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SACRED HEART CHURCH

July 27, 2014 17

th Sunday of Ordinary Time

105 Wilson Ave. Havertown, PA Phone: 610-449-3000 Fax: 610-449-2364

Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Closed 12-1 PM For Lunch)

Evenings & Saturday: by Appointment Sunday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sacred Heart School: 610-446-9198 109 N. Manoa Road

Religious Education Office: 610-449-3000 *for CCD nights : Resource Room 610-446-7597

C.C.D. Classes are Mondays & Wednesdays (Sept. thru May) 6:45 PM - 8:05 PM

Convent: 610-446-3694 Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

108 Shelbourne Road

GOD’S FAMILY IN MANOA served by:

Rev. Henry J. McKee, Pastor Rev. George J. Boyle, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Michael G. Speziale, In Residence

Deacon John J. Suplee Deacon Bill Williams

Deacon Thomas J. Woods Mrs. Celie Magee, School Principal

Sister Kathleen McCafferty, S.S.J., Director of Religious Education

Sister Bridget McCullough, I.H.M., Parish Service Ministries

Miss Mary Ann Allton, Music Director

Mr. Zachary Moren, Youth Minister

MASS SCHEDULE

SUNDAYS (Summer) Vigil: 5:00 PM Saturday

7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM

WEEKDAYS Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 AM

Holy Days of Obligation As listed in bulletin and on Parish Website

CONFESSIONS Saturday afternoon: 3:30-4:30 PM

or anytime by appointment

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday – Friday: 8:00am - 9:00pm

Saturday: 8:00am - 4:30pm *Adoration Chapel is located at the driveway exit of the Church parking lot to Wilson Ave.*

www.sacredheartmanoa.org

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Baptism ~ Pre Jordan *The next date for PreJordan is: AUGUST 11 **

**Summer schedule through September 28: Baptisms are celebrated on Sundays at 12:45 PM with the exception of the 4th Sunday of each month, when Baptisms are celebrated at the 11:30am Mass. Parents are required to attend a Pre-Jordan Class before setting up a date for Baptism.

Pre-Jordan Class is held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Center, with some exceptions. *Please consult Parish Bulletin or Website to verify*

Marriage Couples intending to marry should contact one of the priests for an appointment to set a date. By Archdiocesan policy, this must be done at least six months prior to the date.

Anointing of the Sick Sunday at Mass or Upon request - contact one of the

priests at the rectory in case of serious illness.

Reconciliation (Confession) Anytime by appointment. 610-449-3000

Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Legion of Mary Meets each Monday from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Rectory.

Senior Citizens Sacred Heart Social Club, an Archdiocesan Organization, meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at 1:00 PM in the cafeteria.

Parish Mission Statement We, the Sacred Heart Parish Community, knowing we are sustained by the Eucharist, dedicate ourselves to:

Forming a prayerful and worshiping community Educating all in Christ’s wisdom formed in and through the Gospel + Living our faith in today’s society

We strive to: Invite, welcome and serve all through our stewardship Unite our community through acceptance of one another + Comfort through word and deed

Tuesday, July 29 (St. Martha)

8:30am Florence A. Glass (25th anniv.)

Wednesday, July 30 (St. Peter Chrysologus)

8:30am Jean Shea Swift (anniv) Thursday, July 31 (St. Ignatius of Loyola) 8:30am Catherine & William Foster Friday, August 1 (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

8:30am Rose M. LaRocco Saturday, August 2

8:30am Robert Zacco

DEVOTIONS

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA:

Saturday mornings after the 8:30 AM Mass.

ROSARY: Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 8:10 AM before Mass.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Parish Registration We welcome new members to our Parish Family!

Please stop at the Parish Center to register or download form at www.sacredheartmanoa.org

Visitation of the Sick If you or someone in your family is

HOMEBOUND due to illness, disability, or advanced age, please call Sr. Bridget at the Parish

Center (610-449-3000) so arrangements can be made to bring Holy Communion. Also, please let us know

when someone is in the hospital.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Visit our Adoration Chapel

Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 9:00pm

Saturday: 8:00am - 4:30pm

All are welcome!

*The Chapel is located at the exit driveway of the church

parking lot leading to Wilson Ave.

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord,

Welcome to Sacred Heart Church!

I am happy that you were able to

join our worshiping community as

we celebrate our Eucharistic Liturgy

for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary

Time. Your presence and prayerful

participation enrich all who gather.

Thanks for being with us!!

Today’s 1st Reading from the Book of

Kings is a favorite of mine. Upon the Lord

promising, “Ask something of me and I will

give it to you,” Solomon responds in the spirit

of a true “shepherd-king.” Solomon asks for

“an understanding heart to judge your people

and to distinguish right from wrong.”

Solomon’s request is not a selfish one. His

request benefits the people he governs. As

“shepherd-king,” Solomon sees himself as a

servant, not as one who seeks for himself “a

long life” and “riches.”

It is “wisdom,” an “understanding heart,”

that Solomon values!! Solomon’s request is to

become our prayer. Each of us, within our

families, within our faith community would do

well to pray for an “ understanding heart.” It

is an “understanding heart” that enables us to

be compassionate in our relationships, in our

interaction as family, as community. An

“understanding heart” enables us to be just.

In light of today’s Gospel could we not say

that an “understanding heart” is the “treasure

buried in a field” that we “sell all” to

purchase. An “understanding heart” is that

“pearl of great price” that one “sells all” to

buy. Value an “understanding heart!” Pray

for an “understanding heart!”

May we seek wisdom through an

“understanding heart.”

Be well!

God bless!

Fr. McKee

COLLECTIONS July 20, 2014 $ 10,842.00 July 21, 2013 $ 23,054.00 Goal: $ 52,500.00 Year to Date: $ 47,254.00 Difference: $ - 5,246.00

Please remember us during the Summer months as you travel on vacation.

Our target amount for Sunday collection is $17,500 per week to

keep us in the black. Thank you for your continued

generous support!

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO MAY WISH TO BECOME

CATHOLIC?

*ARE YOU A BAPTIZED CATHOLIC BUT HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED OR RECEIVED FIRST EUCHARIST? CONSIDER THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA). Every year, adults are welcomed into the Catholic Community through RCIA. Please call Sr. Bridget at the Parish Center 610-449-3000 with questions. (no obligation!) Sessions will begin in September.

FREE Blood Pressure Screenings next Sunday, August 3 after the 7:30am & 11:30am Masses in the Cry Room (sponsored by Parish Health Ministry –1

st Sunday of each month)

Sacred Heart Sharing Project This weekend July 26 & 27

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS ARE BEING COLLECTED FOR LOCAL FOOD CUPBOARDS

THANK YOU !! for your donation of food items for individuals

and families in crisis. Your generosity will be a great blessing to many!

**A few drivers are needed on Monday morning to deliver the food to BVM Church in Darby . If you can help, please come to the Parish Center at 9:15am. (Thanks!)

"In the poor and outcast we see Christ's face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ." Pope Francis

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REST IN PEACE Please pray for Mary Anderson and all members of our Sacred Heart Faith Community who have been welcomed to the happiness of eternal life.

SICK Please pray for Baby Sean Cutilllo, Baby Olivia Kirmayer, Baby Andrew Sholl, Michelle Meehan, Eleanor Blanch, Thomas Mayo, Christine Ferrante, Doreen Haslinski, Sharon Muschamp, Nancy Cunningham, Kyle Boas, Christina Boyd, Jim Sweeney, Rick Kearney, Bud Devlin, Pasquale Dougherty, Mike Wilson, Loretta Malloy Lego, Brigid Sullivan, Jackie Mitchell, John Conway, Jill Carey, Jack Clark, Joe Cutuli, Gina D’Orazio, Fran Alfonsi, Dana Kleinschmidt, Cheryl Duca, Will Lawler, Terri Michels, Matt Shaw, Susan Gallagher, Martha Primavera, Mickey McGoldrick, Michael Feerick, Richard Wagner, Marie Debow, Mark Welsh, Rose Mary Haley, Laura Bailey, Rita Hershey, Joanne McManus, Sam Stocker, Maryanne Keller, Louise Savarese, Joanna Small, James Bamber, Christopher Chipman, Amy McBride, Harold Deitz, Joseph News, Joanne Shain, Rose Scaramuzza, Anna McPhee, Celeste Gisondi, Helen Rebardo, Joseph Mulholland, Nicholas Galassi, Andrew Cabrelli, Cathy Aquaro, Rick Reid, and Gregory Benoit.

Please remember to pray for all men and women serving in the Armed Forces. May the sacrifices they are making bring peace.

May God bring them all home safely and soon

PRE-JORDAN CLASS Next PreJordan Session is:

Monday, August 11 at 7:00pm in the MKD Room in the Parish Center.

*Attendance at the Pre-Jordan Class is mandatory, prior to the celebration of the

Sacrament of Baptism. Please call the Parish Center at (610) 449-3000 for further information.

**Upcoming PreJordan Classes:

September 8 & October 13

H.O.P.E.

H.O.P.E. will take a short break for the summer and will resume in September! If you have an urgent need H.O.P.E services, please leave a message for Isabelle Duca at 610-449-3638.

Our Parish H.O.P.E. Ministry is in urgent need of drivers!

H.O.P.E. provides assistance for doctor appointments, shopping, etc. Call Isabel

Duca at 610-449-3638. Please think about it!

*SUMMER SCRIP & FUN MONEY SALES*

in the Parish Center Sunday Morning: 10:00 - 11:30am

Thursday Night: 7:00 - 8:00pm

SCRIPTURE READINGS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2014

Reading I: Is 55:1-3 Resp: Ps 145:8-9,15-16,17-18 Reading II: Rom 8:35,37-39 Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21

Sunday & Daily Readings at www.usccb.org.

POOR BOX DONATIONS FOR JULY ARE DESIGNATED FOR

ST. FRANCIS INN, KENSINGTON

Summer Mass Schedule

continues….

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm

Daily Mass: Tuesday - Saturday - 8:30am

INSPIRINGTHOUGHTS OF POPE FRANCIS

“This is wisdom: it is the grace of being able to see everything with the eyes of

God. It is simply this: seeing the world…situations,

conjunctures, problems, everything with God’s eyes.

This is wisdom.”

Next Meeting: Monday, August 18 at 1:00pm

The Glenn Miller Orchestra” trip is CANCELLED**

“St. Denis Social Club invites all to join them:

SEPT 18 - River Lady Lunch Cruise $78.00 ($20 deposit - full payment by July 31)

OCT 16 - Rainbow Dinner Theatre “Drinking Habits: A Nun’s Story” $77.00 ($20 depos i t / full payment by Sep 8

NOV 18 - Renault Winery with Show “Say it with Music”

$84.00 ($20 deposit / Full payment by Oct.6) For info contact Cynthia Fitzgerald at 610-642-4913

SOCIAL CLUB

ADULT CHOIR & HANDBELL CHOIR

Any adult (high school age and older) who would like to join the Adult Choir or Adult Handbell Choir is asked to contact Mary Ann Allton at shpallton@comcast.com or leave a message at 610-449-3000.

HANDBELL PRACTICES: MONDAYS: August 18 & 25 at 7:00pm (MKD)

POST-ABORTION HEALING: Rachel’s Vineyard! For info call Gerri at

610-399-0890 or Priscilla at 215-906-6337 or www.rachelsvineyard.org

24 Hour Pregnancy Hotline: 610-626-4006! Help free 24-7 All completely confidential

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REGISTRATION is now

being accepted for

CCD Classes for 2014-2015

Registration information has been mailed to current families of the Religious Education Program. Please call Sister Kate (610-449-3000) if you did not receive one!

CLASSES BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER! Registration forms can also be downloaded from: http://www.sacredheartmanoa.org

**First-time registration for Religious

Education (especially for Grade 1) should call

Sr. Kate at the Parish Center at 610-449-3000

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! WE ARE IN NEED OF

CATECHISTS, AIDES, AND SUPPORT STAFF!

Learn more about your faith as you proclaim the Gospel message. If you are willing and able to be part of this important ministry in our church, please call Sister Kate at 610-449-3000 **ideal opportunity for college & high school students majoring

in Education or needing service hours *

Registrations for New Students ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED!

Please call the School Office at 610-446-9198

Checkout: SH-SCHOOL.ORG Pre-K & Kindergarten are FULL for next year!

SACRED HEART SCHOOL 2014-2015

Attention! PARENTS OF CHILDREN GOING TO GRADE 2 & GRADE 6 IN SEPTEMBER: Conferences for Sacraments to be received in

2015 have been completed! If you have not yet had a conference,

please call Sr. Kate at 610-449-3000 ASAP!!

CYO FALL SPORTS Registration is now open!!

Various sports available for grades K through 12. Visit our CYO page at www.shscyo.com for a complete listing and register at www.wagdogs.com

Please see website for info re coaching opportunities!

PRACTICE SCHEDULES SOCCER - MONDAY, AUGUST 4 6:00 – 8:00pm at Veterans Field (behind Skatium) for 5-6-7-8th grade boys & girls For more info, call Joe DeMarco at 610-789-4284 (*bring water bottle) JV & VARSITY FOOTBALL MONDAY, AUGUST 18 at 6:00pm at Veterans Field (behind Skatium) for 5-6-7-8th grade boys. Call Coach Bill Wick at (610) 853-0728 for info. Boys Flag Football Gr 3-4. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 at 6:00pm at the Veterans Field (behind Skatium). Any questions please call coach Jim Voigtsberger at 484-614-5430.

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JMJ

Sacred Heart School All-Class Reunion

Friday, November 28, 2014

SPRINGFIELD COUNTRY CLUB 7:00 - 11:00PM

BUFFET DINNER $40. 00 CASH BAR

SAVE THE DATE! TELL YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS! TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER SEPTEMBER 5th

REGISTRATION NOW FOR: Football * Soccer * Flag Football

Cheerleading (coaches needed) * Pee Wee Cheerleading * Volleyball (coaches

needed), and Cross Country.

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God, our Creator, has stored within our minds

and personalities, great potential strength

and ability. Prayer helps us tap and

develop these powers.

There are many things that are essential to

arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the

most important is faith, which cannot be

acquired without prayer.

Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul;

men and women cannot live in health

without them.

Have faith in God; God has faith in you!

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The 2015 MASS INTENTION BOOK

will open in SEPTEMBER!

Mary Mother of Captives - A support group for those coping with a loved one in prison (State, federal, County prison, probation or parole) meets monthly (2nd Thurs) at St. Charles Borromeo Drexel Hill. All are welcome! For more info, contact: Maryann at 610.626.2304 **Next meeting: Thursday, AUG 14 at 7:00pm

Red Cross Blood Drive Here at Sacred Heart!

Mark the date:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1:00 - 7:00pm Everett Hall

To benefit Children’s Hospital of Phila

Sign ups will be held in August. Stay tuned!

To volunteer to help with signups after the weekend Masses or to help on the day of the Blood Drive, please call Joe Byrnes at 610-506-7629 or Jean Murray at 610-449-3000. This Blood Drive is being held as way to “give back” to CHOP for the ongoing care of Claire, a 5year old with a rare bone cancer. For more info: facebook.com/WarriorPrincessClaireBattlesEwingsSarcoma

IMPORTANT UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS!

RED & WHITE DAY Sunday, September 14

STEWARDSHIP FAIR September 28

ANOINTING OF THE SICK LITURGY Sunday, October 12

PRE-CANA - October 17 & 18

FORTY HOURS - October 19 - 21

Many parishioners use Electronic Funds Transfer as an alternative

method for giving, To enroll or to learn more about Sacred Heart Parish Giving, please go to www.sacredheartmanoa.org

YOUNG ADULT GET-TOGETHERS

at Malvern Retreat House 4th Sunday of Each Month ….JOIN US ...THIS SUNDAY, JULY 27 Mass at 5:30 p.m, followed by dinner (optional)

All Young Adults (20s - 30s, single/married) are welcome! Check: malvernretreat.com

H.O.M.Express Library Book Delivery

Haverford Township residents who are homebound may apply to have library materials delivered to their home once a month. All ages - adults, teens, and children - are eligible for the service. Deliveries are made once a month by dedicated li-brary volunteers. For more information on H.O.M.Express, please contact Reference Librarian Joyce Platfoot at 610-446-3082, extension 205, or by email at homebound@haverfordlibrary.org.

Day of Reflection for Recent Widows & Widowers

September 25, 2014 9:00am - 3:00pm Malvern Retreat House

Theme: Come to Me…And I Will Give You Rest (Matt11:28) Director: Deacon David Schaffer A Day of Reflection, hope, and healing for those who have recently experienced the loss of a loved one as we continue our journey in life. Includes prayer time, inspiring talks, Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Private Adoration, Confession, and quiet time. Cost: $35.00 (includes coffee, Danish, and sit-down lunch) To Register: Call our Main Office at 610-644-0400 or malvernretreat.com

MARRIAGE HELP - Retrouvaille is a program for stressed or broken marriages. If your marriage is tearing you apart, and there is little or no meaningful communication, then Retrouvaille may be able to help you. Please visit our web site at www.retrouvaille.org or call 1-800-470-2230 for info