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Prayers for Father Tom
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Fr. Tom’s heart surgery is this coming Monday, April 6th. Please keep him in your prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! Please pray also for the surgeon and his team throughout the surgery. May God guide them and be with them. Let us also pray for the hospital staff caring for Fr. Tom and other patients. Keep them all safe from the Coronavirus!!
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This Weekend it will be Palm Sunday
Sacred Heart will Distribute Blessed Palm Branches
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On Palm Sunday this weekend Sacred Heart will distribute blessed Palm branches in as safe a manner as we can. Parishioners can get your palms by driving in your cars through the alley starting at Sunset Cliffs, going North. Roll down your passenger side window/s and tell June or Gregg Sprosty the number of palms requested (one per family member.) They will pass the required number of palm branches through the passenger side window and put them on the car seat so they can maintain a safe distance. Then drive through the alley to Ebers Street and depart. There will be NO parking problems and people can be safe. If you are walking, June or Gregg will have branches available to pick up in a safe manner. Palms will be available in the alley from 9 am till 12 noon, Sunday morning. Have a safe Holy week.
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You can download the calendar here.
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Information from Father Tom about Confession
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Powerful information… this does not excuse Confession but if anything happens to you during this time you are completely forgiven.
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Summit Youth Group Activities
Resume Online Tomorrow
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Summit is Coming to You Through Zoom! Beginning Tomorrow, Sunday March 29!
Who says that social distancing means we can’t still have Summit Youth Group?! Tune in for Summit Youth Group every Sunday from now on until we get back from quarantine right from your couch! We’ll begin at 6:00 PM tomorrow and do the normal Summit night, but from home! Games, a talk, small group discussion, and prayer! Come be a part of this awesome opportunity to stay connected in your faith and with your Summit family!
Click here at 6:00 PM on Sunday to be a part of the night: https://zoom.us/j/460745204
See you on Sunday!!
Awesome Free Small Group Discipleship on Sunday Readings for Teens, Families, or Adults in Parish!
Life Teen has a devotional called “Summit” (which also happens to be the name of our youth group here at Sacred Heart!) which is based on the Sunday readings. It’s free and super easy to subscribe. You can run a small group discipleship with questions and a video that’s tailored to a certain group (teens, families, or parish-wide) or just use the resources they send for your own spiritual nourishment! Teens, join us Sunday on Zoom for our Social Distancing Summit Night to hear more about us having a Summit Summit group while we are social distancing in addition to our Zoom Summit Nights! Everyone else, click this link to subscribe and go to town with it!
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
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
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Dear Parishioners of Sacred Heart, Once again Mass celebrated at Sacred Heart Church will be online this weekend for the Fifth Sunday of Lent. There are two ways to view the video. The first way to view the video is through our parish YouTube account tomorrow (Sunday) morning. This is an update from our previous email. You can find the link here Fr. Emmanuel will also make available the link to the video and text of this Sunday’s homily along with previous and future ones on his blog. You can find the link to his blog here http://frochigbo.blogspot.com/ You can also find the Mass that the Diocese of San Diego has on its website https://www.sdcatholic.org/find-a-parish/on-line-sunday-mass/. Thank you to Gregg Sprosty for his hard work and sharing his talents to make this incredible outreach possible. May God be with you in these trying times! |
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A Letter from Fr. Tom
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Dear Sacred Heart Family –
I pray you are all remaining safe and healthy during this difficult time. Please know that none of us need to be alone at this time. As the slogan I keep seeing says, together alone! If anyone needs anything do not hesitate to reach out to us at the parish. We are here to help. The Church may appear dead on the inside, but we are very much alive on the outside! I know it is a difficult time financially for many and I am very grateful for those who have been continuing, so generously to support Sacred Heart Parish. Nonetheless our collections are significantly below what we need to maintain the various components of the parish – bills, salaries, etc.
Our staff is trying to keep the life of the parish going, as well as varying ministries, from their homes and occasional from the parish itself. It is very important that we stay connected and make every effort to keep the life of our ministries active. I am asking everyone who can to please contribute what you can thru mailings, drop off and on-line giving. Those who do not know how to set up for on-line giving, we would be happy to assist you in getting set up.
Of course, most importantly pray!! Pray as a family, as a parish family and with Pope Francis and the world. I am continually thinking and praying for all of you and so humbly grateful and blessed with all your prayers for me as I prepare for heart surgery April 6th.
God Bless,
Fr. Tom
The whole world should be praying this.
Let’s bow our heads and pray:
Eternal Father, You made the whole world stop spinning for a while.
You silenced the noise that we all have created.
You made us bend our knees again and ask for a miracle.
You closed Your churches so we will realize how dark our world is without You in it.
You humble the proud and powerful.
The economy is crashing, businesses are closing.
We were very proud, we thought that everything
we have, everything we possess was the result of our hard work.
We have forgotten that it was always Your grace and mercy that made us who we are.
We’re like running in circles looking for some cure to this disease but in fact it takes
humility to ask for Your wisdom.
We’ve been living our lives like we will be here on earth forever, like there’s no heaven.
Maybe these trials will awaken in us the need for Your mercy.
Maybe this virus will, in a way, help purifying us,
cleansing our soul,
bringing us back to YOU.
You have been patient Dear Father.
.. We’ve forgotten that You are GOD. You only need to say the words and our souls shall be healed.
Amen
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Pray the Lord’s Prayer – Wednesday 3/25/2020
4:00 AM PDT … The Feast of the Annunciation
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Giving During this Time and Online Giving
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Dear Parishioners,
Considering all that has been occurring, your parish community continues to pray for your health and well being. Sacred Heart needs help financially to maintain operation. Without a Sunday collection we will see a significant drop in funds. Please consider giving to the church. Ways to Give You can mail checks to our parish office at: Or drop your check in the mail slot of the parish office or go through your bank and set up a bill pay. Another way to give is by going to our website and click on the online giving button, which is found on our home page. Go to www.sacredheartob.org. Once you are on the home page, look for the red box ‘Contribute to Sacred Heart,’ which can be found at the top center of the page. God bless and stay healthy. The Parish Support Team
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Mass Available Online Today
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Dear Parishioners of Sacred Heart,
We understand that this weekend will be hard to not go to Sunday Mass.
As part of our pastoral response, Fr. Tom has approved for Fr. Emmanuel to record saying Mass in our Parish.
There will be two ways to view the video, which will be available by 5:00 PM today, Saturday. The first way to view the video is through our parish YouTube account. You can find the link here
Fr. Emmanuel will also make available the link to the video and text of this Sunday’s homily along with previous and future ones on his blog. You can find the link to his blog here http://frochigbo.blogspot.com/
You can also find the Mass that the Diocese of San Diego has on its website https://www.sdcatholic.org/find-a-parish/on-line-sunday-mass/.
May God be with you in these trying times!
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Prayers for Fr. Tom
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Please continue to pray for Fr. Tom’s upcoming surgery. Hopefully it will stay on schedule for April 6.
Also pray that Fr. Tom’s car is found. His car was stolen Wednesday from the car repair shop. In addition, Fr. Tom found out his bank account was hacked into and a large amount was taken. He is NOT looking for anything but your prayers. Thank you!
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