Sacred Heart Parish Bulletin - September 26, 2004

The Scriptural theme for this weekend deals with our use of riches. Amos (6:1-7) writes: “Thus says the Lord the God of hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion!” and the Gospel (Luke 16:19-31) tells the story of the self-centered man who cared little of others.

Saint Catherine of Sienna, a Doctor of the Church and a Dominican who died in 1380, wrote about avoiding the rich man’s self-centeredness.

“Shame, shame on our human pride, our self-complacency, our self-centeredness, when we see how good God has been to us, how many gifts and graces he has given us—not because he has to but because he wants to! Obtuse as we are, we seem not to see or feel this love so hot that, if we were made of stone, it would long ago have burst us open! Ah! Ah! Unhappy me! I can see no other reason except that the eye of our understanding is not focused on the tree of the cross. For there is revealed such warm love, such gently persuasive teaching filled with life-giving fruits, such generosity that he has torn open his very body, has shed his life’s blood, and with that blood has baptized and bathed us. We can and should make use of that baptism every day with continual remembrance and great love.

If we see this, I tell you, we will not be able to bear not drowning and killing this disordered sensual will of ours that is always rebelling against ourselves as well as against our Creator. In love with God’s honor and salvation of his creatures, we will forget ourselves. We will act like people in love, whose heart and will are centered not in themselves but in the object of their love.”

Jesus said it another time: “What have you got that was not given to you?” If we recognized the gifts we have come from a loving God we would have to share with others. Everything is gift.

Readings for the Week of September 26, 2004

Sunday:    Am 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31
Monday:    Jb 1:6-22; Lk 9:46-50
Tuesday:   Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Lk 9:51-56
Wednesday:    Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Jn 1:47-51
Thursday: Jb 19:21-27; Lk 10:1-12
Friday:           Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Lk 10:13-16
Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Mt 18:1-5, 10

Next Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4; 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14; Lk 17:5-10

On SUNDAY OCTOBER 3^rd, beginning with the 10am Mass in the church followed by sessions in the Parish Center until 4:30pm. Sr. Ruth Rosenbaum will lead a retreat to help us reflect on the journey of our parish community. What are our hopes and fears for the future? How can we discern what God wants for us as a community at this moment and months from now? Time will be provided for prayer and sharing. Please bring a lunch. Beverages provided. An offering of $10 is suggested. PLEASE SIGN UP AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH OR PARISH HALL, OR CALL THE PARISH OFFICE AT 781-862-4646.

Fierce winters on Pine Ridge Reservation leave many cold when their propane runs out. Please bring NEW blankets (preferably washable) to the parish center. We will send them to the reservation after Columbus Day Weekend (considered by many native people to be a time of mourning). For more information, call Fran at 781-861-7231.

This week we ask you to pray for those who are ill, including, Brianna Cimino, Rosemary Harvey, Regina Jones, Andrea Hynes, Joyce Amos, Regina Wingard, Erin McMehon, Maria Aguis, George Beck, Dr. Kenneth Spengler, Josephine Murphy, Peter Bugda, Norma Berstein, Camille Michals, Rob Morway, Patricia Hassett, Paul McCann, William Francis, Lillian Davenport, James Fontaini, Henri Fradette, William Blair, Agatha Pals, Kath Rodriegas, Estelle Szalajeski, Nancy Driscoll, Dante DiManna, Margie Levine, Doug Phillips, Ralph Tatro, Andrew Day, Peggy Sue Grow, Mary Serpa, Deborah Miller, Dorothy Lee, William MacKinnon, Mary Jefferson, Elizabeth Conte, Dave Rissmiller, Violet Caldaroni, Frank Cote, James Bresnahan, Ann Mulray, Rita Mahan, Connie Perrotta, Jackie Sullivan, Jean Babbin, Gerard Sarno, Dorothy Grant, Gretin Cervantes, Marisol O’Brien, Paul Pantano, Fran Ressetar, Cecelia Hines, Margaret Wright, Renee Chapman, Peter Bellini, Christine Gainer, Chris Ann Colletti, Helen McLaughlin, Paul Doherty, Mary Dawson, Jorge Loayza, Joseph Brault, Lauren Forgette, Chuck Kiernan, Bill Attaya, Margaret Coughlin, John McCarthy, Don Sabatand, Laura Mac Aulay, Stella Guarino, William Graham, Mary Hosford, Dorothy Barton and Gerry Dingavin. Please also remember in your prayers, Roseanne T. Rullman, sister of Patricia Hagedorn., who died this past week.

If you can do calligraphy and have a small amount of time to donate to a special project, please contact Claire at 781-862-4646. Many thanks!

Nazareth Academy will be hosting a High School Information Fair on Wednesday, October 6^th from 7pm - 9pm. The fair is open to all students/families. More than 30 Catholic and Independent high schools will be in attendance to speak to students about their schools and answer your questions. The fair will be held at Nazareth Academy, 14 Winship Drive, Wakefield, MA. For more information and directions, please call 781-245-0214 or visit www.nazareth-academy.org.

Nazareth Academy will also have an open house on Saturday, October 16^th from 10am - 2pm and Wednesday, November 17 from 7pm - 9pm. The open houses provide opportunities for students and parents to visit our 20-acre campus, find out about our program of studies and co-curricular activities, and talk with our faculty, students, and parents. Open houses will be held at Nazareth Academy, 14 Winship Drive, Wakefield, MA. Call 781-245-0214 or visit the above website for information or directions.

St. Brigid Parish will offer VIRTUS Training two more times: Tuesday, October 5th at 9:30 a.m. and Thursday, October 7th at 7:00 p.m. If you are planning to be a volunteer minister in the Religious Education Program, please call the office at 781-862-0335.

Do you have questions, cares, or concerns about what is at stake in the upcoming elections? You may want to visit www.networklobby.org to download free election 2004 resources. You’ll find out where the presidential candidates stand on a wide range of justice issues from health care and social security to globalization. NETWORK is a National Catholic Lobby, a progressive voice within the Catholic community calling for world peace and a nation grounded in justice.

We are in great need of one Grade 10 Teacher for the Confirmation Classes. Please call Kate Doherty at 781-862-8724 if you can help. The next class meets on October 3^rd.

CLASSES FOR GRADES 1 – 8

GRADES 7 AND 8 - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28^TH

Please check the list below and prayerfully consider teaching this year. Please call Jaye if you can help.

We will not be able to take registrations or make any class changes on the first day of classes. We hope you will understand our concern and availability on this FIRST Day.

The First Children’s Liturgy of the Word for the 2004-2005 year will be celebrated on Sunday, October 3 at the 10:00 Mass to coincide with the opening of Religious Education Classes for Grades 1 - 6.

Any students in Grades 4-8, from Sacred Heart and St. Brigid Parishes, who would like to become an “Altar Server” are invited to a meeting on Saturday, October 16 from 1:00- 3:00PM in St. Brigid Church to meet with Deacon Bill Kerns.

Youth Ministry will be having

All are welcome to join us.

Any students interested in playing music at the Youth Mass, rehearsal is Sunday, September 26 at Noon at Sacred Heart Parish.

There will be a meeting for our current YM adult commission at St. Brigid on Monday, September 27 @ 7:00 PM . (PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE)

New members are needed to make our Youth Ministry work! Kate Doherty (YM at St. Brigid) has sent a letter to all parents in both parishes inviting them to come to an information night.

Sacred Heart has had a dedicated (but small) group who made things possible (Youth Mass, bingo, Youth Convention, Road to Resurrection, etc.). They need help – especially some male members. No Youth Minister can accomplish these programs without help. Please consider giving time at some level to support our T.L.C. (Teen Leadership Crew) and those to follow. It can only prosper with the support of the community!


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