SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
MARCH 11, 2001
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
SUNDAY 11:15 AM +Thornton (Chick) Hains
MONDAY +Sr. Annunziatina Del Bianco
TUESDAY +Rudy & Laura Danborn & In Thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother for Her Intercession
WEDNESDAY +Pro Populo
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY +Margaret Adry
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PARISH OFFICE HOURS: The Parish Office is open Monday - Thursday, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
CCD: Classes are held on Sunday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM in the Rectory.
CHOIR NEWS: The Choir sings at 11:15 AM Mass every Sunday. If you are interested in singing, please give your name and telephone number to Dr. Taylor, Director, at 573-9774 or call the parish office.
LECTOR: 3/18 -Neil Nohrden
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: 3/18 -Jack Gleason, Deborah Inabinet, English Kerr, Kenneth Smalls
CANDLE INTENTIONS: Sanctuary Candle - for the year 2001, in memory of Polly Ginn & Gertrude McAlister requested by Pat McAlister. If you would like to offer a 7 day candle, the offering is $3.00 each. Please call the rectory.
YEAR OF RECONCILIATION MARCH INTENTION: The Dignity of Women
VOCATION VIEW: This is my beloved Son, hear him. Take some time to hear the beloved Son speaking to you. What does he say? (Luke 9:28-36)
PRAYER CHAIN: If you have a prayer request for the Sacred Heart Church Prayer Chain please contact English Kerr (work 768-1003, home 559-9382 after 5:30) or Ann Moore (883-3234 or 722-0995). If anyone is interested in joining the Prayer Chain, please call English Kerr at one of the above numbers.
LADIES OF CHARITY: Next Sunday is Communion Sunday for the Ladies of Charity. Please, all try to attend Mass & Holy Communion on this Sunday and sit up front. The Ladies of Charity will also entertain the residents of the Carter May Home with a St. Patrick's Day party at 3 PM. Please bring finger food.
MEPKIN ABBEY: Next Sunday, March 18th, The Sacred Heart Holy Name Society will again sponsor their sixth annual day at Mepkin Abbey. This day of retreat is for all the men of the parish, not just Holy Name members. Please make plans to attend and include your school age sons. We need you! We will carpool at 6:00 AM.
PARISH COUNCIL: Parish Council will meet next Sunday at 9:30 AM in the school hall. All members are urged to attend.
FOOD BASKETS: This is a reminder that baskets will be at the doors of the Church next Sunday for your donation of canned goods for the Neighborhood House Soup Kitchen.
PRO-LIFE CORNER: Nothing is easier than self-deceit. Some have convinced themselves that abortion is a woman's "right". That is the ultimate self-deceit. A nation that kills its unborn children cannot teach its citizens to love one another.
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Are you exercising and dieting, jogging, swimming, and playing tennis to stay fit and trim? Why not try a Marriage Encounter Weekend? Weekends are scheduled for April 27-29 in Spartanburg, August 24-26 at Seabrook Island. For information call Larry & Judy Dunlop 884-4806; to register call Tom & Kathy Lensie (864)542-8514. Web page: http://www.mindspring.com/~rreimer
PRE-CANA: The next scheduled Pre-Cana is at St. Andrew, Myrtle Beach, April 21st from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Cost: $40 per couple. For registration info call (843)448-5930.
CHARLESTON CATHOLIC SCHOOL: The Charleston Catholic School is looking for substitute teachers. If you would like to substitute, please call the school (577-4495) for an application.
SCHOOL MASS: Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Thursday, March 15th, for the students of The Charleston Catholic School. All are welcome to attend.
LARCUM 2001 CONFERENCE: As a part of the South Carolina LARCUM 2001 Conference, sponsored by the South Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston and the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Cardinal Walter Kasper, a German Catholic theologian and newly elected to the College of Cardinals in February 2001, will be the featured speaker at an open lecture on Friday, March 16th at 7:30 PM at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist parish hall. This lecture is open to the public and there is no registration or fee involved.
LENTEN BIBLE STUDY: Pauline Books & Media is offering a Lenten Study Program on the Letters of St. Paul. The program, Paul, Missionary to the Gentiles, brings together the best of biblical scholarship with the challenge of personal growth in faith. The Bible Study will start on Tuesday, March 6th at the Pauline Book Center on 243 King Street, 7:00 to 9:00 PM each Tuesday of Lent. Cost: workbook - $2, text - Reading the New Testament $14.95. RSVP to reserve a book or to bring snacks. Call Sr. Margaret Kerry at 577-0175 or Cooperators@Pauline.org
ECUMENICAL WEDNESDAY LENTEN WORSHIP: Services are held each Wednesday at 12:00 Noon at one of the participating churches. Lunch is served at the host church after worship ($3 donation). March 14: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Meeting Street at Broad; sermon: Rev. Michael R. Bailey, associate pastor First (Scots) Presbyterian Church.
THE WORD AMONG US: Before you leave Mass today, make sure that you take a copy of The Word Among Us home for you and your family. God's grace is on every member of our parish this Lent, and by using The Word Among Us, we are telling God that we want his grace to help us in real and practical ways this Lent. This book contains meditations for each day of the Lenten season.
STEWARDSHIP: "What shall I return to the Lord for all the Lord has given to me?"
The second collection today is for Aid to the Church in Central & Eastern Europe.
Sacred Heart's Offertory Envelopes are welcome in all area churches! They will be sent back to us unopened. Always use envelopes to receive proper credit.
Collection for 3/4/2001
Envelopes........................................$2,630.00
Loose....................................................208.10
Maintenance.........................................589.00
Misc. Collections....................................95.00
Black & Indian Missions...................... .35.00
Church in Central & Eastern Europe......60.00
Ash Wednesday......................................92.00
Easter Flowers......................................310.00
Boiler Fund..........................................697.70
Boiler Fund
Pledged to date...............................$15,570.00
Paid on pledges................................. 9,202.40
Total collected to date.................... $66,762.26
LENTEN MESSAGE
Father of light...
Open our hearts to the voice of your Word
and free us from the original darkness that
overshadows your vision.
Restore our sight that we may look upon your Son
who calls us to repentance and a change of heart.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND BENEDICTION
EVERY WEDNESDAY IN LENT AT 6:00 PM.
LENT 2001
(Please note the time change. Parking will be
available in the school yard.)