Masses

Saturday Afternoon – 4:30 pm • Sunday Morning – 8:00 am and 10:00 am

Tuesday Evening - 7:00 pm • Wednesday Morning - 7:45 am • Thursday Morning - 7:00 am

The Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday – 3:30 to 4:00 pm or By Appointment

Third Sunday of Easter • April 26, 2020

Parish Office Pastor: Father Ricardo Martin

2201 Northwestern Avenue, 53404 Phone: 634-5526 FAX: 634-5767

Hours: Closed on Monday Tuesday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

E:Mail: shracine@archmil.org

Website: www.sacredheartracine.com

Baptisms May be done on any weekend of the month. Please make arrangements through the par-ish office. (Guidelines available from the parish office)

Weddings Please call the parish priest at least six months in advance to make arrangements. (Guidelines available from the parish of-fice)

Parish Registration Contact the parish office: 634-5526

Parish Social Media Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacred-Heart-Parish-Racine/322661864445371

Twitter: @Sacred_HeartRac

Instagram: https://instagram.com/sacred_heart_racine/

John Paul II Academy A Siena Catholic School Principal: Gloria Schumacher

2023 Northwestern Ave, 53404 637-2012

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THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Saturday, April 25, 2020 10:00 AM Special Intention/Chiapete Family Sunday, April 26, 2020 10:00 AM Living and Deceased of Sacred Heart Monday, April 27, 2020 10:00 AM Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:00 AM † Marvin Torgerson/Family Wednesday, April 29, 2020 10:00 AM † Frank Rallo/Marion Rallo Thursday, April 30, 2020 10:00 AM † Sophia Wermter/Family Friday, May 1, 2020 10:00 AM † Costabile, Smiley and Horvath Families/

Family

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Saturday, May 2, 2020 10:00 AM † Kathleen Shimanski/Susan Shimanski Sunday, May 3, 2020 10:00 AM Living and Deceased of Sacred Heart

Readings for the week of April 26, 2020

Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-

10, 11 [11a]/1 Pt 1:17-21/Lk 24:13-35

Monday: Acts 6:8-15/Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30

[1ab]/Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday: Acts 7:51—8:1a/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b

and 8a, 17 and 21ab [6a]/Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8/Ps 66: 1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a [1]/

Jn 6:35-40

Thursday: Acts 8:26-40/Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 [1]/

Jn 6:44-51

Friday: Acts 9:1-20/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/

Jn 6:52-59

St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26—2:3 or Col

3:14-15, 17, 23-24/Ps

90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14 and

16 [cf.17b]/Mt 13:54-58

Saturday: Acts 9:31-42/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-

17 [12]/Jn 6:60-69

Next Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6

[1]/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10 Holy Father’s Intention for the Month of May: For Deacons

That deacons, faithful in their service to the Word and the

poor, may be an invigoration symbol for the entire Church.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church — Racine

Livestreaming Weekday Mass

Everyday at 10:00am on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartracine

“Chat with Fr. Ricardo”

Everyday at 6:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartracine

Electronic Giving Nikki Checked 9 You can now make your contributions electronically. Con-

tributions can be set up on a monthly, biweekly or weekly

schedule that works with your family budget. To set up

electronic giving go to:

https://app.clovergive.com/app/giving/

clodo-sacredheartcongregation

Important:

Please keep your username and password for the next

time you need to log into the website.

If you have questions, call Jeff Piper at the Parish office 262

-634-5526 or email das@shracine.org.

Human Concerns Commission SVdP Food Pantry Statistics for March, 2020

OPEN: 8 DAYS of 13

(Closed because of COVD-19 as we needed to prepare for

reopening using a different procedure and with fewer vol-

unteers.)

Served: 128 Clients

Total in Household: 339

Children:122

210 Bags Distributed, Weighing 3,808 Lbs

Please be advised that due to health concerns, the pantry

cannot accept food products, or any other items, until fur-

ther notice.

We can, however, accept monetary donations mailed to:

926 LaSalle St. Racine, 53404 and addressed to SVdP Food

Pantry. This money will help defray the cost of eggs, mar-

garine, cheese, milk and toilet paper, products we regularly

distribute to our clients.

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Third Sunday of Easter

Question: As the godfather for my niece, what must I do as she grows

up? Are there specific responsibilities I have?

Answer:

The biggest responsibility you have as a godparent is to set

a good example of practicing faith. Receiving the sacra-

ments and taking an active part in your parish teaches by

deed and shows your godchild how to live a life of faith.

Next to the child’s parents, your role can be one of great

influence in her religious formation and education.

What else can you do? A special remembrance on the day

the child was baptized can highlight its importance. As the

child grows older, discussions about God, Jesus, matters of

faith, and the parish provide opportunities to share your

own beliefs and practices. Celebrate first Penance, first

Communion, and Confirmation as key moments in your

godchild’s faith journey. Parents and godparents share in

this responsibility in a unique and special way. Your obliga-

tions do not end with the ceremony of Baptism, but are just

the beginning.

©LPi

Guardian Angel Dear Angel at my side, my good and loyal friend, you have

been with me since the moment I was born. You are my

own personal guardian, given me by God as my guide and

protector, and you will stay with me till I die. He who cre-

ated you and me gave me to you as your particular charge.

You assisted in great joy at my baptism, when I became

part of the Mystical Body of Christ, and was made a mem-

ber of the household of God and an heir of heaven. You

saw the dangers that beset my path, and, if I sinned, it was

in spite of you. You envied me when Christ came to me in

Holy Communion. Even though you probably were there

among the angels that adored Him the night that He was

born, you have not been able to receive Him as I can. O,

help me to appreciate these gifts! Help me to realize, as you

do, with every fiber of my being, that to serve Christ is to

be a King! Help me steadfastly to avoid evil and do good

and always guard my soul from sin. Protect me as well

from physical evils as I go about my daily work. You will

be with me all my life, and at the hour of my death. Help

me to face death bravely, patiently, with great love of God,

knowing that it is only through death that I can come to

Him in heaven! Then, come with me to my Judge, and

when the hour of my salvation comes, take me home to my

Father, God. Amen.

April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter

What does it take for our eyes to be opened? Every day, a

man laboriously walks down Main Street of town. With

great difficulty but graceful determination, he places one

foot in front of the other, uses a crudely made staff for sup-

port, and walks. His pace is slow, but he walks. What does

he hope to see? Where does he want to go? What does he

find? We all walk through life. The type of “walking” life

requires is not always physical but is most assuredly emo-

tional and spiritual. We walk, we look, we encounter, and

we seek. How we do these things and what we actually find

is determined by what we carry and what we allow our-

selves to discover along the way.

If walking is too challenging for us, we may choose to iso-

late and stay alone. If we are afraid to walk, we may be-

come overly dependent on others providing for us and

abandon the journey. We can walk and pay attention only to

what is in front of our feet and never notice the immensity

of what is happening around us. The road is never the same

twice. The journey is always different. What kinds of things

do you notice as you walk through life? It seems that the

disciples of the Road to Emmaus missed a lot at first. We

do as well.

We are called to walk with purpose, to listen, and to notice

things that may not at first be apparent. We have to allow

the One who has a special claim on our soul to enlighten,

instruct, and inspire us. The incarnate mystery of God is

pulsating in and through all of creation, where the presence

of the Word who became flesh can be discovered. He has

been with us all along. How could we have missed Him?

Our journey brings us back to the breaking of the bread, and

something begins to stir within us. We begin to understand,

and things look differently. Bread, body, wine, and blood

bring us to see that everyone and everything is a

“Eucharistic” encounter. We become what we eat and we

see what we eat. We continue to walk. Our eyes are now

opened, and we recognize Him. Our hearts burn. Stay with

us. Please stay with us.

©LPi