-
BackForwardPauseCaption
-
Beware of Fake E-Mails & Text Messages
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 if you have a question. Do not reply to these emails.
-
Mass Schedule
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 -
Polish Mass & Latin 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. -
Welcome to our Catholic Community
Rev. Pawel Bala
Administrator/Pastor
Mrs. Janet Maulbeck
Business Administrator
Youth Protection/Safe
Environment Coordinator
Mrs. Lisa Sylvester
Administrative Assistant -
Women's Society
The Women's Society meet the second Saturday of every other month at 9:30 am in the rectory meeting room. All woman of the parish are welcome! For more information, please call the rectory @ 973-627-0422. -
First Friday Devotions
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 Registration
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!
-
Information about Online Giving
Support your Parish with Online Donations.
-
CYO BASKETBALL
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 4, 5 and 6, for Junior Varsity, and 7 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
-
News
-
June 18COME CELEBRATE WITH US – I cordially invite you to participate in the celebration of our parish feast day, THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS, on Friday, June 28th beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Sacred Heart Church on East Main Street. We will begin with Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament followed by the Holy Mass and an outdoor procession. Please join us in this joyous celebration! – FATHER PAWEL BALA, pastor.Read More
-
June 18The Knights of Columbus, Council 3359, invite you to the “5th Sunday of the Month Rosary” to take place at here at our church on Sunday afternoon, June 30th beginning at 3 o’clock. The praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Holy Rosary will take place with the special intention of all families. All are welcome!Read More
-
June 12A joint Saint Cecilia and Sacred Heart of Jesus parish’s celebration of Corpus Christi will take place on Sunday, June 23rd. The ceremony will take place at Sacred Heart Church on 63 East Main Street and will begin at 1:30 pm with the Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament followed by an outdoor procession with the Most Blessed Sacrament. Children are needed to strew flower petals (please bring a basket); altar servers are needed as well. Join us on this festive day in which we honor the true presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Eucharist.Read More
-
June 4Due to the unprecedented requests for assistance from Catholic Charities’ food pantries and in order to fulfill our obligations to the poor, Bishop Serratelli has authorized a Diocesan-wide food collection in all parishes andagencies onthe Feast of Corpus Christi, Saturday/Sunday, June 22nd -23rd, 2019. We are all being asked to bring assorted food products on that day. We have been asked to provide pancake mix, syrup & shampoo. Cash/Check donations will also be accepted made payable to Catholic Charities or online at www.ccpaterson.org/corpus Please mark Saturday and Sunday, June 22 -23 as the food collection day in order to help those in need in our Diocesan communities of Morris, Passaic and Sussex CountiesRead More
-
June 4THANK YOU to all who attended the parish 'Picnic" held in Hayes Hall last weekend. The decision was made to have the picnic indoors since the weather was calling for thunder showers on Sunday until noon on that day when things looked better. At that point it was too late to change things around. Never the less, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Also thank you to all the volunteers who worked on the picnic, your efforts were very much appreciated. Lets hope the weather next year calls for sunny skies.Read More
-
April 30SAVE THE DATE- The combined Sacred Heart and St. Cecilia Parish Picnic is planned for June 2 at Fireman's Field. The picnic will start with a mass at 12:15 PM at the field and run to around 5 PM. If anyone wishes to volunteer to help out please call the parish office or Jim Gallagher at 973-366-9699. Further announcements will be made closer to the date.Read More
-
-
Today's Readings
-
Reading 1 2 Cor 9:6-11Responsorial Psalm Ps 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 9Gospel Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
-
-
First Friday Comminion Calls
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.
-
Parishoners in the Military
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
-
Vehicle Donation Program
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!
-
RCIA
Have you been worshiping with us, but have never officially taken the step to become Catholic? Are you seeking a deeper personal relationship with Jesus, but have not been Baptized or Confirmed or have not received First Communion? Are you married to a Catholic and attend Mass, but just don’t know what the next step is to become Catholic? If any of the above questions apply to you, contact Deacon Paul Willson at 973-551-0749 and a leave a message or send an email to paul.d.willson@gmail.com
-
St. Cecilia Cemetery Information
Please email Diane Boykow at StCeciliaCemetery@gmail.com
-
Protecting God's Children - Volunteer Requirements
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.
-
Certificate of Eligibility
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.