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 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

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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. Jesus told them, what sins you retain are retained”. This was the start of her, "My daughter, tell people that I am love and mercy Confessions. For sure, that command was not only for the personified.” St. John Paul II said that this was a needed Apostles to be able to forgive sins, and then to be forgotten, message for the people who had witnessed the sufferings of but for that power to be passed on, to all the ordained priests millions during the last century. of today, in the . Jesus Christ is the source of our peace. He is love. Jesus said that the greater the sinner, the greater the He is mercy. We go before Him in the face of the horrible right they have to His mercy! Don’t continue to carry your sins, attacks of evil upon the world and say to Him, “I trust in you.” Jesus forgives! We go before Him recognizing our own sinfulness and say to Him, “I trust in you.” There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions still suffering the attacks of others. We recognize their pain and we call upon Jesus who is Love and Mercy and say, “I trust in you.” There are many who have committed the Contemplate, today, the image of The Divine Mercy. most unspeakable sins, particularly sins against life who need Contemplate, especially, the fact that no image will even come to bring their sinfulness before the Lord and say, "Jesus, I trust close to expressing the full depth of love pouring forth from the in you.” We need to bring our own sins before the Lord and Heart of our Savior. Grow in a desire for that Mercy as you say, "Jesus I trust in you.” ponder this sacred image. St. John Paul II concluded the canonization homily by 2PM – EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED saying: “And you, Faustina, a gift of God to our time, a gift from SACRAMENT AND CONFESSION the land of Poland to the whole Church, obtain for us an 3PM – DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET AND awareness of the depth of divine mercy; help us to have a BENEDICTION communion. It is to them that the sacrament of Penance offers a new possibility to convert and to recover the grace of justification. The Fathers of the Church present this sacrament as "the second plank of salvation after the shipwreck which is the loss of grace." Thank you very much to all those who helped us clean, decorate and prepare our Church for Holy Week and Easter Over the centuries the concrete form in which the Church has especially our cleaning crew, Kim Smith, Linda Richartz and exercised this power received from the Lord has varied Brian Grogan. considerably. During the first centuries the reconciliation of Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary --- will be said in the end Christians who had committed particularly grave sins after their of daily mass (Monday-Friday) in May in honor of our Patron. Baptism (for example, idolatry, murder, or adultery) was tied to On Wednesday litany will be said by the Statue of the Blessed a very rigorous discipline, according to which penitents had to Virgin Mary. do public penance for their sins, often for years, before receiving reconciliation. To this "order of penitents" (which From May 1st to May 16 I will be away. If you need to contact concerned only certain grave sins), one was only rarely me please wait until I get back. Please do not send me any admitted and in certain regions only once in a lifetime. During emails and leave massages on my phone because I will not be the seventh century Irish missionaries, inspired by the Eastern able to respond to you. monastic tradition, took to continental Europe the "private" Jesus I trust in you… practice of penance, which does not require public and The Blessed Virgin Mary, our patron, pray for us… prolonged completion of penitential works before reconciliation Fr. Marcin with the Church. From that time on, the sacrament has been performed in secret between penitent and priest. This new From Fr. Slawek practice envisioned the possibility of repetition and so opened Bl. Elisabeth Leseur – May 3 the way to a regular frequenting of this sacrament. It allowed Faithful Witness (1866-1914) the forgiveness of grave sins and venial sins to be integrated Elisabeth, who was born in , married Dr. Felix Leseur into one sacramental celebration. In its main lines this is the when she was twenty-two. While she was a devout Catholic, form of penance that the Church has practiced down to our her husband was a determined atheist. Over time, as his day. convictions hardened, he became the editor of a militantly anti- God bless you Catholic newspaper. Yet his efforts to shake Elisabeth’s beliefs only strengthened her resolve to study and deepen her faith. WHY WE ARE CATHOLIC Though these tensions in her marriage caused her bitter We are Catholic because we believe: suffering, Elisabeth came to believe the salvation of her Many things about Jesus of interest to human curiosity do not husband was her actual life’s mission. figure in the Gospels. Almost nothing is said about his hidden When she confided to him the firm belief that he would one day life at Nazareth, and even a great part of his public life is not become a priest, her husband ridiculed the notion. But two recounted. What is written in the Gospels was set down there years later, as she was dying of breast cancer, he became "so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of increasingly impressed by her courage and equanimity, and God, and that believing you may have life in his name." the realization that she drew this strength from her faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church 514 Elisabeth died on May 3, 1914. She had for years been corresponding with a wide array of spiritual seekers, who thronged to her funeral. Felix was overcome to discover a note in his wife’s spiritual diary in which she offered her sufferings Last Class for Grades K – 6 Sunday, April 28, 2019 and her life for his conversion. He went on to edit and publish her spiritual writings. In 1923 he was ordained as a Dominican Keep your eyes out for Vacation Bible School priest “Silence is sometimes an act of energy, and smiling, Details to follow too.” - Bl. Elisabeth Leseur

Fr. Javier TEACHING FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH - THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation High School Youth Group My dear brothers and sisters Christ instituted the sacrament of Grades 9 to 12 Penance for all sinful members of his Church: above all for those who, since Baptism, have fallen into grave sin, and have Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:00PM Teen Center thus lost their baptismal grace and wounded ecclesial

OLM Scholarship Applications Rosary Altar Society Scholarship applications for high school seniors applying for or All ladies of Our Lady of the Mountain and St. Mark’s parishes entering an institution of higher learning or recognized trade school will be available in the Parish Office beginning Tuesday, are invited to join us for our Rosary Altar Society Meeting at April 23rd, 2019. OLM on Tuesday, May 7th, at 7:15 pm. We begin with the All new applications must be returned to Kim Smith by Rosary followed by Mass and the Novena to our Blessed th Monday, May 27 , 2019. Mother, and end with our meeting where you can enjoy some

Scholarship awards are based on the following criteria: refreshments.  Student or family of student is a registered At this May meeting we will also have the crowning of the parishioner for at least one year and contributes Blessed Mother and the induction of new members, as well as by way of our envelope system. the election of our 2019 – 2021 Board Members. We’ll also be  Parish service involvement up to 50%. collecting donations of baby clothes going to the Father  Financial need up to 25%.  Scholastic achievement up to 25%. English Center in Paterson (size newborn through children’s size 7 – leave the tags on). For more information, please call Renewal Applications are also available in the office and our President, Linda Richartz at 908-876-9601. th must be returned no later than June 16 , 2019. For more information, please call the Parish Office.

Knights of Columbus Scholarship The Long Valley Knights of Columbus College Scholarship Program is now taking applications for 2019. Details about the program and application forms are available at the parish HAPPY EASTER office. The deadline for receiving applications is May 31st, ------2019. You may also contact Patrick Gibbons for a copy of the Two weekends ago our council held its annual Easter Food application at 908.414.0963 ([email protected]). Drive for the benefit of local charities. As a result, our council delivered 322 filled grocery bags, 42 hams / turkeys and 24 Columbiette Scholarship $25.00 gift cards to 3 area food pantries and 33 residents of The LV Columbiettes College Scholarship Committee is now the Robert E. Cole Affordable Senior Housing Apartment accepting applications for 2019. Details about the program and Complex in Chester, NJ. Great job and thank you to everyone application forms are available in the parish office. The who contributed! deadline for receiving applications is May 27th, 2019 to Marge ------Sanders 225 Harvard Drive Hackettstown 07840. You may Applications for the Long Valley Knights of Columbus also contact the LV Columbiettes for an application at Scholarships are available at the parish office. The application [email protected] Marge at 908-852-3091 for deadline is May 31, 2019. any questions. ------St Jude Parish will be the host of the traveling Icon of “Our Easter Flower Envelopes Lady of Persecuted Christians.” On Wednesday May 8th at 7 There are envelopes on the ushers PM, there will be a prayer service intended to raise awareness table at all of the doors of the church if of the plight of Christians persecuted for their faith. Everyone is you would like to remember a loved one welcome. This event and a reception to follow is sponsored by with a flower donation. They will be the Knights of Columbus. listed in the bulletin after Easter. Become a Knight! www.lvkofc.org Grocery Gift Cards As always are available in the parish office daily. Please consider purchasing our grocery gift cards. Thank You Thank you very much to the parishioners who participated in the Foot Washing on Holy Thursday. They all serve as OLM Food Pantry ministers in many different areas of the Our Lady of the Happy Easter! Thank you for your generous donations. At this Mountain Parish Family. Lectors, Teachers, altar servers, time, we are over stocked on peanut butter. Some items we Finance Council, Eucharist Ministers, Altar Linens & Ushers. are low on are: breakfast bars, coffee, crackers, mayo and tuna fish. Donations are much appreciated. Please Pray for the Sick Bernadette you will: Please remember to pray for the sick of our parish  immerse yourself in the Gospel Message of as community who have requested our prayers: Anthony given by Our Lady to St. Bernadette Arbolino, Arianna Anello, Vic Berzanski, Addison Bigos, Alex  have the opportunity to touch the Grotto Rock and to Birdsall, Julien Bonifacio, Noah Bonita, Toni Brenner, Christina experience the healing grace of Lourdes Water Brithtly, Tim Burns, Josephine Canova, Joseph Caruso, Ron  receive a Eucharistic blessing and pray the Rosary Caruso, James Castagna, David Chung, Fran Clary, Eric  receive a bottle of Lourdes Water Clemente, Randy Clymer, Todd Copan, William Corchado, Chris  prepare a petition to be placed in the Grotto in Lourdes, Cornell, Genevieve Dancicco, Gary Davila, Phyllis DeFranco, Christopher Delplato, Michelle Demarest, Mike Depew, Vito Come and encounter the healing grace of Our Lord Jesus Dellibovi, Sue Elahie, Glenn Evans, Jayden Feichter, Michael Christ through His Immaculate Mother. Invite your family, Fiume, Santinna Flynn, Barbara Froetscher, Mary Gallagher, Baby children and friends! Our Lady extends her invitation to all! Antonia Gallardo, Susan Gardner, Vince & Ann Gentile, Jean The next best thing to visiting Lourdes itself is a Pilgrimage Greco, Jerry Green, Don Grevera, Mike Grundy, Sr., Anabela journey without the travel! A Plenary Indulgence is granted to Guerra, Samantha Hofmann, Laurel Jilek, Kristina Kantz, Michael all the faithful, under the usual conditions, who attend this Kennedy, Carman Kissoczy, Salvatore Lombardo, Pam Longo, Experience! Raymond Lurker, Jillian Martin, Nancy Martin, Judy Martino, Please RSVP by May 1st to [email protected] or 862 Darlene McHugh, Ed Michonski, Jennifer Mollitor, Faith Morelli, 432 3932. Nora Ochwat, Johnnie O’Conney, Jim Owens, Dennis Paradise, Arlene & Chandra Parikh, Anita Paterson, Jim & Carolynn Pauze, Washington Township Recreation Stelios & Mary Pispitsos, Deanna Procuito, Art Quails, Suzane There are a lot of great things happening in the township. Sturla Reid, Joanne Reilly, Dan Salerno, Kathleen Sanders, Jillian Chefs, clay, fitness, soccer and more. I don’t have room to fit Sayre, Pauline Scala, Judy Schellenberg, Connor Scott, Colinda them into our bulletin. Please check the website for details. Shernce, Paula Smith, Janet Stiles, Bob Taylor, Thomas Tell, Jr., [email protected] or call 908-876-5941. April Turkmen, Lil Varga, Nicholas Viggiano, Ronald Warner, Allen Watts, Ryan Wendt, Adrienne Werner, Alice Whedon, Melissa Please Help Us - please save the pop up tabs from your soda Winters, Roula Zanetta, Ron Zielensky & Issac Zujkowski. We are cans, canned vegetables, etc. There is a container on the currently praying for the sick from the pulpit for 1 month then windowsill in the Narthex. Thank you for your help! The Long adding their names to this list in the bulletin Valley Columbiettes

Youth Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Miriam Teresa Part Time Maintenance Person Needed Demjanovich PT HELP WANTED: St. Luke Parish in Long Valley is looking Join hundreds of young people on Sunday, May 5th from 2 – 6 for an individual to assist the PT Maintenance Coordinator w/ PM for this diocesan pilgrimage to the tomb of BI. Miriam upkeep of the Church and Rectory campuses in Long Valley. Teresa Demjanovich, where you will learn about her life and Handyperson skills a plus. Up to 20 hours/ week. Contact Mike mission. The afternoon will begin with games, music and Wozniak @ (908) 876-3515 ext. 14 or via email: snacks then we will walk from St. Paul Inside the Walls to the [email protected] Holy Family Chapel, where BI. Miriam Teresa is buried. The experience will conclude with mass, celebrated by Bishop Volunteers Needed - The National Blue Army Shrine of Serratelli. To register go to www.insidethewalls.org/BMT Our Lady of Fatima, Washington, NJ is looking for volunteer ushers for the 13th of May, June, July, Aug., Sept. & Oct. Save the Date… Sunday, May 5th at 1:00 pm to celebrate Our Lady's six appearances to the three Shepherd Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience™ Children in 1917. If interested, please contact Achilles at (718) 423-5077 or email: [email protected]. Sponsored by the Special Needs Ministry Free Wellness Workshop Workshop for positive approaches to pain management is Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North available Tuesday, April 30th at 6:30pm at West Morris central American Volunteers will present a 2- Auditorium. Join us for an uplifting evening of discussion & hour Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Q&A to learn about ways to improve your health & manage Experience™ at St. Luke Catholic pain in healthy ways. Panel of experts in the fields of: Church on Sunday, May 5th at 1:00 pm medicine, nutrition, yoga, physical therapy & more. Questions after the 11:15 am Mass. A light lunch please contact: [email protected] will be served after Mass. As part of this spiritual opportunity to draw nearer to God with Our Lady and St.