Today’s Readings: 1st Reading - Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31|2nd Reading - 1 John 3:18-24|Gospel– John 15:1-8

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Sacred Heart Parish

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me will bear much fruit.

0132 Sacred Heart Parish Sunday, May 3, 2015

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Ladies Auxiliary proudly announces the Second Annual THIS ‘N THAT sale. When: Saturday, May 9th Time: 8:00 am – 11:30 am Where: Sacred Heart Church Parking Lot, rain or shine.

Spring clean that garage and attic and rent a space to sell your clutter. The cost of the space rental is $15 which will be donated to our Centennial Committee for our Centennial Celebration! This is a great opportunity to make some money on your unwanted treasures plus support your parish. Craft vendors also welcome.

Please email Joan Skotleski at: shcraftfair@comcast.net to reserve your spot.

SAVE THE DATES

Ready for spring! Come out and join us for the ...

6th Annual Deborah Vandegrift Memorial Golf Tournament

$125 to play Golfers get: A goodie bag of shirts/gift certificates/golf balls/hat, breakfast, dinner (catered by Tony's Café in Newark, DE), snacks from Herr's and Tastycake, beverage: beer, water and soda Awards ceremony with 30 door prizes of ~$25 value each Round of Golf

Tournament is being held at Tanglewood Country Club on May 15th. Shot gun start begins at 8:30. Registration starts at 7:30

Questions about tournament or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Matt Hillegass at either 610-932-5936 or at mjh180@yahoo.com.

PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Sacred Heart offers a Parish Religious Education Program of Family Faith Formation for families who have children in Grades 1-6. The Program, which is a partnership between parents and parish, offers classes for parents and children approximately twice per month on Sunday mornings following the 9a.m. Mass or Tuesday evenings from 6-7pm. Our Faith Formation Program is a combination of Mass, lessons at home, and formal classroom catechesis; it follows the guidelines from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and uses age-appropriate Catholic materials. On Tuesday, May 26, from 5:15-6:45, our staff will be available in the Parish Meeting Room to offer a Program overview and answer your questions; you may also complete paperwork at this time. Registration information will be available beginning April 12; registration will continue through June 15. If your family will be enrolled in PREP for the first time this year, please contact us at 610-932-5040 x4 or shff0105@gmail.com to begin the registration process. We look forward to meeting you and sharing in your family’s journey of faith.

SAVE THE DATE 40 HOURS OF EUCHARISTIC

DEVOTION AND ADORATION

Beginning on Friday, June 12, 2015 at 3 pm through Sunday, June 14, 2015

concluding at 7 am.

More information to follow

Stewardship Corner ~

St. John opens his salutation in our second reading from his first letter saying, “Let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and truth.” Often we hear the adage “Actions speak louder than words.” Truly in terms of stewardship what we do is much more important than what we might say.

Throughout this Easter season many of our first readings are from the Acts of the Apostles, a recounting of the early Church and its development. Today’s first reading recounts the challenges Saul (St. Paul) had with the disciples in Jerusalem. Paul was not readily accepted, perhaps because they remembered what he had once done in persecuting them, or they were just at a time when trust of others was not high. In any case, note how Barnabas both accepts and introduces Paul to others as one of them. This is a lesson for us in how we treat others. It has a lot to do with the idea of hospitality, which is central to a stewardship parish. Barnabas loves and befriends, just as we are to do.

Peace,

Kaitlyn Wiant, Director of Operations

Tickets are on sale now for the 2014-2015 SHS CYO Banquet The CYO Banquet is open to all 5th-8th grade athletes and younger CYO athletes who participated in Cross Country and Track and Field. When: Saturday, May 9, 2015, 6:00-9:00 PM Where: Chester County Technical College High School, 280 Pennocks Bridge Road, West Grove, PA Cost: $40.00 per family (parent(s) and sibling(s) and athlete(s)) OR $15.00 (athlete only). Tickets will be available after weekend Masses and in the School's Front Of-fice or contact Lisa Kelly at lkelly@zoominternet.net or bethcav@zoominternet.net for more information. We hope to see you there!

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Our Centennial Committee is proud to present this beautiful Treasured Scene afghan capturing Sacred Heart Church from 1915 -2015.

The Centennial Afghans are available for purchase either at the Welcome Desk or Parish Office. This Afghan will only be offered for a limited time so act now so that you may enjoy this commemorative afghan for years to come. The cost of afghan is $65.00

Spiritual Bouquets for the Opening Centennial Mass

The Centennial Committee will be offering Spiritual Bouquet slips that can be filled out and placed in a basket in the Narthex. The Spiritual Bouquets will be presented during the opening Mass for the Centennial on Saturday, June 6th, 2015 at 5pm. All are encouraged to attend and participate in this yearlong celebration in commemoration of our 100 Year Anniversary. Please stop by the Welcome Desk in the Narthex and fill out the form with you or your family’s intentions to be offered. The bouquet forms will be presented as individual scrolls. The committee will be accepting the forms until Sunday, May 24th when they will be gathered and prepared for the opening Mass.

What is a Spiritual Bouquet you may ask? Spiritual Bouquets are prayers or devotional acts that you, your family or ministry have or will offer for someone else, in this case to Sacred Heart in thanksgiving for God watching over us for 100 years and counting. It can be given by an individual or group to an individual or group to express joy, sorrow or best wishes, often in commemoration of a special occasion.

Wanted – Pictures for the Commemorative Book and Historic Memorabilia for the Centennial Celebration

The Centennial Committee is reaching out to past and present parishioners of Sacred Heart Church to provide photographs that were taken between the years of 1915-1984 along with pictures dating from 1994 to present that depict Sacred Heart Church events that took place at either the old Sacred Heart Church or the current Sacred Heart Church. The pictures will be scanned for the purpose of incorporating them into the history of the church for a centennial book that will be made available after the close of the centennial year in 2016. Pictures may also be used for display purposes throughout the celebration. We will need your permission to use the pictures that will be featured in the commemorative book. Pictures may be dropped off at the Welcome Desk or the parish office to attention of Maddie Sapp. Please supply your contact information so we may return them to you after they have been scanned. Your assistance in this project is greatly appreciated!

The committee is also looking for any church artifacts or church memorabilia that we may put on display during our centennial year as part of our year long celebration. If you have anything that you would like to share, please let us know. Contact: Sheila Hamilton at 610-932-9992.

Sacred Heart’s Opening Centennial Mass And Formal Dinner

The Centennial Committee would like to cordially invite you the opening Centennial Mass that will take place on Saturday, June 6th at 5pm with Bishop McIntyre followed by a formal dinner at 6pm. The formal dinner will take place at Sacred Heart and it is an Adults only event at the cost of $25.00 per person. Tickets for this event will be on sale at the Welcome Desk or through the Parish Office.

When purchasing your ticket(s), you will be asked to select (1) of four options available on the menu selection for each ticket purchased. Please indicate at the bottom of the ticket which entrée you would like. Entrée’s include: (1) Lobster tails, (2) Chateaubriand (Beef Tenderloin), (3) Chicken Marsala or (4) Fettuccine Primavera in a Garlic Butter Sauce with fresh broccoli, spinach and tomato. All entrees will be served with a side of Green Bean Almondine and Potatoes. Hors d’oeuvres, dessert, coffee, tea and water are included. This is a BYOB event. If you have any additional questions, please contact the Parish Office or stop by and ask a member of the Centennial Committee after Mass at the Welcome Desk. Make this a night to remember and come on out and celebrate our church’s 100 year anniversary!

Sacred Heart’s Centennial Parish Potluck Picnic

The Centennial Committee will also host a Parish Picnic that will take place on Sunday, June 7th following the 12 o’clock Mass. The committee will provide hot dogs, hamburgers & chicken along with family friendly entertainment. The committee requests that parishioners provide a potluck side dish or dessert to compliment the meal. Sign-up sheets to volunteer to bring a side dish or dessert are available at the Welcome Desk. We are requesting that should you sign up for a side dish; make enough for (8) so that we estimate how much food will be available.

Eucharistic Adoration at Sacred Heart Church

“Be Still and Know That I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)

Spend some personal, quiet, one-on-one time with Our Lord Jesus Christ. Eucharistic Adoration is open to all and is held every Tuesday from 8 am to 7 pm and will conclude with a 7 pm Mass. Nothing is needed to do this but an open heart to Our Lord Jesus Christ.

We are in need of adorers for 8 am and 5 pm

If you are interested in becoming an adorer or, would like to have more information about Eucharistic Adoration at Sacred Heart Church, you may contact Joann Di Liberto at 610 932 8962.

Sacred Heart Giving April 26, 2015

Thank you!

Regular Collection: $ 10,775.53 Poor Box: $ 182.15

Saturday, May 9, 2015

5:00 PM

Extraordinary Minister: G. Campbell, M. Campbell, C. Karat

Lector: K. Heisler

Altar Server: Lauren B., Teddy B., Bailey S.

Music: Beth VanWoert, Karen Evangelista

Ushers: Beau Jones

Sunday, May 10, 2015

7:45 AM Both Species

Extraordinary Minister: J. D’Aquanno, P. Cahill, J. Mosley

R. Oram, C. Quigley

Lector: A. Tzanakis

Altar Server: Nora C., Aaron C.

Music: Quiet Mass

9:00 AM

Extraordinary Minister: J. Jansen, M. Johnson, K. Kelly

Lector: J. Norris

Altar Server: Hannah B., Jack B., Benjamin B.

Music: Adult Choir, Cathy Grebner

Ushers: Mark Bradford, Frank Sipala,

Brandon & Lauren Kim, and Samuel Hamilton

10:30 AM

Extraordinary Minister: B. Leach, B. Williams, J. Saltysiak Lector: J. Watkins Altar Server: Brendan D., Patrick D., Zachary C.

Music: Amy Murphy, Fran Murphy, Bob Boyle

Ushers: Catherine L., Jerome Lacek, John Peluchette

12:00 PM

Extraordinary Minister: C. Campbell, K. Leyman, D. Murphy

Lector: P. Leyman

Altar Server: Shannon R., Aidan R., Thomas C.

Music: Jamie Shover, Cathy Grebner

Ushers: Jack Morrison, Jon Anderson

M i n i s t r i e s a t M a s s

Saturday May 2, 2015

5:00 pm The Purgatorial Society

Sunday May 3, 2015

7:45 am Kristy Jo Kelleher

Req. by Joanne Kelleher

9:00 am Ellen Whelan

Req. by the Whelan family

10:30 am Millie Gallop

Req. by the Blessington family

12:00 pm Mary Nardone

Req. her family

Monday May 4, 2015

8:00 am The People of Sacred Heart

Tuesday May 5, 2015

7:00 pm Special Intention

Wednesday May 6, 2015

8:00 am Antoinette Nadrotowicz

Req. by Ed Nadrotowicz

Thursday May 7, 2015

8:00 am Theodore Ryer

Req. by Gladys Belcher

Friday May 8, 2015

8:30 am Jane Maley

Saturday May 9, 2015

5:00 pm The Deceased Members of the Poliski family

Req. by the family

Sunday May 10, 2015

7:45 am Katharina Klees

Req. by Kevin & Carol Quigley

9:00 am John & Cathy Merkel

Req. by Connie & Charlie Merkel

10:30 am Dorothy Quavillon

Req. by the Blessington family

12:00 pm Patrick Nardone

Req. by the family

M a s s I n t e n t i o n s

0132 Sacred Heart Parish Sunday, May 3, 2015

Sacred Heart Parish is organizing buses for the Papal visit in Philadelphia! There will be two buses that will pick up parishioners from Sacred Heart parking lot and take to the Papal Mass on Sunday, September 27th. The cost of the buses will be $25 per adult and $15 per child. Water and pretzels

will be provided by Sacred Heart Parish. Lunches will not be provided. Time of departure from Sacred Heart Parish has not yet been determined; however, we expect a mid-morning departure. To hold your spot on the bus a payment to Sacred Heart is required. Payments can be made to either desk in the Narthex after Mass or at the Parish Office. Maximum occupancy for the trip will be approximately 95 people.

Please contact Matt Hillegass for more information at mjh180@yahoo.com.

We are pleased to announce that registration to volunteer for The World Meeting of Families—Philadelphia 2015 is now open!

Go to the Volunteer Page of the World Meeting of Families website, to register. To volunteer, one must complete a two-step process that includes completing an online user registration form and a background check request. Once these two steps are completed, and you’ve passed the background check (please allow 48 hours), you will receive an email with a link to sign up for events. This link will take you to the Volunteer Hub where you will choose the days and time slots for which you would like to volunteer.

Questions regarding registration for volunteers can be sent to volunteersupport@worldmeeting2015.org or call staff at 855.963.2015.

In less than six months, the City of Philadelphia will welcome Pope Francis and visitors from around the globe for the first World Meeting of Families held in the United States. We are grateful that you want to be part of this historic event!

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S a c r e d H e a r t S c h o o l

Sacred Heart School News

Upcoming Events Friday, May 1- 6th grade School Liturgy and May Crowning

Thursday, May 7th- Spring Show

Friday, May 8th- Energized for Education and Family Picnic

Saturday, May 9th– CYO Banquet

Friday, May 15th– Golf Tournament

Thursday, May 20th– 8th grade parent dinner

Monday, June 1st– Field Day

Tuesday, June 2nd– Graduation

Friday, June 5th– Closing Mass and last day of school

We would like to congratulate all of our First Communicants and their families.

Students in our science club were working with circuits this past week. They discussed what elements make up a circuit and more

specifically the difference between circuits in series and circuits in parallel. The students will be exploring the scientific method next week

and applying it to fairy tale stories.

We would like to extend a special thank you to members of the Parish Young at Heart group and grandparent who helped the eighth grade prepare for the Ware “Senior Prom” this past week.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK, especially:

Jordan Guerin, Sharon Defonzo, Jim Misero, Alice Strohmaier, Richard James, Carole Kasprzak, Thomas Bonifacino and all parishioners with special needs.

Please contact the parish office if you would like to add someone to our prayer list. You

may resubmit a person’s name anytime through our website, www.sacredheart.us

or call 610-932-5040.

Any new additions to the sick or military list will be in the bulletin for one month,

then continued on the website for our prayers.

Please contact the parish office for removal

0132 Sacred Heart Parish Sunday, May 3, 2015

PASTOR

Rev. William Lange

WEEKEND ASSISTANTS

Rev. Joseph Shenosky & Rev. John Franey

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil at 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:45 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 noon

DAILY Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 8:00 am Tuesday Evening 7:00 pm & Friday 8:30 am

Holy Days as announced in the bulletin

Reconciliation Friday at 6:30 pm & Saturday at 4:00 pm

Adoration Tuesday 8:00 am-7:00 pm

Rosary Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 am

Friday - 8:00 am

Miraculous Medal Novena Monday following 8:00 am Mass

Chaplet of Divine Mercy Wednesday following 8:00 am Mass

Our Lady of Fatima Rosary First Saturday of month at 4:15 pm

Sacred Heart Parish Office 610-932-5040

203 Church Road, Oxford, PA 19363 Website:

www.sacredheart.us

Sacred Heart Parish School 610-932-3633

205 Church Road, Oxford, PA 19363 Website:

www.shsoxford.us

REGISTRATION FOR NEW PARISHIONERS

If you are new to the parish, we welcome you. You may come as a stranger to us, yet you are known to Our Lord, Jesus Christ—there are no strangers in grace—in His name we pray you will find peace, hospitality and friendship with us. You are invited to register at Sacred Heart after any Mass on the weekend, just stop by the Welcome Desk in the Lobby.

SACRAMENTS: Visit our website, www.sacredheart.us for the sacrament page and information about becoming Catholic, Baptisms, Marriage, and PREP. If you would prefer, you may call the parish office at 610-932-5040 for details.

THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK - If a loved one is dealing with a serious illness, it is wise to notify the parish office as soon as possible. This sacrament is intended by the Church to be a comfort and strength to people during their illness, not to be held out as “Last Rites”.

Come out and enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds of Spring as the Bishop Shanahan High School Fine Arts Department

presents its annual Spring Concert and Art Exhibit on Friday, May 8th at 7:30pm. The public is invited and a free will offering will be accepted.

Sacred Heart, Oxford Students Excel at Bishop Shanahan High School

Our parish recently received notification of the performance our high school students on the Third Quarter Report. We are particularly proud of those who demonstrated academic excellence.

Students who achieved first honors include: Chiamaka Ihejirika ‘15, Joseph Kelly ‘15, Lauren Battista ‘16, Alexis Cini ‘17, Lindsay Washkalavitch ‘17, and Gianna Vitelli ’18.

Among those earning second honors were the following students from our parish: Leah Daugherty, ‘15, Mary Dearing ‘15, Charles Heisler ‘15, Charles McGrogan ‘16, Brendan Dearing ‘17, Katherine Devlin ‘17, Mackenzie Hill ‘17, Chinwe Ihejirika ‘17, Allyson Kelly ‘18, and Christine Lampron ‘18.

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