Dear Fellow Parishioners, There are so many wonderful events and celebrations happening here in the Catholic community of Sacred Heart. As a parish family, sometimes I and we can get overwhelmed by the “big stuff” and not recognize the many blessings, achievements and accomplishments of the families and members of our community.
Dear Fellow Parishioners, I wish to thank everyone who has contributed to Haitian earthquake relief. We are going to be sending Fr. Elysee, the pastor of our sister Parish St. Gerard the $5,000.00+ we have collected. Elli Maurais has been in touch with Fr. Elysse who informed that the immediate need right now besides rebuilding homes is to get the children back in school so that they are not losing valuable education time. So, the money we are sending will be used for school fees, to buy school materials and students' uniforms and food.
Dear Fellow Parishioners, Pope Francis has called a Synod (the word synod means Coming together) entitled “Synod 2021-2023: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission.” It will open in Rome in October 2023. Wisdom and insights in preparation for this Synod is being sought from every local Church throughout the world. There is a process for doing this.
Dear Fellow Parishioners, During the first two weeks of September, we collected money for Haiti earthquake relief. I mentioned that our money would be sent to Catholic Relief Services working in Haiti. However, since we have a twin parish in Les Cayes, we will be sending the over $4,000.00 we collected directly to St. Gerard’s parish to assist their parishioners with basic survival needs. This way, St. Gerard parishioners can request and get assistance from Fr. Elysee directly, rather than applying for aid with CRS. I wish to thank the people who have renewed their monthly pledges to St. Gerard’s and the new people who have also made a commitment to a monthly pledge to our sister parish.
Dear Parish Family, Happy Fall everyone! Fr. Bill is off this week, so I get to do his work including writing the bulletin letter! It is perfect timing as we are about ready to start Faith Formation. This year, like last has been challenging considering the increasing threat of the Delta variant. We have had to adapt the way in which we “do” Faith Formation taking into account that our youngsters K-6, are not yet vaccinated. I know that change can be confusing so here is a re-cap of the faith formation experiences that will be offered this year: