Pastor - Fr. Joseph G. Mulroney, J.C.L.

December 13, 2020 3rd Sunday of

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 535, Dunn, NC 28335 Physical Address: 108 S. McKay Ave., Dunn, NC 28334

Website: www.sacredheartdunn.org Weekend Masses Office Phone: (910) 891-1972 Vigil Saturday, 4:30 PM Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM –3:00 PM (Latin) Sunday, 8:00 AM Mass Sunday, 9:30 AM Parish Secretary: Mrs. Jan Rebman High Mass (Latin) Sunday, 11:30 AM [email protected] Daily Masses Faith Formation Director: Mr. Len Matz Tuesday 8:30 AM [email protected] Wednesday 6:30 PM

Thursday 8:30 AM Director of Music: Dr. Mary Ann Chiodo Friday 8:30 AM (Adoration Follows) [email protected] First Saturday 9:00 AM Daily Masses are preceded by 15 minutes for Finance Council Chair: Mrs. Jen Convery Morning Prayer or Evening Prayer [email protected]

Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation) Parish Advisory Council Chair: Wednesday 5:30 - 6:15 PM Mrs. Cara Shackelford Friday 9:30 - 10:30 AM [email protected] Saturday 3:30 - 4:15 PM Welcome Visitors: The is reserved in this church. Please maintain reverence, respectful silence, and a prayerful attitude. Individual communicants are invited to kneel at the rail to receive (unless unable to kneel). For the reception of Holy Communion, one be in communion with God and neighbor, in a state of grace and not in a state of mortal sin. And finally, please remember the way we dress for Mass shows our internal disposition toward God. Mass Intentions Parish Stewardship

Saturday, December 12 Church Support 4:30 PM Mass +Edward Fleming (Tom & Edith Fleming) Donate by Mail: P.O. Box 535, Dunn, NC 28335

Sunday, December 13 Make checks payable to Sacred Heart Church 8:00 AM Mass Holy Souls in Purgatory Donate Online: Visit our website at 9:30 AM Mass Fr. Trent Watts www.sacredheartdunn.org (Jay & Jan Rebman) received for last weekend 11:30 AM Mass People of Sacred Heart 4:30 PM Tuesday, December 15 No Daily Mass Today First Collection $ 294.00

Second Collection $ 453.00 Wednesday, December 16 6:30 PM Mass Liam Fitzgerald 8:00 AM (Robert & Catherine Young) First Collection $1,151.00 Thursday, December 17 8:30 AM Mass +Mary Estes Second Collection $ 761.00 (The Convery Family) 9:30 AM

Friday, December 18 8:30 AM Mass Kim Hoover First Collection $ 404.00 (Jan Rebman) Second Collection $ 178.00 Saturday, December 19 11:30 AM 4:30 PM Mass The Hayes Family (Jay & Jan Rebman) First Collection $ 608.00 Sunday, December 20 8:00 AM Mass +Chuck & Mitz Ransbottom Second Collection $ 474.00 (Jan Rebman) Totals

9:30 AM Mass Anthony & Jennifer Convery (Wedding Anniversary) First Collection $2,457.00 Second Collection $1,906.00 11:30 AM Mass People of Sacred Heart Donations $2,950.00 Parish News Altar Flowers CONFESSIONS BEFORE CHRISTMAS Fr. Mulroney will be hearing confessions in the church on The altar flowers this weekend are the Monday and Tuesday before Christmas. The times will In memory of be: Eli & Theresa Cortez • Monday (21 Dec.) 6:00 PM–7:30 PM • Tuesday (22 Dec.) 6:00 PM–7:30 PM Donated by There will be no Confessions on Wednesday the 23rd. Kenny & Bonnie Cortez New HVAC unit needed The main body of our church is heated and cooled by two Special Offerings HVAC units (called gas packs). One is 22 years-old and the other is 21 years-old. Unfortunately, the 21 year-old system "died" a couple of weeks ago, leaving us with one system Call Jan Rebman at (910) 891-1972 to arrange for a Mass for the main body of the church. We have gotten a quote Intention, Candle Lighting, or Altar Flowers. from the company that maintains our HVAC systems. The amount to replace the HVAC system is $6,040. That is a lot Suggested Donation: of money for a small parish like ours. I believe there are a number of parishioners who would want to make a Mass Intention $10.00 generous donation to help cover this amount. That would Sacred Heart Candle $20.00 be deeply appreciated. If a person would like to donate to Sanctuary Candle $40.00 this fund, please put a check in a regular white envelope Altar Flowers $45.00 marked "HVAC Replacement." Thank you!

Sacraments Mass Readings Week of December 13th

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 51-54 Infant Baptism: Congratulations on the birth of your child! [Is 61:10b]/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

Please contact Fr. Mulroney if you would like your baby Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, baptized. It is strongly advised that infants be baptized 8-9 [4]/Mt 21:23-27 within one month of birth. Adult Baptism/Reception into the Church: Those adults Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19 who would like to become Catholic should contact Fr. and 23 [7a]/Mt 21:28-32

Mulroney, whether they are previously baptized or not. Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21c-25/Ps 85:9ab and 10, We pray that you join the One, Holy, Catholic and 11-12, 13-14 [Is 45:8]/Lk 7:18b-23 Apostolic Church! Thursday: Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17 [cf. 7]/Mt 1:1-17 FAITH FORMATION (CATECHESIS) FOR THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION Friday: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 [cf. 7]/ Classes to prepare children for the Sacraments of Penance Mt 1:18-25 and First Holy Communion meet on Sundays (September- May), from 9:50 AM-10:45 AM. For more information and Saturday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 cf. 8]/Lk 1:5-25 registration, please contact Len Matz at [email protected] Please Remember in Prayer...

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION (“Lift up your hearts”) is our parish youth We pray for members of our parish who are sick: group for teenagers. It meets on Friday evenings from George Convery, Eileen Rettig, George Glover, 6:30-9:00 (during the school year) and serves as a Larry Johnson, Jacque Luke, Joe Senter catechetical opportunity for those age 13 through senior year in high school who are preparing to receive the And for the people serving in the Armed Forces: Sacrament of Confirmation (a two-year program). Those who have already been confirmed are also welcome to LCpl Ian Qualls—USMC attend. There is lots of fun, faith, and food. For more LCpl Kenzie Qualls—USMC information and registration, please contact Jen Convery BU2 Bryan Naquin-US Navy at [email protected]. Thank you for continuing to notify the office to keep our All adult Catholics should be confirmed. If you are an prayer list up to date. adult and have not been confirmed, please call Fr. Mulroney at 910-891-1972. Candles

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY The Sanctuary Candle will burn Fr. Mulroney provides spiritual preparation for the for the next 7 days reception of the Sacrament of Matrimony. Preceding the in Memory of marriage, the Diocese of Raleigh mandates a six-month Sister Mary Joe & Sister Bernadette Sheridan period of preparation. Please contact Fr. Mulroney to ask about receiving this Sacrament. The Sacred Heart Candle will burn for the next 7 days SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING in Memory of OF THE SICK (LAST RITES) Orlando Ablang Please contact the parish office to advise of an illness or hospitalization. The Sacrament of the Anointing is offered when a Catholic is: in an emergency health situation; in Prayer Chain danger of death; scheduled for surgery; or suffers If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, chronically in any way. Please notify Fr. Mulroney to please call our Parish Secretary, Jan Rebman, and arrange for the reception of this Sacrament. request to be included in the parish Prayer Chain. Santo Diocesan Mass for Life “A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer Santo, Santo, Santo, es el Señor, Dios del uni- which will rise up throughout the world…let us verso. Llenos estan el cielo y la tierra de tu therefore discover anew the humility and the courage gloria. Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna en el cielo. to pray and fast so that the power from on high will Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna en el cielo. Ben- break down the walls of lies and deceit: the walls dito el que viene en el nombre del Señor. Ho- which conceal from the sight of so many…the evil of sanna, Hosanna, Hosanna en el cielo, Hosanna, practices and laws which are hostile to life.” (Pope St Hosanna, Hosanna en el cielo. John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae 100)Come and join us on January 16, 2021, at Holy Name of Cathedral as we pray and proclaim the dignity of Parish Announcements Continued human life. Rosary begins at 10:30; Mass with the starts at 11:00. Flower Calendar 2021 - We have the following Happy Birthday to all our December Birthdays!!! dates for flowers for next year. Mar.14, April 11, 18 Gabriella Chiodo, Mary Catherine Lovick, Wallace & 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, June 6, 13 & 27, July 18, Frist, Constantine Dattolo, Molly Turlington, Mari- Aug. 1& 29, Sept. 26th, Oct. 3,17 & 31 and Nov. 21 inetta Pavlic, Kathy Naquin Gwendelyn Darakjy, If interested in any of these dates, please call the Marcos Sanchez Blanco, Marchall Cox, Christopher parish office. Thank you! Goren, Mark Page, Maribel Garcia, Martha Paredes Pena, Elias Ochoa Valdes, Brian Wilkins, Colin Sacred Heart Candle Calendar for 2021 is open. Linkul, Lynette Reagan, Brian Reneau, Rejane This candle will burn for 7 days for your intentions. Beasley, Victoria Manzo, Syrius Lawson, Curtis West, Cost is $20 for the candle. Please call the parish for Michael Naquin, Katherine Rettig, Rosalia Dattolo, availability. Mary Linkul, Travis Ballard, Daniela Marin-Lopez, Daniel Altieri, Nadja Frist, Geradline Vega, and Kaden Ballard. Sanctuary Candle Calendar for 2021 is open. This candle burns for 14 days and the cost is $40. We Second Collection this weekend for the Religious have the following dates available. Jan. 30 - Feb. 12, Retirement. This collection provides funding to any Feb. 27 - Mar. 12, July 3 - July 16, July 31 - Aug. 13, religious institute in the US that is listed in the Nov. 6 – Nov. 19, Nov. 20 - Dec. 3, Dec. 4 - Dec. 17. religious institute section of the OCD that has an unfunded past service liability. This is not the Priest

Welfare and Retirement Fund. That will take place Las Posadas - Save the Date! at the Christmas Masses.

We will be having a Posada next Sunday, December 20 at 1:00 PM. There will be a bilingual rosary, sing- ing, food and drink, as well as caroling throughout the neighborhood. We invite everyone from the parish to join us for this wonderful celebration in preparation for Christmas!

Responsorial Psalm