40 Sullivan Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305 • www.olmnj.orgFebruary 10, 2019 • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary TimeBULLETIN

OUR LADY OF MERCY

FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTORDear Parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy:

Greetings in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ! Our Gospel passage this weekend invites us to ponder on so many things, but, I would like to pick one of the verses that says, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch” and encourage our inner selves to consider exerting more e#orts to go out and be missionaries to oth-ers, inviting others to come back to God. In these

days and age there are so many people who are blinded by this material world. A lot of our young people nowa-days do not have a sense of God. $ey have so many reasons for not coming to Church. It is high time for us to go into the deep and lower our nets to catch them, that is, let us be more daring in trying to make them know and realize that we all need God. And we can do that in the best way we can by living as good Chris-tians. I do believe that we all know how to live a good Christian life. And (to give you a little secret) living it well speaks louder than words. Words will be of great help but most of the time action speaks louder. With God’s help we all can do it. $is weekend is World Marriage Day. In the name of this community of Our Lady of Mercy, I applaud and congratulate all married couples! Know that you are living examples and witness-es of how it is to live the vows you made on the day of your wed-ding. God blesses this union and bestows His grace upon you and

POPE FRANCIS’ FEBRUARY INTENTION:

Human Tra"cking

For a generous welcome of the victims of human tra"cking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence.

2019 SHARING GOD’S BLESSING ANNUAL APPEAL

Dear Folks, It is this time of the year… it is annual appeal! You have been generous in helping the Archdio-cese of Newark last year. In the name of Cardinal Tobin and the Archdiocese, I thank you all! Our parish goal is $36,033.00. I encourage you to be generous again to help the various missions the Archdiocese of Newark. #ank you so much and God bless you all! Love, Father Marty

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

OLM Baptism Ministry joined expecting mother, Marie Stephanie Rustia, at a Gathering to Rejoice on Sun-

day, February 3 at the Seat of Wisdom Conference Center. Present were Deacon Meynardo Espeleta, Jose"na

Espeleta, Nori and Rey Ramos, Joy and Selwyn Esteban, Vickie Figueras, Mila Rustia, Presy and Connie Loren-

zo. Not in the picture are Lorna and Ricky Mercado.

THANK YOU!

In the name of Our Lady of Mercy sta!, thank you very much for your Christmas gi#s to the parish. We have $43,062.00! God bless your generous hearts and household!

UPDATE ON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: “WE ARE LIVING

STONES”

You may recall that the Case Items for Parish Portion are the following: • Purchase and Installation of a gas generator • Repointing of the Church • Replacement of windows on the school’s 3rd !oor • Repairing the boiler in the school (done) • Debt reduction As far as the school boiler repair is concerned, we have spent a total of $41,675.00 for the three repairs we have done. #is %gure is disbursed from the Capital Campaign. Pray, dear brothers and sisters, that there will be no more school boiler repairs in the near future. As of present, we have reached 100.20% of our goal ($499,149.00) of which $400,948.52 has been collected and $174,734.56 disbursed to parish. Soon, we will be replacing the third !oor school windows and the fund will be taken from the balance of WALS rebate. I am gently reminding those who have not fully paid the pledge to continue sending your payment to WALS o*ce. God bless your cooperation and generosity. #ank you so much!

SHARING GOD’S BLESSINGS APPEAL 2018 AND 2019

#e goal for Our Lady of Mercy Parish of last year’s An-nual Appeal (2018) was $34,769.00 and we have reached it. As a matter of fact, we have received a rebate of $1,875.50 from Cardinal Tobin.#is year 2019, our goal is $36,033.00. Please try to help our Archdiocese in their appeal by making a pledge. As you well know, if we exceed our goal it is for our advantage because we will get a rebate. We will use the rebate for our parish needs. #ank you for your generous support.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE FOR FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Regular Collection $ 8,470.00 Maintenance $ 1,004.00 #ank you so much for the generous and unending sup-port through your Stewardship of Treasure!

REGISTER YOURSELF IN THE PARISH

To be a registered parishioner means that you really be-long to the parish family. You enjoy all the bene%ts of being a family member. #ose who are not registered are invited and encourage to do so. A Registration Form is available at the vestibule of the Church, in the Parish O*ce and Online. Visit our website: olmnj.org

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BULLETIN

I appeal to those who want to advertise your company or your business to please do so. It will be a very big help to make our bulletin better (in color if possible) so we can give you more information and knowledge about all the goings-on or hap-penings in our communities. You can call Dave Chameides at 1-203-641-6051 or email: dchameides@4Lpi.com. – Fr. Marty

PRAYER FOR THE SICK: Paul Calefati, Elaine Staltari, Jean Karycinski, Leonora Loyola, Enrique “Eric” Bautista, Ellen Iorio, Jessica Pavone, Ian Malesiew-ski, Craig Rutkowski, Gina Marquez, Daniel Tamayo Santos, Lucia Vanderburg, Betty Scerbo, Philip Scerbo, Alejandra Ancheta, John Broderick, Dolores Steinhauser, Eugenio Cacananta, Austin Macalintal, Eduviges Ledesma, Carolyn Taliaferro, Nonong Dava, John Gaito, Elsa Concepcion, James Leung, Genedina B. Mohan, Luke Dee, Rosario Bernabe, Renato Caguioa, Raquel Yapp, Roberto Yapp, Armando Gloria, Grace Arceo, Waddy Ancheta, Natale “Sonny’ Infurna, Robert Andres, Dennis C. Reyes, Ninette Limpo, Minh Nguyen, Emmanuel Evangelista, Florentino Chanco, Lourdes Madlangbayan-Tiamsic, Jonel Teves, Jose Clemente, Jr., Romeo Vibar, Herminio Macalino, Guding Buhay, Cecille Herrera, Joel Rivera, Gerry Price, Charles Paloma, Ann Rutkowski, Leo and Josephine Collins, Esperanza Lorenzo, Susan Magno, Clemente Rodriguez, Ernesto Rodriguez, Jr, Henry Zanotti, Roumelia Alina-Balbastro, Rosana Chanco, Juliana Villa, Margarita Macalintal, Lowie Gamboa, Susana Flores, Mercedes Ereneta, Fran DeCesare, Adam Malewski, Linda Gilbert, Carmine Ciccone, Rosalina Cruz, Marcelita S. Fusco, Dionisio M. Solis Jr., Consolacion F. Acosta, Luzon V. Acosta, Denise Ca%ero-Vitale. Note: Friends, I will set a little rule in here. I will delete names that have been here for more than a year. If you think we have to keep your name on this list, please write me a note. &ank you –Father Marty

your family. I would like to extend to you my blessing with this prayer from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: “Almighty and eternal God, you blessed the union of married couples so that they might re!ect the union of Christ with His Church: look with kindness on them. Renew their marriage co-venant, increase your love in them, and strengthen their bond of peace so that, with their children, they may always rejoice in the gi/ of your blessing. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!” God bless you all!

Love,

+Father Marty

QUESTIONS REGARDING PARISH ANNUAL FINANCIAL

REPORT 2018:

What does “Assistance from Archdiocese of Newark” mean?

It is the money that the Archdiocese takes from our school (Starting Point School) rental when we need help for repairs of more than $25,000.00. You see, this is how it works: Starting Point School sends their rent to the Arch-diocese, not to us. #e Archdiocese then deposits it to our account. If we need %nancial help for major repairs, the Archdiocese sends us what we need, taking it out from our account. In other words, it isn’t subsidized by the Archdio-cese. It is our money.

EXPECTANT MOTHERS

Calling all moms who are expecting babies, please know that we have a team who takes care of celebrating your joy through a “Gathering To Rejoice!” Every month we have a scheduled event for that. #e team is there to rejoice with you for the precious gi/ of your child and also will assist you towards baptism and beyond. Please let us know by stopping by or calling the parish o*ce at 201-434-7500. We will be very happy to be with you!

UPCOMING PILGRIMAGES

Brochures available at the Parish O"ce

Folks, For those of you who are interested, here are some of the pilgrimages you can avail. Regarding the Oberammergau trips, you have a choice of side trips: Father Nol’s is Alpine regions and mine is Rome. Please sign up or approach us for questions and information. – Father Marty

Everyone is invited to join the following pilgrimages for this year (2019) and the next year (2020):

With FR. NOL DOCABO

1) May 14-23, 2019 !e Holy Land 10 Days ($3,088)

Reservations may be secured upon payment of a deposit of $400 per person. No reservation is considered !rm until your deposit has been received.  Final payment is due at JMJ Travel 90 days prior to departure (February 14, 2019).

2) November 5-15, 2019 Greece & !e Greek Isles (Footsteps of Saint Paul) 11 Days ($3,399)

Reservations may be secured upon payment of a deposit of $600 person. No reservation is considered !rm until your de-posit has been received. Final payment is due at Nawas Travel 100 days prior to departure (July 28, 2019)

3) June 17-27, 2020         Alpine Europe  (with the Passion Play of OBERAM-MERGAU) 11 Days ($4,299)

Reservations may be secured upon payment of an initial deposit of $800 per person. No reservation is considered !rm until your deposit has been received. Note that tickets to the Passion Play are limited and available on a !rst come, !rst served basis. An additional $1200 deposit is due by July 31, 2019.  %e balance payment is due on February 01, 2020.

With FR. MARTY JACINTO

4) July 16 - 23, 2020     Rome & !e Vatican (with the Passion Play of OBERAMMERGAU) 8 Days ($4,298)

Reservations may be secured upon payment of an initial deposit of $300 per person. No reservation is considered !rm until your deposit has been received. Note that tickets to the Passion Play are limited and available on a !rst come, !rst served basis. An additional $1500 deposit is due by July 17, 2019.  %e balance payment is due on January 17, 2020.

IS YOUR MARRIAGE VALID?

If you were married civilly, that is, not in the Catholic Church before a priest or deacon, it might not be a valid marriage. Some couples believe that a marriage before a Justice of the Peace or a non-Catholic minister is valid. For a marriage to be valid in the Catholic Church, the marriage must be in a Catholic Church or Chapel and o&ciated by an authorized Catholic priest or deacon along with 2 witnesses. (%ere are limited interfaith exceptions with proper permission.) We invite you to speak with one of our priests if there are any questions or if indeed you wish to validate your marri-age. %e process can be very simple and your marriage will now be blessed by the Church.

OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH

FAMILY OUTREACH MINISTRY

Invites all those who have attended the

seminar to the

ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP on Saturday, February 23, 2019

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Maria Room

We will have a special guest-speaker to give us some points.

WARNING!

My dear parishioners, Please be advised to make extra careful when you walk at our parking lot by Lembeck Avenue, especially by the ramp towards the main entrance of the Church. As you can see, the pavement is not even. I want to let you know that I have already addressed that to the Archdiocese and by spring time, a!er snow season, we will be doing the paving job. So please watch your steps carefully! $ank you for your cooperation. - Father Marty

PARKING CONSIDERATION!

Dear Parishioners,

I ask your assistance in resolving a potentially dangerous si-tuation. As you know, parking is not permitted along Brother Stan Drive. %e area has been marked again with new signage and the curb painted red. However, parishioners regularly park there for Mass. Emergency vehicles cannot make the turn from Lembeck on to Brother Stan Drive and up Pearsall. As you know, seconds are precious for response time in a life-threatening emergency. I ask you to be considerate and to respect the tra&c laws. I realize that parking is limited and remind you to allow adequate time for parking in legally designated spaces when attending Mass. Arriving close to the start of Mass and !nding a spot close to the Church is unlikely. In the next few weeks, cones will also be pla-ced on Brother Stan Drive during Masses as yet another reminder not to park there. Please abide by the parking regulations so as not to potentially endanger the life and safety of your neighbors and to avoid a potential ticket or tow. %ank you for your attention.

SATURDAY, February 95:00pm Orlando Tolentino (B-day in Heaven)

r/b !elma TolentinoSUNDAY, February 108:00am For !e People10:00am Ronald Figueras (L) r/b Vickie12:00pm Elsie Bello (1st Death Anniversary) r/b Santos Family7:00pm Armando Adajar r/b Guiz, Gigi Macalintal & FamilyMONDAY, February 117:00am Eufemia Afable-Nunez r/b Josephine Afable-Espeleta8:30am Tony Honrado (Birthday in Heaven) r/b Honrado FamilyTUESDAY, February 127:00am Irene Tolentino r/b June Tolentino8:30am Norman Resurreccion, Sr. r/b Resurreccion FamilyWEDNESDAY, February 137:00am Caitlin Keating (L) r/b Mom & Dad8:30am Patrick Adad Vinzon (40th Day) r/b Adad FamilyTHURSDAY, February 147:00am Danny Fraraccio r/b Olga Fraraccio8:30am Sarah Fargo r/b Nick FargoFRIDAY, February 157:00am Oniths Villa (L)(Birthday) r/b Jeng Villa8:30am Consolacion Coronel r/b Trinidad ReyesSATURDAY, February 168:30am Purgatorial Society5:00pm Andrew Aspromonte r/b Regina MorleySUNDAY, February 178:00am Juan Francisco r/b Rebecca Francisco10:00am Catalina Cantada r/b Cantada Family12:00pm Zozima Ulba r/b Catuncan Family7:00pm For !e People

BREAD & WINE: !e o#ering for the bread to be used this week at our Eucharis-tic Worship is o#ered for !e People. !e o#ering for the wine to be used this week at our Eucharis-tic Worship is o#ered for !e People.

SANCTUARY LAMPS: !e lamp burning over our tabernacle in the Church this week is o#ered for !e People. !e lamp burning over our tabernacle in the Chapel this week is o#ered for !e People.

MASS INTENTIONS

Parish O!ces

Our Lady of Mercy Parish40 Sullivan Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305

Phone: 201-434-7500Web: olmnj.org | Email: olmjcnj@aol.com

O#ce Hours:Monday to Friday 8:00am – 3:00pm

Saturday 9:00am – 1:00pm

Pastor:Reverend Father Marty B. Jacinto

Parochial Vicars:Father !omas Iwanowski Father Ranulfo D. Docabo

Sunday Associate:Father Renato J. Bautista

Permanent Deacon:Deacon Nick Fargo (Emeritus)

Deacon Meynardo Espeleta

Pastoral Associates:For Faith Formation

Regina ‘Jeng’ Matias-Villa

Director of Music Ministries:Michael Rivera

Youth/Young Adult MinistriesDirector of Youth/Young Adult Ministries:

Regina ‘Jeng’ Matias-Villa

Parish Trustees:Presy Lorenzo / Renato Tuazon

Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00pm

Sunday: 8:00am / 10:00am / 12noon / 7:00pm

Weekday Mass ScheduleMonday – Friday at 7:00 am and 8:30 am

Saturday at 8:30 am

Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Anytime by appointment.

Ministry to the Sick and Homebound:If you, a family member or neighbor is hospitalized and wish a visit from a Parish priest, call the Parish O$ce or email us at olmjcnj@aol.com. !e Sacrament of the Sick: Any homebound or hospitalized parishioner may request this Sacrament by calling 201-434-7500.

Visitation of the Sick: Please contact any priest, deacon or pastoral associate or call the Parish O$ce at 201-434-7500. Priests’ Hospital Assignments: If you, a family member or neighbor are hospitalized and wish a visit from a Parish priest call or e-mail us at olmjcnj@aol.com.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be every First Friday from 9:00 am until 12 noon only in the Chapel.

HOST FAMILIES FOR FEBRUARY 2019 ROSARY CRUSADE:

Our Lady of Mercy Our Lady of Fatima Feb. 3 Socorro Paclarin Alice Torres Feb. 10 Lulu Sychua Mely Cruz Feb. 17 Alice Torres Jeng Villa Feb. 24 Joe & Aida Villamaria Dante Balcos

130 PEOPLE ATTEND

MONDAY MEETING AT OLM

!ere were 130 people at the Monday, Febru-ary 5, meeting sponsored by the OLM Chapter of Jersey City Together. !e meeting was attended by representatives of the Jersey City Police Department, including: Captain Peter Veltre, South District Com-mander; Deputy Police Chief Edgar Martinez; and O#cer Mariela Fernandez, Community Relations O#cer. Also present were Mr. Rolando Lavarro, President of the Jersey City Council, and Ms. Denise Ridley, Council Representative of our area, and Mr. Richard Dwyer, Regional Public A$airs Manager of PSE&G. !e %rst part of the meeting dealt with ques-tions and concerns regarding the new much higher utility poles being installed in our area and the new substation on 63rd Street in Bayonne. We learned that the new poles are to accommodate the higher voltage lines being installed throughout the state to accommodate higher demand and to ensure more reliable service. !e new substation is part of that project. !is facility is also built to resist 'ooding. !e second part of the meeting focused on public safety. !e Captain announced that the two persons who beat and assaulted one of our parishio-ners walking home from Mass on Saturday, January 26, have been arrested. Her granddaughter, Shaina, who was present at the meeting, expressed thanks to the police department and to the community for their support. In response to a request at the meeting, Captain Veltre promised to work on establishing a stronger relationship between OLM and the South District police o#cers. Such a relationship would encourage better communication and greater understanding between residents and those responsible for our area of the city. In response to concerns that were raised, he also said he would institute more regular patrols of the Danforth Shopping Plaza. He also said he would address the number of tractor trailers parked along Route 440 South in the morning as they wait to enter the Global Container Terminal. !e Captain encouraged everyone to install security cameras outside of their homes and to in-crease their exterior lighting. He also mentioned that many car the(s are caused by people failing to lock their cars or not keeping their valuables out of view. All present agreed the meting was bene%cial. !e OLM Core Team of JCT pledged to do their best to make certain that what was promised would happen.

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