Sacred Heart Parish Clifton Heights, PA

Sacred Heart Church Saint Hedwig Chapel 316 East Broadway Avenue 4th & Hayes Streets Clifton Heights, PA 19018 Chester, PA 19013

MASSES Daily: Monday - Friday - 8:00 A.M.

Saturday Vigil - 4:00 P.M.

Sunday - 7:30 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.

Holy Day - As Scheduled

Confessions - Monday- Friday 7:45 A.M.

& Saturday 3:15 - 3:45 P.M.

Rosary - Monday - Friday 7:30 A.M.

MASS Sunday - 9:15 A.M. Bilingual

(Polish and English)

Confession - Sunday at 9:00 A.M.

Rosary - Before Mass on Sunday

PARISH 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.

Rev. Michael W. Rzonca, Pastor Sr. Louise Quinn, Director of Parish Services

WEEKEND ASSISTANTS:

REV. GIRARD CUSATIS, REV. JOSEPH JUNG, REV. MICHAEL BIELECKI, O.S.A. PHONE: 610-623-0409 SHC316@aol.com www.sacredheart-cliftonheights.net

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Rev. Michael W. Rzonca, Pastor Sr. Louise Quinn, Director of Parish Services

WEEKEND ASSISTANTS:

REV. GIRARD CUSATIS, REV. JOSEPH JUNG, REV. MICHAEL BIELECKI, O.S.A. PHONE: 610-623-0409 SHC316@aol.com www.sacredheart-cliftonheights.net

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Next Weekends Second Colllection

Black and Indian Mission Collection

Next weekends September 7-8 the second

collection will be for the Black & Indian Missions.

Catholics in the U.S. are familiar with all kinds of

“second collections” taken up in their parish

churches. But only one can claim status as the first

ever! Please be generous! Thank you!

PLEASE NOTE

The Rectory Office will be closed on Monday,

September 2nd for Labor Day. Normal hours 9AM

to 4:30PM will resume on Tuesday.

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Forty Hours Devotions At Sacred Heart Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

September 13-14-15

Friday: 8:00AM Mass followed by Exposition of

the Blessed Sacrament until 9:30AM. Church is

then closed and will re-open at 5:30PM for private

prayer. Exposition at 6:00PM; Vespers will be

prayed and homily given.

Saturday: 8:00AM Mass followed by all-day

Exposition. Volunteers are needed to sign up for

periods of adoration from 8:30AM to 3:30PM.

Sunday: Exposition after 7:30AM Mass until

11:00AM, procession with Blessed Sacrament will

take place, followed by Benediction and prayers.

Blessed Sacrament is then reposed and Mass

begins.

Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time ~

2013

Masses of the Week

4:00 PM (Vigil) + Thomas Dockray Of. John,

Susan & Monica Leahy

Sunday, September 1

7:30AM + Mary, Vincent & Dominic Natale Of.

Marylou & family

11:00AM + Intention of the Rosary Sodality

Monday, September 2 Labor Day

8:00AM + Rosa Leoncio Of. Family

Tuesday, September 3

8:00AM + Patrice Murphy Of. Mom & Dad

Wednesday, September 4

8:00AM + Henry Grassa Sr. & Frances Kaminski

Of. Henry Grass, Jr.

Thursday, September 5

8:00AM + Lillian Atwood Bush Of. Joan Bush

Friday, September 6

8:00AM + Living & Deceased Members of Sacred

Heart Parish

Saturday, September 7

8:00 AM + Allan Taylor Of. Family

4:00 PM (Vigil) Vince Salute Of. Wife &

children

Sunday, September 8

7:30AM + Howard Sheldrake Of. wife, Janette

11:00AM + Antonio & Pellegrina DeGennaro &

Nunzio Mazzarelli Of. Antoinette

The Bread and Wine for the Eucharist have

been donated this week in memory of

+ Barbara Totarella

PREP Registration

(Parish Religious Education Program)

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be

administered this year on April 6, 2014. This program offers an educational opportunity as

well as experiences of community, service and

worship. Preparation for First Reconciliation, First

Eucharist and Confirmation is the focus of the

second and sixth grade curriculum. Our volunteer

teachers strive to encourage your child to take

steps closer to God. The purpose of the program is

to aid parents in their primary role as catechists by

providing a welcoming faith-based learning

environment for young Catholics. Classes will

begin on Tuesday, September 24th and be held

every Tuesday evening from 6:15 to 7:30PM for

Kindergarten through Grade 6. Tuition fee is

$25.00 per student to cover the cost of books. Call

the rectory at 610-623-0409 during business hours

to receive a registration form. New students must

request and bring an updated baptismal certificate

from the church where they were baptized.

Besides our wonderful teachers, Diane Craig &

Theresa Walsh , Sister Louise Quinn, O.S.F.

will be giving insight on this program.

Please Note: You must be registered by THIS

September 2013 to receive the sacraments of

First Holy Communion and Confirmation.

Saturday 8:00AM Mass will resume as

normal on Saturday, September 7th

EWTN Nightly News Show

The premier of “EWTN News Nightly, tailored to

Catholics airs Tuesday, September 3rd 6PM.

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PREP Volunteers Needed

We are looking for teachers and aides for the

upcoming PREP program which will begin in

September. What a true act of stewardship this

would be to your parish! If you would be

interested in this rewarding program that will be

held on Tuesdays from 6:15 to 7:30PM. Please

contact Father Mike at 610-623-0409.

Prep Registration Forms

For your convenience, registration forms are

available in the vestibule of the church, at the

rectory or online at sacredheart-cliftonheights.net

Cardinal O’Hara Class of 1983 Reunion

This 30 year reunion will be held on Saturday,

November 30, 2013 at Paxon Hollow Country

Club from 6:30 to 10:30PM. Cost is $55.00 per

person. Please call Grace at 484-266-0298 for

more details.

Grief Bereavement Support Group

St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill is offering an 8

week support group. Begins September 17th at

7:30PM in our library in the church annex. All are

welcome, especially those who have lost a loved

one in the past 6-24 months. No fee and on site

parking. Please call 610-789-7257.

Looking For St. Martin of Tours Grads 1958

55th Reunion on September 29, 2013 from 2-6PM.

Twining Hall, 4900 State Road, Trevose. PA.

Guests are welcomed. For more information call

215-632-1328 or email fxp3805@comcast.net.

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Prayerfully consider your Offertory Gift as your act

of praise to God for all HE has given you.

Sacred Heart - The Assumption 2013

Envelopes 68 $502.00

Loose 92.00

TOTAL 594.00

St. Hedwig - The Assumption 2013

Envelopes 26 $230.00

Loose 14.00

TOTAL 244.00

Sacred Heart - August 25, 2013

Sunday Envelopes 109 $1,672.05

Loose 257.00

TOTAL 1,929.05

Forty Hours Flowers 521.00

Restoration 16.00

St. Hedwig - August 25, 2013

Sunday Envelopes 49 $1,127.00

Loose 32.00

TOTAL 1,159.00 Forty Hours Flowers 144.00

Repair 5.00

Weekend Mass Attendance

4:00PM (50) 7:30AM (67)

9:15AM (68) 11:00AM (61)

Candles For The Month

Of September

+ William Wells + Sally Groff

+ All the Souls in Purgatory

+Roy Schaab, - Tracey, Tanya &

Families

Second Collection THIS Weekend

August 31-September 1

Religious Assistance To Poland

Special Envelopes are in the pews!

Television Mass Sunday Mornings at 5:30AM

WPVI-TV - Channel 6. Rebroadcast each Sunday at the following times:

9 AM. DT-2, Channel 6 digital

10:30 AM LaSalle University 56

5 PM DT-2, Channel 6 digital

Holy Hour at Sacred Heart

Friday Mornings 8:30 to 9:30AM

Please join us every Friday morning from 8:30 to

9:30 for the Holy Hour with Exposition of the

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Presentation on St. Therese of Lisieux

Brother Joseph Schmidt, a Christian Brother,

retreat director and author of two books on St.

Therese of Lisieux, will give three presentations

on Therese’s spirituality at Blessed Virgin Mary,

Darby, on September 4, 5, 6 from 7-8:30PM. His

focus will be on the secret of how St. Therese

managed to love even hard to like people. Free

will offering will be accepted. To register call

610-583-2128.

Auditions For Archdiocesan Choirs

Continue until September 5, 2013

The three choirs are the Adult Choir (grade 9-

adults), Girls’ Choir (grades 4-12), Cathedral

Basilica Choir (adults). Auditions do not require a

prepared piece. Music reading is a must and sight

reading skills are important. For complete info

call the Office for Liturgical Music at 215-587-

3696. The choirs bring together over 100 singers

from more than 45 parishes in the Archdiocese.

The Girls & Archdiocesan Choirs will sing in

Washington DC this year!

YOU Are Invited To Join Our Parish!

If someone you know or if you may be visiting

and have been affected by the recent closing of

area parishes, please know that Sacred Heart’s

door is open to you! Please call the Rectory at

610-623-0409 and request a registration form

that you can fill out and return at your

convenience. Father Michael Rzonca

A JOYFUL WELCOME TO

ALL WHO WORSHIP WITH US

Our Parish Community welcomes you. We pray

that your visit with us proves to be warm and

welcoming. If we can be of service to you please

let us know.

_____ I would like to learn more about the

Catholic faith .

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Community and what you have to offer.

_____ I would like a call from the pastor or

parish Staff.

_____ I would like to register as a member of

this community of faith.

Name: __________________________________

Address: ________________________________

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Please complete, cut out this form, and drop

It in the collection basket or mail it to

Sacred Heart Rectory

316 East Broadway Avenue

Clifton Heights, PA 19018

610-623-0409

Year of Faith Lecture Series Information

The next series will be:

Thursday, September 12 - Prof. Brad Gregory

Science vs. Religion. The Compatibility of

Catholicism and the Natural Sciences.

Thursday, September 19 -Ross Douthat

Bad Religion: How we became a Nation of

Heretics.

Tuesday, October 1 - Archbishop Chaput

Fire Upon the Earth: A call to conversion and a

New Evangelization.

To register: Archphila.org/yearoffaith

A Prayer For Labor Day

In these days, let us pray for them, for all

workers, and in a special way for those who

work for our spiritual health. Let us pray that

we will always have a worthy job, and that

the tables of families everywhere will be

filled with the bread that nourishes their body,

and their souls will be nourished by the Bread

of Life given to us by Jesus in the Eucharist.

May Jesus, through the intercession of Mary,

Our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph, model of

a prayerful worker, fill us with blessings of

work and peace.

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK:

Kevin Fagioli, James Fitzpatrick, Christine Hanson,

Kaitlyn Klein, Jackie McBride, Robin McLoughlin,

William Papa, Kevin Perkins, Thomas Pyfer,

Sr. Louise Quinn, Tracey Sodermann, Antoinette

Wardynski, Lynn Wheat, Emilie Wrzesniewski.

Please remember the person on the sick list must agree

to have his/her name appear in the bulletin.

Candle For The Month

Of September

+ John Panfile

Polish American Festival at Czestochowa All are invited Labor Day Weekend, September

1-2 from 12 noon until 8:00PM each day. The

festival features carnival rides, live music and

stage shows and ongoing entertainment on the

main stage. Polish Folk Dance Groups, along with

a variety of Polish and American food and

refreshments. $10.00 admission includes all

events and rides. The Festival continues on

Saturday and Sunday September 7-8. For more

information PolishAmercianFestival.com or

PolishShrine.com.

Feast Of Mother Teresa

The Sisters of Charity have scheduled a special

Mass to be held at 5:00PM on Thursday,

September 5, 2013 at St. Hedwig’s Chapel to

celebrate the Feast of Mother Teresa. The main

celebrant will be Most Reverend Bishop Daniel

Thomas. All are welcome to come!

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Sunday Mass

St. Hedwig’s Chapel

Sunday, September 1 9:15AM + Edna Johnson Of. Family

Sunday, September 8 9:15AM + Arthur, Nellie & Richard Lunness Of.

Children

092-5 Read Sunday’s Gospel, Luke 14:1, 7-14.

Gospel Summary Jesus often had

confrontations with some of

the religious leaders about

meals or the Sabbath. He

was sure to be tested in the

circumstances of today’s

Gospel since he was eating a

meal with the religious

leaders on the Sabbath! At

the meal, Jesus noticed that the guests hurried to

recline at the place of honor. He taught them that

when they were invited to a wedding feast, they

should sit at the lowest place. If they sat at the

highest place and someone higher than they came

in, their host would approach the lower guest and

ask him to move down. This, of course, would be

a source of humiliation. Instead, if the guest took

the lower seat, the host would come to him as a

friend and invite him to take a higher seat. Then,

all would look on this person with great

admiration. Jesus also advised them on giving a

dinner. Instead of inviting close friends and

relatives and all the people who might repay the

invitation, Jesus encouraged his listeners to invite

those who could never reciprocate. Jesus

explained that by doing this the host’s place would

be insured at the heavenly banquet.

Reflection for Families Most often the role of a parent is cast in humility.

When we think back on our own childhoods, even

if we have taken the time to tell our parents how

much we appreciate all they did for us, children

rarely take in the whole scope of what their

parents do for them. Yes, in some cases we might

even say what parents sacrifice for them, but it’s

hard to call something a sacrifice when it’s given

out of love. Still, parents know what it means to

provide for someone who cannot repay us. We

don’t expect our children to repay us financially

for what we’ve given them in food, clothing,

shelter, education, and entertainment. Not only is

it not realistic, but it’s just not the way it works!

We understand the meaning of this Gospel in

connection with our children, but how much

greater our understanding will be if we reach

beyond our own family to provide for someone in

our society who cannot begin to repay us.

Second Collection THIS Weekend

August 31-September 1

Religious Assistance To Poland

Special Envelopes in the Vestibule!