SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 1003 Wyoming Street Bluefield, WV 24701 Phone: 304-327-5623 Emergency Phone: 304-320-6037 Fax: 304-327-7769

Web: http://www.sacredheartbluefield.org Facebook: http://facebook.com/sacredheartbluefield PASTOR: Rev. Sebastian Devasya E-mail: sdevasya@dwc.org PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Deacon Donald Hammond E-mail: deacondon@sacredheartblfd.org PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Julia Harrison, M.A.A.T. E-mail: julia@sacredheartblfd.org PARISH SECRETARY: Diane Ott E-mail: dianeott@sacredheartblfd.org PARISH BOOKKEEPER: Kim Hickman E-mail: khickman@sacredheartblfd.org CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 5:30pm–5:45pm ~ First Saturdays: 10:00-11:00am or by appointment

BAPTISM & MARRIAGE Contact Deacon Don Hammond at 304-327-5623.

**Bulletin Info Deadline is Wednesday at 4:00pm and Newsletter Info Deadline is by the 25th of each month at 4:00pm

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MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS

ROSARY ~ Saturday: 5:30 PM ~ Sunday: 8:30 AM

SATURDAY, JULY 21 ~ Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 PM ~ Ray Shumate by The Shumate Family

SUNDAY, JULY 22~ Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM ~ Mary & Sam Genovesi & Deceased Members of the Disibbio and Akers Family by Angie Genovesi

TUESDAY, JULY 24 12:00 Noon ~ Sacred Heart Parish

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 12:00 NOON ~ The Deceased of Sacred Heart Parish

SATURDAY, JULY 28~ Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 PM ~ Sacred Heart Parish

SUNDAY, July 29 ~ Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM ~ Mario A. Lijoi by Natalie & Mary Ann Lijoi

EVENTS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY, JULY 22 5:00 PM ~ Centering Prayer – Day Chapel

MONDAY, JULY 23 7:00 PM ~ Knights of Columbus Faith Formation ~ School Library

TUESDAY, JULY 24 6:00 – 8:00 PM ~ FORMED ADULT ED SESSION – School Library

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM ~ Food Pantry Ministry Outreach

THURSDAY, JULY 26 6:00 PM ~ Parish Finance Council Meeting ~ Conference Room

SUNDAY, JULY 22 5:00 PM ~ Centering Prayer ~ Day Chapel

Your Gifts to God

Weekend July 15

YTD Actual

Jan-July 15 Budget

Church Offerings & Contributions:

Envelopes 2270 .00 114,043.80 128,000.00

Loose Offertory 163.00 5782.00 7500.00

Maintenance 110.00 4294.00 2625.00

On Live Giving 0.00 713.00

Total Assessable 2543.00 124,832.80 138,750.00

Food Pantry 425.00 23,669.17 25,000.00

Dioc-Cath. Com 379.00 379.00

Total Non-Assessable

804.00

23,669.80

25,000.00

Attendance: 6 PM: 62

9 AM: 96

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Randy Albert, Ron Ciccolini, Donna Kelly, Terry Lampert,

Mary Ann Lijoi, Mary Malamisura, Linda Mariotti,

Jean McCloud, Annette Morgan, David Ott, Gary Rumberg

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS:

George Aiello, Nick Ameli, Frank Brady, Rocky Malamisura,

Mike Patton, Ann Robinson, Mike Romeo, Pat Valeyko

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LitNic Time!

The next LitNic will be held Wednesday, July 25th at the home of Dr. Walid & Mary Azzo, 1339 Liberty Street, Bluefield, WV. The LIT is Mass beginning at 6 p.m. followed by the NIC, a covered dish meal to be shared by all. Although intended to bring Catholics in a neighborhood together, any parishioner can attend any LitNic. Please call or text the Azzos by Monday, July 23rd if you plan to attend (304) 887-1155. LitNics scheduled are: *August 8 - Bill & Toni Albert *August 22 - Frank & Carole Mamone

The Knights of Columbus Adult Faith Formation session will be held on Monday, July 23rd at 7:00 PM in the

large classroom in the school building. This month’s featured film is The Story of St. Maria Goretti. Everyone

is welcome to attend.

Adult Ed Session: FORMED: Presence: THE MYSTERY OF THE EUCHARIST Our group sessions will be held in the School Building large classroom as follows:

❖ Tuesday, July 24 ~ 6:00 – 8:00pm

❖ Tuesday, July 31 ~ 6:00 – 8:00pm

AND IN

Parishioners: Nick Ameli, Linda Angelelli, Christine Barton, Stephanie Blevins, Ashley Brown, Zooey Brown, Loretta

Carrigan, Bruce Cerny, Tony & Pauline Colobro, Teresa Derenge, Fran Derenge, Everette East, Alex Ercoline, Bonnie & Sam

Gattuso,, Angie Genovesi, Carolyn & Elbert “Gip” Gipson, Frances Glass, Katie Goodwin, Valerie Hagar, Pat Kadar, Fr. Greg

Lyttle, Elizabeth Linkous, Cataleya Lukach, Harold Mabardy, Sue Mazol, Mary McGonagle, Cindy McGraw, Aalannah

McPeak, Chris Overbaugh, Ernesto Pascasio, Barbara Pickett, Tommy Pochick, Karen Rasi, Sandy Rasi, Susie Richmond,

Bruce & Judy Rose, Theresa Soulis, Susannah Sparks, John Stacy, Theresa Thomason, Christina Willis, Juanita Zachwieja,

Patricia Zande, Joan Zingale, Private Prayer Request for a Parishioner

Homebound Parishioners: Leila Azzo, James Carey, Joann Cowan, Anthony Disibbio, Bonnie & Sam Gattuso, Myra Jones,

Mary Claire Keenan, Dolores Pritchett

Friends & Family: Andrew Archer, Peggy Austin, Darrell Bailey, Randy Bailey, Jane Baker, Ann Beck, Robert Below, Gay

Carrigan, Ben Chewning, Brian Chumbley, Chandler Cline, Chuck Comer, Lola Curfman, Patty Dawson, Francis Devor, Beth

Faulkner, Hilda Fox, Mary Gellispi, Sue Godwin, Keith Hull, Jesse Joseph, Mary Jacobs, Sarah Jones, Jimmy Khatib, Eddie

Lanter, Ron Linkous, Patty Carrigan Marschalk, Sandy May, Rodney Mayberry, Brandon McKoy, Janet Mikel, Barbara

Miller, Mary Poszich Miller, Patty Miller, Lee Morelock, Nathan Neal, Rita Nester, Barry Nunley, Frank Peebles, Mary

Peebles, The Perry Family, Dennis Perry, Kenny Puckett, Rosie Pugh, William Ray, Karen Renzelli, Ethan Rogers, Mack

Saunders, Kati Elena Sinis, Pamela Smith, Ellie Spencer, Susan Stone, Ruth Tyler, Judy Webb, Toni Webb, Tom Welch, Eddie

Wilburn, Earl Wilson, Ann Yarborough

Prayer Request Line: Church Office 304-327-5623 or Joan Monaco 304-325-7217

Care of the Sick: Please notify Father Sebastian, Deacon Don, or the church office (304-327-5623) when someone is

seriously ill and/or in the hospital. Sacraments or care of the seriously ill are administered at any time, day or night.

July 21st & 22nd, 2018 ~ Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Time

Altar

Servers

Readers

Extraordinary

Ministers

Hospitality

Cantor

Music

6:00 PM

(Saturday)

Fred Butler

Blake Zeinmeister

Cork Hudak

Theresia Lowery

Tullio Ramella

Patty Peretti

Feleesha Moran

Ida Pascasio

John Monaco

Barbara

Lynch

George

Bowling

9:00 AM

(Sunday)

Chris Flanagan

Eva Warner

Carey Ott

David Ott

Linda Mariotti, Claire

Lampert, Donna Kelly,

Fran Derenge, Diane Ott

Ron Ciccolini

Mitch Rebuck

Randy Albert

Music

Ministry

Deacon

Don

Hammond

The flowers for the Altar were

donated by John and Angie

Genovesi in loving memory of

Mary & Sam Genovesi and

the deceased members of the

Disibbio and Akers Families.

July 22 ~

Bob and Cathy Buzzo

July 27

Gary and Polla Rumberg

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a very blessed parish generally speaking. This summer for

approximately five weeks we became even more blessed because of the presence of

Seminarian Phillip Szabo, who will be entering his fourth year of Seminary at Mount St. Mary’s

Seminary. Our parish became his parish for the short time he was with us. Phillip’s

enthusiasm and his sweet personality endeared him to all of the parishioners he encountered.

He stepped in and embraced our parish life by taking on projects that have made an impact

and a difference. He repaired various yard maintenance tools, pulled weeds around the

church buildings and sidewalks and flowerbeds, and volunteered to help unload a delivery

truck with food for our Sacred Heart Food Pantry, volunteered in the Food Pantry serving our

less fortunate neighbors, and hosting a men’s gathering at the Rectory.

While under the pastoral care of Father Sebastian, Phillip experienced a wide variety of Parish

Life events. He arrived just in time to participate in our Sacred Heart Vacation Bible School

Week. Adult volunteers and the high school aged volunteers as well as the many children that

attended VBS enjoyed Phillip’s involvement in all the activities that were held.

Every two weeks during the summer months, a family from the parish will host a “LIT-NIC” at

their home. The “LIT” part is the Mass (Liturgy) and the “NIC” part is the potluck picnic after

Mass. Phillip was able to attend and experience the faith-filled fellowship of one of our

LitNics.

Also, while here, Phillip attended a Knights of Columbus meeting, a parish adult ed study on

the Eucharist, a Parish Pastoral Committee meeting, visited the sick of our parish and enjoyed

Seminarian Phillip Szabo

an afternoon at our annual Parish Picnic. Our young people enjoyed Phillip’s knowledge on

God-centered topics and also his guitar music by organizing and leading a high-school and

college aged Girls Night and a Guys Night. Other activities he has organized are bible studies

for young children in their homes, Ora et Labora Days (days of prayer, exercise, yardwork, and

lunch), open to anyone, and a hike to Cascade Falls in Pembroke, Virginia. As a parish, it was

our privilege and honor to be able to celebrate Phillip on his 28th birthday!

Even though our time with Phillip has been short, his impact, example, and enthusiasm will

remain with us forever.

We will miss you, Phillip, but please know as you continue your journey to becoming one of

the Lord’s beloved Priests, you take with you our gratitude, our love and especially our

prayers!

Number of Gifts: 65

During the Month of July, the Sacred Heart Food Pantry

will be collecting personal hygiene items.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 2018 Directory Is Here!

$34,958

The Catholic Sharing Appeal (CSA) supports the work of the Diocese of

Wheeling-Charleston. As Christians each of us has a responsibility to share our

blessings with others.

CONGRATULATIONS SACRED HEART PARISH IN BLUEFIELD!!! We have

surpassed our goal of $22,000. We have sent in $34,958 for 159%, which

comes from 65parishioners. For those who have not contributed yet, please

remember to send in your gift. It is not too late! Every contribution made now

comes back to the parish to be used for our parish projects, specifically for the

new lighting for the church! We are so blessed to have so many generous

people in our parish! Keep up the good work Sacred Heart! Thank you!

All gifts, large or small, joined together, can do marvelous and great

things!

‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,

you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40

$22,000

The parish directory is now available. Those who had their picture taken by the directory photographer can pick up their copy in the back of the church at no charge. Parishioners who had a picture taken by someone other than the directory company, submitted their own photo, or had no photo taken can purchase a copy of the directory for $10. A special thank you goes to all those who helped in taking pictures, compiling names and addresses, selecting photos, and editing/reediting. We think you will enjoy browsing and using this directory.

Presence: THE MYSTERY OF THE EUCHARIST

A program from FORMED for Summer 2018

The Presence program is comprised of four sessions: God Is with Us, The Story of the Eucharist, Bread for the

Journey, and Biblical Foundations of the Eucharist.

• God Is with Us examines God’s saving presence with his people throughout salvation history,

culminating in the Incarnation and his abiding Real Presence in the Eucharist.

• The Story of the Eucharist looks at how the Eucharist was prefigured in the Old Testament as well as

in Jesus’s miracles and teaching.

• Bread for the Journey focuses on the necessity of the Eucharist for our spiritual nourishment and

explores the different parts of the Liturgy of the Mass.

• Biblical Foundations of the Eucharist responds to objections to the Church’s doctrine of the Eucharist

with biblical apologetics. Understanding and responding to the objections of those who disagree with us

(apologetics) is an important part of evangelization.

To watch the trailer click on the site below or copy and paste into your browser:

https://formed.org/study/5ac5564c60ba331000593b39/lesson/5ad8c558a104291000caefba

Our group sessions will be held in the School Building large classroom as follows:

❖ Tuesday, July 24 ~ 6:00 – 8:00pm

❖ Tuesday, July 31 ~ 6:00 – 8:00pm

We continue to have great attendance and wonderful discussions for our Adult Education night. Please consider joining

us for as many as you can attend. Call the church office if you will be coming so we can provide a study guide for you.

Phone: 304-327-5623 Session 3 is titled ~ Bread for the Journey. If you missed the second session and would like to view

it at home from FORMED.org, below you will find information to continue your journey.

Click here: https://formed.org/study/5ac5564c60ba331000593b39 to go to Presence.

Session 2: The Story of the Eucharist SESSION OBJECTIVES

• Recognize how the Eucharist is prefigured in the Old Testament, especially in the sacrifice of Melchizedek, the Passover, and the manna in the wilderness. • Recognize how the Eucharist is prefigured in Jesus’s miracles of the Wedding Feast at Cana and the multiplication of the loaves. • Understand that Jesus teaches explicitly about the Eucharist in John 6. • Recognize that the Eucharist is the new fruit of the Tree of Life. • Understand that the Eucharist is the memorial of Christ’s sacrifice.

Join us for a Healing Conference

International Healing Ministry Founder

BOB STATON

Bob is the founder of Robert Canton OR Ministries, a non-profit organization whose aim is to evangelize the entire world through teaching, preaching, and healing in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. To learn more about Bob and his ministry, visit Robert Canton Ministries at robertcantonministries.org.

August 10-12, 2018 Saint John XXIII Pastoral Center

100 Hodges Road, Charleston, WV

“…they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." ~Mark16:18

Conference Registration

Register online at wvccr.com or you may contact one of the following: Fr. Patsy Iaquinta patsyiaqu@frontier.com, 304-457-5734 or Wilma Lane wilmalane14@gmail.com 304-380-7218

The expense for the conference for PST is $175.00 per person which includes registration, 2 nights lodging & meals on Saturday & breakfast on Sunday. Your donation of any amount would be greatly appreciated. Scholarships are available on a limited basis upon request. The conference is hosted by the Pastoral Service Team (PST) West Virginia Catholic Charismatic Renewal (WVCCR)