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SACRED HEART OF JESUS CHURCH
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353 MAIN STREET, HIGHLAND FALLS, NEW YORK 10928
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL
ROUTE 9W, FORT MONTGOMERY, NY
845-446-4609/ FAX 845-446-4610
WWW.SACREDHEART-HIGHLANDFALLS.ORG
Rev. Joseph Tokarczyk , Administrator
Mrs. Mary Ann Brigham—Religious Education Coordinator
845-446-2674
Mrs. Linda Cecchini—Parish Secretary
Mrs. Helen Lindsey —Music Director
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
Sunday: 5:00 pm (Saturday), Highland Falls
8:00 am Fort Montgomery
9:30 am & 11:30 am, Highland Falls
Holy Days: As announced
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday:
8:00am
Wednesday: 5:00 pm; Saturday: 9:00 am
First Friday of the Month: 9:00 am
CONFESSIONS
Saturday: 4:15 - 4:45 pm, Highland Falls
DEVOTIONS
Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament:
after the First Friday Mass until 4 pm with
Benediction and recitation of Litany & Novena to the Sacred Heart
Our Lady of Fatima:
First Saturday before Mass
Rosary:
May & October after daily Mass
Liturgy of the Hours
during Advent/Lent recited before daily
Mass
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, March 28
5:00 pm
Louie Pelella
Sun., Mar 29-Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
8:00 am
Parishioners of Sacred Heart
9:30 am
Rita Donaldson
Salvatore Capizzano
11:30 am
Monday, March 30
8:00 am
Gerard Graber
Tuesday, March 31
8:00 am
Health & Speedy Recovery Marilyn Ness
Wednesday, April 1
5:00 pm
Louie Pelella
Thursday, April 2-Holy Thursday
7:00 pm
No Intention
Friday, April 3-Good Friday
3:00 pm
No Intention
Saturday, April 4-Holy Saturday-Easter Vigil
7:00 pm
No Intention
Sunday, April 5-Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of
the Lord
8:00 am
No Intention
9:30 am
No Intention
11:30 am
No Intention
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Dear Parishioner,
Easter Greetings to you and all members of the Parish Family!
May your heart sing with the joy of the Risen Lord on His Resurrection Feast. “This is the day that the Lord hath made, let us be glad
and rejoice therein.”
Try to take advantage of the opportunities of Holy Week. Receive most devoutly Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion on the
great days of the week, Holy Thursday and Good Friday, and surely
on Easter Sunday, that your peace and joy may be as full as possible.
Deepest thanks to you for your kindness and generosity at this
time. May our Risen Christ and His lovely Mother bless you with
the happiest Easter of your life.
Sincerely,
Fr. Joseph Tokarczyk
and the Parish Staff
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Holy Week services for the week
will be as follows.
A warm greeting is extended to all who have come to Sacred
Heart this weekend to join together in this community of worship and praise to Almighty God. Ever grateful to our faithful
parishioners who are here every weekend, we also welcome our
neighbors and guests who visit us occasionally and want you to
know that you are always welcome. The church is opened one
half hour before daily weekday Mass. The ramp door of the
church is open until 2 pm daily—except Sunday & holidays
when it is closed after the last Mass.
Looking for a Sunday Evening Mass?
Sacred Heart, Monroe, 6 pm
St. John, Goshen, 5 pm
St. Columba, Chester, 6 pm
St. Mary, Washingtonville, 6 pm
Most Holy Trinity, West Point, 5:15 pm
The Rectory office hours are
Monday to Friday
9:30 to 2:00.
(Lunch from 12:00 to 12:30)
Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
April 2 7 pm
Good Friday - The Passion of the Lord
April 3
3 pm
Stations of the Cross
7 pm
The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
April 4
7 pm
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(no 5:00 Mass)
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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
April 5
Chapel - 8 am
Church - 9:30 and 11:30
(There will be no daily Mass on Holy Thursday,
Good Friday or Holy Saturday)
Reconciliation Day
Monday, March 30, 2015
3 - 9 pm
WEEKLY COLLECTION
March 22 - $2,967
Thank you for your continued support and generosity!
We pray for the sick and homebound:
Rose Baglivi, Macella Berdon, Joseph Boulay,
Joan Brennan, Dick Cafarelli, George Callahan, Sharon Colleluore, Connie Cacioppo,
Dorothy Crapanzano, Kevin Crill, Sr., Dan
Cronin, Andrew Decourt, Julie DeWitt, Elizabeth Crapanzano DiPierro, Eileen Ford,
Paul J. Fortino, Marcia Graber, Butch Hannigan, Darlene &
Ed Koffer, Anne Lewis, Mary Livsey, Rose Livsey, David
Love, Augustina Lusk, Trudy McCabe, Andy Marcinak, Walter Miller, Nestor Navalo, Moira O’Brien, Mae Salerius, Corinna Schmidt, Bob Scott, Richard Scott, Marge Servedio, Juan
Sierra, Joan Squicciarini, Mary Kate Squicciarini, Donna
Steinmetz, Antoinette Stillitano, (The individual or family
members should be informed they are on the list. In the
future ALL names will remain on the list for one month
and then will be removed unless we hear otherwise. )
Prayer for Our Soldiers
O God, almighty and most gracious,
help keep our men and women safe while
they are defending our freedom. Help them
fight with valor, serve with honor, and
come home when the fight is won. For
those who should fall to any harm, O Lord, please
watch over them so that they can return home to the
families who love them. In the dark of night and the
heat of battle, may our prayers—and your divine
love—give them comfort and protection. This we
pray, Amen.
Outreach to the Homebound and Hospitalized
If you know of someone within our parish community who is ill and cannot come to Mass, please call
the rectory with their name and phone. Also, anyone anticipating surgery or stay in the hospital may
request the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.
Because of HIPAA regulations, hospitals do not
notify us when a parishioner is admitted. Please call
the rectory office so that Father may be notified.
Market Day delivery will be Thursday,
April 9 Order forms are at the doors of
the church. Market Day is the food buying service that delivers quality frozen
items to the school gym for the convenience of customers.
The Thrift Shop is open Thursdays from 10:00
to 1:00. Come to browse and see the treasures you
can find. There are party goods, books, cards, winter clothing, jewelry, etc.
Life is fragile—Handle with Prayer
Please consider attending the Holy Hour each third Thursday of the month from 2:30 to 3:30. The next Holy Hour
will be Thursday, April 15.
The Shepherd of the Highlands Prayer Group meets on
the first Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm in the church.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 7. For more information, please contact Josephine Federico at –4529 or
Dolly Van Zetta at –3221.
The Sacred Heart Bible Study Group meets on Thursdays in the sacristy of the church from 7:15-8:45 pm. The
subject will be “The Book of Isaiah” using the Little Rock
Catholic Scripture Study series. Please contact Dorothea
Wojciechowski at 446-3819 for more information.
Baptismal Class….
For first time parents will be held on Monday, April 13
at 7 pm in the school. Please call the rectory if you are
planning on attending.
Holy Week
Church Cleaning - will take place on Monday,
March 30 at 10 am and 5 pm. Please call the
rectory to volunteer.
Homebound Parishioners - if you would like
to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist, Fr.
Joe will be visiting the sick on Tuesday, March
31. Please call the rectory and leave your name
and phone number, so you can be called to
schedule a time.
Altar Server Practice - Wednesday, April 1 at
6 pm. All who signed up to serve on Holy
Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and
Easter Sunday must come to this practice.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
A dedicated group of our Parishioners meets on the Second Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the school’s music room. They make Prayer Shawls and Lap Blankets for
our homebound and nursing home residents. It is truly an
ecumenical group includes women from the United Methodist Church as well. The women who meet to crochet
and knit for this ministry have distributed dozens of
shawls and blankets to the elderly and the sick. Donations
of acrylic yarn can be made at the Parish Office and will
be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in joining this
ministry or know of someone in need, please contact
Elaine Dapra at 446-3163. If you are unable to attend
meetings but would like to donate lap blankets and
shawls, please call Elaine.
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Palm Sunday & Easter Triduum
We are in need of Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers
and Altar Servers for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil)
and Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday - 2 Lectors, Eucharistic Minister, 4
Altar Servers.
Holy Thursday - 2 Lectors, Eucharistic Minister,
4 Altar Servers
Good Friday - 2 Lectors, Eucharistic Minister,
4 Altar Servers
Easter Vigil - 2 Lector, Eucharistic Minister,
4Altar Servers
Easter Sunday - 1 Lector, Eucharistic Minister,
3 Altar Servers for each Mass: 8, 9:30 & 11:30
Please call the rectory and leave your name, number and the service you would like to participate
Cardinal’s Appeal
We raised for In Pew Weekend the
following:
Saturday (5 pm)
7 donors
Sunday (8 am)
5 donors
(9:30 am) 5 donors
(11:30 am) 12 donors
Monday
1 donor
Total
$790
$1,440
$365
$2,230
$1,000
$4,825
Thank you for your support and generosity with your donations for In Pew weekend.
Our goal this year is $39,000. To date, 56
parishioners have pledged $17,190. Your
gift of $5, $15 or $20 would go a long
way in assisting with major charitable programs that the Archdiocese is involved
with. Envelopes are at the doors of the
church if your means allow you to make
any donation.
Religious Education .
April and May
April 11-Communion Retreat Day-9:30 am to
12:30 pm.
April 29-Communion Rehearsal
April 30-Confirmation Rehearsal 7:30
(Candidates/Sponsors)
May 5-Confirmation at 5:30 pm
May 6-Communion Rehearsal
May 9-Communion at 9:30 am
March 29-Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mark 11:1-10: Today we begin the liturgy with the
blessing of the palms, hearing the Gospel of Jesus
entering Jerusalem, being greeted enthusiastically by
the people as they waved palms, a sign that they saw
him as someone very special. We hear the events of
Holy Week and the passion of Jesus: the Last Supper, Jesus in the Garden, Jesus’ suffering as he is beaten and crowned with thorns, Jesus carrying his cross,
his death. Why do you think Jesus prayer in the garden, “not what I will but what you will”?
Are You Registered?
Have you recently moved here? If you plan to
be a godparent for baptism or sponsor for Confirmation that is not celebrated in this parish
and need to obtain a certificate as a Catholic in
good standing, you should be an active, registered parishioner. Also, we can only provide
year-end donation statements for tax purposes
to registered parishioners. Call the rectory or
fill out the form below and place in the collection basket.
Name:_____________________________
P O Box _____________
Street Address_________________________
Fort Montgomery OR Highland Falls
Phone: ______________________________
______I do not receive envelopes.
Please sign me up so I can receive them.
Thank you.
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