MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday evening: 4:00 pm (English), 5:30 pm (Polish) Sunday: 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Polish), 10:30 am, 12 noon Weekdays: 8:00 am (Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat.) 7:00 pm Fri. (Polish)

CONFESSIONS: Before the morning Mass except First Friday; Friday at 6:30 pm (Polish). Saturdays: 3:00 pm (English); 5:00 pm (Polish)

NOVENAS/DEVOTIONS: The Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Daily after 8:00 am Mass. Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Every Wednesday after 8:00 am Mass.

Holy Rosary: Following 8 am morning Mass & 10:00 am on Sunday.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY/WEDDINGS: Arrangements are to be made by calling the Parish Office no less than ONE YEAR in advance. Absolutely NO social plans are to be made before meeting with the parish Priest or Deacon. Please note: Sacrament of Holy Matrimony is celebrated on Saturdays @ 2:00pm only, NO Friday nor Sunday weddings (nuptials) will be scheduled.

BAPTISMS: Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd & 4th Sunday at 1:30PM with the exception of Holy Days. Pre-Baptism class, will be at 2:00 pm every 2nd Saturday of the month in Church. Parents and Godparents must attend.

RITE of Christian Initiation for ADULTS (RCIA): The RCIA is the process the Church uses to form and inform those who want to ―inquire‖ about the Catholic faith. This process is for those who have never been baptized, baptized adults needing Confirmation and Holy Eucharist, and those of other faiths who feel called to become Catholic. Is God calling you? If so, please call Deacon Serge Bernatchez at 732-721-0040

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Call 732-721-0040 Arrangements for communion calls to the sick can be made by calling the Parish Office. Please notify the Parish Office when a parishioner is in the hospital. Emergency calls may be made at any time.

PARISH REGISTRATION: All parishioners should be registered. Parishioners over the age of 18 should register independently of their parents. It is necessary to be a registered parishioner for at least 3 months in order for us to provide testimonial letters. Kindly notify the Parish Office of any changes, (732) 721-0040. Thank you.

Please note Memorial Hall is no longer available as “hall for rent”—parish organizations will still be allowed usage.

Rev. Stanley Gromadzki Pastor Rev. Marian Drozd Parochial Vicar Deacon Serge Bernatchez 732-679-2088

Parish Office Address: 531 Washington Ave. South Amboy, NJ 08879

Parish Phone: 732-721-0040 Parish Fax: 732-721-4448 E-mail: SHeart224@aol.com Like us on Facebook @Church of the Sacred Heart

Office Hours: Monday– Thursday 9 am to 2 pm Fridays 9 am to 12 noon Evenings/Saturdays By appointment

Sacred Heart CCD/PREP 732-721-0040 Mrs. Shannon Liana, Director E-mail: sacredheartsaprep@gmail.com

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/sacredheartccdprep/

Prayer Chain! You may email your request to shprayerchain@gmail.com. Or write your request in the binder located at the St. Jude statue in the back of the Church. SH Prayer Team is ready to pray

for your special needs. To become a member of Sacred Heart’s Prayer Team please call. 732-721-0040

Pregnant—Need Help? 1-800-848-LOVE Life Choices Resource Ctr. 732-499-8876

In case of emergency, when you need a Priest at

any time, day or night please call 732-721-0040, answering service will pick up leave a message. A Priest will call back as soon as possible.

August 26, 2018 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Church of the Sacred Heart

531 Washington Ave. South Amboy • New Jersey 08879 732-721-0040 www.sacredheartsa.org

SATURDAY, August 25

4:00pm Happy Birthday Blessings on John Avagliano Req. by: Karen & Carolyn

5:30pm(P) +Maria & Michal Jacków Req. by: W. Zeromski

SUNDAY, August 26

7:00am +Maria Selene Carrinho Req. by: Family

9:00am (Polish) +Wladyslawa & Anna Krawczyk Req. by: Family

10:30am 14th Wedding Anniversary Blessings on Margaret & Luis Pino Req. by: Margaret & Luis Pino

12:00pm Pro Populo/ For the People of the Parish

MONDAY, August 27 St. Monica

8:00am +Florence Grynkiewicz Req. by: Boland Family

7:00pm Remembrance Mass for the Deceased

TUESDAY, August 28 St. Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

8:00am +Raymond Ruszczyk Req. by: Zielinski

WEDNESDAY, August 29 The Passion of St. John the Baptist 8:00am +Roger Johnson Jr. Req. by: Dad & Mom

THURSDAY, August 30 Weekday

8:00am +Jeffrey Howarth Req. by: Family

FRIDAY, August 31 Weekday 8:00am +Mary Sabine (Anniv.) Req. by: Grandchildren

SATURDAY, September 1 Weekday / BVM

8:00am +Purgatorial Society

4:00pm Living & Deceased Members of SH Altar Rosary Society

5:30pm(P) +Janusz Rozycki

SUNDAY, September 2

7:00am +Felix E. Wisniewski Req. by: Sophie Gierek

9:00am (Polish) +Maria & Marek Przygoda Req. by: Safin Family

10:30am Pro Populo/ For the People of the Parish

12:00pm +Maria Selene Carrinho Req. by: Family If any family member of those mentioned in the Mass Intentions are present, please tell the ushers so you can bring the gifts to the altar.

Saturday, August 25~ ♦ Rosary at 3:30pm ♦ NJ Right to Life Raffle sale Sunday, August 26~ ♦ Rosary at 10:10am ♦ NJ Right to Life Raffle sale ♦ SH Rosary- Our Lady of Czestochowa Prayer Service following the 12noon Mass. Monday, August 27~ ♦ SH Seniors Mtg. 12noon in Mem. Hall ♦ Remembrance Mass for the Deceased 7pm Saturday, September 1~ ♦ Rosary at 3:30pm ♦ St. V de Paul food collection ♦ 2

nd collection for Parish Repairs

Sunday, September 2~ ♦ Rosary at 10:10am ♦ 2

nd collection for Parish Repairs

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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE...

WEEK OF August 26, 2018

SUNDAY WINE & HOSTS (available)

CANDLE INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sanctuary /Tabernacle Candle ~ Church

+George Schmidt Jr.– Family

Blessed Mother’s Altar Candles (

Happy Birthday Blessings on Rose & Mickey Razzano– Karen Howarth

St. John Paul II Altar Candles +Jenny Piechocinski– Dembowski Family +Jenny Piechocinski– Dembowski Family

Candle for The Sacred Heart of Jesus +Thomas Maloney-Donna Sloan

Candle for The St. Joseph Statue

Happy Birthday in Heaven Dad– Dot Benson & Family

Candle for Jesus Crucified

+Dolores & Arthur Golembiewski

Candle for Our Lady of Fatima God’s Blessings on Jaclyn Squillace-

Karen Howarth

Candle for St. Anne +Robert Burmeister-M/M Pat DeMarco & Family

Candle for the Infant of Prague

+Christopher & Jeffrey Howarth– Howarth Family

To reserve a candle please fill out a form located at the entrances of our Church & return to Parish Office

Remembrance Mass for the Deceased

Aug. 27, 2018 at 7pm will be remembering:

+Robert Matthews

St. Vincent De Paul Food collection every 1st weekend of the month. Please leave your food donation in front of Mem. Hall. Meetings every 2nd Saturday of the month,9:00AM in the Convent. Food Pantry open to those in need immediately following Thank you for your donations & continued support!

Praise and Worship Come join Sacred Heart Praise & Worship group which meets on Mondays at 7:30pm in Convent. New members welcome.

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Love Life Group

Please come Pray the Rosary @ American Wellness Ctr., 228 Main St., Woodbridge, where abortions are performed daily. Please pray for an end to abortions.

For more info or anyone interested in joining, please call Anne 732-721-7583.

Sponsor a Hymnal for a Loved One! Please note that we are offering for purchase the spon-soring of the new Hymnals for the parish. You will find the forms in Church or at the Office. $15 per hymnal.

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING . . . Aug. 18 & Aug. 19 Regular Collection: $7,830.00 Feast of the Assumption: $2,316.20 Air Conditioning: $2,864.28

Our parish church is totally dependent upon your financial support and generosity. Without your generosity we as a parish church could not function. Unfortunately it takes money and we must pay the bills like any other household, the only difference is that we are much, much bigger. Please be generous with your treasure in supporting your parish church. Please consider tithing if you have not done so in the past. May the Good Lord reward you for your generosity and

sacrifice. Fr. Stanley

CHILDREN / YOUTH MASS MUSIC LED BY “ROGER’S PRAISE & WORSHIP

CHILDREN’S GROUP” ~Next Mass Sept. 9th at 10:30am

If your child is interested in joining the Children’s Band or Chorus, come to practice Mondays @ 6:30pm in the Convent, call 732-721-0040.

Sacred Heart Seniors Next general mtg. Monday, 8/27/18 @ 12n in upper Mem. Hall. Executive

Board mtg. 9/17/18 @ 12n in Mem. Hall upper room. Atlantic City trip to Golden Nugget, on Sept. 20. Bus leaves 9:30am from SH parking lot. Call Lorraine 732-721-6843.

Upcoming Events:

9/26/18-Lakeside Manor, $51, Remembering Patti Page, Transportation on own (Hazlet, NJ). For info on these trips, call Judy 732-727-0154.

Sacred Heart Holy Name Society Holy Hour/Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every 1st Friday of the month @8PM. All parishioners are invited to the holy hour. Corporate Communion Mass, 9/8/18 @ 4:00PM Mass Meeting 9/13/18 at 7:30pm in Mem. Hall lower level There will be NO Meetings and NO Holy Hour in July and August.

Boy Scouts Troop 95

Tues. evenings at 7:30PM—in Convent

Altar Rosary Society

Corp. Communion Mass on 9/1/18 @ 4:00pm Rosary Meeting 9/4/18 at 7pm Mem. Hall. Please attend this 1

st meeting of the new year when the activities for

the year will be planned. New members are always welcomed!

Council of Catholic Women

Meeting 9/11/18 @ 7:30pm, Mem. Hall

~Please remember your Parish Church in Your Last Will &

Testament~ -Sacred Heart parish church is the place

where you so faithfully received God’s Grace. God continues

to bless you with His Holy Spirit. We owe God everything we

are and everything we have, we can never repay Him. Hence,

would you please consider sharing your treasure with your

parish church before you enter your eternal reward, you will be

glad that you did, and you will never regret it. God bless you

and keep you in His care. Fr. Stanley

Knights of Columbus Council #426

New members are always welcome. For info on joining, contact Jan Williams 732-553-9060. Hall rental available-For more info call 732-721-2025 or on Facebook @Council426

Sacred Heart Catholic War Veterans

8/27/18, 12:45pm, NJ Veterans Home, Menlo Park, Edison, NJ. Celebrant Most Rev. James F.

Checchio, Bishop of Metuchen. All invited to attend.

Save the Date! September 15, 2018 we will be hosting a Wine Tasting Event in Sacred Heart Memorial Hall. Tickets $30 in advance, $40 at the door. Appetizers will be served. Come join the fun!

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Altar Server Schedule

Saturday September 1, 2018 4:00 pm G. Velez; K & R DeSimon; S. Peel; P. Grospin 5:30 pm M. Sliwowska; K. Garlak; E. Orzechowska

Sunday, September 2, 2018 7:00 am S.J & J Tuquero; P. Cleary; D. Nicoletti 9:00 am O. Plonski; J. Lupinski; A. Makowski 10:30 am M. Radgowski; A & D Pino; E. Smetana; M. Mieczkowski; S. Parse 12 noon Z. O’Connor; K.L & V Pesch; A. Kubisiak

CEMETERY CORNER

Few General Cemetery Regulations Reminders:

● Pets are prohibited on cemetery property. ● Cemetery dumpsters are for cemetery use ONLY,

not for personal household trash. ● Fences, hedges, coping, edging, curbing,

enclosures, ironwork, wires, seats, vases, urns, posts, steps are prohibited on cemetery plots/ property. ● Articles such as shells, rocks, stone chips, bottles,

cans, mulch, glass receptacles, Styrofoam crosses, statues & all other decorative non-religious objects will be removed from cemetery property without notice. ● Outlining of graves or memorials by stripping a

border of sod or outlining the grave with metal frames, stones, concrete blocks, etc. is not permitted. ● The planting of evergreens, trees, shrubbery, rose

bushes, large bushy flowers, vegetable plants, etc. of any kind is strictly prohibited and will be removed without notice by cemetery personnel. ● American flags with its holders must be placed next

to the headstone of each grave and not by the VA marker with the exception of two weeks prior to and and then two weeks after Memorial Day. These rules among others are based on Diocesan Cemetery Rules. Please take a ride to Holy Cross or Resurrection Cemeteries to see the difference. Please adhere & respect these rules for the general order and cleanliness of our parish cemetery.

CEMETERY NOTICE

● All dead flowers must be removed

● Please, no walls, rocks, boundaries, overgrown

plants & bushes, etc., they will be removed without notice.

SH CCD/PREP Contact Mrs. Liana at: sacredheartsaprep@gmail.com

Registrations for the upcoming 2018/2019 PREP classes are being accepted. Forms can be found on the PREP website:https://sites.google.com/site/sacredheartccdprep/. If you are new to the program, or have a child going into Level One, please contact Mrs. Liana at sacredheartsaprep@gmail.com before registering. Registrations were due by July 20, 2018, a late fee will now be included with the registration fee. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Liana.

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Sanctuary Candles and Altar Candles are still available for purchase for various dates throughout the rest of the year. Cost is $25 for the Sanctuary Candle and $10 for each Altar, 5 day glass candle. Altar Wine and Hosts are also available.

Silver & Gold Wedding Anniversary Celebration You are cordially invited to celebrate your 25th or 50th Wedding Anniversary and renew your marriage vows with Bishop James F. Checchio at a special Evening Prayer Service in the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Metuchen on October 21, 2018 at 4:00pm Please register online by logging on to the diocesan website (https://diometuchen.org/offices-and-ministries/family-and-pastoral-life/family-life/silver-and-gold/). The system will automatically generates a confirmation message with some facts about the event. More specifics will be sent closer to the occasion. If you are unable to access, please contact your parish secretary or the Family Life Office at 732-243-4582. Even though no fee is required, in the past many Jubilarian couples have given a donation of gratitude to the Church in memory of this special occasion. Donations of Gratitude can be made online or calling 732.243.4582, Monday thru Friday, during business hours. Registration will close on Wed., October 3, 2018.

Our next quarterly 50/50 Raffle will be held on September 16

th. Tickets have been

mailed out. If you did not receive yours, or if you need extra tickets, please call the office. Thank you for your continued support of SH Church!

“If it does not please you to serve the Lord, decide today whom you will serve… As for me and my house-hold, we will serve the Lord.” -JOSHUA 24:15

When we commit to serve the Lord, we must be willing to become a partner in the work of the Lord. A partner is a person who invests time in prayer every day, joyfully participates in charitable works and generously supports the parish and Church mission. If we say we serve God, we must actually do something and not merely talk about it!

Classic Car Cruise Night to be held on Sept. 7 from 6-9pm at Council #426 Hall, 308 4

th St., So.

Amboy. Oldies music, food, drinks & a 50/50 raffle will be offered. Trophies awarded to best entries. Please bring a non-perishable item for the local food pantry. Info call 732-553-9060 or 732-721-2025.

SA Columbiettes are holding a Fall Vendor Night on Nov. 9 from 7-9pm at the Council Hall at 308 4

th St.

Vendors wanted. Call Cheryl at 732-407-3295 or sa426ladies@yahoo.com.

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