The Epiphany Of The Lord January 3, 2016
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SAINT GERARD MISSION
Redemptorists Serving our Parish
Fr. Thomas Burke, C.Ss.R., Pastor Fr. Edward Gray, C.Ss.R. Fr. Francis Nelson, C.Ss.R.
Fr. George Rosario, C.Ss.R. Fr. Aldrin Nunes, C.Ss.R. Deacon. Darrell Cevasco, C.Ss.R.
Fr. Kevin MacDonald, C.Ss.R., Missionary
\Permanent Deacons
Deacon Steve Cooley Deacon Tom Murray Retired
SAINT GERARD MISSION
Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Phone, 386-428-6426 Emergency, 386-428-9899 Fax, 386-423-4088 / Location, 998 Fr. Donlan Dr., New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 P.O. Box 729, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32170 Please visit our website: www.sacredheartnsb.com Email: [email protected]
St. Gerard Mission Church: Phone, 386-426-0930 / Location, 3171 S. Ridgewood Ave., Edgewater, FL 32141 Please visit our website: stgerardsedge.com
Welcome to Sacred Heart Catholic Church & St. Gerard Mission Church We are delighted to welcome everyone who has come to share a Eucharistic meal with us today. Whether you are a family member, a friend, a familiar face, or a visitor, know that your presence
enlivens our Eucharistic celebration and our community. We are glad you are here. The Redemptorist Community of Sacred Heart Church & St. Gerard Mission
Mass Schedule Parish Nurse Health Ministry
Sacred Heart Parish and Sacred Heart Masses: St. Gerard Mission Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm Parish Nurse: Dianne Barr, RN Sunday: 7:00, 9:00 & 11:30am “There is a sense in which no doctor ever heals. The doctors them- Weekdays: 7 :00& 11:00am Saturdays: 7:00am selves would be the first to admit this. The magic is not in the med- icine but in the patient’s body. What the treatment does is to stim- Holy Day Vigil: 7:00pm ulate natural functions or to remove what hinders them. We speak Holy Day: 7:00 & 11:00am for convenience of the doctor, or the dressing, healing a cut. But in
Reconciliation: another sense every cut heals itself: no cut can be healed in a Saturday 3:00—3:45 pm corpse...All who are cured are cured by Him, not merely in the Thurs. before 1st Fri. 4:00—5:00 pm sense that His providence provides them with medical assistance
and wholesome environments, but also in the sense that their very St. Gerard Mission Masses: tissues are repaired by the far –descending energy which, flowing All administration is at Sacred Heart Parish Office from Him . . . energizes the whole system of Nature.” C. S. Lewis Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm Sunday: 10:00am Wednesdays: 9:00am First Friday: 9:00am Instead of New Year’s resolutions, let us use THE OPTOMISTS Holy Days: 9:00am CREED. Promise yourself: Reconciliation half hr. before Mass •To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Sacred Heart Catholic School •To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you Pre-Kindergarten thru 8th Grade meet. Principal: Mrs. Leigh Svajko • 1003 Turnbull Street To make all of your friends feel that there is something special New Smyrna Beach, Fl. 32168 in them.
Phone: (386) 428-4732 •To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism Fax: (386) 428-4087 come true.
Website: www.shseagles.org •To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. •To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about yours. •To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the achieve- ments of the future. •To give every living creature you meet a smile. •To give so much time for the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
Sacraments Author unknown: but I hope you agree with, as I do. God Bless You If you would like to have your child Baptized, or receive First Holy Communion, or Betty Kaiser RNBSN for Dianne Barr, RN Parish Nurse
Confirmation or maybe you are planning on “Congratulations, Sacred Heart and getting Married or need the Anointing of the St. Gerard members, for being committed to each other as well as Sick or Last Rites please contact the being citizens and taxpayers. I am proud to be a member and Parish Office. Thank You. friends with all.” Betty Kaiser, RN, BSN
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Mass Intentions LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACES Saturday January 2 7:00am +Mike Viserta by Joann & Skip Melnick “Appearances can be deceiving,” as the saying
4:00pm CCW goes. As we celebrate the epiphania, the
Sunday January 3 “appearing” of the eternal Word of God on earth, 7:00am +William Meyer by Wife Terri this is still true. 9:00am +Brian Hill by Vera & Guil Prada 11:30am +Fredo Jesuina Castanheira by daughter Dina What rapturous foresight must have filled Isai- ah as he wrote the words we hear today. How, for Monday January 4 7:00am +Jim & Freda Vincent by Kathy Jerry Eaton four hundred years, they must have filled the 11:00am Sick and Dying by Carlos & Maria Costa hearts of the people of Israel with hope for the day
Tuesday January 5 when God’s glory would shine on them. How de- 7:00am James G. Ogle by Marcela Ogle ceived some must have felt when the glory of God 11:00am Living & Deceased Members of Legion of came to them in the lowliest and humblest of hu- Mary by the Legion of Mary man lives. Wednesday January 6 7:00am +Marge O’Connor by Friends 11:00am Mary Wall by Gerald & Bridget Wall We have many expectations about how the di-
Thursday January 7 vine presence will appear among us. But we can 7:00am +Robert Allen by William & Carole Hart also set ourselves up, through these expectations, 11:00am Joan Clerkin by Katie Connor to miss the divine glory when it truly appears. We
Friday January 8 get caught up in looking for the star, forgetting 7:00am Abandoned Souls in Purgatory by that the star is not the divine sign, the babe is. It Dave & Jan Nixon may take a persistent journey for us to come upon 11:00am +Souls in Purgatory by Carlos & Maria Costa the true appearance of God’s glory in our lives: Saturday January 9 Jesus Christ. 7:00am +Ann Hopkins by Tony & Tina Dalasandro 4:00pm +Julie Gilkyson by Pat Heady
Sunday January 10 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES 7:00am +Peggy Bader by MaryAnn Murray 9:00am Elizabeth Radicioni by Husband, Walter 11:30am +All Deceased Friends & Relatives of Sunday: Epiphany of the Lord; Frank and Esper Radosta National Migration Week
+ Cross indicates the person is deceased. Monday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton No cross the person is alive. Tuesday: St. John Neumann
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Wednesday: St. André Bessette
Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Thursday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Julian Calendar Christmas
Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44
Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52
Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a
Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16
Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30
Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
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John Neumann was born on March 28, 1811, in Prachatitz,Bohemia. He completed his studies for the priesthood at the University of Prague. John who had always been interested in being a missionary to America, wrote to several bishops in the United States. In 1836, he came to this country. Bishop Dubois of New York Welcomed him gladly or there were few priests in the area. On June 25, 1836, John was ordained a priest at the old St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Mott Street, New York City. The following week Fr. Neumann became pastor of the whole Niagara frontier, some 100 miles of swampy, primeval forest. He would walk or ride miles through the dangerous forest in snow, rain or heat to bring the consolations of religion to the sick and the needy. He neither ate, rested nor slept properly.
Fr. John Neumann had a deep respect and love for learning. Whenever he could, he set up little school houses and if teachers were not available, found time to conduct the classes himself.
Since he wanted to live in a religious community which corresponded more to his missionary vocation he entered the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. (The Redemptorist) He made his profession of vows in 1842. He was the first Redemptorist to be professed in the United States. His first assignment was to the Redemptorist Church of St. James in Baltimore. His ability to speak seven languages, German, Czech, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Gaelic helped him to serve the people. Fr. Neumann was always there whenever anyone needed him. He never turned anyone away. On February 10, 1848 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States and in January, 1851, he was appointed rector of St. Alphonsus Church in Baltimore.
It was Pope Pius IX who appointed John Neumann a Bishop. He was consecrated Bishop of Philadelphia by Arch- bishop Francis Kenrick. His first concern was always the immigrant children. He gave first priority to establishing schools and is credited with setting up the first system of parochial school in the United States with a unified system under a diocesan board.
Bishop Neumann founded the first Italian Catholic parish in the United States. At a time when there were no priests who spoke their language. Bishop Neumann gathered them together in his private chapel and preached in their native language. In 1843 he purchased a Church building in South Philadelphia and dedicated it to St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi.
Always wanting to help the people Bishop Neumannwrote two Catecisms, a Bible history and a handbook for the clergy. The catechisms were written in German for the instruction of the German speaking immigrants. He lived the command of the Lord Jesus “Go and teach all Nations.”
The United States grew in faith & love through his life & teachings. Pope Leo XIII accorded to Bishop Neumann the title of Venerable in 1921 Pope Benedict XV declared that Bishop Neumann was heroic in virtue. Hew was canonized on June 19, 1977. St. John Neumann is invoked as a patron of sick children and of immigrants.
Father of goodness and God our Father, Your power love, hear our prayers for brings us to birth, the sick members of our Your providence guides our parish and for all who are lives, and by Your command in need. Amid mental and we return to dust. physical suffering may they Lord, those who die still live in Your presence, their lives find consolation in your change but do not end. I pray in hope for my family, healing presence. Show relatives and friends, and for all the dead known to You your mercy as you close alone. wounds, cure illness, make In company with Christ, Who died and now lives, broken bodies whole and free downcast spirits. may they rejoice in Your kingdom, where all our tears are May these special people find lasting health and wiped away. Unite us together again in one family, deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all to sing Your praise forever and ever. your gifts. We ask this through the Lord Jesus who Amen healed those who believed. Amen.
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The Legion of Mary and the Junior Legion spent last Sunday afternoon at Holy Redeemer Catholic
CCW Church in Kissimmee with other Praesidium’s
News from all over the Orlando Diocese. They came together to attend their monthly Comitium meeting. The Junior Legion brought non perishable food and unwrapped toys to help the Sacred Heart and St. Gerard Council of Catholic less fortunate. women wish all a very Blessed Christmas They also had a Christmas party with a pot luck Season. dinner, and the singing of Christmas Carols. A good time was had by all. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday Janu- ary 13, 2016 Which is the second Wednesday of the month. We hope this change will encourage new members who could not attend the first Wednesday.
If you are planning on going to Catholic Days at the Capital the deadline to register is Monday January 11, 2016.
Sanctuary Candle Is in Memory of Monday Nights Dora Mary Dennis 6:30pm Early Bird & 7:00pm Regular Games Doors open at 5:00pm by Cliff Nancy Mills
BINGO on Friday afternoon Doors open at 11:30am Games begin at 12:30pm
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!! Floor Work and Kitchen Helpers
Please call Ella at 428-6426
Bereavement Ministry
To comfort those who mourn . . .
Our Sacred Heart Bereavement Ministry provides a variety of services to the members of our parish who are grieving at the loss of a loved one. What we do: Bible Study =Meet with families to plan funeral services =Host, cook or serve at receptions after funerals. The morning Bible Study class is taking a break for =Help people Pre-plan their own funeral services. Christmas. It will resume on January 7, 2016 at =Offer support for the bereaved. 9:30AM in the Social Hall. =Plan the annual Mass of Remembrance. We Need You - Training is available Sacred Heart & St. Gerard The evening Bible Study is taking a break for Please call the Parish Office for more information Christmas. It will Resume its study of Isaiah on (386) 428-6426 January 6th in the Social Hall.
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Events Calendar
Sunday, January 3 Confirmation News The Epiphany of The Lord There is a mandatory retreat for all After Masses Heart of an Angel Ticket Sale candidates Parents and Sponsors need After Mass St. Vincent DePaul begging at Door not to be present at the Retreat. Monday, January 4 The Retreat is Saturday January 16 at 6:30pm Bingo 10:00am—5:00pm Including the Tuesday, January 5 4:00pm Vigil Mass. 9:00am Senior Exercise / Knights Hall. 9:00am Legion of Mary / Conference Rm OLPH Novena after 11am Mass
Wednesday, January 6 12:00pm CCW
As you know, Retrouvaille is a Thursday, January 7 program for hurting 9:00am Senior Exercise / Knights Hall. 7:00pm Mass for New Years marriages. Once again we Friday, January 8 urge your support and assis- 12:30pm Bingo tance for struggling married Saturday, January 9 After Mass Heart of an Angel Ticket Sale couples and their families this
Christmas Season by helping to get out the Sunday, January 10 word of this program to all who may need it. After Mass Heart of an Angel Ticket Sale 10:00am Breakfast/Coffee & Donuts in SH Our next program will be held at San Pedro Center, Winter Park, 29-31, 2016.
Sometimes things can go very wrong in a marriage. Retrouvaille is a program to help heal and support Our Catholic Appeal married couples experiencing difficulties, couples Target Paid to Date Remaining Balance $128,735.00 $ 98,357.41 $ 30,377.59 broken, lonely and hurting. It’s also for couples who have separated or divorced and want to try again.
Our next program begins January 29-31, 2016. For more information and registration, call 352-274-4614.
All calls and names held in strictest confidence. Did you know that if we do not meet our target amount we still have We invite you to visit our website at to pay the remaining balance? Which means that we would have to take the funds out of our operating account. Please help us meet our Retrouvaille.org. goal. If you’d like to make a donation please contact the parish office. Thank you.
Our Weekly Offering - December 20, 2015
Offertory Income Last Week $ 15,244.00 Online Giving this Week $ 560.00 Total Income $ 15,804.00 Attendance This Week: 1030 Please call 428-6426 to register or update your information
Our Weekly Offering - December 27, 2015 Will be in January 10, 2016 bulletin due to New Years.
Offertory Income Last Week $ Online Giving this Week $ Total Income $ Attendance This Week: Please call 428-6426 to register or update your information
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Sacred Heart CCW Annual
Winter Dessert Card Party
Wednesday January 27, 2016 Heart of an Angel 12:00 Noon to 3:30pm A donation of $5.00 will get you a Our Annual Heart of An Angel Dinner Auction Dessert & Beverage
is coming up soon!! Please visit our Auction site Sandwiches are available where you can purchase tickets to the event, and for purchase view items that have been donated so far for the Fabulous Prizes from auction. You can also bid on the Online Only Local Merchants Auction item that is currently ready. There will Card Games of your own choice. be more online auction items to come next B.Y.O. Cards plus Bingo. week! These online only items will be up for (NO MONEY PRIZES) bidding only until January 15th! The rest of the Table & Door Prizes items are for our bidding on at the event! Chinese Auction Invitations to our event went home to families 50/50 today in Friday folders. You can use the link Tickets are available at Church Office or below to purchase tickets or send in a check with at the Door. the request to the office. Heart of An Angel Auction Site
http://shcs.schoolauction.net/hoaa Legion We look forward to having our families at our auction! Of Mary
Legion of Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Praesidium, is looking for a few good men and women who want to increase in holiness through Religious Article Store the imitation of the virtues of Mary, foster a deeper devotion to Mary among all people and Stop by our Religious article store located in the undertake various apostolic works. We meet on Knights building after the Masses and check out our great assortment of Christmas gifts, Advent Calendars, Tuesdays at 9:00 AM in the Church Office Con- Missals and so much more. ference room. All are invited to attend and dis- cern membership. Questions? Call Melanie Bar- nickle at 402-4434.
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ST. GERARD MINISTRIES St. Gerard Events LITURGICAL MINISTRIES January 4, 2016—January 10, 2016 Altar Servers Joe Favaloro 428-7640 Altar Ministry Annie McDevitt 427-4604 Eucharistic Ministers Jan Ford 228-7004 Monday, January 4 Readers/Commenta Kathy Ackerson 427-2464 9:30 am Rosary (Marian Movement of Music/Choirs Darryl Greeley 428-6426 Priests) & Divine Mercy Chaplet Ushers Felice Albanese 427-6682 PRAYER MINISTRIES Tuesday, January 5 Rosary (Marian Movement Of Priests) 6:30pm St. Vincent de Paul General Meeting and Chaplet of Divine Mercy St. Gerard’s Grace Albanese 427-6682 Cursillo Beth Burns 386-316-7600 Wednesday, January 6 STUDY GROUPS 9:00 am Mass Small Church Communities Library Ministry Jacqy Gawdun 386-689-1922 OUTREACH MINISTRIES Friday, January 8 Communion for the Homebound 4:00pm Cursillo Parish Office 428-6426 Welcome Ministry Marge Cyr 428-0025 Saturday, January 9 Bereavement Ministry 2:45 pm Saturday Choir – Practice Parish Office 428-6426 4:00 pm Reconciliation Society of St. Vincent de Paul Barbara Hortsing 426-0882 Rosary Knights of Columbus. (Fr. Dillon Council) 4:30 pm Vigil Mass John Gawdun, GK 386-314-6536 SERVICE MINISTRIES Sunday, January 10 Maids of Martha Grace Albanese 427-6682 8:30 am Sunday Choir – Practice HURCH Maintenance Bob Burns 386-690-2904 9:30 am Reconciliation C Kitchen Hospitality Beth Burns 386-316-7600 9:30 am Rosary 10:00 am Mass
Mass Intentions SATURDAY VIGIL MASS, January 2 Please pray for the following Members of the ISSION 4:30pm +Phyllis Barry by 2pm Wednesday Small U.S. Military with ties to our parish: Church Group M Sunday, January 3 Bo Falkey—Jack Meyer 10:00am Olga & John Gawdun by Ryan Carter—Dan Baetge John & Jacque Gawdun If you have members of the military you’d like
us to pray for please call Linda at 882-0603.
ERARD Wednesday, January 6 9:00am +Phyllis Barry by Linda & Norm Martin
Our Catholic Appeal - 2015
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T SATURDAY VIGIL MASS, January 9 Total Registered Households 382 Thank you for your generosity!
S 4:30pm +Robert McGovern by Wife, Doris
Target Paid Amount Over By Sunday The Baptism of The Lord January 10 $24,311.00 $26,298.00 $3,015.00 10:00am +Phyllis Barry by Rose Iaria Thank Cross + indicates the person is deceased. you No cross the person is alive. for your
Our Weekly Offering Our Weekly Offering Week of December 20, 2015 Week of December 27, 2015 Will be in January 10, 2016 Bulletin Due to Offertory Income Last Week………… $ 3,193.00 New Years Online Giving this Week ……………. $ 15.00 Offertory Income Last Week………… $ Total Offertory Income ………………..$ 3,208.00 Online Giving this Week ……………. $ Attendance This Week: ...... 399 Total Offertory Income ………………..$ Attendance This Week: ......
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Knights of Columbus News Fr. Michael Dillon Council #13989 Grand Knight John Gawdun III Please visit our website at www.kocedgew.org
The Officer’s meeting will be held on Thursday January 7th at the same location as last month’s meeting. Watch your email for start time.
The welcome mat is out for two transferee’s into our council. They are Boyd Philbrick and Charles Romanowski. Welcome Brothers. I look forward to your input and participation.
MEMORIAL BRICK PROGRAM – SPONSORED BY OUR COUNCIL You can memorialize a loved one with a brick to be placed on the path of our shrine at the entrance of St. Gerard. Order forms with prices and instructions can be found in the vestibule of the church. Completed forms can be giv- en to any usher, any Fr. Dillon K of C Council Brother or mailed
POP TABS ri- ha or C - F sup Our council’s collection of aluminum POP TABS thus far has far exceeded ies t ted po r expectations since we started late this year. Our collection tub is ¾’s full with 3
op months to go. With your continued help by saving those aluminum POP TABS p T Po for the Ronald McDonald Houses, we’ll be able to proudly say “our tub runneth over”.
1st Annual “Friends of the Poor” St. Vincent de Paul Society Great Gatsby Gala Dinner, Live Music, Silent Auc on
Saturday, January 23, 2016 At 6 PM Rosen Plaza 9700 InternaƟonal Drive Orlando, Fl 32819
Dona on $100.00 per person
RSVP by January 15 St. Vincent de Paul Council Office, Orlando 407-880-3126 For those who require lodging, St. Vincent de Paul has a room rate of $109.00, group # 50786
St. Gerard Small Church Community Group Meetings 2015—2016 All are welcome to join at any time. Call the facilitator in charge of the day you desire to meet.
Monday 1:00 pm St. Gerard Church T. Murray Group 428-4510 1:00 pm St. Gerard Church J. Crotty Group 290-2986 Tuesday 9:30 am Call for location Lambert Group 428-3225 Wednesday 9:45 am Albanese Home Albanese Group 427-6682 7:00 pm St. Gerard Church Martin Group 882-0603 Thursday 1:00 pm Call for location Butt/Fiumara Group 427-2635 or 428-1389 Friday 7:00 pm Call for location Koehler Group 423-3729
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul News
MEETING NOTICE A St. Vincent de Paul general meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Fr.Tom St. Gerard Church. All parishioners of Sacred Heart and St. Gerard’s are welcome to attend. January 2
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Our Conference is in need of volunteer delivery personnel and telephone interviewers. For further information or to volunteer please leave a message for Barbara at 426-0882.
At St. Gerard’s there is a box located under the welcome table in the foyer of the church filled with duplicates of books in our lending library, along with other titles. Take them home—they need not be returned. Share them with your family and friends. Our parishioners have been more than generous in donating books to our lending library. Unfortunately our shelf space is limited . Many thanks for your generosity. We ask at this time that you please do not donate books until further notice.