Arner Funeral Chapel, Inc. JERRY N. LINGER, DDS DENTISTRY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY 607 Carolina Ave. Chester, WV 26034 Sacred Heart 663 CAROLINA AVENUE-CHESTER,WV 26034 Phone (304)387 - 1288 304-387-3801 – www.lingerdentistry.com Directors Alvin L. Arner, III – Licensee in charge Email: [email protected] Jayma Wilson Church th www.arnerfuneralchapel.com *SH Parishioners *SH Parishioner 418 4 Street - Chester, WV 26034 Phone (304) 387 – 0198 Bob Milby VFW Sacred Heart Pastor: Rev. Jeeson Stephan Email: [email protected] Ph: (304) 780-2110 Post 6450 Parish Council Parish Office Hours: [email protected] Ice Cold Drinks August 15, 2021 2230 St. Clair Ave. East Liverpool Monday – Tuesday – Thursday – Friday The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (B) 9:00am – 2:00pm Free Soda (330) 382-9929 *SH Parishioner Parish Secretary: Janice Juszczak RV 11:19A, 12:1-6A, 10AB PS 45:10-12, 16 1 COR 15:20-27 LK 1:39-56 Free Hot Dogs Phone/Fax: (304) 387–0198 Marlene McAvoy’s Email: [email protected] 417 Carolina Ave Website: https://sacredheartchester.org A Cut Above RCIA: Father Jeeson Stephan (304)780-2110 Chester, WV Religious Education: Robert Glass 505 Carolina Avenue Chester, WV Email: [email protected] (304) 387-2523 *SH Parishioner 304-387-0004 Music: Michelle & Anthony Bernardi; Jeff Davis Parish Council: Bob Juszczak (304)387–2468 FRANKOVITCH ANETAKIS Citizen’s Drug Store Finance Chair: Tom Salvati (304)387-2607 Ladies’ Guild: Ruth Roos (304)387–3253 FA SIMON DECAPIO PEARL, LLP 501 Carolina Avenue Chester, WV Clothes Closet: Bonnie Ehmke (724) 899-2686 529 Carolina Ave. Chester 337 Penco Rd. Weirton (304) 387-2731 LITURGY SCHEDULE New Cumberland RX Center (304) 387-4400 (304) 723-4400 Holy Mass: 107 Lincoln St. New Cumberland, WV Saturday: 5:00 p.m. *SH Parishioner Sunday: 11:00 a.m. ( 304) 564-3272 Tuesday: 6:00 p.m. Readings for the Week Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. Aug 16 JGS 2:11-19/PS 106:34-37, 39-40, 43AB, 44/MT 19:16-22 Chester Beverage Drive-Thru In Loving Memory of Thursday: 8:30 a.m. Aug 17 JGS 6:11-24A/PS 85:9, 11-14/MT 19:23-30 Cas Juszczak Friday: 6:00 p.m. Aug 18 JGS 9:6-15/PS 21:2-3, 4-7/MT 20:1-16 Eucharistic Adoration: First Fridays 5:00pm Aug 19 JGS 11:29-39A/PS 40:5, 7-8A, 8B-10/MT 22:1-14 By Wife, Fran and Family Mass at Fox Nursing Home: First Fridays-1:30pm Aug 20 RU 1:1, 3-6, 14B-16, 22/PS 146:5-6AB, 6C-9A, 9BC-10/MT 22:34-40 Communion Distribution at Fox Nursing Home: Aug 21 RU 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17/PS 128:1B-3, 4-5/MT 23:1-12 On Sundays between 10-10:30am. December 28, 2007 Aug 22 JOS 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B/PS 34:2-3, 16-21/EPH 5:21-32/JN 6:60-69 559 Carolina Ave. Chester, WV Reconciliation: By appointment only. (304) 387-3630 *SH Parishioners *SH Parishioners *SH Parishioners Baptism: Please call the Parish Office. A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar Marriage: Call the Parish Office for information. In today’s Gospel Jesus speaks of eating His flesh and Sick, Homebound or in the Hospital: Call the Parish Office Hillman H. May, D.D.S. (304) 387-0198 if you would like a visit or communion. blood. Parents can identify with this, for they often feel This Space is Available Family Dentistry This Space is Available Anointing of the Sick: Upon request devoured by all the demands of family life. This is una- New Patients Welcome voidable, for children grow in the soil of sacrificial love. Liturgy Schedule for Immaculate Conception 210 1st St. Chester, WV New Cumberland Parenting is not part time work. It is a consuming life- 304-387-2432 Sunday: Mass 8:30am time commitment. *SH Parishioner Saturday: Mass 8:30am Reconciliation: By appointment only. A Message from Pope Francis “ Our Lady is always close to us, especially when we

Parish Registration: Sacred Heart Church welcomes all feel the weight of life with all its problems.” Sacred Heart visitors and those who would like to become members of This Space is Available Catechism Classes the Parish. Membership forms are available on the table at the front entrance of the Church. We will give you a wel- From the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please Connie’s Corner Restaurant & Catering come call. contact your local law enforcement agency, or you may confi- Current Sacred Heart Parishioners are asked to call the dentially contact WV Child Protective Services at 800-352-6513. To re- PH: (304) 387-0770 Fax(304) 459-3186 Parish Office (304) 387-0198 if you have a change of ad- port suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese- dress, phone number, email address or to provide family Charleston to the Diocese, please contact the Diocese at 888-434-6237 or 256 Carolina Avenue Chester, WV birthdays, anniversaries, etc... 304-233-0880. Liturgy and Minister’s Schedule Mass Dates & Times Greeters Condolences Sacred Heart Parish extends condolences Memorial Mass Mass Dates & Times Intentions Aug 14, Saturday 5 pm Tony Avolio, Patti & Tom Salvati to the family & friends of Joanne Hobbs, who passed On Saturday we will light candles in memory of those who passed away from Covid. Those we light candles for are: August 14, Saturday, 5pm The People of the Parish Aug. 15, Sunday 11am away. We assure them of our prayers. May the soul of Howard Harlan Carmel Josephine Paren August 15, Sunday, 11am +Mary Sue Bernardi by Leonard & Theresa Bernardi Aug. 21, Sat. 5 pm Janice Juszczak, George Lona, Mary Murray Joanne rest in the peace of Christ! Patrick Long Mary Ann Mayes Janice Simmons Aug 22, Sunday, 11am Terry & Julie Carr Sacred Heart Parish also extends our condolences to Janet McCarron Mary Mulhall Barbara DaLonzo August 17, Tuesday, 6pm +Herbert “Butch” Moore by Don & Marj Jennings Stella Blanchard Danny McGeehan Don Jennings and his family on the death of his wife, August 18, Wed, 6pm +Mary Ann Mayes by Bob & Cathy Glass Conversion of Lost Souls The Cathedral of Saint Joseph Wheel- Marj Jennings. We assure them our prayers. May the August 19, Thurs, 8:30am +Ida Hvizdak by Patti Salvati soul of Marj rest in the peace of Christ!______ing will celebrate a Mass for the Conversion of Lost Souls on Fri, August 27th, the Memorial of Saint Monica, at 6pm. The Cathe- August 20, Friday, 6pm +Fred Baldasare by Wellsville Council 507 K of C The Funeral Mass for Marj Jennings will be: dral will celebrate this Mass in a special way for all those who August 21, Saturday 5pm The People of the Parish 10:00am Monday, August 16, 2021 at Sacred Heart have wandered from the practice of the Faith. During the Mass everyone will have an opportunity to write the names of their August 22, Sunday, 11am +Butch Moore by John M. McAvoy Visitation will be: Sunday, August 15, 2021 from 1-6pm with recitation of the Holy Rosary at 5:30pm at Arner loved ones and entrust them to the powerful intercession of Saint Monica. Funeral Chapel Mass Dates & Times Lectors Host QUESTION OF THE WEEK Upcoming Events August 14, Saturday, 5 PM Chuck Gardner George Lona Papal teaching on Mary’s Assumption: In May 1946, Bible Study We will resume the Bible Study on the Gospel of Catholic Sharing Appeal Our pledges for the 2021 Cath- August 15, Sunday 11 AM Doug McCormack Ali May with the Encyclical Deiparae Virginis Mariae, Pius XII John beginning Wednesday, September 22nd. Please call the olic Sharing Appeal are at $13,090.00 which is 102% of parish office to let us know if you are interested in joining. August 21, Saturday 5 PM Tom Salvati Jim Davis called for a broad consultation, inquiring among the our goal. Everything we raise going forward will come RCIA Beginning in September we will have August 22, Sunday 11 AM Cindy Jackson Jennifer Springer Bishops and, through them, among the clergy and back to the church. If you have made a pledge, we sincere- ly thank you. If you would like to make a pledge there are forms by RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) August 8, 2021 Sharing Our Time, Talents, and Treasures. Thank the People of God as to the possibility and oppor- Catholic Faith & Living sessions. This is for all the church doors or you can make a pledge online at dwc.org/csa. you for your Generosity! tuneness of defining the bodily assumption of Mary anyone who is interested in learning more about Please continue to pray for the success of the 2021 Catholic Sharing Envelopes $3,116.00 as a dogma of Faith. The result was extremely posi- the Church or anyone who is interested in join- Children $1.00 Appeal. ing the Church. The sessions will be once a Loose $233.00 tive: only six answers out of 1,181 showed any reser- Meatball Sale The Ladies Guild is sponsoring a Home- week. Please call the parish office at 304-387- Candles $62.00 vations about the revealed character of this truth. 0198 if you are interested in coming. Building Fund $127.00 (Pope St. John Paul II). When Pope Pius XII made the made Meatballs & Sauce fundraiser. You get 6 meat- Pastoral Solidarity Fund $20.00 balls w/sauce in a quart container to take home & pre- Parish Picnic We will have our Parish Picnic on Sunday, proclamation on November 1, 1950, he put into FISH $10.00 pare the way you want. Cost is $10 for each quart con- September 19th, at Chester City Park Pavilion. Mass will be Total $3,569.00 words a belief held by the faithful for over 1500 tainer. You must preorder by Monday, September 20th, at the Church and the picnic will follow at 12:15pm at the years. In AD 325, the Council of Nicaea spoke of the park. The Ladies Guild will provide the menu to include: Attendance: Saturday 84 Sunday 86 for pickup on Saturday, September 25th, between noon- hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato & macaroni sal- Assumption of Mary. Writing in AD 457, the Bishop of 2pm. Pickup will be as a drive thru in the Church Center ad, coleslaw, cake, ice cream & tableware. They will abide Jerusalem said that when Mary’s tomb was opened, parking lot. To place an order you may either call Cathy by health guidelines; serving the buffet line & providing san- it was "found empty. The apostles judged her body at 304-387-3268 or email: [email protected]. itizing supplies so that all will feel comfortable. They are had been taken into Heaven.” Pope Pius XII based his asking for donations of drinks (canned pop, bottled water, Ladies’ Guild Membership The Ladies’ Guild is asking ALL la- juice boxes) & little individual bags of chips. If you would declaration of the Assumption on both tradition and dies of the Parish to consider joining the Ladies’ Guild. The Guild like to donate any of these items, please bring them to the theology. The uninterrupted tradition in the Eastern plans the Parish picnic & Christmas party, has fund raisers to help parish office or give them to a Ladies Guild member by Fri- Please Pray for the Sick and Shut-Ins Churches starting from the first century, the apocry- with church projects and hopes to bring some new ideas and faces day, September 17th. There will be games for the kids, a Carol Andrews; Joann Appeldorn; Candy Bailey; Kris Baker; Rose phal first-century book, Transitus Mariae, and the into the Guild. They meet on the first Monday of the month. There corn hole tournament & bingo. There is a sign-up sheet at Benedetto; Deanna Bennett; Patty Bissel; Paul Blevins; Carmella Boyce; the front entrance of the church to let us know how many writings of the early Fathers of the Church, such as are membership form by all the church doors. Please prayerfully Pat Burch; Dot Burda; Dominica Campbell; Chuck Carter; Helen Catal- consider becoming an active member of the Ladies’ Guild and help will attend. Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 19th, do; Eileen Childers; Jim Crews; Will Cunningham; Enid Gardner; Sue St. Gregory and St. John Damascene, supported and make a our Sacred Heart family grow and be fruitful. and plan to join your parish family for an afternoon of fun!! Gilmore; Carolyn Gracy; Susan Graff; Esther Grafton; Tom Grafton; promoted the popular belief in the Assumption of Bud Hanselman; Bill Hawthorne; Jackie & Bill Hess; Cherie Highfield; Scripture Lessons from Today’s Readings Mary. There is a tomb at the foot of the Mt. of Olives Jason Hobbs; Stacy Hobbs; Patty Jasnec; Don Jennings; Frank Juszczak; The first and third readings are about women and God’s creative, redemptive, and salvific action through them. The Book of Revelation, written in symbolic lan- Heather Kearns; Matt Kirkpatrick; Robert Koper; Joe Lally; Ann La- where ancient tradition says that Mary was laid. But guage familiar to the early Christians, was meant to encourage them and bolster their Faith during times of persecution. In the first reading, the author of Revela- Neve; Norma LaScola; Joe Liston; Gloria Lombardozzi; Jessica Mangir; there is nothing inside. There are no relics, as with tion probably did not have Mary of Nazareth in mind when he described the “woman” in this narrative. He sees the “woman” as a symbol for the nation and peo- Joan Martin; Marcie Martin; Norma Jean McDonald; Linda McGraw; ple, Israel. She is pictured as giving birth, as Israel brought forth the Messiah through its pains. The woman is also symbolic of the Church, and the woman’s off- Zaeden Merriman; Jerome & Karen Mettenberger; Willy Miller; Carolyn the other saints. This is acceptable negative evidence spring represents the way the Church brings Christ into the world. The dragon represents the world's resistance to Christ and the truths that the Church pro- Moore, Jeff Moore; Fran Munoz; Zoe Norwood; Sylvia Passas; John of Mary’s Assumption. Besides, credible apparitions claims. As Mary is the Mother of Christ and of the Church, the passage has indirect reference to Mary: A) According Fr. Reginald Fuller (Center for Liturgy) there Patrick; Sophia Pecjak; Lori Pickering; Samuel Potts; Lizzy Price; David are three possibilities: 1. She is the old Israel, the nation from whom the Messiah came. Much in this passage suggests the old Israel waiting for the birth of the of Mary, though not recorded in the New Testament, Messiah. The Old Testament background suggests this (see Isaiah 66:7). According to this view, the seer is taking up and partly Christianizing earlier pictures of Pucci; Frank Pucci; Judy Puskar; Kyle Reese; Charlotte Reiss; Ray Rob- have been recorded from the 3rd century till today. Israel waiting for the coming of the Messiah. 2. The woman is the Church, the new Israel, the mother of the faithful. This is supported by Rev 12:17, which speaks of inson; Kurt Rosenbaum; Ruth Roos; Michael Sabol; Kara Simons; other children belonging to the woman who “keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus.” 3. The woman with the Blessed Virgin Mary: An inter- Cooper Simpson; Tyler Simpson; Norm Six; Evelyn Speicher; Mary pretation popular among medieval expositors and revived in a somewhat more sophisticated form in recent Catholic exegesis equates the woman with the Blessed Lynn Steen; Terri Stoffel; Mary Tfelt; Rose Tice; Tommy Troia; Joan Virgin Mary. Probably there is no need to choose among these three interpretations. For Mary is the daughter of Zion, the quintessential expression of the old Ward-Powers; Sue Thompson; Spencer Verzella; Isaiah Ware; Marcus Israel as the community of Faith and obedience awaiting the coming of the Messiah, the community in which the Messiah is born. But she is also the quintessential Watson; Robin Webster; John Weeda; Amanda Wellhousen; Sam Wil- expression of the new Israel (the Church), of those who “believe” and are justified on the grounds of their faith, of those who obey his word and who suffer for the liams testimony of Jesus.