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The 5th Sunday of the month Rosary will be prayed on Sunday, January 29th, beginning at 3 o’clock. In addition to the Holy Rosary the Divine Mercy Chaplet will also be prayed. This event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Council 3359. All are welcome to join in prayer!

The 1st night of the traditional novena of Filipino Masses before Christmas will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish church on Thursday, December 15 at 7:00 in the evening. Fr. Emerson Francisco will be the main celebrant. Fellowship and Filipino refreshment immediately follows Mass. This traditional Filipino mass is sponsored by the Diocesan Commission for Catholic Ministries (DCCFM) of the Diocese of Paterson. For more information or if you wish to help, please contact DCCFM President, Elmer Maximo at (973)664-1949. Maraming salamat po.

For the Holy Day of Obligation on Thursday, December 8th, we have a noon Mass and 7:00pm Mass.

Sacred Heart Church will be collecting Thanksgiving items for the Rockaway food pantry. Items can be left in the quiet room at the back of church. You can call the rectory at 973-627-0422 or check the bulletin for the list of food needed. Items must be dropped off prior to November 16th. Our families from our religious education program will join to sort baskets on November 16th at 7:00 pm. All are welcome to help. Thank you!

DUE TO THE WEATHER, BLESSING OF THE PETS IS RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH @ 12:00 noon

For the Installation of the First Class Relic of St.Gianna Beretta Molla. WHEN: Sunday, October 2 at the 8:30am Mass. Celebrant of the Mass: Bishop Kevin Sweeney, Bishop of Paterson WHERE: Here at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish with a light breakfast to follow in Suchon Hall (church basement). Please RSVP and/or for more information, contact Jennifer Nelson at [email protected] or 973-476-2568. All are welcome!

Here at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 63 E. Main Street, Rockaway, on Saturday, October 8th, from 9:00 am to 12:30 noon. Donation: $5.00 small box & $10.00 big box.

The Diocesan Commission for Catholic Filipino Ministries (DCCFM) is inviting you to the annual celebration honoring our two Filipino Saints: San Lorenzo Ruiz and San Pedro Calungsod, on October 1, 2022 (Saturday). The highlight of the celebration will be a Mass presided by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney at 10:45 in the morning at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, 381 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505. Please email DCCFM at [email protected], for more information. Thank you.

In commemoration of the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi the traditional blessing of pets will take place on Saturday, October 1st beginning at 12 noon in the Sacred Heart of Jesus churchyard located at 63 East Main Street. Bring your pets for the blessing which will be bestowed by Father Pawel and Fr. Matt.

Recognizing the dwindling supply at the local food pantries, you are asked to bring 1 non perishable food item to the parish picnic on Sunday, June 12th at the Fireman’s Field located on Beach Street in the Borough. Your donation can be placed in the “clearly marked vehicle” located at the entrance of the park. Your support is appreciated by those who are struggling to buy food for their families! God bless you!

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has chosen June 22nd to June 29th as RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WEEK. Religious freedom allows the Church, and all religious communities, to live out their faith in public and to serve the good of all. We are invited to pray, reflect and act to promote religious freedom which is guaranteed under our county’s constitution but which is being threatened in our secular society.

The Feast of Corpus Christi will be celebrated on Sunday, June 19th with a combined parish event with St. Cecilia Church at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on East Main Street. The outdoor procession with the Most Blessed Sacrament will begin at 2 o’clock. Young people are invited to serve as acolytes, baldachino bearers, and those who strew flower petals. The young people of the Catacombs Group will also participate by bearing the image of Blessed Carlo Acutis during the ceremony.

The Bishops of the Metropolitan Province of Newark have moved the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord (the 40th day of Easter) from its traditional day of Thursday to the following Sunday, which this year is May 29th. Therefore, this Thursday, May 26th, IS NOT A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.

The 10th Annual CORPUS CHRISTI FOOD DRIVE will take place in the Diocese of Paterson to replenish the dwindling food supplies at the 3 diocesan food pantries operated by Catholic Charities. Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish has been asked to donate the following items: PANCAKE MIX, PANCAKE SYRUP, SHAMPOO. These items can be brought to Suchon Hall and placed on the designated tables prior to June 18th-19th (Feast of Corpus Christi). Should you like to make a monetary donation for this purpose please go to: https://www.ccpaterson.org/corpus. You may also write a check payable to Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish with the memo: food drive.

We are having the shredding truck on May 21st from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. Suggested Donation is $5.00 per box and $10.00 for a large box. What a perfect time for some spring cleaning!

from Fr. Pawel

This will be the third year now that the annual ECUMENICAL LENTEN LUNCHES held at the First Presbyterian Church have been cancelled due to COVID 19. In lieu of this cancelled ecumenical event the Methodist Church of the Rockaways located on Hoagland Avenue invites residents to join them each Friday at Noon for a musical program of reflection. We pray that next Lent will allow us to return to our Lenten lunches for ecumenical fellowship.

“Helping Others Encounter Jesus in the Eucharist” is the title of a free on line event which will take place on Wednesday, March 23rd from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The speaker is Dr. James C. Pauley, Professor of Theology and Catechesis at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. For additional information please visit: www.insidethewalls.org/zoom.

Several drives are taking place in our local area to help the people of Ukraine. Your support is greatly appreciated: Sacred Heart of Jesus Church will be collecting cash and/or checks (made payable to Sacred Heart Church with UKRAINE written in the memo line), Medical/Infant Supplies for Ukraine throughout Lent; Pain relievers like Advil or Tylenol, alcohol swabs, ice packs, bandaids, first aid supplies, diapers, wipes, sanitary pads, infant formula and Ensure is needed. A bin will be located in the back of church and can also be dropped off at the rectory during business hours. If you have any religious items such as rosaries, holy pictures, small prayer books, crucifixes or medals, there will be a separate bin for those items. Morris Catholic High School’s medical supply drive will run from now until March 18th. Items may be dropped off at the main entrance of Morris Catholic High School. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church humanitarian aid drive items can be brought to 635 Broad Street, Clifton daily from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.

The Holy Mass and distribution of ashes will be Wednesday, March 2nd, at 12:00 pm (noon) and 7:00 pm!