Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord

Jan 02 2021

Announcements
Music and Mass Links for the
Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord

The Christmas Season continues this weekend with the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. Mass will be celebrated outside in the church patio this afternoon at 4:30 PM and tomorrow at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Mass will be streamed live tomorrow at 8:00 AM at this link on the Sacred Heart YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/lxkmadseEVc

Fr. Emmanuel makes available the link to his Christmas homily on his blog. You can find the link to his blog here:
http://frochigbo.blogspot.com/

Here is the Sacred Heart YouTube channel for all Parish videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCnDD4Hfpks_v4g_TE97jw

A link to the Christmas weekend bulletin is here.

God bless you!

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

Happy New Year! I hope it brings many blessings to all of you. This week we are celebrating the Epiphany. Our hymns for mass are all Christmas carols and the lyrics can be found in this attachment.

My music selections to share this week are the following:

‘One King’ by Point of Grace https://youtu.be/e013hM0BRuA

‘One Small Child’ sung by Steve Ragsdale https://youtu.be/X_aBE6EHUA0

Two songs composed by Shawna Belt Edwards:
‘The Star Still Shines’ sung by David Osmond https://youtu.be/rMnZBtWGyIE

‘He Is the Gift’ sung by Megan Sackett https://youtu.be/FZ4JA3YZCj0

And finally two more traditional choral selections:
‘We Three Kings’ by the Robert Shaw Chorale https://youtu.be/j1ZOGTPsxng

‘March of the Kings’ by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians https://youtu.be/VfLFwMbH_Es

As our holiday season winds down, stay healthy and stay safe. Wishing you all good things,

Janis Cantú

New Year Gift from Father Emmanuel

Jan 02 2021

Announcements

 

A New Year Gift To You
From Father Emmanuel

Happy New Year! This is my newest single, meant to energize you into the New Year. Kindly click on “download” written in red when you open the link below. Enjoy and Share. It is free. If you are interested in purchasing on iTunes, Spotify, amazon, etc. It will be available next week.

Feast of the Holy Family

Dec 26 2020

Events
Music and Mass Links for the
Feast of the Holy Family

The Christmas Season continues this weekend with the Feast of the Holy Family. Mass will be celebrated outside in the church patio this afternoon at 4:30 PM and tomorrow at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Mass will be streamed live tomorrow at 8:00 AM at this link on the Sacred Heart YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/6_acjpt7t1M

We would like to apologize for the interrupted stream from last Sunday’s live 8:00 AM Mass. It was due to a failure in the modem connecting the rectory to Cox internet. We do everything that can be done to make the the entire video process seamless. The Eucharist is central to the spiritual lives of Catholic. Attendance at Mass not only strengthens our soul but also provides us with an opportunity for Christian fellowship. During the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we know the stream is helpful in maintaining your spiritual life and cope with a difficult time.

Fr. Emmanuel makes available the link to his Christmas homily on his blog. You can find the link to his blog here:
http://frochigbo.blogspot.com/

Here is the Sacred Heart YouTube channel for all Parish videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCnDD4Hfpks_v4g_TE97jw

A link to the Christmas weekend bulletin is here.

God bless you!

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

I hope you all had a wonderful and blessings-filled Christmas! This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. We’re still singing Christmas carols, so I’m sure you know the songs except possibly Child of the Poor, although we have sung it just one day a year as long as I’ve been here. If you can’t remember how it goes, here’s a link for you:  https://youtu.be/5DDJ9BPsCjc. The lyrics for this song and all of the others can be found in this attachment.

As always, I was on the hunt for music to share with you to enhance the liturgy of the day. Here are my choices for today:

‘Joseph’s Lullaby’ by Mercy Me https://youtu.be/NgcGmgrNuLM This first one is special because it takes Joseph’s perspective. We don’t often get that!

‘Precious Promise’ by Stephen Curtis Chapman   https://youtu.be/ckKiPcS4irk

‘Labor of Love’ sung by Jill Phillips https://youtu.be/DBmWtX9k6VY

‘Arrive’ from His Story the Musical https://youtu.be/sY0RQxVhXBA

‘A Baby Changes Everything’ sung by Faith Hill  https://youtu.be/42Ixa36ZSg4

And for you traditionalists, ‘What Child Is This’ sung by Charlotte Church https://youtu.be/4s9ghpx-b3o

I hope you all continue to have a blessed Christmas season. May God continue to bless you with good health.

Janis Cantú

Results of the Christmas Survey

Dec 23 2020

Announcements

 

Here’s What You Said…

Thank you to those who responded to the Christmas Mass survey.

As you can see, we anticipate an overflow crowd at the 4:00 pm Mass. When we reach our numbers according to State guidelines, we will no longer be able to let people in the patio area. The grass area outside of the fence will be available.

We need to be sure everyone is safe and socially distanced. Please do not enter the courtyard if it has reached its capacity. If you are concerned about the numbers and space available, you may want to consider one of the other Masses.

Today, there were signs out in front of the parish office on Saratoga Avenue indicating there will be no parking on Thursday, Dec. 24th. Without our knowledge, the city plans to remove a couple of the palm trees. We do not know if the work will be completed before the Masses.

These numbers only represent the people who responded to the survey. We are expecting there will be more.

Christmas Eve 4:00 PM           98
Christmas Eve 7:00 PM           57

Christmas Day 8:00 AM          48
Christmas Day 10:00 AM        42

Watching Online                     50
Unable to attend                      20
Will be there but not sure what time yet     5

Thank you again for responding to the survey!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses

Dec 23 2020

Events
Music and Mass Links for
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day

The Christmas schedule in the courtyard is somewhat different. Mass will be at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM on Christmas Eve. The Masses for Christmas Day will be at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM. There will be not 5:00 PM Mass on Christmas Day. Two Masses will be streamed live. One on Christmas Eve and another on Christmas Day. Here are the links on the Sacred Heart YouTube channel:

December 24 @ 7pm Christmas Vigil: https://youtu.be/KAkH8E2EH4k
December 25 @ 8am Christmas Day: https://youtu.be/dGDiLdAk-t4

Fr. Emmanuel makes available the link to his Sunday homily on his blog. You can find the link to his blog here:
http://frochigbo.blogspot.com/

Here is the Sacred Heart YouTube channel for all Parish videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCnDD4Hfpks_v4g_TE97jw

A link to the Christmas weekend bulletin is here.

God bless you!

Merry Christmas, Fellow Parishioners!

May God bless you all! I’m sure you know the music for Mass since they’re all Christmas carols, but the words can be found in this attachment. Here are the links for the songs I want to share with you for Christmas. The first five are contemporary songs that were all new to me. Carrie Underwood’s ‘Sweet Baby Jesus’ is literally new; it just came out this month, so it will probably be new to you, too.

‘Jesus Born on This Day’ sung by Avalon https://youtu.be/DdRcK3vN2RE

‘Do You Have Room?’ by Shawna Belt Edwards https://youtu.be/jR7lo9ycKBA

‘Christmas Eve in Bethlehem’ by Hannah Kerr https://youtu.be/HD1-HL1G_eY

‘Child of Love’ by Sara Groves https://youtu.be/VWK9grKgYOY

‘Sweet Baby Jesus’ by Carrie Underwood https://youtu.be/XL_XnqmyxVk

And finally, I’m going to end with a traditional carol with a very non-traditional video, ‘O Holy Night’ sung by Gentri https://youtu.be/g4fvMgNfN0I

I hope your Christmas is blessed with all good things and filled with joy. Merry Christmas!

Janis Cantú

Scholarship Opportunity for Local Catholic College!

Dec 22 2020

Announcements
Scholarship Opportunity for Local Catholic College!

Are you looking for an affordable, college Catholic education? In response to the financial hardship many families continue to experience from COVID-19, John Paul the Great Catholic University is offering several scholarship programs for parishioners of Sacred Heart. Some parishioners may even be eligible to have their full tuition covered at JPCatholic.

JPCatholic offers programs in creative arts, media, business innovation, and theology – and classes are being offered in-person and online. You can learn more about the scholarships and eligibility requirements at:

https://jpcatholic.edu/scholarships/sacred-heart-sd/

God Bless,

Pat Gunning
Youth Minister
Sacred Heart Church of Ocean Beach
4776 Saratoga Ave
San Diego, CA 92107
http://sacredheartob.org/youth-ministry/

“The Glory of God is man fully alive.”–St. Irenaeus
AMDG

January Book Club

Dec 21 2020

Announcements, Events
Sacred Heart’s January Book Club
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: On ZOOM

Our pick for January! This is available not only at Amazon but also on the Vatican web site. We will meet on Zoom the second Tuesday of January at 10:30 AM… January 12, 2021. If you need help accessing ZOOM please contact me.

Pope Francis, in his apostolic letter “Patris Corde”, proclaimed this a year of St. Joseph, father and unnoticed worker!

Have a blessed Christmas and I look forward to seeing everyone in January!

If you’re interested, please RSVP by email or phone to Cindy Krause
925-639-9089 krause67@gmail.com

2 Christmas Masses to be Streamed

Dec 21 2020

Announcements, Events
Christmas Eve at 7:00 PM and
Christmas Day at 8:00 AM Masses
To be Streamed

We wanted you to know that if you prefer to attend Mass online when it is streamed live, you have two opportunities this Christmas. The two celebrations with your faith community will be at 7:00 PM on Christmas eve and 8:00 AM on Christmas morning.

Details about the YouTube streams will be sent to you later this week along with the music.

Thank you to Gregg Sprosty and June Sprosty for making the viewing of Mass possible! Also, thanks to Janis Cantu for providing us the music lyrics and video links to listen to the music!

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

Dec 19 2020

Announcements
Music and Mass Links for the
The Fourth Sunday of Advent

Mass in the courtyard is at 4:30 PM on Saturday and at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Sunday. Here is the link for the live 8:00 AM Mass on Sunday on the Sacred Heart YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/Wx8LQgeyBRU

Fr. Emmanuel still makes available the link to his Sunday homily on his blog. You can find the link to his blog here:
http://frochigbo.blogspot.com/

Here is the Sacred Heart YouTube channel for all Parish videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCnDD4Hfpks_v4g_TE97jw

You can download this week’s bulletin here.

God bless you!

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

We’re so close to Christmas now! This is the Fourth and last Sunday of Advent. In this week’s Gospel we hear how the angel Gabriel came to Mary as a messenger from God and we have a song that we only sing this time of year that you may not be as familiar with called ‘The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came’. I found a great version of it by the Good Shepherd Band called ‘Gabriel’s Message’ https://youtu.be/dQ5wmFi9sfA. The lyrics for this and all other songs for this Sunday can be found in this attachment.

The first two songs that I have to share this week are both general Advent songs. The first is very short: ‘While We Are Waiting, Come’ a traditional hymn sung by the First Plymouth Church in Lincoln, Nebraska  https://youtu.be/dwwLnPyxuSM

The second is a contemporary song by Christy Nockels, ‘Waiting Here for You’ https://youtu.be/Xy9jRA3K2SI

This song you may have have heard the choir sing, ‘Emmanuel’ (Ambrosetti)  https://youtu.be/yHpuC5qg7Ww

The last two beautiful songs focus on Mary and how she might have felt to be chosen to be the mother of our Lord, the fear and anxiety that she overcame to accept God’s will. The first you have probably heard before:
‘Breath of Heaven’ sung by Amy Grant  https://youtu.be/L8_475FKJWQ

The second is one I haven’t come across before: ‘Be Born in Me’ sung by Francesca Bastistelli https://youtu.be/yOPHkvbdOpw

I hope you enjoy them all and that all my choices for Advent have enhanced your preparation for the coming of our Lord. May God bless you and keep you safe and grant you a very merry Christmas.

Janis Cantú