Our Lady of Mercy St. Brigid’s

Roman Catholic Family Office for both parishes is located at

44 Lake Street, LeRoy New York 14482

Our Lady of Mercy Parish 44 Lake Street

LeRoy, New York 14482

St. Brigid Parish 18 Gibson Street

Bergen, New York 14416

SERVED BY

MERCEDARIAN FRIARS

Fr. Matthew H. Phelan, O. de M., Pastor

Fr. Kenneth Breen, O. de M. Br. Martin J. Jarocinski, O. de M.

Deacon David C. Ehrhart Parish Contact Numbers Parish Center: 585-768-6543 Parish Fax: 585-768-7093

Office Staff Denise Spadaccia, Director of Faith Formation, Youth Minister Elaine Zalacca, Bookkeeper Susan Bobo, Parish Secretary Pat Murphy, Maintenance Coordinator

Fr. Matthew Cell:585-615-3138 Email pastor@ourladyofmercyleroy.org Fr. Kenneth Cell: 727-403-1388 Deacon David Cell: 585-813-3588 Denise youthminister@ourladyofmercyleroy.org Elaine bookkeeper@ourladyofmercyleroy.org Susan parishsecretary@ourladyofmercyleroy.org

The bulletin and more church news can be found on line at our parish

website:

www.ourladyofmercyleroy.org

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Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The office is closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

OUR LADY OF MERCY, LEROY ST. BRIGID’S, BERGEN

Readings for the week of February 2, 2020

Sunday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [10b]/Heb 2:14- 18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6- 7 [8a]/Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30—19:3/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [1a]/Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [cf. 5c]/ Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/1 Chr 29:10, 11ab, 11d- 12a, 12bcd [12b]/Mk 6:7-13 this is correct Friday: Sir 47:2-11/Ps 18:31, 47 and 50, 51 [cf. 47b]/Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13/Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 [12b]/Mk 6:30-34 Next Sunday: Is 58:7-10/Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 2:1-5/Mt 5:13-16

Our Lady of Mercy Parish

Monday, February 3-St. Blaise, Bishop & Martyr; St. Ansgar, Bishop

7:30 a.m. † Mary Warner by David and Judy Warner

Tuesday, February 4-Weekday

7:30 a.m. † Mary Jane Mathis by Barb Sanderson

Wednesday, February 5-St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr

7:30 a.m. † MaryAnn O’Shea by Joe Mathis

Thursday, February 6-St. Paul Miki & Companions, Mar-tyrs

7:30 a.m. Special Intention by Nancy Lehrer

Friday, February 7-Weekday

7:30 a.m. † Douglas A. Medley (Birth)

by Family

Saturday, February 8-St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin

9:00 a.m. † James Shelby by Barb and Lorraine

4:30 p.m. † Mamie Fay (Birth)

by Family

Sunday, February 9-5th Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Marriage Day

7:15 a.m. † Brayden Salvaterra by Grandma

10:45 a.m. † Rob Wortman by Family

5:30 p.m. For the People of the Parish

St. Brigid’s Tuesday, February 4-Weekday

8:30 a.m. † Lorraine Armitage by Gianni and Kayla Zambito Thursday, February 6-St. Paul Miki & Companions, Mar-

tyrs 8:30 a.m. † Dorothy Hamm by Sam and Barb DeFazio

Sunday, February 9-5th Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Marriage Day

9:00 a.m. † William Kowalczyk (Anniv)

by Paul and Krystyna Lang

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Our Lady of Mercy Saturday Vigil 4:30 PM Sunday 7:15 AM, 10:45 AM & 5:30 PM Saint Brigid’s Church Sunday 9:00 AM

Daily Mass Our Lady of Mercy Monday-Friday: 7:30 AM Saturday: 9:00 AM Saint Brigid’s Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 AM

Confessions

Our Lady of Mercy Saturday: 3:00-4:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00-7:30 PM Thursday: 6:00-6:30 PM St. Brigid’s Saturday: 2:00-2:30 PM

A priest will often be available for confession at other times, so keep your eyes open!

Our Lady of Mercy EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Thurs-day Eucharistic Adoration follows the 7:30 am Mass. Adoration closes at 6:30 pm with evening prayer and Benediction. Please take a moment to stop in the Church during Adoration and spend some time in prayer.

St. Brigid’s EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: On most first Sundays of each month, there will be a period of Eucharistic Expo-sition following the 9:00 am Mass. At 2:00 pm, the Rosary and Holy Hour for Our Nation will commence. However, on the weekend of February 2nd, there will be no ex-tended exposition. The Rosary and Holy Hour for our nation will still take place at 2:00 pm.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS Our Lady of Mercy .......................................... $4,965.75 Candles .................................................................. $80.00 St. Brigid’s………………………………..…..$1,853.00 Candles .................................................................. $12.25

Thank you for your generosity and support!

*Tuition Assistance Parish Approved Activity Codes

G=Parent/Guardian, =High School Student

U=Upper Level Grammar (4-8) L-Lower Level Grammar (K-3)

Our Lady of Mercy Happenings Join us on Wednesday, February 5th for the Catholic truths about OUR LADY, THE VIRGIN MARY. Classes will be offered both at 9:30 am and 7:00 pm. This is *PA-GHU.

CATHOLIC APOLOGETICS is Thursday, February 6th at 9:00 am and 7:00pm in the St. Joseph Room. This is *PA-G.

THE GREAT ADVENTURES BIBLE STUDY-will resume on Tuesday, February 11th. See bulletin insert for more details. This is *PA-GHU.

TODDLER TIME-Toddlers two years old and older are invited (along with an adult) to play in the parish gym on February 7th, 14th, and 28th from 9:00-10:30am. Free of charge! LOVE BUGS PRESCHOOL will hold their Annual Mardi Gras on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Tickets are

available in the parish office for $30 per person or $55 per couple. Admission includes dinner, dessert, drinks, and your chance to win cash raffles. Winner need not be present to win these cash raffles.

BASKET RAFFLE - The preschool is also collecting donations for the basket raffle, so if you are able, please think about what items you may wish to donate. Some ideas include lottery tickets, gift certificates, wine, bath and beauty supplies, arts and crafts, snack baskets, gourmet coffees and teas. These items may be dropped off at the parish office.

St. Brigid’s Happenings SHARE A YARN meets Monday, February 3 at 7:00pm. Please bring your completed teal and/or purple scarves for Restore that brings attention to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The Holy Name Society’s 41st Annual Breakfast is next Sunday, February 9th. Serving will be from 8:30 till 11:00AM. The price is only $6 for adults and $3 for children. You will enjoy a delicious breakfast of fresh sausage, pancakes with real maple syrup, eggs, juice, milk and coffee plus a chance to shake the winter blahs and enjoy the company of your fellow parishioners and neighbors. A raffle will also be held. We look forward to seeing you there.

THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD FEBRUARY 2, 2020

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED The Preschool is in need of more vol-unteers to help with the Mardi Gras. Are you able to help with set up or clean up, sell tickets, or help serve food ? If so, please call Denise in the parish office at 768-6543. This is *PA-G.

Presentation of the Lord

“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your sal-vation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.” Very often, having more light is not some-thing we desire as it forces us to confront something we really do not want to see. There can be comfort found in darkness. It has an eerie sense of security to it. We do not have to challenge ourselves or be challenged and can simply exist in some fabricated state of self-fabricated blissfulness. Jesus came to bring light, and it is a light that is resisted by many and hated by some. It is a light that causes us to see things as they really are and not as we would want or need them to be.

It is no wonder then that Simeon boldly and honestly proclaims to Mary, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted and you yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” We have to take the Gospel message as it is and not just use those parts that are useful to us or more palatable. Taking Jesus at face value can and will lead to turmoil and dissention. Hearts will be pierced. Whether we like it, Jesus’ procla-mation of what the world God created really ought to look like has real and absolute social implications.

It has a lot to say about how we treat our brothers and sisters: spiritually, personally, economically, and globally. It has everything to do with the poor, the immigrant, the scared, the unborn, the vulnerable, the sick, and the bro-ken. The light opens us to a challenging, table-turning experience that may not be something we want to see but shows us where we need to be. ©LPi

Our Lady of Mercy February 8 & 9

4:30 P.M. Servers: Katie Zehler Lectors: Nancy Lehrer Eucharistic Ministers: Donna Mooney, Don Antinore

7:15 A.M. Servers: Aiden Robinson Lectors: Eric Riggs Eucharistic Ministers: Jim & Bonnie Woodruff

10:45 A.M. Greeters: Debi Mart, Ginny Stoneham Servers: Daniel Mark, Sam Zerillo Lectors: Gerry Diskin, Thad Mart Eucharistic Ministers: Pat Clark, Alexandra Flaitz, Larry Spadaccia

5:30 P.M. Servers: Maia & William Zerillo Lectors: Sam Zerillo Eucharistic Ministers: Heather Zerillo

St. Brigid’s Church

9:00 A.M. Hospitality: Cathie Brew & Nathanael Servers: Nathanael Brew Lectors: Paul Lang Eucharistic Ministers: Krys Lang, Marie DiQuattro

If you are unable to fill your time, PLEASE take the time to find a replacement. Thank you!

Please pray for those who are sick. We especially ask that you remember to pray for the following people: Chris Beach, William Bochicchio, Janet Boehly, Michelle Balon, Virginia Bennetti, Robert Carson, Diane Coccia, Kara John (Merica) Coduri, Fr. Eugene Costa, O. de M., Lucy Cucurullo, Betty Cummings, Gasper DeFelice, Joshua Dinnar, Sister Janet Eppolito, John Ferrara, Pat Ridd Flaherty, Arlene L. Glica, Sr. Jude Ellen Golumbieski, Joe Haitz, Lisa Hauslauer, Bar-bara Howard, Anne Marie Hutchinson, Br. Martin Jarocin-ski, O. de M., Joanne Johnson, Fr. Oscar Kozyra, O. de M. , Joseph Kuzma, Anita LaMonica, Madonna Lee, Sharon McBurney, Ian Mech, Rita Montgomery, Roger Medley, Suhair Musleh, Chris Murnan, Victoria Paladino, Louise Panepento, Marian Peck, Frank Popowich, Donna Potter, Deb Pratt, Sarah Quirk, Beatrice Radley, Kathleen Rich, Sam Riggi, Phyllis Shephard, Ben Sherman, Rose Sherman, Juli-ana Spadacino, Berney and Joan Staats, Jennie Starowitz, Thomas and Sharon Steffenella, Barb Stein (Bergen), George and Donna Stephenson, and Ruth Dries Tusch. If you or a loved one is sick and would like to be added to this parish list, please call the parish office.

Pictured above are donations from Share-A-Yarn. These were part of the contributions to the St. Brigid Mitten Tree. The hats, scarves, and mittens were donated to Byron-Bergen Elementary School in Bergen and in Batavia; Community Action, the Migrant Program and Genesee County Social Services. Thank you to all who contributed yarn, time and talents to help with this project!

Mardi Gras Fundraiser Saturday, February 22,

2020 Doors open at 5:30 pm

Dinner at 6:30 pm Cash raffles begin

at 7:00 pm

Tickets $30 per person or $55 per couple! Tickets include buffet dinner by The Red Osier Landmark Restaurant, dessert, drinks, beer & wine, and a chance to win cash prizes! For tickets and infor-mation please call the parish office at 768-6543.

Proceeds from the Mardi Gras support Love Bug Preschool.