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Sacred Heart is happy to announce that we will be moving forward with another crucial piece of our restoration project–the construction of a handcrafted pipe organ!

Handcrafted to our church’s architecture and acoustics, it will serve as yet another monument to the glory of God. Made possible by a generous gift from the Secchia Family Foundation, work will begin next month with a plan to install the new instrument in the summer of 2025 in time for the conclusion of our year-long Palestrina500 Festival. We are so thankful for all of the generous donations that are making our Parish restoration and the work of our apostolates possible. We ask for your continued prayers and support as we continue our restoration efforts!

Jonathan Bading, Director of Sacred Music for Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, was recently interviewed by Julian Kwasniewski from Catholic World Report about Palestrina500 coming up in 2025. Enjoy the article here!

We are currently unable to meet with all those asking for help due to a critically low number of volunteers.

What exactly does this ministry do?

Our volunteers meet with, pray for, and befriend those in need in our local and parish community. The overarching goal is to show Christ’s love to our neighbors by accompanying them through their hardships and seeking sustainable solutions. Sometimes this means helping them materially, but it always starts with listening, praying with, encouraging, and helping them negotiate a world that often forgets the poor.

We need help:

• Occasionally monitoring our voicemail
• Pairing up with other parishioners to meet neighbors in need at a safe location like Root’s Brew Shop
• Listening to, praying for, and prudently considering how to best help our neighbors
• Discerning how to best use funds donated by the parish
• Planning service projects to raise awareness about poverty
• Volunteering at the Christmas Market and other hospitality events for our neighbors
• Meeting with parishioners to discuss our efforts, God’s graces, and new initiatives
• Prayer in supporting the apostolate
  

Who do we help?

A typical neighbor calls seeking assistance with back rent or medical bills, as they have fallen on hard times. They or a dependent family member have become injured, sick, lost a job or work hours, have lost access to transportation, and do not have family or friends able or willing to help them. Sometimes it’s as easy as helping them fix a broken car so they can get to work. Or encouraging someone who has lost hope to send out some job applications. Other times it’s a single mom who was abandoned or abused by her husband who has tried to manage the household with multiple jobs, but rent payments have fallen behind the past few months and are in danger of eviction.

Often taken advantage of by, or getting lost in the system, the poor need advice on how to get thngs done or referrals to professionals who can help them. Whether it’s helping with bills, buying school supplies, or providing Christmas dinner—in all cases, it’s a son or daughter of God, your neighbor, who may be on the verge of losing hope in their dignity and God’s love. Christ has no hands on earth now but yours. Are you willing to help?

Interested in learning more or serving/praying? Contact Catie Southerton at catie.gammon@gmail.com

Next meeting: Wednesday, September 13, 6:00pm Adoration in the church. 7:00pmmeeting in Room 302 (classroom above the gym). Join for either or both!

Ushers are needed, especially for the 9:30am Mass! This is a great opportunity to serve God and the parish community. A nice option for families to contribute to the parish. Arrive early for the best seat in the house and help hand out programs before Mass and bulletins after Mass. You can sit with your family during Mass and then do a quick pick-up of extra programs afterwards. Children love to help and this gives them a feeling of importance and responsibility. It also helps draw you closer to parishioners. We are a close-knit group and fill in for each other as needed. Please contact Stanley Sedore at stanley.sedore@aya.yale.edu with questions or to volunteer.

The center of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the Enthronement of an image of the Sacred Heart in the home. The Enthroned image of the Sacred Heart, which may be a picture or a statue, expresses Christ’s true Kingship, daily reminding each member of the family to follow in His royal way by making reparation for sins committed and by striving to serve God and neighbor more lovingly. (Excerpt from “Enthronement of the Sacred Heart” by Raymond Card. SRE Burke)

For more information about organizing an Enthronement, contact your Cor Jesu captain to invite your neighbors, contact the office at parishoffice@shgr.org to schedule a priest to visit your home, and check out this document for the format of Enthronement and a list of For Jesu captains: https://shgr.org/enthrone/

When possible, homilies are recorded and made available by volunteers of the parish. Please enjoy them here and on myParishapp.

Navigating websites can be cumbersome, especially those that have a clean look. Did you know? Most websites including our parish and academy sites have a search function? Once on the site, click on the magnifying glass (usually near the top) and enter keywords for what you are looking for. You will see a list of pages that all mention that keyword, just choose the page that is closest to what you typed in, or try a different keyword.

Sacred Heart of Jesus has access to a dynamic Catholic resource by the Augustin Institute:  FORMED.

Visit the FORMED website for more information  (Sacred Heart code…8K62QB)