Sacred Heart Catholic Church

May 22, 2011
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
To know, love and serve as Jesus did
110 N. Jefferson Street
Milledgeville, GA 31061
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: sacredheartmilledgeville.org
Phone: 478-452-2421
FAX: 478-454-1110
Cell/Emergency: 770-289-3466
Staff
Rev. Young Nguyen, Pastor
Rev. Mr. John Shoemaker, Deacon Emeritus
Rev. Mr. Cesar Basilio, Deacon
Cindy Sencindiver
Susan Craig
Rick & Melanie Pfohl
Secretary & DRE
Organist
Youth Choir
Sacraments
Sacrament of Penance
Saturday 4:30—5:00 or by appointment
Sacrament of Baptism
For information concerning baptism, call the
Parish priest.
Sacrament of Matrimony
Arrangements with the church should be made
at least six months in advance by calling the
Parish priest.
Sunday Bulletin
Deadline for items for the bulletin is 12:00
Noon on Wednesday.
Schedule of Masses
Parish Membership
We welcome new families to our parish.
Parish Registration
Parish registration forms can be picked up at
the back of the church or at the church office.
Annulment Case Sponsors
Dr. Deborah Vess
Jean Atwood
Monday—Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Vigil
Sunday
12:10 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.,
11:15 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Holy Rosary and Adoration
Monday—Thursday Holy Rosary
Saturday Holy Rosary
Monday—Thursday Adoration
Friday Eucharistic Adoration
11:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Mass of Healing
1st Saturday of the Month
9:30 a.m.
Masses for the Week of
May 22, 2011
Saturday 9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
Rosary
Mass
Billy Boone, S.I.
Why Corner
The promises that Jesus made to us.
Last Sunday we celebrated Jesus as The Good Shepherd. Jesus
expressed that He would love to take care of us, tend us and protect us as
His sheep, if we: (1) heed His Voice; (2) follow Him; and (3) belong to
Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Billy Boone, S.I.
the flock, His Church. We also come to realize that Jesus cannot do
11:15 a.m.
Confirmation Candidates
much for us if we don’t want to be part of the flock. when we are not
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Special Intention
part of the flock, the Church, the Shepherd cannot protect us; we are on
our own and we place ourselves into harms way and dangerous situaMon.
12:10 p.m.
Billy Boone, S.I.
tions. Today’s Gospel continues in the same line of thought. Jesus
Tues.
12:10 p.m.
Billy Boone, S.I.
promises us many things and He only asks us one thing, to be faithful to
Wed.
12:10 p.m.
Billy Boone, S.I.
Him and to His Father. To be faithful to Jesus and to God is to believe in
Thurs. 12:10 p.m.
Billy Boone, S.I.
Jesus, to observe the ten commandments, to live out the beatitudes, and
Fri.
5:30 p.m.
Mass
to do everything that Jesus has asked us, which He spelled out in the BiSat.
9:00 a.m.
Rosary
ble and continue to teach through the Church that He founded. Let’s re9:30 a.m.
Mass
flect on the Gospel to see the benefits and the promises when we are
5:30 p.m.
Mass
faithful to Jesus and God.
May 29, 2011
First, Jesus promised us that “I will come back again and take you
to myself, so that where I am you also may be.” Not only did Jesus
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Mass
promise to come back again for us, but He desired for us to be with Him
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Ellen Kane Landsman, R.I.P. in heaven. Here is a great truth put in the simplest way; for the Christian,
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Mass
heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven
will be like. It is enough to know that we will be forever with Him.
When we love someone with our whole heart, we are really alive only
Please call the church office to schedule mass intentions. when we are with that person. Jesus expressed that He wanted to spend
eternity with us and for us to join Him in heaven. He also expressed that
Diocese policy suggests an offering of $10 or more per
He wanted to be a part of our lives forever and ever and that He and His
mass intention.
Father would like to see us. Do you want to be in heaven? Are you living right by His standards?
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Second, Jesus promised “In my Father’s house there are many
dwelling
places. I am going to prepare a place for you?” The older
Monday:
Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26
translation
has mansion instead of house. Jesus is telling us that there is
Tuesday:
Acts 14:19-28; Jn 14:27-31a
already
a
place
for us in heaven, His Father’s mansion. There is a special
Wednesday:
Acts 15:1-6; Jn 15:1-8
place reserved for us in heaven by Him and by His Father. Basically,
Thursday:
Acts 15:7-21; Jn 15:9-11
Jesus is telling us that our names are written in heaven. They are carved
Friday:
Acts 15:22-31; Jn 15:12-17
in ours’ Father’s mansion, outside of our rooms. We will have our perSaturday:
Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15:18-21
Sunday:
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66; 1 Pt 3:15-18 sonal space. Jesus will be the architect of our places in heaven: “I’m
going to prepare a place for you.” Knowing that Jesus is designing and
or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or
building a place for us in heaven, we can certainly conclude that it will be
Jn 17:1-11a
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Bible, which is composed of the Old and the New Testaments, are God’s
words. Through this sacred book we find the meaning of life (eternal
life), we find God’s truth and His way for us. These sacred words are the
secret for obtaining Eternal Life with Him. The Bible is like the modern
day GPS, Global Positioning System. We all start at any point in our
lives and we will all arrive to a final destination, hopefully heaven. The
words of God will tell us where we are in our lives and in our relationship to Him. They tell us when to turn left or right, when to apply the
pedals for brake and gas, and hopefully,
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes
(Why Corner continued on next page)
to the Father except through me.”
— John 14:6
Why Corner (continued)
when we reach our destination, we’ll hear God’s voice saying “you have arrived. Welcome to heaven.” Have you read the Bible,
God’s words lately, so that every turn of your life will always lead to heaven?
Fourth, Jesus promised “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” We all have been taught in our faith formation that
when we attend mass we see Jesus in the Eucharist. Based on Jesus’ words, if we see Him we also see the Father. If that is the case,
maybe the following questions should be asked. How often do you want to see Jesus and The Father? How often do you want to see
God? Isn’t it true that when we love someone we want to see that person every day even if it’s only for a second because of the circumstances or situations. Many, and a majority, of us only see God physically 52 times for 52 weekends, plus holy days of obligation. Some of us two times a year plus special occasions. Maybe, we should consider seeing Him more because we have 365¼
days every year. If we would do the math, 52 divided by 365¼, we only see God 14% of the time in a year. While living here on
earth for all these years and we only want to see God for such a small percent of time, how does that express our love for Him?
Should we consider seeing God more often by visiting the Church and attending Mass? Fifth, Jesus promised “whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.” Jesus promised not only that we will do the same works that He has done but that some of our works and deeds are even greater than what He
has accomplished. Wow, you take a deep breath! This might be hard for some of us to swallow, even think or comprehend or even
conceive this in our minds that some of our works will be greater than the Master Himself. When we believe in Jesus and in ourselves, we can do the works of Jesus and even greater ones. Have you done any works greater than Jesus? If not, maybe you are not
doing enough for Jesus and for God!
Fr. Young
Advice for Children
“Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your
mother’s teaching; A graceful diadem will they be for your
head; a torque for your neck” (Proverbs 1:8-9)
BE HAPPY
Instead of worrying trust God. “Have no anxiety at all, but in
everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, make your
requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all
understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ
Jesus.”
(Philippians 4:6-7)
Development of the
Unborn
Child Jesus at Week 9
My eyelids are starting
to move-I can squint! I
can also frown or
pucker my brow.
Organizations Meeting Schedule
Council of Catholic Women
First Wednesday of the Month
5:30 p.m./Flannery O’Connor Hall
Contact: Victoria Basilio
453-7758
Helping Hands Society
Second Monday of each month
5:30 p.m./Flannery O’Connor Hall
Contact: Mike McCabe
452-7265
Knights of Columbus
First Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m. Rosary/meeting
follows in Flannery O’Connor Hall
Contact: Dan Smith @ 453-1374
Passionate Stitchers
Every Wednesday 2-4 p.m.
All Day Sew—First Wednesday of
the month 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Flannery O’Connor Hall
Contact: Jan Foshee (478) 968-7056
Campus Catholics
Adoration
4th Tuesday of the Month
8:00 p.m. in the Church
Contact: Deacon Cesar Basilio
[email protected]
Girls Night Out
Third Monday of the Month
6:30 p.m.
Various Restaurants in Town
Place to be announced in Bulletin
All women of parish welcome
Adult Bible Study
A new program will begin in
September but we will meet to see if
we continue a study in the summer
Wednesdays from7:00-8:30 p.m.
Flannery O’Connor Hall.
Traditional Choir
Every Monday
5:30 p.m.
In the church
Contact: Susan Craig
(706) 485-7860
Ultreya
Third Sunday of the Month
After 11:15 Mass
Flannery O’Connor Hall
Contact: Jeff & Christine Glass
College Choir
Every Sunday
3:30 p.m.
In the church
453-0873
[email protected]
FLOWERS
First, let me thank all of you who donated flowers for
the church last year. It was greatly appreciated and
most helpful to Lily and I.
Now, it's that time of year again to sign-up for church
flowers. We have about 350 families in our church and
I only need approximately 30 members to fill the whole
year.
Flowers can be purchased or picked from your garden. All the grocery stores carry flowers as well as
Lowe, Wal-Mart, and florists. The beautiful arrangements we had at Easter were done by Blossoms Florist
and I know the owner, Brandy, would be willing to work
with any budget. Perhaps several families would like to
go in together or maybe you could honor a birthday or
anniversary. This would also be a wonderful way to
honor a loved one.
Please consider signing the flower sheet in the back of
the church. As always, I am willing to help you with
vases, containers or any other needs you might
have. My phone number is 478-452-7564.
Thank you so much!
Barbara Middlebrooks
Releasing the Holy
One day God noticed a huge racket going on around a man in
Italy. Day after day, this man hammered and chiseled away at
stone; it was as if he had discovered something alive inside it and
with determination and passion he labored to set it free. From
pieces of marble that he himself had chosen from the Carrara
quarries, he set about “releasing” magnificent figures. Yet even
God was surprised at what was emerging out of the stone this
time. The man was trying to set God free! God went to visit the
sculptor. “Michelangelo,” God said, “what exactly are you doing?” “Lord,” he answered, “I am setting you free, so everyone
will recognize you, not only in this stone, but in all those who
suffer unjustly and die violently at the hands of others and those
who mourn for them. I don’t want people to forget what you did
for us.” And the Lord spoke again to Michelangelo: “Hmm. In
times past I have stayed in rocks and mountains, wells and tombs,
and in the Ark of my Temple, but I don’t remember living in the
stone you are working on now.” And Michelangelo answered,
“Lord, as I see it, since your Son came to us, you don’t have to
pick and choose your places of rest. He left your Holy Spirit everywhere; we just have to search it out, discover it, touch it, and
reveal it to others.” The Lord was more than happy with what
Michelangelo had said and left him to get back to work. Michelangelo chipped away at the huge piece of marble and slowly,
very slowly, the sculptor set free the figure of a woman holding
the body of her dead son in her lap.
Living Stewardship Now
What does the image of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus mean?
The image of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus is a symbol of Christ’s love f
for us. It is often a heart
surrounded by flame, pierced by a lance, topped by a cross,
and circled by a crown of thorns. Jesus’ love for us burns
bright and intense like a flame. His heart is pierced by the
lance representing our sins and the crown of thorns and the
cross remind us of the death he suffered to bring us life.
 Why is the third hand on the watch called the second
hand?
 If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we
ever know?
 If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the
words?
 Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a
whack?
 Why does “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same
thing?
 Why does “Fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same
thing?
 Why do “tug” boats push their barges?
 Why do we sing “Take me out to the ball game” when we
are already there?
“Genuine sacred art draws man to adoration, to prayer, and to
the love of God, Creator and Savior, the Holy One and Sanctifier” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2502).
MEALS ON WHEELS
If you would like to volunteer for Meals on Wheels, or cannot
make your appointed time, please call Kathy Boylan at 453-2553.
Meals are picked up at the Oconee Regional Medical Center
Kitchen at 11:45 a.m. and delivered to recipients on Route 2.
May. 3…………..…Leona Schilling & Jessie Cox
(1st Tues.)
May 10…………..…Mary & Eddie Collins
(2nd Tues.)
May 17………….…Ester & June Ibanez
(3rd Tues.)
May 24……...….…Sandra Worsham & Celia Craig (4th Tues.)
May 31…………….Kathy Boylan
(5th Tues.)
Happy Birthday
Eugene Bouley (5/24)
Ricky Pfohl (5/25)
Erin Wolf (5/25)
Gluk Hunter (5/27)
Brigid Lowery (5/22)
Cliff Schilling (5/22)
Alexis Chase (5/23)
Dihganah Fortingo (5/25)
Robert Trombley (5/25)
Brenda Hok (5/27)
Torin Weston (5/27)
Leona Schilling
1951 North Jefferson St.
Milledgeville, Georgia 31061
Office (478) 451-0788
FAX (478)453-1010
Mobile (478) 454-6413
Toll Free (877) 453-3524
Mark L. Mudano, M.D. Board Certified Orthopedic Surgery 478‐451‐0200 Lafayette Square Building 4000 Vineville Ave.
Macon, GA 31210
Douglas P. Dozier, M.D., P.C.
Gastroenterology
Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
Digestive Diseases, Reflux,
Colon Cancer Screening
(478) 477-9412
Hours by Appointment
St. Joseph’s Parishioner
Prayer requests: the homebound; nursing home and veteran home residents; the chronically ill; the mentally ill; all prisoners; all military personnel. Margie Shoemaker, Beatrice Pipp, Steven Sand, Rizza Ibanez, Addie
Johnson, Mary M. Thomas, Elba Bejarano, Scott Schull, Richard E. Firth,
Jenny Nicely, Carol Sturgeon, Carol Sikorski, Grace Calloway, Nidia
Tromza Ruk, Edna Mills, Johnny Bentley, Carolyn Smith, Frank Smith,
Grace Jones, Charles Eckert, Josephine Horton, Jim Lennahan, Jim Broadwell, Lorraine Trombley, Walter Trombley, Julie Baker, Johnaida Gutierrez
Carbornell, Sandra Chavers, Roy Lehrman, Nancy McBrearty, Lewis Hall,
Jessica Bell, Kendall Pratt, Randy Bishop, William Joseph Chase, Nellie
Blye Belfast Chase, Horace Durley, Elaine Crow, Purificacion Ramos, Scott
Voland, Sue Pipp, Pamela Foy, Landon McClure, Penny Morris, Bob
Miller, Rhoda Lazo, Patsy Hicks, Connie Mote, Gerry Bell, Jeremy
McClure, Marcia Foster, Ava Mazzola, Dorie Neligan, Fr. Michael
McWhorter, Irene Vivas, Elizabeth Cline, Riley Wohlman, Philip Clayton,
Red Agner, Alex DeFeria
*(these names will be removed at the beginning of each month unless otherwise
specified.)
Please pray for the deceased: All deceased members of Sacred Heart
Church, Maria Isabel deSouza
leo-
Blind Works, Inc.
Est. 1986
Sales & Installation of Shutters,
Wood, Mini & Vertical Blinds,
Cellular, Shades, Drapery Rods &
Hardware
Terry Rackley
478-457-7952
[email protected]
BALDWIN
AQUA DRAGONS
Francine Moats
Swim Coach and Instructor
For swim lessons please call
478-452-1421 or 478-457-7272
[email protected]
Chard Wray Food Pantry
The food pantry is in need of the following items:
Cereal, evaporated milk, Oatmeal, Grits, Jiffy
Cornbread Mix, Rice, Cooking Oil, Pasta
Soup—all varieties, Paper towels, Canned fruit,
Canned vegetables, Peanut Butter, Juice, Canned
Salmon, Canned Tuna, Canned Spam, Canned
Chili, Chicken & Dumplings, Flour, Instant Potatoes, Powdered Milk. If you can help with any of
these items, it will be greatly appreciated,