Our Lady of Mercy St. Brigid’s

Roman Catholic Family Office for both parishes is located at

44 Lake Street, LeRoy New York 14482

Our Lady of Mercy Parish 44 Lake Street

LeRoy, New York 14482

St. Brigid Parish 18 Gibson Street

Bergen, New York 14416

SERVED BY

MERCEDARIAN FRIARS

Fr. Matthew H. Phelan, O. de M., Pastor

Fr. Kenneth Breen, O. de M. Br. Martin J. Jarocinski, O. de M.

Deacon David C. Ehrhart Parish Contact Numbers Parish Center: 585-768-6543 Parish Fax: 585-768-7093

Office Staff Denise Spadaccia, Director of Faith Formation, Youth Minister Elaine Zalacca, Bookkeeper Susan Bobo, Parish Secretary Pat Murphy, Maintenance Coordinator

Fr. Matthew Cell:585-615-3138 Email pastor@ourladyofmercyleroy.org Fr. Kenneth Cell: 727-403-1388 Deacon David Cell: 585-813-3588 Denise youthminister@ourladyofmercyleroy.org Elaine bookkeeper@ourladyofmercyleroy.org Susan parishsecretary@ourladyofmercyleroy.org

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website:

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Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The office is closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

OUR LADY OF MERCY, LEROY ST. BRIGID’S, BERGEN

Readings for the week of December 29, 2019

Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/ Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1]/ Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 Monday: 1 Jn 2:12-17/Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [11a]/Lk 2:36-40 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13 [11a]/Jn 1:1-18 Wednesday: Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [2a]/Gal 4:4- 7/Lk 2:16-21 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 1:19-28 Friday: 1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 [3cd]/Jn 1:29-34 Saturday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 [3cd]/Jn 1:35-42 Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12

Our Lady of Mercy Parish

Monday, December 30-The Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

7:30 a.m. † Mary Helen Kilpatrick by Husband

Tuesday, December 31-Saint Sylvester I, Pope

7:30 a.m. † Shawn Kruse (Anniv)

by Doug and Cheryl Charles

Wednesday, January 1-Mary, the Holy Mother of God New Year’s Day; World Day of Peace

The following fulfills the Holy Day of Obligation

7:15 a.m. † Judy Brown by Ron and Edie MacGregor

10:45 a.m. Nelson and Mary Stevenson by Daughter, Mary Ann McGirr

Thursday, January 2-Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Na-zianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church

7:30 a.m. † Sebastian A. Gangi by David and Judy Warner

Friday, January 3-The Most Holy Name of Jesus

7:30 a.m. † Gary Culbertson by Friends

Saturday, January 4-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious; National Migration Week

9:00 a.m. † Fr. Jerome Laubacker O. de M. by Lorraine Maloy and Barb Sanderson

4:30 p.m. † Joseph Kaiser by the Family

Sunday, January 5-The Epiphany of the Lord 7:15 a.m. For the People of the Parish

10:45 a.m. † Frances Bourdon by Dan and Judy Ziccardi

5:30 p.m. † Rachel Klinkbeil (Birth)

by Husband and Family

St. Brigid’s Tuesday, December 31-Saint Sylvester I, Pope

8:30 a.m. † Richard T. Maher by Estate

The following fulfills the Holy Day of Obligation 7:00 p.m. † Marlene Ireland by The Family of Barbara O’Grady Thursday, January 2-Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Na-

zianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church 8:30 a.m. Special Intention-Tim, Rob and John by Tom and Jan Armstrong

Sunday, January 5-The Epiphany of the Lord

9:00 a.m. † Geraldine Lichti by Bob and Donna Powers

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS December 14 & 15

Our Lady of Mercy .......................................... $7,295.00 Candles .................................................................. $66.00 St. Brigid’s………………………………..….. $1,486.00 Candles .................................................................... $9.95

Thank you for your generosity and support!

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Our Lady of Mercy Saturday Vigil 4:30 PM Sunday 7:15 AM, 10:45 AM & 5:30 PM Saint Brigid’s Church Sunday 9:00 AM

Daily Mass Our Lady of Mercy Monday-Friday: 7:30 AM Saturday: 9:00 AM Saint Brigid’s Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 AM

Confessions

Our Lady of Mercy Saturday: 3:00-4:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00-7:30 PM Thursday: 6:00-6:30 PM St. Brigid’s Saturday: 2:00-2:30 PM

A priest will often be available for confession at other times, so keep your eyes open!

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Thurs-day Eucharistic Adoration follows the 7:30 am Mass. Adoration closes at 6:30 pm with evening prayer and Benediction. Please take a moment to stop in the Church during Adoration and spend some time in prayer.

Tuesday night, New Year’s Eve, there will be a Holy Hour at 9pm at Our Lady of Mercy to thank the Lord for bless-ings received in 2019, and ask for His blessings in 2020. The Holy Hour will end with the traditional chanting of the Te Deum. After the Holy Hour you will still have about two hours to prepare for the New Year countdown. The Holy Hour does NOT fulfill the obligation to attend Mass.

Our Lady of Mercy Happenings ADORATION...Please consider giving one hour. You might be able to give one hour a week, or one hour every two weeks, or one hour a month, or even one hour a quarter. Any gift of your time is greatly appreciated and needed in order to keep our parish Adoration going. For those who are unable to participate in other ministries, Adoration is a PERFECT opportunity to help our parish family by sitting and praying in the church for one hour. Please prayerfully consider this opportunity. Contact Ann Ehrhart 768-4728 for more information. Adoration will resume on Thursday, January 9th, 2020. BIBLE STUDY: All weekday Bible Study programs that usually meet in Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays will take a break during the holidays, but will meet on the week of January 7th, 2020.

St. Brigid’s Happenings THE LADIES OF CHARITY invite all interested women of the parish to learn about the Catholic evangelization program 99. Fr. Ken will be giving an introduction and presenting a video about this program. We will meet in the St. Brigid Church Hall on Monday, January 13th at 6:30 PM. HOLY NAME SOCIETY—The HNS holds their regular meeting on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30PM in the Parish Center. The meetings usually last 45 minutes with a social time that follows. Join us for the planning of fundraisers, facility needs and ministries like the HART program that support the parish community.

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH DECEMBER 29, 2019

We are accepting Mass in-tentions for 2020. Only written requests will be ac-cepted. Please drop a note into the collection to the at-

tention of the secretary or you may e-mail your requests to parishsecretary@ourladyofmercyleroy.org. With the limited number of weekend Masses, we ask that you con-sider a weekday Mass for your loved ones. The stipend is $15 per Mass request and is payable to the appropriate Church. All payments must be made separately from your church donation and are due with your requests. You will be notified after your Masses have been sched-uled. Thank you!

THE DEACON’S CLOSET is available year round!. The purpose of this ministry is to assist those who cannot afford medically needed equipment to assist with in home care with items such as wheelchairs, canes, walkers, commodes, etc. If you need the use of items or want to donate, please call 585-813-3588. There is no charge for the use of equipment.

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE PASTOR ~

Tuesday night, New Year’s Eve, there will be a Holy Hour at 9:00pm at Our Lady of Mer-cy to thank the Lord for bless-ings received in 2019, and ask for His blessings in 2020. The Holy Hour will end with the traditional chanting of the Te

Deum. After the Holy Hour you will still have about two hours to prepare for the New Year countdown. The Holy Hour does NOT fulfill the obligation to attend Mass.

The parish office will be closed at noon on Tuesday, De-cember 31st and all day Wednesday, January 1st. Should you need a priest, please call or text their cell phone. The parish office will reopen on Thursday, January 2nd.

To all of you who are guests at both of our parishes this weekend, we extend the warmth and love of Jesus to welcome you. It is especially good to see all of our young people returning home for college break. May everyone

who travels have the protection and safety of the Lord with you.

Our Lady of Mercy January 4 & 5

4:30 P.M. Greeters: Ursula Spillane Servers: Isabelle Cooper Lectors: Sheila Lathan Eucharistic Ministers: Joan Call, Ron Boehly

7:15 A.M. Servers: Eric Riggs Lectors: Carole Yauchzee Eucharistic Ministers: Tom Yauchzee, Darlyn Hawkins

10:45 A.M. Greeters: Ginny Stonham, Cindy Lawrence Servers: Anina Pabros, Daniel Mark, Evan Sherwood Lectors: Gerry Diskin, Rita McKeon Eucharistic Ministers: Larry Spadaccia, Jerry Fernaays, Maureen Calmes

5:30 P.M. Servers: Maia & William Zerillo Lectors: Kathleen Henning Eucharistic Ministers: Peppi Palmer

St. Brigid’s Church 9:00 A.M.

The ministry schedule was not available at the time this bulletin was printed Please notify parish office if you did

not receive your schedule in the mail.

If you are unable to fill your time, PLEASE take the time to find a replacement. Thank you!

Please pray for those who are sick. We espe-cially ask that you remember to pray for the fol-

lowing people: Chris Beach, William Bochicchio, Janet Boeh-ly, Michelle Balon, Virginia Bennetti, Robert Carson, Diane Coccia, Kara John (Merica) Coduri, Fr. Eugene Costa, O. de M., Lucy Cucurullo, Betty Cummings, Gasper DeFelice, Josh-ua Dinnar, Gloria Dulgo, Sister Janet Eppolito, John Ferra-ra, Pat Ridd Flaherty, Arlene L. Glica, Sr. Jude Ellen Golum-bieski, Joe Haitz, Lisa Hauslauer, Barbara Howard, Anne Marie Hutchinson, Br. Martin Jarocinski, O. de M., Joanne Johnson, Fr. Oscar Kozyra, O. de M. , Joseph Kuzma, Anita LaMonica, Madonna Lee, Sharon McBurney, Rita Montgom-ery, Roger Medley, Suhair Musleh, Chris Murnan, Victoria Paladino, Louise Panepento, Marian Peck, Veronica Piraino, Frank Popowich, Donna Potter, Deb Pratt, Sarah Quirk, Be-atrice Radley, Kathleen Rich, Sam Riggi, Phyllis Shephard, Ben Sherman, Rose Sherman, Juliana Spadacino, Berney and Joan Staats, Jennie Starowitz, Thomas and Sharon Steffenel-la, Barb Stein (Bergen), George and Donna Stephenson, and Ruth Dries Tusch.

If you or a loved one is sick and would like to be added to this parish list, please call the parish office.

GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

The Holy Family December 29, 2019 “‘Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you.’” 725 kilometers. That’s the distance on modern roads from Bethlehem to Cairo. Assuming one covered 40km a day on foot — ambitious for two young parents and their infant son — the journey would take well over two weeks. Of course, the Holy Family didn’t have modern roads. They would travel through wilderness, fear bandits, run low on water, and cross the vast Sinai Peninsula in a reverse of their forefathers in Exodus. Here, in struggle and sacrifice, are the beginnings of the forging of the Holy Family. “Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod.” Large Jewish communities existed in most major cities of the ancient Mediterranean world, after the collapse of their kingdoms chronicled in the Old Testament, and Joseph could likely find work as a carpenter. All the same, today’s Gospel reminds us that the first formational years of Jesus as a babe-in-arms were spent in a strange land. The members of the Holy Family were foreigners, outsiders, immigrants. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. God took on our humanity. He is in solidarity with our own trials and difficulties. On the feast of the Holy Family, we honor the special place of the family within society. We are invited, too, to recall those families who share in the struggles of the Holy Family in a particular way. We pray for immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. We pray for all parents who sacrifice their own well-being and comfort so their children may have a better life. ©LPi