SACRED HEART PARISH LA PARROQUIA DEL SAGRADO

SACRED HEART PARISH
LA PARROQUIA DEL SAGRADO CORAZON
GIAO X U THANH TAM
a people called to be a Christian
community and to stand on the side of
PAROISTE AN CHROI NAOFA
life with all the struggling people of
Camden and the world. Gathering
around God’s table every Sunday, we
celebrate that Christ is Risen and
ultimately all is well.
1739 Ferry Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
CARNEVALE SUNDAY
Today, the last Sunday
before Lent begins, we
are light-hearted in an
“Easter-come-early”
way...we have come to
the edge of spring and
we know for sure that
life has the edge on
death, always!
These days before us
are good days. Forty
of them. Preparation days.
Time to get in tune with the
stirrings of Spring in the earth.
Time to turn over our lives, dig
out the weeds and put on ashes
– not to dirty the garden but to
fertilize new growth. Let us
prepare together for the Great
Paschal Feast when night will
become day on a Sunday
morning in April.
Michael Doyle, March 1976
ASH WEDNESDAY 2015
is this Wednesday, February
18th! Ashes will be given out
all day from 7 AM to 6 PM in
the Church and during the 7:30
PM service. Mass at 8:15 AM
in the Church. See Gail Gooney
if you can be a greeter for one
of the hours or call her at (856)
429-3129.
ASH WEDNESDAY COLLECTION
this year is for the Church in
Central and Eastern Europe.
It supports essential unmet pastoral needs in Central and Eastern Europe and areas of Asia
formerly under Soviet control.
Our assistance is vital to the
growth and strength of the
Church in these regions.
OUR LENTEN SERIES BEGINS
Ash Wednesday evening with a
prayer service and distribution
of ashes at 7:30 PM in the
Church. We will put ashes on
our foreheads while embracing
the cross, a reminder that there
is nothing easy or comfortable
about the journey we are on or
the task which we are about to
begin again called Lent. (No
Soup on Ash Wednesday.) See
Lilac flyer for more details.
DAILY MASS AT 8:15 AM
Attendance at morning Mass in
most parishes increases, often
dramatically, during Lent. Not
at Sacred Heart. Make it happen
in the Year 2014. Come!
7:40 AM - Monday to
Friday at the Thea
Bowman House, 418
Jasper across from the
Sacred Heart driveway. Pick
one day a week to pray with us!
Come pray for Camden!
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, this year we will honor the legends of the
Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
James Morris Lawson, Jr., is an American activist and university professor.
He was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence in the American Civil
Rights Movement. During the 1960s, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He continues to train activist in nonviolence. He was born on September 22, 1928 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Orlando, Florida. As a freshman at Baldwin Wallace College in
Berea, Ohio, he joined the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) an organization led by A.J. Muste, and
the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), an organization affiliated with FOR. Both FOR and CORE
advocated nonviolent resistance to racism; CORE conducted sit-ins in some northern cities in the late
1940s and embarked on a freedom ride more than a decade before the more famous ones of the early
1960s. Consistent with those principles of nonviolence, he declared himself a conscientious objector
and refused to report for the draft in 1951. He served fourteen months in prison after refusing to take
either a student or ministerial deferment. After his release from prison, he went as a Methodist missionary to Nagpur, India, where he studied satyagraha, the principles of nonviolence resistance that Mohandas Gandhi and his followers had developed. He returned to the United States in 1955, entering the
Graduate School of Theology at Oberlin College in Ohio. One of his Oberlin professors introduced him
to Martin Luther King, Jr. who had led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama and
had also embraced Gandhi’s principles of nonviolent resistance. King urged Lawson to come South,
telling him “Come now. We don’t have anyone like you down there.” He moved to Nashville, Tennessee and enrolled at the Divinity School of Vanderbilt University, where he served as the southern director for CORE and began conducting nonviolence training workshops for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In Nashville, he trained many of the future leaders of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, among them Diane Nash, James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Marion Barry, and John Lewis. In
1959 and 1960, they and other Lawson-trained activists launched the Nashville sit-ins to challenge segregation in downtown stores. His students played a leading role in the Open Theater Movement, the
Freedom Rides, the 1963 March on Washington, Mississippi Freedom Summer, the 1963 Birmingham Children’s Crusade, the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement, the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement, and the Anti-Vietnam War Movement over the next few years. He became Pastor of
Centenary Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee in 1962. In 1968, when black sanitation workers
went on strike for higher wages and union recognition after two of their co-workers were accidentally
crushed to death, Reverend Lawson served as chairman of their strike committee. He invited
Dr. King to Memphis in April 1968 to dramatize their struggle, which had adopted the slogan I am a Man. Dr. King delivered his famous "Mountaintop" speech in support of the
strike in Memphis on April 3, 1968, the day before his assassination. His expulsion from
Vanderbilt University as a result of these activities became one of the celebrated incidents
of the era and eventually a source of deep embarrassment to the university. During the 2006
graduation ceremony Vanderbilt apologized for its treatment of Lawson; he is now a member of its faculty. As a pastor in Los Angeles 1975-1999, and continuing today, Lawson has been tireless in the
nonviolent struggle for justice and peace.
Wikipedia, Free Encyclopedia
WE PRAY FOR THE DEAD
especially those we knew, were privileged to love,
and whose lives touched ours. This month we
remember those who died and were buried from
our church during the month of February: Katie
Sunday Masses: 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM
Daily Mass:
8:15 AM in the rectory chapel.
Feb. 16th
for Anne Trabulsy
Cofsky, Leon Komar, Alice Marie Reynolds, William
Bell, Lillian Egan, Ted Knecht, Philip Hitchner, Jackie
Turlington, Betty Donnelly, Hai Nguyen, Kevin
Feb. 17th
7 Founders of the Servites
for Audrey Farnum
Feb. 18th
Ash Wednesday
for Nicholas Rossi
Feb. 19th
for Joseph Tedesco
Feb. 20th
for Kathryn & Joseph Laphan
Feb. 21st
Peter Damian
for Kevin O’Donnell
O‘Donnell, Sophie Domenices, Anne MacDonald,
Jimmy Paglione, Catherine Larkin Ruck, Florence
Yarnell, Bonnie Sanders, Barbara Reed, Concetta
Matteo, Sal Ricci, Josephine Regan, Mary Volpe,
Robert Morgan, Marianne Conroy Grandowicz,
John Grabowski, Tom White, Carmen Lo Monico,
Gene Luyster, Jeanette DiCarlantonio, Guillerma
Alicea Quiles.
WE REMEMBER OUR PARISHIONERS WHO DIED
and were buried from this holy Church since
March: Eve Belefanti, Cosimo DeLeo, Arie Love
Burton, Jimmy O’Donnell, Isabella Giambrone,
Michael Verrecchia, Betty Rodriguez, Carlo Veterano, and Theresa Raufer.
BAPTISMAL ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK!
We pray for: Patricia Conroy baptized on February 17th at St. Christopher, Somerton, NJ; Carmen Finizio baptized on February 20th at St.
Mary of the Eternal Church, Philadelphia, PA;
Sam Walcott Sonn baptized on February 20th at
Sacred Heart Church, Camden, NJ; Ted Fox baptized on February 21st in Llanerch, PA.
Masses for the Week
Mass in Lourdes Chapel Saturday, 4 PM; Sunday,
Noon for people on the east side of the parish who
cannot get to Sacred Heart.
WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK
that they may be healed and comforted. This
week, we especially remember: Justin Laurenzi,
Jack Shannon, William Greenan, Kathleen Pierce,
Doris Cunningham, Laura Lipetz, Othmar Carli,
Betzaida Ortiz, Josephine Sliwowski, Michael Dixon,
Olga Ianelli, Joe Hess, Harry Watson, Robert Dixon,
Doris Gaus, Kathy Hainsworth, Tito Miranda, Carey
Thomas, Sara Wisely, Michael Sheridan, Marianne
Emanuele, Clare Dunn, Pat Bennett, Anna Whitman,
Tony Virgilio, Jim Muller, Mary Nevins, Jim Hally,
John Koonz, and Brenda Lawrence.
02-15-15
Up-Coming Events
TET - VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR
starts on Thursday, February 19th! It is
the year of the Goat! We are most grateful to God for our Vietnamese Community. TET is the occasion for Vietnamese
to express their respect and remembrance
for their ancestors as well as welcoming
the New Year with their beloved family
members. To make it easier, one can
imagine TET as a combination of Christmas and New Year: every family will get
together to have big meals, decorate TET
trees and eat TET food but to welcome
the new year. Happy New Year!
DINNER AT JOE’S PLACE
Saturday, February 21st at 4 PM coordinated
by Maria/Bob Esche/Celeste Bonfanti. Please
call them at (856) 234-0911 with your usual offers
of food and time. You will be blessed!
FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT OF LENT
Friday, February 27th at 6 PM for Soup/Bread
dinner and then 7:30 PM for program. Sister
Catherine Nerney, who some of us know from
the Women’s Retreat 2014, will present her work
with families in Rwanda, Africa to set a global
tone for our focus on the family. Please come!
Chuc Mung Nam Moi!
LENT 2015 – A SPECIAL TIME
We are going to make a special effort this year to
come together at Sacred Heart for the weekly
teaching and prayer for Lent. Let’s invite one
another to share these evenings together. They
will do us good. Mark your calendars now: The
Lenten Series begins on Ash Wednesday evening, February 18th at 7:30 PM, and the
following nights: Friday, February 27th, March
6th, Friday, March 13th, Friday, March 20th,
and Friday, March 27th, A simple meal of soup
and bread before each evening except for Ash
Wednesday.Our Lenten Series handout is available! It is lilac in color!
LENTEN SACRIFICES
Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday
are to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and
all Fridays in Lent, including Good Friday. In
addition to abstaining from meat, Catholics who
have celebrated their 18th birthday, and until their
celebrated their 60th birthday, are to fast on Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. Those who are
bound to this regulation may eat only one full
meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if
necessary to maintain one’s strength according to
one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals
is not permitted.
BROTHER MICKEY’S NEW BOOK
Dear young people….Inspiration from Pope
Francis for Everyone is now available! Brother
Mickey’s colorful and whimsical art along with
Pope Francis’ vision for making the Kingdom of
God real in our world. Cost: $20. Books are available from Susan Cedrone today!
“GIVE PEACE A CHANCE” CORNER
In the attitude of silence, the soul finds the
path in a clearer light, and what is elusive
and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous guest after
Truth.
Mahatma Gandhi
Peace Community of Sacred Heart’s next meeting is on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Brigid’s
House, 1719 Ferry Avenue, Camden at 10 AM.
All are welcome!
SOUP! WONDERFUL SOUP! WILL YOU HELP?
This year, there will be FIVE soup nights. We
will need five or six soups each night. All soups
should be here by 6 PM...enough for 25 servings.
Naturally, meatless. Let us know the type of soup
in advance. Perhaps you would like to add to our
bread and drinks table. Please call Josephine/
Michael Giacchino at (609) 387-4951.
FEBRUARY FOOD SHARING DAY
Saturday, February 28th from 9 AM to 12
Noon. Most volunteers begin the day at Morning
Mass at 8:15 AM. Prayer Service with the
Neighborhood folks approximately 9:15 AM.
Volunteers always needed. Please contact Susan
Cedrone at smecedrone@aol.com
DINNER AT JOE’S PLACE
Saturday, February 28th at 4 PM coordinated
by Judy Sweeney (856-795-3339) and Jack
Cantwell (609-220-4537. Please call them with
your usual offers of food and time.
THE DIOCESE OF CAMDEN
Food Drive 2015: faithFULL is scheduled for
Sunday, March 1st. Goal is to collect 100,000
pounds of food! Food donations of canned: vegetables, vegetable juice, tomato products, spaghetti
sauce, fruit, applesauce, fruit juice, tuna, chicken,
soup, beans, chili, beef stew and peanut butter.
Food donations can be dropped off at any Catholic Church in the Diocese on March 1st. Sponsored with Diocese of Camden Life & Justice
Ministries, Food Bank of South Jersey, Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Catholic Charities
and Society of SVdP. Our own, Andy Zonay,
will be here on March 1st to collect our contributions and bring them to the Diocese. Please
remember to bring EXTRA food on March 1st.
SAVE THE DATE!
In celebration of Women’s History Month and
International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8,
2015, Brother Mickey McGrath will present
WISE and HOLY WOMEN in Art and Stories
at Sacred Heart Church, Camden, NJ at 2 PM.
Tickets are $10. Benefits The Heart’s Corps
which includes Thea Bowman House, 418 Jasper
and Mickey’s Studio, 420 Jasper Street. Please
see or call Susan Cedrone at (856) 966-0301 or
email smecedrone@aol.com.
Will you sponsor the education of a child for $300?
$300 - 1 payment
$100 - 3 payments
YEAR 2014-2015
WE NEEDED
3000 SPONSORS
WE HAVE
2230 SPONSORS
WE NEED
770 SPONSORS
Name
$50 - 6 payments
$25 - per month
“People come to Sacred Heart to this lonely
church in a forlorn neighborhood. They bring
food for the poor, money for the school and
they listen to the priest plead for Camden.”
Harry Reasoner - CBS 60 Minutes
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Address_____________________________________________________________
City
____________________ State ____ Zip__________ Phone____________
Sacred Heart Church
1739 Ferry Ave.
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 966-6700
Fax: (856) 756-0102
E-mail:
Parish@SacredHeartCamden.org
Website:
SacredHeartCamden.org
Priests: Michael Doyle, Pastor
Dennis Bajkowski
Music Director: Barbara Dever
Editor of Bulletin: Susan Cedrone
Sacred Heart School
Janet Williams, Principal
(856) 963-1341
E-mail: j.williams@shcamden.org
info@sacredheartschoolcamden.org
www.SacredHeartSchoolCamden.org
The Heart of Camden
Lisa Kiernan, Executive Director
(856) 966-1212
www.heartofcamden.org
Clothes from the Heart
1811 Broadway
(856) 541-7288
Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM
Camden Community House
1718 Broadway
(856) 966-9088
DINNERS AT JOE’S PLACE
yesterday thanks to Edna LoMonico and Jackie/Dave Partridge and all their helpers! It is
holy work to feed the poor especially on Broadway! You can
do it too! Please call Ted Fox at
(856) 424-1863 to volunteer!
You will be mentored by an
experienced member of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society.
Don’t be afraid! Say: “Yes!”
PRAYER TEAMS
Feb. 15th: Pam Laurenzi,
Patty Connor, and Pat McMullen.
Feb. 16th: Betsi Bell, Henry Brann,
Nadia Newell, Jeanette McMurtrie,
Quan Tran, Francine Grabowski/
Tony DeSantis.
Feb. 17th: Lily/Pat Mulligan, Kim
Ngan/Thanh Nguyen; Amanda
Higgins, Helen Scanlon, S.J.
McGeady, and Jackie Aiken.
Feb. 18th: DeLarge-Morgan fami l y; Donn ell y F a mi l y, an d
Annmarie/John Dunn.
Feb. 19th: Irene/JoeGavin,
Nha/Hung Nguyen, Karen
Beckmeyer, Anne Bower, and
Marie DiGilio.
Feb. 20th: Modesta Belefanti, Anna
Maria Kelly, Kathleen O’Connor,
Betsy/Ed McBride, Terry Briscoe,
Thuy/Dai Nguyen.
Feb. 21st: Gail Gooney, Bette/Joe
Hinger, Judy/Tom Huder, Atkins
Family, Jean Jennings.
For more information, please call
Gail Gooney at (856) 429-3129.