OUR LADY OF THE MOUNT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Welcome, Worship, Witness

167 MT BETHEL RD | WARREN, NJ Phone 908 -647 -1075 | Fax 908 -647 -7885 | www.ourladyof themount .org

Contact Us Rev. Sean W. Kenney, Pastor Rev. Msgr. William J. Capik, Weekend Assistant Rev. Demetrius M. Thomas, OSB, Weekend Assistant John Scansaroli, Deacon Parish Office Laura Sepesi, Pastoral Assistant | Ext. 103 lsepesi@olmwarren.org Kasia Sepesi, Administrative Assistant & Notary Public | Ext. 104 | ksepesi@olmwarren.org Cindy Lange, Office Assistant | Ext. 101 clange@olmwarren.org Jerry Salemi, Business Administrator | Ext. 105 gsalemi@olmwarren.org

Join Us For Mass Sunday Masses | Sat. Vigil– 5:00 PM Church Sun.– 8:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 AM Church

Office of Faith Formation Emma DeBorja, Parish Catechetical Leader | Ext. 113 edeborja@olmwarren.org Brenda Hann, Secretary | Ext. 112 bhann@olmwarren.org

Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9:30 AM-4:30 PM Friday 9:30 AM-Noon Closed Daily for Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM

Daily Masses Mon.-Sat. 9:00 AM Chapel Holy Day Masses | 9:00 AM & 7:30 PM Church

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Fifth Sunday of Lent | April 7, 2019

Then Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, [and] from now on do not sin

any more.” JN 8:11

April 7, 2019 RCIA–Rite of Welcome for a New Candidate At the 10AM Mass last week, Fr. Sean cele-brated the Rite of Welcome for our new Candidate, CHRISTIAN ASTLE. Christian now joins our other candidates, Laurie Wright and Kimberly Kilpatrick in the RCIA program. If you attend the 5PM or 10AM Masses, you will see them dismissed after the homily to learn about our faith and beliefs, and how this is in-tegrated into our daily lives as Catholics. Remember, as a faith family we are connected to these candidates. They will need our support, en-couragement, and prayers on the journey to full initia-tion into the Catholic faith. Please say a special prayer now and as their RCIA preparations continue over the months ahead. Would you or someone you know want to join Chris, Laurie, and Kimberly? As Candidates they will hear the great story of Jesus, participate in parish activ-ities, and learn about His transformative message from other parishioners. We invite you to call the Parish Of-fice at 908-647-1075 to be put in touch with a member of the RCIA team. Have a question for yourself of a family member? Make the call! You can also visit the OLM website for more information on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. http://olmwarren.org/rite-of-christian-initiation-of-adults Fr. Sean: Christian, what do you ask of God? Christian: I ask that God continue to bless those around me, my wife and our four beautiful children. I ask that God continue to provide me with clarity and a soft heart.

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, I know you will agree that among our greatest assets in this diocese is our faithful priests. The Diocese of Metuchen currently has 29 retired diocesan priests. Just imagine how many masses, baptisms, and confes-sions we have celebrated with

them. They have blessed us, mourned with us, and min-istered to us throughout our lives. Because they devoted their lives to the services of God and the Diocese of Metuchen we have been the recipients of their sacra-mental and pastoral care. Wherever I go on parish visits, I hear about and can sense your great love for our priests. As I think back on my own life, I see my own faith has been remarkably shaped by the priests who ministered to me and my family while growing up. Good and faithful priests bring joy to the Church. For the majority of diocesan priests, retirement at the age of 75 may end administrative responsibilities, but not their priestly ministry. In a number of parishes, our retired priests continue to celebrate Mass and assist with the Sacrament of Reconciliation. They bring Christ’s love to the sick and serve as spiritual leaders, counse-lors, and teachers, giving freely of their time to assist our active priests. The retired priests, who for health rea-sons cannot minister in the parishes, also continue to support the people of God through their prayers and ex-ample. Next weekend, April 13 and 14, the faithful of our dio-cese will have the opportunity to gratefully acknowledge those priests who have faithfully served our diocese by responding to the Annual Collection for our Retired Diocesan Priests. This collection assists our elderly priests by helping to provide them with a monthly pen-sion. It also subsidizes the operation of the Maria Regina Residence where 10 of our retired priests are currently living. Your generous response to next week’s special collec-tion is a practical way to convey your personal apprecia-tion to our retired priests for their many years of service as well as make it possible for us to continue to properly care for them. Please keep all of our priests in your daily prayers. We depend on your prayerful support in order to accomplish the work of the Gospel in our challenging times. With renewed best wishes, I remain Yours in Christ, Most Reverend James F. Checchio, JCD, MBA Bishop of Metuchen

In Loving Memory

Please pray for the families and loved ones of the departed who now enjoy everlasting life:

Thea Tegge

Mother of Rainer Tegge, Mother-in-Law of

Mariann Tegge, and Grandmother of Nicole

Scott and Jonathan Tegge

Antonio Rosa

Father of Tony and George and Father-in-

Law of Patrice and Diana

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let

perpetual light shine upon them. May their

souls and the souls of all the faithful departed

through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Amen.

Daily Mass Intentions

Sunday, April 7 Fifth Sunday of Lent 8:00 AM Charlotte Reilly r/o Skip & Donna Emanuelli 10:00 AM Gertraud Wittreich r/o Peter Wittreich 11:30 AM Anthony Pisapia r/o Bill & Sylvia Smalley Monday, April 8 9:00 AM Irene & Josef Payne r/o Otto & Amanda Schmalz Tuesday, April 9 9:00 AM Rose Bartnicki r/o Chris Galdi Walter Bartnicki r/o Chris Galdi Wednesday, April 10 9:00 AM For the Intentions of John Torrisi r/o Faith Formation Office Thursday, April 11 St. Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr 9:00 AM Euzimar Salvador Pena r/o Faith Formation Office Carol Sicilian r/o Faith Formation Office Friday, April 12 9:00 AM Marie Sotack r/o Bill & Sylvia Smalley Saturday, April 13 St. Martin I, Pope & Martyr 9:00 AM Janina Mroczynski r/o Eva Drwal 5:00 PM Marie DiNardo r/o The D’Amelio Family Sunday, April 14 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 8:00 AM Janet Januszewski r/o Brenda Hann 10:00 AM David Martinez r/o Steve & Doreen Gliebe 12:00 PM For the Intentions of the Loureiro Family r/o The OLM Parish Family

Please remember in your prayers the sick, homebound and disabled of our parish family, all those listed in the parish book of intentions, and all the men and women of

the Armed Forces.

Parish Offertory

March 31st Offertory $5,896.05 Diocesan Assessment $1,638.00

Thank you for your continued generosity!

We Welcome Our Newly Baptized

Darby Juliana Kilpatrick Daughter of Kevin and Kimberly

Articles for the bulletin must be submitted to

Kasia Sepesi no later than 12 PM on Tuesday to ksepesi@olmwarren.org

Thank You!

Our Lenten Penance Service will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 9th, at 7:30 PM in the Church.

Several priests will be available to hear confessions.

Ministers of the Week - Apri l 14 5:00 PM Church

Celebrant:

Fr. Sean

Reader: Nolan Shanahan

Altar Servers: Robby Battiste Sophia Mariano

8:00 AM Church

Celebrant: Msgr. Capik

Reader:

Mark Swetley

Altar Servers: Peter Ainsworth Clara Ainsworth

10:00 AM Church

Celebrant:

Fr. Sean

Reader: Mazin Gilbert

Altar Servers: James Andersen Elisabeth Decker

Anthony Ingrassia

12:00 PM Church

Celebrant:

Fr. Demetrius

Reader: Mia Riedler

Altar Servers:

Nadine Greybek Christopher Miller Salvatore Miller

Joseph Miller

Visitation Ministers

April 7 Deotte Truglio Weidemann Vesey Importico

April 14 DeMarco Dalessio Petty Roth Leidner

2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Help Build a Civilization of Love

Thank you to all who have given so generously to the 2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. If you have not

made a pledge, there is still time to participate. Mail your gift to: Diocese of Metuchen, Bishop’s

Annual Appeal, PO BOX 4000, Metuchen, NJ 08840-4000 or give online at www.diometuchen.org/BAA

To date, the Development Office has received pledges totaling $355,194.62 and payments totaling $317,994.87 from 277 parishioners.

This represents 94.0% of our $378,000.00 goal. Thank you!

On Monday, April 15, 2019 Bishop James F. Chec-chio will celebrate the Chrism Mass with the priests of the Diocese. At this Mass, the Bishop will bless the Holy Oils which each parish receives for the rites of anointing. Saint Ambrose [340-397] began this cus-tom-which we now call the Chrism Mass-in his Cathe-dral in Milan. These Holy Oils, which are used to sanctify the Faithful, have been channels of holiness for centuries! The Oil of Catechumens is used to anoint infants and adults before their Baptism; the Oil of the Sick is used on the forehead and hands of the infirm in the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick; and Sacred Chrism is used to anoint the head of the newly baptized, the foreheads of confirmandi, the hands of a priest at his ordination, the head of a bishop at his ordination, and the altar and walls of new churches. At the Mass, all priests make a Renewal of Commitment to Priestly Service, recommitting them-selves to their Bishop and to their ministry to God and His People; the Bishop and all Priests then ask the people for a pledge of their prayerful support. All are strongly encouraged to join in the ancient, grace-filled Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen at 4:00 PM.

Listen to Jesus’ offer of new life - sign-up for OLM’s 16th Annual

Holy Week Eucharistic Adoration. We need 2 people on each hour from

Sunday, from April 14th to Wednesday, April 17th.

Contact Delores Wong at dwong07059@optonline.net,

Nadine Sicola at (908)647-1581, or www.olmwarren.org for times to

sign up.

Monday, April 8 9:00AM Mass Chapel Tuesday, April 9 8:45AM Our Lady of the Miraculous Chapel 9:00AM Mass followed by Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Chapel 7:30PM Lenten Penance Service Church Wednesday, April 10 8:30AM Holy Rosary Chapel 9:00AM Mass Chapel 7:30PM Catholic Bible Study Fr. Russell Room 8:00PM AA Fr. Peter Room Thursday, April 11 9:00AM Mass Chapel 10:00AM Catholic Bible Study Fr. Russell Room 7:30PM The Following Christ Experience Shepherds Hall Friday, April 12 9:00AM Mass Chapel 9:30AM Adoration Chapel 9:30AM Chaplet of Divine Mercy Chapel 3:00PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy Chapel 5:00PM Evening Prayer Chapel 7:00PM Adoration Closing Chapel 7:30PM Stations of the Cross Chapel Saturday, April 13 LEM Spring Flower Sale Shepherds Hall 9:00AM Mass Chapel 4:00PM Confessions Church 5:00PM Palm Sunday Vigil Mass Church 7:30PM ACA Meeting Fr. Peter Room Sunday, April 14 LEM Spring Flower Sale Shepherds Hall 8:00AM Palm Sunday Mass Church 10:00AM Palm Sunday Mass Church 12:00PM Palm Sunday Mass Church

Knights of Columbus For more information text or contact Grand Knight

Rainer Tegge at 908-892-8356, or visit www.kofc.org/un/en/todays-knights.about-us.html

We look forward to hearing from you!

STATIONS OF THE CROSS March 8th – April 19th 7:30 PM Chapel

EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT (INCLUDING GOOD FRIDAY)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EVERY SATURDAY DURING

LENT-EXTENDED TIME (EXCLUDING HOLY SATURDAY)

PENANCE SERVICE

Tuesday April 9th 7:30 PM Church

PASSION|PALM SUNDAY

Saturday April 13th Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Church Solemn Blessing of Palms

Sunday April 14th Masses Church 8:00 AM|10:00 AM|12:00 Noon

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Chapel Begins April 14th (following 12:00 Mass) through April

17th 9:00 PM (SUSPENDED FOR THE 9:00 AM MASS – MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY)

HOLY THURSDAY

April 18th Morning Prayer 9:00 AM Chapel (No Morning Mass)

Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 PM Church Procession to the Chapel

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

GOOD FRIDAY April 19th

Morning Prayer 9:00 AM Chapel (No Morning Mass) Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion, 3:00 PM Church

Stations of the Cross, 7:30 PM Chapel

HOLY SATURDAY April 20th

Morning Prayer 9:00 AM Chapel (No Morning Mass-No Confessions)

Blessing of Easter Food 12:30 PM Shepherds Hall Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 PM Church

EASTER SUNDAY

April 21st Masses Church 8:00 AM|10:00 AM|12:00 Noon