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Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
5 East Main Street • Milford, MA 01757
Parish Founded 1905
Staffed by the Stigmatine Fathers
Telephone (508) 634-5435 Fax (508) 478-4993
Web Site: www.sacredheartmilford.org
Rectory email: [email protected]
email: [email protected]
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Richard A. Scioli, C.S.S., Pastor
Deacon Pasquale G. Mussulli
Rev. Gregory J. Hoppough, C.S.S. (weekends)
LORD’S DAY MASSES
Saturday
4:00 P.M. Vigil
Sunday
7:30, 9:00, 10:30 A.M.
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
7:00 A.M.
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturday
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
MISSION STATEMENT
Guided by the Spirit of God, the Roman Catholic
parish family of Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrates a
living faith in Jesus Christ. As a people of God we
are committed to worship in the Eucharist, to prayer and to an awareness of the needs of local and
global communities as the Gospel message instructs
us. We direct our efforts to promote excellence in
the Catholic tradition of education at all levels. We
are diligent and responsible in maintaining sound
financial and physical resources to meet current
and future obligations. We strive to see the face of
Jesus Christ in every person and to utilize the diversity of gifts present in our parish through collaborative ministries and apostolates.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE
(508) 473-1036
email: [email protected]
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Second & Fourth Sunday
12:30 P.M.
Coordinators:
Amy Donahue and Andrew Tomaski
Janet Morganelli, Ph. D. -
RCIA and ADULT CONFIRMATION
Safe Environment Coordinator
for Parish and School
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
One year prior notice required
MILFORD CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(508) 473-7303
Marie Sciretta, Principal
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
MILFORD
January 13—January 19
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Fri.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
Sat.
Sun.
4:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
David DiSabito
Eleanor Richards
Ronald Sauchelli
Thomas Rizzi by Mark & Andrea Occhionero
Yolanda Scioli by Regina Mainini
For All the Holy Souls in Purgatory, sponsored by the
Helpers of the Holy souls
William P. and Victoria Tocchi by their family
Lucia Di Domenico by her Sons
Tony & Oreander DePasquale by Biagio DeSantis & family
Vincent D’Antonio by Annette Packard
Patricia Petrilli
Joseph Renda
Barbara Foley
January 12th, the Year 2 Confirmation class
“Contemporary Issues and the Catholic Response”
will be held in the Chapel of the Holy Spouses, Mary
and Joseph from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for all 10th grade
students.
January 19th, the Year 1 Confirmation class “Prayer”
will be held in the Chapel Room from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
for all 9th grade students and any 10th grade make
up students.
Members of the Ministry of the Holy Eucharist
will host coffee and donuts THIS Sunday, January
12th in the Bell Tower Room after the 7:30 and
9:00 a.m. Masses. Come join your neighbors and
share a little friendship and conversation.
On MONDAY, JANUARY 13th there will be a
Parish Pastoral Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. in
the Bell Tower Room. All members are urged to
attend.
DAILY BREAD FOOD PANTRY
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry collection items for the
month of January are hearty soups and canned
meat ravioli. If you wish to donate, please bring the
items to Mass and place them in the baskets
provided at the entrances. We wish to thank all the
members of our parish family who support the Daily
Bread Food Pantry through their volunteer activity,
financial donations and prayers.
“Souper” Bowl of Caring
On the weekend of February 1st and 2nd 140 million
Americans will tune in to the Super Bowl Football
game. There will be parties with abundant food,
friendship and fellowship. At the same time, there will
be people worrying about staying warm, finding shelter and a warm meal. At all Masses during the Super
Bowl weekend, members of the Confirmation Class
will hold soup pots at parish doors to collect money for
those in our area that are hungry and hurting. Please
join them as they demonstrate God’s love by loving
their neighbors through the Souper Bowl of Caring.
All funds collected will be donated to the Daily Bread
Food Pantry.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR BULLETINS IN
THE PEWS, TAKE THEM HOME WITH YOU FOR
EASY REFERENCE DURING THE WEEK.
THANKS.
BAPTISM OF THE LORD
National Day of Prayer and Fasting
On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, a quarter of a
million people or more will gather in Washington, D.C.
to commemorate and protest the 41st Anniversary of
the decision of the United States Supreme Court that
legalized abortion into the fabric of our society as a
Right. . History has taught us that any nation that kill
its own citizens, born or unborn, for self-gratification,
age, or act of mercy, is definitely on the road to self
destruction. Every day in the United States the
number of abortions committed surpasses the number
of innocent people that were killed in the terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001. Americans were
enraged when this atrocity happened because the
dead all had faces that we could recognize and love.
But when the atrocity of abortion takes place in the
mother’s womb, little attention or feeling is expressed
by our society because of the “invisible” faces that are
not seen and are treated as un-human. This type of
ruthless and merciless mentality needs conversion,
and reeducation on the dignity and respect of all
human life from the moment of conception to natural
death. The bishops of the United States have
requested that Wednesday, January 22nd be a day
of prayer and fasting in reparation for all the atrocity is
committed against human life every day in the United
States and around the world, and to join in solidarity
with the thousands who will be marching for LIFE in
Washington, D.C. We at Sacred Heart will do our part
on that Wednesday. We will begin with Mass at 7:00
AM in the Chapel of the Holy Spouses, Mary and
Joseph, followed by Exposition and Adoration of the
Most Blessed Sacrament until 12 Noon, at which time
Benediction will take place. We urge everyone to set
apart a time for prayerful Adoration before the REAL
PRESENCE of Jesus, or to reflect and pray in your
home, office, school, lunch break, driving to or from
work asking for forgiveness of past offenses against
our families, friends, neighbors, classmates coworkers, or HUMAN LIFE itself, and ask the Holy
Spirit to help you make a good confession that will
lead you and our nation to a conversion to a Culture of
Respect for All Human Life.
During adoration the
rosary will be prayed each hour on the half-hour
beginning at 7:30 AM, and the Litany for Life will also
be prayed after each rosary. Join us at this most
important hour in the history of our great land of the
United States of America.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR VOCATIONS
TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE RELIGIOUS LIFE.
Brown Bag Dinner
On the last Saturday of each month volunteers from
our Parish prepare and serve a nutritious meal for
those in need in our community. The meal is served
at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Pine Street
from 6 to 7 p.m. There are many ways you can be a
part of our ministry, 1: spread the word that we
serve the dinner on the last Saturday of the month
from 6—7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church
on Pine St (across from Morin’s Studio) - all are
welcome: 2: monetary donations or gift cards to
grocery stores can be placed in the lunch boxes
found at all the entrances to the church, 3: donations
of nonperishable items 4: volunteer help. Please let
others know that the dinner is free to anyone in
need, no questions asked.
If you have any
questions, would like to volunteer or donate please
contact
Donnalee
Shain
508-478-3536,
[email protected] or you may contact Lisa and
Brian Blackwell at [email protected].
Catholic religious recognition programs for Girl
Scouts in grades 4-6 (I Live My Faith) and grades 710 (Mary, the First Disciple) will be offered on
Mondays at the Milford Library. Contact Dawn Naff
(grades 4-6) at [email protected] or call (508)
478-8161 or Amy Donahue (grades 7-10) at (508)1718 or [email protected] to register.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
If you know of anyone who is ill, going to have surgery, depressed, in a nursing home or has lost a
loved one please contact the rectory and a prayer
shawl will be prepared. Anyone wishing to join may
contact Mary Maffia at (508) 473-8041 or Barbara
Iwanow at (508) 478-3397.
Parish Financials
Parish Support:….12/29/13……............$ 8,474.50
1/05/14………… $13,958.83
Christmas Offering:……$16,748.00
Average Wkly. Expenses (Dec.)……….$ 10,032.15
Thank you for your continued support each week.
JANUARY 12, 2014
Milford Catholic Elementary School &
Little Angels Preschool Open House
Attend our Open House! We will be hosting an Open
House on Sunday, January 26th, from 12:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Take a guided tour! Meet the teachers and
the students. What makes our school so special? It’s
our strong belief in Faith, Family and
Foundation. For more information, please call 508
-473-9004 or visit us http://www.milfordcatholic.org/.
Montrose School is hosting an Open House!
Interested families are welcome to attend on
Thursday evening, January 16th from 7:00—9
:00 p.m. with a formal program at 7:45 p.m. Montrose
is an independent college preparatory day school with
a Catholic tradition for girls. Please contact Sarah
Hills at [email protected] with any
questions. Montrose School, 29 North St. Medfield,
MA.
LET US REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS the lonely
and depressed, the hospitalized, the afflicted, the
shut-ins, those in nursing homes, all those who need
the support of our prayers, the souls who have no
one to pray for them, and the souls in purgatory.
If you or someone you know has been sexually
abused by a priest, religious or lay person working for
the church, and need a place to talk about your feeling
of betrayal or hurt by the Church, call Francis Nugent,
Victim Services Coordinator, Office for Healing and
Prevention at (508) 929-4363. A 24-hour-a-day confidential voicemail is available.
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ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER? If you
regularly attend Sacred Heart of Jesus and have not
completed a registration form (or are new here and
would liker to join us), please fill out a registration.
Please call the rectory at (508) 634-5435 and let us
know and will send you a form.