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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 1003 Wyoming Street Bluefield, WV 24701
Phone: 304-327-5623 Emergency Phone: 304-320-6037 Fax: 304-327-7769
Parish Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00am–4:00pm, Friday 9:00am–12:00pm Web: http://www.sacredheartbluefield.org Facebook: http://facebook.com/sacredheartbluefield
PASTOR: Rev. Sebastian Devasya E-mail: [email protected] PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Deacon Donald Hammond E-mail: [email protected] PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Julia Harrison, M.A.A.T. E-mail: [email protected]
YOUTH MINISTRY DIRECTOR: Wendi Aiello E-mail: [email protected] 304-320-2150 PARISH SECRETARY: Diane Ott E-mail: [email protected] PARISH BOOKKEEPER: Kim Hickman E-mail: [email protected] BAPTISM & MARRIAGE Contact Deacon Don Hammond at 304-327-5623.
CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 5:30pm–5:45pm ~ First Saturdays: 10:00-11:00am or by appointment
Bulletin Info Deadline is Wednesday at 4:00pm and Newsletter Info Deadline is by the 25th of each month at 4:00pm
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PLEASE NOTE:
You don’t need a Facebook page to watch Mass.
Use the link below, the most recent post will show up first. We will start the live stream right before the scheduled time. https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartbluefield
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, MAY 30 ~ Pentecost 6:00 PM ~ For the Deceased of Sacred Heart
SUNDAY, MAY 31 ~ Pentecost (Live streamed at 9:00 am) 9:00 AM ~ For Grace Iacullo Wetterman by Claude & Annette Morgan
MONDAY, JUNE 1 (Live streamed at 6pm
People of Sacred Heart TUESDAY, JUNE 2 (Live streamed at 6pm) People of Sacred Heart
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 (Live streamed at 6pm) People of Sacred Heart
THURSDAY, JUNE 4 (Live streamed at 6pm) People of Sacred Heart
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, First Friday Mass & Benediction (Live streamed at 6pm) Deceased Members of St. Anne’s
SATURDAY, JUNE 6 ~ The Most Holy Trinity 6:00 PM ~ For Judy Costello by David & Diane Ott
SUNDAY, JUNE 7 ~ The Most Holy Trinity (Live streamed at 9:00 am) 9:00 AM ~ For Patricia Synczyszyn & Peter Narkiewicz by Theresa Soulis
All Daily Masses will be live-streamed and can be viewed on Facebook. Please join Father Sebastian in spirit at these times if possible. Monday through Friday at 6pm. Mass on Sunday will be live streamed at 9:00 am.
If possible, please consider mailing in your weekly donation to:
SACRED HEART CHURCH PO Box 608
Bluefield, WV 24701 https://dwc.org/support-your-local-parish/ for online giving
We appreciate your dedication and support to our parish.
Your Gifts to God
Week of
May 24 YTD
Actual YTD
Budget
Envelopes $8,155.00 $88,244.00 $86,100.00
Loose $35.00 $2,178.00 $5,800.00
Maintenance $210.00 $2,560.00 $3,300.00
Total Assessable $8,400.00 $92,982.00 $95,200.00
Food Pantry $670.00 $25,100.00 $12,500.00
Peter’s Pence 50.00 55.00
Reconciliation is by appointment only. Please call the church office.
MAY 30 & 31, 2020
Second Collection this weekend May 30 & 31, 2020
Peter’s Pence
The Peter’s Pence Collection enables the Holy Father to respond
with emergency financial assistance to requests to aid the neediest
throughout the world—those who suffer as a result of war,
oppression, and natural disasters. It likewise provides the faithful
with a tangible opportunity to not only empower the weak,
defenseless, and voiceless, but also sustain those who suffer.
ADJUSTED PROTOCOLS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
In case of an emergency and a priest is needed, please call:
❖ The Parish Office (304) 327-5623
❖ Deacon Don Hammond at (304) 320-6037
❖ Diane Ott at (606) 205-9724
In case of Illness: Please call the parish office to let us know if you, a family member, or a parishioner is
sick. We can place your name on the prayer list. At this time, since the most vulnerable are our elderly, sick,
and those with certain health issues, we are temporarily suspending until further notice visiting and
distributing holy communion in the home.
Nursing home & rehabilitation centers: Many of these facilities have limited who may enter. Fr. Sebastian
will follow the guidelines posted by the facility.
Anyone who is hospitalized: Hospitals are limiting access to patients out of an abundance of caution. Fr.
Sebastian will follow the hospital guidelines.
In case of serious or life-threatening sickness or the actively dying: Fr. Sebastian or Deacon Don should be
contacted as soon as possible. It is imperative with current situations, that there be enough time for Fr. Sebastian
to go through the appropriate protocol to visit the actively dying.
Guidelines for attending Mass:
Those 65 years and older OR anyone with health issues OR living with someone with health issue
OR are worried about attending Mass should NOT attend Mass
*** The obligation to attend Mass is excused during this time ***
You MUST wear a mask during the entire Mass, only briefly adjusting to receive Communion
Maintain a 6ft distance from others, when entering, during and when leaving Mass
Hand sanitizer will be applied to your hands upon entering and leaving the church
Please do not linger, congregate in the back of the church, or parking lot before or after Mass
After receiving Communion, please step to the side (6 ft away from Fr, place is marked) before
lifting mask to consume the Holy Eucharist.
Please be patient and kind. This is new for everyone and our volunteers are trying to keep
everyone safe
Still not sure what to do?? Check out this video on www.dwc.org
Congratulations to Max Kovanen, Cody McBride, and Charles Wright for receiving
the sacraments of Confirmation and First Holy Eucharist during Sunday Mass.
Sacred Heart Church welcomes you and we wish you the best on your faith journey in
Christ! Please keep praying for Benny Disibbio, Kimberly Farmer, and Rick Wyatt
as they continue in the RCIA process.
THANK YOU!
Thank you to the following ladies for sewing and donating masks to our Sacred Heart Church and
Food Pantry: Sherry Ciccolini, Barbara Lynch, Nancy Roten, and Kathy Scruggs! May God Bless
these ladies abundantly for their generosity and for using their time and talents to the service of God’s
people.
May 30 Johnny Rasi June 2 Hannah Miller 5 Marissa Copolo, Stephanie Copolo, Cynthia McGraw
May 31 Michael and Mary Malamisura June 1 Mark and Dorothy Webb 2 Dan and Nancy Pochick Josh and Ashley Brown 5 Rodney and Jamie Rust
Congratulations!
We wish to extend our Congratulations to
Mary Ann Bogucki and Cruz Redman.
Mary Ann has received her Master of Environmental
Law & Policy Degree from Vermont Law School and
Cruz has received his Master of Chemical Engineering
Degree from Virginia Tech.
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF
“Trail Mix” ~ A snack for the journey by Deacon Don Hammond
Jesus Leads Us Out Loretta’s mom spent the last few years of her life in an assisted living facility. We would visit her and speak to
her almost every day. But what I found was there was less and less to talk about. When you reach into nineties,
life becomes rather small. You are down to the basics. More often than not we would end up talking to Lena
about food. “So, mom, what did you have for lunch today? Oh good, did you enjoy it? Did you have ice cream?
Mom, let’s look at the menu for dinner to see what your options will be.” Now it seems to me, with the Corona
Virus lock down, that that Loretta and I are starting to sound like we’re in assisted living. We are talking about
food a lot. What’s for dinner tonight? Are you making more spaghetti sauce? Is this a new recipe? We’re
definitely eating a lot more!
Being shut down by the corona virus has reduced our lives. The basics are left. More and more our days become
focused on what we will have for dinner. I think that all of us are getting tired of staying at home. Our lives seem
so reduced and limited. We are losing patience with staying in.
The good news of the Gospel is that Jesus presents himself as our shepherd who intends to lead us out. The
scripture says that he calls each one of us by name and then walks ahead of us expecting us to follow. Jesus
leads us out, and he leads us out today. Jesus wants to lead us to something new even as we shelter in place. Our
mobility is greatly reduced, but Jesus does not want us to be idle. He wants us to follow him to something new.
The scripture says Jesus calls each of us by name, so what Jesus is asking of us will vary from person to person.
What is important, however, is to ask, to what is Jesus calling you?
Perhaps he is calling you to reach out to someone. Now we do this routinely, speaking to our family and friends.
But Jesus may be asking you to reach out to someone you have not spoken to in some time. Perhaps there is
someone that you have always admired or someone who has influenced your life, and yet you have never
personally contacted him or her. We know many people. This might be the time to reach out to some of them.
Perhaps Jesus might be leading you to learn something new, to delve into an area that you have always been
interested in, but never had the time to explore. It could be an area of art, history, economics, ecology, or
politics. Every time we learn something new and true, it increases our capability and power to impact the world.
Perhaps Jesus is asking you to use this time in isolation to learn more, so that when we finally are able to leave
our homes, we will have new power to build his kingdom.
The corona virus has locked us in. Jesus intends to lead us out. Even though we are in isolation our lives need
to be more than just thinking about tonight’s dinner. We have the ability to grow through reaching out to others
and learning. Jesus calls us by name to things that are new. Listen, and follow him. God bless.
In our Gospel for today Jesus says, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” From the time that Jesus began his work of teaching and preaching, he gathered a group of followers around him. From this group, Jesus carefully chose twelve to be with him at all times, to witness everything he was doing. The Gospels call these Twelve the Apostles, because the word apostle means “one who is sent.” Jesus prepared his Apostles to carry on his work after his life on earth was over. But Jesus had no intention of leaving his friends on their own. Jesus promised he would send the Holy Spirit to remind the Apostles of all that he had said to them. The Holy Spirit would give the Apostles the power to carry Jesus’ message to the ends of the earth. Our Catholic Faith Word ~ Pentecost. Just as Jesus promised, the Apostles received the power of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, a day that is often called the birthday of the Church. And the saving work of Jesus was continued through the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church. Through the Holy Spirit, all of us are joined together to be the Church. We don’t just belong to the Church. We are the Church, Christ’s Body. Through the Church, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, Jesus shares his life with us.
Faith Formation Connection Submitted by Julia Harrison
Parishioners: Nick Ameli, Linda Angelelli, Christine Barton, Stephanie Blevins, Mary Ann Bogucki, Loretta Carrigan, Bruce
Cerny, Tony Colobro, Victoria Crofcheck, Teresa Derenge, Fran Derenge, Everette East, Louis Eller, Alex Ercoline, , Angie
Genovesi, Carolyn & Elbert “Gip” Gipson, Frances Glass, Katie Goodwin, Mary Claire Keenan, Louise Kimball, Daniel Kirk,
Johann Lerner, Elizabeth Linkous, Barbara Lynch, Fr. Greg Lyttle, Harold Mabardy, Sue Mazol, Mary McGonagle, Aalannah
McPeak, Patricia Nester, Chris Overbaugh, Ernesto Pascasio, Patty Peebles, Barbara Pickett, Nancy Pochick, Tommy
Pochick, Karen Rasi, Sandy Rasi, Bruce Rose, Virginia Shumate, Susannah Sparks, John Stacy, Theresa Thomason, Juanita
Zachwieja, Patricia Zande, Joan Zingale
Homebound Parishioners: Leila Azzo, Sam Gattuso, Pat Kadar, Dolores Pritchett, Dena Rasi, Theresa Soulis
Friends & Family: George Aiello, Sr., Judy Anderson, Darrell Bailey, Randy Bailey, Renee Bailey, Nick Bruffy, Geoffrey
Carter, Zac Carter, Chuck Comer, Patricia Dawson, Mike Farmer, Phil Gesotti, Richard Hall, Sherry Khatib, Elijah Kim,
Michael Kovach, Ron Linkous, Father Miklos, Linda Murrow, Phillip Phillips, Rosie Pugh, William Ray, Ethan Rogers, Roy
Rogers, Curtis Rose, Edwin Shaffrey, Shakey, Albert Jr. Schrader, Hugh Shrader, Leanna Smith, Lorene Smith, Dennis
Sparrow, Magdalene Stipe, John Underwood, Curtis Vannoy, Earl Wilson
Covid-19 Prayer requests:
George Aiello, Sr., from Connecticut (father of George Aiello Jr. & father-in-law of Wendi Aiello),
Father Jolly (Andrew) Alavelil, from India serving in Germany (friend of Father Sebastian)
A special prayer request: Please pray for Shayne Jones, uncle of Father McDonough, and also pray for courage for Jan,
his wife. Requested by a friend.
Prayer Request Line: Please call The Church Office (304-327-5623), Joan Monaco (304-325-7217),
Donna Kelly (304-922-1066), or Annette Morgan (304-320-3625).
Care of the Sick: Please notify Father Sebastian, Deacon Don (304-320-6037), or the church office when someone is seriously ill and/or in the hospital. Sacraments or care of the seriously ill are administered at any time, day or night.
PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS Randy Albert, George Aiello, Melinda Fanning, Claude Morgan, Ann Robinson, Mike Romeo, Gary Rumberg, Pat Valeyko
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ron Ciccolini, Donna Kelly, Terry Lampert, Mary Ann Lijoi, Mary Malamisura, Linda Mariotti, Jean McCloud, Annette Morgan
MAINTENANCE COMMITEE MEMBERS:
Randy Albert, Ron Ciccolini, Terry Lampert, Rocky Malamisura,
Mike Romeo, Gary Rumberg
Threads of
A prayer shawl was given to Linda Marinelli Murrow (a cousin to the
Mariotti Family). May these threads of love cover Linda with God’s love
and healing graces.
Flowers for the Altar were donated
by Ron and Sherry Ciccolini
in loving memory of the
deceased loved ones of the
Ciccolini and Welch Families.
Father Sebastian’s prayer for the week. Please listen for him on Kicks Country 106.3 FM!
Food Pantry News
o A new date will be set for the Food Pantry Yard Sale once the stay in place restrictions are
lifted because of the coronavirus. Please continue to save your ‘joyous junk” for the yard
sale.
o The Food Pantry is continuing to be opened and operating on Wednesdays from 9:00am – 3:00pm to serve our needy neighbors. Extra precautions are being taken to ensure the health and safety of the clients and volunteers.
o Please remember to support the Food Pantry financially by using the designated Food Pantry envelope included in your weekly giving envelopes, or by mailing a donation to the Church at PO Box 608, Bluefield, WV 24701. Mark your donation “for the Food Pantry”.
Your continued support of our Sacred Heart Food Pantry is greatly appreciated!
Dear Loving and Gracious God, Source of All Blessings,
We bow down before you today with a grateful heart. Thank you for all the blessings you have bestowed
upon us. We thank you for the precious gift of life in all its forms.
We thank you, God, for the gift of our individual lives. You created us in your image. You made us each
unique, giving us gifts and talents to share with the world. May we use these talents to serve you and your
people well.
We thank you, God, for the lives of our families. You have surrounded us with people who love and care
for us. Our families are a source of support and inspiration. Bless your domestic churches with wisdom,
guidance and protection as they follow in the footsteps of the Holy Family.
We thank you, God, for the gift of creation and all creatures big and small. May we honor the plants and
animals that sustain us. The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea and all animals of the land. Help us to
remember we are called to care for our earth and natural resources not only for ourselves, but for the
generations to come.
Most of all, we thank you, God, for the most precious life of Your son Jesus Christ. His life was created out
of your love for us. May we honor that life by living out his example of love for ourselves, our community
and for your creation.
For these, and all blessings, we give you thanks, eternal, loving God, through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
2 Hannah Miller
5 Marissa Copolo, Stephanie Copolo, Cynthia McGraw
6 Sarah Blevins, Keith Melda, Maria Zalduondo
7 Joan Monaco, Juanita Mullins
8 Jonathan Bays, Nancy Pruitt
9 Jimmie McCoy
10 Purita Buenafe
12 Tommie Jo Longworth, Ray Maupin
13 Carol Asbury, Donald Asbury, Sonia Carter, Rocky Malamisura
14 Nancy Pochick
15 William Coppola
18 Brenda Cataline
20 Jill Peery
23 Fred Butler, Kelly Melara
24 James Musolin, Tullio Ramella
26 Harry Derenge
27 Robbie Warner
30 Eden Hudak
1 Mark and Dorothy Webb
2 Dan and Nancy Pochick
Joshua and Ashley Brown
5 Rodney and Jamie Rust
7 Jason and Jennifer Farmer
8 Donald and Carol Asbury
12 Karl and Amy Keim
18 Raymond and Kathleen Hahn
19 Larry and Patricia Zande
22 David and Angela Meade
John and Cynthia Stacy
26 Daniel and Kathleen Kirk
28 Joseph and Regina Hudson
29 Frank and Carole Mamone
Don and Loretta Hammond
