Sacred Heart Parish
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Monday, April 13
12:05 PM George Salustro
Saturday, April 18
4:00 PM Bridget & Martin Thomas Finnerty Martin Finnerty, Jr. Rita & Paddy O’Brien
Sunday, April 19
9:00 AM Donguk Chung
11:45 AM Parishioners of Sacred Heart
CELEBRANTS FOR NEXT WEEKEND’S MASSES
Saturday, April 18
4:00 PM Fr. Imbelli
Sunday, April 19
9:00 AM Fr. Connelly
10:30 AM Fr. St. Martin
11:45 AM Fr. Connelly
CONFESSIONS
Saturday, April 18 – 2:00 to 3:30 PM – Fr. Connelly
READINGS FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35
Second Reading: 1 John 5:1-6
Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31
EASTER EGG HUNT
Sunday, April 12, 2009
After the 9 o’clock Mass, an Easter Egg Hunt will be held on the rectory grounds. Children, ages 1 to 10, are invited to this fun event. The regular Coffee Hour after the 9 a.m. Mass will not be held on Easter Sunday.
2009 CATHOLIC APPEAL
Cardinal Seán wishes to thank everyone from Sacred Heart who has participated in the 2009 Catholic Appeal. Our parish has raised $28,959 from 80 households, reaching 63.6 percent of our parish goal of $45,500. For more information, visit www.BostonCatholicAppeal.com or call 617-779-3700. Thank you!
BOSTON CATHOLIC CONFERENCES
Please consider attending the Catholic Men’s Conference on April 18 or the Catholic Women’s Conference on April 19 at Boston College’s Conte Forum. You can purchase tickets on line at www.CatholicBoston.com. This is a great follow up to the ARISE program!
OFFERTORY INCOME
Weekend of April 4/5 $5,719.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
There will be no Sunday CCD program held on Easter, April 12th. Classes are also cancelled on Sunday, April 19th and Tuesday, April 21st due to Spring Vacation week. However, classes will be held for the Sunday CCD program at the end of vacation week on April 26th !! Please make a note of this.
There will be a parent workshop held for parents of students in the Tuesday 1st Communion CCD program on Sunday, May 3rd at 10:30 am in the Convent. At least one parent needs to attend! This is the final workshop preparation before the children receive the Eucharist on Sunday, May 17th. Please mark your calendars.
After our long vigil of walking the way of the cross with Our Lord these past 40 days, he has shown us the way of the cross is the way of true love and happiness. Our joy on this most Holy Day is that our Savior, Lord Jesus Christ has brought us beyond death and sin into a new life with Him, now and forever! Jesus is Alive!! Alleluia Alleluia!
Michelle Solomon,
Director Rel. Ed.
MAGDALEN COLLEGE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
The Summer Youth Program at Magdalen College in Warner, NH gives young people ages 15-18 a two-week experience of faith, fun and friendship while living on a Catholic college campus. Participants live in the College residence halls, engage their minds through dynamic academic seminars, and enjoy sports, drama activities, and social events. Off campus trips are planned for hikes in the White Mountains, tours of New England historic sights, and canoeing on the Contoocook River. So take your faith on vacation this summer…come join us at the Magdalen College Summer Youth Program!
Session I: Sun. July 5 – Sat. July 18
Session II: Mon. July 27 – Sun. August 9
The cost of each session is $875 ~ Financial assistance is available. Spaces are still available for all sessions – APPLY TODAY!
For more information, please visit www.magdalen.edu, or call the Admissions Office (toll-free): 877-498-1723.
PARISH PARTY – SAVE THE DATE
SAVE THE DATE: Friday May 1st at 7:30 PM – Mark your calendars! MAY DAY PARTY: with D.J. MR. ED, Cash Bar, chit chat and dancing! No admission fee, bring dessert or appetizer and dancing feet. Spread the word to all adults.
A “THANK YOU” FROM THE GUILD OF SAINT FRANCIS
Once again, thank you to all those who made our “Bake and Book” Sale such a wonderful success last Sunday. A special “thank you” to all those who supported the event by visiting the Parish Center and buying books and goodies, but also to those who donated their time and talents baking the goodies and helping out at the event. THANK YOU ALL.
SIGNINGS
News of special interest to our deaf community
Good People,
Christ has died and Mary Magdalene is looking for his body. She thinks she will find his dead body in the tomb but she can't find it.
Christ has risen and his body has passed through death and is now alive again. Now he has become the first one of us to enjoy the gift of a body made new and perfect: a body perfectly united to his soul. A body that now is immune from suffering and death.
What Jesus does in his new and glorified body ever is beautiful. It is so playful, simple, so human.
He hides from Mary as she searches for him. He wants to give her a little human scale playful surprise. He doesn't choose to show his glory or power. Instead he takes the opportunity to play the game all children love: Hide and seek.
He disguises himself as the gardener and pretends for a moment that he is the gardener. Mary meets him and his disguise works: she doesn't notice it is He. Then Jesus quietly shows himself to be there right in front of her. He shows up in the disguise of an everyday ordinary early morning groundskeeper.
Christ teaches us that he is closer to our everyday experience than we think. He loves to meet us in situations that we think are seemingly unimpressive.
Jesus is risen and this same risen Lord, mighty conqueror of sin and death now comes to meet us disguised as ordinary and flat bread and table wine to surprise us with a share in his perfect, quiet and simple, playful Easter peace.
In Christ,
Fr. St. Martin
CALENDAR NOTES
EASTER EGG HUNT:
Sunday, April 12 – 10 AM– Rectory lawn
COFFEE HOUR/EGG HUNT AFTER THE ASL MASS:
Sunday, April 12 – 11:30 AM – Parish Center
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – GRADES 1-5:
Tuesday, April 14 – 4 to 5:15 PM – Lower church
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – GRADES 6-10:
Tuesday, April 14 – 7 to 8:30 PM – Lower Church
PRAYER GROUP:
Wednesday, April 15 – 7:30 PM – Convent
LITURGY, ADORATION AND THE ROSARY:
Saturday, April 18 – 9 AM to 12:30 PM – Lower Church
EXTENDED COFFEE HOUR:
Sunday, April 19 – 10 AM to 1 PM – Parish Center