Welcome!
Please be reminded St Thomas More and Our Lady of Mercy are NO smoking facilities. Thank you for not smoking on the church grounds.
The 6:45am Mass is celebrated on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the New Latin Rite.
Mass Schedules and Confession Times
Saint Thomas More Church
Daily Mass: 6:45am - Tuesday & Thursday Chapel (New Latin Rite)
Saturday:Vigil – 4:30pm
Sunday: Mass – 8:30am, 10:00am & 11:30am
Novena: 7:00pm every third Monday in the Chapel
Holy Days: Please see above or the bulletin for Mass times and location.
Giving to the church through your will is the most common way to continue your support beyond your lifetime. When your estate is prepared, consider a gift to the church.
Our Lady of Mercy Church
Daily Mass: 8:30am Monday -Friday
Rosary Following Mass
Sunday:Mass – 7:30am
Confessions
Saint Thomas More Church Saturday from 3:30PM-4:20PM
Our parish is subscribed to Formed. To sign up and have access to all content, please go to http://signup.formed.org/ Enter our zip code and your name and email address. It's that simple! You can get the free FORMED app for your phone simply by searching FORMED Catholic in your app store. Enjoy!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
We have been informed of a SPAM email that is from Fr. Daniel Peirano, this is NOT AN EMAIL from Father Daniel. PLEASE DO NOT OPEN THIS EMAIL OR ANY EMAIL FROM EITHER FR. DANIEL OR MONSIGNOR.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Patriotic Sing-Along this year and donated to the Parish Roof Project! We raised $1,400 and we are incredible grateful for your generosity and beautiful singing!!
Blessing of the Animals for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Following the 11:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, October 8, 2023, WEATHER PERMITTING, we will have a blessing of animals outside in the parking lot of St. Thomas More Church. For exotic animals (i.e., snakes) please bring a photo of your pet. We are looking forward to this beautiful blessing.
RIGHT TO LIFE
On October 14th and 15th, raffle tickets will be sold at all Masses, alo proceeds will benefit the New Jersey Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, dedicated to protecting all human life from conception to natural death.
The prizes this year are:
1st Prize - 2024 Volvo XC40 AWD SUV valued at $43,000.00. Volvo’s best selling vehicle loaded with innovative safety features.
2nd Prize - $1,000 ShopRite Gift Card
3rd Prize - $750 ShopRite Gift Card
4th Prize - $500 ShopRite Gift Card
Please show your support for LIFE by buying a raffle ticket! The cost is $10.00 per ticket or $100.00 per book.
Please consider donating to the relief efforts in Hawai'i. Please click on the link below. God bless you!
Catholic Charities Hawai’i in the Honolulu Diocese has appealed for donations to help the agency meet the housing, food and other needs of what could be thousands of victims from wildfires raging on the island of Maui that wiped out an entire town and drove people to seek refuge in the ocean.
A link to Catholic Charities Hawai’i Maui Relief is here: https://www.catholiccharitieshawaii.org/maui-relief/
Parish Registration For Adults:
This is a friendly reminder, as we approach certificate of eligibility season, that adults who had previously been (or still are) registered with their parents, should register themselves and their households. If adult children still live within the parish boundary and would like to still be active members at the Parish of St. Thomas More, simply register on our website www.moremercy.org. If they have moved away, it is the Church in their current area that they should register in, and from which they would obtain a certificate of eligibility to be a Godparent or Sponsor. Being a registered parishioner is important for receiving the services from the Church, keeping up to date with what's going on, and participating in the life of the parish community and celebration of the Sacraments.
Upcoming Events
THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT
WHETHER YOU SERVE AT LITURGY IN YOUR PARISH OR BRING COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND, JOIN US TO DEEPEN YOUR FAITH AND REFLECT ON YOUR MINISTRY.
The Diocese of Trenton is inviting those who serve as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to deepen their own relationship with Christ in the Eucharist during this first year of the National Eucharistic Revival.
Special spiritual reflection and formation events are being hosted in different parish locations around the diocese between now and June 2023. Each will have a different format and theme. The first two are coming up later this month:
Please go to the website at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/EMreflection for details and registration.
On Friday, October 6, there will be benediction after the morning Mass, followed by adoration in the chapel.
We are updating our prayer list in the bulletin every three months. Our next update will be on May 1st. Unless we have been notified, the existing names will be taken off. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
House Blessing
Please contact the parish office if you would like to have your house blessed (outside only) by one of our priests and/or deacons.
Chapel is Open!
The chapel is open for private prayer from 6am-9pm daily. Please use the prayer garden entrance only.
Weekly Sanctuary Flower Arrangements
If you would like to donate the weekly "In Loving Memory" fresh flower arrangements in both St. Thomas More and Our Lady of Mercy , please place your donation in the wooden collection boxes at the entrances of both churches. The cost is $100.00 for the full arrangement. Please include the name of your loved one with your donation for the full arrangement if you would like the name of the person to be listed in the bulletin. If you have any questions, please email us at info@moremercy.org.
If you, or a family member are actively enlisted in the US military, please send us your name to be included in our Military Prayer List that will appear in our weekly bulletin. Please send the name and branch of military to info@moremercy.org
Novena Will Be Said on the Third Monday each Month At 7:00pm in the Eucharistic Chapel at St. Thomas More.
Interested in becoming a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, or Usher for Masses in our parish churches, Our Lady of Mercy & St Thomas More?
Please send your contact information to Robert Braccia at rgbraccia@gmail.com. We are looking to expand our parish ministry and would love to have you!
For those interested, below is a good resource to pray throughout the day with the Church
click here for Divine Office Prayers
NJ Independent Victims Comp.
New Jersey Independent Victims Compensation Program opens June 15
