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 The dishonest manager in today’s parable knew how to manipulate money to his own advantage. But the Gospel warns that no one can serve both God and money. Which do I serve? Is my steward-ship such that anyone can tell? Your Gi s to God and Parish ‐ September 8th  Sacrificial Giving: $ 13,155.07 Building Fund: $ 6,495.41 Not in envelopes: $ 5,165.91  Children’s Sharing Treasure: $ 36.31

Twenty‐fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time September 22, 2019

God . . . wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth. — 1 Timothy 2:4

Sacred Heart’s Ministry Fair will be held again next weekend, September 28th – 29th. Please take a few minutes before and a er Masses to learn about the many ministries that are at your parish and how YOU can be a part of them.  Volunteers are always needed and welcomed. The ministries featured next weekend will be American Heritage Girls, SHEEP (our early educa on program), St. Elizabeth Apostolate, Prayer Blanket, Cursillo, Waste Not-Want Not, The Food Pantry, The Way Clinic, Our Parish Outreach program, Music Ministry, CCW (The Council of Women), The Men's Group, Alpha Group, and Parkinson Exercise Class

 MINISTRY FAIR IS TODAY THE MINISTRIES WANT YOU!

The Pastoral Council will meet on

Monday, September 23rd, at 7:00 pm  in Bldg C.

A new and improved version of FORMED is now                available for you.  To create a new account all you need to do is enter Sacred Heart, Fleming Island, Florida or the 32003 zip code. You will be prompted to enter your email address and you signed up. There is no longer a password requirement. You can playback all FORMED content on your phone or tablet. You can organize all your favorite content in one place called My List. More content is being added including a new Y Disciple for Youth Ministry and Lec o Mary. Most exci ng, if you use Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, or Chromecast to subscribe to a streaming service like Ne lix or Amazon Prime, you can now add FORMED as a streaming channel on that device.

FORMED 

 ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!! 

SAVE THE DATE  Our Diocesan Youth Conference/Retreat (DYC) will be 

Friday, February 21 – Sunday, February 23, 2020.  Registra on will Begin EARLY this year:  Wednesday, September 25, 2019 because there were close to 300 teens there last year. There will be a cap of 200-250 teens this year. Please call or e-mail Janice to register: 284-3811 x 205 or janice.schubert@sacredheart.org or sign up at Life Teen Youth Group on Wednesday. Featured speakers will be Sean Forrest, Pa y Breen and Nico Cabrera, and back by popular demand the band Stella.

Reminder to parents- There are no classes scheduled for

Wednesday, September 25th and Sunday October 6th .

All First Sacrament Forms, Baptismal Certificate & payment are due Wednesday September 25th. Don't forget to sign up for the Christmas Pageant next weekend during the Ministry Fair! Participa-tion will count for up to 2 make-up classes!

Education News...

Youth Ministry Corner

A en on Teens and ‘Tweens: 

Sacred Heart Youth Ministry will have

SPORTS NIGHT on: Wednesday, September 25,2019 

5:30 pm – 8:30 pm For all in 6th – 12th Grade

Bring your Friends! Free Food! Free Fun!

SHEEP (Sacred Heart Early Education Program) will meet tomorrow, Monday, September 23rd at 9:15 am, in the Activity Center nursery. New parents/guardians with children aged 0-5 always welcome!

 

SAVE THE DATE!!  

6th Annual "Annuncia on Classic" Golf Tournament Mark your calendars for Friday, October 11, 2019 

at Eagle Landing Golf Course.

Join us for what has become a true Annuncia on community event! Ways you can support us: register to

golf, come for dinner, bid on an auc on item, or pur-chase a sponsorship in honor or memory of a loved one.

Please contact Peggie French at pfrench@annunciationcatholic.org.

Thank you for your con nued support of

the ACS Angelplex Plan!

Did You Know…                                                 The Second Commandment calls us to revere and respect the name of God. Ma hew’s Gospel gives us the clear words of Jesus: “You shall not swear falsely…But I say to you, Do not swear at all…Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or No.” This does not prevent us from taking oaths in a civil place, like court, but rather to not frivolously use the name of the Lord in our daily lives. (CCC # 2142-2154)

In Our Parish...

. GOD IS ON THE SIDE OF THE POOR  Two of today’s readings make it quite clear that God is on the side of the poor. Amos describes in detail the exploita on of the poor and needy. The psalm repeats that God acts to benefit the poor and lowly. But Luke turns things upside down, telling a tale of a conflicted steward, about to be fired, who demonstrates his clever-ness and is rewarded. Like the community to whom Paul writes in Timothy, these readings are personal, directed to believers, members of the Jewish and Chris an com-muni es, who struggle to deal with personal choices about how to conduct their lives. They offer an outline for how God wishes us to live in a world as complicated and as confusing as our own. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

COME DANCE WITH US!!! OCTOBERFEST Dinner and Dance 

Friday, October 4th   Presented by our Knights of Columbus

Dinner served from 6‐8 pm ‐ Roast Pork, Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage, German Potato Salad, Dessert and Drinks                 AND...A LIVE GERMAN BAND 

All  for $12.00 per person! in Sullivan Hall 

 Please contact Ron Warner at 904-887-3566 for more informa on.

                             PARISHIONER SENIOR LUNCH The Senior Luncheon is open to all registered Seniors of Sacred Heart Church to encourage fellowship and camaraderie while enjoying a lunch. Please join us on Wednesday, October 16th, at 11:30 am in Sullivan Hall for our Taste of Fall Soups and Salads Luncheon and share and enjoy the fellowship! RSVP to the Parish Office, 284-3811, by Friday, October 11th. We cannot accept RSVPs after the deadline. We understand that there are extenuating circumstances but please under-stand that catering numbers are called in at 3:30 pm on that Friday deadline. All are welcome but please no walk‐ins!

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Sacred Heart will be offering this course beginning Thursday night, October 3rd, at 6:30 pm. Contact Leigh Clark at 904-591-1473 to answer any ques ons you may have and to sign up, or you may signup at www.fpu.com/1099695

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                 Council of Catholic Women Yard Sale On behalf of the Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Wom-en, I wish to thank all of our wonderful parishioners who supported our Yard Sale at the Mission Church in any way. Your dona ons are greatly appreciated and are now serving many in our community. We were also able to send clothing to the Bahamas via Chick-fil-A and we sent clothing to Charles E. Benne for student needs. Thank you for helping us to make all this possible. We look forward to serving again next year! Jean Bazley

SIGN OF CONTRADICTION   A VIDEO ON ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 

Mark your calendar! Saturday, October 5th  

SULLIVAN HALL- sea ng begins at 2:00 pm Brought to you courtesy of Sacred Heart Parish and

St. Bonaventure Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order.

 St. Francis is known as a lover of peace and of

nature, and this is true. But he also went against all social norms. All that the world said would lead to

happiness, he abandoned for something else, some-thing more. To the world, he first appeared a fool. He

was an outsider, hated and ridiculed by even the people who were supposed to love him the most.

Yet, thousands followed him. Why? 

                  Marriage Prepara on   Marriage Prepara on: To schedule a wedding, an engaged couple must meet with their parish priest or deacon at least eight months before their proposed wed-ding date. Prepara on for the sacrament 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 October 4th‐6th at Marywood Retreat Center. The next Pre Cana program will be December 7th in Jackson-ville. For more informa on about the diocesan require-ments or to register for any of the diocesan programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619.

Twenty‐Fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time  You cannot serve two masters. Whom do you choose to follow? You have to make a choice. (Luke 16:1-13).

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

Pray For

Vocations

                      PARISH WEBSITE  Be in the know… check out our website at www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org Contact Parish Office at 284-3811 or email bulle n@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

if you have something for the website.

Around the Diocese...

        BULLETIN DEADLINE The deadline for the bulle n ar cle is noon on Mondays.  Holiday weeks may have earlier deadlines. Ar cles for the bulle n may be emailed to

bulletin@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

St. Joseph Renewal Center will be hos ng a seminar: The Rosary—Its Substance  

Join a Spiritual Journey through the life of Jesus Christ through the Mysteries of the Rosary

    Faces of Jesus as shown in the Luminous Mysteries with Sr. Eileen Therese Fishner, SSJ 

SATURDAY, September 28th, 10:00-12 noon Motherhouse, 241 St. George St., St. Augus ne, 32084

To register: Call Sister Jane Stoecker at 904-824-5894 Email:stjosephrenewal@ssjfl.org

                    2019 Anniversary Celebra on Couples celebra ng a 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th or more wedding anniversary dur-ing 2019 are invited to a end a special cele-bra on with Bishop Felipe Estévez on        Saturday, November 23rd, 2019. 12:00 pm Mass and recep on to follow at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, 5205 A1A S., St. Augus ne, FL 32080. Register by November 15th at family.dosafl.com or contact the Office of Family Life, (904) 289-3200, x289, or fami-lylife@dosafl.com

From Camp I Am Special… During the summer camp, the one‐on‐one, 24‐hour sup‐port provided by the high school Buddies makes it possi‐ble for people living with a variety of disabili es to enjoy this incredible experience in a safe and loving environ‐ment. We appreciate the generosity and support of Sacred Heart parishioner, Garris Derosse , and all those who volunteered. Our Camp would not have been as successful without them.

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…     John Anderson, Ki y Estes, Donna Gilsenan, Mark Hatha-way, George De Noveo, Greg Schoonmaker, David and Vanessa Stuart, Robert Su on, Hartley Georges, Donna Gilsenan, Bob Haber, Robert Lafont, Pat Lougheed, Victoria Morris, Dorothy Walk  Jody Diller, Heather Coleman Dvorak, Dolores Johnson, Fred Hosteny, Ansley Luther, James Macklin, Karen McCallan, Levi Shepherd, Rita Williams, Richard Pedigo, Bishop John Snyder, 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! 

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The Lord never forgets the sins of those who take advantage of the poor (Amos 8:4-7). Psalm — Praise the Lord who li s up the poor (Psalm 113). Second Reading — God our savior wills everyone to be saved (1 Timothy 2:1-8). Gospel — The one who is trustworthy in small ma ers is also trustworthy in great ones (Luke 16:1-13 [10-13]). 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.

 Monday, September 23rd, 8:00 am – For our home-bound parishioners, those in the hospital and those in care facili es. Tuesday, September 24th, 8:00 am ‐ In memory of Valdir Angelo de Almeida Felix requested by Samantha Felix. Wednesday, September 25th, 8:00 am – In memory of Ausberto Cruz requested by his family. Thursday, September 26th,  8:00 am ‐ In memory of Theresa Brune o-Stewart requested by Sacred Heart Parish. Friday, September 27th, 8:00 am - In memory of Rachel Quinones requested by Mom and Dad. Saturday, September 28th, 5:30 pm - In memory of Edward Biggins requested by Sue Biggins. Sunday, September 29th, 8:00 am - In memory of Fr. Rene Robert requested by Chris ne Pace . Sunday, September 29th, 10:30 am—For the Parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish.   Sunday, September 29th, 5:30 pm ‐ For all in our parish and community who are in need of healing, physical or spiritual.

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

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9; Ps 43:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31