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 second reading reminds us that the sacrifice of Christ frees us from sin and makes us a royal  na on of priests in the service of God.  How am I using my gi s to serve God and others?  Your Gi s to God and Parish ‐ November 11th Sacrificial Giving:  $  10,561.73 Building Fund:   $    5,671.00 Not in envelopes:  $    5,186.37  Children’s Sharing Treasure:  $ 36.26 

Our Lord Jesus Christ the King November 25, 2018

Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead

and ruler of the kings of the earth. — Revelation 1:5

Advent Little Blue Books The Little Blue Prayer books are available in the narthex of the church this weekend. Take home a copy and use as your prayer companion during Advent.  

               Four weeks, six minutes a day,                can you find the time to pray?  

ANGEL GIVING TREE The Angel Giving Tree is in place in the narthex of the church  Please choose a tag to help someone this Christmas Season. Choose your tag from the tree and tear off the bottom adding your phone number and placing it in the box ad‐joining the tree. Please return wrapped gifts with the Angel tag attached by Sunday, December 16th.              Thank you in advance for your generosity. 

FORMED Prepare the Way: An Advent Journey Join our parish family for a stunning video series this Ad-vent! Prepare the Way focuses on God’s plan of salva on and answers the ques on: who was Jesus and why did he come to save us? These are sessions taken from the  Symbolon series. Invite your family or friends this Advent to watch an episode a week as a way to prepare for the Coming of Our Lord.   Week I: The Story of Salva on    Week II: Who is Jesus?   Week III: The Paschal Mystery     Week IV: The Last Things  To access Symbolon, select “Study”, then choose “Faith Forma on”. Symbolon is the middle  le.  Still haven’t signed up for FORMED?  To Register! 1. Go to www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.formed.org 2. Click “Register” and enter your name, email address, and desired password 3. You’re all ready to access the inspiring and engaging content on FORMED!

RETIREMENT FUND for RELIGIOUS December 8th‐ 9th

Thank you for your support of this important Collec on.  Last year the Diocese of St. Augus ne contributed over $134,168 to the Fund.       The Appeal is now in its 31st year, and with your help, will con nue to generate a posi ve response from the laity.  The annual Collec on provides vital support for the day-to-day care of over 31,000 senior religious.  For genera ons the care of elderly members has been  carried out by religious who receive s pends. Today, however, the elderly religious far  outnumber those religious who s ll earn a  s pend.  The total cost of care for senior  religious has exceeded $1 billion annually for the last three years. 

J.P. Hall Children’s Charity Dinner  A Big thank you goes out to 20 members of our Youth Ministry Program who served at the J.P. Hall Children’s Charity Dinner and Auc on, held at Saint John’s River State College Thrasher Horne Center on Friday,             November 9th.   Marisa Araujo-Tee, Isabella Belleza, Trenton Bretz, Belin-da Breval, Kelsey Cooper, Reilly Cooper, Gre a David, Gabbie Delegado, Ainsley Elgin, Cameron Gonzales, Dan-iel Horrell, Lizzy Horrell, Maria Horrell,  Andrew Mo l, Rafael Naar, A.J. Olivolo, Katherine Renda, Kyle Shannon, Abby Streeter, Emily Su on, and thank you also to Mr. Michael Cruz who served as a chaperone.  We would like to give very special thanks to Mrs.Thresa Oliverio for giving us the opportunity to serve.          Many Blessings, Janice Schubert, Youth Director  

Classes resume Wednesday November 28th.

Pageant is Friday, December 14th at 7:00 pm

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS

Education News...

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Youth Ministry Corner

YOUTH LIFE NIGHT Wednesday, November 28th

Life Teen (High School) 5:30-7:00 pm Edge (6-8th) 7:05-8:30 pm

SHEEP (Sacred Heart Early Education Program) will resume Monday, November 26th, at 9:15 am in the Activity Center.

BULLETIN DEADLINES Bulle n                        Deadline  

December 9th due December 3rd

December 16th due December 10th

December 23rd due December 10th

   (same as December 16th bulle n) 

December 30th due December 17th

January 6th due December 17th

(same as December 30th) 

Ar cles for the bulle n are due by noon and may be emailed to   bulle n@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org

Bible Study will be held on  Wednesday, November 28th, at 10:00 am in Bldg. C. It is held every other Wednesday.  

In Our Parish...

Advent Lessons and Carols                          On Sunday, December 2nd @ 6:30 pm,  an                             Advent Lessons and Carols Ser-vice, put on by the Robert E. Webber Ins tute for Worship Studies, will take place at Grace Anglican Church - 5804 Hwy. 17 in Fleming Island.  You can look forward to an evening of excellent music and readings that will help prepare you for the season of Advent and Christ's coming.  There is no cost or  ck-ets needed to a end.  There will be a freewill offer-ing taken that night to benefit Waste Not Want Not.  You might even see some familiar faces par ci-pa ng.  Free childcare will be provided during the service.  

Christmas Choir Come sing with us for Christmas Eve!

We are looking for addi onal singer for our Lessons and Carols Service and Christmas Eve 11 pm Mass. 

We are in need of more male voices, but welcome all singers, age 13 and up. Please consider this exci ng and  joy-ous opportunity.  We will be prac cing 

in the church on Wednesday, December 5th , 12th, and 19th from 7‐8:30 pm.        For more informa on, please contact Karen O o at  904-553-3178 or karenanno o@hotmail.com.  

This experience will definitely put you

PARISHIONER SENIOR LUNCH              Our joint November/December Senior Lunch will once again feature music by the Recycles  Orchestra.  Join us Wednesday, December 5th, at 11:30 am, in Sullivan Hall for this special event!     The Senior Luncheon is open to all registered Seniors of Sacred Heart Church to encourage fel-lowship and camaraderie while enjoying a lunch.  RSVP to the Parish Office,  284-3811, by Friday, November 30th.    No walk‐ins will be accepted!

AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS Congratula ons to the following American Heritage Girls Na onal Honor Troop FL5312 members for receiv-ing The President's Volunteer Service Award signed by President Donald Trump.  Sophie Abt, age 11, completed 80.74 service hours last year and earned The President’s Silver Award. Zoie Abt, age 10, completed 50.91 service hours last year and earned The President’s Silver Award. Cecilia Cramer, age 6, completed 36.25 service hours last year and earned The President’s Bronze Award. Sarah Moody, age 10, completed 28.5 service hours last year and earned The President’s Bronze Award.  The President’s Volunteer Service Award is the premier volunteer awards program, encouraging ci zens to live a life of service through presiden al gra tude and na on-al recogni on. This award was put in place to honor Americans that use their  me, energy, talents and com-passion for others to make a difference in the world through volunteering and celebrates the impact we can all make in be ering our communi es and our world.                                   

                FAITH*SERVICE*FUN  

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrated on Saturday, Decem‐ber 8th at 6:00 pm, at the Sacred Heart Church Green Cove Springs loca on.  A er Mass is celebrated there will be a presenta on of the story of Juan Diego and the Virgin.  A recep on dinner, with 

music and entertainment, and a raffle will complete the evening.  All are welcome! For more infor-ma on contact Sandra Cur s at 284-9983.  Also, there will be a Mass for Our Lady of Guada‐lupe on Tuesday, December 11th, (in Spanish)  

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. Prep-ara on for the sacrament includes a ending a diocesan program such as Engaged En‐counter or Pre Cana.  Also, couples of child-bearing age will need to take a full course of Natural Family Planning. Pre-registra on for each of these pro-grams is mandatory.           The next Engaged Encounter program will be  February 8th‐10th at Marywood Retreat Cen-ter. The next Pre Cana program will be December 8th in Jacksonville.   For more informa on about the diocesan requirements or to register for any of the diocesan programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619.  

Our Lord Jesus Christ the King “My kingdom is not from this world.”  Are you being called to proclaim the  glorious reign of Christ the King as a priest?  

 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  Con-tact Parish Office at 284-3811 or email   bulle n@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org   

if you have something for the website.   

Around the Diocese...

CHRIST IS KING   On the final Sunday of the liturgical year we cele-brate the feast of Christ the King. It’s easy to understand today’s scriptures as events that happened long ago and far away, or predic ons that will come true somewhere, some day. But they invite us to claim Christ as our King here and now. Jesus’ words to Pilate in the Gospel re-mind us that his kingdom transcends  me and place. And the prophecies from Daniel and Revela on give us rea-son to be faithful to Christ our King right here and right now.   By concluding the year with this feast we are pro-claiming our faith that Jesus Christ is the one and only King over all seasons, all peoples, and all of crea on. No ma er what na on we belong to or what language we speak, he “has made us into a kingdom” (Revela on 1:6)—one people united in love and peace for all eternity.  Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

ST. JOSEPH RENEWAL CENTER The mission of St. Joseph Renewal Center is to extend an invita on to dwell in the house of the Lord through pray-er, reflec on and renewal in order to deepen a lived Catholic spirituality in daily life.      St. Joseph Renewal Center is located in Old Town of the na on’s oldest city across from the Sisters of St, Jo-seph Motherhouse. The Villa Flora and Brown Hall that compromise the Renewal Center are more that mere buildings and property.  Both buildings hold a special place in the history of St. Augus ne as well as the Sisters of St. Joseph.      For more informa on, visit the website at www.ssjfl.org.  

MEN’S ALPHA org Breakfast,  Saturday, December 1st, at 8:00 am, Ac vity Center RSVP: joeslonghorns@icloud.com or 719-460-0887

PRAYER LIST Please call the Parish Office to have names included on our list.  Names will be printed in the bulle n for four weeks before being removed or unless re-added by    request.  Thank you for helping us keep our list    current.   Please pray for… Marsha Ennis, Thomas Fanning, James Macklin, Karen McCallan, Elizabeth Otto, Gregorio Rosario, Rita Trzaska  Leo Bergin, Ansley Luther, Alice Smith, John (Smitty) Smith, Rita Williams,   Tabitha Perry, Levi Shepherd, Charley Strayer, Patty           Trahan  Carol Strayer, our prayer  blanket recipients and our homebound parishioners. 

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:  Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6;    Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday:  Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday:  Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-  19 Thursday:  Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-

5;  Lk 21:20-28 Friday:  Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Saturday:  Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday:  Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14;            1 Thes 3:12 — 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 

Monday, November 26th, 8:00 am – For our homebound parishioners, those in the hospital and those in care  facili es. Tuesday, November 27th, 8:00 am ‐ In memory of Carrol King requested by his wife, Pat King. Wednesday, November 28th, 8:00 am ‐ For all in our par-ish and community who are in need of healing, physical or spiritual. Thursday, November 29th, 8:00 am - In memory of Cindy Bonk requested by Sacred Heart Outreach Ministry. Friday, November 30th, 8:00 am - In memory of Frank and Victoria Botz requested by Carol Wilson.  Saturday, December 1st, 5:30 pm - In memory of Mary Elizabeth Con  requested by the French Family. Sunday, December 22nd, 8:00 am - For Bonita Phillips on her Gradua on requested by Mom, Didia and Family. Sunday, December 22nd, 10:30 am ‐ In memory of Caro-line Guerdan requested by Jack and Mary Bullington. Sunday, December 22nd, 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 — One like a Son of man received do-minion, glory, and kingship (Daniel 7:13-14). Psalm — The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty  (Psalm 93). Second Reading — Jesus Christ is the faithful wit-ness, the firstborn of the dead (Revela on 1:5-8). Gospel — For this I came into the world, to tes fy to the truth (John 18:33b-37). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.