Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church

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Giving Tree is set up in the Gathering Space.  Please plan to stop by the Tree, choose a tag of the gift you wish to donate, follow the directions on the tag and return your purchase by this coming Sunday, December 9th or bring to the Parish Office on Monday, December 10th.  The tag will state if you should wrap the gift or not.  Your participation in this community outreach project will bring much joy to those in need.  Thank you!
 

Welcome!

If you are new in the parish, please introduce yourself after Liturgy.  If you'd like to join our community of faith, please fill out a parish registration form and return it in the collection basket, to the parish office or via mail at          19 South Canal St., Plainville.

If you are guests with us, we are glad to have you celebrate with us! You are most welcome!

Friday, December 7th at 6:00pm
Saturday, December 8th at 8:00am

Saturday Vigil - 4:00PM 
Sunday - 8:30 & 10:30AM, Liturgy of the Word for Children is held during these  two Masses 

M, T,Th, F & S - 8:00AM
The Rosary is prayed at 7:30 AM before Mass and after the 8:00 AM Mass.

Confession is held on Saturday, at noon, in the church.

Confession - Tuesday Dec. 18 after the 8am Mass
                        Thursday Dec. 20 after the 8am Mass
                        Friday Dec. 20 6pm
                        Saturday Dec. 22 Noon

Christmas Eve Mass, Dec. 24, 2018 -
4pm with the Children Choir Singing 
10pm with the Parish Choir Singing
Christmas Morning Mass, Dec. 25, 2018 -
10am with a Living Nativity Presented During the Reading of the Holy Gospel by the Children

The Office is Located at:
19 South Canal St., Plainville, CT 06062
9:00AM - 4:00PM, Monday - Friday
Phone:  860.747.6825
Fax:  860.747.5407
Email: olmct@sbcglobal.net

We, the people of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Plainville, Connecticut are committed to journey together as a community of faith, hope, and love within the Catholic tradition.  We are called to witness to the presence of Jesus Christ in our lives through sharing and celebration of faith and a life of Christian Service.

Dear Padre,

My neighbor is a fundamentalist Christian. He said I won't be "saved" unless I accept Jesus as my personal savior.  Didn't Jesus become my savior when I was baptized?

Your neighbor is probably referring to John 3:7, when Jesus told Nicodemus, "You must be born anew."  Jesus is talking about a spiritual rebirth; we must have a spiritual birth in order to be saved.

As you have correctly noted, Catholics believe this happens at baptism.  In John 3:5, Jesus says, "No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit."

We are saved by the waters of baptism. But for Catholics, it's not merely a one-time event.  We continue to accept or reject the salvation offered us by the decisions we make every day.

Your neighbor used the words "personal savior."  Catholic Christians go even deeper through the sacraments.  We develop and nurture  a very personal relationship with Jesus by regularly receiving the Eucharist.  In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we admit we have sinned and ask Jesus to forgive us.  And in the Sacrament of Confirmation, our relationship is "sealed" with the gifts of the Spirit.  

Many Catholics also celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage. The couple's personal relationship with Jesus is deepened through the love the couple shares.

So tell your neighbor you are indeed saved by Jesus.  And because you are saved, you deepen that relationship with Jesus by living a sacramental life.

Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSSR

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