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Sacred Heart Parish
120 Jefferson Street ~ Swedesburg, Pennsylvania, 19405
We are the “HEART” of Bridgeport, King of Prussia, Swedeland and Swedesburg
Saint Augustine Sanctuary
Sacred Heart Church
Our Pastoral Staff
Rev. Timothy F. O’Sullivan
Founding Pastor
Rev. Msgr. George A. Majoros
Parochial Vicar
Rev. James J. Shea, Sch. P.
Weekday & Sunday Ministry
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sanctuary
Our Mother of Sorrows Sanctuary
Our Parish Mass Schedule,‘Pro Tem’
Saturday evening at 4:00pm
in Sacred Heart Church in Swedesburg
Saturday evening at 5:30pm
at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Worship Site
Sunday morning at 8:00am
at Our Saint Augustine Worship Site
Sunday morning at 10:00am
in Sacred Heart Church in Swedesburg
Sunday evening at 5:00pm
in Sacred Heart Church in Swedesburg
Monday through Friday at 6:30am at
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Worship Site;
Monday through Saturday at 8:00am in Sacred Heart Church.
(Masses on National Holidays will be celebrated at 9:00am.
This will be announced in our Parish bulletin.)
The Sacrament of Baptism
Baptism is celebrated on the third Sunday of the month at
12 Noon and on the fifth Sunday of the Month during the
10:00am Mass. Before selecting a Baptism date, parents should
secure letters of eligibility for their selected Godparents and
present them at the rectory. Parents should also plan on
Attending our Parish’s Pre-Jordan program before setting a
Baptism date.
All baptisms are celebrated in Sacred Heart Church.
The Sacrament of Confession
Saturday afternoon: 3:00pm – 3:45pm.
Wednesday morning: Immediately following the 8:00am Mass.
By appointment at the rectory anytime.
The Sacrament of Confession is celebrated in Sacred Heart Church.
The Sacrament of Marriage
Please speak to Father O’Sullivan or Monsignor Majoros at least
six months before your anticipated Wedding date.
Couples should not make any celebratory arrangements until
after they have met with Father or Monsignor at our Parish.
The Sacrament of The Sick
Please speak to Father O’Sullivan or Monsignor Majoros if you
or a family member wish to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.
It is always appropriate to receive this Sacrament before
surgery, during a serious illness or in the final stages of life.
SUNDAY JANUARY 11 2015 ~ THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD
Our Parish Office Information
Sacred Heart Rectory
120 Jefferson Street
Swedesburg, Pennsylvania
Sacred Heart Rectory office is open:
Monday through Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 12 Noon
Sacred Heart Rectory Telephone:
610-275-1750
Sacred Heart Rectory Fax:
610-275-0480
Contact us by e-mail:
[email protected]
Saint Augustine Cemetery Office:
464 Ford Street, Bridgeport
Monday through Friday:
9:00am – 12 Noon
Cemetery Office Telephone: 610-272-4088
Let us join in prayer for the success of
~The World Meeting of Families ~
September 22 - 27 2015
In Philadelphia!
God and Father of us all,
in Jesus, Your Son and our Savior,
You have made us Your sons and daughters
in the family of the Church.
May Your grace and love help our families
in every part of the world be united to one another
in fidelity to the Gospel.
May the example of the Holy Family,
with the aid of Your Holy Spirit,
guide all families, especially those most troubled,
to be homes of communion and prayer
and to always seek Your truth and live in Your love.
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!
Our Parish Prayer of Unity
Heavenly Father,
You call us to be Your faith-filled people,
United in the Sacred Heart
of Your Son.
Grant us the grace to always respond to
Your call with lives of
active faith, firm hope and Christian charity.
Aided by the example of Saint Augustine,
may we always seek to embrace and love
the teachings of Your Church.
Accompanied by Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
may we, in joyful times and in times of Sorrow,
always strive to be faithful followers of Your Son,
Jesus Christ,
for He lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and ever!
Amen!
Sacred Heart of Jesus, We trust in Thee!
Come, Let Us Worship The Lord!
On the Weekend of December 20-21, 2014
186 people joined us at our 4:00pm Mass;
118 people joined us at our 5:30pm Mass;
117 people joined us at our 8:00am Mass;
242 people joined us at our 10:00am Mass;
and, 63 people joined us at our 5:00pm Mass.
Thank you for making the Lord
a priority in your life!
Our Upcoming Second Collections:
In your generosity, please remember:
January 17-18, 2015
Our Church Heating Fund
MANY THANKS!
Our parish is grateful
to the Ancient Order of Hiberians
who recently offered a donation
of $200 to our Parish.
“When we are no longer able
to change a situation,
we are challenged, to change ourselves”
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Dear Friends,
On Saturday evening, January 3rd, our Parish hosted our first
Christmas Appreciation Dinner to thank our parishioners who go ‘above
and beyond the call’ through their support to our Parish in our many
ministries and services. For those who were able to join us, a great time was
had by all! Our celebration took place in The Empress Room of Saint
Helena Parish in Blue Bell – a beautiful setting for our party.
I am grateful to the members of our Christmas Appreciation Party Committee who organized and helped
make the evening a delightful and joyful celebration: Bernie Gutkowski, Joan Koeck Andy Moletzsky,
Pat Moletzsky, Denise Valerio and Joe Valerio.
For those who were not able to join us, I share with you some pictures from the evening. Hopefully, as this
new Parish tradition grows, many more parishioners who serve our Parish and parishioners in different ministries,
services and ways, will join us for the celebration. (Many thanks to Pat Moletzsky for sharing her pictures with our
Parish!)
Through the intercession of Saint Augustine and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, may we always be United in
the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
Fr. O’Sullivan
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Our Parish Mass Intentions
January 10-11, 2015 – THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD
4:00pm (SH) 25th Wedding Anniversary of
Mr. & Mrs. William Smith, Jr.
5:30pm (MC) Joseph Pizza & Joseph Wagner
Requested by Bob & Teri Wagner
8:00am (AU) Marie & Walter Fischuk
Requested by Their Daughter, Michele
& Family
10:00am (SH) Richard Middleton
Requested by Sacred Heart Parish Choir
5:00pm (SH) For the People of our Parish
Requested by Father O’Sullivan
January 12, 2015 – MONDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
6:30am (SH) Mary Egan
Requested by Bill & Bridget Maruszczak
8:00am (SH) William Simmons
Requested by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Burke
January 13, 2015 – SAINT HILARY
6:30am (SH) The Faithful Departed as Requested
on our Remembrance Envelopes
Requested by Father O’Sullivan
8:00am (SH) Pauline H. Gutkowski
Requested by Bernie, Jackie & Family
January 14, 2015 – WEDNESDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
6:30am (SH) Bonnie Mateja
Requested by John J. Puzio, Jr.
8:00am (SH) Edward & Marie Dybicz Lewandowski
Requested by Ed Dybicz
Please Pray For All Who
Protect Our Country Through Their Military Service, especially…
Matthew D. Baxter (Senior Airman, U.S. Air
Force), grandson of Peg Palmer; Matthew
Capaldo (Lieutenant, U.S. Navy), son of John
and Connie Capaldo; Michael Gutkowski
(Ensign, U.S. Navy), grandson of Pat Gutkowski;
Devon Kantz (Lieutenant, U.S. Navy), grandson
of Rose Kantz; Gregory Kantz (Captain, U.S.
Air Force), grandson of Rose Kantz; Stephen
Kantz (Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy),
grandson of Rose Kantz; Matthew McNulty
(Warrant Officer U.S.M.C.), son of Irene
McNulty; Rick McVoy Lieutenant commander,
U.S. Navy) son of Rich McVoy; John Orendorff
(Captain, U.S. Army), grandson of Ed & Gertrude
Connor; Jonathan D. Palmer (Sergeant, U.S.
National Guard), grandson of Peg Palmer;
Lawrence H. Palmer, Jr. (Sergeant U.S.
National Guard), grandson of Peg Palmer.
January 15, 2015 – THURSDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
6:30am (SH) Elisa McVoy
Requested by Family
8:00am (SH) Zdzislaw Choromanski
Requested by Janina & Walter Muc
January 16, 2015 – FRIDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
6:30am (SH) Kenny Ostroski
Requested by Ed & Lisa Lachowicz
& Family
8:00am (SH) Leocadia Siwik
Requested by Marie Baldyga
January 17, 2015 – SAINT ANTHONY
8:00am (SH) Joseph & Helen Dybicz
Requested by Ed Dybicz
January 17-18, 2015 – SECOND SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
4:00pm (SH) Richard Bokoski
Requested by Daughter, Patty
5:30pm (SH) Mary Brennan
Requested by Michael Zadroga
8:00am (SH) For the People of our Parish
Requested by Father O’Sullivan
10:15am (SH) Steve Barainyak
Requested by Family
5:00pm (SH) Ann Winters
Requested by Elaine Vincent
Our Parish Mass Book is Open
We are now accepting Mass intentions for Masses
celebrated from January 1st, 2015 thru June 30th,
2015. If you would like to have a Mass celebrated
in thanksgiving, for a special request, for the
intentions of another person (both living or
deceased) such as on a birthday, a wedding
anniversary, an illness or, as is most common, for
the repose of the soul of someone who has died,
please come into the parish rectory, or call the
rectory at 610-275-1750 with your request. A
$15.00 donation is requested for each Mass
intention. (One must never forget the infinite graces
that flow from the Sacrifice of the Mass which benefit ones soul. Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical
"Mirae caritatis" (1902) beautifully elaborated this
point and emphasized the connection between the
communion of saints with the Mass)
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Let Us Serve The Lord With Gladness!
The following Ministers are scheduled for our Parish Masses.
Saturday evening, January 17th:
4:00pm in Sacred Heart Church
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Shawn Courtney, Lee Ann Kinckner,
Melonie Mitchell, Sister Miriam Joseph
Lector: Leann McCloskey
Music: Theresa Mann & Lori Warring
Servers: Luke Opielski, Robert Opielski,
MaryCatherine Murphy
5:30pm in Sacred Heart Church
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Michelle Efthimiadou, Tom Kester,
Mary Ellen Kester, Shelia Sargent
Lector: Denise Kavanagh
Music: John Bednar & Janice Sbei
Servers: Yadira Macedo, Ysalane Rojas,
MaryCatherine Murphy
Sunday, January 18th:
8:00am in Sacred Heart Church
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Joan Koeck, Angelo Pagnotti, Lisa Pagnotti, David Swedkowski
Lector: Connie Capaldo
Music: Theresa Mann & Barbara Roskos
Servers: TBD
10:15am in Sacred Heart Church
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Tom Krizovensky, Rich McVoy, Pat Moletzsky,
Sister Ryszarda
Lector: Jeremy Cherelli
Music: Theresa Mann & Kelly Bench
Servers: Ania Niemiec, Asia Niemiec, Leo Brady
5:00pm in Sacred Heart Church
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Dolores Burton, Nadine Dennis, Tom Kavanagh,
Brenda Turner
Lector: Daniel Fahey
Music: Helen Surman & Deirdre Cantando
Servers: Tyler Klicka, Jake Pruskowski,
MaryCatherine Murphy
PLEASE NOTE:
As was announced at our Masses
over the past several weekends,
on the weekend of January 17/18th,
all of our Sunday Masses
will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church.
Additionally, effective January 12, 2015,
all of our weekday Masses
will also be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church.
NEW MASS SCHEDULE,
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2015:
Monday through Friday: 6:30am
Monday through Saturday: 8:00am
Saturday evening Masses: 4:00pm & 5:30pm
Sunday morning Masses: 8:00am & 10:15am
Sunday evening Mass: 5:00pm
In Your Kindness, Please Pray For Our
Family & Friends Who Are Sick…
Marge Leszczynski; Betsy Murphy; Christopher
Keegan (Father O’Sullivan’s nephew) Grace Kent
(Friend of Fr. O’Sullivan); Paul Dougherty; Carl
Farrell; Linda Farrell; Kay Bolger; Barbara Bores;
Michael Campano; (Friend of Fr. O’Sullivan); Ed
Dybicz; Baby Michael Yi (Great nephew of Joan
Schloth); Baby Ryan VanBuskirk; Baby Theodore
Kocher (Great-nephew of Michael & Eileen
Bralski); Rosemarie Grabowski (Cousin of Floyd
Pachella); Crystal Fiorentino; Teresa Fiorentino;
Alberta Hamaday; Dora Delmoro; Armando
Delmoro; Dolores Simmons; Philomena Pishock;
and Madeline Dobbs (Granddaughter of Dolores &
Joseph Saboe).
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We are happy to keep your loved ones on our Parish prayer
list for four weeks. If they would benefit from remaining on
our prayer list after this period of time, please call the rectory
and we will happily keep them on our prayer list.
ETERNAL REST,
GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD!
In your kindness,
please pray for the happy repose of the souls of:
Antoinette Hildebrand
Who passed away on January 3, 2015
Phillip J. Giovinco, Jr.
Who passed away on January 4, 2015
Friendship Sunday is After the 10:15am Mass on
Sunday, January 18th
“May their souls and all the souls of the faithful
departed Rest in peace”
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In order to help us prepare for the World Meeting of Families and
the visit of Pope Francis, a catechism on family life entitled, Love is
Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive, has been prepared. Each
month,our parish is reflecting on one chapter from this catechism. For
previous months’ reflections, visit: PhillyEvang.org/wmof. You can
order a copy of the catechism at WorldMeeting2015.org.
January 2015: Chapter 3: The Meaning of Human Sexuality
“Love is Our Mission” because God created us for a reason: to
love us, and for us to love one another (Chapter 1). God’s covenant
with Israel and the Church reveals what God’s love is like: tender and
passionate, but also steadfast and sacrificial (Chapter 2). In Chapter 3,
we learn that the bodily, earthly world has spiritual significance.
Tangible things - sacramentals, acts of charity, sacred art and culture,
our liturgical feasts and fasts - have the capacity to reveal the glory of
God. Marriage, as one of the sacraments, reveals this to us in a special way. The bodies of the spouses, in the complementarity of their
masculinity and femininity, have the unique role of revealing God’s nature as a communion of life-giving love. How can a man and a woman
imitate God’s love together? How can they live in a way that is intimate
and committed, joyful and merciful, forgiving and fertile? Through their
participation in the life of the Church, this kind of love becomes possible. God’s love is not an audition, or a
temporary experiment, or a self-seeking negotiation. In the same way, marriage is never a private, inward
romance, but always discovers its true nature in relation to God and his wider purposes. A sacramental
marriage is called to be a little parable of God’s love, always ordered to joy and service. All Catholic sexual
ethics flow from these ideas. In our next chapter, we will reflect in depth on marriage, followed by the next
chapter about celibacy. –Dr. Christopher C. Roberts and Meghan Cokeley
Did you know? Local families have the opportunity to host a visiting family for the World Meeting of
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at WorldMeeting2015.org/get-involved.
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our
Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas. The Church
recalls Our Lord's second manifestation or epiphany which occurred
on the occasion of His baptism in the Jordan. Jesus descended into the
River to sanctify its waters and to give them the power to beget sons
of God. The event takes on the importance of a second creation in
which the entire Trinity intervenes.
Many of the incidents which accompanied Christ's baptism are
symbolical of what happened at our Baptism. At Christ's baptism the
Holy Spirit descended upon Him; at our Baptism the Trinity took its
abode in our soul. At His baptism Christ was proclaimed the "Beloved
Son" of the Father; at our Baptism we become the adopted sons of
God. At Christ's baptism the heavens were opened; at our Baptism
heaven was opened to us. At His baptism Jesus prayed; after our
Baptism we must pray to avoid actual sin.
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Our Parish
Financial Information
Sunday Collection for December 20 - 21, 2014..$9,028
Collection for December 21 - 22, 2013……….. $10,543
(*This amount reflects a combined total of the Sunday
collections for this weekend from Sacred Heart,
Saint Augustine and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parishes.)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH!
Our Parish recently received donations
In memory of
Wanda Smith
from Marissa Czop
In memory of
Mary Brennan
from Donna Jean Cabot, John & Ann Karas
In memory of
Marie Lattanze
from her family
In memory of
Vern Krueger
from Rose Gassen
In memory of
Marie Natalini
from the Younker Family, the Nakonechny Family, the
June Kelly Family, Angie & Maria DeLuca, Mary
Bramowski & Charlene Hauf
In memory of
FEAST OR FESTIVAL?
As all of us know, two of our former parishes
held summer social celebrations: Our Lady of
Mount Carmel's Grand Feast was held on the
second weekend of July and Sacred Heart's
Polish Festival was held on the fourth
weekend of July. As our Parish continues to
bring together important elements and
memorable events from our former parishes
into the life of our new Parish, we have to
decide how best to continue having a summer
social celebration to help foster unity in our
new Parish. Father O'Sullivan is inviting all
parishioners who would like to help continue
our extraordinary summer celebration to a
meeting on Monday, January 12, 2015
7:00PM in Sacred Heart School Hall to
discuss how we can move forward as a new
parish community. All parishioners are
welcome to join us at this meeting!
Ann Winters
from Theresa Mann, Joan & Carmen DeStefano
“I was hungry and you gave me Food”
VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE PAGE!
The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia is one of the most expansive social out
reach programs in the state of Pennsylvania. Each
year countless people across the five counties of the
Archdiocese receive assistance to help them in their
basic necessities of life. Catholic Charities is only
possible through the kindness and generosity of the
faithful.
Monsignor Majoros is seeking parishioners to
join him on our parish’s Catholic Charities Appeal
Committee. Any parishioner who would like to
help with our Catholic Charities Appeal on a parish
level is asked to contact Monsignor Majoros at
Sacred Heart rectory 610-275-1750. Together we
can help those most in need of our assistance.
The Parish is in the process of constructing a
website for our new Parish! Take a moment to
visit our site www.unitedinthesacredheart.com.
At the moment, it has basic information
regarding our Parish. You are welcome to visit
the website and leave suggestions of what you
would like to see posted. Please keep visiting
our new website as we develop this to help
serve our Parish community!
Our Parish has a Facebook page with pictures and
information about our Parish. "Like" us on Facebook so
you can receive all new posts to our page!
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