Rev. Msgr. George A. Majoros, M.Div., M.S., Pastor 092 SACRED HEART COVER PAGE 1

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Schedule Sacred Heart (Vigil) 4:00PM, 7:30AM St. Hedwig Chapel 9:15AM (Rosary before Mass)

St. Charles (Vigil) 5:30PM, 10:00AM, 4:00PM

Weekdays

Sacred Heart 8:30AM Mon, Tues, Wed (Rosary AFTER Mass)

St. Charles 8:30AM Thurs, Fri, Sat Holy Days St. Charles (Vigil) 7:00PM , 8:30AM Sacred Heart 12 Noon, 7:00PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Sacred Heart 3:00-3:45PM Saturday St. Hedwig Chapel 9:00AM Sunday St. Charles 4:30-5:15PM before Vigil 6:30-7:30PM on the Thursday before 1st Friday St. Charles 9:15-10:00AM on the First Saturday of the month

Sacred Heart Parish 316 East Broadway Avenue ~ Clifton Heights, PA 19018

Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30AM -4:00PM

Phone 610-623-0409 Fax 610-623-2926 E-mail sacredheartchurch@rcn.com

Parish Website: www.sacredheart-cliftonheights.net

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT ~ DECEMBER 10, 2017

Religious Education Office of

the Partnering Parishes Located at:

St. Charles Borromeo

3400 Dennison Avenue

Drexel Hill, PA 19026

610-623-3800 Contact: Lori Farrell

Partnering Parishes Sacred Heart, St. Charles Borromeo (Drexel Hill) and St. Hedwig’s Chapel (Chester)

MISSION STATEMENT

To live and grow as a church in the Roman Catholic tradition

by devotion to God in worship, doctrine, ministry,

and loving service to each other and to the people entrusted to us.

Weekend Assistants

Rev. Edward C. Kelly Rev. John McKenzie, OSA

Rev. Herbert Sperger Rev. Joseph Zaleski

Deacon, John Farrell

Candles For The Year 2018 Candles For The Month Are Now Available. The Cost is $20. You may call the rectory during business hours at 610-623-0409 to reserve your candle for you loved one.

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Mass Intentions Mass Celebrants Weekend of December 9-10

Sacred Heart 4:00PM Msgr. Majoros 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie St. Hedwig’s Chapel 9:15AM Fr. Kelly St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Fr. Sperger 10:00AM Fr. Zaleski 4:00PM Fr. Speziale

Mass Celebrants Weekend of December 16-17 Sacred Heart 4:00PM Fr. Kelly 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie St. Hedwig’s Chapel 9:15AM Fr. Zaleski St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Msgr. Majoros 10:00AM Fr. Sperger 4:00PM Msgr. Majoros Mass Celebrants Are Subject To Change

Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors December 16-17

4:00PM DeVitis/Czerwinski/Dukinas

7:30AM Mettamano/Dorsey Counters: C

The Following Have Asked For Our Prayers Bill Becht - Walt Bush -Anna Burns - Julian John D’Orazio - James Fitzpatrick - Robb Flick- Christine Hanson - Patricia Kaeser- Kaitlyn Klein - Helen Langley - Patrice Laut - Joanne Marks -Jackie McBride -William Papa -Kevin Perkins - Kathy Pivnickas - Jean Sherwood - Tracey Sodermann - Catherine Spinelli - Ted Szyszkiewski - Emilie Wrzesniewski- Al Yakas.

Sacred Heart Church 4:00PM + Anthony Delloso Of Crawford family

Sunday, December 10

7:30 AM + Carmella Tasciore & Louise Bush Of

Walt Bush

Monday, December 11

8:30AM Living & Deceased Parishioners of

Sacred Heart

Tuesday, December 12

8:30AM + Joyce Moran Of Millie Salute

Wednesday, December 13

8:30AM + Malloy & Martin Families Of Family

Saturday, December 16

4:00PM + Lesniak & Salute Families Of

Family

Sunday, December 17

7:30 AM + Frances Kaminska Of Lenski family

St. Hedwig’s Chapel

Sunday, December 10

9:15AM + Joe Sewruk Of wife, Hanna

Sunday, December 17

9:15AM + Zdzislaw Spanik Of Hanna Sewruk

CANDLE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

St. Hedwig’s Chapel + Ricahard J. Tarashuk

Prayer Intentions You will notice an Intention Book in

the vestibule of the church. Please feel free to list those names or your special intentions that will be

remembered during the Prayer of the Faithful

The Mass Book For 2018 Is Now Open

To request a Mass please call the rectory at 610-623-0409 Tuesday through Friday

during office hours. (Monday’s can be very busy).

All Mass Intentions are $15.00

Thank you to everyone who responded with a donation to the Giving Tree. You have helped brighten the spirits of those less fortunate during this Christmas Season.

Preparing your Advance Directive Presented by: St. Eugene’s and Mercy Fitz Hospital Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 9:30 AM in St. Eugene Parish Hall. Rev. Peter A. Clark, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of Medical Ethics and Director of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics at St. Joseph University along with Sister Donna M. Watto, R.S.M., Vice President, Mission Integration Mercy Fitzgerald and Mercy Philadelphia Hospitals, will speak on Advance Directives and what you need to know to prepare your Living Will and Durable Healthcare Power of Attorney. This presentation will answer your questions about palliative care, spiritual care, hospice care, nutrition and hydration and spiritual care. If you would like to find out more about these very important issues, please rsvp that you will attend to Sr. Betty Burke, Parish Nurse at steugenenurse@rcn.com or call the rectory at 610-626-2866. St. Hedwig Maintenance Fund In Memory of Dorothy Bolton: Ed, Dawn & Brandy Yarnall $100. CatholicPhilly.com. Stay up to date with local Catholic news. Use your computer or smart phone to read about parish news, Archbishop Chaput’s column and other commentary, plus information on activities throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Sign up for a free newsletter sent by email twice a week at www.catholicphilly.com/newletter. 092-3

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Prayerfully consider your Offertory Gift as your act

of praise to God for all HE has given you.

Sacred Heart- December 3, 2017 Sunday Envelopes 77 $1,389.00 Loose 236.00 Total 1,625.00 Retired Religious 417.00 Christmas Flowers 133.00 Loose 156.00

St. Hedwig - December 3, 2017 Sunday Envelopes 44 $1,293.00 Loose 86.00 TOTAL 1,379.00 Retired Religious 250.00 Christmas Flowers 53.00 Loose 35.00

God Bless Those Who Are Great Stewards To Our Parish!

Book Signing ~ Deacon John Farrell

Saturday, December 16th ~ 1:00-3:30PM St. Jude Shop in Havertown

Hailing from St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Drexel Hill, Deacon Farrell has written a collection of stories, reflections and musings with a down to earth touch. The books make a wonderful Christmas gift and will brighten your outlook and bring a smile to your days! For more info or to reserve your copy call the store at 610-789-1300

Christmas Wafer (Oplatki) in Sacristy Christmas Wafers are available at the Rectory during business hours or in the SACRISTY of the church before and after Masses. The donation is $2.00 per pack.

HOSPITALITY SUNDAY AT ST. CHARLES

The First Sunday Of Every Month following the 7:30 & 10:00AM Masses

Please stop in for some light refreshments and friendly talk.

Special Free Will Upcoming Collections

This Weekend: Fire Collection December 9-10 On Friday, November 24th, our neighbors, the Ferguson Family, experienced a tremendous damage to their historic home at Penn and Broadway Avenue. We will take up a free will collection to help them in their need. Please place your free will offering in a regular white mailing envelope: ATTN: FIRE, with your name, address and envelope number and drop it off in the Collection Basket. Thank you! Next Weekend Emergency Hurricane Relief Collection for Puerto Rico Please consider giving a free will offering to those citizens in Puerto Rico who are still trying to recover from the devastat-ing effects of Hurricane Maria. Please place your free will offering in a regular white mailing envelope marked: ATTN: Hurricane Relief, with your name, address and envelope number and drop it off in the Collection Basket the weekend of December 16th and 17th. Thank you!

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CALENDAR CLUB WINNERS Wednesday, November 1 ($50) -Steven Czerwinski

Thursday, November 2 ($50) - Patricia Hasson

Friday, November 3 ($50) - Christine Moran

Saturday, November 4 ($250) - Rose M. Daly

Sunday, November 5 ($100) - Damien Cole

Monday, November 6 ($50) - Tim Kozak

Tuesday, November 7 ($50) - Robert Taylor

CALENDAR CLUB WINNERS Wednesday, November 8 ($50) -Carmella Westfield

Thursday, November 9 ($50) - Lauren Furman

Friday, November 10 ($50) - Anne Marie Hayden

Saturday, November 11 ($50) - Dan Traband, Jr.

Sunday, November 12 ($100) - Ann Taylor

Monday, November 13 ($50) - Joan Byrne

Tuesday, November 14 ($50) - John Connell

CALENDAR CLUB WINNERS

Wednesday, November 15 ($50) -Walter J. Bush

Thursday, November 16 ($50) - Mr. & Mrs. Frank

McGovern

Friday, November 17 ($50) - Amber Leigh Biester

Saturday, November 18 ($50) - Joe & Diane Gala

Sunday, November 19 ($100) - Mr. Damien Cole

Monday, November 20 ($50) - Eileen Bradley

Tuesday, November 21 ($50) - Ms. Sue Bodalski

Special Mass Schedule Christmas Eve and Christmas Day The Partnering Parishes Sacred Heart and St. Charles Borromeo

Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 24, 2017 Regular Schedule for Vigil Masses on Saturday, December 23rd and Morning Masses on the 24th

with NO 4PM on Sunday at St. Charles

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017 Sacred Heart Church St. Charles Borromeo 4:00P.M. Vigil Mass 4: 30P.M. Vigil Mass (Church) 4:45P.M. Vigil Mass (School Hall) St. Hedwig Chapel 7:00P.M. Mass At Night 9:00P.M.-Mass At Night 12:00 Midnight Mass At Night

Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, 2017 Sacred Heart Church St. Charles Borromeo Church 7:30 A.M. and 11:00A.M. 7:30A.M . 10:00A.M St. Hedwig Chapel 12:00 NOON 9:15A.M. NO 4PM MASS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Sacrament of Penance (Confessions) Preparing for Christmas

Serving the Partnering Parishes of Sacred Heart Church And St. Charles Borromeo Church

Sacred Heart Church, Clifton Heights All Saturdays at 3:00-3:45P.M.

St. Charles Borromeo Church, Drexel Hill All Saturdays at 4:30-5:15P.M.

Extra Days for the Sacrament of Penance and Locations

Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 1:00- 2:00P.M. and 6:30-7:30P.M.Sacred Heart Church, Clifton Heights

Friday, December 22, 2017 – 1:00-2:00P.M. and 6:30-7:30.PM. Sacred Heart Church, Clifton Heights

Saturday, December 23, 2017 – 11:00-12Noon and 4:30-5:15P.M. St. Charles Borromeo, Drexel Hill

Decorating Sacred Heart For Christmas

We will decorate Sacred Heart Church for its beautiful Christmas look on Monday, December 18th at 8:30AM. (If there is a funeral we will decorate after the service.) If you happen to be home that day any time you spend will be appreciated.

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Cold & Flu Season Ministers of Holy Communion should wash their hands before Mass begins, or even use alcohol anti-bacterial solution in the pew before distributing, and after purifying their fingers after the distribution of Holy Communion. People feeling ill should avoid receiving Communion from the chalice. If extremely ill staying home would be in order not to spread sickness, especially to our seniors. At the Sign of Peace refrain from shaking hands as a nod to the person next to you is always just as good as a handshake.

HAVE YOU TRIED FORMED?

Our Partnering Parishes have subscribed to FORMED, which provides our parish families a tremendous amount of Catholic

media content for FREE.

To take advantage of your FREE subscription to Formed:

1. Go to formed.org 2. Click on Register 3. Enter our Parish Code: K7YRT9 (Note that the Parish Code is case sensitive; all letters are upper-case.) 4. Create your account by entering your email address.

Thereafter, you need only to log on to your own account to access all the resources of FORMED.

Get the most out of Advent by following along with Bishop Robert Barron's homilies as he unpacks these profound scripture readings. The homilies in the talk will correspond to the Scriptures for Sunday Masses throughout Advent and Christmas 2017.

If this strikes you as a bit premature, it isn’t really because last week marked the start of the new Church year. In the

Catholic Church, Advent is the beginning of the cycle of readings, holy days, and holidays for roughly the next 365

days. It’s also the time of year not only when we are called to prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus at Christmas, but also when we are asked to examine our lives and take stock,

spiritually speaking.

Second Sunday of Advent Preparing our Hearts and asking for the Grace We prepare this week by stepping up the longing. We move through this week by naming deeper and more specific desires. Each morning this week, if even for that brief moment at the side of our beds, we want to light a second inner candle. We want to let it represent "a bit more hope." Perhaps we can pause, breathe deeply and say, "Lord, I place my trust in you." Each day this week, as we encounter times that are rushed, even crazy, we can take that deep breath, and make that profound prayer. Each time we face some darkness, some experience of "parched land" or desert, some place where we feel "defeated" or "trapped," we hear the words, "Our God will come to save us!" The grace we desire for this week is to be able to hear the promise and to invite our God to come into those real places of our lives that dearly need God's coming. We want to be able to say: "Lord, I place my trust in your promise. Please, Lord, rouse your power and come into this place in my life, this relationship, into this deep self-defeating pattern. Please come here and save me." Each night this week we can look back over the day and give thanks for the moments of deep breath, that opened a space for more trust and confidence in God's fidelity to us. No matter how difficult the challenges we are facing - from the growing realization of our personal sinfulness, to any experience of emptiness or powerlessness, even in the face of death itself - we can give thanks for the two candles that faithfully push back the darkness. And, we can give thanks for the graces given us to believe that "Our God will come to save us" because we were given the courageous faith to desire and ask boldly. Come, Lord Jesus. Come and visit your people. We await your coming. Come, O Lord.

Holiday Lotto Tickets Lotto tickets have been mailed!

Please purchase a $25.00 lotto ticket to help with parish finances. Extra forms can be found in the vestibule of the church. Prizes are $500.00 New Years Day $1,000.00 Easter Sunday, $100.00

on Sunday, and $50.00 on weekdays. These make wonderful Christmas and Birthday

Gifts. Thank you and good luck ! Happy New Year From FORMED!

2nd Sunday of Advent