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Sacred Heart Church

December 30, 2012

God’s Family in Manoa served by:

Rev. Henry J. McKee, Pastor Rev. George J. Boyle, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Daniel M. Kredensor, In Residence Deacon John J. Suplee

Deacon Thomas J. Woods Sister Irene Loretta, I.H.M.,

School Principal Sister Kathleen McCafferty, S.S.J.,

Director of Religious Education Sister Bridget McCullough, I.H.M.,

Parish Service Ministries Miss Mary Ann Allton, Music Director

Miss Kathy Morley, Youth Minister

105 Wilson Ave. Havertown, PA Phone: 610-449-3000 Fax: 610-449-2364

Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Closed 12-1 PM For Lunch)

Evenings & Saturday: by Appointment Sunday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sacred Heart School: 610-446-9198 109 N. Manoa Road

Religious Education Office: 610-449-3000 *for CCD nights : Resource Room 610-446-7597

C.C.D. Classes are Mondays & Wednesdays (Sept. thru May) 6:45 PM - 8:05 PM

Convent: 610-446-3694 Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

108 Shelbourne Road

www.sacredheartmanoa.org

MASS SCHEDULE

SUNDAYS Vigil: 5:00 PM Saturday

7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM and 12:00 Noon

WEEKDAYS Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 AM

Holy Days of Obligation As listed in bulletin and on Parish Website

CONFESSIONS Saturday afternoon: 3:30-4:30 PM

or anytime by appointment

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday – Friday: 8:00am- 9:00pm

Saturday: 8:00am - 4:30pm *Adoration Chapel is located at the driveway

exit of the Church parking lot to Wilson Ave.*

Feast of the Holy Family

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Parish Mission Statement We, the Sacred Heart Parish Community, knowing we are sustained by the Eucharist, dedicate ourselves to:

Forming a prayerful and worshiping community Educating all in Christ’s wisdom formed in and through the Gospel + Living our faith in today’s society

We strive to: Invite, welcome and serve all through our stewardship Unite our community through acceptance of one another + Comfort through word and deed

Baptism ~ Pre Jordan Baptisms are celebrated on Sundays at 1:15 PM with the exception of the 4th Sunday of each month, when Baptisms are celebrated at the 12:00 Noon Mass. Parents are required to attend a Pre-Jordan Class before setting up a date for Baptism. Pre-Jordan Class is held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Center, with some exceptions. *Please consult Parish Bulletin or Website to verify*

Marriage Couples intending to marry should contact one of the priests for an appointment to set a date. By Archdiocesan policy, this must be done at least six months prior to the date.

Anointing of the Sick Sunday at Mass or Upon request - contact one of the

priests at the rectory in case of serious illness.

Reconciliation (Confession) Anytime by appointment. 610-449-3000

Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Legion of Mary Meets each Monday from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM in the Rectory.

Senior Citizens Sacred Heart Social Club, an Archdiocesan Organization, meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at 1:00 PM in the cafeteria.

Feast of

Mary, Mother of God

Monday, December 31

4:00pm Vigil Mass

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

7:30am, 9:30am & 11:30am

Wednesday, January 2 (St. Basil t he Great )

8:30am Richard Scottoline

Thursday, January 3 (The Most Holy Name of Jesus)

8:30am Mary Scottoline

Friday, January 4 (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) 8:30am William Dougherty

Saturday, January 5 (St. John Neumann) 8:30am James & Margaret Tinneny MaryAnn Brophy

DEVOTIONS Miraculous Medal Novena: Saturday mornings after the 8:30 AM Mass.

Rosary: Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 8:10 AM before Mass.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Parish Registration We welcome new members to our Parish Family!

Please stop at the Parish Center to register or download form at www.sacredheartmanoa.org

Visitation of the Sick If you or someone in your family is HOMEBOUND due to illness, disability, or advanced age, please call Sr. Bridget at the Parish Center (610-449-3000) so arrangements can be made to bring Holy Communion. Also, please let us know when someone is in the hospital.

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord, Welcome to Sacred Heart!

It is good to have you join our worshiping community as we celebrate our Eucharistic Liturgy for the Feast of the Holy Family. We are blessed

through your prayerful participation. Thanks for being with us! I am sure that most parents can identify with Joseph and Mary in today’s Gospel. Jesus is missing!! In a panic, they search for Jesus “among their relatives and acquaintances.” Not finding Jesus, they retrace their steps, returning to Jerusalem. Mary questions Jesus, after finding Him in the Temple. Mary expresses the reaction of most parents: “Son, why have you done this to us?” Mary reflects the emotions common in parenting: “Your Father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” Parenting has its challenges! Full proof answers to questions on parenting or solutions to parent-child conflicts are no where to be found. You can find books or articles offering strategies in parenting recommended by experts in parent-child relationships. They come with no guarantees! Sirach and Paul, in today’s Readings, offer their insights for healthy relationships, including family relationships. They suggest that honor, reverence, consideration, kindness, care, compassion, gentleness, patience, forgiveness and thanks be part of our interaction with others, especially our family. Go over this list

in prayer, seeking to make these ideas the “gifts” we bring to our family life. These “gifts” are rooted in our greatest gift, love.

Happy Holy Family Sunday!

God bless,

Fr. McKee

P.S. Many thanks to all who contributed their time and talent in making our Christmas Liturgies a joyful gathering of God’s people! On behalf of Fr. Dan, I thank you for your cards, treats of the season, well-wishes and kindness during this Christmas Season! We are most grateful!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

CCD Classes will resume Wednesday, January 2.

Church Painting! At the Parish Finance Committee Meeting on November 8, it was decided to paint the Church in the new year. Painting will begin on Monday, January 14. We will continue to have Mass in the Church amidst the scaffolding. I trust all will be flexible with any changes in pews available for sitting. Thanks for enduring any inconvenience during this painting project.

Collection Update

December 16, 2012 $ 17,556.00 December 18, 2011 $ 22,197.00 GOAL $437.500.00

Year to Date $412,006.00 Difference $-25,494.00

*Collection amounts for last week and Christmas will be listed in next week’s bulletin*

Thank you for continued generous support!

Wow! Did you get a new coat for Christmas!

There will be a COAT & BLANKET Collection on the weekend of January 12 - 13 for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul!

The Parish Center will be CLOSED on New Year’s Day

SOCIAL CLUB

Next meeting: Monday, JANUARY 7 at 1:00pm *Reminder: Toiletries for St. Francis Inn & St. John’s Hospice are collected at the first meeting of each month

Blood Pressure Screenings next Sunday, January 6 after the 7:30am &

12:00n Masses in the Cry Room (sponsored by

Parish Health Ministry –1st Sunday of each month)

Sacred Heart Parish is pleased to offer parishioners the opportunity to use Electronic Funds

Transfer as an alternative method for giving, To enroll or to learn more about Sacred Heart Parish Giving, please go to our parish website www.sacredheartmanoa.org. (No Fee)

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REST IN PEACE Please pray Catherine Kandle and for all members of our Sacred Heart Faith Community who have been welcomed to the happiness of eternal life.

SICK Please pray for Baby Sean Cutilllo, Baby Olivia Kirmayer, Baby Andrew Sholl, Christina Boyd, Brigid Sullivan, Jim McCullough, Harry Gallagher, Jill Carey, Gina D’Orazio, Jack Clark, Rita Raffa, Claire Dunn, Dana Kleinschmidt, Cheryl Duca, Will Lawler, Ed Farrington, Terri Michels, Gloria Curcio, Fred Orazi, Matt Shaw, Tina DeFlavees, Susan Gallagher, Amerigo Mangino, Martha Primavera, Charlie Farrell, Mickey McGoldrick, Mary Nicolucci, Michael Feerick, Richard Wagner, Marie Debow, Nick Califano, Mark Welsh, Gracyn Goodwin, Rose Mary Haley, Joseph Spollen, Laura Bailey, Rita Hershey, Joanne McManus, Sam Stocker, Maryanne Keller, Louise Savarese, Joanna Small, Paige Elsner, James Bamber, Christopher Chipman, Norma Rodini, Amy McBride, Harold Deitz, Joseph News, Joanne Shain, Rose Scaramuzza, Anna McPhee, Celeste Gisondi, Helen Rebardo, John Huczko, Joseph Mulholland, Gertrude Corrigan, Nicholas Galassi, and Andrew Cabrelli.

Please remember to pray for all men and women serving in the Armed Forces. May the sacrifices they are making bring peace. May God bring them all home safely and soon.

Poor Box Donations for the month of JANUARY will be designated for Bernardine Center

H.O.P.E.

H.O.P.E. provides assistance for doctor appointments, shopping, etc. If you are in need of H.O.P.E services, please call Joan Ehly at 610-449-2570 or Isabelle Duca at 610-449-3638

PRE-JORDAN CLASS for BAPTISM

The next Pre-Jordan Class will be held on Monday, JANUARY 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the MKD Room in the Parish Center. *Attendance at the Pre-Jordan Class is mandatory, prior to the celebration of the

Sacrament of Baptism. Please call the Parish Center at (610) 449-3000 for further information.

SACRED HEART SCHOOL REGISTRATIONS for NEW STUDENTS

for 2013-2014 are now being accepted! Anyone wishing to register NEW students may call School at 610-446-9198 to make an appointment

with our Principal, Sister Irene Loretta, IHM. Please advise inquiring family, friends, neighbors, etc!! Age Requirements: Pre-K 4 years old by Sept 1

SUPERMARKET SCRIP & FUN MONEY is sold on Sunday Mornings after 9:00am & 10:30am Masses in the Parish Center GIFTCARDS are in-stock for local grocery

stores and many restaurants & retail stores! Benefits Sacred Heart Parish!

Please join us as we continue the

EXCITING Series on our FAITH!

We’ll be exploring two topics per month

throughout the year in the series

“CATHOLICISM”

Mark your Calendar for these Future Dates:

January 10 - Mary, Mother of God

January 17 - Mystery of God February 7 - Peter, Paul and the Missionary

Adventure

February 21 - Union of Christ & the Church

March 7 - Mystery of the Liturgy & Eucharist

March 14 - The Communion of Saints

April 4 - Prayer and the Life of the Spirit

April 11 - The Last Things

All sessions will begin at 7:00pm in the

MKD Room in the Parish Center

Please call Sr. Bridget at the Parish Center at

610-449-3000 for further information.

All are Welcome!

from the CHURCH of the SACRED HEART, Staten Island, NY:

Thank you for donating to the Victims

of Hurricane Sandy. Your generosity

to the victims at Sacred Heart Parish is greatly

appreciated and needed. Thank you once again for

your generous donation. All of us here were really

overwhelmed by your generous gift! Can’t thank

you enough! Rev. Louis Jerome, Pastor

Church of the Sacred Heart, Staten Island, NY

The Catholic War Veterans, Fr. Hickey Post 731, will celebrate Corporate Communion Sunday this Sunday, December 30 at the 10:30am Mass.

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LUCKY HEART LOTTERY begins January 1! These are the FINAL DAYS to buy your ticket...while they last! Tickets are $30 and are sold

on Sundays after all the Masses in the Parish Center!

Attention SELLERS: All purchased tickets MUST be returned to the Parish Center by Sunday, December 30!

CONGRATULATIONS!! The winners of the Lucky Heart Lottery Early Bird Bonus Drawing on Wednesday, December 19 are: Prize Winner Seller $100 Dan Morris Bridget Morris $200 Martin & Bridget Fay Amy DeFruscio $300 Chris Clement Marianne Fanelli

**Seller’s Raffle! $200 Pat Lerro

THANK YOU! The Sacred Heart Home and

School Association is very thankful to all who have purchased tickets and greatly appreciates your support for Sacred Heart School. Good luck to all!

Eucharistic Adoration Spending time with Jesus, truly present, in quiet prayer and reflection before the Blessed Sacrament is a great resolution for the new year!

Think about it!

Visit our Adoration Chapel

Monday– Friday: 8:00am - 9:00pm

Saturday: 8:00am - 4:30pm All are welcome!

The ADORATION CHAPEL will close At 3:00pm on New

Year’s Eve and will be CLOSED on NEW YEAR’s DAY!

Volunteers are needed: **AT CRADLES to CRAYONS, Conshohocken

sorting and packing items for children in need *Tuesday, January 8 6:00 - 8:00pm ideal opportunity for Children (age 6+) & Parents or college students enjoying break! *WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 - 6:00 - 8:00pm (note change of date!) Young Adult Night (2nd Wed. of

month) MUST BE 21! For more info or to sign up, please contact Jean Murray 610-449-3000 or shpmurray@comcast.net

HEART-TO-HEART Service Ministry

Scripture Readings for Sunday, January 6

Reading I: Is 60:1-6 Resp: Ps 72:1-2,7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Reading II: Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12

Pray for Life! Pray for the UNBORN!

The next Pro-Life Meeting will be on Thursday, January 3 at 8:00pm in the Parish Center. All are welcome! If you’re able, join us prior to the meeting at 7:00pm in the Adoration Chapel for a Holy Hour. Do you know someone suffering from the emotional pain of an abortion? Tell them about Rachel’s Vineyard! www.rachelsvineyard.org or call 610-399-0890 (confidential!) 24 Hour Pregnancy Hotline: 610-626-4006 All completely confidential! Help available free of charge 24-7!

Best Wishes for a Happy,

Holy New Year!

A Prayer for

the New Year! Come, Holy Spirit, Spirit of God, Spirit of the Risen Christ,

Be with us today and always. Be our Light, our

Guide, and our Comforter. Be our Strength, our Courage, and our Sanctifier.

May this new year be a time of deep spiritual growth for us, A time for welcoming Your

graces and gifts, A time for forgiving freely and

unconditionally, A time for growing in virtue and goodness. Come, Holy Spirit,

Be with us today and always. Amen.

As the YEAR OF FAITH continues, make a new year’s resolution to GROW in your FAITH this year! *Participate in Parish Activities—attend the Catholicism Series and PARISH MISSION (March 11-13) *Read the Bible, Catechism or other spiritual books * Share your faith * Serve others! *Invite a relative or friend to come back to Church *Visit the Adoration Chapel *Incorporate prayer in all you do.. because “God is with us!”

Inspiring Thoughts Here we are at the end of the old year; tomorrow will be the beginning of the new. We must bless the Lord for the many graces we have received. May it please God that by means of these fleeting years we may happily arrive at the permanent year of a blessed eternity! Let us make good use of these small passing moments, living them out in that kindness and humility which Jesus, right from the time He was a child, taught us. St Francis de Sales

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