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1 SACRED HEART N E W T O N T h i r d S u n d a y o f E a s t e r A p r i l 1 9,

2 PARISH RESOURCES SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 2:30 to 3:30pm or anytime by appointment BAPTISM Arrangement for this Sacrament of Initiation may be made by contacting the Rectory. MARRIAGE Arrangements for Marriage should be made with the parish priest at least eight months in advance to allow for adequate preparation. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Grades 1 through 5 - Sundays 10:30 to 11:45am Grades 1 through 5 - Tuesdays 4:00 to 5:15pm Grades 6 through 10 - Tuesdays 7:00 to 8:30pm VISITATION TO THE SICK We are most eager to help anyone who cannot celebrate Mass with us in Church. If you wish to receive the sacraments of Confession, Communion, or the Anointing of the Sick, please call the Rectory. Please notify us of any hospitalization so that we may help. MASSES Weekends (Upper Church) Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: 9:00am, 11:00am in ASL (also Voiced) 12 Noon (Lower Church) Weekdays (Lower Church) Monday Saturday: 9:00am Saturday following Mass: Rosary, Exposition, Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, concluding at 10:30am Holy Days (Upper Church) 7:00am at Our Lady Help of Christians 9:00am at Sacred Heart 12:00 noon at Our Lady Help of Christians 7:30pm at Sacred Heart. This Mass is in both English and ASL Holidays (Lower Church) 9:00am WEBSITES : WELCOME: If you are new in the Parish, please introduce yourself after Mass or at the rectory office. We want to know and serve you. 2 OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS 1321 Centre Street, Newton, MA OFFICE HOURS Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:30am to 5pm. Fridays 9:00am to 2:00pm PHONE AND Rectory Office Pastoral Associate Music Religious Education Confirmation Coordinator MacKenzie Center Fax Our Lady Help of Christians parish@sacredheartnewton.org John.Sassani@sacredheartnewton.org Dennis.Sheehan@sacredheartnewton.org Robert.Blaney@sacredheartnewton.org marie.buckley@sacredheartnewton.org Religious.Education@sacredheartnewton.org confirmation@sacredheartnewton.org Music@sacredheartnewton.org Michael.Bliss@sacredheartnewton.org office@deafcatholic.org STAFF Rev. John Sassani, Pastor: Msgr. Dennis Sheehan, P. Vicar: Rev. Robert J. Blaney, P. Vicar: x212 In Residence: Rev. Robert P. Imbelli William B. Koffel, Deacon Mrs. Marie Buckley, Pastoral Associate Mr. Michael Bliss, Business Manager Mr. JoJo David, Director of Music Mrs. Michelle Solomon, Religious Education Director Mrs. Lindsey Rutkowski, Confirmation Coordinator Mrs. Margaret Miller, Administrative Associate Mrs. Marisa Cimino, Activities Coordinator, MacKenzie Center Mr. David Nahabedian, Facilities Manager

3 OUR COMMUNITY NEWS MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, April 19 9:00am, Parishioners of Sacred Heart Monday, April 20 9:00am, Hugh McTernan Thursday, April 23 9:00am, Socorro Jemenez Sunday, April 26 9:00am, Parishioners of Sacred Heart CELEBRANTS FOR NEXT WEEKEND Saturday, April 25, 4:00pm: Msgr. Sheehan Sunday, April 26, 9:00am: Fr. Imbelli 11:00am: Fr. Carey; 12:00 Noon: Fr. Blaney SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, April 19, Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps. 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9; I John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 Monday, April 20 Acts 6:8-15; Ps. 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; John 6:22-29 Tuesday, April 21 Acts 7:51 8:1a; Ps. 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab; John 6:30-35 Wednesday, April 22, Acts 8:1b-8; Ps. 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a; John 6:35-40 Thursday, April 23 Acts 8:26-40; Ps. 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; John 6:44-51 Friday, April 24 Acts 9:1-20; Ps. 117:1bc, 2; John 6:52-59 Saturday April 25, St. Mark 1 Peter 5:5b-14; Ps. 89: 2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mark 16:15-20 Sunday, April 26, Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12; Ps. 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 reach our goal of $51, 811. Gifts can be made online at or by completing a pledge form available in the back of the church. HOME MISSIONS, BLACK AND NATIVE AMERICAN, MILITARY ARCHDIOCESE COLLECTIONS Next week s special collection supports three important national Catholic missions. The Military Archdiocese collection provides for Catholic chaplains throughout the world for American servicemen and servicewomen. The Home Missions collection subsidizes the evangelization and formation activities of mission dioceses. The Black and Native American collection strengthens evangelization and outreach programs which would otherwise be in danger of disappearing among the Black, American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut communities of the United States. For more information, please visit or CALENDAR NOTES Extended Coffee Hour: Sunday, April 19, 10:00am 1:00pm, Parish Center Women s Discussion Group: Sunday, April 19, 10:30am, Convent Dining Room Knights of Columbus: Wednesday, April 22, 7:30pm, Convent Dining Room Prayer Group: Wednesday, April 22, 7:30pm, Convent Chapel Coffee Hour: Friday, April 24, following 9:00am Mass, Parish Center Liturgy, Rosary, Holy Hour: Saturday, April 25, 9:30am 10:30am, Lower Church Extended Coffee Hour: Sunday, April 26, 10:00am 1:00pm, Parish Center 2015 CATHOLIC APPEAL The Sacred Heart 2015 Catholic Appeal campaign is well underway. So far we have pledges of $36,390 from 92 donors which is 70% of our goal. Thank you to all who have helped make our campaign as success so far. If you have yet to give, we need your help! Please give today to help us RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS There will be no CCD classes for today, Sunday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 21st during Spring Vacation. Classes will resume on Sunday, April 26, which is the last day of Spring Vacation, and also on Tuesday, April 28. The last day for CCD this year will be on Sunday, May 3rd and Tuesday, May 5th. 3

4 Our 1st Communion classes are continuing their preparation to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus for the 1st time on Sunday, May the 9am Mass. Please pray for the children and their families that the "Real Presence" of Jesus in the Eucharist will become their food for life! Michelle Solomon, Director of Religious Ed. MASS FOR THE SICK The next Monthly Mass for the Sick, sponsored by the Faith-Based Cancer Support Group of Sacred Heart and Our Lady Help of Christians Church, will be on Monday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady s Church. Fr. Leroy Owens, formerly at Our Lady s, will celebrate the Mass and the Anointing of the Sick. Following refreshments, Gretchen van Dyck Daggett, holistic Life Coach & spiritual yoga instructor, will speak on The Gifts of Mindfulness. The evening is designed to bring joy, hope, and peace to those who are affected by illness, including family and friends. The Mass and program will both be held downstairs at Our Lady s church, located at 573 Washington Street in Newton. For questions or more information, please contact Gretchen at gvdaggett@comcast.net or , or the parish offices. All are welcome! ST FRANCIS CLOTHING DRIVE Our spring clothing drive will take place from now until May 3. NEEDED: Men s and Women's clothing in gently used condition ( especially larger sizes): T-Shirts, jeans, sweaters, sweatshirts, baseball caps, belts, back packs, duffel bags, etc; NEW socks and underwear. Items should be boxed or securely bagged with labels as to contents (this helps distribution of clothing) Copies of the detailed list of items are available at the entrances. If you have any questions, contact Kathie at longlongjj@verizon.net. K OF C COLLABORATIVE PARISH SPEAKERS SERIES Ray Flynn, former mayor of Boston and ambassador to the Vatican will give a talk at Our Lady's parish, With God and Science, All Things are Possible: What I've learned from working with Popes, Presidents, and Prime Ministers. The talk will be on Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:00pm in the upper church at Our Ladys, 573 Washington St.. All are welcome. There is no charge. Donations will be accepted for a charity of Mr. Flynn's choice. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS YARD SALE The Sacred Heart chapter of the Knights of Columbus will be holding their annual yard sale in May, and that we are accepting donations from the basement, attic and garage right now. Clothes, furniture, toys, bric a brac and other household items are accepted for donation and picked up free of charge by our brother Knights. If you have any questions, information or requests for a pickup, please call Bob Terwilliger at in the evenings, or to church.realty@verizon.net. Thank-you. Please also remember any Catholic men over the age of 18 who might be interested in joining a fraternal men's organization such as ours; we meet every other Wednesday at Sacred Heart. GUILD OF ST. FRANCIS YARD SALE The Guild of St. Francis will be holding a Yard Sale, in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus, on Saturday the 9th of May. More details will follow. However, as you start your spring cleaning please keep us in mind should you have any items that are still useful but not wanted or needed by you. In the weeks to come we will identify a drop off location for any items that you want to donate. If you would like to arrange a pickup of these items, please contact Cindy Kougeas at cindykougeas4@aol.com. SEMINAR ON MOBILE PHONE SECURITY Parishioner Michael Perez will offer this valuable seminar on Wednesday, April 29, 7-8pm at the MacKenzie Center or on Thursday, April 30 at Our Lady s from 7-8pm. Please register by April 22 to Mr. Perez at mike@blackhillsinfosec.com. Cost: Donation to Daughters of Mary of Nazareth, 509 Hammond St., Chestnut Hill, ($25 suggested); non-perishable food items for donation to Newton Food Pantry. Contact Michael Perez at with any questions.

5 SACRED HAPPENINGS On March 29, at a Friday morning coffee hour, parishioners bid farewell to Paul DeMeo, longtime host of the Friday coffee hour first at St. Philip Neri and more recently at Sacred Heart. Paul is moving to Weymouth to be closer to his son. A lovely tribute was voiced by Kathie Long who reminded us that It is hard to think of a person who has been a more dedicated, loyal and involved Catholic as lector, Eucharistic minister, altar server and social director....may your new home be warm with love, friends and family. Parishioners were also saddened at the loss of Beverly Harris whose funeral was celebrated on April 1 and Bill Gleason whose funeral was celebrated on April 7. Although we will miss their presence among us, we trust that they are now at peace with the Lord. On a happy note, we celebrated the Baptism of Bryson Thomas Prokop on Sunday, April 12 at the 9:00am Mass here at Sacred Heart. We congratulate parents Melissa and Harold and promise to provide a community of support as they raise Bryson in the Catholic faith. At Our Lady Help of Christians Church on Sunday, April 12, the baptism of Jayden and Xavier Reyes, great grandchildren of Sacred Heart parishioners Mary & Bob English, was celebrated. Congratulations to all! FREE SCREENING OF MOVIE LITTLE BOY Two very generous benefactors bought out the AMC Burlington theatre (ten screens) for a LITTLE BOY premiere event on Thursday April 23rd. This is a wonderful free and enriching opportunity for those in the Archdiocese of Boston to experience a wonderful film set for release on April 24. Doors open at 6:15pm at AMC Burlington Cinema 10, 20 South Avenue, Burlington, MA. The tickets are free and first come first serve (but we want to target those who will commit so we don't have an empty theatre). Interested individuals RSVP to id=155&par=599. FYI The Globe is going to do a little story on the generosity of one of the benefactors and the intersection of business and culture. 5 BOSTON RED SOX CATHOLIC NIGHT Are you interested in attending a Red Sox game with other parishioners on Wednesday, July 29? The game time is 7:10pm. This is the Archdiocese of Boston Night and we have the opportunity to purchase tickets at a group rate of $30 for Bleacher or $55 for Grandstand seats. We need to guarantee a certain number and purchase the block of tickets in advance. Last year we learned of this event too late to join in for this fun evening. Don t let this opportunity for fellowship and camaraderie pass us by this year! Please call the rectory and let us know how many tickets (and at which level) you would like to purchase. If we don t make our 20 seat minimum, we can perhaps join with another parish if there is sufficient interest. Call soon! JOB OPENING AT MIRAMAR RETREAT CENTER The Miramar Retreat Center is now hiring for the position of registrar. Those applying must have good people skills, good organizational skills, and excellent computer and data management skills. The registrar registers every person who comes to the retreat house for any retreat, program or function, keeps a precise calendar of all retreat activities, organizes and assigns the room list, has frequent meetings with other departments to discuss scheduling and is attentive to the needs of the guests during their stay, helpful and hospitable. Those interested and who qualify can send their resume to: Fr. Tom Umbras Miramar Retreat Center Box M, Duxbury, MA Or it to: Fr. Tom Umbras tusvd@yahoo.com For more information, please call (781) ext. 313 (Mon. to Fri. from 8am-4pm). KOINONIA ACADEMY CONCERT CHOIR Join us on Monday, April 20 at 6:30pm at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Waltham for a night with the Koinonia Academy Concert Choir from Plainfield, New Jersey. Enjoy an hour long presentation of uplifting music, skits and faith sharings. A free will offering will be taken. For more information, please contact Thomas Appert, or tappert@koinoniaacademy.org or Susan Minogue, or sminogue@koinoniaacademy.org.

6 SIGNINGS God Bless Emmilee Ava Kaftan on her baptism last Easter Sunday! May she always continue to be the light of Christ in her life journey! The Easter Baptism was indeed graceful and inspiring as we welcome Emmilee into our family In Christ, Fr. Shawn THE REST OF THE STORY We have all heard the story before. Two disciples walked to a small town, called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were sorrowful I suppose in the same way people tended to be when Elvis died. But this was serious. The disciples hero was dead, the man they had thought was the messiah. Then, suddenly, they were joined by a stranger. He began explaining to them the story of Christ as foretold in the Jewish scriptures. When the three of them arrived at Emmaus, they ate, and the men knew in a flash, as he broke the bread, just who he was. Then suddenly he disappeared. Mysterious. These same men ran to Jerusalem as fast as they could, to tell the eleven apostles about this extraordinary revelation. Sunday s Gospel tells this part of the story. Surely they were babbling and prattling, being so excited, but in the midst of this excitement, suddenly, without warning, Jesus 6 appeared again. They were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Jesus replied that ghosts do not have flesh and bones, do they? Touch me and know I am real. He showed them his hands and feet, with the wounds of the cross now made beautiful by God s love. Then comes Jesus best move, a compassionate one. He says he is hungry. How much more unghostly could you get? He helps himself to the baked fish they bring him, just as he had done so often in their life together. He begins to explain the events which to them had seemed like pure disaster: the passion and death and burial in particular. He recalls everything written about him in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms, just as he had done for the two men on the road to Emmaus. He tells why the Son of Man had to suffer, die, and be then be raised. What were his words? Surely he referenced Job, who had been a loving and moral man, but had lost absolutely everything, which led to a direct encounter with God (maybe a prefiguring of the crucifixion). And of course, the Book of Isaiah must have been part of it: It was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured, while we thought of him as stricken, as one smitten by God and afflicted. But he was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins, Upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed (Isaiah 53:4-5). This passage is the heart and soul of the Hebrew scriptures, and, according to our Christian and Catholic belief, the fulfillment that was Jesus. What about the resurrection? Here is Isaiah again, words had been written centuries before Jesus: Because of his affliction he shall see the light in fullness of days; Through his suffering, my servant shall justify many, and their guilt he shall bear. Therefore I will give him his portion among the great, and he shall divide the spoils with the mighty (Isaiah 53:11-12 italics added). The apostles converted. Peter went off to preach what God had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer (First Reading), and that he would die and be glorified. This is the rest of the story of Emmaus. And since Easter, the rest of our own story. John Foley S. J.

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