Parish Staff and Contact Information

Parish Phone Number 617-567-5776 Parish Email: sacredhearteb@gmail.com Parish Website: www.sacredhearteb.org

Administrator: Fr. Paolo Cumin, F.S.C.B. Parish Secretary: Lisa Heidkamp & Fr. Michele Benetti, F.S.C.B. Marcia Petrosino Fr. Luca Brancolini, F.S.C.B. Music Director: Annetta Whetham Vietnamese Community: Rev. Joseph Tung Tuan Nguyen Religious Ed.: Sharon Rozzi—617-567-6509 Principal E.Boston Central Catholic School: Office Hours: Mon-Wed- Fri: 9am-3pm Robert Casaletto: 617-567-7456 Tue & Thur: 9am-1:30pm

SACRED HEART PARISH

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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Mass Intentions for the Week Monday, September 28 8:00am Ryan Miranda Tuesday, September 29 8:00am Barbara Harrison-Living Intention Wednesday, September 30 8:00a.m. William R. Minichello Thursday, October 1 8:00am Ricky Faretra Friday, October 2—The Holy Guardian Angels 8:00am Joanne Othmer Saturday, October 3 8:00am Fr. Francis de Sales Paolo,OFM; Mr. & Mrs. Ngan Thaun; Mr. & Mrs. Tran Tu Thanh; Giuseppe Raffa; Domenico Feudo; John & Celeste Ribeiro; Frederick & Regina Targee; John Campagna; Maxine Teixeira 4:00pm Diane Maramaldi Sunday, October 4 8:30am Fr. Dennis Dever 10:00am San Rocco Society The Second Collection this weekend is for the Pilot. 2nd Collection next weekend is our Monthly Collection.

Sacred Heart Sacrament Info Sacrament of Confession

Saturday: 8:30am and 3:00pm-3:50pm Also feel free to speak with a priest by request or appointment

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptisms are scheduled on the 2nd or 3rd Sundays of the month at 11:00am.

Call the parish office to arrange for baptism. Sacrament of Marriage To all those getting married, Congratulations! Please contact the parish as soon as you are engaged to schedule a wedding at the parish. Contact us at least 6 months before the desired date. For all those who live in the parish and who are getting married out-side the parish, please contact us for marriage prepa-ration. Sacrament of Confirmation (adults) Please contact Fr. Paolo at p.cumin@sancarlo.org or call the parish office.

Prayers for those who are ill We are updating our list of parishioners who are in need of spiritual support. If you know of someone who is sick and needs prayers, please call the office and we will add that persons name to the list. Please pray for: Tony Terizzi, Paul Corcoran.

PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL

Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spir-its who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

THE SANCTUARY LAMP Will burn in memory of Pedro Menino DaCosta from October 3rd—October 9th, 2020

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Parish Offertory Collection Week of September 20, 2020

Last weekend collection: $ 2,365.00 Second Collection $ 740.00 Online Donations Our weekly goal is $ 5,200.00 We were $2,095.00 short of our weekly goal. Thank you for supporting Sacred Heart Parish.

SCHEDULE OF THE MASSES Daily: Monday through Friday– 8:00 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.—Vietnamese

PLEASE NOTE Thanks' to all who are sending weekly contri-butions by mail, or online through our web-site, or dropping it off at the rectory. We are in need of your help now more than ever! But I know that through your generosity we can make it!

HOLY HOUR Every Thursday From 5:30pm-6:30pm Come spend some time with God!

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Church Cleaning We will be cleaning the church after morning mass on Monday. We are looking for volunteers. Please see Fr. Paolo after Mass or call the office at 617-567-5776

ARE YOU SOMEONE OR DO YOU K N O W S O M E O N E W H O … • Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic? • Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not cele-brated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucha-rist?

We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. You are wel-come to participate in the process with your ques-tions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting.

Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sac-raments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season. The session will be held every two weeks and will begin in the second half of October. For information please contact Fr. Paolo at the parish office or at p.cumin@sancarlo.org.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS FOR THE FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS October 4th is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. In honor of St. Francis, we will have a blessing for all animals in the church parking lot on Sunday, October 4th at 11:00am. Then we will gather in the Bremen Street Dog Park at 12:00 noon to bless dogs and animals of joggers and passersby.

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

I have really enjoyed spending time with you at the recent “Meet and Greet” events the last two weekends. I

have enjoyed seeing so many people chatting and socializing after mass and having the opportunity to get to

know at least some of you more directly. It was also the opportunity for me to share with you my experience

of this first month and a half at Sacred Heart. Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves in a more relaxed and

informal setting. We are a community of believers that gathers around the altar, we worship together but we

also enjoy each other’s company Christ outside the church building.

The readings of this 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time actually invite us to reflect on what it means for us to be

called to be part of God’s family and brothers and sisters and what implications this calling has for us.

In the Gospel, Jesus tells a parable to remind us that we shouldn’t judge others. We can’t judge others based

on their moral behavior, God is the only just and merciful judge. Moreover, God wants everybody to be saved

and become part of His family.

I also like the second reading, in which Paul draws the logical conclusions from Jesus words and says: “(be)

of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing.” To be brothers and sisters of Christ

and members of God’s family means to be united in love for each other, to be attentive of each other’s needs.

Paul actually keeps going, pushing the envelope of our being comfortable: “Do nothing out of selfishness or

out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his

own interests, but also for those of others”. Casting away selfishness and pride and humbly looking at others

and regard them as “more important than us”: this is what it means to be a Christian, a disciple of Christ.

When I look at another person, especially people I know well and are part of my life, what do I really see? Do

I judge them or do I consider them first of all as my brother and sister in Christ? Do I consider them better and

more important than myself? Do I look for their interests or just for mine?

God bless,

Fr. Paolo Cumin FSCB

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Archdiocesan Guidelines for Parish Reopening

If you can bring your own bottle of hand sanitizer to the church, you should. Otherwise, sanitizer will be provided by the parish and positioned at the entry to the church. All parishioners need to wear masks, except for the following:

Children under the age of two should not wear masks. Parents should judge for children between the ages of two and five whether they should wear a mask. All people who claim an exemption because of health can forego wearing a mask. They do not have

to provide documentation. The priest and others with him in the sanctuary do not need to wear masks in the sanctuary as long as

strict socially distancing is maintained. They do have to wear masks when assisting with the distribu-tion of Holy Communion.

DURING MASS There will be no processions at the Masses, including no offertory processions. There should be no altar servers Choirs will not be allowed (Cantor, instrumentalist is allowed) There should be no holding of hands during the Our Father. There should be no invitation to participate in a sign of peace

FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOLY COMMUNION There will be one or two communion stations, depending on the size of the Church It should be announced that parishioners may well decide not to receive Holy Communion if they feel

the risk is too high, and that decision will be honored and respected. There will be no distribution of the Precious Blood The communicants and the priest will wear masks. Neither the priest nor the communicants should wear gloves during the distribution of Holy Communion. Congregants who are not coming forward to receive Hoy Communion or a blessing should still get out

of their pews at the beginning, so that no one will have to climb over anyone else. The priest will have a table next to him with hand sanitizer. The priest will hold the consecrated host over the communicants’ outstretched hands without touching

their hands. Communicants will receive the consecrated host in their hands, step to the side, lower their mask,

consume the host, replace their mask, and return to their pew. There will be NO distribution of Holy Communion on the tongue and with respect to social

distancing, kneeling for Communion is not permitted. In the case on unintentional contact, the priest will sanitize his own hands immediately. If the priest himself is a member of a vulnerable population, a deacon or a trained lay minister should

distribute communion. The people should return to their pews by a different route, to avoid contact with approaching people. There will be tape on the floor to show where to stand as a communicant approaches to receive

communion. There will also be tape on the floor to show where to stand to de-mask and consume the host and arrows showing how to return to the pews.

There should be a couple of minutes after Communion for silent prayer, before the final prayer and dismissal.

If a Parish cannot offer Mass safely, following these guidelines and all of the checkboxes on the State document, they should not offer Mass.

The Vicars Forane will have regular conversations with the Pastors and will report regularly to the Vicar General with regard to compliance.

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Sacred Heart Outreach to Needy

Members of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul (or "Vincentians" ) are men and women of all ages, who strive to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to individuals in need. It is this personalized in-volvement that makes the work of the Society unique. Have you considered answering the call to "help the poor find forgiveness and healing in their life" by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? Learn more about the St. Vincent de Paul Sacred Heart Conference by emailing us at: svdpsacredhearteb@gmail.com or calling 617-406-9103. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international or-ganization dedicated to the poor and disadvantaged by providing individual material assistance on a temporary basis. All inquiries with St. Vincent de Paul Society Conference at Sacred Heart are held in the strictest confidence. ˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷˷

East Boston Resources

Dear Parishioners,

In these troubling times dealing with this pandemic, we all can use a little help some-times. There is a community service website –EastBostonResources.com– that we would like to make everyone aware of. This website gives addresses and phone numbers to multi-ple agencies that are around to help you or to someone you know. If you don’t have ac-cess to a computer, please call the office at 617-567-5776 and we will try to connect you to the office you need.

Stay healthy and safe!

COMMUNITY NEWS We welcome baby’s: Ariana Riera, Destiny Elliott who were Baptized on September 19th. Caleb & Amelia Arauz, who were Baptized on Sunday, September 20th. Congratulations! Please pray for the soul of Maria Contrada who had a funeral mass last week. Thanks to all who have helped in the “Meet and Greet” events over the past few weeks. Thanks for planning, organizing, setting up the table and refreshments, clean-ing up and storing everything. Thank you for everything you have done to make it !

Religious Education Registration Reminder

CCD begins remotely

in November! Registration for the Holy Family's Religious Edu-cation Program at Sacred Heart Parish is going on now. Due to the Coronavirus, this year classes will start in November remotely to the Sacra-mental Grades only. We will reassess the situation as it progresses to decide whether in-person classes would be possi-ble later in the school year. Registration forms may be found on the table at the entrance to the church. Please note that both our First Holy Communion and Confirmation Prepara-tion are two-year programs. Catholic School chil-dren in grades 2, 9, & 10 must also register with the Holy Family Center for the reception of their Sac-raments. For more information, please call the Reli-gious Education Office@ 617-567-6509.

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