Welcome to Sacred Heart

We extend a warm welcome to those who attend our Church. We hope that you will find ourparish community a place where your life of faith will be nourished. We also hope that you will share your special

gifts within the community. Your prayers, your presence and your talents are most welcome. Parish registrationforms are in the back of the church or may be obtained at the Parish Office.

Sacred Heart CATHOLIC CHURCH

Main Church7190 Highway 17 South

Fleming Island FL 32003

Green Cove Springs Church207 Palmetto Avenue

Green Cove Springs FL 32043

PARISH OFFICE7190 Highway 17 SouthTel 284-3811 Fax 529-8845Office Hours: Monday – Friday8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Pastor: Father Michael Pendergraft Business Manager: Tish AguilarReceptionists: Mary Bullington, Silvia AlexanderRCIA Coordinator: Mike Curtis Hall Director: Arlene ManaloYouth Director: Janice Schubert

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONTel 284-9983Kristin Michler-Belleza (K-5)Sandra Curtis (6-12)

MUSIC MINISTRYKaren Otto, Mike Curtis and Ann Marie Barta

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL1610 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg 32068Tel. 282-0504Principal: Victoria Farrington

MASS SCHEDULESaturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m.; Spanish 7:30 p.m. (Green Cove Springs Church)Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.Holy Days: 8 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Weekdays: Monday through Friday 8 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat. 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. or by appointment

To arrange for Baptism or Marriages please call the Parish Office.Homebound Parishioners: Please call the office if you know of anyonewho needs Eucharist brought to the home or would like a visit.

Web site: www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

MISSION STATEMENT

Compelled by the Gospel, we the parish family of Sacred Heart, promote and support Christian Life by serving our parishand community through the celebration of the sacraments, educational programs and other parish ministries.

STEWARDSHIP Today’s responsorial psalm is the theme song of the good steward: “Here am I, Lord: I come to do your will.” May I, too, stand ready to offer myself and my gifts in the service of God.  Your Gi s to God and Parish - January 5th Sacrificial Giving: $ 12,926.65 Building Fund: $ 6,523.41 Not in envelopes: $ 6,062.86 Children’s Sharing Treasure: $ 17.00 New Year’s Day January 1 Sacrificial Giving: $ 2,394.00 Building Fund: $ 30.00 Not in envelopes: $ 374.00

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 19, 2020

I will make you a light to the na ons, that my salva on may reach to the ends of the earth.

— Isaiah 49:6b

The Parish extends its congratula ons to the families of Jude Riley Taylor, Ma hew Millan, Anya Nicole Wiersma, Damien Kai Wiersma, and Juan Miguel Villegas who were recently bap zed.

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, January 20th, for the Mar n Luther King, Jr holiday.

Respect Life Focusing on the gift of life from the

moment of conception to natural death

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is observed annually on January 11th. February 8th has been designated by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors General as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. February 8th is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. Please pray with us: God of Light, we pray for all the people - men, women and children - hidden in the darkness of modern day slavery. Help us shine Your light into the homes, streets, factories and brothels in our own neighborhoods and around the world where people are enslaved. The dark-ness is as light to you, O Lord. No person in any corner of the world is hidden from Your sight. Help us shine Your light. Amen. (Source: Catholic Relief Services.)

Education News...

Youth Ministry Corner

CALLED TO BE HOLY With this Sunday we begin Ordinary Time. The read-ings tell us about God’s rela onship with Israel and John the Bap st’s rela onship with Jesus. Israel’s rela onship with God is so close, so in mate, that it is through Israel that God’s “salva on [will] reach to the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 49:6). But we know from John the Bap st that for Israel to accomplish God’s will, it must also rec-ognize that Jesus is the Son of God. During these weeks we also get to know Jesus. We begin to understand more deeply our rela onship to Jesus and what that rela on-ship means for us, who are “called to be holy” (1 Corinthians 1:2). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Wednesday, January 22nd Life Teen (High School) 5:30-7:00 pm

Edge (7th & 8th Grades) 7:05-8:30 pm Ac vity Center Edge (6th Grade) 7:05-8:30 pm Room 8

Pat Cook’s Daytime Class Pat Cook’s day me (sorry for the previous confusion!)classes will resume on Wednesday, January 29th, at 9:00-11:00 am. Mrs. Cook will discuss “Gospel of Ma hew”. Please call Kris n at 284-9983 to reserve your spot!

Your Parish School Since 1993

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL

1610 Blanding Boulevard, Middleburg, FL 32068 904-282-0504 www.annunciationcatholic.org

OPEN HOUSE + STEM PROGRAM SUNDAY, JANUARY 26

12:30 pm-2:30 pm

Tours and Shadow Days Available

Pre-K to Grade 8 Curriculum Includes

Art Computers

Media Music

PE Spanish

And Religion

Every Day We are now a University of Notre Dame STEM Program School, Clay County’s

only school with this distinction. Science ~ Technology ~ Engineering ~ Math

Tour our new Gymnasium!

Please explore the

Step Up for Students Scholarship Program which makes a Catholic elementary

education affordable for our families, up to $6,815 in scholarship money, per child

www.stepupforstudents.org At Annunciation Catholic School, your parish

school, it is our goal to make a Catholic education available to every parishioner.

*25+ Clubs and Sports *Safe, Secure Campus *State Certified Teachers *Open Houses:

Sunday, January 27, 12:30—2:30 pm;

Wednesday, January 30, 9:00 am- 1:00 pm

*$100

Registration Discount for current Prep Families or

NEW Families from Sacred Heart

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Saturday, May 30th, at 10:00 am

The Sacrament of First Eucharist will be celebrated on Saturday, May 2nd , 10:00 am

Mulch to You Scouts, BSA Troop 309 16th Annual Mulch Sale

All Delivered Right to You 2 CuFt. Bags of Red Mulch $3.50/per bag 2 CuFt. Bags of Cypress Mulch $3.25/per bag Deliveries will be made Saturday, February 29th ; We must receive your order by Friday, February 21st: To order make check payable to BSA Troop 309

Scouts, BSA Troop 309, 2032 Belle Grove Trace Fleming Island, FL 32003

Any Ques ons or to place order contact Ed Tucker 904-219-4713 or Michelle Serra 904-563-4995 or email: Troop309MulchSale@gmail.com

Respect Life - Mass for Life As part of the Respect Life Events being held this month, St. Catherine's Parish (1649 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park) is having a Mass for Life on Wednesday, January 22nd , at 7 pm. This event is an opportunity for Catholics to come to-gether and pray for an end to abor on and for all life, from concep on to natural death, to be protected and respected. Ques ons? Call Deacon Larry 904-571-9606.

In Our Parish...

BULLETIN DEADLINE The deadline for the bulle n ar cle is noon on Mondays. Holiday weeks may have earlier deadlines. Ar cles for the bulle n may be emailed to bulletin@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

RESPECT LIFE Upcoming Events: January 22 47th Anniversary of Roe v Wade January 22, Noon—1:00 Stand for Life at the Jack-

sonville Federal Courthouse (300 N Hogan St, Jack-sonville) For more info. 904-318-3517. Mass prior at Basilica of Immaculate Concep on

January 22, 7:00 pm Mass for Life—Join the St. Cath-erine community at 1649 Kingsley Ave, Orange Park.

January 24, Na on March for Life DC—please pray for the 300+ pilgrims traveling from our diocese! Watch live coverage on EWTN

Hugs for the Homeless Next week a er each Mass, the Council of Catholic Women will be collec ng funds for ‘Hugs for the Home-less’. ‘Hugs for the Homeless’ is a Florida Council of Catholic Women program where funds are collected statewide and distributed among the 7 Dioceses in the State. Each Diocese in turn divides their share evenly among their Deaneries, which Deanery decides what organiza on will receive the funds. The Homeless are those living in shelters; living in their cars; Vets who have nowhere to stay; teenagers who have nowhere to go but seek shelter off the streets. These are people of all ages and backgrounds who have lost jobs, homes, HOPE, no families and nowhere to go and sadly, No Future. Last year our Deanery, St. Augus ne, gave funds to a place called ‘Port in the Storm’ in St. Augus ne, which is a ‘port in the storm of life for youth who have fallen through the cracks’. Homelessness Robs Kids of their Hope and Their Future. Thank you for help by suppor ng this collec on to

help the Homeless.

SAVE THE DATE! PARISH APPRECIATION DANCE

Friday, February 7, 2020 Live band “Top Shelf”

Food trucks Age 21 and up - BYOB -feel free to bring your own snacks. Tickets available a er Mass on January 24, 25, 26, and February 1, 2 or in the Parish Office.

*Because there is a limited number of ckets available, we ask that you be respec ul of other parishioners and

take only 4 ckets at this me.

Respect Life Collec on—January 18th - 19th

Help turn the crisis of unplanned pregnancy into life-saving caring and support by par cipa ng in the 2020 Respect Life Collec on. Proceeds directly benefit our parish Respect Life Ministry, 24 Pregnancy Resource Centers, and 4 Maternity Homes, and the Diocesan Office of Human Life and Dignity. To donate, use the pink envelopes in your packet or use the envelope found in the pews. Your support saves lives.

UNEMPLOYED? UNDEREMPLOYED?

JUST NEED A CAREER CHANGE? A 9-week, scripturally-based, workshop begins January 20th, on Mondays, 6-8 pm. Call Chuck Petruska @904-699-7034, or email . . for details.

This is a Free Workshop.

Marriage Prepara on Marriage Prepara on: To schedule a wedding, an engaged couple must meet with their parish priest or dea-con at least eight months before their proposed wedding date. Prepara on for the sacrament in-cludes a ending a diocesan program such as En-gaged Encounter or Pre Cana. Also, couples of child-bearing age will need to take a full course of Natu-ral Family Planning. Pre-registra on for each of these programs is mandatory. The next Engaged Encounter program will be February 7th - 9th at Marywood Retreat Center. The next Pre Cana program will e February 29th in Jacksonville. For more informa on about the dioce-san requirements or to register for any of the dioce-san programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619.

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Through your bap sm you are God’s servant and a light to others. With whom will you share your light? Consider a vo-ca on to the priesthood. (Isaiah 49:3, 5-6).

If you have a ques on about a voca on to the priesthood or religious life, contact the Voca on office, at (904) 262-3200 ext. 101, or email vocations@dosafl.com

Pray For

Vocations

PARISH WEBSITE Be in the know… check out our website at www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org Contact Parish Office at 284-3811 or email bulle n@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

if you have something for the website.

Around the Diocese...

Healing the Pain of Abor on A Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreat is a beau ful op-

portunity for any man or woman who has struggled with

the emo onal and spiritual pain of abor on. Come and

experience the mercy and compassion of God who is

close to the broken-hearted March 13th-15th. Call 904-

221-3232 or email rachelsvineyardjax@yahoo.com. All

calls & inquiries are very confiden al. Come and be re-

stored!

NEWS FROM BISHOP JOHN S. SNYDER HIGH SCHOOL Would you like to learn more about the benefits of a Catholic educa on for your high school student?

A end Bishop John Snyder's Open House on Saturday, January 25th from 12 pm - 2 pm on our campus at 5001 Samaritan Way, Jacksonville 32210.

Meet our Principal, Deacon David Yazdiya, administra-tors, faculty, coaches and students to see why Snyder is a great choice for your family. Bishop John Snyder High School is currently accep ng applica ons for new students entering grades 9-11. In-coming freshmen must take the High School Placement Test (HSPT) which is being offered at 8:30 a.m. on Janu-ary 25th. To learn more about Open House, the HSPT, and applying to Snyder, contact Shelley Gudzak at 904-908-8978.

OBERAMMERGAU 2020 Join Fr. Robert Trujillo for a 9-day summer pilgrimage to Austria that will feature The Passion Play in Oberam-mergau, Germany in July 2020. For more informa on, please contact Audrey Hulen at (386)607-8550.

PRAYER LIST

Please pray for… Millie Aybar, Elaine Langford, Gerald Langfore, Paulette Robert, William Scott, Gloria Shipley, John Steinberg, Jose Asencio, Debbie Macklin, Kirk Nicholson III, Elizabeth Otto, Ann Pasiecznik, Charley Strayer,

Nick Cramer, Jody Diller, Donna Hall, Jan Hammerschmidt, JoAnn Harrington, Ansley Luther, Bee Mauigoa, Karen McCallan, Victoria Morris, Karen Morris, Debbie Morris, Teresa Pelarek, Levi Shepherd, Rita Williams, Bonnie Willis, Keith Willis, our homebound parishioners and our prayer blanket recipients.

Thank you to all who have been recycling alumi-num cans. This is now a project of Boy Scout Troop 309, who will be using the profit to fund Scout pro-jects and ac vi es. Please no n cans, boxes or plas c bo les!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6, or any of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Sunday: Is 8:23 — 9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 [12-17]

Monday, January 20th , 8:00 am – In memory of Harold Arrowsmith requested by Donna Arrowsmith and Sons.

Tuesday, January 21st, 8:00 am - In memory of Ed Big-gins requested by his wife, Sue.

Wednesday, January 22nd, 8:00 am - In memory of Ann Kojola requested by Susan Mitchell.

Thursday, January 23rd , 8:00 am - In memory of Ken Neuhaus requested by the Phelps Family.

Friday, January 24th, 8:00 am - In memory of Jason Mendeola requested by Arlene Manalo.

Saturday, January 25th, 5:30 pm - In memory of Marge Merri requested by Mary Jacoboski.

Sunday, January 26th, 8:00 am - In memory of Pat Oliverio requested by Jay and Thresa Oliverio.

Sunday, January 26th, 10:30 am - For all in our parish and community who are in need of healing, physical or spiritual.

Sunday, January 26th , 5:30 pm - For the Parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish.

SULLIVAN HALL All events held at Sullivan Hall are scheduled through Sullivan Hall director, Arlene Manalo. For prices, availability and more informa on, call Arlene at 284-3811 or email sullivanhall@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/shsullivanhall

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The glory of the L shows through Israel, a light to all na ons, that salva on may reach to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 49:3, 5-6). Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will (Psalm 40). Second Reading — All those who call upon the name of the Lord are called to be holy (1 Corinthians 1:1-3). Gospel — John the Bap st tes fies: The one who comes a er me, on whom the Spirit comes down and remains, is the Son of God (John 1:29-34).

Please call the Parish Office to have names included on our list. Names will be print-ed in the bulletin for four weeks before being removed or unless re-added by request. Thank you for helping us keep our list current.