Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Dupont, PA

Happy Father's Day! This photo was recently taken at our church following a rain storm. God our heavenly Father has told us that the rainbow would be fixed in the sky as a reminder to us of His promise never to destroy the world by a great flood again. At all of the Masses this weekend, Fr. Petro will impart a blessing on all fathers present. Food preparation for our July 31 picnic is set to begin. Please see the bulletin this weekend for all of the new picnic information! Click here for the bulletin: https://sacredheartdupont.com/wp-cont//2021/06/6-20-21.pdf

Today we celebrate our parish feast day, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. You are invited to visit our church today and pray before the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar. Join us for the 6 p.m. Mass today and the light social gathering to follow. Please be sure to read this Sunday's bulletin regarding all of the important announcements about our July 31 Parish Picnic. Also, we are accepting donations for new hymnals - please complete the donor form in the bulletin and mail it to the parish office. Click here for the bulletin: https://sacredheartdupont.com/wp-cont//2021/06/6-13-21.pdf

We are proceeding with plans to purchase permanent hardcover hymnals for our church. This hymnal, called the Credo Hymnal, is published by International Liturgy Publications in Nashville, Tennessee. A sample copy of the Credo Hymnal will be available for your inspection on the small table upon which the offertory gifts are placed near the church entrance. We are asking for your support to facilitate the purchase of these new hymnals. Please consider sponsoring a hymnal fo...r a $25 donation. These hymnals will be memorialized with a donor name plate on the inside cover of each hymnal. You may complete the form printed in this Sunday's bulletin and return it to the parish office with your donation. We plan to order approximately 250 hymnals, so there is a finite number of memorial donations that we can accept. Click here for the bulletin: https://sacredheartdupont.com/wp-cont//2021/05/5-30-21.pdf See more

Please pray for our confirmands who received the Sacrament of Confirmation at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont on May 23: Marina Elizabeth Antal, Brandon Brendan Cegelka, Irelyn Marie Corcoran, Aiden Mark Daczka, Kelsey Olivia Baiera, Thomas John Johnson, Kassandra Clare Kobi, Josiah Francis Lyons, Madyson Gemma McDonald, Christian Blase Renfer, Abigail Elizabeth Sciandra, Ella Elizabeth Swan.

2021 CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 24: 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25: 12:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Just in time for Christmas, a charitable opportunity - a New Sock Drive is being sponsored by our 6th grade CCD students under the direction of Harry Lyons, their catechist. Mr. Lyons is the Director of Mother Teresa’s Haven, a homeless shelter program that is operated by the Diocese of Scranton’s Catholic Social Services. He and his class are conductin...g this drive for homeless men. It will supply the men with new, warm socks during these frigid winter months. Please support this worthwhile New Sock Drive. It begins the First Sunday of Advent and runs until January 6, the Epiphany. Any size or color men’s socks are appreciated. Deposit your donation in either the bin in the church narthex or the bin in the Sunday school. Click here for the Sunday bulletin: https://sacredheartdupont.com/wp-cont//2020/12/12-6-20.pdf See more

These paintings of the Lamb of God and the Cross and Crown of Jesus Christ the King were uncovered on our sanctuary walls when the church was renovated in 2018. They were removed from the wall and placed together in this frame by one of our parishioners. They now are on display in our church hall. The Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King on Sunday, Nov. 22. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin after the 8:30 a.m. Mass and continue until the beginni...ng of the 10:30 a.m. Mass. The Feast of Christ the King is a day when we focus on Christ reigning, enthroned in heaven, King of Heaven and Earth for all time. It reminds us that Jesus is the source and center of our lives. This day also marks the end of our liturgical year. The following Sunday we begin anew with the First Sunday of Advent. Did you know that Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in 1925 to respond to growing nationalism and secularism? He recognized that these related societal ills would breed increasing hostility against the Church. The Feast of Christ the King reminds us that while governments and philosophies come and go, Christ reigns as King forever. Click here for all of the bulletin announcements: https://sacredheartdupont.com//uploads/2020/11/11-22-20.pdf See more

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! Free 2021 liturgical calendars are now available. These calendars, printed by the Catholic Church Extension Society, benefit the Church’s missionary efforts in the United States. They have been generously donated to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church by the Lokuta-Zawacki Funeral Home, Dupont. These beautiful Devotions to Our Lady calendars feature each month artistic images of how we pray the rosary. They list all solemnities, feasts and memorials... of the liturgical calendar as well as the color of the vestments worn each day, the days of fast and abstinence, and the holy days of obligation. Every Catholic household should have one! The oplatki, the traditional Eastern European Christmas Eve wafers, will be blessed during the 4 pm Mass on Nov. 28. As is our custom, the oplatki and the calendars will be distributed in the church hall immediately following each Mass that weekend to mark the start of Advent. The offering is $2 per envelope for the wafers. Click here for all of the Sunday announcements: https://sacredheartdupont.com//uploads/2020/11/11-29-20.pdf See more

Advent Pierogi making has begun and will last until Nov. 18. Please find time to come by and lend a hand. Work begins at 8 a.m. each day; but you can come anytime for as long as you want: Fri., Nov. 13 through Wed., Nov. 18 peel and boil potatoes, roll balls, prepare & cut rounds with dough, make sauerkraut and potato pierogi, clean up daily of church hall and kitchen area. Night shift will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Please use sign-up sheets. Thank you! Masks are ...required! All help is appreciated and needed! PICK-UP SCHEDULE FOR PIEROGI ORDERS Orders can be picked up from 3 to 5 p.m. as follows: If your order was placed at the 4 pm Mass, and your last name begins with A to M your order can be picked up on Sun., Nov. 15. The remainder of the 4 pm orders (last name beginning N to Z) can be picked up on Mon., Nov. 16, 3 5 pm. 8:30 am Mass orders: Tues., Nov. 17, 3 5 pm 10:30 am Mass orders: Wed., Nov. 18, 3-5 pm Both pierogi making and pick up take place in the church hall. Click here for the bulletin: https://sacredheartdupont.com//uploads/2020/11/11-15-20.pdf See more

A Thanksgiving Food Drive is being sponsored by our 4th and 5th grade CCD students under the direction of Gary Beccaloni, their catechist. All CCD students are invited to bring non-perishable food items to class until Sunday, November 22. Parishioners are invited to bring food to church and place it in the bin located in the narthex. All donations support the Knights of Columbus, Council 372, food pantry in Pittston. Two food collection bins are located in our Sunday school and church narthex for your contributions. Click here for the Sunday bulletin: https://sacredheartdupont.com/wp-cont//2020/11/11-8-20.pdf

The relics of our parish will be exposed in the sanctuary for the veneration of the faithful during the Masses of All Saints Day. In addition to the relic of the wood of the Holy Cross, the nail of Christ, the purple vestment of Our Lord and the veil of the BVM, first class relics of the following saints will be exposed: St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Prosper, St. Gabriel Possenti, St. Therese of Jesus, St. John Vianney, St. Maria Goretti, St. Jude, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St.... Dymphna, St. Pius X, St. Lucy, St. Ann, St. Catherine Laboure, St. Philomena, St. Gemma Galgani, St. Thomas, St. Cecilia, St. Clare of Assisi, St. Joseph, St. Rose of Lima, St. Anthony of Padua, Sts. Cyril & Methodius, St. John of God, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Patrick, St. Benedict, St. James the Greater, St. Anthony of the Desert, St. Martin De Porres, St. Paul of the Cross, St. Christopher Magallenes and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. The relics will be available for veneration at the end of each Mass. All priests are granted the privilege of celebrating three Masses on All Souls Day for the following intentions: one Mass for a particular intention, another Mass for all the faithful departed, and a third Mass for the intention of the pope. All parishioners are encouraged to attend one of these three Masses. All Souls Day Mass Schedule: Mon., November 2 at 7:30 am, Noon and 6:00 pm. Click here for the Sunday bulletin: https://sacredheartdupont.com/wp-cont//2020/10/11-1-20.pdf See more

Cemetery Sunday devotions, 2020. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord.