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Sacred Heart Church 203 Church Road Oxford, PA 19363

Website: www.sacredheart.us Phone: 610-932-5040

E-mail: info@sacredheart.us

February 24, 2019 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pastor: Rev. Michael F. Hennelly

Deacons: Rev. Mr. Anthony Raymundo & Deacon Justin J. Watkins

Weekend Assistant: Rev. Joseph Shenosky

MASS SCHEDULE Daily Mon, Wed, Thurs 8:00 am Tues 7:00 pm Fri 8:30 am

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sunday at 7:45 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 noon

Reconciliation Saturdays 4:00 — 4:40 pm

SACRED HEART PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Friday 8:30 am - 1:30 pm Office closes from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for lunch

REGISTRATION FOR NEW PARISHIONERS:

If you are new to the parish, we welcome you. You may come as a stranger to us, yet you are known to Our Lord, Jesus Christ—there are no strangers in grace—in His name we pray you will find peace, hospitality and friendship with us. You are welcome to register by calling our parish office at 610-932-5040.

SACRAMENTS:

Visit our website, www.sacredheart.us for the sacrament page and information about becoming Catholic, Baptisms, Marriage, and PREP. If you would prefer, you may call the parish office at 610-932-5040 for details.

THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: If a loved one is dealing with a serious illness, it is wise to notify the parish office as soon as possible. This sacrament is intended by the Church to be a comfort and strength to people during their illness, not to be held out as “Last Rites”.

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2020 Mass Book Opening March 2nd & 3rd

Parish Staff will be on hand in the hall following all Masses next week-end, March 2nd & 3rd to assist parishioners with scheduling 2020 Mass requests for their loved ones. This coincides with our Sunday Donut Social so you can enjoy coffee and a donut while you wait. During this opening weekend, there will be a limit of 4 Mass requests per family - 2 weekend Masses and 2 weekday Masses. This gives all families an opportunity to get the dates they would like. Starting March 4th, the Mass book will be open to all on a first come, first serve basis as usual in the Parish Office. All Easter and Christmas Masses will be offered for “The People of Sacred Heart”. If you have questions, please contact Beth in the Parish Office at 610-932-5040.

On Ash Wednesday, March 6th, the general observance of Lent begins and continues for 40 days, in order to renew our Baptismal promises and receive the healing and forgiveness of Christ, through repentance and reconciliation. During these 40 days, we are called to devote ourselves to fasting, prayer and almsgiving, so as to listen more intently to the Word of God within us and among us.

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. Fridays during Lent are also obligatory days of abstinence. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18-59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat 1 full meal and 2 smaller meals. Abstinence from meat is binding from age 14 onward. Our Knights of Columbus will be offering Crab Cake sales throughout Lent to help with meal planning for your Lenten Fridays.

Little Black Books - will be available again this year starting next weekend, March 2nd/3rd. These small books provide a short Scripture passage and reflection for each day during Lent. Take 10 minutes of your day for quiet time with God during your busy active life. Parish Lenten Retreat - will be held on April 6th with featured speaker Sr. Sheila Galligan. Mass at 8:00 am followed by refreshments at 8:30. More details will follow. Stations of the Cross - will be offered every Friday evening during Lent at 7:00 pm in our church. Living Stations will be held on Good Friday, April 19th at 6:00 pm. Family Fellowship Meal followed by Adult Scripture Study - March 18th, April 1st, April 15th. Details will follow. Sacrament of Reconciliation - will be offered every Saturday evening at 4:00 pm. Additional times will be offered as follows: Friday, April 12th 7:30 pm following Stations of the Cross, Saturday, April 13th 3:30 pm, Tuesday, April 16th 12:00 noon and 7:30 pm following Mass. There will be no Confessions on Holy Saturday, April 20th. Penance services and Confession times at other area churches will be posted as they become available. Poor Box - Poor Box donations can be accepted through our electronic Parish Giving site or through our Poor Box located above the Holy Water font at the back of church by the entrance doors. Funds support local charities. Constellation Network - “30 Days of Poverty Awareness” - We will again partner with this faith-based organization that works for the common good of all in Southern Chester County. Last Spring with our help, they collected over 9,000 pounds of food. We will once again be receiving paper grocery bags with a list of “most needed” items stapled to the front for parishioners to take home, fill, and bring back to church. Bags will be available each weekend throughout Lent for you to fill and return as you are able. All collections will go to help Oxford Neighborhood Services along with other area food banks.

Ash Wednesday March 6, 2019

Mass at 8:00 am & 7:00 pm Ash Service at 12:00 noon

Please place any old palms you may have at home in the collection basket on the narthex desk for burning and use at Ash Wednesday

Mass/Services.

Sunday, February 24th PREP - Following 9:00 am Mass - School AA (open) - 6:30 pm - Parish Hall Monday, February 25th Youth Group - 7:00 pm - Parish Hall BB - Dr. Seuss Week Tuesday, February 26th Eucharistic Adoration - 8:00 am - Church PREP - 5:50 pm - School RCIA - 7:30 pm - Parish Hall Wednesday, February 27th Adult Choir - 7:00 pm - Church Charismatic Prayer Group - 7:30 pm - Chapel Knights of Columbus General Meeting - 7:30 pm - Parish Hall Thursday, February 28th Children’s Choir - 3:00 pm - Church Friday, February 22nd Legion of Mary - 9:00 am - Parish Hall BB - Family Reading Time - 9:45 am - School Saturday, February 23rd Penance Retreat for First Communicants - 9:00 am - Church BB = Bright Beginnings: 610-932-2095 SHS = Sacred Heart School: 610-932-3633

Sat., Feb. 23rd - Vigil Mass

5:00 pm Helga Hanelt

Sun., Feb. 24th - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:45 am Norma & Grant Baumgardner

9:00 am Jacquelyn Jones

10:30 am The People of Sacred Heart

12:00 pm Martha J. Marchese

Mon., Feb. 25th - Weekday

8:00 am John Frame

Tues., Feb. 26th - Weekday

7:00 pm Carl Antes

Wed., Feb. 27th - Weekday

8:00 am Harry O’Connor, Sr.

Thur., Feb. 28th - Weekday

8:00 am Gail Kocen

Fri., Mar. 1st - Weekday

8:30 am Mary & Harry Russell

Sat., Mar. 2nd - Vigil Mass

5:00 pm Sacred Heart Purgatorial Society

Sun., Mar. 3rd - Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:45 am Michaela Benedek

9:00 am Greg Trunzo

10:30 am Jeanie Castelli

12:00 pm The People of Sacred Heart

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR MASS INTENTIONS

Beth McGrogan, Joanne Kennel, Lawrie Drennan, Mary Whiteside, Baby Levi Colon, Vincent Nawroozi, Ruthann Miller, Susan Curran, Joaquim Piqueras Peres, Richard Miller

Richard & Rita Marra, Joe Basilio, Larry M. Brady

Also please remember in your prayers all of our parishioners with special needs and those serving in our

military.

Sick List - names will be kept on the prayer list for one month. If you wish to have a name added, please contact the office after obtaining

permission for publication.

Bulletin Submission Guidelines

Bulletin ad submissions are due by Monday at 12:00 noon the week you would like the ad to appear. Ads should be fully complete with all infor-mation details (date, time, location, group/event name) fully edited and in a Microsoft Word format if possible. Please do not send a PDF file. There is no way to edit for space/size or use any logos or images you’ve included if you send a PDF. Ads will be placed as space allows. Call Beth in the office with any questions at 610-932-5040.

Safe Haven Sunday The family home is to be a safe haven. But the inappropri-ate use of technology in the home deprives it of this role, and is the greatest threat to the sanctity of marriages and families today. Pornography and other online threats are often one click away, and parents can feel overwhelmed with not knowing how to best protect their children in our fast-paced digital world. Next weekend, March 2/3, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is taking a bold step to help families by celebrating Safe Haven Sunday. Please join us with your prayers and presence as we prepare for this unique event. To learn more, please contact the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for Life and Family or visit:

__________ www.phillycatholiclife.org.__________

IRRP Program Update

Last November, Archbishop Chaput announced the launch of an Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program (IRRP) in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in order to pro-vide financial support for victims of clergy sexual abuse, especially those whose cases are time barred from civil litigation. Recently the Independent Oversight Committee issued its first public report regarding the progress of the IRRP to date. For further information about ongoing ef-forts on the part of the Archdiocese to provide assistance to survivors and protect the children and young people entrusted to its care, please visit:

www.AOPPledgetoProtect.com

FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE

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STEWARSHIP & MINISTRY

Please pray for the members of our

Purgatorial Society The next Mass is:

Saturday, March 2, 2019 5:00 pm Marie C. Wisniewski * Luis D. Rivera, Jr.

Nancy Mantell * Irene Giuliano * William Davis Deceased Members of the McRae Family

Deceased Members of the McMahon Family Deceased Members of the Fischer Family

Jerry Roma * Geri Santine * Alex Gillis, Jr. Glen Sanwald * Joseph Dunn, Jr. * Charles C. Nelson

Helga Hanelt * Richard James Durnan George Guss * Patrick Gillis Christopher Michael Bailey

February 16th / 17th Sunday: $8,968.91

Care of Aging/Ill Priests: $1,680.00 Poor Box: $229.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Coming Lent 2019 - Living Stations of the Cross

Lent is only a few weeks away. Children 4th through 12th grade are invited to participate in our annual Living Stations of the Cross which will take place the evening of April 19th - Good Friday. We are in need of actors, musicians, readers and vocalists. Rehearsals will begin on March 7th and con-tinue on Thursday evenings during Lent. If you’re interested or would like more information, please contact Amy Murphy at 610-345-0428 or by email at murphydna@verizon.net.

Our Lady of Fatima

The Five First Saturdays Devotion

Our Lady of Fatima Rosary is recited every 1st Saturday of the month at 4:15 pm right here at Sacred Heart! Next Saturday - March 2nd, 2019

During her July apparition at Fatima, Our Lady said to Lucia, “I shall come to ask... that on the First Saturday of every month, Communions of reparation be made in atonement for the sins of the world. Tell them that I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, in order to make reparation to me , on the First Saturday of five successive months, go to Confession, receive Holy Communion, say five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for a

quarter of an hour, meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary.” To those who faithfully follow Our Lady’s requests for the Five First Saturdays, she has made a wonderful promise in which she, as Mediatrix of All Graces, will certainly fulfill:

“I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation.”

THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND

Through your generosity, we’ve been able to make some much needed updates to our Sanctuary Lighting. We’ve spent a year assessing, obtaining quotes, and having professionals review our current system. This week, at a cost of $10,000 from our Building Maintenance Fund, we were able to replace our Sanctuary Lighting enhancing both its efficiency and safety. This will enable us all to more fully appreciate and participate in the Sacrifice of the Mass.

In addition to this repair project, we have also made use of our Building Maintenance Fund to cover snow removal costs. To date, we have spent approximately $8,500 to keep our parking lot and sidewalks cleared this season.

Thank you again for your consistent support of our Building

Maintenance collections. The funds from this important

monthly collection are used not only for monthly utility bills

but for the much needed improvement and seasonal upkeep of

our beautiful campus.

THANK YOU

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You can find us at:

Website: www.sacredheart.us Facebook: www.facebook.com/sacredheartoxford Twitter: SH Parish Oxford

Instagram: sacredheartoxford Email: info@sacredheart.us myParish App - for Apple & Android -Text “app” to 88202

FORMED.org - Use Sacred Heart Parish Code: HYDX3W

FAITH & COMMUNITY

MANUP PHILLY 2019 March 9, 2019

Neumann University Mirenda Center Aston, PA

ManUp Philly 2019 invites the men of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the 11th Annual Men’s Spirituality Conference. We encourage all men - fathers, sons, brothers, friends - to join us for an inspiring day of faith and fellowship. Become the man God is calling you to be! Re-discover the power and meaning of your faith! This year’s line up of speakers include:

Matthew Kelly - Acclaimed Speaker & Author.

Ron Jaworski - former Eagles Quarterback and NFL tele-vision/radio analyst.

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers - Catholic Author and EWTN television host.

Mark Forrest-Internationally acclaimed Irish Tenor.

Bishop Timothy Senior - Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Registration forms available in the narthex of by visiting:

ManUpPhilly.com/registration

**Early Bird and Student Pricing Available

The Annual Archdiocesan Mass Honoring The Gifts of Persons with Disabilities

The Mass will be offered March 30, 2019 at the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul Basilica at 18th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.N. Cap., will be the principal celebrant and homilist. There will be a reception immediately following the Mass. All are welcome! To RSVP go to www.opdarchphilly.org or call the Office for Persons with Disabilities at 215-587-3530.

“There can be no lack in communities of the words and, above all, the gestures to encounter and welcome people

with disabilities.” Pope Francis 10.21.17

Save The Date! Saturday, October 26, 2019

National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa

Registration and Speaker Line-Up will be announced in May

More Information at www.catholicwomensconference.org

Prayer & Devotion Schedule Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesdays 8:00 am - 6:45 pm

Rosary Recitation Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30

am Friday 8:00 am

Miraculous Medal Novena

Monday following 8:00 am Mass

Chaplets of Divine Mercy & St. Michael the Archangel

Wednesday following 8:00 am Mass

The Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Thursday following the 8:00 am Mass

Our Lady of Fatima Rosary First Saturday of each month at 4:15

CCWS is HIRING! If you or someone you know is looking to make a difference in a growing min-istry, work part-time hours, and have a

flexible schedule, please contact us.

Part-Time Positions Available Immediately

Bilingual Administrative Assistant and Parenting Class Instructor CCWS has an immediate opening for a Part-Time Bilingual Admin-istrative Assistant and Parenting Class Instructor, This position will work in the Coatesville, Kennett Square and West Chester centers. Bilingual Part-Time Nurse (LPN, RN, or BSN) CCWS has an immediate opening for a Part-Time Bilingual Nurse (15-20 hours) in our Kennett Square center. If you have a calling to educate others and support our life-affirming mission, please contact us at

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