110 Shonnard Pl., Yonkers, NY 10703 www.sacredheartyonkers.org -A Ministry of the Capuchins of the Province of Saint Mary- Rev. Matthew Janeczko, OFM. Cap. Pastor mjaneczko@sacredheartyonkers.org Rev. John McHugh, OFM Cap. Associate Pastor jmchugh@sacredheartyonkers.org Br. Roger Deguire, OFM Cap. Parish Associate rdeguire@sacredheartyonkers.org SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Wednesday, 6:30-7:00 p.m. (Church) Saturday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. (Chapel Reconciliation Room) (Other times: by appointment, call the Parish Office) NOVENAS Miraculous Medal - Monday following 8:30 a.m. Mass Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Adoration - See Bulletin Baptisms Baptisms are usually celebrated on the last Sunday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Contact the Parish Office for information. Marriages Couples should contact the Parish Office before setting their wedding date. Please contact the Parish Office upon engagement; wedding preparation usually takes at least six months. Care of the Sick Please contact the Parish Office when serious illness or hospitalization occurs. Anointing of the Sick and regular Communion Visits can be scheduled. Family Closet Thrift Shop Saturdays 10:00-2:00 Please use entrance in back of High School under Breezeway. Food Pantry Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00-3:00 Weekend Associates Rev. Robert Abbatiello, OFM Cap. Rev. Michael Connolly, OFM Cap. Rev. Senan Taylor, OFM Cap. Mrs. Deanne May Office Manager/Religious Education Coordinator dmay@sacredheartyonkers.org Mr. Andrew Bauer Music Director abauer@sacredheartyonkers.org Parish Offices 40 Convent Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703 Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Parish Offices: 963-4205 Fax: 476-4960 Schools: Elementary: 963-5318 High: 965-3114 SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday Vigil 4:00 p.m. 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday, Finian Sullivan Tower 2nd and 4th Saturday, Monastery Manor 5:00 p.m. Church Sunday 8:00, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. Weekday Monday - Friday, 6:45 a.m. Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Holy Day Schedule Please consult the Bulletin.
October 7 th - 14 th Sunday, October 7 th Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Gn 2:18-24/Heb 2:9-11/Mk 10:2-16 4:00 Vigil Sp Int For Our Parish Family 5:00 Vigil Decd Anderson & Quinn Families & Eric Fitzgerald 8:00 Decd Danny Fontana 9:45 Decd Eleanor McCabe 11:30 Decd Ruth Abbatiello Monday, October 8 th - Gal 1:6-12/Lk 10:25-37 One Mass Only 8:30BSC Decd Agrippina & Andrew DiGiannantonio & Family Tuesday, October 9 th - Gal 1:13-24/lk 10:38-42 6:45BSC Sp Int 8:30MC Decd Denis Galle Wednesday, October 10 th - Gal 2:1-2,7-14/Lk 11:1-4 6:45BSC Sp Int 8:30BSC Decd John Louis Racioppo 7:30BSC Decd Souvenir Yonkers Thursday, October 11 th - Gal 3:1-5/Lk 11:5-13 6:45BSC Decd Carol Anne Gordon 8:30MC Decd Thomas F. Ryan (10 th Anni) Friday, October 12 th - St. Seraphin of Montegranaro Gal 3:7-14/Lk 11:15-26 6:45BSC Sp Int Marty & Sue Ball (50 th Wedding Anni) 8:30BSC Decd Br. Samuel A. Ryan CFC, Ryan, Doyle & Lawlor Families Saturday, October 13 th - Gal 3:22-29/Lk 11:27-28 8:30MC Decd Danny Fontana Sunday, October 14 th Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11/Heb 4:12-13/Mk 10:17-30 4:00 Vigil Sp Int For Our Parish Family 5:00 Vigil Sp Int Class of 1963 8:00 Decd Alejandro Negrin 9:45 Decd Antonio Couto 11:30 Sp Int Class of 1958 Decd Week of October 7 th Bread & Wine Anderson & Quinn Families Sanctuary Lamp Sp Int Marty & Sue Ball (50 th Wedding Anni) STEWARDSHIP OF GOD S BLESSINGS September 30, 2018.......$7,558.00 Last year.........$7,980.75 St. Joseph s Seminary.$1,857.00 Thank you for your continued support of our parish and its many needs. May God bless your generosity to Sacred Heart! My Dear Friends in Christ, Before I offer some reflections upon this weekend s readings from Scriptures, I wanted to take this opportunity to offer some words of thanks: Thank you to Ms. Frances Acosta, Principal of Sacred Heart High School and Fr. Robert Abbatiello, for their awesome work on the Transitus of Saint Francis this past Wednesday evening; thanks to the Secular Franciscans who provided ample refreshments afterwards! (And an additional thanks for Fr. Bob for making sure the church looked beautiful for the Feast!) Thank you to Mr. Ben Glasser for his fine work on the pedestal for Saint Clare. I am so glad that Clare is back in the church looking out for us all! Thank you to those who have come forward to offer to be Gardening Angels. If you want to try out your green thumb, we still have a few areas that need tender loving care! This week s Gospel is admittedly tough make no mistake about it, marriage isn t easy. We celebrate a lot of weddings at Sacred Heart and some of my most cherished moments are to be had in conversation with couples preparing to offer their lives to each other. It seems worthwhile to note, especially in the today s political and religious context, that marriage is, at its best, a sign to the world of God s enduring love for the Church. What is more, it should go without saying that Marriage isn t easy: let s pray for our married and engaged couples, and also never forget those parishioners who carry the cross of separation and divorce in a profound way. With prayers, III II Please Pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased parishioners of Sacred Heart, and the Parish Family members listed in our Prayer Intention Book Wedding Banns Angel Cabassa & Christina Baez Kent Fera & Pierina Bevilacqua
The Parish and School Offices will be closed Monday, October 8 th in honor of the Columbus Day holiday BLESSING OF ANIMALS Sunday, October 7 th, 12:30 pm. Please bring your pet in a safe manner (leash or carrier) and join others in thanking God for the gift of his creation! Marian Procession Please join the procession in honor of Mary on Saturday, October 13 th. This public procession to honor Our Lady of Fatima will immediately follow the 5:00 Mass. A reception will follow in the Church Hall. Pray the Rosary During the month of October, we invite you to join us at the many opportunities to pray the Rosary. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, we will pray the Rosary at 7:00 pm in Portuguese. On Wednesday evening, (other than October 3 rd ) we will offer the Novena of Our Mother of Perpetual Help at 7:00 pm, Mass at 7:30 pm and the Rosary will follow immediately after Mass. These will all be done in English. The Rosary for Life and Miraculous Medal Novena will also be prayed each Monday Morning following the 8:30 am Mass. All are invited to these events. Adult Faith Formation We are so happy that parishioners have responded to the call to start some new small faith groups! Growing Older Gracefully Book Club started this past week, Plans are underway for a Couples Dinner Date Night, A Prayer Group honoring Fr. Padre Pio is finalizing their plans. If you would like to start a group, lead a group or would like to find out about a group in formation, please talk to Fr. Matt or email him with your ideas at mjaneczko@sacredheartyonkers.org. We are a vibrant parish with parishioners with so many talents, let us hear about them! NEW ALTAR SERVERS Calling all 3 rd graders and up who would like to serve! Cardinal s Annual Stewardship Appeal Current Pledges $62,789 Goal $88,000 If you have not made your pledge yet, a Donor from the Archdiocese has offered to match all donations through October 30 th. Donation envelopes are in the vestibule of the church or Log on to cardinalsappeal.org, Sacred Heart Parish is 571. If would like to join the Altar Servers, we will be holding a training session Wednesday, October 10 at 3:30. If you would like more information, please speak to Fr. Matt after Mass or call the office at 963-4205.
The Week Ahead.. Sunday, October 7 th Religious Education 10:45 am Blessing of Animals 12:30 pm Monday, October 8 th Parish & School Offices Closed Miraculous Medal Novena following 8:30 Mass Religious Education 7:15 pm NO RCIA Tuesday, October 9 th Br. Richard Adult Faith Formation 10:00 am Wednesday, October 10 th Altar Server training 3:30 pm Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Thursday, October 11 th Growing Old Gracefully Book Discussion 9:15 am Adoration 3:30-8:00 pm Friday, October 12 th Prayer Shawl Ministry 9:15 am Saturday, October 13 th Lectio Divina 9:15 am Marian Procession, following 5:00 pm Mass Sunday, October 14 th Religious Education 10:45 am Prayer Shawl Group The Prayer Shawl Group started back in 2010 with the goal of creating beautiful prayer shawls for distribution to the homebound, ill and bereaved. Over the course of the past 8 years, they have distributed hundreds of shawls and lap robes to parishioners, their families, and nursing homes. Three years ago, they added hats to their list for hospice and hospitals for those suffering the side effects of chemotherapy. Last year, they created over 130 red hats for the American Heart Association s Little hats, Big hearts program. The group generally meets on the second Friday of the month in the Church Hall following the 8:30 Mass. If you would like to join them, please bring your knitting needles, crochet hooks, work in progress and see what this year will bring! SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 20 th 10:00 am 2:00 pm Thursday, October 25th 6:00 8:00 pm For more information, or to find out more about Open House or Shadow Days please call the High School at 965-3114. TEST FOR ADMISSION CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS -TACHS To qualify for entrance to almost all of our Catholic High Schools (including Sacred Heart), eighth grade pupils must take the TACHS-Test for Admission to Catholic High Schools. The examination will be held on Friday, Nov 2 nd. Registration for the Examination must be done by Oct 15 th. Students may register online at www.tachsinfo.com or by phone at 1-866-618-2247.
7 th Annual Chili Hilly 5K Walk/Run Saturday, October 13 10:00 am Start and Finish: Palisade & Roberts Avenues Contact: NYSF10@gmail.com Online Registration: www.active.com Our honorees have been announced! SAVE THE DATE for the SHHS Scholarship Dinner on Friday, Nov 2 nd when we will honor our dedicated community members with the following awards: Joseph Gebbia: "Spirit of St. Francis" Bob Skladony and Lynn P. Haley: "Commitment to SHHS" Ana Eugenio Fontoura: "Distinguished Graduate" SHHS Pipe Band: "Spirit and History" Ticketing information coming soon!! Sacred Heart Parish Pasta Dinner Sponsored by the Parish Council October 19 th 7:00 pm Sacred Heart School Cafeteria Dinner includes: Spaghetti, Meatballs, Salad, Bread, Soda, Coffee and Dessert! Beer and Wine will be available (Donations of baked goods for Dessert will be greatly appreciated) Proceeds from the dinner will be used to replace some of the Christmas Trees in church. Dinner reservations are required. Please call the Parish Office by Monday, October 15 th. 50/50 Raffle drawing during the dinner! Pasta Dinner 50/50 raffle Tickets will be available after the Sunday Masses October 14 th or in the Parish Office during the week!
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