Gabriela Rosales has announced her resignation from the parish staff here at OLMV. Her last day will be August 18. Gabriela served as Hispanic Secretary and as Communications and Calendar Manager. Gabriela was originally hired to help establish the Hispanic Community here at OLMV, which included starting the regular Sunday celebration of Mass in Spanish which began in 2012. We are very appreciative of all the hard work that Gabriela has done for us over the twelve years that she has been on the parish staff. She will be missed by both staff and parishioners alike. In particular, Gabriela has played an important role in the growth and dynamism of the Hispanic Community, and we hope that she will continue to be an integral part of that Community going forward. Gabriela was also instrumental in giving a new and refreshing look to our parish Bulletin. Please join with me in wishing Gabriela the very best of success in all her future endeavors.— Fr. David
Our next food collection will be taken up the weekend of August 20/21. No perishables, please. Last collection we collected 85 bags of food. Thank you to all who gave so generously in last month’s collection.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE FOOD MORE THAN A WEEK IN ADVANCE.
The parish office will be open on Sunday, August 21 from 9:00 am-12:30 pm.
Diocese of Metuchen 40th Anniversary Pilgrimage to the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, Saturday, Sept. 24 — see Schedule of Events.
We are sharing a bus with our Lady of Fatima. The price is $35, and includes dinner! Bring your own lunch. The bus departs Our Lady of Fatima at 6:00 am and is scheduled to return at 10:00 pm. Spaces are limited.
For reservations or for additional information please contact the parish office.
HELP NEEDED:
The Religious Education Program needs the following volunteers for the 2022-2023 Academic Year:
4:00-5:10PM Class Session 2
Assistants are needed (Grades 1 and 2)
5:30-6:40PM Class Session
6th Grade Catechist, 4th and 6th Grade Assistants and a Hall Monitor is needed
7:00-8:15PM Class Session Two
Grade 7 Assistants are needed
Please consider donating your time and talent to assist the children of the parish on their journey of faith. All volunteers over the age of 18 years MUST be fingerprinted, background checked and attend a one-time Protecting God’s Children Workshop in order to work with children in the Diocese of Metuchen. Catechists and assistants receive tuition discounts, student volunteers receive service hour credits.
Biblical Women in Crisis: Portraits of Faith and Trust by Jeanne Kun
Seven Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm
Convent Meeting Room
Classes begin September 28, 2022
$5.00 payable the first day of class
Register by email to: [email protected] or in the church office before September 21.
We are having a Fall Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 19 in the Parish Center from 9am – 3pm. If you are interested in a table, we are taking reservation now. Please call Patty in the Parish Office.
The Rosary is prayed every Tuesday and Thursday after the 12:00 noon Mass. All parishioners are invited to join in this most devout form of prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary for peace and the preservation of freedom in the United States.
With summertime and vacation time upon us, please consider joining our parish online giving program. This is the safest and most convenient way to ensure the financial stability of the parish over the summer months when many of our parishioners are on vacation. You can make your gift payable on a recurring basis, so that you support the parish even while you are away. Remember, parish expenses do not decrease over the summer months! Making a donation is easy. Simply go to this link. You can select either a one-time or a recurring gift. Even though you will not be using envelopes, please make sure to include your envelope number when you sign up to ensure that you get properly credited for your donation.
Wishing you and your family a happy and safe summer! God bless.
Please make use of our Meditation Garden. What a beautiful spot to spend a few minutes with our Lord! Our Meditation Garden and Remembrance Walkway project is ongoing, and bricks can be ordered at any time. The next placement of bricks will be during the summer. Remembrance bricks are a beautiful way to remember loved ones or special moments in our lives.
All volunteers are reminded that if their volunteer work at the parish involves working with children, unless each child’s parent or guardian accompanies their child for the entire time, the volunteer needs to have been fingerprinted and have gone through the Protecting God’s Children program, and their credentials must be up to date and on file with our Safe Environment Coordinator at OLMV (Ms. Zmigrodski). Also, no photos that include children may be included on any social media website or platform or in any publication without the prior written consent of the parent or guardian. Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation
While online giving is the best and easiest way to make offertory and special contributions to the parish, many thanks also to all who use the offertory envelopes for making their weekly and special contributions to the parish.
Collection envelopes are currently sent out every other month to about 1300 families in the parish. This is far more than the number of families that actually use them. In order to cut costs and waste, we are in the process of discontinuing envelopes being sent to any family that has not used its envelopes since January, 2019. You should still retain your envelope number and use it whenever you add or make changes to online giving or make a note of the envelope number on the memo line of your check if you make a contribution by check. If for some reason you would still like to receive envelopes, please call Patty in the parish office.
The best way to support the parish is to enroll in our online giving program. Through this program you can determine your donation amount, select the funds or funds of your choice to which to donate, determine the method of payment, and set the frequency of payments (one-time or recurring). Many thanks for your prayerful support and generosity.