APRIL 28, 2019 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER

SACRED HEART PARISH

Sacred Heart Church St. Michael’s Church

24 Albert St. 978 St. John’s Road

Langton, ON Walsh, ON

Weekend Mass Schedule Daily Mass Reconciliation Saturday – 5:00 pm Tues. – 5:00 pm 20 min. prior to weekday mass

Sunday – 8:30 am (St. Michael’s) Wed. to Fri. – 9:30 am Sat. 4-4:45 pm

Sunday – 10:30 am Sun. 8-8:20 am, or by appt.(St. Michael’s)____

Mailing address Parish Clergy Box 8, Langton, ON N0E 1G0 Rev. Thomas Kuriacko, Pastor Phone: 519-875-4438 Jack Grim, Deacon

E-mail: sacredheartlangton@dol.ca Brian Hanley, Deacon Fr. Thomas e-mail: tckuriacko@dol.ca Office Hours: Tues. and Thurs. 9 am – 4 pm; _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Baptisms – Contact Rev. Thomas—6 months notice Marriages – Contact Rev. Thomas— one year notice required

Schools – Sacred Heart, Langton - St. Michael’s, Walsh - Our Lady of Fatima, Courtland ____________

SEEING IS BELIEVING Seeing is believing! Since cellphone screens connect us instantly to social media, live TV, and loved ones’ faces near and far, “Doubting Thomas” could be our patron saint: “Unless I see, I will not believe!” But how comforting for any of us who share Thomas’s doubt, or love “doubters” who do, to see how kindly Jesus responds. By offering the very evidence that Thomas demanded, Jesus doesn’t scold Thomas, but seems to understand such skepticism. Could Jesus have been thinking of us, who long to believe that “Jesus is risen!” but see so much suffering, and perhaps even cause some, that we wonder, how could something so wonderful be true? In today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the risen Jesus’ healing love comforts through disciples who love others. In Revelation, “our brother John” doesn’t just claim he saw Jesus alive, but passes on Jesus’ life-giving words, “Do not be afraid.” Seeing Jesus in others is believing! Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION An ancient title for this Sunday is Dominica in Albis, or “Sunday in White.” During the Easter Vigil, the newly baptized are invested with a white garment, a sign that they have put on Christ. At one time, the garments were worn for a full week of celebration and reflection, and on this Sunday the newly baptized would appear in their robes again in their new place among the faithful for Eucharist. In later centuries, the energy of new life at Easter was largely forgotten, and this Sunday was renamed “Quasimodo Sunday,” or “Low Sunday.” In recent years, with the recovery of the insight that Easter is the privileged time for celebrating and renewing baptism, there is nothing “Low” about this Sunday. At a week’s distance, the beauty and grace of our Easter celebration is sustained by joyful alleluias, the blessing and sprinkling of holy water, and the comfort of the Lord’s presence to us. He is risen, and he summons us together, opening up the scriptures for us, breaking the bread, filling us with new life. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Monday: St. Catherine of Siena Tuesday: St. Pius V Wednesday: St. Joseph the Worker Thursday: St. Athanasius; National Day of Prayer; Friday: Ss. Philip and James; First Friday CONNECT 2019 Join us for Connect 2019! Formerly known as GR8Fest, this event will gather Grade 7 & 8 Students from across the Diocese to come together to share a day of fun, games, prayer and community. Students will participate in team building games, faith formation, and an incredible presentation by APeX Ministries. Connect West is October 23 in Windsor. Visit dol.ca/connect2019 for more information.

Let us pray for

Virginia Bilinkski &

Gladys Peters who have been

called for their eternal reward

and their bereaved family

members that the Lord may

comfort & console them.

We welcome into our faith community through the waters of baptism: Braxton Gordon Adams &

Aubree Lenea Adams. May they and their family always be guided by the Lord.

St. Michael’s

Easter Flower Donations

Donation Given by: In Loving Memory of Deceased Members of the:

Ed & JoAnn Deconinck Deconinck Family

Sacred Heart’s

Easter Flower Donations

Donation Given by: In Loving Memory of:

Julia Dewaele James Dewaele

Thank you Marie Van Damme for setting the flower pot in front of the

church with the seasonal flowers every season.

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE – SACRED HEART, LANGTON DATE TIME MASS INTENTION BY

Tues Apr 30/19 7:00 pm Joe DeVos Mary DeCloet

Wed May 1/19 9:30 am

2:00 pm

7:00 pm

Justine Eeckeloo

Cemetery Board Meeting

Walsh CWL Meeting

Andrew & Ingrid Winne

Thurs May 2/19 9:30 am Joe Dockx Loudo Mertens

The Family The Family

Fri May 3/19 9:30 am

11 am to 4pm Adoration

Mary & Albert Amirault

Visiting the house-bound

Trudy Konopetski

Sat May4/19 5:00 pm Youth Mass at Sacred Heart Church

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2019 ANNIVERSARY MASS The Wedding Anniversary Mass honoring all married couples in our diocese will be held on Sunday, June 2 at 3:00 p.m. The Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in London with Bishop Fabbro as the main celebrant. All married couples are invited to register by contacting the parish office at 519-875-4438. Please call the parish office to register no later than May 17, 2019. MARRIAGE ANNULMENT Are you hoping to get married in the Catholic Church or to have a new union blessed? Or are you simply looking for some closure after a painful divorce? If so, consider applying for a Declaration of Nullity (“annulment”) from the Marriage Tribunal of the Diocese of London. The process is free of charge. We are here to help. If you want to start the process, or if you just have some questions about obtaining a Declaration of Nullity, feel free to call us at 519-439-1553 or Toll Free at 1-866-603-4317, or e-mail tribunal@dol.ca MASS WITH ANOINTING OF THE SICK There will be special masses with the Anointing of the sick on Tuesday May 7, 2019 at 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church, Langton and on Thursday May 16, 2019 at 4:00 pm at Caressant Care Courtland. LANGTON CEMETERY BOARD MEETING There will be a Cemetery Board meeting on Wednesday May 1, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the Sacristy in Sacred Heart Church, Langton. LANGTON CWL NEWS CALLING ALL POST-SECONDARY GRADS FROM OUR PARISH Please join the Sacred Heart, Langton CWL for our Annual Potluck Dinner on Monday June 10, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Langton Community Centre. It is our pleasure to acknowledge your hard work & accomplishments with a small token of our appreciation. Any member of our parish who knows someone graduating from college or university in the spring of 2019 please contact Linda Elku at 519-875-5648 or email at lelku@execulink.com. Please have this information to Linda before May 31, 2019.

WEEKLY OFFERTORY – APRIL 21, 2019 St. Michael’s Regular Envelope $ 520.00 Good Friday $ 310.00 Easter $ 955.00 April Pre-Auth. Donations $ 190.00 Easter Flowers $ 10.00 Thanksgiving Appeal $ 10.00 Loose $ 118.45 Sub-Total $ 2113.45 Sacred Heart Regular Envelope $ 1599.00 Initial Envelope $ 10.00 April Pre-Auth. Donations $ 1435.00 Easter Flowers $ 30.00 Good Friday $ 912.00 Easter $ 3570.00 Loose $ 497.25 SH Building Fund $ 115.00 Sub-Total $ 8168.25 Total $10281.70

DATES TO REMEMBER

ST. MICHAEL’S CWL NEWS The London Diocesan CWL convention is April 29-May 1. They have asked everyone to bring socks to be donated to the needy, men, women and children’s. If you would be able to donate some new socks, our members will bring it to convention. Thank you. JoAnn Deconinck

DATE TIME EVENT

Wed May 1/19 2:00 pm

7:00 pm

Cemetery Board Meeting

Walsh CWL Meeting

Sat May 4/19 5:00 pm Youth Mass at Sacred Heart

Church

Mon May 6/19 7:30 pm Langton CWL Meeting

Tues May 7/19 7:00 pm

7:00 pm

Mass with Anointing of the

Sick at Sacred Heart Church

Langton Knights of

Columbus Meeting

Thurs May 16/19 4:00 pm Mass with Anointing of the

sick at Caressant Care

Tues May 30/19 10:30 am

1:45 pm

Crowning of Mary Mass for SHS at SHC

Crowning of Mary Mass for

STMS at STMC

Wed May 31/19 1:45 pm Crowning of Mary Mass for

OLFS at OLF Gym

PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND & JORDAN UNDER SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF

REV. FRANCIS THEKKUMKATTIL, PASTOR OF ST. PHILIP’S PARISH, PETROLIA, ON

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ANNUAL CATHOLIC STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS

The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board will hold their annual Catholic Student Leadership Awards ceremony on Monday, May 6, 2019 at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Simcoe. The Most Reverend Joseph Dabrowski, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of London, will preside over the awards ceremony. Awards recipients were selected from every school across the district for living out Catholic virtues at home, in school and in the community. The following student(s) from our parish school(s) will be the honoured recipient(s) of this year’s awards:

The Board would like to express its sincerest appreciation to the families and parish for their role in the home-parish-school triad and the continued support of our Catholic edu-cation system.

NAME SCHOOL

Emily Boyd Holy Trinity

Casen Homick Our Lady of Fatima

Jennifer Van De Wiele Sacred Heart, Langton

Lauren Bouw St. Michael’s, Walsh