if you suddenly died in the state of mortal sin? powerful prayer at the time of death and at the bedside of a To properly celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy and dying person. The souls that say this chaplet will be embraced to receive the forgiveness of all sins and punishment, you must by my mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of go to Confession to a Catholic priest within 20 days before or their death. after Divine Mercy Sunday. Or if you are in the state of very Jesus is in the Confessional. One of the most serious or mortal sin, you must always confess them before reassuring things Our Lord Jesus revealed to us through Saint receiving Jesus in Holy Communion, or you will also commit a Faustina includes the several times when He indicated to her sacrilege, which is also a very serious sin. If you haven’t been that He is really there in the Confessional when we are making going to Sunday Mass without any good reason, you may be in our individual Confessions, to the priests. Jesus said that every a state of serious sin and you must confess before receiving time we enter the Confessional, that He Himself is there Jesus in Holy Communion. waiting for us, and that He is only hidden by the priest. Jesus In the year 2000, the Second Sunday of Easter said never to analyze what sort of a priest that He is making occurred on April 30th. On that day, the Holy Father, St. John use of, but for us to reveal our souls to Him and that He will fill Paul II, canonized Sr. Mary Faustina Kowalska. St. Faustina us with His peace and light. was only 33 years old when she died in 1938. She spent most Some have wondered why Jesus would want us to of her life in convents in Poland. Yet her life has made an confess our sins to a priest, but the answer is in the very first impact upon the entire world. instruction that Jesus gave to His Apostles directly after His St. John Paul II said in his canonization homily that Resurrection from the dead. On the evening of the St. Faustina was told that the two rays coming from Jesus’ Resurrection, Jesus walked through the door of the Upper heart represented blood and water. Blood referred to the Room where the Apostles were hiding and said to them sacrifice of the cross, and the gift of the Eucharist. Water “Receive the Holy Spirit, what sins you forgive are forgiven referred to the gifts of baptism and the Holy Spirit.