November 24, 2019 | Feast of Christ the King
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November 24, 2019 | Feast of Christ the King 811 S. Latah St. • Boise, ID 83705 • Phone: 208-344-8311 • Fax: 208-343-1876 • www.SacredHeartBoise.org Pastor .................................... Fr. Rob Cook Deacons: Rick Bonney ~ Mike Eisenbeiss ~ Brian Flowers ~ Jude Gary ~ Dan Vawser ~ Mac Chester Children’s Ministry ............ Debbie Fischer Jr. High Life/Evangelizaon .. Roger Graefe HS Youth Ministry ........................ Ally Toth Adult Ministry/RCIA ........... Debbie Chester Staff e-mail is first inial last name @sacredheartboise.org Office Hours Monday-Friday .......................... 9 am-4 pm Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday ...............................................5 pm Sunday ...................... 8:30 & 11 am & 6 pm Weekday Mass in the Chapel Tuesday thru Friday ................. 7 & 8:30 am Sacrament of Reconciliaon Saturday ............................... 3:30—4:30 pm Sacrament of Bapsm: Arrangements must be made 30-60 days in advance. Sacrament of Matrimony: Arrangements must be made a minimum of four months in advance. Sacred Heart School ............. 208-344-9738 Principal............................ Brock Carpenter Bishop Kelly High School...... 208-375-6010 Principal................................ Mike Caldwell Intercessory Prayer: [email protected] Bullen/Inserts email: [email protected] Mission **Bullen Arcles and Inserts Due by As Sacred Heart Catholic Community on Boise's 12 Noon on Monday!** Central Bench, we are called to help each person **See pg. 2 for Holiday deadlines encounter the living Christ by participating in vibrant Adoraon in the Chapel worship and prayer, deepening our understanding Monday 9 am—7 pm of and witnessing the Gospel message, and Tuesday 9 am thru Wednesday 6:30 pm First Friday 9 am thru Saturday 4:30 pm reaching out to those in need. A Note from our Pastor Calendar We have reached the last weekend of the liturgical Sunday, November 24 year and we celebrate the Turkey Box Donaon Collecon: A er 8:30 & 11 am Feast of Our Lord Jesus Masses Christ – King of the Religious Educaon: 9:45 am—School Universe. Jesus is our King African Mass: 1 pm—Church and we are His followers. Monday, November 25 December 8 Bullen Arcles Due! At the same me though, Adoraon: 9 am-7 pm—Library Legion of Mary: 11 am—Tom’s Room we may be once again confronted with the reality Tuesday, November 26 that Jesus is King in a way that can be difficult to Adoraon: 9 am thru Wednesday 6:30 pm—Library fully comprehend. We tend to think of Kings and Wednesday, November 27 perhaps even current leaders as having a certain Office closes at noon authority, responsibility, and power. And, we don’t NO Jr. High Life o en see our earthly leaders as great examples of Thursday, November 28 sacrificial and selfless love. Yet, this is exactly why Office Closed Jesus is so different! His great power and authority Thanksgiving Mass: 10 am—Church is real, but it comes from genuine love. Wouldn’t it Friday, November 29 be great if our leaders and all of us would truly Office Closed follow His example! The good news is that Jesus is Saturday, November 30 always welcoming us to come to know this Alternave Gi Giving Fair a er Mass transforming love and to be His servants in the Sunday, December 1 world today. NO Religious Educaon ~ Fr. Rob Alternave Gi Giving Fair a er all Masses African Mass: 1 pm—Church NO Life Teen Bullen Arcles DUE EARLY!! Please place your wine Arcles for the December 8 bullen are and bread in front of the due by noon on November 25! Altar for a blessing at the 10 am Mass on Thanksgiving Day. Weekly Readings FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 2019 Readings for December 1 First Reading: Isaiah 2: 1-5 Second Reading: Romans 13: 11-14 Gospel: Mahew 24: 37-44 2 | Sacred Heart Catholic Church 11/24/2019 Sacred Hear t School website: Sacredheartboise.com 8th Graders Find Meaning in Service to the Hungry Sacred Heart Catholic School's 8th graders recently wrapped up a lesson on Saint Francis, Saint Solanas, and Saint Clare and the importance of helping the poor and hungry. Led by their Religious Educaon teacher, Miss Joyce, students came together to assemble almost 100 sandwiches to give to the Corpus Chris House right here in Boise. The loaves of bread were generously donated by Great Harvest and the students and their families contributed the sunflower buer and jelly for the sandwiches. Save the Date School Office hours are 8 am—4 pm Christmas Music performance Phone: 208-344-9738 Tuesday, December 10th Email Principal Brock Carpenter: [email protected] Drama Club Play Administrave Assistant Angela Calovich: [email protected] Thursday, December 19th Alternative Gift Giving Fair For those looking for gi s that can be wrapped and given December 3rd to others, yet carry a purpose larger than the gi itself, the concept of an alternave Christmas fair or market holds appeal. Join Sacred Heart’s parish community over coffee a er each of the Masses on November 30 & December 1. Browse and support the various fundraising projects that serve our parish community and beyond, especially the poor. If you would like space on a table please contact Linda at the parish office. Mass for Healing On Thursday, December 12, Fr. Rob will be offering the Sacrament of Anoinng of the Sick a er the 8:30 am Mass. The Chrisan Healing Prayer Ministers will be available for more prayer. The Chrisan Healing Prayer Ministry will be available for prayer on Saturday, December 14 a er the 5 pm Mass. 11/24/2019 www.SacredHeartBoise.org | 3 Youth Ministry Grades 7—8 Grades 9—12 Wednesdays 7—8:30 pm Sundays 4—6 pm November 24 NO LIFETEEN November 27 NO Jr. High Life Happy Thanksgiving December 01 LIFETEEN December 04 Jr. High Life December 08 LIFETEEN December 11 Jr. High Life Save the DATE! December 18 Jr. High Life Christmas Party December 13, LIFETEEN will be hosng the BENCH SUPPER! If you have any quesons, please contact: If you have any quesons, please contact: Roger Graefe [email protected]. Ally Toth [email protected]. Faith Formaon Advent Conspiracy If you are not Catholic, Before you begin your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, think about this: Christmas does not equal consumerism. Christmas is about presence, not presents. Did you know Are you or someone you know interested in learning more we spend over one trillion dollars about the Catholic Faith? RCIA (The Rite of Chrisan Iniaon globally each Christmas? of Adults) is the process through which “inquirers” have the opportunity to ask quesons, hear stories of faith and learn Remember how Jesus celebrated. He gave himself— about Catholic teaching and tradion. It is both a process and a relaonally, incarnaon, me, space and presence. So journey. this Christmas think about spending less on gi s, and Jesus invited the first disciples to come and see, and we invite more on relaonships. (adventconspiracy.org) you to come and see what RCIA is all about. The process is a Worship Fully—Because Christmas begins and ends with combinaon of prayer, study, reflecon and community Jesus. building. We come together—bapzed and non-bapzed, young and old, of diverse backgrounds and life experiences-we share Spend Less—Feel less stress and free resources for our faith stories and journey together for a while. things that maer to Jesus. If you would like to learn more, please contact Give More—Give relaonally to offer one another Debbie Chester at 208-344-8311 or email at presence, rather than merely presents. [email protected]. Love All—Love the forgoen, the poor, marginalized, and sick in the ways Jesus asked us to. Come and See Pick of the Week Brother Francis leads us on a Sacred Heart Parish has For new subscribers go to daily journey in this special gi ed you with unlim- sacredheartboise.formed.org seasonal celebraon of the coming of the Lord! Featuring ited access to the best and eBooks, talks and videos click on “Sign Up”. meditaons, prayers, and suggested acvies to keep our in the Church today. focus on Christ this Christmas. 4 | Sacred Heart Catholic Church 11/24/2019 Follow these instrucons Upcoming Community Events Sunday, November 24 IDAHO’S 17TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION—HYMNS OF THANKSGIVING. CenturyLink Arena, Downtown Boise, 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. A superb choir and orchestra of musicians from around the Treasure Valley will present an evening of beauful music in celebraon of Thanksgiving, our uniquely American holiday. Hymns of Thanksgiving is presented as a gi to Idaho, and is free to the public. No ckets are required. All are welcome, although Hymns of Thanksgiving will be enjoyed most by those eight and older. Log on to www.hymnso hanks.com for more informaon. Friday, November 29— RISEN CHRIST CHRISTMAS TREE FUNDRAISER SALE. Behind the Church at 11511 Lake Sunday, December 1 Hazel Road, Boise, 10 am to 4 pm. Bring the family and come celebrate with us. Lots of Saturday, December 7— great family fun includes trees, wreaths, soups, chili, hot cocoa and fun acvies. Pick Sunday, December 8 out your favorite tree grown by our fellow parishioners. You can cut your own tree, or we’ll cut it for you and help you load it. Tree sales help pay the church mortgage debt. Wednesday, December 4 TAIZE MEDITATIVE PRAYER SERVICE. Nazareth Retreat Center, 7 pm. Taize prayer is December 11 communal, ecumenical, meditave prayer in the form of repeve songs, brief periods of December 18 reflecve silence and scripture readings. All are welcome. For addional informaon please call Nazareth, 208-375-2932 or email [email protected]. To see a complete schedule of events at Nazareth check our website at www.nazarethretreatcenter.org.