Sacred Heart 
Sacred Heart Roman  Catholic Church

Mount Holly, NJ

ADDRESS:  260 High Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060

PHONE:  
Parish House Office - 609-267-0209
Religious Education Office - 609-267-6319
(For specific staff extensions, please click here)

FAX:  609-267-9293

Parish Office
Hours:
Monday – Friday Office Hours:
9:00am – 4:00pm

Religious Education
Hours
Monday - Thursday
9:00am to 5:30pm
Friday No Office hours

Sacred Heart School Office
Hours
Monday - Friday
7:30am –  3:30pm

The Chapel of the Two Hearts is open.  Please click here for more information.

To learn how you can use our online parish giving option, please click here.

September 24, 2023
Ages 3
https://sacredheartmh.org/documents/2023/9/pwb_gospel_bw_20230924.pdf
 
Ages 7
https://sacredheartmh.org/documents/2023/9/cwb_gospel_bw_20230924.pdf



Children’s Worship Bulletins
has free online (Printable) activities for children. You can access these by clicking on this website. https://blog.childrensbulletins.com/free-childrens-activities-for-churches/?nowprocket=1

Healing After Abortion: Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is always hope. The pain and sorrow of abortion does not need to endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and Healing” offers the opportunity to experience the love and mercy of God and to respond to His invitation to begin the journey of healing the wound of abortion. For upcoming dates, locations, and confidential registration, or just to talk to a Sister, please call the Sisters of Life at (866)-575-0075 (toll free) or visit us at our website. https://sistersoflife.org/healing-after-abortion/
  
Sanación después del aborto.  ¿Conoces a alguien que lleve el sufrimiento del aborto? Siempre hay esperanza. El dolor y la pena del aborto no necesitanperdurar para toda la vida. Un “Día de Oración y Sanación” ofrece la oportunidad para experimentar el amor y la misericordia de Dios y para responder a Su invitación de empezar el camino de sanar la herida del aborto. Para las próximas fechas, ubicaciones y registro confidencial, favor de comunicarse con Hna.Benedicta de Las Hermanas de la Vida al (866)-575-0075 o https://sistersoflife.org/healing-after-abortion/  o llamar a Rosemary – (646) 552-8093.

You can find our YouTube Channel at this link, where you can also opt to subscribe and receive notifications and reminders of upcoming livestreams.  

Below you will be able to access our upcoming Sunday morning Mass.  (This Mass can also be accessed from the YouTube Channel link above.)  At each 9:30 Mass, the Act of Spiritual Communion is prayed along with those attending from home.  You can find the prayer below, or a printable version at this link.



 

The indoor mask and social distancing mandates have been lifted by the Governor and the Bishop.

You may continue to wear a mask if you feel more comfortable.

Those who are unvaccinated are encouraged to wear a mask.

Sunday Mass at 9:30 and Wednesday Mass at 8:30 will continue to be live-streamed for those who wish to participate at home.

Please click here to read Father John's Reflection for this Sunday.

*****Please note the new staff email addresses and website. During this transition, when you go to our "old" website, parishofsacredheart.org, you will see that you are automatically redirected to our new site, sacredheartmh.org. Emails sent to the old staff emails ending in parishofsacredheart.org will be forwarded for the time being to the new staff emails below. We will update you before our parishofsacredheart.org domain is phased out completely. Please be sure to update your contacts and bookmarks to reflect our new information so that we can continue to "keep in touch" after the transition period ends! See our new staff emails under About then Staff in the menu above. 
New website: www.sacredheartmh.org

*NEW* Posted September 26th - The Holy See’s Secretariat for the Synod has asked all the bishops of the world to encourage the faithful of their dioceses to pray that the Holy Spirit might inspire Synod deliberations by remembering its intentions in prayer and especially at Mass, beginning on the 25^th Sunday in ordinary time (September 23-24) and continuing until October 29.

Please click here for a “Prayer for the Synod” sheet for your use. 

Silver Circle Tickets Now Available - The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary gave service to our school for many, many years. The Sisters are now inviting us to assist them by contributing $25.00 and purchasing a chance to be entered in many drawings from October 2023 through June 2024, 300 drawings $50 to $1000. You will also be remembered in a monthly Mass for benefactors and in the prayers of the IHM Sisters. If you have not received your ticket in the mail, please contact Barb Stellwag, one of the faithful members of the Silver Circle, will be selling tickets from now until October 7th. Please call Barb if you would like to support this cause. Barb’s phone number is 609-330-5304 Thank you for your kind support of the IHM Sisters.

The Friends of Sacred Heart School are sponsoring a night of Country Line Dancing on Saturday, October 14th at 7pm in the Sacred Heart auditorium. Tickets are $20 per person, no one under 21 permitted. Checks can be made payable to Friends of Sacred Heart School. 

Save the Date! Parish Pasta Dinner, Saturday, November 4th, 2023. If you are interested, please call Merry Marcellino at 609-267-0209 ext 305 or email her at ministrysacredheartmh.org 
Also contact Merry if you are interested in volunteering for the event! Thank you!

*NEW* Posted September 6th -CAN YOU SPARE 2.5 HOURS A MONTH?
SACRED HEART COLLECTION COUNTERS ARE NEEDED

Our parish is blessed to have a group of dedicated volunteers who assist in the counting and preparation for deposit, of all donations given in our weekly collections. We are in need of several more parishioners to help one Sunday a month in the afternoon, to complete this very important task. If you are interested in volunteering your time to help with counting the collections please contact John Mehling 265-1131
 

Saint Vincent de Paul Society
14^th Annual
The Friends of the Poor Walk/Run 
Saturday, September 30, 2023 (Rain or Shine) 
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 
Location: Hainesport Walking Trail, Marne Highway, Hainesport 
The Friends of the Poor Walk/Run began as a national program with the purpose of providing local Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Conferences the additional funds to help support their special works projects.  Today, that philosophy continues, with Conferences using the funds from this event to help local people living in poverty. 
To register online as a walker or to make a donation, follow this link:
 
https://fopwalk.org/event/2926
 
Click on either the “Register to Walk” button or the “Donate to Event” button.  Note: Registration must be done on-line. Sponsor and waiver forms are available on the website and will need to be completed online.   
This year, St. Vincent de Paul at the National level has partnered with PayPal to facilitate the processing of on-line donations.  This was done to allow conferences quicker access to donated funds as opposed to waiting months for each conference to receive the funds which has been the past procedure.  If you already have a PayPal account, you can login to that account and follow the prompts.  If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can donate as a “guest.” If you don’t feel comfortable using this method, donations will be accepted at the event or can be mailed to: St. Vincent de Paul, 260 High Street, Mt. Holly, NJ  08060.  Checks should be made payable to St. Vincent de Paul.  Please indicate “FOP” on the check! 
Please contact Kathy Weilbacker at 609-847-9885 ([email protected]) or Lorraine DiGiacomo at 609-351-0047 ([email protected]) for more information.  We invite you to join us in helping our local people living in poverty.  Thank you!

The John Tatham Assembly of the Knights of Columbus would like to send a very heartfelt “THANK YOU” to all who participated in the June, 2023 Travel Voucher raffle. Total proceeds exceeded $27,000 again, with all donations going directly to Trenton Diocese seminarians. Donations from Sacred Heart participants totaled $1,300, a 47% increase from last year’s efforts. The members of Council 1179 continue to be amazed at your continued generosity, and pass along our sincere gratitude! Congratulations go to this year’s winner - Mary Ann Rogers from St. Joan of Arc parish in Marlton!!!

Legacy Brick Fundraiser - please see the extended deadline for purchasing a Legacy Brick. 

The Friends of Sacred Heart School are proud to announce our "Legacy Brick Fundraiser". What better way to pave the way to our future while honoring our past. Our brick fundraising campaign will run through Friday, September 30, 2023.  Installation of the completed bricks will be Fall 2023 at the entrance to the school’s auditorium along the walkway. Your personalized 4' X 8" red concrete brick is only $60.00. Your donation will forever be embedded on the sacred grounds of Sacred Heart. You can find our order form in the church vestibules, or on our website at www.sacredheartmh.org/foshs.  As always, all proceeds go to our School.  Thank you for supporting SHS!

Catholic Charities Hawai’i in the Honolulu Diocese has appealed for donations to help the agency meet the housing, food and other needs of what could be thousands of victims from wildfires raging on the island of Maui that wiped out an entire town and drove people to seek refuge in the ocean.
A link to Catholic Charities Hawai’i Maui Relief is here: https://www.catholiccharitieshawaii.org/maui-relief/
 

*NEW* Posted July 26th - 

Stoke the Flames in your Community 

The National Eucharistic Revival is an unprecedented grassroots movement to renew the Church in America. But we can’t renew the wider Church without renewing our parishes first! So how can Catholics work together locally to inspire joyful, creative participation in the Revival?

Please join Catholic.Church the platform with information from National and other parishes from around the USA. Everyone can join this platform.

*NEW* Posted July 5th - Please click here to read about Sacred Heart School's new principal. 

Trex Project Continues - Girl Scout Troop 27140 was so inspired by the plastic recycling by the Santa Maria Columbiettes #1179 that they partnered to continue this work! There is a very easy way you can help divert your plastic from ending up in landfills or even our oceans by simply collecting and turning your plastic in for recycling! Collect your CLEAN and DRY plastic bags, bread bags, dry cleaner bags, and plastic wrappings from paper towels, bath tissue, and cases of water, etc. (Please do NOT put your bottles, cardboard or any other recyclables unless listed above, in the bin. Thank you) Please drop off your bags in the labeled white collection bin on the small side porch of the Parish House facing the church. The bags will be picked up daily. Please contact Ann Putnam 910-545-8142 for any additional questions. 

Also, The Rebecca Project by Deacon Jim Casa - Please click here for more information. 

Please click here for information about subscribing to the Monitor. 

Posted February 7th - Please click here for information about the 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal. 

Volunteering with St. Vincent de Paul
People who come to us to volunteer are the grace God sends us so our mission to serve the poor can be carried out within the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Are you interested in serving the poor in our community? Please email Michele at [email protected] if you want to learn more about volunteering with St. Vincent de Paul.
God Bless, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Your friends at St. Vincent de Paul

The Anointing of the Sick serves to help us to remember our need for spiritual and physical healing.­ It is no longer called The Last Rites, nor is it to be reserved for someone who is near death. Please click here for more information. To schedule the anointing please call 609-267-8940. 

Pope Francis has called for all Catholics to unite in prayer with him and the bishops of the world as he consecrates Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of our Blessed Mother. 

A prayer for Ukraine

Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine,
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.

We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.

We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.

May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world.

Amen.

please click here for information on how to help the families in Ukraine affected by the conflict with Russia. 
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Various Catholic agencies are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape Russian bombing and shelling. Here are some places to donate. This list is not exhaustive.
The international Caritas confederation is collecting funds to help Caritas Ukraine. In the United States, that is through Catholic Relief Services. Internationally, you can donate through Caritas Internationalis.
The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia also has a link to donate.
Two pontifical agencies also are taking donations for Ukraine: Catholic Near East Welfare Association and Aid to the Church in Need. Internationally, Aid to the Church can be reached here.
The Knights of Columbus launched the Ukraine Solidarity Fund for humanitarian needs in Ukraine and through refugee sites in Poland.
Donations can also be made to Jesuit Refugee Service to support the agency’s work with those forced to flee conflict in Europe.
The Salesians also are accepting donations to help refugees 

Please click here for the Prayer for the Synod on Synodality. 

Parish Email Updates - If you haven't already done so and would like to sign up for email updates from Sacred Heart, you can fill out the form at this link!   

Posted December 16th - Please click here to read about Catholic Charities services.

 

Food Distribution:  SVDP will now be open for food distribution on the following days/hours:

Monday - 10:00-12:00 and 6:30-8:00
Tuesday - 10:00-12:00 
Thursday - 10:00-12:00 and 6:30-8:00

Donations:  Please place your non-perishable donations in the blue bins in the church vestibule. 

The St. Vincent de Paul food pantry is currently in need of the following:

spaghetti sauce
peanut butter
jelly
toilet paper
bar soap

Thank you for your continued support. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make checks payable to:  
Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Thank you!