Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish April 3, 2016 in the city and diocese of grand rapids, Michigan DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
www.SacredHeartGR.org www.SacredHeartAcademyGR.org
pastor Father Robert A. Sirico [email protected]
associate pastor Father Peter O. Damian [email protected]
PARISH OFFICE 156 Valley Avenue SW, 49504 ParishO [email protected] 616 459 8362 Mrs. Amber Hiske office manager [email protected] Mr. Michael Tober director of religious education [email protected] Dr. Daniel BennettPage director of sacred music [email protected]
ACADEMY OFFICE 1200 Dayton Street SW, 49504 www.SacredHeartAcademyGR.org 616 459 0948 Mr. Sean Maltbie headmaster [email protected] Mrs. Barbara Menardie operations manager [email protected]
FIRST COMMUNION AND MASS SCHEDULE BAPTISM CONFIRMATION Monday Friday 7:45 am Preparation for the sacrament of Young people in Second Grade (First Baptism should begin before the birth of Saturday 8:00 am Communion) and Eighth Grade a child. Please contact the Parish O ce. Vigil of Sunday 5:00 pm (Con rmation) can prepare for these Sunday 8:00 am sacrament as Academy students or MARRIAGE during our Tuesday Parish Evenings. Solemn Mass in English 10:30 am Preparations for marriage are to be Please contact the Director of Extraordinary Form 12:30 pm initiated at least nine (9) months in [Traditional Latin Mass ] Religious Education for information. advance of the proposed wedding date. Holy Day Masses announced on the No date can be set before meeting with RECEPTION INTO THE website and in the weekly bulletin. the priest. CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ADULT BAPTISM Anointing of the Sick Adults & teenagers wishing to become confessions Please contact the parish o ce right Saturdays : 3:00 4:30 pm; members of the Catholic Church away if you or someone you know has a Sundays : before the through reception (’conversion’), health emergency or is scheduled for a 10:30 and 12:30 Masses; Baptism, & Con rmation are invited or by appointment. hospital stay. to take part in the Rite of Christian Initiation. Contact the Director of SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH Page 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Masses for the Week of April 3 Liturgical Appointments Ti Monday, April 4 The Annunciation of the Lord Saturday & Sunday April 9, 10 Sa 7:45 a.m Members of Altar Rosary Society Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion J. 5:00 p.m. M. Roberts Tuesday, April 5 St. Vincent Ferrer, Priest 8:00 a.m. S. Portko 7:45 a.m. +Evelyn & Anthony Hodyna 10:30 a.m. B. Zielinski Wednesday, April 6 Easter Weekday Ministers of the Word 7:45 a.m. +Pat Knop 5:00 p.m. T. Walsh 8:00 a.m. S. Rea ni Thursday, April 7 St. John Baptist de la Salle, Priest 10:30 a.m. J. Kozal 7:45 a.m. Int. Lydia Flickinger Ushers
Friday, April 8 Easter Weekday 5:00 p.m. J. Smith, R. Wiktorowski, D. Karcis 7:45 a.m. Int. Arlene Wlazlo 8:00 a.m. T. Burns, J. Schultz, B. Gilewski, A. Dunst 10:30 a.m. R. Cro , J. Thayer, J. Mitus Saturday, April 9 Easter Weekday 8:00 am. Int. Brandon & Anne Bigorowski Altar Servers 5:00 pm Joseph Rekucki 5:00 p.m. Open 8:00 a.m. B. LaPonsie, B. LaPonsie Sunday, April 10 Third Sunday of Easter 8:00 a.m. Int. Kevin & Jane VanderHyde 10:30 a.m. E. Wagenmaker, R. Phelps, 10:30 a.m. Members of the Parish Family I. Wagenmaker, T. Flickinger, J. Sergeant 12:30 p.m. +Mother Angelica 12:30 p.m. D. Divozzo, D. Richert, E. Wurm, J. Leidel J. LaFramboise, B. Wurm, V. Staskiewicz
Readings for the Week of April 3, 2016 St. Therese Sacristans
Church Cleaning—Green Sunday Second Sunday of Easter/ Sunday of Divine Mercy Please Pray for Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Fran Dewey Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31 Vista Springs 3740 Vista Springs Ave NE Monday THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 A card or visit would be welcome. Tuesday Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest
Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; The Sanctuary Light is burning for Jn 3:16-21 the deceased members of our Thursday Saint John Bap st de la Salle, Priest Parish. Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-18, 19-20; Jn 3:31-36 We welcome to this Mass today many extended members Friday Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 of the Hankiewicz family who have extensive roots in our Saturday Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 parish, and are related to our previous Pastor, Msgr. Ed Sunday Third Sunday of Easter Hankiewicz. We have prayed with them today for the Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, eternal repose of the souls of members of their family, 13;Rv 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 which is noted in the bulle n and want to offer a warm welcome to each of them to Sacred Heart. Collec ons DATE 1ST COLLECTION FAITH DIRECT SPECIALS 2ND COLLECTION 2ND COLLECTION and Loose FUNDS WILL BENEFIT March 6, 2016 7241.00 N/A 762.68 1258.14 CRS March 13, 2016 6432.00 3651.64 843.42 1539.39 General Fund March 20, 2016 7369.60 6791.25 342.00 1969.30 General Fund March 27, 2016 7520.00 N/A 1647.01 5762.96 Chris ans in Holy Land Divine Mercy Sunday Page 3 SUNDAY, April 3, 2016 This Week in Our Parish
Monday, April 4 Spring Break—Academy Closed
Tuesday, April 5 No Parish Night
The West Side’s biggest family festival is just around the Wednesday, April 6 Bible Study—Friendship Hall corner!
APRIL 28, 29,30, and MAY 1 Thursday, April 7th Authen cum 6:30pm: refreshments Bigger and Better than EVER! New and improved carnival rides from Skerbeck 7:00pm: Lecture given by Entertainment! Fr. Robert Sirico A new family-oriented, kid-awesome Sock Hop with live music! Friday, April 8 A Big Fat 50’s wedding reception with live music and hilarious role players! (And awesome food.) Route 66 Saturday, April 9 First Communion Retreat—Lowell classic car show. Route 66 Diner with great travelin’ food. And the first ever, BBQ Beer Garden and Wine Tent. Sunday, April 10 Carnival Hours Thursday 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm Dates to Remember Friday from noon to 11:00 pm Saturday from noon to 11:00 pm April 11 CWV, KofC, First Communion Sunday from noon to 5:00 pm Rehearsal Tickets are on sale now $18 in advance, $25 day of. April 13 Confirma on at the Cathedral http://www.skerbeck.com/sales/shop/item.aspx?itemid=13 April 14 Young Hearts Sockhop April 15 Gala Event with Raymond Arroyo Friday from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm April 17 First Holy Communion Tickets $2.00 for kids, $3.00 for adults April 20 Friendship Group $10 for families April 22/23 Rummage Sale April 28-30-May 1 WESTFEST Route 66 Classic Car Show May 21 Spring Bus Trip to Chicago Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
50’s Big Fat Wedding Reception Saturday 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Be a part of our growing parish! $20 in advance and $25 at the door Consider joining one of the many groups that help keep $10 for kids (under 16) our church running smoothly.
Route 66 BBQ Beer Garden and Wine Tent Ministry of the week: Friday 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm SHA Parent Teacher Commi ee Saturday noon to 11:00 pm Sunday noon to 5:00 pm This hard-working group of school parents has projects galore: from fund-raising to helping with school social Route 66 Café ac vi es. Their dedica on provides our Academy with Friday from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm (Sock Hop) some of the li le “extras” like hot lunches each month that Saturday noon to 10:00 pm (Outdoors) we could not obtain in our regular budget. Mee ngs are Sunday noon to 4:00 pm (Outdoors) held once a month. Please contact the church or school office if interested.
We need friendly, helpful volunteers for all phases of this Persecu on of Middle East Chris ans festival. Could you give two to three hours to help us make If you aren't one of the more than 120,000 people who this the best WestFest ever? Please contact the parish have already signed the online pe on to have the office at 459-8362 orSponsor go to westfestgr.orgof the Week to sign up. persecu on of Middle East Chris ans recognized by the US
State Department as genocide, please take a few minutes You Ted’swon’t Serviceregret it. Center It’s a Blast! To view the full ad, see the back page of the bulle n. to read about the reasons this is important at SacredHeartKofC.org/sign-the-pe on. SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH Page 4 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN REMINDER FIRST HOLY COMMUNION It is time to renew FAMILIES: First Friday Memorials On Saturday, April 9th our First Communion students are scheduled to make bread with the Franciscan Sisters in Lowell. We are mee ng here at Sacred Heart at 8:15 a.m. The Associa on will be remembered in the same way as and car pooling to the Franciscan Life Center. We are last year. Each week the bulle n will list the families being scheduled from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. At least one parent remembered. is asked to a end with the child. Ques ons/Concerns The cost of the memorial remains the same at $60.00 per please contact Michael Tober at 616-459-8362 or line. [email protected] Please fill out the bo om por on of this form and return it, with payment, to the parish office no later than April 26th. If it is more convenient you may enclose the form Parish Rummage Sale and payment in an envelope marked “First Friday Memorial” and place it in the collec on basket. The parish rummage sale will take place on Friday, April If you have any ques ons please contact the Parish Office 22nd and Saturday, April 23rd. Set up will take place the at 459-8362. week of April 18th. If you can help with set up (sor ng and pricing) or at the sale please call the Academy office at 459- Sacred Heart of Jesus 0948. If you have items that you would like to donate for First Friday Memorial Mass Association the sale, we will begin accep ng dona ons March 7th. Items that need to be picked up for the sale will be Please enroll the person/family group listed below scheduled beginning March 21st. Please print or type all information
Name of person/family group being remembered Spring Bus Trip to Chicago NO MORE THAN 53 CHARACTERS A bus trip is planned for Saturday, May 21st to downtown INCLUDING SPACES PER LINE Chicago (with alternate drop offs at the Aquarium, Water ______Tower Place and Navy Pier). The bus will leave Sacred Heart parking lot at 7:00 am and return at approximately ______10:30 pm. Seats are $45 each. Please contact Barb ______Menardie at the Academy (459-0948) for addi onal informa on. ______The Altar/Rosary mee ng will be on Sunday April 10 at 2:30 in the Academy’s 101 room. ______This is a very important mee ng to discuss Wes est and to ______hopefully sign up workers for Wes est weekend! We will need a lot of helpers and should be lots of fun. If anyone is thinking about joining our group this would be a Name(s) of Donor______great me to do that! If you can't make the mee ng but s ll want to get involved, call Mary at 895-1968 Phone Number of Donor______Steepletown LawnCare Service offers excep onal year-
round service in basic lawncare maintenance, including Amount Paid $______Cash_____ Check#______mowing, edging, trimming, and spring/fall cleanup. This Make checks payable to Sacred Heart of Jesus service is for persons 60 years of age and older. The cost To pay by Credit Card, please call the parish office of the service is greatly subsidized by Senior Millage This is a new Memorial______Funding; par cipants shall not be denied or limited This is a renewal______because of income or financial resources. To sign up, contact Steepletown at 451-4215; extension 112. Ask for Sheila or Dennis. Sacred Heart SCRIP Schedule Place your SCRIP order by 8 a.m. on April 11 & 25 Orders will be available to be picked up at the Rectory or Jesus, I trust in you Academy Office by Friday of the same week. Please contact Tracy Meier @ 616-735-1153 or [email protected] Divine Mercy Sunday Page 5 SUNDAY, April 3, 2016
Tuesday “Parish Night” News Authen cum We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, April 7th, at There will be NO Adora on, Vespers or Tuesday Sacred Heart Parish Hall in Grand Rapids for another exci ng Authen cum event. night catechesis this week. Father Robert Sirico will present the next lecture which is We begin again on April 12th in the Friendship tled: “In conversa on with Laudato Si: The Limits of the Hall a er Vespers to listen to our very own Fr. Church's Magisterium. "
Peter share insights on prayer. Come join us! Fr. Robert Sirico is the Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and President of the Acton Ins tute. As president of the Acton Ins tute, Fr. Sirico lectures at colleges, universi es, and business organiza ons throughout the U.S. and abroad. His wri ngs on religious, poli cal, economic, and social ma ers are published in a variety of journals, including: The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the London Financial Times, the Washington Times, the Detroit News, and the Na onal Review. Fr. Sirico is o en called upon by members of the broadcast media for statements regarding economics, civil rights, and issues of religious concern. He has provided commentary for CNN, ABC, the BBC, NPR and CBS's 60
Minutes among others.
You don't want to miss this event! There will be copies of all past Authen cum lectures available, or you can access them online from www.ca ounda ons.com .
All adults of every age are invited. We hope to see you April 7th. Refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m. and the Lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. All Authen cum lectures count for Catechist cer fica on credit in the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
Sacred Heart of Jesus May Crowning
The May Crowning will take place on Tuesday, May 10th following Vespers and Benedic on at 5pm. All girls are welcome to take part in the May Crowning procession. Names will be drawn from two age groups; age 12 and up to crown Our Lady, and age 11 and under to carry the crown. Girls are asked to wear white dresses or a white skirt/top and white veil. The parish has been blessed to receive a large collec on of white dresses and veils from the Carmelite Nuns in Parnell. The dresses will be availa- Please include Sacred Heart Parish and Academy ble to try on and reserve on Tuesday, May 3 a er school. in your will. They may also wear their own white dress and veil from home. Girls making their First Holy Communion this year are encouraged to wear their First Communion dresses and veils. All girls who would like to par cipate are asked to put their names in one of the baskets labeled "May Crowning" located in the back of church. Names will be drawn on April 26 th. Regina Coeli, ora pro nobis! SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH Page 6 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Divine Mercy Sunday Page 7 SUNDAY, April 3, 2016
FIRST FRIDAY MEMORIAL MASS ASSOCIATION
ALKSNIS, FORTUNA, VANHAITSMA& VANDERLAAN FAMILIES MURASKI & GEDRIS FAMILIES WILSON; CHRISTINE & DEC. OF PALASEK FAMILY AMPULSKI & GOLEMBIEWSKI FAMILIES MYSZKA & NOVAKOWSKI FAMILIES WOJTOWICZ/HARTUNIEWICZ/KAMINSKI/LISZEWSKI/TYBIK FAM ANUSZKIEWICZ, MERDZINSKI, TODD & WHALEN FAM. NOVAKOWSKI; EDWARD SR. & JOE WOODHULL, RADECKI, HODYNA & ZIOMKOWSKI FAMILIES BAKE, DEFOUW, DOMINIAK, RUPINSKI & OLKOWSKI FAMILIES NOWAK; J & D, SMIGIEL, SZATKOWSKI/SLEZIAK/NOWICKI FAM. ZAJACZKOWSKI; JOSEPH & WALTER / HELEN BRONISZKO FAM BALKE, HANSEN, & SCHMIDT FAMILIES O’BRIEN FAMILY BERGLER, KOKER, LANGENBACH FAMILIES OLEJNICZAK, BOGASKI & BLOOM FAMILIES BIALK, OLSZEWSKI, TIBBE, SOSNOWSKI FAMILIES OLEJNICZAK, HANKIEWICZ & PELLERITO FAM. BIEDRON; JOSEF & AGATHA, JOSEPH & ROSE OLEJNICZAK, HANKIEWICZ, BURCH & OLEE FAMILIES BIELECKI, PATRICIA, BIELECKI & FLYNN FAMILIES OLEJNICZAK; JOHN, LOTTIE,TOM/SUCHOCKI, JULIUS/EK, DON BOCHNIAK, VINCENT & KLIMAWICZ, CHARLES FAMILIES OLEWINSKI; EDWARD, CEIL & JOHN, FRANK, TED BOCHNIAK, SR. FRANCES MARIE SSND, SR. JULIE ANN SSND ORACZ; JOSEPH AND ORACZ & BEMOWSKI FAMILIES BOLTER, DROSKI & MARCULIS FAMILIES ORLOWSKI; RON, JASINSKI, LUSZCZYK, GRZESZAK, YEO FAM BROTON, CUPER, TRUSZKOWSKI & WORONIECKI FAM. OSTROWSKI & MILANOWSKI FAMILIES, LIVING & DECEASED BROWN; MARCIA, JULIA & HERBERT, RICHARD PACHULSKI, JOHN & ELEANOR AND DECEASED OF FAMILY BUOZAS FAMILY, WILLIAM, AGNES, DAN & JIM PALASEK, ADAM & MARY AND SKONIECZNY FAMILY BURCH, OLEE, OLEJNICZAK & HANKIEWICZ FAMILIES PALASEK, JOSEPH, WILSON, CHRISTINE & DEC. OF PALASEK FAM C HIPPEWA & RICHERT FAMILIES PALASZEK,STANLEY-CECELIA(JANKOWSKI)BERNADET-CASIMIR CZARNOWSKI, JOSEPH & OLGA, ANTONINI FAMILIES PIECHOCKI; ALOYSUIOS/MARY HANKIEWICZ; ANDREW/ANNE DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY POPOWICH, TOMASZEK & BRINK FAMILIES, LIVING & DEC. DECEASED & LIVING MEMBERS OF SHOJ FRIENDSHIP GROUP PRESTON, EDMUND DECEASED MEMBERS OF YOUNG HEARTS PRZEKOPOWSKI, BLACHOWSKI & LIICK FAMILIES DRASIEWSKI, STEVE AND AUSTIN, HOWARD FAMILIES PURCZYNSKI: MARVIN/DOROTHY, ANDREW/MARIE, CHAS/ROSE FERGEN; JOE, ROBERT, HENRY, HELEN, ROTH; TED & LENA REKUCKI; FRANK, ANGELA, JOSEPH AND ARLENE GABERT, ALEXANDER & EDWARD AND GABERT FAMILY REKUCKI; JOHN, VICTORIA, THOMAS & CAROLE GARTHE, & PEPLINSKI FAMILIES, STAN (JOE) WITUCKI REMENAK; ALBERT, PHYLLIS, JERRY AND LISIKIEWICZ FAM GILEWSKI, SKONIECZNY, VANWYK, SAGANSKI, EARDLEY FAM ROSLONIEC & HODYNA FAMILIES GLOVICK, SCHRAUWEN & TALLMAN FAMILIES ROSLONIEC, MSGR. LEO S. GREGO, FRITZ, BOZUNG, KOZLOWSKI & ZDOBINSKI FAM ROSLONIEC; RAY & THERESA AND SON DON GRZEGORSKI; EDWARD/MICHAEL/MARY/ EUGENE/SR. CLOTHILDA ROSLONIEC & BIELECKI FAMILIES GRZEGORSKI & NADOLSKI FAMILIES SAK; SALOME (SALLY) ROSE, CASIMIR W., & MICHELE ROSE HANKS; JOSEPH; KAMINSKI TONY , HATTIE & RAY FAMILIES SATKOWSKI, FLORENCE & EDWARD AND FAMILY HEALING OF THE FAM TREE: BERGLER/KOKER/ LANGENBACH SCANLON, MILDRED, DAVID, SCANLON & DLUGOSZ FAMILY HERDA & NIEWIADOMSKI FAMILIES SCHAUB; SUSAN & JAMES, SCHAUB & HASCHER FAM HUG AND SCHAB & ORACZ FAMILIES SIEKIRK, WELLINGTON, LITTLECHILD, TURNER, FOSS FAM. JAMES; THEODORE DAVID & FAMILY SIELAWA, KALINSKI & SZYMCZAK FAMILIES JASZCZYSZYN, WALTER; RUSYN, ANNA & KOZICKI FAMILIES SNOW, HONORABLE ROMAN J. KASPER, STASZEL, KAMINSKI & SCHUMACHER FAMILIES SOBEL & SIERACKI FAMILIES KLOCKO, LEON & FRIEDA; SOBCZAK & KLOCKO FAM STACHOWIAK; (WANDA) JOHN & MASLOWSKI; FRANK FAM. KOTECKI; CHESTER, MARY & JOHN, WALENDZIK; MARVIN STREK; ROSEMARY, SALLY & STANLEY KUBERSKI & PAWLAK FAMILIES SYPNIEWSKI, ROOSSIEN, ROBERTS, BLATTNER & KLAP FAM MACIEJEWSKI; JOSEPH, FLORENCE AND FAMILY SZCZEPANEK JOSEPH, STERKENBURG & KIVINEN FAMILIES MATTHEWS, ED; HANKS J/S, J/M, J, OLENEACK B/J/TTR UZARSKI; DON & KATIE AND SON TOM MENTALEWICZ & BOCHNIAK FAMILIES VANDERHYDE FAMILY OF KEVIN & JANE MERRILLS: ALBERT, MARY, KATHLEEN & JANET WALEJEWSKI, CHARLES & ALICE MULBRECHT & MAKSYMOWSKI FAMILIES WATSON, PAUL E. & DOROTHY A.