As Fall begins to take a hold, nature invites us to make the most of the days before us. Our Fall life here at Sacred heart will be marked by a few activities worth our attention. The most notable is our faith formation programs. I would like to thank all our new and old instructors…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, As we prepare for our Festival of Nations celebration at Sacred Heart, it is worth considering how do we share our culture with others? One’s culture is like one’s faith, it is not something that can simply be looked at, it can only be experienced, it is something that is a living…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, As our Sacred Heart family continues to return back to worship in person, it is a good time to also return back to renew ourselves in our Mission Statement which reads:
The Parish School of Religion is taking registrations currently. You can find the application forms in the entrance to the church in the wall containers or by contacting the Parish Office, Monday thru Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (417) 869-3646. Please register your children as soon as possible to allow us time…
On Sunday, September 19 at 10:45 a.m. we will gather with social distancing in our parish hall to answer 3 questions: What do you like about Sacred Heart (what do we do well)? What are your dreams for Sacred Heart? What can we do better? This will be a listening session for our parish council,…
We are preparing for is the Festival of Nations. In response to the pandemic, we are adjusting our celebration to spread it over 3 weekends so we avoid any overcrowding. We will hold the event September 26, October 3, and October 10 each Sunday from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. We will offer a selection of…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, It may have gone unnoticed by many,but this year marks the 40th anniversaryof the arrival of the ClaretianMissionaries to Sacred Heart Church.Our parish album (1982) that marked our100th year anniversary recounts that theClaretians’ arrival marked the fulfilmentof the founding families’ desire that the parish be entrusted to a (religious) order of priests. As…
In a little less than one month, on Sunday September 19th, we will have a unique and important event in the life of Sacred Heart Parish as we transition into life with a new pastor. On this date at 10:45am we will hold our first Town Hall event. This bi-lingual event will be open to…
Our Life here at Sacred Heart is in many ways a mirror of what is happening is our bigger world. Just as our children are getting ready to start a new academic year, and we are facing new restrictions with the surge in local Coronavirus cases, we are beginning a new part of our faith…
Great news! Because of the success of this week’s Garage Sale, it has been decided to have it again next weekend. If you were not able to get by and see all the great items, please plan on coming next weekend, Friday August 6 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Saturday, August 7…
It is easy to see why the crowds followed Jesus: he was attentive to their physical needs and performed marvelous works. In this Gospel, though, it is clear that the people “don’t get it.” They wanted another sign, more of what had just happened; they had been fed to fullness and wanted to be dazzled. Jesus’ rebuke about…
Any good start needs an ending; and here I stand at the brink of my departure from Springfield to my next assignment in Arizona. I look at it with gratification and joy. Thank you for your part in my journey. In the words of President John F. Kennedy, I would say, “We must find time to stop…
