Sacred Heart supports the program with funds and with VOLUNTEERS.  Our Parish will be hosting once again from Monday, January 17 through Thursday, January 20.   We hope that you will be able to assist us on one of these dates. Please click on the image for information on how you can help.

CHILDRENS' LITURGY OF THE WORD will begin on Sunday, January 16th during the 10:45 Mass. This special service for little children, ages 3-5 will be led by volunteers under the leadership of Lindsay Nemec. Father Forbes limits this to ages 3-5 as children older than 5 should be in Faith Formation classes. Lindsay needs some disciples to help. If you want to be part of this program please speak with Lindsay at 315-408-9867 or email: beyondthevase@gmail.com.

The January Women of Sacred Heart Meeting will feature Lynn Whitehall with the Moore County Senior Enrichment Program who will describe the various programs the center offers such as: fitness programs, aging family care, transportation etc. Click on the title for more information.

Thanks to Women of Sacred Heart for sharing Elphie proceeds with Faith Formation. We have purchased from Ignatius Press the following DVDs: Click on the image to see the DVD list.

If you are aware of a person or family who lives alone and would appreciate a meal or Christmas goodies, please let us know. If you are willing to provide the above to a person or family, please email Faith Formation. We would ask the donor to deliver the food to the recipient the week before Christmas. If you have children, please make them part of this gift. Last Christmas a Sacred Heart couple took a meal to an elderly gentleman. He was in acute distress, the couple arranged emergency care. The parishioner passed away the next day. Later, in the Spring, his daughter who lives in Chicago wrote “I am so grateful that my father received a visit and care in his last days.” This is the spirit of the Jesus we follow.

Choose one or two activities to enrich your waiting for Jesus’ Birth. Click on the image for a list of activities.

BINGO IS BACK The Knights of Columbus will resume Bingo starting on November 18th, 2021. There will be 9 Games and $$, starting 7 PM sharp! Doors open at 6:30 PM in Founders Hall. Please invite your friends to come! There will be plenty of room for social distancing.

With grateful praise, the Sacred Heart Youth Group, EDGE, along with our parents, would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to our first ever Bake Sale! We thank Father Forbes for his support, to our youth minister, Aaron Hartley for his assistance, The Women of Sacred Heart for their baked goods donations, to Mary Flynn for donating her time and talent with her generous prayer rock table, and most especially to everyone who purchased and donated money! Our monetary success will help ensure our youth will be going to camp this summer, and we are ever so appreciative. We are in awe and astonishment of the love, support, and encouragement we received. Words don't seem to convey our message properly, but with grateful, humble hearts, THANK YOU!!

Each year we have helped to educate Ugandan students so they might grow in education and their ability to deal with improving their lives and their country. CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE SPEND A LIFETIME WORKING IN THE FIELD. This is the time of year we collect tuition from our devoted Sacred Heart Sponsors. Click on the title for more information.

All women of the parish are invited to the Annual Christmas Luncheon sponsored by Women of Sacred Heart is to be held Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Pinehurst Members Club.  Social time 11:30am-12:30pm. (credit card for drinks).  Luncheon 12:30 pm.  Invite your friends to come along with you to enjoy a festive luncheon. Click on the bells for more information.

The Nursery is in need of adult assistants and teenage volunteers (ages 15-18) during both Mass times and Faith Formation on Sundays and every other Friday for Mornings with Mary meetings. We are looking for adults that have experience with children ages 1 to 4 years old, and teenagers who wish to gain work experience in a faith-based educational environment. These are paid positions. We will also be opening spots for younger teens for service hours (ages 12-15). Please contact Tessa Choban (nurserysacredheartpinehurst@gmail.com) and/or Carolyn Gale if you are interested.

As Father reported two weeks ago, the 2021 Elphie Sale grossed over $52,000.  The Raffle and Silent Auction played a large part in the results. Click on Elphie to see donors.

Open Enrollment continues. Chancel Choir, Teen Choruses, Children's Choir - Click on the title for more information.

Coffee and Donuts will start again on the second Sunday, November 14.

WSH would like to continue our Christmas tradition of collecting gift donations for long-care facility residents to let them know that we are thinking of them. Click on the image for a list of suggested items for donation:

THE MASS INTENTIONS BOOK FOR 2022 WILL OPEN IN OCTOBER Please click on the image for the schedule.

Congratulations to our Pastoral Associate, Dr. Jim Helton! He recently completed his yearlong post-graduate studies in Catholic Clinical (Medical) Ethics at the Pellegrino Center for Biomedical Ethics at Georgetown University. Jim is continuing to work with them on ethical issues and he would like your participation. He is looking at end-of-life issues and he would like to hear from you if you or your family has had any nearing death experiences. These are events or behaviors that people have as they come closer to death such as seeing or talking to deceased loved ones, telling you they have accepted their death, and similar interactions. These are different from near-death experiences in which a person has technically died but been resuscitated. Jim would like you to call him, write him, or make an appointment with him to discuss your experiences.