This Friday, September 29, Sacred Heart will celebrate a High Mass for the Feast of St. Michael at 7pm. The choir Gaudete Grand Rapids will be singing works by Palestrina, Viadana, and Jacob Handl, as well as the liturgical premiere of an Ave Verum by American composer Andrew Bolden. Come and celebrate heaven’s greatest warrior and his conquering of the devil!
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September 26, 2023 8:00 pm
Join the women of the community (ages 12+) in Cebelak Hall for a Women’s Pop-Up Boutique. We’ll be selling gently used high quality clothing, accessories, coats, shoes, and more! Everything will be affordably priced. So grab your girlfriends and come shop! ![]()
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If you’d like to donate clothes to sell, please drop them at the Parish Office. We ask that you be considerate of quality, i.e. no stains or rips. For size reference, keep in mind this event is for ages 12+. We would also appreciate your help! If you’re interested in helping with set-up email parishoffice@shgr.org
People sometime ask why I don't mention the diaconate to predominantly younger crowds. I love the diaconate and think we can utilize this calling much more extensively at this time in the Church's history. That said:![]()
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1) the priesthood was created by Our Lord and Savior, the Diaconate by the Apostles. You can have a Church without Deacons, you can't have a Church without priests!![]()
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2) more importantly, given the way the diaconate is currently organized, it is not open to young people and is a distraction from the first vocational question every young man or woman must ask... not priesthood or marriage... but CELIBACY for the sake of the Kingdom, a state of life explicitly endorsed by our Lord, or marriage. In my experience working with countless young men including a half dozen that actually entered seminary, diaconate, a vocation that in current practice is not open to young people, is an excuse for a man called to ministry not to consider priesthood and the celibacy that it requires.
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Join us TONIGHT as we invite the local professional ensemble VOXGR to sing our next Palestrina500 event for the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord! The choral meditation is at 5:30pm and the Mass is at 7. ![]()
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As always, a special nod to our festival underwriter, Blue Lake Public Radio.