2015 Adams Avenue Huntington, WV 25704

Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand.

And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Matthew 27:29

Third Sunday of Lent Center Activities Parish Council President Katie Ergenekon ...... (540) 539-4881 Parish Office Hours Parish Pastoral Council St. Ann Circle President Mon - Fri...... 9:00AM - 2:00PM 3rd Monday of month...... 6:00PM Lydia Spurlock ...... (740) 744-3428 Phone ………………………….… (304) 429-4318 St. Ann Circle Parish E-mail ……..... [email protected] 2nd Tuesday of month ...... 1:00PM Sacraments Parish Facebook …………..fb.com/shcchwv Parish Website……...http://shcchwv.com/ Your Parish Staff Reconciliation Saturday 4:30 - 4:45 PM Administrator Sunday 8:30 - 8:45 AM Worship Rev. Fr. Shaji Thomas ……. (248) 996-3960 Anytime by appointment. Weekend Liturgies ...... [email protected] Baptism By appointment. Parents should be registered in Saturday Evening ...... 5:00PM Parish Secretary parish at least 6 months. Instructions required. Sunday Morning ...... 9:00AM Theresa Phillips ...... (703) 969-0542 Marriage (Bulletin Deadline: Monday by 9:00AM) Arrangements made AT LEAST 6 months in advance. Weekday Liturgies Bookkeeper Instructions required, and parishioners registered in Monday ...... 8:30AM Lena Adkins ...... (304) 486-5370 the parish at least 1 year. Tuesday ...... NO Choir / Music Director Anointing of the Sick Traci Ferguson...... (304) 563-3390 Please notify Fr. Thomas prior to surgery or in times Wednesday ...... 8:30AM of illness. Also, please notify us when a parishioner Thursday ...... NO MASS Finance Council President is in the hospital, nursing home, or is homebound.

Friday ...... 8:30AM Pat Reger ...... (304) 522-2031 A Parish of Wheeling-Charleston Fr. Thomas’ Message

The journey of Lent as the journey of Faith

Pope Francis says: we pray, fast and perform the works of mercy in this time grace, so that the Lord might find our hearts ready and fill them with the victory of his love”. In our Lenten journey Announce the Good News towards Easter, let us remember the One who “humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a of Jesus cross” (Phil 2:8). During this season of conversion, let us renew our faith, draw from the “living water” of hope, and receive with Readings for the Week of March 7, 2021 open hearts the love of God, who makes us brothers and sisters in Christ. This Lenten journey, like the entire pilgrimage of the Sunday Third Sunday of Lent Christian life, is even now illumined by the light of the resurrec- Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17; Ps 19: tion, which inspires the thoughts, attitudes, and decisions of the 8, 9, 10, 11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 followers of Christ. Saint Paul urges us to place our hope in rec- onciliation:“ Be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20). By receiving for- Monday Saint John of God, Religious giveness in the sacrament that lies at the heart of our process of 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 conversion, we in turn can spread forgiveness to others. God’s Tuesday Saint Frances of , Religious forgiveness, offered also through our words and actions, enables us to experience an Easter of fraternity. Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8 and According to St. Benedict,” the life of a monk ought to be a con- 9; Mt 18:21-35 tinuous Lent” For a monastic, Lent is the process of emptying Wednesday Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; ourselves”. Let us embark on our Lenten spiritual journey united in one faith, as a family in union with Christ on the path to His Mt 5:17-19 suffering, death, and resurrection to grow, develop and establish Thursday Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 11:14-23 a closer and deeper relationship with God. With focused minds Friday Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, and hearts in Christ, may the grace of God provide us a favorable time to renew our hope and strengthen our faith for the conver- 14 and 17; Mk 12:28-34 sion of heart and transformation of our life, our society, and the Saturday Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab; world. Lk 18:9-14 I wish you all a blessed prayerful moment of grace. Every oppor- tunity of our lives is a time for believing, hoping, and loving, the Sunday Fourth Sunday of Lent call to experience conversion and prayer and as individuals to 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, revive the faith that comes from the living Christ. I wish you a 6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 grace-filled season of Lent ahead. 30 minutes before all Masses The next Food Pantry Pick up is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8 - Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you, God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for Liturgical Assignments us grace, mercy, and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen. Saturday, Mar 6 Saturday, Mar 13

Prayer to SAINT THE - St. Michael the Archangel, Reader Theresa P Reader Eileen R defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of Server Pat Reger Server Pat Reger the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of Sunday, Mar 7 Sunday, Mar 14 the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell , and all the Reader Lena Reader Kris B evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Server Jeffrey W Server Blaise

2 Sacred Heart Catholic Church • Huntington, West Virginia Our Stewardship Feb 27 & Feb 28

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Maintenance Fund $ 60.00 Mass Intentions Saturday, March 6 Catholic Charities Rent $ 500.00 5:00 P.M. For the People of the Parish Sunday, March 7 Collection Total $2921.00 9:00 A.M. † Mr. & Mrs. Emelio Guarnieri By Ray Guarnieri Mass Attendance Sat: 34 Sun: 40 Monday, March 8 Second collection is for support the Priests’ Health and Retirement Associa- 8:30 A.M. Ms Alex Vargo (SI) tion. Please make checks payable to Priests’ Health & Retirement Association. Anonymous Thank you for your gifts of time, talent, and treasure. Tuesday, March 9 No Mass Scheduled St. Joseph Parish, Huntington is hosting a Lenten retreat on Saturday, Wednesday, March 10 March 20, 10am - 12pm in the church. Father Shaji Thomas will be 8:30 A.M. † Nan Jane Chianesi the guest speaker. The topic is “ St. Joseph.” There will be a period of By Domenico Chianesi Adoration and Benediction. There is a $5 registration fee. Thursday, March 11 No Mass Scheduled St. John of God Quote from St. John of God: Friday, March 12 “For just as water 8:30 A.M. † Rush Limbaugh extinguishes a fire, By Theresa Phillips just so does charity 9:00 A.M. blot out our sins.” 12:00 P.M. Saturday, March 13 Did you know? St. John of God once wrote, “And when I see so 5:00 P.M. For the People of the Parish many of my brethren in poverty, and my neighbors suffering beyond their Sunday, March 14 strength, and oppressed in mind or body by so many cares, and am una- 9:00A.M. † Carl Blatt ble to help them, it causes me exceeding sorrow.” Showing that St. John By Rita Howerton of God shared the same love that God has; a sorrowful love in the face of human degradation, poverty and suffering. St. John of God died on his 55th birthday, March 8, 1550 from pneumonia that he caught after attempting to save a drowning boy from the river.

On Fridays after 8:30 Mass Please Pray for our sick and homebound parishioners will be Adoration at 9am, and friends who are in need of our prayers, especially… followed by Stations of the Robert Allen Joe Morabito Cross at 12pm during Lent Sharon Allen Dara Morgan Susie Barrett Dan Norris & Family Rose & Ernie Blankenship Joan Radcliffe Marcella & Phil Corkrean Lucy Rutherford Mike Clark Ricky Sebastiani Confessions at Sacred Heart Emily da Ponte Judi Smith Saturday 4:30 - 4:45 Manis Family Trish Smith Sunday 8:30 - 8:45 Dolores Foose Connie Sorbilli or By Appointment Hazel Goodwin Lina Sorbilli Tony Howerton Sam Spurlock THE DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON is committed to the protection of its children and Delores Law Dreama Taylor young people. To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please contact your local Joe Leonora Ezra Taylor law enforcement agency, or you may confidentially contact WV Child Protective Services at 800.352.6513. To report suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of Wheel- Cindy Madden Michael Taylor ing-Charleston to the Diocese, please contact one of the Bishop’s designees at 888.434.6237 or Andrea Markham Mary Volmer 304.233.0880: Sister Ellen Dunn, ext. 264; Mr. Bryan Minor, ext. 263; Mr. Tim Bishop, ext. 353; Fr. Dennis Schuelkens, ext. 270 or call the Office of Safe Environment at 304-230-1504 Stephen Miller March 7, 2021 • Third Sunday of Lent 3