SACRED HEART CHURCH (Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville) 222 Berger Street Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464 August 11, 2014 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Office Hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm - Monday through Friday. MAILING ADDRESS Sacred Heart Catholic Church P.O. Box 708 Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464 Parish Office: (931) 762-3183 School Office: (931) 762-6125 Fax: (931) 762-5128 Website: www.shlawrenceburg.org Email: [email protected] Mass Schedule “But when he saw how strong the wind was, he Saturday - 5:30 p.m. became frightened, and beginning to sink, he Sunday - 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. cried out, “Lord, save me!” -Matthew 14:30 Monday, Thursday, Friday—8:00 a.m. Wednesday— 6:30 p.m. Holy Day Vigil: 7:00 p.m. Holy Day : 8: 00 a.m.& 7:00 p.m. WELCOME We, the Sacred Heart Community, welcome all our Holy Hour & Benediction visitors and friends to our Worship and our Liturgical First Fridays From 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Celebrations. We are glad that you are here with us Rosary: 30 minutes before the Mass today. If you would like to join our church, or want to know more about our Parish, please call (931) 762- ForFor SacramentsSacraments 3183, or stop by the Parish office at any time. For Sacrament CallCall the the rectory rectory at at 931-762-3183. 931-762-3183. of the Sick: Pastor: Rev. Joseph Mundakal C.M.I. For Confession: Saturday-5:00—5:20 p.m. Parish Secretary: Thalia Young For Confession: Saturday-5:00—5:20 p.m. Parish Pastoral Council: Blake Lay Sunday-7:30—7:50a.m. AnyAny other other times: times: Call Call (931) (931) 762-3183 762-3183 Book keeping (Regional) Terri Bailey Religious Education: Suzy Brewer & For Baptism: Call thethe Rectory Rectory at at least least four four weeks weeks before before the Melissa McCawley thebaptism. baptism. Baptismal Baptismal instruction instruction for the parentsfor the and Youth Ministry: Samantha Benefield parentsthe god-parents and the is god-parentsrequired. is required. Music coordinator: Bob Augustin For Marriage: Call thethe Rectory Rectory at at least least six six months months before, before, for the for Knights of Columbus: Danny Piovarcy theregistration registration and the and required the required marriage marriage preparation. SHCCW—President Lane Rohling preparation. School Principal: Rosemary Harris Prayer requests: Call 762-3183 or send an email with details. School Secretary: Becky White Prayer requests: Call 762-3183 or send an email with details. Last Week’s (8/03/14) Offertory: Mass Intentions for this week Cash: $ 259.55 SAT: 08/09/14—5:30 pm Helen Slankas Envelopes/loose checks: $ 6948.81 SUN: 08/10/14—8:00 am William & France Patt SOH: $ 393.00 10:30 am SH Parish members Cemetery: $ 90.00 MON: 08/11/14-8:00 am Edward Niedergeses Securing Our Heritage Report TUE: 08/12/14: No Mass Pledges to date $ 168,106.00 Pledges collected: $ 157,613..00 WED: 08/13/14:6:30 pm Larry Augustin Non-pledged from parish: $ 38,267.00 THU: 08/14/14-7:00 pm Donations from out side parish: $ 69,455.00 Special Intention Thank you for your generosity! FRI: 08/15/14-8:00 am Special Intention 7:00 pm For the departed of our Parish SAT: 08/16/14—5:30 pm Gloria Smith Holy Day of Obligation SUN: 08/17/14—8:00 am James Faria 10:30 am SH Parish members This week we celebrate the As- sumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven, body & soul. Assumption is a Holy Day of Obligation. Please remember in your prayers There will a Vigil Mass on Thursday evening at 7 pm and Becky Coleman Connie Hollman two Masses on Friday, August 15h—one at 8 am Emily Marks Larry Augustin and one at 7 pm. Gene Hill Sr. SECOND COLLECTIONS IN AUGUST August 17: Sacred Heart School Our Rosary intentions this week: August 24: Labor Day Festival: If you will be out of town, or you are physically unable to help, this is the perfect …. Robin & Mandy Hunt, Ronald & opportunity to do something nice for our Marie Hurren, David & Mary Ann Ih- school! rie, Chris & Crissinda Johns, John & Kathy Johnstone….. BENEFIT DINNER …..Randy & Gina Jones, Mary The Loretto Knights of Co- Kazmir, Bob & Teresa Kelly, Gary lumbus will sponsor a ben- Kelly, Regina Kemper….. efit dinner for Emily Marks. …..Todd Kemper, Al & Donna Kerstiens, Ann It will be on Sunday, Au- Kirchhofer, John & Ange Koeppen, Cassandra gust 10th from 4 until 6 pm in the Loretto Sacred Heart gym. The menu Kolb….. includes spaghetti, salad, garlic toast, & ….Jane Lamprecht, Blake & Anna Lay, Steve & beverage. Linda Lewein, Chris & Marina Libutti, Flo Cost for adults: $10; children 6-12: $5. All Lynch... proceeds go to Emily! LDF ANNOUNCEMENTS Get ready for our 81st Labor Day Festival! The Planning Committee met on August 6th at 7 pm. ! The next meeting will be on Wednesday, August 13th at 7 pm. New! We will have a Mr. & Miss Labor Day Pageant at 10 am on Labor Day. Registration will begin after the Masses on August 30 & 31st and continue until 2 pm on the 31st. The trailer is in place behind the recycling shed. Yard sale items may be placed there at your convenience. Don’t forget about our Country Store. Wendi Cunningham will be in charge, and she requests that you con- sider donating home canned goods (veggies, fruits, jams, jellies, etc) , crafts, potted plants, or anything that can be sold under this category. Committee Chairpersons! Please assess what you will need for your committee. Then call in your needs to Ruth Stewart (762-9762) or the school. (762-6125) The yearly LDF collection (to cover any preliminary expenses) will be held on Saturday & Sunday, August 23 & 24th. We have already purchased new signs! We are in need of items for the Auction. These can be timeshares, tickets to sporting or other events, mer- chandise...anything salable. Flowers for the dinner table & tomatoes from the garden will be needed at the dinner. If you have not been called upon to work at the festival, you may call any member of the Planning Committee (Korey or Kristy Whitehead, Karen White, Scott or Samantha Benefield, or the Church office ) t o volunteer your services. All help is deeply appreciated! SHCCW MEETs! There will be a meeting of the Sacred WEDNESDAY LECTORS: AUGUST Heart Council of Catholic Women on August 13: Bruce Beckman Wednesday, September 3. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss August 20: Thalia Young the upcoming Fall Bazaar. All parish August 27: Wallace Coleman women are welcome & invited! Liturgical Ministry Schedule for August 16 & 17 2014 Saturday, 5:30 pm Sunday, 8:00 am Sunday, 10:30 am Acolytes Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Lectors Karen White Rosemary Harris Thomas Dancison Scott White & Dan Brink & Jr. Akins & Ushers James Russell Hubert Rohling Jim Webb Sacristy Mary Henn ****** Cathy Green ExOrd Eu Scott White, Jane Lamprecht, Julie Akins, Al Mnstrs Danny & Becky Patt Gary & Lane Rohling Kerstiens, & Joe Beckman Shut-ins Team I Team II Jane Lamprecht & Rita ******* Mark & Rosemary Harris Wilburn From Father Joseph: Dear friends, I want to invite you to join with me on a Pilgrimage to Rome in Novem- ber 17-25, for the Canonization of Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara-the founder of our Religious Or- der, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), and Blessed Euphrasia Eluvathingal a member of the Congregation of Mother of Carmel (CMC an Indian religious order started by Bl. Kuriakose Chavara and Rev. Leopold Beccaro, OCD. The Pilgrimage Flyer with all the details can be found at the back of the church. Those who are inter- ested in joining me, please do what is required according to the information in the flyer ! Kuriakose (Cyriac) liturgy. In 1866, with the co-operation of Fr. Le- Chavara was born in opold Boccaro OCD, he started the Congrega- 1805, of devout Catho- tion of the Mother of Carmel (CMC) for women. lic parents at Kaina- When a schism threatened the church in 1861, kary, Kerala, India. Af- Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the Vicar General ter his school education of the Syro-Malabar Church then, took a strong in his native village, he stand and gave effective leadership in thwarting continued his priestly Thomas Roccos’ intrusion and saved the Syro- studies under Fr. Malabar Catholic Church from schism. Thomas Palackal at Pal- lippuram, Kerala, he Fr. Chavara has also written a number of books was ordained priest in 1829. in pros as well as in verse with unique spiritual vision. His counsel to the Christian families in In 1831 with Fr. Thomas Palackal and Fr. Thom- the form of the ‘Testament of a Loving Father’ is as Porukara, he founded the first indigenous re- applicable and relevant even today. As a man of ligious congregation for men, now known as the prayer and great charity, he lived in close com- Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI). In 1885 munion with the Lord amidst his several reli- he made his religious profession taking the gious and social activities. Seeing his spirituality name Kuriakose Elias of the Holy Family. He that permeated all his actions, he was accepted started the first religious house in Mannanam, and referred to as a man of God. and then six more house in different parts of Kerala state. On January 3rd, 1871, Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chava- ra, after a short but painful illness, passed away This newly started Congregation made great at Koonammavu preserving his baptismal inno- strides in the spiritual renovation of the Syro- cence unto death.