August 25, 2019

Parish Staff

Pastor ................................ Father Michael Gabler, O.S.B.

Deacon .............................................. William "Bill" Gibson

Office Manager / Finance ..........................Patsy McAllister

Receptionist / Sec. ........................................... Pat Kneidel

Bulletin .................................................... Kathy Reuscher

Custodian ........................................................ Dave Farley

Interparish Staff

Youth & Young Adult Ministry ............................ 781-1042

Mary Lynn Carnovale Faith Formation Secretary 781-1042

Facilitators:

Leslie Gahr Life Teen/Confirmation .................... 781-1042

Kathy Cheatle, Elementary (1-5) ......................... 781-3009

Middle-School ..................................................... 781-1042

Sally Smith, Good Shepherd (Pre-First Grade) ... 781-6422

Elk County Catholic School System

Sam MacDonald, President ................................ 834-7812

Bob Breindel, Director/Finance ........................... 781-3144

Susan Jansen, Director/Advancement ................ 834-1480

Jessica Fritz, Communications/ Marketing ............ 834-1480

School Principals

Mrs. Debbie Slay, Principal, Catholic Elementary<<<834-4169

John Schneider, Principal, ECCHS & Middle School <.834-7800

Cafeterias

Elementary .......................................................... 834-4927

Middle/High ......................................................... 834-7800

Bulletin Deadline Monday – 10:00 a.m. – In Writing

Confessions: Saturday: 3:00-3:45 p.m.

First Friday Week:

Thursday: 4:00 p.m. Until all are heard

Anytime by Appointment

Ministries & Committees

Finance Council ............................................. Patty Brock

Pastoral Council .............................................. Bob Miller

RCIA .......................................................... Kathy Cheatle

Liturgical Committee ...................................... Lois Sadley

Music Director ................................................ Lois Sadley

Care & Concern ......................................... Church Office

Social Committee .......... Helene Burdick / Linda Brunner

Buildings & Grounds .................................. Ron Herbstritt

Sacred Heart Parish SUPER Bingo . Patsy, Jim & Helene

Saint Anne Society ........ Helene Burdick / Gerda Squires

Small Faith Communities ................ Sam & Barbara Glatt

Saint Vincent dePaul Society..................... Tom Dornisch

Pre-Cana Coordinators ........................ Phil & Sandy Hoh

Natural Family Planning ............. Andy & Cathy Dornisch

Cursillo Coordinators ............................. Mike & Kim Sloff

Pregnancy Hotline ..... Optionline.org or 800-712-HELP

Pregnancy ............................. Pregnancydecisionline.org

Post-Abortion Counseling ................Rachelsvineyard.org

Youth Ministry Website .......................ourdiscipleslife.org

Boy Scout Troop 95 (smtroop95.com) ........ Lad Kornacki

Cub Scout Pack 95 ................................... Andy Dornisch

Mass Schedule

Saturday - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday - 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Weekday - 6:15 a.m. (Monday—Friday)

Holy Days - Listed in Bulletin

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

PA Charitable Trust

337 Center Street – St. Marys, PA 15857

Sacred Heart Parish Office: 814-834-7861 Fax: 814-834-1376 ● Sacred Heart Parish Center: 834-4017 (Evening Hours)

e-mail: sacredheartparish@windstream.net ● Website: www.sacredheartparish.us

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Established 1876

Mission Statement

Through our gifts of time, talents, and treasures, we serve our parish as we journey together to the Kingdom of God.

RCIA News

Do you want to learn more about the

Catholic Church, her teachings and

traditions? Why do we honor Mary?

What is the Communion of Saints?

Is Eucharist really Jesus Christ?

Does God hear our prayers?

Why do we go to “Confession”?

The RCIA looks at these and many other

issues in the Catholic Church. Come and join us as we

journey toward a closer relationship with God through

Catholicism.

Meetings will begin in September. If you wish to

attend, call Kathy Cheatle at 781-3009, or the Parish

Office at 834-7861, Option 1.

THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP~

The Committee will have a booth at the Bavarian

Fall Festival that will be held September 13-15.

Can you spare some time to help on a three hour

shift on any one or more of these days?

Items to be sold will be Hot Sausage Sandwiches,

Reuben Sandwiches, Sauerkraut and

German Potato Salad.

Help is also needed in the kitchen during the

Festival weekend.

Please call Helene at

834-3698.

Your help is greatly

appreciated.

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” “You make a living by what you get.

You make a life by what you give.” “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect

this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another.” VOLUNTEER!!

Page Two Sacred Heart Church, PA Charitable Trust, St. Marys, Pennsylvania Established 1876

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT will be

held in Sacred Heart Church on Friday from 7:00 a.m.

until closing with Benediction at 4:00 p.m.

PLEASE PRAY for the repose of the souls of all the

faithful departed. May God grant them eternal rest and

comfort all those who mourn them.

PRAYER LIST - Let us remember all the sick especially

William A. Bauer, Kathy Clausen, Sandy Farley,

Alice Feldbauer, Harold Gnan Jr., Cindy Herzing,

Baby Leo Jaques, Tom Nellis Jr., Tammy Pearsall,

Marty Prokop, Kathleen (Daisy) Rowley, Matthew

Sharrow and David Weaver. We pray in hope that God’s

healing power may touch all those who are sick.

SACRED HEART PRAYER CHAIN - If you want to be

placed on the prayer chain for any need, just call Rose

at 781-6430, or Ann at 834-6534. The names of those

listed on this prayer chain will not be published in the

bulletin. If you want a name to be listed in the bulletin,

please call the Parish Office.

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE

The phrase in today’s gospel, “I don’t know where you

come from,” is often used by parents about children and

children about parents. Change is so rapid one

generation has little in common with another. We must

depend on love, trust, and mutual respect to bridge this

gap.

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASSES

Date: Time: Place:

September 5 (TH) 7 p.m. Queen/World

834-4701

PRE-CANA SESSIONS

Date: Time: Place:

October 6 9 a.m./6 p.m. St. Catherine

Mass 8 a.m. 814-371-8556

WORD OF LIFE!!

Many marital arguments focus on "Who is right." It's

natural to want to be right in an argument but it doesn't

serve your love. Even if you can fact check your position

and prove you are right, it's better to come up with a

"win/win" solution. Practice looking for creative

alternatives during your next argument.

August 24 (S): Vigil of Twenty-First Sunday

in Ordinary Time

4:00 p.m. Special Intention H. B.

August 25: Twenty-First Sunday in

Ordinary Time

7:00 a.m. † Joseph Lehman (An.)

9:00 a.m. †† Harold & Doris Sherry

11:00 a.m. For Sacred Heart Parishioners

August 26 (M): Twenty-First Week in

Ordinary Time

6:15 a.m. † Nick Giordano

August 27 (T): St. Monica, Married Woman

6:15 a.m. † Lynda Pontzer (An.)

August 28 (W): St. Augustine, Bishop,

Doctor of the Church

6:15 a.m. † Walter Clark

August 29 (Th):The Passion of John The Baptist

6:15 a.m. † Linda Gies (An.)

August 30 (F): Twenty-First Week in

Ordinary Time

6:15 a.m. †† Rose & Frank Skrzypek

August 31 (S): Vigil of Twenty-Second Sunday in

Ordinary Time

4:00 p.m. †† Mike & Rita Pollick

September 1: Twenty-Second Sunday in

Ordinary Time

7:00 a.m. For Sacred Heart Parishioners

9:00 a.m. † James G. “Jim” Geitner (An.)

11:00 a.m. †† Lisa (An.) & Joe Koch

The week of August 25, 2019 the Angel Lamps

in the Sanctuary burn for the following intentions

† Linda Gies (An.)

L/D of Armanini & Pollick Families

FATIMA PRAYER GROUP

Monday Night Apostolate of Fatima Prayer Group will

pray the Rosary at Sacred Heart Church starting at

6:00 PM. All are welcome.

“31 DAY” VOCATION CALENDAR - Please

consider joining the Parish “31 Club” for Vocations to

the Religious Life. Try to attend a Mass, Holy Hour OR

Pray on your chosen date and offer it for:

• Priests/religious who have served our parish in the past.

• For those priests, religious and deacons serving now.

• To ask the Lord of the harvest for future vocations.

23rd Mary Bowser Gee

24th Sylvia Kronenwetter

25th Dutch Wegemer, Cathy Schneider, Karen Dick

26th A.J. Feidler

27th Pamela Hunt, Marge Gerg

28th Patsy McAllister, Mark Bauer

29th Myra Trgovac, John Kosco

The Lady of Fatima First Saturday

Children’s Rosary~ September 7

Housler’s Residence 10/11 a.m. Call Bonnie

at 834-3214. Light refreshments will follow.

“HUMAN LIFE must be respected and protected

absolutely from the moment of conception. From the

first moment of existence, a human being must be

recognized as having the rights of a person among

which is the inviolable right of every innocent being

to life." Catechism of the Catholic Church

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AREA NEWS

BOWLS OF LOVE is a free meal served every

Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church

from 4-5:00 PM. Everyone is welcome.

ADORATION AT QUEEN of the WORLD every

Thursday following the 7:00 AM Mass. Closing:

Evening prayer and Benediction: 6:30 PM.

CRUSADERS 1st and 10 Football Clinic starts 8/27

(6-7 pm) boys or girls public or private grades K-6th.

Call Jesse Shirey 814-952-3178 for more info.

ECC Alumni Spirit Night

ECC Alumni join us for Spirit Night!

When: Friday, September 6th

Who: ECCHS Varsity Football/vs. Redbank Valley

Where: SMAHS Football Stadium

Time: game time begins at 7 pm

1st-100 ECC Alumni will receive a Crusader Rally

Towel! Following the game, ECC Alumni 21 years of

age and older join us at The Pour House Bar and

Grill located at 626 S. Michael St., Saint Marys for

refreshments and appetizers!

All-American Classic Car Show~ The Erie Catholic

School System is hosting its Second Annual

All-American Classic Car Show on Saturday,

September 14, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at

Saint Jude School and Parish, 2801 West 6th St.,

Erie, PA. To register your classic car and for more

information on the event please visit eriecatholic.org

or the Erie Catholic Office at 814-806-2423.

ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC ATHLETIC ASSOC.,

“First Bingo of Fall” Sunday, September 15, 2019 at

the ECC cafeteria. Doors open at 11:45, bingo starts

at 1:30. A free lunch (Chili, Italian Bread & Dessert)

will be served at 12:30. Coverall. Bring a friend.

OLMSTED MANOR RETREAT~ Enjoy a relaxing

day of prayer, reflection, and fellowship at the

Olmsted Manor in Ludlow on Wednesday,

September 18th. Father Ross Miceli, Pastor of

St. Boniface Parish in Kersey, will be the speaker

and the topic will be “Christ In Me” – a day retreat

looking for Christ in every person. The day will begin

at 9:30 with coffee and doughnuts. The cost for the

retreat is $22/person which includes the light

breakfast and lunch. Reservations are due by

Monday, September 9th call St. Mary's Parish

Office at 781-1019.

AUTUMN SPLENDOR DINNER DANCE

Saturday, October 12th Benefits: Ministries of

Young People Who Care, Inc. Doors open at 5:30pm

& Pork Loin Dinner at 6:30pm Music by Moore

Brothers and door prizes. Will be held at the Knights

of Columbus, Clearfield. Donation: $35 per person.

Call Bethany Retreat Center 814-263-4855.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Mondays Praying the Rosary in Church 6:00 p.m.

Wednesdays Rosary Walk/Cemetery 7:00 p.m.

Sept., 5/6 First Friday Bread Sale

Sept., 6 S.H. Super BINGO doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Sept., 10 Elk County Right to Life Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Sept., 10 Parish Council NOTE THE DATE 7:00 p.m.

Sept., 13/15 Bavarian Fall Fest

Sept., 16 Saint Anne Society Meeting 12:00 p.m.

ECCHS FAMILY PICNIC/BONFIRE: Sponsored

by the PTO~ will be held on August 29, 2019

Dinner from 5:00 to 6:45 p.m. Cost-Students $3,

Adults $5, Family of 4 or more $10.

At 7:15 p.m. the introduction of teams will take

place at the school track and at 8:00 will be the Bonfire,

from 8:15 until 9:00 p.m. is music, snacks and drinks.

Come and join in the ECCHS family fun evening.

2019 CURSILLO DATES

October 17-20~ Men's #250

at Our Lady of Mercy in Harborcreek

“I’ve been looking for GOD for a long

time and I finally found HIM at a Cursillo!” And still

people are talking about how wonderful they felt at a

Cursillo. Want that feeling of being closer to God,

then take that step and call Mike or Kim Sloff

814-834-2468/814-594-2135.

SPECIAL ENVELOPES FOR THE MONTH OF AUG., 2019

August 25 Latin America

R.I.O.T.RuN~ Run, Inspire, Overcome, Teach-Run or

Walk 3

rd

Annual 5K Run/Walk

When: Saturday September 21, 2019

Where: FSG. Elementary School, Ridgway, PA.

Sponsored by: Ridgway Area School District

Faculty & Staff

Benefit: Michele Spence

Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Cost: $25.00 Applications Available at:

Ridgway High School or Kamats & Wolfanger

Accounting on Erie Ave. St. Marys

Contact: Amy Goode 814-772-1585 or 814-594-0190

LATIN AMERICA COLLECTION~ This weekend is the

Collection for the Church in Latin America! Many people

in Latin America do not the Caribbean do not have

assess to church programs and ministries because of a

rising secular culture, rural terrain, and a shortage of

ministers. Your generosity makes it possible for our

brothers and sisters in Latin America and the Caribbean

to share in the life of the church and grow closer to

Christ. Please be generous to the special collection!

PARISH COUNCIL will be meeting on Sept.,10th at

7:00 p.m. NOTE THE DATE CHANGE.

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Phone

814-

781-1968

God always pays attention to us. One of the greatest

painters alive today keeps putting this lesson into her

work. Her name is Natalia Tsarkova. She is about 40

years old, and she works in Rome. After graduating

from the Moscow Fine Arts Academy in Russia, she

moved to Italy. She won renown quickly, and was

eventually commissioned to paint the Vatican's official

portrait of Pope John Paul II. It was so good that they

asked her to do a posthumous portrait of Pope John

Paul I, who had died too soon to have his papal portrait

done.

In the spring of 2007 she finished her third papal

commission: a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI. Without a

doubt, she is one of the greatest artists living today. In

two of her most remarkable compositions, she

illustrates the crucial truth that God is always paying

attention to each one of us, just as he paid attention to

Mary from her Immaculate Conception to her Glorious

Assumption.

One of these paintings is a huge, magnificent canvas

of the Last Supper. The other painting is called Our

Lady of Light, the first major work of art depicting the

new mysteries of the Rosary instituted by Pope John

Paul II. Both paintings show multiple figures and a lot of

action, drama, and movement.

They also have something else in common.

In each one, the face of Jesus is turned away from

the swirling activity, and is looking right at you - the

viewer of the painting. His gaze is alarming,

mesmerizing, comforting, and strangely challenging. It

is as if he is saying, "Yes, I'm running the whole

universe, but right now I'm thinking about you..." And

that's the truth.

He is running the universe, but right now, and at

every moment, he is thinking about you.

Father Michael

ONLY THREE MORE WEEKS UNTIL~

Father Michael’s Bible Study will be on

“1st & 2nd Peter” & will begin at 7:00 p.m. on

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 (NOTE: Change from

Thursdays to Tuesdays) and will last 5 to 6 weeks.

It will be held in the Boy Scout Room in the

Sacred Heart Parish Center. No Charge, No Test,

No obligation to come weekly. Requirement, please

bring you Bible. “Everyone Welcome”

We would like

to welcome

Nick Heise, our new

Youth Minister, to the

community. He is

honored to have been

called by God to serve

as the Youth Minister

and help coordinate

Faith Formation for the

St. Marys and Kersey

Parishes. He is excited

to allow the Holy Spirit to work through him impacting

the lives of the youth and the entire community.

WELCOME TO ST. MARYS NICK, HAPPY YOU ARE HERE!

KICK OFF DATES FOR FAITH FORMATION:

Confirmation: Sept., 4th at 7:00 pm

at Queen of the World (for candidates and parents)

Elementary: Sept.,11th, 6:00 - 7:30 pm

at St. Mary's Parish Center and

Elementary: Sept.,11th at St. Boniface School

Middle level (grades 6 - 8) and

Life Teen (grades 9 - 10): Sept.,15th, 6:00 - 7:45 pm

at Queen of the World

You can register for Faith Formation at

disciples.life/store

SACRED HEART PARISH CENTER SUPER BINGO

Friday, September 6, 2019

Early Bird Golden Gate @ 2,500

(All Colors Except Yellow, Green, & Purple)

Consolation 150

16 Regular Games @ 100 4 Specials @ 250

Mystery #1 500

Jackpot @ 2,100 in 52 #’s Guaranteed@ 1,000

Progressive Games:

Fireball @ 800 Treasure Chest @ 300

Consolation 150 Consolation 150

(10) Door Prizes @ $10 each

(4) Door Prizes @ $25 each

Doors open @ 4:30 PM -FREE lunch served @ 5:30 PM

Early Bird at 6:30 PM-Games 6:45 PM

Benefit: Sacred Heart Parish

337 Center St. Saint Marys, PA, 15857

Gift Certificates are available at the Parish Office.

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