Eighteenth Sunday Pope Francis’ Intentions for August

in Ordinary Time Families, Schools of Human Growth That families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly "schools of true human August 4, 2019 growth.

Fund a Religious Education Student

Saturday, August 3 5:30 Intention Available* 7:00 Bilingual Mass Not every family in our parish is able to afford the Sunday, August 4 registration fees which cover the expense of books and 8:00 Stephen Biddle supplies. If you would like to “adopt” a child/family, it 10:00 Fr. Thomas J. Byrnes (L) would be appreciated! 12:00 Larry Grosso, Rose Marie Bass’ Family and Friends 6:00 Fr. Thomas J. Byrnes (L) Parishioners of Sacred Heart Monday, August 5 9:00 Agnese Marcoccia, Barbara Bruno Tuesday, August 6 9:00 Karen and Theresa Herbison (L) Wednesday, August 7 9:00 Members of Sacred Heart Holy ESL (English as a Second Language) Souls Society Classes Thursday, August 8 9:00 Bernie Carey ESL (English Second Language) classes will be at Friday, August 9 Sacred Heart in the parish center (St. Teresa's room) 9:00 Lawrence Grosso every Saturday at 11:00 am. Please call the Religious 7:30 Intention Available* Education Office at (845)782-7420 if you have any Saturday, August 10 questions. 9:00 Manuel Eladio Jijon 5:30 Intention Available* Religious Education Registration 2019-20 7:00 Bilingual Mass Sunday, August 11 Dear Sacred Heart Families, 8:00 Intention Available* Welcome to the Religious Education Program at Sacred Heart. 10:00 Luzia Sikorsky, Maria Sapin We just started the registration process for the 2019-2020 12:00 Jane Mendiola, Jeanatte Iacono school year. We take children from 1st grade until 12th 6:00 Parishioners of Sacred Heart grade. You would need to bring a copy of your child's baptismal certificate in order to register. Our office hours are Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. We are closed * If you are interested in selecting one of these for lunch from 12:00 -1:00 pm. Please, call us at (845)782- Masses, please call the parish office. Because of the 7420 if you have any questions. bulletin’s printing schedule these Masses will not appear in the following week’s bulletin. The intention will be announced by the celebrant of the Mass.

Sacred Heart’s Lucky Draw Raffle Hear Our Prayers O Lord 2019

Tickets are available in the parish office and after all The Military Sunday Masses for the 2019 Lucky Draw Raffle. The We have placed our military roll honoring the men and tickets are $52 for the year and one person will win women of our parish family currently serving our country $100 each week. The last winner of the year will win in the Church’s military shrine. If you would like to add $1,000. someone to the roll, please call the parish office.

Our winner this week is: The Sick Rachael Snitofsky, Erica Jane Burns, Heiner Lakas, 49 - Johanna DeMaria Barbara Stilo, Francine Stilo, rev. Terrence McCarthy, Susan McCarthy, Blossom Johnson, Talia Phelan, Lisa Shina, Pat Stanton, Mary Ferrigno, Christine Barry Two more tickets were bought this week. Furlano, Paul Kosara, Keyla Mercato Diaz, James So far 204 tickets have been sold. Fordham Purcell, John O’Hare Jr., Mike Mele, Nicholas McShea, Art Byrons, John Carey, Michael Kowalski, Jeff If we sell all 300 tickets, Sacred Heart will make Davidson, Elaine Gabel, Eileen Gallagher, John O’Clair, $9500. Please help us reach our goal. Karen de Jesus Diaz, Tommy Durso, Kevin Carberry, Olivia Lipinsky, Dr. Steve Pavia, Carole Rosenberger, Maureen Martin, Fred Klueber

In loving Remembrance

Anyone wishing to memorialize the sanctuary

candle, the flowers or bread and wine is asked to

contact the parish office. The parish and religious education offices will be opened Monday through Thursday from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm for the summer. The office will be closed on Fridays. The parish office will be open on Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

ENCOURAGE is a Catholic Apostolate for those who have family members with same sex attraction. A new website has been created to help the faithful who are searching of information about Encourage, the Church’s If you will be traveling this summer it is easy to teachings on same sex attraction and spiritual support: find a church for Sunday Mass. Please go to www.encourageny.com. www.MassTimes.org for information about parishes and Mass times in areas where you may be visiting.

THIS WEEKEND IS LOOSE CHANGE Capuchin Youth and Family Ministries WEEKEND August 4 and 11 Capuchin Youth LEADERSHIP TRAINING has Your Change Can Make a Change helped thousands of high school teens reach their full potential for over three decades. This life-changing weekend empowers youth to change themselves and the world! Teens build confidence, develop concrete communication, Christ-like leadership and teamwork skills, make incredible like-minded friends, and leave with an action plan to make a difference. August 23-25, For the repair and reupholstering of pews and 2019, $125.00 includes materials, meals & lodging; kneelers and new carpeting application & non-refundable $60.00 deposit due by Aug 20; scholarships are available, info/application and Goal - $78,000 online registration at cyfm.org. Find us on Facebook, June Collection – $651 Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: CYFMGarrison. Total to Date -$6,144.92 Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries, 781 Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3609 Next Collection Date – July 21 August 18 and 25 RENEW & REFRESH RETREAT! Relaxing and fun social time with CYFM community before school begins with solid material relevant to faith and useful in Registration for 2019 – 2020 everyday life. Come & experience our welcoming, non- judgmental community, make new friendships, School Year strengthen old ones, and get to know our NEW Cap Corps Volunteers. 8/30-9/1/2019, everyone is welcome to join us for the closing Mass and commissioning of the new CCVs, 2PM on Sunday. $125.00 for materials, meals & lodging; application & non-refundable $60.00 deposit due by Aug 27; scholarships are available, info/application and online registration at cyfm.org. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: Registration is now open for the coming school year. CYFMGarrison. Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries, 781 There is a family discount plan for parents who want to Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3609 send more than one child to Sacred Heart School. Little Hearts Pre-School has classes for 3- and 4-yr. olds with flexible schedules for the 4-yr. olds. For a tour of the Second Collection Next Weekend school and to discuss the school’s programs, please call the school office at 783-0365. for

Busing is available for children in other school district Pastoral Solidarity for the Church in Africa

Let’s Spruce up the Chapel Next weekend there will be a second collection for the Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa. The Fund is a ministry of the bishops of our country. Your contribution to this collection makes it possible for our bishops to provide grants to finance pastoral projects that support

the maintenance and growth of the Church in Africa.

Funded projects include religious education, Catholic A small work committee is needed to spruce up the area schools, clergy and religious education, youth ministry, around our chapel on Stage Road. We will meet there next Saturday, August 10th, at 10:00 am. Needed are communications, evangelization, leadership formation, hedge trimmers, weed whackers, a small power saw and justice and peace, construction and outreach programs. a lawn mower. The project should take around 2 ½ hours. If you are available, please call the parish office and leave your name and phone number with Cathy O’Hare. Vestment Colors White Their Meanings and Times of Use When the Church wishes to denote Purity, Innocence or Five vestment colors are customarily permitted by the Glory, she uses White; that is, on the Feasts of Our Lord Christian Church in regard to Sacred Vesture and Altar and of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the festivals of the Holy Paraments. These colors are White, , , Angels and of those Saints who were not Martyrs. /Violet and Black. Red Rose Colored Vestments Red is the color of fire and of blood; it is used in Masses Rose colored Vestments/Paraments are permitted on the of the Holy Spirit, such as on Pentecost, to remind us of third Sunday of Advent and the fourth Sunday of Lent. the tongues of fire and on the Feasts of those Saints who shed their blood for the Faith. It can also be used for Confirmation Masses. Vestments Green Blue (Pale of Marian Blue) has traditionally been used as one of the vestment colors in the countries of Spain, Portugal, Mexico and South America. In the Philippines The color Green is used from the Octave of the Epiphany it is used for all feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a to Septuagesima, and from the Octave of Pentecost to practice followed in some other places without official the 1st Sunday of Advent, except on Ember Days and authorization or tradition. Vigils during that time, and on Sundays occurring within an Octave. There has also been, since the early 1980’s the unauthorized uses of Blue in place of Purple/Violet for Purple-Violet the season of Advent. This is an innovation of a Commercial nature and is seriously to be avoided. The use of Purple or Violet is used from the 1st Sunday of Advent and from Septuagesima to Easter, on Vigils Other Permitted Vestment Colors that are Fast days, and on Ember days, except the Vigil of Pentecost and the Ember days during the Octave of Pentecost. The medieval use of Sarum–Salisbury allowed for other various vestment colors including Yellow. This use however was of a local use and is therefore considered Purple/Violet is also used for Mass on Rogation days, for improper for those outside of the Salisbury diocese. Votive Masses of the Passion and of Penitential character, at the blessing of candles and of holy water. Vestments of Cloth of Gold or Gold silk are allowed; in most cases this rich fabric is used as a substitute for The Stole used in the administration of Penance and of Major feasts such as The Nativity of Our Lord; Feast of Unction and in the first part of the Baptismal rite is to be the Resurrection, Corpus Christi, etc. Purple/Violet.

The use of Cloth of Silver is also permitted but only as a Black substitute for White. Neither of these, Cloth – Silk Gold and Cloth of Silver may never be used however during Black Vestments have traditionally been worn at all periods of the Liturgical year when Purple/Violet is Requiem Masses including All Souls' Day; at the Good prescribed. Friday Liturgy up to but not including the Communion service. Since the early 1970’s the use of White has Different Colors, Different Meanings been allowed for Funerals. Traditionally White was also the use for Funerals of children under the age of 6-8 years. As might be expected, each of the above vestment colors has its own meaning. The Holy Eucharistic – Mass is offered for many purposes and in honor of many Everything-vestment.com classes of Saints; these various purposes are all designed and symbolized by the color of the Vestments – Paraments which the Church prescribes for each Mass.

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