Sacred Heart Catholic Church Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2020 Making and Strengthening Disciples of Jesus Do you know the history of our church? The revival of the Parish began in 1951 when Fr. Leo Paul Manning, Pastor of St. Jude’s and through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Magnotta- owners of the Royal Palms Trailer Park at 49th Street and Park Boulevard, began to celebrate Mass in the recreation center of the trailer park. This arrangement continued until a new church, in Pinellas Park could be built. Father Walter Mack, a retired priest living in Pinellas Park, and Irish born Father John P. Griffing of St. Jude’s Parish served the mission through these years. By 1952, the congregation had grown large enough to justify reestablishing Sacred Heart Church. Thirty acres of land were acquired between 46th Way North and 46th Street North from 78th Avenue to 82nd, much of it a palmetto and pine swamp. On August 19, 1955, Monsignor James J. Meehan, pastor of St. Jude, broke ground for the new church (the current Parish Center). Construction began at once. It was sufficiently finished so that the first Mass could be celebrated at Midnight Christmas Eve 1955 by Father John P. Griffin. The new church had a seating capacity of 300. Sacred Heart Parish was canonically established with Father John F. Scully[3] as the first Pastor and 114 families on September 29, 1956. The Parish grew in numbers so that in 1959 it became necessary to build an addition increasing the seating by 600. The original part of the building became the Parish Hall, separated from the new section by folding doors. If need be, the doors could be open to accommodate 900 worshippers. The long-range plans of the parish included an elementary school. In early 1958, Fr. Scully established a building fund drive committee. Construction of the school wing consisting of three cement block classrooms and a convent to house five sisters began in July 1959. Sacred Heart Catholic School opened as planned on September 1, 1959 with an enrollment of 50 students for 3 grades. Father Paul R. Woodyard was appointed Pastor on December 10, 1959 to succeed Father Scully. He served until July 12, 1961 when Father J. Keith Symons assumed leadership of the parish. In 1961, the parish purchased a house on the corner of 80th Avenue and 46th Street for use as a rectory and office. Father James Gloekler succeeded Father Symons. During the years of 1963 and 1964, Sacred Heart served as the temporary home of St. Theresa Byzantine Church of which Father John Puskar was Pastor. The latter celebrated the Divine Liturgy every Sunday in the school. Also, Father John Lawlor, administrator of the Holy Cross Mission Church, maintained an office in the Sunday Sacristy of Sacred Heart Church from October 1964 until February 1965. The history of our parish is continued on page 5! Weekly Mass Intentions Thank for helping us make Saturday, June 20 our parish feast day special! 8:00 a.m. ✝Redman Family Given the current circumstances it was challenging to 4:00 p.m. ✝Manuel b. Balagtas make our parish feast day, the Feast of the Sacred Heart 6:00 p.m. ✝Maria Gonzalez of Jesus, a special day. We want to thank you for helping us make the best of our current situation by coming to Sunday, June 21 Mass, participating in the Mass via livestream, praying 7:30 a.m. ✝For all fathers the novena with us via livestream, and watching the 9:30 p.m. ✝Mario Freitas concert by the Scally brothers via livestream. We hope ✝ that the celebration was prayerful and special for you all. 11:30 p.m. For our parishioners Thank you! Monday, June 22 8:00 a.m. Joyce Wiestmiller Do you or someone you know Tuesday, June 23 desire Communion at home? 8:00 a.m. For all children Do you know a parishioner that cannot get to Mass or Wednesday, June 24 participate in our Sunday In-Car communion after the 8:00 a.m. ✝Jeannine Anderson 9:30am Mass? If so, please contact the office via phone ✝ or email so we can have communion taken to them 6:00 p.m. Dioscora Parido during the week. Thursday, June 25 8:00 a.m. ✝Gert LeClerc We have a free listing at Friday, June 26 Bounce Back Pinellas Park 8:00 a.m. ✝Deceased members of the Lane family Bounce Back Pinellas Park serves to connect area Saturday, June 27 businesses with community residents. Our local economy will bounce back faster if we shop local and so a website 8:00 a.m. ✝John Howard Wood was created as a place for local businesses to advertise 4:00 p.m. ✝Mary Rauschert their services at no charge. Our parish is listed on Bounce 6:00 p.m. For our parishioners Back Pinellas Park website at https:// bouncebackusa.minuteman.com/locations/fl/pinellas- Sunday, June 28 park/nonprofit. Check it out then browse the rest of the 7:30 a.m. Patricia Serra site for deals from neighboring businesses. 9:30 p.m. ✝Nora Pulido 11:30 p.m. ✝Terri Tombesi Thanks for asking! What happened to the Spring Festival Raffle? Sanctuary Candle Good question! It did rather get overshadowed by so This week the candle burns for many other events. Patricia Serra When the Festival had to be cancelled, we shifted our sights onto this weekend – the weekend of our parish feast day – and worked out some rough details for a big “to do” including a Mass, a potluck dinner, live concert, and monster flea market. Those plans also proved unworkable given the health environment so earlier this week we gathered a few witnesses and drew the winners. We are pleased to report the trip winners: V.Murolo, Al Abeu, Charles Schmid, Paul Loibl, and Paul Pitre. Congratulations and a big thank you for everyone who helped make this one part of our Spring Festival a success. View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com (from God through the ministry of the priesthood). Parish Financial Statement for June, 14, 2020 One of the worst realities that we as humans are Mass Attendance: 506 in attendance and 497 forced to face as a result of original sin is death. When a person is plunged into the water to be views on Facebook baptized (or when water is poured over their head), Offertory: $11,292.50 this is symbolic of their participation in the death of Second Collection for Maintenance: $1,164 Christ to sin and His victory over sin. When a His Heart: $534 person comes up from the water (or when the water Other: $928 stops flowing over the person’s head), it symbolizes their participation in the resurrection of Christ and Total: $13,918.50 His victory over death forever. Jesus did not want to lose us to sin and death, so he entered into death to Last week’s attendance: 506. Let’s celebrate! conquer it. I realize 506 does not sound like a big number. In dying with Jesus to sin, we also rise with Him to It certainly compares poorly to the 1,101 that overcome the most powerful sin of all, death. Jesus joined us a year ago, June 15 & 16, 2019. (It is defeated death by rising from the dead, so when we 100 more than our first weekend back!) Given die as baptized Christians we have the opportunity the circumstances however, we need to keep to live eternally in Heaven. God loves us so much our focus on the gift of those 506 people as that He did not want to live forever without us. well as the gift of those who, through no fault of their own, cannot join us yet. We are the The devil’s strategic plan was for humanity to die Body of Christ together. Let us continue to and for God to not have others (humanity) share and celebrate each other and, as we are able, help partake in His divinity and eternity. Because of the each other. death and resurrection of Jesus and our baptism as Christians, death has no power over us. Preparing for Next Week Sunday, June 28 Paul tells us, we should think of ourselves as dead to First Reading: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16A sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. We do not Responsorial: Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 belong to sin and death, we belong to God, love, Second Reading: Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 freedom, and eternity one day in the Kingdom of Gospel: Mt 10:37-42 God. In our second reading for next week we learn A question that came to my mind when reading this about the theology and symbolism of our passage from scripture was, am I living for God or baptism. When we were baptized we were sin and death? Is my allegiance to the Kingdom of baptized into the death of Christ. In our God or is it to death and sin? Are my words and baptism we were buried with him in his actions leading me to eternal life in heaven or are death. they leading me away from it? Paul’s message in our second reading is May our words and actions be for the greater glory uplifting, encouraging, and about triumph of God. Ad maiorem Dei gloriam! Amen. and victory. The death that Paul is speaking of is death to sin. When we were baptized, we -Riley Arnemann (Communications Director) died to sin.