Welcome to Sacred Heart

We extend a warm welcome to those who attend our Church. We hope that you will find ourparish community a place where your life of faith will be nourished. We also hope that you will share your special

gifts within the community. Your prayers, your presence and your talents are most welcome. Parish registrationforms are in the back of the church or may be obtained at the Parish Office.

Sacred Heart CATHOLIC CHURCH

Main Church7190 Highway 17 South

Fleming Island FL 32003

Green Cove Springs Church207 Palmetto Avenue

Green Cove Springs FL 32043

PARISH OFFICE7190 Highway 17 SouthTel 284-3811 Fax 529-8845Office Hours: Monday – Friday8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Pastor: Father Michael Pendergraft Business Manager: Tish AguilarReceptionists: Mary Bullington, Silvia AlexanderRCIA Coordinator: Mike Curtis Hall Director: Arlene ManaloYouth Director: Janice Schubert

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONTel 284-9983Kristin Michler-Belleza (K-5)Sandra Curtis (6-12)

MUSIC MINISTRYKaren Otto, Mike Curtis and Ann Marie Barta

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL1610 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg 32068Tel. 282-0504Principal: Victoria Farrington

MASS SCHEDULESaturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m.; Spanish 7:30 p.m. (Green Cove Springs Church)Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.Holy Days: 8 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Weekdays: Monday through Friday 8 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat. 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. or by appointment

To arrange for Baptism or Marriages please call the Parish Office.Homebound Parishioners: Please call the office if you know of anyonewho needs Eucharist brought to the home or would like a visit.

Web site: www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

MISSION STATEMENT

Compelled by the Gospel, we the parish family of Sacred Heart, promote and support Christian Life by serving our parishand community through the celebration of the sacraments, educational programs and other parish ministries.

STEWARDSHIP In today’s second reading, St. Paul prays that the Thessa-lonians may be strengthened “in every good deed and word.” May we, too, be strengthened and empowered to use our me and talents for the good of others.

Your Gi s to God and Parish - October 27th Sacrificial Giving: $ 6,045.73 Building Fund: $ 5,480.00 Not in envelopes: $ 4,306.69 Children’s Sharing Treasure: $ 33.00

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Sacred Heart Parish Outreach Program

The Outreach Office is open Tuesdays’ & Thursdays from 10am to 2pm.

All monies received directly benefit the needy of the Green Cove and Fleming Island areas. We are staffed by all volunteers from our Sacred Heart Parish. The Sacred Heart Outreach Ministry was developed in 2003 to meet the growing needs of the Green Cove Springs and Fleming Island communi es and Sacred heart parishioners when emergencies arise and a family cannot financially provide for their immediate needs. Our commitment is to treat clients with compassion and dignity as their individual situa ons are evaluated and addressed. Our focus is to help in crisis situa ons such as hospi-taliza on, unexpected job loss, incidents of abuse, death or separa on from the primary family provider. Our goal is to assist clients in emergency situa ons to help a return to stability. Sacred Heart Outreach has three big challenges: 1st Find and train volunteers, to staff the office 2nd Find extra volunteers to help out at the Gi Shop 3rd Increase our funding to ensure that we can meet the current and future needs in the area

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 10, 2019

My steps have been steadfast in your paths, my feet have not faltered.

I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God.

— Psalm 17:5‑6a

Originally called Armis ce Day, it commemorated the end of WWI. However, figh ng ended seven months before the signing of Treaty of Versailles. Hence, the 11th hour, 11th day of the 11th month. Sacred Heart Catholic Church welcomes Military Families. If you have recently re red from the military; completed an ac ve duty tour; or you are now a civilian in need of some help or informa on concerning your pay, medical or re rement benefits, there is a group of parishioners ready to help. We can also provide trans-porta on to medical and dental appointments when per-sonal immediate transporta on is not available (via a rota onal duty driver). Len Sciuto will be available in the Narthex for ques ons Annuncia on Catholic School will hold its annual ser-vice to recognize and thank all those from the military branches who have bravely served our country. They invite all veterans and ac ve duty military and their fami-lies to a end this patrio c event on Thursday, Novem-ber 14th at 8:30 am in St. Luke’s Catholic Church, with a recep on following the service. If you would like to be on the veterans’ guest list, or if you know a parish veteran who would like to par cipate in our service, please call the school office at 282-0504. Wreaths Across America - American Heritage Girls Troop FL5312 will be collec ng monetary dona ons a er Mass this weekend, Novem-ber 9th–10th for the Na onal Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony to be held at noon on Saturday, December 14th at Jackson-ville Memory Gardens. Please consider making a dona-

on or sponsoring at wreath for a veteran at the cost of $15. Group Code: FL0430P Or https://bit.ly/2kH5FPX

No Class TODAY - Sunday, November 10th

Thanksgiving Break is from Sunday, November 24th – Sunday, December 1st Christmas Break is from Sunday December 22nd - Sunday December 5th

Education News...

Youth Ministry Corner

Life Teen (High School) 5:30-7:00 pm Edge (7th & 8th Grades) 7:05-8:30 pm Ac vity Center

Edge (6th Grade) 7:05-8:30 pm Room 8

Wednesday, November 13th

Dear Wonderful Parishioners: Would you like to help a Sacred Heart Teen become stronger in their Catholic Faith while becoming Leaders in our Church and Community?

Our Sacred Heart Youth Group will be par cipa ng in a “Friendship Charity Walk”on Saturday, November 23, 2019, to honor the memory of family/friends who have passed away. The 2-mile walk is sponsored by Safe Animal Shelter and will take place at Fleming Island High School Race Track. We are trying to raise funds for our High School teens to a end the “Diocesan Youth Conference”, in High Springs, FL., February 21-23, 2020. ($150 per teen) The confer-ence is filled with the gi s of Mass, Eucharis c Adora on XLT, Confession, and mee ng other Catholic Teens throughout the Diocese for fun ac vi es and fellowship. We would also like to raise funds for our 6-8th Sacred Heart Youth Group Catholic enrichment programs throughout the year. If you feel called to help, ANY amount would be greatly appreciated. If you are unable to help monetarily, your prayers for our teens and ‘tweens would also be an enormous help. Half of all funds we raise will go directly to Safe Animal Shelter. Please place any monetary gi in the collec on basket in an envelope, clearly marked “Youth Ministry-Friendship Walk” or drop it by the Parish Office. Checks should be made payable to Sacred Heart with the nota on of “Youth Ministry” on the memo line, bo om le . Your kindness is genuinely cherished! Many Blessings, Janice Schubert, Youth Director

Thanksgiving Baskets Please join our Parish in providing a Thanks-giving meal to the less fortunate. The items below are being requested to fill a basket for families of our community. Gi Cards from Winn-Dixie or other grocery stores are also greatly appreciated. The deadline is November 12th.

Thank you for your generosity.

Canned Carrots Canned Corn Canned Green Beans Canned Sweet Potatoes Turkey Gravy Cranberry Sauce Applesauce Canned Fruit Instant Mashed Potatoes

Macaroni & Cheese Rice Stuffing Mix Pinto Beans (dry) Masa Harina (Corn Flour) Cornbread Mix Canned Pie Filling Boxed Pie Crust

**If your family is in need of a food basket, please call the Parish Outreach at 284-4767.

Christmas Pageant We need children, teens & adults for this year's Christmas Pageant. Practices will be on November 22nd (costume distribution), December 5th & December 12th 4:30 to 5:30.

Pageant will take place on Friday, December 13th at 7:00 pm. Please sign up in the Narthex & include your child's age/grade. Call Kristin at 284-9983 with any questions.

In Our Parish...

NEW PARISHIONER WELCOME BREAKFAST If you are new to our parish, you and your family are cordially invited to a Con nental Breakfast. DATE: November 17th TIME: 9:00 am PLACE: Sullivan Hall Please RSVP by November 11th to Pat Lougheed at 904-553-4639 or email Patricialougheed@yahoo.com

ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE Our Advent Reconcilia on Service will be on Monday, December 9th, at 7 pm. There will be seven or eight priests hearing confessions. We in-vite you to join us for this great Advent experience. If you are unable to a end our service, our neighboring parishes will also be offering them: December 10th - San Juan Del Rio, 6:30pm December 11th - St. Joseph, time TBA December 11th - St. Luke, time 7:00 pm December 17th - St. Catherine, 6pm December 18th - Mary Queen of Heaven, 7:00 pm

SACRED HEART’S COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN “Calling All Women of the Parish to Join Us”

Come and join us on Monday, November 11th, starting at 6:30 pm with refreshments and our program starts at 6:45 pm and ends at 8:15 pm. You can come early at 6 if you want more fellowship time too.

Our November Gathering our guest Speaker will be Rev. James R. Boddie, Jr. This year is our 35th year of Council here at Sacred Heart. Fr. Boddie helped start our very first year of Council and several of our past officers are still here with us today. So come and join us for fellow-ship, food and hear a wonderful guest speaker also.

We will also continue our collection for supplies/clothes for our adopted program, Charles E. Bennett Elemen-tary School. There will be a box for your donations.

The Council meets the 2nd Monday of the month from September till May. For more information contact: Pat-tie Halle 703-1635; Email: pattieangel001@comcast.net

PARISHIONER SENIOR LUNCH Our joint November/December Senior Lunch will once again feature music by the Recycles Orchestra. Join us Wednesday, December 4th, at 11:30 am, in Sullivan Hall for this special event!

The Senior Luncheon is open to all registered Seniors of Sacred Heart Church to encourage fellowship and camaraderie while enjoying a lunch. RSVP to the Parish Office, 284-3811, by Friday, November 22nd. No walk-ins will be accepted!

Sacred Heart Parish extends its congratula ons to the families of Tristan Alexandre Bullock, Lorelai Ainsley Montgomery and Dakota Grey Brockman.

PAT COOK DAYTIME CLASS Pat will be holding a class on Keeping Holy in the Holi-days and Angels in Scripture on Wednesday, November 13th, at 9:00 am in the Ac vity Center. All are invited to a end. Please call Kris n at 284-9983 to RSVP.

Prayer Blanket Ministry Our parish prayer blanket ministry is in need of crochet-ers, kni ers, quilters, seamstresses that work with flan-nel or fleece! Each month, we have requests for 30-45 blankets to be given to those experiencing difficult health diagnoses or surgery challenges. Par cipa on in the ministry is flexible with all work being done in your own home at your leisure. For more informa on, please contact Kathy Yoakley at kathyyoakley@gmail.com or 904-535-6007.

Marriage Prepara on Marriage Prepara on: To schedule a wedding, an engaged couple must meet with their parish priest or dea-con at least eight months before their proposed wedding date. Prepara on for the sacra-ment includes a ending a diocesan program such as Engaged Encounter or Pre Cana. Also, couples of child-bearing age will need to take a full course of Natural Family Planning. Pre-registra on for each of these programs is mandatory. The next Engaged Encounter program will be February 7-9 at Marywood Retreat Center. The next Pre

Cana program will be December 7th in Jacksonville For more informa on about the diocesan requirements or to register for any of the diocesan programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619.

THRITY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME If we dare to trust God with our lives, great things hap-pen. Give God your total self. (Mark 12:38-44).

If you have a ques on about a voca on to the priesthood or religious life, contact the Voca on office, at (904) 262-3200 ext. 101, or email vocations@dosafl.com

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CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD We are nearing the end of the liturgical year. Today’s readings remind us that our own lives will draw to a close one day, and we can be certain that the Lord will encour-age, strengthen, and save us—both now and at the last. The astonishing story of the Maccabees invigorates our faith as we behold an en re family willing to die rather than deny the Law of Moses. The psalm response echoes the faithful cries of the Maccabees: “I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God.” That same confidence ap-pears in Saint Paul’s le er to the Thessalonians. “The Lord is faithful,” he tes fies; “he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” In the Gospel, Jesus ex-plains just how long God’s protec on will endure. The children of God whom God guards, Jesus says, will live forever like angels. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

The Parish Office will be closed for Veterans Day, Monday, November 11th, as our nation honors those who serve and have served our country.

Mass will be at 8:00 am.

Remember!!! MPWC Charities

Arts and Crafts Holiday Boutique Monday November 11th, 10:00-4:00 Sullivan Hall at Sacred Heart Church

The Diocese of St. Augustine

treats all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and deals with the allegations in a prompt, confidential and

thorough manner.

To Report Abuse Call: Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator

1-800-775-4659, ext. 129 or

Department of Children and Families 1-800-96Abuse 1-800-962-2873

ATTENTION

BULLETIN DEADLINES

Ar cles for the bulle n are due by noon and may be emailed to bulletin@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

Bulle n Deadline November 24th due November 18th December 1st due November 18th December 1st due November 18th December 8th due December 2nd December 15th due December 9th December 22nd due December 9th December 29th due December 16th January 5th due December 16th

PRAYER LIST Please call the Parish Office to have names included on our list. Names will be printed in the bulle n for four weeks before being removed or unless re-added by request. Thank you for helping us keep our list current. Please pray for… Gloria Crowder, Jody Diller, Heather Coleman Dvo-rak, Lee Ford, Earl Higginbotham, Kris n Holt, Fred Hosteny, Ansley Luther, James Macklin, Karen McCallan, Levi Shepherd, Roberta Smith, Rita Williams, Millie Aybar, Mary Elizabeth Cosler, Terry McCauley, Richard Pedigo, Rick Pedigo, Greg Schoonmaker, Gwynn Schoonmaker, Lora and Bill Fannon, Brandon Jones, Raymond Libby, Carol Mansell, Cindy Murphy, Ka e Murphy, Tim Murphy, Tasha Rhodenberry, Charley Strayer, Brandon Quentanz, Denise Calvert, Earl Higginbotham, Robert Lafont, Pat Lougheed, Victoria Morris, Dorothy Walk, Bon-nie Willis, Keith Willis, our homebound parishioners and our prayer blanket recipients.

Thank you to all who have been recycling alumi-num cans. This is now a project of Boy Scout Troop 309, who will be using the profit to fund Scout pro-jects and ac vi es. Please no n cans, boxes or plas c bo les!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b — 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19

Veterans Day - Monday, November 11th , 8:00 am – In memory of Jacob Frazier requested by Sacred Heart Parish.

Tuesday, November 12th, 8:00 am - For all in our parish and community who are in need of healing, physical or spiritual.

Wednesday, November 13th, 8:00 am – In memory of Valdir Angelo Ze Almeida Felix requested by Samantha Felix.

Thursday, November 14th, 8:00 am - For Mary Jacoboski requested by the Wilson Family.

Friday, November 15th, 8:00 am - In memory of Mary C. Valleau requested by Sacred Heart Ministry of Conso-la on.

Saturday, November 16th, 5:30 pm - In memory of Flora Perez Figueroa requested by Luis and Fabiana Rios and Family.

Sunday, November 17th, 8:00 am - In memory of Marilyn Maloney requested by her husband, George.

Sunday, November 17th, 10:30 am - For the Parishion-ers of Sacred Heart Parish.

Sunday, November 17th, 5:30 pm - In memory of Edward Walters requested by Lauren Mac Gillis.

SULLIVAN HALL All events held at Sullivan Hall are scheduled through Sullivan Hall director, Arlene Manalo. For prices, availability and more informa on, call Arlene at 284-3811 or email sullivanhall@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/shsullivanhall

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The King of the world will raise us up to live again forever (2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14). Psalm — Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full (Psalm 17). Second Reading — May the Lord encourage and strengthen your hearts (2 Thessalonians 2:16 — 3:5). Gospel — Those who are deemed worthy of the coming age can no longer die (Luke 20:27-38 [27, 34-38]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.