2015 Adams Avenue Huntington, WV 25704 Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. John 12:24 Fifth Sunday of Lent Center Activities Parish Council President Katie Ergenekon ...... (540) 539-4881 Parish Office Hours Parish Pastoral Council St. Ann Circle President Mon - Fri...... 9:00AM - 2:00PM 3rd Monday of month...... 6:00PM Lydia Spurlock ...... (740) 744-3428 Phone ………………………….… (304) 429-4318 St. Ann Circle Parish E-mail ……..... [email protected] 2nd Tuesday of month ...... 1:00PM Sacraments Parish Facebook …………..fb.com/shcchwv Parish Website……...http://shcchwv.com/ Your Parish Staff Reconciliation Saturday 4:30 - 4:45 PM Administrator Sunday 8:30 - 8:45 AM Worship Rev. Fr. Shaji Thomas ……. (248) 996-3960 Anytime by appointment. Weekend Liturgies ...... [email protected] By appointment. Parents should be registered in Saturday Evening ...... 5:00PM Parish Secretary parish at least 6 months. Instructions required. Sunday Morning ...... 9:00AM Theresa Phillips ...... (703) 969-0542 Marriage (Bulletin Deadline: Monday by 10:00AM) Arrangements made AT LEAST 6 months in advance. Weekday Liturgies Bookkeeper Instructions required, and parishioners registered in Monday ...... 8:30AM Lena Adkins ...... (304) 486-5370 the parish at least 1 year. Tuesday ...... NO Choir / Music Director Anointing of the Sick Traci Ferguson...... (304) 563-3390 Please notify Fr. Thomas prior to surgery or in times Wednesday ...... 8:30AM of illness. Also, please notify us when a parishioner Thursday ...... NO MASS Finance Council President is in the hospital, nursing home, or is homebound.

Friday ...... 8:30AM Pat Reger ...... (304) 522-2031 A Parish of Wheeling-Charleston Fr. Thomas’ Message

From “HOPE TO DIE” By SCOTT HAHN

“When we receive the Eucharist, we receive Christ, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. This is what every Catholic Announce the Good News of child learns before he or she receives First Holy Communion, Jesus and this is the ancient belief of the Church, taught to us by Jesus himself: "My flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink Readings for the Week of March 21, 2021 indeed" (John 6:55). "This is my body . . . This is my blood" (Matt 26:26-28). Readings for the Week of March 21, 2021 In the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really and truly present. His Sunday Fifth Sunday of Lent presence is as real as it was when he walked the streets of Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jerusalem and as real as it will be when he returns at the end of days. It is a true parousia, a true coming. And it changes Jn 12:20-33 us. At every Mass, in every Holy Communion, Jesus gives his Monday Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; divine life to us. As we've talked about already, the Church Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Jn 8:1-11 calls this life sanctifying grace. It's the life that God breathed Tuesday Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, into Adam at the dawn of creation and that Adam and Eve both possessed until they made the mistake of listening to Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21; Jn 8:21-30 the serpent. Sanctifying grace is what they lost, and it's what Wednesday Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Jesus restores to us in Baptism. Jn 8:31-42 The Eucharist is God continuing to nourish us with that gift. Thursday Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord He feeds us with himself to give our souls what they need for our journey through this world. When we receive the Eucha- Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11; rist frequently, worthily, and reverently, we are healed. We Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 are comforted. We are strengthened. We are empowered to Friday Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; Jn 10:31-42 live the life God calls us to live, make the sacrifices he calls us Saturday Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; Jn 11:45-56 to make, and be the people he calls us to be. The Eucharist, in short, helps us to become holy. It helps us to become

Sunday Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord saints.” Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1—15:47or 15:1-39 Penance Service followed by individual confession will be 30 minutes before all Masses held on: March 25, 6pm at Sacred Heart March 26, 6pm St. Peter Claver Please plan to attend one of these services for the Pascal Celebrations.

Prayer to SAINT JOSEPH - Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse Holy Week service schedule will be in next week’s bulletin. of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you, God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for Liturgical Assignments us grace, mercy, and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen. Saturday, Mar 20 Saturday, Mar 27

Prayer to SAINT THE - St. Michael the Archangel, Reader Kris B Special Assignments defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of Server Pat Reger the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of Sunday, Mar 21 Sunday, Mar 28 the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell , and all the Reader Kateryna Special Assignments evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Server Simeon

2 Sacred Heart Catholic Church • Huntington, West Virginia Our Stewardship Mar 13 & Mar 14

Loose and Envelopes $ 2,713.00

Catholic Relief Services $ 186.00

Mass Intentions Maintenance Fund $ 357.00 Saturday, March 20 Easter Flowers $40.00 5:00 P.M. † Jason Stanley By Joe & Sue Stanley Collection Total $3,296.00 Sunday, March 21 Mass Attendance Sat: 46 Sun: 48 9:00 A.M. For the People of the Parish Monday, March 22 Thank you for your gifts of time, talent, and treasure. 8:30 A.M. † June Talasky

By Theresa Phillips Turibius of Mogrovejo was a law professo and Tuesday, March 23 No Mass Scheduled judge in Spain. When King Philip II appoint- Wednesday, March 24 ed him Archbishop of 8:30 A.M. † Maria Rosa Lobaldo Lima, Turibius By Connie Sorbilli told the king and the

Pope that he had never even been to and that he was not even a Thursday, March 25 No Mass Scheduled ! But the Church in Peru needed a holy man to lead the people closer to

Christ. Turibius was ordained a priest and a bishop, and sailed to his new land. Friday, March 26 Solemnity of Saint Joseph 8:30 A.M. For the Shut -Ins of our Parish When he arrived he was shocked that the people were so poor, abused and not By Theresa Phillips cared for by the church. It took Turibius seven years to visit every parish in his 9:00 A.M. new land, preaching about God’s love and how to follow Jesus. Turibius super- 12:00 P.M. vised the building of many churches, schools, and hospitals. The first seminary Saturday, March 27 in the New World was opened in Lima in 1591 so that new could be 5:00 P.M. For the People of the Parish trained. Everywhere he went, he spoke out against the unjust treatment of the Sunday, March 28 poor. The people in power listened to Turibius because he always spoke with 9:00A.M. † Mr & Mrs Guarnieri love and he encouraged everyone to act with love. Turibius died in 1606 and By Ray Guarnieri was canonized in1726. We honor him as a saint because he responded to God’s call to serve others. Like Jesus, he was a good shepherd for his people.

Friday after 8:30 Mass, Please Pray for our sick and homebound parishioners Adoration will be from and friends who are in need of our prayers, especially…

9am - 12 am followed by Robert Allen Joe Morabito Stations of the Cross Sharon Allen Dara Morgan Susie Barrett Dan Norris & Family Rose & Ernie Blankenship Lucy Rutherford Marcella & Phil Corkrean Ricky Sebastiani Mike Clark Judi Smith Confessions at Sacred Heart Emily da Ponte Trish Smith Saturday 4:30 - 4:45 Manis Family Connie Sorbilli Dolores Foose Lina Sorbilli Sunday 8:30 - 8:45 or By Appointment Hazel Goodwin Sam Spurlock Tony Howerton Dreama Taylor THE DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON is committed to the protection of its children and Delores Law Ezra Taylor young people. To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please contact your local law enforcement agency, or you may confidentially contact WV Child Protective Services at Joe Leonora Michael Taylor 800.352.6513. To report suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of Wheel- Andrea Markham Mary Volmer ing-Charleston to the Diocese, please contact one of the Bishop’s designees at 888.434.6237 or 304.233.0880: Sister Ellen Dunn, ext. 264; Mr. Bryan Minor, ext. 263; Mr. Tim Bishop, ext. 353; Stephen Miller Raquel Blankenhorn Fr. Dennis Schuelkens, ext. 270 or call the Office of Safe Environment at 304-230-1504 March 21, 2021 • Fifth Sunday of Lent 3