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The commitment for OLM is Sat., June 15th. Anyone wishing to volunteer to cook please take a pan/recipe and add your name to the volunteer list found on the table in the narthex. Please drop off your frozen casserole at OLM parking lot between 8:30-8:45AM on Saturday, June 15th. If unable to drop off on June 15th, you may drop off your pan at the rectory during business hours. The next date for cooking for Eva’s is 8/3/2019.

The office will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. Summer Office Hours are listed below. Monday – Thursday – 8:30 to 5pm; Friday – 8:30 to 4pm Saturday – 9am to 1pm

May 31st, the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is our parish’s feast day. Pray for all OLM parishioners who are with us and those who have gone before.

Kathy and Joe Gravino will be stepping down from Eva’s Kitchen, so we are in need of a volunteer to lead this great ministry beginning January, 2020. If interested please call the rectory. For information about Eva’s Kitchen Ministry call 1-973-830-0560.

The Fr. English Food Pantry has been very busy. At this time they are especially in need of soups. Any non perishable food can be left in the Church vestibule to be delivered to the Food Pantry.

The 47th Annual Msgr. John R. Ryan Golf Outing is scheduled for Monday, June 3rd at Rockaway River Country Club, Denville. A few golf slots are still available. Please call George Casagrand 973-632-0294. If you can’t make the outing but would like to still participate take a chance on the BOOSTER BOARD RAFFLE. A $20 donation gives you a chance to win a brand new pair of POWER BEATS PRO totally wireless headphones. More information and raffle tickets are in the Narthex after Mass. Lastly, please call the rectory if you are interested in helping out during the outing. We need help with check-in, spotters on the course and auction/raffle volunteers.

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Today, Fr. Steve, Fr. Lukasz and the entire staff of OLM wish you the best of everything…Love and laughter, blessings from heaven, and a heart filled with joy and special memories. Have A Wonderful Mother’s Day!

Later in June, parishioners John and Mia Berthiaume will be traveling to Uganda for a service mission trip through Morris Catholic HS. Please consider donating much-needed medical supplies for over 1,000 students in three grade schools, run by a group of religious sisters. From May 11th to June 2nd, there will be a bin in the narthex labeled “Mission Uganda” where medical supplies such as Band-Aids, Neosporin, anti-bacterial wipes, gauze and medical tape can be donated. Contact John at 862-377-9919 with any questions. Your support is greatly appreciated!

SAVE THE DATES: Please join us as we make a 33-day guided retreat with Fr. Gaitley’s DVD Series, culminating on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 28th with 8:15am Mass in the Chapel and a solemn consecration to our Blessed Mother Mary. When: May 17th & 31st, June 14th, 21st & 28th Where: OLM Ryan Room Time: 9:30am

Heartfelt thanks to all our “Garden Angels” for helping to keep OLM looking so beautiful this Easter season. Barbara and Rick Perino, Tom Black and Joe Tuzzeo.

When a baby is conceived, a mother is born. With this prayer, we lift up the women who have children who no longer live among us on this earth. Father, we ask You to send Your peace to those mothers who are mourning. Continue to surround them with family, friends and loved ones who will offer words of comfort. Give them sweet and restful sleep. ather, remove the spirit of heaviness, and give them garments of praise, for the life their child had on earth. In due time, bless their lives to overflow with laughter and joy again, as the memories of their child hurt less and less. As the morning mothers take refuge in You, please help them to put their trust in You. Holy Spirit, we ask that You settle the hearts and minds of those moms who may feel any guilt, resentment, bitterness, or anger. Help them not to look back but to press forward as they learn to live with the hole in their heart, their child, who has passed. Amen.

Please return filled cartons and place them in the large box marked “Rice Bowls” in the narthex. God Bless you for your generosity supporting Catholic Relief Services in helping families in poverty around the world.

Kathy and Joe Gravino will be stepping down from Eva’s Kitchen, so we are in need of a volunteer to lead this great ministry beginning January, 2020. If interested please call the rectory. For information about Eva’s Kitchen Ministry call 1-973-830-0560.

The 47th Annual Msgr. John R. Ryan Golf Outing is scheduled for Monday, June 3rd at Rockaway River Country Club, Denville. Foursomes and Sponsorships are STILL AVAILABLE. Please call George Casagrand at the Parish House to sign up for a sponsorship or for a foursome. If you can’t make the event but would like to still participate we are running the BOOSTER BOARD RAFFLE again this year. For a $20 donation you get a chance to win a brand new pair of POWER BEATS PRO totally wireless headphones. More information and raffle tickets are in the Narthex after Mass.