SACRED HEART WADSWORTH, OH Thursday, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. This feast reminds us that Mary was conceived without original sin. Mary, under the title of The Immaculate Conception, is the patroness of the United States of America. The largest church in our country is the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C. Since this is such an important celebration in our country this feast day is always a HOLY DAY OF OBLGATION no matter what day it happens to fall. So, we, as Catholics, are to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass under the pain of mortal sin. Please remember that it is a serious sin to deliberately miss Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation. This means that one must go to confession before receiving Holy Communion. Please see the bulletin for the Mass schedule. This is the Second Sunday of Advent and I hope that you have taken the time to register online to have the best Advent ever. Simply go to the web site BestAdventEver.com and you can sign up for daily emails that will help you and your family to make this Advent a time of prayer and reflection. I urge everyone to use the FORMED web site too where you will find many great resources for the whole family. Please take some time and check it out. Our parish code is 2QC77G. I want to thank Philip Teague for the wonderful job he did presenting the FORMED program last Sunday and for all his work chairing the committee that worked very hard to implement this resource for our parish family. May God bless you all for your efforts. There are many ways that we can truly make the best of this holy season both as individuals and as families. We should think about possibly attending Mass a few extra times during the week, making visits to the Blessed Sacrament or signing up for a Holy Hour once a week, make sure that we receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (our parish communal Penance Service is on Monday, December 12, at 7 PM), spend more time in prayer as a family by praying the Rosary together a few times a week or even every day after supper, and we can always make the added effort to help those less fortunate than ourselves. The idea is to do things that keep us focused on the presence of Christ in our midst and not let ourselves get caught up in all the anxious activity that this season seems to generate in the world. Everything does not have to get done by December 24 th of 25 th . Sending cards and giving gifts might be better left so that they arrive during the Christmas Season, which is 12 days long just like the Christmas carol tells us. I always send my Christmas cards out so that they are received during the 12 days of Christmas. There does not have to be a “Christmas rush” if we don’t want to buy into the ways of the world. It is sad to think that most, if not all, Christmas Parties are held during the Advent Season and not the Christmas Season. Think about how you and your family will spend the Season of Advent. Try to make it a season of prayer and preparation for the coming of Christ by welcoming Him more deeply into your life all the year round. Try to make the Christmas Season a time when we really celebrate the birth of Christ with 12 days of rejoicing. Maybe we cannot change everything at one time, but just try to make a change or two every year until you are celebrating Advent in the way it is meant to be celebrated and celebrate Christmas WHEN it should really be celebrated. I pray that you and your family will have a holy and prayerful Advent this year. KITCHEN RENOVATION: We are going to be doing some renovations in the church kitchen during the month of January. We will be putting in new cabinets, counter tops, appliances, flooring, etc. The kitchen gets a lot of use by various groups in the parish. It is used a great deal for the funeral meals. This is a beautiful ministry done by the Altar and Rosary Society to help families in a time of loss and grief. I hope that the renovation does not cause anyone any inconvenience. The work should be completed by the end of January. Of course, such a project does have a cost so if anyone is interested in helping out with the cost, please let me know. Any help is always greatly appreciated.
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SACRED HEART WADSWORTH, OH
Thursday, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. This
feast reminds us that Mary was conceived without original sin. Mary, under the title of
The Immaculate Conception, is the patroness of the United States of America. The
largest church in our country is the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in
Washington, D.C.
Since this is such an important celebration in our country this feast day is always a HOLY DAY OF
OBLGATION no matter what day it happens to fall. So, we, as Catholics, are to participate in the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass under the pain of mortal sin. Please remember that it is a serious sin to deliberately
miss Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation. This means that one must go to confession before receiving Holy Communion. Please see the bulletin for the Mass schedule.
This is the Second Sunday of Advent and I hope that you have taken the time to register online to have the
best Advent ever. Simply go to the web site BestAdventEver.com and you can sign up for daily emails that
will help you and your family to make this Advent a time of prayer and reflection. I urge everyone to use the
FORMED web site too where you will find many great resources for the whole family. Please take some time and check it out. Our parish code is 2QC77G.
I want to thank Philip Teague for the wonderful job he did presenting the FORMED program last Sunday
and for all his work chairing the committee that worked very hard to implement this resource for our parish
family. May God bless you all for your efforts.
There are many ways that we can truly make the best of this holy season both as individuals and as families.
We should think about possibly attending Mass a few extra times during the week, making visits to the
Blessed Sacrament or signing up for a Holy Hour once a week, make sure that we receive the Sacrament of
Reconciliation (our parish communal Penance Service is on Monday, December 12, at 7 PM), spend more time in prayer as a family by praying the Rosary together a few times a week or even every day after
supper, and we can always make the added effort to help those less fortunate than ourselves. The idea is to
do things that keep us focused on the presence of Christ in our midst and not let ourselves get caught up in
all the anxious activity that this season seems to generate in the world. Everything does not have to get done
by December 24th of 25th. Sending cards and giving gifts might be better left so that they arrive during the
Christmas Season, which is 12 days long just like the Christmas carol tells us. I always send my Christmas cards out so that they are received during the 12 days of Christmas. There does not have to be a “Christmas
rush” if we don’t want to buy into the ways of the world. It is sad to think that most, if not all, Christmas
Parties are held during the Advent Season and not the Christmas Season.
Think about how you and your family will spend the Season of Advent. Try to make it a season of prayer and preparation for the coming of Christ by welcoming Him more deeply into your life all the year round.
Try to make the Christmas Season a time when we really celebrate the birth of Christ with 12 days of
rejoicing. Maybe we cannot change everything at one time, but just try to make a change or two every year
until you are celebrating Advent in the way it is meant to be celebrated and celebrate Christmas WHEN it
should really be celebrated. I pray that you and your family will have a holy and prayerful Advent this year.
KITCHEN RENOVATION: We are going to be doing some renovations in the church kitchen during the
month of January. We will be putting in new cabinets, counter tops, appliances, flooring, etc. The kitchen
gets a lot of use by various groups in the parish. It is used a great deal for the funeral meals. This is a
beautiful ministry done by the Altar and Rosary Society to help families in a time of loss and grief. I hope
that the renovation does not cause anyone any inconvenience. The work should be completed by the end of
January. Of course, such a project does have a cost so if anyone is interested in helping out with the cost, please let me know. Any help is always greatly appreciated.
Saturday, December 3, St. Francis Xavier, First Saturday
5:00 p.m. .......................................................... For Our Parish
Sunday, December 4, Second Sunday of Advent
8:00 a.m. ............... Carol Schmeing [Mark & Karen Schrock]
9:30 a.m. ............................. Charles Arnold [Irene & Family]
12:00 Noon ................ Adam & Katharina Gehm [Muhl Family]
Monday, December 5
8:00 a.m. .......................... Beatrice Carps [Jim & Kay Carps]
Tuesday, December 6, St. Nicholas
8:00 a.m. .................................................... Joe Pape [Family]
Wednesday, December 7, St. Ambrose
8:00 a.m. ................................. David Archer [Archer Family]
Capital Improvement .................................................. $105
St. Vincent de Paul ..................................................... $553
Support Our School .................................................... $259
THE PARISH ADVENT
COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE
will be Monday, December 12, at 7:00 p.m. There will be a number of
visiting priests to assist Fr. Joe & Fr. Pat. Please plan on attending.
As we anticipate the birth of the Christ Child, the Son of God who came into the world to bring His joy, peace, love, mercy, and forgiveness, let us pray for all who have had an abortion or who participated in this practice that they will seek our Lord’s forgiveness and mercy and truly have peace and joy this Christmas.
Someone once said “marriages
may be made in heaven, but they
sure take a lot of work on earth.”
Have you become so distracted
by outside pressure that you ne-
glect your spouse? The Retrouvaille program can help
you put your troubled marriage back on track. This
program is supported by the Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland, but, it is open to couples of all faiths. The
next Cleveland Retrouvaille weekend will be held on
January 20-22, 2017.
A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your
reservation. For more information concerning the pro-
gram, or to register, please call Marce or Liz Gliha in
complete confidence at 440-357-6580, or 1-800-470-
2230. For additional information or to register online,
please go to www.helpourmarriage.org.
Readings for the Week of December 4, 2016
Monday Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26
Tuesday Is 40:1-11; Mt 18:12-14
Wednesday Is 40:25-31; Mt 11:28-30
Thursday Gn 3:9-15, 20; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38
Friday Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19
Saturday Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Mt 17:9a, 10-13
Sunday Is 35:1-6a, 10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11
Second Sunday of Advent When John the Baptizer made his appearance as a preacher in
the desert of Judea, this was his theme: “Reform your lives!
ANNIVERSARY MASS FOR DECEMBER will be on Wednesday, DECEMBER 14 at
5:30 p.m., when we pray for all married cou-
ples, but especially those couples married during
the month of December. Come join us!
ATTENTION YOUTH-NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS? St. Vincent de Paul is always in need of help with the Food Pantry here at Sacred Heart. The pantry is located on the lower level of the Parish Center and open Monday and
Thursdays from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Youth fourteen years of age and older can sign up electroni-cally to help in the pantry with; stocking shelves, sorting food, carrying groceries out to client's cars, taking out trash and breaking down boxes. There are three adult volunteers in the pantry and youth carry groceries out in pairs. The pantry is handicapped accessible. To sign up for hours go to www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4aafaf2da1f94-food. If you enter an e-mail address you will be sent a reminder two days prior to the date of your scheduled time. If you have questions,
please contact Natashia Willmott at 330-338-8264.
UNFORTUNATELY NO LATE RESERVATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR THE ALTAR & ROSARY CHRISTMAS
LUNCHEON. LAST DAY FOR RESERVATIONS IS FIRMLY DECEMBER 4, 2016.
ERIC GENIUS In Concert
Sunday, December 11
3:00 p.m. Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
Followed by Refreshments
THE SHARE A CAN PROGRAM is going to suspend donations in December and start
again in January. Thanks to your donations and recent school food drives the
pantry is well stocked for the holidays. We wish you a blessed Christmas season.
The Rosary is prayed at:
Coal Ridge Inn first Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
White Oaks all Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
Magnolia on the 3rd Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
Altercare on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Liberty Residence I & II all Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
***The Rosary is prayed daily at 7:30 a.m. in the chapel and
Sundays at 7:30 a.m. in the church.
HOLY HOUR NEEDS "This is what is lovely
about Catholic churches, that within
them, the Eucharistic Lord dwells
always within them."
(Pope Benedict XVI)
These time slots are awaiting ador-
ers: Mondays 2-3 p.m., Thursdays,
8-9 a.m., Thursdays 2-3 p.m.,
Saturdays 7-8 a.m. Make one your
time with Jesus by calling the Parish Office.
The Second Week of Advent
Father: O Lord, stir up our hearts
that we may prepare for Thy only
begotten Son that through His com-
ing we may be made worthy to
serve Thee with pure minds through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Then the eldest child lights not only the first but a second pur-
ple candle. Both candles burn during the evening meal.
