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, LEROY ST. BRIGID’S, BERGEN

Readings for the week of April 28, 2019

Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/

Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31

Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9 [cf. 11d]/

Jn 3:1-8

Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Jn

3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [7a]/Jn

3:16 21

St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26--2:3 or Col

3:14-15, 17, 23-4/Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14

and 16 [cf.17b]/Mt 13:54-58

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20

[7a]/Jn 3:31-36

Friday: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Jn 14:6-14

Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 [22]/Jn

6:16-21

Next Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12,

13 [2a]/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

Our Lady of Mercy Parish

Monday, April 29-St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor

of the Church

7:30 a.m. † Rita Rider (Birth)

by Ray and Jeanne Ianita

Tuesday, April 30-St. Pius V, Pope

7:30 a.m. † Carole Lapp-Wujcik by Jim Wujcik and Family

Wednesday, May 1-St. Joseph the Worker

7:30 a.m. † Holy Souls in Purgatory by Judy Warner

Thursday, May2-St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the

Church; National Day of Prayer

7:30 a.m. † Bradford Grice by Wife

Friday, May 3-Sts. Philip and James, Apostles

7:30 a.m. † Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Perry by Elaine

Saturday, May 4-Easter Weekday

8:00 a.m. † Loreen May Tyminski by Rosemary Fatcheric

10:00 a.m. First Communion

4:30 p.m. † Tom Steffenilla by Family

Sunday, May 5-3rd Sunday of Easter; Cinco de Mayo

7:15 a.m. † Helen Schreiber by Dale and Lilly Stein

10:45 a.m. † Robert Ridd (Anniv)

by Wife, Joan

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

St. Brigid’s Tuesday, April 30-St. Pius V, Pope

8:30 a.m. † Eugene B. Zambarda by Stephen and Patricia Kosut Thursday, May 3-St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the

Church; National Day of Prayer

8:30 a.m. † Marlene Ireland by Ron and Regina Smith

Sunday, May 5-3rd Sunday of Easter; Cinco de Mayo

9:00 a.m. † Len Davies (Anniv) by Wife and Children

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!

The bulletin and more church news can be found on

line at our parish website:

www.ourladyofmercyleroy.org

Like us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OurLadyOfMercySt.BrigidParishes

Parish Office Hours are Monday-Thursday

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord

and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you

come to believe because you have seen me?

Blessed are those who have not seen and

have believed." - Jn 20:28-29

Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970

CCD.

Our Lady of Mercy Happenings

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY-Sunday, April 28th Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament follows the 10:45am

Mass through the prayer service

at 3:00 pm.

Confessions available in the

Church from 1:30-2:45pm

At 3:00 pm there will be a

prayer service that will include

the chanting of the Chaplet of

Divine Mercy and Eucharistic Benediction.

Tuesday’s Bible Study - will resume on April 30th

Thursday’s Bible Study - will resume on May 2nd

Thursday Adoration is May 2nd

COFFEE HOUR is following the 10:45am

Mass today Sunday, April 28th. Please

join us for fellowship and refreshments.

MAY 4TH MASS: On Saturday,

May 4th, 2019, Mass will be at

8:00am instead of 9:00am. This

Mass has been changed to allow

for the Church to be ready for

First Communion at 10:00am.

NEW BEGINNINGS is a social support group open to

both men and women who have lost a loved one. We

will meet for lunch on Wednesday, May 8th at 11:30 am

at the Town & Country Restaurant on West Main Road in

Batavia. Please call Norma Kelly at 494-0301 by

Monday, May 6th to make a reservation.

THE DEACON’S CLOSET:

The purpose of this ministry is to

assist those who cannot afford

medically needed equipment to

assist with in home care with

items such as wheelchairs, canes,

walkers, commodes, etc. If you

need the use of items, please call

585-813-3588. There is no charge for the use of

equipment.

WEDDING BANNS I Justin Mooney and

Ashley Scofield

St. Brigid’s Happenings

SHARE A YARN will meet Monday

May 6th at 7:00pm. This is your last

chance to bring in finished items to earn

tickets for June’s drawing.

Rice Bowl: Our community helped to change lives this

Lent, and CRS Rice Bowl wants to say THANK YOU!

Please remember to return your rice bowl if you have not

done so already.

THE LADIES OF CHARITY will meet May 13th at

7:00 pm in the St. Brigid Church Hall. We will finalize

plans for the out-of-town day at the beginning of June

and make plans for our annual June dinner meeting.

BOOK CLUB will not be

meeting in the month of April. We

will be discussing our April

planned book at our May 28th get

together. Our April book choice is

"She's Come Undone" by Wally

Lamb. Our May discussion will

focus, as well, on "The Inn at

Angel Island" by Thomas Kincaid. Finally, we will

finish reading and discussing "Perfectly Yourself" by

Matthew Kelly (Sections 8, 9 and the Epilogue). Enjoy

lots of good reading, and we hope to see you on May

28th in our parish center at 6:30 pm.

HOLY NAME SOCIETY: The Holy

Name is offering parish members the

opportunity to apply for a scholarship.

The criteria includes the following:

Applicant must be an active

member of St. Brigid's

Entering or continuing college studies

In an adult education program

Catholic education K thru 12 or

Anyone entering a spiritual development program

beneficial to St. Brigid's Parish.

Applications are available at the rear of the church.

Awards will be decided by the scholarship board. May

30th is the final date for applications to be submitted.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY APRIL 28, 2019

GriefShare at St. Brigid's

Parish Center will not be

meeting on Wednesday May

1st. We will resume our

program on Wednesday May 8th, at noon and again

at 6:30 p m. If you have any questions, contact Marie

at 330-6510 or Shirley at 330-0466.

Our Lady of Mercy

May 4 & 5

4:30 P.M.

Greeters: Ursula Spillane

Servers: Katie Zehler

Lectors: Don Antinore

Eucharistic Ministers: Ron Boehly, Nancy Lehrer

7:15 A.M.

Servers: Eric Riggs

Lectors: Guy Clark

Eucharistic Ministers: Betty Gugino, Edie MacGregor

10:45 A.M.

Greeters: Deb Mart, Cindy Lawrence

Servers: Sam & Zachary Miller, Evan Sherwood,

Gabrielle Cayouette

Lectors: Thad Mart, Jay Van Ingen

Eucharistic Ministers: Mike Tetrault, Maureen Calmes,

Gerry Fernaays

5:30 P.M.

Servers: Ben & Ethan Robinson

Lectors: Kathleen Henning

Eucharistic Ministers: Heather Zerillo

St. Brigid’s Church

9:00 A.M.

Hospitality: Marie DiQuattro, Barb Johnston &

Grandaughters

Servers: Frank & Samuel Hersom

Lectors: Bob Bausch

Eucharistic Ministers: Donna Powers, Chester

Kraszewski, Fritz Rowsick

If you are unable to fill your time, PLEASE take the time to

find a replacement. Thank you!

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS Palm Sunday, April 13 & 14

Our Lady of Mercy ........................................... $7,490.50

Candles ................................................................... $86.00

St. Brigid’s………………………………..….. $1,544.01

Candles ................................................................... $38.25

Easter Sunday, April 20 & 21 Our Lady of Mercy ........................................... $5,141.68

Easter Collection ............................................... $4,179.00

Good Friday (Holy Land) ..................................... $679.00

Candles ................................................................... $71.17

St. Brigid’s………………………………..….. $2,027.00

Easter Collection ............................................... $1,147.00

Good Friday (Holy Land) ..................................... $120.00

Candles ................................................................... $52.55

Thank you for your generosity and support!

The Knights of Columbus Edward W. Powers Council

#2936 will be having a Breakfast on Sunday, April 28 from

8:00 am to 11:00am at the hall behind Save a Lot Grocery

Store on Main Street in LeRoy. All proceeds will go to the

Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree Color Guard Uniform

Drive for our “ Father Vincent R. Capodanno

SERVED BY MERCEDARIAN FRIARS

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

Br. Martin J. Jarocinski, O. de M.

Fr. Kenneth Breen, O. de M., In Residence

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

Email youthminister@ourladyofmercyleroy.org

Elaine

Email bookkeeper@ourladyofmercyleroy.org

Susan

Email parishsecretary@ourladyofmercyleroy.org

Please pray for those who are

sick. We especially ask that

you remember to pray for the following people: Joe Amico,

Chris Beach, William Bochicchio, Janet Boehly, Michelle

Balon, Frances Bourdon, Diane Coccia, Kara John (Merica) Coduri, Br. Raymond Colombaro, Lucy Cucurullo, Gasper

DeFelice, Joshua Dinnar, Alice DeFelice, Joan Dowdell, Pat-

ty Driscoll, Gloria Dulgo, Sister Janet Eppolito, John Ferra-ra, Pat Ridd Flaherty, Arlene L. Glica, Sr. Jude Ellen Golum-

bieski, Lisa Hauslauer, Barbara Howard, Anne Marie Hutchinson, Mary Indivino, Joanne Johnson, Joseph Kuzma,

Anita LaMonica, Madonna Lee, Mary Jane Mathis, Rita

Montgomery, David Gerald Mooney, Roger Medley, Suhair Musleh, Chris Murnan, Mary Ann O’Shea, Louise Panepento,

Frank Popowich, Deb Pratt, Beatrice Radley, Kathleen Rich, Sam Riggi, Mary Sardou, Phyllis Shephard, Rose Sherman,

Juliana Spadacino, Berney and Joan Staats, Jennie Starowitz,

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.