Sacred Heart Catholic Church
5752 Blanding Boulevard · Jacksonville, FL 32244 · 904-771-2152·

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. Alleluia! Psalm 118


"And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself." John 12:32

Pastoral Plan 2009-2010

NOW HEAR THIS!

Bishop Victor B Galeone, Bishop of St. Augustine, will be here in our parish making his

pastoral visit on Feb. 8th and 9th.

There is a “Town Hall Meeting” on Monday, the 8th at 7 PM in the Church. This is an important event and will provide an open forum, allowing questions and interaction with the leader of our diocese.

Everyone (that’s all of us) is invited to attend and share in this open forum. Please make every effort to attend .

Castles & Dreams- April 16-18

Raffle Tickets are available in the Gathering Space after Masses, at the rectory and in the school office. They will go out to the school & CCD families soon Please be sure to buy or sell your family’s share and help raise funds for the carnival to offset costs for parish and school.

Are you involved in a ministry or received benefit from one of these ministries? Keep in mind, the spring carnival is a fund raiser that helps support all of the ministries and the necessary upkeep on the parish property.

With your time, talent and treasures, Sacred Heart remains a strong and viable parish. We will have more info in coming weeks with details

Journey to easter - In forty days

Lent is an important part of the life of the Church.

Sacred Heart Parish is offering a six part “Journey” during the weeks leading to Easter. We begin with the Town Hall Meeting on February 8th with Bishop Victor Galeone and follow with a series of Monday presentations based on the Sacraments. The first “Journey” session is Monday, February 15th with Fr. James Moss as presenter. We are meeting in the Family Life Center and will begin with a gathering time at 6:30 with refreshments and move into the presentation promptly at 7:00 PM.

- The nursery will be open in the Family Life Center for all 7 evenings -

Here is an opportunity to deeply enrich our individual Lenten experience. Instead of giving up something, we invite all to go the extra step. Prepare for Easter by attending the seven consecutive Monday nights emphasizing our understanding of the Sacraments.

Keep your eyes and hearts open to the possibilities of the season.

FASTING AND ABSTINENCE

Please be reminded that Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting. Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are permitted one full meal and two lesser meals per day ( which together should not equal one full meal), with no eating between meals.

Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Catholics who are 14 years or older should abstain from meat entirely. Soups and gravies made from meat are permitted.

2009 TAX STATEMENTS

_Please contact the Rectory at 771-2152 if you need a tax statement for 2009. If you will, please call 1 day in advance to allow time for preparation and let us know if it will be picked up at the Rectory or mailed to you per your request. Thank you for your cooperation in this cost saving approach.

RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Do you have questions or are you curious about Catholicism? You are invited to participate in the process of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) here at Sacred Heart. Come and check us out! Classes are available for adults and children.

Contact Deacon Steve Turner, by phone at 904-771-5800 Ext. 26, or by email at rcia-shjax@juno.com for any questions you may have.

ELIJAH CUP - PRAYING FOR VOCATIONS

Our parish continues to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life using the “Elijah Cup” as a way of focusing our attention. One family or group is presented the Elijah Cup at the end of Mass, takes it home, places it in a special place and prays daily for vocations.

This Sunday, February 7th, the Remy Ciccone Family will receive the cup at 9:30 Mass and on February 14th, Ian and Sandra Aguila will have the honor. Please consider participating in the Elijah Cup prayers. Blessings are there - both for vocations and for you. Call Romy Go at 699-4860.

ADULT STUDY

On Wednesday, from 6:30 -7:30 PM in the school Library, "Adult Education" continues classes for us to learn more about our faith.

All adults are invited and the classes are free. Bring your Bible and Catechism if you would like.

For more information call Deacon Jeff at 278-7153.

Sacred Heart School Alumni

Sacred Heart Catholic School will be celebrating its 50^th Birthday during the 2010/11 school year. We invite all Sacred Heart alumni to register on the school’s website: www.sacredheartschooljax.org so that we may keep you informed of activities. Spread the word and let other classmates know!

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Once again we offer you the opportunity to spend some time with Our Lord in humble Adoration. The dates are Thursday, February 18th and Friday, February 19 ( week of Ash Wednesday). Times are from 9:00 AM , immediately following morning Mass, until 7:00 in the evening,
Please sign up in the Marian Chapel after daily Mass or contact me for specific time. There should be 3 persons present at all times. If you are unable to commit to a specific time, please feel free to come anytime during these hours. Last year it was very well attended and many felt this was a great way to start their Lenten Devotion. Many Blessings are to be had by spending some time before the Blessed Sacrament. You may also call Susan Pritchett at 388-6252 or Betty Fileger at 608-8576.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Judy and Eddie Flordeliza - 49 Years

Mary and Bill Chapman - 40 Years

YOUTH NEWS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you to those who donated to our Souper Bowl of Caring collection last weekend. We collected $412 for the St. Francis Soup Kitchen. If you missed the opportunity to donate and would still like to you can place your donation in an envelope noted with “Soup Kitchen” during the offertory collection this month.

There is no meeting tonight due to our Dude Ranch Retreat in Lake Wales this weekend. Next Saturday we will be participating in the Diocesan Youth Rally at Bishop Snyder High School. Any concerns, please contact Cindy or Brian Lynskey at lynskey@sacredheartjax.com or by phone at 874-5338.

UPDATE ON JUBILEE DVDs

Work is progressing but has come slowly. Thank you to all who have waited so patiently. We expect the delivery date to fall in February and look forward to delivering them to you.

CURRENT ALTAR SERVERS MEETING

There will be a mandatory meeting in the main church for all current Altar Servers at 7:30 P.M. February 18^th^. This will be the first of a twice a year training as well as important information given out on the schedule program during the meeting. Attendance will be taken. If your have any other activities during this time please make arrangements to miss them. It is very important that you and your parents make this meeting. If you have any questions you may contact Dan Casperson at 573-0577

Single Adults, 40 yrs+ ( aims)

Adults In Ministry that are Single.

Meetings are on the 1st & 3rd Sundays after the 9:30 AM Mass in the Catechumen Room. Contact: Kathy Beck at 772-0790 or Tim Parsons at 813-5441.

Upcoming Events:

February 13 - Save the date! Monthly Mass at St. Paul's (Riverside)

followed by the It’s Just Fun Mardi Gras Party at 1035 Park Street.

February 23 - Thursday. Team Trivia Night at Sneakers

Every month, IJF members gather at a different parish in our Diocese to attend Mass together and go out for something to eat. It's a great way to meet people, see other parishes and have a little fun after Mass.

On Sunday Masses, kids are welcome to join us for Mass and the meal afterward. On Saturday afternoon/evening Masses, the after-Mass outings are for grown-ups. View the Diocese's web page, which has links to all of the Parishes. This list is subject to change.

February 27 – Saturday - Bike Ride & Picnic at Hanna Park
March 14 – Crucifixion Parish

April 17 – St. Mary's - (MacClenny, FL)

May 16 – San Sebastian - (St. Augustine, FL)
June 12 – Immaculate Conception

Respect Life / Rachel's Vineyard
Respect Life will be having a meeting Saturday Feb. 13th at 9:00 AM in
the Family Life Center. We will have a guest speaker from Rachel's Vineyard, which is a retreat ministry for spiritual healing for post abortion sufferers. The retreat is for men as well as women. All are invited to hear our speaker to find out more about this healing ministry.

For more information call Shaun Burgess at 278-7153

GOLDEN HEARTS

Come and enjoy! Our next meeting is February 15th at 11:30 AM for lunch followed by a program Please bring a non perishable food for the food bank. The program will include a speaker from Hardage-Gidden. Further information to follow and important information will be discussed.

Young Adult Ministry (YAMS)

Our meetings are usually held the second Sunday of each month and will be at the Family Life Center unless otherwise noted. All adults, ages 21 to 39, single or otherwise are invited to join us

*The meeting for the month of February will be held on Sunday the 21st at Okinawa Japanese Grill House on Roosevelt Blvd. after the 11:30 Mass. *Please note the date and location change for this meeting.

Upcoming events:

· Theology on Tap is Back at Mudville Grille on February 2, 9, and 16th at 7:00 PM. $5.00 is the charge - want to get a YAMs group to go on February 9th. The guest speaker is Bishop Victor B. Galeone (after his pastoral visit on the 8th and 9th to our parish).

· We are looking to plan a Habijax event in March or April - exact date will be provided shortly.

· March 26th - YAMs will be leading the Stations of the Cross at Sacred Heart @ 7:00 PM.

· Sacred Heart Carnival - April 16th - 18th - We will provide more details as they become available.

· Relay for Life - May 15th / 16th at Bishop Snyder HS - sign up to be a part of great cause and join your fellow YAMs members for a fun filled weekend.

Please contact Charles Johnston at cjohnston0806@bellsouth.net or 755-8828 for more information.

Readings for the Week of February 7, 2010

Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138; 1 Cor 15:1-11 or

15:3-8, 11; Lk 5:1-11

Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132; Mk 6:53-56

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84; Mk 7:1-13

Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37; Mk 7:14-23

Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106; Mk 7:24-30

Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81;

Mk 7:31- 37

Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106;

Mk 8:1-10