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Nicholas Avallone
Craig Aylward, Jr.
Emma Barman
Liah Bedard
McKenna Bell
Brady Bergeron
Ryan Bergeron
Annabelle Bognanno
Colin Brown
Jace Campbell
Reid Carter
Sylis Caruso
Lucia Cataldo
Tessa Cavallini
Zoey Cennami
Kathryn Chase
Alyssa Collins
Emma Correia
Tessa Crowe
Maeve Crowley
Abigail D’Agata-Lynch
Lily DiNitto
Thomas DiStefano III
Erin Drew
Colin Dube
William Duemling
Robert Fellows
Brody Ferland
Emma Foley
Dominic Foulkes
Brody Fudge
Cassidy Gagnon
Daniel Gleason
Aleigh Gonzalez Camiren Groundwater- Giordano
James Hannaford
Ruby Hatch
Liam Hebert
Noah Hogan
Devin Jackson
Maggie Lane
Jacob LeBel
Ava LeBlanc
Camden Legault
Evelyn Leger
Isabella Libucha
Isabella Llerena
Meredith MacIver
Olivia Magliocchetti
Tenley Marengi
Kade Markey
Paige McAteer
Liam McCracken
Lila McCrave
Griffin McFadden
Brodie Melvin
Lucas Morabito
Ryan Morabito
Nathan Morse
Callie Mueller
Gracie Murphy
Joliet Naroian
Brooke Nelson
Cassidy Noonan
Courtney Noonan
Kaleigh Obert
Riley O’Connell
Brendan O’Connor
Makenna O’Connor
Joseph Pappalardo
Jillian Peacock
Emma Petrone
Alexander Pew
Lucia Philippe
Andrew Reynolds
Annabella Rice
Helena Rinehart
Grace Robertson
Logan Robertson
Angel Rodriguez
Arcari Rodriguez
Isabella Rodriguez
Jasmine Rodriguez
Greta Roeger
Jacob Ryan
Bella Salvato
Leah Salvato
Evan Sarnaglia
Kirra Scally
Sean Sicard
Thomas Silvia
Joseph Skarbek
Henry Smida
Mia Soto
Rowan Staples
Alexandra Stoehr
William Stone
Gerald Taabi
Elise Tonnemacher
Faith Trombly
Sophia Vasapolli
Kolin Wagner
Jack Walker
Layla Weeks Diianni
David Woitkowski
Sacred Hearts Parish Bradford ~ Groveland
Mission Statement for
Sacred Hearts Parish
Sacred Hearts Parish exists to serve as a living testimony to Christ’s presence within its faith community which is strengthened and nourished by a firm commitment to the Gospel values through prayer, worship, faith formation and service.
MASSES
SUNDAY
SATURDAY, May 12, 2018 8:00 a.m. ~ Catherine McCarthy, Month’s Mind 4:00 p.m. ~ All Mothers Living and Deceased SUNDAY, May 13, 2018 7:30 a.m. ~ All Mothers Living and Deceased 9:00 a.m. ~ All Mothers Living and Deceased 10:15 a.m. ~ All Mothers Living and Deceased 11:30 a.m. ~ All Mothers Living and Deceased MONDAY, May 14, 2018 7:00 a.m. ~ Bernard and Rose Chioccariello, Month’s Mind TUESDAY, May 15, 2018 7:00 a.m. ~ Leroy Wilson 9:00 a.m. (SP) ~ Intention of the Celebrant WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2018, 7:00 a.m. ~ Irene Tardif, Month’s Mind THURSDAY, May 17, 2018 7:00 a.m. ~ Lucien Lapierre, Month’s Mind 9:00 a.m. (SP) ~ Intention of the Celebrant FRIDAY, May 18, 2018 7:00 a.m. ~ John P. Lane, Month’s Mind SATURDAY, May 19, 2018 8:00 a.m. ~ Jeannine DiVenuti 4:00 p.m. ~ Robert Buckley, Sr. and Robert Buckley, Jr. SUNDAY, May 20, 2018 7:30 a.m. ~ Ken Deminski 9:00 a.m. ~ Kathy Early Casey 10:15 a.m. ~ Michael Sughrue, Month’s Mind 11:30 a.m. ~ Wayne L. Williams
SACRED HEARTS PARISH SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 13, 2018
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POINTS TO PONDER
Reflect on Sunday’s readings: Acts 1:15-17, 20a,20c-26; 1 John 4: 11-16; John 17: 11b-19
• Have you ever paid the price for the sake of the “truth”? Have you ever known or do you know someone who has paid dearly for “proclaiming” the truth?
• Why are institutions, businesses, and societies wary of the “truth” proclaimed in the Gospel?
• Have you ever experienced God “remaining” with you when you have most struggled to love?
• In what ways do you “not belong to the world”?
Sacred Hearts Parish is on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartsbradford/ “Like” us. You will be able to keep up with all our events.
Next weekend the church
celebrates the feast of Pentecost when the disciples were strengthened by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Good News. As you leave church next weekend you will receive a piece of paper with a gift of the Holy Spirit listed. That gift will be your prayer for the week. Red is the color of Pentecost. Why not wear an article of red clothing next week?
Second Collection for the Seminary Next week’s second collection supports the formation and training of seminarians in the Archdiocese of
Boston for future service as priests. We are blessed that many are responding to the call to serve as priests.
Please be generous and support these seminarians on their journey toward their ordination to the priesthood.
For more information, please visit www.VocationsBoston.org.
Thank you Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make our annual Anointing Mass and Spring Fling a wonderful success. We are grateful
that Bishop Hennessey was able to preside at the Mass along with Fr. John and Fr. Ben. Many thanks to the Sacred Hearts School eighth grade young men and women for being wonderful hosts and helpers that day. All who attended had a very nice day.
PASTORAL STAFF Very Rev. John Delaney, V.F., Pastor
email: [email protected]
Rev. Benjamin LeTran, Parochial Vicar
email: [email protected]
Deacon Eric Peabody, Permanent Deacon
email: [email protected]. Betty
Desjardins, Pastoral Associate
email: [email protected]
Pentecost
A REFLECTION ON THE ASCENSION FOR 2018: “I” WITNESS NEWS
By Barry Mooers
So there I was, sitting in front of my TV around 10:00 p.m. last February 4th. I was trying to absorb the disappointment and
discouragement of yet another heartbreaking Super Bowl loss suffered by our New England Patriots. How could their defense have
performed so poorly? Why was Malcolm Butler benched? How could Nick Foles, a second-string quarterback, have outplayed the
G.O.A.T. in football's biggest game? As I sat there, I listened to some of the Eagles' post-game comments. Head coach Doug Pederson
said, " I can only give thanks to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me this opportunity. "Tight end Zach Ertz, who scored the
game-winning touchdown, said, "Glory to God, first and foremost. We wouldn't be here without him."
Around noontime the next day,I noticed two women in black walking up my street, knocking on doors and ringing doorbells. When
they reached our house, Sal greeted them by barking like a maniac and leaping like a kangaroo! Above the noise and the jumping, one of
the women introduced herself as Ellen and her companion as Alice. She asked me my name and then handed me a copy of The
Watchtower. With a smile they were gone.
Two men on one of sports biggest stages and two women on one of life's smallest, all bearing bold witness to their Christian faith. Our
Mass readings for this week also have much to say about witnessing. Last Thursday, we heard Jesus tell His Apostles:
"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth..." (Acts 1:9)
And today:
"Moreover, we have seen and testify that the Father sent His Son as savior of the world." (1 John 4: 13)
And how these apostles would witness and testify! Some were crucified; some were beheaded; some were stoned. None, save one,
survived. How many Christians would follow them in martyrdom! There were the early Christians killed for cruel sport in the
Colosseum. In the Middle Ages, Thomas Becket was cut down in Canterbury Cathedral. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic.
Thomas More preferred the axe to apostasy. Then there are those who gave witness through their words: Augustine of Hippo and the
depth of his theology, Francis of Assisi and the rebuilding of his church and Anthony of Padua and his oratorical brilliance. In our own
time we have seen Mother Teresa minister to the miserable of Calcutta, Pope John Paul II help cut through the Iron Curtain and - most
recently - Pope Francis shepherd his flock into the twenty-first century.
Next Sunday, we celebrate Pentecost - the birthday of the Church, when a few fearful fishermen became so enflamed by the Holy Spirit
that they went forth from Jerusalem and spread the Good News all the way to Rome, then the ends of the earth. This mission of testifying
to the truth is a mandate that is ever old, yet ever new. Like our forefathers, let not our testimony be timid or tepid, nor our witness weak
or wavering. Let our faith fly with the eagles, taller than any watchtower. If not you, if not I, then who? If not now, then when?
Let us pray:
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created and You shall renew the face of the earth. Amen.
Sunday, May 6, 2018 Weekly Offertory 247 envelopes: $ 6,319.00 Loose: $ 2,192.50 Online giving * _____*____ Total: $ 8,511.50
Building and Maintenance 208 envelopes: $ 2,203.00 Loose: $ 619.00 Online giving * _____*____ Total: $ 2,822.00
*Online giving figures were not available at the time this bulletin was sent for publication.
St. Vincent de Paul Collection Box May 6, 2018: $ 369.00
Thank you for your generous support! Page 3
$52,747
$44,518
Catholic Appeal Update Goal: $52,747 To Date: $44,518 84% of Goal Total Donors: 207
The Sacred Hearts Parish 2018 Catholic Appeal campaign is off to a wonderful start! With $44,518 already pledged, we are at 84% of our goal. The outpouring of support from so many helps sustain the important ministries that make Sacred Hearts a vibrant place of worship. If you have yet to give, we need your help! Please give today to help us reach our goal by May 31st. Gifts can be made online by accessing bostoncatholicappeal.org; or by completing a pledge form available in the back of the church. Please support Father John in his efforts to meet the goals for our parish! Thank you in advance for your support,
Sacred Hearts Parish Appeal Committee
SACRED HEARTS PARISH SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 13, 2018
We remember in prayer those who are ill and suffering in
body, mind and spirit. We also pray for our nursing and homebound parishioners
Mary Roche, Darcy Cardarelli and Laura Cartier.
Rest in Peace Mark H. Marisseau, Ann Marie Greenwood, Barbara Chicoine, Nicholas Cross, Agnes “Roberta” Sullivan, Alice McDermott, Maureen Roberts and Peter Grillo
PRAYER LINE
For prayer support call the Sacred Hearts Prayer line.
Eileen Clarkson at 978-373-0951 or Priscilla Delong at 978-372-9353
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“The Pope’s Choir” The Sistine Chapel Choir
Sacred Hearts Parish is sponsoring (along with Holy Family, Amesbury and Immaculate Conception, Newburyport) a trip to see “The Pope’s Choir” (The Sistine Chapel Choir) on Tuesday, July 17th, at the Boch Center Wang Theatre. The cost for the tickets and bus is $99.00. Reservations are due by June 11th. Please contact Pam Conte at 978-373-1281 or by email at [email protected] for reservations.
DONATE A KEYBOARD! Attention Parishioners! A keyboard is needed for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel. If
you have a keyboard you would like to donate, please contact Camille Peters, music director, by calling 978-794-0110 or see her at church on
the weekend. Thank you!
Eyeglass Recycling Help support the Lions Club “Recycling for Sight” eyeglass collection project. Please consider donating eyeglasses that you are no longer using. You may drop off used eyeglasses in the boxes at the back of the churches.
Children’s and adult ‘s eyeglasses are welcomed.
SACRED HEARTS PARISH SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 13, 2018
The Liz Murphy Open Hand Food Pantry The 3rd Annual “Cooking with the Pantry Chefs” Thursday, May 17, 2018, 6:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.
Bradford Country Club 201 Chadwick Road, Haverhill, MA 08135
Tickets available: $40.00 per person or $350.00 for a table of 10. Come and support this great and fun event which supports the food pantry.
Event Sponsorship opportunities are available: EVENT SPONSOR: $1,000.00
CHEF’S TABLE SPONSOR: $500.00 LIGHT THE FIRE SPONSOR: $500.00*
*Sponsors all of the ovens and burners for the event. SPICE RACK SPONSOR: $300.00
For more information please contact: Kathy Darby at [email protected] Dave Hart at [email protected]
Court Sacred Hearts #864 will meet on Saturday, May 19, 2018, in the Sacred Hearts Church Hall at 1:00 p.m. for a
Business Meeting. Members, come and bring a friend! The Rosary will follow in Mary’s Grotto (weather permitting) or in the IHM Chapel.
Please remember to bring one or two items of non-perishable food as a donation to the Food Pantry.
“Catholic Daughters Serving God’s People” Court Sacred Hearts #864 Catholic Daughters of the Americas extends an
invitation to Christ the King Council #5004, Knights of Columbus and YOU, our Parish Community, to join with them on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. to Pray the Rosary in Mary’s Grotto (weather permitting) or in the IHM Chapel.
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WON’T YOU JOIN US??
CATHOLIC NIGHT AT THE RED SOX
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018, AT 7:10 p.m. TICKETS ARE $38.00 PER PERSON WITH
SEATING IN THE 3RD BASE GRANDSTAND.
PLEASE CONTACT PAM CONTE OR MAUREEN TRAINOR AT THE PARISH OFFICE
(978-373-1281) FOR DETAILS. DEADLINE FOR TICKETS IS MONDAY,
MAY 14, 2018.
Sanctuary Lamps The Sanctuary Lamps next to each Tabernacle in our worship spaces burn brightly to remind us of the real presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
For the week of May 13, 2018 The Sacred Hearts Church lamp burns for
Gertrude Moran
St. Vincent de Paul Helpline 978-372-5824
Sacred Hearts Parish OUTREACH
Outreach Coordinator, Bill LaPierre Tel: 978-373-1281 ext. 12
E-mail: [email protected]
DID YOU KNOW? Did you know that a novena is a nine-day period of prayer usually said to petition God or to give him thanks? The word “novena” comes from the Latin word “novem,” meaning “nine” (…though in our present day, novenas can last for longer periods). On May 10th, the Church celebrated Ascension Thursday in observance of when, forty days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended to His Father in Heaven. We know from Acts 1:14 that after Christ’s ascension, the disciples were gathered together praying for the coming of the Holy Spirit who then descended upon them at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4), fifty days after Easter. It is believed that possibly those nine days of the disciples’ prayer between the Lord’s ascension and Pentecost served as a model for the first novena. Regardless of the actual origin of novenas, the Church today still encourages the faithful to use these nine days between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost to pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in their own lives, in our Church, in our country and in the world.
Attention All Golfers:
Sacred Hearts School will host our 26th Annual Principal’s Cup Golf Tournament on Friday, May 18, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. We invite the members of our parish community to join us at Bradford Country Club for a morning of golf and lunch. Get your group of four together and hit the course, to show your support for the students of Sacred Hearts School. $125 per golfer includes golf, cart, action pack, and lunch. Brochures are available at the back of the church. You can mail in your registration or sign up online at www.sacredheartsbradford.org. or contact Nicole Bergeron at [email protected].
ADULTS, DID YOU EVER WANT TO BE AN
ALTAR SERVER?
Here is a ministry opportunity for you. Sacred Hearts Parish is looking for adult altar servers to
help with Funeral Masses during the week. Please contact Betty Desjardins for more information and to
arrange for training at 978-373-1281 or at [email protected].
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) nominations are now being accepted for the new year. Four new members, serving three year terms are needed. The PPC is a consultative body that assists and supports the pastor in the leadership of Sacred Hearts Parish. The PPC discerns the pastoral needs of the community and discusses ways those needs can be met. Nomination forms are available in the back of our churches. Please return them by Monday, May 14th, to the Pastoral Center.
SACRED HEARTS PARISH SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 13, 2018
Haverhill Garden Club
Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 19, 2018
8:00 a.m.—’Til Sellout! Bradford Common, Route 125, Bradford, MA
Come early for the best selection!
El Camino de Santiago - The Way Please join Fr. John, Betty and Roger Desjardins, and Deacon Eric and Renee Peabody as they hike 100 miles of the medieval pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The trip will take place October 15– 25, 2018 and begin in Sarria, Spain, north of Madrid. The price of the trip is $4,399.00 per person. This includes air fare, seven nights hotel stay, breakfast and dinner each day and lunches on days we are walking. Each pilgrim can walk at his/her own pace. Please contact Betty Desjardins for more information. Space is limited.
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The Feast of Corpus Christi Procession
Sunday, June 3rd, 11:30 a.m. Mass at Sacred Hearts Church
The feast, celebrated throughout the world, is marked by a procession through the streets near the parish following Mass. The Eucharist, known as the Blessed Sacrament, is placed in a monstrance, carried by a priest, followed by altar servers, liturgical ministers and parishioners. It concludes in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel with Benediction.
Everyone is welcome!!! Anyone interested in being part of this beautiful celebration, please contact Mary Laverdure at
978-374-8661
SACRED HEARTS SCHOOL www.sacredheartsbradford.org Kathleen M. Blain, Principal
[email protected], 978 372-5451 Elementary School, Grades 1-8
31 South Chestnut Street, Bradford, MA 01835 Chrissie Pettis, Early Childhood Director
[email protected], 978 374-7161 Early Childhood Center, Nursery – Kindergarten 48 South Chestnut Street, Bradford, MA 01835
Beth Fullerton, Coordinator 978-373-1281x17
[email protected] Kim Seymour, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Religious Education
“Return to Me with your whole heart”
Joel 2:12
SACRED HEARTS PARISH SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 13, 2018
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First Communion Reunion First Communicants and their families are invited to join us for the First Communion Reunion on Sunday, May 20th. We will celebrate together at the 9:00 a.m. Family Mass. Following the conclusion of the Mass, there will be a reception in the Church Hall. The boys and girls are invited to wear their First Communion outfits again, too. If your second grader plans on attending the reunion, please RSVP to Beth Fullerton at [email protected].
We hope your family will be able to join us!
CRS Rice Bowls During Lent, Parish families were invited to take part in the CRS Rice Bowl Collection. We raised $593.06 for Catholic Relief Services! Catholic Relief Services
does life-saving work, assisting the poor and vulnerable overseas, in more than 100 countries.
Thank you for your support!
On Thursday, April 26th, students in the Confirmation
program gathered together to make sandwiches for the
homeless. The sandwiches were distributed at G.A.R.
Park on Friday, April 27th, through parishioner Joe
D’Amore’s Merrimack Valley Hope Mission. Thank
you to all the teens who participated, and for putting
their faith into action!
Happy Mother’s Day
Your Mother is always with you. She's the whisper of
the leaves as you walk down the street, she's the smell
of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick, the
fragrance of life itself, she's the cool hand on your
brow when you're not feeling well, she's your breath in
the air on a cold winter's day. She is the sound of the
rain that lulls you to sleep, the colors of a rainbow,
she is Christmas morning.
Your Mother lives inside your laughter. And she's
crystallized in every tear drop. She's the place you
came from, your first home, and she's the map you
follow with every step you take. She's your first love,
your first friend, even your first enemy, but nothing on
earth can separate you. Not time, not space . . . not
even death!
(Reflection: www.catholictradition.org)
Interested in learning more about the
SACRED HEARTS SCHOOL EXPERIENCE?
Simply give us a call to set up a tour!
We’d love to share the GOOD NEWS of Sacred Hearts
School with YOU and YOUR CHILDREN!
Early Childhood (Nursery, Pre-K, K)
978 372-7161
Elementary (Grades 1-8)
978 372-5451
