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 – 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 FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY during class times, on Ministries Sundays or Mondays, please call 908-876-5024 Altar Servers, Fr. Slawek...... 876-4395 Preparation, Fr. Slawek...... 876-4395 Schedule Children's Liturgy, Debi Pinelli ...... 813-1982 Saturday 5:00PM and 7:00PM Church Trustee, Bruce Haskell, Cindy Jones 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 7:30PM Gift Shop, Fran Clary ...... 852-5779 Holy Day 9:30AM and 7:30PM Hospitality……………………………………….. ..876-4395 Knights of Columbus, John Clary ...... 852-5779 Parish Registration: Registration forms are available in Local Youth Protection/Safe Environment Coordinator, the office or can be found on the church website Kim Smith Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance) Lectors, Chris Latran ...... 852-9341 Saturday 4:15PM, 6:30PM or by appointment. Music/Choir Director, Rita Mueller… ...... 973-862-2095 Baptism The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated every R.C.I.A. Office ...... 876-4395 Sunday at 1:30PM (with a few exceptions). Please call the Rosary Altar Society, Linda Richartz ...... 876-9601 Parish Office to schedule a time. A Baptism Preparation Sacristan, Linda Richartz ...... 876-4395 class is required for first time parents. Ushers, Office ...... 876-4395 Marriage One of the parties must be a bona fide member of the parish for at least one year prior to making Visiting Ministry, Deacon Bob Head ...... 684-8399 arrangements. Arrangements should be made at least one Vocation Liaison, Office ...... 876-4395 year in advance. Weddings, Kim Smith ...... 876-4395 Hospital Visitation Please notify the Parish Office when a Youth Ministry ...... 876-5024 member of the family is in the hospital or homebound. [email protected]

Faith Direct The twelve days of culminate with the celebration of the wonderful Feast of Epiphany. I am thankful for all the generous SATURDAY February 2, 2019 gifts that you provide to our parish, but I realize that you cannot be 10:00AM OLM Parishioners 5:00PM Thomas Tell, Sr. with us every Sunday of the year. Please consider using our Paul Shernce secure electronic giving program, Faith Direct. Faith Direct will Antoinette Casano 7:00PM OLM Parishioners automatically process any offertory or second collections donation of your choosing. SUNDAY February 3, 2019 7:45AM Janet Tereman Tony Santos Signing up is easy! Visit faith.direct/NJ568, or text the word 9:15AM Carol Guterl ENROLL to (Text-to-Give Phone Number). Rosemary Frayne 10:45AM Al Taboda Shane Kleindienst Thank you for your continued support of our parish family. 12:15PM Joe Pinto

Eileen V. Schiano Frank & Ellin Uhl Bless You,

MONDAY February 4, 2019 9:30AM Richard Decker Fr. Marcin

TUESDAY February 5, 2019 9:30AM Adalberto Aponte Mass Ministers

WEDNESDAY February 6, 2019 SATURDAY, February 9 9:30AM Edith Paabon Richard Kubik 5:00PM Fr. Slawek Lector: KellyAnn Tell THURSDAY February 7, 2019 Ministers: Check in the Sacristy 9:30AM Ed Cross Servers: SERVERS NEEDED FRIDAY February 8, 2019 9:30AM Heather Ryan 7:00PM Fr. Slawek Lector: Dorothea Plunkett SATURDAY February 9, 2019 Ministers: Check in the Sacristy 5:00PM Christine Manno Anzalone Servers: SERVERS NEEDED Thomas Tell, Sr. George & Georgene Wyker SUNDAY, February 10 7:00PM Feula Helen Capozzi 7:45AM Fr. Slawek Grace Hamilton Lector: Trudy Zielensky

Ministers: Check in the Sacristy SUNDAY February 10, 2019 7:45AM James Shelly Servers: SERVERS NEEDED Tony Santos 9:15AM Charles Noll 9:15AM Msgr. Ray 10:45AM Vincent Doherty Lector: Linda Richartz Shane Kleindienst Ministers: Check in the Sacristy 12:15PM Edwin & Mary Charles Servers: SERVERS NEEDED Gloria Balcon 10:45AM Msgr. Ray Santuary Lamp in memory of Dn. Pat VanOrman Lector: Susan Baetchel Ministers: Check in the Sacristy Servers: SERVERS NEEDED

12:15PM Fr. Slawek January 26-27 $7,873.00 Lector: Janet Marino Food Pantry $ 49.00 Ministers: Check in the Sacristy Neighbors in Need $ 238.00 Servers: SERVERS NEEDED

Total $8,160.00 Faith Direct Donations in January 2019 were $14,473.50 MASSES AT ST. MARKS Grocery Gift Card Sales for 2019 - $6,200.00 profit $310.00 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!! SATURDAY, February 9 Reminder: If you attend Mass at either St. Luke’s or St. Mark’s you 5:30PM – Fr. Javier can drop your Our Lady of the Mountain envelope in the collection basket and it will be credited as your donation to Our Lady of the SUNDAY, February 10 Mountain. 9:00AM – Fr. Javier 11:00AM – Fr. Javier

Parish Office Hours

Monday ~ Friday, 9:00AM – 3:00PM Labor Day ~ Memorial Day February 3rd, 2019 ~ 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

FROM FR. MARCIN .Boy Scout Sunday. MY DEAR PARISHIONERS, The Boy Scouts of America annually celebrates its In the liturgy of the Church we celebrate 4th Sunday in founding on February 8, 1910, based on the program started the Ordinary Time this weekend we observe also Boy Scouting by Lord Baden Powell in England on August 1, 1907. Scout Sunday. In today’s Gospel people did not want to accept and Sunday was added to the Scout celebration in the middle listen Jesus because they knew him. Jesus said, “Amen, I say 1940s. Scout Sunday is always the Sunday preceding to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.” February 8th, unless the 8th is a Sunday, in which case the 8th Do you believe that God wants to act with power in would be Scout Sunday. The Saturday following February 8th your life today? Power to set you free from sin and hurtful is Scout Sabbath. desires, fear and oppression. Throughout the Scriptures we The Scout Sunday tradition was started to make see God performing mighty acts to save his people from death people in houses of worship aware of Scouting, and to allow and destruction - from ’s ark that spared his family from Scouts to live out their “Duty to God” pledged each week. the flood of wickedness that had spread across the land to The Scout Law says that a "Scout is Reverent" and and the Israelites who crossed through the parting the Scouts of all ages promise to do their “Duty to God”. These waters of the Red Sea as they fled the armies of Pharaoh their values strengthen youth character in their family, community slave Master and oppressor. and faith.

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