Thanksgiving Day is November 28 this year. The Mass that day will be at 9AM. There is no 7AM Mass. Blessing of food will take place after Mass. Any food to be blessed should be appropriately wrapped/contained.
The Parish Office will close at noon on Wednesday, November 27 and will be closed all day on November 28 and November 29, re-opening Monday, December 2.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Please join us for an Advent Mission focused on Jesus’ Real Presence in the Eucharist. Please see attached flyer.
Youth Ministry for Middle School and High Schoolers has started again.
Edge for Middle Schoolers ages 11-13 meets Monday night from 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Life Teen for High Schoolers ages 14-17 meets directly after the Sunday 5 PM Youth Mass to 8 PM
All meetings take place in the Youth Center (White Garage next to the Cemetery)
For more information please contact Taylor Robbins, Youth Minister at 928-308-9170
As we approach the end of the liturgical year and prepare for a new liturgical year, we want to make you aware of several important events coming up:
November 21 – Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church this year.
November 28 – Thanksgiving Day – Mass at 9AM
December 1-3 – Advent Mission presented by Catholic lay evangelizer Patrick Sullivan. Sunday at 6:30PM; Monday and Tuesday 9AM and 6:30PM (same presentation morning and afternoon). A separate flyer will be posted soon.
December 7 – Honor Your Mother Feast (in Phoenix) celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe’s appearance to St. Juan Diego – Begins at 8AM on Monroe Street between 3rd and 5th Streets in Phoenix. Outdoor Mass at 10AM celebrated by Bishop Dolan and Auxiliary Bishop Nevares.
December 9 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – PLEASE NOTE: The solemnity is transferred to December 9 this year as December 8 is a Sunday. DECEMBER 9 IS A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.
December 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast – more information to follow.
On November 2 and 3, Sacred Heart hosted a Light of the World retreat which was very well-attended.
This retreat offers a combination of presentations about the faith, witness testimony, song, small group meetings and much more. The retreat was extremely successful and below are photos of the whole group as well as the retreat team. Thank you to all who attended.
We were blessed with a very special Heritage Week! All of our many events went well. Thank you to all our parishioners for their support. Welcome to all new parishioners. Below are some photos of the New Parishioner Dinner, Silver Rose Ceremony (led by the Knights of Columbus) and the Heritage Festival itself.
Thank you to all staff and volunteers who helped make these events possible.
In light of Mission Sunday on October 20, here is a history of the Society of Divine Word, of which Father Chris and Father Biju are members,
Please click on the link below to hear Bishop Dolan’s discussion about his first pastoral letter.
The month of October is Respect Life Month. The Parish will be publishing several bulletin articles and providing prayer cards for parishioners. Here is a prayer for life from the USCCB :
“O Jesus, you came that we might have life-and have it in abundance. Together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, you form us in our mothers’ wombs and call us to love you for eternity.
As your most precious gift of human life is attacked, draw us ever closer to your Real Presence in the Eucharist. Dispel the darkness of the culture of death , for you are the light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it.
By the power of your Eucharistic Presence, help us to defend the life of every human person at every stage. Transform our hearts to protect and cherish all whose lives are most vulnerable.
For you are God forever and ever. Amen”
-Copyright: Nabre 2010; USCCB 2024
Mark your calendar for these other important October events!
October 4- Feast of St. Francis of Assisi – Blessing of the animals at 5PM outside the church.
October 17 – Dinner to welcome new parishioners from the past year (invitations have been sent out).
October 18 – Living Rosary by our school students at noon in the school gym; Silver Rose Ceremony by Knights of Columbus – 5PM in English and 6PM in Spanish in the Church.
October 20 – Heritage Festival starting at 10AM in the school gym and on school grounds.
Please join us for the many activities of our very vibrant parish!
Please listen to these very important statements from the Arizona Bishops regarding Proposition 139 on abortion and Proposition 314 on immigration.
