Main Church 7190 Highway 17 South Fleming Island FL 32003 Sacred Heart CATHOLIC CHURCH Green Cove Springs Church 207 Palmetto Avenue Green Cove Springs FL 32043 Welcome to Sacred Heart We extend a warm welcome to those who attend our Church. We hope that you will find our parish community a place where your life of faith will be nourished. We also hope that you will share your special gifts within the community. Your prayers, your presence and your talents are most welcome. Parish registration forms are in the back of the church or may be obtained at the Parish Office. PARISH OFFICE 7190 Highway 17 South Tel 284-3811 Fax 529-8845 Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pastor: Father Michael Pendergraft Business Manager: Tish Aguilar Receptionists: Mary Bullington, Silvia Alexander RCIA Coordinator: Mike Curtis Hall Director: Arlene Manalo Youth Director: Janice Schubert RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Tel 284-9983 Kristin Michler-Belleza (K-5) Sandra Curtis (6-12) MUSIC MINISTRY Karen Otto, Mike Curtis and Ann Marie Barta ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1610 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg 32068 Tel. 282-0504 Principal: Victoria Farrington MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m.; Spanish 7:30 p.m. (Green Cove Springs Church) Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Holy Days: 8 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Weekdays: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat. 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. or by appointment To arrange for Baptism or Marriages please call the Parish Office. Homebound Parishioners: Please call the office if you know of anyone who needs Eucharist brought to the home or would like a visit. Web site: www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org MISSION STATEMENT Compelled by the Gospel, we the parish family of Sacred Heart, promote and support Christian Life by serving our parish and community through the celebration of the sacraments, educational programs and other parish ministries.
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 19, 2017 Blessed are you who fear the L. Psalm 128:1a STEWARDSHIP Good stewards are like the industrious and reliable servants in today s Gospel, prudently using and multiplying the gifts entrusted to them by God. Your Gifts to God and Parish ~ November 5 th Sacrificial Giving: $ 12,628.99 Building Fund: $ 6,500.60 Not in envelopes: $ 6,128.65 ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE Our Advent Reconciliation Service will be on Tuesday, December 5 th, at 7 pm. There will be seven or eight priests hearing confessions. We invite you to join us for this great Advent experience. Children s Sharing Treasure: $ 33.10 Ministry of the Month Sacred Heart Healing Prayer Ministry Sacred Heart Healing Prayer Ministry desires to advance our Lord s ministry of healing through prayer. We welcome for prayer all those in need of physical, emotional and spiritual healing AND we invite all those who would like to become members of SH Healing Prayer Ministry for song, prayer and time with the LORD. The tradition of offering prayers for healing dates back to the very earliest days in the church when Jesus shares his ministry with the 70 others cure the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is at hand for you. LK 10:9 (NAB) Every time I go to Monday evening s prayer the Lord shows me new areas HE wishes to heal in me. I am always rejuvenated! Please join us every Monday evening at 7 pm in Sacred Heart Building A. Advent Little Blue Books The Little Blue Prayer books will be available in the narthex of the church next weekend. Take home a copy and use as your prayer companion during Advent, which begins December 3 rd. Four weeks, six minutes a day, can you find the time to pray? Our Mass on Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated at 8:00 am on Thursday, November 23 rd. Mass will not be celebrated on Friday, November 24 th. We wish everyone a blessed Thanksgiving. The Parish Office will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Education News... Youth Ministry Corner Thanksgiving Break is November 19 th through November 26 th. Return to class Wednesday, November 29 th No Youth Ministry Life Night on Wednesday November 22nd due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Attention Teens and Tweens Rise Up Concert and Festival Saturday, December 2 nd Reminder that Mass on Thanksgiving Day is an opportunity for a make-up day for a missed Religious Education class - November 23 rd, 8:00 am. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Sign Up for 2017 Christmas Pageant in narthex. This year's pageant will be held Friday December 15 th. Deadline to sign up is November 26 th. Rehearsals are Thursdays, November 30 th, December 7 th and December 14 th Wednesday, November 29 th, 7:00 pm, Confirmation Parent & Student meeting in the Church. All forms must be completed and turned in prior to this date. Sign up this week so that we can plan transportation. The event is Free, but only a finite number of wrist bands are available to enter the venue. Make sure you reserve yours now! Please join us for an amazing night of live music, a D.J., dancing, food trucks, games and more! You won t want to miss National Recording Band Stars Go Dim and dynamic Catholic International Speaker Sarah Swafford. Teens are encouraged to invite their parents and friends! Food Truck Festival/Tailgating: 5:30 p.m. Concert/Guest Speaker: 7:00 p.m. UNF University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 Contact Mrs. Janice Schubert, Youth Director to reserve your wrist band. janice.schubert@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org or call 284-3811 x 205 NO SHEEP this week. ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS Think a Catholic Education is too expensive for your children? How about a $5,677.00 scholarship? Please explore the Step Up for Students Scholarship Program which makes a Catholic elementary education affordable for our families. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * At Annunciation Catholic School, your parish school, it is our goal to make a Catholic education available to every parishioner. WEDNESDAY STUDY GROUP Divine Mercy in the Second Greatest Story Ever Told Wednesday, November 22 nd, at 10:00 am in Bldg C every other week. Call Anne Borom for more information at 904-449- 1394. WOW Women of Worship (Study Group) All women of the parish are invited to join the Women s Study Group Monday, November 20 th, at 10:00 am, in Bldg. C. Join us for spiritual growth and fellowship.
In Our Parish... SENIOR LUNCH We will be having a joint November/December Senior Lunch featuring music by the Recycles Orchestra. Join us Wednesday, December 6 th, at 11:30 am, in Sullivan Hall for this special event! RSVP to the Parish Office, 284-3811, by Friday, December 1 st. No walk-ins will be accepted! OUREACH MINISTRY Please remember that next weekend is Outreach Dollar Sunday. If every family dropped one dollar into the Outreach Box in the narthex, it would go a long way to helping the folks in our parish and community with their needs. Thank you!! BEST ADVENT EVER Have you ever had a Christmas where you felt like you were really prepared? Have you ever had a Christmas where you walked into Christmas Mass and you felt focused and peaceful and ready? We prepare for everything we consider important in life, and Advent is the time we prepare for Christmas. For many people, preparing for Christmas includes shopping, baking cookies, wrapping presents, hanging decorations, and much, much more. Often these activities are stressful and chaotic, and they easily become a distraction from what Christmas is really all about. Welcome to Best Advent Ever. This is a free program offered by Dynamic Catholic. To subscribe, log onto www.dynamiccatholic.com/ advent-program and register. It is that easy. As we prepare for Christmas, we are going to learn how to recognize what matters most so that we can make the best choices with our time, energy, and effort this Advent. Each week is filled with inspiring videos and testimonies that help us discover what we really want, what matters most, what matters least, how we can become the-best-version-of-ourselves, and what it means to have a fabulous Christmas. It s really important from time to time that we step back and take another look at who we are, and where we are, and what we re doing. And God understands that, and the Church understands that. And it s part of the genius of Catholicism that the Church invites us to experience a time like Advent so we really can step back and reconsider where we are in our lives. RUN/WALK Our Knights of Columbus had their 1 st 5K run/walk on Saturday, November 4 th, and were able to raise $1000 for a family in need. Thanks to everyone who participated. It was a great time! THE HEALING MINISTRY The Healing Ministry is available every Monday evening at 7:00 pm in the Bldg. A where all are welcome to join us! This is time set aside to place ourselves in the Presence of the Holy Spirit; for prayer and praise; to listen to scripture and receive teaching. All are welcome! On the 3 rd Monday of each month, the Healing Prayer Ministers are available for private prayer in the Bride s Room after the 8:00 am Mass and at 7:00 pm in Bldg. A. All prayer sessions are kept in the strictest confidence. We encourage you to come. (John 14:12-14) LADY OF GUADALUPE RAFFLE Do you have Christmas or birthday gifts in your closet that you would like to re-gift? Our Green Cove Church would like those unused gifts. They will become prizes at our annual Lady of Guadalupe celebration raffle on December 9 th after the Spanish Mass. Please contact Sandra Curtis at 284-9983 for more information.
Around the Diocese... Marriage Preparation Marriage Preparation: To schedule a wedding, an engaged couple must meet with their parish priest or deacon at least eight months before their proposed wedding date. Preparation for the sacrament includes attending a diocesan program such as Engaged Encounter or Pre Cana. Also, couples of child-bearing age will need to take a full course of Natural Family Planning. Preregistration for each of these programs is mandatory. The next Engaged Encounter will be November 10 th -12 th at Marywood Retreat Center. The next Pre Cana program will be December 9 th in Jacksonville. For more information about the diocesan requirements or to register for any of the diocesan programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619. Advent Retreat with Father Raj Join us for an Advent retreat with Father Raj titled, The Joy of the Gospel on Saturday, December 2 nd from 9 am to 3 pm at Marywood Retreat and Conference Center. Cost is $20 and includes lunch. Saint Paul writes: For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. (Romans 15:4). Knowing and understanding the secrets that tie the Old Testament to the New Testament makes the study of the Scripture a never-ending delight. The Old Testament is designed to be a picture book, illustrating with fascinating stories the spiritual truths presented in the New Testament. Therefore with the help of GOD we will try to discover the connections therein and gain instructions for our spiritual growth. To register contact Marywood Retreat Center at (904) 287-2525 or email info@marywoodcenter.org THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME What are your God-given talents? Pray Help them to grow by sharing them For with others. Discover the joy of service in ministry. (Matthew Vocations 25:14-30). If you have a question about a vocation to the priesthood or religious life, contact Father David Ruchinski, Vocation Director, at (904) 262-3200, ext. 101 or email vocations@dosafl.com. Christmas Cards & Coffee Wednesday, December 6 th, 2017 9 am til 2 pm $15/Person which includes lunch at Marywood Retreat Center We invite you to par cipate in this Advent experience with us as we turn (what might be considered) a tedious task into a joyous me for wri ng your own personal Christmas cards of blessings on your family, friends, and the special me you take to communicate your love. All while listening to Advent & Christmas music, ea ng Christmas cookies and enjoying a delicious lunch! (Please bring your Christmas card supplies with you.) To register contact Marywood Retreat Center (904) 287.2525 or email info@marywoodcenter.org Did you know The Christian professes belief in life everlasting. For those who die in God s grace and friendship, a perfect life in heaven will be the ultimate fulfillment of our human longings. CCC#1020-1025 Download our app today at myparish.com or search your phone s app store for myparish.
Monday, November 20 th, 8:00 am In memory of Carrol King requested by Pat King. Tuesday, November 21 st, 8:00 am - In memory of Marilyn Maloney requested by the Jacoboskis. Wednesday, November 22 nd, 8:00 am - In memory of John Polk requested by Sacred Heart Parish. Thursday, Thanksgiving Day November 23 rd, 8:00 am - In thanksgiving for all the blessings received by our parish and our church family. Friday, November 24 th - No Mass Saturday, November 25 th, 5:30 pm - In memory of Shawn Biggs requested by Tara Biggs and family. Sunday, November 26 th, 8:00 am - In memory of Cesar Payad requested by the Payad Family. Sunday, November 26 th, 10:30 am - In memory of Frances L. Shaughnessy requested by the Jackson Family. Sunday, November 26 th, 5:30 pm - For the Special Intentions of the Parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish. PRAYER LIST Names will be printed in the bulletin for four weeks, then removed. Please call with names you would like to have included on our list. Thank you for helping us keep our list current. Please pray for Lois Battisti, Pat Chestnut-Sarpy, John Duzansky, Mark Hathaway, Virginia Hefferin, Dolores Johnson, Karen McCallan, Richard and Reba Pedigo, Donna Ramos, Carly Stoffa, Tommy Turner, Len Winkeler, Fr. Alex Ducci, Kat Launer, Rebecca Smith, John Steinberg, Charley Strayer, Rose Bergin, Michael Cassidy, Pat Cook, Bill Easterling, Joanne Gillease, Donna Guzinski, Levi Shepherd, Casey Spillane, Mary Stafford, Jennifer Chasteen, Jean Guiliani, Evelyn Norris, Hilary Silva, Burton Tebo, Kathy Tverstol, our prayer blanket recipients and our homebound parishioners. TODAY S READINGS First Reading The woman who fears the L is to be praised (Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31). Psalm Blessed are those who fear the Lord (Psalm 128). Second Reading Brothers and sisters, you are children of the light (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6). Gospel To all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance (Matthew 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: 2 Mc 6:18-31; Ps 3:2-7; Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31; Ps 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b, 15; Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: 1 Mc 2:15-29; Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Lk 19:41-44 Thanksgiving Day, Suggested: Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59; 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11-12; Lk 19:45-48 SULLIVAN HALL All events held at Sullivan Hall are scheduled through Sullivan Hall director, Arlene Manalo. For prices, availability and more information, call Arlene at 284-3811 or email sullivanhall@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/shsullivanhall PARISH WEBSITE Be in the know check out our website at www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org Contact Parish Office at 284-3811 or email bulletin@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org if you have something for the website. The trailer located at the end of our parking lot is to recycle aluminum cans. The profit is used by our Outreach Ministry to help others who are less fortunate. Thank you to all who have been recycling in this way. Please no tin cans, boxes or plastic bottles!