Upcoming Events
11/10/2022 - 01/14/2023 | All Day
11/27/2022 | All Day
11/30/2022 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
12/03/2022 - 12/18/2022 | All Day
SACRED HEART SCHOOL HOSTING A PARISH-WIDE PARENTING WORKSHOP
Thursday, Dec. 1st
6:00-9:00 pm
Parish Center
This is an enlightening interactive workshop for parents.
Highlights include:
Specific words and phrases adults often use when talking with children that fall flat and why
How to choose different verbiage informed by an understanding of the child’s point of view
The 3 Tenets of Emotional Credibility in Communication
How to apply The 3 Tenets to earn a child’s trust and get them to open up
What you shouldn’t say to a child who’s being bullied or struggling with belonging and why
What you should say and do
Immersive practice session featuring role-playing and other engaging activities
Additional content covered in this workshop includes: the warning signs a child may be a bully, a target, or struggling with belonging, how to intervene, and how to approach and work with the other parents.
It will also feature information on how to work in partnership with the school in any challenging situation, whether it be bullying-related, academics, or something else.
This is a more than a workshop; it’s an experience that will deepen everyone’s understanding not only of kids and how they see the world, but the ways in which adults can connect to that world using the basic fundamentals of good communication.
ALL ARE WELCOME
Today we are celebrating the first Sunday of Advent!
The first candle reminds us to have hope in Jesus. Just like many people had hope that a savior would be born, we also hope that one day Jesus will return.
🕯️Let’s light the first candle and pray for hope together!
Repost @spiritjuicekids
Waiting in Community
Christian community is the place where we keep the flame of hope alive among us and take it seriously so that it can grow and become stronger in us. In this way we can live with courage, trusting that there is a spiritual power in us when we are together that allows us to live in this world without surrendering to the powerful forces constantly seducing us toward despair. That is how we dare to say that God is a God of love even when we see hatred all around us. That is why we can claim that God is a God of life even when we see death and destruction all around us. We say it together. We affirm it in each other. Waiting together, nurturing what has already begun, expecting its fulfillment—that is the meaning of marriage, friendship, community, and the Christian life.
-Henri Nouwen
As I start my Advent journey, may the Lord of light show me the path to follow.
O House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
- Isaiah 2:5
Because of my brothers and friends
I will say, "Peace be within you!"
Because of the house of the LORD, our God,
I will pray for your good.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
-Psalm 122
The origins of the Advent wreath are unclear. Like many holiday traditions, they may be pre-Christian, and like many of today’s Christmas traditions, Advent wreaths were popularized by Germans, who brought them to the United States. No matter where they came from or how they differ, Advent wreaths are rich in symbolism. The candles are lit as a sign of hope to dispel the darkness. The evergreen, wrapped in a circle, signifies continuous life. The prickly leaves of holly are like the crown of thorns. Pinecones symbolize resurrection. If you don’t already have one, consider making one as a craft project this Advent, and add elements that have symbolic meaning for you. Then, each evening, light the corresponding candle(s) and offer a prayer of the heart in your own way.
As the advent light grows each week, may peace deepen be within us all and may we, as Christ’s church and individual members of it, be mindful of others and pray for our neighbors good.
#dailyingodsword
As we begin this Advent
“Setting out, just as the Magi did, is essential if we are to find Jesus. His star demands a decision to take up the journey and to advance tirelessly on our way. It demands that we free ourselves from useless burdens and unnecessary extras that only prove a hindrance, and accept unforeseen obstacles along the map of life. Jesus allows himself to be found by those who seek him, but to find him we need to get up and go, not sit around but take risks, not stand still, but set out.
Jesus makes demands: he tells those who seek him to leave behind the armchair of worldly comforts and the reassuring warmth of hearth and home. Following Jesus is not a polite etiquette to be observed, but a journey to be undertaken. God, who set his people free in the exodus and called new peoples to follow his star, grants freedom and joy always and only in the course of a journey. In other words, if we want to find Jesus, we have to overcome our fear of taking risks, our self-satisfaction and our indolent refusal to ask anything more of life. We need to take risks simply to meet a Child. Yet those risks are immensely worth the effort, since in finding that Child, in discovering his tenderness and love, we rediscover ourselves. ”
– Pope Francis
Buon Natale!
We are so excited to gather again for our Women’s Advent Dinner & Reflection with Dotti Hulburt, this year with an Italian theme!
After all, Italy celebrates Christmas with a vigorous faith and wide embrace, and always, with people gathered round the table. ❤
Wednesday December 7th
5:00pm
Evening’s Menu - Chef Celestina Ford
Antipasto and Fresh Bread
Lasagna Bolognese Al Forno
Winter Caprese with Pesto on Arugula
Tiramisu and Cannoli’s
Registration closes Monday.
Drop off your completed form
with $40 donation to the parish office
Email: DCM@sacredheartcor.org
EMMANUEL - GOD WITH US
COME AWAY WITH ME TO A QUIET PLACE
We invite you this Advent to seek a quiet place to DRAW NEAR TO HIM
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
7:00 pm
ADORATION and BENEDICTION
- with meditative Taizé chant/music
ALL ARE WELCOME
Sponsored by Sacred Heart Small Church Communities
Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD;
let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us joyfully sing psalms to him.
For the LORD is a great God,
and a great king above all gods;
In his hands are the depths of the earth,
and the tops of the mountains are his.
His is the sea, for he has made it,
and the dry land, which his hands have formed.
Come, let us bow down in worship;
let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
For he is our God,
and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.
Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!
(1 Cor 16: 22b, see Rev. 22: 20c)
Psalm 95
#dailyingodsword
