Church of the Sacred Heart

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1 Church of the Sacred Heart 531 Washington Ave. South Amboy New Jersey Rev. Stanley Gromadzki Pastor Rev. Marian Drozd Parochial Vicar Deacon Serge Bernatchez Parish Office Address: 531 Washington Ave. South Amboy, NJ MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday evening: Sunday: Weekdays: 4:30 pm (English), 6:00 pm (Polish) 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Polish), 10:30 am, 12 noon 8:00 am (Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat.) 7:00 pm Fri. (Polish) CONFESSIONS: Before the morning Mass except First Friday; Friday at 6:30 pm (Polish). Saturdays: 3:30 pm (English); 5:30 pm (Polish) NOVENAS/DEVOTIONS: The Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Daily after 8:00 am Mass. Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Every Wednesday after 8:00 am Mass. Sacred Heart of Jesus: In Polish every Friday following 7pm Mass. Holy Rosary: Following 8 am morning Mass & 10:00 am on Sunday. SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY/WEDDINGS: Arrangements are to be made by calling the Parish Office no less than ONE YEAR in advance. Absolutely NO social plans are to be made before meeting with the parish Priest or Deacon. Please note: Sacrament of Holy Matrimony is celebrated on 2:00pm only, NO Friday nor Sunday weddings (nuptials) will be scheduled. BAPTISMS: Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd & 4th Sunday at 1:30PM with the exception of Holy Days. Pre-Baptism class, will be at 3:00 pm every 2nd Saturday of the month in Church. Parents and Godparents must attend. RITE of Christian Initiation for ADULTS (RCIA): The RCIA is the process the Church uses to form and inform those who want to inquire about the Catholic faith. This process is for those who have never been baptized, baptized adults needing Confirmation and Holy Eucharist, and those of other faiths who feel called to become Catholic. Is God calling you? If so, please call Deacon Serge Bernatchez at PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Call Arrangements for communion calls to the sick can be made by calling the Parish Office. Please notify the Parish Office when a parishioner is in the hospital. Emergency calls may be made at any time. PARISH REGISTRATION: All parishioners should be registered. Parishioners over the age of 18 should register independently of their parents. It is necessary to be a registered parishioner for at least 3 months in order for us to provide testimonial letters. Kindly notify the Parish Office of any changes, (732) Thank you. Please note Memorial Hall is no longer available as hall for rent parish organizations will still be allowed usage. Parish Phone: Parish Fax: SHeart224@aol.com Like us on of the Sacred Heart Office Hours: Monday Thursday Fridays Evenings/Saturdays 9 am to 2 pm 9 am to 12 noon By appointment Sacred Heart CCD/PREP Mrs. Shannon Liana, Director sacredheartsaprep@gmail.com Website: sacredheartccdprep/ Prayer Chain! You may your request to shprayerchain@gmail.com. Or write your request in the binder located at the St. Jude statue in the back of the Church. SH Prayer Team is ready to pray for your special needs. To become a member of Sacred Heart s Prayer Team please call. Pregnant Need Help? LOVE Life Choices Resource Ctr In case of emergency, when you need a Priest at any time, day or night please call, answering service will pick up leave a message. A Priest will call back as soon as possible. April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter

2 SATURDAY, April 28 4:30pm +Francis Kujawski Req. by: Thomas Kujawski 6:00pm (P) +Halina & Zbigniew Pienkos Req. by: Urszula Kazimierczak SUNDAY, April 29 7:00am Pro Populo/ For the People of the Parish 9:00am (Polish) +Tadeusz Umański Req. by: Pawel Umański 10:30am +Marian Jaremba Req. by: Mazur Family 12:00pm +Al & Tess Basile Req. by: Bernadette & Pat Basile MONDAY, April 30 Easter Weekday / St. Pius V, Pope 8:00am Happy Birthday in heaven +Fred J. Szczepanik Req. by: Wife Mary Ann TUESDAY, May 1 Easter Weekday / St. Joseph the Worker 8:00am +Constance Weber (Anniv) Req. by: Daughter Connie & Family WEDNESDAY, May 2 St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00am +John Pachkowski Req. by: Family THURSDAY, May 3 Sts. Philip & James, Apostles 8:00am +Stanislaw & Aniela Jaremba Req. by: Dolores Jaremba & Family FRIDAY, May 4 Easter Weekday 8:00am +John J. Stefanski Sr. Req. by: Dr. Gerald Stefanski 7:00pm (P) +Joanna Komosinska Req. by: Marzena i Henryk Jablonski SATURDAY, May 5 Easter Weekday 8:00am +Purgatorial Society 4:30pm +Genevieve Kwiecinski Req. by: Daughter Janet 6:00pm (P) +Stanisław Rolek Req. by: Safin Family SUNDAY, May 6 7:00am +Isabella Mule Req. by: M/M Pat DeMarco & Family 9:00am (Polish) +Lukasz & Regina Zambrzycki Req. by: Son & Daughter-in-Law 10:30am Pro Populo/ For the People of the Parish 12:00pm Living & Deceased Members of SH Rosary Society If any family member of those mentioned in the Mass Intentions are present, please tell the ushers so you can bring the gifts to the altar. THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE... Saturday, April 28~ Thrift Store open 9:30am-12:30pm Rosary at 4pm CCW Bake Sale in front of Mem. Hall 2 nd collection for Development of the Peoples Sunday, April 29~ Rosary at 10:10am CCW Bake Sale in front of Mem. Hall 2 nd collection for Development of the Peoples Monday, April 30~ PREP classes 5-6:30pm (6:15pm lev. 1 & 2) Friday, May 4~ HNS Adoration 8-9pm Saturday, May 5~ Thrift Store open 9:30am-12:30pm PREP 1 st Communion at 11am Rosary at 4pm St. V de Paul food collection Mem. Hall 2 nd collection for Catholic Communications Camp. CCW Poppy Sale Sunday, May 6~ Rosary at 10:10am St. V de Paul food collection Mem. Hall 2 nd collection for Catholic Communications Camp. PREP May 10:30am Mass Rosary Soc. 12n Mass-reception after CCW Poppy Sale WEEK OF April 29, 2018 SUNDAY WINE & HOSTS CANDLE INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sanctuary /Tabernacle Candle ~ Church +Fred J. Szczepanik Wife & Daughters Blessed Mother s Altar Candles ( +John J. Pachkowski CWV Post #578 +Genevieve Kwiecinski Daughter Janet St. John Paul II Altar Candles Birthday Blessings in Heaven on +Doris Ruszczyk- Steve & Cheryl Schmid Candle for The Sacred Heart of Jesus +John Pachkowski Judy Kryzkowski Candle for The St. Joseph Statue +Eunice Wojciechowski Kenny Candle for Jesus Crucified +Nicholas J. Weber Loving Family Candle for Our Lady of Fatima Candle for St. Anne +Ann Henry Joan & Lorraine Candle for the Infant of Prague To reserve a candle please fill out a form located at the entrances of our Church & return to Parish Office 2-587

3 GOD S PLAN FOR GIVING... April 21 & April 22 Regular Collection: $8, Mother s Day Mass Remembrances: $3, Parish Repairs: $ Our parish church is totally dependent upon your financial support and generosity. Without your generosity we as a parish church could not function. Unfortunately it takes money and we must pay the bills like any other household, the only difference is that we are much, much bigger. Please be generous with your treasure in supporting your parish church. Please consider tithing if you have not done so in the past. May the Good Lord reward you for your generosity and sacrifice. ~Please remember your Parish Church in Your Last Will & Testament~ -Sacred Heart parish church is the place where you so faithfully received God s Grace. God continues to bless you with His Holy Spirit. We owe God everything we are and everything we have, we can never repay Him. Hence, would you please consider sharing your treasure with your parish church before you enter your eternal reward, you will be glad that you did, and you will never regret it. God bless you and keep you in His care. Altar Rosary Society Corp. Communion Mass on 12noon 5/7/18 Mtg. 7pm in Mem. Hall New members are always welcomed! Love Life Group Please come Pray the American Wellness Ctr., 228 Main St., Woodbridge, where abortions are performed daily. Please pray for an end to abortions. 5/13-6/17/18 Baby Bottle Campaign For more info or anyone interested in joining, please call Anne Council of Catholic Women Meeting 7:30pm, Mem. Hall Praise and Worship Come join Sacred Heart Praise & Worship group which meets on Mondays at 7:30pm in Convent. New members welcome. Boy Scouts Troop 95 Tues. evenings at 7:30PM in Convent Knights of Columbus Council #426 New members are always welcome. For info on joining, contact Jan Williams Hall rental available-for more info call or on Sacred Heart Seniors Next general mtg. Monday, 12n in upper Mem. Hall. Executive Board mtg. 12n in Mem. Hall upper room. Atlantic City trip to Golden Nugget, on May 17. Bus leaves 9:30am from SH parking lot. Call Lorraine Upcoming Events: 6/14/18 Circle Line of NY. Tba, lunch on own Southstreet Seaport. 7/24/18 Hunterdon Playhouse, Nunsense $90. 8/7/18 Crystal Point Yacht Club, $70, Vincent Talerico, Jersey Chix 9/26/18-Lakeside Manor, $51, Remembering Patti Page, Transportation on own (Hazlet, NJ). For info on these trips, call Judy St. Vincent De Paul Food collection every 1st weekend of the month. Please leave your food donation in front of Mem. Hall. Meetings every 2nd Saturday of the month,9:00am in the Convent. Food Pantry open to those in need immediately following Please consider helping out, we need Volunteers! Sacred Heart Holy Name Society Holy Hour/Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every 1st Friday of the All parishioners are invited to the holy hour. Corporate Communion Mass, 4:30PM Mass Meeting 5/10/18 at 7pm in Mem. Hall lower level Sacred Heart Catholic War Veterans 5/5 & 5/6/18 Poppy Sale before and after all Masses Sponsor a Hymnal for a Loved One! Please note that we are offering for purchase the sponsoring of the new Hymnals for the parish. You will find the forms in Church or at the Office. $15 per hymnal. CHILDREN / YOUTH MASS MUSIC LED BY ROGER S PRAISE & WORSHIP CHILDREN S GROUP ~Next Mass May 6 th at 10:30am If your child is interested in joining the Children s Band or Chorus, come to practice 6:30pm in the Convent, call. Wedding Banns I Robert Arreaga & Emmanuela DeFalco Parishioner Corner For your elderly loved one, Sheila is available to offer: Companionship, Assistance with grooming, toileting & incontinence issues, Assistance with medication, Simple meal prep & Housekeeping and Errands. I will treat your loved one with dignity & respect. Fee is $15.00 hourly. Availability is during the week and Saturdays. Please call Shelia

4 SH CCD/PREP Contact Mrs. Liana at: 4/30/18 Classes 5-6:30pm (6:15pm Levels 1 & 2) 5/7/18 Classes 5-6:30pm (6:15pm Levels 1 & 2) Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. 1 JOHN 3:18 Regarding our Catholic faith, do you walk the talk? Do your actions reflect what it means to be a good disciple? Are you an active participant at Sunday Mass? Are you joyful when participating in parish ministry? Do you give gratefully and generously with your financial support to your parish and other Church needs? If not, it s not too late to start! St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to thank all parishioners for their monthly food donations. Thank you for helping those in need. K of C Council #426 will hold its annual Spring Car Show on May 4 th from 6pm to 9pm in their hall parking lot. Trophies awarded to best entries. Snacks and refreshments available. For more information call Jan Bishop s Annual Appeal Lighting a Fire in the Heart of Our World Thank you to all who have given so generously to the 2018 Bishop s Annual Appeal. If you have not made a pledge, there is still time to participate. Just as important as our financial goal is our goal of 100% participation something from every family whatever you can comfortably give. Moreover, this is an opportunity for each of us to show our gratitude to the Lord for the blessings we have received. Mail your gift to Diocese of Metuchen, Bishop s Annual Appeal, PO Box 4000, Metuchen, NJ or give online at To date, the Development Office has received pledges totaling $39, and payments totaling $35, from 226 parishioners. This represents 72.6% of your $55, goal. Thank you for your efforts. Altar Server Schedule Friday, May 4, :00 pm O. Plonski; J. Lupinski; A. Makowski Saturday May 5, :30 pm P. Deegan; P. Cleary; P. Grospin; A. Kubisiak 6:00 pm N. Mroczkowska; D. Gawel; G. Trojanowski Sunday, May 6, :00 am Z. O Connor; K.L. & V. Pesch 9:00 am M. Sliwowska; K. Garlak; E. Orzechowska 10:30 am S.J. & J. Tuquero; A & D Pino 12 noon G. Velez; M. Radgowski; K & R DeSimon; S. Peel ** Please patronize our advertisers ** They make our bulletin possible. Next week, our second collection is for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with Christ, here and around the world in developing countries, through the internet, television, radio, and print media. And fifty percent of funds collected remain in our diocese to fund local communications efforts. Your support helps spread the gospel message! To learn more, visit Masses are still available for purchase for various dates throughout the latter half of the year. Candles and Wine and Hosts are also available. Forms are located in the church or the Parish Office. to all parishioners who donated used clothing & toys to the Rosary Society s Drive. All proceeds will go to purchase supplies for the altar and church. We appreciate your tremendous support! SH Rosary Society will be sponsoring a crowning ceremony of the Blessed Mother at the 12noon Mass on Sun., May 6. All are invited to attend the ceremony and the light reception in Memorial Hall afterwards. CEMETERY CORNER Few General Cemetery Regulations Reminders: Pets are prohibited on cemetery property. Cemetery dumpsters are for cemetery use ONLY, not for personal household trash. Fences, hedges, coping, edging, curbing, enclosures, ironwork, wires, seats, vases, urns, posts, steps are prohibited on cemetery plots/ property. Articles such as shells, rocks, stone chips, bottles, cans, mulch, glass receptacles, Styrofoam crosses, statues & all other decorative non-religious objects will be removed from cemetery property without notice. Outlining of graves or memorials by stripping a border of sod or outlining the grave with metal frames, stones, concrete blocks, etc. is not permitted. The planting of evergreens, trees, shrubbery, rose bushes, large bushy flowers, vegetable plants, etc. of any kind is strictly prohibited and will be removed without notice by cemetery personnel. American flags with its holders must be placed next to the headstone of each grave and not by the VA marker with the exception of two weeks prior to and and then two weeks after Memorial Day. These rules among others are based on Diocesan Cemetery Rules. Please take a ride to Holy Cross or Resurrection Cemeteries to see the difference. Please adhere & respect these rules for the general order and cleanliness of our parish cemetery. CEMETERY NOTICE All dead flowers must be removed Please, no walls, rocks, boundaries, overgrown plants & bushes, etc., they will be removed without notice

5 A Note From Your Pastor Dear Parishioners, I want to share with all of you that our parish fund-raiser, the Tricky Tray, was a great success. I want to say Thank You to all who so generously donated toward this event, gracious individuals, parish organizations, and kind, local businesses. It would not have been a success without all those generous gifts to be raffled off. As well as it would not have been a great success if so many good people had not participated in it, and took part by taking chances. I thank you all for attending. I also want to express my sincere gratitude to so many of you who have volunteered to work at this fund-raiser and spent many hours on your feet, because it was for your church, because it was for your parish: Alex Dobrinsky, Allen Bagwell, Allison Stickle, Antoinette Carbon, Beth Ann Bulla, Bob O Connor, Clare Moskwa, Debra O Connor, Dorothy Scupp, Eddie Ryniec, Elizabeth Crincoli, Emily Buczynski, Ernie Read, Joan Carbon, Joan Gorczyca, Kenny Ryniec, Lorraine Kennedy, Lorraine Moskwa, Lynn Meade, Mary Ann Szczepanik, Marilyn Bernatchez, Paula Duffy, Ray Suchcicki, Rose Lubin, Sandy Reilly, Virginia Zrebiec, our dessert bakers and the Kohl s Volunteer Program. But above all, I want to thank the three very special ladies, three super women, who started it all last year and brought this fund-raiser to fruition, made it a reality, put it together and made it a super success, they are: Toni Suchcicki, Jackie Bagwell and Shirley Read. Because of all you gave so much to make this a success, we were able to realize a profit of $18,058.49!!!!!!!!!!! This money will be put forth toward our church and parish much needed repairs. Thank you all, God bless you all and reward you for your kindness and efforts. Sincerely in Christ Our Lord, 5-587