Weekend Mass Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 8:30 am 10:00 am

Daily Mass Monday 7:00 am Tuesday 7:00 am Wednesday 7:00 am Friday 7:00 am Saturday 8:30 am

Communion Service Thursday 7:00 am

Confession Monday 7:30 am Tuesday 7:30 am Friday 7:30-8:00 am Saturday 9:00-9:30 am & 4:30-5:00 pm

Adoration Friday 7:30am Exposition 8:30am Benediction

Baptism Please call the parish office to make arrangements for baptism at least 2 month in advance.

Matrimony Please call the parish office to make arrangements for marriage at least 6 months in advance.

Pastor Reverend Bruce Ludeke

Permanent Deacon Deacon Ken Funk

October 11, 2020 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time

Mission Statement We are a Eucharistic Community which recognizes and

values the dignity of each person by responding to the Gospel. We are called to

Pray, Teach and Serve.

2224 Avenue J, Sterling IL www.sacredheartparish.net Tel. 815-625-1134 Emergency 815-625-0631

SACRED HEART CHURCH PRAY † TEACH † SERVE

Pray Mass Intentions

Mon. 10/12 7:00 am † Veronica Tschosik Tues. 10/13 7:00 am Living Intention of Nicole Billapando Wed. 10/14 7:00 am † Mary & Al Dieterle, Sr. Thurs. 10/15 7:00 am Communion Service Fri. 10/16 7:00 am Living Intention of Tom & Anne Stanfa Sat. 10/17 8:30 am † Russ Hall

5:30 pm † Amy & Bob Edison Sun. 10/18 8:30 am † Brad Vock & Armoska Families 10:00 am Sacred Heart Parishioners

Sanctuary Lamp In Memory of

Francis Clark

Annual Pet Blessing 2020

May your grace, O Lord, we pray, at all times go before us and follow after and make us always determined to carry out good works. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

St. Mary’s School Annual Fruit Sale

The annual fruit sale is about to

begin. Online ordering available again

this year! www.smsfundraising.net. Hard copy order

forms will also be available in next week’s

bulletin. Fabulous Fruit, Avanti cheeses, Woody’s

popcorn, Little Chocolatier Pecan Dumplings “Turtles”,

Monastery caramels, Koeze’s Colossal cashews, and

English Toffee. More items available online. Orders will

be taken from October 16th – October 29

th.

Sacred Heart Cemetery Clean Up

The annual fall clean up is underway. Please have all arrangements and any other items removed by October 15th. All items that remain on Oct. 16th will be disposed of.

Earn Money for Sacred Heart Church! For all of our parishioners, families, and friends that shop on Amazon, you can now start earning money for Sacred Heart

Church. Go to Amazon Smile and search for Sacred Heart Church in Sterling, IL. You will be giving a percentage of your purchase directly to Sacred Heart Church! Shop at smile. Amazon.com

Fall Calvary Cemetery Clean-up The Fall Calvary Cemetery clean-up is November 16th-20th. All arrangements and items must be removed by November 15. Any items still remaining on November 16th will be discarded. Thank You, St. Mary’s Church

Rosary Returns Before 8:30 Mass

We are happy to announce that we will resume having the Rosary recited before the 8:30 Mass each weekend! Please join Bev Cassens as she leads us in the rosary each Sunday at 8:00am in the church.

Rosary Weekend

The Rosary will be prayed 30 minutes before every Mass this weekend.

Homemade Rosaries For Sale

Marie Foley’s homemade rosaries will be for sale before and after Mass this weekend October 10th & 11th We will also have them available in the office for the month of October if you would like to stop in during office hours. Please consider purchasing one of these beautiful rosaries made out of love, it helps out with her ministry and sending rosaries overseas.

COME SPEND ONE HOUR WITH OUR LORD!

Adoration every Friday 7:30am-8:30am

Father has added a new time for Confessions on Fridays 7:30-8:00am

Thanks to all who participated in the Annual Life Chain!

Parish Office

Hours…...............Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (June-Aug: Friday - 8:00-12:00pm) Phone …………...……………………… 815-625-1134 Fax………………...………………………815-625-1138 Rectory, Emergency Only ….………..…815-625-0631

Parish Staff

Pastor Rev. Bruce Ludeke……….…………….…….....ext. 3 Email…………………….…sheartpastor@gmail.com

Permanent Deacon Deacon Ken Funk………………...….................ext. 5 Email……………..…..sheartdeaconken@gmail.com

Business Manager Julie Massey….………………….………..…......ext. 2 Email……....…..…….jmassey@rockforddiocese.org

Parish Secretary Shelly Oltmans..………………………….….......ext. 0 Email……………….………. sheartoffice@gmail.com

Director of Music & Liturgy Karen Nestor.....………………………….….......ext. 4 Email………………...sheartmusicliturgy@gmail.com

Coordinator of Religious Education Melinda Hutchison………….…………..…….…......... Email………………….sheartreligioused@gmail.com

Coordinator of Evangelization Susanna Riley….…...………...…..…...815-441-8170 Email………………….….evangelizeshp@gmail.com

Coordinator of RCIA Gonzalo Reyes Email……….……….……….sheartRCIA@gmail.com

Prayer Chain for Special Intentions Call………..……………….…………….815-625-1134 Email…...……………..…...sheartoffice@gmail.com

Tithing 5% ……………….…..($198) St. Vincent DePaul

Weekly Collection

Your Gift to God last weekend was:

Amount Required Weekly $4,442.31

Envelope mailed in/dropped off $4,119.00

Online Giving $1,955.00

Weekly Total 10/04/2020 $6,074.00

YTD Required $62,192.34

YTD Collected (Week 14) $73,786.00

Total Envelope Holders 523

Envelopes Used 79

% Contributed Parish Raffle Winner $100.00

15% Angel Blazquez

Diocesan Stewardship Appeal - 2020-21

Goal: $34,725 Donated to date: $22,248

Compared to last year to date: $22,765

Thank you to the following donors who have recently given to the 2020-21 Diocesan Appeal:

Happy Birthday from Fr. Bruce and the Sacred Heart Staff!

10/12 Haley Cheshier 10/12 Andrew Garland 10/14 William Lendmend 10/15 Alex Crump 10/15 Christine Mitchell 10/15 Abby Nitz 10/15 Keith Pham 10/15 Vicky Salas 10/15 Mila Zolli 10/16 Jerimiah Johnston 10/16 Luke Olson

10/16 Bjur Reagan 10/17 Cynthia Bonneur 10/17 Nola Celestino 10/17 Macie Gebhardt 10/17 Charles McGinn 10/17 Sue Olson 10/17 Betty Snitchler 10/18 Teri Danreiter 10/18 Mathew Miller 10/18 Therlo Verbout

Schedule of Ministers Saturday, October 17th & Sunday, October 18th, 2020

Lectors:

5:30 pm Connie Chaney 8:30 am Tom Ausman 10:00 am Mason Family

Usher/Cleaners:

5:30 pm Jim & Sue Olson 2 Volunteers Needed

8:30 am Margaret & Greg Nickrent Brenda & Jeff Gould

10:00 am 4 Volunteers Needed

Please contact Karen Nestor at 815-625-1134 or sheartmusicliturgy@gmail.com if you would like

to help out in these roles!

Remember to pick up your order PICKUP DATE : Wednesday Oct 14th 12-6 PM NHS Front Circle

The parish office will be closed on Monday, October 12th for the Columbus Day

Holiday.

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