Sunday Masses

Saturday 5:00 P.M.

Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 A.M. , & 5:00 P.M.

Holy Days:

Special schedule will be announced in weekly bulletins.

Weekday Masses

Monday 8:30 A.M. & 7:30 P.M.

Tuesday through Saturday 8:30 A.M.

RECTORY ACADEMY FAITH FORMATION CENTER OFFICE OF PARISH MINISTRIES KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 83-17 78th Avenue 84-05 78th Avenue 84-05 78th Avenue 77-05 84th Street 79-03 Myrtle Ave

718-821-6434 718-456-6636 718-386-5616 718-821-3285 917-560-5363

718-821-6452 718-456-9217

Parish: www.sacredheartrccglendale.org ….Religious Ed. www.sacredheartreligion.org ….School: www.sacredheartglendale.org

SACRED HEART CHURCH 83-17 78th Ave, Glendale, NY 11385

Office Hours:

Monday thru Friday: 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Saturday: 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M

Sunday: Closed.

Sick calls and emergency anytime

Rev. Fred Marano — Pastor, ext. 123

Rev. Marcin L. Chilczuk — Parochial Vicar, ext. 103

Rev. John J. Fullum — Pastor Emeritus, ext. 124

Trustees Deacon Pastoral Council President John Schatz Deacon Peter Stamm Rosemary Lazenby Stephen Nathan

SH Catholic Academy Director of Faith Formation Pastoral Associate Principal Laura Ciraolo Nancy Baer Joanne Gangi

Music Director Business and Plant Manager Bookkeeper Charles Nicholson Charles F. Wissert, ext. 102 Liliana Gomez, ext. 104

Confessions: Saturdays: 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.. Thursday before First Friday: after morning Mass Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy Monday thru Friday at 8:00 A.M.

Miraculous Medal Novena Mondays after 8:30 A.M and 7:30 P.M. Masses

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday of the Month: 1:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

Nocturnal Adoration Prayers First Friday of the Month at 7:30 P.M.

Celebration of Baptism

First and Third Sunday of each month at 1:30 P.M

Registration: By appointment ONLY; Please contact a Pr iest or

Deacon at the Rectory at least 2 months in advance of the Baptism.

BOTH parents must come in for registration.

Instruction: Ar rangements will be made at the time of Registra-

tion. Please bring birth certificate (if possible) to registration.

Celebration of Marriage

Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance, prior to

the proposed wedding date. Please log on to www.pre-cana.org for

complete information about marriage preparation in the Diocese.

Our Parish Mission Statement We, the parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish, East Glendale, New York, are blessed with the responsibility to ourselves and to others to share our faith through actions, ministries, witness and prayer. We will love, respect and support each other and our community by being responsive

to the needs of others

Sacred Heart Church, East Glendale, NY

SATURDAY – MARCH 4 5:00 PM Nina Squillante SUNDAY – MARCH 5 8:00 AM Purgatorial Society 9:30 AM Paul Ducroiset 11:30 AM Michael Mazzo

5:00 PM For the People MONDAY—MARCH 6

8:30 AM Elizabeth Gallo (Anniversary) 7:30 PM Ralph Bower TUESDAY – MARCH 7

8:30 AM Pasqualino D’Avino WEDNESDAY – MARCH 8

8:30 AM Mario & Rosina Nicolosi THURSDAY – MARCH 9

8:30 AM In honor of the Holy Trinity and the Blessed Mother FRIDAY – MARCH 10 8:30 AM Teresa Abreu SATURDAY – MARCH 11 8:30 AM Rose Izzo 5:00 PM M/M Aldred Ortner

Lynn Bacino Zoe Bonowitz, Tim Chrissy, Marie Cronin, John Cruscuola, James Deifel, Karl DeSousa, Joseph Divone, Rita Fuchs, Angelo Ferrara, Steven Foss, Lina Gagliardotto, Fred Gerstheimer, Michael Giangrande, Mary Gollob, Shane Patrick Hanrahan, Kevin King, Roger & Rose Marti, Karen McGrath, Bill Niklaus, Sean O’Brien, Bonnie Opitz, Jerry Opitz, Maureen Ostermann, Santo Pantina, Donald Pfail & Family, Tom Quinn, Noel Jannello-Ruiz, Peter Schellenberg, Joan Siegel, Angela Sinacori, Ann Steinmann, Ruth Sundbach, Eleanor Tillmann, Florence Vessio, Karen & Steven Weber, Florence Whitman, Fr. Zanon, Florence Vessio, Janet Alice Cutrona, Gerry Carozza, Mary Jane Walsh, Jeanne Woods.

THE TABERNACLE CANDLE HAS BEEN DONAT-ED THIS WEEK IN LOVING MEMORY OF

THE HOSTS HAVE BEEN DONATED THIS WEEK IN LOVING MEMORY OF GLADYS ALONZO By: Camille, Andrea and Christopher She will be remembered in a very special way at all of the Masses this week.

THE ALTAR CANDLES HAVE BEEN DONATED THIS WEEK IN LOVING MEMORY OF KONDRAD MICHELITSCH By: John and Rose Stalzer & Family He will be remembered in a very special way at all of the Masses this week.

THE HOLY FAMILY SHRINE VIGIL LIGHT HAS BEEN DONATED THIS WEEK FOR

Thomas Snow, Doris H. Desmond

Can you spend a half hour with Jesus? First Friday is April 7th. Please sign up for Eucharistic Adoration. The sign up sheet will be in the vestibule of the Church. Adorers are needed from 1pm through 7pm at half hour intervals.

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

REMINDER-50/50 RAFFLE TO SUPPORT SA-CRED HEART PARISH-Envelopes will now be located in the vestibule of the Church. All it takes is $5.00 and you could be a winner. Congratulations to our February winner, Mrs. Angela Sincarori. Con-gratulations Angie! The prize was $395. The next drawing will be on March 27 after the 8:30am Mass.

The Sacred Heart Seniors will meet on Thursday, March 9th at 11AM in the Church basement. We will be collecting for the following: Tuesday-Thursday April 25-27-Lancaster & Sands Casino-Two shows in Lancaster-Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre (My Fair Lady) and American Music Theatre (Vegas Legends). Sands Casino dinner at the Steel Works Buffet and $40 free play. Kitchen Kettle Vil-lage local shopping in Lancaster and shopping at the outlets at the Sands. The cost is $415 per person twin, $534 per person single, $405 per person triple. Insur-ance is available at $34 per person. Final payment is due by March 9th meeting. Tuesday, April 18th- Sacred Heart Seniors will cele-brate our 48th Anniversary in the School Auditorium from Noon to 4 PM. We will have a sit down lunch-eon of Pot Roast or Chicken with music, wine, beer, soda and water. The cost is $35.00.

ABSTINENCE from meat to be observed by all Catholics 14 years and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and on all Fridays of Lent. FASTING is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 year of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are per-mitted, if necessary, according to one’s needs. No eating between meals, only water is permitted. STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be held every Friday during Lent at 7:30PM with the exception of First Fridays March 3rd and April 7th.

PLEASE TAKE A NAIL TO REMIND US OF CHRIST’S SUFFERING AND ALSO OUR DE-SIRE TO DO OR NOT TO DO SOMETHING IN LENT TO HELP MAKE THIS SACRIFICE WORTHWHILE. KEEP THIS NAIL UNTIL GOOD FRIDAY WHEN IT WILL BE USED AT THE GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY.

DURING LENT NO FLOWERS ARE TO BE BROUGHT INTO CHURCH OR LEFT AT ANY OF THE HOLY SHRINES.

In order to show prominence and honor to our Ameri-can and Papal flags, they will be displayed in the hanging position from the Choir Loft in the center of the Church beginning the first week of Lent.

The Glendale - Msgr. Sherman Knights of Colum-bus are sponsor ing 40 CANS FOR LENT FOOD DRIVE that will benefit the Sacred Hear t Food Pantry. Let’s all participate in this worthy Lenten tra-dition! Please see the insert in the bulletin for details.

RCIA RITE OF SENDING TO ELECTION On this First Sunday of Lent, we are celebrating the Rite of Sending to Election for our RCIA Catechu-men Andrea Sencion. She is entering the final period of preparation on her journey to full initiation in the Catholic Faith at the Easter Vigil. We ask you to keep her and her family in your prayers as she pre-pares during these final forty days of Lent.

MARCH 5 2017

BEREAVEMENT MEETING The next Bereavement Meeting is on Wednesday, March 8th from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. We meet in the Parish Ministry Office which is located in the convent basement. Enter through the convent gate on 77th Av-enue and proceed to the convent back door that is on street level and has a sign indicating PARISH MINIS-

TRIES. Our phone number is 718-821-3285.

PRAYER SHAWL MEETING The Prayer Shawl Committee will meet in the Parish Ministry Office on Thursday, March 9th directly af-ter the Sacred Heart Senior Guild Meeting.

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL MEETING Tuesday, March 14th at 10:00 am in the Parish Min-istry Office

Hosted by: Sacred Heart Glendale Educational Foundation

Saturday, April 1st, 2017

7:00 PM

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

84-05 78th Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385

Beer & Wine and Buffet Dinner Served All inclusive for $55 per person

Call for tickets:

Mario Mitarotonda (718) 440-5534 Stacie Kruk (646) 256-3847

Kerrie Hansen (718) 809-5281

Midnight at the Masquerade Murder Mystery Event

Proceeds of this event will go to Sacred Heart Catholic Academy’s Smart Boards

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

MS. JOANNE GANGI

Today is the first Sunday in Lent and our second grad-ers will be celebrating at the 9:30 Mass. Following the Mass there will be a Proximate Preparation Meeting for the students. Our World's Finest Chocolate Drive comes to an end on Monday. Oh my, I hope you got your fill. There might still be some chocolate at the school, so stop by to make a purchase. “First Friday” Mass will take place on March 10th at 8:30 AM due to the fact that school was not in session on March 3rd. Please join us as we celebrate the Mass hosted by the eighth grade. Following the Mass, March birthdays will be announced and certificates for February’s Student of the Month will be awarded. Italian Night at Sacred Heart will take place on Satur-day, March 11th. It’s a San Gennaro style Italian Feast. There will be plenty of yummy food, games and enter-tainment for the children. It’s a fun night for the whole family. We are now registering new families for grades Nursery (3 year olds) to grade 6 for next September. If you are interested in visiting our school, please call (718) 456-6636 to set up an appointment for a tour at any time.

The end of year Hot Dog and Gift Party will be held on Thursday, March 9 at 7pm in the Gym. All players and cheerleaders grades 3-8 are welcome.