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KofC helping our Community

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On February 20, 2017 the Fr. Downey Council and Mainland High School ROTC went to United Methodist Church to work the Hot Meals Program. They were able to feed 127
guests. This is more than serving food, we sit and talk with the guests, have sing along and
share our faith through example. This is just one way that we share our faith in the
community.
We thank the Fr. Downey Council 4934, for their generosity and continued hard work and all those who came out to support our community in this ministry.
Your help was greatly appreciated!

Girl’s Vocation Club News

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This past Monday our Girl’s vocation club welcomed back Sr. Josephine Marie and our special guest sister Carole who shared her incredible story of conversion and on  answering God’s call to religious life.
Sister Carole is also a great artist.  She brought with her one of her pencil drawing which she signed and each of our girls were presented one.  What a special gift.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 13th, 3:00pm in the Knights Hall
All girls of the parish are invited to join us.

CCW – COLLECTING CHANGE DURING LENT

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WATER BOTTLES

($ Change $ for a Change)

Because it is the season of lent and it is a time of reflection and sacrifice, it is a good time to think of our less fortunate brothers and sisters in our area.

Sacred Heart/St. Gerard Council of Catholic Women is asking each family of the parish to take a bottle home and fill it with change throughout Lent to help with the Hot Meal/Manna Ministry programs that provide hot meals to the homeless five days a week in the New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, and Oak Hill area. They currently serve an average of 60 people a day.

Bottles will be available at all masses beginning March 4, which is the first Saturday of Lent. We will collect the filled bottles on Easter weekend, April 15 and 16.

The proceeds from this collection will be used to help buy food for these hot meal ministries.

Thank you for your continued generosity and support.

Girl’s Vocation Club Monday, February 13th- 3pm

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Our girl’s vocation club is truly excited to present Sister Carol, sister of St- Joseph and renown potter to be presenting her call to vocation and her ministry as an artist.
Sister Carol is in residence at the convent in St-Augustine where she has her studio and offers pottery classes.
She will be talking to our girls Monday, February 13th, and we extend an invitation to all parishioners, family and friends to come and hear her story, see some of her artwork, ask questions.
She will be accompanied by Sister Josephine Marie who is very instrumental in helping us create and sustain our girl’s vocation club here at Sacred Heart. Meeting will be held in the Knights Hall.
All are Welcome!

Sacred Heart CCW Annual Winter Dessert Card Party

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Wednesday February 15, 2017 12:00 Noon to 3:30pm

A donation of $5.00 will get you a Dessert & Beverage. Sandwiches are available for purchase. Fabulous Prizes from Local Merchants, Card Games of your own choice. B.Y.O. Cards !! (NO MONEY PRIZES) Table & Door Prizes –  Chinese Auction –  50/50

Please click on link for further info:

CCW CARD PARTY FEB 15 2017

Tickets are available at Church Office or at the Door.

 

Sister Jean Riggs, the Chaplain Orange Co. Sheriffs Office visits Girls vocation club

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Sister Jean visited the girls vocation club on Monday, January 9, from 3:00  to 4:30.

Sister Jean gave us a history of her calling to become a nun.  She completed all of her studies and was about to take her first vows when she realized that this may not be where God was calling her.

She met a wonderful young man who was studying to become a priest, they fell in love, and we’re married.

She was married for 20 years and she has three grown sons. After her husband died she realized that the call to become a nun had never really left.  She entered the convent and found herself wanting to have a profession where she could really make a difference in the world. She entered an order in which they all have secular jobs. She does not live in a convent but has her own apartment and her three sons walked with her when she took her final vows to become a nun.

The day she came to speak with our girls was the day that the two officers from orange county were killed. Along with her story about her two vocations in her lifetime, she also spoke about her job.  She told those in attendance two stories about a day in the life of a chaplain.

Everyone got a chance to ask her questions about being a nun, about being a mom and about being a chaplain.

We told her how much we appreciated her taking the time on such a terrible day to come and speak with the girls vocation club and the parents and parishioners who attended.

We would like to invite her back so she can tell her story to a larger audience!