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MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil	5:30 p.m.
Sunday	8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 a.m.
Weekdays	8:00 a.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m.
Holydays	8:00 a.m., 12 Noon, & 5:30 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
Saturday	4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Pre-Baptism class required; please call rectory.

Parish Directory

1040 - 39th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 452-4136

Msgr Robert P. Walton, Pastor
Father Troy D. Powers, In Residence
Gilbert Parra, Deacon
William Reihl, Deacon
Theresa Sparks, School Principal Parish School 456-1576
Kristin Hansen, Rel. Ed. Coordinator, 454-3640
Rita Spilllane RCIA Director &
Youth Minister 452-4830
Dr. Donald Kendrick, Music Director, 278-6805

Sacred Heart Parish

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Morning Prayer

Please join us for Morning Prayer. We meet by the statue of St. Joseph. Start your day with praise and blessing. Come join us before work!

Mon-Fri at 7:30 a.m.
Sat at 8:30 a.m.

Childrens' Church

During the school year, we offer nursery care for toddler’s and a Sunday School program for children three to six. The children meet each week in the Parish Hall during 9:30 a.m. Mass. New families are always welcome. For more information please call Rachelle Cook at 453-1966.

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The mission of Sacred Heart Church is to call people to develop a personal relationship with God, to build a community of faith and worship, to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ by serving the needs of all people through the guidance of the Holiy Spirit.

Lenten Penance Service

A Communal Penance Service will be held on

Monday, March 22nd at 7 p.m.

This is an opportunity for confession as we prepare for the celebration of Easter.
Visiting priests will also be present to hear individual confessions.

Lent

. . . is a season of soul-searching and repentance, a season for reflection and taking stock of the patterns of sin in our lives. Lent is also a time of preparation. We journey into the desert for forty days to face our temptations and prepare our hearts for a new way of being. Through the penitential practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we ready ourselves to celebrate God’s marvelous redemption at Easter, and the resurrected life that we live, and hope for, as Christians.

Friday Lenten Soup Suppers

Join family, friends & parishioners to enrich your Lenten journey. Our Lenten Soup Suppers support the traditional Lenten themes: fasting, prayer & almsgiving. Lent provides us the opportunity to reflect on our life, pray more deeply, experience sorrow for what we've done & failed to do, & be generous to those in need. Join in a hearty soup supper & hear speakers from local charities discuss their outreach ministry. The supper is served immediately after 5:30pm Friday Mass in the Parish Hall:

March 12 (Downtown Senior Services)
March 19 (Easter Seals)
March 26 (Bishop Gallegos Maternity Home)

All donations go to designated charities. If you’re unable to attend, donations may also be made by dropping them in the donation basket or rectory mail slot. We hope you & your family will join us for these simple Lenten meals.

Friday Afternoon Masses During Lent

In addition to our regular morning Mass, Sacred Heart will also have a 5:30 p.m. Mass every Friday during Lent. While many people focus on Lent as a season to “give up” something, it is just as important to take positive steps with actions that bring Jesus’ sacrifice to our daily lives. Many people would like to attend daily Mass but work schedules prohibit them from doing so. By attending Mass at 5:30 every Friday, more people will have the opportunity to deepen their Lenten experience. It is an especially fine way for parents to bring a family together in a meaningful expression of Lenten reflection.

Stations of the Cross

You are invited to join us every Friday (except First Friday) during Lent for the Stations of the Cross at 12 (noon) in the church. The Stations of the Cross depict the primary scenes of Jesus’ suffering and death. Also referred to as The Way of the Cross, the Stations are designed to help us spiritually embark on a pilgrimage of contemplation and prayerful reverence.

Holy Week & Easter Triduum Schedule

Palm Sunday, March 28
Sat., 5:30 pm Vigil
Sun., 8 am, 9:30 am & 11 am

Mon., March 29 & Tues., March 30
8 am
Wed., March 31
8 am & 10 am
(Anointing of the Sick at 10 am)

Holy Thursday, April 1
7 pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 9 pm

Good Friday, April 2
12(noon) – Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
3 pm – Stations of the Cross
7 pm – Meditation on the Seven Last Words

Holy Saturday, April 3
8 pm – Mass of the Easter Vigil
(Baptisms of the Elect & Reception of Candidates)

Easter Sunday
8 am, 9:30 am & 11 am

(Please consult the Parish Bulletin for times for confessions.)

Inquiry Classes

Interested in becoming a Catholic or do you know someone who’d like to know more about the Catholic Faith, we offer inquiry classes, preliminary to joining the yearlong R.C.I.A. process that begins in September. Holly Peterson, a religion teacher at Christian Brothers High School, is leading the monthly inquiry sessions that run til June. For info, e-mail Holly at: hpeterson@cbhs-sacramento.org.

Prayer for the Week

God our Father, your Word, Jesus Christ, spoke peace to a sinful world and brought humankind the gift of reconciliation by the suffering and death he endured. Teach us, the people who bear his name, to follow the example he gave us: may our faith, hope, and charity turn hatred to love, conflict to peace, death to eternal life. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall be ever in my mouth. -- Psalm 34:2