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 Today’s Gospel provides a blueprint for good stew-ardship: “Let the man who has two coats give to him who has none. The man who has food should do the same.” Your Gi s to God and Parish - December 1st

Sacrificial Giving: $ 10,072.28

Building Fund: $ 8,569.17 Not in envelopes: $ 6,005.30 Children’s Sharing Treasure: $ 29.00

Third Sunday of Advent December 15, 2019

Those whom the L has ransomed will return

and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlas ng joy.                 — Isaiah 35:10a

Cel c Christmas Cantata Come enjoy the sounds of a Cel c Christmas by hearing the Choir debut its 1st Christmas Cantata called "Have You Heard." We will be singing the Cantata prior to the 11:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass, star ng around 10:20 pm. The story of Christmas will be woven throughout the music. It is sure to put you in the Christmas spirit.

ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE If you were unable to attend our Reconciliation Service, our neighboring parishes will have Services on:

December 17th - St. Catherine, 6pm December 18th - Mary Queen of Heaven, 7pm

The Parish extends its congratulations to the families of Landon Alexander James Davis, Hazel Marion Daniels, Kayla Jane Zeller, and Miles Xavier Tran who were recently baptized.

Christmas Eve Parking The church parking lot will be very busy before and

a er the 4:00 and 6:00 pm Masses on Christmas

Eve. All cars are requested to turn right out of the

lot a er Mass, making U-turns to drive north-

bound. Please use the driveway at the south end of

the lot as an exit only – no entrance.

Christmas Break is from Sunday, December 22nd - Sunday, January 5th

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS

Education News...

Think a Catholic Education is too expensive for your children?

How about a $5,677.00 scholarship?

Please explore the Step Up for Students Scholarship Program

which makes a Catholic elementary education affordable for our families.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * At Annunciation Catholic School, your parish school, it is our goal to make a Catholic education available to every parishioner.

Youth Corner ATTENTION ALL TEENS AND ‘TWEENS:

You are cordially invited to the: SACRED HEART YOUTH MINISTRY CHRISTMAS PARTY! DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 High School Teen Party: 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm 6-8th Grade ‘Tweens & Teens Party: 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm RSVP on or before: December 16, 2019 – janice.schubert@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org What to Bring: A wrapped Christmas Gi suitable for BOTH, a teen boy/teen girl. This is for our gi exchange game that will be played at the party. Price range: $10 - $15 Example: Super-size box of sour patch kids. Invite Your Friends! Games! Prizes! Meet New Friends! Dance-off Contest! Free Food! Great Music! A en on Parents: If you would like to chaperone, that would be excellent!

Children’s Christmas Eve Choir If your children would like to par ci-pate in singing for the 4:00 pm Chil-dren's Mass on Christmas Eve, we will prac ce for that Mass on Monday, De-cember 23rd from 10-11 am in the

church. We ask that your child be able to read to be eli-gible. For further informa on, feel free to contact Karen O o - karenanno o@hotmail.com (904)553-3178.

A en on All Parishioners: Sacred Heart Youth Ministry Presents:

FRIDAY FIESTA CHILI DINNER Friday, January 10, 2010

Held at Sullivan Hall

Dinner will be served ANYTIME between 4:30—8:30 pm

Many varie es of Homemade Chili along with sides, so drinks and chips and salsa bar!

And, take part in judging the Chili Cookoff Contest!

Tickets: $10.00; proceeds will go to Sacred Heart Youth

Ministry. Tickets for children 10 and under: $4.00

CAST (Catholic Adults Seeking Truth) Wisdom Vision for Life mee ng Tuesday, December 17th, from 6:30 -8:00pm in the Ac vity Center.

In Our Parish...

REASON TO REJOICE Dark violet is used throughout Advent to express its character as a season of spiritual prepara on for Christ-mas and “the coming of the Lord.” But on the Third Sun-day of Advent, formerly known as Gaudete (La n for “rejoice”) Sunday, rose may be added to the liturgical environment. The en re liturgy is infused with a spirit of rejoicing. Today’s first reading and Gospel proclaim the reality of God’s saving work in our midst. Isaiah exuberantly de-scribes the idyllic transforma on of all crea on as a re-sult of God’s presence in the midst of the people. In the Gospel, Jesus connects Isaiah’s prophecy with what is happening in his own ministry. In addi on to the list of healings from Isaiah (the blind, the lame, lepers, and the deaf), Jesus’ presence brings two other reasons for re-joicing: “The dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them” (Ma hew 11:5). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

CHRISTMAS EVE, Tuesday, December 24th Fleming Island 4:00 pm Children’s Mass 6:00 pm 11:00 pm (A Lessons and Carols Program will begin at 10:20 pm) Green Cove Springs 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass (in English) 8:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass (en Español) CHRISTMAS DAY, Wednesday, December 25th Fleming Island 10:00 am Mass

NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE NEW YEAR’S EVE—Tuesday, December 31st Fleming Island - 5:30 pm Vigil Mass NEW YEAR’S DAY - Wednesday, January 1st Fleming Island - 9:00 am Mass Green Cove Springs - 5:00 pm Mass (en Español)

Music Ministry Christmas Concert Please come to our Music Ministry Concert on Friday, January 3rd @

7:00 pm in the Church. You will be treated to a performance of a Celtic Christmas Cantata, called "Have You Heard”, along with other music. Refreshments will be served after the Concert.

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 7th -9th at Marywood Retreat Center. The next Pre Cana program will e February 29th in Jacksonville. For more informa on about the dioce-san requirements or to register for any of the dioce-san programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619.

Third Sunday of Advent Las ng joy is a hallmark of a Chris-

an. Where can you bring joy this week? Find your strength in God’s promise. (Isaiah 35:16, 10).

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 DEADLINES

Articles for the bulletin are due by noon and may be emailed to bulletin@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

Bulle n Deadline December 29th due December 16th January 5th due December 16th

A great way to end Catholic Schools Week! Please join us to raise funds for the “Rachel Quinones Scholarship Fund”, awarded to students at Bishop John J Snyder High School in Jacksonville, FL and St. Joseph Academy in Brownsville, TX. Rachel was a huge part of both of these communi es. Rachel began her five-year ba le with cancer in 2013

and sadly lost the ba le in July 2018. Join us on Febru-

ary 1, 2020 for the first Annual Rachel Quinones Memo-

rial 5K. There will be a Children’s Fun Run and age cate-

gories from Middle School on up. A virtual 5K is available

for those who can’t run with us. Go to ul materacing-

inc.com to register. Register early to get the best price.

Thank You!!

American Heritage Girls Na onal Honor Troop FL5312

would like to thank you for your generosity in suppor ng

their Wreaths Across America collec on. With the gen-

erosity from Sacred Heart parishioners, we were able to

collect enough money to purchase 66

wreaths that will be placed on veterans'

graves laid to rest at Jacksonville Memory

Gardens in Orange Park. Thank you for your

generosity and support in honoring our local Veterans.

PRAYER LIST

Please pray for… Jody Diller, Donna Hall, Jan Hammerschmidt, JoAnn Harrington, Ansley Luther, James Macklin, Bee Mauigoa, Karen McCallan, Victoria Morris, Karen Morris, Debbie Morris, Teresa Pelarek, Levi Shepherd, Rita Williams, Bonnie Willis, Keith Willis, Millie Aybar, Mary Elizabeth Cosler, Bill Fannon, Laura Fannon, Art Hernandez, Judi Jablonka, Brandon Jones, Michaela Lewis, Carol Mansell, Terry McCauley, Cindy Murphy, Katie Murphy, Tim Murphy, Richard Pedigo, Rick Pedigo, Tasha Rhoddenberry, Dante Saienni, Greg Schoonmaker, Gwynn Schoonmaker, John Steinberg, David Stewart, Vanessa Stuart, Kirk Nicholson III, Elizabeth Otto, Charley Strayer, Stephanie Wiley, John Anderson, Jean Collins, Kitty Estes, Judith Gall, Cheryl Gomes, Mark Hatha-way, Cindy Mackert, Walter Robles, 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 barren deserts will rejoice and flow-er (Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10). Psalm — Lord, come and save us (Psalm 146). Second Reading — Be pa ent, for the coming of the Lord is as sure as the rain (James 5:7-10). Gospel — Tell of what you hear and see: The blind regain their vision, the crippled their movement, the deaf their hearing (Ma hew 11:2-11). 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, December 16th, 8:00 am – In memory of Jack Lawson requested by Jack and Mary Bullington.

Tuesday, December 17th, 8:00 am - For Karen Heppner requested by the Kinmonth Family.

Wednesday, December 18th, 8:00 am - In memory of Sergio and Erlinda De Carolis requested by Dorothea and Tom Riddle.

Thursday, December 19th, 8:00 am - In memory of Rachel Quinones requested by Mom and Dad.

Friday, December 20th, 8:00 am - In memory of Ron Smith requested by his Cousin.

Saturday, December 21st, 5:30 pm - In memory of Yolanda Yatco requested by the Yatco Family.

Sunday, December 22nd, 8:00 am - For the Parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish.

Sunday, December 22nd, 10:30 am - In memory of Gary and Tori Heimbach requested by Kathy Heimbach and Family.

Sunday, December 22nd, 5:30 pm - In memory of Ken Golick requested by the Bachmann Family.

SULLIVAN HALL All events held at Sullivan Hall are scheduled through Sullivan Hall director, Arlene Manalo. For pric-es, availability and more infor-ma on, call Arlene at 284-3811 or email sullivanhall@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Wednesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Friday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

Please call the Parish Office to have names included on our list. Names will be print-ed 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.