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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
--Heart-to-Heart Meeting & Pot Luck Breakfast, 8:30 am, Hall
--Youth Program –Father Joshy, 5:00 pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
--Catholic School Scholarship Meeting, 11:00 am, Parish Hall
--First Communion Parents Meeting, 11:15 am, Parish Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
-- Home Missions Appeal Collection
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
-- Home Missions Appeal Collection
PRAYERS FOR OUR
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Please pray for the following friends and
family of Sacred Heart in the military: Carlo
Lorge, Don Bowmaker, Will Hornback, Ken
Austin, Jason Jennings, Susan Kerr, Jenna Murphy, Emilio
Valdez, David Lukansky, Daniel Newsome, Donald Moor,
Kathy Pohl, Peter Pohl, Heath Jennings and Thomas J.
Peebles.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR
PARISH AND COMMUNITY
Larry Kellner, Jeanne Frame, Tressa Beier, Fr.
Bob Landewe, Thomas McGann, Dan Osredker,
Marilyn Swisher, Manuel Perez, Ruth Mort,
Florence Zeman, Mary Bridges, Mary Lawson,
Charles Turner, Joe & Marion Petersen, Ruth
Adams, Bernie Lucas, Joe Miller, Carol Shaw and
Richard & Marian McNabb. May they experience
God’s grace and healing power.
FEBRUARY 14th
/15th
- THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Liturgies This Week
Saturday 02/14 4:00 pm +Ralph James
+Mary & Jack Horton
Sunday 02/15 9:30 am +Ralph James
+ Lidia Pedraza
12:30 pm
6:00 pm
Monday 02/16 8:00 am No Mass
Tuesday 02/17 8:00 am
Wednesday 02/18 8:00 am
Thursday 02/19 8:00 am
Friday 02/20 8:00 am
Saturday 02/21 4:00 pm +Mary Kroutil
Sunday 02/22 9:30 am +Thomas McGrath
12:30 pm
6:00 pm
MINISTERS – FEBRUARY 21sh
/22nd
4:00 pm: Lector: Mary Terry Ushers: S.
Michael, H. Pohl Server: Julie Sebek
Eucharistic Ministers: B. Horton, L. Kellner, R.
Kellner, T. Kellner Mass Captain: Sebek
9:30 am: Lectors: E. Olsen, B. Osredker Ushers:
T. Beier, L. Beuerlein Servers: N. Leyva, A.
Gillespie, A. Lopez Eucharistic Ministers: J.
Yoker, M. Batson, L. Bazyn, A. Farrar, J. Farrar
Mass Captain: Bowmaker
Ann Fearman will deliver food to The
Kitchen for My Brother’s Keeper Program during
the month of February. Thank you for your
continued support.
Altar Supply Sponsor for the Month:
Antonio and Luisa Acevedo In Honor of The
Family of Acevedo López
SACRED HEART MISSION STATEMENT
Sacred Heart Family is joined together by Christ to celebrate our oneness through common prayer life, and is sent forth to teach and serve. Our purpose as a parish is to portray in our lives the teachings of Jesus Christ by giving compassion and reconciling love to all through our prayer and action.
OUR GIFT OF GRATITUDE TO GOD
Date Weekly Envelopes Maintenance Plate Collection Other Gifts Total
February 7th
/8th
$ 975.00 $ 464.00 $ 274.25 $ 1,063.00 $ 1,956.25
February to Date $ 2,043.00 $ 1,179.00 $ 680.43 $ 1,888.00 $ 5,790.43
LIKE ST. PAUL IN THE SECOND READING, THE GOOD STEWARD CAN SAY, “DO ALL THAT I DO FOR
THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL IN THE HOPE OF HAVING A SHARE IN ITS BLESSINGS.”
MESSAGE FROM FATHER TOM
Recently on NPR, there was an interview with a
woman from Puerto Rico who has done
extensive studies linking environmental
consciousness and the
plight of poor women
and children. Her
studies show these
people suffer more from
the effects of global
warming than others.
For example, poor
women in some cultures
will drown in flooded
areas because their culture tells them they
cannot leave the home unless accompanied by a
man. In other cultures women are not taught to
swim simply because they are women. People
end up on the fringes of society for many
reasons, sometimes deliberate, and sometimes
not. If there’s a cultural basis, it may take
seismic pressure to effect a change; but if we’re
the culprits, then we need to reflect on our
actions. Today’s first reading from Leviticus
explains to the people of Israel how to preserve
their “purity.” These ancient people believed
God punished them because they had not
remained holy and pure. Their reaction was to
put anyone who seemed impure (and therefore
unholy) outside the camp; they
excommunicated them and thereby effectively
killed them spiritually and emotionally by
cutting off all access to their families and
friends, their support system. People needed
someone to blame and, although the sick
weren’t contagious, these suffering people
became the scapegoats of society. These
became the “anawin,” the poor of God. Jesus,
however, once again gives us a different
perspective on our shenanigans. Jesus takes
today’s leper, heals him, and restores him to his
home and family. In his graphic, “Christ of the
Breadlines,” Fritz Eichenberg has Jesus
standing unrecognized in a line of homeless
people. Are there people around us today in
Springfield who either society or even ourselves
have judged to be of little significance in our
lives but who may well be the “anawin” of God,
maybe even Jesus?
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS
Monday – Genesis 4:1-15,25;
Psalm 50:1 & 8, 16bc-17,20-21; Mark 8:11-13
Tuesday – Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10;
Psalm 29:1a & 2, 3ac-4, 3b & 9c-10;
Mark 8:14-21
Wednesday – Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22;
Psalm 116:12-13, 14-15, 18-19;
Mark 8:22-26
Thursday – Genesis 9:1-13;
Psalm 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 & 22-23;
Mark 8:27-33
Friday – Genesis 11:1-9;
Psalm 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15;
Mark 8:34-9:1
Saturday – Hebrews 11:1-7;
Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11;
Mark 9:2-13
Sunday – Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25;
Psalm 41:2-3, 4-5, 13-14;
Mark 2:1-12
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Springfield Catholic Pre-Schools are
accepting registration for the 2009-2010
school year at Immaculate Conception, St.
Agnes, St. Joseph or St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton. We will be offering an extended after school
daycare (if there is sufficient interest) for Preschool
and Kindergarten students from dismissal (3:15 pm)
to 6:30 pm. The times are the same as Primetime
offered by Springfield YMCA. For information or
to register, please contact the school.
Elementary School Open Houses: St. Joseph-
Wednesday, February 18, 3:45-6:30 pm; St. Agnes-
Wednesday, February 18, 4:30-6:00 pm;
Immaculate Conception-Thursday, February 19,
5:30-7:00 pm. Rescheduled Open House Information - In
keeping with this year’s Catholic Schools Week theme-
“Catholic Schools Celebrate Service”-we are asking
each family who attends an open house to bring one non-
perishable food item to be donated to Ozarks Food
Harvest or The Kitchen.
Springfield Catholic High School invites you to attend
an Open House on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 pm
in the school gymnasium. All current 8th grade students
and other students interested in transferring to SCHS for
the 2009-2010 school year are invited to attend with
their parents. Join us for a presentation, exhibits, tours
and refreshments. Discover the Difference! For more
information, please call 887-8817.
Springfield Catholic Schools – A professional
organization will begin conducting a brief survey for
Springfield Catholic Schools of many families registered
in the six Springfield parishes. We ask any families that
are called to please cooperate and participate in this
survey to help the school system gather information that
is needed in planning for the future.
LEARN ABOUT THE CLARETIANS
The Claretian Missionaries are holding a Vocation Discernment Weekend in Chicago March 20-22, 2009. If you are between the ages of 18 and 35, come and meet us and let us meet you. Take part in small group
discussions, prayer and liturgy, and hear Claretian stories and see in person the ministries of the Claretian priests and brothers. If you are interested, or know someone who is, call Mario Delgado at 312-320-8870 or email [email protected]. Visit our website at www.claretians.org.
ORDINATION OF DEACON FERDINAND OKORIE, CMF
Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., will ordain Deacon Ferdinand Okorie, CMF, to the priesthood on Wednesday, March 4. All are welcome to attend the celebration which will take place at the Catholic Student Center.
Mass will begin at 7:00 pm with a reception following. Please RSVP to Bev Franklin at 865-0802 by Friday, February 27.
THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU We have received several “Thank You” notes for our care and concern for our neighbors and friends. (1) Fr. Peter Zafe from Cross International Catholic Outreach sent us a note of thanks for our donations of $944.76 during his visit November 1-2, 2008. (2) Frank A. Tinney, the Executive Director of Sigma House Recovery Center sent thanks for our ongoing kindness and generosity. Out gifts of macaroni and cheese pretzels, popcorn, books, tooth paste, tooth brushes and shampoo were well received by their clients. Thanks again to Ann Latham for taking on this project and for delivering the items to Sigma House. (3) The Kitchen and Missouri Hotel sent a note of thanks for our continued support of their programs. During January our in-kind donations totaled 74 pounds. Thank you Sacred Heart for your continued generosity. Even during these hard economic times, the parishioners continue to amaze these organizations with their support.
SPRING INTO LENT
A day of reflection "Springing Into Lent" will
be held at Little Portion Retreat Center on
Saturday, February 21 from 9:00 am TO 1:00
pm. Reflections by Sr. Frances Wessel and
Sr. Lorraine Biebel will help you prepare for the
season of Lent. Bring Bible, lunch, and a
donation if you can. For information and/or
directions contact Sr. Lorraine at 839-3951 or
Sr. Frances at 830-6006.
Can You Help with a Ride to Church? Brenda Sisk has asked for a ride to
church & confession. She has lost her
license due to medical reasons. She lives
by Division & West Bypass. If you can
help, please call the office.
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY
Catholic Campus Ministry will be
celebrating a Mass for Ash Wednesday on February 25th at 4:00 pm at Stone Chapel on the Drury Campus.
SPRINGFIELD AREA LENTEN
COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICES
FOR 2009
Immaculate Conception, Tuesday, March
3, 7:00 pm
Holy Trinity, Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 pm
St. Agnes, Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 pm
Sacred Heart, Monday, March 30, 7:00 pm
SEAS, Monday, March 30, 7:00 pm
St. Francis of Assisi, Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm
St. Joseph, Sunday, April 5, 7:00 pm
ASH WEDNESDAY
Ash Wednesday Services will be held
on February 25th
at 8:00 am and 6:00 pm
in English and 7:30 pm in Spanish.
. AWAKENING RETREAT
Awakening is a retreat for college age students
hosted by a team of college students and a priest
who have already experienced the weekend. The
retreat weekend offers inspirational talks given
by students and opportunities to share with
others on the retreat, prayer and reflection time,
music, recreation and a Eucharistic Celebration.
Expect to meet committed Christians. You may
gain new ideas about life and about church. The
retreat is March 6-8 at the O’Reilly Catholic
Student Center in Springfield, Missouri. The
cost is $25 and includes food and lodging. You
can register on line at www.ccm847.org or at
Catholic Campus Ministry, 847 S. Holland in
Springfield. If you have any questions, please
feel free to call 865-0802. Do Not Miss This Life
Changing Experience.
SOUP AND STATIONS
On Friday evenings during Lent, we will again have our traditional “Soup and Stations.” It is always nice to gather in fellowship for a light meal before
entering the Church for the Stations of the Cross. The dinner will start at 6:00 pm followed at 7:00 pm by the Stations. We always have wonderful soups, breads, etc., so please plan on joining us during this time of Lent. The schedule for the groups providing the dinner is as follows: February 27 – Heart to Heart March 6 – RCIA March 13 – The Choir March 20 – Parish Council March 27 – Hispanic Committee April 3 – Fund Raising Committee
CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS
The Archdiocese of Anchorage has 11,500
registered Catholic families,
140,000 square miles, and
only 30 active diocesan
priests. Sadly, such shortages
occur often in United States
mission dioceses. The Catholic Home
Missions Appeal supports religious
education and seminary training to bring
increased pastoral care to our home
mission parishes. Please give generously in
next weekend’s appeal.
(Born into New Life after Death)
The Parish Family of Sacred Heart
extends deepest sympathy to Gerardo
and Maria Prieto and their family on
the loss of their son, Pablo Jesus.
May eternal rest be given unto him
and our prayers and support give the
family comfort, strength and peace.
PARTY TIME
It’s a Birthday Party for Fr. Tom and Fr. Joshy on
Saturday, March 14th after the 4:00 pm Mass. Jim Farrar and his crew will cook corned beef, cabbage and potatoes. Each parishioner is asked to bring 2 side dishes to share (salads or veggies).
There will be a dessert auction after the dinner so please bring your cash or checks and be ready to bid up the delicious desserts prepared by your Sacred Heart friends. See you there.
MISSOURIANS TO ABOLISH THE DEATH
PENALTY
Amnesty International and the Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty are co-sponsoring "Road Trip for Justice" on Monday, February 16 at 7:00 pm at Clara Thompson Hall on the Drury University Campus. Bess Klassen Landis, whose mother was brutally murdered in 1969, will share her journey of healing. Other Missourians with a unique perspective on the death penalty will also speak. Free and open to the public. If you need further information, please contact Donna at 889-4025. The Springfield Chapter of the Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty will participate in Lobby Day in Jefferson City on Wednesday, February 18, to lobby for a moratorium on the death penalty in Missouri. Sam Millsap, a former Texas prosecuting attorney, will be the keynote speaker. For additional information please call Donna at 889-4025 or visit www.moratoriumnow.net.
BENEFIT CONCERT
Catholic Campus Ministry is organizing a concert on
Saturday, February 28 at 7 pm to benefit their Alternative
Spring Break Mission Trip to Chicago. Come and listen
to musical groups like Kris Green, The Mariners, Cloud
City, As of Now, A Cub Bella and the Beartone while
drinking gourmet coffee. Cost for admission is $5 per
person. The concert promises to be a fun evening at
CCM, located at 847 South Holland. Please visit our
website at www.ccm847.org for more information. If you
have any questions, please contact us at 865-0802.
LAS VEGAS NIGHT
Ozark – St. Joseph the Worker will be hosting Las Vegas Night on Saturday, February 21st at 6:30 pm in the church basement. The cost is $20.00 per person for an evening of food, beverage and games. Gaming closes at 10pm followed by the
drawing for dozens of prize packages. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Proceeds from this fundraiser go toward building a new parish family center. To contribute for prize donations, contact Steve Green at 766-2299.
ST. AGNES AND ST. JOSEPH WINE WALK & SILENT AUCTION
St. Agnes and St. Joe cordially invite you
to attend their Annual Wine Walk and
Silent Auction to be held on Sunday,
February 22nd
from 6:30-9:30 pm.
Proceeds from the event benefit
Catholic education tuition assistance for
the two Parishes. Over 50 wines and specialty foods
created by St. Michael’s, Gilardi’s, Avanzare,
DiGiacinto’s Bruno’s and South Avenue Pizza will be
featured. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door
and include a Riedel Crystal wine glass. There will be
several silent auction items including a Springfield
Cardinals in St. John’s Skybox, Vintage Wexford
glassware, legal work by Joe Piatchek, fishing rod, and
much more. Child care is available. For more
information, please call 865-1112 or 831-3565.
ATTENTION YOUNG AT HEART
SENIORS and parishioners
The Wednesday Seniors will be having a
Pancake Breakfast on Ash Wednesday
(February 25) after the 8:00 am Mass. Jerry
Kutz will be making his famous
pancakes. Please plan on
coming over to the hall and
bring a meatless dish to share.
This is a wonderful group of parishioners and they
would love to have some new faces join the group.
Please join us in wishing Joe
Miller a Happy 92nd Birthday
this February 17th.