The parish office will be open on Sunday, October 1.
The parish office will be closed on Monday, October 9 in observance of Columbus day.
Are you curious about some aspect about our faith and tradition?
Do you or someone you know wish to become Catholic?
Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith?
Are you baptized Catholic, but never been Confirmed or received First Eucharist?
RCIA might be for you!
What is RCIA? It’s the process through which individuals are fully initiated into the Catholic Church.
English & Spanish Classes — Learn more! Contact:
Deacon Tom: [email protected]
Deacon Edgar: [email protected]
Classes Begin:
The Altar Rosary Society will be selling mums in the church parking lot after all Masses the weekend of October 7/8.
Each year, Catholics dedicate the month of October to the Most Holy Rosary. Begin your October by immersing yourself in the message of Fatima in this 1952 classic.
THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 2:30 pm to 5:00 PM
Location - Parish center cafeteria
Presented by the OLMV Evangelization Ministry
Our Lady of Mount Virgin Bereavement Ministry will be holding weekly meetings beginning on Thursday, October 12, 2023 to help you cope with your loss. For more information, see the flyers available on the tables around the church.
Unfortunately, because of staffing considerations, the 11:30 Sunday Mass will remain to be suspended at least until Fr. Lou returns. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
As you know , the parish has not been able to cover all of its expenses since about 2013. This has resulted in a net payable to the Diocese. For instance, as of last June, we owed the Diocese $387,000 in insurance premiums. Fortunately for us, insurance is covered through the Diocese. This has proved signicant since, even though we are in arrears, we have been covered for tens of thousands of dollars of water damage incurred over the last two years to the Petra House convent and to the oor of the church hall, as well as damage to the organ and sound system due to a lightning strike.
The weekend of October 1, we are having a special second collection with the proceeds earmarked to go towards our insurance premium. Our insurance collection in June need $6500. The current premium is almost $85,000 a year. We have four major structures (all buildings that are showing their age), around 10 acres of grounds, and a couple thousand parishioners, visitors and staff crossing our thresholds each month. Insurance coverage is important to the financial integrity of the parish, and, as a matter of justice, it is important that we pay our fair share. Please be as generous as you can in this special collection.
Wednesday, October 11
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
$45 each, includes hot lunch. There is a carpool from OLMV. All parishioners are welcome. Call Jane DeNardo to register : 732- 469 -2468.
Sponsored by the Altar Rosary Society
Sunday, October 1
1:00 pm - Behind Petra House
Donations for our local pet shelter will be greatly appreciated. Items needed include old towels, dog & cat food, and cat litter.
OLMV Church Hall
Sunday, Oct. 8
8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
3 varieties of pancakes (plain, blueberry & pumpkin), bacon, sausage, fruit bowl, sweets tray (mini danish, donut holes, etc.) , coffee, tea, juice & water.
Proceeds to benefit the Knight’s ASAP Program in support of local pregnancy centers.
Please note that the best way to communicate requests to the parish office for sacramental records or sponsorship eligibility letters is by email addressed to the office manager, Patty Marshall. If you are still inclined to leave a voice mail, please ensure that your voicemail is not full so that the office can respond. Please note, we only try twice. Please do not leave requests to the last minute. We have only one full time office employee, and the records are not computerized. Please leave at least ten business days after we have all the necessary information to track down the records. Adults requesting sacramental records must request them themselves, not through parents or spouses. Please leave as much information as possible (including the correct name and spelling) so that we can find the records. For baptismal records, we need at least a date of birth and some indication of when the baptism was held. For all other sacraments we need a window of no more than five years. Help us to make retrieving records an efficient process. Thank you for your cooperation.
CATECHIST/ASSISTANT NEEDED FOR THE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR:
5:30 PM Session – Grade 4 catechist needed.
7:00 PM Session – Grade 7 classroom assistant needed.
All adult volunteers who volunteer in any program involving minors in the Diocese of Metuchen must be background checked and attend a one-time workshop for Protecting God’s Children. Tuition discounts are available for all adult volunteers and service credits are available for student volunteers.
Our Lady of Mount Virgin Fall Bazaar
Donaons are welcome! Anyone who would like to donate items to be sold at the parish tables, please bring your items to the school gym on Saturday, October 21 from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Proceeds go to our Lady of Mount Virgin sound system. No clothing or footwear please.
Tables are reserved on a first come first serve basis.
Our Lady of Mount Virgin Parish offers online giving through software called ParishSoft Giving. This is a convenient and safe way to make either recurring or one time donations.
When you participate in online giving your gift goes directly into the parish bank account. You will not have to remember to write a check or to stop by an ATM on Sunday mornings.
Online giving provides strong, ongoing financial support to the parish and enables your parish to better budget for and handle its financial needs.
Making a donation is easy. Simply go to the parish website (OLMV.NET). Look for GIVING in the top right corner and then click on Donate Today. Select either One-time or Recurring and complete your generous gift.
Even though you will not be using envelopes, please make sure to include an envelope number when you sign up through ParishSoft Giving. This is necessary to ensure that you receive proper credit for your gift. If you do not have an envelope number, please contact the parish office.
A person seeking a “sponsor eligibility letter” from OLMV to serve as a godparent for the Sacrament of Baptism or a sponsor for the Sacrament of Confirmation must be an active registered parishioner of OLMV for at least 6 months and must have received all three Sacraments of Initiation, be active in the parish and, if married, be in a valid, Catholic marriage. An “active” Catholic is understood to be a person who attends Mass regularly and whose lifestyle is in keeping with the Catholic faith. He or she should ensure that his or her own school age children are attending Mass, are enrolled in religious education, and have received their sacraments.
In order to be considered a registered parishioner, an adult (persons 21 years of age or older) must submit a completed registration form. These forms can be picked up at the parish office. Completed forms must be brought to the parish in person. Please remind young adults (21 and older) who live with their parents that they must be registered separately with the parish.
Ordinarily, for Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation or Matrimony, or to receive a sponsorship eligibility certificate from this parish, a person must be registered and an active member of OLMV.
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.
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.