Rosary Chain for Construction of Our New Church

Mercy’s Rosary Chain for the successful planning and construction of our New Mercy Parish building needs Your participation for each month of 2025! Those not using computers, use paper sign-up in the Gathering Area.

Mercy Parishioners: Praying the Rosary for Construction of Our New Church

Facilities and Grounds Grass Cutting Teams are looking for additional people to help maintain the Church and Rectory property. The lawn equipment and fuel is provided.  Please respond to building@mercyparish.chuch.

Looking for a ministry to join but don’t want to commit to one with a set monthly meeting schedule? Interested in learning and helping an individual or ministry work through the process of initiating a fundraiser? Have ideas you want to share for raising money for the new church? Then the new Fundraising Committee may be for you. If this piques your interest or if you just want to learn more about what we will be doing, then contact Kevin Rodriguez at Fundraising@mercyparish.church

Join us for the 3rd Annual Mercy Parish Golf Tournament on Monday, June 2 at Burningtree Country Club in Decatur!

Details and registration at https://www.mostmercifuljesuschurch.org/golf2025

On June 3rd, from 6-8pm, we will be gathering and celebrating the summer break with some fun BINGO, everyone's Classic Catholic Game! Please make plans to come join in the fun and use the SUG link in your email from Lisa or in Mercy's weekly email to RSVP. Use the SUG link to also let us know if you can help with set up/clean up or to bring your favorite game appetizer or beverage. Hope to see you there!!!

Ladies - if you DO NOT receive a monthly email from our WoM Ministry Lead, Lisa MacFarland, and would like to get

these updates, please email wom@mercyparish.church and ask that she add you to the email group. If you DO NOT receive Mercy's weekly email and would like to, please email: parish_office@mercyparish.church and let them know you'd like to be added to the group. These weekly emails are quick and easy ways to see what's happening in our parish community and the links in them to streamline sign ups/email addresses are an added bonus!

Volunteers are needed to sell Belk coupons after each Mass on June 7/8 and at the Bridge Street Belk store on June 6/7. All proceeds go directly to the building of our new church. Please sign up through the following link. For questions contact Fundraising@mercyparish.church.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0448AFAA22A0F58-56950486-belks

SVDP's quarterly food drive will be June 7-8. Our current needs include the following items: Pasta noodles, Rice (smaller packages preferred), Macaroni and Cheese, Canned peas and baked beans (low salt preferred). Canned fruit and applesauce (lower sugar preferred), Peanut butter, Shelf stable milk, Laundry detergent, Toilet paper and Dish soap. Please leave the items in the SVDP Food Box in the church foyer to the right as you enter church. Thank you for your generosity. Are you interested in learning more how your generous donations are shared with our friends in need? We meet Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm in the youth room. We welcome the opportunity for you to join us anytime.

The fundraising committee is looking to see if  Parishioners would have an interest in making an ethnic/cultural dish, drink, or  dessert, and selling it after an 1130 Mass this Summer. We are tentatively looking at the end of June. Anyone interested in participating should email Fundraising@mercyparish.church by Monday, June 9 for more details.

The Ignite the Spirit team invites you to join them Thursday June 12 at 6:30 pm to watch the movie "Cabrini". Popcorn will

be provided.

Mercy Parish Totally Catholic VBS "True North" Trusting

Jesus in a Wild World is officially open!

Remember spots are limited due to spatial capacity.

Sign Up NOW!

https://forms.gle/RcTPm7dAtaPydukU9

The link will be LIVE until June 13th or all the spots fill!

For any questions, please contact Lisa Davis at

vbs@mercyparish.church or text 217.836.4769.

The Finance Council will have two openings this summer. Do you have experience budgeting, forecasting and monitoring expense budgets? We are looking for candidates for the Controller/CFO position. This position oversees the financial functions of the church approving expenditures and serving as the online bank administrator managing balances of the multiple checking/savings accounts. We are also seeking candidates for the Church Bookkeeper (Expenses and Ledger). Bookkeeper responsibilities should be performed by a person with proven skill and ability to maintain financial records. At a minimum, the bookkeeper should have two years bookkeeping or accounting experience. We are also in need of someone who could position high value donated items into marketplace or eBay and sell them on behalf of the church. This role would be ad hoc as items are donated. If you are interested in any of these positions or would like to discuss these volunteer part-time positions, please contact Gary Van Wagnen at fc_chair@mercyparish.church.

Bishop Raica has approved the start of a new Inquiry for men interested in the permanent diaconate. If interested, learn more and apply at: https://bhmdiocese.org/office-of-permanent-diaconate.