Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart

720 Merrick Ave

North Merrick, NY 11566

Phone: 516-379-1356

The Heart of Jesus in North Merrick

March 29, 2020— Fifth Sunday of Lent

Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live.

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We hope that all new residents will come to the Parish Center to register.

Adult Christian Initiation If you are interested in exploring the Catholic faith or completing your initiation into the Church please call the Parish Center.

Infant Baptism Preparation If you wish to arrange a baptism at Sacred Heart Church, please

contact the Parish Center at 516-379-1356 ext.10. One of our baptism coordinators will be happy to arrange a time to meet with you. Ideally, both Godparents should be practicing Catholics. We will review the procedures for the sacrament and you will be able to fill out all the necessary paperwork. Baptisms are held on the first and third Sunday of each month at 2pm in the church. First time parents need to attend a baptism class. They are held on the last Monday of each month in the church at 7:30pm. Crying babies welcome! Godparents are encouraged but not required to attend.

Sacrament of Matrimony Please contact the Parish Center at least one 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 Reconciliation A priest is available each Saturday at 4:00PM in the church.

Please don’t 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 the Parish Center.

Pastoral Staff Rev. Stephen Brigandi, Pastor Rev. Peter Sarpong, Associate Pastor Deacon Charles Kammerer

Parish Outreach Mrs. Tanya Kasprzyk, Coordinator Outreach Office: 516-379-6123 Monday —Thursday 10am-1:30pm Faith Formation Coordinator Grades 1-5 Mrs. Cecelia Bradley cbradleyshrep@gmail.com Music Coordinator Mrs. Jeanne Nuñez jeannenunezshc@gmail.com

Pastoral Associate/Faith Formation Coordinator Grades 6-8 Miss Carol Tannehill ctannehillshc@gmail.com or bulletin@sacredheartnm.org

** Please visit our Parish Facebook Page: Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart**

Parish Directory 516-379-1356 Parish Center Hours: Mon.—Fri. 9am—12 noon, 1pm—5pm Sat. 9am—3pm Website: sacredheartnm.org

Mrs. Kathy Ammirati—Volunteer Coordinator

Mrs. Jean Buonocore - Admin. Assistant ext. 21

Ms. Maryse Haig - Finance Assistant ext. 17

Mrs. Mary Katz - Finance Administrator ext. 16

Mrs. Ingrid Samperi Receptionist ext. 10

Mr. Kevin Scanlon - Maintenance Director ext. 14

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Masses for the Week Monday, March 30, 2020

9 AM Allan Dragos

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

9 AM Parishioners of Sacred Heart

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

9 AM Anna Murray

Thursday, April 2, 2020

9 AM Nancy DeStefano

Friday, April 3, 2020

9 AM Sacred Heart Purgatorial Society

Saturday, April 4, 2020

5PM Mary Donovan

Josephine Esposito

Vincent Radmann

Ethan Jean

Sunday, April 5, 2020

8 AM Parishioners of Sacred Heart

10 AM Christina Palmira

12 PM Francis & Dorothy Mills

5 PM Charles & Stephen Radtke

Cathy Turner

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

Sacred Heart Purgatorial Society

Caroline & Francis Cacossa, Margaret E. Riordan, Joan Fisk, Everett Corum, Jr, James J. Stasi, Maureen & Robert Murphy, Fred Peruggia, Josephine Valenti, Ellen C. Rafter, Donald J. Johnson, William Rafter, George Pashalides, Eileen Clarke,

Dolores Kulich, Vera Farrell, William G. Mohr, Shaun Hughes, Edward Walsh & Family, Frances Forgione, Lillian Milana, Randall Cordero, John Hursala, John & Mae Dugo,

Teresa Sullivan, Joseph Sullivan, Helen Tatarka, Joseph Tatarka . Edward Hesse, Regina Platt, James Artura, Edward

A. Kennedy, Charlotte & Joe Francomano, Ryan Palma Amesse, Zina Campanale, Vito & Mary Mazzara, Ann & Jimmy Carillo, Margaret, Joseph, Jack Catherine Eschmanns, Nancy DeStefano, Carolyn McDonough, Carmel L. Carleo, Raymond

P. Carleo, James G. Dwyer, James P.Soldo, Robert Tom Riordan, Henry Darnaud, Stephen J. Brigandi, Sr., Ryan Palma

John Fitzpatrick, Amesse Furchak, Marlene, Lawson, Michelle Palma Furchak

Prayers for the Sick In an effort to make sure parishioners who are ill are properly prayed for we would like to keep

our Sick List as up to date as possible. Names will remain for one full month, but will be removed at the end of every month, unless there is a request by the family to extend the

prayers for the next month.

Taylor Agurto

John Carroll

Tom Carroll

Shannon Costello

Barbara Devoti

Baby Elise

Jack Faust

Baby Carleigh Feaser

Baby Madison

Baby Mason

Baby Sienna

Richard Brazenor

Matthew Dwyer

Frank Godla

Marta Godla

Annmarie Guertin

Frank Guertin

Veronique Hall

Gloria Hannifin

Pat Hesse

Ethan Jean

Kathy Keegan

Philip Lattanzio

Ellen Martin

Joseph Massaro

Patrick O'Connell

Taylor Oshan

Jack Palamaro

Peter Palamaro, Jr.

Christine Rizzaiti

Debbie Ryan

Alex Salvaggio

Frank Silverman

Margot Silverman

Lester Smith

Lauren Sole

Ann M. Sullivan

Mary Sweeney

Salvatore Totaro

Ashley Towers

Lara Traum

Joseph Valinoti

Aidan Walden

Rosemarie Ziminski

Robert Ziminski

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My dear parishioners,

I want to thank you for stopping into church or visiting our parish website

(Sacredheartnm.org) to stay connected to our parish. I hope this letter finds you well and calm

for these times are very difficult for all of us. Fr. Peter and I miss celebrating and being with

all of you. Father and I celebrate the daily intention of the Mass in the private chapel each

morning. Please know that you are always in our thoughts and prayers.

We have set up a way for me to text message all of you through the REMIND app. Its

easy to set up, direction can be found below. With REMIND, I can text a short message to

your phone and you can respond to me with any concerns or questions you might have. I

never thought technology would be so wonderful.

I am presently live streaming Mass each weekday at 9am, Saturday at 5pm and Sunday

at 9am on our parish Facebook page: Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart. You may

also watch the Mass on Catholic Faith Network (formerly Telecare). You may also visit our

parish website for information and updates.

Know that the church is open Monday to Sunday from 8am to 2pm with the

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament. As always, I ask you to use your discretion when coming to

church.

Many of you have expressed concern about your support of our parish. At this time I

would ask you to take care of you needs and the needs of your family. If you are able to

continue to support the parish I would ask that you either drop your envelope in the mail slot

at the Parish Center or send it through the mail, whichever is more convenient for you. Thank

you in advance for your continued support of our parish.

Looking to the future, plans are underway for Spirit Day 2020 in June. Let us look

forward to the days when we will be able to get together and celebrate all that we are as The

Parish of Sacred Heart. Remember we are a people of hope.

Bless you and your family,

Fr. Stephen

To sign up for REMIND:

If you have a smartphone, open your browser and go to rmd.at/sbrigan and follow the instructions.

If you don’t have smartphone but can text, text @sbrigan to 81010.

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Six Month Developing Baby

Your spiritually adopted baby is growing quite beautifully now. His

weight is approaching 2 pounds. Babies born prematurely at this time have a very good

chance of surviving. The medical advances in caring for extremely small newborn

infants are extraordinary indeed.

Outreach is Open

Only if you are able, and already

going to the supermarket, please, we need food for our pantry.

Mac & Cheese, Soup, Canned Tuna & Meats, Pasta, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Cereal, Bread, Eggs, Milk, &

Fresh Meats. Or anything food you would like to

donate!

Thank you for helping our neighbors in need.

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Gospel Reading John 11:1-45 (shorter version John 11:3-7,17,20-27,33b-45) Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead.

Background on the Gospel Reading

Our Gospel on this day, the fifth Sunday of Lent, is again taken from the Gospel according to John. The reading from John continues the break from Cycle A’s focus on the Gospel of Matthew. Today’s Gospel reading recounts another sign, or miracle, found in John’s Gospel, the raising of Lazarus. As our catechumens move closer to the celebration of their Baptisms at the Triduum, today’s reading invites us to reflect upon what it means to call Jesus the Resurrection and the life.

The context for the story of the raising of Lazarus is the Jewish leaders’ growing animosity toward Jesus. Jesus has been in Jerusalem, taking part in the feast of the Dedication, which we have come to know as Hanukkah. The people have been pressing him to declare plainly whether he is the Messiah. Jesus tells them to look to his works, which testify to his coming from God. Many do not believe Jesus, however, and some try to stone him for blasphemy.

Into this scene of confrontation, Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, send word to Jesus that his friend is ill. Jesus is said to love Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, but he delays his journey for two days. The delay heightens the drama and shows Jesus’ obedience to God, who is to be glorified through Lazarus’s resurrection. When Jesus finally declares that he will journey to Bethany, his disciples fear for his life. Thomas declares that he and the other disciples should prepare to die with Jesus.

The scene described at Bethany is a sad one. Martha meets Jesus weeping and saying that if Jesus had been there, Lazarus would not have died. Yet she remains confident that God will do whatever Jesus asks. Martha affirms her belief that there will be a resurrection of the dead in the last days. Then Martha’s sister, Mary, comes to Jesus with the same confidence, saying that Jesus could have cured Lazarus. Jesus asks to be brought to Lazarus’s tomb where he prays and calls Lazarus out from the tomb. At this sign, many come to believe in Jesus, but others take word of the miracle to the Jewish authorities, who begin their plans for Jesus’ death.

Set against the backdrop of Jesus’ impending death, many elements of the raising of Lazarus foreshadow the good news of Jesus’ own Resurrection. Jesus, facing the conflict with the Jewish authorities, acts in complete obedience to God. In raising Lazarus, Jesus shows his power over death so that when Jesus dies, those who believe in him might remember that and take hope. Just as Jesus calls for the stone to be rolled away from Lazarus’s tomb, so too will the disciples find the stone rolled away from Jesus’ tomb.

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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.

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

Major Christopher Darconte, U.S. Air Force U.S.M.C. Deployed Aircraft Carrier Iwo Jima

Sgt. Brandon Furia, U.S.M.C. PFC Matthew Macario, U.S. Army, Afghanistan

Lt. James Corino, Army Lt. Commander William H. Mohr, Navy Amn. 1st Class Daniel Gilroy, U.S.A.F.

Lt. Daniel T. Lopez, U.S. Air Force Captain Patrick O’Sullivan U.S.N.A. U.S.M.C.

Michael Napolitano E.N.S.I.G.N. U.S. Navy John Devoti Lt. Col. U.S.M.C.

Prayer For The 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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All adult volunteers are required by the Diocese to have a Background Check. Forms are available at the Parish Center. Additionally, all volunteers must complete

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Nar Anon: Every Saturday at 10am in the school building, (Teacher’s Lounge, Room

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someone else’s addiction.

Let us remember all our parishioners who have been called

home to our Loving God. We especially remember:

Thomas Carroll Joseph Giangregorio Felicia Marchesella Carla R. Petrosillo

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for April

Sacred Heart Church offers you the option to donate electronically and automatically from your checking account, savings account or credit card. It’s fast, accurate, convenient, and SAFE! Plus it can be a great way to build up credit card points or miles!

If you would like to switch to donating online, instead of using checks or cash, use the WeShare information below and you will be directed to a secure website. Donations can be weekly, monthly, or “one time only”. You may also choose to contribute to our “Pay Down the Mortgage Fund” – 100% of all funds going specifically to this specific cause.

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