STEWARDSHIP The parable in today’s Gospel clearly warns that we, like the fig tree, will be judged by our fruit.  While God mercifully provides us with  me and opportuni-ty, let us give witness to our faith with deeds of kindness and generosity.   Your Gi s to God and Parish ‐ March 17th Sacrificial Giving:    $ 12, 403.79 Building Fund:        $   5, 474.00 Not in envelopes:  $  4, 839.72  Children’s Sharing Treasure:      $  17.25 

Third Sunday of Lent March 24, 2019

The L secures jus ce and the rights of all the oppressed. — Psalm 103:6

PARISH MISSION IS HERE THIS WEEK Father Simeon Gallagher, OFMCap will be conduc ng a Lenten Retreat at Sacred Heart  The theme for the  Retreat is  A Spirituality of Rela onships.  Each talk will begin at 7 pm.  A shorter presenta on will take place a er the 8 am Mass.  All are welcome to a end this  Retreat.  Daily Mission Presentation Themes: Monday: Sustaining Good Relationships: Faith as a Foundation Tuesday: Communication in Relationships: Prayer as a Model Wednesday: Breaking Relationships: Sin as Interpersonal Thursday: Building Better Relationships: Graces for Growth

There are NO Sta ons of the Cross this Friday.  The Diocese of St.  Augus ne invites you to a end the Living Sta ons of the Cross at the Eucharis c Congress.  

Join thousands of your Catholic brothers and sisters for the 2019 Eucharis c Congress, March 29‐30, at the Prime Osborn Conven on Center in Jacksonville.  This is a great opportunity to celebrate our diversity and unite as One Faith and One Family.  On Friday, there will be the Living Sta ons of the Cross and a keynote address by Jes-uit Father Robert Spitzer.  On Saturday, there will be talks by na onally known speakers in English and  Spanish along with Mass, Praise and worship music,  Eucharis c Adora on, confession and more.  For details, visit www.floridaeucharist.org

Our Lenten Reconcilia on Service will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7 pm.  There will be seven or eight priests hearing confessions.  We invite you to join us for this great Lenten experience. 

Dear Wonderful Parishioners! Our Sacred Heart Youth Ministry Program is having a “Little Caesar Pizza Kit” Fundraiser. Each “kit” con-tains all the ingredients to make the world-famous pizza, breadsticks, and delicious desserts from their “Cookie Kitchen” right from your home oven! Most kits make 3 pizzas each. The catalogs/order forms are on the brown wooden kiosk in the narthex along with a bright yellow letter with instructions. Please hand in order forms at the office. Please make checks payable to “Sacred Heart” with “Youth Ministry” on the notation line on or before Wednesday, April 3rd. If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them via phone or email: 284-3811 or janice.schubert@sacredcatholicchurch.org Thank you SO MUCH for all you do to support our Youth Ministry! Blessings, Janice Schubert Youth Director

Spring Break ~ No Classes Sunday, March 17th Sunday, March 24th

Classes resume Wednesday, March 27th

Confirmation will be celebrated on Sunday, May 19th, at 5:30 pm Mass

Education News...

Youth Ministry Corner

Life Teen (High School) 5:30-7:00 pm Edge (6-8th) 7:05-8:30 pm

Wednesday, March 27th

SHEEP (Sacred Heart Early Education Program)

will meet NOT meet this week. Our next meeting will be next month on Monday, April 1st,

at 9:15 am in the Activity Center.

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1610 Blanding Boulevard, Middleburg, FL 32068 904-282-0504 www.annunciationcatholic.org

$100 OFF REGISTRATION

for SACRED HEART PREP FAMILIES through APRIL 17, 2019

Tours and Shadow Days Available

We are now a University of Notre Dame STEM Program School, Clay County’s

only school with this distinction. ~Science ~ Technology ~ Engineering ~ Math

New Gymnasium in 2019!

Please explore the Step Up for Students Scholarship Program

which makes a Catholic elementary education affordable for our families, up to

$6,815 in scholarship money, per child www.stepupforstudents.org

At Annunciation Catholic School, your parish

school, it is our goal to make a Catholic education available to every parishioner.

Pre-K to Grade 8 Curriculum Includes

Art Computers

Media Music

PE Spanish

And Religion

Every Day

*25+ Clubs and Sports *Safe, Secure Campus *State Certified Teachers *Open Houses:

Sunday, January 27, 12:30—2:30 pm;

Wednesday, January 30, 9:00 am- 1:00 pm

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In Our Parish...

MID‐LENT CHECK‐IN   God says to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you . . . The L , the God of your [ancestors], the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:14, 15). As Jesus would later say, God is not a God of the dead, but of the living, and so we believe that the dead will one day rise. At this mid-point of Lent, we pause to consider how our repentance is leading us to the Resurrec on, to our reunion with the great “I AM.” Part of our repentance involves working to secure jus ce for all and helping our neighbor to live in God’s ways. We encourage each other and nurture each other, like the compassionate gardener of today’s Gos-pel, who tells the owner of the orchard that he will nur-ture the tree, fer lize it, and perhaps it will bear fruit.  Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

“WOW” Women of Worship (Study Group)                  There is no WOW  this week.

PARISH WEBSITE Be in the know… check out our website at www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.org   Contact Parish Office at 284-3811 or email   bulle n@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org   

if you have something for the website.   

Into the Desert ‐ A Lenten Study on Prayer Week Three: Oratio: Conversation with God Using the example of St. Augus ne and the Psalms, Dr. Gray teaches us how to make the most out of ora o and enjoy the fruits of an in mate conversa on with Our Lord.  This week, login to formed.org and watch Into the De-sert, Episode 4.  You can select Into the Desert on the FORMED main screen.  FORMED is a free service available to you through Sacred Heart.  To Register! 1. Go to www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.formed.org 2. Click “Register” and enter your name, email address, and desired password 3. You’re all ready to access the inspiring and engaging content on FORMED!

FORMED

MARCH BULLETIN DEADLINES Because of the Easter holiday, informa on for the bulle n will be due by noon on the following dates:      April 14th bulle n due Monday, April 1st     April 21st bulle n due Monday, April 8th         Ar cles for the bulle n may be emailed to   bulle n@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org  

Sacred Heart Parish offers sympathy to the  Horrell Family for the death of husband and     father, Alan.  May the souls of all our beloved faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.  Amen. 

DID YOU KNOW…. We must consider the Eucharist as:   thanksgiving and praise to the Father, the sacrificial memorial of Christ and his Body; and the presence of Christ by the power of his word and of his Spirit. (CCC #1358)  

Marriage Prepara on  Marriage Prepara on: To schedule a wedding, an engaged couple must meet with their parish priest or dea-con at least eight months before their proposed wedding date. Prep-ara on for the sacrament includes a ending a dioc-esan program such as Engaged Encounter or Pre Cana.  Also, couples of child-bearing age will need to take a full course of Natural Family Planning. Pre-registra on for each of these programs is  mandatory.     The next Engaged Encounter program will be June 7th‐9th at Marywood Retreat Center. The next Pre Cana program will be on June 1st  In Jacksonville. For more informa on about the di-ocesan requirements or to register for any of the diocesan programs, please visit www.dcfl.org or call (904) 551-2619.  

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT God loves the world so much and blesses us with the gi of his son, Jesus. How do you receive and share this give of love? (John 3:14-21)  

If you have a ques on about a voca on to the priesthood or religious life, contact the Voca on office, at (904) 262-3200 ext. 101, or email      vocations@dosafl.com

Pray For

Vocations

Around the Diocese...

Transformed Women’s Day of Reflection Hosted by the St. Augustine Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Sunday, April 7, 2019 Marywood Retreat Cemter 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Fr. Boddie will celebrate Sunday Mass at 3pm Registration and Refreshments 8:30-9:00 am Lunch will be provided Cost: $20.00 Guest: Linda Gray Kelley “Women of the Gospel” Special Lenten Presentation Register by April 1st. Space is limited. Please contact: Diane Conlon (904) 874-2414 catholicwoman2@gmail.com

Checks should be made out to stadccw and mailed to Diane at: 1500 Millbrook Court

Fleming Island, FL 32003

Healing the Pain of Abor on A Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreat is a beau ful op-portunity for any man or woman who has struggled with the emo onal and spiritual pain of abor on. Come and experience the mercy and compassion of God who is close to the broken-hearted April 5th‐7th. Call 904-221-3232 or email rachelsvineyardjax@yahoo.com.    All calls & inquiries are very confiden al. Come and be restored!   

PRAYER LIST Please call the Parish Office to have names included on our list.  Names will be printed in the bulle n for four weeks before being removed or unless re-added by request.  Thank you for helping us keep our list current.  Please pray for… Jere Cook, Marge Merrit, Patrick Robichaud, Vivian Shep-herd, Oliver Stefonek  Maureen Ciamarra, Roger Demetrick, Jody Diller, Heather Dvorak, Taylor Hull, Pa y Schubert, Louis Verdi, Tammy Zmolik 

 Jerome Beresch, Bill Fannon, Lora Fannon, Cindy Held, Horrell Family, Brendan Jones, Kat Launer, Max Lovell, Cindy Murphy, Ka e Murphy, Michelle Robichaud, Alice Smith, Cyeda Smith, Rebecca Smith, Charlie Strayer  Ginger Amberson, John Anderson, Ki y Estes, Mark Hathaway, Art Hernandez, Ansley Luther, John Keene, Cindy Mackert, Kenny Mackert, James Macklin, Tabitha Perry, Levi Shepherd, Rita Williams, and our prayer  blanket recipients  

Thank you to all who have been recycling alumi-num cans.  This is now a project of Boy Scout Troop 309, who will be using the profit to fund Scout pro-jects and ac vi es.  Please no n cans, boxes or plas c bo les!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday:   Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10;    Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday:  Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9;    Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;    Mt 5:17-19 Thursday:  Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday:  Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17;    Mk 12:28-34 Saturday:  Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday:  Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21;    Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 

Monday, March 25th, 8:00 am - In memory of Carlos Santos requested by Pa y Bolanos Tuesday, March 26th, 8:00 am ‐ No inten on Wednesday, March 27th, 8:00 am ‐ In Thanksgiving  requested by Sheila Marcos Thursday, March 28th, 8:00 am - In memory of John Wojciechowski requested by Silvia and John Alexander Friday, March 29th, 8:00 am -  No inten on Saturday, March 30th, 5:30 pm - For the parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish Sunday, March 31st, 8:00 am - In memory of Mar n Brown requested by Steve Boyle Sunday, March 31st, 10:30 am ‐ In memory of James  Anderson requested by Music Ministry Sunday, March 31st, 5:30 pm ‐ In memory of Chuck Chancey requested by Janet and Doug Wilson  

SULLIVAN HALL All events held at Sullivan Hall are scheduled through Sullivan Hall  director, Arlene Manalo. For prices, availability and more informa on, call Arlene at 284-3811 or email             sullivanhall@sacredheartcatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/shsullivanhall

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — “I have witnessed the afflic on of my people in Egypt and have come to rescue them”  (Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15) or Exodus 17:3-7. Psalm — The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103) or Psalm 95. Second Reading — Those who think they are standing secure should take care not to fall (1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12) or Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. Gospel — I shall cul vate the ground around the fig tree and fer lize it; it may bear fruit in the future (Luke 13: 1-9) or John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-