Welcome to Sacred Heart Church
SACRED HEART CHURCH
WARMLY WELCOMES ALL VISITORS TO OUR PARISH,
THE HEART OF OUR CATHOLIC FATIH IN OCEAN BEACH
SINCE 1911.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AS A MEMBER OF OUR PARISH FAMILY, BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION FORM THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE, AT THE HEARTBEAT TABLE IN THE VESTIBULE OF THE CHURCH OR AT THE PARISH OFFICE (619.224.2746; 4776 SARATOGA AVE.).
YOUR REGISTRATION MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU ABOUT OUR PARISH MINISTRIES, ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND OPPORTUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER OF OUR PARISH FAMILY. AS A REGISTERED PARISHIONER, YOU ENSURE THAT THE PARISH PROVIDES YOU WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MEETS YOUR NEEDS MORE EFFECTIVELY.
REGISTRATION AS A PARISHIONER IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR BAPTISM OR MARRIAGE, AS WELL AS ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS GODPARENTS OR SPONSORS.
UPON YOUR REGISTRATION, A MEMBER OF THE “WELCOME COMMITTEE” IS AVAILABLE TO PERSONALLY INTRODUCE YOU TO SACRED HEART PARISH WITH INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CHURCH FAMILY.
PLEASE JOIN YOUR SACRED HEARTH CHURCH COMMUNITY AS A REGISTERED PARISHIONER!
Registration Form
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Father Kiely Welcome Letter
SACRED HEART CHURCH OF OCEAN BEACH CONTACT LIST
4776 SARATOGA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92107
Parish Staff: 619.224.2746
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday
Rev. Thomas RJ Kiely, Parish Administrator
Reverend Emmanuel Ochigbo, Hospital Chaplain
Rev. Joseph L. Coffey, Commander, Chaplain Corps., US Navy
Rev. Charles Eis, Captain, Chaplain Corps., US Navy (Ret.)
Deacon Mark D. Wieczorek, Parish Deacon
Prof. Jack Hamlin, Pastoral Associate
Stephen Williams, Religious Education Coordinator, call 619-310-6979 or e-mail: religioused@sacredheartob.org
Pat Gunning, Youth Minister, call 619-915-6022 or email youthminister@sacredheartob.org
Angela Roberts, Parish Administrative Assistant e-mail: parishoffice@sacredheartob.org
Ministries and Organizations:
Altar & Rosary Society: Judith Theisen, call 619-599-6152 or e-mail theisen2@cox.net
Baptisms: Deacon Mark Wieczorek, call Parish Office 619-224-2746
Bereavement Ministry: Janice Teixeira, call 619-225-8595 or email: teixeira@cox.net
Blood Bank Account for Sacred Heart Church / Parish Blood Drive Coordinator: Mary Nauert call 619-222-0303 or email: mnauert@psrs.com
Celebration of the Mass:
Liturgical Ministry: call Parish Office 619-224-2746
Liturgy Committee: Judith Theisen, call 619-599-6152 or e-mail: theisen2@cox.net
Liturgical Scheduling: Mary Kay Cook, email: cookers1@cox.net
Ministers of Holy Communion, Ministers of the Word: Teofla Rich, call 619.758.0943 or garich@cox.net
Ministers of Hospitality: Sheila Ragan, call 619-222-8858 or e-mail: Sheila@oceanpointfinancial.com
Altar Servers: Rachael Keener, call 619-948-0309
Communications Committee: Bruce Bauer, call 619-226-1582 & Vince Linarelli, call: 619-224-2746 or e-mail: communications@sacredheartob.org
Children’s Religious Education/Children’s Liturgy: Stephen Williams, call 619-310-6979 or e-mail: religioused@sacredheartob.org
Finance Council: Steven Teixeira, call Parish Office 619-224-2746 or e-mail: Teixeira@cox.net
First Communion: Stephen Williams, call 619-310-6979 or e-mail: religioused@sacredheartob.org
Hall Events Coordinator: Janice Teixeira, call 619-225-8595 or email: Teixeira@cox.net
Knights of Columbus: Gregg Sporosty, call 619-226-1658
Loaves & Fishes: Pat Katka, at 619.222.9648
Middle School Ministry: Pat Gunning, call 619-915-6022 or email youthminister@sacredheartob.org
Ministry to the Hungry: Jack Hamlin, call 619-224-2746 or e-mail: jackhamlin55@gmail.com
Ministry to the Homebound: Theresa Bagg, call 619-957-5088
Music Ministry: Janis Cantu, Music Coordinator, call 619-253-0391 or e-mail: musicministry@sacredheartob.org
New Parishioner Welcome: Teofla Rich, call 619-701-3933 or email: welcomecommittee@sacredheartob.org
On-Line Giving: Leigh Baesler, call 619-757-8270 or e-mail: leighsemail@cox.net
Pastoral Council: Karen Linarelli, Chairperson, call 619-225-0532 or e-mail: 12karensue@gmail.com
Prayer Community: call Parish Office 619-224-2746
Pro Life: Sarah Littlefield, call Parish Office 619-224-2746
Religious Education Support:
RCIA: Stephen Williams, call 619-310-6979 or email religioused@sacredheartob.org
Adults Education classes : Stephen Williams, call 619-310-6979 or email religioused@sacredheartob.org
Confirmation: Pat Gunning, call 619-915-6022 or email youthminister@sacredheartob.org
Sacred Heart Academy Preschool: Suzie Wydra, Director, call 619-546-9207 or email: shaobpreschool2@gmail.com; website: sacredheartpreschool.org
Sacristan/Church: Maria da Luz, call Parish Office at 619-224-2746
Senior Programs:
Luncheons – Jerry & Carole Sanders, call 619-225-2239 or email: geraldsanders1@cox.net
Outreach – Janice Teixeira, call 619-225-8595 or email: teixeira@cox.net
Transportation Needs – Peninsula Shepherd Center, call 619-223-1640 or email: info@sdpsc.org
Singles – Widowed / Divorced (Male / Female): Jackie Smith, call 619-225-8852 and Ann Hansen, call 619-223-7779
Small Church Communities – Stephen Williams, call 619-310-6979 or email religioused@sacredheartob.org
Social Justice: Jack Hamlin, email: jackhamlin55@gmail.com
Sunday Donuts Hospitality: call Parish Office 619-224-2476
Wall of Remembrance: Janice Teixeira, call 619-225-8595 or email: teixeira@cox.net
Weddings: All inquiries and preparation: call Parish office 619-224-2746
Young Adult Ministry (Adults in 20s and 30s): Pat Gunning, call 619-915-6022 or email youthminister@sacredheartob.org
Youth Ministry: Pat Gunning, call 619-915-6022 or email youthminister@sacredheartob.org
SACRED HEART PARISH FAITH FORMATION
Sacred Heart Parish is committed to Lifelong Faith Formation or “Whole Community Catechesis”.
Whole Community Catechesis is an approach to parish or school religious education through which children, young adults, and adults are invited to participate in faith formation programs throughout the year. The entire community thus becomes the focus of all we do in religious education or catechesis.
The source and summit for all Catholic life is the community celebration of the Mass. Therefore, our primary focus is on the Liturgy of the Word and the Eucharist. We at Sacred Heart take seriously the mandate from the Second Vatican Council that all are called to a “full, conscious and active participation” through various ministries of the liturgy: as members of a choir, Hospitality Ministers, Ministers of the Word, Ministers of Holy Communion, Altar Servers and members of the congregation.
In Whole Community Catechesis, what happens at Mass is tightly connected to what happens in the children’s sessions. The Liturgy of the Word from Sunday is the starting point. Catechesis or religious instruction must flow from the words of Scripture. During selected Masses, the children participate in their own Liturgy of the Word, listening to the Word of God proclaimed in a simpler format with a “homily” activity to reinforce the lesson. Each student is invited to “break open the Word”, and to share their faith about what they believe. Periodically, the children and their families gather for a family faith activity pertaining to the Church’s special celebrations during the year or other teachings of the Catholic Church.
Children who do not attend a Catholic school can attend a catechetical (religious education) session that is then expanded at home. This also includes preparing for the First Reconciliation and First Communion. Sacred Heart Parish also has an active program to prepare our youth for Confirmation.
Parents play a vital role, as do other members of the Community, in Whole Community Catechesis. Catechesis is not just for children…..it is for everyone!
Every Catholic is invited to know and love the church, to walk with Christ in his or her daily life, and to gather faithfully together on Sunday for the parish Mass. In addition, Whole Community Catechesis places great emphasis on developing households of faith. It is true for all of us, that no matter how effective our experiences of faith might be at the parish, what really counts is how we live that faith in our every-day lives at home! If our homes are not places where the faith is shared and lived, then the work of Catechesis is like seed on rocky ground.
Small Church Community
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Time and Talent Brochure
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Parish Offering Guide
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