Sacred Heart Parish

316 East Broadway Avenue ~ Clifton Heights, PA 19018

Phone 610-623-0409 Fax 610-623-2926 E-mail [email protected]

Partnering Parishes Sacred Heart, St. Charles Borromeo (Drexel Hill) and St. Hedwig’s Chapel (Chester)

MASS SCHEDULE

SUNDAY Sacred Heart (Vigil) 4:00PM, 7:30AM St. Hedwig Chapel 9:15AM (Rosary before Mass) St. Charles (Vigil) 5:30PM, 10:00AM, 4:00PM

WEEKDAYS Sacred Heart 8:30AM Mon, Tues, Wed with the Rosary following Mass St. Charles 8:30AM Thurs, Fri, Sat

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION St. Charles (Vigils) 4:00 & 7:00PM, 8:30AM Sacred Heart 12:00 Noon, 7:00PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sacred Heart 3:00-3:45PM Saturday St. Hedwig Chapel 9:00AM Sunday St. Charles 4:30-5:15PM before Vigil, 6:30-7:30PM on the Thursday before 1st Friday. And 9:15-10:00AM on the First Saturday of the month

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS St. Charles 3:00PM- Chaplet of Divine Mercy 7:00P.M. – Holy Hour

OUR MISSION STATEMENT “I myself am the bread of life. To live and grow as a church in the Roman No one who comes to me shall Catholic tradition by devotion to God in worship, ever be hungry, no one doctrine, ministry, and loving service to each who believes in me other and to the people entrusted to us. shall ever thirst.”

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY ~ AUGUST 8, 2021

Rev. Msgr. George A. Majoros, M.Div., M.S., Pastor Rev. Joseph S. Zaleski, Resident; Deacon John H. Farrell 092 SACRED HEART COVER PAGE 1 Mass Celebrants Weekend of August 7-8 Masses For The Week Sacred Heart 4:00PM Fr. Francis Caponi, OSA

Sacred Heart Church 7:30AM Msgr. Majoros

St. Hedwig’s Chapel 4:00PM + Thomas McGehrin Of Betty 9:15AM Msgr. Majoros

Sunday, August 8 7:30AM + Thomas Papale, Jr Of Vinnie & St. Charles Borromeo Leonia 5:30PM Msgr. Majoros 10:00AM Fr. Anderson Monday, August 9 4:00PM Fr. Zaleski 8:30AM + Thomas Komorowski Of The Pyfer family Mass Celebrants Weekend of August 14-15

Tuesday, August 10 Sacred Heart 8:30AM + Romeo D’Orazio Of Family 4:00PM Fr. McGowan Wednesday, August 11 7:30AM Fr. Anderson

8:30AM + Peter Ngai Nguyen Of wife, Maria St. Hedwig’s Chapel and the Living and Deceased of Sacred Heart 9:15AM Fr. Zaleski

Saturday, August 14 St. Charles Borromeo 5:30PM Fr. Zaleski 4:00PM + Frank & Frances Rizzo Of Betty 10:00AM Fr. McGowan Sunday, August 15 Feast of the Assumption 4:00PM Fr. Sperger 7:30AM + Michael & Rosemarie DeLeonardis Of

Crawford family and + Dominic, Vincent & Celebrants Are Subject To Change Mary Natale Of Don & Mary Lou Strunk

An Act of Spiritual Communion St. Hedwig’s Chapel My Jesus, Sunday, August 8 I believe that You are present in the Most Holy 9:15AM + Jane & Frank Sontowski Of Kathy Sacrament. & Sam Oller I love You above all things, Sunday, August 15 Feast of the Assumption and I desire to receive You into my soul. 9:15AM + Catherine & Walter Kowalski Since I cannot at this moment receive You

Sacred Heart and St. Charles Borromeo Churches will be sacramentally, open Monday through Friday 9:00A.M to 12:00 Noon come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Mass Obligation Returns NEXT SUNDAY Never permit me to be separated from You. As many aspects of life are now returning to normalcy, each Amen. Catholic in Pennsylvania will reinstate the obligation to attend Mass in person on Sundays and Holy Days begin- Candles for the Month of August ning on Sunday, August 15, 2021, the Solemnity of the

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sacred Heart

+Ernesto Lelii & Tina Mori GIFT OF SPECIAL INDULGENCES FOR THE YEAR OF + Thomas McGehrin

SAINT JOSEPH The has announced numerous St. Hedwig possibilities for obtaining the Gift of Special Indulgences for + Joseph Sewruk +Brzezicki family the Year of Saint Joseph. These possibilities and the + Alex Panfile manner of obtaining the Indulgences can be found on the website, http://archphila.org/joseph/ ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA--TELEVISION MASS Sunday mornings at 5:30AM: WPVI—Channel 6 092-2 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I write to you today to ask that you consider a generous gift to the upcoming second collection in support of The Catholic University of America located in the heart of our nation’s capital. Founded by a pontifical charter in 1887 as the research university of the Church in the United States, the university has long served the church and nation.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic the University community has been working tirelessly on behalf of its more than 6,000 students to navigate the extraordinary challenges presented by the unprecedented public health crisis. Through its 12 schools, 32 research facilities and more than 180 academic programs the University is doing its best to support its students and faculty while also maintaining the highest quality of Catholic education.

Your gift to the second collection, the only national collection taken for higher education in our county, will not only go to support students in this crucial time but also helps the University better serve dioceses and parishes through innovative research initiatives and training programs, such as The Catholic Project an initiative that aims to heal the breach of trust many have experienced as a result of the current sex abuse crisis in the Church, an online Child Protection Certificate Program, a Master’s program in Ecclesial Administration and Management, and a credentialing program that prepares recent graduates to serve as campus ministers. Our contributions are critical to both a successful academic year and to all the important work the University does on behalf of the church and its Faithful.

I urge you to please make a contribution to the mission of the Catholic University of America. If you are in a position to do so please be generous in supporting its National Collection, especially in these trying times. With prayers and expressions of gratitude I remain,

Sincerely in Christ, +Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, D.D.

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Parish Religious Education Program (P.R.E.P.) Begins Monday, September 20, 2021 Classes are held on Monday evenings, from 6:30PM until 7:50PM.

Our Prep program welcomes the children of our Parishes from Kindergarten up to and including Level 7.

Tuition/Fee remains the same as previous years: [$140.00 for one child - $200.00 for two children - $250.00 for three or more children Registration forms can be found on the websites and in the vestibule of both Churches

Please send Online registration forms to Sister Theresa Marie Moore, PVMI., [email protected] or to St. Charles Borromeo Rectory Office at [email protected]

Registration forms can be mailed or dropped off at St. Charles Borromeo Rectory. Please include your P.R.E.P. Fee/tuition (preferably check made payable to St. Charles Borromeo Church) and your registration form to: Sister Theresa Marie Moore, PVMI St. Charles Borromeo Rectory 3422 Dennison Avenue Drexel Hill, PA 19026

ALL RETURNING STUDENTS NEED TO RE-REGISTER!!! If you have any questions or concerns about P.R.E.P., feel free to contact the Rectory Office during regular office hours (9AM to4PM). At 610-623-3800. 092-3 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson

Ah, imagine a hot August afternoon, and you’ve got to mow the lawn, like it or not, as the humidity forces a stream of perspiration to run down your back. But you have to mow to get the yard ready for the Sunday cookout. Extended family and some guests coming. You couldn’t do this the day before because of a steady rain. All you really want to do is hit the hammock and enjoy a cold beer, and catch about 45 winks.

Or imagine you’re the hostess for a garden party, but you’re more than a little tired because the baby wrecked your sleep last night. But the potato salad isn’t done, and the table is yet to be set. All you really want to do is sip some of your favorite wine while comfortably stretched out on the chaise in the shade. Both of you would prefer to give up the tasks or call the whole thing off. These are just two down to earth examples of our weak selves confronting jobs that have to get done, along with the strong temptation not to do them.

We read today about one of God’s chosen prophets, Elijah, who had decided as part of his job to go on a pilgrimage to far off Mt. Horeb. It would be a daunting trip, but had to be taken. Horeb, after all, was the mount where Moses spoke with God. Maybe God would help him, Elijah, to be refreshed and renewed. But he got drowsy from desert heat and became so heartsick that even suicide was tempting. So Elijah lay down. Suddenly an angel appeared to him holding an energizing cake and a skin of water. He tells Elijah to get up and move on. God had just sent him the strength to do it.

Centuries later, our gospel describes how the authentic Bread, the Bread of Life, which is Jesus Himself, urges His audience to eat this Bread, if they wish to live here and hereafter. As believers, trying every day to live the Christian life, in the midst of some powerful 21st century temptations to wealth, power and fame, we know this vital truth about the sustaining food that is Jesus. On any given Sunday we walk forward to receive Holy Communion believing it with all our heart to be the whole Jesus, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.

But a question does arise, now especially when there are so many non-believers who took a U-turn away from our . Have you or I possibly grown nonchalant about this great Sacrament? Do we bracket the Sundays of our lives off to the side as a lesser issue, while we go about doing “the really important stuff”? Or so we think it is?

One more task for your imagination. Now it’s 10 minutes before your death. You may be lying sick in a hospital or at home. Or worse still, going about “doing your thing” not knowing what’s 10 minutes away. Do you think you’d really be anxious about your ordinary concerns? I doubt it.

Well, here we are on an August morning in 2021. You’re very much alive and well. Time to ponder an essential item for your diet.

In the sacristies of Mother Teresa’s Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity all over the world, one can see a little board hanging to remind each priest that he should celebrate Mass with devotion, freshness, contemplation and enthusiasm. The board reads: “Priest of God, celebrate this Mass as if it is your first Mass; your last Mass, and your only Mass.” I believe that would make for good wording on a large board hanging up in the body of every chapel, church or cathedral in the world, as long the salutation were changed to read: “People of God.” Wouldn’t that be a true “sign for the times”?

092-4 FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Weekend of Prayer, Hope, and Healing Prayerfully consider your Offertory Gift as your August 13, 14, and 15, 2021 act of praise to God for all HE has given you. Our Lady’s Missionaries of the Eucharist invite you to our upcoming spiritual event: with Fr. James Blount, Sacred Heart– August 1, 2021 S.O.L.T. Conference presentations and opportunities Sunday Envelopes 41 $1,382.00 for Mass, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and individual Loose 241.00 blessings. Pre-registration is required. To register, Total 1,623.00 contact: Our Lady’s Missionaries of the Eucharist 610 Mission Co-op 253.00 -582-3333 or www.olme.org 640 E. Main St, Birdsbo- Loose 75.00 ro, PA 19508 St. Hedwig - August 1, 2021 Sunday Envelopes 25 $1,553.00 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia offers weekly Religion clas- Loose 31.00 ses in American Sign Language and other activities for chil- Total 1,584.00 dren and adults who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. This Sum- Mission Co-op 125.00 mer, the Deaf will host a two-week Religious Edu- Parish Maintenance 10.00 cation Camp at St. Joseph University. For information about the camp, Interpreted Sunday Masses and/or to receive the As we struggle to make ends meet, please prayer about what you Deaf Catholic Newsletter email [email protected] might be able to do, given your own needs, to continue your parish support by mailing in your weekly offerings or use the electronic or call 215-587-3913 (voice) or 267-507-1215 (video phone). giving in order to keep our parish operating. If you have questions For more information go to: www.DeafCatholicPhilly.org about electronic giving or have no online access, please call the Rectory Office so we can provide an answer to your questions or Mass for those suffering from addiction. help you set it up for yourself. All are invited. Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, The Lord is our Shepherd, leading and guiding us. Let's pray for Pennsylvania 19103 Saturday, August 14,at 12:05PM. one another, trusting in the Lord's mercy and strength. And Celebrant Reverend Gerald Dennis Gill, Rector and Pastor. through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, all the Angels Addiction has touched far too many families and taken far too and Saints, may we have their help and protection. many of our loved ones. Join us that we may draw strength Sincerely yours, Monsignor George A. Majoros from one another in the power of our faith. Parking lot open, rear of cathedral. You Are Invited I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Traditional Latin Mass Philippians 4:13 The Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in honor of The Feast of St. Philomena Weekend Retreat for Married Couples Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm, Malvern Retreat House offers a weekend of renewal and Holy Martyrs Catholic Church rejoicing in your marriage September 10-12. Enjoy wonder- 120 Allison Road, Oreland, PA ful meals, conferences, and time together. The cost is $380 The National Center of the Universal per couple. For more information and to register, please call Archconfraternity of St. Philomena 610-644-0400 or visit MalvernRetreat.com

St. Lawrence, Patron Saint of Cooks Sixth Annual Padre Pio Festival St. Bede the Venerable Parish ~September 18-19, 2021 St. Lawrence is one of the most beloved saints of the early Church. In Rome, only the Mary has more churches MARRIED COUPLES – After the Back-to-School rush winds named after her. His love for Jesus is most evident in his down, take time to refresh your relationship! Why not give martyrdom, which has contributed to his popularity. St. yourselves some time together by making a Worldwide Mar- Lawrence was burned on a griddle leading him to being riage Encounter Weekend? The next in-person experiences known as the patron of cooks. In Italy, his feast is cele- are: September 17-19 and November 12-14 at Our Lady of brated with a late evening barbecue. Czestochowa, Doylestown. For more info visit: https:// www.wwme-philly.org/.

But if you’ve barbecued enough this summer, Spain hon- ors St. Lawrence with a more refreshing approach, Annual Pilgrimage to Washington Rescheduled gazpacho. Either option would make for a traditional Upon the recommendation of the Pilgrimage Office at the celebration for St. Lawrence, the patron of cooks. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC, there will be NO pilgrimage this October but it is 092-5 rescheduled for next fall, Saturday, October 15, 2022.