OLM Bulletin 40 Sullivan Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305

November 10, 2019 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

DEACON NICK FARGO Monday, November 4, the OLM Parish Family gathered to celebrate the Funeral Mass for Deacon Nick Fargo, a long-time member of the parish who died at the age of 98. He was ordained a deacon in 1974 and was a member

of the first group of men to be ordained as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Newark. During his career, Nick Fargo served in the US Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the Jersey City Fire Department, reaching the rank of Deputy Chief. He also served Jersey City as its Director of Fire & Emergency Services and as Director of Public Safety.

In addition to serving our parish as a deacon, he also worked with Sister Alice McCoy of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in establishing Hudson Hospice Volunteers. Deacon Nick, who retired from active ministry in 2011, was a faithful servant of the Lord, a true Catholic gentleman, and a proud member of Our Lady of Mercy. As Father Jack Cryan put it during his homily, “Deacon Nick was a man who wonderfully embodied the way of life proclaimed in the Beatitudes.” He will be missed.

Monsignor Joseph Masiello, Father Jack Cyran, Father Marty Jacinto, and Father Leo Farley, past and

present pastors of OLM, gather before the Funeral Mass for Deacon Nick Fargo

"Give Thanks" was the theme of our parish’s Family Faith Festival held last Sunday, November 3.

Activities included: preparing over 200 meal and personal care packages that were delivered to Hope House and Hoboken Shelter; making paper flowers and beads to be given to people we would like to thank; making fresh flower arrangement for the sick. The 8th graders participated in a "Fall Clean Up" around the church.

There were also Thanksgiving crafts, Color A Smile, and Thank You notes that were shared by adults and children. A total of $152 was collected at the decorating cupcakes station for the benefit of the Clean Water Project of Catholic Relief Services. For more information on this project, visit, crs.org/resource-center/clean-water-and-clean-hands-save-lives

FAMILY FAITH FESTIVAL AT OLM

UPDATES ON THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & 2019 ANNUAL APPEAL

FROM FATHER MARTY In the Archdiocesan Capital Campaign called WE ARE LIVING STONES, we have now reached 100.47% of our goal $498,144 of which $424,121 has been collected and $188,891 has disbursed to parish. 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 third floor Repairing the boiler in the school (done) Debt reduction I am gently reminding those who have not fully paid their pledge to continue sending your payment to the We Are Living Stones Office. (171 Clifton Ave, Newark, NJ 07104-0500) God bless your cooperation and generosity. Thank you so much!

SHARING GOD’S BLESSINGS APPEAL 2019 The goal for our parish in the 2019 Annual Appeal is $36,033. Currently, our Donor Pledge is $34,985.We are under $1,048. The amount received is $32,645 (97.09%). Please try to help our Archdiocese in their appeal by making a pledge. As you know, if we exceed our goal, it is to our advantage because we will get a rebate that we will use for parish needs. Cardinal Tobin is calling for your support of this Annual Appeal. Thank you for your generous response.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE The amount contributed in the Sunday Collection of October 20, 2019, was a follows: Regular Collection $ 8,886.00 Thank you so much for the generous and unending support through your Stewardship of Treasure!

Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus!

Last Saturday, November 2, All Souls Day, we prayerfully remembered our deceased loved ones. We did well in praying for them. Tomorrow, Monday, November 11, we

celebrate Veterans Day. This is the day when we honor all the veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. This is a day to pray for them and a day to express our gratitude for their service to our country. God knows how we need His help and the help of our service men and women to protect us from harm.

This past week, there were several important events in the parish. On Saturday, November 2, we had a leadership training session with Sister Donna Ciangio (She is a Dominican Sister of Caldwell who is the director of Church Leadership Consultation and works nationally and internationally with parishes. She is also Chancellor of our Archdiocese.) The training was for those who are currently leading some ministries and groups in our parish. It was also for potential leaders identified by the parish staff. There will be more recruitment of potential leaders in the near future.

Last Sunday, November 3, the children in our Faith Formation program, together with their catechists and parents, had so much fun in the annual Family Faith Festival. They gathered in the Maria Room to pray and sing together, prepared meal packages and hygiene kits for a local homeless shelter, made get-well cards and flower arrangements for the sick, sent thoughtful notes to the seniors in nursing homes, decorated thanksgiving crafts, wrote prayer intentions and participated in other service projects such as cleaning outside the church and convent. This is such a great act of love by these children. They put into action what they learn from the School of Religion through the efforts of their catechists and parents.

The other happening this past week was a sad one. We bid goodbye to a well-loved, very good and faithful servant of God and our dear brother, Deacon Nick Fargo. You can read a little write up about him on the cover of this bulletin. He will surely be missed. Our prayers go out for the repose of his soul and for his remaining family. And for those of you who went to pay your respect to Deacon Nick, either at the wake service or funeral Mass, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart! May God bless us all! Love,

+ Father Marty

DO YOU LOVE GOD, DO YOU LIKE CHILDREN? If you answered YES to those questions, you might be the kind of person we are looking for to help us with our LITURGY OF THE WORD WITH CHILDREN. Each Sunday at our 12 Noon Mass, we have a special program for children in Kindergarten through Fourth Grade. Just before the readings, the children are invited to our Daily Mass Chapel where adult volunteers share the readings and a reflection geared to their age and understanding. The children then return to the church during the collection and participate in the rest of the Mass with their parents.

We need additional adults to help with this program. We will provide you with the training and resources you need to help the children of our parish grow in their understanding of God’s life-giving Word. For more information, speak to Father Tom or email him (FatherTom2013@gmail.com) or call him at the parish office (201-434-7500, Ext 104)

S MISSION STATEMENT

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PARISH INFORMATION

Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church 40 Sullivan Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305

Phone: 201-434-7500 Web: olmnj.org Email: olmchurchmail@gmail.com

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8 am – 3 pm

Saturday 9 – 1 pm

Pastor Reverend Father Marty B. Jacinto

Parochial Vicars Father Thomas Iwanowski Father Ranulfo D. Docabo

Sunday Associate Father Renato J. Bautista

Permanent Deacon Deacon Meynardo Espeleta

Pastoral Associate For Faith Formation & Youth Ministries

Regina ‘Jeng’ Matias-Villa

Assistant for Youth Ministries Jayvee Dacasin

Director of Music Ministries Michael Rivera

Parish Trustees Presy Lorenzo & Renato Tuazon

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5 pm

Sunday: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon, 7 pm Weekday Mass Schedule

Monday – Friday: 7 am & 8:30 am Saturday: 8:30 am

RECONCILIATION/ CONFESSIONS Monday - Saturday 9 am to 9:30 am

or by Appointment.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND If you, a family member or neighbor is hospitalized or confined to home and wish a visit from a parish priest, contact the Parish Office. Any homebound or hospitalized parishioner may also request the Sacrament of the Sick by contacting the Parish Office.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every First Friday of the month from 9 am until 12 noon in the Chapel.

REGISTER IN OUR PARISH To be a registered parishioner means that you really belong to the parish family. You enjoy all the benefits of being a family member. Those who are not registered are invited and encouraged to do so. A Registration Form is available at the Parish Office and Online. Visit our website: olmnj.org

SATURDAY, November 9 5 pm Maureen Wasilewski (Death Anniv.) r/b Water Wasilewski SUNDAY, November 10 8 am Julio Cadenilla 10 am Edilberto Andres r/b Macavinta Family 12 pm Romeo A. Herrera 7 pm For the People of the Parish MONDAY, November 11 7 am Vicente Afable, Jr. r/b Josefina Afable-Espeleta 8:30 Zygmund Kowalski r/b The Family TUESDAY, November 12 7 am For the Conversion of Sinners r/b Brenda Sainju 8:30 Patrocinio Herrera WEDNESDAY, November 13 7 am Jose Rivera (For Healing) r/b Brenda Sainju 8:30 Damaso Arches r/b Fr. Marty THURSDAY, November 14 7 am Sebastian Da Cruz r/b Kathleen Hansen 8:30 Rosina Singua (L) r/b Barretto Family FRIDAY, November 15 7 am Paterno Lomantas, Sr.(Death Anniv.) r/b Socorro 8:30 Elisa Cristobal Cailles r/b Cailles Family SATURDAY, November 16 8:30am Purgatorial Society 5 pm Juliana Villa r/b Boy & Emma Cabrera SUNDAY, November 17 8 am For the People of the Parish 10 am Perfecto L. Jacinto r/b Fr. Marty 12 pm Angela Monteleone r/b Bobby & Hanelli del Rosario 7 pm Juliana Villa r/b Weng & Ronald Lipa

OFFERING OF BREAD & WINE The offering for the bread to be used this week at Mass was given in Memory of the Deceased of our Parish. The offering for the wine to be used this week at Mass was given in Memory of the Deceased of our Parish.

OFFERING FOR SANCTUARY LAMPS The lamp burning over our tabernacle in the Church this week is offered for Leon R. Vivas. The lamp burning near our tabernacle in the Chapel this week is offered in memory of Melitona Mercado

The 2020 Mass Book is now open for your Mass Intentions. To

arrange a Mass to be celebrated during the coming year, please stop by the parish office during regular office hours, namely

Monday through Friday 9 am to 3 pm, and Saturday and Sunday,

9 am to 1 pm. You may also arrange offerings for the

Bread & Wine and the Sanctuary Lamp for 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 officiated by an authorized Catholic priest or deacon along with 2 witnesses. (There 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 marriage. The process can be simple and your marriage will now be blessed by the Church.

ARE YOU EXPECTING? All Moms & Dads to be, our Baptismal Team would also like to celebrate your joy with a “Gathering To Rejoice!” Every month we have an event just for that. The team is ready to rejoice with you and to assist you as you look forward to your child‘s baptism and beyond. Let us know that your are expecting by stopping by or calling the parish office at 201-434-7500. Let‘s rejoice together!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Names of the sick to be prayed for will be published for four

consecutive weeks. To re-submit or add names, email the parish office (olmchurchmail@gmail.com)

or call 201-434-7500

Week One Oscar Torres

Week Two Joan Zanotti, Florissa Boublis, Imelda Tan,

Joaquin Ledesdma, Conrado Avetria,

Week Three John Broderick, Dolores Steinhauser, Austin Macalintal, Eduviges Ledesma, Carolyn Taliaferro, Grace Arceo, Natale “Sonny’ Infurna, Florentino Chanco, Lourdes Madlangbayan-Tiamsic, Joel Rivera, Ann Rutkowski, Leo and Josephine Collins, Clemente Rodriguez, Ernesto Rodriguez, Jr, Mercedes Ereneta, Fran DeCesare, Adam Malewski, Rosalina Cruz, Dionisio M. Solis Jr., Consolacion F. Acosta, Angelita S. Maynard, Epifania Rivera, Elaine Staltari, Jessica Pavoni, Leonora Loyola, Ian Malesiewski, Craig Rutkowski, Gina Marquez, Daniel Tamayo Santos, Betty Scerbo, Philip Scerbo, Eric Bautista, Esperanza E. Lorenzo, Eugene Ramos, Nenuca Murillo, Joel Mahinay, Jonel Teves, George Esguerra, John Russell, Rizalito Cailles, Vilma Baring, Deonilo Baring, Jesus Condes, Severa Condes, Paul Calefati, Hector Omar, Antoinette Flores, Catherine Capparo, Oscar Gendrano, Briella Bobal, Renato A. Cauioa, Jr., Fely Arenas, Jaime Josue, Emerita Amante, John Hnath, Ana Christine Samson, Robert C. Andres, Bernie Staltari.

PLACING BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS If you would like to submit an article or announcement to be considered for placement in our parish bulletin, please send it in digital form to OLMChurchMail@gmail.com Please put BULLETIN in the subject line. All submissions must be received at least seven days in advance for consideration.

EXPECTANT PARENTS GATHER TO REJOICE

Expectant parents Raychiel & Jonel Lopez and Xylene Afable & Ryan Wiggins joined our Baptism Ministry at a “Gathering to Rejoice” on Sunday, November 3, at our Parish Center. Members of our Baptismal Team, Selwyn Esteban, Kristine Felipe, and Gerald Felipe facilitated the gathering. Deacon Meynard Espeleta blessed the expectant parents.

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JERSEY CITY TOGETHER – OLM LOCAL CHAPTER UPDATE & INVITATION

TO HELP ADDRESS PARKING ISSUES

September 16, the OLM Local Chapter of Jersey City Together (JCT) sponsored a meeting in the Maria Room to identify the issues of concern that residents feel need to be addressed in order to improve the quality of life in our area.

The top three issues identified by those at the meeting were (1) Foul Odors and Loud Noise Impacting Quality of Life. (2) Parking Problems at Specific Locations, Package and Mail Theft, Lack of Police Presence (3) Poor Response from Animal Control concerning racoons and other pests.

In response to these concerns the OLM Chapter of JCT is in the process of organizing a meeting tentatively set for Tuesday evening, December 3, at our parish. At the meeting we hope to have the following representatives present: the head of Animal Control, The South District Police Commander, the Director of the Department of Public Works, and the Director of the Parking Authority.

In preparation for the meeting of December 3, we would like to have volunteers walk through our neighborhood and identify areas where parking is especially difficult. Even more importantly those volunteers would identify areas that might be used or re-purposed in order to provide additional parking spaces. We need volunteers to walk the walk and take a look! Volunteers will meet at 10 am at OLM Church on Saturday, November 23, and then spend an hour walking through the neighborhood and identifying problems and possible solutions. The information gathered will then be presented to the appropriate city agencies.

Those who were at the meeting of September 16 will be contacted by email to help prepare for the December 3 meeting . If you are not contacted, or were not at the September meeting, and would like to be involved please send an email to olm.chapter.jct@gmail.com

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