Praying for the Earthquake Victims and Aiding the People of Nepal

Major Earthquake Hits Nepal: CRS and Caritas Mobilizing Response

April 27, 2015 by Jim Stipe

Updated April 28, 2015 at 11:20 am

Reports from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) emergency personnel in Kathmandu tell of cold rain making life miserable for the tens of thousands who have been living outside in fear of continuing aftershocks since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal Saturday.

“The situation is getting critical with the rain and cold winds,” said Kushal Neogy, a member of the CRS India staff who was in Nepal during the earthquake and has stayed to help with relief efforts. “It slows down the rescue and relief operation and makes life difficult for those living on the street or in open fields.”

CRS will bring help to many of those people soon as thousands of tarpaulins and other shelter materials are on their way overland from neighboring India where they were pre-positioned because the area is subject to earthquakes and severe flooding. Thousands more tarpaulins are being flown from a distribution center in Dubai.

Neogy and about 20 more CRS emergency specialists are now in Nepal or on the way. They are working with Caritas Nepal, alongside staff from Caritas agencies around the world, including the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Germany, Austria, and others. CRS has an immediate goal of helping 10,000 families with emergency shelter, blankets, water treatment kits, and hygiene kits. CRS will help many more people as it assesses the needs and coordinates with other aid agencies.

Caritas Nepal has been able to help some people, many who have taken refuge at a Catholic Church.

“We are not feeling safe inside the house, but feeling more safe outside, under this tent in the Assumption Church and it is near our house,” one them, Renuka Magdalene Thakuri, told Caritas Australia. “We feel save in the church premise and thankful to Caritas Nepal for the tent.”

“We hope to go back to our house soon, but are hesitating because of the aftershocks,” the 54-year-old said. “We have been here for two days, we have food and water, but shops and markets are closed. We are managing somehow though.”

Generous CRS donors have pledged more than a half million dollars to help victims of this disaster which struck one of the poorest countries in the world. The official death toll is now over 5,000 and that is expected to rise significantly as relief workers reach rural villages now cut off by landslides.

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Prayer for the People of Nepal

Loving God,

We pray for all those affected by the earthquake in Nepal as we offer the words of the psalmist, “Be strong and take heart, all who hope in the Lord” (Psalm 31:25).

May those who are paralyzed by fear … Be strong and take heart

May those who have lost or are still searching for loved ones … Be strong and take heart

May those who remain trapped under rubble … Be strong and take heart

May those rescue workers who provide relief and recovery … Be strong and take heart

May those who are moved with compassion to help … Be strong and take heart

God, whose love knows no bounds, fill all those who suffer with your comfort and peace. We ask all this through Christ, our Lord. Amen

Prayers for Baltimore

Archbishop Lori Calls for Prayers for Gray Family, Peaceful Community Response as Investigations Into Death of Freddie Gray Continue

April 27, 2015

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, today issued the following statement in response to this weekend’s protests and the tragic death of Freddie Gray:

Today, many in our City are trying to come to grips with the aftermath of an emotional and sometimes-violent weekend that threatens to overshadow two realities that cannot and should not be lost: a family’s devastating loss of a young man whose body will be laid to rest today, and a grieving community’s peaceful quest for answers and justice.

Our hearts cannot help but go out to the loved ones of Freddie Gray, whose pain and anguish we will share as they say their final farewells to a son, brother, nephew, and cousin. Freddie was not merely a symbol, but a real person whose life was tragically cut short. Sadly, it is a pain that far too many other Baltimore families have had to endure and will have to endure, so long as senseless violence and hatred continue.

But Freddie’s death is especially tragic because of the circumstances that led to it, and the pain of his loved ones is all the more acute because of what his death represents not only for them, but for so many others in our community who may not have known Freddie. For Freddie’s death symbolizes the rawest of open wounds and the only salve that will heal them is that of truth: truth about what happened to Freddie, truth about the sin of racism that is still present in our community, and truth about our collective responsibility to deal with those issues that undermine the human dignity of every citizen.

As we await the truth, today I ask the faithful of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and all people of good will to join me in praying for the Gray family and for all families devastated by the untimely death of a child of God. Let us pray together for the people of our community, for those in law enforcement who approach their job with dignity and honesty and goodness, and for those investigating Freddie’s death, that their investigations will be swift, thorough, open, and honest, and that it will help our community to find ways to address systemic issues. May we unite in prayer for immediate and lasting healing, especially between members of our community and law enforcement, brought about by dialogue, mutual respect and understanding. We pray that following today’s funeral and in the days to come, protesters will voice their views freely and openly but without violence, which only deepens and prolongs injustice. And finally, may we pray together that God will grace us always with His presence, so that our broken City can once again be whole and that our minds and our hearts will be open to peace and love.

World Day of Prayer for Vocations! Join the Invisible Monastery!

World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Today the Church throughout the world prays for vocations. Will you make a special effort to ask the Lord for more vocations to priesthood and religious life?  Pray for the priests who have ministered to you throughout your life, both living and dead.  Keep our parish priests in your prayers throughout the week.  Encourage your children, grandchildren, or other young people to consider a vocation as a priest or religious brother or sister. Pray a rosary for more young men and women in our diocese to respond to God’s call.

Join the Invisible Monastery

Pledge to pray for vocations at the international website, invisiblemonastery.com.   It was inspired by a Vatican document urging Catholics to “organize an ‘invisible monastery’ in which many persons, day and night, are committed to continuous prayer for priestly vocations.”

Prayer for Vocations

O God, Father of all Mercies, Provider of a bountiful Harvest, send Your Graces upon those You have called to gather the fruits of Your labor; preserve and strengthen them in their lifelong service of you.  Open the hearts of Your children that they may discern Your Holy Will; inspire in them a love and desire to surrender themselves to serving others in the name of Your son, Jesus Christ.  Teach all Your faithful to follow their respective paths in life guided by Your Divine Word and Truth. Through the intercession of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, all the Angels, and Saints, humbly hear our prayers and grant Your Church's needs, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

St. John's Seminary Appreciates Pastors!

Pastors Appreciation Night at St. John's Seminary, Boston:  The Seminary of St. John's in Boston celebrated Pastors Appreciation Night with a Holy Hour and Dinner for those pastors who have had summer seminarians in their parishes.  Pictured Above ( left to right): Fr. Bernard A. Healey, Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy, East Greenwich; Providence Seminarian Brendan Rowley; Fr. Michael Kelly, Pastor of St. Agatha Church, Woonsocket; Providence Seminarian Brian Morris (from OLM Parish!); Providence Seminarian Joseph Brice; Providence Seminarian Eric Silva and Providence Seminarian Stephen Battey

Cause for Concern for All Catholics at RI Statehouse!

Dear Parishioners: This Easter Season is proving to be very busy at the RI Statehouse as legislators take up hearings on a broad range of issues of concern to Catholics. They have also begun with earnest to consider Governor Raimondo’s proposed budget. You may have read about the many cuts that Governor Raimondo made in the budget. They included a cut to the cross-district busing for private school students and the text-book loan program. These cuts directly effect our Catholic School students across the state and right here at Our Lady of Mercy School. The Governor not only cut the funding for these important programs but eliminated them! Thankfully the leadership of the General Assembly have pledged to restore these programs in their entirety.

These programs benefit the families of all private and parochial schools not only Catholic Schools. They enable these tax paying families to obtain the busing and borrow the textbooks they are justly entitled to receive. The thousands of students who attend Catholic and other private schools save millions of dollars for the state and local communities. The proposed budget cuts to their services seems short sighted and unnecessary. I am grateful that the RI General Assembly including our own State Representative Anthony Giarrusso and State Senator Mark Gee who have pledged their support for restoring the full funding of these crucial programs for our Catholic School Families.

The RI House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare took testimony last week on a bill to legalize assisted suicide in Rhode Island. House Bill 5507 would allow doctors to legally prescribe a lethal dose of medicine at the request of a patient who has been deemed mentally competent and who has received a terminal diagnosis. Many in the faith community and medical community oppose this legislation, not only because it violates the most basic tenet of our belief in the sacredness of human life, but also because of the many dangers the legislation poses to vulnerable populations.

As Catholics we must convey our deep dismay about the message this legislation sends to those who might feel that their illness and the care they require is nothing more than a burden to their families and the rest of society. As has been seen in states such as Oregon where assisted suicide is legal, individuals could request doctor-prescribed suicide based on fear of being a burden to others. In the last official Oregon report, fear of becoming a burden on others was given for requesting lethal drugs by 40% of those who died using that state’s assisted suicide law. At the heart of our Church’s ministry to the sick, to those with disabilities, to those without access to adequate medical care, and to the frail elderly is a recognition of the Gospel call to embrace the lives of those most in need of our love, our care, and our compassion. There is no life that we consider not worth living, no person who does not deserve to be valued simply because they are a living human being.

While some may view this legislation as a response to the understandable fears about pain and a loss of “dignity” that someone diagnosed with a terminal illness might face, the answer to those fears should be a demand for appropriate medical treatment that provides adequate pain management and excellent palliative or hospice care. A terminally ill patient requesting a prescription to commit suicide deserves to be surrounded by compassion and love, not handed a prescription to take his or her life. Pope Francis has stated: “In many places, the quality of life is related primarily to economic means, to ‘well-being,’ to the beauty and enjoyment of the physical, forgetting other more profound dimensions of existence — interpersonal, spiritual and religious. There is no human life that is more sacred than another — every human life is sacred — just as there is no human life qualitatively more significant than another.” Let us pray that assisted suicide is rejected by our elected officials! God Bless.

OLM Confirmation Students Bake Cupcakes for McAuley House on Good Friday

 

An Our Lady of Mercy Tradition continues on as students from the OLM Confirmation Program gather on Good Friday to make and bake cupcakes for the homeless at McAuley House.  The cupcakes will be delivered for Easter!

Happy Birthday to OLM's Claire Sharpe! 105 years old on April 1st! God Bless!

 

Fr. Connors and Fr. Healey pose with long time OLM Parishioner Mrs. Claire Sharpe.  Mrs. Sharpe celebrated her 105th Birthday on Wednesday, April 1, 2015!

May God continue to bless and keep her!

Happy Birthday!

Congratulations to OLM Parish Seminarian Brian Morris, Instituted into the Ministry of Lector

Congratulations to Our Lady of Mercy Parish seminarian Brian Morris who was instituted as a Lector on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, MA. Bishop Peter J. Uglietto, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Boston, celebrated the Mass and instituted the second year theologians as lectors. An instituted lector is one officially designated by the Church to proclaim God’s Word in the Sacred Liturgy. It also marks an important step on the path to priestly ordination. After completely the Pre-Theology program at Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Brian was assigned by Bishop Tobin to St. John’s Seminary for theological studies. He is a graduate of Our Lady of Mercy School.  He is the son of John and Marybeth Morris who are longtime Our Lady of Mercy Parishioners.  Congratulations to Brian on this great occasion!

Congratulations to OLM's Thomas Desmarais, St. Timothy Award Recipient

We congratulate OLM Parishioner, Thomas Desmarais, who received the prestigious St. Timothy Award from Bishop Tobin today at the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul!

Thomas is pictured above with Fr. Healey, Fr. Connors, Prout Chaplain Fr. Upton and Bishop Tobin.  Thomas is a Senior Altar Server and Religious Education Teacher at Our Lady of Mercy.  He is a senior at the Prout School.  The St. Timothy Award is a national award given annually by the Diocese of Providence to outstanding juniors and seniors in high school who live as disciples of Christ, setting a positive example for others, witness to their Catholic Faith by exhibiting Catholic morals and integrity, demonstrate Gospel values and exhibit Christian Leadership in parish and school.  The award from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry is the highest honor a diocese can bestow upon a Catholic youth.

Supporting the Mission of Our Church with the Catholic Charity Appeal. 90 Years of Serving God's People

Dear Parishioners: Yes another Sunday and another snowstorm! Enough already! Last Sunday’s storm was messy but didn’t produce too much snow. Lots of slush and puddles with no place for all the water to go! We sprung a few leaks in Church due to the weather but Paul Anderson and our crack maintenance crew were on top of it. I wish to thank them again for their hard work in cleaning up after all these storms. It requires lots of hours of work late at night and early in the morning. They are dedicated to clearing up all the mess from the storms so the path to Church and School is clear and safe. We are grateful for their hard work, dedication and service to the entire parish.

How is your Lent going? Have you kept your fast? Have you persevered in prayer? Don’t give up! If you’ve fallen from the sacred fast of Lent, start all over again. A wise priest once told me the forty days of Lent can be made up lots of mini-Lents for those who forget to fast, abstain from meat or neglect their prayers. Like our Lord we can get up when we fall and begin the Lenten journey anew!

This weekend we kickoff the annual Catholic Charity Appeal at Our Lady of Mercy. Our parish goal this year is $193,864. It is a familiar goal for us as it was the same last year. Of course, last year thanks to your generous support we surpassed the parish goal raising just over $248,000! The second highest amount raised by any parish in the Diocese of Providence. Only Saint Luke’s Church in Barrington raised more for the CCA.

The funds raised by the Catholic Charity Appeal support a variety of agencies and programs that meet the spiritual, educational and social needs of our sisters and brothers in Rhode Island. The CCA supports numerous ministries and programs of the Diocese of Providence which provide social, educational and spiritual support to thousands of Rhode Islanders each year regardless of race, creed or background. The ministries supported by the Fund range from social service ministries providing direct support to the poor, the hungry and homeless, to immigration and refugee services. The Catholic Church is the second largest social service agency in the nation, second only to the government.

In Rhode Island no other Church group offers the vast network of charitable support, educational support and social service support as does the Diocese of Providence. As Catholics we can take pride that our Church continues to preach the Good News of Christ to the poor, the needy, the imprisoned, the refugee, and the outcast. We do so quite effectively and efficiently but more importantly we do so willingly and lovingly. It is the great untold story of our Church.

You can help keep this story alive with your generous support of the Catholic Charity Appeal. Any gift you can make is appreciated and truly needed. We are asking each parish family to consider a pledge of $250 payable over 10 months. We also ask those who have been greatly blessed to consider becoming a Bishop’s Partner in Charity with a gift of $1,000 or more. The CCA has remained steady in raising it’s goal but in recent years has seen a steep decline in the number of donors supporting the goal. This is due in part to the number of Catholics no longer participating in the life of the Church and supporting the mission of the Church financially as have previous generations. Last year 620 families from OLM donated to the CCA raising $248,000! We are grateful but what of the other 1,900 families at Our Lady of Mercy Parish?

In his message for Lent, Pope Francis spoke of making our hearts more like the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He says: “In this way we will receive a heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent.” We must remember that as committed Catholics we can never remain indifferent to the plight of the poor. I urge you to please support the CCA. It not only can make a difference, it does and it will make a difference. Thank you! It’s Lent so Fridays are for fish and Stations of the Cross! God Bless.

Schedule of Confession at OLM for Lent

Confessions at Our Lady of Mercy During Lent

Monday thru Friday from 11:45AM until 12Noon Mondays from 6:00PM until 6:45PM  with two priests (one guest priest) Saturdays from  3:00PM until 3:45PM

Confessions During Parish Mission Monday, March 23 from 6:00PM until 6:45PM with four priests (two guest priests)

Tuesday, March 24 from 6:00PM until 6:45PM with four priests (two guest priests)

Wednesday, March 25 from 6:00PM until 6:45PM with four priests (two guest priests)

“Don’t be afraid of confession. When someone is in line for confession he feels all these things - even shame - but then, when he finishes confessing, he leaves (feeling) free, great, beautiful, forgiven, clean, happy. The sacrament of reconciliation is a sacrament of healing,” -Pope Francis

10 Tips on a Meaningful Lent from Pope Francis

  Every year Catholics try to answer the age old question: What should I do for Lent? Well, who better to pick for as your Lenten spiritual director than Pope Francis? He has some great ideas for you! Here we selected 10 of his best tips:

1.Get rid of the lazy addiction to evil “[Lent] is a ‘powerful’ season, a turning point that can foster change and conversion in each of us. We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us and thus we leave behind old habits and the lazy addiction to the evil that deceives and ensnares us.” – General Audience, March 5, 2014

2.  Do something that hurts “Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self-denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.” – Lenten Message, 2014

3.  Don’t remain indifferent “Indifference to our neighbor and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voice of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience. God is not indifferent to our world; he so loves it that he gave his Son for our salvation.” –Lenten Message, 2015

4.  Pray: Make our hearts like yours! “During this Lent, then, brothers and sisters, let us all ask the Lord: ‘Fac cor nostrum secundum cor tuum’: Make our hearts like yours (Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). In this way we will receive a heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent or prey to the globalization of indifference.” – Lenten Message, 2015

5.  Take part in the sacraments “Lent is a favorable time for letting Christ serve us so that we in turn may become more like him. This happens whenever we hear the word of God and receive the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. There we become what we receive: the Body of Christ.” – Lenten Message, 2015

6.  Prayer “In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could harden our hearts, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of God’s boundless love, to taste his tenderness. Lent is a time of prayer, of more intense prayer, more prolonged, more assiduous, more able to take on the needs of the brethren; intercessory prayer, to intercede before God for the many situations of poverty and suffering.” – Homily, March 5, 2014

7.  Fasting “We must be careful not to practice a formal fast, or one which in truth ‘satisfies’ us because it makes us feel good about ourselves. Fasting makes sense if it questions our security, and if it also leads to some benefit for others, if it helps us to cultivate the style of the Good Samaritan, who bends down to his brother in need and takes care of him.” – Homily, March 5, 2014

8.  Almsgiving “Today gratuitousness is often not part of daily life where everything is bought and sold. Everything is calculated and measured. Almsgiving helps us to experience giving freely, which leads to freedom from the obsession of possessing, from the fear of losing what we have, from the sadness of one who does not wish to share his wealth with others.” – Homily, March 5, 2014

9.  Help the Poor “In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ. Our efforts are also directed to ending violations of human dignity, discrimination and abuse in the world, for these are so often the cause of destitution. When power, luxury and money become idols, they take priority over the need for a fair distribution of wealth. Our consciences thus need to be converted to justice, equality, simplicity and sharing.” – Lenten Message, 2014

10.  Evangelize “The Lord asks us to be joyous heralds of this message of mercy and hope! It is thrilling to experience the joy of spreading this good news, sharing the treasure entrusted to us, consoling broken hearts and offering hope to our brothers and sisters experiencing darkness.” – Lenten Message, 2014

Courtesy of Fellowship of Catholic University Students Blog

It's Begining to look like Christmas at OLM!

On Sunday the children of our OLM Religious Ed Program anticipated Christmas with a celebration of crafts, candy and carols!

On Monday the children of OLM School gathered in Mercy Park to celebrate the blessing of the new parish outdoor creche!

Join Us For Mass this Christmas at Our Lady of Mercy, Christmas Mass Schedule

Walking for OLM School!

OLM WALKATHON RAISES NEARLY $13,000 FOR VARIOUSENRICHMENT PROGRAMS East Greenwich, RI -- The OLM School Walkathon, which was held on Thursday, October 2, raised  over $12,900, which will benefit a variety of enrichment programs during the school year. The event, which was originally scheduled for Oct. 1 but was postponed due to rain, is an annual favorite among  students, faculty and parents. While the rain threatened the skies and the routes were a bit shortened, per order of the EG Police for safety reasons, spirits were high and the event was a huge success.  Students collected pledges from family and friends, with prizes being awarded to the top pledgeearners in each grade. Those winners included: Sam Floody and Max Meletis, (PK), Harrison Kairnes  (K), Sawyer VonFlatern (1), Emily Loiselle and Dylan Lynch (2), Michael Mita (3), Austin Kairnes (4), Ryan Youngs (5), Alise Knudson, Allison Lombardi and Allison Paliotta (6), John Curran (7) and  Austin Marinosci (8). Mrs. Maguire’s Kindergarten Class, Mrs. Hackett’s Third Grade Class and Miss Noll’s Sixth Grade Class were the lucky recipients of a pizza party for the classrooms raising the most money in pledges. URI’s Ram Mascot was on hand to give the students high fives before they set off on their walk. Upon returning to school, students were treated to an awards assembly where winners were announced. A grand prize raffle drawing was held with two lucky winners: William Nerone, Grade 6, won a Movie Theater Family Pack with additional gift cards from Piezoni’s and Orange Leaf while Seventh Grader Bradley Lombardi was the Grand Prize winner. Brad will have honor of being “Assistant P.E. Teacher of the Day” with Mr. Stefanik, as well as winning a $125 gift card to Sports Authority.  Funds raised each year by the OLM PTG-sponsored events like the Walkathon and the annual  Spring Fling Auction, are used for various enrichment opportunities like the Art Masters Program,  Science Olympiad, robotics, CAL sports and more.

OLM Provides St. Patrick's Parish Much Need Backpacks and School Supplies

Over 100 backpacks filled with school supplies and boxes of additional supplies were delivered to St. Patrick's Parish in the Smith Hill Section of Providence.  Thanks to the generous support of many OLM parishioners who answered the call to aid the students of St. Patrick's Parish, the OLM Outreach Office along with OLM parish volunteers were able to fill over 100 backpacks with back-to-school supplies.

Congratulations OLM School Class of 2014!

Thirty-one young men and women graduate from Our Lady of Mercy School on Wednesday, June 11th  at 6:00PM.  We wish them congratulations and best wishes.  Please pray for them!

“May you have wisdom in heart and mind, success in every challenge you find, courage to seek God’s purpose for you, belief in yourself to make it come true, strength to do your best and endure in trial, and the guiding light of faith to ensure that wherever you go, whatever you do, God’s love will always see you through the years ahead. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.”

New Principal for Our Lady of Mercy School Announced

 Father Bernard A. Healey, pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, has appointed Mr. Scott W. Fuller, an educator with nearly 30 years of classroom and administrative experience, as principal of Our Lady of Mercy Regional School.   “I am committed to the Catholic educational philosophy that embraces training the ‘whole child’, including, first and foremost, a child’s spiritual formation,” said Fuller. “I now look forward to bringing my experience to Our Lady of Mercy Regional School and significantly contributing to the spiritual and educational growth of the school community.”  Fuller holds a B.A. in Psychology from the California State University at Long Beach and a M.A. in Secondary Administration from Providence College. With experience in curriculum development, strategic school planning, budget formulation, teaching mentoring, coaching and many other school initiatives.   Since 1990, he has served in the Cumberland School District in several capacities including Assistant Principal of Cumberland High School and teacher of mathematics. Previous to working in the Cumberland School District, Principal Fuller taught mathematics and science at Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, RI and spent a decade working in the corporate banking field. He currently serves as a member of the Barrington School Committee.  Principal Fuller and his wife, Pamela, are parishioners of St. Luke’s Church in Barrington, RI where he serves as a Lector and member of the Bishop Hickey Council of the Knights of Columbus. They are the parents of three sons, Chase, Travis and Mitchell.   Our Lady of Mercy Regional School opened in 1950 under the direction of the Religious Sisters of Mercy with just one hundred thirty-eight pupils. The faculty consisted of three Sisters of Mercy with one sister also serving as the principal. Today, the school offers Pre-K through 8^th grade instruction to approximately 375 students with a faculty of over 30.   Our Lady of Mercy Pastor, Father Healey, stated: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Scott W. Fuller as Principal of our parish school. He brings a wealth of educational experience, an abundance of energy and talent and most importantly a strong commitment to his Catholic Faith. We welcome him to our parish family and look forward to Scott’s skillful and faith-filled leadership of Our Lady of Mercy School.”

Confessions Mondays at 6PM and Saturdays at 4PM

Confessions at Our Lady of Mercy are heard every Monday at 6:00PM until 6:45PM and every Saturday at 4:00PM until 4:45PM.

 

Support OLM Basketball at New England CYO Championship Tournament

2014 New England CYO Basketball Tournament

OLM Boys vs. Christ the King of Burlington, VT Saturday, March 29 at 9:00AM St. Anthony, North Providence

OLM Girls vs. Sacred Heart of Norwich, CT Friday, March 28 at 6:30PM St. Mary's Bay View Academy, East Providence