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Sacred Heart Church Pray † Teach † Serve SACRED HEART CHURCH PRAY † TEACH † SERVE February 14th, 2021 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mission Statement We are a Eucharistic Community which recognizes and values the dignity of each person by responding to the Gospel. We are called to Pray, Teach and Serve. Weekend Mass Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 8:30 am 10:00 am Daily Mass Monday 7:00 am Tuesday 7:00 am Wednesday 7:00 am Friday 7:00 am Saturday 8:30 am Communion Service Thursday 7:00 am Confession Monday 7:30 am Tuesday 7:30 am Friday 7:30 am Saturday 9:00-9:30 am & 4:30-5:00 pm Adoration Friday 7:30am Exposition 8:30am Benediction Baptism Please call the parish office to make arrangements for baptism at least 2 month in advance. Matrimony Please call the parish office to make arrangements for marriage at least 6 months in advance. Pastor Reverend Bruce Ludeke Permanent Deacon Deacon Ken Funk 2224 Avenue J, Sterling IL www.sacredheartparish.net Tel. 815-625-1134 Emergency 815-625-0631 Congratulations on your Confirmation! Pray Macy Anderson Josie Bovee Brenleigh Cook Mass Intentions MaryKay Downs Mon. 02/22 7:00 am † Beate Kuhns Natalie Eddinger Tues 02/23 7:00 am † Robert Riley Jarrett Fargher Wed. 02/24 7:00 am † Ed J. Grennan 5:30 pm † Deacon Frank Zammuto Austin Fox Thurs. 02/25 7:00 am Communion Service Ryan Gebhardt Fri 02/26 7:00 am † Aldona Miloch Reese Grummert Sat. 02/27 8:30 am Living Intention for Kyle Hutchison Bob Talkie Landon Kenney 5:30 pm Sacred Heart Parishioners Sun. 02/28 8:30 am † Jack Egan Peyton McCafferty Avery Moran 10:00 am † Eugene Gordon Jacob Newberry Sanctuary Lamp In Loving Memory of Eli Penne Gerald Mohr Hazel Pham Patrick Riley Prayer before Communion Kaitlyn Taylor Dear Lord, may I receive you in this Mackenzie Wolfe Communion With open arms, And a loving, contrite heart, So that I may be filled with your grace, For my good and Your glory! Amen. Thanksgiving After Holy Communion I thank You, Eternal Father, for giving me as the food of my soul, the Body and Blood of Your Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. May this Divine Food preserve and increase the union of my soul with You. May it purify me by repressing every evil inclination. Grant that it may be to me a pledge of a glorious resurrection on the last day. Thank you to all the children who participated in Mass O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I love You with all my heart. I am last week and the parents and people who help sorry for ever having offended You, and I desire never to support all the Catholic Schools! offend You again. St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Prayer for Married Couples Almighty and eternal God, You blessed the union of married couples so that they might reflect the union of Christ with his Church: look with kindness on them. Renew their marriage covenant, increase your love in them, and strengthen their bond of peace so that, with their children, they may always rejoice in the gift of your blessing. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. foryourmarriage.org Lent Sacred Heart Prayer/ Almsgiving Blue Nuns Reconciliation This Lent, Sacred Heart will Ash Wednesday be raising money to assist February 17th The Blue Nuns in their Mass-7:00am, 10:30am, mission to provide 5:30pm Ashes Only- 12:15pm Monday Evening Prayer Pray with Deacon Ken before the Blessed Sacrament. Feb. 22 Thru Mar. 22, 6-7 pm Fasting Catholics in good health ages 18 to 59 are Wednesday Eve. Mass, required to fast and to abstain from meat on Adoration & Stations Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting Mass: 5:30pm consists of 1 meatless meal at dinner and 2 smaller Adoration: 6:00pm meals at breakfast and lunch (which together do not Stations of the Cross: 6:30pm add up to a single full meal) with nothing in between. All Wed. in Lent beginning February 24th Catholics age 14 and older are to abstain from meat on all Fridays in Lent. Fasting at other times in Communal Penance Service Lent is highly encouraged. Tuesday, March 9th at 6-7:00pm Sacred Heart, Sterling Be Reconciled Day Wednesday, March 24th Confessions offered all day between 3 parishes in Sterling-Rock Falls. Times at Sacred Heart: 7:30-8:30am, 1:30-2:30pm, A Prayer for Lent 4:30-5:15pm & 6-7pm O gracious Master, infuse in our hearts the spotless light of Your Divine Wisdom and open Other Confession Times at SHP the eyes of our mind that we may understand the Every Saturday - 9:00am & 4:30-5:15pm teachings of Your Gospel. Instill in us also the Mon. & Tues. following 7:00am Mass fear of Your blessed commandments, so that Monday, March 29th, 6:00-7:00pm having curbed all carnal desires, we may lead a Tuesday, March 30th, 5:00pm-6:00pm spiritual life, both thinking and doing everything Good Friday, April 2nd, 11:00-12:00pm to please You. For You, O Christ, our God, are the enlightenment of our souls and bodies; and to Good Friday, April 2nd You we render glory, together with Your eternal Good Friday Service 1:00pm Father, and with Your all holy, life-creating Spirit, Veneration of the Cross 2:15pm-3:30pm now and forever...Amen Stations of the Cross 6:30pm Divine Mercy Chaplet The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be said for Pro-Life intentions after each daily morning Mass, Monday through Friday. Parish Office Schedule of Ministers Saturday, February 20th & Sunday, February 21st Hours…...............Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (June-Aug: Friday - 8:00-12:00pm) Lectors: Phone …………...……………………… 815-625-1134 5:30 pm Volunteer Needed Fax………………...………………………815-625-1138 8:30 am John Clark 10:00 am Sam Ramirez, Jr. Rectory, Emergency Only ….………..…815-625-0631 Usher/Cleaners: Parish Staff 5:30 pm Jan Hammes Geralyn Nash Pastor 8:30 am Brenda & Jeff Gould Rev. Bruce Ludeke……….…………….…….....ext. 3 Margaret & Greg Nickrent Email…………………….…[email protected] 10:00 am Linda & Anna Kuhns Permanent Deacon 2 Volunteers Needed Deacon Ken Funk………………...….................ext. 5 Please contact Karen Nestor at 815-625-1134 or Email……………..…[email protected] [email protected] if you can Business Manager help out in these roles! Julie Massey….………………….………..…......ext. 2 Email……....…..……[email protected] Parish Secretary The Office will be closed Shelly Oltmans..………………………….….......ext. 0 Monday Feb. 15th Email……………….………. [email protected] in honor of President Day. Director of Music & Liturgy Karen Nestor.....………………………….….......ext. 4 Email………………[email protected] Happy Birthday from Fr. Bruce and the Coordinator of Religious Education Sacred Heart Staff! Melinda Hutchison………….…………..…….…......... Email…………………[email protected] 02/15 Camden Atilano 02/18 Troy Ebenezer 02/15 Patrick Maloy Coordinator of Evangelization 02/18 Kate Fudala 02/15 Kim Ramirez Susanna Riley….…...………...…..…...815-441-8170 02/19 Jolene Bickett 02/15 Karen Reynolds Email………………….…[email protected] 02/19 Samantha Moreno 02/15 Christine Rowzee 02/20 Tom Friedlein 02/15 Abigail Sheets Coordinator of RCIA 02/20 Brenda Porter 02/15 Sharon Steinhagen Gonzalo Reyes 02/20 Yasmin Rosas 02/16 Owen Anderson Email……….……….………[email protected] 02/20 Zita Rosas 02/16 Michael Fritz 02/21 Deziree Bushar 02/16 Jeff Waldschmidt Prayer Chain for Special Intentions 02/21 James McMahon 02/18 Jane Apple Call………..……………….…………….815-625-1134 02/21 Tim Nelson Email…...……………..…[email protected] 02/18 Stacey Bontz Weekly Collection Boy Scout Sunday Congratulations to all of our Boy Scouts on this Scout Your Gift to God last weekend was: Sunday! A special congratulations to Kyle Hutchison, Colin Amount Required Weekly $4,442.31 Messer, Jacob Newberry and Patrick Riley on working to achieve the Ad Altare Dei award. Envelope mailed in/dropped off $2,906.00 Online Giving $2,470.00 Weekly Total 02/07/2021 $5,376.00 YTD Required $137,711.61 YTD Collected (Week 31) $185,595.00 Total Envelope Holders 523 Envelopes Used 76 % Contributed 15% Parish Raffle Winner Carlene Jenner Tithing 4%..........PADS Homeless Shelter ($204) Penitential Act Second Reading 1 Cor 10:31—11:1 I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and Brothers and sisters, sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, everything for the glory of God. Avoid giving offense, (striking breast 3 times) through my fault, through my fault, whether to the Jews or Greeks or the church of God, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed just as I try to please everyone in every way, not seeking Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my my own benefit but that of the many, that they may be saved. Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Gloria Gospel Mk 1:40-45 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and of good will.
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