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Culture of Life – 2024
Peace of the Lord be with you. Below is a video on the Culture of Life, which was created by our Diocesan Communications Office. The 2024 Florida Culture of Life Conference is being held this year at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe on October 18th and 19th. Below are links for easy access:
To view video: https://youtu.be/wr4m1bfHsgk
To register: https://cflcc.org/culture-of-life-conference/
CWA – BUNCO PARTY
Sacred Heart & St Gerard catholic Women’s Association are calling all BUNCO players to come join the fun on Saturday OCTOBER 26, 2024. Doors open @ 11AM- Games start @NOON. Located in the Sacred Heart Social Hall. 998 Father Donlon Dr. (US1), New Smyrna Beach. $20.00 per person (includes lunch). Tickets are available at the Parish office or can be purchased at the door!!
THE RIGHT OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)
If any non-Catholic adult is interested in learning what the Church professes, new inquiry sessions will begin in the Fr. Burke Hall starting on Thursday September 5th from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. Please register by calling the church office at 428-6426. No commitment is expected by inquiring.
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Please join us in our Eucharistic Procession to celebrate the feast day of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, June 2nd. All information listed below.
Live Stream Mass of Christian Burial – Valerie Cooper
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2024 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, New Smyrna Beach, FL with Fr. Charlie Donovan officiating.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace.
Valerie Cooper Obituary
Valerie Cooper was a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. She left this world far too soon on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at the age of 71.
She was born to John (1923-2017) and Melvina (1924-2013) Keegan on September 27, 1952 in Staten Island, New York. Valerie spent the first half of her life lucky enough to work in the family business, The Keegan Agency, started by her father, John. This allowed her to do what she loved most in life, helping others while also having the ability to spend her work days with her beloved family.
Valerie married Andrew “Tim” Timmins (1949 – 2017) and they had their daughter Jean Marie, in 1981. The three of them moved to Florida from New York in 1994 where Valerie continued to work in the insurance industry. Though her and Tim’s relationship turned out to be less permanent than either of them expected, both went onto remarry and remained good friends.
Valerie, reconnected with the love of her life, Sherwood “Rick” Cooper, later in life and long after their first encounter when they quickly fell in love as kids in 1964. They married on May 19, 2013 and their love only grew from there.
It is impossible to describe what a wonderful and caring person Valerie was, but anyone who knew her, even if for a moment, could tell she was special in ways no one else could be. Family, friends, and strangers could feel her kindness, and often relied on her for comfort, support, and a good laugh. She was the best mother the world could offer and loved her grandchildren fiercely. Her absence will leave a void to anyone who was lucky enough to have had her in their lives. She was the glue that held her entire extended family together and she will be missed beyond measure.
Valerie is survived by her husband, Sherwood Rick Cooper; daughter, Jean Marie Burke and her husband, Shane; grandchildren, Emma and Jackson Burke; siblings, Mary Regina Strandberg, Joseph Keegan and his wife Yolanda, John Keegan and his wife Joyce, Martin Keegan and his wife Dolores, Michael Keegan and his wife Fran along with countless nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
A funeral mass will be held at Sacred Heart Church in New Smyrna Beach, FL on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11 AM. She will be entered into rest at the Van Keuren cemetery in Swan Lake, NY at a later date.
If you would like to make a donation in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=8357765&fr_id=154020&pg=personal©_link_share
Divine Mercy Sunday
On April 7, 2024, the Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Please join us at 3:00 PM in the church for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It will also be Livestreamed.
Jesus said to St. Faustina, “I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of mercy upon the souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet … Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.”
SACRED HEART & ST. GERARD – HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Sacred Heart
March 28/ Holy Thursday: 7:00pm
March 29/ Good Friday: 7:00pm
March 30/ Easter Vigil: 8:00pm
March31/ Easter Sunday: 8:00am & 10:30am
St. Gerard
March 29th – Good Friday: 3:00pm
March 31st – Easter Sunday: 10:00am – only Mass
ST. GERARD MISSION -LAST SATURDAY VIGIL MASS
| Saturday, April 6 will be the last Vigil Mass offered at St. Gerard until further notice. Join your Vigil Brothers and Sisters at 4:00 pm at Sacred Heart Thank you to all parishioners who attended in support of the St. Gerard Vigil Mass for the past 4 months. Thank you to Fr. Aldrin, Fr. Charlie and Fr. John for travelling to share Christ with the Edgewater/Oak Hill community on Saturday afternoons. Thank you to all the ministers—Lectors, Sacristans, Altar Servers, Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers and Music Ministers for offering yourselves for the smooth operation and success of each and every Mass. |
FRIDAY Fish Fry & Stations of the Cross
Fish Fry Friday’s during Lent. Come meet with friends, family and parishioners and share a Knight’s of Columbus fish fry meal with all the fixins’ between 4 PM and 7 PM prior to attending the Stations of The Cross at the church which starts at 7 PM.
Friday Lenten Activities
4:00-7:00pm Fish Fry
(Social Hall)
7:00pm Stations of the Cross
(Church)