Come celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination with our pastor, Fr. Lou Jaeger on Sunday, March 30th. Gather for Sunday Mass at 10:45am and then attend an Open House/Reception in O'Hagan Hall from 12:00noon-2:00pm. Help Fr. Lou remember and celebrate his ministry!
Parish Registration Information:
We invite anyone interested in knowing more about Sacred Heart Parish to contact our parish office at 319-234-4996. A staff member will be happy to answer any of your questions and/or make an appointment with you to register as a parish member. Office hours are 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday.
Important Events for Lent / Holy
Week
Please
plan to attend the following liturgies for Lent &
Holy Week!
Sunday, March 9: 3:00pm Communal Penance at St. Ed's
Tuesday, March 18: 2:00pm Archdiocesan Chrism Mass at
St. Mary Church in Manchester
Holy Thursday, March 20: 5:30 Mass of the Lord's
Supper
Good Friday, March 21: 5:30 Good Friday Service with
Veneration of the Cross & Communion
Holy Saturday, March 22: 8:00pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, March 23: 8:15 & 10:45 Masses
Join Fr. Lou during your
lunch hour to pray the
Stations
of the Cross, an important lenten
prayer tradition.
Fridays: Mar. 7, 14 at 12:10pm in the church.
First Communion Bread Party: Sunday, March
2nd
Families
are invited to attend 10:45am Mass, followed by our
traditional "Bread Party" in the dining room.
Confirmation
Class: March 9th
Candidates and their sponsors should plan to
participate in the final parish session before the
metro celebration of Confirmation on April 4th. The
session will be held in O'Hagan Hall from
9:15-10:45am.
Little
Rock Scripture Series : Final
Weeks
A Little Rock Scripture Study series on “Women in the
New Testament” will meet on Tuesday mornings from 9
to 10:30 am in O’Hagan Hall. This series will
conclude with sessions on March 4, 11, & 18th.
Walk ins are also welcome.
M.O.M.S.
(Ministry of Mothers Sharing)
All "Moms" who have completed this program in the
past are invited to join the current MOMS group at
their celebration dinner on March 25th at
6:00pm in O'Hagan Hall. The presenters' topic
is
"Seasons of Change".
Also: Saturday, March 8th: Ladies Night Out
"Game Night"
at 6:30pm in O'Hagan Hall - ALL parish women are
invited to come!
Vacation Bible School 2008
Get ready for another fabulous week in June (dates
will be determined based on the date summer vacation
begins). The theme is "Power
Lab: Discovering Jesus' Miraculous
Power".
Children ages 5-10 are invited to participate. VBS is
held at Blessed Sacrament Parish and is a shared
program among Sacred Heart, Blessed Sacrament, and
Queen of Peace parishes. Watch the bulletin in May
for the registration/information flyer. You won't
want to miss this great experience for
kids!
RCRA
(Rite of Christian Reception of Adults)
for non-Catholics interested in joining the Catholic
Church will be held Sundays,
Feb. 17-April 20th, 10:00am in St. Matthew Room
(rectory basement) at St. Edward Parish. (No
registration)
• The Rite of Christian
Reception for adults who have been
baptized, fully catechized, and active in a Christian
tradition requires Pre-registration with Pam Johnston
234-8394)
For a
complete listing of
Adult Formation Opportunities contact Dave
Cushing at
234-9912 or go to the Metro Adult Formation page of
this website OR simply click on the following link:
http://www.waterloocatholics.org/
For a
complete listing of
Middle School and High School Youth Ministry
activities and offerings, contact
Kim Huff or Annie Zeets at 233-3358 Ext. 134 OR
simply click on the following link:
www.WCYM.net