Sacred Heart Parish

Sacred Heart School Registration for 2009-10 deadline is March 6th!
Please send your registration forms to the school office ASAP. Thanks!


Lent begins February 25th.
The three-fold mission of Lent:
Prayer
Fasting
Almsgiving

Fast & Abstinence Regulations
1) Catholics who are 14 years of age or older are required to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent.

2) Catholics who are 18 to 59 years of age
are required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
This means that only one full meal is allowed on these days,
and we may not eat between meals.

* Those with medical and other health issues are excused from these
requirements and are encouraged to substitute other acts of penance,
works of charity, and prayer.



Raise the Roof
Lenten Parish Project
Sacred Heart School & Religious Education families invite the entire parish to help "Raise the Roof" this lent.
We have adopted a Habitat for Humanity house located at 334 Wyoming Street that is being built for a needy family. Our goal is to provide the materials for the roof. Donations are being earned by children doing extra chores or tasks at home or for friends/relatives. Many adults are making monetary contributions as well. Please join us in this special lenten project! Donations may be placed in envelopes and dropped in the collection baskets at Mass or dropped off at the school. Please mark your envelope with "Raise the Roof Project". You may also choose to bring your donations to 5:30 Mass on Holy Thursday because the collection that day is designated for the poor. Thanks for your participation!!



Benediction & Stations of the Cross
Friday, Feb. 27 at 5:30pm in the church
Friday, Mar. 6 at 5:30pm in the church
Friday, Mar. 13 at 5:30pm in the church
Friday, Mar. 20 at 5:30pm in the church
Friday, Mar. 27 at 5:30pm in the church
Friday, Apr. 3 at 5:30pm in the church



“Pray All-Ways”
Lenten Enrichment Series
Monday Evenings, March 2, 9, 23, 30. 7:00-8:30pm. in Scallon Hall (church basement) Queen of Peace Parish
This four-week enrichment series will examine different forms and types of personal and communal prayer. Each week we will examine and experience three different forms of prayer, some of which may be familiar and others which may be new and unfamiliar. This is an excellent opportunity to enrich your personal or small group prayer life, appropriate for adults and young adults of any age. No charge. No registration.


“Bridges to Contemplative Living”
for Lent and Holy Week
This popular faith-sharing series, adapted especially for the season of Lent and Holy Week, uses the writing of Thomas Merton and other contemporary spiritual guides to help participants become more contemplative, reflective and prayerful in the midst of their every lives. Groups will meet once a week for six weeks, on a day/time chosen by the participants. Appropriate for adults and young adults of any age, whether you have participated in previous Bridges groups or not. $6.00 book fee. Registration required.


Busy World Holy Week Retreat
April 5-11, 2009
Pick up retreat materials April 4, 11:00am-1:30pm in Church Hall, St. Edward Parish. Small group discussions will be scheduled on April 13.
The Busy World Holy Week Retreat is designed for adults and young adults who are too busy to participate in a traditional retreat outside the home. We will provide reading material for prayer and reflection which participants may use in the privacy of their home or another environment of their choosing. Participants have the option of sharing their retreat experience in one small group session at the conclusion of the retreat. Appropriate for adults, young adults, couples and small faith-sharing groups. $5.00 materials fee. Registration required.


Little Rock Scripture Study
Starts Wednesday, March 4.
Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed this a special jubilee year in honor of St. Paul's two thousandth birthday. Archbishop Hanus has encouraged us to devote time to studying and reflecting on St. Paul's letters, in the hope that our commitment may increase and the Gospel grow stronger. Join us in this 10 week series on St. Paul's Letters from Prison. We will meet on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:00 pm in the Rectory. Cost for the study guide is $15.00. Please pre-register by calling the parish office at 234-4996. Notify Nancy if handicap accessibility is needed.



Holy Week Individual Reconciliation
April 4 4:00-4:45 pm
April 5 9:15-10:00 am (between masses)
April 7 7:00-7:30 am & 6:00-6:30 pm
April 8 7:00-7:30 am & 3:00-3:30 pm
April 9 4:00 -4:45 pm


Parish Communal Penance Service
Sunday, March 29th at 3:00pm
AT St. Ed’s


Holy Week Schedule
Holy Thursday Stations of the Cross in the SHS gym
at 9:00am
Holy Thursday Parish Mass of the Lord’s Supper
at 5:30pm
with First Communion Bread Party to follow.

Good Friday Ecumenical Service at First Baptist Church: 12:00noon - 1:00pm

Good Friday Service at 5:30pm


Easter Masses
Easter Vigil at 8:30pm
Easter Sunday at 8:15 & 10:45am




There are LOTS of adult formation and youth ministry events scheduled for January.
To catch a glimpse of what is going on in the Waterloo area this month, click on the links below for a listing of all offerings.

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