We are asking each of our parishioners who are High School Graduating Seniors to contact our Youth Minister so that we can recognize you. Please email: cerazo@sacredheartwf.org and include the full name of graduate, the name of the HS from which they will graduate, & attach a headshot of the 2021 Senior by or before MON., May 3.
When: Mother’s Day Weekend, Saturday, May 8, 2021 Where: Wichita Falls—Lucy Park Pavilion 1 or in Vernon—at the Center. Join Sacred Heart's Team: Friends of Sacred Heart! How to sign up: Online: https://donate.thecenterwf.org/donate/ Be sure and use the pulldown menu of team names to choose Friends of Sacred Heart—Sacred Heart or write it on your paper form. Paper forms will be made available during weekend Masses one weekend in April. You can also mail forms and/or donations by check payable to The Center to The Center, PO Box 2364, Wichita Falls, TX 76307. Don’t forget to put your team name, Friends of Sacred Heart, on the paper form and/or donation check. Paper forms will be handed out after Masses one weekend in April. Please note: The funds raised go directly toward providing valued services and programs to women, expectant fathers, and families facing challenging pregnancies throughout the Texoma area. For more information: call The Center at (940) 322-4883 or email the WFL PR Coordinator, Debbie at debbiewfphc@gmail.com
We are asking each of our parishioners who are High School Graduating Seniors to contact our Youth Minister so that we can recognize you. Please email: cerazo@sacredheartwf.org and include the full name of graduate, the name of the HS from which they will graduate, & attach a headshot of the 2021 Senior by or before MON., May 3.
When: Mother’s Day Weekend, Saturday, May 8, 2021 Where: Wichita Falls—Lucy Park Pavilion 1 or in Vernon—at the Center. Join Sacred Heart's Team: Friends of Sacred Heart! How to sign up: Online: https://donate.thecenterwf.org/donate/ Be sure and use the pulldown menu of team names to choose Friends of Sacred Heart—Sacred Heart or write it on your paper form. Paper forms will be made available during weekend Masses one weekend in April. You can also mail forms and/or donations by check payable to The Center to The Center, PO Box 2364, Wichita Falls, TX 76307. Don’t forget to put your team name, Friends of Sacred Heart, on the paper form and/or donation check. Paper forms will be handed out after Masses one weekend in April. Please note: The funds raised go directly toward providing valued services and programs to women, expectant fathers, and families facing challenging pregnancies throughout the Texoma area. For more information: call The Center at (940) 322-4883 or email the WFL PR Coordinator, Debbie at debbiewfphc@gmail.com
Did you know that the Bulletin Sponsors on page 6 of our Sacred Heart Bulletin make it possible for our parish to have a weekly printed bulletin? Please consider becoming a bulletin sponsor and patronize our bulletin sponsors. For more information, contact Alex Dominguez at adominguez@diocesan.com or at 512-913-1920.
The children of Nuestra Señora del Carmen School in Patzún, Guatemala, just started a new school year Thurs., Jan. 14. 2021. The hopes and expectations of the children are up because hey will be able to go to the school in person and be with the Sisters, teachers and friends. Sacred Heart had sponsors for 103 children in the 2020 school year. For 2021, we lost about 15 sponsors. We need to find new sponsors for the 15 children that will not be able to attend school if we don’t find sponsors for them for the 2021 school year. Pray and consider becoming sponsors. The sponsorship is $30 per month. For questions, please call the parish office at 940-723-5288, leave your name and number and a Mission Council Member will call you back.
The Sacred Heart Church Office will be closed for business from Thurs., Dec. 24-Fri., Jan. 1. As always, your generous gifts of treasure are greatly appreciated for our parish. In order to be credited as a donation in the 2020 tax year, checks must be dated and mailed with postmark on or before Thurs., Dec. 31, 2020. •End of Year donations can also be put in the collection containers in the church, brought to the office or put in the mail drop box at the church office, clearly marked end of year donation, dated and delivered on or before Thurs., Dec. 31, 2020. •Envelopes for End of Year special gifts are available in the church atrium or the office. •Electronic funds transfer is effective on the date of transfer. Gifts of cash, IRA distributions, securities, insurance policies, bequests, annuities and trusts are appreciated. Thank you, Sacred Heart parishioners, for your generous gifts throughout the year! Support Your Parish through a Charitable Qualified Distribution (QCD) If you are age 70½ or older, you can donate up to $100,000 from your IRA to support your parish –– without having to pay income taxes on the money!! Have your broker make your check payable directly Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 1504 10th St., Wichita Falls TX 76301 or to the Advancement Foundation and include a note that it should be credited to Sacred Heart, #245, and have them mail the check to 201 Main, Ste. 1198, Fort Worth, TX 76102-3105.
Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council # 10998 is asking for monetary donations this year for their Christmas Basket Food and Angel Gift Drive. They will be buying all the food and gifts this year. You can put your donation in the offertory containers in the church or mail or bring them to the parish office, 1504 10th St, WF, TX 76301 through Mon., Dec. 14. Thank you for your generosity for families in need.
Adoration on Wednesdays only is back, from 12:45pm – 8pm Benediction is at 7:45 pm in the main church. We will be adoring every Wednesday, except Wed., Dec. 30, 2020, in the main church, so please sign up for a regular weekly hour. We will need at least 3 people signed up per hour. The doors will be locked the entire time. We will need one person each hour designated to sit in the back and let people in who knock on the door. Please wear a mask, and social distancing will be maintained. Please call the parish office to sign up for your weekly hour. Please note if you want to be a door monitor.
This is a friendly reminder to all volunteers to double check your safe environment training certification status on your online profile in Virtus at https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/ or by calling Sacred Heart Safe Environment Coordinator Lisa Pilch at the church office at 940-723-5288. Please leave a detailed message with your name and phone number. Thank you.
From Our Parochial Administrator Fr. Jonathan Demma’s 6/23/20 Pastoral Letter: •The parish office remains closed to the public until further notice. Office staff will answer calls from 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday. 940-723-5288 •If you have necessary business with our parish staff, please call ahead to schedule an appointment and have someone meet you at the door. •The office remains at 50% employee capacity, so it is important that you communicate your needs ahead of time so that we may schedule our employees accordingly. •Please be sure you are properly wearing a cloth mask when you visit the office. •The parish campus remains closed to meetings and parish ministries. This includes outdoor gatherings on parish property. •If you believe you are an exception, you must contact the parish office for permission on a case by case basis.
Please join Sacred Heart Catholic Church in praying the rosary in honor of the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church at 12:10 pm, Monday, June 1. There will be limited seating in the church, and it will also be livestreamed on the Sacred Heart Facebook and YouTube pages at Sacred Heart Catholic Church WFTX as well as this website.
Regular Weekend Mass times, 5:00 pm Saturdays and 8:00 am, 10:00 am and noon on Sundays resumed on May 2 and 3, 2020. 5:00 pm Saturday Mass is reserved for ages 60 & over & those with serious health issues. Daily Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church resumed Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 12:10 p.m. In charitable cooperation and for the health and safety of all, please wear a mask to Mass. The chapel will also be open to allow for social distancing. Remember, there is still NO OBLIGATION to attend Mass at this time so if you are sick or have sick family members to attend to, please stay home. All Weekend and Daily will also continue to be livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube and the Sacred Heart Website for those who discern that staying home is the prudent choice for their family due to age, compromised immune system, high-touch of young children, or other health concerns. Holy Communion will still be offered in the parking lot behind the parish hall after daily Mass.
Reconciliation at Sacred Heart resumed Sat., May 2, 2020, from 2 pm to 4:00 pm in the downstairs parish hall and will continue each Saturday at those times. In charitable cooperation and for the health and safety of all, please wear a mask to Reconciliation.
Many faith-based nonprofits and their employees throughout the country, who perform extraordinary works of ministry for the least of these, are facing severe financial hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, it is critical that you contact your Congressional Representative and Senator to support SBA regulatory and other guidance to ensure the inclusion of faith-based nonprofits in the loan program available to nonprofits under the CARES Act. Please take action! There is an easy form to fill out to contact Congress by clicking the following link: https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=8425
Catholic Charities needs a Reception volunteer Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at our client services office located at 907 Holliday Street. Duties include welcoming clients, answering phone, making appointments, and light clerical. If you are interested in one of the shifts, please contact Brent Smith at 940-228-4652 or bsmith@ccdofw.org .
The St. Vincent De Paul Store, , 1516 Beverly Drive, is in immediate need of a volunteer cashier on Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on one or both days, OR, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for one shift, and then someone else could do 12:30 - 3 p.m. Please contact Denise Gough at 940-613-5268. Thank you for considering it. We need you!
The Spring 2020 Come & See Weekend will take place at St. Joseph Seminary College in Covington, LA. This vocations weekend retreat is scheduled for April 3-5, 2020 for young men 16 years and older who are in high school and college in the Diocese of Fort Worth. Please invite young men to experience what life is like at St. Joseph’s Seminary with others who are discerning a call to the priesthood. Reserve your spot today by March 20, 2020. For more information contact: Father Maurice Moon or by calling 817-945-9321.
The Office of Diaconate Formation will be holding a Deacon Vocation Information Session at St. Michael Catholic Church, Rooms 13 & 15 in Bedford, TX on Sunday, November 10, 2019 from 3-5 PM. Men, ages 25 – 57, and their spouses, are invited to come learn about what the Diaconate is about and how the formation program works. For questions, please email Deacon Scott France at scottfrance@holyredeemeraledo.org.
Please read my pastoral letter encouraging support for the Annual Diocesan Appeal. If you have not yet contributed, please use the links provided for "Online Giving" on our homepage, or you may pick up an envelope and more information in the parish at Sunday Mass. Thank you for your support of this important ministry.