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The September 2020 Calendar
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Have you had trouble this week not knowing what to do or when to do it? We did too… and then we realized we didn’t send out the Parish calendar for September. Here it is below and also attached here.
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Two Things this Morning
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Free Mass Books Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th before the Masses we will be giving away the 2020 Mass books that were kept in the church pews. Please take home your own copy, and feel free to bring it with you when you attend Mass. Books will be given away at the front gate, or copies can be picked up at the parish office from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays. If the books are left in the courtyard they will be thrown away, so please remember to take them with you as you leave, and bring them back each week for Mass. |
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Need Ministers I need Ministers of Hospitality at the 5:00 PM Mass for the months of October and November. Do you attend this Mass? If you can serve, please contact Mary Kay Cook at ministryscheduler@ Mary Kay |
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Mass Continues Outdoors!!
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Within a week of receiving a notice about returning to our normal Mass outside with singing and the final blessing at the end of Mass, the Governor and the Bishop have notified us that we are now allowed to return to indoor worship. The Bishop says that it is up to the pastor if Mass outdoors should continue. Fr. Tom and the committee for the reopening of the church have decided that while the weather is nice, we will continue Mass outside. With all the guidelines we are following, we feel that Mass outdoors is safe. This is the notice that is in this weekend’s bulletin for September 6: Liturgy Returns to Normal With the guidance of Bishop McElroy, Father Tom has been prayerfully examining the liturgy and has decided to return the liturgy to normal. The congregation will now be able to sing the Mass responses, the Gloria and the other hymns. All the Mass prayers that were omitted for the shortened liturgy will now be restored and communion will be distributed at its regular place in the Mass. Having Mass outside, participants wearing masks, and obeying social distancing guidelines, we believe our Mass is as safe as can be. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time as we continue to do what is best physically and spiritually for our parish community.        |
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XLT – What a Great Evening!!
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It was an incredible night last Wednesday at our very first XLT! It was amazing praising God and adoring Him in the Eucharist! Remember all is gift! “You must train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.”—Yoda. Wise words from Master Jedi Yoda for us on being poor in spirit and meek! Also, the link cut out in the middle of the live stream, but Gregg Sprosty was able to put it all back together! Thank you Gregg! So if you want to view the whole event you can at the link below! Check it out and hope to see you all at our next XLT which will be announced shortly! |
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Music and Mass Links for
The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
As Mass Returns to Normal
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time As you saw in the email yesterday, Father Tom let us know that Mass returns to normal. We can sing together, communion will be at its normal place in the liturgy. And just a reminder… while Mass for this weekend is streamed live from the Sunday 8:00 AM service, Mass is also celbrated at 4:30 PM on Saturday and 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Sunday. The live stream from the 8:00 AM Sunday is service on the Sacred Heart YouTube channel:
Fr. Emmanuel still makes available the link to his Sunday homily on his blog. You can find the link to his blog here:
Here is the Sacred Heart YouTube channel for all Parish videos:
This week’s bulletin is here. God bless you! |
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Dear Fellow Parishioners, This week we’re starting out with a song you may not know if you weren’t a frequenter of the 10:00 mass, so I’m including this link for ‘A Rightful Place’ https://youtu.be/mUpJye2wUAc sung by a virtual choir. The lyrics for this and the other three songs can be found in this attachment. Just a few shares. The first is ‘My Soul is Thirsting’ by Steve Angrisano based on today’s psalm. https://youtu.be/0qLu_EaZ5_E The first reading inspired me to choose the next two songs. The first of these is a choral piece ‘O Love’ by Elaine Hagenberg https://youtu.be/U2cqblTDR8w The other is ‘You Are Only Good’ composed by Jonathan Hamilton and sung by Ron and Shelly Hamilton https://youtu.be/u3SPnJbHG3s And lastly a song based on a prayer that Mother Teresa said with her Sisters of Charity every day, ‘The Fragrance Prayer’ composed by Tom Booth and sung by Kitty Cleveland. https://youtu.be/AxmSUNv8Fbo I hope you enjoy them. God bless and keep you safe. Janis Cantú |
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The Liturgy Returns to Normal!
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With the guidance of Bishop McElroy, Father Tom has been prayerfully examining the liturgy and has decided to return the liturgy to normal. The congregation will now be able to sing the Mass responses, the Gloria and the other hymns. All the Mass prayers that were omitted for the shortened liturgy will now be restored and communion will be distributed at its regular place in the Mass. Having Mass outside, participants wearing masks, and obeying social distancing guidelines, we believe our Mass is as safe as it has been. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time as we continue to do what is best physically and spiritually for our parish community. |
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Children’s Religious Education – Please Sign-Up Now
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Sacred Heart Church of Ocean Beach Religious Education Program Registration is now OPENED! We are excited to begin a new year sharing our faith and learning about the love of God. Students in Kindergarten through Fifth grade meet weekly online on Zoom until we can meet safely at the Academy on Sunday Mornings, 8:30 AM – 9:45 am. The Zoom online schedule is as follows: Sunday Schedule
Level 1 (Kindergarten-First Grade) 8:00-8:30 am
Level 2 (Sacrament Prep) 8:40-9:10 am
Level 3 (Third-Fifth Grade) 9:20 am-9:50 am. If this year we can meet in person here is the Sunday Schedule, which is the same as last year. Sunday Schedule (in person)
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Children gather in the Upstairs Great Room for Prayer, Snacks, Opening Lesson & Song.
8:45 AM – 9:45
Children will breakout into age appropriate faith lessons We will also offering a homeschooling option for parents to be the Catechist (this option is not for Level 2). Parents will be the teachers and do monthly check ins with Stephen Williams on Zoom. First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion (Level 2)
To receive the sacrament of First Reconciliation and First Communion your child must be in second grade or 7 years old. Our program is one year, and they must attend the majority of the sessions and be going to Sunday mass in person or online. This program does not offer a homeschooling option. Registration will be online this year and can be found on the Children’s Religious Education page. September 21st. is the registration deadline and classes start October 4th. The cost of Religious Ed is $75 (one child) $55 (for each additional child)
You can pay online on the parish’s website through ONLINE GIVING just select Religious Ed Registration or can pay in person at the parish office during business hours. Stephen Williams
Religious Education Coordinator
4776 Saratoga Avenue
San Diego, Ca 92107
(619) 310-6979
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XLT
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Tomorrow evening come to our very first XLT, which is praise and worship, adoration, and a talk by our Youth Minister Pat Gunning. It will be live in the courtyard tomorrow evening from 7:00 PM – 8:30PM in the Church courtyard. Fr. Sarfraz will be exposing Jesus in adoration. All are welcome! Please come praise with us in this difficult time and give glory to God!
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Jesus Is – Episode 21: Who Is Jesus?
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In this episode, Pat looks at this weekend’s Gospel and the question Jesus poses to his disciples and to us, which is, who do you say that Jesus is? |