December 30, 2018

Parish Staff

Pastor .......................................... Father Michael Gabler, O.S.B.

Deacon ..................................................... William "Bill" Gibson

Office Manager / Finance ................................. Patsy McAllister

Receptionist / Sec. .................................................... Pat Kneidel

Bulletin ............................................................. Kathy Reuscher

Custodian ................................................................. Dave Farley

Interparish Staff

Scott Becker Youth & Young Adult Ministry .............781-1042

Mary Lynn Carnovale Faith Formation Secretary ........781-1042

Facilitators:

Leslie Gahr Life Teen/Confirmation ..........................781-1042

Kathy Cheatle, Elementary (1-5) ................................781-3009

Scott Becker Middle-School .......................................781-1042

Sally Smith, Good Shepherd (Pre-thru First Grade) ...781-6422

Elk County Catholic School System

Sam MacDonald, President ..........................................834-7812

Bob Breindel, Director/Finance ....................................781-3144

Susan Jansen, Director/Advancement ...........................834-1480

Lindsey Straub, Director/Communications ...................834-1480

School Principals

Mrs. Debbie Slay, Principal, Catholic Elementary .......834-4169

John Schneider, Principal, ECCHS & Middle School .834-7800

Cafeterias

Elementary....................................................................834-4927

Middle ..........................................................................834-7800

High ..............................................................................834-7800

Bulletin Deadline Monday – 10:00 a.m. – In Writing

Ministries & Committees

Finance Council ..................................................... Patty Brock

Pastoral Council ...................................................... Bob Miller

RCIA .................................................................. Kathy Cheatle

Liturgical Committee ............................................. Lois Sadley

Music Director ....................................................... Lois Sadley

Care & Concern ................................................. Church Office

Social Committee ................... Helene Burdick / Linda Brunner

Buildings & Grounds ......................................... Ron Herbstritt

Sacred Heart Parish SUPER Bingo .......... Patsy, Jim & Helene

Saint Anne Society ................. Helene Burdick / Gerda Squires

Small Faith Communities........................ Sam & Barbara Glatt

Saint Vincent dePaul Society. ............................ Tom Dornisch

Pre-Cana Coordinators ................................. Phil & Sandy Hoh

Natural Family Planning .................... Andy & Cathy Dornisch

Cursillo Coordinators ...................................Mike & Kim Sloff

Pregnancy Hotline ............. Optionline.org or 800-712-HELP

Pregnancy ....................................... Pregnancydecisionline.org

Post-Abortion Counseling ........................ Rachelsvineyard.org

Youth Ministry Website ............................. ourdiscipleslife.org

Boy Scout Troop 95 (smtroop95.com) ................ Lad Kornacki

Cub Scouts Pack 95 .............................................. Jeff Chileski

Mass Schedule

Saturday - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday - 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Weekday - 6:15 a.m. (Monday—Friday)

Holy Days - Listed in Bulletin

Confessions

Saturday: 3:00-3:45 p.m.

First Friday Week: Thursday: 4:00 p.m. Until all are heard

Anytime by Appointment

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

PA Charitable Trust

337 Center Street – St . Marys , PA 15857

Church Office: 814-834-7861 Fax: 814-834-1376 ● Sacred Heart Parish Center: 834-4017

e-mail: sacredheartparish@windstream.net ● Website: www.sacredheartparish.us

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Established 1876

Sacred Heart Church Mission Statement

Through our gifts of time, talents, and treasures, we serve our parish as we journey together to the Kingdom of God.

MASSES SCHEDULE January 1, 2019 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Sacred Heart Parish

December 31, 2018~ Vigil 5:15 p.m.

January 1, 2019~ 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

St. Marys Parish

December 31, 2018~ Vigil 4:30 p.m.

January 1, 2019~ 8:30 a.m. & 4:30 p.m.

Queen of the World Parish

December 31, 2018~ Vigil 5:00 p.m.

January 1, 2019~ 9:00 a.m.

Page Two Sacred Heart Church, PA Charitable Trust, St. Marys, Pennsylvania Established 1876

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT will

be held in Sacred Heart Church on Friday from 7:00 a.m.

until closing with Benediction at 4:00 p.m.

PLEASE PRAY for the repose of the souls of all the

faithful departed. May God grant them eternal rest and

comfort all those who mourn them.

PRAYER LIST - Let us remember all the sick especially

Michael Gary, Deacon Bill Gibson, Tom Nellis Jr., Tammy

Pearsall, Harry Plows, Kathleen (Daisy) Rowley, Matthew

Sharrow & Lindsay Lenze. We pray in hope that God’s

healing power may touch all those who are sick.

SACRED HEART PRAYER CHAIN - call Rose at

781-6430, or Ann at 834-6534. The names of those listed

on this prayer chain will not be published in the bulletin. If

you want a name to be listed in the bulletin, please call the

Parish Office.

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE

Today’s gospel contains this truth about parenting: “but his

parents did not know.” One of the reasons parenting is so

difficult is because our children don’t tell us everything. If

the Holy Family had trouble with their teenager, why do we

think it will be easier for us?

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASSES

Date: Time: Place:

January 8 (T) 7:00 p.m. Queen/World

834-4701

PRE-CANA SESSIONS

Date: Time: Place:

January 19, 2019 8:00 a. m./5:15 p. m. Sacred Heart

Includes Mass Parish Center

814-834-7861

WORD OF LIFE!!

Jan. 1 is the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. In these

days of the "Me Too" movement, regaining respect for

women is getting a lot of attention. This is good, but

healthy marriages already exhibit this. Husbands, tomorrow

honor your wife's unconditional "yes" to love you. The love

will be returned to you in time.

December 29 (S): Vigil of the Holy Family, Jesus,

Mary & Joseph

4:00 p.m. †† Jennie & Faustino Poinelli

December 30: Holy Family, Jesus, Mary & Joseph

7:00 a.m. † Barry Kear (An.)

9:00 a.m. For Sacred Heart Parishioners

11:00 a.m. L/D of Edna Brock Family

December 31 (M): Seventh Day in the Octave of

Christmas

6:15 a.m. † Andrew Gillen

5:15 p.m. † Doris Gabler

January 1 (T): Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother

of God

7:00 a.m. † Marcella Mayer

11:00 a.m. For Sacred Heart Parishioners

January 2 (W): Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen

Bishops, Doctors of the Church

6:15 a.m. † Steve Lion (An.)

January 3 (Th): The Most Holy Name of Jesus

6:15 a.m. †† Chester & Frances Hammer

January 4 (F): St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious

6:15 a.m. † Anna Mae Prusak

January 5 (S): Vigil of the Epiphany of Our Lord

4:00 p.m. †† Bucky Pollick & Jim Armanini (An.)

January 6: Epiphany of Our Lord

7:00 a.m. †† Marion & Sarah DeLucia

9:00 a.m. For Sacred Heart Parishioners

11:00 a.m. ††† Dee Fulton, Lou Haight & Billi Jo King

The week of December 30, 2018 the Angel

Lamps in the Sanctuary burn for the following

intentions:

† Jim Fodge

† Ann Fodge

The Lady of Fatima First Saturday Children’s Rosary~

January 5, 2019 Housler’s Residence 10/11 a.m.

Call Bonnie at 834-3214. Light refreshments will follow.

“31 DAY” VOCATION CALENDAR - Please consider

joining the Parish “31 Club” for Vocations to the Religious

Life. Try to attend a Mass, Holy Hour or Pray on your

chosen date and offer it for:

• Priests/religious who have served our parish in the past.

• For those priests, religious and deacons serving now.

• To ask the Lord of the harvest for future vocations.

29th Myra Trgovac, John Kosco

30th Jeanne Dippold, Gary Lang

31st The Steve Fritz Family, Leona Fritz

1st Rose Johnston, Terri Bish

2nd Catherine Labant, Joe Lynch

3rd Sue Dornisch, Andy Dornisch

4th Lou Ann & Tom Nellis, Sr.

HOLY FAMILY

JESUS,

MARY & JOSEPH

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AREA NEWS

• BOWLS OF LOVE is a free meal served every

Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church

from 4-5:00 PM. Everyone is welcome.

• ADORATION AT QUEEN of the WORLD every

Thursday following the 7:00 AM Mass. Closing:

Evening prayer and Benediction: 6:30 PM.

• ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION’S

“NEW YEAR’S EVENING BINGO” ~Monday, December

31, 2018 at the ECC cafeteria. Doors open at 5:00, bingo

starts at 6:30. A free lunch (Sauerkraut, Pork & Hot Dogs

& Dessert) will be served at 5:45. Coverall. Bring a friend.

• ST. LEO FISH FRY~ Friday, January 11, 2019~

4:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $10.00 Eat in or take out call:

772-4705. Dinner includes: Baked, Battered or

Breaded Fish, Baked Potato or French Fries,

Coleslaw, Applesauce, Dinner Roll, Your Choice of

Dessert & Beverage.

• ECCHS MUSIC BOOSTERS BINGO! Friday,

January 11th, ECCHS Cafeteria Doors open at 5:00 pm

Bingo begins at 7:00 pm. Come, enjoy, bring a friend.

• ENGAGEMENT ENCOUNTER~ A wedding is one

day; but your marriage is for a lifetime! Invest in your

marriage by attending Engagement Encounter.

Spend a weekend away from the stress of planning

for the wedding, and enjoy the special moments of

creating your future marriage together. Call the Family

Life Office at 814-824-1261 or familylife@erieRCD.org for

more information. All couples are welcome; scholarships are

available for those in need. The next EE weekend is

scheduled for January 25th through 27th at St. Mark’s

Catholic Center in Erie. To register on line, please visit

www.eriercd.org/ee.htm.

• ST LEO SCHOOL REVERSE RAFFLE~ Join us as

we kick off Catholic School Week! January 26, 2019

at the Royal Inn. $60 Ticket includes Buffet for 2 and

Main Drawing Entry. Doors open at 4:15 p.m., Silent

Auction 5 p.m. Entertainment by CK Audio. Call

Jamie for tickets and seating reservations at (814) 594-5308.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Mondays Praying the Rosary in Church 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 4 SH Super BINGO doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Jan NO First Friday Bread Sale

Jan. 5 Our Lady of Fatima Children Rosary

Housler’s Residence 10:00 a.m.

Jan. 8 Elk County Right to Life 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 12 RIP Off Tournament doors open 5:00 p.m.

Jan. 15 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.

SPECIAL ENVELOPES FOR THE MONTH OF JAN. 2019

Jan. 1 Solemnity of Mary

Jan. 20 Support of Our School Children

Jan. 27 Help Spread the Faith Communications Collection

BELOVED NIGHT~ On Sunday, January 13th, spend an

hour with other couples reflecting on the

beauty of marriage through video ex-

cerpts and discussion. Then take two

hours to go off-site for your own private

date night. Free babysitting is offered

from 4:00 pm –7:00 pm, with complimentary dinner

provided for children. RSVPs necessary to provide

adequate child care.

Beloved Night is offered in St. Marys. Detailed schedule,

address, RSVP and more Info at

www.eriercd.org/chastity/beloved.html.

MARCH FOR LIFE IN

WASHINGTON D.C.

Friday, January 18, 2019

at Historic DAR Constitution Hall

Free admission, no tickets required; Large groups welcome.

Special Guest Speakers: Fr. Mitch, S. J., of EWTN

Sandra Merritt who was instrumental in uncovering Planned

Parenthood’s widespread trafficking of baby body parts.

Homilist: Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life

Visit www.NationalPrayerService.com

THANK YOU - THANK YOU!!

To everyone who participated in the Giving

Tree. Your generosity insured that hundreds of

children enjoyed a very Merry Christmas.

The Giving Tree is a huge undertaking that

takes the help of many hands. So, we thank

those who so generously purchased and donated a gift or

monies, those special elves that helped to ‘stash’ gifts for

safe keeping, those little hands that helped bring the gifts

back out for distribution, and the many behind the scene

helpers to make this program a success.

May God richly bless you and your families.

Remember all year through

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ROLLEY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC, PC

Ronald J. Rolley, Jr. D.C.

Palmer Graduate

628 S. St. Marys Street St., Marys PA

(814) 834-1045

www.rolleyfamilychiropractic.com

Imagine a tree that got tired of being rooted in the soil.

Imagine that it decides to uproot itself so that it can have

more freedom to move around. By uprooting itself it

contradicts its very nature and destroys itself. That's what

Adam and Eve did when they disobeyed God in the

Garden of Eden. And that's what we do every time we sin,

every time we rebel against our Creator and Savior, the

one who gives us our existence and wants to lead us to

eternal life.

A little known chapter in the history of World War II

illustrates the importance of this virtue.

On October 14, 1943, Jewish slave laborers in Sobibor

concentration camp, on the border of Poland and Russia,

executed a well-planned revolt. Of the 700 prisoners who

took part in the escape, 300 made it through the minefield

between the barbed wire fence of the prison and the dense

forest beyond. Of those, less than 100 are known to have

survived the Nazi search parties. One of them, Thomas

Blatt, was 15 years old when his family was herded into

Sobibor. His parents were executed in the gas chamber,

but Thomas, young and healthy, was sent to slave labor.

Thomas and two companions made it out and started

their long journey through the dense woods after

navigating the minefield. At daybreak they buried

themselves in the woods to sleep. At night they made their

way through the trees and thick brush. After four nights of

wandering through the cold forest, they saw a building

silhouetted against the dark sky in the distance. With

smiles on their faces, they eagerly approached it, hoping

for sanctuary from their enemies. As they got closer, they

noticed that the building they had seen was a tower -

specifically, the east tower of the Sobibor concentration

camp! They had made one giant circle through the woods

and ended up exactly where they started.

Terrified, the three boys plunged back into the forest.

But only Thomas lived to tell about their awful experience.

When we reject the guidance of God's commandments and

the teaching of his Church, we are like those boys

wandering through the woods at night without a guide, and

we make no lasting progress to the happiness we long for.

Father Michael

P.S. Beginning January 10

th

we will once again be having

Bible Study Classes. This winter we will be studying the

Gospel of Matthew. I anticipate it will go about three

months. There is no fee and there is no obligation to

attend every meeting. We have been getting about 26 to

30 people a meeting; hopefully we can increase that

number.

Youth & Young Adult Ministry

Disciples Life Creed “I urge you to live a life worthy of

the calling you have received.” Ephesians 4:1b

Scott Becker at scottbecker28@gmail.com or at 781-1042.

Keep up to date with “Rooted” Youth Ministry on Social Media!

Twitter: @MinistryRooted

Instagram: @smyouthministry3

Facebook: @SMYouthMin

Disciples Life Office is located at 325 Church St.

Phone number (814) 781-1042

All Faith Formation Program Calendars are on disciples.life

THE HOLY FAMILY Respect for Elders

Jesus went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was

obedient to them. Luke 2:51a

Question of the Week

Adult: How would you have reacted if you were Mary

and Joseph finding Jesus in the Temple?

Youth: What do you think it was like for Jesus to be in

the Temple for three days without his parents?

CHILD PROTECTION AND CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS

Keeping God’s Children Protected and Safe: To know that we

are children of God is to live in complete love, with deep

abiding security and the ability to dream, to sing, to create,

to laugh, and to play without worry. As we grow older, we

face a new reality—we cannot approach all God’s creation

with the same trust and confidence. We learn, through

sometimes hurtful and damaging experiences, that some

people reject the ability that God gave them to love and

respect others—they ignore God’s call. The Diocese of

Erie’s program to safeguard children helps remind us of

these very facts. With the help of this program, the faithful

are guided and educated about the responsibility of how to

keep God’s children protected and safe. To see what the

Diocese of Erie is doing to help create safe environments,

check out http://www.eriercd.org/protectyouth.htm

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TO EACH AND EVERYONE THAT

VOLUNTEERED IN ANY WAY

TO MAKE THIS YEAR’S

BAH-HUMBUG A SUCCESS!!

THE BREAD/GOODIE BASKET

WINNER WAS

Marge Kennis

Listed below are the WINNERS of the BASKET RAFFLE

A PROFIT OF $4,318.00 was made from this Raffle~ Thank You Everyone!

Basket Name: Donated By: Won By:

1. Frosty’s Friend Hope Klaiber Donna Bjorkquist

2. Huggable Hero's & Cuddly Critters Peppermint Stick Gift Shop at PHE Lisa Auman

3. Santa’s Surprise Santa Claus Carrie Trimble

4. A German Christmas Anonymous Darcy Gorlowski

5. To My Daughter Jane Shaffer Darcy Gorlowski

6. Santa’s Helpers Cathy Schneider Melanie Allegretto

7. It’s A Pittsburgh Pirate World Dan & Sue Herzing Mary Hanes

8. Snowman Friends Anonymous Lois Sadley

9. Baking Spirits Bright Amy & Linda Brunner Katie Ellis

10. Ginger All The Way Lolly Florio Susie Bobenrieth

11. Let It Snow Jane Gnan Judy Sherman

12. Rollin’ In The “Doh” Jackie Lundy, Katie Ellis & Laura Auman Donna Meyer

13. Home For The Holidays Anonymous Cathy Schneider

14. All Is Calm Monica Radkowski Katie Dowie

15. Tis The Season Laurie Karoleski & Paula Cunningham Jane Shaffer

16. Cheers For Chocolate Saint Anne Society Mae Hoffman

17. Dining Décor Cindy Geci Marie Pauling

18. Baby It’s Cold Outside Mary Jo Scott Sally Smith

19. All Is Bright Anonymous Archie Heiberger

20. It’s Essential Patty Labant Jen Bon

21. That’s A Wrap Bernie Thorwart & Jeannie Skok Joy Clontz

22. The Reason For The Season Benedictine Gift Shop Alice Lynch

23. Everything Unicorns Anonymous Mary Kay Lenze

24. Fired Up For TV Teresa Richards Gwen Hoffman

25. Comfort & Joy Phil & Sandy Hoh Nancy Yorns

26. “Water & Black Berries” Kay’s Moment In Time Theresa Erickson

27. It’s Puzzling Sue Fledderman Alice Lynch

28. Dinner & A Movie Anonymous Charlene Fledderman

29. Christmas For The Kitchen June & Julie Lecker Kathy Loughlin

30. It’s Our Treat Sacred Heart Social Committee Debbie Williamson

31. Deck The Halls Monica Radkowski Jeanette Donachy

32. Jolly Happy Soul Sacred Heart Choir Don Hoy

33. To My Son Jane Shaffer Chris Luchs

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