sacred heart church

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Parish Center - 201-387-0080      
Father Bob Wolfee - 201-401-9792

Church/Office : 
102 Park Street, Haworth, NJ  07641

Rectory : 100 Park Street, Haworth, NJ  07641
Fax - 201-439-1395
Email:  parishoffice@sacredhearthaworth.com

SEPTEMBER 23 at 1:30 on the front lawn
PLEASE RSVP to the parish office at 201-387-0080 or to shhaw@aol.com to let us know you are coming so we can plan for the food and fun.  Families with the last name initials A-L are asked to bring drinks and M-Z are asked to bring desserts.
 

My dear parish family:
A few weeks ago, while preaching about the Eucharist, I stated that our life’s journey can be difficult at times.  None of us are strangers to sickness or sorrow.  In addition, war, terrorism, violence and other tragedies affect many people.  All of these things can drain our strength.  That’s why we need the spiritual nourishment of the Eucharist to help us.  More recently, our life's journey has been made difficult by another factor that impacts us, either directly or indirectly.  The topic of clergy sexual abuse has been in the news on a consistent basis for the past two months, and it appears that it will continue to be in the news for some time to come.  We continue to pray, not only for all victims of sexual abuse, but also for their families and loved ones, who have suffered with them.

This news is devastating.  The very fact that minors have been abused by people they trusted is horrific.  The fact that some leaders of the Church have covered up these crimes is even more horrific!  These incidents cause people to rightfully be angry with the Church and its leaders.  I am!  Some people may even face a crisis of faith.  Unfortunately, the devil wants to divide the Church, to pit us one against another. 

Fortunately, the Eucharist can unite us.  Hopefully, we can remain strong in our faith as Catholics.  Hopefully, the Church will continue to make improvements to its policies and procedures to prevent these things from happening in the future.  The Church must continue to review its policies and procedures to ensure that if abuse does happen, it is quickly and properly reported to both church and civil authorities.
In my opinion, this is the worst crisis to affect our Church in my lifetime.  It seems that there are new revelations, even among church hierarchy, almost every day.  Some of these revelations have created confusion because we hear differing accounts of who knew what facts and when they knew them.  Let us trust in Jesus, who promised that evil will not triumph and that His grace will help us to deal with and conquer any evil that confronts us. 

In light of these current problems, Cardinal Tobin has announced that there will be an Evening of Penance and Prayer at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Friday, September 14^th (the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross), beginning at 7:30 pm.  He has asked all priests of the Archdiocese to participate and is encouraging as many parishioners as possible to also participate.  I will be there; I hope some of you are also able to attend.  When we receive additional information from the Archdiocese about this prayer service, we will pass it along to you.  Cardinal Tobin is also encouraging us to make this a day of fast and abstinence.

In this week’s gospel, Jesus calls us to connect our love for God with the choices we make in life.  The law of God teaches us to love and care for one another, especially those who are most vulnerable.  If you and I do that to the best of our ability, we still won’t solve all of the world’s problems, but we will change the world.  And, that’s what God asks of us.

Yours in the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Father Bob

 

Welcome to the loving community of Sacred Heart Church.  We are a Roman Catholic community located in Haworth and our parishioners come from all over northern Bergen County. For several generations, we have been an important part of the families we serve spiritually. Through the reverent administering of the Sacraments, our religious education, and our many parish ministries and outreach programs, we strive to create a caring bond and sense of community to all our parishioners. It is through these many venues that we bring faith, hope, and charity to all.

If you are new to our parish, we hope the website will serve as an informative introduction to our church and a very warm welcome to Sacred Heart. Our doors are always open!

JOIN US September 30th at 11:00 am in the Parish Center as we present the first DVD in the video series THE MASS by Bishop Robert Barron.  The DVD is one half hour with an optional fifteen minute discussion period.  Families are welcome—bring the kids.

Six Part Series:                                    Date:
Lesson 1-  A Privileged Encounter      9/30
Lesson 2- Called Out of the Wild         10/7
Lesson 3 - God Speaks Our Story       10/21
Lesson 4- Responding To God            11/11
Lesson 5 - Preparing For Sacrifice      11/25
Lesson 6 - The Real Presence              12/9
                    Creates Communion