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Contact Us Rev. Sean W. Kenney, OFS, Pastor
Rev. Msgr. William J. Capik, Weekend Assistant Rev. Demetrius M. Thomas, OSB, Weekend Assistant
Parish Office Laura Sepesi, Pastoral Assistant | Ext. 103
[email protected] Kasia Sepesi, Administrative Assistant & Notary Public
| Ext. 104 | [email protected] Michele Godleski, Office Assistant & Notary Public
| Ext. 101 | [email protected] Jerry Salemi, Business Administrator | Ext. 105
Office of Faith Formation Emma DeBorja, Parish Catechetical Leader | Ext. 113
[email protected] Brenda Hann, Secretary | Ext. 112
OUR LADY OF THE MOUNT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Welcome, Worship, Witness
167 MT BETHEL RD | WARREN, NJ Phone 908 -647 -1075 | Fax 908 -647 -7885 | www.ourladyof themount .org
“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me,
even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
Fifth Sunday of Lent | March 29, 2020
Dear Friends, In this time of fear, uncertainty, and distress, I invite you to join with me and our par-ish family in prayer through the celebration of Mass posted daily to our parish web-site and Facebook (by 12 noon). Though we cannot be together physically, we contin-ue to be one Body in Christ. In listening to the Word of the Lord and witnessing the Sacrifice of the Mass, we make a spiritual communion and share in the graces of God. Our Lord never abandons us in our trials. Though we have to be apart, we are not alone, and this too, shall pass. You are in my daily prayers, and I ask that you also pray for each other and for all the courageous medical personnel, first responders, and the medical research community battling on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandem-ic. I also ask that you please consider maintaining your spirit of generosity so that we can continue to meet our financial obligations during this time. I know this is a chal-lenging time for so many, and I just ask you to look into your heart and give as you are able to support the ongoing works of our parish. Online giving is available through our parish website. You may also continue to mail donations to the parish of-fice. Please remember, for your convenience, the chapel is open for private prayer through-out the day until 9:00 PM. Please feel welcome to pay a visit and spend some quiet time with our Lord, who reminds us, “Be still, and know that I am God.” PS 46:10 Peace, Fr. Sean
In Loving Memory
Please pray for the families and loved ones of the departed who now enjoy everlasting life:
Maria Cunha
Wife of Antonio, Mother of Rui,
and Mother-in-law of Maria
Peter Wittreich
Fara Maltese
Mother of Margaret Maltese Miller,
Mother-in-law of Ken Miller, Grandmother of
Christopher, Salvatore and Joseph
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let
perpetual light shine upon them. May their
souls and the souls of all the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Daily Mass Intentions
Per Bishop Checchio’s directive, all public Masses have been cancelled until further notice. Father Sean will offer these intentions when he privately celebrates Mass each day.
Sunday, March 29 Fifth Sunday of Lent Ronald Wright r/o Steve & Cheryl Liberti Catherine Whatley r/o Marva Paltjon Ann Powell r/o Susan & Joseph Lambariello Monday, March 30 Adeline Catapano r/o Bill & Sylvia Smalley Tuesday, March 31 William Cornelius r/o Lorraine Visotski Marion Marcinak r/o Carroll Family Wednesday, April 1 Leonard Visotski r/o Gloria Gajewski Thursday, April 2 Chuck Calarco r/o Dick & Claire Birmingham Chuck Morrison r/o Alison Morrison Friday, April 3 Thomas Dalton r/o Kathy Dalton Saturday, April 4 Mass of Remembrance Ralph Garafola 1st Anniversary r/o Carolann Garafola Sunday, April 5 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Joseph Pezza r/o Tony & Suzanne Giancristofaro Dennis Bibby r/o Marva Paltjon Ramon Munoz r/o Susan & Joseph Lambariello
Please remember in your prayers the sick, homebound and disabled of our parish family, all those listed in the parish book of intentions, and all the men and women of
the Armed Forces.
To register as a parishioner please visit our website, www.ourladyofthemount.org,
and complete our online registration form. @ourladyofthemountchurch
Parish Communications Update In order to more effectively communicate with our parish family, the parish office is in the process of up-dating parishioner email addresses. Please email [email protected] with your name and preferred email to receive important periodic parish communications. Your information will not be shared or used for any other purpose. Thank you for your assistance.
Diocese of Metuchen Holy Week and Triduum 2020 in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic
In light of further restrictions by Governor Murphy and the Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disciple of the Sacraments, Bishop Checchio promulgates the following regarding the liturgies of Palm Sun-
day 2020 and Holy Week 2020 throughout the Diocese of Metuchen to assist the clergy and the faithful in the spiritual celebration of the Paschal Mysteries. As Bishop Checchio encourages us to continue to strive to engage
our faithful in prayer during these days, he is also conscientious of the need to follow the guidelines of our state so as to hopefully hamper the spread of the virus to our faithful. Everything in our priestly being wants to bring them
together, but we cannot risk endangering our beloved flock nor ourselves. Therefore, religious activities that would encourage groups of faithful to come to our churches are discouraged and in fact, not allowed by the state at
this time. We are strictly following the guidelines from the Holy See too. Thank you for helping to protect our people as best as we can, while still reaching out pastorally, encouraging even more prayer in these challenging
days for our faithful.
Please note that the allowed participants noted below for the live streaming of Holy Week liturgies is limited to Holy Week only. At all other times, only the resident clergy and one technician may be present for any live-
streamed Mass/Prayer Service.
PALM SUNDAY
On Palm Sunday there is to be NO PUBLIC GATHERING (inside or outside Churches, in cars, etc.). The Mass for Palm Sunday will be celebrated by the Bishop without a congregation, with palms blessed, and
broadcast via the live-stream internet on the Cathedral website at https://www.stfranciscathedral.org/ at 10:30 am on Sunday, April 5, 2020.
In parish churches, the Mass for Palm Sunday may be celebrated without a congregation (you may have one dea-
con; one person to operate the live streaming equipment if the liturgy is being live streamed; one lector; one cantor and one musician in addition to resident clergy) by the pastor/parish; pastors should notify the parishioners of the time for the live-steam; pastors should also notify the Diocesan Office of Communications so that a Diocesan cal-
endar/schedule of events might be posted for access by the faithful of the Diocese. Blessed palms can be made available for distribution at a later date – they are NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER ANY CIRCUM-
STANCE at this time. If one person who has the coronavirus even touches some of the palm which someone else will take, they could be infecting them. The risk is too high as doctors are telling us that the virus is very conta-
gious. You do not want to be the one who endangers the lives of others, especially our elderly.
HOLY THURSDAY
No public gatherings (inside or outside Churches, in cars, etc.). Televised or live-stream broadcasts should be live (not recorded).
The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated by the Bishop without a congregation and broadcast via the live-stream internet on the Cathedral web site at https://www.stfranciscathedral.org/ at 7:30 pm on Thursday,
April 9, 2020.
In parish churches, the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper may be celebrated without a congregation (you may have one deacon; one person to operate the live streaming equipment if the liturgy is being live streamed; one lec-tor; one cantor and one musician in addition to resident clergy) by the pastor/parish priest; pastors should notify
the parishioners of the time for the live-steam; pastors should also notify the Diocesan Office of Communications so that a Diocesan calendar/schedule of events might be posted for access by the faithful of the Diocese.
During the Evening Mass for the Lord’s Supper: The Washing of the Feet is to be omitted; The usual procession with the Blessed Sacrament to a place of repose is to be omitted and the Blessed Sacrament
should be kept in the tabernacle, as usual; please understand that NO PROCESSIONS WITH THE BLESSED SACRAMENT are to take place and ALTARS OF REPOSE are not to be created;
The faithful are to be informed that parish churches will NOT BE OPEN for the usual visitation of churches on Holy Thursday evening. Our churches will not be decorated with special reserve altars for these traditional visits, and the risk is that larger groups will come at this time, hence raising the risk of spreading the virus. Pastors are NOT PERMITTED to leave their churches open at this time. Of course, you are free to arrange for a livestream
prayer service later in the evening to creatively engage your faithful in some type of prayer.
GOOD FRIDAY
No public gatherings (inside or outside Churches, in cars, etc.). The Commemoration/Celebration of the Lord’s Passion will be celebrated by the Bishop without a congregation and broadcast via the live-stream internet on the Cathedral website at https://www.stfranciscathedral.org/ at 3:00
pm on Friday, April 10, 2020.
In parish churches, the Commemoration/Celebration of the Lord’s Passion may be celebrated without a congrega-tion (you may have one deacon; one person to operate the live streaming equipment if the liturgy is being live
streamed; one lector; one cantor and one musician in addition to resident clergy) by the pastor/parish priest; pas-tors should notify the parishioners of the time for the live-steam; pastors should also notify the Diocesan Office of Communications so that a Diocesan calendar/schedule of events might be posted for access by the faithful of the
Diocese.
During the Good Friday Service Veneration of the Holy Cross takes place by those present with a simple genuflection; the Cross is not to be rever-
enced with a kiss; A special commemoration in the General Intercessions shall be added as follows:
For those suffering from the current pandemic. Deacon or lay minister:
Let us pray, dearly beloved, to God the Father almighty,
that he may extend his hand in mercy to all those affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Silent Prayer
Priest:
Almighty ever-living God, heal those who are ill,
comfort those who mourn, give solace to all who are afraid and alone,
and protect those who are providing medical care. Make us instruments of your peace
among our brothers and sisters. In your mercy, alleviate our fears
and eliminate this scourge, so that we may come together again
to give you praise and to build your Kingdom. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Stations of the Cross: While not prescribed by the Liturgy, the Stations are indeed a venerable and worthy tradi-tion for the faithful to participate as part of their Good Friday devotion. They may be observed without a congre-gation in parish churches and made available by livestreaming. The participants would be reserved to a celebrant/
leader, one musician and one cantor, and one reader, in addition to the resident clergy.
HOLY SATURDAY
Holy Saturday Morning: There is the custom in many parishes to celebrate a communal Lauds. This may be done, however without a congregation, with the resident clergy, one cantor and one musician. It is also customary in
some places to offer some Marian devotion, this too may be done provided the usual restrictions are applied; resi-dent clergy, one musician, one cantor, one lector.
No public gatherings (inside or outside Churches, in cars, etc.). The Easter Vigil will be celebrated by the Bishop without a congregation and broadcast via the live-stream internet
on the Cathedral website at https://www.stfranciscathedral.org/ at 8 pm on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
In parish churches, the Easter Vigil may be celebrated without a congregation (you may have one deacon; one per-son to operate the live streaming equipment if the liturgy is being live streamed; one lector; one cantor and one musician in addition to resident clergy) by the pastor/parish priest; pastors should notify the parishioners of the
time for the live-steam; pastors should also notify the Diocesan Office of Communications so that a Diocesan cal-endar/schedule of events might be posted for access by the faithful of the Diocese.
During the Easter Vigil:
The preparation and lighting of the fire is omitted; The paschal candle is lit without procession followed by the Easter Proclamation;
The Liturgy of the Word takes place; The Baptismal Liturgy is only the renewal of Baptismal Promises; a symbolic (small) amount of Holy Water may
be blessed but holy water fonts are to remain empty; The Rite of Christian Initiation and/or Reception into Full Communion will be postponed and re-scheduled once
restrictions are lifted – more details will be provided at that time.
EASTER SUNDAY
No public gatherings (inside or outside Churches, in cars, etc.). Mass for Easter Sunday will be celebrated by the Bishop without a congregation and broadcast via the live-stream internet on the Cathedral website at https://www.stfranciscathedral.org/ at 10:30 am on Sunday, April 12, 2020.
In parish churches, Mass for Easter Sunday may be celebrated without a congregation (you may have one deacon; one person to operate the live streaming equipment if the liturgy is being live streamed; one lector; one cantor and one musician in addition to resident clergy) by the pastor/parish priest; pastors should notify the parishioners of the time for the live-steam; pastors should also notify the Diocesan Office of Communications so that a Diocesan cal-
endar/schedule of events might be posted for access by the faithful of the Diocese.
Priests are otherwise asked to celebrate Easter Sunday Masses without a congregation.
**At this time all public worship is suspended until further notice. We will continue to monitor the status of
when masses and other services may begin again according to the directives from civil authorities.
This decree is given by mandate of the Most Reverend James Francis Checchio,
Bishop of Metuchen, March 26, 2020
for the Diocese of Metuchen
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