Sacred Heart Parish

316 East Broadway Avenue ~ Clifton Heights, PA 19018

Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30AM –3:30PM

Phone 610-623-0409 Fax 610-623-2926 E-mail sacredheartchurch@rcn.com

Parish Website: w w w .sacredheart-cliftonheights.net

Rev. Msgr. George A. Majoros, M.Div., M.S., Pastor

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Partnering Parishes Sacred Heart, St. Charles Borromeo (Drexel Hill) and St. Hedwig’s Chapel (Chester)

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Schedule Sacred Heart (Vigil) 4:00PM, 7:30AM St. Hedwig Chapel 9:15AM (Rosary before Mass) St. Charles (Vigil) 5:30PM, 10:00AM, 4:00PM Weekdays Sacred Heart 8:30AM Mon, Tues, Wed (Rosary AFTER Mass) St. Charles 8:30AM Thurs, Fri, Sat Holy Days St. Charles Vigils at 4:oo & 7:00PM, 8:30AM Sacred Heart 12 Noon, 7:00PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Sacred Heart 3:00-3:45PM Saturday St. Hedwig Chapel 9:00AM Sunday St. Charles 4:30-5:15PM before Vigil 6:30-7:30PM on the Thursday before 1st Friday St. Charles 9:15-10:00AM on the First Saturday of the month

Weekend Assistants

Rev. John McKenzie, OSA, Rev. Herbert Sperger, Rev. Joseph Zaleski, Deacon, John Farrell

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 6, 2019

MISSION STATEMENT

To live and grow as a church in the Roman Catholic tradition by

devotion to God in worship, doctrine, ministry, and loving

service to each other and to the people entrusted to us.

Religious Education Office

Located at: St. Charles Borromeo

3400 Dennison Avenue

Drexel Hill, PA 19026

610-623-3800 Contact: Lori

Faith.

Service.

Doing God's will.

The new vision

that faith gives.

Mass Intentions Mass Celebrants Weekend of October 5-6

Sacred Heart 4:00PM Fr. Anthony 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie

St. Hedwig’s Chapel 9:15AM Fr. Sperger

St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Fr. Zaleski 10:00AM Msgr. Majoros 4:00PM Fr. Zaleski Mass Celebrants Weekend of October 12-13

Sacred Heart 4:00PM Fr. Zaleski 7:30AM Fr. McKenzie

St. Hedwig’s Chapel 9:15AM Fr. Zaleski

St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Msgr. Majoros 10:00AM Msgr. Majoros 4:00PM Msgr. Majoros

Celebrants Are Subject To Change

Sacred Heart Church

4:00PM + Thomas McGehrin

Sunday, October 6

7:30AM + Alexandra Urban Of Elizabeth

Ziolkowska

Monday, October 7

8:30AM The Living & Deceased Parishioners of

Sacred Heart

Tuesday, October 8

8:30AM + Alexandra Urban Of Adam & Sophie

Siestrzewitowski

Wednesday, October 9

8:30AM + Intention of the Holy Souls

Saturday, October 12

4:00PM + Thomas McGehrin

Sunday, October 13

7:30AM + Henry J. Grassa, Sr. & Stella R.

Grassa Of Grassa family

St. Hedwig’s Chapel

Sunday, October 6

9:15AM + Dorothy Bolton Of Mickey Schad Sunday, October 13

9:15AM + Joseph Sewruk Of wife, Hanna

Candles for the Month of October Sacred Heart

+ Thomas McGehrin + Tina Mori + Victor J. Didzearkis

Candles for the Month of October St. Hedwig

+ Steven Ruggieri

Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors October 12-13

4:00PM Leoncio/Czerwinski/Terpstra 7:30AM C. Lenski/McLoughlin

Candles for the month are $20.00 Call the Rectory at 610-623-0409 if

interested.

When calling Sacred Heart Rectory please keep in mind the busiest day of the week is MONDAY.

Of course we are always here to answer your calls. Rectory Hours 8:30AM to 3:30PM

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The October Attendance Count The Archdiocese of Philadelphia annually takes a

count of mass attendance for every parish. This coming count will be recorded.

Our numbers are down significantly and they are critical to the future of Sacred Heart Parish. YOUR attendance at Mass is

very important.

Sacred Heart Forty Hour Devotions Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

October 14, 15, 16. Adoration following Morning Mass until evening devotions. Evening Prayer and Benediction each night at 7:00PM

HOMILIST Reverend Alex Pancoast

Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph Parish, Downingtown

Sign up sheets for Adoration can be found in the church vestibule.

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Prayerfully consider your Offertory Gift as your act

of praise to God for all HE has given you. Sacred Heart– September 29, 2019 Sunday Envelopes 60 $1,226.00 Loose 325.00 Total 1,551.00 Maintenance 15.00 Loose 232.00 St. Hedwig - September 29, 2019 Sunday Envelopes 25 $544.00 Loose 54.00 Total 598.00

Thanks to Those Who Are Great Stewards!

Please prayerfully consider increasing your donation to sustain your parish.

St. Hedwig’s Fatima Sodality Meeting

Sunday

Following the 9:15AM Mass

As the weather gets cooler its time to start thinking about donations for our Pierogi Making and Christmas Bazaar

Gold Medal or Pillsbury Flour (especially when you see it on sale)

Anything Christmas Toys Jewelry New items that can be sold as gifts.

New and unopened wine, liquor, beer. Items that can be used to make a basket.

St. Charles Ladies Auxiliary News “Fashion thru the Decades”.

Please join us on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 7:30 pm in the St. Charles Church Hall. We will be hosting Diane McNitt for a fun trip down the fashion memory‘runway’. She will discuss the impact of the economy, wars, Hollywood, TV, and dancing on fashion trends.

All are welcome!

Annual Pulaski Day Parade Sunday, October 6th

Benjamin Franklin Parkway Beginning at 12:00Noon

Free Seating

Parade televised live on WPVI-TV 6 ABC 12:30PM-2:00PM

Dear Partnering Parishioners, October is a month filled with many graces and blessings for all of us!

We begin this month with our Night In Venice Social for our Partnering Parishes, Saturday evening, immediately following the 5:30P.M. Vigil Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church. Tickets are still available at the door so come and join in a night of delicious food and fun!.

Sunday, October 5th is Hospitality Sunday – sponsored by the Legion of Mary-is a time to enjoy fellowship after the morning Masses in St. Charles Parish Hall.

In October, we celebrate Respect Life Month! We celebrate the Holy Rosary Month! And we celebrate this Extraordinary Missionary Month called by Pope Francis to emphasize everyone’s participation in the Missionary Call to proclaim the Gospel to all the nations. This weekend, please welcome Father Anthony Korir to our parishes. He is here to preach at all the Masses in anticipation of World Mission Sunday which is Sunday, October 20, 2019 and to remind us of our calling as missionary disciples of Our Lord. Father Anthony Kiprono Korir is a member of the Society of African Missions (SMA Fathers). He is a Kenyan citizen and living and working in the development office of the provincial headquarters of the Society of African Missions, Tenafly New Jersey during his preaching throughout the country. He worked in a parish in Togo West Africa also, and as a vocation director of the congregation. Please give Father Anthony a hearty welcome!

Holy Rosary During the month of October, I encourage all parishioners to pray the Holy Rosary, especially as a family. The late Father Peyton, whose cause has been started for canonization, would always say, “The family that prays together, stays together.” The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is Monday, October 7th. Consider joining with other parishioners and friends to pray the Holy Rosary Monday evening at 7:00P.M. in St. Charles Borromeo Church. Today we face unprecedented challenges on every front. The evils of “this present darkness” weigh heavy against us. Perhaps this is what makes the advice of Saint Padre Pio, a holy man from our own age, so valuable and insightful. "Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother." —Saint Padre Pio Please note: members of The Legion of Mary will pray the Holy Rosary at 9:30A.M. each Sunday before the 10AM Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church.

Respect Life Month Please read the Respect Life Reflection insert, and as you do, ask the Holy Spirit to help us bring hope to a world that struggles with the issues of human life.

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The New FORMED website

To join as a new user go to formed.org Select sign up and then choose I belong to a parish or organization then ty pe in

St. Charles Borromeo OR 19026 and follow the easy instructions.

If you are already a member of formed all you need to do is type in your email address and you

are automatically signed in. You no longer need a password.

Opening the Word, a program offering prayer and insights for the Sunday Readings. Featuring a variety of experienced presenters including Dr. Tim Gray, Mary Healy, Scott Powell, Dr. Edward Sri, and Fr. John Riley, Martha Fernandez, and Ben Akers, the videos are designed to facilitate thought and discussion for personal faith formation or in the context of a group meeting. Personal Prayer Journals and a group Leader’s Guides are also available to make the most of these Sunday Readings.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter | Bridgeport, PA invites you to

SOLEMN CHORAL MASS DIVINE WORSHIP- THE ORDINARIATE USE OF THE ROMAN RITE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 7 PM CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SS. PETER & PAUL

1723 RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Celebrant & Homilist: Very Rev. Timothy Perkins Vicar General, Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

Reception to follow. All are welcome to attend.

For more information, visit www.sjbbridgeport.org or call 215-247-1092

Public Square Rosary Crusade

Pray the Holy Rosary Saturday, October 12th at 12:00 Noon Outside of Sacred Heart Church

Clifton Heights

In The Secret of the Rosary, Saint Louis de Montfort said: “Public

prayer is far more powerful than private prayer to appease the anger of God and call

down His mercy, and Holy Mother Church, guided by

the Holy Ghost, has always advocated public prayer in times of public tragedy and suffering.”

For more information

contact Al Molitor 484-461-3447

Today is Respect Life Sunday We proclaim that human life is a precious gift from God;

that each person who receives this gift has responsibilities toward God, self and others; and that society, through its

laws and social institutions, must protect and nurture human life at every stage of its existence.

40 Days for Life The Fall 2019 Campaign of “40 Days for Life” runs through November 3. Whether you’ve had an opportunity to join in prayer at a local Planned Parenthood yet or not, this can be your time to get involved and to join with other parishioners in helping to build a Culture of Life in the Philadelphia area. Since its beginnings in the early 2000’s, “40 Days for Life” has seen 16,000 babies saved at clinics where campaigns were held. In addition, 100 abortion facili-ties have closed following “40 Days for Life” campaigns. How wonderful to know that you personally played a part in bringing all of this about. Pray, then act! There are several local campaigns which you can find by going to 40DaysForLife.com, or call Raphael (610-613-7481) for more information and/or car pooling arrangements.

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MOTHER”S HOME DESIGNER BAG BINGO Friday, October, 18, at Bonner-Prendie. Doors open at 6:30 pm, Bingo begins at 7:30. BYOBeverages/Food.

Tickets $30, at the door $35 and can be purchased at: mothershome.myevent.com. All proceeds benefit the women and children of Mothers’ Home.

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? SEEING IS BELIEVING!

For some, this event might change everything. Dynamic lay evangelist Tim Francis will be presenting his first ever live presentation in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at 7:00PM on October 28th, 29th, and 30th at Our Lady of Perpetual Help 2130 Franklin Avenue, Morton PA. Tim’s presentation entitled, “Signs from God: Science Tests Faith,” includes Tim’s own dramatic story of his return to the Catholic Church with amazing video clips of well-documented Eucharistic miracles and other present-day mystical phenomenon that changed his life and is changing the lives of many others who have attended his presentations at hundreds of parishes across the U.S. Tim has appeared on EWTN and many other Catholic TV and radio stations and we are blessed to have him come to our area. If you have loved ones who are lukewarm or have left the faith, bring them. This event is one not to miss. To see a short video on Tim’s ministry, visit: www.OLPHmorton.org.

Holy Cross Craft Fair Saturday - October 19

9:00 AM-3:00PM Parish Hall ~ Over 50 vendors showcasing their crafts and products. Snack bar opened during the event. Great time to start holiday shopping!

Malvern Retreat House “Prodigal Son” – Oct 18th & 19th register online @ malvernretreat.com or phone 610-644-0400 Need more information call 610-622-4257 JOURNEY TO SAINTHOOD FR. BILL ATKINSON, OSA Thursday, October 17th at 6:30PM Saint Joseph Church will host the journey to Sainthood for Fr. Bill Atkinson, OSA in Donnelly Hall, speakers will be his nurse and caregivers for 25 years, Richard Heron and Mary Moody. This up close and personal look at the process, the present status and the future steps that will lead Fr. Bill Atkinson from servant of God to Blessed and on to Saint. His story, everyday life and those he touched from his wheelchair will give testament that God had a plan for him and he followed it perfectly! Please join us for Fr. Atkinson’s inspiring journey.

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