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Funeral Mass: Chester A. Bator

You are invited to gather with family and friends for the funeral of Chet Bator at Sacred Heart on Wednesday, March 10 at 11:00am. A reception will follow.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, March 9, from 4pm to 7pm in the Sacred Heart Eucharistic Chapel/Oratory.

Lenten Evening of Reflection

A Lenten Evening of Reflection will be held on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 7pm. The guest speaker for this evening will be Sr. Paula Robillard, SSJ. Sr. Paula is the Springfield, MA Diocesan Director of Faith Formation and has led numerous retreats and retreat days.
Please plan on setting aside this evening to pause and [...]

Funeral Mass: Arthur Guerette

You are invited to gather with family and friends for the funeral of Art Guerette at Sacred Heart on Tuesday, February 23 at 11:00am. A reception will follow.
Calling hours will be held on Monday, February 22, from 5pm to 8pm in the Sacred Heart Eucharistic Chapel/Oratory.

Ash Wednesday

Let us receive the announcement of Lent with joy!
For if our forefather Adam had kept the fast,
We would not have been deprived of paradise.
O Lord, who took flesh from the Virgin
in the fullness of time,
Call me back and restore me to Eden!
– Byzantine Vespers
We begin our celebration of Lent with the imposition of ashes [...]

A Prayer after the Earthquake in Haiti

Lord, at times such as this,
when we realize that the ground beneath our feet
is not as solid as we had imagined,
we plead for your mercy.
As the things we have built crumble about us,

Mary, the Mother of God/New Year

Masses for the Holyday of Mary the Mother of God will be celebrated:
Thursday Evening (New Year’s Eve)

4:00pm at Saint Maurice
5:45pm at Sacred Heart

Friday (New Year’s Day)

10:00am at Sacred Heart
10:00am at Saint Maurice

Sacred Heart Church is at 550 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30) in Vernon, Connecticut.

Christmas 2009

Christmas Masses for 2009 will be celebrated:

Prepare the Way of the Lord

Come and be reconciled – Wednesday, December 16, 2009. The communal penance service begins at 7:00pm.

Immaculate Conception – Holyday

The Church unites to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in the womb of her mother) on December 8.

Thanksgiving

Gather and give thanks to God for the blessings we have received – Thursday, November 25, 2009 at Seven O’clock in the evening.