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 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 will be held 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. 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 are 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 Office Address: 531 Washington Ave. South Amboy, NJ 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 1, 2018 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

2 SATURDAY, March 31 Holy Saturday 8:00am Morning Prayer 9:00am \ 10:00am \ 11:00am \ Easter Food Blessing in Church 12:00pm / Swieconka 1:00pm / 2:00pm / 7:00pm (E) Easter Vigil SUNDAY, April 1 7:00am Easter Mass Remembrances 9:00am (Polish) Easter Mass Remembrances 10:30am Easter Mass Remembrances 12:00pm Easter Mass Remembrances MONDAY, April 2 Monday within the Octave of Easter 8:00am +Ray Wilson Req. by: Justine and Patrick Dineen TUESDAY, April 3 Tuesday within the Octave of Easter 8:00am +Wanda i Stanisław Rokicki Req. by: Anna Smieszek WEDNESDAY, April 4 Wednesday with in the Octave of Easter 8:00am +Jack Gatz Req. by: Pat Gatz THURSDAY, April 5 Thursday within the Octave of Easter 8:00am +Charles B. Ruszczyk Req. by: Barbara Zielinski FRIDAY, April 6 Friday within the Octave of Easter 8:00am +Helena i Stanisław Pałasz 7:00pm (P) +Mateusz Welna Req. by: Family SATURDAY, April 7 Saturday within the Octave of Easter 8:00am +Purgatorial Society 4:30am Living & Deceased Members of SH Rosary Society 6:00pm (P) +Valerius Kulikovski Req. by: Family SUNDAY, April 8 Divine Mercy Sunday 7:00am Pro Populo/ For the People of the Parish 9:00am (Polish) +Marian Klein Req. by: Wife, Children & Grandchildren 10:30am +Theresa & James Devaney Req. by: Brian, Sandy & Colleen 12:00pm +Nazario & Adela Tandoc Req. by: Marilyn Bernatchez 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, March 31~ Food Blessing held in church, every hour on the hour 9am to 2pm Easter Vigil 7pm Sunday, April 1~ Rosary at 10:10am Easter egg hunt after 9am, 10:30am, 12n Masses Monday, April 2~ Parish Office is closed No PREP classes Friday, April 6~ HNS Adoration 8-9pm Saturday, April 7~ Thrift Store open 9:30am-12:30pm Rosary at 4pm St. V de Paul food collection at all Masses 2 nd Collection for Parish Repairs this weekend Sunday, April 8~ Rosary at 10:10am St. V de Paul food collection at all Masses 2 nd Collection for Parish Repairs this weekend Exposition & Divine Mercy Chaplet at 2:30pm Mass in Polish 3pm WEEK OF April 1, 2018 SUNDAY WINE & HOSTS CANDLE INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sanctuary /Tabernacle Candle ~ Church God s Blessings on Fr. Marian Roger & Marlene Johnson Blessed Mother s Altar Candles ( God s Blessings on the Health of Melissa Grandma St. John Paul II Altar Candles +Marian Klein Wife & Family +Edward & Genevieve Kwiecinski Daughter Janet Candle for The Sacred Heart of Jesus Candle for The St. Joseph Statue Candle for Jesus Crucified Candle for Our Lady of Fatima Candle for St. Anne 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... March 24 & March 25 Regular Collection: $ Parish Repairs: $ Easter: $ *Not available at press time 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 4:30pm 4/9 Meeting 7pm in Mem. Hall 4/21 & 4/22 Used Clothing Drive 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. For more info or anyone interested in joining, please call Anne Council of Catholic Women Meeting 7:30pm, Mem. Hall 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 April 19. 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. For info on these trips, call Judy St. Vincent De Paul Meetings every 2nd Saturday of the month,9:00am in the Convent. Food Pantry open to those in need immediately following Food collection for the poor every 1st weekend of the month. Please leave your food donation in front of Mem. Hall. 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 4/12/18 at 7pm in Mem. Hall lower level Sacred Heart Catholic War Veterans 4/15 at 1pm Dept. of NJ Mtg., Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Parish, New Brunswick. All members are invited to attend. 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 S MASS MUSIC LED BY ROGER S PRAISE & WORSHIP CHILDREN S GROUP ~Next Mass April 8 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 Praise and Worship Come join Sacred Heart Praise & Worship group which meets on Mondays at 7:30pm in Convent. New members welcome. Tricky Tray to be held in Memorial Hall on April 20, 2018 to benefit Parish Repairs at Sacred Heart. Doors open at 6pm First drawing at 7:30pm. Cost is $15.00 (includes coffee/tea & dessert) Ticket Sheets will be available for all Prize Levels including 50/50 Raffle-cash only. No walk-ins Reservations Required. We are still looking for donations, new and unused boxed gifts, baskets or monetary donations. Please drop off all donations at the Parish Office. Wedding Banns I Paul Goscinski / Lisa Tevis 3-587

4 SH CCD/PREP Contact Mrs. Liana at: 4/2/18 No PREP classes 4/9/18 Classes 5-6:30pm (6:15pm Levels 1 & 2) Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. COLOSSIANS 3:2 On this day we thank God for His Son, Jesus, who died and rose for us. We celebrate and sing Alleluia. Let s try to keep the joy of this Easter season in our hearts throughout the year! Pray daily and listen for how He is calling each of us to joyfully use our gifts to fulfill His salvation plan. Sacred Heart Altar Rosary Society would like to thank everyone who purchased crosses during their Palm Cross Sale. Your support is greatly appreciated! SH Rosary Society will be holding a Used Clothing Drive the weekend of April 21 st & 22 nd at all Masses. Time to clean out those closets and donate your unwanted items. SH Council of Catholic Women thanks all who participated in their Irish Soda Bread Sale held on March 10 th and 11 th. Total proceeds of $ designated for the Sacred Heart Chairlift Fund were presented to fundraising chair, Mary Ann Szczepanik. May God bless you always for your loyalty and support! St. Pio comes to the Diocese of Metuchen, Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi on April 17, from 9am to 6:30pm. Come and venerate the official relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. The Most Rev. James F. Checchio will lead a prayer service at 1pm. Mass in honor of St. Pio will be celebrated at 7pm. For info call or info@stfranciscathedral.org Have a Blessed Easter! Altar Server Schedule Friday, April 6, :00 pm N. Mroczkowska; D. Gawel; G. Trojanowski Saturday April 7, :30 pm P. Deegan; P. Cleary; P. Grospin; A. Kubisiak 6:00 pm M. Sliwowska; K. Garlak; E. Orzechowska Sunday, April 8, :00 am Z. O Connor; K,L & V Pesch 9:00 am O. Plonski; J. Lupinski; A. Makowski 10:30 am S,J & J Tuquero; A & D Pino 12 noon G. Velez; M. Radgowski; K & R DeSimon 2018 Bishop s Annual Appeal Lighting a Fire in the Heart of Our World To date, the Development Office has received pledges totaling $34, and payments totaling $27, from 185 parishioners. This represents 61.9% of your $55, goal. Thank you for your efforts Mass Book is open. Visit the Parish Office, or fill out a Mass Intention Request form which are located at the entrances of Church. Please include your name, address & phone number, and please print clearly. Masses are taken on a first come first served basis, and the stipend is $10 per Mass. Please note if your requested date or time is not available, you will be given a date/time that is closest to your request. Sanctuary Candles and Altar Candles are still available for purchase for various dates throughout the rest of the year. Cost is $25 for the Sanctuary Candle and $10 for each Altar, 5 day glass candle. 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. ** Please patronize our advertisers ** They make our bulletin possible

5 Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Sincerely, A Note From Your Pastor Alleluia, He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed! What does it mean that Jesus is risen? It means that God s love is stronger than evil and death itself. It means that God s love can transform our lives. God s love can do this if we allow it, if we believe it, and if we surrender ourselves to it. Notice, Jesus did not return to his former earthly life, but entered into his new glorious life of God, in body and soul and divinity, hence taking our humanity to live with God forever, holy and incorruptible. By this glorious act of Resurrection, Christ Jesus opened for all of us future of hope. By His Resurrection Jesus no longer belongs to the past, but now lives in the present forever and is projected towards our future. Christ s Resurrection is a historical act of victory over sin, death and evil, a triumph over everything that crushes life or demeans life as something less human. We rejoice and we pray that the risen Jesus may enter our lives more fully. May we, with great joy, welcome him daily into our lives as a friend whom we trust completely, for He is life itself! If we have kept Jesus at a distance from us up until now, let us step forward and embrace Him and his promise. If we do that, then He will receive us with open arms. And, if we have been indifferent in the past, let s take a risk and place our trust in Him, we will not be disappointed. If following Jesus and His teachings has been difficult in the past, let us not be afraid, trust Him, and be confident that He knows your heart and is close to you. The Risen Jesus is with you and will give you peace you are looking for, and will give you the strength to live as He would have you to live. May the Risen Jesus be a constant companion in your life and always walk in your ways. Alleluia, Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter! Alleluja, Chrystus Zmartwychwstal!On Prawdziwie Zmartwychwstal! Niedziela Zmartwychwstania Paniskiego Kwiecień 1, 2018 Nie ma Go tutaj, zmartwychwstał Obiektem tego prostego stwierdzenia jest Jezus z Nazaretu. Apostołowie przebiegają cały świat powtarzając każdemu człowiekowi: umarły na krzyżu poza murami Jerozolimy, trzeciego dnia zmartwychwstał i dzisiaj żyje! Ta prawda została przesłana aż do nas. I dlatego dzisiejsze święto domaga się od nas weryfikacji naszej wiary, naszego bycia chrześcijaninem. Być chrześcijaninem, znaczy wierzyć w Chrystusa, który prawdziwie zmartwychwstał i rzeczywiście jest żywy w ciele, żywy dzisiaj. Być chrześcijaninem, znaczy mówić z wiarą: Chrystus zmartwychwstał dla mnie! Być chrześcijaninem, znaczy wierzyć, że Jezus Chrystus zerwał kajdany śmierci, pokonał potęgę zła, która czyniła nas niewolnikami. Chrześcijanin żyje nadzieją. On wierzy, że stary świat, już umarły, dzięki zmartwychwstaniu Chrystusa otrzymał obietnicę nowego życia, życia w BOGU Drodzy Parafianie i Mili Goście Życzę, by Dzień Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego stał się dniem Bożej radości i wesela dla każdego z Was. Niech pokój i łaska Zmartwychwstałego Chrystusa napełnią Wam serca! Przez wstawiennictwo Maryi Królowej Nieba, zapewniam modlitwę. Szczęść Wam Boże. Ks. Stanislaw - Proboszcz Ks. Marian Wikary 5-587