Sacred Heart Catholic Community

SACRED HEART CHURCH

Saturday February 8 4:00 Peg Alvey (4th Anniv) - Family

Adeline (Lee) Styno (BdayRem) - Family

Barry & Eleanor McGraw - Joe & Joan Tatarczuk

Dec. Members of Morano Family - Ben Morano

Joe Swertinski (3rd Anniv) - Wife, Alice & Family

Sunday February 9 8:30 For the Intentions of Jim & Betty Sage on the Occasion

of Their 50th Anniv. - Family

Michael Miller - David & Cindy Spellman

CONTEMPORARY MASS

10:30 Angela Anastasio - Mother, Giovannina D’Agostino

Anne Meyer - Maguire Family

Joan Duis (1st Anniv) - Daughter, Julie Giuliano

& Family

Monday February 10 9:00 John B. Madden, III (14th Anniv) - Dad & Family

Tuesday February 11

9:00 Theodore Wenacur - Paul & Mary Ann Kehn

Wednesday February 12

9:00 James Reilly (4th Anniv) - Family

Thursday February 13

9:00 Rev. Anthony Curran - Priests of Sacred Heart

Friday February 14

9:00 Patricia Mason - Earl & Linda Willis

Saturday February 15 4:00 Willard McGraw, Jr. (17th Anniv) - Family

Raymond J. Lyons (90th Bday Rem) - Family

Rose Madlin - Mary Darian

For the Intentions of the Doug Williams Family - Ladies

of Charity of Troy

Dr. William Healey - Rose LaChance

Sunday February 16 8:30 Anne Meyer - Jim & Nancy Kelley

Rose Madlin - Mrs. Clara Glogowski

CONTEMPORARY MASS

10:30 Mary Jane Burke - Lisa & Charlie Helenek

Roland Biski - Tony & Carrie Milanese & Family

John More - Austin & Linda Rinella

ETERNAL LIGHT: For A Special Intention

PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED: Pat DeRuber tis

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Mary Ormsby McCue, Sheila

O’Brien, Maryalice O’Brien-Smith, Vincent Ciraulo, Erik Reiser,

John Kaniff, Kurt Reiser, John O’Bryan, Josie Bidwell, Mary

Lourdes Betzenger, Tom Purcell and Richard Clements.

SACRED HEART CHURCH TROY, NEW YORK

NEW TO THE PARISH – WELCOME! We are happy

to have you in our community and hope that you will enjoy

a truly Christian experience with us. Please call or stop by

the rectory to register (518) 274-1363. This helps us for

sacraments, sick calls or any other assistance you may

need. Thank you!

SCRIPTURE READING REFLECTION

The readings for today’s liturgy finally moves beyond reflections upon Jesus pre-public life and into His public ministry. E.g. in this liturgical cycle of St. Matthew’s Gospel, we finally see St. Matthew after 6 straight Sunday’s of other Gospels. And sure enough it is taken from the opening proclamation of the “Sermon on the Mount.” Notice the motifs (especially the Messianic motifs) repeatedly harped upon by the Old Testament prophets: “sharing bread with the hungry; sheltering the homeless; clothing the naked; etc.” These, Jesus used when asked who He was. Notice also the characteristic that St. Paul reveals to the Corinthians, i.e. he “demonstrated the presence of the Spirit rather than relied upon persuasive words” So, after presenting us with the Beatitudes as the signs of the new creation, Jesus counsels: ”Your light must shine before others…so that the others might glorify God.” Does it sound to you like “actions speak louder than words”?

The PARISH OFFICE will be closed on Monday,

February 17 in celebration of President’s Day.

We will reopen Tuesday, February 18 at 9am.

BACK OF BULLETIN - Please patronize all of our

advertisers (both new and returning) on the back of the

bulletin. These advertisers contribute to the publication

of our bulletin every week.

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 9, 2020

SCHOOL NEWS Our Pain Free Fundraising Options

Thank you to all of you for supporting our school in the following

“pain free” ways:

*Colonie SchoolBucks Program –simply take your register tapes

to the Customer Service Desk to add points to our school OR drop

them off in the collection bin and we will gladly do it for you.

*Box Tops for Education now provides an option of your

scanning the labels into an account that you set up earmarking

your donation to be applied to Sacred Heart School. We are still

able to collect actual box tops until the program goes to “scan

only”. Our collection bin will remain in the hallway.

*Coca Cola Product bottle caps and codes: These bottle caps

and codes may be submitted to the school office and the school

may apply points to acquiring school equipment at a later date. The

bin is located in the hallway. Coca Cola also provides you with the

ability to set up an account with Coca Cola Gives where you may

enter and/or scan bottle top codes and credit our school for those

submissions.

*CLINK Bags: Returnable cans and bottles are collected in

coded green bags and then deposited at a local Hannaford Market.

The credit is applied to our school account and all proceeds will

benefit our school programming. Bags are available in the school

office.

Registration for our UPK 3 year old, UPK 4 year old, Ear ly

Childhood 3-4 year old and grades K-6 continues. As always,

you are all invited to schedule a personal tour of your school

at any time. Simply contact the school office at (518) 274-3655

to make these arrangements. We know that you will be amazed at

all of the wonderful things that are happening here in your school!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Sending our appreciation, love and prayers out to all of you!

Our Altar Bread and Wine for the month of February has

been gifted in memory of John Scensny by Wife & Family.

BISHOP’S APPEAL 2019 As we close out this year’s Appeal, we have reached our goal on

paper. This year’s goal was $69,661. The final statements will be

going out in February and if all pledges are paid, we will have

surpassed our goal for the 3rd year. We have collected $64,978

and have $6,180 outstanding. Any overage the Parish will receive

50% back. The Appeal closes out March 16. We have received

209 gifts that were contributed outright or pledged. Thank you to

all those who gave so generously!

Fr. Yanas & Alice Swertinski

Thank you for your contributions for the

weekend of February 1 and 2 Regular Offertory $ 5698.00

Parish Upkeep $ 664.00

Budgeted Weekly Need $5577.00

Have you ever thought of remembering the parish in your will?

A bequest in your will, no matter what the amount, will help the

parish continue to care for and service God’s people through vital

programs and preserve family life.

$5 Pre-paid, $7 at the Door Pre-Pay in March after Mass or in School