SACRED HEART WADSWORTH, OH

#YOUR MERCY: The 2018 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal will take place next weekend in our parish. Please refer to the insert in this week’s bulletin which includes our parish’s goal and an overview of the importance of Catholic Charities in our communities. This year’s appeal theme is Your Mercy: Transforming Lives and Communities. Your generous support will transform the lives of others, to offer dignity, possibilities, and companionship to those who are most vulnerable.

As in the past, an in-pew commitment process will take place next weekend, February 10-11. All who have not received the mailing from Bishop Perez, or have not had a chance to respond to it, will be asked to consider making a generous pledge to support the ministries and services provided by Catholic Charities. If you have received the mailing, please respond generously to it and we ask you to also compete the in-pew envelope and indicate by checking the box that you have responded by mail. We invite you to view the stories of inspiration and more information at www.catholiccommunity.org/2018Appeal. Please make every effort in being generous with your Catholic Charities donation. This is a very important work of our local church as we try to help those in need. Sacred Heart Parish has always been very generous in the Catholic Charities Annual Appeal. I cannot remember when we did not meet or exceed the goal for our parish. This is a great testament to the generosity and spirit of sacrifice in our parish community. I pray that this generosity will continue to grow stronger and stronger. Thank you for your kindness and generosity and may God bless you and your loved ones. MAKE YOUR PLANS: Saturday, February 10, 2018 will be our annual World Marriage Day celebration in McMahon Hall. The dinner will follow the 5:00 PM Mass and the blessing for married couples. This is a time for all of us to pray for those couples living within the Sacrament of Marriage and to thank God for the gift of this sacrament on which we build our families and the Church itself. We are planning a very entertaining evening with a lot of laughs. So mark the day on your calendar and plan to be there. More information about tickets is in today’s bulletin. Passion & Purpose of Marriage. There was an insert in the bulletin a few weeks ago concerning a special event presented by Dynamic Catholic. This is a great opportunity for married couples of all ages to learn more about the Sacrament of Marriage and your relationship with your spouse and with God. The event will be held on Saturday, March 3 at St. Sebastian Parish in Akron from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Tickets are $25.00 per person. You can obtain tickets online at DynamicCatholic.com. Learn the real passion and purpose of marriage. Save the date: Saturday, February 17, will be our next Iron Chef Competition to raise funds for our St. Vincent de Paul Society. This is a great event to help raise funds to care for those in need. This is a really great event in our parish with around three hundred people in attendance. It is an evening filled with good food, great fellowship, and a truly good cause; helping the poor and those not as fortunate. Our St. Vincent de Paul Society has done a great job in making this event more and more successful each year, but what truly makes it so successful is the goodness and generosity of so many wonderful members of our parish community. The tremendous support that the St. Vincent de Paul Society receives from our parish community on every level surely indicates that our parish community is very much committed to helping the poor and needy in our community. The continued success of our IRON CHEF COMPETITION is another way that the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish shines. The St. Vincent de Paul Society does such a great job of caring for those in need and they receive a great deal of support from the members of our parish family. May God bless our St. Vincent de Paul Society and our parish community for all the work they do on behalf of those in need. Mark your calendars for our Lenten Mission. This Lenten Mission promises to be a very thought provoking experience in which we can encounter Jesus in ourselves and in one another. Come with an open heart and an expectant faith to experience God’s Healing Love. Fr. Greg Bramlage of Missionaries of the New Evangelization from Colorado Springs will lead the Parish Program and will open us up to a deeper understanding of God’s magnificent love and to His desire to heal us in every way. February 26, 27, 28, 2018 Each night begins at 7:00 pm with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Healing and forgiveness: Monday: "Forgiveness Opens Us To God's Blessings" Tuesday: "The Holy Spirit Brings Us Into Divine Intimacy" Wednesday: "The Word of God Empowers Us” This Parish Mission is adult-oriented and suitable for teens through adult.

Saturday, February 3

5:00 p.m. ........................................................... For our parish

Sunday, February 4

8:00 a.m. ............................... Antonina Kulyk [Luba Shirley]

9:30 a.m. ................................................................ Poor Souls

12:00 Noon ..................... Katherine Dishauzi [Marilyn Perhacs]

Monday, February 5

8:00 a.m. ............................ Kathy Petro [Colleen McGowan]

Tuesday, February 6

8:00 a.m. ................................... Lois Foster [Altar & Rosary]

Wednesday, February 7

8:00 a.m. ............................. Tom Aldrich [Carolyn Hawkins]

5:30 p.m. ........................... Karen Ohlin [John & Diane Reed]

Thursday, February 8

8:00 a.m. ..................... Victoria Milo [Helen & Patrick Milo]

9:30 a.m. .... Donna Jean Sebbins [Sacred Heart School Staff]

Friday, February 9

8:00 a.m. ............................ Mary Phillips [Ruth Ann Hyland]

Saturday, February 10

8:00 a.m. .......................... Richard Frank [Greczanik Family]

5:00 p.m. ........................... Norma Hartz [Barbara McCaman]

Sunday, February 11

8:00 a.m. ........................................................... For our parish

9:30 a.m. ................................. Mark Watson [Beth Marzano]

12:00 Noon ..... Katherine Dishauzi [George & Reggie Kelchak]

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 4, 2018

SCRIPTURE READING REFLECTIONS OF THE WEEK

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

[WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4, 2018]

Question for Adults: When have you felt the sadness of Job?

When have you felt the joy of those who witnessed the healing

works of Jesus?

Question for Children: What could you do this week to comfort

someone who is sad?

WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT -- JANUARY 28

Envelope Offertory (198) ..................................... $13,726

Online Giving Offertory (264 Givers)

Budget Offertory ...................................................... 18,500

Weekly Difference .................................................... (4774)

Actual YTD Offertory .......................................... $562,233

Budget YTD Offertory ........................................... 623,694

YTD Difference ..................................................... (61,461)

SPECIALS

Capital Improvement .................................................... $25

St. Vincent de Paul ........................................................ 245

Support Our School....................................................... 100

Latin America Mission ..................................................... 5

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Ruth Congrove, Britt Dougherty, and Greg Comiskey, brother of Chris Dietz, who died recently. May our Lord grant them eternal rest in His heavenly kingdom.

2017 ANNUAL PARISH CONTRIBUTION REPORT For those parishioners that use Online Giving to support weekly offertory, you can generate your giving report through your online giving login (see below). If you contributed

through the weekly envelopes, “special” mailed envelopes, like Christmas and Easter, or through the weekly collection baskets, this will not be reflected and you will need to email church@shofjesus.com. For those that ONLY give online, log into your Online Giving donor account. On the right side, click the “Print” button. Then click on “View My Giving History & Tax Information.” Set your date range from 1/1/2017 to 12/21/2017 and change the report type to “Full Detail Report Tax Purposes.” Leave the tax filter option checked and click “Print.” Your report will open in a new window. You will need to export the report to a PDF to print the full report. To print, click on the PDF link at the top of the screen. This will open the report as a PDF and will let you print the report. Make sure you have your pop-up blocker disabled. If you need assistance to help generate your report, please contact: Our Sunday Visitor at 800-348-2886, Ext. 2 or onlinegiving@osv.com. If you do not participate in Online Giving, please email to receive your report to: church@shofjesus.com and include your name, address and envelope number. Statements will only be

mailed out to the parishioners who do not have email. If you do not have email, please return this form in the collection basket. Statements will be mailed/ emailed as soon as possible.

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Readings for the Week of February 4, 2018 Monday 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Mk 7:24-30 Friday 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; 1 Cor 10:31–11:1; Mk 1:40-45

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Immediately upon leaving the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and the first thing they did was to tell him about her. He went over to her and grasped her hand and helped her up, and the fever left her. She immediately began to wait on them. After sunset, as evening drew on, they brought him all who were ill, and those possessed by demons. Before long the whole town was gathered outside the door. Those whom he cured, who were variously afflicted, were many, and so were the demons he expelled. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. Rising early the next morning, he went off to a lonely place in the desert; there he was absorbed in prayer. Simon and his companions managed to track him down, and when they found him, they told him, “Everybody is looking for you!” He said to them: “Let us move on to the neighboring villages so that I may proclaim the good news there also. That is what I have come to do.” So he went into their synagogues preaching the good news and expelling demons throughout the whole of Galilee.

MASS SERVERS SCHEDULE Week of February 5 8:00 a.m. - Monday - Wednesday - Elizabeth & Hannah Breckner 5:30 p.m. - Wednesday - Kennady & Izaak Skidmore 8:00 a.m. - Thursday - Saturday - Gabriella Witschey, Ky’Sonna Won Saturday, February 10 5:00 p.m. - Spencer Logsdon, Mario Pace - Santino & Angelo Pace

Sunday, February 11 8:00 a.m. - Alex & Taylor Ann Innocenti - Matthew Paydo, Jack Schnelzer 9:30 a.m. - Dominic & Mathias Boland - Helen Chermak, Nathan Reed 12:00 Noon - Vincent DiPietro, Josh Lane - Nick & Jonathan Erb

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 10 5:00 p.m. - Craig & Patti Chamier, Kevin Dunn - Don Drouhard, Frank Collins Sunday, February 11 8:00 a.m. - Gina & Eric McNeill, Ali McNeill - Cathy Anderson, Katherine Paydo Cup Ministers - Bill & Cece Bees, Elizabeth Paydo, - Marija & Robert Gadzinski, Pat Beery 9:30 a.m. - Keith & Joni Johnson, David Smith - Larry Chiavaroli, Jim Whalen 12:00 Noon - Madonna DiPietro, Ted Iannarelli - Ann Kellish, Lori Nicolanti Altercare - Paul & Dolores Schafer Liberty Residence II - Sue Komjati, Betty Ruppel Magnolia - Chris & Teri Johenning Wadsworth Pointe - Christoper & Janice Sieber Coal Ridge Inn - Candi Weber, Sue Bott

LECTOR SCHEDULE Saturday, February 10 5:00 p.m. - Tracey Arnone, Chris Serger Sunday, February 11 8:00 a.m. - Alan Beery, Karen Schnelzer 9:30 a.m. - Paul Boland, Tim Reed 12:00 Noon - Marty Ligas, Jay Edurese

The Rosary is prayed at:

Coal Ridge Inn, first Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.

White Oaks, all Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.

Magnolia, on the 3rd Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.

Altercare, on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Liberty Residence I & II, all Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

***The Rosary is prayed daily at 7:30 a.m. in the chapel and Sundays at 7:30 a.m. in the church. ***Family Rosary Prayer is the first Sunday of the month at 6:15 pm in the Church.

THE ANNIVERSARY MASS FOR FEBRUARY

will be Wednesday, February 21, at the 5:30 p.m.

Mass. We pray for all couples, but especially those

married in February. Please join us!

6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Saturday, February 10

McMahon Hall $60 per couple

Are you ready for what is sure to be a fun, laugh-out-loud

night? You are probably familiar with The Newlywed

Game with Bob Eubanks. Well, get ready for

The Not So Newlywed Game with your host, Joe McNeill!

In celebration of World Marriage Day, please join us for a

special event to celebrate your marriage. The evening will

begin with Mass, where you receive a special blessing,

followed by a catered dinner in McMahon Hall and a live

action game, where you can be a contestant or be part of the

audience. Either way, you’ll have a great time with your

spouse cheering on our Not So Newlyweds as they try to

match one another’s answers to intriguing questions! This

is a wonderful opportunity for couples to have a night out

together to strengthen their marriage, while enjoying an

evening with the parish family renewing friendships and

making new ones.

Cost is $60/per couple and includes, hors d'oeuvres, salad,

dinner, dessert, beer and wine. (Contestants will be chosen

randomly on the evening of the event. Prizes will be

awarded.)

The Not So Newlywed Game/Dinner Reservation Form

Couple’s Name: __________________________________

Years Married: ____ Phone Number: _________________

E-Mail Address:__________________________________

Total Paid: $______________ Cash/Check No.:_______

For more information, contact Annette Bernard at the parish

office. RSVP with payment no later than TOMORROW,

Monday, February 5.

SHARE A CAN IF YOU CAN The Saint Vincent DePaul Society is requesting donations of packaged toilet paper as part of their Share a Can program. Donations can be left at the church entrances before or after Masses the weekend of February 10th and 11th.

Thank you for your generosity!

Come with an open heart and an expectant faith to

experience God’s Healing Love

Come join our parish Lenten mission with Fr. Greg Bramlage of Missionaries of the New Evangelization. On February 26th, 27th, & 28th join us for a deeper understanding of God's magnificent love, healing, forgiveness, and His desire to heal us in every way. Mission starts at 7:00 pm each night and is suitable for teens through adult.

GOD’S MAGNIFICENT LOVE

YOUTH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Interested in helping others? Need volunteer

hours? Want to make a difference fighting

hunger in our community? Then the St. Vincent

de Paul Society needs you! Our food pantry

serves about 5,000 meals a month and you can be

a part of this by volunteering either on a Monday or Thursday

evening from 5:45-8:15 at the food pantry located on the lower

level of the Parish Center. You must be 14 years of age and be

willing to help stock shelves and carry out groceries to clients’

vehicles in pairs.

For more information, contact Natashia Willmott at

nwillmott0111@gmail.com or to sign up, follow the link:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4aafaf2da1f94-food .

Get in the ZONE to stay informed with what our parish’s youth ministry office is doing each month.

Middle School Youth Group (5th – 8th grade) TAG! YOU’RE IT! The Middle School Youth Group will be heading to Laser Quest in Fairlawn for a fun evening of Laser Tag and pizza on Sunday,

February 11 from 5:30pm-8:00pm. Cost is $10 per youth group member and includes two games and food. Each person is responsible for their own transportation to and from Laser Quest. (80 Brookmont Rd., Akron, OH 44333) Limit 35 so make sure to reserve your spot no later than Thursday, February 8 by calling Mrs. Bernard at 330-336-3049. High School Youth Group (9th – 12th grade) is currently in session and meets every Sunday night from 6:30-8:00pm in the parish center. Come check out these HSYG upcoming events:

Sunday, February 4th: No Youth Group due to Super Bowl Sunday

Wednesday, February 7: Social time for faith and friends! (6:30pm-8:00pm Youth Room)

Sunday, February 11: No Youth Group due to the Confirmation Retreat

Wednesday, February 14: No Youth Group due to Ash Wednesday

Keep in touch with Youth Group – Want to receive reminders of all that’s going on? For the Middle School Youth Group, text @dhc63 to 81010 and for the High School Youth Group, text @mrgosia to 81010 to join our text list!

SACRED HEART OF JESUS SCHOOL – Seeking a

Catholic education for your child? Registration for pre-

kindergarten, kindergarten and new students for the 2018-

2019 school year is currently taking place. If you are looking

for a Christ-centered, safe and nurturing environment, please

consider our parish school. Sacred Heart of Jesus School has

much to offer its students including excellence in academics,

a spiritually contagious atmosphere, and small class sizes to

help keep our focus on the individual needs of every student.

In an attempt to meet each child’s needs, we offer full-day

and half-day kindergarten programs, as well as many

enrichment and intervention opportunities. We are a Jon

Peterson and Ed Choice Expansion Scholarship school.

Please call 330-334-6272 or visit our websites at

www.shswadsworth.org or www.sacredheartexcellence.com

for more information.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 SCOUT SUNDAY

10:40 am - PSR, School

10:40 am - Confirmation Class, Youth Room/IHM Room

5:00 pm - Adoration for Vocations, Church

6:15 pm - Parish Family Prayer Group, Church

6:30 pm - HS Youth Group, Youth Room

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

3:30 pm - Jr. Legion

7:00 pm - Family Holy Hour of Adoration, Chapel

7:00 pm - Boy Scouts, McMahon Hall

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

8:30 am - A & R Board Meeting, Conry Room

8:45 am - Legion of Mary, Andes Room

4:00 pm - A & R Snatch Bingo, Andes Room

7:00 pm - Iron Chef meeting, IHM

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

9:00 am - Ladies Bible Study, lower level Church

9:30 am - PTO meeting, Youth Room

11:30 am - Wadsworth AA meeting, Andes Room

7:00 pm - RCIA, McMahon Hall

7:00 pm - Legion of Mary, Library

7:00 pm - Youth/Young Adult Choir

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8

10:30 am - SHS practice Stations of the Cross, McMahon

6:30 pm - 1st Communion parent meeting, McMahon Hall

7:00 pm - Adult Choir, Church

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 CONFIRMATION RETREAT, Youth Room

7:00 am - Men’s Prayer Group, Andes Room

11:00 am - Confessions until Noon, Church

3:30 pm - Confessions until 4:30, Church

6:00 pm - Not So Newlywed Game, McMahon Hall

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 CONFIRMATION RETREAT, Youth Room 10:40 am - PSR, School

5:00 pm - Adoration for Vocations, Church

6:30 pm - MS Youth Group, Youth Room

Sacred Heart of Jesus Annual School Auction

March 10, 2018 from 6pm—11pm at the Galaxy

To purchase tickets or register to bid from home,

visit shaa18.auction-bid.org

NEW SACRED HEART ADULT MEN’S BASKETBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY EVENINGS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 18th 7pm-9pm SACRED HEART SCHOOL GYM For more information,

please contact Fr. Pat at 330-336-3049.

AWAKE LATE? You could be awake with

Jesus; who is awake, too, in the chapel of

Divine Mercy. Vacant hours: Monday,

3-4am; Monday, 9-10pm; Wednesday,

3-4am, Thursday midnight-Friday, 1am. Call

the parish office to reserve.

You are cordially invited to the first concert in

the 2018 Trinity Concert Series, featuring The

Naragon Duo, husband-wife professional cellists

and pianists, on Sunday, February 11, at

4:00 pm, at Trinity United Church of Christ, 215

High Street, Wadsworth. A freewill offering will be

accepted.

The Wadsworth Council Knights of Columbus would

like to thank all who supported the 2017 Christmas Greens Sale. Your help and contributions will aid us in our support of various charities.

Thank you!

MEN! Want a spiritual jump start? Make plans to attend the

18th annual Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Northeast Ohio

“Answer the Call” conference at the centrally located Holiday

Inn Rockside in Independence. The Saturday, February 24th

conference will be a day of dynamic speakers, music,

fellowship, and much more. The conference begins with a light

breakfast at 8:00 am, and concludes with 4:00 pm Mass.