Our Lady of Mercy Rectory
9 Parsippany Road, Whippany, NJ 07981
Phone: 973-887-0050 Fax: 973-887-0991
olmchwhip@aol.com
9 Parsippany Road, Whippany, NJ 07981
Phone: 973-887-0050 Fax: 973-887-0991
olmchwhip@aol.com
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Christmas Concert
- Sunday, December 9th at 3pm. Tickets are available at the rectory. All are welcome.
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Children on Christmas be part of our
Children's Choir
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Our Lady of Mercy
On behalf of the Parish Family of Our Lady of Mercy, welcome to our Web Site. We are a Roman Catholic Community of believers in Jesus Christ, in the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, under the leadership of our Bishop the Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli.We are located in the Whippany section of Hanover Township; one of the three best communities in the State to live. If you are thinking about moving into Whippany, we invite you to make Our Lady of Mercy your parish home. Our Chapel, besides enjoying the distinction of being the oldest standing Catholic Chapel in the county, is ALWAYS open as a place to come for peaceful quiet reflection, meditation and prayer.
All are welcome to come and join us as a loving family who gathers to give praise and thanks to an all loving God who directs and guides our days. Our Parish Office Hours are: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00 pm.
- Sacramental Life
- Parish Ministries
- Religious Formation
- St. Mary's Cemetery
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OLM MIssion Statement
The Mission of our parish is to be the living sign of Christ's presence and the manifestation of His teachings within the community by:Gathering the parish community in prayer, particularly at celebrations of the Eucharist, where faith is nurtured and shared.
Calling our parish community to Christian service, so that all served might have
hope, based on our actions motivated by the Gospel.Providing ongoing faith formation for the entire parish, exemplified by Jesus' method of teaching His disciples.
Enlivening the sense of community by creating opportunities for fellowship, that can help us become one in Christ.
Contributing our time, talent, and treasure to enable the above to happen.
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Good News from The Beacon
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November 15
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Thomas of Aquin Parish in Ogdensburg Nov. 10 where he celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.Read More -
November 15
Every year, some middle school history classes at All Saints Academy (ASA) in Parsippany keep the study of the Westward Expansion of the U.S. in motion — with some nice sets of wheels. They are tasked to build a miniature Conestoga wagon — like the ones that carried the pioneers across the Great Plains in the 19th century — but with a modern twist: constructing them with recyclable materials. Students then test the stability of the wagons by pulling them across the classroom floor.Read More -
November 15
Every human life is a gift from God and staunchly committed to this belief, the Paterson Diocese Federation Knights of Columbus Councils will once again host the annual diocesan Respect Life Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Bishop Serratelli will be the main celebrant with priests from the Diocese invited to concelebrate. Deacons are also invited to serve at the Mass.Read More -
November 15
With prayer and passion, Dana Catherine, a Catholic singer-songwriter, strums her guitar and sings, “Lord, I Need You” at the side of the altar in Our Lady of the Magnificat Church (OLM) in Kinnelon during a special evening with Eucharistic Adoration on Oct. 29. All the while, she never stops gazing on the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance on the altar, graced with having seen first-hand the miraculous healing power of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament — as her mother also can attest.Read More -
November 15
The phone rings from central dispatch on the afternoon of Nov. 9 with terrible news: a collision on Rt. 206 in Chester Township here has taken the lives of a grandmother and her 5-year-old granddaughter. Immediately, Msgr. Raymond Lopatesky hangs up the phone, dresses in his clerical garb and heads out the door — ready to lend a willing ear or comforting word to law enforcement officers on scene and to the victims’ family as Chester Police chaplain. So it’s no surprise that police from Chester and elsewhere, diocesan clergy and local public officials turned up on a cold Nov. 10 — a day after the crash — on a street corner in the rural township for the renaming of Meadow Lane to “Father Ray Lopatesky Rd.”Read More -
November 15
Where they once worshipped, they were honored. Twenty-one fallen parishioners of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson — who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War I — were fondly remembered on Nov. 11, the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended “the war to end all wars.”Read More -
November 15
Another victory for our religious liberty and conscience rights was won last week when the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury, and Labor released two updated rules concerning conscience protections for organizations and individuals in relation to the Obamacare contraception mandate.Read More -
November 8
During the month of October, parishioners of St. Vincent Martyr Parish in Madison collected all kinds of necessities for seminarians studying for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange; Domus Bartimaeus, Diocesan House of Discernment in Boonton and at multiple parishes throughout the Diocese. The bags were filled with soap, belts, undershirts, socks, aftershave, laundry essentials and more. Pictured here are a few of the seminarians at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall with some of the bags that were delivered to them by St. Vincent’s parishioners.Read More
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Weekend Mass Schedule
- Saturday: 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN Church
- Sunday: 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Church 9:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Church 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Church
- Saturday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Chapel
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Weekday Mass
Monday-SATURday: 9:00 AM Chapel
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Confession Times
- Saturday: 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM Church
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Thanksgiving is almost here!
Turkey and Food Card Collection Caring and Sharing will be collecting turkeys and gift cards to Shoprite and Wegmans after all Masses the weekend of November 17th and 18th. There will be a vehicle parked by the door of the school for the turkeys and collection boxes inside for the gift cards.
Church Decorating Ministry Help Wanted.
We are looking for people who would like to help decorate the church for the Holy Seasons as well as throughout the year. If you would like to join this ministry please contact the rectory. -
Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Rv 4:1-11Responsorial Psalm Ps 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel Lk 19:11-28
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Life Teen Blog
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If you’re like me and you often find yourself wishing for a different sort of personality, with different strengths and weaknesses, don’t! Your Father wouldn’t have you any other way.
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I have learned that the experience is made all the more special if I really begin preparing for Christmas during the season of Advent. After all, that’s what Advent is all about!
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What if you considered not only how they are a gift to the person you are giving them to, but how they are a gift to the seller - the person behind creating those gifts?
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Grotto Blog
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a video message to young men and women around the world, Pope Francis called on them to provoke an uprising of change by...
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