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Pastor’s Column for Jan. 19, 2020

Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy,

Father MartyGreetings in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ!

We are now back in Ordinary Time in the Church’s liturgical calendar. That does not mean this season is plain or unremarkable. It means that the weeks are counted, we go through the weeks in order. Ordinary Time started last Sunday with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and it will end February 25, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. We will then start the season of Lent followed by the Easter season. Ordinary Time will then resume June 1 and continue until the start of Advent, November 29. This is the cycle of our liturgical calendar for 2020.

In our gospel passage this weekend we have John the Baptist once again revealing Jesus as the promised Son of God. It may sound like a repetition of last week’s gospel passage. This tells us that we need to be constantly reminded of who Jesus is because sometimes we really don’t understand Him.

We need to be reminded that He came into the world to teach us and to make us aware of God’s presence in our lives so that we might be saved. Let us be honest with ourselves, we come to church Sunday after Sunday, but do we truly trust in God? If we do, do we follow his commands to live in holiness and righteousness? Those are questions we need to answer truthfully and individually before God.

On a different note, as I announced last weekend, this year’s Christmas collection was the highest ever. There are still quite a few of you who are yet to give. As I write this, your Christmas gifts to your parish total $63,195. That number will still go up a little higher since there are some families who told me that their gifts to the parish are still coming. The whole community thanks you for your generosity. God will bless you abundantly.

Next weekend, we begin the 2020 Annual Appeal entitled “Shining the Light of Christ.” At this time of the year, the Archdiocese will be knocking on our door, asking us to support the work of the Church. I encourage you to pledge more than before because whatever we collect over our goal will come back to us one hundred percent (100%). So, please be generous.

I would like to end this letter by urging you to pray for everybody and everything. There are a lot of different disturbances in our world – natural disasters, political unrest, wars, killings and more. Let us also take some time for introspection and for examining our conscience. We would do well to ask ourselves, “What am I doing and what can I do in the midst of these calamities?” Yes, let us storm heaven with our prayers!

Love,

Father Marty

Watch this presentation on the CoronaVirus Vaccine by Dr. Patricia Whitley-Williams
It is highly recommended.

Understanding Depression. The OLM Wellness Committee invites you to view a video featuring committee members and expert guests as they discuss depression and depressive symptoms. (Click here)

Flu Vaccine Q&A with Drs. Norie and Rey Ramos

Watch “Stress: A Discussion.” A series by OLM Wellness Ministry, Episode 2 | Episode 1


WELLNESS WEDNESDAY

To help keep you all moving, the OLM Wellness Ministry will be sharing exercise videos on Wednesdays that will help guide you through some exercises that you can do at home. (Watch the second video here). If you missed the first one, it’s here.

New Parish Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
9 am to 3 pm
Wednesday
9 am to 12 noon
Saturday & Sunday
9 am to 1 pm

Confessions Times
Monday through Friday
9 am to 9:30 am
Saturday
4 pm to 4:30 pm

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Our Lives At This Time

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Care For All God’s Creation

(The following reflection was written by Cardinal Tobin. It appeared in the September 11, 2020 issue of Rejoice in the Lord. The full text is available at www.rcan.org.)

Faith Formation

Faith Alive @ Home! A guide to family worship and family faith fun! (Click here)

The OLM Mission Statement

We, the faith community of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, joyfully and humbly seek to make our Lord Jesus Christ ever more real in our lives and in the lives of all people. We enliven our Mission by a commitment to Stewardship as a Way of Life. We strive to pursue our mission by being a welcoming community that provides a home for all and celebrates life, hope and reconciliation through WORD, WORSHIP and SERVICE.

Stewardship of Treasure

Thank you so much for your generosity.
January 10 Collection = $7,336
Maintenance Collection = $800

Thank you so much for your generosity and support!

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Mass Schedule

WE HAVE RETURNED TO OUR USUAL DAILY MASS SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday 7:00 am & 8:30 am

Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon

OLM MASSES ARE LIVESTREAMED
Sundays at 10 am
Monday – Friday at 8:30 am
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