We are very eager to welcome all of the new parishioners who have registered during the months of December, January and February. We invite them to attend the 9:00 am Mass, Sunday March 21st with a reception following in the St. Francis Hall of the Parish Center. Many of the representatives from the various ministries will be on hand as well as some members of the clergy to introduce themselves to you. They will help you to become better acquainted with the parish as well as answer any questions you may have about the parish or ministries. This is an excellent opportunity to become involved in the parish and its many ministries.
In support of the mission projects of our National Council of Catholic Women, Our Guild is sponsoring contributions to the Heifer Project, the Madonna Plan, Water for Life and Refugee Women Emergency Fund by setting the Giving Tree in the back of the church. These worthwhile projects for the needy of underdeveloped countries remind us of the many blessings we have to share with the less fortunate people of the world.
Each Friday evening during Lent, you are invited to join us for Soup and Stations of the Cross. Beginning at 6:30 PM, a simple soup dinner will be served in the St. Francis Hall. Stations of the Cross will begin in the church at 7:30 PM. Everyone is invited to attend.
Have you seen our selection of Children’s Books? There are Bibles, Bible stories, and many other interesting books for our young people. Get ready for Lent…we have a selection of books for this special season of the church year. Check our selection of medals, rosaries, wall plaques, crosses, crucifixes and much more. The store is open after weekend Masses and Tuesday through Friday 10 AM to 2 PM.
The Book Club will meet this Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 PM in the St. Francis Hall in the Parish Center to discuss their current selection, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”. Entrance to the Center is through the door at the corner of Twiggs and Marion Sts. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Club has chosen the book “Mountain Beyond Mountains” by Tracy Kidder for their April selection. This fascinating book about a doctor’s work in Haiti is timely reading as the people of this country rebuild their lives. Discussion will be April 22nd at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall.
Are you ready for a trip of a lifetime: to literally walk the streets of Bethlehem and Jerusalem in the footsteps of Jesus, or take a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee? Are you also open to discover the presence of the risen Christ in the midst of the present struggle for justice, peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land? If so, please consider participating in the Franciscan Peacemaking Pilgrimage to the Holy Land scheduled for June 15-25, 2010. For more information, contact Fr. Jacek Orzechowski, OFM at jacekofm2002@yahoo.com or (301) 434-8400, ext. 14
This program is for adults who are active in their faith, are baptized and have received First Eucharist, but for various reasons were not able to celebrate the third of the Sacraments of Initiation (Confirmation). Want to learn more? Contact Mona Baker by email (monabaker@verizon.net) or the parish office (229-1595) for more details. Also, check out our web page on Adult Confirmation. The first meeting is Thursday March 11th at 7 pm. If you are interested - just come!! Meet in the parish office at 518 N. Marion St (behind the church)
Florida Pro Musica began its 2009-2010 season at Sacred Heart Church last Sunday. The 60-minute concert of sacred and secular choral music features also included English madrigals and solo works for virginal. Other converts (all concerts at 4:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart) include:
- March 14: Recital with Maggie Coleman, soprano,
- May 23: Br. John Paul Russo, OFM Cap - encore performance of Mass for a New Dawn
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