Sacred Heart Parish
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, October 10
4:00 PM Mollie and Desmond Mechan
Sunday, October 11
9:00 AM Parishioners of Sacred Heart
11:45 AM Donat Goudreau
Friday, October 16
12:05 PM Enrico and Annunziata Tonelli
Saturday, October 17
4:00 PM “Pete” Daley
Sunday, October 18
9:00 AM Mary Elizabeth Shields
11:45 AM Parishioners of Sacred Heart
CELEBRANTS FOR NEXT WEEKEND’S MASSES
Saturday, October 17
4:00 PM Fr. Connelly
Sunday, October 18
9:00 AM Fr. Connelly
10:30 AM Fr. St. Martin
11:45 AM Fr. Imbelli
CONFESSIONS
Saturday, October 17 – 2:00 to 3:30 PM – Fr. Connelly
READINGS FOR THE TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Isaiah 53:10-11
Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:35-45
HOLIDAY MASS SCHEDULE
On Monday, October 12, we celebrate Columbus Day, a civil holiday. Sacred Heart will celebrate Mass at 9 AM in the lower church on October 12.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Next week’s special collection supports Catholic World Missions. By Baptism, all Catholics are called to participate in the mission of the Church and share their faith as missionaries. World Mission Sunday gathers support for the pastoral and evangelizing programs and needs of more than 1,150 mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and remote regions of Latin America. The funds gathered on World Mission Sunday are distributed in the pope’s name by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith – a Pontifical Mission Society. For more information, please visit www.worldmissions-catholicchurch.org/.
OFFERTORY INCOME
Weekend of October 3rd and 4th $4,055
OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH
Since 1972, the Church in the United States has recognized October as Respect Life Month. Here are some of the ways you can be involved:
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Pray: Each Saturday morning a group of parishioners pray the Rosary for Life following the 9:00 AM Mass. Come join us!
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Donate: Sacred Heart will once again be collecting items to aid Pregnancy Help. Donations of new baby items may be dropped off at the entrances to the Church throughout the month of October. Thank you for your support of this important ministry.
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Stay informed:: Throughout the month we will have a Respect Life display at the main entrance of the Church with literature available on: euthanasia, capital punishment, abortion, and stem cell research. Please take a moment to stop by the table and pick up some literature when you come to Mass.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
CCD classes will be held during this Columbus Day weekend. All families should check the CCD calendar for future holiday weekends when Religious Education will be held.
Our CCD year has begun with catechists who are devoted to bringing the gospel to our students. Our Lord has called them and they have responded in love. He never forgets the smallest gift we offer to Him.
Our students will begin to learn and pray the rosary during this month of October. “Rosary” means bouquet of roses. Each Our Father and Hail Mary are the roses we offer to Jesus through Mary, as we recall the events of our salvation played out in the lives of Jesus and Mary. Please join us in prayer for peace and the salvation of the world.
Michelle Solomon, RE Director
VARIETY SHOW DIRECT FROM IRELAND
Corpus Christi-St. Bernard Parish of Newton and St. Julia’s Parish of Weston will host the Irish Variety Show on Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 PM at St. Julia Parish Hall, 374 Boston Post Rd, Rte. 20 in Weston. The show features five Irish entertainers direct from the Emerald Isle including champion Irish step dancer Caroline Kelly of Dublin and comedian Barry Collins from Cork. Tickets are $15/person and are available by calling 617-244-0608 or 781-899-2611.
MONTROSE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
On Sunday, October 18 from 2 to 4 PM, Montrose school, (college prep for girls grades 6-12) will have an open house at 29 North St., Medfield, MA 02052. Phone 508-359-2423.
OUR NEW AMBASSADOR FOR THE UNITED STATES
“It was 1788 and the Pope, Pius VI, dispatched an emissary to Paris to meet with the Ambassador just posted there from the new republic, the United States. The diplomat was Benjamin Franklin and the Pope’s request to him was short and simple – Would it be okay with President George Washington if the Pope named a bishop in the new land? Franklin dutifully queried President Washington and the word came back that he could appoint any bishop he wanted for the United States, since that was what the Revolution in the colonies was all about – freedom, including religious freedom. The Pope promptly elevated the Jesuit John Carroll to become the first bishop.”
The above is the first paragraph in a delightful little volume, entitled “The United States and the Holy See – The Long Road”. It tells the fascinating story of the diplomatic relationships between the Holy See and the United States, for the 196 years that followed until in 1984 Congress finally approved the naming of an American Ambassador to the Vatican. In a prefatory remark to the above-named volume, there is an interesting note by Julio Andreotti, who was a well respected leader in the Christian Democratic Political Party and was for many years Prime Minister of Italy. He tells about an interesting incident that took place in July of 1963 when President Kennedy came to Rome on an official visit. Andreotti wrote, “I had the opportunity at a restricted breakfast at the Palace Taverna of asking him how come the setting up of diplomatic relations between America and the Vatican hadn’t yet gone through? He answered me frankly that he would be able to look at the problem were he re-elected. He had to be very careful not to create ‘a Catholic question.’” Obviously, the 196 years of delay in posting an official ambassador to the Holy See was the result of much anti-Catholic sentiment and the reluctance of Congress for many, many decades to act on the issue. It was in 1984, under the presidency of Ronald Reagan, that Congress approved an ambassadorship to the Vatican.
President Bush appointed a distinguished woman from the New England area to be ambassador – Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard Law School. President Barack Obama has now named a new Ambassador to the Holy See. Much to the surprise, I am sure, of many theologians here in the United States, the President appointed Miguel Diaz as the new Ambassador. Miguel is a young man, a teacher of theology, and a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America. What follows below are the words of Pope Benedict XVI when he accepted the Letters by which Miguel is the accredited Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America. The Pope writes:
“I am pleased to accept the Letters by which you are accredited Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America. I recall with pleasure my meeting with President Barack Obama and his family last July, and willingly reciprocate the kind greetings which you bring from him. I also take this occasion to express my confidence that diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See, formally initiated twenty-five years ago, will continue to be marked by fruitful dialogue and cooperation in the promotion of human dignity, respect for fundamental human rights, and the service of justice, solidarity and peace within the whole human family.
In the course of my Pastoral Visit to your country last year I was pleased to encounter a vibrant democracy, committed to the service of the common good and shaped by a vision of equality and equal opportunity based on the God-given dignity and freedom of each human being. That vision, enshrined in the nation’s founding documents, continues to inspire the growth of the United States as a cohesive yet pluralistic society constantly enriched by the gifts brought by new generations, including the many immigrants who continue to enhance and rejuvenate American society. In recent months, the reaffirmation of this dialectic of tradition and originality, unity and diversity has recaptured the imagination of the world, many of whose peoples look to the American experience and its founding vision in their own search for viable models of accountable democracy and sound development in an increasingly interdependent and global society.
For this reason, I appreciate your acknowledgement of the need for a greater spirit of solidarity and multilateral engagement in approaching the urgent problems facing our planet. The cultivation of the values of ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ can no longer be seen in predominantly individualistic or even national terms, but must rather be viewed from the higher perspective of the common good of the whole human family. The continuing international economic crisis clearly calls for a revision of present political, economic and financial structures in the light of the ethical imperative of ensuring the integral development of all people. What is needed, in effect, is a model of globalization inspired by an authentic humanism, in which the world’s peoples are seen not merely as neighbors but as brothers and sisters.
Multilateralism, for its part, should not be restricted to purely economic and political questions; rather, it should find expression in a resolve to address the whole spectrum of issues linked to the future of humanity and the promotion of human dignity, including secure access to food and water, basic health care, just policies governing commerce and immigration, particularly where families are concerned, climate control and care for the environment, and the elimination of the scourge of nuclear weapons. With regard to the latter issue, I wish to express my satisfaction for the recent Meeting of the United Nations Security Council chaired by President Obama, which unanimously approved
the resolution on atomic disarmament and set before the international community the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons. This is a promising sign on the eve of the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.”
Father Connelly
SIGNINGS
The rich man in today’s gospel goes away sad. We do not want the same thing to happen to ourselves or our friends. But it can. When we go to Church and meet Jesus in the Bible readings and the sacrament of the altar, we know that Jesus wants all our love and that can seem like too much to ask and we can go away sad too.
One thing that helps me is to realize that God will require all we have anyway at the last day of our lives. It is good to give or surrender all now for we will in the end whether we want to or not. Trust Him and love him without fear and do not go away sad.
In Christ, Fr. St. Martin
TRINITY CATHOLIC CELEBRATES 115 YEARS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION
On the evening of October 15th, Trinity Catholic will celebrate 115 years of Catholic education on its campus at Our Lady Help of Christians, Washington St. as well as in the school itself. The evening will include the Newton Community Chorus, Trinity Catholic Chorus, tours of the facility, silent auctions, a special awards presentation and numerous “Then and Now” presentations. For more information regarding how to support or attend this event, visit the school’s 115th Celebration website at www.trinitycatholic.com.
17th SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM
“SCENES FROM A PARISH”
(Filmed at St. Patrick’s Parish, Lawrence)
When: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Where: Sacred Heart Parish – Lower Church
1321 Centre Street, Newton Centre, MA
Discussion Margaret LeBlanc
Leader: Sacred Heart Parishioner
Free Admission – Open to the Public
Refreshments to follow in the Lower Church
A VERY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR MOTHER CAROLINE ACADEMY!
Thank you, members of Sacred Heart Parish! Your continued generosity is heart warming and much appreciated! The supplies truly help our learners with their studies.
BABY SHOWER
Sacred Heart Parish will once again be collecting items to aid Pregnancy Help. Please donate new baby clothing and other new layette items to this important ministry. Donations may be dropped off at the entrances to the Church throughout the month of October. Thank you for your support.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The familiar figures of the Knights of Columbus will be seen at all exits of the Church this weekend, October 10th and 11th. They will be soliciting funds for the all-important work of helping those in our midst who are mentally challenged, and helping as well all who work in the field of mental retardation. The symbol of the collection is the all-familiar “tootsie roll” which you may accept or refuse, but don’t fail to help their cause.
SUPPORT THIS FILM WITH A GOSPEL MESSAGE
“The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry” is an independent Christian film with a wonderful message of friendship, love and forgiveness. It will be showing at the AMC Theater in Framingham from October 9 – October 15th. Please take this opportunity to bring your family to a movie that is rich in faith and Christian values. For more information about this movie, please visit http://www.sperrymovie.com/.
CALENDAR NOTES
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS “TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE”:
Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11 – After Masses
EXTENDED COFFEE HOUR:
Sunday, October 11– 10 AM to 1 PM – Parish Center
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – GRADES 1-5:
Sunday, October 11 – 10:30 to 11:45 AM – Lower Church
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – GRADES 1-5:
Tuesday, October 13 – 4:00 to 5:15 PM – Lower Church
HOLLY HARVEST WORKSHOP:
Tuesday, October 13 – 7:00 PM – Guild Room
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – GRADES 6-10:
Tuesday, October 13 – 7:00 to 8:30 PM – Lower Church
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:
Wednesday, October 14 – 8:00 PM – Convent (DR)
COFFEE HOUR:
Friday, October 16 – Following 9 AM Mass – Parish Center
LITURGY, ADORATION AND THE ROSARY:
Saturday, October 17 – 9 AM to 12:30 PM – Lower Church
EXTENDED COFFEE HOUR:
Sunday, October 18 – 10 AM to 1 PM – Parish Center
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – GRADES 1-5:
Sunday, October 18 – 10:30 to 11:45 AM – Lower Church
SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM:
Sunday, October 18 – 7:00 PM – Lower Church