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.
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 2, 2018 Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. James 1:21b STEWARDSHIP Every worthwhile gift, every genuine benefit, comes from above, says St. James in the second reading. But, he reminds us, true worship of God involves using those gifts to benefit the less fortunate. Good stewardship is not optional; it is the hallmark of our faith! Your Gi s to God and Parish August 19 th Sacrificial Giving: $ 12,614.78 Building Fund: $ 5,621.00 Not in envelopes: $ 5,667.00 Children s Sharing Treasure: $ 44.02 Formed pick of the week Who Am I to Judge? Presented By Dr. Edward Sri How can we stand up for truth in a world that says there is no truth? How can we explain our moral convictions without being labeled judgmental? Join Dr. Edward Sri as he explores what the Church teaches about truth and learn how to better explain it without fear of being intolerant. Watch on Formed.org Still haven t signed up for FORMED? To Register! 1. Go to www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.formed.org 2. Click Register and enter your name, email address, and desired password 3. You re all ready to access the inspiring and engaging content on FORMED! Sacred Heart Parish offers sympathy to Jean Bazley and Family on the death of her sister, Ginny Halligan; and to Wendy Cusick on the recent death of her husband, Brock. A few of you have told me you've experienced some problems accessing some of the FORMED programs. In speaking with the people at FORMED they've asked that you send an email to their support group with the specifics of any problem. In that way they can work with you directly. The email you should use is: parishcare@formed.org Bob Haber The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 3 rd, for the Labor Day holiday. Have a safe and happy Labor Day. Mass will be celebrated at 8:00 am that day.
Education News... Youth Ministry Corner Religious Education is back in session! Please keep our students and catechists in you prayers. NURSERY The Parish Nursery is open on Sunday mornings during the 10:30 Mass. Children ages 18 months to 4 years old are welcome to come play, hear a story, watch a movie and have a snack. Drop off children beginning at 10:20 am in the room on the left of the Activity Center. KICK-OFF Life Teen (HS) 5: 30-7:00 pm and Edge (6-8 th ) 7:05-8:30 pm Wednesday, September 12 th Sacred Heart serves the first Saturday of every month at the Clay County Soup Kitchen. We are looking for volunteers who would like to be involved whether cooking a meal and/or distribu ng and serving food. If you feel this is your calling to serve or would like to know more please contact Kelly Glavin at kellyglavin@ bellsouth.net. Help us con nue to bring our mission to life! SHEEP (Sacred Heart Early Education Program) Are you interested in a playgroup where your little one can be introduced to the Catholic faith while learning and having fun with friends? This is a group of caregivers (mom, dads, and grandparents) with children from birth through preschool. This is a great way to spiritually grow our young children and ourselves. On Monday, September 10 th, our Sacred Heart Early Education Program or SHEEP, will begin meeting weekly on Monday mornings at 9:15 am in the Activity Center. For more information please contact Morgan Burns at 913-620-2792 or morgan.frehe.burns@g-mail.com. Annunciation Invites You Join Us at Our Blue Mass Dedicated to Praying for And Honoring All LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS September 6 th 8:30 am Mass St. Luke Catholic Church 1606 Blanding Blvd. Middleburg Coffee and Donuts to Follow BOX TOPS for EDUCATION Annuncia on Catholic School is partnering with Box Tops for Educa on to earn free money that will go towards needed items for the school. Please help our school earn cash by clipping Box Tops that can be found on hundreds of products like General Mills, Ziploc, Pillsbury, Kleenex, Be y Crocker and more. There will be a collec on box located at the back of the church, we will be submi ng them in November and also in April. Thank You!
In Our Parish... PARISHIONER SENIOR LUNCH The Senior Luncheon is open to all registered Seniors of Sacred Heart Church to encourage fellowship and camaraderie while enjoying a lunch. Please join us on Wednesday, September 19 th, at 11:30 am in Sullivan Hall for Barbecue and share and enjoy the fellowship! RSVP to the Parish Office, 284-3811, by Friday, September 14 th. We cannot accept RSVPs after the deadline. We understand that there are extenuating circumstances but please understand that catering numbers are called in at 3:30 pm on that Friday deadline. All are welcome but please no walk ins! Parish Outreach Ministry Reminder: Today is Dollar Sunday! Thank you for your contribu on! PAT COOK CLASS Mark your calendar for Pat s next class on Wednesday, September 12 th (9 11 am). Her topic will be Living the Our Father and Living the Hail Mary. Contact Kris n at 284-9983 to reserve your space. FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY Knights of Columbus Council 11220 will be holding a flag re rement ceremony. If you have any US flags that are ta ered, faded or not being used anymore, bring them to church and place them in the box in the back of church. They will be properly re red. U? U? J? A 9-, -, S 10 M, 6-8. C C P 904-699-7034,. @.,. T FREE W. ANNUAL YARD SALE Our Annual Yard Sale at the Green Cove Springs church, will be held Saturday, September 22 nd, from 7 am to 2 pm. Save the day and save your gently used items for our sale. Bring them to the Green Cove Church on Thursday or Friday, September 20 th and 21 st, from 9 am to 4 pm. Council of Catholic Women Bible Study will be held on Wednesday, September 5 th, at 10:00 am in Bldg. C. It is held every other Wednesday. THE HIGHEST LAW From me to me, newspapers and magazines will offer, as an item of filler, various laws that are s ll on the books but seem silly to us in our day and age. In one California city, it is illegal to have two indoor bathtubs in one house. Clean water, a precious commodity when the law was wri en, is now readily available, so the law seems silly. But the human value of protec ng and preserving precious resources is s ll around, evident in many conserva on laws that seem sensible to us. So it is with the laws of religious tradi on. What Jesus scorns today is others a tude toward ritual laws, an a tude that becomes nearly idolatrous when laws are observed for their own sake. Jesus teaches that observa on of external ritual laws is of value only when they are emblems of our internal disposi on toward the will of God. Our whole lives must follow the one ul mate law of God: to love God completely and to love neighbor en rely. Roman Catholicism is a tradi on rich with customs, tradi- ons, and even laws. As we con nue to listen to the voice of Christ, we must always look into our own hearts and underneath our ritual prac ces to make sure that love of God and love of neighbor are what we prize above all. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Around the Diocese... Marriage Prepara on Marriage Prepara on: To schedule a wedding, an engaged couple must meet with their parish priest or deacon at least eight months before their proposed wedding date. Prepara on for the sacrament includes a ending 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. Preregi-stra on for each of these programs is mandatory. The next Engaged Encounter program will be October 12 th 14 th at Marywood Retreat Center. The next Pre Cana program will be December 18 th in Jacksonville. For more informa on about the diocesan requirements or to register for any of the diocesan programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619. The Inner Room Silent Retreat Trus ng in God s Love San Juan del Rio Church Saturday, September 22 nd Includes: Mass Guided talks by Fr. John Tetlow Lunch from Panera s Bakery Time for Private reflec on Confession TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. Pray For Jesus is the Word who calls you to Vocations serve Him in truth. Is He inviting you to priesthood? If you have a question about a vocation to the priesthood or religious life, contact the Vocation office, at (904) 262-3200 ext. 101, or email vocations@dosafl.com GLOBAL SOLIDARITY MINISTRY The Global Solidarity Ministry would like to invite you to a Come and See event where you will be able to learn about this new ministry, have your ques ons answered, and decide if you would like to par cipate. Through Global Solidarity Ministry, Catholic Relief Services is offering to work with us toward a leadership and faithdevelopment experience that will increase the capacity of our diocese to respond to Christ s call to global solidarity and increase the number and quality of leaders in a parish. Our goal is to engage our Catholic family to live their faith in solidarity with our vulnerable brothers and sisters around the world. The mee ng will take place on Saturday, September 8 th, at St. Luke Catholic Church, 1606 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Please use the following link to sign up to a end the mee ng. We look forward to seeing you. https://form.jotform.com/82334759982168 For more informa on contact Vickie Lo is at 904-707- 6009 or vickielo is@me.com PARISH WEBSITE Be in the know check out our website at www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org Contact Parish Office at 284-3811 or email bulle n@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org if you have something for the website. BULLETIN DEADLINE The deadline for the bulle n ar cle is noon on Mondays. Holiday weeks may have earlier deadlines. Ar cles for the bulle n may be emailed to bulletin@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org
Monday, Labor Day September 3 rd, 8:00 am In memory of Nicole McInerney requested by Aisley Atkins. Tuesday, September 4 th, 8:00 am For the Special Inten ons of Julie Craig requested by Sue and Edward Biggins. Wednesday, September 5 th, 8:00 am In memory of Rachel Quinones requested by Joe and Cris Thomas. Thursday, September 6 th, 8:00 am - In memory of Brock Cusick requested by Sacred Heart Parish. Friday, September 7 th, 8:00 am - For the Special Inten- ons of Carlos Figueroa requested by Ivonna Asencio. Saturday, September 8 th, 5:30 pm - In memory of Jim Kossuth requested by his wife, Kathryn. Sunday, September 9 th, 8:00 am - In memory of Jennie and Joe Marcy requested by their daughter, Chris ne Pace. Sunday, September 9 th, 10:30 am In memory Charles Bonjiovanni requested by Barbara Boothby. Sunday, September 9 th, 5:30 pm For the Special Inten- ons of the Parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish. TODAY S READINGS First Reading For what great na on is there that has gods so close to it as the L, our God, is to us? (Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8). Psalm The one who does jus ce will live in the presence of the Lord (Psalm 15). Second Reading Religion that is pure is this: to care for orphans and widows in their afflic on (James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27). Gospel This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23). 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 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass For the Blessings of Human Labor, nos. 907-911 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Sunday: Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 PRAYER LIST Please call the Parish Office to have names included on our list. Names will be printed in the bulle n for four weeks before being removed or unless re-added by request. Thank you for helping us keep our list current. Please pray for Hazel Mays, Levi Shepherd, Charley Strayer, Scott Wainwright, A C Fairbrother, Tom Baugh, Marsha Ennis, Thomas Fanning, Virginia Gregg, Judy Hormann, Karen Konopacki, James Macklin, Karen McCallan, Elizabeth Otto, Alice Smith, Louis Verdi Jr, John Anderson, Donna Bennie, Leo Bergin, Dawn Black, Aden Bredensteiner, Julie Craig, Geoff Davies, Ki y Estes, Mark Hathaway, Kenny Mackert, Connie Manning, Keith Willis, Jerri Franz, Paul & Joanne Gillease, Al Karolewicz, Craig Loudy, Tabitha Perry, Bob Tominovich, Sco Wainwright, our prayer blanket recipients and our homebound parishioners. SULLIVAN HALL All events held at Sullivan Hall are scheduled through Sullivan Hall director, Arlene Manalo. For prices, availability and more informa on, call Arlene at 284-3811 or email sullivanhall@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/shsullivanhall Thank you to all who have been recycling aluminum cans. This is now a project of Boy Scout Troop 309, who will be using the profit to fund Scout projects and ac vi es. Please no n cans, boxes or plas c bo les!