May 31, 2015 - Sacred Heart

Church of the Sacred Heart
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Together we foster a welcoming spirit of unity while honoring
our diversity which leads to a graced harmony among us since
Christ is the center of all we are and do.
BAPTIZE THEM
IN THE
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY ~ MAY 31, 2015
NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND
OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
From our earliest years we have been told that the Holy Trinity, one God in three divine persons, is a
mystery never to be grasped by human minds. For this reason, today’s solemnity might seem shrouded in smoke, like Mount Sinai when Moses met God. Yet it would be a mistake to turn from today’s
liturgy as if it were entirely incomprehensible. The three-personed God might be incomprehensible,
but this solemnity assures us that this same God is not inaccessible. Moses voices our astonishment
in the first reading: Who has ever heard of a god who actually speaks to people? The Church becomes
even bolder in the second reading: Paul assures us that we are to call this awesome God “Abba, Father!” (Romans 8:15). We are led by the Spirit, adopted as children, heirs with Christ of all that comes
from the Father. Surely if Moses were among us today, he would repeat his astonished cry from the
first reading.
WHAT ARE WE TO DO?
Be careful not to miss the action words, the verbs, in these readings today. Such a feast might imply
we ought to stand still or kneel down. But Paul reminds us that we are led by the Spirit. In Matthew’s Gospel we are sent. “Go!” Jesus commands us. “Make disciples of all nations” (Matthew
28:19). Just remember—we have nothing to fear. The Lord has chosen us to be his own. Jesus has
promised to be with us always, until the end of the world! He promised to do this sending the Holy
Spirit. He taught us to call God our Father. While the Trinity is certainly a mystery of our faith, it is
clear that Jesus did not intend for it to be a secret.
PRIESTS
Rev. Michael Waites, Pastor, ext. 11
DEACONS
Rev. Mr. Robert Bednarek
Rev. Mr. Joseph Donadieu
Rev. Mr. Kenneth Heilig
Rev. Mr. Michael Stinsman
All Deacons — ext. 10
PARISH OFFICE
103 Fourth St. Riverton, NJ 08077
PARISH MINISTRIES
856-829-1836
Mary Neary, Director
Leslie Crofton, Secretary, ext. 10
Joanne Moore, Secretary, ext. 24
LITURGICAL MUSIC MINISTRIES
856-786-5380
Mark McKeever, Director
Susan Barnett, Associate
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
102 Fourth Street - Family Center
Patricia Hutchinson, Director
Terre Walsh, Secretary
Joanne Moore, Secretary
Web Site: www.shcriverton.org
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
856-829-0090
Scott Perry, Business & Facilities
Director, ext. 14
John Wonderlin
Donna Casey
E-mail: sacredheartriverton@comcast.net
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SACRED HEART CHURCH ~ RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY
SACRED HEART CHURCH
PARISH INFORMATION
PARISH OFFICE
103 Fourth Street, Riverton, NJ 08077-1205
Monday through Friday
8:30 am — 12:00 noon & 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE
Family Center, 102 Fourth Street, Riverton, NJ 08077-1206
Tuesday through Friday
12:30 pm — 4:30 pm
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays
3:30 pm — 4:15 pm
GENERAL INFORMATION
NEW PARISHIONERS
Are always welcome, please register at the parish office.
MOVING?
Please notify us if you are moving out of the parish or changing
your address or telephone number.
BAPTISMS
Please call the rectory as soon as possible to make
arrangements. Parish registration must be confirmed and
eligibility certificates for Catholic Godparents must be
presented.
Godparent and sponsor certificates may be
obtained by those who have received all Sacraments in the
Catholic Church. CALL JOANNE MOORE AT 829-0090 X 24.
MARRIAGE
Arrangements should be made at the rectory at least ONE YEAR
IN ADVANCE. Please contact us to receive guidelines for the
celebration of marriage.
PLEASE PRAY
FOR OUR DEARLY DEPARTED
AND THEIR FAMILIES
Natalie Sassano, Rose Bossen, Stella Rodolico, Thomas
Holl, Rose Sorbello, Jean Richman, Jean Adler, Sam
Cucinotta, Madeline Bondy, Rudolph Grilli, Richard
Millilo, Sean Carr, Joseph Deegan, Kathleen Wright,
Josephine Ebner, Mary Heilig, James Tomlinson, Susan
Frazier, Andrew DiTaranto, Patricia Gross, Eleanor St.
Clair, Rudolph Volpe, Regina Quirk, Stephen Eaton,
Elizabeth Galvin, Ron Broomhead, Carly Hefflin, Cheryl
Reiss McGlinchy, Raymond Bloh, Joseph Sibilla,
Henrietta Gennaro, JoAnn Doron, Patricia Sanderson,
William McGehrin Sr, Theresa LaSalle, Clare Novakowski,
Anne Cipolone, Kathleen Mufalli, Bernice Schultheis,
Joseph Schofield, Dolores Johnson, Rachael Annunziato,
Eleanor
McCleary ,
Maureen
Anthony
Ferrara,
Cunningham, Catherine Ferry, Clara Harris, Walter
Poltorak, John Collins, Shirley Subeh, Florann Knecht,
Lewis Mairone, James Bradshaw, Marie Werner, Michael
Verrecchia, Father Vic Butler, Norman Rubright Jr,
Catherine Bonsal, Isabell Rafter, Teresa Laverty, Matilda
Fumo, Laurie Lannon, Linda Dluoik, Cookie McCurdy,
Theodore Welsh, Maureen Sullivan, Carmella Lazarovich,
Joseph Bonner, Betty Hausle, Marie Mahony, Daniel
Goffredo, Charles Thress Jr, Maxine Keegan, Anna
Marles, Joseph Visco, Catherine Fraser, Mildred Pacek,
James Gross, Joseph Frunzi, Shirley Mague, Mary
LaFreda, Kenneth Berkley, Sam Berger, and James
Devone, Sr
Monday, June 1, 2015
8:00 am
Alice Dluoik
r/o Her Family
Joseph & Miriam DeVece
r/o Mr. & Mrs. James
Farmer
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
8:00 am
Ronald Whitney Ciambella
r/o His Family
Charles S. Dahm
r/o Sacred Heart Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
8:00 am
Fr. Vic Butler
r/o Bill & Jeanne Max
Thursday, June 4, 2015
8:00 am
Richard MIllilo
r/o His Wife, Pat & Family
Friday, June 5, 2015
8:00 am
Isabell Rafter
r/o Pat & Ray Franecki
Saturday, June 6, 2015
8:00 am
Eileen Hume
r/o The Ehrhardt Family
4:30 pm
Joseph Sibilla
r/o Carol Lieggi
Charles & Dorothy Muraresku
r/o Donna & Rick
Margaret Ronca
r/o Cathy Hannan & Family
Matilda Fumo
r/o Bill & Nancy DeVece
Sunday, June 7, 2015
7:30 am
Elise Fries
r/o Her Husband, Bill
Elizabeth & Michael Chiaccio
r/o Jeff & Marianne Ford
Bill & Isabell Rafter
r/o Their Family
9:00 am
Barbara Fera
r/o Al
Dora C. Sestito
r/o Joseph Trumbetti
10:30 am
Elizabeth “Bette” Welch
r/o Harry & Cookie
McCurdy
Bobby States
r/o The Devlin Family
John Tilmont
r/o His Wife, Eleanor
12:00 pm
Josephine DeCroce
r/o Lisa, Ryan, Julian
Siebert
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY ~ MAY 31, 2015
PLEASE PRAY FOR
OUR SICK AND HOMEBOUND
Kaden Baraniecki, Billy Byrem, Tom Cairns,
Marypat Chrupcala, Tony Colkers, Pat
Connolly, Jim Dennis, Don DyBalski, Bob Flynn, Carole
& Joseph Frawley, Loretta Gibson, Anne Greene, Harriet
Guelich, Joe Hartman, Rita Heise, Loretta Horgan, Marie
Hurley, Margaret Link, Molly Maerten, Marion Massara,
Ed Matczak, Anne McCabe, Benjamin McClintic, Jerry
McKeever, Melissa Milewski, Mary Mulvihill, Rick
Muraresku, Jack Murphy, Cindy Neely, Melanie
Ogozalek, Ruth Phelps, Jenda Piagari, Anthony
Pignatelli, Anthony Portella, Bro. Bill Riley, Bob & Kate
Salamon, Virginia Schlacter, Michael Stanley Schneider,
Joseph Skahan, William Smith, Anne Stover, Meaghan
Sweeney, Regina Truitt, Bill Wilson, Lillian Zamichieli
and Joseph Zeisweiss
If you or a family member would like to be prayed for at
Mass and listed in the bulletin, please call 856-829-0090.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
There are plenty of “treasures” in our tradition
that if resurrected today would cause anxious moments
for bishops! Many concern marriage. There was a time
when the church “consecrated” both virgins dedicated to
prayer and charity, and brides dedicated to husband
and family. Virgins were blessed in the sanctuary of the
church, and brides in the sanctuary of the home. The
custom of blessing the bride in the marriage chamber
was standard in England, Ireland, Spain, and France
until the eleventh century.
If the groom (the groom’s side planned the wedding) chose from the full menu of liturgy, there would be
a blessing of the bridal room, solemn evening prayer on
the eve and morning prayer on the day of the wedding, a
blessing at the church door of the spouses, and then in
the church for the wife alone during Mass, and Communion. After the feast, a priest would represent the
bride’s father in presiding over the legal process by
which the bride transferred from her father’s clan to her
husband’s. Some enduring customs hearken back to
these days when marriage was seen as a contract between men (the bride’s father and the groom) and was
not so much about living out one’s baptismal call, and
certainly not about the equality of the spouses in Christ.
Happily, this baptismal focus has been restored and
unhelpful customs set aside by today’s marriage rite.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Second Bann
Erica Vizard and Nicholas Cannon
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THIS WEEK AT SACRED HEART PARISH
NOTE: Please remember all announcements to be
placed in the bulletin should be brought to the Parish
Office by Friday, one week prior to the weekend the
bulletin will be published.
Monday — June 1
6:00 pm — Legion of Mary
Family Center, Room 6
Tuesday — June 2
Willing and Able will resume in September
7:00 pm — NA Meeting
Lower Church
Wednesday — June 3
8:00 pm — AA Meeting
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Thursday, June 4
7:00 pm — Dance Class
Lower Church
Friday — June 5
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
following 8:00 am Mass
Saturday — June 6
5:30 pm — Gambler’s Anonymous
Family Center, Room 6
Sunday — June 7
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
1:15 pm — Celebration of Baptisms
Church
8:00 pm — AA Meeting
Lower Church
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
Weekend of May 23 & 24, 2015
$10,396.00
Average Weekly Parish Pay Electronic Giving
$948.00
Same Weekend last year was Easter
$10,374.00
Same Weekend last year’s Parish Pay
$894.00
Average needed for weekly expenses
$14,950.00
Thank you very much for your generosity.
Please remember Sacred Heart
in your Last Will and Testament
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SACRED HEART CHURCH ~ RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY
Registration Time is Here!
You may register your child for Religious Education
classes for 2014/2015
Saturday, June 7th
and
Sunday, June 8th
Please come to the Family Center after the 4:30;
9:00; 10:30; 12:00 Masses (not after 7:30)
Remember, children are re-registered each year,
as they move through the Program.
Tuition will remain the same for the
new school year:
One child…………….$120
Second child……………80
Third child………………50
Tuition capped at ….$250
Kindergarten Program ~ $60
Please be aware that we offer We Can Program at
no charge. (We Enrich Children of All Needs)
Of course, tuition may be paid over a period of time.
Please make us aware of any extenuating
circumstances regarding payment of tuition.
Date:
Time:
Place:
Cost:
Theme:
Speaker:
The Women’s 22nd Annual
Communion Breakfast
Sunday, June 28th
9:00 am Mass followed by Breakfast
Riverton Country Club
$20
Finding Mary - the Journey of a life
time
Gary Chiaccio
Gary and his wife Mary Chiaccio made a personal
pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. The trip was a
journey of faith in the Blessed Mother Mary and
had a profound effect on their lives and deepened
their Faith. What led them to decide on making
this trip and what happened after is a story about
trust in the Blessed Mother and the realization
that Mary is always there
for all of us our entire
lives.
It is a journey of finding
Mary… YOU DON’T WANT
TO MISS THIS STORY.
For tickets call Donna at
786-1709.
Children who will be five years of age by October 1,
2014 are eligible to be registered in our
Kindergarten We Can Programs.
If it is impossible for you to come in June 6/7,
please call us or email us to register for the
upcoming year. Children must be re-registered each
year, as they move through the program.
Sacred Heart Parish Religious Education
Program
~
856-829-1848
~
email:
p.hutchinson@shriverton.org.
THE DIOCESE OF TRENTON
invites you and your family to a
Holy Hour
The Holy Hour will consist of Scripture reading,
silent prayer, music, intercessions and personal
testimonies, in preparation for the 2015 World
Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
Thursday, June 25th
7:00 pm
St. John Neumann—Mount Laurel
Contact us at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/wmf2015
or at 609-403-7155.
OUR BEAUTIFUL MAY PROCESSION
Deep gratitude filled our hearts as we honored
Our Blessed Mother, Mary. Margret LaCerra
crowned our treasured statue with a gorgeous
flower wreath made lovingly by Terry D’Auria
who has made every crown for the 20 years we
have been celebrating our Mary Procession to
Mary’s Garden. Thank you, First Communion
children and all who participated with beautiful
prayers, led by Father Michael and traditional
songs, led by Mark McKeever.
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THE MOST HOLY TRINITY ~ MAY 31, 2015
Vacation Bible Camp — June 22nd to 26th
Family Center
Camp Discovery 2015 —
Jesus at work through us!
At Camp Discovery VBS kids have fun being kids
as they explore the bible, make new friends, sing
songs, and learn how Jesus works through them in
their everyday lives.
Registration required. Cost per child $20, $10 second child, family capped at $40. Children 4 years
old and up. This includes Tee shirt, crafts and daily snacks. Financial assistance available. Registration forms can be downloaded on our website
www.shcriverton.org (scroll down to bottom) and/
or one can be mailed to you by calling Mary at 8291836.
See you at the camp grounds!
HONORING OUR GRADUATES
Sacred Heart Parish wishes to honor those who are
graduating. We extend a special invitation to all
graduates to attend the 10:30 am Mass on
Sunday, June 28th. Our parish family will gather
to pray for our graduates and bestow a special
blessing on them. We would like to publish the
names and schools of all the graduates, grades 8
and above, in the bulletin that day. Please call the
Parish Office at 829-0090 or email the names to
sacredheartriverton@comcast.net with their name
and school no later than Tuesday, June 23rd to
guarantee publication in the bulletin.
Names
received after this date will be published in
subsequent bulletins.
Lector’s - God’s gift to proclaim the Good News seeking volunteers 13 years and up…!!
Have you been thinking about becoming a Lector,
but have not had the courage to make the step needed to find out more information and/or to receive
training?? If this is YOU
then YOU need to contact
Mary at gardenlife127@comcast.net or Kathie at
kathleenrubright@comcast.net. Training provided.
If you can not serve every month or only 2x a year
do not let that hinder you from saying YES.
Catholic Daughters…
Is sponsoring their Annual Pilgrimage on Tuesday, June 30th.
We will be visiting the Shrine of
Saint Gerard. A 9:00 am Mass is
scheduled and after Mass we will
have a tour and history, and
then visit the Newark Basilica.
Lunch will be in Chester, NJ at
the Publick House. Cost is $90
per person. If interested please
call Marie Russo at 829-1999 for
more information. A wonderful
day is planned. Final payment is due June 5th.
Save the Date!
Mom’s Retreat
Thursday evening, July 23rd
5:00 to 11:00 pm
Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm
Theme: St. Monica — Never give up on those you
love!
Monica never gave up praying for her family despite their life styles and their lack of faith.
Through the power of prayer and perseverance St.
Monica was rewarded by her husband’s, her mother-in-law’s and her son’s (St. Augustine) conversion to the Catholic Faith.
Join us as St. Monica inspires u to persevere in
pray for those we love believing that God has a
plan and we can trust that HE hears our prayers
for those we love!
CLOW — Children’s Liturgy Of the Word
Share your gifts, talents and love of the word with
our Children this
September…
we
provide
training
and support and a
partner! Every other month from September—May.
If
you are interested
please email Mary
at gardenlife127@comcast.net or at 829-1836.
Please prayerfully consider this important ministry
to our Children!
MEMORIALS
THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNS THIS WEEK
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
RICHARD MILLILO
AT THE REQUEST OF
HIS WIFE, PAT & CHILDREN
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SACRED HEART CHURCH ~ RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY
PROJECT LINUS/LUCY’S LADIES: Providing warmth
and comfort to those in need.
Please join us on Saturday, June 13th from 10:00
am to 12:00 noon in the Family Center to knit of
crochet blankets for hospitalized children, cancer
patients at Our Lady of Lourdes and women with
children in shelters fro the abused and homeless.
Donations of 4ply worsted acrylic yarn needed!
Please place in marked box in Immaculate Conception Shrine. For questions please call Annette
at 764-0945 or Barbara at 829-0517.
WEEKEND MUSIC — MAY 31ST
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All Praise and Glad Thanksgiving
Holy, Holy, Holy
Rain Down
Come Now, Almighty King
Psalm 40: “Here am I, O God, I come to do your
will, here am I, I come to do your will.”
1. I waited for you, and you heard me, O God; You
have put a new song in my mouth; a hymn of
praise to the God of my salvation.
2. You opened my ear to your word, O God; You
take no delight in empty sacrifice, to do your
will is my life and my delight, O God.
3. I sing of your justice, I sing of your peace, I sing
of your faithfulness and love, I chant your
praise in the midst of all your people.
E-mail: mark@sacredheartmusicministry.org
WILL YOU WALK FOR ME??
YOUTH GROUP UPDATE...
Thank you all for a fabulous year! We had a great
time at Great Adventure and had a lot of laughs!
The day was sunny and we ended it with a beautiful mass. We have two more events for this year,
but we want to congratulate Sharmaine Belton on
her pending graduation. She will be going to Villanova in the fall and she will be missed by many.
Her spirit and smile will be with all of us as we
continue through this journey. Thank you for your
dedication and hard work throughout the years!!
A PRAYER FOR OUR MILITARY
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and
their families for the selfless acts they perform for
us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of
Jesus, our Lord and Savior… Amen.
Please join us at Good Counsel’s Walk-a-Thon!
Saturday, June 6th ~ 9:00 am to 12 noon
Memorial Park, Cinnaminson
Walk forms can be obtained at the walk site, or
contact
joann_dinoia@goodcounselhomes.org.
Join others for a walk in the park to support our
babies. Donations may also be sent to Good
Counsel Homes, 805 Warren St, Beverly, NJ
08010
and
www.goodcounselhomes.org/
walkforms.
For more information, call
609-387-2928. See you in
your walking shoes.
New Catholic Cemetery, Diocese of Trenton
Bishop David O’Connell will soon be breaking
ground for a new Diocesan Cemetery in Burlington County, Jesus Bread of Life Catholic Cemetery. This cemetery, the first diocesan site in our
county is located at 3055 Fostertown Road in
Mount Laurel. It offers a wide variety of in ground
interment options in both flush marker and monument sections. The Mausoleum entombment
offers interior and exterior single tandem, true
companion and abbey crypts, as well as, interior
and exterior niches for cremated remains. For
information regarding pre-need arrangement or for
all questions please contact Deacon Ed Heffernan
at 609-847-9487. Deacon Ed will be here the
weekend of June 6th & 7th to speak about the
cemetery.