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PARISH MEMBERSHIP We hope that all new residents of the Merricks and surrounding communities will feel at home at Sacred Heart and will

tell us of their presence by registering at the Parish Center. By completing the registration form, we will be better able to

serve you when you need letters to be a sponsor for Baptism, Confirmation and Marriage, along with other situations

requiring character references. Your use of the parish envelopes in making contributions will enable us to provide you

with verification for your tax purposes. Please, come into the Parish Center for a Registration form and let us give you a

warm welcome to our faith community.

ADULT CHRISTIAN INITIATION If you are interested in exploring the Catholic faith or completing your initiation into the Church through the reception of

the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation, please call the Parish Center.

INFANT BAPTISM PREPARATION Sacred Heart celebrates the sacrament of Baptism on the first and third Sundays of the month at 2:00 PM. Please call the

Parish Center (X 20) at least three months before the intended date of Baptism, to begin the Preparation Process.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please contact the Parish Center at least a year in advance of the intended date of the wedding. A priest of the parish

will interview you, set the wedding date and help you register for the required marriage preparation program (Pre-Cana).

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATON A priest is available to welcome you to Confession each Saturday at 4:00 P.M. in the Church. Please never hesitate to

call a priest at the Parish Center for an appointment for Confession at another time.

SACRAMENTS FOR THE HOMEBOUND If you or a family member are not able to attend Mass due to temporary or chronic illness, and would like to receive the

Sacraments of Communion, Reconciliation and/or Anointing of the Sick, please call to arrange for reception at home.

Arrangements may also be made for a friendly phone call from our Social Ministry Volunteers. Please let us know of a

parishioner in a local hospital or medical facility who would like a visit from our pastoral staff. Please call Sister Lynn,

C.S.J. 516-379-1356 ext. 19 for more information.

CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM All adults volunteering as liturgical ministers and in other ministries, events and programs connected with children are

required to have a Background Check which is done at Sacred Heart, and attend a three hour Virtus Training Program

either at Sacred Heart or another diocesan site. To attend a session you must register on line at www.drvc.org, go to

the tab: PROTECTING CHILDREN and click on the link for VIRTUS TRAINING CALENDAR.

Giving Tree

Please return all gifts by

December 11, 2016 THE LATEST!!!!

We want our families to get their gifts on time.

Please note the following:

Do NOT wrap the gifts

Gift cards can be dropped into the collection basket,

or dropped off at the Parish Center.

Thank You ~Sister Lynn, CSJ

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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK…

Dear Parishioners,

This week, I would like to suggest that all of us make the decision to see Jesus as the one who

calls us closer to the “heart of God the Father”. This is the heart that knows only one. The call

of John the Baptist in the Gospel is a call to love, forgive and be reconciled. It is an urgent

call. As disciples we are supposed to use each day as a time to foster healing, work towards

unity, and take the first steps towards forgiveness. To do this involves trusting in the power of

God’s love. Advent suggests that forgiveness, peace and unity are indeed possible. Preparing

for the coming of Jesus, the Christ (Messiah), involves recognizing Jesus as being present in

each moment of the day, in each experience we have...and in every person we encounter. The

Lord visits us in the poor, the lonely, the sick, and in our loved ones. Do we recognize Him?

Do we sense His presence? Do we speak and act as though He was in each decision?

The toughest part is to see past the things that make us “too busy” so that we can fill our lives

with “God with us”. Of all the seasons we live through, this is perhaps the hardest in which to

slow down. Yet, this is exactly what Advent calls us to do! Let us all decide to let the “Spirit

of the Lord rest upon (us)”. John the Baptist challenged his hearers to “repent, for the king-

dom of heaven is at hand!” As those baptized in the Holy Spirit, let us use this Advent week as

a time of making Christ more present in our lives and in our community.

Don’t forget: Thursday is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8th) - a Holy Day

of Obligation. Please consult the Mass schedule in the Bulletin.

Come Lord Jesus!

Fr. Joe

SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT

Monday Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 5:17-26

Tuesday Isaiah 40:1-11; Matthew 18:12-14

Wednesday Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30

Thursday Immaculate Conception -

Genesis 3:9-15, 20, Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12;

Luke 1:26-38

Friday Isaiah 48:17-19; Matthew 11:16-19

Saturday Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11;

Matthew 17:9a, 10-13

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Sunday Isaiah 35:1-6a, James 5:7-10;

Matthew 11:2-11

DECEMBER 3 – 4, 2016

1 1/2% of the tithe will go to

BETHANY HOUSE

Bethany House is operated by Sister Aimee

Koonmen, OP, for young women and mothers who

are in need. We also share the returns of Pantry

Sunday with Bethany House located in Roosevelt.

Last Weekend

Attendance: 1446

Envelopes Used: 548

Collection: $14,692.44

Fiscal Year To Date: $199,682.50

Parish Revenue Sharing with Oceanside Christopher

The Catholic Credit Union We have received our quarterly revenue sharing

check from Oceanside Christopher, The Catholic

Credit Union’s Parish Revenue Sharing Program.

Since this program began, our parish has received a

total of $4,785! The amount we receive each quarter

is determined by the number of our parishioners

who are members of the credit union and their usage

of the Oceanside Christopher VISA® credit and/or

debit card.

So I want to especially thank each of you . Your

credit card usage benefits our parish and that’s great.

For those of you who are not yet members,

I encourage you to consider joining and getting a

credit card.

For more information visit

www.thecatholiccreditunion.org ,

or call 516-620-8100 ext. 1013.

ELF PARADE

Can you lend a hand next weekend? See

all those gifts in the back of the Church?

We need to get them to our “workshop”.

If you’re at the 12:00 PM Mass on the

11th, please meet Sister Lynn after Mass

in the rear of the Church, and help carry

all those gifts over to our shop.

The more the merrier!

TO ALL THE PARISHIONERS OF SACRED HEART

who helped to make a festive Thanksgiving for

400 plus individuals and families

here at the Sister Edward Joseph,

CSJ Parish Outreach, and our sister

Parish Outreach at St. Martha’s,

I offer a sincere thank you!

A special thank you to all who delivered the meals,

baked the delicious breads, and to our Confirmation

candidates who so beautifully displayed the breads.

May God bless you and all your loved ones.

Many Thanks!

~Sister Lynn

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THANK

YOU

♥ ♥ ♥

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Deceased Loved Ones

All are welcome to our Advent

Evening of Prayer for our beloved deceased.

Please come to remember and lift a

candle of hope for those who have

gone before us with the promise of

the coming Light.

Tuesday, December 6 - 7:30 PM in

the Church.

Sr. Patricia Turley, CSJ Food Pantry Pantry Sunday

Weekend of December 18/19

This month for the first time ever,

Pantry Sunday will not be the last

Sunday of the month! Since the

last Sunday is Christmas, let’s

bring food a week early to help

the economically poor in our

community prepare a festive

Christmas meal, and provide food assistance

throughout the month.

Your generosity through Thanksgiving provided

wonderfully festive celebrations for many families.

Please help keep our Pantry stocked through the

winter; remember to check expiration dates.

Want to know what to bring? Think of whatever

your family goes through most quickly, or here are

a few items we could use:

Canned/ready to heat meals

Paper Goods

Tuna

Hot/Cold Cereal

Laundry detergent

The pantry does have a refrigerator and freezer.

If you are able to donate milk, eggs, butter, produce

or meat, please bring them to the Outreach during

our regular hours, Monday, Wednesday, Friday

10:00AM - 2:00 PM, or call 379-6123 to arrange

another time.

Thank you,

Sister Lynn, CSJ

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MASSES FOR THE WEEK Monday, December 5

9 AM

Tuesday, December 6

9 AM Donna and Michael McGuire

Wednesday, December 7

9 AM Juan Julio Marino

7:30 PM Robert Francis Dunn

Thursday, December 8 - The Immaculate

Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9 AM Mary Gallo Caruso

Noon The Gallagher and Duddy Families

7:30 PM Parishioners of Sacred Heart

Friday, December 9

9 AM Virginia Cavanagh

Saturday, December 10 5 PM John Cassisi Judy Greenwood

Denove Va DeLeon Della Mottett

Arthur Sweningson Fred Potter

Sunday, December 11 - 3rd Sunday of Advent

8 AM Antoinette and Joseph Marconi

10 AM Santo, Ida and Julie Luberto

Noon Parishioners of Sacred Heart

5 PM Thomas O’Keefe

Mary E. Bartsch Haughey

Roland Russell

It is the policy of this Church and the intention of

each priest that the Masses celebrated will be for the

intentions listed in the Parish Mass Book.

SACRED HEART MEMORIAL SOCIETY

\For an offering of $50, a deceased loved one can be

enrolled in the society and will share in the spiritual

benefits of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be

offered each First Friday for one year. Appropriate

Memorial Cards are available.

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Let us remember all our parishioners who have been called home to our Loving God. May they rest in peace and may their families, relatives, and friends be consoled by our prayerful concern.

Jeanne M. Smothergill Mary W. Sullivan

Joseph Cirello Doris Ann Dolan

Tina Piscop Dominic V. Proce

James N. Artura

William Bessette

Mario Borgatta

Palma Borgatta

Andre Bourgoin

Richard Brazenor

Constance Buonauro

Aurelia Calabrese

Arnaldo Campos

Lillian Caraccio

Janet Castine

Eileen Clarke

John Devoti

Kevin Duffy

James Forte

Sr. Marie Vianney Gallagher

Cathy Happel

Donald Johnson, Sr.

James Harry Kaiser

Joseph G. Kiefer

Gail Kimitis

Lorraine Kolstein

Priscilla Landro

Patricia Levitt

Josephine Lucci

Patricia Massey

Fred Matalevich

Harriet Meyer

Brian Mohr

Daria Mongelli

Jack Palamaro

Peter Palamaro, Jr.

Antoinette Pandolfo

Frances Pravada

John Rynn

Alex Salvaggio

Baby Sienna

Frank Silverman

Jean Tamburello

Jack Thompson

Krista Verni

Richard Webster

Edward Ziminski

Names of sick are placed in this weekly bulletin for a four week period, unless we are notified by a family member to continue having your loved one remembered in prayer. Otherwise, due to lack of

space, the name will be removed. Thank You

IN THE LONG ISLAND CATHOLIC MAGAZINE DECEMBER EDITION

The December edition of The Long Island Catholic Magazine features the Church of the Good Shepherd, Holbrook; a profile of recently ordained priest, Fr. Sean Magaldi; a feature on the Diocesan Choir, and a cover story on Catholic Charities’ Regina Residence providing hope to mothers who face an unexpected pregnancy. The Long Island Catholic depends upon your subscription to continue to bring these positive stories about our Church to its people. Subscribe at licatholic.org or call 1-800-443-2155.

One year of 10 issues for $20.

Sat./Sun. Dec. 3/4 ~ Sacred Heart CYO

Volleyball- 11:00 AM-12:30 PM - School Gym.

Registration fee: $135 (new) $125 (returning player).

Season runs from January - April.

Mon., Dec. 5 ~ Sacred Heart Rosary Society

Meeting - 7:30 PM at the Teachers’ Lounge of the

school. Members are requested to bring appetizers

and will enjoy a fun trivia contest.

Thurs., Dec. 8 ~ The Feast of the Immaculate

Conception - a Holy Day of Obligation.

The Parish Center will be closed.

Sat.,/Sun., Dec. 10/11 ~ National Retirement Fund

Collection on behalf of the religious men and

women who have devoted their lives to serving us.

We thank you most sincerely for all of your support.

Sat.,/Sun., Dec. 10/11 ~ Troop 123 will be holding

their annual Christmas Wreath and Grave Blanket

sale at all Masses. We thank you for your support.

ATTENTION ALL SACRED HEART

PARISHIONERS We will be celebrating a Parish Advent Service

Thursday, December 15th at 7:30 PM.

ALL ARE WELCOME

Please, we would love to have you join us as we

celebrate preparing the way of the Lord. We are sure

you will find this a spiritually uplifting event.

Sun., Dec. 18 ~ Family Social - Please join us for

coffee, tea and sweets after the 10:00 AM Mass.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Part-time positions available with Catholic Charities

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) in

Freeport.

▪ Distribution Clerk/Driver-21 hrs., $12.17/hr.)

Clean, valid NYS Driver’s license; bending,

lifting required.

▪ Eligibility Specialist-(21 hrs., $12.17/hr.)

Computer literate a must. Exceptional customer

service skills required!

To apply: jobs@catholiccharities.cc

www.catholiccharities.cc

Tune into “Religion & Rock” with Msgr. Jim Vlaun, on Sundays from 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM on WBAB

102.3 FM. Listen on Saturdays at 11:00 PM on Sirius Radio, Channel 159, the Catholic Channel.

Next Sunday’s theme is:

“The Best Presents”

Don’t miss it! To listen online or receive more

information regarding Religion and Rock go to

www.ReligionandRock.com, or at

“Religion & Rock” on ITUNES.

Don’t forget to tune into TELECARE, Cablevision 29, Verizon FIOS 296, Time Warner 471, or visit

www.telecaretv.org for the Best Catholic Television! To receive this announcement electronically, please

email aayroso@telecaretv.org - (516) 538-8704.

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PARISHIONERS IN ARMED FORCES

Several years ago, we inscribed the names

of loved ones - parishioners and non-

parishioners in a book placed before Our

Lady of Fatima.

We continue to collect the names of PARISHIONERS

who are actively serving the Armed Forces. Please send

their name, rank and branch of service in writing to the

Parish Center c/o Father Joe Nixon.

Sacred Heart Parish salutes and commends to prayer:

Sgt. Richard DeTommaso, U.S. Army, Korea

PFC Kendrick McCann, U.S. Army, Korea

Sgt. First Class Lee Ann Gouveia, U.S. Army

L CPL Anthony Rusciano, U.S.M.C.

L CPL Troy Grassi, U.S.M.C., Iraq

SSgt. Edgar C. Francisco, U.S.M.C.

Col. James K. Lavine, U.S.M.C.

Lt. Col. Timothy W. Schnelle, U.S.M.C.

Pvt. Andrew Reynolds, U.S. Army

OS2 Anthony J. Magri, U.S. Navy

3rd CS P.O. Joseph La Form, U.S. Navy

L CPL Elyse Franzitta, U.S.M.C.

L CPL Robert A. M. Bernhardt, U.S.M.C.

L CPL Kevin P. Vaughan, U.S.M.C.

Capt. Christopher Darconte, U.S. Air Force

L CPL Ryan J. Baranek, U.S.M.C.

L CPL Brandon Furia, U.S.M.C.

PFC Matthew Macario, U.S. Army, Afghanistan

Prayer For Safety of Our Service Men & Women Almighty and Eternal God, protect these men and women as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety to all who love them. May they ever praise you for your loving care.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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