SACRED HEART WADSWORTH, OH

Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Joseph, the husband of Mary. I am obviously a little partial to the feast of St. Joseph. Nonetheless, this feast gives all of us an opportunity to reflect on the example of faith that the life of St. Joseph gives to us. We do not know very much about St. Joseph except what the Bible tells us. He was the husband of Mary, the foster father of Jesus. The fact that God entrusted Mary and Jesus to St. Joseph, speaks volumes to us

about the faith that this man must have had in God. St. Joseph was willing to do exactly what God asked of him even though he did not fully understand what God was doing. St. Joseph trusted in God’s plan for his family even though his feelings, and what everyone else was probably telling him, did not exactly affirm what God was telling him. In addition to this, what God was telling St. Joseph was coming to him by way of dreams and not some concrete communication from God Himself. St. Joseph was a man of great faith and great love for God. There are no recorded words of St. Joseph in the Bible; it only tells us that St. Joseph did exactly what God asked of him. This reminds us that words are not the appropriate response to God, but it is what we do. Our actions speak of our obedience and our love for God. When we look at the life of St. Joseph, we can only ask ourselves if we would be willing to do all that God asks of us. Is our faith in God and our love for Him strong enough to enable us to do whatever He asks of us? Is God really at the center of our lives? We are so blessed to have much more on which to base our faith than St. Joseph ever dreamed of. We have the Risen Christ, the sacraments, the Gospel, and the Church to guide and to teach us. How much do we rely on these things in our daily lives or do we allow the ways and means of the world to guide us instead? As we celebrate this Feast of St. Joseph, let us try to follow his example of faith and pray as he did that God will strengthen us through the Church, the sacraments, the Gospel, and one another, to be people of faith with a deep love for God and our Blessed Mother. May St. Joseph guide all fathers so that they can lead their families to the kingdom of heaven. On Saturday, we held our annual auction to benefit Sacred Heart School. This is a very important fund raiser for the school which enables the PTO to do many things for the children in our school. These funds provide for a variety of field trips for the various classes, as well as helping to pay the 8Th Grade trip to Washington, D.C., and many other school activities throughout the year. It was a very nice evening and everything went very well. There were a little over 200 people in attendance and everyone seemed to have a very good time. I am very grateful to the Sacred Heart PTO for having the auction, and especially grateful to Lindsay Mangan and Kerry Muhl for chairing the event and doing such an outstanding job. Thanks also to all the parents and teachers who helped and supported the auction as well as all those who donated items for the auction. May God bless all of you for your kindness and generosity. PASSIONTIDE: You will notice today that our statues in church were covered in purple cloth. This is a tradition in the Church that reminds us that when Jesus went up to Jerusalem, prior to the Passover and His arrest and crucifixion, He did so in a veiled and hidden way. So, the covering of the statues hides them from our sight as Jesus was hidden during the days before His death. Abbot Gueranger enlightens us with a mystical interpretation of the Gospel, which in former times was read on this Sunday: As Christ hid Himself from the rage of the Jewish authorities (John 8:59), so now He is hidden from the world in preparation for the mysteries of His Passion. “The presentiment of that awful hour [of our Savior’s passion] leads the afflicted mother [the Church] to veil the image of her Jesus: the cross is hidden from the eyes of the faithful. The statues of the saints, too, are covered; for it is but just that, if the glory of the Master be eclipsed, the servant should not appear. The interpreters of the liturgy tell us that this ceremony of veiling the crucifix during Passiontide, expresses the humiliation to which our Savior subjected Himself, of hiding Himself when the Jews threatened to stone Him, as is related in the Gospel of Passion Sunday [John 8:46-59, They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple (John 8:59)]. The Church begins this solemn rite with the Vespers of the Saturday before Passion Sunday.”

Saturday, March 17 5:00 p.m. . Adam, Gregory, & Michael Muczynski [Family]

Sunday, March 18 – FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

8:00 a.m. ....................................................... For Our Parish

9:30 a.m. .................... Marian & Charles Massaro [Family]

12:00 Noon ...................................... John S. Muhl [Family]

Monday, March 19

8:00 a.m. Intentions of Fr. Joe [Mlazovsky/Shroka Families]

Tuesday, March 20

8:00 a.m. ................................. Maria Dibble [J & J Pappas]

Wednesday, March 21

8:00 a.m. .......................... William Adams [Adams Family]

5:30 p.m. ................ Ed Muczynski [K of C Council #1766]

Thursday, March 22

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

9:30 a.m. ........... Ronald Paydo, Sr. [SHS Students & Staff]

Friday, March 23

8:00 a.m. ................. Josephine Police [Friends at Liberty I]

Saturday, March 24

8:00 a.m. ............................... Jim Ulichney [Diane Batyko]

5:00 p.m. .............. Dolores McCaman [Barbara McCaman]

Sunday, March 25 – PALM SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. .................................. Robert Haack [Noe Family]

9:30 a.m. ....................................................... For Our Parish

12:00 Noon ........................ Antonina Kulyk [Luba Shirley]

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 18, 2018

SCRIPTURE READING REFLECTIONS OF THE WEEK

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

[WEEK OF March 19, 2018] Question for Adults: When and in what way have you seen life

come from death?

Question for Children: When have you felt stronger because you

sacrificed something for a friend or member of your family?

WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT -- MARCH 11

Envelope Offertory (204) .....................................$15,278

Online Giving Offertory (220 Givers)

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

Weekly Difference ................................................... (3,222)

Actual YTD Offertory ............................................656,824

Budget YTD Offertory ...........................................721,500

YTD Difference ..................................................... (64,676)

SPECIALS

Capital Improvement .................................................. $397

St. Vincent de Paul ....................................................... 250

Support Our School ...................................................... 370

Easter Flowers .............................................................. 500

Thank you for your generosity!

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Margie Yost, and Carol Swank, who died recently. May our Lord grant them eternal rest in His heavenly kingdom.

LENT is a time for cultivating a love for Love! ADORERS NEEDED:

Mondays, 3-4pm, May through October

Wednesdays, 3-4am

Wednesdays, noon-1pm

Thursdays, 6-7am

Thursdays, 4-5pm

Fridays, midnight to 1am

Saturdays, 11-midnight

Take an hour for LENT.

Please call the parish office if you are interested in spending

one or more of these hours with the Blessed Sacrament.

The Living Stations of the Cross Wednesday, March 28, at 1:30pm The Living Stations of the Cross is a passion play presented by the 8th grade students of Sacred Heart of Jesus School. It is a narration, along with music and acting. Above all, it is a prayer.

SHARE A CAN IF YOU CAN

The Saint Vincent DePaul Society is requesting

donations of pork & beans as part of their Share a

Can program. Donations can be left at the church

entrances the weekend of March 24th & 25th

Thank you for your generosity!

Readings for the Week of March 18, 2018 Monday 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22;

Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a

Tuesday Nm 21:4-9; Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Jn 8:31-42

Thursday Gn 17:3-9; Jn 8:51-59

Friday Jer 20:10-13; Jn 10:31-42

Saturday Ez 37:21-28; Jn 11:45-56

Sunday Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11;

Mk 14:1–15:47 or Mk 15:1-39

Fifth Sunday of Lent Among those who had come up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and put this request to him: “Sir, we should like to see Jesus. Philip went to tell Andrew; Philip and Andrew in turn came to inform Jesus. Jesus answered them: “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” Jn 12:20-23

MASS SERVERS SCHEDULE

Week of

8:00 a.m. - Monday - Wednesday

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5:30 p.m. - Wednesday ONLY

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8:00 a.m. - Thursday - Saturday

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Saturday,

5:00 p.m. -

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Sunday,

8:00 a.m. -

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9:30 a.m. -

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11:30 a.m. -

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EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION SCHEDULE

Saturday,

5:00 p.m. -

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Sunday,

8:00 a.m. -

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9:30 a.m. -

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11:30 a.m. -

Wadsworth Hospital - Altercare -

Liberty Residence II -

Magnolia -

Wadsworth Pointe -

The Rosary is prayed at:

Wadsworth Pointe all Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

LECTOR SCHEDULE Saturday,

5:00 p.m. -

Sunday,

8:00 a.m. -

9:30 a.m. -

11:30 a.m. -

MASS SERVERS SCHEDULE Week of March 19

8:00 a.m. - Monday - Wednesday

- Cole McNeill, Quinn McNeill

5:30 p.m. - Wednesday

- Fred & Helen Chermak

8:00 a.m. - Thursday - Saturday

- Mario & Angelo Pace

Friday, March 23 - Stations of the Cross

7:00 p.m. - Dominic & Mathias Boland

- Nathan Reed & Joseph Shroka

Saturday, March 24

5:00 p.m. - Ben Fearn & Kyle Figuray

- Ky’Sonna & E’Anna Won

Sunday, March 25

8:00 a.m. - Michael Davies & David Fahey

- Jack & Maia Edwards

9:30 a.m. - Joey Flanigan & Joey Nichols

- Jaclyn & Charlotte Turk

12:00 Noon - Jacob Bianchi & Vincent DiPietro

- Sam Hanna & Joshua Lane

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 24

5:00 p.m. - Bob Cotey, Greg Kornaker

- Roger & Debbie Petrey, Brenda Sablotny

Sunday, March 25

8:00 a.m. - Alan & Pat Beery, Mark Smith

- Chris Easton, Mike Krietemeyer

9:30 a.m. - Zen Porchowsky, Joe & Loretta Turk

- Frank & Arze Witschey

12:00 Noon - Ted Iannarelli, Lori Nicolanti, Janelle Niese

Cup Ministers - Kathy Calhoun, Madonna DiPietro,

- Ann Kellish, Michael Niese

Altercare - Dolores & Paul Schafer

Liberty Residence II - Andrea & Robert Lindner

Magnolia - Pam & Tom Easton

Wadsworth Pointe - Jeff Flaherty

Coal Ridge Inn - Tricia & Chris Easton

LECTOR SCHEDULE Saturday, March 24

5:00 p.m. - Madeline Schwab (V) , Tracey Arnone (N)

Sunday, March 25

8:00 a.m. - Marija Gadzinski (V), Robert Gadzinski (N)

9:30 a.m. - Keith Johnson (N), Joni Johnson (V)

12:00 Noon - Bob Calhoun (V), Marty Ligas (N)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Did you know that Sacred Heart Church cooks the meal for the Salvation Army Soup kitchen once a month on Tuesdays? We are in need of additional volunteers who can help with this. Interested parishioners need to be available at least one Tuesday a year from 3:00-5:00 to prepare the meal. The meals are simple and can be prepared easily by two people. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Joanne Gahan at 330-334-6220. Please leave a voicemail if no one answers.

ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASS: Bishop Gries will be

Confirming at Sacred Heart on Wednesday,

April 11, at 7:00pm. If you are an adult

wishing to be confirmed, plan on attending the

adult Confirmation class on Tuesday, March

20th, at 7:00 pm in the Parish Office Library.

Please bring your Baptismal certificate to

the meeting. To register, or for questions,

call Deacon Roger at 336-3049 ext. 2007.

VOTE TODAY! The Living Bread Radio Network and St. Raphael Books and Gifts is looking for the best Fish Fry in Northeast Ohio! Go to livingbreadradio.com and vote for our Wadsworth Knights of Columbus fish fry as the best. The winner of best fish fry will receive $200 courtesy of St. Raphael Books and Gifts. One vote per person, per day. Contest ends on March 26th. Support our Knights with your vote!

Knights of Columbus News

SIMPLE SUPPER AND STATIONS: The Knights are

encouraging parishioners to enhance their Lenten season

experience by attending Stations of the Cross on Friday

evenings during Lent. To make it a little easier for busy

families to attend, the Knights are providing a FREE meatless

meal including soup, salad, bread, cheese pizza, and drinks

from 5:45-7:00 pm in the church basement. Stations of the

Cross begin at 7 pm. What better way to start your weekend!

Hope to see you there!! Last Friday, March 23.

LENTEN FISH FRY: The Knights

will hold a weekly Fish Fry every

Friday during Lent from 4:00-7:00 pm

at the K of C Hall, 148 N. Lyman

Street. March 23 & 30.

FREE THROW CONTEST WINNER

Congratulations to Carson Lindner who

will represent K of C Council 3213 after

winning the 11-year-old boys regional free

throw contest on March 4. He will

compete in Columbus on March 17th for

the State Championship. Good luck,

Carson!

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.

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): MSYG meets the 2nd and 4th Sunday from 6:30-8:00pm. The MSYG will meet next Sunday, March 25 from 6:30 pm-8:00pm. Please bring your favorite Bible verse for the evenings

craft activity. MSYG BOWLING PARTY: Sunday, April 8 from 6-8pm at Kolony Lanes. Cost is $10 and includes 2 games, shoe rental and pizza. Please RSVP no later than April 6 to Annette@shofjesus.com.

High School Youth Group (9th

– 12th

grade): HSYG meets every Wednesday and Sunday from 6:30-8:00pm.

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!

HELP NEEDED: The St. Vincent de Paul Tony Gillespie Food Pantry is in need of a few good people to help out once or twice a month, on Monday or Thursday nights from 5:45pm-8:15pm, in distributing food to our neighbors in need. For more information, call 330-338-8264 or email nwillmott0111@gmail.com.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS SCHOOL IS

ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS

Seeking a Catholic education for your child? Registration

for prekindergarten, 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.

TEEN CHOIR: The newly formed Sacred

Heart Teen/Young Adult Choir is looking

for additional members to sing on the 1st

and 3rd Saturdays, during the 5:00 Mass.

The choir rehearses weekly on Tuesday

evenings at 7pm in the Church. If you are

interested in sharing your talents, please

contact Carol Mancini at 774-804-1274.

Altar & Rosary is hosting a

Mother/Daughter Tea Sunday, May 20th, 2pm-4pm

Contact Jean at 330-334-2554 or

glefevre@neo.rr.com for raffle

donations and additional information.

2018 Lenten Message of His Holiness Pope Francis

“Because of the increase of iniquity, the love of many

will grow cold” (Mt 24:12)

NOTE CHANGE

THE WINNER OF THE A & R RAFFLE WEEK OF

March 11, 2018 is

Joan Dunning

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

10:30 am - Donut Sunday

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

10:40 am - PSR, School

5:00 pm - Adoration for Vocations, Chapel

6:30 pm - HS Youth Group, Youth Room

MONDAY, MARCH 19

1:45 pm - SHS 7th grade play practice, McMahon Hall

3:30 pm - Jr. Legion

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

7:00 pm - Boy Scouts, McMahon Hall

7:00 pm - Parish Council Meeting, Conry Room

TUESDAY, MARCH 20

2:30 pm - SHS 7th grade play practice, McMahon Hall

6:30 pm - Bible Study, Andes Room

7:00 pm - Peace & Justice Meeting, Conry Room

7:00 pm - Teen/Young Adult Choir

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21

9:00 am - Ladies Bible Study, All rooms lower level

11:30 am - Wadsworth AA, Andes Room

2:30 pm - Stations of the Cross, Church

4:00 pm - Teacher Cohort, IHM

6:30 pm - Men’s Bible Study Group, IHM

6:30 pm - HS Youth Group, Youth Room 7:00 pm - RCIA, McMahon Hall

7:00 pm - Charismatic Prayer Group, Andes Room

7:00 pm - Legion of Mary, Library

THURSDAY, MARCH 22

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

6:00 pm - Cub Scouts, McMahon Hall

7:00 pm - Adult Choir, Church

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

8:00 am - SHS Breakfast of Champions, McMahon Hall

2:30 pm - SHS 7th grade play practice, McMahon Hall

4:00 pm - K of C Fish Fry, K of C Hall

5:45 pm - Simple Supper, McMahon Hall

7:00 pm - Stations of the Cross, Church

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

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 - Pack 3406 Blue & Gold Banquet

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 – PALM SUNDAY

11:00 am - Confirmation Class, Youth Room, IHM

11:00 am - PSR, School

5:00 pm - Adoration for Vocations, Chapel

6:30 pm - MS Youth Group, Youth Room

6:30 pm - HS Youth Group, Parish Center

EASTER HAM FUND RAISER

Enjoy a premium Easter Ham and help the SHS 7th grade class

go to Washington, D.C., next year!

Premium Spiral Sliced Glazed Ham for Easter Hand Glazed Hams weigh between 8-9 pounds each

Orders due by March 19th

(Orders can be dropped off in the collection basket, at the parish or school office)

Your payment is due when ordering

*Checks payable to: SHS Class of 2019* A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the SHS 7th grade

class for their Washington, D.C., trip next year.

Order Pick Up: Wed. March 28th 3:30-5:30P.M. in school parking lot

Name: __________________________________________ Phone #: _______________________________________ # of Hams Ordered: ____ x $40/each = Total: ________ Amount Enclosed: _______ Cash/Check # (only): _____

THE SHS 7TH GRADE CLASS THANKS YOU!

If you have any questions, please contact Renee’ at 330-524-9068.

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO EXTENDED LENGTH OF

PALM SUNDAY MASS, PSR AND CONFIRMATION

CLASSES WILL BEGIN AT 11:00AM.