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Church of the Sacred Heart
751 Main Avenue
Bay Head, New Jersey
(732) 899-1398
Fax # (732) 899-2233
Website: www.sacredheartbayhead.com
E-mail: shrcbh@comcast.net
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 8, 2015
Staff:
Rev. Michael O’Connor (shcpastor@gmail.com)
James A. Lacey, Deacon(jalaceyjr@yahoo.com)
Silverius Galvan,Deacon(deaconsil@comcast.net)
Weekend Celebrants:
Fr. Paul Engel, O.F.M. Cap.
Fr. Kevin P. Ashe
Masses:
Saturday: 5:15 PM
Sunday: 8:00AM, 9:15AM and 11:00 AM
Confessions:
Saturday 4:30 to 5:00 PM
Other occasions as announced.
Marriages: (Registered Parishioners only)
Please notify the rectory as soon as the decision to
marry has been made. There is a prescribed
preparation program of one year.
Baptisms are held on the first and third Sunday of
each month. Please contact the Parish Office to
make arrangements as early as possible.
Sick Calls: At any time.
Religious Education Sunday morning Grades 1-8
10:15 AM—11:30 AM.
Rectory Office Hours:
Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
FEBRUARY 7th/8th
FIFTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Saturday, February 7, Vigil Mass
5:15 PM
Anna Kopko
Father Michael From Ronald & Lorraine Schulz
Thomas McGlynn
From Sister
Sunday, February 8
8:00 AM
Al Berger
Father Michael From Marie & Bob Hull
9:15 AM
Father Paul
Dr. Jack McGeown
From Peggy Fitzgerald
11:00 AM
Father Paul
Kevin Cassedy
From Betty and John Cassedy
Monday, February 9
8:30 AM
John Dyuran
From Claire
Tuesday, February 10, St Scholastica
8:30 AM
John Hanf
From The Family
NEXT WEEKEND
FEBRUARY 14th/15th
SIXTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Saturday, February 14, Vigil Mass
5:15 PM
John McEnroe
Father Michael From Mr. & Mrs. Charles Geiger
Paul Fuller
From Mother, Betty Ann Fuller
Anniversary Blessing for Couples
Celebrating February Anniversaries
Sunday, February 15
8:00 AM
John Turley
Father Paul
From George & Janice Richardson
9:15 AM
Father Paul
Jack Olsen
From Stan and Mary Niedzwiecki
11:00 AM
Father Michael
Frances Harrigan
From John & Helene DeFilippis
SACRED HEART CHURCH
Daily Mass:
Monday—Saturday
8:30 AM
Wednesday, February 11, Our Lady of Lourdes
8:30 AM
Beatrice Abatemarco
From Veronica Bakunas
Vigil Mass:
Saturday
5:15 PM
Sunday Mass:
8:00 AM, 9:15 AM and 11:00 AM
Thursday, February 12
8:30 AM
Janet Davis
From Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gunther
Eucharistic
Adoration:
First Friday of month
9:00M
Confession:
Saturday
4:30PM
Friday, February 13
8:30 AM
For Our Parishioners
Saturday, February 14, Ss. Cyril, Monk, and Methodius
8:30 AM
For Our Parishioners
Baptismal
1st Monday of Month
Preparation Class:
Rosary:
Before the 8:30 AM Daily Mass
Respect Life:
Last Thursday of month
Breakfast Club: 2nd and 4th Saturday
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
MEETING
Our next Baptismal Preparation Session will be on
Monday, March 2, 7PM in the Parish Hall. To register,
please call the parish office at 732-899-1398.
All families who have not attended a prior class are
requested to attend and are asked to invite godparents.
7:00 PM
3:30PM
9:00 AM
WEEKLY COLLECTION
February 1
$6,082.00
Please remember Sacred Heart in your
Last Will and Testament.
Thank you for your support of
Our parish.
BLESSING FOR MARRIED COUPLES
On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the 5:15PM Mass we will
have a special blessing for all married couples celebrating
their wedding anniversary during the month of February.
Please plan to attend if you are celebrating your Anniversary
in February — you won’t want to miss it!
SACRED HEART HOLY NAME
50/50 LOTTERY
Win $500.00 or more in Sacred Heart’s Holy Name Society
50/50 cash lottery. The monthly drawing is held the 3rd
Tuesday of each month. $60.00 gives you (12) chances, one
per month. Make your check payable to Sacred Heart H.N.
Society, complete the form below and return to the parish
office at 751 Main Avenue, Bay Head, 08742. New members
are welcome. Thank you very much for all who support our
lottery.
NAME___________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________
TELEPHONE
NUMBER_________________________________________
AMOUNT_________________________________________
BELMAR/LAKE COMO
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
PARADE
Plans for the Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade are
well underway! On Friday, February 27, 2015, the committee
will host the 5th Annual Evening of Irish Culture featuring
the Patricia Murphy School of Irish Dance. Music will also
be provided by Round the House. The event will be held at
the Waterview Pavilion, State Highway 35, Belmar from 6:30
-10:30pm. Tickets must be purchased in advance by February
16, cost $65 each, and includes cocktail hour, a four-course
dinner and open bar. For questions contact
IrishCultureEvent@gmail.com. For more information on the
parade or any of the upcoming events, log on to the parade
committee’s website: www.belmarparade.com
The Grand Marshall and Deputy Grand Marshal of the parade
will be sworn in Saturday, February 28, at the Investiture
Mass at St. Rose Church in Belmar at 10am. An Investiture
Luncheon will follow at Doolan’s Shore Club, Route 71 in
Spring Lake Hts. Luncheon donation is $30. Call Bill
O’Connell at 732-280-2143 for information or tickets.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY ADULT
DINNER DANCE
Sacred Heart’s St. Patrick’s Day Adult Dinner Dance will be
held Saturday, March 7th, 6:30-9:30 PM in the Church Hall.
Tickets are $20.00 Adults only and include a traditional
corned beef dinner, soft drinks, beer and dessert. Entertainment by Jimmy Byrne and Jimmy Byrne 111. Come join the
fun. On this night, everyone is Irish. Please fill out this form
and attach a check payable to Sacred Heart Church. Mail
completed form with check (no cash please) to P O Box 163,
Bay Head, NJ. For more information call Art Condon at 732343-2208 or Edie Wohrmann at 732-202-6740.
Name___________________________________________
Phone Number____________________________________
# of tickets__________ (20.00 Per adult)
Total Enclosed____________________________________
If possible, I would like to sit with:_____________________
_________________________________________________
RETREAT DAY FOR MEN AND
WOMEN RELIGIOUS
Where: Maris Stella Retreat Center, Harvey Cedars, NJ
Date: Saturday, February 21 — 10:00am—3:30pm
Lunch included
Snow date: Saturday, April 18, 2015
“Consecrated Life: The Mysticism of Encounter "Presenter:
Diane Collesano SCIn honor of the Year of Consecrated Life
this Retreat Day is a gift to all religious. There is no cost to
attend. Limited overnight accommodations are available at a
reasonable cost. Registration is required. Registration due:
February 5thFor more info, contact Sr. Pat (609) 494-2917 or
pdotzauer @comcast.net.
6 WEEK SOUP & SCRIPTURE STUDY
Sacred Heart Church Parish Hall, Friday, February 20, 27,
March 6, 13, 20 and 27. Jesus’ miracles were signs of God’s
love and compassion and drew people to faith in him. He continues to work miracles today as he did 2,000 years ago. This
Scripture study includes the full scripture text of a miracle
performed by Jesus, a short commentary, and questions for
delving deeper and applying it to daily life. Join us as we
break brad and Scripture together during one of the year’s
most important Liturgical Season, Lent: $11.00 to register
after 2/26 $15.00. All are welcome. Call Dawn Rusinko at
yahoo.com or 732-899-1398.
FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS
CAMPAIGN
TREASURES FROM
OUR TRADITION
Our goal of $485,000.00 to the Faith to Move Mountains
Campaign has been reached thanks to the kindness of your
very generous donations. May God bless you for your support
of this special Diocesan Collection.
“Last rites” is a persistent but pesky phrase in the Catholic
lexicon, and not a particularly useful phrase since it props
open the door to misunderstanding. Many Catholics presume
it refers to the anointing of the sick, yet there is nothing “last”
about it. Clearly, the Church desires anointing to be
celebrated fairly early on in the crisis of illness, and not as a
least measure. The Rites for the Dying stand apart in the
Church’s plan, and include two principal rites. The first is
viaticum, Latin for “food for the journey,” the reception of
Holy Communion by a dying person. Even very active and
aware Catholics often do not realize that this “last rite” does
not require a priest’s presence, but can be conducted by a
deacon or minister of Holy Communion.
Father Michael
BREAKFAST CLUB
Perhaps you have experienced the loss of a loved one, a
home, a pet or “something else important to you.” A loss is a
loss that needs to be dealt with. Meetings are the 2nd and 4th
Saturday of each month in the kitchen of the Church hall after
the morning Mass for one hour with “coffee and” as we share
our experiences in dealing and handling such issues. No
reservation fee, or commitment is necessary. To anyone
young, old, male or female, dealing with such issues, you are
welcome to come in and see if you might derive any benefit
from the gathering. We are not simply a bereavement support
group which deals solely with the loss of a loved one, but
rather a group of people who are dealing with a loss of any
kind. For further information contact Doris Czarnecki at 732604-5429 or dczrnk@@gmail.com or Jack Genz at 732-4585691 or jackgenz@comcast.net. The next Club meeting will
be Saturday, February 14th.
SACRED HEART
BELL CHOIR
Will be playing at the 9:15 AM Mass Sunday, February, 15th.
Please come and support your parish choir.
The second “last right” in the pastoral plan is a prayer called
“Commendation of the Dying.” Similarly, this does not
require the presence of a priest, but can be led by any minister
or family member. Too often, we have focused on what only
a priest can do, namely anoint, and have forgotten the fullness
of liturgical care that the Church desires for its dying faithful.
The “last rites” are completely available to us even when a
priest is not.
SINGLE OR COUPLED
YOUNG ADULTS
If you’re single or coupled, aged 20-30 and looking for like
minded people to share your faith and fellowship in a safe
environment, join us, Saturday, February 21st,7PM in the
Church hall. Serving light refreshments. For further
information contact Dawn Rusinko at
DawnRusinko@yahoo.com or 732-899-1398.
AARP TAX-AIDE PROGRAM
ST. MARTHA CHURCH
POINT PLEASANT
2014 CONTRIBUTION
STATEMENTS
Will provide an accurate and complete federal and state
income tax return for clients. Also assistance with homestead
rebates and Property Tax Rebate are available. This free
service is open to all taxpayers. Special emphasis, however, is
given to those over the age of 60 with low or moderate
incomes. Please bring copy of last year’s return, W-2 forms
from employer, unemployment compensation statements,
SSA-1099 form if you received Social Security, all 1099
forms showing interest/dividends, information on medical
expenses. Assistance is available Tuesdays, 9AM-1PM or call
732-810-5890 for appointments.
If you use Church offering envelopes and would like a
statement of your contributions for 2014, please call the
parish office at 732-899-1398 during business hours
Monday—Friday 9AM—2PM, or email shrcbh@comcast.net.
PARISH OFFICE
The parish office will be closed Monday, February 16th,
President’s day. The office will re-open Tuesday, February
17th, 9AM-2PM.
FEBRUARY 8th—FIFTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
HEALING MINISTRY—
During Jesus’ ministry “he cured many who were sick with
various diseases, and he drove out many demons.” This is the
case in today’s Gospel. Jesus fulfills the vision of Psalm 147:
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
Jesus knew, however, that he couldn’t possibly heal all the illness in the world. No matter how many people he cured or
how many hours he ministered, there always would be more
suffering people like Job who craved his healing touch. His
primary mission was not to rid the world of all suffering. His
“purpose” was to preach the coming of the reign of God that
heals, yes, but ultimately transcends and transforms early suffering. With Paul, Jesus could have said, “Woe to me if I do
not preach” that good news.
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading—Job finds life on earth to be drudgery; he is
filled with restlessness (Job 7:1-4, 6-7).
Second Reading—Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel. I
have become all things to all, to save at least some (1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23).
Gospel –Jesus cured many who were sick with various diseases
(Mark 1:29-39).
SAINTS AND
SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
World Marriage Day
Tuesday:
Saint Scholastica, Virgin
Wednesday:
If I were to begin life again, I would want it as it was. I would
only open my eyes a little more.
Our Lady of Lourdes
World Day of the Sick
Thursday:
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
ON LOVE
Saturday:
Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop
Valentine’s Day
BEGINNING AGAIN
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
INFORMATION SHEET
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
511533 Sacred Heart
751 Main Avenue, Bay Head NJ 08742
PHONE
732-899-1398
CONTACT PERSON
Barbara Guttenberg
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