Weekend Mass Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 8:30 am 10:00 am

Daily Mass Monday 7:00 am Tuesday 7:00 am Wednesday 7:00 am Friday 7:00 am Saturday 8:30 am

Communion Service Thursday 7:00 am

Confession Monday 12:00-12:30 pm Tuesday 5:00-5:30 pm Saturday 9:00-9:30 am & 4:30-5:00pm

Adoration Friday 7:30am Exposition 8:30am Benediction

Baptism Please call the parish office to make arrangements for baptism at least 2 month in advance.

Matrimony Please call the parish office to make arrangements for marriage at least 6 months in advance.

Pastor Reverend Bruce Ludeke

Permanent Deacon Deacon Ken Funk

May, 31st 2020 Pentecost Sunday

Mission Statement We are a Eucharistic Community which recognizes and

values the dignity of each person by responding to the Gospel. We are called to

Pray, Teach and Serve.

2224 Avenue J, Sterling IL www.sacredheartparish.net Tel. 815-625-1134 Emergency 815-625-0631

SACRED HEART CHURCH PRAY † TEACH † SERVE

Pray Mass Intentions

Mon. 06/01 7:00 am Living Intention for Melinda Hutchison

Tues. 06/02 7:00 am † Betty Widolff

Wed. 06/03 7:00 am Living Intentions for the Kevin Nestor family

Thurs. 06/04 7:00 am Communion Service First 06/05 7:00 am † Mary & Al Dieterl Friday † Kathleen Dieterle † Alex Schramuk † Ed & Alice Knalsen † Dart & Lilian Nailor † Eugene & Catherin

Wergin Sat. 06/06 8:30 am † Linda Melendrez 5:30 pm † Alex Schramuk Sunday 06/07 8:30 am Sacred Heart Parishioners

10:00 am † Edward Harms

Sanctuary Lamp For all Living and Deceased Priests

Jesus, reveal Your Sacred Heart to me and show me Its attractions. Unite me to It forever. Grant that all my desires and every beat of my heart, which does not cease even while I sleep, may be a witness to You of my love for You and tell You: Yes Lord, I am Yours! The pledge of my loyalty to You rests ever in my heart and shall never cease to be there. Accept the little good that I do and be pleased to make up for all my wrong-doing so that I may be able to praise You in time and in eternity. Amen.

Whether statues or stained glass, the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus can be found in churches all over the world. Jesus looks down, one hand extended out and another pointing to a heart wreathed in thorns and glowing with light. In the Sacred Heart, we see both the sorrow and the joy of the life of Christ, who became one of us out of love. "Jesus knew and loved us each and all during his life, his agony, and his Passion and gave himself up for each one of us ? He has loved us all with a human heart" (CCC 478). In the Incarnation, God becomes man. Jesus experienced the fullness of humanity, including its sufferings. June 8th is the Feast of the Sacred Heart. We remember all that Jesus endured for us. We also remember why he endured it -- out of love.

Question: Why do we kneel at Mass?

Answer: Since the beginnings of the Church, kneeling has been a key posture of prayer. We see Sts. Peter and Paul in the Acts of the Apostles kneeling in prayer. Early in the 4th century, the Council of Nicea prohibited kneeling on

Sundays and special feasts. Kneeling began more as a posture of penance for our sins, but in the history of the Church, it has become more a posture or reverence and solemn prayer.

You will notice that the times we kneel at Mass are tied to the consecration of the holy Eucharist. We kneel in both anticipation of what will occur and then in awe of what has taken place: Jesus Christ becomes truly present to us under the guise of bread and wine. The profoundness of this event has over time led the Church to mandate in the current General Instruction of the Roman Missal that kneeling is the only posture allowed during this time. The sheer awesomeness of the holy Eucharist leads us to fall to our knees in wonder and thanksgiving.

First Friday / First Saturday Devotion The First Friday and First Saturday devotions are both reparatory devotions in the Catholic Church that arose from separate private revelations. The First Friday devotion is associated with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the First Saturday devotion is associated with the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These are two of the most widely popular devotions to Jesus and Mary. For more information on these devotions, go to www.aleteia.org and search ‘First Friday’ or ‘First Saturday’.

Church is now open for private prayer Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9:00am-3:00pm Please ring doorbell upon arrival. Use the Glass doors under the circle drive. We would like to limit prayer time from 9:00am-10:00am for our Parish Family who are elderly or immunocompromised. Only 10 people are allowed in Church to pray, so please keep in mind you may have to wait. Thank you for your patience during these difficult times. We are so happy to open our doors back up to the public. We have missed everyone immensely. Let us continue to pray for an end of the corona Virus.

Parish Office

Hours…...............Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (June-Aug: Friday - 9:00-12:00pm) Phone …………...……………………… 815-625-1134 Fax………………...………………………815-625-1138 Rectory, Emergency Only ….………..…815-625-0631

Parish Staff

Pastor Rev. Bruce Ludeke……….…………….…….....ext. 3 Email…………………….…sheartpastor@gmail.com

Permanent Deacon Deacon Ken Funk………………...….................ext. 5 Email……………..…..sheartdeaconken@gmail.com

Business Manager Julie Massey….………………….………..…......ext. 2 Email……....…..…….jmassey@rockforddiocese.org

Parish Secretary Shelly Oltmans..………………………….….......ext. 0 Email……………….………. sheartoffice@gmail.com

Director of Music & Liturgy Karen Nestor.....………………………….….......ext. 4 Email………………...sheartmusicliturgy@gmail.com

Coordinator of Religious Education Melinda Hutchison………….…………..…….…......... Email………………….sheartreligioused@gmail.com

Coordinator of Evangelization Susanna Riley….…...………...…..…...815-441-8170 Email………………….….evangelizeshp@gmail.com

Coordinator of RCIA Gonzalo Reyes Email……….……….……….sheartRCIA@gmail.com

Prayer Chain for Special Intentions Call………..……………….…………….815-625-1134 Email…...……………..…...sheartoffice@gmail.com

Tithing 5% Tithe …………..…….($269) SHP Cemetery

Weekly Collection

Your Gift to God last weekend was:

Amount Required Weekly $5,923.08

Envelope mailed in/dropped off $3,400.00

Online Giving $2,020.00

Weekly Total 05/24/2020 $5,420.00

YTD Required $278,384.76

YTD Collected (Week 47) $245,294.30

Total Envelope Holders 523

Envelopes Used 58

% Contributed 11%

Raffle ticket Winner $100 Shirley Wolford

Drive thru CONFESSIONS Saturdays 9:00-9:30am

Mondays 12:00pm-12:30pm

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Are you missing quality time with Jesus?

Jesus also longs for you to come visit him in the Blessed Sacrament! You can come to Sacred Heart. Where Jesus waits for you, in the window to the right of the side doors! Look for the red presence lamp behind the stations of the cross. Thanks Father Bruce!

Join us live for Mass on Sundays and Wednesdays at 10:00am

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NEW! Our weekly missalettes are now available for you to pick up for use at home to follow along with Mass! You can find them just outside the wood doors at Sacred Heart (by our Mary statue) Monday thru Thursday and Saturday from 10:00am-1:00pm. We ask for a small $3 donation to be put in the mail slot if you are able.

Enjoy our Stations of the Cross

Now outside in front of the Church. Please keep in mind social distancing and respecting others. Come pray and journey with the Lord while mediating on his Passion.

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