Parish 316 East Broadway Avenue ~ Clifton Heights, PA 19018 Partnering Parishes, St. Charles Borromeo (Drexel Hill) and (Chester) Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30AM -4:00PM Phone 610-623-0409 Fax 610-623-2926 E-mail sacredheartchurch@rcn.com Parish Website: w w w.sacredheart-cliftonheights.net MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Schedule (Vigil) 4:00PM, 7:30AM St. Hedwig Chapel 9:15AM (Rosary before Mass) St. Charles (Vigil) 5:30PM, 10:00AM, 4:00PM St. Charles St. Charles Weekdays 8:30AM Mon, Tues, Wed (Rosary AFTER Mass) 8:30AM Thurs, Fri, Sat Holy Days (Vigil) 7:00PM, 8:30AM 12 Noon, 7:00PM MISSION STATEMENT To live and grow as a church in the Roman Catholic tradition by devotion to God in worship, doctrine, ministry, and loving service to each other and to the people entrusted to us. Weekend Assistants Rev. Edward C. Kelly Rev. John McKenzie, OSA Rev. Herbert Sperger Rev. Joseph Zaleski Deacon, John Farrell Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:00-3:45PM Saturday St. Hedwig Chapel 9:00AM Sunday St. Charles 4:30-5:15PM before Vigil 6:30-7:30PM on the Thursday before 1st Friday St. Charles 9:15-10:00AM on the First Saturday of the month The Third Week of Lent With this week, we conclude the first part of Lent. We continue our lessons in the faith, as our practices of Lent become deeper and more full of grace. We enter into this week reflecting upon the Scrutiny that makes up our intense prayer for those Elect, preparing for Baptism. And, as we beg, as Church, that they be freed from sin and from all anxiety, we ask those same desires for ourselves. The simple and powerful words of the Opening Prayer guides our daily prayer. We continue to wake each morning, pausing to ask for the graces we desire for the day. Throughout each day, the background of our thoughts and feelings is more and more taken up with what this journey means for our personal change of heart, the renewal of our Baptismal commitment to be placed with Jesus, and our growing desire to act in solidarity with the poor. We go to bed each evening, after pausing to give thanks for the gifts of the day. THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT ~ MARCH 4, 2018 Rev. Msgr. George A. Majoros, M.Div., M.S., Pastor 092 SACRED HEART COVER PAGE 1
Mass Intentions Mass Celebrants Weekend of March 3-4 Church 4:00PM + Juanita Dabu Of Leoncio family Sunday, March 4 7:30AM + Intention of The Holy Souls 4:00PM Msgr. Majoros 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie, OSA 9:15AM Fr. Kelly Monday, March 5 8:30AM + Robert Czaus Of Family Tuesday, March 6 8:30AM + Marie Smith Of husband, Bob Wednesday, March 7 12:00 Noon Living & Deceased of Saturday, March 10 4:00PM + Robert Flick Of Theresa Czerwinski Sunday, March 11 7:30AM + Louise Bush Of Walter Bush Sunday, March 4 9:15AM + Marja Zakielarz Of Family Sunday, March 11 9:15AM + Josephine & Peter Kurek, Sr. Of Christine Open Mass Intentions For April 4, 11, 16, 17. May 10 (noon), 16, 21, 23, 28 (9AM), 29. July 2, 9, 10, 14, 22, 24, 29, 30. Call the rectory 610-623-0409. Lenten Prayer Compassionate and Powerful God, you have always guarded your people from the power of evil. You teach us to rely upon the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we enter this Lenten season of mercy of prayer, fasting, and giving. Make me more aware of how close you are when I struggle to do what is right and just. Fill me with your grace, that I might be strengthened to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. St. Hedwig Maintenance Fund In Memory of Edward Teofilak: Michele Roberts $50. 092-2 St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Fr. Zaleski 10:00AM Msgr. Majoros 4:00PM Fr. Speziale Mass Celebrants Weekend of March 10-11 4:00PM Fr. Cusatis 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie, OSA 9:15AM Msgr. Majoros St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Msgr. Majoros 10:00AM Fr. Kelly 4:00PM Fr. Zaleski Mass Celebrants Are Subject To Change PLEASE JOIN US AT THIS MOST HOLY TIME OF THE YEAR The Following Have Asked For Our Prayers Bill Becht - Walt Bush -Julian John D Orazio - James Fitzpatrick - Nancy Flohr -Christine Hanson - Patricia Kaeser - Kaitlyn Klein - Helen Langley - Patrice Laut - Joanne Marks -Jackie McBride -William Papa -Kevin Perkins - Joseph Pinto -Kathy Pivnickas - Jean Sherwood - Tracey Sodermann - Catherine Spinelli - Ted Szyszkiewski - Emilie Wrzesniewski- Al Yakas. Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors March 10-11 4:00PM Terpstra/ J. D Orazio/B. D Orazio 7:30AM J. Lenski/Dorsey Counters: B Candles For The Month Of March Christ Be Our Light + T.J. Ferrara + Marie Fredrick Mitchell
During this Lent of 2018 try some food for thought for Lent: Are you as bothered by or struggling with the bad language and suggestive talk on television programs, movies and even the new shows? If you are be refreshed, inspired and guided by God s Word. Consider reflecting on this passage from the Letter to the Ephesians 5: 1-5 Fast and Abstinence The Bishops of the US prescribe, as minimal obligation, that all persons who are 14 years of age and older are bound to abstain from eating meat on all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. Further, all persons 18 years of age and older, up to and including their 59th birthday, are bound to fast by limiting themselves to a single full meal on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, while the other two meals on those days are to be light. Daily Masses for Lent Church 8:30A.M. Mondays & Tuesdays (Holy Rosary following the Daily Mass) 12:00 Noon Wednesdays St. Charles Borromeo Church 8:30AM Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays Stations of the Cross Thursday Evenings 7PM at St. Charles Borromeo Friday Evenings 7PM at Friday Evenings 7PM at St. Hedwig Prepare The Sacrament of Penance (Confessions) for Lent 3:00-3:45P.M. - Saturdays before the Vigil Mass at Sacred Heart 4:30-5:15P.M. - Saturday before the Vigil Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church 6:30-7:30P.M. 1:00-2:00P.M & 6:30-7:30P.M. - Monday, March 26, 2018 at Church 1:00-2:00P.M. & 6:30-7:30P.M.- Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at St. Charles Borromeo Church 11:00-12Noon, Holy Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Sacred Heart Church 3:00-4:30P.M., Holy Saturday, March 31, 2018 at St. Charles Borromeo Church So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live on love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma. Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as fitting among holy ones, no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place, but instead, thanksgiving. Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Pray for the grace to imitate God as His beloved son or daughter in the way you think, speak and act! Blessings, Monsignor Majoros Operation Rice Bowl ENCOUNTER CESIA We encounter Cesia in Nicaragua, where, despite a lack of economic opportunity, young people pursue their dreams by building businesses to better their lives. How can you work to improve the lives of others this Lent? How can you support those, worldwide, who are forced to flee their homes to find safety or better opportunities? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. 2018 Catholic Charities Appeal Giving Hope To All You can find appeal Brochures and Pledge Cards in the church pews. Please mail your donation directly to: The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia Catholic Charities Appeal, 100 North 20th Street, Suite 301 Philadelphia, PA 19103-1454 For more information visit catholiccharitiesappeal.org Bereavement Support Group St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill offers an 8 week Bereavement Support Group to begin on Tuesday, March 20th at 7:30PM in the library. All are welcome especially those who have lost a loved one during the past 6-38 months. There is an experienced group leader, on-site parking and no fee. Call Trish Sullivan at 610-789- 7257 for information or to register. St. Dorothy Church is located on Township Line Road (Rt1) at Burmont Road, Drexel Hill. 092-3
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Prayerfully consider your Offertory Gift as your act of praise to God for all HE has given you. - February 25, 2018 Sunday Envelopes 82 $1,607.00 Loose 280.00 Total 1,887.00 Maintenance 1.00 Aging & Ill Priests 61.00 Loose 121.00 St. Hedwig - February 25, 2018 Sunday Envelopes 36 $873.00 Loose 86.00 TOTAL 959.00 Aging & Ill Priests 12.00 Fuel 30.00 Maintenance 20.00 God Bless Those Who Are Great Stewards To Our Parish! F O R M E D Our Partnering Parishes have subscribed to FORMED, w hich provides our parish fam ilies a tremendous amount of Catholic media content for FREE. To take advantage of your FREE subscription to Formed: 1. Go to formed.org 2. Click on Register 3. Enter our Parish Code: K7YRT9 (Note that the Parish Code is case sensitive; all letters are upper-case.) 4. Create your account by entering your email address. Thereafter, you need only to log on to your own account to access all the resources of FORMED. Fr. Mike Schmitz shares important insights on the meaning of Christ s Cross. He shows how God s rescue mission for us includes the need for each person to embrace his own cross in order to reestablish trust in the Father and the understanding that love requires sacrifice. It also includes a bonus segment on Stations of the Cross, which features reflections on the Lord s Passion and Death, accompanied by moving audio dramatizations from the Truth and Life Audio Bible. Special Thanks to everyone who stopped in at the Thrift Shop the last few weeks! We are now in the process of restructuring and getting new merchandise! We will let everyone know when we will be reopening in the basement of the rectory. THIS WEEKEND IS HOSPITALITY SUNDAY AT ST. CHARLES. Please stop in following the 7:30AM and 10:00AM Masses. St. Hedwig s Easter Food Drive We are accepting donations of boxed and canned foods or monetary donations. See Philip Tarashuk or Gina Dubinski in the back of the church. Thank you for your generosity. Join our Partnering Parishes as we celebrate St. Patrick s Day, Saturday, March 17 th. Music and dancing by Matt Bochanski and his band, catered buffet BYOB $15 per person St. Charles Parish Hall 6:30-10:30 pm. Tickets Available at the Rectory! Pierogi Flour Donations We would appreciate donations of Gold Medal or Pillsbury flour. Donations may be brought to the rectory or placed in the vestibule of the church. CASH is also a great help in defraying costs. Cash donations can be put in an envelope and dropped in the Sunday collection basket marked pierogi. Wanted: A Few Good Men (and women) Come join us and help keep a tradition alive! Pierogi making at St. Joe s Collingdale March 12-23 We are always in need of volunteers to help in making this long time Parish Fundraiser continue! If you have your mornings free call Bill & Barb 610-623-7229 St. Charles Ladies Auxiliary News "Fashion Paradise" Our annual dinner and fashion show will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 1:00PM to 5:00PM at the McCall Golf and Country Club. This year s theme is Fashion Paradise. Tickets are $40 each and will be on sale beginning at the March meeting. Dinner choices are Stuffed Chicken or Crab Cakes. Mark your calendars and look for more details to come. March Meeting The next Ladies Auxiliary meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 13th at 7:30PM in the St. Charles Church Hall. Please join us and bring a friend. 092-4
Parish Bible Study At St. Charles If you want to know what it means to really follow Christ, and if you would like to have a deeper relationship with him, then join us for Follow Me. For more information or to register for the study, contact Lori at the rectory 610-623- 3800 or lfarrell@scbdh.org. We hope you can join us, you will love it. Post-Abortion Healing Retreat Rachel s Vineyard Ministries has an upcoming retreat on March 9, 10, 11th, 2018 designed to help you experience the mercy and compassion of God. It will help you focus on the buried emotions of the past and begin healing. It will give you hope for your future and freedom from the pain within your heart and soul. For more information call Lauren at 215 720 5828. Retreat will be held in Malvern-Frazier, PA. For more information visit www.rachelsvineyard.org Marian Day Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Legion of Mary, Mary, Mother of the Blessed Sacrament Praesidium, invites you to the 25th Annual Marian Day, to be held at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 9:00-4:00 PM. Please RSVP at 610-785-6270 or advancement@scs.edu Cultural Heritage Mass Saturday, March 17 at the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul in Philadelphia. Procession at 2PM followed by Mass at 2:30PM. Principal Celebrant: Archbishop Charles Chaput. All are welcome. Philosophy Lecture Dr. Mary Hirschfeld, Associate Professor of Economics and Theology at Villanova University, will present her lecture at 7:00 PM on March 19, 2018 in St. John Vianney Auditorium. The Annual Archdiocesan Mass Honoring the Gifts of Persons with Disabilities, The Deaf Community, Family, Friends and Caregivers is Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul at 18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., will be the principal celebrant and homilist. There will be a reception immediately following the Mass featuring entertainment by Santino Dragon New Year Brigade. All are Welcome. To RSVP go to www.opdarchphilly.org, or call the Office for Persons with Disabilities at 215-587-3530. Contemplative Prayer Retreat Marianist Family retreat Center April 6-8 in Cape May Point NJ. Intended for those interested in a contemplative prayer experience. First-timers as well as those who are familiar and experienced with this type of retreat are all welcomed. Time will be filled with prayer experiences, quiet personal time. Special liturgies and daily Eucharist. Cost is $135/pp For more information please call 609-884-3829. Pre - Cana for all engaged couples St Joseph Church, 500 Woodlawn Ave. Collingdale offers a one-day Pre-Cana workshop for all couples planning to marry in the Catholic Church. Our next workshop date is Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 8:30am - 4pm. Cost = $125. To register, please contact St. Joseph rectory at 610-583-4530. For questions contact Bob bi Shimkus at 610-259-0875. GreenDrop Clothing Pick Up Donate your gently used clothing every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at St. Francis of Assisi in Springfield from 9AM for an hour. BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PARISH'S (1101 MAIN ST., DARBY, PA) Community education program will present a six week - six part program: Personal Finance, preparing for your family's financial future. The classes will be presented free to the public by parishioners Harriet Sarblee, a professional in the financial services industry & Harold Finigan, a retired Philadelphia School District teacher & lifelong private investor. All programs are free and will be held Sundays from 12:30 till 2:00pm in the BVM Old School Hall, March 11 th - April 22 nd. WEEK #1 (MARCH 11 th ) will discuss the relationship between education, employment and earning power. Participants will learn how to balance income and expenses through the budget planning process; and how to consider the difference between wants & needs. WEEK #2: (MARCH 18 th ) discusses what it takes to have good credit and the dangers of being in debt. We will explore the role of banks in the community and what services they offer. Participants will be introduced to the ideas of the time value of money, inflation, purchasing power & how to think about saving for retirement. Do you need a Letter of Sponsorship? Are you being asked to be a Sponsor? Then, be an Active Parishioner. To receive a letter of Sponsorship for Baptism or Confirmation from the Pastor, one has to be an active parishioner of the parish for at least six months, be of age, have received the Sacraments of Initiation, and if married, be in a Catholic Church recognized Marriage. The Partnering Parishes of St. Charles Borromeo, Drexel Hill, and, Clifton Heights, defines an active/participating parishioner as one who is registered and worshipping at the parish on a regular ( weekly ) basis; and who commits to a stewardship of time, talent and financial resources to help support the parish and the Church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 092-5