National Catholic Youth Choir will perform a concert, One Lord, Many Traditions at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen on Friday, June 25th beginning at 7:00 pm.  Come for an evening of inspirational music from various Christian traditions sung by highschool students from across the U.S.  NCYC is sponsored by Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN and directed by Dr. Axel Theimer.  The concert is open to all.  There will not be an admission charge, but a free will offering will be collected.  For more information, contact Charlene Blondo at Sacred Heart Office 225-7065 or go to www.CatholicYouthChoir.org

David Haas is one of the well-known composers of Catholic liturgical music and will be presenting a concert in Aberdeen on Sunday, June 27th at 7:00pm.  Some of his popular compositions include You Are Mine, Blest Are They, and We Have Been Told.  Advance tickets can be purchased at the parish office.  All funds received from the concert go directly to Music Ministry Alive, a program that actively encourages youth to pursue liturgical music.

On December 9th, we had our annual Living Rosary put on by the youth at Sacred Heart. The living rosary brings to life the mysteries of the rosary through stand still scenes, music, and lots of candles! We had a great turnout with parents, teachers, and youth attending. Here some pictures from the event.

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Sacred Heart recently finished a major renovation in one of the area of the cemetery. The area that was recently renovated is called BabyLand and is located on the south east corner of the cemetery. The reason for this renovation was to help level the grounds, creating a more attractive place for families and guests to visit.

The renovation took about two months. We are thankful to all of those who helped and supported this project.

Please view the pictures below to see some of the finished work and other beautiful pictures of our cemetery.  Click on ‘View with PicLens’ to see descriptions of the pictures.

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Our parish will be hosting John Rosemond on March 6th, 2010.

Teacher CEU’s will be made available.

Please see http://www.eventsinsd.com for info and how to register.

In November, Sacred Heart Parish in Aberdeen will host members of the Sacred Heart Apostolate for a parish mission. The Sacred Heart Enthronement mission will focus on family transformation and will be held at the parish November 1-4, 2009.

The four-day mission will involve many groups in the parish, including clergy, parishioners, religious education program participants, and the Roncalli schools. Services will be held each night of the mission with the following themes: “Jesus Is Alive: More than Ever, We Need Jesus,” “Jesus Forgives and Forgets: Let the Transformation Begin,” “Opening Our Hearts and Homes to Jesus,” and “Building a Civilization of Love.” Each service will include prayer, music, and because of the focus on family life, much involvement of young people. Roncalli students and students involved in parish religious education programs will lead prayers, serve at the mission services, and take part in other activities.

Members of the parish and the school have been preparing for the mission for the past few months, recruiting volunteers, organizing activities and services, and leading prayers for its success.

Fr. Ed Pierce, pastor of Sacred Heart, is bringing the mission to the parish because, he said, “So often we can feel stressed out and helpless against the forces out to destroy the love and unity in our home and cause us so much heartache. This mission will show how we, the ordinary people of this world, definitely can do something about this culture of death.”

According to information from the Apostolate, the Sacred Heart Mission “is about the awareness of the living presence of Our Lord in the home where Jesus is the center of the family. The mission speaks about a way of life for individuals and families.” The purpose of the mission is “to help bring about a transformation of hearts by revitalizing faith and love in the home. Revitalized families will mean a revitalized parish.”

The mission will be led by Fr. William Gaffney, CSsR, a Redemptorist Missionary, and Gloria Anson, a Redemporist Lay Missionary, who will come from the Sacred Heart Apostolate from Syracuse, New York.

Social Concerns is the organization in the parish that helps those in the community.  One of the ways they help is through our food pantry.  Each week people come in to the office to receive a food basket.  Food baskets are given to those in need.  This is a benefit for all of those in the community, not just members of Sacred Heart.

The food pantry is organized and maintained by volunteers.  The food is donated by members of the community and given back to the community.  Each year a drive is done around the month of October to replenish the food and prepare large baskets for those in need during the holidays, which is the busiest time of year for the pantry.

If you would like to help with the food pantry or are someone in need of a basket, please contact the parish office and we will provide you with all of the information that you need.

If you are in need of services, you are encouraged to fill out the Food Pantry Information Sheet and bring it with you to the food pantry.  Copies of the information sheet are available at the pantry as well.