Sacred Heart Catholic Church

March 27, 2011
Third Sunday
Of Lent
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.
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
Dr. Alexis Chase
Jean Atwood
Schedule of Masses
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.
Why Corner
Masses for the Week of
March 27, 2011
Saturday 9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
Rosary
Mass
Marcus Brooks
In Conversation with God.
Have you talked to God lately?
When was the last time you had a good talk with God? When
was the last time you spent a half hour or an hour in conversation with
Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Theresa Gabriele Adair, R.I.P. God? Have you set time aside today to chit chat with the Almighty?
11:15 a.m.
Luisa S. Alsina, R.I.P.
Many of us spend hours on the phone with our parents, spouses,
5:00 p.m.
Pro Populo
children, siblings, loved ones, best friends and even strangers. We discuss our lives, the things that are happening in our lives, the problems
Mon.
12:10 p.m.
Mass
and troubles that we are facing, and the things that make us worry. For
Tues.
12:10 p.m.
Mass
us techies, e-mailers, Facebook and Twitter and chat room users, we
Wed.
12:10 p.m.
Mass
spend endless hours texting back and forth without realizing how long we
Thurs. 12:10 p.m.
Mass
have been online; the majority of the conversations often are very nonFri.
5:30 p.m.
Mass
productive. But when it comes to God, many of us never consider setting
Sat.
9:00 a.m.
Rosary
time aside or even acknowledge the simple fact of His existence. We
9:30 a.m.
Mass
seem to take Him for granted, but I think the real problem is that we are
5:30 p.m.
Dr. Martin B. Atal, R.I.P.
afraid to encounter Him because we know that He will challenge us and
demand us to confront ourselves to make changes in our lives. After all,
April 3, 2011
is not Lent a time of whipping and shaping ourselves to become better?
Let’s look at the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman which
9:00 a.m.
Fr. Michael McWhorter, S.I. we find in today’s Gospel (Jn 4:5-42).
11:15 a.m.
Pro Populo
5:00 p.m.
Mass
First things first. John mentioned that, “Now he [Jesus] had to
pass through Samaria” (Jn 4:4). Does Jesus really have to pass through
Please call the church office to schedule mass intentions. Samaria? Could He have gone another route and bypassed Samaria?
Diocese policy suggests an offering of $10 or more per
Since when was Jesus forced to do anything at all, let alone doing somemass intention.
thing for us? Jesus does not have to pass through Samaria. He did because He wanted to have a special meeting with the Samaritan woman, as
He would go out of His way for us. First point of interest is the time of
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
His encounter with the woman; John mentioned that it was “midday (Jn
4:6).” ‘Midday’ is the hottest noontime in the desert. Second point of
Monday:
2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Lk 4:24-30
interest is that “He is tired from a long journey, from Judaea to Samaria
Tuesday:
Dn 3:25, 34-43; Mt. 18:21-35
(Jn 4:5).” If Jesus had common sense like you and me, being tired,
Wednesday:
Dt 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19
weary, hungry, and thirsty, along with the unpleasant weather, He could
Thursday:
Jer 7:23-28; Lk 11:14-23
have found a shaded place to kick His feet up, and relax with a cold beer,
Friday:
Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34
but he sought out this woman who also came to the well at midday.
Saturday:
Hos 6:1-6; Lk 18:9-14
What is interesting about this woman is that she traveled about half a
Sunday:
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23;
mile, from Sychar to Samaria, to get water. Indeed, she smelled like
Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, trouble and was a moral outcast in her own town. Yet we are like her,
but Jesus would not hesitate for one second to encounter us, in our situa34-38]
tion, our circumstance and our lives, to go out of His way to meet us. Do
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ATTENTION PARISHIONERS!!!
NO STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE
CHURCH
The City of Milledgeville Fire ordinance bans the blocking
of exits. Therefore, it is mandatory that everyone take a
seat before and during Mass. If you need help, the ushers
will assist you in finding a seat. Please be cooperative. Do
not stand in the back of the church. This is for everyone’s
safety. If you want to get a seat in the church, please show
up for mass on time.
Second, the woman confessed, “I do not have a husband” (Jn
4:15). Jesus is so good, in His gentle manner, to lead the woman to confession. He looked at her with kindness and non-judgmental attitude for
her to be open and frank with Him. Jesus said, “For you have five husbands, and the one you have now is not hour husband. What you have
said is true” (Jn 4:16). Jesus praised her for her honesty and her truthfulness. She was compelled to face herself, the looseness, the immorality
and the total inadequacy of her life. There are two revelations in Christianity: the revelation of God and the revelation of ourselves. No person
ever really sees him/herself until the person sees him/herself in the presence of Christ and then the person is appalled at
(continued on next page) the sight. There is another way of putting it; Christianity begins with the sense of sin. It begins with the sudden realization that life,
as we are living it, will not do. We awake to ourselves and we awake to our need of God. Once Jesus awoke in her of her sinful
state, Jesus went on to tell her how her soul can meet God in worship. One cannot truly worship God and at the same time continue
to live in sin. Jesus said, “please be true to me and be true to yourself.” And it often happens that the first thing Jesus does for a
person is to compel him/her to do what a person has spent his/her life refusing to do – look at his/herself. Have you examined yourself lately?
Third, “The woman left her water jar and went into town and said to the people….” (Jn 4:28). She came with her water jar
and left it behind. She came as an outcast and immoral person and now she ran to proclaim Jesus to others and rejoined her community. It is amazing how her life has changed after she met Jesus, so too are our lives. The first instinct of the woman was to share
her discovery. Having found Jesus, she was compelled to share her find with others. Jesus always has this effects on whoever He
meets. The Christian life is based on the twin pillars of discovery and communication. No discovery is complete until the desire to
share it fills our hearts; and we cannot communicate Christ to others until we have discovered Him for ourselves. First to find, then
to tell, are the two great pillars of the Christian life! This very desire to tell others of her discovery killed in this woman the feeling
of shame. She was no doubt an outcast; she was no doubt a byword; the very fact that she was drawing water from this distant well
showed how she avoided her community and how they avoided her. But now she ran to tell them of her discovery. A person may
have some trouble which a person is embarrassed to mention and which a person tries to keep secret, but once a person is cured a
person is often so filled with wonder and gratitude that a person told everyone about it. A person may hide a personal sin; but once a
person discovered Jesus as Savior, a person’s first instinct is to say to everyone: “Look at what I was and look at what I am; this is
what Jesus has done for me.” Have you discovered yourself in Jesus yet?
Do you see why we need to give God some of our time?
-Fr. Young
MEALS ON WHEELS
Draw Near To Christ This Lent
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.
Father Young encourages us to learn more about our
faith and to prepare ourselves for our Lenten Journey
by listening to seven CDs he has especially selected
to prepare us for Easter.
Mar. 1…………..…Leona Schilling & Jessie Cox
Mar. 8…………..…Mary & Eddie Collins
Mar. 15………….…Ester & June Ibanez
Mar. 22……...….…Sandra Worsham & Celia Craig
Mar. 29……………Kathy Boylan
Bundles of Seven CDs are available at the Kiosk at
the Entrance of the Church. The CDs are FREE but
if you wish, a donation of $20/bundle can be made
by putting it in the slot on the Kiosk.
(1st Tues.)
(2nd Tues.)
(3rd Tues.)
(4th Tues.)
(5th Tues.)
FEAST OF FAITH
The Psalms in the Liturgy
The book of Psalms is a prayer book, hymnal, and anthology of verse all rolled into one. It contains one hundred fifty
ancient songs—poem-prayers that express the joys and sorrows
of the Hebrew people and their longing for God. The psalms are
incredibly varied in tone. Some are solemn anthems of praise that
once accompanied processions of great multitudes to the temple;
others record the lonely cries of a faithful soul who feels abandoned by God.
This ancient prayer book of the Hebrew people is our
principal prayer book as well. The psalms are everywhere in the
liturgy—in the antiphons and acclamations of the Mass, and most
particularly in the responsorial psalm that follows the first reading. The psalm that is sung at Mass usually echoes the themes of
the first reading, and sometimes even comments on it. On this
Third Sunday of Lent, we listen to the Exodus account of the
stubbornness of God’s people in the desert, and then the psalm
comes to remind us: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your
hearts” (Psalm 95:8). In their wonderful variety, the psalms teach
us how to pray.
Happy Birthday
Maria Vargas (3/28)
Anthony Rackley (3/29)
William Edwards III (4/1)
Martin Fenwick (4/2)
Christine Glass (3/27)
Melanie Pfohl (3/27)
Sandra Azimi (3/28)
Jones Brooks (3/28)
Theresa Egejuru (3/29)
William Peavy (3/30)
Cenon Ibanez (4/1)
Lutgarda Taluyo (4/2)
THE WATER FROM HEAVEN
As dry flour cannot be united into a lump of
dough, or a loaf, but needs water, so we who are many
cannot be made one in Christ Jesus without the water that
comes from heaven.
—Irenaeus
Chard Wray Food Pantry
Ministry Schedule
April 2 & 3, 2011
Lector
E-O Ministers
Don Allen
Judy Malachowski
5:30 p.m.
Kathleen Cuevas
Paul Gallager
The food pantry is in need of the following
items:
Ushers
Cereal
Oatmeal
Jiffy Cornbread Mix
Cooking Oil
Soup—all varieties
Canned fruit
bles
Peanut Butter
Canned Salmon
Canned Spam
Chicken & Dumplings
Instant Potatoes
Dick Sand
Earl Tilden
9:00 a.m.
Michael Pangia
Thomas Pangia
Ann Bertoli
Kirk Sencindiver
Dan Smith
Rick Pfohl
11:15 a.m.
Tom Hall
Jan Foshee
Mary Thomas
Savannah Brooks
John Geist
Chuck Tillotson
Campus Catholics
Juice
Canned Tuna
Canned Chili
Flour
Powdered Milk
If you can help with any of these items, it
will be greatly appreciated,
5:00 p.m.
Campus Catholics
Evaporated milk
Grits
Rice
Pasta
Paper towels
Canned vegeta-
Campus Catholics
The Knights of Columbus will be
holding a Fish Fry on the Friday’s of
Lent, beginning March 11th. They will
be serving from 5:30—7:00 p.m. The
cost is $15/family or $6 each. Tickets
will be on sale after all weekend
masses. Purchase your ticket early
and get a free dessert.
Lenten
Fish Fry
While we were still sinners Christ died for us.
— Romans 5:8
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: Lorraine Neligan
(706) 485-9577
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
The Great Adventure
A Journey Through the Bible
Understanding the Big Picture
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
College Choir
Every Sunday
3:30 p.m.
In the church
Susan Smith & Martin Fenwick
Were united in Holy Matrimony
On March 21, 2011
At St. Andrews Church in Dublin, Ireland
The Campus Catholics are hosting a reception for
Susan and Martin
on
Sunday, April 3rd
From 12:30 to 3:00 p.m.
At the Campus Catholic House
211 W. Greene Street
Milledgeville
Please come by and congratulate the newlyweds.
They have requested no gifts. You may honor their marriage by making a donation to Sacred Heart Campus Catholics Ministry, or to a charity of your choice.
Development of the Unborn Child Jesus
Today, March 25th, I was conceived in my Mother Mary’s womb by the Holy Spirit. If you could see my chromosomes,
you could tell that I am a boy. I am very, very tiny because my body only has one cell. As tiny as I am, my single celled
body contains DNA in my 46 human chromosomes and 20,000 to 25,000 protein-coding genes. The data in my DNA
contains a lot of information, enough information to fill a 33 volume encyclopedia, five times over. It has already been
determined what color hair and eyes I will have as well as special features I will have when I grow older. While my
body is just one cell, scientists today would call me a “zygote”. About 2-3 days after conception, my one celled body
will divide into two cells. Next one of my two cells will divide again, so I will have three cells. Then, one of these three
cells will divide, so I will have four cells. Then, after that, all of my cells will split in two, so the number of my cells will
increase from four to eight to sixteen and so on. At the 16 cell stage, scientists will call me a “morula”. As a morula, I
will take my first trip, traveling thought on of my Mother Mary's fallopian tubes, heading for the uterus or womb where
there will be food and shelter. The womb will be my home for the next nine months, where I will safely grow and develop. About four or five days after conception, scientists will call me a “blastocyst”.
Dear Parishioners
We received a FAX from the Archdiocese on Monday. Fr. Michael McWhorter was taken to the hospital on Saturday (March 19th) and diagnosed with colon cancer which has spread to other organs. To
what extent, we do not know. We are waiting for an update from St. Gabriel’s. As soon as we get an update,
it will be passed along to you. Fr. Michael requested no visits or phone calls at this time.
If you would like to send Fr. Michael a card, please send it to:
St. Gabriel Catholic Church
152 Antioch Road
Fayetteville, GA 30215-5702
Please continue to pray for him.
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
[email protected]
Blind Works, Inc.
Est. 1986
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
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Hours by Appointment
St. Joseph’s Parishioner
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]
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, Lindt Hatcher, Susan Hatcher, Linda Eibe, Nancy McBrearty, Lewis Hall, Jessica Bell,
Kendall Pratt, Randy Bishop, William Joseph Chase, Nellie Blye Belfast Chase, Horace Durley, Elaine Crow, William DeFeria, 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.
*(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, ,Aline Krahling, Bill Craig, Ernest Bouley