24 de Diciembre – Noche Buena 4:00 pm – Ingles 7:00 pm – Español 11:00 pm – Bilingüe 25 de Diciembre– Navidad 9:30 am – Ingles 12:30 pm – Español *31 de Diciembre – Vísperas de Año Nuevo 4:00 pm – Ingles 7:00 pm – Español 11:00 pm – Bilingüe *1 de Enero del 2022 – Año Nuevo 11:00 am – Bilingüe *Dia de obligacíon
December 24 – Christmas Eve 4:00 pm – English 7:00 pm – Spanish 11:00 pm – Bilingual December 25 – Christmas Day 9:30 am – English 12:30 pm – Spanish December 31 – New Year’s Eve 4:00 pm – English 7:00 pm – Spanish 11:00 pm – Bilingual *January 1, 2022 – New Year’s Day 11:00 am – Bilingual *Holy day of obligation
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Very few days of our Church year are built off of one verse of scripture, but today is one of those days and the scripture is Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice.” For this reason, this Sunday is called Gaudete (translated “rejoice” from Latin) Sunday. It is…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, In Advent, one person more than anyone else helps us to prepare for the coming of Jesus and that is Mary. Her journey of faith is not only in several of the Mass readings but she is also celebrated in one of the largest Marian feasts of the year, as Our…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Happy New Year! No, I am not 1 month early, today begins Advent and our new Church year and I would like to wish everyone a happy New Year filled with God’s blessings for you and your family. Unlike the calendar New Year, our Church New Year doesn’t usually come with a…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Most of us know that this week we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. What most people do not realize is that the first thanksgiving actually happened 56 years before the famed meal between the Puritans and the Wampanoag tribe. The first Thanksgiving actually happened on September 8, 1565 immediately after the landing…
The Power of Memory As the chill of winter approaches when leaves fall from the trees and we spend more time indoors, our thoughts go inward as well. The month that is dedicated to raising awareness of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, Native American history, hunger, diabetes, and AIDS is also the month…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, This week in the Church we celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week (November 7-13) which is traditionally a time to encourage our youth to consider a call to priesthood or religious life. For all of us, this week is a time to let our youth know that should God call them, we…
The Sacred Heart is in the planning stage for the Annual Craft/Vendor Sale. This year the sale will be Fri., Dec. 3 from 5-9 p.m,, and Sat., Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Once again we are pleased to be having the sale in conjunction with the Midtown Victorian Homes Tour. This year Sacred Heart Church will be…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, So often I get the question, “When we get back to normal?” It is the desire of every human heart to get back to what is familiar and comfortable. I have felt from the beginning of this pandemic, that we will get through it best if our response is a spiritual…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, On this day in 1870 our father Founder, St. Anthony Mary Claret, was welcomed to his eternal reward after a short illness that had him cut short his participation in the 1st Vatican Council. It is amazing to considerthat he was the only participant in the entire council that has been…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Since arriving to Springfield, many people have asked me, “What do you think of Springfield?” and for the first few weeks I replied, “actually Ilived here 7 years ago, for a year as I served at Catholic Campus Ministry at Missouri State, so this is my second time living here.” After a few…
