Sacred Heart Church 301 Ann Street

Newburgh, New York 12550 Phone: 845-561-2264 Fax: 845-562-7144

Website: http://Sacredheartnewburgh.org E-mail: sacredheart.newburgh@verizon.net

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2015

You changed my mourning into dancing; O LORD, my God,

forever will I give you thanks. — Psalm 30:13

Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM Sunday:8:00AM (Italian/English) 10:00AM, 12:00PM Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM in the Chapel Saturday: 7:00 AM in the Chapel Holy Days of Obligation: Mass times will be listed in the bulletin on the Sunday prior to the holy day.

CELEBRATION OF SACRAMENTS

BAPTISM: Communal celebrations of Baptism take place on the first and third Sundays at 2:00 PM. To arrange a Bap-tism, please call the Rectory. A Baptismal Instruction Session is required before the Baptism. Because Godparents play an im-portant role in the child’s Christian life and education, Godpar-ents must be practicing Catholics who have been confirmed, are at least 14 years of age and, if married, must be in a mar-riage recognized by the Catholic Church. If there is a question about the suitability of someone to be a Godparent, please call the Rectory before asking the person to be a Godparent.

RECONCILIATION: The Sacrament of Penance takes place on Saturdays and on the day before First Fridays from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. At other times, the person should make the request directly to a priest.

MARRIAGE: Engaged couples should contact the Rectory at least six months in advance. Diocesan regulations require a marriage preparation program for all couples.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND: If a parishion-er is in the hospital or homebound, please contact the Rectory. Arrangements can be made for the person to receive the Sac-rament of the Anointing of the Sick. Also, Holy Communion can be brought to our homebound parishioners.

June 28, 2015 Welcome to Sacred Heart Church Page 1

Pastoral and Administrative Staff

Rev. William A. Scafidi, Pastor Rev. Clifford Ekwueme, Parochial Vicar Peter R.C. Haight, Deacon Lawrence J. Kawula, Deacon Thomas L. Neppl, Deacon Deacon John Sadowski - Parish Business Manager Mrs. Wendy Timperio, Secretary

Sacred Heart School

24 South Robinson Avenue 845-561-1433 www.sacredheartschoolnewburgh.us Ms. Catrina Rocco, Principal Mrs. Beth DaSilva, School Secretary

Sacred Heart Religious Education Program 24 South Robinson Avenue 845-561-2589 Mrs. Lynda Piper, Coordinator

Trustees Mr. Robert Ruckdeschel and Mrs. Maureen Neppl

Sacred Heart Convent 15 Stori Road 845-565-5034 Sr. Alba Danese, F.M.I., Pastoral Assistant Sr. Anna Sasso, F.M.I., Pastoral Assistant

Please remember Sacred Heart Church and Sacred Heart School

in your Estate Planning.

PARISH DEVOTIONS

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place in the Chapel each Monday beginning after the 7:00 AM Mass at 7:30 am to 12:00 Noon except during the months of July and August -NO ADORATION -Novena prayers will be said after the 7:00 am Mass.

Miraculous Medal Novena and Eucharistic Devotion: Monday evenings at 7:00 PM in the Chapel (except during the months of July an August when Novena prayers will be said after the 7:00 AM Mass).

Rosary prayed following the 7:00 AM Mass, Monday through Saturday in the Chapel. Fatima Mass and Rosary for Peace: First Saturday at 7:00 AM in the Chapel. Stations of the Cross: (Lent Only) Fridays at 7:00 PM

SILENCE IS GOLDEN and APPRECIATED Our Eucharistic Community invite you to be

“FULLY PRESENT” during our Mass, we ask that you kindly turn off all electronic devices.

Thank you for your cooperation.

PARISHIONER REGISTRATION Parishioner registration is important to the parish as well as the parishioner. All parishioners are encouraged to register. Once you have registered and continue to par-ticipate by attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist regularly; you will find it helpful for the enrollment of children in the Religious Education Program, and obtain the necessary documents to become a Godparent or a sponsor for Confirmation.

If you are not already registered, please call the Rectory Office at 845-561-2264 to make an appointment to come in and register. Hours for registration are:

MONDAY thru THURSDAY 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

BULLETIN ITEMS

Items you wish to place in the parish bulletin MUST be submitted, in writing, to the rectory by 4:00 PM on Mondays for the following Sunday. Email address is

sacredheart.newburgh@verizon.net Every effort will be made to get your item in the bulletin in a timely manner and as space allows.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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Weekend June 20 & 21 $6,737 Attendance 616 Adults and 64 Children

MONDAY, JUNE 29

7:00 The Parishioners of Sacred Heart Church

TUESDAY, JUNE 30 7:00 Health & Blessing for Sr. Mary McCarthy

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 7:00 Vivian Amato

THURSDAY, JULY 2 7:00 Thomas Cimorelli 4:00 Confession for First Friday

FRIDAY, JULY 3 FIRST FRIDAY

7:00 Delores Morotta 7:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration until 10:00 PM With Vespers at 7:30 PM

SATURDAY, JULY 4 8:00 Purgatorial Society Mass 5:00 1.William Fitzgibbons 2.Michael “Mickey” Presutti 3.William McCue

SUNDAY, JULY 5 8:00 Josephine Favata 10:00 Frank & Connie Perrone 12:00 Giovanni & Patrizia Guerriero

UPCOMING EVENT

Please see the bulletin for more information as the event date approaches

June 28 Meet & Greet after the 8, 10, 12 Masses

Jul 3 First Friday Adoration 7PM Vespers 7:30 PM Jul 4 8 AM Purgatorial Society Mass Jul 4 Fourth of July

Purgatorial Society (The following have been enrolled for one year for monthly Masses to

be celebrated on the first Saturday of the month)

Clara DiNigris Requested by Angela Romano

First Time: Thaddeus Smith & Irena Palladino

If you are no longer using or no longer wish to receive the parish envelopes please call the rectory at 845-561-2264 and let us know. We will discontinue sending them to you.

Thank you.

Beginning Monday, June 29 through and includ-ing Monday, September 7, 2014 there will be NO Eucharistic Adoration on Mondays. Novena prayers will be said after the Monday 7:00 am Mass.

Rosary will be prayed following the 7:00 am Mass, Monday through Saturday in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.

First Friday

Friday, July 3, 2015, is First Friday. Mass is at 7:00 am .

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 7 - 10 pm Vespers will begin at 7:30 pm

Confessions will be heard on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm.

The rectory offices will be closed on Monday, July 6, 2015 for the holiday weekend.

The following parishioners are in need of our prayers

We ask family members of those on our prayer list to please call the Rectory Office (561-2264) to confirm that these names should continue to remain on our list. (revised January, 2015)

Deacon Dominick Casadone, Theresa DiChiaro, Margaret Donahue, Adele Esposito,

Joann Fayo-Perry, Janie Favoino, Catherine Fossella, Kiersten Furey, Bernadette Gallagher, Frank Honkus,

Frances Marino, Sr. Mary Angela, Tom Marino, George Mele, Rosemarie Moffa, Tammy Ponzo,

Gloria Presutti, Jordan Ruwe, Lorraine Santacroce, Raymond Shideler, Delia Sifre,

Emma Studtmann, Mary Venticenque, Marc Verlinger, Rudy Warren, Keith Weber

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MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES

Please remember the following members of the armed services in your prayers

SA James Alberts, USN MDN Tina Alberts, USN

LCPL Christian Cunningham, USMC PVT. C. J. Kozlik, USARMY

LT Thomas O. Mennerich, USN LT Abby K. Mennerich, USN AA Nicholas J. Mossa, USN

LTJG Michael A. Ponessa USN

We ask that family members of those on our MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICE prayer list call the Rectory Office (561-2264) to confirm that these names should continue to remain on our list. (revised January, 2015)

REP NEWS

REP re-registration forms will be mailed to the families’ homes this week. If you have a child entering Kindergarten or First Grade please call the REP office at 845-561-2589 for a new registration form

Join us… Golf for a Cause…..

CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES OF ORANGE COUNTY’S

9TH annual Golf Outing

Monday, July 20, 2015 8:30 am check-in, 10 am shotgun start

West Hills Country Club 121 Golf Links Road

Middletown, New York

Opportunities available for golfers, Sponsors, and raffle donations. Be a part

Of a fun-filled day that supports our Neighbors in need in Orange County.

To get involved, contact Kristin Jensen at 845-492-6331 or kristin.jensen@archny.org.

THE NATIONAL SHRINE of OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

70 CARMELITE DRIVE MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940

Will be having a MASS FOR HEALING

Thursday evening at 7:00 PM

July 30, 2015

World Apostolate of Fatima Saturday, July 4 “You at Least Try to Console Me.” World Apostolate of Fatima, Blue Army Shrine, 674 Mt. View Rd., Washington, New Jersey invites all. Honor Our Lady’s plea of December 10, 1925 request-ing Five consecutive First Saturdays of Reparation. Confessions 10:00 AM; 11:30 Rosary with 15 minute mediation Fr. Paul Ruge, followed by 12:00 Holy Mass; 2:00 PM confessions; outdoor rosary/children’s video; 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet. Bring your family and friends to answer the call of the Child Jesus: “And have you spread through the world what our heavenly Mother requested of you?” www.bluearmy.com 908-689-1700.

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Sacred Heart Parish has a website, Facebook Page and Blog. The Facebook Page and Blog can be easily accessed from the Links provided on the website navigation bar. All questions and concerns should be directed via email to our WebMaster, Frank Iovine at frank.j.iovine@gmail.com.

Interested in Learning More About the Catholic Church

The process called RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is available here at Sacred Heart Church. The RCIA is designed specifically for non-Catholics who are interested in exploring the Catholic Christian faith and for baptized Catholics who have not received the other sac-raments of initiation: Eucharist and/or Confirmation. The formal aspects of RCIA will take individuals through various stages of study, prayer, and personal spiritual guidance, culminating in baptism (for non-Christians) and full reception into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. If you know a man or woman who has expressed some personal interest in Catholicism (or if you are such a per-son), please contact the RCIA Team at the rectory (845-561-2264). Informal introductory sessions will acquaint the person with the RCIA process and begin a period of reflection and study of Scripture. For those who desire it, this will be the first step on a journey of faith within the Christian Community at Sacred Heart.

Open enrollment to all men and women.

8 Week Bible Study Course Thursday evenings, beginning October 22, 2015 through December 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Activity Center; The Sons of Thunder will be leading an 8 week Bible Study titled A Quick Journey Through the Bible. It is an introduction to the Bible Timeline: a chronological presentation of the key people and events in the Bible, divided into time periods. The program is a DVD series of eight, half-hour talks by Jeff Cavins, which conveys the story of salvation history, that unlock the meaning of our faith. After the DVD presentation we will break our into groups of 8 for discussion. Workbooks are required and the cost is $20.00 per workbook. Sign up today, space is limited, by emailing your name and telephone number to mark317@hvc.rr.com or call 845-527-5064.

An “entering Canaan” Day of Prayer and healing for women who are suffering as a result of an abortion will take place July 18, 2015 at Our Lady of New York Con-vent, Bronx, NY. For further information and confiden-tial reservations please call Theresa at Lumina/Hope & Healing after abortion: 1-877-586-4621, or email lumi-na@postabortionhelp.org.

Come and experience the mercy of forgiveness of God!

Meet & Greet

Our area anticipation has ended and the decisions have been made by the Archdiocese regarding the Catholic churches in the Newburgh area.

Truly, it is time for the entire Catholic community to come together and what better way to do so than over a cup of coffee/juice. The Sons of Thunder will be hosting four Meet & Greet gatherings on the following Sundays, after the 8, 10, and 12:00 Masses; June 28, July 26, August 16 and September 13. Everyone is welcome to join us under the tent on the front lawn for coffee, juice and bagels. (Rain location will be the Chapel).

A representative from the REP Program will also be available to answer questions and distribute registration forms for 2015-16.

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APOSTOLATE OF PRAYER

United each day, throughout the year, we pray for the members of our beloved clergy here in the Orange Coun-ty Vicariate:

June 29 Rev. Paul Denault, O.Carm Rev. Robert Traudt, O.Carm June 30 Rev. Mark Connell Deacon Angelo Corsaro July 1 Rev. Mark Nacarato Rev. Thomas Zalewski, O.Carm

July 2 Rev. Augustine Graap, O.Carm Deacon Robert Duncan July 3 Ill and suffering priests and deacons July 4 Vocations and seminarians July 5 Pope Francis

Father, in your plan of salvation, you provide shepherds for your people. Fill your Church with the spirit of courage and love. Raise up worthy ministers to your altars, ardent but gentle servants of the Gospel. To those clergy among us who have already answered your call, grant joy and perseverance in your service. We pray in the name of Jesus, your Son and Eternal High priest. Amen

.THE LORD OF LIFE At this bountiful time of year, our Sunday readings teem with life and abundance. Both the first reading, from the book of Wisdom, and the Gospel passage from Mark assure us that God did not make death or even will us to be ill. Illness and death entered the world through the presence of evil, the Wisdom author tells us. Mark’s stories of Jesus healing a hemorrhaging woman and re-suscitating a dead little girl make it clear that Jesus is from God. As the Son of God he does not will that any-one suffer illness or death. In the face of such power, the second reading, from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corin-thians, provides a stark contrast. Jesus, who could raise the dead to new life, “though he was rich, for your sake he became poor” (2 Corinthians 8:9). Our gift of new life from Christ demands our response in charity. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — God did not make death, nor does God rejoice in the destruction of the living (Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24). Psalm — I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me (Psalm 30). Second Reading — Your abundance should supply the needs of the others (2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15). Gospel — Your faith has saved you (Mark 5:21-43 [21-24, 35b-43]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Inter-national Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The premier poet of the English language, Geoffrey Chaucer, introduced one of his most beloved characters, the “Wife of Bath,” by this telling remark: “Husbands at church door she had five.” Four times widowed, she was setting off on a pilgrimage, notably without number five. The church door is a curious detail, pointing to the four-teenth-century wedding custom of marrying on the porch of the parish church. The goal was to give maximum publicity to the consent of the groom and bride, and so consent was moved from the bride’s home to a public venue. The priest would stand in the doorway and begin by sprinkling the couple with holy water. He needed to make sure they weren’t too closely related and give them some instruction. He would direct the groom to pay the bride’s family a dowry, and then announce the mone-tary amounts to the interested passersby. Only then would the guests enter the church for the wedding Mass, during which the bride and groom would hold lighted candles. The gradual move from home to church and the shift from the bride’s father to the priest’s authority helped to protect the freedom of brides who weren’t quite as confident as the Wife of Bath. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29; Ps 26:2-3, 9-12; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Gn 21:5, 8-20a; Ps 34:7-8, 10-13; Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19; Ps 115:1-6, 8-9; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc-2; Jn 20:24-29 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Ps 135:1b-6; Mt 9:14-17; or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Country or a City,” nos. 882-886, or “For Peace and Justice,” nos. 887-891 Sunday: Ez 2:2-5; Ps 123:1-4; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6a