DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY APRIL 28, 2019

Mass Schedule Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8,10,12, 6:30 PM

SACRED HEART CHURCH established 1914

Parish Center 102 Park Street, Haworth, NJ 07641 201-387-0080 Fax 201-439-1395 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9-4 Emergencies: 201-401-9792

Email : parishoffice@sacredhearthaworth.com

Website: www.sacredhearthaworth.com

Pastor

Rev. Robert Wolfee

Weekend Assistants

Rev. Ashley Harrington

Rev. Jack O’Connell

Pastoral Associate

Sr. Joanne Picciurro

Catechetical Leader

Sr. Regina McTiernan

Office Personnel Linda Ferrara

Susan Jansson

Gerrie Motichka

Joan Marie O’Neill

Facilities Manager/ Youth Group Minister Alan Pitman Trustees Leo Corrigan Lee Kosmac Hospital Coordinator Ron Green Parish Nurse Katherine Flattery Children's Choir Director Mariann Annecchino Music Ministers Giovanni Longo Kathe Carson Peter Greco Corinn Somers

Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00-4:45

Rectory 100 Park Street Haworth, NJ 07641 201-387-0470

First Reading: Acts 5: 12-16

Second Reading: Revelation 1: 9-11a, 12-13

Gospel: John 20:19-31

NEXT SUNDAY’S READING

From the Staff at Sacred Heart Church

Cor ad cor loquitur…

(A heart-to-heart dialogue…)

My dear parish family:

I would like to wish all of you a Blessed Easter Season. For the secular world, Easter is over, but the

church continues to celebrate until Pentecost. This is a special time and includes the celebration of

various sacraments. This weekend we resume baptisms, which we don’t celebrate during Lent. Next

weekend, our second graders celebrate their First Holy Communion at three of our weekend Masses.

Then, on May 18th, our eight graders will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, which will be

administered by Bishop Flesey.

I would like to thank the Decorating Committee for their hard work to make the church so beautiful,

not just for Easter but for the various liturgies of Holy Week. They began by getting the church

ready for Palm Sunday. Then, everything had to be changed back to the Lenten décor. On

Wednesday, they made the church ready for Holy Thursday. Then, after the Mass on Thursday, they

had to remove much of the decorations, so the church would be “bare” for Good Friday. Finally, on

Saturday morning, it was time to decorate for the Easter Vigil and the Easter season. I truly

appreciate all that they do for us. While it may seem that their work is finished for a while, they still

make sure that the flowers are watered, so they will last during much of the Easter season.

I would like to thank our VITA youth group for conducting the stations of the cross on Good Friday.

It gave all of us something to think about as we recall the great sacrifice that Jesus made for us. The

weather forecast was for rain to begin almost at the time that the stations would be ending, so we

decided to move indoors into the church rather than having candlelight stations in the peaceful

prayer park and risk everyone getting wet. The youth group also conducted our annual Easter Egg

Hunt on Easter morning after the 10:00 am Mass. The young children who participated had a

wonderful time. Thanks to all who helped make it a success.

As announced at the Masses last week, Cardinal Tobin has written a letter, detailing a new initiative

for the Archdiocese of Newark. The new initiative is called FORWARD IN FAITH

TOGETHER: Our Road Ahead. Copies of the letter and the accompanying details of the initiative

can be found in the bulletin racks at the doors of the church.

Last, and certainly not least, we will hold a prayer service in church at 3:00 pm today to celebrate

Divine Mercy Sunday. In 2000, Pope St. John Paul II declared the Second Sunday of Easter as

Divine Mercy Sunday. Today’s feast is based on the writings of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, a

religious sister who lived at the beginning of the twentieth century. During her short life, she

received hundreds of revelations from Jesus about God’s mercy. Those revelations are the basis of a

devotion known as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, which is typically prayed at 3:00 pm every day, in

commemoration of the time that Jesus died on the cross.

Thank you for all that you do for our parish.

Yours in the Sacred Heart of Jesus,

HAWORTH BOY SCOUT TROOP 73 INVITES YOU to its annual Pasta Dinner on Saturday, May 4 from 6 - 9 PM at the Sacred Heart parish hall. Enjoy a gourmet selection of pastas, sauces and meatballs, along with salad, Italian bread, soft drinks and ice cream! Only $12 in advance, $15 at door, and $5 for kids 5 & under. Order tickets from Scouts in Haworth or call 201-725-9534 or email haworthscoutmaster@gmail.com.

THE OFFICE OF FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES of the Archdiocese of Newark invites all parents who have suffered the death of a child of any age, by any means & at any time to attend ‘Emmaus Ministry: A One Day Retreat for Grieving Parents’ on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Notre Dame RC Church, 359 Central Avenue, North Caldwell, NJ. This full-day retreat affords bereaved parents the opportunity to join together in a caring, spiritual setting for prayer, witnesses, discussion, fellowship and Mass. Please register ASAP at https://www.emfgp.org/registration/ as space is limited. For information, please contact Lauren Egan at 973-497-4327 or Lauren.Egan@rcan.org

IHA Attention 6th and 7th graders! Immaculate Heart Academy is hosting its Spring Open House on Wednesday, May 1 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tour the state-of-the-art building with student Eagle Ambassadors; learn about the challenging curriculum and art, athletic, and extracurricular programs; and ask questions of IHA’s faculty, staff, administration, and coaches. Visit www.ihanj.com to register. For more information, call the main office at 201.445.6800. Immaculate Heart Academy is located at 500 Van Emburgh Ave., Township of Washington.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS –Pasta Dinner will be on May 10 at St. Anthony’s School in Northvale from 6-8 pm. Adults $15 NS KISA $5.00. Variety of Pasta, Meatballs, Breads and Salads. Beer, wine and soda and desserts included. Call 201-666-7265 for tickets.

Monday, April 29 8:30 Rita Tranquillo

Tuesday, April 30

8:30 Kathie Genco

Wednesday, May 1 8:30 Kathie Genco

Thursday, May 2

8:30 Tom Cusanelli, Sr.

Friday, May 3 8:30 Warren & Agatha Bauer

Saturday, May 4

8:00 Vincent Carson

Sunday, May 5 8:00 People of the Parish 10:00 Margaret Murphy

12:00 Pat Woods 6:30 Stanley Karachuk

MAY Donation:

The bread & wine have been donated in honor of Clorinda

Noonan’s 80th Birthday from Ellen Koslowsky, Susan & Tom Walsh

Flower for this month have been

donated in loving memory of Ruth and Joe Benvent

MASS INTENTIONS

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS We are fast approaching the end of our classes for this year. I am happy to tell you that on the recent final test for grades 3-7, the following students received 100% and will receive a large gold covered chocolate medal, as well!

Congratulations to: JAXON AUSTRIA, KEVIN BARNES, EMMA BOSSBALY, RYAN BOSSBALY, ALISON BOYES, AVA BUCKLEY, BRODY CALVERT, LIAM CAREY, JAMES CICORIA, RYLAN DECONGELIO, MARCO DECROCE, HELEN DIGGLE, GIANA FONTANETTA, BRADY FORTE, MCKENZIE FORTE, MARY KATE GAMPER, LIAM GIBNEY, CLARE GULLO, JAMES GULLO, KATHLEEN HAHN, MARGARET HAHN, SOFIA INGANNAMORTE, LAUREN KUCHAR, MADELYN LOTITO, RYAN LOTITO, ALYSON LUDWIG, ISABELLA MARIENTHAL, REGINA MARTIN, MAEVE NATALE, KATELYN NIPPES, LUANA PASCALI, MARGARET PEPE, JASON PEREIRA, BRIANNA PEREZ, MICHAEL RODINO, MICHAEL SAPORITO, SERENA SAYID, ANTONIO SCARPATI, DAN SCURO, OLIVIA SHERIDAN, CAITLIN SINCLAIR, KOMI SOWORE, ANDREW SABBAGH, LEANN SPERANZA, MADISON STOTT, ALEX VIERHELIG, SARA ZARRO. As we plan for next year's classes, we really need your help in spreading the Good News to our young girls and boys. If there is any chance that you could teach a class of about 12 children on Tuesday afternoon or evening next Sept. to May, PLEASE CALL OR E-MAIL me as soon as possible. You will gain far more than you give. No experience is necessary - training will be given. Thank you and many blessings during these beautiful days. Sr. Regina A final note: First Communion will take place during the week-end Masses on May 4th and 5th (5:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon). Thank you again for your kind cooperation as we welcome 29 second graders as they join us at the Table of the Lord for the first time! Confirmation will take place at the 5:00 pm Mass on May 18th.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE! Videos, homilies, forms, event information and so much more can be found on our website. As you will see, we are a busy parish with plenty of opportunities to become involved and celebrate the risen Lord. We are also on Facebook too. Friend us today!

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