Sacred Heart - St. Catherine of Sweden Parish @ Sacred Heart Church

596 Cambridge Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01610

Rev. Eric Asante, Administrator

Administrative Assistant, Lynn Lorusso SCHEDULE OF MASSES Email: Lynn.sacredheart@verizon.net Lord’s Day: Website: shscparish.com Saturday 4:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM Rectory: Telephone: 508-752-1608 Weekday: Fax: 508-757-2462 Monday-Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 AM Church/Bingo Hall: 508-752-9798 (No Mass on Thursday) Food Pantry: 508-753-2555 Blessed Sacrament Adoration/First Friday: Food Pantry Hours: Thursday 9:45am—2:30pm, 9:30 AM - 5:30PM Saturday 10am –1pm Prayer Shawls Ministry call the rectory Confessions: Bingo: Every Friday 6:30-10pm lower church hall Every Saturday 3-3:30 PM

Parish Vision Statement: We, as Christ’s disciples, are the hands, minds & voices which lovingly glorify God by serving

Each other as a Christian family.

(As of Monday) Saint Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center:

Ronald Mantey & Lee Roberts

We will not be calling UMass Memorial as they don’t have an sys-tem to give us the information we need. If you or a loved one is in

one of those hospitals please let us know so we can be sure to visit them and pray for them.

Please continue to pray for all of our service men & women

who serve to protect us.

(Please arrive at least 15 minutes before Mass) Saturday, January 19 Lector: Tony Halpin Sunday, January 20 Lector: Michael Boover Commentator: Rose Kempton Altar Servers: Noah Sulminski & Joyce Abalo Ministers of Holy Communion: Jean Dawson & Richard Flynn _______________________________________________

A Recent Question from our Question/Suggestion Box:

Why is there no bible in the church?

There is...the lectionary that Fr. Asante reads from on the altar is a bible. Each week the readings we read in

the Glory & Praise are readings out of the bible.

We encourage everyone to bring their bibles with them.

WEEK OF January 12 & 13, 2019

OF MASSES

January 12— The Baptism of the Lord

PM – Albin & Stanley Kucharski

The Baptism of the Lord

AM

, January 19— Second Sunday in

Ordinary Time

PM –

, January 20~ Second Sunday in Ordinary

Time

AM

AM

The Baptism of the Lord

Think of what it's like to wait a long time. Can you imagine what it would be like to wait for centuries? No one person lives

that long, of course. But for the Israelites, they had heard the stories from generation to generation. They had been con-

quered time and time again, and now "the people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether

John might be the Christ." They had been waiting for a Messi-ah, one who did miraculous deeds and said profound things; someone aglow with the glory of God. We all know what it's like to hope and be disappointed. But what if your hopes were

fulfilled? That day at the Jordan River, an audience had gathered. Among

the crowd for baptism was an unknown man. Perhaps he was dirty from weeks in the desert. His hands had the calloused

palms of a tradesman, a carpenter. He and John the Baptist may have embraced with the familiarity of the cousins they were. This man wades into the Jordan for a good, solid dunking. As he rises from the water, the One who breathed life into Adam

gasps for air like any other man. But then "heaven was opened." The clouds in the sky part miles

above. "And the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." An apparition with substance sails through

the sky. It exudes gentleness and power all at once. "And a voice came from heaven, 'You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.'" Can you imagine the sight? For the crowd, there is no doubting what they have seen, who they have seen. Can you imagine this encounter with our God who keeps His

promises? What are you waiting for?

2

3

January 18, 2019

Team # 3— Alma Sheehan, Eileen Kaminski, Dave Dubey, Donald Ducharme, Tony & Elaine Halpin

The Every –Week Crew and Early Shift Workers

Theresa Courtney, John Harrington, Lisa Hickory, Emma Lusignan, Patricia Wassel, Joan Lorusso, Pat Markiewicz, Ed Corrigan, Carole Nourse, Jeannine Corrigan, Debra Di-

az, Donald Ducharme, Fran Peperato, Debbie Plant, Ed Wall, Julie Carrigan, Paul Levesque, Donna Niles & Michael

Burgraff

Ladies Guild Kitchen Crew: Beverly Farrar & June Sulminski

**Vision statement is located on the cover of bulletin**

Ladies Guild Wright’s Chicken Farm Lunch We will have our Annual Lunch at Wright’s Chicken Farm

on Sunday, January 20th. We will leave immediately follow-ing the 10am Mass. Please sign up on the table near the

elevator by January 13th so we can get a count. If you have already signed up please check the list

again. Our list went missing!

Coat Collection: It’s that time of year that we start cleaning out our closets. We are collecting new or gently used coats for adults and children. We give them to our neighbors who may not have a coat to keep warm. Please place them in the box in the up-stairs hallway near the elevator.

WE ARE IN NEED OF COATS!

Catholic University Collection Thank you for your generous contributions to last week’s special second collection for The Catholic University of America! Your support enables Catholic University to pro-vide an education based in the Catholic intellectual tradition to the next generation of leadership for our Church and na-tion. We collected $342.25. Thank you! Thank you for your donations for our monthly food collec-tion for our parish food pantry. We collected 89 items and $85.00. You help is greatly appreciated. Men’s Group Meeting There will be a Men’s Group Meeting on Sunday, January 27th immediately following Mass in the parish hall. All men of the parish are invited to join us.

Tax Donation Receipts:

If you are in need of a receipt for your yearly donations please call the parish office Monday-Friday, 8am-2pm 508-

752-1608.

Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual pro-life novena, 9 Days for Life, Monday, January 14 – Tues-day, January 22. Pray for the respect of all human life with daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Download a free mobile

app, or sign up to receive the novena through daily emails or text message. (A printable version is also available online.) Sign up at

www.9daysforlife.com! **We will have benediction on Tuesday, January 22nd following the 9am Mass for the intention of

Respect Life**

All Are Invited to Attend…. Our parish will begin having an African Mass each

Sunday at noon. All are invited to join us.

Update Your Information Does the Parish Office have any new address or phone

information? Please visit our parish website:

https://shscparish.com/ To submit any changes or you can call the rectory office

508-752-1608. Thank you!

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING

, 2019January 5 & 6

Catholic University $342.25, Christmas $210.00, Current expenses $45.00, Religious Retirement $50.00, Immaculate Conception $10.00, Solemnity of Mary $82.30, Sunday Of-

fering $4109.43

Did you forget your envelopes? Did you attend Mass somewhere else and forget to send in your missed enve-lope? You can sign up for online giving or use the app to

never miss a stewardship giving. The app is called ConnectNow Giving or visit our website to sign up for online

giving. Any questions please call the rectory.