Its come to our attention that some people have received “scam” emails from Fr. Pawel or one of the priests.  Please know these messages requesting “favors” or “gift cards” are fake.  Should you have any questions, please call the rectory at 973-627-0422 or St. Cecilia's parish office at 973-627-0313.  Do not reply to these emails.

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
Tuesday, December 24^th
12:00 noon—Holy Mass
4:00 pm – Christmas Holy Mass
6:00 pm – Christmas Holy Mass
10:00 pm – Polish Christmas Holy Mass
11:30 pm – Christmas Caroling
Midnight – Christmas Holy Midnight Mass
Wednesday, December 25^th
8:30 am – Christmas Holy Mass
10:00 am – Christmas Holy Mass
Tuesday, December 31^st
12:00 noon—Holy Mass
7:00 pm—Vigil Mass
Wednesday, January 1^st
12:00 (noon) - Holy Mass Mary Mother of God  
 
 
 

Saturday                                    5:00 PM
Sunday                                      8:30 AM
                                                 10:00 AM

Monday thru Friday             12:00 Noon
First Friday Devotions             6:30 PM
(no noon Mass)

Holy Day of Obligation
Vigil                                           7:00 PM
Day                                        12:00 Noon

Confessions
4:15 PM to 4:45 PM in the Church before 5:00 PM Mass

The Polish Mass will be celebrated the 2nd Sunday of each month at 11:30 AM.

The Latin Mass will be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 12:00 noon.

Rev. Pawel Bala
Pastor

Mrs. Janet Maulbeck
Business Administrator
Youth Protection/Safe
Environment Coordinator

Mrs. Lisa Sylvester
Administrative Assistant

Join us for the observance of First Friday as we begin at 6:30 pm with Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament followed by the singing of the Litany of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the celebration of the Holy Mass.  

A priest is available for the Sacrament of Penance during the time of exposition. Please join us in this devotion to which the Lord Jesus promised many blessings for those who observe this day each month.  

The Noon Mass at Sacred Heart Church is not celebrated on First Fridays due to the evening Mass.

Divine Mercy Academy is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year.  Divine Mercy Academy is located at 87 Halsey Ave, Rockaway, 973.627.6003.  We offer a safe, secure & compassionate environment with a high level of individualized attention; certified teachers; weekly liturgies & daily Religion class; academic curriculum with all core subjects; STEM; physical education; music; art; Spanish & library, with technology integrated throughout the curriculum.  Before-care, after-care, and extracurricular activities are available.
Full Day & half day Pre-K3 & Pre-K4 programs starting at $2510/year; Full day Kindergarten through 8th grade tuition rates as follows: 1 child: $5200; 2 children $8500; 3 children or more: $10,300 per year.

Come see the difference an academically excellent Catholic education makes!
 
 

Support your Parish with Online Donations.

WEEKLY E-EDITION

A priest will be making “First Friday” visits to those who are homebound.  These visits will be made by one of our priests who will distribute Holy Communion.  He will also be available for the sacraments of penance and anointing of the sick.  Please call the rectory at 972-627-0422 to register your name for this monthly visit by one of our priests.

Please Pray For Our Parishioners in the Military

• Major Peter Hackett  •
• Captain Jessica L. Rotile Rudo •
• Kenneth Rudo, Warrant Officer,1 •
 • LCpl. Aleksandr Kileen •  
• Justin D. Gosden Pvt 2 •
• Nick Lisa Pfc •

If you, or a family member are in the hospital or recuperating at home, and would like to be mentioned on the published prayer list, please call the rectory at 973-627-0422

Catholic Charities exists to serve the needs of individuals who are vulnerable. Help them meet their goals by donating that old car taking up space in your driveway. Donate it to Catholic Charities of Paterson! 

 Are you or someone you know in need of adult faith formation and sacrament preparation?  Are you interested in coming into the church as a fully initiated Catholic (Baptism, Eucharist, & Confirmation)?   If you or someone you know is searching and feeling called to enter more fully into the life of the church, please contact Jim Clancy at St. Cecilia Church to discuss joining our RCIA program @ 973.627.0313 or StCecilia.FaithFormation@gmail.com.
 
 

Please email Diane Boykow at StCeciliaCemetery@gmail.com

The Diocese of Paterson requires all volunteers and/or employees who have regular contact with children, minors or vulnerable adults be approved to work by completing the following steps:
In order to ensure our children are in a safe environment our Diocese requires the following safe environment compliance procedures be followed before our volunteer are allowed to work with children:

• Complete an online background check though Selection.com known as Fastrax
• Read, understand and acknowledge a Pastoral Code of Conduct
• Attend a 3 hour Virtus live training  program entitled “Protecting God’s Children”  within the next 30 days

The process to complete these requirements have been streamlined into one registration interface. Simply go to www.virtusonline.org to begin the registration process and click “FIRST TIME REGISTRANT”. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete and we ask that you complete all steps during the process. Please be sure to use your legal name when registering, no nick names please. 

Step by step registration instructions can be viewed at Virtus Online Volunteer Instructions if you would like to view prior to beginning the registration process.
 

If you are in need of a sponsorship form, please call the parish office 973-627-0422:

 All Catholic Churches in the United States require from Catholics serving as a Godparent for Baptism or a sponsor for Confirmation a certificate of eligibility. This document certifies that the Godparent/sponsor is a registered member of the parish, attends Holy Mass, approaches the sacraments regularly and contributes to the support of the Church via the Sunday offering envelope program or “Parish Pay”.  It is the responsibility of the individual to meet these requirements as listed in the Code of Canon Law, #874.
 
 

Sacred Heart of Jesus participates in the Upper Morris County CYO Association Basketball League.  The teams are composed of parish boys and girls in grades 3rd thru 6th for Junior Varsity, and 7th and 8th for Varsity teams.  The CYO basketball season begins in Mid-November with games every Sunday concluding with an end-of-season play off style championship tournament.

If interested, please call Joe Russo at 973-219-7157