SUNDAY, APRIL 19

--Divine Mercy Sunday

--First Communion Parents Meeting, 11:00 am

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

--Bishop Johnston Breakfast with the Seniors after 8 am Mass

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

--DDF Presentation after 4:00 pm Mass

SUNDAY, APRIL 26

--DDF Presentation after all Masses

SATURDAY, MAY 2

--Social Supper after 4:00 pm Mass

PRAYERS FOR OUR

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Please pray for the following friends and family of Sacred

Heart in the military: Carlo Lorge, Don Bowmaker, Will

Hornback, Ken Austin, Jason Jennings, Susan Kerr, Jenna

Murphy, Emilio Valdez, David Lukansky, Daniel Newsome,

Donald Moor, Kathy Pohl, Peter Pohl, Ben Grote, Heath

Jennings and Thomas J. Peebles.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR

PARISH AND COMMUNITY

Thomas McGann, Marie Meyer, Anne

Beuerlein, Virginia Fisher, Manuel Perez, Ruth

Mort, Florence Zeman, Mary Bridges, Mary Lawson,

Charles Turner, Joe & Marion Petersen, Joe Miller,

Marjorie Bechard, Carol Shaw, Jim Beuerlein, Lonnie

Simon, Jr., Lucille Claxton, and Richard & Marian

McNabb. May they experience God’s grace and

healing power.

APRIL 18th

/19th

– SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER:

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

Liturgies This Week

Saturday 04/18 4:00 pm +Jack Hites

Sunday 04/19 9:30 am + Edward Baack

12:30 pm

6:00 pm

Monday 04/20 8:00 am No Mass

Tuesday 04/21 8:00 am

Wednesday 04/22 8:00 am +George Palaghiuc

+Martha Corgan

Thursday 04/23 8:00 am

Friday 04/24 8:00 am

Saturday 04/25 4:00 pm Martin Golden Family

Sunday 04/26 9:30 am +Ellsworth Domer

12:30 pm

6:00 pm

MINISTERS SCHEDULE – APRIL 25th

/26th

4:00 pm: Lector: C. Bynum Ushers: J. Sebek, L.

Kellner Server: A. Fearman Eucharistic

Ministers: D. Meyer, M. Meyer, M. Michael, J.

Sebek Mass Captain: Kellner

9:30 am: Lectors: E. Olsen, K. Lierz Ushers:

T. Beier, L. Beuerlein Servers: Kindra Lierz,

Kristin Lierz, R. Turcios Eucharistic Ministers:

A. Farrar, R. Hornback, A. Latham, K. Latham, R.

Lawson Mass Captain: Frey

Sharon Latham will deliver food to The

Kitchen for My Brother’s Keeper Program

during the month of April.

Thank you for your continued support.

Altar Supply Sponsor for the Month:

José & Zoila Santillán In Memory of

Miguel & Martin Santillán Rodolfo & Hermelinda Gutiérrez

SACRED HEART MISSION STATEMENT Sacred Heart Family is joined together by Christ to celebrate our oneness through common prayer life, and is sent forth to teach and serve. Our purpose as a parish is to portray in our lives the teachings of Jesus Christ by giving compassion and reconciling love to all through our prayer and action.

OUR GIFT OF GRATITUDE TO GOD

Date Weekly Envelopes Maintenance Plate Collection Other Gifts Total

April 11th

/12th

$ 415.00 $ 108.00 $ 457.36 $ 440.00 $ 1,420.36

April to Date $ 2,146.00 $ 1,207.51 $ 850.81 $ 1,415.62 $ 5,619.94

THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DESCRIBED IN ACTS UNDERSTOOD AND PRACTICED TOTAL

STEWARDSHIP. ST. PAUL REPORTS THAT THE BELIEVERS DID NOT CLAIM ANYTHING AS THEIR OWN,

BUT HELD EVERYTHING IN COMMON, AND DISTRUBUTED TO EACH WHATEVER WAS NEEDED.

MESSAGE FROM FATHER TOM

Today‟s first reading

makes reference to a

condition of which we are

more aware in these

troubled times. In 1967,

when Pope Paul VI wrote

Populorum Progressio

(On the Development of

Peoples), he declared, “…

superfluous wealth of rich countries should be

placed at the service of poor nations." Time

magazine of 7 April 1967 quoted the pope and

continued, “Otherwise…the „continued greed‟

of the rich nations „will certainly call down

upon them the judgment of God and the wrath

of the poor, with consequences no one can

foretell‟.” The Time article further quotes the

pope: “It is unfortunate that a system has been

constructed which considers profit as the key

motive for economic progress, competition as

the supreme law of economics, and private

ownership of the means of production as an

absolute right that has no limits and carries no

corresponding social obligation.” Again quoting

the pope‟s encyclical Time states, “private

ownership „does not constitute for anyone an

absolute and unconditional right. No one is

justified in keeping for his exclusive use what

he does not need when others lack necessities.

The right to property must never be exercised to

the detriment of the common good‟.” Some

critics called this Pope Paul‟s “leftist”

encyclical but the pope was trying to come to

terms with Gospel values for the times and

conditions of his world. His words took a

different perspective than his predecessor, Pope

John XXIII, or the earlier Pope Leo XIII, but

what he wrote is now part of the Church‟s

Tradition and should be pondered, especially in

the light of today‟s reading from Acts and the

economic crisis in today‟s world. Today is also

Divine Mercy Sunday. That mercy was

extended to the apostle Thomas who doubted

and that mercy continues to be extended to each

of us as we strive for faithfulness. May we be

instruments of that mercy towards the many

across the globe who are our brothers and

sisters.

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS

Monday – Acts of the Apostles 4:23-31;

Psalm 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9; John 3:1-8

Tuesday – Acts of the Apostles 4:32-37; Psalm 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5;

John 3:7b-15 Wednesday – Acts of the Apostles 5:17-26;

Psalm 34:2-9; John 3:16-21

Thursday – Acts of the Apostles 5:27-33; Psalm 34:2, 9, 17-20;

John 3:31-36 Friday –Acts of the Apostles 5:34-42;

Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14; John 6:1-15

Saturday – 1 Peter 5:5b-14; Psalm 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17;

Mark 16:15-20 Sunday – Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19;

Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-9; Luke 24:35-48

SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Springfield Catholic Schools are

accepting registration for the 2009-2010

school year. For further information on

the individual school programs or to

register, please contact Immaculate Conception

(881-7000), St. Agnes 866-5038), St. Joseph (866-

0667), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (887-6056) or

Springfield Catholic High School (887-8817).

Springfield Catholic School System is now

seeking certified applicants for a part-time K-12

Vocal Music Instructor. Some travel is required

between schools. For further information, please

contact Tim Dilg at 887-8817 or Paula Baird at 881-

7000. Contact the Central Office at 865-5567 to

request an application.

Retirement Mass and Reception: You are

cordially invited to attend an 8:30 All School Mass

in honor of Karen Soetaert‟s retirement on Monday,

May 11, 2009 at Immaculate Conception Church.

Mrs. Soetaert is retiring after twenty-eight years of

service to our Catholic School system. A reception

will be held on May 11 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. in

the school library. A card basket will be available

at the Mass and the reception, or cards may be

mailed to Karen at Immaculate Conception School,

3555 S. Fremont, Springfield, MO 65804.

“GO WITH GOD” THANK YOU

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 16

after the 4:00 pm Mass for our “Go With

God” thank you to the Claretians. More

details on the event will follow soon. As

part of this, we are looking for pictures

parishioners might have with the Claretian priests

in them from the 25+ years they have served Sacred

Heart (Fr. Dick Farrell, Fr. Don Lavelle, Fr. Richard

Bartlett, Fr. Ray O'Connor, Fr. Joe Peplansky, Fr.

Frank Iacona, Fr. Tom McGann, Fr. Rich White, Fr.

Joshy Nirappel, and Fr. Hector Navalo). For more

information, call the parish office at 869-3646.

OLD CELL PHONES

A basket will be placed in the Gathering

Space for cell phone donations. If you

would like to bring your old cell phone to

church, it will be donated to the Violence

Center. Thank you for your help.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in

Springfield is seeking qualified

applicants for Director of Youth

Ministry. Our well-established youth

program provides monthly activities for

4th thru 5

th graders, 6th thru 8

th graders and 9

th thru 12

th

graders. Responsibilities include planning, coordinating

and implementing social and religious education

programs. Candidates must be confirmed, practicing

Catholics. Previous experience working with youth in a

religious education setting is preferable but not required.

Send resume and letter of interest to Reverend Thomas

E. Reidy, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 2200 West

Republic Road, Springfield, Missouri 65807.

DIOCESAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The annual Diocesan Development Fund

appeal will be held on May 2-3. This

effort is conducted in every parish of the

diocese to help finance the activities and

programs of the Catholic Church in

Southern Missouri. We ask you to keep

the DDF campaign in your prayers.

MINISTER’S SCHEDULE

Raquel Lawson is currently working

on the Minister’s Schedule for the

months of May, June, July and

August. If there are any days that you

cannot serve, please contact Raquel at 265-8086 or

by email at raquel60@aol.com. You can also

contact the office. Thank you again for your

willingness to serve in this ministry.

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON’S

TRIVIA NIGHT

SEAS will be holding their Trivia Night on

Saturday, April 25th

beginning at 7:00 pm. The

doors will open at 6:00 pm for setup and for Silent

Auction preview. The Silent Auction is new for

2009. The cost is $100 per table or 8 ($25 per

couple.) This is a great social event with lots of fun

and prizes. Get together your team, decorate your

table, dress up and win prizes. There will be 9

trivia categories with 10 questions each. There will

be prizes for 1st, 2

nd, 3

rd and last place teams. Bring

food for your table or just enjoy our free snacks and

soda. Cold beer will be available. Please call

Cindy Reichert at 882-6824 to reserve your table.

SATURDAY SOCIAL SUPPERS

At Parish Council the idea was brought up that once a month we have a supper after the Saturday evening Mass. Jim and Chris Farrar and David Pease will be

hosting the first Social Supper on Saturday, May 2, after the 4:00 pm Mass. They will be serving Beef Stew, Rice and Biscuits. All are invited to participate and enjoy the good food and fellowship. There is no charge but donations are always accepted. They are now looking for groups, individuals, or families that might take one Saturday night each month and prepare something nutritious and good. It does not have to be fancy and could be hot dogs and baked beans, sloppy joe’s, etc. There will be a sign up sheet on the Gathering Space Table for the remaining months in 2009. This is a really good way to get all our parishioners together and possibly help someone who is suffering in the economy by providing a good meal.

MSU CONCERT CHORALE

Everyone is invited to a performance by the Missouri State University

Choir at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Sunday, April 19th at 7:00 pm. We hope you can join us for this outstanding performance.

SINGLES REACHING OUT (SRO)

Singles Reaching Out will hold an

evening of Volleyball

and Board Games on

Saturday, April 25th at 6:30 pm

at Holy Trinity Parish. Cost for the evening is

$3 plus a hearty finger food.

50/50 RAFFLE

The Sacred Heart Fund(FUN)Raising Committee will be sponsoring a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are on sale now from any committee member for $1 each or 6 for $5. 50% of the money raised goes toward the Building Fund and 50% goes to one lucky winner for their summer fun. The drawing will be held on Saturday, May 16th at the Claretian Farewell Dinner.

ST. JOE’S 4TH ANNUAL DERBY DINNER

Horseracing, food and laughs!!! Join the fun at St. Joseph’s 4th Annual Derby Dinner to be held Saturday, April 25th in the school auditorium. Cost of tickets:

$10 for dinner and $15 for racing packets. These can be purchased at the school office. For more information, please call Cheryl Knox at 866-0667.

RCIA

It is with great joy and celebration that

we welcome Jennifer Erin Anne Friar

and Rhonda Cadle Slavens into the Church.

Also on Saturday, April 11, at the Easter Vigil,

Jennifer and Rhonda as well as Christopher

James Aloysius Farrar were confirmed.

Congratulations.

SENIOR’S BREAKFAST

The Young at Heart Seniors will be hosting a special pancake breakfast on Wednesday, April 22. Bishop Johnston will be celebrating the 8:00 a.m. Mass and will be joining the seniors for

breakfast. Jerry Kutz will be making his famous pancakes. Please plan on attending and bring your special breakfast dish to share.

St. Joseph Ground Breaking St. Joseph will hold their Ground Breaking Ceremony on Monday, April 20 at 2:00 pm. All are invited to attend this celebration. Refreshments will be served.

THANKS

Joe and Estera would like to

thank everyone for their prayers,

cards, calls and show of love on

the recent death of Estera‟s Dad,

George Palaghiuc. She said it is

comforting to know that so many

people care.