Parish Office…………………………...365-8573 Angie Scott, Secretary/Bookkeeper After hours emergency # .......... 378-4681 Catholic Faith Formation .......... 365-8573 Renae Magana, Coordinator

Formacion de fe para ninos……..365-8573 Rene Magana, Coordinador

Youth Ministry ......................... 365-8573

Grupo de Jovenes ..................... 365-8573

RCIA ......................................... 365-8573 Fr. Eric Flores, Coordinator

RICA ......................................... 365-5303 Yolanda Alvarado, Coordinador

Baptism Preparation Class ........ 365-8573 1st Tuesday of each month Mike Spence, Coordinator

Clase de preparación para el bautismo 2do jueves de cada mes Hector Rubio, Coordinador…..276-4694

Parish Nursing Ministry ............ 524-4092 Sandy Downing, Parish Nurse

Sacred Heart Thrift Store .......... 365-5853 2652 Gateway Drive, Anderson Maria Gonzales, Manager

Parish Gift Shop ........................ 347-1985 Kathy Weiss, Coordinator

Anderson Cottonwood Christian Assistance 2979 East Center St. Anderson, 365-4220 Open Tuesday & Friday, 10am—2pm

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service 2400 Washington Ave. Redding…241-0552 Knights of Columbus ................ 244-2242 Jim Duval, Grand Knight

ST. ANNE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sacred Heart Church

3141 St. Stephens Drive, Anderson Saturday Mass: 4:30PM (English) Sunday Mass: 10:00AM (English)

12:00 (Spanish) Weekday: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8AM

Confessions: Saturday: 3PM

St. Anne Church 3415 Main Street

Cottonwood Sunday Mass: 8:15AM

OCTOBER 7, 2018

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

Website: sacredheartparish.com • email: sacredheartanderson@outlook.com

Rev. Eric Flores, Parochial Administrator

Deacons: Rich Valles • Jesus Madrigal

Michael Evans (retired) • Anthony Short (retired)

Secretary/Bookkeeper: Angie Scott

FROM THE PASTOR

October is the month of the Holy Rosary. It has been part of our spiritual life that we cling to Mary in all the days of our life. St. John Paul II always used the phrase “to Jesus through Mary” to summarize Mary’s role in our life. She is our mother and the mother of our Savior Jesus Christ. To celebrate the Month of the Rosary, we will pray the rosary before all the Masses for the entire month of October. The Legion of Mary will lead us in the rosary before every Mass. Last weekend we returned back to the Church for our Sunday worship and it was good to be back home. We can now worship the Lord in this holy place again. Although there is still some work to be done in the Confessional and Minister’s Room, we can slowly return back to our regular worship inside the Church. At this moment we are just waiting for the installation of the floors in both rooms. Volunteers are so generous to offer their services to finish

these projects free of charge. As you can see, all of the concrete and asphalt has now been poured for our new Front Entrance. This was the largest aspect of this project. The last and final work will be the installation of the roof for the new shade structure over the front doors, new lighting, irrigation, and landscaping. The landscaping will be done by our Hispanic community. The parish will provide the materials. I ask you to please consider sponsoring one of the items that that were listed in last week’s bulletin insert. If you need a list, please call Angie at the parish office or see the list on the inside page of the bulletin. These items can be donated in memory of loved one or in honor of someone or a special occasion. After all this construction is finished, we will have a beautiful front entrance to ease our access to the Church. Whatever success and beauty we will have, we offer it to the glory of God’s name.

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (All for the glory of God!)

—-Fr. Eric Flores

WEEKLY NEWS

MASS INTENTIONS OCTOBER 7TH —14TH

Saturday Oct. 6th 4:30pm Fidencio & Teresa Cabral and Gloria Garza

Sunday Sunday Sunday

Oct. 7th Oct. 7th Oct. 7th

8:15am 10:00am Noon

Gary Toms Sacred Heart Parishioners Homero Salgado

Tuesday Oct. 9th 8:00am Poor Souls

Wednesday Oct. 10th 8:00am Hazen Kroff

Thursday Oct. 11th 8:00am Sherlene Hawkins

Friday Oct. 12th 8:00am Eugene Johnson

Saturday Oct. 13th 4:30pm Sacred Heart Parishioners

Sunday Sunday Sunday

Oct. 14th Oct. 14th Oct. 14th

8:15am 10:00am Noon

Gary Toms Santiago Magana

PRAYER CONCERNS

Pangburn Family, Lila Magana, Miranda Weise, Alverta Snider, Carolyn Greenwood, Trista Becker, John Williams, Helen Presidio, Rina Ford, Clementine Mills, Jim Weirick, Ilene Duval, Tillie Duval, Dawn Drinkwater, Carol Andrews, Katie Lewis, Martha Hitchcock, Kevin Rezak, Angelo Costanzo, Mary Rowe, Ross Clark, Jay Burns. Stan MacIsaac.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

Collection Summary

September 8/9: $5,563 September 15/16: $4,029 September 22/23: $3,986 September 29/30: $3,927

For fiscal year 2017– 2018

Budgeted for Collections: $280,000 Total for 15 weeks: $70,542 weekly Goal: $5,385 Average Weekly Collection: $4,703

Second Collection

Our Second Collection this weekend is for our Maintenance and Improvement Fund. This collection helps keep our parish buildings and grounds in good working order and looking so good. Thank you for your continued generosity.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA

Please join Bishop Soto and other faithful in thanking God for the gift of Our Mother, as we celebrate our annual Our Lady of Fatima Mass on October 13, 3pm at Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center. Call 916-725-4730 for more information. Join Johanna Trenerry and other Sacred Heart Parishioners as they pray the rosary in honor of Our Lady of Fatima on Saturday, October 13th, 12:00 noon, on the sidewalk next to the Anderson Safeway.

50/50 DRAWING

Volunteers will be available after the Masses most weekends to sell 50/50 tickets. Cost is 6 tickets for $5. Tickets are also available in the parish office or call Johanna Trenerry, 357-2416. All proceeds go to Summer Bible Camp and seed money for next year’s Night of Enchantment.

In honor of St. Francis, Sacred Heart Parish will have the Annual Blessing for All Animals next Sunday, October 7th at 2pm in front of the church. Bring your pets or a picture of your pet for a special blessing.

ANNUAL BLESSING OF ANIMALS

50’S PLUS CLUB

Do you want to meet people your own age (50 or more) and have a fabulous meal too? Come to the 50s Plus Club on Tuesday, October 9th at 11:30 am. We gather at St. Joseph's downstairs meeting room for a potluck lunch and a brief meeting. It's informal and fun. Please bring a dish to share. Dues are $10/year. If you have questions please call Geri at 242-6285.

SACRED HEART MISSION OUTREACH

The monthly meeting of the Sacred Heart Mission Outreach group will be at Humble Joe’s in Anderson at 9:00 a.m. this coming Tuesday, October 9th. The group finds and funds charitable projects throughout the world. Come enjoy a free breakfast and see what we’re all about! If attending meetings isn’t possible, you can always share by placing your contribution in the Sunday collection and designating it for the Sacred Heart Mission Outreach

WEEKLY NEWS

SUNDAY EUCHARIST

The Ambry: The word ambry is derived from the Latin armarium (cupboard or chest) and signifies the place where the vessels of oil used in celebrating sacraments are kept. These oils are blessed by the bishop at the Mass of Chrism celebrated during Holy Week and are brought to each parish church for the various rites of anointing. The three oils signify the universal charisms of the church for initiating (oil of catechumens), healing (oil of the sick) and consecrating (chrism). As early as the sixth century, ambries were used to hold consecrated communion bread as well as the oils, and were often located in the base of the altar. By the thirteenth century, separate locked ambries were used for the eucharist only. This was an accepted practice by the sixteenth century, when this separate container was called a tabernacle. In the meantime, smaller amounts of the oils were stored in the sacristy, or in a simple wall niche or recessed cupboard known as an ambry, usually located near the baptism font. As with all other vessels used in the liturgy today, the vessels for the oils should be of a quality and design that speak of the importance of the ritual actions. The vessels should hold an ample supply of the oils, thus symbolizing the generosity of God’s gift. The gestures of anointing can then be performed with similar generosity of touch. The display of beautiful vessels reminds the community of the reverence it gives to its members as they are welcomed in baptism, confirmed in the spirit and anointed in their illness. To be anointed is to participate in an ancient biblical and ecclesial rite of blessing, and to enter into the mission of Jesus Christ, the anointed one of God.

BIBLE STUDY

Our Sacred Heart Bible Study meets every Tuesday

morning at 9am in the Bible Study Room in the Parish

Center. Everyone is welcome to attend.

CATECHETICAL SUNDAY

This year our parish will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on the weekend of October 13th & 14th. The theme this year is "Enlisting Witnesses for Jesus Christ." Those who the Community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.

A Prayer for Catechists Loving God, Creator of all things,

you call us to be in relationship with you and others. Thank you for calling me to be a catechist,

for the opportunity to share with others what you have given to me.

May all those with whom I share the gift of faith discover how you are present in all things.

May they come to know you, the one true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

May the grace of the Holy Spirit guide my heart and lips, so that I may remain constant in loving

and praising you. May I be a witness to the Gospel and

a minister of your truth. May all my words and actions reflect your love. Amen.

OCTOBER—MONTH OF THE ROSARY

The month of October has been specially designated as the Month of the Rosary. To honor this beautiful dedication, we will pray the rosary 20 minutes before each Mass, beginning October 6th & 7th.

Family Night of Enchantment Saturday, October 20th

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30pm)

Admission ages 3 and up: $5.00, plus 1 can of food.

Allows everyone to play all games all evening. Does not include dinner, ice cream or drinks.

Mexican Dinner Ice Cream Booth Drink Booth Sweet Walk Train Ride

Game Booths Pumpkin Patch Good Dinosaur Fun House

FRONT ENTRANCE LANDSCAPING

When the Front Entrance Project is complete, the par-ish will take on the responsibility of the new landscap-ing. We are offering each part of the landscaping plan for sponsorships. These sponsorships can be in memory of someone, in honor of someone, or in honor of a special occasion. Below is a list of the sponsor-ship opportunities. A plaque will be installed to me-morialize all sponsorships.

5 planters: $1,000 each 6 benches: $500 each

Planter along north side of the church: $1,500 Planter along south side of the church: $1,500 Planter between the rectory and church: $350

Please talk to Fr. Eric or call the parish office if

you are interested in a sponsorship or would like more information

WEEKLY REFLECTIONS

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon. Galatians 1:6-12; Luke 10:25-37 Tue. Galatians 1:13-24; Luke 10:38-42 Wed. Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14; Luke 11:1-4 Thu. Galatians 3:1-5; Luke 11:5-13 Fri. Galatians 3:7-14; Luke 11:15-26 Sat. Galatians 3:22-29; Luke 11:27-28 Sun. Wisdom 7:7-11; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP

People can spend their entire lives looking for their most suitable partner. Some have an unattainable ideal in their minds that makes the search impossible. Others may choose a different partner over and over again without any real discernment, leading to a long series of breakups and heartache. Perhaps the greatest obstacle for people lies in their assumption that the most important criteria for choosing a partner is that the person they choose to love needs to be devoted to them and be faithful to them above all others. The truth is that if you want to have a suitable partner who you find yourself drawing ever closer to as the years go by, then the focus of both people involved needs to be on a much more important being than the two of you. When I was a teenager, I remember seeing a triangle used as a visual aid in explaining how true love works. God is the top point and the two lovers, friends, or family members involved are the bottom points. If the two involved in the relationship love God more than each other, than in time it will be their love for the Divine that will bring them ever closer, like how a triangle narrows at the top point. The more I give of myself to my God, the greater I find my love is for my wife, my children, and my friends. A stewardship way of life will eventually strengthen all our relationships, for a surrender to the One who is love means an increase in the love we have to give to others. For those who continue to search for the “one,” pause, pay attention, and see the One who has always loved you and will do so forevermore. —Tracy Welliver, MTS

GOSPEL MEDITATION FOR OCTOBER 7TH

“Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” This verse is part of a beautiful reflection on childlike faith. We’re reminded of the innocence of children, how eager they are to experience life and how quick they are to trust. Rarely do we hear it with the story that immediately proceeds it. The Pharisees question Jesus on the lawfulness of divorce! Hardly the sort of thorny moral conversation one typically has in front of children. Yet here we are. Jesus’ response goes further back then the Mosaic law. “From the beginning, God made them male and female and the two shall become one flesh, and what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” Jesus cites a particular set of passages from Genesis 1 and 2, before the Fall in Genesis 3. Adam and Eve possessed original innocence. How eager they were to encounter one another and to explore the garden! How immediate their initial trust in God. We no longer live in Eden. As we age in our fallen world, our childlike trust is wounded and betrayed. We become hardened to the beauties of life. We’re quick to find a way around difficult moments. In brief, things become complicated as we lose our innocence. The teachings of Christ and the Church on sexuality become more challenging or more objectionable. Jesus recognizes this in today’s Gospel. His invitation is not to compromise with our broken reality. It is a return to beauty, to the fullness of life as it was meant to be. We can affirm our trust in God. We can view life with gratitude. We can experience healing of our lost innocence. This is possible today—now!—by grace. Indeed, “the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

For Children: When you make a promise, why is it important to keep it? For Youth: What has your family taught you about God and living a faithful life? How do you show your family what they mean to you? For Adults: How is God’s fidelity reflected in human marriage? To whom are you committed like this?

WEEKLY CALENDAR: OCTOBER 7TH—14TH

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

8:15 a.m. Mass – St. Anne 10:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart 10:00 a.m. Formación de Fe de los niños 11:15 a.m. Choir Practice 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español

8:00 a.m. NO Mass 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Legion of Mary Mtg. 6:00 p.m. Cursillos 6:00 p.m. Arise Faith Sharing Session

8:00 a.m. NO Mass 11:00 a.m. Rosary at Rosie’s Home 6:00 p.m. Children’s Faith Formation Classes 6:00 p.m. Arise Faith Sharing Session

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

8:00 a.m. NO Mass 7:00 p.m. Clase de preparación para el bautismo

8:00 a.m. NO Mass 11:00 a.m. Rosary at Oak River

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

3:00 p.m. Confessions 4:30 p.m. Mass 6:00 p.m. Cottonwood Library Trivia Night (Hall)

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

8:15 a.m. Mass – St. Anne 10:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart 10:00 a.m. Formación de Fe de los niños 11:15 a.m. Choir Practice 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español