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Today we celebrate the Lord’s Day and observe the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Each year after the leave-taking of Easter the Western Church commemorates the theological feast of the Most Blessed Trinity. Our Christian faith teaches us that our God is ONE but has revealed Himself in Three Divine Persons; the Father, the Son Christ Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Our God is a community of persons equal yet distinct. It is God who invites us into communion with Him so that we may share in His divine life now and more fully in eternity.

Saint Francis Residential Community, located at 122 Diamond Spring Road, in Denville, NJ is holding an Open House on Wednesday, June 8, 2016; 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM.

A combined Parish Picnic for Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Cecilia parishes  is planned for Sunday, June 5th at Fireman’s Field in Rockaway. Activities will begin after 12:15 PM mass (bring a chair) and continue until around 5:00 PM. Anyone interested in helping, please call the rectory.

For all who are in need of healing: spiritual, physical, mental, or emotional, there will be a Healing Mass on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Cecilia Church. This is sponsored by the Christian Care Committee. All are invited to attend.

Father Marcin will be celebrating his 5th anniversary of ordination this month , on May 28th. We will commemorate his anniversary with the celebration of the Holy Mass on Monday, May 23rd at 8 AM.

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 on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Saturday/Sunday, May 28 & 29, 2016. This collection, sponsored and managed by Catholic Charities, will directly assist those most in need by supplying catholic Charities food pantries, as well as parish pantries.

Registration for Divine Mercy Academy for the 2016-2017 school year is now taking place.  Divine Mercy Academy, Rockaway’s New Catholic School, will offer an academically excellent, faith-based education to students in pre-K3 through eighth grade.  Full day and half day pre-K3 & 4 will be available as well as full-day kindergarten.  We will also offer a before care program and an after school program. For more information or a registration packet, please call 973-627-6003.

On May 15th  Bishop Serratelli will presented the VIVERE CHRISTUS EST AWARD to Mrs. Michele Shaffer. The diocesan award is given yearly to a member of each parish within the diocese who has been a model of Christian service and dedication to Christ’s Church.  

Confirmation sign-up for classes beginning in the fall are now underway. All 8th and 9th grade students who are parishioners of Sacred Heart, and intend to receive the Sacrament should be enrolled in faith formation. Please download, print and fill out the form available this website no later than May 31, 2016 and return it Michele Shaffer or the rectory. Any questions, please contact Michele at 973-625-9274

As we gather to celebrate the Lord’s Day we come to the 50th and final day of Easter, the Solemnity of Pentecost. It was on this day and at 9 o’clock in the morning that the Evangelist Luke tells us in Acts of the Apostles that the Holy Spirit was sent to the Apostles and disciples of Jesus gathered around the Mother of God in the upper room. God the Holy Spirit filled them with His power so that they could proclaim to the entire world that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! This little band of followers grew to be larger than the Roman Empire which persecuted it. The courage and enthusiasm which filled the hearts of Jesus’ disciples propelled them into a culture in which they were not afraid to witness to their faith. Their determination to live according to Gospel values and to reject secular ways is indeed an inspiration to us all as we reflect upon our lives today.

The Woman’s Society Rosary Tea will be held on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 1 PM in the school's All Purpose Room. The cost of the afternoon tea is $10.00. Please bring your own tea cup if you would like. Please RSVP by May 15th, and see the flyer in the foyer of the church. For more information contact Claire Miller at 973-586-706. There is limited seating for this event.

The Kolbe Krew Family Rosary Group is a number of families from Sacred Heart and St. Cecilia Parish who meet to teach children how to pray the Rosary and enjoy a meal together.  All ages are welcome!  Children in the group range in age from newborn to 13.  We meet every first Saturday of every month throughout the year at 6:00 PM at St. Cecilia Church Parish Office. 

Father Marcin will be celebrating his 5th anniversary of ordination this month on May 28th. We will commemorate his anniversary with the celebration of the Holy Mass on Monday, May 23rd at 8 AM.

 For all who are in need of healing: spiritual, physical, mental, or emotional, there will be a Healing Mass on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 11:00 AM at St. Cecilia Church. This is sponsored by the Christian Care Committee. All are invited to attend.

Please join us on Monday night May 9th at 7pm in the Convent (School Library). For more information about our society, please call Claire 973-586-9706.

This Friday, May 6th, is the FIRST FRIDAY and devotions to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus will take place at Sacred Heart Church on East Main Street beginning at 6:30 PM with Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The Sacrament of Penance will be available from 6:30 to :00 PM.

The Ascension of the Lord is on Thursday May 5th . Mass times at Sacred Heart Church are at Wednesday May 4th, at 7:00 PM and Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 AM and 12:00 noon.

Sacred Heart Parish received a check from the diocese in the amount of $4,086 which represents 50% of the cash received over the parish goal for the 2015 Bishop’s Annual Appeal.  

My Dear Parishioners,   We gather to celebrate the Lord’s Day on this Sixth Sunday of Easter. In the Gospel passage for today we once again hear a portion of the conversation the Lord Jesus had with the Apostles at the Last Supper. In this periscope the Lord tells them that He would soon be leaving them and returning to the Father. Jesus tells them, “Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.”