Divine Mercy Parish
Founded 2005
Saint Stanislaus Church Founded 1890
Church of the Holy Cross Founded 1891
Saints Peter and Paul Church Founded 1899
“O God, your mercy knows no bounds and the treasure of your
goodness is infinite…” Prayer after the ‘Te Deum’ Hymn
Parish Office
233 Adeline Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08611
Phone 609-393-4826 ~ Fax 609-393-3538
Monday thru Friday 10:00am to 2:00pm
Web Page
www.divinemercyoftrenton.org
Clergy
Very Rev. Dennis A. Apoldite, Pastor ~ Ext.101
Rev. Edward Kwoka, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 105
Rev. Thomas Kunnath, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 106
Rev. George Medina, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 102
Deacon John Grussler
Staff
Jennifer Campos
Parish Secretary ~ Ext. 100
Mrs. Rosemarie Micharski
Coordinator of Religious Education ~ Ext. 108
Mr. Wilfredo Benitez
Director of Maintenance ~ 609- 393-4826
Natalie Megules
Director of Music Ministry and Organist
609-575-6484
Mr. Darek Blaszczyk, Polish Organist
609-356-9012
Outreach Ministry ~
Mercyhousetrenton@verizon.net
Holy Cross Center of Learning—609.882.4567
Mrs. Rose Anna Romanello, Coordinator
New Parishioners
Welcome to our Parish Community. Please register
at the Parish Office at your earliest convenience.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Together we pray the Chaplet fifteen minutes prior
to each weekend Liturgy. Please be sure to join us.
January 3, 2016
The Epiphany of the Lord
Weekend Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM English
Sunday 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM English
12:00 PM Polish; 5:00 PM Spanish
Holy Days
Please see Mass Schedule
Daily Schedule
Monday through Friday 7:00 AM English
Friday evening 6:30 PM Polish; 7:30 PM Spanish
Sacraments
Reconciliation (Confessions)
Every Saturday from 3:30 to 3:50 PM, or by
appointment.
Spowiedź po Polsku
w każdy piątek od 6:00-6:20 PM
w każdą niedzielę od 11:30-11:50 AM
Sacramento de la Reconciliación
4:30 PM antes de las 5 PM Misa
(Spanish and English)
Baptism
First and third Sundays of each month during the
10:00 AM Mass or at 1:15 PM. A required
Baptismal
Preparation Session for parents is
held on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00
PM in the parish Office, 233 Adeline Street.
Please contact the Parish Office to register.
Marriage
Arrangements should be made at least one year
prior to the marriage. Please contact the Parish
Priest.
Pastoral Care of the Sick ~ Anointing of The Sick
Please call the Parish Priest when serious illness
occurs or when the sick, aged, or incapacitated are
confined to home for an extended period.
Arrangements can be made to bring Communion to
those unable to get to church. After office hours and
on weekends, for an emergency sick call, please call
609-396-7254
First Eucharist ~First Reconciliation~
Confirmation
These Sacraments are administered to our
parishioners in connection with our Religious
Education Program.
Saturday, January 2
4:00 pm No Intention
Sunday, January 3 The Epiphany of the Lord
8:30 am Living & Deceased members of Altar Rosary
Society
10:00 am Viktoria Murisan rea. Dianna Calorio &
Mike Murisan
12:00 pm Stanislawa Pasek req. Grandchildren
5:00 pm No Intention
Monday, Janury 4
7:00 am Jane Richart req. Judy & Dick Stern & Family
Tuesday, January 5
7:00 am No Intention
Wednesday, January 6
7:00 am No Intention
12:10 pm Those who are in need of God’s Mercy
Thursday, January 7
7:00 am Mary Dill req. Mr & Mrs. Roger Stoner & Family
Friday, January 8
7:00 am Pauline Lukowicz req. Family
6:30 pm Weronika Kachza req. Grace Gruszka
7:30 pm No Intention
Saturday, January 9
4:00 pm Michael Rogers req. Linda Olszewski & Family
Sunday, January 10 The Baptism of the Lord
8:30 am Holy Name Society Members
10:00 am Maria Saganowski req. Children
12:00 pm Stanislawa Pasek req. Barbara & Fred
Dearden
5:00 pm Carlos GaVilanes req. Teresa Torres
VIGIL LIGHT & ALTAR BREADS
In Loving Memory of Mary R. & Andrew J. Mankovich.
Requested by their Daughters
WEEKLY COLLECTION
Due to early transmission of the bulletin collection
reports will be listed at a later date.
The Importance of a Last Will and Testament:
Remember the Church in your Last Will &
Testament. Her prayers will accompany you to
heaven. Through your Last Will and Testament you
can also help those deprived and less fortunate, to
learn of God's infinite love and compassion by
leaving a legacy through the Church. After
considering your family and friends in your Will,
why not think of leaving a gift to the family of the
Church? It is a way of thanking God for the
blessings you have received during your life and a
wonderful way of ensuring that the faith and values
we cherish will be carried on in the future. Discuss
this option with your financial advisor or those who
assist you in these matters.
PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Ismael Báez, Joseph Bezinski,
Margaret
Bliznawicz,
Josephine
Caraballo, Lillian
Caraballo, Richard Caraballo, Florence Cebula,
Rosa Choz, Tim Cicon, Mark Cicon, Fran
Costantini, Mary DeBono, David DeLeon, Sr., Delia
DeLeone, Al DelAversano, Shawn Kevin Dempsky,
Steven
Diefenbach, Linda Donovan, Helen
Falcone, William Friedman, Jr., Thomas Friedman,
Jennifer Fry,
Margaret Gadecki, Julia Gracioli,
Andy Graycar, Theresa Grover, Rose
Gruzlovic,
Catherine Hager, Amber Haux, Alexander and
Marianne Heyesey, Steven Hill, Fran Hrabchak,
Andrew Jacobs, Jean Janeczek, Arlene Jarzyk,
Lee W. Johnson, Richard A. Johnson, Carol
Kirkland, Ray Klama, Clara Krencicki,
Irene
Lipson, Kimberly Loffredo, Nicholas Loffredo, Anita
McIntyre, Rosemarie and Richard Malkin, Adam
Marut, Betty Marut, Genevieve Marvuglio, Patricia
Meisner, Nancy Mirabelli, Edward Moeller, Carol
Morris, Joanne Murphy, Lorraine Novatkowski,
Claire Pasierb, Barbara Pela, Ralph Pela, Andrew
Pitonyak, Margaret Pregg, Bill Rafferty, Nancy
Rafferty, David Remboske, John Rogers, Shelby
Rowe, William Scott, Stefania Sieminski, Mary
Silhan, Lottie Skwirut, Claire Sorce, Rita Szuter,
Stephanie Szuter, Beatrice Tylutki, Lynde Ugoretz,
Cathy Weber, Patrick Weber, Nicholas Wiener,
Helen Wnuk, Lucjan Wolinski, Larry Wooton, Mary
Ann Zaburski, Brother Robert Ziobro, Jonathan
Zdybel, Carol Zelak and those listed in the Prayer
Intention Book.
PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED
Peter Sznaikart, Richard Castor, Stanislawa Pasek,
Shelby Rowe, Jane Richart, Lena Apoldite, Michael
Rogers, Ann Peterman, John Seremeta,Jason
Capinski, Freda Jaruszewski, Romaine Gabauer,
Ronald Kowalik, Eleanor Krulewicz, Stella
Smieszek, James Kishler, June O’Connell, Marge
Malczan, Richard Liedtka, Robert S. Boardman,
Walter Glazewski, Helen Nealon, Anita Adamczyk,
Grace Brown.
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY
Please pray for our servicemen and women who
are in the Military and serving in the United States
or in the Middle East. May the Lord keep them safe
and may they return home soon.
OUR PRAYER NETWORK
Dolores can be reached at 609.499.3979. She is
available for all requests that will be lifted in prayer
by members on the prayer line.
YEAR OF MERCY
The Year of Mercy began on December 8,
2015. As part of the celebration of the Year of
Mercy and our parish will have a Mass every
Wednesday at 12:10. After Mass confessions
will be available until 1:00PM.
“They presented Him with gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. They received a
message in a dream not to return to Herod, so
they went back to their own country by another
route … In Christ Jesus the Gentiles are now
co-heirs with the Jews, members of the same
body and sharers in the promise through the
preaching of the gospel.”
On this day in the life of the church we discover
the presence of the Christ, bring Him the gift of
ourselves, and receive the wonderful gift of His
life in grace through the sacraments.
DIVINE MERCY ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY
The Divine Mercy Altar Rosary Society will
meet on Sunday, January 3rd at the 8:30am
Mass. The rosary will be prayed before
Mass. Following Mass a meeting will take
place at the parish office. A warm welcome is
extended to anyone wishing to join the Altar
Rosary Society --come and see the good that
the Rosarians do for our parish community.
BLESSSING OF HOMES
A wonderful tradition during the Christmas and
Epiphany season is the Blessing of Homes.
The Blessing includes a prayer that God will
protect your family during the coming year, the
house is sprinkled with holy water and the
names of the Three Kings who visited and
worshipped the Infant Jesus in Bethlehem are
written above the lintel of the main door with
blessed chalk (Caspar, Melchior, and
Balthasar). If you wish to have your house
blessed, please complete the form below and
return it in the collection basket or drop it off at
the Parish Office. The Blessing will begin after
January 1, 2016. Thank You!
Name _______________________________
Address ______________________________
City__________________________________
Phone________________________________
When available _______________________
NEW OFFICE HOURS
Beginning January 4, 2016, our new office
hours will be Monday thru Friday, 10:00am to
2:00pm. Please note that every Holy Day and
Holiday the office is closed. Notice will always
be in the bulletin.
CHURCH CALENDARS
The 2016 Calendars are available in the
vestibule of the church. We offer a very
special thank you to Stanley J. Winowicz, of
Winowicz Funeral Home, for donating the
calendars.
DIVINE MERCY PARISH WAFER SUPPER
Our Parish Wafer Supper will be held on
Sunday, January 17th,2016 at 1:30pm at the
Holy Cross Catholic War Veterans, Post 417
on the corner of Grand and Chestnut Avenues.
Adult tickets can be purchased for $18.00 per
person and children under 12 years old for
$9:00. Buffet Style Dinner including soda,
coffee, tea and dessert. Xash Bar. And Music
supplied by Superstar Entertainment. Tickets
are available after all Masses and at the Parish
Office from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Ticket
deadline is January 10, 2016.
2015 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT
REQUEST
If you would like your yearly contribution
statement for 2015, please fill out the form
below and drop it in the collection basket or call
Jennifer at 609.393.4826, ext. 100.
Name________________________________
Address______________________________
Phone________________ Envelope #______
THANK YOU
Thank you to all who gave of their time to help
decorate the Church and the grounds for the
Christmas Season. Everything looks beautiful!
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HOLY DOOR AT DIVINE MERCY
(taken from the article in THE MONITOR entitled: Local parishes celebrate opening of Year of Mercy)
“Elizabeth Zbaski, a member of Divine Mercy Parish, Trenton, was completely taken by surprise when her
pastor, Father Dennis Apoldite, asked her to create special symbols to adorn the designated “Holy Door” in her
beloved Holy Cross Church. Yet she set out to fulfill the honored task with prayerful reflection and great
consideration.
As she mapped out her design, Zbaski was mindful of Divine Mercy Parish being comprised of English, Polish
and Spanish-speaking communities. She wanted to create “simple symbols” that spoke each parishioner
personally. Using paint, plywood, sculpy (baked clay), twigs and branches from her yard, epoxy and some help
from her husband, the fruits of Zbaski’s handmade labor resulted in exquisite symbols that represented mercy,
forgiveness and hope.
Set in the archway at the top of the set of gold-plated doors is the symbol of a cross that is draped with a sprig
of branches (thorns) and two large nails, which serve as reminders the sins people carry as they enter church.
The door’s left panel features images of hands reaching through the “thorns” as if reaching out to Jesus him for
forgiveness. On the door’s right panel are symbols of the Crucified Jesus and a message about the Year of
Mercy. The white rays, made of molding, represent the Holy Spirit. The idea behind the images, Zbaski
reiterated, is to encourage people to “make Jesus your friend.” “We all are human and we all sin. But if we
reach for Jesus, he will help us. Jesus is there to help us all to be better people, better humans,” Zbaski said.”
OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THE ZBASKI FAMILY
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