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Listen! Jonathan Bading and Michael Tober on Holy Family Radio talk about Palestrina500: Sacred Heart Music Program 2025 – Holy Family Radio Tune in for the installments listed here:

Monday, January 29, 3pm-4pm / Session One – Discussion:  Sacred Music & it’s Importance in Encountering God 

Monday, March 4, 3pm-4pm / Session Two – Discussion: The work of the Liturgy in building, maintaining, and strengthening a Christian Society (As the Liturgy Goes, so Goes man)

Monday, May 6, 3pm-4pm / Session Three – The Riches of the Rite of Rome.  The unique power of its Signs & Symbols. 

Monday, July 8, 3pm-4pm / Session Four – Man’s need for Beauty, Contemplation, and the Mystagogical nature of the Mass

Monday, September 9, 3pm-4pm / Session Five –  Personal Testimony – Our Journey and How the Mass has impacted our lives.    Live Questions on Air?

Monday, November 11, 3pm-4pm / Session Six –  Ready, Set, Go Palestrina500!  – A review of the event, live on air questions

Our annual Parish & Academy auction is set for this fall! Come travel the world in an evening with us on Saturday, October 19th at the Goei Center. Tickets are on sale now! Reserve your seat and help support Sacred Heart by enjoying an evening of good food, friendship and fun!
Visit sacredheartauction.com to purchase tickets and learn more.

It is time for families to begin registering their children for First Holy Communion or Confirmation.  Please contact Noelle at parishoffice@shgr.org or Mike Tober, Director of Religious Education at dre@shgr.org to register your child. 

Sacramental Preparation begins on Monday, September 9 with our Parent Sacramental Prep Meeting at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. If both parents can be there, great! PLEASE REGISTER SOON so that we can make sure families receive upcoming information and schedules concerning these sacraments.  Confirmation and First Holy Communion Classes begin formally on Wednesday, September 18 from 4pm-5pm.

First Holy Communion Registration 2024/2025

Confirmation Registration 2024/2025

Sacred Heart will be providing the opportunity to learn more about the Catholic Christian Faith. Sessions are both for those seeking to grow in a better understanding of the Faith, and for those seeking to discern more completely entering into full communion with the Catholic Church. Sessions begin Monday, September 16th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in Cebelak Hall.

For further information/registration please contact Michael Tober at dre@shgr.org or call the parish office at 616-459-8362. Everyone is Welcome!

Sacred Heart Job Opening – Janitor Job Description 

Sacred Heart is hiring a part-time seasonal janitor. Shift starts after 3:30pm and runs through the school year.

The Janitor, under the supervision of the Facilities and Maintenance Director, and in collaboration with other members of the maintenance team, is responsible for the cleaning and upkeep of the church and school buildings and grounds. Please see the job description for details.

Miss me yet? You may have noted that our ten painted glass art deco windows have been removed and their rotting frames replaced. As part of the church restoration project, the windows are themselves being reworked with the central figures in each window being retained and the decoration around the figure being replaced. The draft proposal for the first window to be reworked is featured on the cover of this week’s bulletin. You might note that the decorative border, which was originally art deco, now matches the more classical style found on the St. Cecilia window in the choir loft, while the background of the scene is far more realistic and is reminiscent of the background of the windows in the apse, behind the altar. The hope is to create a stylistic unity with the new windows while maintaining the subject matter and ele- ments of the original windows. The first two windows are being worked on now and will be installed by the end of the year. They are being funded by a generous loan from the diocese. If you are interested in the project or know someone who would like to fund a window, large or small, please contact our Direct of Advancement, Mrs. Am- ber Hiske at ahiske@shgr.org for more information.

Join in the fun of the auction by purchasing a bottle of wine and/or a gift card to add to the baskets the procurement team is putting together. If you have any item or service you’d like to donate to this year’s auction, please check out the Sign Up Genius below to see what we need or reach out to Erin Roberts at erinroberts74@gmail.com or Amber Hiske at ahiske@shgr.org with items not on the list.

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You may purchase tickets here: sacredheartauction.com

Two major changes to the social time after Mass each month:
1) It’s going to be run by Cor Jesu Groups and Apostolates of the Parish

2) It’s going to be less donut centric.

We need your Cor Jesu Group or Apostolate to host a Sunday.

There are clear instructions and everything you need to host will be provided. It’s great for advertising your Cor Jesu group or parish related cause! We are planning for every third Sunday, but dates will be made known in the bulletin based on volunteer engagement.

Sign up your Cor Jesu group or Apostolate here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094CA4A72AA5F85-49682871-sacred

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