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Sacred Heart of Third Cicero,Sunday Indiana of Lent March 7, 2021

www.SacredHeartCicero.org 317-984-2115 410 S. Pearl St., PO Box 889 A Pastorate of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana PO BOX 889 Cicero, IN 46034 Cicero, IN 46034

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 5:00 PM

Mon. & Wed. 6:00 PM Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 AM First Friday 11:00 AM

Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil 5:00 PM Day of 8:30 AM 7:00 PM National Holidays 8:30 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday 5:00 to 5:45 PM Saturday 3:30 to 4:30 PM

Devotions Adoration First Friday Noon-8:00 PM Every Wednesday 6:30 to 8:30 PM Sunday at 10:00 AM

Parish Office M-TH 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Closed on Friday 317-984-2115 of Jesus Catholic Church Cicero, Indiana Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults To inquire about be- coming a Catholic, please call 984-2115 Sacrament of Baptism Parents should attend baptism classes. To schedule, please call 984-2115. Sacrament of Marriage Diocesan policy requires initial contact at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date. To schedule, please call 984-2115. Vocations to the Priesthood or Religious Life If you are interested in the priestly or religious life, contact Father Derek Aaron or email [email protected]. Natural Family Planning Diocesan NFP Coordinator Susan Hoefer at 888-544-1684 or [email protected].

Financial Updates Contributions Actual Compared to Budget 02/28/2021 Sunday Contributions $8,773 Sunday Contribution Budget $8,837 Overage / (Shortfall) ($64) YTD Overage / (Shortfall) ($12,505)

Other Offerings (in church & electronic) Food Pantry $210 Building Fund $0 St. Francis $400 Catholic Moment $335 Propagation of the Faith $55 Church in Central Europe $185 Rice Bowl $286 Easter Flowers 20

A video of the Sunday Homily can be found on the website at: sacredheartcicero.org/homilies Register at www.sacredheartcicero.org Look under “Online Giving” To join Flocknote, TEXT “SHJC” to “84576” To join Parents with Young Children (5 & un- der), TEXT “SHJC-PWYC” to “84576” Formed.org Parish Code KJD8M2 Facebook - follow us at “Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cicero.” (parish) @sacredheartcice Francis @Pontifex Catholic News Service @CatholicNewsSvc Catholic Radio Indy 90.9 FM catholicradio- indy.org If the pastor or deacon cannot be reached in an emergency, call Our Lady of Grace, Noblesville 317-773-4275 or St. John the Baptist, Tipton 765-675-2422. March 7, 2021 Third Sunday in Lent A Note from Fr. Sean, Magical Thinking, Part 2: Bargaining With

The Scriptures are full of stories of people arguing with God, even bargaining with Him. We see negotiating for the lives of the people of Sodom. Moses had to intervene constantly on behalf of Israel because of their transgressions in the wilderness. Most of the tried very hard to get out of the very job that God had asked them to do. In the New Testament, we see people asking Jesus for a for themselves or a loved one. This sort of intervention fits into the category of intercession, and is a part of our tradition: we ask God for things we think we need, especially when it comes to the alleviation of pain and suffering.

While bargaining with God has its place in our faith life, it can easily become an attempt to control God. There is a fine line between humbly asking and manipulating. What does this look like, and how does it fit into the category of magical thinking? Recall that magical thinking is the belief that you can influence the outcome of an event by doing something that has no bearing on the circumstances.

Asking God to do so something with the belief that He must grant your request is a form of magical thinking, because it depends on the belief that you have the power to control the outcome of an event without consideration for the actual circumstances for said event, and it also assumes that God does not have an opinion on the matter, making him an indifferent party to the circumstances rather than being, you know, God.

I see this most often connected with various private . Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is largely influenced by the private revelations offered to St. . The twelfth promise reads, “To all those who receive Communion on the First Friday of the month, for nine consecutive months, I will grant the grace of final repentance.” When we start to think that making the is necessary for salvation, or that some request may go unanswered if we miss a Friday, then we have fallen into magical thinking, especially since the only promise made is about final repentance, not something else.

We must also remember that this is a promise given through private and is neither scriptural nor magisterial. While devotions based on private revelations are allowed by the of the Church, we must remember that it isn’t an endorsement, and that public revelation, what we know from Scripture, Tradition and Magisterium is the only revealed truth.

We also have to look at what the promise is promising: grace, something which Christ offers to all who ask. There is nothing magical about making this devotion; it is a means to grow closer to Christ. Some people seem to think that Jesus is asking us to satisfy a list of demands in order to receive His grace. This is of course not the case, but it is easy to fall into this line of thinking.

In order to have a healthy relationship with , we need to have a sturdy knowledge of public revelation, meaning the Scriptures, Sacred Tradition (that’s “Big T” Tradition, folks), and Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Church). Public revelation teaches of a God who is indulgent with His grace, not stingy. The state of our soul depends upon the work we do to be better disciples, not checking off a list of tasks.

Yours in Christ, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church Cicero, Indiana Sacred Heart Pastorate Consecration to St. Joseph On December 8, 2020, Pope Francis announced a “Year of St. Joseph” to run through December 8, 2021 and mark the 150Th anniversary of St. Joseph being named the Patron of the Universal Church. Join the Sacred Heart Pastorate in a community consecration to St. Joseph using Fr. Don- ald Calloway’s book “Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wisdom of Our Spiritual Father.” What is a spiritual consecration? In this instance, it’s entrusting ourselves to the paternal care of St. Joseph, the adopted father of Christ, so that he can lovingly guide us to holi- ness! You can have many different consecrations (Marian, Sacred Heart) as each purpose is to gain virtue and holiness. What better way to get to heaven than to have the Holy Family as our guide? Our first gathering will be Wednesday, March 24, following evening Mass in-person in the Church and by zoom at the same time. This will be an introductory session. The con- secration will then begin March 30, Holy Tuesday, and end on May 1st, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. No gathering on Holy Tuesday. All remaining sessions through the month of April will be in-person on Tuesday morning after 8:30 AM Mass and on zoom Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM. Books may be purchased online through any book retailer or by contacting Annie Aker in the Parish Office. For more information or to RSVP, contact Annie Aker.

Catholic Ministries Appeal Goal for Sacred Heart

132 Households have pledged so far - Thank you!

Have you pledged yet?

Please help us meet our goal.

Pledges can be paid monthly or quarterly. The balance is not due until December 31, 2021.

Pledge cards are available in the church narthex. Please fill in your pledge and mail the card in the envelope provided. Make checks payable to Catholic Ministries Appeal.

100% of Sacred Heart Goal Households $85,304 (357 )

90% $80,000 80% $70,000 70% $60,000 Current Pledges $71,951 60% 132 $50,000 Households 50% $40,000 Pledged 40% $30,000 30% $20,000 20% $10,000 10% $0 0% March 7, 2021 Third Sunday in Lent

Passion Driven Stewardship

Is the grateful response of every Christian disciple to share our God given gifts of time, talent and treasure, in a way that passionately sets our hearts on fire and touches the lives of others, as we live the corporal and spiritual works of mercy through Hospitality, Prayer, Formation and Service.

2021 LENTEN PENANCE SCHEDULE All Begin at 7:00 PM WED 3/10 Fishers Join us for WED 3/10 Our Lady of Grace Noblesville Stations of the Cross MON 3/15 St. Alphonsus Zionsville every Friday during Lent at TU 3/16 St. John Vianney Fishers 7:00 PM in the chapel. TH 3/18 St. Louis de Montfort Fishers Stations of the Cross for children MON 3/22 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Carmel March 21 at 9:30 AM Adults are welcome! TU 3/23 St. Maria Goretti Westfield

Wednesday Adoration During Lent

Exposition will begin after the 6:00 PM Mass as usual. Father Sean will give a sermon at 7:00 PM. Benediction is at 8:00 PM. These additions to Wednesday Adoration begin Dine in and carry-out are both available. on March 3 and continue through March 31. Boathouse March 12

Anyone can participate in Adoration at anytime. #14476 Sponsored by our Knights of Columbus Council

If you would like to be on a volunteer list to help when coverage is needed, please let the office know.

Please keep the soul of the departed and his family in your prayers. March Birthdays † John Rueckl, brother of Cathy Kingsley Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord 9 Melissa McInnis 12 Rita Staples And let perpetual light shine upon him. 9 Amy Rankin 13 Gregg Markley May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen 10 Nancy Brady 13 Mike Watts 10 Barbara Brockhoff 14 Collette Heath Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church Cicero, Indiana Calendar Resources

March Marriage Support: The Third Option at Guerin 8 K of C, 7 PM meeting, St. Thomas rm Catholic High School, www.carmelthirdoption.org / 317-324-8446 9 AA Meeting, 7 PM, St. Thomas rm Pathways to Healing from Divorce: Sessions are held on 10 Adoration, 6:00 - 8:30 PM, Church Wednesday evenings from 7-9 PM at Matthew 25 Build- ing, 1045 West 146th St., Ste A, Carmel 12 Stations of the Cross , 7 PM, Chapel Call 317-663-4039 to register 16 AA Meeting, 7 PM, St. Thomas rm Addiction Support: Suburban North Club, Noblesville - 17 Adoration, 6:00 - 8:30 PM, Church suburbannorthclub.com, 317-770-1399 (if no answer, someone will respond to your message) 19 Stations of the Cross , 7 PM, Chapel Cicero Birthright: Pregnancy Help: 317-984-7131, Stations of the Cross for Children, Adults welcome, 21 24 hour crisis line 800-550-4900, [email protected] 9:30 AM, Church 23 AA Meeting, 7 PM, St. Thomas rm Post Abortion Support: If you or someone you know has experienced an abortion, please contact Project 24 Adoration, 6:00 - 8:30 PM, Church Rachel at 317-452-0054. All calls are confidential. 26 Stations of the Cross , 7 PM, Chapel 30 AA Meeting, 7 PM, St. Thomas rm 31 Adoration, 6:00 - 8:30 PM, Church Food Pantry Volunteers This Week

Chad & Nancy Homan, Kathy Moorehouse, Remember to set your clocks Mon, Mar 8 Maureen Thomison, ahead one hour Ginger Purvlicis March 13 before you go to Wed, Staci Hanlon, Dave & Christine Kechkaylo, bed. Mar 10 Donna Ennis, Laura Smith

Your Prayers are Needed, Please Pray For... Jim Aloisio, Drew Arland, Jean Becker, Charlie & Shelby Bell, John Bell, Connie Bently, Laura Brady, Jerry Braley, Marty Braley, Alyssa Bridgewater, David, Henry Day, Lisa Dowell, Stan Cherry, Madonna and Pat Crawford, Jeanne Ecker, Patricia Ehr- man, Erik Fossum, Terry Garrity, Aimee Gonzalez, Matt Gonzalez, Judy Haight, Dick & Rose Ann Harold, John Horachek, Richard Huffman, Mary Kay Huse, Jennie Kimmel, John Omer Kindt, Brenda Klingerman, Ming Lowe, Roland Mariotti, Jo Ann Meunier, Max Meunier, Brian McCormack, Jill Olecki, Marge Piguet, Mikey Pore, Mary Katherine Mitchell, Carol Pruitt, Rita Salee, Michelle Salee, Jan Scearce, Barbara Schinlaub, Tina Seebeck, Norma Tharp, Marilyn and Larry Thewes, Beatrix Thornton, Debra Thurman, Jay Thurman, Ken & Liz Whisman, Don Whiteman, Everly Wilker, Jim Wood, Cindy Zaso. Please contact the parish office at 984-2115 with updates or changes to this list. Names will be removed from this list if we haven’t received an update or information after six (6) weeks.

Please remember our men and women serving in our Armed Forces in your prayers. The clergy and seminarians of our diocese: Sunday Rev. David Newton  W01 Christopher Price, Ft. Rucker AL Monday Rev. John Nguyen  SA Grant Webber, U.S. Navy, Sasebo, Japan, 7th Fleet Tuesday Rev. Dennis O'Keeffe, D. Min.  LTJG Margaret Brumley, U.S. Navy, San Diego, Med Center Wednesday Rev. Coady Owens  LT Eric Hayes, U.S. Navy, San Diego, USS America Thursday Rev. Alejandro Paternoster Friday Deacon Tim Perry Saturday Very Rev. Dominic Petan, V.C. Pope Francis’ Intentions for March. Sacrament of Reconciliation Let us pray that we may experience the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the infinite mercy of God. March 7, 2021 Third Sunday in Lent Mass Intentions Mass Readings

Daily Readings Saturday, March 6 5:00 PM † Lloyd Lasley Mon 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt. Sunday, March 7 Tues 8:00 AM † Lloyd Lasley 18:21-35 Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17- 10:30 AM † Mary Blankenship Wed 5:00 PM Parishioners of Sacred Heart of Jesus 19 Monday, March 8 Thurs Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 6:00 PM † Josephine Jozsa Fri Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Tuesday, March 9 Sat Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 8:30 AM Jean Frugale Wednesday, March 10 6:00 PM Kristina Alvardo’s Daughter Thursday, March 11 Fourth Sunday of Lent 8:30 AM Donor Intention March 14 Friday, March 12 First Reading — The wrath and the mercy of the Lord are No Mass Here Today revealed in the exile and liberation of the chosen people Saturday, March 13 (2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23) or 1 Samuel 16: 5:00 PM † Lloyd Lasley 1b, 6-7, 10-13a. Psalm — Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you! Sunday, March 14 (Psalm 137) or Psalm 23. 8:00 AM † Catherine Freeman 10:30 AM † Jake Hoover Second Reading — By grace you have been saved 5:00 PM Parishioners of Sacred Heart of Jesus (Ephesians 2:4-10) or Ephesians 5:8-14. Gospel — The Son was sent by God so that the world SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES might be saved through him (John 3:14-21) Sunday: Third Sunday of Lent; First Scrutiny Monday: St. John of God Tuesday: St. Frances of Rome Friday: Abstinence Fast and Abstinence Fasting means one full meal and two small meals with nothing in between, required for people ages 18-59. Abstinence means no meat - required for people over the Merciful Meals age of 14. This Sacred Heart ministry makes meals for those in our parish going through a trying time Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are Days such as returning home from the hospital or of Fast and Abstinence. coming home with a new baby. If you will be All Fridays in Lent are Days of Abstinence. in need of some meals or know someone who will be, please call the Parish Office.

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