Angel Window of Saint Gregory the Great Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, South Euclid

Photo courtesy of Dennis Razayeski

1545 South Green Rd, South Euclid, OH 44121 Phone: 216.382.7601 FAX: 216.382.4992

e-mail: office@sacredheartofjesusparish.org website: www.sacredheartofjesusparish.org

Gloria in excélsis Deo, et in terra pax homínibus bonæ voluntátis

As the Angels gave glory to God at the Nativity May their hymn be ours this Christmas

And throughout the New Year May His Peace reign in your Heart

God bless you, Father Ireland

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If you are new to our area, or if you have stopped in

just to celebrate Mass with us this week …

we hope you felt welcome. Please come back again …

or better yet … stop by the Parish Office

and inquire about becoming a member of our parish.

One of our priests will be most happy to talk with you.

General Parish Information …

Parish Office Hours

Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ~

If you require a key for a meeting space,

please arrange to obtain the key prior to 5 p.m.

Saturday Office is CLOSED

Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Bulletin Deadline: Friday, 5:00 p.m.

Baptisms:

First and third Sundays of each month at 1:00 p.m. Pre-

registration required. Parents must have completed a

diocesan-required Pre-Baptism class.

Pre-Baptism classes: offered 4th Sunday of January,

April, July and October at 1:00 p.m. in Mary’s Room. Pre-

registration is required. Call the Parish Office.

Marriages:

Engaged couples should make their arrangements with the

priest at least 6 to 12 months in advance of their wedding.

Funerals: Contact your funeral director of choice and after

meeting with them, ask them to call the Parish Office to

arrange date and time.

Holy Communion for the Homebound:

Please call the Parish Office whenever a family member is

seriously ill or hospitalized. Arrangements can be made to

bring Holy Communion to the homebound weekly or

monthly.

Sponsor Requirements:

All requests for sponsor certificates must be directed to a priest.

Individuals must be registered and practicing members of this

parish, at least 16 years of age, and have received the Sacraments

of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. If married, the marriage

must have been accepted by the Catholic Church.

Parish School:

Corpus Christi Academy Principal, Mr. Ken Mitskavich

5655 Mayfield Rd. Lydhurst 44124

(440.449.4242, ext. 102) (Fax: 440.449.1497)

email: principal@corpuschristiacad.org

website: www.corpuschristiacad.org

PSR Religious Education Classes:

Sundays 10 to 11:15 a.m.

For Information call the Parish Office (216.382.7601)

Parish Pastoral Council:

Please direct questions or suggestions to: (216.382.7601)

parishcouncil@sacredheartofjesusparish.org

Sts. Margaret and Gregory Credit Union:

1499 Dean Dr, South Euclid 44121

216.691.0242, (early: 216.691.0342) FAX 216.691.0435

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NEW PARISHIONERS

Registration is by appointment or after Sunday Mass.

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

Through our Roman Catholic Faith, Sacred Heart of Jesus

Parish is committed to welcoming, engaging, and serving a

diverse population in the Heights and Hillcrest areas.

Established in 2010 through a merger of St. Margaret

Mary and St. Gregory the Great Parishes, Sacred Heart of

Jesus Parish is a vibrant center of Catholic worship,

education, Faith formation, service, evangelization, and

community life.

Through these apostolates, we seek to enable our members

to establish and nurture a relationship with Jesus Christ and

carry forth His mission in the World.

MASS SCHEDULE

SUNDAY WEEKDAY SATURDAY: 4 P.M. VIGIL M O N D A Y – F R I D A Y :

SUNDAY: 8, 10, 11:30 A.M., 5 P.M. 6:45 A.M. & 12:10 P.M.

SATURDAY: 6:45 A.M.

1ST SATURDAY (MONTHLY): 8 A.M. MASS IN EXTRAORDINARY

FORM FOLLOWED BY ROSARY, DEVOTIONS & CONFERENCE

SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

1ST SUNDAY (MONTHLY): 5 P.M. MASS IN EXTRAORDINARY FORM

HOLY DAY (CONSULT BULLETIN)

CONFESSIONS

SATURDAY: 2:30-3:30 P.M. (OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT)

Fr. Dave R. Ireland, STD ~ Pastor

Fr. Thomas J. Winkel, M.Div ~ Senior Parochial Vicar

Fr. Hubert Stambuli ~ in Residence

Deacon David N. Chordas, MA ~ Permanent Deacon

Mr. Mark Langley ~ Director of Music (216.215.4382)

DECEMBER 25, 2016 PAGE 3

FROM OUR SEMINARIANS . . .

Dear Friends,

May the peace of Christmas greet you warmly on this most holy morning, and may the silent joy of the virgin birth of our

Savior fill your hearts this day.

In all of time, this day alone was privileged from eternity to be the day God became man. According to the venerable

tradition of antiquity which holds Friday, March 25 to be the day of our Lord’s conception in the womb of the Blessed

Virgin Mary, the birth of our Redeemer who is the Light of the world would have to fall on Sunday, December 25. This adds

something even more sacred to the holy feast of Christmas this year! Sunday, already sanctified by the creation of light by

God in the beginning and then later by the glorious Resurrection of our Savior on Easter, is moreover the very day our

Redeemer was born on Christmas!

Let us kneel with our Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph before our God in the manger, and with the shepherds and angels

alike, let us lovingly adore Him with the poetic words of Saint Ephraim, Doctor of the Church, praying: “Grant, O Lord, that

we may be permitted to celebrate truly the very mystery of Thy virgin birth this day. This day is like unto Thee; it is the

friend of men. Throughout the ages, it returns each year; it ages with the aged, and it is born anew with the newly

born. Each year this day comes to us and it passes by only to come again with all of its charm. It knows that our human

nature could not go on without it, for it is like unto Thee; it comes to help our race in peril. The whole world, O Lord,

hungers for the day of Thy birth. This happy day contains in itself all of the ages to come, because it is this day that the King

of Ages came to earth.

May this day, O Lord, be then again this year like unto Thee, making peace between heaven and earth, between God and

man. If all days are filled with Thy many blessings, how do they overflow on the day of Thy birth!

All days but borrow their beauty from this day, and the festivities that follow owe their pomp and splendor to the simplicity

of its radiance; for without Thy divine humility, we would have no reason to celebrate.

The day of Thy birth, O Lord, is a treasure! A treasure destined to pay our debt to Thee, O God, for having offended Thy

divine Majesty by our sins. Blessed be the day that brought the Sun of Justice to our darkened paths; blessed be the day that

brought us the grain of abundance in our time of famine; blessed be the day that brought us the liqueur of salvation which

makes our hearts rejoice in Thee!”

Wishing you all the overabundance of blessings during this most holy season of Christmas, while

assuring you wholeheartedly of my continued prayers for you, your families, your intentions and our

parish throughout this new year of grace in the reign of our Divine King, I remain,

Yours most devotedly in His most Sacred Heart,

Abbé Matthew Weaver

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Merry Christmas! I just wanted to give a quick update on my status at Borromeo Seminary.

Things are going quite well as I finish my first semester. There is a great balance in the formation here with the spiritual life,

studies, house jobs, and enjoying time with all my new brothers. I feel so enriched from the community, and there is a

palpable energy in the building. Although my schedule is kept quite busy, I enjoy the challenge.

I hope all is well with you during this Blessed Season when we reflect on the Creator entering His creation, reaching down to

save us from ourselves in an act of pure love. Know of my continued prayers for you all, and please keep me in yours!

I look forward to being back at the parish over Christmas break and I hope to see many of you during my time back.

In Him, Joe McCarron

Borromeo Seminary ‘20

John Carroll University ‘20

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LITURGICAL

Saturday: Vigil at 4:00 p.m.

Servers: L. Rummel, J. & R. DiNovo

Lector: S. Krajnak

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

P. DeVito, E. Di Novo, B. Pugel

Sunday: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 8:00 a.m.

Servers: Adult Servers

Lector: In Attendance

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

In Attendance

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Servers: C. Byrne

Lector: B. Mapel

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

M. Chordas, T. Miller, M. Romeo

Sunday: 11:30 a.m.

Servers: C. Fox, J. McCarron

Lector: D. Razayeski

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

B. J. Kennnedy, J. Horton, P. DeVito

Sunday: 5:00 p.m. (celebrated in the extraordinary form)

Servers: TBA

SANCTUARY GROUP #4 ~ HELEN GERVINSKI

Monday, December 26

St. Stephen, First Martyr

6:45 a.m. Beatrice & Geprge Suchy

12:10 p.m. Amelia Prcela

Tuesday, December 27

St. John, Apostle & Evangelist

6:45 a.m. Henry J. Schroeder Family (L)

12:10 p.m. Bruno Ferrante

Wednesday, December 28

The Holy Innocents, Martyrs

6:45 a.m. William A. Molnar (Anniversary)

12:10 p.m. Kennedy Elizabeth Novak

7:00 p.m. For all the Holy Innocents

Thursday, December 29

Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

6:45 a.m. Rodney Armstrong, Sr.

12:10 p.m. Edward Cmarik (Anniversary)

Friday, December 30

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

6:45 a.m. Agnes & Harry Murphy (Anniversary)

12:10 p.m. James Jacobson (Anniversary)

Saturday, December 31

Seventh Day within the Octave of the

Nativity of the Lord

6:45 a.m. The Weaver, Willard & McGervey Families (L)

4:00 p.m. The Hart & Grenzebach Families

Sunday, January 1

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

8:00 a.m. Gerald Hasman (Anniversary)

10:00 a.m. August Siemer (Anniversary)

11:30 a.m. Paul D. Cirino (Anniversary)

5:00 p.m. Celebrant’s Intention

MASS INTENTIONS . . . L ITURGICAL M INISTERS ~

DECEMBER 31 & JANUARY 1

Pray for our candidate, Antoinette Hobson,

and all who are preparing for entrance into

the Catholic Church this coming Easter.

Sunday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24

Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71/Lk 1:5-25

Tuesday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24/Lk 1:26-38

Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33

Lk 1:39-45

Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2/Lk 1:46-56

Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25/Lk 1:57-66

Saturday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16

Ps 89/Lk 1:67-79

Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89/Acts 13:16-17,

22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25

Night: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14

Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97/Ti 3:4-7

Lk 2:15-20

Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18

Please note …

Masses for January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the

Holy Mother of God, will follow the regular Sunday

schedule. The 5 p.m. Mass on that day will be in the

extraordinary form as has become our practice on the

first Sunday of the month.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK . . .

DECEMBER 25, 2016 PAGE 5

Marian Movement of Priests

This Apostolate meets every Thursday evening

at 7 o’clock in the Chapel to pray for vocations

to the priesthood

and for those who are already ordained.

All are welcome.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION . . .

Have you considered spending some quiet time with the

Lord? Making a commitment to come to the Blessed

Sacrament Chapel one day a week to pray ??

If you would like to become a Perpetual Adorer, please call

Kay Sutula at 216.849.1871 and leave your name and

phone number. She will be happy to return your call.

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT & PRAYER

ENTHRONEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART . . .

If your family would like an image of the

Sacred Heart of Jesus enthroned in your

home, please call Fr. Ireland (216.382.7601)

to arrange for him to come to your home and

lead this beautiful devotion.

all the sick, the chronically ill, the elderly, the hospitalized,

the homebound, those of our community in nursing

facilities, and all who have asked for our prayers:

Gabriella Frato, Thomas Browske, James Gordon Miller,

Rachael Mateosky, Carmela Pacini, Gail Shirley, Jean

Siebert, Judy Wolen, Madeline Cox, Diane Schmenk,

Aida Kinczel, George Hammer, Thomas Bannan and

Anna Perrone.

May God grant them healing in mind and body

and strength to endure their suffering.

God, grant them Your Mercy and Love.

Please submit your prayer requests to the office by 5 p.m. on Fridays

PLEASE PRAY FOR . . .

TRAVELING V IRGIN STATUE . . .

Our Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima statue is available to be

loaned out to your family for a day or up to one week.

Please call Father Ireland at the Parish Office

(216.382.7601) to arrange for a day and time to pick her

up. Invite family, friends and neighbors to come to your

home for prayer to Mary, especially the recitation of the

Rosary during her stay with you.

Watch Special Christmas

Programming

Join EWTN Global Catholic Television Network in

celebrating the birth of the Christ Child. EWTN is proud to

bring you LIVE Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses

from Rome and the Basilica of the National Shrine in

Washington, D.C. Watch EWTN on Time Warner Cable

channel #18, DISH Network channel #261 or DIRECTV

channel #370. Program Schedules are available in the back

of the Church. For more information, go to www.ewtn.com.

Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve with Pope Francis from St.

Peter’s Basilica in Rome: ENCORE on December 25 at

1:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Urbi et Orbi from St. Peter’s Square: The Pope’s

Christmas Message & Blessing to the World: LIVE

December 25, 6:00 a.m.

Solemn Mass of Christmas Day from the Basilica of the

National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,

WASHINGTON, DC – LIVE December 25, 12:00 Noon.

It’s that time again when working folks

minds turn to “IRS”, “UNCLE SAM”,

what do I owe? What? I can’t owe that

much!!! … and many more random

phrases that remind us Income Tax

Reporting time is just around the corner.

Some of the fortunate ones who can still itemize

deductions will be asking us for a statement of church

contributions for 2016.

Please note: The IRS has very clear rules as to when a

charity can recognize a year-end gift. Checks must be

written, dated and postmarked by December 31 in order

to qualify as a 2016 contribution.

ALL CHECKS collected through the offertory baskets

MUST BE recorded as contributions on the date they are

received, regardless of the date on the check.

Thank you for your generosity. We invite you to consider

a very easy way to make regular contributions to the parish

without having to find the envelope and write a check or

put cash in it while running out the door: AUTOMATIC

GIVING could be the answer. Call Eileen Gerome in

the Parish Office (216.382.7601) for details.

Thank you for supporting Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.

Collection 12/18/16: $12,381.53 12-wk Avg. $10.055.00

Collection 12/20/15: $ 9,538.88 12-wk Avg. $10,864.00

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE . . .

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ACADEMY NEWS BY MR . KEN MITSKAVICH , PRINCIPAL

Please note … The Parish Office will be closed Sunday,

December 25 & Monday, December 26,

in observance of Christmas

Also, the Office will be closed Saturday, December 31,

Sunday, January 1, and Monday, January 2,

in observance of New Year’s.

Parishioners, families, and Friends:

On behalf of the Faculty, Staff, and Student Body at

Corpus Christi Academy: We wish the parishioners of

Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Clare, Parishes, our families,

and our friends a very Merry Christmas and well wishes for

a successful 2017!

The Academy will resume as normal staring on January 3,

2017.

God Bless, Ken Mitskavich, Principal

After King Herod

learned the Messiah

would be born in

Bethlehem, he

ordered the Magi to

find the Child.

When the Magi

did not report back to

Herod, he commnded

that the boys two

years of age and

younger throughout

Bethlehem be killed.

During the octave of

Christmas, the Church

celebrates the memory

of these small children

who died due to Herod’s cruel decree. On Wednesday

evening, December 28, a Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m.

in our church in honor of the Feast of the Holy Innocents.

The Holy Innocents, although far fewer in number,

remind us of the millions of lives now lost in abortion.

Let us pray for both mother and child and a nation which

respects their dignity.

Wednesday, December 28, 7 o’clock

Mass of the Holy Innocents

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish

refreshments following Mass

“In Ramah, sobbing and loud

lamantation; Rachel weeping for

her children….”

We extend a warm Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish welcome

to these individuals and families who have recently

registered:

Salvatore Carotenuto

Salvatore Certo

Mercedes Dunn

William & Margaret Ice

Pamela Kelley and her child Cory

Michael & Amy Laidman and

their daughter, Emily

Amanda Morin

Michael Piascik

and these children who were received into the Catholic

Church through the Sacrament of Baptism:

Tadhg Ephrem Weaver, son of

Anthony Joseph and Taime Weaver

Charles Joseph Madigan, son of

Joseph Douglas and Amanda Madigan