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Sacred Heart Church
A Stephen Ministry Parish
187 Hopedale Street, Hopedale, MA 01747
508-473-1900
Website: www.shchopedale.org
Becoming and Making Disciples,
Welcoming All to Follow Jesus Christ.
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil – 4PM
November 9, 2014
Sunday – 8:30 AM
10:30 AM
Monday – Thursday 9AM
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Pastoral Team & Staff
Dear Fellow Parishioners,
Can we count on you? Are you committed to Sacred Heart
Fr. William Konicki, IV Dei
508-981-4611 (cell)
Parish?
Pam Chaplin
Ministry Coordinator
[email protected]
Over the last several weeks I have preached on “Becoming TheBest-Version of-Yourself.” The signs of being The-Best-Version of-Yourself
are being a person of prayer, being a person who studies our faith, being
a generous person and a person who evangelizes; that is shares our faith
with others.
Melissa Martin-LaVache
Office Administrator
[email protected]
Ron Almeida
Music Coordinator
[email protected]
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Parish Office Hours
Mon-Thurs 9:30am – 4:30pm
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During our Annual Stewardship Renewal we are asking all
parishioners to make a commitment to our parish with their Time (Prayer)
Talent (gifts and skills for service) and Treasure (generosity to parish
expenses). I am asking all our parish households to make a commitment
to our Parish just as you make commitments to your family relationships.
After all we are a parish family and it takes every one of us to work
together to be the parish God is calling us to be.
Have you passed in your commitment card? Can we count on
you? Are you committed to Sacred Heart Parish? Help Sacred Heart to
continue to be the vibrant, successful parish that God has called us to
be.
Fr. Bill
Sacrament of Baptism
Sacraments of Healing
Marriage
Call the office prior to your
child’s birth to begin
preparation. Baptism
preparation is held on the 1st &
2nd Sundays of each month.
Anointing of the Sick - Second Sunday of the
month at 10:45 for healing of mind, body and
spirit.
Reconciliation
Saturday – 3PM or by appointment
Call the parish office
one year prior to your
wedding date to
begin preparation.
MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, November 9th
8:30AM Rose & Jack Dawson requested by the Family
10:30AM Mario Sousa 3rd Anniversary – requested by his Wife
Lena Rajcula
Colleen Lum
Theresa Villani
Mary Bacon
Jeanette Fertitta
Ramone Berrios
Arthur Dattner
Priscilla Davis
Gabby DosRamos
Mary Bianchi
Brian Saulen
Ana Maria Peniche
Dorothy Breen
Sue Leighton
Charles Brady
Barbara Seidenberg
Louise Richards
Jenny Macchi
Bill LeBlanc
Lisa Alberto
Teresa Iwanow
Yvette Frend
Milford Hospital is visited
each Wednesday.
Draper Place and the
homebound are visited
on Sunday morning. If
you are homebound and
would like to receive
communion, pleased
contact the parish office.
Monday, November 10th
9:00AM Our Parish Family
Tuesday, November 11th
Veteran’s Day – No Daily Mass
Parish Office Closed
Wednesday, November 12th
9:00AM Our Parish Family
Thursday, November 13th
9:00AM Our Parish Family
Friday, November 14th
9:00AM Communion Service
Right to Life & End to Abortion
Saturday, November 15th
4:00PM Jean Neal – 1 year’s mind requested by the Family
Please Note: The 9AM Mass is cancelled when there is no school and when there is a funeral, but please
remember that anyone can attend the funeral of a brother or sister in Christ. The Mass Intention scheduled
for that day will be offered at a later date.
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT – As we pray today for an increase of spiritual gifts, we are reminded by the bishops’
pastoral on stewardship that good stewardship of the Church “means cherishing and fostering the gifts of all,
while using one’s own gifts to serve the community of faith.”
FOOD PANTRY: The Daily Bread Food Pantry serves 300 people per month from Milford, Hopedale, and
Upton. Operating Hours are: Tuesday & Thursday evenings 6pm -7:30pm. Drop off donations any day of the
week at any of the 3 doors of Sacred Heart. Needed are: Toilet paper and prepared foods which include
items like rice mixes; hamburger helper etc.) Cash donations are used to purchase personal hygiene items
and high protein products like meats, eggs and cheese for distribution to our needy families and can be
mailed to PO Box 122 Milford, MA 01757. We deeply appreciate your generous and thoughtful donations.
Our parish follows the guidelines of the national Charter for the Protection of Children and
Young People approved by the US Bishops and the Diocese of Worcester in screening those
who work with children in our care and in helping victims of abuse find healing. If you or
someone you know has been sexually abused by a Church employee or volunteer in the past,
please contact Frances Nugent, Victim Assistance Coordinator for our diocese at 508-9294363 (direct line & confidential voicemail). If you are concerned about a current case of
abuse, please contact the local civil authorities immediately.
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MASS ATTENDANCE
11.2.2014
4:00 PM 260
8:30AM 132
10:30AM 133
Rev. William Konicki
Ron Almeida
Jeff Ayotte, At-large
Mark Holmes, At-Large
Connie Jackson, At-large
Paul Manning, Facilitator
Karen Barrett, Message Shapers
Pam Chaplin, Message Shapers
Ernie Chaplin, Mission & Outreach
Susan Conciatori, Mission & Outreach
Paul Loughlin, Operations
Rob Russell, Operations
Melissa Martin-LaVache, Recorder
Donna Rajcula, Weekend Experience
Joe Sperino, Weekend Experience
Maureen Hodgens, Youth At-Large
Thomas Sperino, Youth At-Large
Sunday, November 16th
8:30AM Rosemary & Anthony Elia requested by the Family
10:30AM Louise Martinangelo requested by the Family
FUNERAL ~ Theresa Lewis,
Sandy Archambault
SANCTUARY LAMP ~
John & Mary Bergan
requested by the
Conciatori Family
Pastoral Planning Team
THIS WEEK’S PARISH SCHEDULE
Sunday
9
Monday
10
8:30 &10:30 AM
Friends &
Followers, Hall
9:15-10:45 AM
Grandparents
are Groovy,
(Milford Family
& Community
Network),
Cherub’s
Corner
8:30 &10:30 AM
Fishers &
Finders,
Lounge
9:40 AM
Faith Formation
Grades 3-8,
Hall
11:45AM - 1 PM
Usher &
Greeter
Training, Hall
6:00-8:00 PM
Girl Scout
Meeting, Hall
Tuesday
11
Veteran’s Day
No Daily Mass
Parish Office
Closed
1:00-8:00 PM
Portrait
Sessions, Hall
Wednesday
12
9:30-11:00 AM
Mom to Mom
10:30AM
Women’s Faith
Sharing Group,
Parish House
1:00-8:00 PM
Portrait
Sessions, Hall
6:00-7:30 PM
Girl Scout
Cadet Meeting
Thursday
13
9 AM-3 PM
Thrift Shop
Open
11:30-2:30 PM
Senior Lunch
Club, Hall
Friday
14
9:00 AM
Communion &
Adoration
Church
7:30-8:30 PM
AA Meeting
Saturday
15
8:15-3:30 PM
Confirmation
Retreat at
Assumption
College
8:30 AM
AA Meeting
1:00-3:00 PM
First
Reconciliation
Session 1
3:00 PM
Reconciliation
PARISH NEWS
Harvest of Blessings
A Special Edition of Parish Life Night
Monday November 17th
7:30-9:30 PM
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We need YOU to make our directory complete!
Appointments are filling up fast – call the parish office today or
go online to our website www.shchopedale.org and click the
portrait button!
PHOTO DATES STILL AVAILABLE ON:
Wednesday, November 12th 1 pm-8 pm
*Newly Added!* Thursday, November 13th 1 pm-8 pm
Friday, November 28th 2 pm-9 pm
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WOMEN’S FAITH SHARING GROUP ~ A women’s faith sharing
group meets every Wednesday morning at 10:30AM in the
parish house. We will be reading and discussing The Joy of the
Gospel by Pope Francis. For more information contact Pam
Chaplin - [email protected]. All are welcome!
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Your Commitment Card! You can still return your
Commitment Card to the parish. Extra cards are located at all
the entrances of the church. Please take this opportunity to
express your support for our parish!
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Join The Scared Heart Teen Ensemble
If you like to sing or you play an instrument and are in grades
6-12, come join Sacred Heart’s Teen Ensemble.
For more information:
Text/email Melissa: (774)482-0434/ [email protected]
Text/email Ron: (401) 644-4581 / [email protected]
Upcoming Rehearsals: Sunday, Nov. 16 & 23 @ 5pm in Church
Kickoff Mass: Saturday, Nov. 29 @ 4pm
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MESSAGE SHAPERS CORNER
Side Effects
Be Aware of the opportunities… that exist with the
people in your life to express generosity.
Recognize the benefits. You reap what you sow. By
acting toward others with the spirit of generosity, you
will make a positive impression, so that they will most
likely be motivated to respond in kind.
Be proud of your generous spirit.
Teach it. Make a point to teach Be Generous of
Spirit to others, particularly to your children.
Appreciate others’ generosity.
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FAMILY IDEA
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Be GENEROUS with your gratitude! Tell the people
in your life how much you appreciate them.
Coming up next week….
Obstacles
Save the Date!
Saturday, November 22, 2014
for the Sacred Heart Christmas Fair at the Fr. Reilley Parish Center
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Join us again this year for Gourmet Food, Fun, Crafts,
Games, Raffles, and of course…Kid’s Corner!
Calling all Elves! The Sacred Heart Church Christmas Fair Committee
needs everyone’s help again this year! Through the generous
donations of many parishioners and local merchants, last year’s fair
was a great success both for the holiday fun it brought to the
community and for the financial support it brought to our parish. We
hope to make this year’s fair even more successful, but we
desperately need your help.
How you can help….Can you volunteer your time or do you have a
teen who can donate their time the day of the fair to set up or clean
up? Can you or your company commit to making a monetary
donation to our cash raffle? Can you or your employer donate a gift
of service such as lawn care, car care, hair or nail care for one of our
hourly raffle prizes? Can you or your family offer to donate a gift card
or gift certificate to a local merchant or restaurant for a raffle prize?
Can you commit to donating a new craft kit or new game for a boy
or girl for a raffle prize? Can you offer to bake some treats to sell at
our bake sale?
Let us know as soon as you can…We need donations of all kinds!
Right now we just need commitments from parishioners and/or local
merchants to donate their time, monetary and gift support to our
holiday raffle. If you wish to make a commitment to donate, please
call Christine Gaffney at 508-473-3035 or Sue Maconochie at 508-6342892 and let us know how you can help. ALL monetary, gift or service
donations must be received no later than Saturday, Nov. 15th. Please
note: Unfortunately this year, we cannot accept any used gift items.
Food donations will not be required however, some beverage and
paper product items will be needed. Watch the bulletin each week
for the “featured” item than can be dropped off at the parish office
Monday through Friday during business hours.
Thank you for your help!
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“More Blessings Than I Ever Expected!”
Here’s what one Stephen Minister has to say about Stephen Ministry:
“At first I wasn’t sure about all this caregiving stuff. I mean,
didn’t I love others enough already? Then I finished my Stephen
Ministry training and met with the person for whom I provided care.
Now I know what Christian love is all about! I didn’t expect the
wonderful gifts of love and friendship that God gave me through my
caring relationship. What a wonderful ministry this is!”
Do you have gifts for caring, encouragement, and listening? If so,
please prayerfully consider becoming a Stephen Minister. Sacred
Heart Hopedale will be training another class of Stephen Ministers
soon so please don’t miss this opportunity!
Stephen Ministers provide emotional and spiritual support and care
to people who are going through a difficult time, such as divorce,
grief, hospitalization, unemployment, terminal illness, relocation,
chronic illness, or loneliness. To find out more about becoming
a Stephen Minister, talk with Fr. Bill (508) 473-1000, or one of our
Stephen Leaders: Carol Kilcourse (508) 381-3304,
Jean Vendetti (508) 473-4267,or Ken Konicki (508) 826-6096.
Stephen Ministry: Bringing Christ’s love to those who are hurting.
Virginia A. Larkin
Realtor
36 Adin Street
Hopedale, MA
Phone: (508) 935-8270
(508) 473-9300
Fax: (508) 473-1505
[email protected]
Consigli- Ruggerio
Your Family
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Landscaping, Inc.
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UMA
FUNERAL
HOMES
Richard G. Buma
James R. Buma
Uxbridge. Whitinsville. Milford
Funeral Home
44 Water
Street
www.bumafuneralhome.com
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Member FDIC
EDWARDS
MEMORIAL
Funeral Home
Appliances*TVs*
Home Theater
Frank Williams
Chief Executive Officer
331 Main St. Milford, MA
44 Congress Street
Milford, MA
508-473-0225
508-473-1309 * 1800-287-8854
www.franksappliance.com
SACRED HEART
THRIFT SHOP
Would you like to see
your ad here?
OPEN THURSDAYS
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
AND
SUNDAYS
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
parishoffice@
shchopedale.org
CLOSED JULY &
AUGUST
Cancellations on
WMRC, 1490 AM
Northeast Copier
Email
Or call
508-473-1900
for more information.
Children’s Garden
Daycare / Preschool
3M to 4YRS ~ Licensed 1987
Systems
Accredited 2003
Part and Full time openings
Milford ●Mendon● Bellingham
Main Office
300 East Main Street
Milford, MA
508-634-4100
Milford’s Local
copier company
celebrating 25
years
Atria Draper
Place
508-482-5995
25 Hopedale Street
Hopedale, MA 01747
www.atriaseniorliving.com
French-Yoga-Music
Spacious indoor and outdoor
play areas
Nutritious hot meals
Call: Danielle Howley
2 Steel Road, Hopedale
508-634-2748
[email protected]
Lose Weight Now.
Ask Me How!
Call me about
healthy weight loss
and improved
nutrition.
Deborah Carroll,
Independent
Herbalife Distributor
Cell: 508-453-1202
STYLE & CUT
BOUTIQUE
Christine Gaffney
508-478-3131
Catholic Charities Job Announcement
Catholic Charities is seeking individuals interested in
working with the elderly and the disabled. Aides
provide light housekeeping, laundry and shopping
and personal care. Companions provide socialization
and light snacks. Hours needed for the areas in the
Blackstone Valley Greater Milford Area. Candidates
must be reliable, compassionate and have reliable
transportation. Please call 1-800-649-4364.
EOE/AA
MAINTENANCE POSITION: We are looking for
someone on a part-time basis to maintain the cleanliness of
the church, parish hall and parish grounds. If you are
interested or know of anyone who might be interested,
please call the parish office at 508-473-1900.