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.
"How do I join the Catholic Church?"
Join RCIA classes at Our Lady of Mount Virgin
RCIA is the process through which individuals are fully initiated into the Catholic Church.
Find out more! Come to our Inquiry Night. Ask questions. Learn how RCIA works.
Inquiry Night: Tuesday, September 27 at 7pm, Church Hall (basement)
English & Spanish classes - Contact:
Deacon Tom: [email protected]
Deacon Edgar: [email protected]
Classes begin Tuesday, September 20th
HELP NEEDED:
The Religious Education Program needs the following volunteers for the 2022-2023 Academic Year:
4:00-5:10PM Class Session
1 Assistant is needed (Grade 1)
5:30-6:40PM Class Session
Grade 6 Catechist, Grade 6 Assistants (2) and a Hall Monitor are needed
7:00-8:15PM Class Session
1 Assistant is needed (Grade 7)
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.
If you have recently lost a loved one, please consider attending the meetings of our Journey through Grief support group, offered by the OLMV Bereavement Ministry.
The fall session—all Thursdays—will meet weekly from 1:30-3:00 pm at the Parish Center. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, September 29th.
Registration Forms are available near the entrances of the church, in the Parish Office and on the Olmv.net website here. Once completed please return the form to the Parish Office.
Come and enjoy traditional hispanic food and music!
Food and entrance are FREE!
Bring your pets to be blessed on Sunday, October 2nd at 1:00pm behind Petra House in honor of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.
The Altar Rosary will be having their Communion Breakfast on Sunday, October 2nd after the 8:00 a.m. Mass in the church hall.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for children and will be sold after all Masses on September 17, 18, 24 and 25 in the narthex of the church. Phone orders: please call Anne Butera at 732-469-0826.
Retreat to the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling will take place on Wednesday, October 12th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please call Jane DeNardo at 732-469- 2468 if you would like to attend. Further details to follow.
Donations 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 15th from 12:30 pm—2:30 pm. Proceeds go to Our Lady of Mount Virgin Chiller Fund.
No clothing or footwear please. If you are able to volunteer an hour of your time 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.