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: w w w .sacredheart-cliftonheights.net

Rev. Msgr. George A. Majoros, M.Div., M.S., Pastor

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

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

Weekend Assistants

Rev. Edward C. Kelly, Rev. John McKenzie, OSA, Rev. Herbert Sperger, Rev. Joseph Zaleski, Deacon, John Farrell

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT ~ MARCH 31, 2019

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.

Lenten Prayer Compassionate and Powerful God, you have always

guarded your people from the power of evil. You teach us to rely upon the guidance of the

Holy Spirit as we enter this Lenten season of mercy – of prayer, fasting, and giving. Make me more aware of how close you are when I struggle

to do what is right and just. Fill me with your grace, that I might be strengthened to walk in the

footsteps of Jesus.

Mass Intentions Mass Celebrants Weekend of March 30-31 Sacred Heart 4:00PM Msgr. Majoros 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie

St. Hedwig’s Chapel 9:15AM Fr. Zaleski

St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Fr. Sperger 10:00AM Fr. kelly 4:00PM Fr. Pawelko

Mass Celebrants Weekend of April 6-7 Sacred Heart 4:00PM Fr. Zaleski 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie

St. Hedwig’s Chapel 9:15AM Fr. Kelly

St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Msgr. Majoros 10:00AM Msgr. Majoros 4:00PM TBD Celebrants Are Subject To Change

Sacred Heart Church 4:00PM + Stefania Wilkosz Of Alexandra

Danicki & Helen

Sunday, March 31

7:30AM + The Poor Souls in Purgatory

Monday, April 1

8:30AM Living & Deceased of Sacred Heart

Parish

Tuesday, April 2

8:30AM + Grassa Grandparents Of Grassa

Family

Wednesday, April 3

12:00Noon - In Gratitude Of Rich DePompeo

Saturday, April 6

4:00PM + Rose & Joe Mitchell & Diane Salera

Of Family

Sunday, April 7

7:30AM + Mary & Joseph Lenski Sr. Of Family

St. Hedwig’s Chapel

Sunday, March 31

9:15AM + Thomas, Doris, Dale & David

Blythe Of Rosemary

Sunday, April 7

9:15AM + Richard Zoltak Of Zoltak Family

Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors

April 6-7 4:00PM DeVitis/J.D’Orazio/B.D’Orazio 7:30AM Mettimano/Resnick

Held at St. Charles Borromeo Confessions Thursday before the First Friday

of each month 6:30-7:30PM.

First Friday of each month 3:00PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 7:00PM Holy Hour.

Candle of the Month of March St. Hedwig

+ Steven Ruggieri

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LEAD BY THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS

Consider Having Your Feet Washed On Holy Thursday At 7PM on April 18th at St. Charles Church

Call either Rectory if interested.

Sacred Heart Confessional

Work has begun to renovate the confessional on the Blessed Mother side of the Church.

Thanks to your generous support of our annual Stewardship (block) Collection this was made possible.

The confessional will have a door for more privacy, be wider and more easily accessible.

The project will take a few more weeks to complete.

Candle of the Month of April Sacred Heart

+ Helen DiCesare The Henry Cabrelli Family

The Fourth Week Of Lent With this week, we begin the second part of Lent. We ask more and more deeply to be with and like Jesus. We desire to celebrate the approaching mystery of our salvation with greater freedom and greater joy. Each day's gospel will now be from the Gospel according to John. We can't avoid the feeling of being in a court room for a grand trial. There are "witnesses" and "testimony." It is a battle between the forces of Darkness and the Light. The opposition to Jesus mounts. It is inevitable that he will be killed. But, we know that the ultimate Judgment in the trial is against Sin and Death. We grow in gratitude and grace as we experience more deeply that this is all "for me."

Lenten Series 2019 Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Darby “Five Dimensions of Peace” You are invited to join us for 7:00-8:15pm in BVM Church. The program includes guest speakers, stations, shared prayer and benediction. Wednesday, April 3rd “Peace in our Relationships” by Fr. Joseph Meehan, Pastor Emeritus, St. Eugene Church, Primos PA Wednesday April 10th “Blessed are the peace Makers” by Msgr. Corley

There will be a free offering each night to support Operation Rice Bowl.

Fast and Abstinence The Bishops of the US prescribe, as minimal obligation, that all persons who are 14 years of age and older are bound to abstain from eating meat on all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. Further, all persons 18 years of age and older, up to and including their 59th birthday, are bound to fast by limiting themselves to a single full meal on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, while the other two meals on those days are to be light.

Prepare The Sacrament of Penance for Lent

3:00-3:45P.M. - Saturdays before the Vigil Mass at Sacred Heart Church 4:30-5:15P.M. - Saturday before the Vigil Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church 6:30-7:30P.M. - Thursday, April 4, 2019 at St. Charles Borromeo Church 9:15-10:00A.M. - Saturday, April 6, 2019 at St. Charles Borromeo Church 1:00- 2:00P.M & 6:30 -7:30P.M.- Monday, April 15, 2019 at Sacred Heart Church 1:00-2:00P.M. & 6:30-7:30P.M. - Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at St. Charles Borromeo Church 11:00-12NOON, Holy Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Sacred Heart Church 3:00-4:30P.M. Holy Saturday, April 20, 2019 at St. Charles Borromeo Church 092-3

Stations of the Cross

St. Charles Borromeo Thursday Evenings 7PM

Sacred Heart Friday Evenings 7PM

St. Hedwig Friday Evenings 7PM

Daily Masses for Lent

Sacred Heart Church 8:30A.M. Mondays & Tuesdays (Holy Rosary following the Daily Mass)

12:00 Noon Wednesdays

St. Charles Borromeo Church 8:30AM Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays

Operation Rice Bowl Fourth Week of Lent Encounter Kumba We encounter Kumba from Sierra Leone, who, through her education, is providing hope for her family and community. How has education given you opportunities in life? How do you use your education for the common good? Visit crsricebowl.org for more.

Lenten Patterns: Practicing Generosity Almsgiving has always been an important part of Lent. Generosity is not simply giving excess clothes to a place where poor people might purchase them. It's not even writ-ing a "generous" check at the time a collection is taken up for a cause that benefits the poor. These are wonderful practices. Generosity is an attitude. It is a sense that no matter how much we have, all that we have is a gift, and given to be shared. It means that sharing with others in need should be a personal priority. A spirit of self-less giv-ing means that one needs to share what they have with others. Lent is a wonderful time to practice self-less giving, because it takes practice. This kind of self-sacrificing gen-erosity is a religious experience. It joins us with Jesus, who gave himself completely, for us. Establishing new patterns of giving will give real life and joy to Lent.

Sister Susan Marie of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate will continue visitation. Please Make Sister Susan Marie Welcome!

St. Charles Ladies Auxiliary News

“All Dressed Up in Love" Our annual dinner and fashion show will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2019, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM at the McCall Golf and Country Club, Upper Darby, PA. This year’s theme is “All Dressed Up in Love”. The cost is $40 each and includes a choice of Chicken Florentine or Crab Cake. Fashions this year are being provided by Macy’s and Lizelle’s. For more information or to order tickets join us at our March meeting, the Parish Breakfast, or contact Diane (610) 639-5593 or Maryellen (610) 259-9885. Please join us for a delightful afternoon of food, fashion, and friends! The deadline for tickets is March 26th. April Meeting - Bingo! Please join us for a fun night of Bingo (no cash prizes) at our next Ladies Auxiliary meeting. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 9th, at 7:30PM in the St. Charles Church Hall.

We are asking parishioners of both Partnering Parishes to prayerfully consider being a member of the Parish Pastoral Council. Our goal is three delegates from St. Charles and three delegates from Sacred Heart. Please e-mail (sacredheartchurch@rcn.com) or write to Msgr. Majoros about your desire to be a part of this parish leadership.

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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.

Using the highly-acclaimed Augustine Institute programs Symbolon and Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession, A Lent to Remember explores the ways God reaches out to each of us with his mercy. Through Christ’s suffering on the cross in the Paschal Mystery and his perpetual reception of his people in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, God makes his love, his very self, present to us in the world. By reflecting on the Paschal Mystery and making a step-by-step examination of the Rite of Confession, A Lent to Remember communicates God’s invitation to each one of us to come experience his indescribable love this Lent.

St. John’s Hospice at St. Charles in Drexel Hill. Are you looking for a ministry to help? Look no further than the monthly collection for St. John's Hospice for Men which helps the poor and homeless. You can make a casserole (pans and recipes are provided), donate non-perishable groceries, donate men's toiletries and donate usable men's clothing. If you would like more information, stop by the St. Charles church basement during the next collection on Sunday, March 31st between 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. We would love to see you! Thank you for helping us to help others!

40 DAY LENTEN JOURNEY Take a 40-day journey to become the best version of yourself. This is a free email program that will guide you for 40 days, making this a truly life-changing Lent! Sign up at DynamicCatholic.com/Lent. 092-4

CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL Please join us in supporting the Appeal as it continues to impact those in need all over the Greater Philadelphia Area. Visit catholiccharitiesappeal.org to make your donation today!

HOSPITALITY SUNDAY AT ST. CHARLES

NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 7

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

Please stop in for some light refreshments and friendly talk.

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Prayerfully consider your Offertory Gift as your act

of praise to God for all HE has given you. Sacred Heart– March 24, 2019 Sunday Envelopes 68 $1,414.00 Loose 263.00 Total 1,677.00 Loose 74.00 Latin America $5.00 Europe 201.00

St. Hedwig - March 24, 2019 Sunday Envelopes 29 $776.00 Loose 103.00 Total 879.00 Loose 34.00 Latin America $5.00 Europe 149.00

Thanks to Those Who Are Great Stewards!

Sacred Heart Open Mass Intentions April 15. May 15, 26, 27 (9am), 28, 29, 30 (12 noon) June 1, 3, 8, 22, 30. July 1, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, 31.

Special Note: CLOSED April 4th due to intensive pierogi making!!

Will reopen after Easter April 25th

HOW YOU CAN HELP?

Donate a baked good Send items you are no longer using

but are in good condition. Come and spend a few hours helping

enjoy a nice lunch with friends

Volunteers are always needed.

Pierogi will be made April 1—12 Orders Are Now Being Taken

PLACE YOUR ORDER by calling

Bill & Barbara Schwindt at 610-623-7229

or the Rectory at 610-623-0409 after 9AM.

Remember to place

your order EARLY!

$7.00 per dozen

Filled with

Potato and Cheese.

Fatima Sodality Meeting Sunday, April 7 following the 9:15AM Mass in the Social Room. All members are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served.

St. Hedwig’s Chapel Easter Food Drive We are accepting donations of boxed and canned foods or monetary donations. See Philip Tarashuk or Gina Dubinski in the back of the church. Thank you for your generosity.

HOMEBOUND OR SICK Any Parishioner who is homebound or sick and would like a visit, please call the rectory at 610-623-0409 during business hours.

Time Changes For Friday, April 12th

Stations of the Cross

6:45PM

Pizza & Movie Night

Pizza 7:00PM Movie 7:20PM

CCA NIGHT WITH THE SIXERS Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls

April 10, 2019 - 8:00 pm Join Catholic Charities for a Night with the Philadelphia 76ers! A portion of all tickets sales will directly benefit the CCA programs which provide support to the homeless, special needs students, food cupboards, afterschool pro-grams . If we reach our goal of 100 tickets sold, a CCA beneficiary from Catholic Social Services will receive on-court recognition, and students from the 4 Schools of Spe-cial Education will take part in the 76ers high-five tunnel! To purchase tickets please visit: https://www.fevo.com/edp/Catholic-Charities-Appeal-Night-ur9A3a6 092-5