Baptism Preparation:
A Church Fee of $50.00 is applicable for Baptism.
Please note that parents and godparents are required to complete a baptism preparation course,
which is offered at the parish church on third Sunday of each month at 1:00 pm in Parish
Church. For Baptism, at least one sponsor (godparent) must be a baptised, confirmed and
practicing Roman Catholic. Godparents must submit a copy of their Baptism Certificate at
Baptism Preparation Course. Before your child can be baptized, the parish office must have a
copy of your child’s birth certificate. To register contact the parish office @ 279 1625. Baptisms
take place the second Saturday & last Sunday of each month.
GRAND IN THE HAND” Monthly Ticket Draw – Sacred Heart Church – WIN $1,000.00 every
month – Only 200 Tickets sold each month. Tickets $10.00 each. To purchase a ticket, contact the
parish office , the religious articles store in the Church, Bern Farrell’s Clover Farms or Fewer’s Salon,
Marystown Mall.
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program Volunteers can help you prepare your income tax
& benefit return, free of charge, if you have low income & a simple tax situation. Remember to
bring all your tax slips & forms with you.
Maximum Income Level for this service:
Single person up to $30,000,
Couple up to $40,000,
One adult with one child up to $35,000, Each additional dependent add $2,500.
The community volunteers below provide this service, which includes electronic filing of your return
with a response within 6-10 days.
Name
Location
Phone Number
Joan Brown
Marystown
279 3875
Joan Coady-Kelly
Marystown
279 3566
Dennis Walsh, CPA,CMA
Marystown
279 1785
“The Wild Goose Series” Beginning on April 10 at 7:00 pm in the Social Centre, Sacred Heart
Parish; offered by Queen of Peace & Joy Prayer Group. This will be presented on DVD ‘s by Fr. Dave
Pivonka, Franciscan Friar. There will be discussion groups followed by a cup of tea and dessert. All
are welcome! The Spirit says Come!
Women’s Retreat - Tender, Kind, Compassionate, Faithful, Steadfast
Encountering God in the Year of Mercy - A Retreat for Women - Archdiocese of St. John’s
April 29 - 30, 2016 - Cost $20.00, Friday 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Saturday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (lunch
provided). The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road, St. John’s, NL. To register: contact MaryLou Sweetapple
709 726 3660, ext. 280, email [email protected].
Please try to be faithful to your parish collection. If you are away from your parish on a
particular weekend, please remember to place that weekend’s collection along with your regular
collection the next time you attend.
Prayer:
My Father, let me always seek You alone. Help me to give You honor
and receive your approval.
Sacred Heart Parish
P.O. Box 368, Marystown, NL
709 279 1625
Fax: 709 279 3691
[email protected]
Sacred Heart Parish - Marystown
St. Joan of Arc Mission
Our Lady of Lourdes Mission
Frenchman’s Cove, NL
Fortune, NL
709 279 1625
709 279 1625
Fax: 709 279 3691
Fax: 709 279 3691
[email protected]
[email protected]
Emergencies Only: Phone 709 873 5888
Parish Website: www.spsh.ca
Archdiocese of St. John’s Website: www.rcsj.org
Fr. Cecil Critch
Fr. Jose Bustalino
Confessions ½ hr. before Mass Thursday’s & Saturday’s - any other time upon request
5th Sunday of Easter
April 24, 2016
“Love one another”
What would you say if you knew you had only one day left to live?
The last words of a dying person tell us what he is most concerned about and what is most
important to him.
When Jesus told his disciples to love one another, he knew he didn’t have much time left.
So this “new commandment” must have meant the world to him.
Did Jesus know his apostles were all sinners? Did he know they all had personal
weaknesses? Of course he did! Nonetheless, he commanded them, as well as us, to do
the one thing that sin, weakness and selfishness find very hard: love one another. Why is
this so important to Jesus? Because as far as he is concerned, people matter most.
So let’s not make any excuses. Let’s not hold back our love or give it only to the people
who are like us. If Jesus had loved only those who thought the way he thought, then
Peter, Mary Magdalene, John and James would all have been left out in the cold.
Let’s also not allow the wrongs done to us keep us from loving. If Jesus had held onto
everything that was done to him, he would have found no reason to sacrifice himself on the
cross. But he put aside the desire for revenge and chose instead to live in love - the
deepest and greatest love we will ever know.
Love makes all the difference and Jesus knows that. He knows that all the sin in the world
and all the divisions that come from sin came about because love was either misplaced or
lost. And so Jesus asks us to love so that we can undo the reign of sin.
Nowhere is this call to love more vital that in our own families. “Without family” Pope
Francis has said “love grows empty”. So today, decide to make a difference in your family
by expressing your love. Don’t let disagreements get the upper hand. Try to bring people
together. If we can just express love and kindness at home, we’ll see challenges melt
away!
“Jesus, reduce me to love!”
LITURGY SCHEDULE
Holy Hour before Mass 1st Friday of each month
Daily mass will not be cancelled in case of funeral, except when there is only one priest
available in the parish. If there is a funeral during the day, Mass will be at 7:00 pm.
Monday, April 25, 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 1, 9:00 am
Joseph Brake
St. Joan of Arc, Frenchman’s Cove
Jim Pad & Mae Kelly
Peter Ledwith & DFM
Mary Lynn Dober
Joan Rowlands
Alban Dober
Wednesday, April 27, 12:10 pm
Alice Brake
Sunday, May 1, 11:00 am
Marcella Warren
Intention of Parishioners
Gladys Farewell, Norma Hollett & DFM
Sunday, May 1, 4:30 pm
Thursday, April 28, 12:10 pm
Our Lady of Lourdes, Fortune
Deceased parishioners of Spanish Room
Rita Drake
Raymond Hennebury
Paul & Gerald Fewer
Special Intention (B.R.)
Cathy Kelly, Mary Fewer & DFM
Friday, April 29, 7:00 pm
Catherine, Frank, Jim Smith & DFM
Peter, Alice, Lucy McHugh & DFM
Bernard Brake & Terry Slaney & DFM
Saturday, April 30, 4:00 pm
James & Annie Hannam & Bride & Jim Mallay
Adrian Power
Monica Pittman
Sanctuary Candle
John J. & Mary C. Farrell
Burin Liturgy Schedule & Intentions
Tuesday
7:00pm
Wednesday
7:00 pm
Thursday
7:00 pm
Saturday
6:00 pm
ARCHBISHOP’S DINNER AND AUCTION 2016
AN EVENING IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
WITH ARCHBISHOP MARTIN W. CURRIE
Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Holiday Inn - Dinner, Live/Silent Auction, Raffles
To reserve your ticket contact MaryLou Sweetapple - 726-3660 or [email protected]
We are looking for donations of crafts/art, gift certificates, products (new items only) and services
for the LIVE/SILENT AUCTION! Any donation gratefully appreciated. To contribute contact Anne
Marie Curran - 726-3660 or [email protected]
TO DONATE A DESSERT for the Dessert Auction, please contact Janet Stead at [email protected] .
All proceeds make it possible for people to help people through Archdiocesan Outreach
Programs and Services.
Sacred Heart Parish Prolife: Meets 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm in Sacred Heart
Room and Holy Hour for Life 1:00-2:00 pm each Tuesday.
Holy Communion and Confirmation Retreat Tuesday, May 3, 5:00 pm, at Sacred Heart Church.
During the month of May we are encouraged to pray the Rosary to strengthen our family, as we
pray for unity and blessing through the intercession of our Blessed Mother.
MINISTERIES
Saturday, April 30, 4:00 pm
Greeters: Mary Ward, Charlie Hannam
Collectors: Dora Cribb, Gladys Murray, Sharon Manning, Gladys Murray, Madonna Lambe,
Karli/Abby Powell, Wally Coady
1st Reader:
Dan Dober
2nd Reader:
Mary Poulain
Eucharistic Ministers: Alex Stapleton, Cyril Stewart, Margaret Hann, Amy Farrell,
Ray Baker, Phonse Ward, Sandra Farrell
Gifts: John & Margaret Hanrahan
Sunday, May 1, 9:00 am (Frenchman’s Cove)
Readers:
Lynn Antle/Nancy Drake
Collection: John Power
Gifts:
John & Rowena Coady
Sunday, May 1, 11:00 am
Greeters: Anne Marie Walsh/Sara/Carter & Lori/Zachery Bungay
Collectors: Joan Drake, Aloysius Drake, Angela Graham, John Drake, Brenda/Ella Peddle,
James Barry/Tanya Kilfoy
1st Reader: Dennis Walsh
2nd Reader:
Kevin Sharpe
Eucharistic Ministers: Joanie Farrell, Russ Murphy, Loretta Lewis, Theresa Evans,
Mary Lou Short, Donna Mary Walsh, George Farrell
Children’s Liturgy: Shelly Farrell
OFFERTORY:
FORTUNE:
FOLDERS - LENT:
EASTER SUNDAY:
INITIAL OFFERING:
ASH WEDNESDAY:
3,123.05
231.40
60.00
125.00
4.00
30.00
FRENCHMAN’S COVE:
VIGIL LIGHTS:
CEMETERY FUND:
GOOD FRIDAY:
DUES:
CHILDREN’S LITURGY:
298.00
244.50
5.00
35.00
20.00
11.85
Thank you for your generosity and continued support to the parish
Archbishop’s Appeal We have heard a great deal about the Archbishop’s Appeal over the past month.
Please give prayerful consideration as to how you will show your love for God and neighbour through a gift to
the Appeal in support of Pastoral Care Services. The Appeal will take place on May 1 and May 8.
Shrines of Italy Tour -During The Jubilee Year of Mercy - Departing October 11- 21, 2016
Pope Francis has declared that the Jubilee Year of Mercy will begin on December 8th, 2015, the Solemnity of
the Immaculate Conception, and end on November 20, 2016, the Solemnity of Christ the King. Join Carlson
Wagonlit Travel-Harvey's Travel, accompanied by Father Cecil Critch, for a special pilgrimage marking this
extraordinary year of grace.
The tour highlights include:
Rome ● Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi ● San Giovanni Rotondo ● Tomb of Padre Pio ● Abbey of Santissima
Trinita ● Madonna del Rosario ● Vatican City ● Papal Audience ● Christian Rome City Tour ● St. Paul Outside
the Walls ● St. John in Lateran ● St. Peter’s Basilica ● St. Mary Major
11 Days ● 15 Meals: 9 Breakfasts ● 6 Dinners
Regular rates: Double $4,679 ; Single $5,339; Triple $4,649
Book Now - rates valid until Apr 12, 2016, valid on air inclusive packages only. All Rates are Per
Person and are subject to change For more information contact Colleen Williams 747-5018
[email protected].