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

HOLY NAME SOCIETY

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IMPORTANT EVENT:  Holy Name Society is sponsoring breakfast following the 7:30 mass and the 9:30 mass in the Parish Hall, January 15th. The Men will be serving pancakes, sausage, fruit, milk, orange juice, and coffee.

Please join us and enjoy your breakfast with your family and friends of Sacred Heart.  To help cover our cost, we are asking for a donation of $3.00 per person and $7.00 per family.  The proceeds will go to the building fund.  Please come and enjoy the fellowship.

2011 TAX STATEMENTS are available now in the Rectory Office.  Please  call 1 day in advance to allow time for preparation and let us know if you will pick up the statement or if you wish us to mail it to you. 

Thank you for cooperation in this cost saving approach. 

Council of Catholic Women

Annual Baby Shower

The Council of Catholic Women are again hosting the yearly “Baby Shower” for Emergency Pregnancy Services. 

The event is on January 17th at 7:00 PM in the Family Life Center.  All women of the parish are encouraged to come and support EPS which works with women who choose not to abort their babies.  Please bring a baby gift or donation and a soup, salad or desert to share.  

 ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY      

Start the new year by helping others.  St. Vincent de Paul is your parish organization that is your outreach to the needy. 

We are again in need of non-perishable food products.  Your donations can be placed in the locker box at the back of the church.  Please be generous - the demand has been high during these difficult economic times.

To volunteer for this charitable and prayerful group, please contact our president, Debbie Kirkland, at 771-2949.

Respect Life Meeting

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The next Respect Life meeting is on January 21 at 9:00 AM in the Family Life Center. 

There will be coffee and donuts. Hope to see you there. For more information call Shaun Burgess at 278-7153

ADULT STUDY CLASSES

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The Adult Education class  meets weekly on Wednesday evenings in the school library from 6:30 to 7:30 pm and we follow the children's CCD schedule. The class resumed meetings last Wednesday. .  For more information call Deacon Jeff Burgess at 278-7153.

BREAKING OPEN THE WORD With Father Kiran 

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Fr. Kiran leads us in weekly discussions on the upcoming Sunday readings, WEDNESDAY evenings, beginning at 7:30 pm. Sessions are held in the Catechumenon Room in the church.   The next meeting is on January 18th.

You are encouraged to read the scriptures prior to the sessions.  They are listed in the bulletin.  (See the right column on  page 3.)  Bring your Bible.  It is recommended that all lectors attend.  All are welcome!!

BASKETBALL FREE THROW SHOOTING CONTEST

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What?    Free Throw shooting contest

Who?     Open to all boys and girls, ages 10 - 14

When?   January 22, 2012, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM

Where?  St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Gym

               1700 Blanding Blvd., Jacksonville, Fl  32210

Sponsored by:  Knights of Columbus, Father Maher Council 648.

Registration is free.  Age group winners will receive certificates and plaques.  To enter the contest, or for additional information, contact Nelson Aviles at 904-781-3019 or Email to naviles8@concast.net.

ELIJAH CUP - PRAYING FOR VOCATIONS

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

On Jan.15th,Susito and Josefina Delacruz will receive the cup at the 9:30 Mass   Please consider participating in the Elijah Cup prayers. 

Blessings are there - for vocations and for you. 

Call Romy Go at 699-4860.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

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Donna Howard and J.P. - 61 Years

Chiqui and Tingo Maldonado - 48 Years

Bridget and Chester Case - 40 Years

YOUTH NEWS 

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Sunday, January 15th - From 6 PM - 8 PM in the Family Life Center we will enjoy a fun Pizza and Movie night.  Wear your comfy clothes and just kick back with your friends.

UPCOMING:  Friday, February 3rd - Sunday, February 5th - Dude Ranch Retreat at Lake Wales, FL.  More information to follow. 

For questions, contact Cindy or Brian Lynskey at 876-5338 or email at Lynskey@sacredheartjax.com.

Meetings

CCW - The Council of Catholic Women is open to all ladies affiliated with the parish and school.  We meet September through May in the Family Life Center.  We invite you to come and join us. Our projects support the parish and school and other ministries of the parish.  For more info, please call Susan Pritchett@ 388-6252. 

GOLDEN HEARTS - We invite any parishioners 50 years or older to join us the 2nd Monday of each month  at 11:30 AM in the Family Life Building for lunch and a program.  Lunch will be served and the cost is only $3.00 per person.  Please bring non-perishable goods to donate to St. Vincent  DePaul.    The next meeting is Monday, Jan. 9th.  Call Barbara Koger at 778-2677 for questions. 

NOTE:  Golden Hearts now meets on the 2nd Monday each month, not the 3rd. 

LEGION OF MARY - At Sacred Heart Parish, meetings are  every Thursday from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the Family Life Center.  Please call Ada Maldonado @ 524-8665 for questions.  The Legion of Mary is extending an invitation to those who are in the hospital or at home who would like a rosary said for them.  Please call Ada Maldonado to set up a  date and a time.  God Bless.

GRIEF / SUPPORT GROUP  - Ministry of Consolation -   

If you are  newly widowed, this is a program designed to help you deal with your loss.  For questions, please call Vickey Turner @ 772-8788 or Pat Watson @ 388-0925.   We meet in the Family Life Center every Thursday, from 9:30 to 11:30AM.  Being Catholic is NOT a requirement. 

If they hurt, we want them.  You need not walk this path alone.

Rosary Making Volunteers Needed - Please join us on the third Saturday of each month.  Our next meeting will be on Sat., Jan. 21st, in the Family Life Center, from 9-11 a.m.  Supplies and instructions will be provided. If interested, or you have questions, please contact Ginger Peters at 771-8805.   [Note]  Service Hours for students are offered.

Sacred HEART Red HATTERS  - All Ladies over the age of  50, (no ID required), who are  members of Sacred Heart  are welcome to come and be a “Red Hatter”.   Meetings are the  2nd Wednesday of each  month at 6:30 pm in the Family Life Center.  The  next  meeting is January 11th.  Come and have some fun.

Single Adults, 40 yrs+   (aims)  - Adults In Ministry and 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 for any questions..

NOTE:  The Parish Business Office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. 

Around The Diocese

USCCB, NATIONAL MIGRATION WEEK is Jan. 8 - 14, 2012.

This year’s theme, “Welcoming Christ in the Migrant,” depicts the disciples welcoming a stranger on the road to Emmaus.  This stranger is Jesus and the theme reminds us that Christ makes himself present to each of us in many ways through the people we meet and learn about along the way.

In the New Year, may we all welcome Christ in the migrant and embrace Bishop Felipe Estèvez’s motto - “In Finem Delixet Eos” or “He loved them to the end”, (John 13:1), through humble service. 

Be Christ for a stranger (refugee) new to our country by volunteering for Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Department in 2012.  Contact Shannon Cutler at 904-354-4846, ext. 208 to learn more.

Rose Procession and Mass for Life: Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 at 7p.m. at St. Catherine Parish, 1649 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park - Please join us in the offering of a Holy Mass of reparation for the over 50 million surgical abortions since the 1973 Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion on demand. We will pray to the God of mercy to heal all women, men and families touched by this painful reality and for a restoration of a Civilization of Love, where the dignity of every human person is affirmed and protected. Reception after Mass. All are invited.

For more information, call (904) 264-1904.

STAND FOR LIFE

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You are invited to a prayerful STAND FOR LIFE at 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM on Monday, January 23, 2012, the 39th anniversary on the legalization of abortion in the United States. 

This peaceful effort will take place at the U.S. Federal Courthouse at 300 N. Hogan St. (Across from Hemming Park.  It was at the federal level that Roe VS. Wade was initiated. 

This will be the time for people of all faiths to stand together for the unborn.  Come and stand with us.   

Please call with any questions to Tom Masters @ 318-3517, Catholics United for Life, or you may call Brad Straley @ 703-6277 with Jacksonville for Life.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

As part of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, approved by the U.S. Bishops in 2002, each parish is required to publish notices in their bulletins that explain how and where people can report allegations of sexual child abuse.

ATTENTION

The Diocese of Saint Augustine treats all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and deals with all allegations in a prompt, confidential and thorough manner. To Report Abuse, call: Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator (904) 262-3200, ext. 129, or the Department of Children and Families at 1-800-96-Abuse (800) 962-2873.

ATTENCIÓN

La Diocesis de San Augustine le da seria consideracion a toda accusasion de mala conducta sexual y dispone de todos dichos casos de manera pronta, completa y confidencial. Para reportar tal abuso, llame a: Coordinador Diocesano de Auxilio a Victimas (904) 262-3200, ext. 129 o Departamento de Niños y Familias del Estado de la Florida 1-800-96Abuse (800) 962-2873.