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A Big Thank You to Elegant Home Improvement, Woodbridge NJ, for doing such a great job with much needed renovations in our rectory office space.

The Women’s Society will be collecting coats after all the masses November 9th & 10th. Please bring your new or gently used coats to Suchon Hall.

Our Bishop cordially invites all the faithful of the Diocese of Paterson to join with him in the Annual Respect Life Mass which will take place on Saturday, November 16th in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Paterson. The liturgy begins at 10 a.m. and is cosponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Please join us as we pray for the protection of human life from conception to natural death.

Advent Retreat - Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:30 am—1:00 pm - St. Francis Resort, Denville Reservations Required - Questions/Information, please call Pat Zayac—973-625-4572 - Sponsored by The St. Monica Guild

Tickets can be purchased after all the Masses or by calling the rectory. The Drawing is November 17th. You have to be in it to win it!

BLESSING OF PETS – The annual blessing of pets in commemoration of the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi will take place on Saturday, October 5th here at Sacred Heart of Jesus Churchyard on East Main Street. The service begins at 12:30 p.m. This event is being cosponsored by Sacred Heart Church and Saint Cecilia Church.

Join us next Sunday, September 29th for the “5th Sunday of the Month Rosary” which will take place here at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on East Main Street. We begin at 3 o’clock with praying the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and pray with the children. The event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Council 3359.

Friday, October 11th is the date of the Pro Life Community Evening which will take place at St. Cecilia Church in Hayes Hall from 7 to 9 o’clock. The guest speakers will be New Jersey Assemblyman Jay Webber of the 26th legislative district and Chris Slattery, founder and president of Expectant Mother Care. Please join us to meet and hear these two outstanding advocates for pro life issues. Admission is free, refreshments will be served.

Couples, were you married in 1969 or 1994? The Diocese of Paterson invites you to celebrate your 25th or 50th wedding anniversary during a special Mass to be offered at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, NJ. Bishop Serratelli will serve as main celebrant on this joyful occasion to be held: Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 at 3:30 pm. Arrangements can be made by contacting the parish office. The deadline to register is Friday, October 11th, 2019. You will receive additional information from the Office of Family Life once your registration has been processed. Congratulations on this joyous occasion!

SACRED HEART/ST. CECILIA ROSARY SOCIETY will hold their first monthly meeting on Saturday, September 7th. All Rosarians are asked to assemble at St.Cecilia Church at 7:30 am for the Rosary followed by Mass and Novena. After Mass, we will meet in Hayes Hall. Anyone, men and women interested in joining the Rosary Society, please come. Contact Pat @ pattyannmarie64@yahoo.com or 973-627-1732 if you are interested or have any questions!

Registration for First Holy Communion classes is now open for children of our parish ages 7 to 8 entering 2nd grade in September. Mrs. Lucy Rovegno will serve as the catechist. Classes will begin in October. Please call the rectory (973) 627-0422 for registration and other information.

If your child is in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade and would like to make their Confirmation at Sacred Heart, please contact Michele Shaffer as soon as possible at 973-625-9274. Registration forms will be available in the rectory.

Attending the Holy Mass each Sunday is important in our observance of the Lord’s Day. Please check the place and times for Mass in the place you are vacationing by visiting the website: www.MassTimes.org or in the USA call 1-410-676-6000.

Many thanks to all those who participated in last Sunday’s diocesan-wide Corpus Christi Food Collection to benefit the food pantries operated by the diocese in Passaic, Morris and Sussex Counties. - May God Bless You!

COME 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.

The 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!

A 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.

Due 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 Counties

THANK 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.

SAVE 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.