Parish Information Phone: (918) 224-0944 Fax: (918) 512-6830 Rectory: (918) 512-6880 Web: www.sacredheartsapulpa.com Email: sacredheart@tulsacoxmail.com

Pastor: Fr. Louis Obirieze Fr.louis.obirieze@dioceseoftulsa.org Deacon: Mark Pittman (918)519-7929

Dcn.mark.pittman@dioceseoftulsa.org

Deacon: Vincent Greuel (918)261-5840

dcn.vincent.greuel@dioceseoftulsa.org

Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 8:30am - 4:30pm Fri. - 8:30am - 12pm

Sacraments & Liturgies Sunday Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 8:00am (Spanish), 10:30am

Holy Days of Obligation: 9:00am & 7:00pm

Daily Mass: Tues & Fri.: 9:00am, Wed & Thurs.: 5:30pm First Friday Mass:12:00 p.m. at St John’s Chapel

Confession: Saturday: 4:30-5:15pm & by appt.

Baptism: By appointment, contact Parish Office.

Weddings: Six months notice required. Please contact the pastor to begin the preparation process.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday 9:30-10:30am & Friday 6:00-7:00pm.

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April 21 - 22, 2018 4th Sunday of Easter

Mass Intentions: April 21st - April 28th

Saturday Special Intention Sunday 8:00 Congregation Sunday 10:30 Special Intention Tuesday Nicholas Boyne/Terry Boyne Family Wednesday Bill Visser t/Diane Visser Thursday Nancy Edwards t/The Sontag & Ritchie Families Friday Elizabeth Boyne/ Terry Boyne Family Saturday Adam Dunkel t / Jake & Vicki Dunkel

Liturgical Ministers Lector/Ann Euch. Min Altar Server Usher/ Gr. April 21-22, 2018 5:30 pm M. Tanner B. McLane S. Dougall D. Hancock K. Sontag D. Holton N. Newton D. Cavenah 10:30 am S. Ford B. Greuel T.Willibey D. Wise S. Beuchat V. Dunkel J. Pense W. Haney S. Larson & T. Jones April 28-29, 2018 5:30 pm J. Everard B. Whitesell N. Newton J. Schuler V. Berube C. Cavenah M.Whitesell M. Neises 10:30 am B. Fuente M. Chapman S. Mulvihill R. Mulvihill J. Haskell B. Greuel J. Pense K. Lawson D. Everard & D. Holton

Sacred Heart Church Collections

April 15, 2018 Saturday/Sunday Collection (Envelope)…$ 1,780.00 Loose………………………...…….…..…..$ 527.00 Total Week-end Collection………...….…..$ 2,307.00 Capital Improvement………………..………$ 540.00

April 8, 2018 Week-end Collection………….…...……....$3056.00

Catechetical Corner CCD classes are at 9:00 am, please join your children in the sanctuary for the rosary at 10:00 after class. Our end of the year party will be next Sunday, April 29, 2018. RCIA classes will resume in the fall. Please contact the office for more information. Confirmation Please contact Deacon Vince Greuel for more information.

Prayers for the Sick: Please pray for: Catherine Ritchie, Vic Berube, Lois Berube, Ray Connors, Richard Conti, Jolind Conti, Cristelle Conti, Carmelita Conti, Keaton Conti, Willine Ryan, Betty Conway, Joan Howard, Tina Searcy, Bob Searcy, Linda Haney, Tom Nolan, Mae Nabozny, Alan Craig, Mary Louise Boyne, Conrad Toutges, Stephany Kirk, Erica Beuchat, Evelyn Hiett, Elisabeth Mathis, Jerry Dickerson —————————————— Happy Birthday to: Marvin Lawson (4/24), Darlinda Johnson(4/25), James Pense (4/26), Justin Nerio (4/27), Matthew Hancock (4/28) Did we miss your birthday or anniversary? Please contact the

office so we can update our information.

4th Sunday of Easter Today's Gospel occurs in the middle of Jesus' ministry. At first, Jesus' words seem to be about the value of self-sacrifice in a leader. "I am the Good Shepherd ? I will lay down my life for the sheep." The Apostles likely would have accepted these words easily enough. But then comes something more strange. "I lay down my life in order to take it up again ? I have power to lay it down and power to take it up again." Only later, when Jesus opened the Scriptures to them after his resurrection, would the Apostles understand his words. Only then would they understand why such an act was necessary for the salvation of the world. Even now, we may struggle with the necessity of Holy Week. How often do we hear complaints against the silence of God, as if He is the "hired man" who "runs away" from suffering? Jesus' life, death, and resurrection is our redemption in fact. God himself bears the full weight of sin's consequences. The Paschal Mystery is also a sign that happens in full view of the human experience. We have seen Jesus lay down his life. We have seen him accompany others. "I know mine and mine know me." We have seen him reach those outside the traditional flock, "sheep not of this fold." Jesus is the Good Shepherd, not only in Scripture but in our daily lives. While we can't experience physically walking alongside him like the Apostles did, the grace of our redemption continues through the Church. We are shepherded by the sacraments, by faith formation, by good mentors. At the same time, we are not only the sheep. In imitating Jesus, we, too, are invited to lay down our lives for others. We can be the hands, feet, and shepherd's crook of Christ

Readings for the Week of April 22, 2018 Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 [22]/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [117:1a]/Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 [2]/Mk 16:15-20 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27 [2]/Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab [7bc]/Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 14:7-14 Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 [26a]/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8

Parish Staff Jennifer Rumsey, Secretary sacredheart@tulsacoxmail.com Jeff Everard, Coord. of Religious Education Jeff Everard & Jennifer Rumsey, RCIA Dcn. Vincent Greuel, Confirmation / Youth Development Virginia McCoy, Music Director

Parish Organizations

Knights of Columbus: The Sacred Heart Council meets 7:00 pm the 1st Tuesday of the month. Contact Grand Knight Dennis Cavenah (918) 906-1710. Prayer Network: For prayer requests, contact the office at (918) 224-0944. Women’s Bible Study Group: Meets Tuesday mornings 10:30-11:45am.

Announcements

Upcoming Special Events: �� First Holy Communion: May 6th, 2018 at 10:30 AM �� Mother’s Day: May 13th, 2018 �� Feast of Sacred Heart: June 8th, 2018 at 6:00 PM �� Totus Tuus: June 24-29, 2018 Mother’s Day is Pro-Life Sunday – MAY 13, 2018 Birthright of Tulsa partners with Go Life Mobile Medical for a special second collection. This our shared annual fundraiser. We depend solely upon private donations. Together we are foster a mission of hope for pregnant women and their babies. Please give generously so that mothers and their children may find hope and thrive. Your life-affirming gift will bless both mother and baby, as well as yourself. Thank you. Parish Directory: It is time for us to update our database with changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in your family over the past years. This will enable us to publish our Parish Directory/Guidebook. Pictures for the Directory will be taken the week of May 20th. More information will be coming in the weeks ahead. A Life Hour is an hour praying in the Garden of Hope for the women entering the abortion clinic across the street. Former abortion clinic workers have stated that business decreases when people are praying outside. So we want to cover every hour the abortion clinic is open with our peaceful, prayerful presence from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., M-F. Sign up for one Life Hour per week OR per month to help save lives and end abortion in our community. To add your name to the schedule contact Go Life at 918-518-0648 or sarah@golifemobilemedical.com. Sacred Heart welcomes all new members to our parish family. Please fill our a registration form that is available in the gathering area or call the office @ 918-224-0944. Please follow us on Facebook by liking our Page: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sapulpa, Oklahoma

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