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Thursday July 2, 2009 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Roman Catholic Church – 
OLMC church
178 West White Horse Pike
Berlin, NJ, 08009
Phone: (856) 767-2563 		Bulletin
The Mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is: – 

To nurture the Faith of our Parish Family with the Love and Vision of Jesus as proclaimed in the Gospel. Through Friendship, Education and Spiritual Development, we will endeavor to discover the Christ within, allowing us to share ourselves by Christian Service, Parish Involvement and Reaching Out to those in need!

Parish Leaders – 
Pastor: Rev. Joseph R. Ferrara
Associate Pastor: Rev. Jose Manjakunnel
Deacons: Joseph Beebe, John Rich, Richard McCarthy (Retired)
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Road to Emmaus – 
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS
A Spiritual Journey from Advent to Lent to Easter to Advent
“Lord, may this Eucharist accomplish in Your Church the unity and peace it signifies.”

This Prayer after Communion for the 11th week of Ordinary Time culminates the reason for every season. The Catechetical theme is “Who do you say that I AM?” Our parish wanted to go a step further, “Who do people say You are?”

The Road to Emmaus
A Three Year Journey

The Liturgical Committee of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Berlin, NJ, wanted to respond to this question for all our parishioners on a major scale, not just planning for an event or a season, but an ongoing three-year journey. We wanted to make this ongoing journey come alive, so we met and reviewed what has been happening in our prayer and worship life at OLMC. The major call of this committee has been to enliven the prayer and worship life of our parish. In attempting to respond to this call, we believe that our theme “Road to Emmaus” assists us in accomplishing this ministry. Through Music, Art & Environment, Preaching and Teaching “Faith in Action”, we want to “recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread.” This spiritual awareness and discovery leads us to build, to serve and to evangelize what we believe on our journey with others.

For the three years we will journey to Emmaus by building and following Jesus’ kingdom on earth in three ways:

  • Year I: Recognizing Jesus in the Eucharist
  • Year II: Building God’s Kingdom on Earth
  • Year III: Come, Follow Me! (Evangelization)

This three-fold journey to Emmaus continues to help each parishioner recognize Jesus by fully celebrating the Eucharist, supporting each individual parishioner on his/her journey and bringing Jesus’ message to the community in all that we do in His name. We enter into our third year…

PARISH MISSION 2008-09 … 1st Sunday of Advent
Mission Director: Fr. Frank Danella, Director of the Pius X Retreat House in Blackwood, NJ
Nov. 29 & 30, Fr. Frank will preach at all our Parish Weekend Masses
Dec. 1: 7:00 pm - First night, the presentation will center on the Road to Emmaus as a paradigm of Church. Flowing from that consideration we will look at the priestly, prophetic, royal mission of the laity, emphasizing the church and the vocation and mission of the laity.
Dec. 2: 7:00 pm - Second night, the presentation will turn to a Salesian theme and speak on the virtue of gentleness as our way of being parish community, emphasizing the importance of not only what we do but how we do it.
Dec. 3: 6:00 pm - ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE. (Following Adoration, Novena and Benediction). Third night, we will explore the Salesian understanding of the virtue of humility, emphasizing the importance of claiming our gifts with grateful hearts and lifting up the gifts of others; again, emphasizing the importance of using our gifts in the parish community.
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Mass Schedule – 
Masses:
Saturday: 4:30PM
Sunday: 8:00AM, 9:30AM, 11:15AM
Weekdays:
Monday - Friday: 8:00AM
Saturday Communion Service: 8:00AM
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:
Wed.: After 8:00AM Mass until 6:00PM
Sacrament of Penance:
Saturday: 4:00PM
Wednesday: 6:00PM
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Lenny B. Ferrara, Jr. Scholarship Fund – 
Dear Parishioners & Friends:

After 18 months of waiting for the "Gift of Life" (a heart and a liver), my brother's heart gave out and he died on Nov. 23rd. Please pray for my brother: LEONARD B. FERRARA, JR.

"Do you believe that I Am the Resurrection and the Life?"
"Yes, Lord, we do…"

My Mom, sisters and brothers are asking that you inform your parishes regarding organ and tissue donations. The "Gift of Life" program is an extremely important program for all those who need transplants and need this special donation to continue their life.

My Mom, sisters and brother want to setup a "Lenny B. Ferrara, Jr. Scholarship Fund" for OLMC/SAA Elementary School. The obit in the newspaper has a fund for his wife's family… we would like donations to come directly to the Parish Office in care of Lenny (178 W. White Horse Pike, Berlin, NJ 08009) to Rosa McDermott, finance manager and school bookkeeper. This scholarship fund will go to a family who desires a Catholic education and need the funding. Please spread the word…

May the Lord who has begun this great work, bring it to completion… I thank you for all the prayers and thoughts that many of you are sending me and my family!

In Jesus' Name,
Fr. Joe