With great joy, the diocese announces that Deacons Charles Leidel, Logan McGahan and Hunter Ostapowicz will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. You are welcome to attend the ordination Mass in person at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew or watch the livestream on the diocesan website, GRdiocese.org, or YouTube. Please pray for our newest priests as they begin their ministry!

Our local Knights of Columbus Council #13641 has the privilege of hosting the Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from June 5th to June 14th. Every few years, the Knights of Columbus select a sacred image to travel from council to council, serving as the focus of prayer in parishes around the world. Since the program began in 1979, more than 191,000 prayer services with over 23 million participants have taken place. The current icon features the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, based on the well-known 1767 painting by Pompeo Batoni, venerated in the Church of the Gesù in Rome. This reproduction bears the blessing of Pope Francis and is one of more than 300 icons traveling worldwide. This program seeks to deepen devotion onto the Sacred Heart of Jesus. During the time the Icon is with us, we are inspired to pray that our hearts become more like his and to learn how to care for others in the way Christ does.

While the icon is present, the Knights of Columbus will host a Sacred Heart Hour. More details to come. All are welcome to spend time in prayer before this venerated image.

We have a volunteer coordinator but are still looking for 2 more volunteers to help with photo directory scheduling and sign-ins. Would you be willing to help with this project? All volunteers are given $50 certificates towards photos. If we get enough volunteers, we will schedule photos for the end of August and beginning of September with photos and directories delivered before Christmas.

Registration is now open for the 2026-27  Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Classes!

Children ages 3–6 not enrolled at Sacred Heart Academy are welcome to apply.  

This beautiful and unique approach to catechesis—already a part of our Montessori classroom—invites young children to grow in their knowledge of God and deepen their relationship with Him in a peaceful, hands-on environment.  

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Dear Friends,

I would like to invite you to join us to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body of Christ, on Sunday, June 7th. This Feast day, which started in Italy after the Eucharistic Miracle of Balsano, was popularized by St. Thomas Aquinas who wrote the famous hymns Pange Lingua (the last verses of which is the Tantum Er- go) and O Salutaris in the 13th century. On Corpus Christi we are reminded that Our Lord is truly present– Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity—in what appears to be “just bread.” It is not; rather it is the Lord, whom we recognize in the breaking of the bread. This feast day reminds us that we need “faith for all defects provid- ing when the feeble senses fail.” The gift of the Eucharist is the gift of His presence through His Sacrifice on Calvary made present at Mass, through His abiding with us in the tent of meeting, the tabernacle, and yes even by entering us and making us tabernacles of His presence in Communion. How wonderful it is and im- portant for us to remind others, and ourselves, of His promise: I am with you always even until the end of the world! The Eucharist is the center of the Christian life, the Source and Summit of what it means to be Catholic. True Catholic Culture starts and ends with the Holy Eucharist. So I hope you will join us after the morning Masses at about 1pm when we will take our Lord out onto the streets of the west side. This year we are so happy to be walking to St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church where Father Roman will offer Eu- charistic Benediction. We will remember that our Lord is with us even during tribulations during this seg- ment of the procession and pray for peace in the world and particularly in Ukraine. Parishioners from St. Michael’s are invited to join us for the procession back to Sacred Heart and all those who walk (all or part of the procession) are invited to join us in the courtyard at Sacred Heart for a potluck cookout. A reminder that the parish will be providing the meat but all are asked to bring a side dish to share.

Corpus Christi is one of my favorite feast days and is so central to our faith, so please pray about joining us. I hope to see you there.

In Christ,
Fr. Ron Floyd, Pastor Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish