SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH PA CHARITABLE TRUST April 21, 2019
Established 1876
HE IS RISEN!! DEATH COULD NOT HOLD HIM
Rejoice in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ!
Wishing you a Blessed and Joy filled Easter!
Father Michael Gabler, O. S. B.
Patsy McAllister, Pat Kneidel, Kathy Reuscher and Dave Farley
Page Two Sacred Heart Church, PA Charitable Trust, St. Marys, Pennsylvania Established 1876
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT will be
held in Sacred Heart Church on Friday from 7:00 a.m.
until closing with Benediction at 4:00 p.m.
PLEASE PRAY for the repose of the souls of all the
faithful departed especially Vera M. McGeehin. May God
grant them eternal rest and comfort all those who mourn
them.
PRAYER LIST - Let us remember all the sick especially
Kathy Clausen, Alice Feldbauer, Cindy Herzing,
Lindsay Lenze, Tom Nellis Jr., Tammy Pearsall, Kathleen
(Daisy) Rowley, Matthew Sharrow and Baby Leo Jaques. We
pray in hope that God’s healing power may touch all
those who are sick.
SACRED HEART PRAYER CHAIN - If you want to be
placed on the prayer chain for any need, just call Rose
at 781-6430, or Ann at 834-6534. The names of those
listed on this prayer chain will not be published in the
bulletin. If you want a name to be listed in the bulletin,
please call the Parish Office.
A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE
Millions of Christians around the world celebrate the
Resurrection today. It all began simply on the first
Easter with one person telling another: “Mary told Peter”
and “they believed.” Faith is passed one person to
another; it is caught, not taught and parents are the
most effective persons to pass faith to their children.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASSES
Date: Time: Place:
May 7 (T) 7:00 p.m. Queen/World
834-4701
PRE-CANA SESSIONS
Date: Time: Place:
October 6 9:00 a. m./5:00 p. m. St. Catherine
Includes Mass 814-371-8556
WORD OF LIFE!!
Apr. 21: What a coincidence that this year Easter (Apr.
21) and Earth Day (Apr. 22) are only one day apart.
Easter reminds Christians of the resurrection - that the
death of the body is not the end of the world. Earth Day
reminds us all that we humans have a duty to protect
our little part of the world - planet Earth. Hmmm.
April 20 (S): Holy Saturday
8:30 p.m. Intention of Celebrant
April 21: Easter Sunday of the
Resurrection of the Lord
7:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the
Benedictine Association of Saint Marys
9:00 a.m. Patients & Staff of Pinecrest,
Elk Haven & Silver Creek Terrace
11:00 a.m. For Sacred Heart Parishioners
April 22: Monday in the Octave of Easter
6:15 a.m.†† Chester (An.) & Frances Hammer
April 23: Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
6:15 a.m.†† George & Mary (An.) Fleming
April 24: Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
6:15 a.m. † Robert Rigard (An.)
April 25: Thursday in the Octave of Easter
6:15 a.m.†† Fred & Dorothy Fledderman
April 26: Friday in the Octave of Easter
6:15 a.m.†† John F. & Jane O’Leary
April 27 (S): Vigil of Second Sunday of Easter
4:00 p.m. † Margaret Bonfardine (An.)
April 28: Second Sunday of Easter
7:00 a.m. L/D of Bob & Mary Ann Gregory Family
9:00 a.m. L/D of McGill & Piccolo Families
11:00 a.m. †† For Sacred Heart Parishioners
3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy
The week of April 21, 2019 the Angel Lamps in the
Sanctuary burn for the following intentions:
† Clarence Sporner
† Dick Sporner
FATIMA PRAYER GROUP
Monday Night Apostolate of Fatima Prayer Group will
pray the Rosary at Sacred Heart Church starting at
6:00 PM. All are welcome.
“31 DAY” VOCATION CALENDAR - Please
consider joining the Parish “31 Club” for Vocations to
the Religious Life. Try to attend a Mass, Holy Hour OR
Pray on your chosen date and offer it for:
• Priests/religious who have served our parish in the past.
• For those priests, religious and deacons serving now.
• To ask the Lord of the harvest for future vocations.
20th Ruth Fehrenbach, Gretchen Meyer, Mary Jo Scott
21st Carl Loeffler, Barb Linder
22nd Sally Smith, Kathy Reuscher
23rd Mary Bowser Gee
24th Sylvia Kronenwetter
25th Dutch Wegemer, Cathy Schneider, Karen Dick
26th A.J. Feidler
PARISH OFFICE~ will be closed on Easter Monday.
The office will reopen on Tuesday, April, 23, 2019.
“ROSARY WALK FOR SOULS”
Beginning, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. We
will again be walking around the St. Mary’s Catholic
Cemetery and praying the Rosary for our deceased
loved ones. We will meet at the Chapel to begin the
Rosary. Please, bring your family, children in their
strollers and friends. Sorry NO pets permitted in the
cemetery. Wear comfortable shoes and
REMEMBER your Rosaries.
Any questions call Bonnie Housler 834-3214 or
Kathy Reuscher 781-1109.
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AREA NEWS
• ADORATION AT QUEEN of the WORLD every
Thursday following the 7:00 AM Mass. Closing:
Evening prayer and Benediction: 6:30 PM.
• ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION Alumni Mass on Friday, April 26 at
9:05 a.m. at ECCHS. All graduates of Catholic
education in Elk County are invited to attend and
celebrate with the students, faculty, and staff.
Breakfast will be served immediately following in
the cafeteria. We hope you will join us!
DATES TO REMEMBER
Mondays Praying the Rosary in Church 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays Father Michael’s Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
April 28 Divine Mercy Sunday/Adoration 12:00 p.m.
May 2/3 NO First Friday Bread Sale
May 3 SH Super BINGO doors open 4:30 p.m.
May 4 Rip Off Tournament doors open 5:00 p.m.
May 5 First Eucharist Mass 9:00 a.m.
May 14 Elk County Right To Life Meeting 6:30 p.m.
May 20 Saint Anne Society 12:00 p.m.
May 21 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
THE MOTHER DAUGHTER TEA~
The Chastity Education Office of the
Diocese of Erie is sponsoring the annual
event on April 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
In the Social Hall of St. Boniface Parish,
355 Main St, Kersey. Enjoy a dress-up tea, which
includes time for bonding, fun and conversations about
growing to healthy and holy womanhood. The program
is designed for girls age 10 and older and their moms.
For more information or to register, visit www.ErieRCD.org/
chastity.htm or call Kate Whiteford, director of the
Chastity Education Office, at 814-824-1259.
THE CONCERT CHOIR OF ELK COUNTY
~will present, “Elton John, Billy Joel and
Friends” to be held at the Royal Inn on
Thursday, May 30th, Friday, May 31st
and Saturday, June 1st.
This Dinner and Song affair will begin at 6 p.m. each
evening. Entrée choices: Stuffed Pork Chop, chicken
Marsala and Stuffed Haddock. You must call the Royal
by Monday, May 20th with your entrée choice and ticket
number. Tickets ($30.00 per person) will go on sale
beginning Monday, April 15th at the Village Peddler,
Cliffes and Constables.
CLEANING YOUR CLOSETS? Please save any local
school, or Professional Team T-shirts and or
sweatshirts for a stitching project to benefit the
Catholic Elementary School’s Christmas Store.
We would also appreciate donations of fiberfill to
complete the project. Drop off at the
St. Marys Catholic
Elementary School
office by April 30.
Thank you all so much!
SPECIAL ENVELOPES FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. 2019
April 21 Easter Sunday Offering
April 21 School Support
SAFE SITTER REGISTRATION – May 13
Registrations will be accepted for the Penn Highlands
Community Nurses Safe Sitter class on Monday, May
13 from 4:30- 6:00 at their St. Marys office. A parent or
guardian must register the student for either class.
Course fee $25 is due at registration. Classes will be
held on June 20 and July 18 at Faith Baptist Church in
St. Marys. Safe Sitter is a nationally-recognized
education program for boys and girls ages 11-15.
CAMP FLUTTERBYE – Register Now
Have your children or grandchildren experienced a loss
through death? The Penn Highlands Community
Nurses will host a free 2-day camp for children & teens,
K-12, at The Pines in St. Marys on June 6 & 7. Fun and
educational activities are structured by bereavement
professionals to help students understand that grieving
the loss of a loved one is healthy and normal.
To register call 781-4722.
BECOME A HOSPICE VOLUNTEER
Penn Highlands Community Nurses Hospice is seeking
volunteers who are looking for a rewarding volunteering
experience. You may have felt that instinct to serve your
community in some way, but are still looking for that
special place to share your heart and your talents.
Whether it’s providing companionship to a person in the
final months and weeks of life, offering support to family
members and caregivers, making memory bears or
helping with hospice clerical work and fundraising, the
contributions of volunteers are essential to the important
work provided by the Penn Highlands Community
Nurses Hospice. Please consider volunteering at
Penn Highlands Community Nurses Hospice for a life
changing experience!
We need you on our Hospice Team!
Please contact 814-781-4722 for more info.
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Drawing will take place May 15th.
Proceeds benefit ECC Music Program. Contact Ray
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We can easily forget how significant the truth
really is. It is the solution to the greatest mystery that
mankind has ever faced. And only Christ has revealed
it to us. Only Christians know for sure what comes after
death.
Marie and Pierre Curie were two of the most
brilliant scientific minds in the world during the early
modern period. In 1903 they received the Nobel Prize
in physics for their groundbreaking work on
radioactivity. In 1906 Pierre died tragically in a street
accident. Marie was wild with grief.
Every day she wrote in her diary a message to her
departed husband.
One day she wrote:
Your coffin was closed and I could see you no more.
They came to get you, a sad company. We saw you go
down into the deep hole. Then the dreadful procession
of people that wanted to take us away. Jack and I
resisted. We wanted to see everything to the end.
They filled the grave and put flowers on it. Everything is
over. Pierre is sleeping in his last sleep beneath the
earth.
It is the end of everything, everything, everything!
No, science, as such, does not have the answer. The
answer must come from the other side, God's side.
It comes from the life and lips of the Man of Galilee. Into
the darkness of death He brings light.
Into the midst of our doubts He comes with His voice of
promise: "I am the resurrection and the life, he who
believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and
whoever lives and believes in me shall never die."
We have greater wisdom than the science of this world
can give.
We know what comes next! Christ has told us,
Christ has shown us. This is our hope; this is the joy of
Easter.
Father Michael
Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Disciples Life Creed “I urge you to live a life
worthy of the calling you have received.”
Ephesians 4:1b
Scott [email protected] or 781-1042.
Faith Formation Program Calendars check out disciples.life
April 24 Elementary Faith Formation 6:00– 7:30 p.m.
St. Marys Parish Center
May 4 First Eucharist-Queen of the World ~ 1:30 p.m.
May 5 First Eucharist-Sacred Heart ~ 9:00 a.m.
May 5 First Eucharist-St. Mary’s ~ 10:30 a.m.
May 15 Spirit & Truth Adoration-ECCHS Chapel ~ 8:00 p.m.
Confirmation Date~ May 19, 2019 Queen/World 1:30 p.m.
Keep up to date with “Rooted” Youth Ministry on Social Media!
Twitter: @MinistryRooted
Instagram: @smyouthministry3
Facebook: @SMYouthMin
CLASSY DANCE~ Swing Dance
Friday, April 26th 7-10 PM
Saint Boniface Social Hall in Kersey
Cost: $5 for Students $10 for Adults
Call Scott Becker (Youth Minister) 717-881-5856
Child Protection and Creating Safe Environments -
Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is most appropriate
that Child Abuse Prevention Month is held during the
Easter season. There is no better time than Easter to
celebrate the protection of our most valuable gift from
God – our children. For information on what the Diocese
of Erie is doing, and what you can do to become more
informed and involved in keeping our children safe visit
https://www.eriercd.org/childprotection/
Easter Sunday Made New by Christ
Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new
batch, as you really are unleavened. For our paschal
lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed 1 Cor. 5:7
Question of the Week
Adult: What change could the hope of the
resurrection of Christ inspire you to make?
Youth: What bad habit would you like to “clear out”
during the hopeful time of this Easter
season?
2019 CURSILLO DATES
May 16~ 19 Men’s Cursillo #248
at Our Lady of Mercy, Harborcreek
June 20~ 23 Women’s Cursillo #255
at ECC High School, St. Marys
Interested in making your Cursillo
Contact Mike or Kim Sloff
814-834-2468 or 814-594-2135
You won’t regret it!!
RAFFLE TICKETS 2019~ Remember stubs and money
must be returned to the Parish Office or put into the
collection basket by May 31, 2019. God bless you!!
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The Easter Lamb
Of all Easter symbols, the lamb is probably the most strongly Christian. Other than the fact that
lambs are young animals born in springtime, it has no strong ties to pagan traditions.
The lamb comes from the Jewish Passover, where each family killed a lamb as a sacrifice.
When Christ became the Passover Lamb for everyone, the lamb became a symbol for His sacrifice.
John 1:29 - "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the
sin of the world!"
1 Peter 1:18-21 - "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were
redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious
blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but
was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the
dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God."
Easter Lilies
The Easter lily is another new addition to Easter celebrations. Throughout the years, painters
and sculptors used the white Madonna lily to symbolize purity and innocence, frequently
referring to Mary. This lily doesn’t force well, so nurseries couldn’t
get the flower to bloom in time for Easter.
The white Easter lily symbolizes purity and honesty.
Some say Easter lilies proliferated in the Garden of Gethsemane, where
Jesus wept in the last hours before Judas’ betrayal.
According to some legends, the significance of the Easter lily goes back even further to the pure white
lilies that sprouted from Eve’s repentant tears after she and Adam were cast from Paradise.
The Easter lily was brought from Bermuda to Philadelphia during the 1880s by Mrs. Thomas Sargent.
A local nursery owner spotted them and, impressed with their ability to grow in time
for the Easter season, introduced them to a public clamoring for spring blooms.
Origin and history of Easter Eggs
Eggs have always been revered as a symbol of life. Ancient cultures, like that of the Hindus,
Persians, Egyptians and Phoenicians, believed that our world originated from a large egg.
During spring time, most ancient cultures celebrated spring festivals by gifting and eating dyed eggs. Even in folklore,
eggs are sacred.
Like most other symbols of Easter, decorated eggs came down from pre-Christian traditions. It
is not difficult to understand why though. Easter, the festival remembering and celebrating the
resurrection of Christ, coincides with the March Equinox, which is springtime in most parts of the
world. Also, resurrection or rebirth has to primarily do with life.
The Easter egg symbolizes the tomb of Jesus from where he arose, in new light and new life.
Another possible reason for the egg to have become such an integral part of Easter can be
connected to Lent. While observing Lent, many regions forbade the consumption of eggs. Since
Easter succeeds Lent, eggs could well have been considered to be a delicacy owing to the prohibition.
Either way, Early Christians decided to include eggs while celebrating Easter. Initially, eggs were presented at the
church to be blessed and sprinkled with holy water. Later, eggs were decorated with gold leaf and sent as gifts to the
Royal family. Gradually, people began to dye eggs in bright colors like red (to signify life and the blood of Jesus) and
even today, decorated Easter eggs remain an integral part of Easter celebrations.
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