Redemptorists Serving our Parish: Fr. John F. Murray, C.Ss.R. Fr. Edward Gray, C.Ss.R. Fr. Francis Nelson, C.Ss.R. Fr. George Rosario, C.Ss.R. Deacon Darrell Cevasco, C.Ss.R. Redemptorist Permanent Missionary Residing S.H. Rectory Fr. Kevin MacDonald, C.Ss.R. Permanent Deacons Serving Sacred Heart Parish: Deacon Steve Cooley, Sacred Heart Deacon Tom Murray, St. Gerard’

Sacred Heart Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm Sunday: 7, 9 & 11:30am Weekdays: 7 & 11am Saturdays: 7:00am Holy Day Vigil: 7:00pm Holy Day: 7:00 & 11:00am Rosary: Mon.-Fri. at 10:30am Mon.-Sat after 7 am Mass Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00—3:45 pm Thursday before 1st Fri. 4—5 pm Adoration of Blessed Sacrament Friday 7:30am -4:00 pm Divine Mercy Devotions Friday 4:00 pm

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL AND SAINT GERARD MISSION

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2015

St. Gerard Mission Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm Sunday: 10:00am Wednesdays: 9:00am Holy Days: 9:00am Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Marian Prayer Priest Prayers: Mondays -9:30am Reconciliation half hr. before Mass Sacred Heart School: Principal:Mrs. Leigh Svajko Phone:386-428-4732

Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Phone, 386-428-6426 / Location, 998 Fr. Donlan Dr., New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 Please visit our website: www.sacredheartcatholic.com for Information on Redemptorists & Our Parish History Email: r_sacred@bellsouth.net

St. Gerard Mission: Phone: 386-426-0930 / website: stgerardsedge.com / Location, 3171 S. Ridgewood Ave. Edgewater, FL 32141

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May 10, 2015 Dear Friends,

The crux of Jesus’ message, and the essence of our life in Christ is encapsulated in the word “love.” Love answers the question, “Why?”— the enigma of salvation, why a holy God would expend his love on such a people as us. Love captures both the goal and meaning behind our existence as believers; to live in the Father’s love. Love identifies the means by which the Gospel is advanced. For it is not through our flashy gimmicks that hearts are won, but rather by the proof that they are loved as God’s love is expressed through our lives. Love is a cycle starting with the Father’s love, shown

forth by the Son’s love, until eventually through the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, we realize we are loved. Then in love, empowered by the Holy Spirit, we carry the love of the Father and the Son to others, beginning the cycle again. Jesus makes three statements in this week’s Gospel reading that help redefine and clear up our murky concept of love. First and foremost love is self-sacrificing; “…love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friend.” The way Jesus loved us was by living and giving his life to bring about our well being, our salvation, our awareness that God loves us. If we are to love as he loved us, we must love others at our own expense. Second, the way to love sacrificially, is to do so in keeping with the will and direction of Jesus; “If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love.” There are many difficult situations in life, times when we wonder which of our actions will really be the loving thing to do. Though commercialization has made trite the meaning of “What Would Jesus Do,” this phrase does in fact provide direction as to how we should love others. We simply must keep his Word, his will, and his nature in mind if we are to love others as Jesus would if he was here walking among us. And guess what, he is literally here, of course, as he lives in and through us. Third, the way to love is unconditionally. Jesus says, “You did not chose me, but I chose you.” Coupled with this is the second reading which says; “In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us.” In other words, Jesus did not find something in us that warranted his love, actually we were disdainful of his love. Yet Jesus took the initiative, sought us out, and demonstrated the Father’s love for us. Jesus’ kind of love seeks out the unlovable and ungrateful, expecting no payment in return. We are called to also love the unlovely, not so that they can fulfill some need we have but so that Christ’s love, shown through our words and actions, might meet some need they have. This kind of love becomes redemptive in the same manner as Jesus’ love is. As people experience unconditional love they are often drawn to its source, Christ in us, and respond back to him in love. This then becomes the fruit that abides forever.

“Only when you know yourself as unconditionally loved—that is, fully received—by God can you give gratuitously. Giving without wanting anything in return is trusting that all your needs will be provided for by the One who loves you unconditionally. It is trusting that you do not need to protect your own security but can give yourself completely to the service of others.” (Fr. Henri J.M. Nouwen) We thank Almighty God for our mothers and our grandmothers, and we ask Mary our Mother to watch over us and protect us with her Maternal love. God bless you, Father John Francis Murray, C.Ss.R.

Stewardship Income Last Week .............. $15,855.73 Online Giving this Week ............................... $675.00 Income (2015)Total Offertory ................. $16,530.73 Offertory Income Same Week last yr. ..... $13,791.20 Online Giving Same Week last yr. ............... $596.00 Total Offertory Same Week (2014) .......... $14,387.23 Total Stewardship Income Increase/Decrease ..... $2,143.50 Total Offertory Same Week (2013) .......... $13,574.00 Prior to Offertory Enhancement Initiative) Attendance This Week: .................................... 1,118 Attendance Same Week Last Year: ................. 1,259

God’s Plan for Giving Week of May3, 2015

Special Collection Today: May10, 2015 Catholic Communication Campaign

May 10, 2015 Wear the color ORANGE

to Mass

Be in solidarity with our persecuted Christian brothers

and sisters "I hope that the international

community does not wait mute and inert in front of such unacceptable

crime, which constitutes a worrying deviation from the most elementary

human rights.” - Pope Francis WHAT CAN YOU DO?

= Show a sign of solidarity = Wear the color orange to Mass = Pray for our persecuted brethren in the faith = Come to the Holy Hour at 3:00 at S.H. church

Learn more…..churchinneed.org ORANGE - the color of

today’s martyrdom

Stewardship Quote When you give to God, you

discover that God gives to you.

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Don’t give hatred time. Give time to time. This is useful for us when we have wicked thoughts about others, wicked feeling, when we have hostility, hatred, to not allow it to grow, to stop it, to give time to time. Time puts things in harmony, and makes us see things in the right light. But if you react in a moment of anger, it is certain you will be unjust. You will be unjust. And you will hurt yourself, too. Here’s some advice: time, time in the moment of temptation. The one who pauses gives God time. Homily Casa Santa Marta 17 April 2015

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Our Lady of Fatima, May 13

Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three P o r t u g u e s e c h i l d r e n received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. (See February 20 entry for Blesseds Jacinta and

Francisco Marto). Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners and for the conversion of Russia. The third visionary, Lucia dos Santos, became a Carmelite nun and died in 2005 at the age of 97. Mary gave the children three secrets. Since Francisco died in 1919 and Jacinta the following year, Lucia revealed the first secret in 1927, concerning devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second secret was a vision of hell. Pope John Paul II directed the Holy See's Secretary of State to reveal the third secret in 2000; it spoke of a "bishop in white" who was shot by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows into him. Many people linked this to the assassination attempt against Saint John Paul II in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981. The feast of Our Lady of Fatima was approved by the local bishop in 1930; it was added to the Church's worldwide calendar in 2002.

Saint of the Week

God is love Scripture tells us that God is love (1 John 4:8) - and everything he does flows from his immense love for us. He loved us so much - far beyond what we could ever expect or deserve - that he was willing to pay any price to redeem us from our slavery to sin and death. That is why the Father sent us his beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave up his life as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. In this great exchange - the Father giving up his Son to death on the cross in order to give us abundant everlasting life and adopt us as his beloved sons and daughters in Christ (Romans 8:14-17). It is for this reason that we can take hold of a hope that does not fade and a joy that does not diminish becauseGod has poured his love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:5). God's love is not limited or subject to changing circumstances. It is an enduring love that has power to change and transform us to be like him - merciful, gracious, kind, forgiving, and steadfast in showing love not only for our friends, but for our enemies as well. God's love is boundless because he is the source of abundant life, perfect peace, and immeasurable joy for all who open their hearts to him. That is why Jesus came to give us abundant life through the gift and working of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture Reflection

Who are the CARTHUSIANS?

The Carthusians are a strictly contemplative order founded by St. Bruno (1032-1101). Essentially hermits, the Carthusian way of life combines Benedictine monasticism and eremitical (recluse) asceticism. The order also includes a number of monasteries of nuns who live a similar rule.

The Year of Consecrated Life

The Mothers of Priests

"A vocation comes from the heart of

God, but goes through the heart of

the mother." St. Pope Pius X

Mission Statement We, the Eucharistic communities of Sacred Heart and St. Gerard,

being faithful to the Mission of the Church as expressed by the Redemptorist way of life, seek and invite others into an ever deepening relationship with Jesus and with one another.

Seeking to build up the Kingdom of God, empowered by the Holy Spirit, nourished by the Sacraments and Prayer,

we commit to reaching out to everyone through evangelization, especially to those most in need.

If you would like to request a Prayer Shawl for someone sick or to participate in making shawls please contact Helen Prentiss at 427-5432.

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Cursillo/Ultreya St. Gerard’s Gathering Place

6:30p.m., Thursday, May 14, 2015

MAY MONTH OF MARY

Hail Mary, Full of Grace! Hail Mary, Full of Grace! Hail Mary, Full of Grace!

Girl's Vocation Club Meeting Our next gathering will be Mon., May 18th 3:00pm- Knights Hall

All young ladies from the parish are invited to join us and explore their faith, learn about ordinary Saints, listen to Sr. Kathleen and Sr. Josephine's stories, share a meal together and pray together. This meeting is open to all, young and not so young, anyone wanting to learn and discover more about the role of sisters or to just gather as a com-munity.

Come join us. For more information contact Suzanne at 957-4039

or Gita at 427-7855 Watch upcoming bulletin for info on our June gathering, we will be traveling to

St. Augustine to visit the sister's Mother house.

by Gaynell Bordes Cronin I love you, Mom. I love your aliveness, your joy in living, your understanding,

your giving. And what I love best of all

is that you love me. God of all Mothers,

thank you for my mom! -From the book Friend Jesus: Prayers for Children

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) has been completed for this year with the welcoming of five new Catholics into our church commu-nity. If any non-Catholic adult is inter-

ested in learning what the Church professes, new in-quiry sessions will begin on Sept. 10, 2015, in the Knight’s Hall from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. Please reg-ister by calling the church office at 428-6426.

The Centering Prayer Group meets from 6:30 – 8:00 pm

on Tuesday evenings in the Parish Library I

n the Knights Hall Building. We invite you to join us in 20 minutes of

meditation followed by a teaching of Fr. Thomas Keating

and others associated with Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida.

WELCOME

Please consider selecting a week to make an offering of $50.00 for flowers. Your generosity will help defray the cost to the parish, and our Worship Space will be greatly enhanced.

Please consider selecting a week to make an offering of $25.00 for altar bread and altar wine. What a wonderful way to remember a love one! During the week, and at all the weekend Masses, as the bread & wine

become the Body & Blood of Jesus Christ, the entire worshipping community will be aware of your intention.

Please consider selecting a week to make an offering of $15.00 for The Sanctuary Light to

burn for the week as a reminder of the Lord’s Presence in the Most Holy Eucharist

in Thanksgiving for a Loved One.

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Open Enrollment SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL

is presently enrolling students for the 2015-2016 school year. Openings are available in most grades. Call the School Office at 428-4732.

Tristan Jack Barker Domenic Michael Bellissimo

Erin Rose Cassidy Joseph Dwight Fetcho Nelanee Dawn Fulton Shyhra Ryan Gayton Eva Lucia Guidubaldi Ryan Thomas Herdel Shane Patrick Lynn

Daniel Anh Nghia Mai Joseph Spencer McCartha

Abbey Ruth McCartha Rocco Andres Radosta

Bryson Jack Stepp John Paul Svajko Jr.

Gianna Grace Tringali Ryanna Varni

Sadie Alice Wagner Paige Ann Waldo

Ava Sloane Werner Gavin Kenneth Wiese

Mariah Lynn Wischmeier Johnathan Kyle Chivers Lukas Alexander Rager

Kathryn Rose Bohr Jaclyn Mary Betti Aleesa Lyn Moller

Leonardo Floyd Repyneck Maximilian Thomas Hansen

Morgan Charles Besse Jasmine Elizabeth Chitwood

Jaythren Noah Shuta

May Crowning Of Our

Blessed Mother Mary

To purchase these and other photos please contact Andrew Murphy email: 333andrew@bellsouth.net

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HELPS SUPPORT SACRED HEART

TO HELP CALL ELLA 428–6426 MONDAY EVENINGS

Doors open 5:00pm Early Bird Game -6:30 REGULAR GAME- 7pm

Call the Parish Office - 428-6426 for information Monday Night Games run till June 22

Target Pledged Amount Paid to Date $128,735.00 $86,722.00 $56,173.90

Our Catholic Appeal - 2015 Thank you for your generosity.

Sacred Heart Community Total Registered Households 937

STAVRO’S Pizza Restaurant SACRED HEART BENEFIT NIGHT

Tuesday, May 12th, from 5 to 9 pm Stavro’s Pizza Restaurant, 800 No. Dixie Freeway, NSB 10% of proceeds benefits Sacred Heart Projects

Fr Downey Council, #4934 The Knights of Columbus

from Sacred Heart recently celebrated their 55th Anniversary with a fantastic dinner at Venetian Bay Golf Club. This council has been extremely active this fiscal year and has accomplished the following under the leadership of Grand Knight Fran McGrath: =Hosted 9 different dinner events in our social hall to include the fish fries. =Donated $5,000 to Sacred Heart School =Donated $2,500 to help renovate the Knights Hall. =Donated money and helped run church picnic. =Donated $2,500 for senior scholarships at NSB, Mainland, and Fr Lopez High Schools. =Bought over $300 in sweatshirts for Sacred Heart children =Cooked & donated money for homeless lunches at Methodist church. We plan to cook 10 meals a year in the future. =Donated money and housed nine Right–to-Life runners.

Sacred HeartSacred HeartSacred Heart Vacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible School

$20 per child 9am -Noon, includes snack $50 all day 9am—4pm , snack, bring lunch

Pre-K thru 5th 6, 7 & 8 Graders are welcome to be Jr. Leaders

Register at the Parish Office To volunteer, email - StinaConroy@att.net

Please help with donations for VBS: Food coloring + Mason jars all sizes

Craft form Foam glue + Craft glue + Wood clothes pins + Variety nature stickers - bugs, flowers. etc

Variety stickers + Clear plastic wrap + Lots of colored electrical tape

Transparent tape + Old CDs + Pipe cleaners Paper towel tubs + Potting soil

Easy -to-grow seeds (flowers) + Variety Plastic confetti Magazines with nature pictures

Plastic flowers and leaves + Colored index cards

June 29th thru July 3rd Monday thru Friday

Parish FeastParish FeastParish Feast SOLEMNITY OF THE

MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Sunday, June 14, 2015 11:30 Mass

Food booths and family games

Immediately following 11:30 Mass until 6:00 pm

Sacred Heart Church & Grounds Have some fun, bring the children!

COME CELEBRATE OUR PARISH FEAST

SSSACREDACREDACRED HHHEARTEARTEART!!! Our parish is so important to all of us. Our lives revolve around our parish. Our babies are brought to the waters of the font to be made members of God’s holy family, the Church. To bring healing the church through the priest anoints our sick and suffering family members and loved ones.

The celebration of our parish feast is so important, because our parish is so important!

We are blessed with such a wonderful parish name, the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Sacred Heart from which all love and mercy flows, this is our patron saint! We are trying to increase devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We are celebrating our Parish Feast in a more solemn and festive manner. We have added the Sacred Heart Novena and other Sacred Heart prayers to our devotions on Friday afternoons. We now pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Friday afternoon at 4:00. This is a very moving devotion on the Passion of Jesus Christ and his infinite love that flows from His Sacred Heart to all.

Have a Happy and Blessed Feast Day - Father Murray

BLOODMOBILE-May 17th There is always a need,

be generous

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Readings of the Week

And Our Military Father, We could never thank our military men and women enough for their courageous service and sacrifice to our country and its people. Show us ways in our communities, churches, and families to thank and love them better. Keep and protect these heroes and their families, in the powerful name of Jesus we pray. Amen Col. John Connif, Army, M/Sgt. Austen Conniff, Air Force, SP4 Addison Conniff, Army, SN Collin Maneen,

1st Class, SFC Daniel M. Carr, Army, A1C Ashley T. Cooke, Air Force, A1C Corey Harrell, Air Force, PFC Patrick H. Smith, Marines, MSgt. James D. Eaton, USMC, Matthew Stallings, Air Force, 1st Lt. Sean Knight, Army, Chris McFall, Military, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr., Capt. Jeffry Caslen, Lt. Col. Michael Arnold, Army, Corey Harrell, Air Force, Bryan Hollederer, Air Force, Josh Obertanze, Army, Maj. John J. Goodwin, Army-retired, Patrick H. Smith, Marine, Sgt. Nathan Benischek, Marines, Joseph Keegan, Air Force, Sgt. Timothy Dean, Marines, SGT John O'Brien, Army , Lt. Catherine O’Brien, Army, SPC Christopher O'Brien, Army, Capt. James Prial, Marines, Lt. Terence Prial, Army, Lt. Daniel Prial, Army, LC Damian A. Pardy, Marine, SSG Justin Nixon, Army, Major Peter Stambersky, SFC Marlene Harshman, Army, M.Sgt. Michelle Young, Air Force, Capt. Chris Loschiavo, Army, AFC Warren Lanier, Sgt. Timothy Ingoldsby, Major Shannon Stambersky, Lt. Conor O’Donnell, Navy, Lt. Marguerite DeHaven, Navy Pilot , Lt.JG. Rory O’Donnell, Navy, Lt. Brian O’Donnell, Navy, Sgt. FC Dominic Rymarczyk, Army, Capt. Chris Loschiavo, Army, Nick Staats, Marine, Jake Cash, Army, Sgt. Al Miller, Marine, Sgt Benjamin Ligeri, Army, Tec. Sgt. Tanya S. Wolf, Army, Tec. Sgt. Tammy L. Joseph, Army, Tec. Sgt. Kathy N. Zelaya, Army, Tec. Sgt. Edwin Joseph, Army, Capt. Anthony Wolf, Army, Master Sgt. Jase L. Zelaya, Army, Sgt. 1st Class August B. Alombro. To add active-duty family members to the prayer list, please call 428-6426.

Please Pray For Our Deceased Joseph Murray + Tess Lee + Gregory Sahakian + Warren Kaye

Paul Monaco + Linda Delfino + John Fitzsimmons Roland Gendron

And Our Sick Joel Rivera, Julie Lawson, Joseph Rogoish Bob Lackas, Luisa Eugenia Gallegos-

Riquelme, Mary Keane, Henry Wheeler & family, Joan Clerkin, Carol Carmello, Marleene Limen, Joanne Sullivan, Mandy Owens, Rose & Matty Locascio, Riley Burch, Judy Ribeiro, Stephen Sall, Mary Hall, Ray Lambert, Connie Fanning, Teresa Wilchester, Dr. Theodore Grabiak, Phyllis Foote, Don Mann, Tracey DiNicola, Tim Meade, Corrine Koehler, Joann Holderby, Abigail Means, Marylee Hall-Clennan, Chol Iorio,Rebecca Jackson, Delina Dubose, Kenneth Dougherty, Christine Feit, Jane Woods, Amanda Mower, Fr. Karl Aschmann, C.Ss.R., Fr. William Gieger, C.Ss.R., Theresa Kunda, Richard Dougherty, Stuart Emerson, Wayne Cormier, David Wright, Rose Marie Nazarak, Gail & Samuel Flowers, Nilene & John Tromley, Lisa Ponichtera, Corlett-Bocher Family, Bala, Tony Petrocci, Robert A. Vendrasco, Lois Kelly, Marie Renner, Joe Hochdoerfe, Alfred Cretella, Lian Maschke, Elizabeth Wolfe, Charlotte Busse, Irene Wasilawski, Ed & Bianca Love, John & Kevin McGann, Bernadette Plourde, Thomas Sellers, Jr., Angie Gentry, Angela Camara, Marvel Richards, Greg and Frances Rolander, Patrick Finnick, Rebecca Jackson, Delina Dubose, Darla Ward, Lou Head, Jane Sherry, Paul Michael Hyboreck, Ed Safford, Roger Hegewald, Roland Robidoux, Barbara Newschafer, Karen Uyttewaal, Ricky Glant, Christine Popolizio, Henry Dreher, Andrew Chonko, Christa Morgan, Anthony Costanza Jr., James Adkins, Mary Mandell, Gloria Dougherty, Mary & Ed Wilson, Linda Garrito, Cheryl Hoppe, Abby Flanigan, Jim & Peg Willison, Michael Swortwood, Peter Burhard, James Speyers, C. J. Allen, Amanda Tomazin, Annabella Story, George Goodwin, Paula Rice Nemchek, Sandy Szuka, Buddy Norton, Michelle E., Dee Morton, Dorothy Rickman, John Selzer, Andrew Brophy, James Leby, June Urbanski, Lindsay Carr, Shelsey Polito, Tammy and Pam, Jeanne Meehan, Bobby Norton, Gene Slayton, Bert Lindley, Steve Lamb, Angela Espy, Jean Chavaree, Doris & Jim Fabyan, Lisa Ponichtera, Chris Hodgkins, Ronin Assiante, Zachary Troxell, Tom Lorenzen, Al Amalfitano, Bennie Ligeri, Bob Douglas, Irene Connell, Tom Schneider, James Elliott, Rose Marie Ross, Christine Beck, Mary McKey, Frank Berube, Marie Berger, Trish Kinshella, Rita Westberry, Mary Seney, Patricia Goodwin, Mary Ellen Banks, Estella Harelik, Rita McSweeney, Denise Tranfaglia, Dorothy Russ, Monica Valentino, Bobbi Montesano, Lil Lustig, Tony Talovchik, John Kilsheimer, Darlene Moncheno, Doris Magrich, Linda Gett, Rosemarie Brandriff, Jeffrey Melasseca, Sr. Michaelyn, Curtis Dunlap, Kristie Bishop-Longacre, Kenny Tomaszewski, Laura Santos & Joclynn, Linda Barringer, Linda Muessig, John Waters, Bob Morton, Joe Morton, Ulo Uibopuu, Ed Forte. Please call the parish office to place or to keep someone's name on the prayer list- after several weeks the names will be placed on the Redemptorist Chapel Prayer List.

SATURDAY VIGIL, May 9 4:00pm † Yolanda Linscott-Browning / Bob Svboda SIXTH SUNDAY EASTER, May 10 Mothers Day 7:00am † George “Sparky” Miller / His Children 9:00am † Emily Poole / Daughter, Joyce Pazman 11:30am † Alfred & Jesuina Castenheira / Daughter, Dina MONDAY, May 11 7:00am † Dody Sapp / 7 AM Friends 11:00am Intentions of the Mothers Day Novena TUESDAY, May 12 Ss. Nereus & Achilleus; St. Pancras 7:00am Intentions of the Mothers Day Novena 11:00am † Leo Madorma / Mary Madorma WEDNESDAY, May 13 Our Lady of Fatima 7:00am Intentions of the Mothers Day Novena 11:00am † William Kristensen / Wife, Maria THURSDAY, May 14 7:00am Intentions of the Mothers Day Novena 11:00am Intentions of the Wyatt Family / Mildred Wyatt FRIDAY, May 15 St. Isidore 7:00am Intentions of the Mothers Day Novena 11:00am † Raymond Heath / Wife, Joan SATURDAY, May 16 7:00am † Doug Sapp / Parents Jerry & Dody 4:00pm † Elsa Rua / Sister, Ilda Bocskor ASCENSION OF THE LORD, May 17 7:00am † Isabel Neeves / Daughter, Phyllis Carland 9:00am Intentions of the Mothers Day Novena 11:30am † Robert Labiak / Sister Donna

Mass Intentions Saturday, May 9 Sunday, May 10 Sixth Sunday of Easter 10:00am Breakfast / Social Hall 10:00am Religious Education Classes Monday, May 11 6:30pm Bingo / Social Hall Tuesday, May 12 9:00am Senior Exercise / Social Hall 9:00am Legion of Mary / Knights Hall 6:30pm Centering Prayer / Knights Hall Wednesday, May 13 12:00pm CCW General Meeting / Social Hall 3:00pm Jr. Legion of Mary / Social Hall 6:30pm Youth Group Meeting / Knights Hall 6:30pm 9 AM Choir Practice / Church Thursday, May 14 9:00am Senior Exercise / Social Hall Friday, May 15 7:30—5pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 4:45pm Benediction 1:00pm Bingo will resume in the Fall 4:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet Chapel

Events Calendar

Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:15-27, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3,8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 16:15-20

Saturday, May 16 2:00pm Autoimmune Support Group Meeting / Knights Hall Sunday, May 17 Ascension of the Lord BLOOD DRIVE 10:00am Breakfast / Social Hall 10:00am Religious Education Classes

Altar Bread & Wine In Memory of Kathryn Segalla Requested by husband, Phil

The Sanctuary Light In Honor of Our Lady

Requested by the Finnicks

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

CONTINUAL SUPPORT!

Online Giving allows you to make contributions to our

church while away.

Visit our website at: http:/www.sacredheartcatholic.com

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SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Parents & Godparents are required to attend a Sacramental Preparation Class. Please call the Parish Office at 428-6426 to register. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples wanting to be married at Sacred Heart Parish must be registered and practicing members of this parish. An appointment must be made with one of the parish priests at least 6 months in advance of the wedding. The Diocese of Orlando requires a marriage preparation program for all couples. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE / RECONCILIATION: At Sacred Heart Church the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available every Saturday afternoon from 3:00 to 3:45pm and on the Thursday before First Friday from 4:00 to 5:00pm or by appointment at 428-6426. At Saint Gerard Mission confessions are heard a half-hour before Mass ANOINTING of the SICK: If you have a loved one who would like to receive the Anointing of the Sick please call the parish office, 428-6426. Or for an Emergency Sick Call, please call 428-9899. COMMUNION for Shut-Ins: Call the Parish Office- 428-6426 to arrange a Friday visit. MINISTRY to the SICK/Homebound: If there is anyone at home who cannot get to Mass to celebrate the Sacraments because of illness or age, please call the parish office, 428-6426

SACRED HEART PARISH OFFICE CHURCH AND SCHOOL: Mail: ....... P.O. Box 729, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32170 Phone: ....................................................... 386-428-6426 Fax: ............................................................ 386-423-4088 Emergency Sick: ............................................... 428-9899 Web: www.sacredheartcatholic.com LITURGICAL MINISTRIES: Altar Servers, Sylvia McCormick ..................... 424-9922 Eucharistic Ministers & Readers, Tom Meyer .. 427-3859 Music/Choirs, Parish Director, Don Roy ........... 428-6426 Ushers, Fran McGrath ...................................... 314-6480 SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION: Baptismal Instruction, Augustina Conroy.......... 423-1939 First Communion & Confirmation .................... 428-6426 RCIA-Inquiry ..................................................... 428-6426 PRAYER MINISTRIES: Cursillo, Cathy Losch ........................................ 423-3604 Elijah Cup-Vocation Prayers ............................. 428-6426 Legion of Mary, Melanie Barnickle ................... 402-4434 Junior Legion of Mary, Geeta Hyjek ................. 427-7855 Prayer Line, Eileen Neri .................................... 427-5780 Respect Life, Carol Hummel ............................ 427-8456 Traveling Mother of Divine Mercy Prayer Group STUDY GROUPS: Esper Radosta 386-848-1787 Small Church Community Sacred Heart, Gita-Hyjek ................................. 427-7855 Bible Study Evening, Dina Giordano .............. 428-6426 Bible Study Morning, Martha Grimes ............... 427-1259 OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION:428-6426 First Reconciliation, First Communion & Confirmation, Maria Bilodeau ........................... 428-6426 Religious Education, Agustina Conroy ............. 428-6426 Young Adult Ministry, Fr. Murray ...................... 428-6426 Vocations Ministry, Fr. Murray ......................... 428-6426 PARISH OUTREACH: Bereavement Ministry, Marna Ward ................. 428-0951 Coffee & Donuts, Gisela & Art Klobucar ........... 322-0882 Habitat for Humanity, Bob Perry ....................... 426-0393 Community Lunch Program, Jeanne Gayson .. 428-2584 Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Jim Bourne ...... 426-0882 Ministers to the Sick, Loretta Wells .................. 402-4816 Parish Nurse, Dianne Barr ................................ 428-7005 Prayer Shawl Ministry, Helen Prentiss ............. 427-5432 Stewardship Committee, Lou Bartos ................ 423-5323 Welcoming Ministry, Fran McGrath ................. 314-6480 Social & Events Ministry, Luz Rodriquez ......... 689-0573 PARISH MEN & WOMEN ORGANIZATIONS: Council of Catholic Women, Barbara Grimm .. 402-8665 Knights of Columbus, Fr. Downey Council, Sacred Heart, Grand Knight Fran McGrath ...... 314-6480 PARISH MAINTENANCE MINISTRY: Gardening Angels & Dream Team - Catherine Krzeminski ....................................... 428-6426 MUSIC: Parish Director, Don Roy .............. 428-6426 St. Gerard’s, Darryl Greeley ............................. 428-6426 and Ellen Graf ................................................... 345-0097 RELIGIOUS ARTICLE STORE: Call the Parish Office for Inquiries .................... 428-6426 PARISH PHOTOGRAPER Andrew Murphy ........... email: 333andrew@bellsouth.net (Please notify ahead for upcoming events needing photographer)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday—7:30 am to 5 pm

Sacred Heart Chapel

“Spend an Hour with Jesus’ Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Sign up to spend an hour with Jesus.

Sign-up sheets are in the Main foyer of the Church

Divine Mercy Chaplet 4:00pm

Accompanied by Music & Song

Followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 4:45pm

Parishioners Please Read

= Winter residents who want their envelopes stopped for the summer. = Donation records for Tax Purposes. = Change of Address or phone numbers.

Please reply by using the green forms at Sacred Heart and yellow forms at St. Gerard, located in the church entrances. Place in collec-tion basket or call the parish office. Thank you

BULLETIN DEADLINE - Friday - 10 days before Bulletin Date Please contact Bulletin Editor, Susan Hall at r_sacred@bellsouth.net or fill out a form at the parish office

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Target Pledged Amount Paid to Date $24,311.00 $24,879.00 $15,475.84

Our Catholic Appeal - 2015 Thank you for your generosity.

St. Gerard Mission Church Total Registered Households 382

Happy Birthday Father George! On Wednesday, April 22 a special celebration in honor of Fr. George’s birthday was held in The Gathering Place after Mass. Father George we wish you a birthday filled with God’s blessings. You are a wonderful example of God’s love at work. Thank you for teaching, guiding, inspiring and uplifting . . .and most of all, thank you for bringing us closer to Christ.

Small Church Communities Celebrate End of Season The St. Gerard Small Church Communities recently celebrated the end of the 2014-2015 season with a brunch at the Elks Club in Edgewater. A beautiful statue of St. Gerard was presented to Deacon Tom and Phyllis Murray from SCC on the occasion of Deacon Tom’s retirement from the Deaconate and to show appreciation and gratitude for all the time, caring, leadership and service they have given to the Catholic Community of St. Gerard over the years—especially for establishing St. Gerard’s Small Church Communities. Many beautiful tributes were spoken to Deacon Tom and Phyllis by members of our small groups whose lives they touched. Special thanks to Beth Burns for organizing what turned out to be a fun filled afternoon. And thank you, Deacon Tom and Phyllis for helping us to come closer to Christ, for your faithfulness to our community, and “washing our feet” all these years. You will be forever in our hearts.

and Honor Deacon Tom and Phyllis Murray

Meeting Notice The St. Gerard Cursillo groups

will host the combined Sacred Heart and St. Gerard monthly Ultreya on Thursday, May 14 at

6:30 pm in the Gathering Place at St. Gerard. There will be no grouping on Friday, May 15. Ultreya is held on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 in the Sacred Heart Social Hall unless otherwise stated. Grouping is held each Friday at 4:00 at St. Gerard with the exception of the Friday following Ultreya. For information regarding Cursillo at St. Gerard call Beth Burns at 386-316-7600.

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We serve at the Volusia Co. Dept. of Corrections, Correctional Facility on

Monday evenings from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM and Friday evenings from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Your commitment is not every week. This ministry is open to all parishioners from

parishes in Volusia County. The Basilica of St. Paul is the coordinating parish for the ministry to the

incarcerated at the Volusia County Correctional Facility. If this sounds like the Lord is calling you to this ministry, please consider

sharing your gifts and

Have you ever thought of becoming a Minister to the incarcerated?

Has God given you the gifts to help people at a vulnerable and painful time in their lives?

If this is something you might consider, we are looking for volunteers with compassion, a non-judgmental attitude,

confidentiality, commitment, prayerfulness and,commitment to continuous training and spiritual development.

Novena in the honor of St Anthony of Padua Marketing and PR Specialists

The Novena will begin with evening prayer at 5pm on June 4th in the Mary, Mother of God chapel. The Novena ends on June 12th, the So-lemnity of the Sacred Heart with the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 8:30am Mass and continues to 3pm with Benediction. We will continue the celebration of the Year of Consecrated Life, announced by Pope Francis, with emphasis on praying for vocations to the consecrated life. Donations accepted