Church of the Sacred Heart Roslindale, MA Sacred Heart Parish Roslindale, MA From the Pastor’s Desk Mass Intentions SACRED HEART SUNDAY MASSES MASS ATTENDING. After a few weeks together again at Mass, we have about Thanks to Guillermo and Anthony Perez and Jo- 30% of our usual attendance at mass. Last se Carerrero and Fr. Succes we have Mass in weekend we had 33 parish members at 4 pm, English and Spanish on Sunday starting at 10 am 53 at 10 am mass and 73 at the noon Mass in on YouTube. Spanish for a total on the weekend of 160 Go to the Parish website: people at mass. As well about 200 people www.sh-rosliindale.org and click viewed the Mass on YOUTUBE in English Watch Services Online which will bring up the and Spanish. channel. These numbers are down from our Fr. Kelley, Fr. Succes, Fr. Sullivan & Fr. Elias usual attendance of 1100 to 1200 participants. This only tells us we are all still nervous to Mass Intentions gather together with one another. Very un- derstandable as we battle with the Corona- SATURDAY, June 27 virus. Even if you are now able or ready to 4:00 pm Mass of Thanksgiving join us for Mass, please keep in touch with our parish members. SUNDAY, June 28 10:00 am James Cataldo Anniversary 12:00 pm Chacho Landertoy Memorial KEEPING IN TOUCH. Early on in the shut down in March and April, parish TUESDAY, June 30 8:30 am Benito & Lisa Luongo Anniversary council members realized that many parish members could be shut off from one another. FRIDAY, July 3 They initiated a new program, “Keeping in 8:30 am Grenier & Garon Families Touch”. A number of volunteers began call- Living and Deceased ing parish members to talk with them, pray with one other, and check on people’s needs. This resulted in contact with 107 parish mem- bers and left messages for another 162 mem- bers. Thank you for this effort to “Keep in Touch”. We will continue this effort going forward. However, this effort highlights that we Those we know and love who share in Christ’s suffering through need to work on our parish information. We illness: need you to provide us with your contact in- Martina Aguguo - Lucy Algere Knox - Yaritza Baerga - - Danielle Broderick - Francisca Cruz - Tara Daniels - Chris- formation. We only contacted about 10% of tine Carroll - Kathleen Durepo - Gabriela Gonzalez - James our families. I ask you to read the article on Gordon - Kathy Hardiman - Chet Havey - Richard Fraser - ‘Flocknote’. This is an effort to collect your Ed Girvan - Andres Hernandez - Ileana Thompson - Anthony Iarrobino - Christopher Keegan - Mary Kearns - Carmine Lavoi contact information so that we can keep in - Robert Lynch - Barbara McAveeney - Jennifer McGoldrick - touch with you and keep this up to date. Helen Kearns Moffie - Bridget Mulkerrin - Robert Newman - Thank you. Rhonda Owens - Jahaidy Nova - Marie Poledo - Monica San- Msgr. Frank Kelley. tiago - Evelyn Shanahan - Ernst & Yvrose Toussaint - Midge Whelan - Janice Williams. May Christ heal all their ills. 2 Sacred Heart Parish Roslindale, MA SACRED HEART PARISH Roslindale, MA PARISH STEWARDSHIP Dear Friends: Thank you for your continued Stewardship We gratefully acknowledge the Gift to the Memorial Fund given to the Glory of God in of Sacred Heart Parish. The weekly income is con- Memory of: tributed through two sources, envelope giving and Mary E. Cuddy by: online contribution through WeShare. Thank you. Mary Mooncai, Kathleen & Terence Kelly, Fr. Kelley John & Jennifer Chartier, Paolo Sepe, Armand & February February February Janice Soucy, Rev. Robert A. Spencer, Irma C. Carter. Week 2018 2019 2020 1 8446 7389 8181 CATHOLIC APPEAL 2020 2 7391 9232 7348 For those who wish to make a contribution 3 7192 8835 6339 currently can do so online 4 10408 7010 7720 (www.bostoncatholicappeal.org) or (includes Mass offertory and electronic giving through the request you may have received via WeShare.com) in the mail. Parish Tithes for January 2020 (5% of monthly offertory) ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Immaculate Conception Church P.R. 1 $370 The St. Vincent de Paul Society is very Parish Utilities & Energy Costs 2 $2,250 thankful for all the food that has been supplied Bethany Hill Place 3 $370 by Gourmet Caterers to the needy of our commu- Support of the Church around the World 4 $370 nity in the past months. We are very grateful to Catholic Charities—Ash Wednesday $1,542 Mr. Wiggins and his gracious staff for their gen- Total $4,902 erosity. The St. Vincent de Paul Society at Sacred Sacred Heart Parish Heart is here to help you. If you, or someone you know, is in need of assistance, please call us at Week ending 6/13/2020 the parish office. Mass Offertory 6/7/20 $2,654 Offertory received by mail $6,461 We Share donaons WeShare SIGN UP TO GIVE ONLINE Offertory $1,377 HOW TO CREATE YOUR One-Time $110 ONLINE GIVING ACCOUNT It’s as easy as 1 2 3 to create your account online Total $10,602 right on our parish website Visit www.sh-roslindale.org and click WeShare on the STEWARDSHIP home page Click on Regular Offertory Make a Donation Stewardship of treasure is based on giving a percentage of our income and that is just. If we Click Recurring Donation, enter your donation amount and frequency. have little income, we will give little. If we have greater income, we will give more. Whether we It’s that easy. Your account will be created and you can are poor or rich, we can each give a percentage of start giving online. You can make changes at any time. our income to the Church and other charities. 3 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2020 Today’s Liturgy In the three readings of this Sunday we see how powerful and deep the Mission of Jesus is. Jesus is forming his disciples into his missionaries for the kingdom. The three readings bring home the message of what it means to be ‘on mission with Christ’ . To follow Jesus is radical. Sacred Heart International First, The Book of Kings presents a cozy picture The Sacred Heart International Group meets on of a loving couple that appreciates the good Wednesday, July 8 at 7 pm in the Zoom Room.. Prophet Elisha. They give him hospitality, he in Everyone—from the 40+ countries and many states turn gives them hope and conϐidence in prayers making up Sacred Heart Parish—is welcome. answered. They will be fondling a baby next year. They will have a New Life. Their world will be El Grupo International de Sacred Heart se reúne el Miércoles, 8 de julio a las 7:00 PM. por Zoom. To- changed. They will forever sing the “goodness of dos, de los más de 40 países y muchos estados que the Lord” (Ps 89) conforman la Parroquia del Sacred Heart, son bienve- In the second reading, St Paul explains how radi- nidos. Email [email protected] to receive an invita- cal our Baptism is: We died with Christ at our tion. Baptism and now share His resurrected life. Our Everyone is Welcome! Please Come! existence from Baptism has changed us entirely. Dead to sin, we are now alive in Christ. We live a New Life because, “He who was raised from the Keeping in Touch dead” has made us part of him and his mission. In these unprecedented times of Coronavirus, we understand how isolating and lonely life can be without Often our inclusion into Christ can often put us at having the ability for in person visitors, gatherings with odds with our world and normative culture and family or friends or attending mass. the times we live in. Committed to Christ, the In an effort to stay connected, members of our parish will Christian does all to promote human life, dignity, be reaching out via phone to say hello and offer support- justice, peace. ive listening to those who might not otherwise be in con- tact with the community. If you or someone you know Matthew’s gospel acknowledges the radically would benefit from a call, or if you would like to volun- changed relationship to us, family, and our world. teer, please sign up by calling or e-mailing the Rectory at Our relationship with Jesus is primary: before 617-325-3322 [email protected] . our relationship with anyone or anything in this We will provide a script for use and some resources to world. We carry our crosses large or small, daily assist. Stay safe and be well. or for a lifetime. This is what being in Christ de- Manteniéndonos en Contacto mands. All of this is because we are part of a New En estos tiempos únicos, y sin precedentes con el Creation: New life begins at Baptism. Jesus has Coronavirus, entendemos cuan aislada y solitaria puede turned the world upside down. He who is “up” has ser la vida, sin la capacidad de poder recibir visitas, o come “down.” He suggests that being for oneself tener reuniones con nuestros familiares, amigos, o sin poder asistir a Misa. leads nowhere but living for him we discover who En un esfuerzo por mantenernos conectados, y como una we were meant to be. forma de apoyo, algunos miembros de nuestra parroquia Here are some thoughts to ponder having heard se comunicarán por teléfono para saludarle y escucharle these readings: especialmente aquellos miembros que quizá no estén en How can I commit myself to Jesus living this New contacto con la comunidad.