Will be held at
Sacred Heart –   Thursday, MARCH 24th at 9:00AM.
St. Gerard’s –   Thursday, March 31st AT 9:00AM.
A perfect opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Holy Week.

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Click here to view and join us for a livestream Ash Wednesday Mass March 2, 2022 at 7:00 pm. We can be in spiritual union with Our Lord.

The Mass will be live-streamed on the parish website and Facebook and myparishapp
Our Celebrant message is sure to be both comforting and inspirational during this trying time. 

Peace and blessings to all our Sisters and Brothers.

Ash Wednesday

Knights of Columbus  will host a traditional St. Patrick’s Day Corn Beef and Cabbage Dinner on March 12, 2022 from 5:00pm – 9:00pm in the Social Hall.” SPECIAL” IRISH BREW AVAILABLE! Music- of the 50’s & 60’s by JAMES WYSE. Tickets are $15.00ea and are available after Mass, Parish Office or from any K of C Member.

Filmed on location in the Holy Land, No Greater Love is a five-part video series, which, along with the companion full-length book, reveal Christ’s amazing love for us.
Authored and presented by s Edward Sri, No Greater Love also features: Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, Jennifer Fulwiler, Curtis Martin, Teresa Tomeo, Fr. Josh Johnson, and Elizabeth Sri.

In this study, Catholics discover…

• The Biblical background to each scene in Christ’s passion.
• What was Jesus going through at each moment?
• How did the Old Testament foretell of Christ’s death?
• Why did Christ die for us?  What did it accomplish?
• What was the meaning behind the tearing of the temple veil, the crowning with thorns, and other events during Christ’s Passion?

Edward Sri also unpacks commonly misunderstood sayings of Jesus, such as…

• “Father, if it be possible, et this cup pass?”–Was Jesus thinking of racing out at the last minute?
• “My God, my God why have you abandoned me?”–Was Jesus really abandoned by the Father on the cross?
• “You have said so.”–What does that mean?

Most of all, Catholics who take this study will encounter God’s love to the fullest.

No Greater Love Lenten Study Sacred Heart &   St. Gerard Mission

Each Session is 1 1/2 hours.

• Sacred Heart Study will be held Tuesday evenings from March 8-April 5 at
  7:00 pm in Burke Hall.  Doors open at 6:30 pm.
• St. Gerard Study begins Wednesday, March 9 –April 6 at 11:00 am in the Gathering Place

Contact the following with questions/issues:

Sacred Heart:
Bonnie Montgomery 609-513-8929 or bonnie.montgomery52@yahoo.com

St. Gerard:  Annie McDevitt – 386-427-4604 or annebillfl@aol.com

Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD (Jer 17:7).

Please consider donating here

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Trust in the Lord! These words are prayed and exclaimed, the anointing of each day. They are the praise of our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the fiat of Mary, our Blessed Mother; and her spouse, Joseph. They are St. Peter’s cry to Jesus when he stumbles walking on the water. They are Jesus’ triumphant words and His profound prayer which He taught us. These four words are the words of faith in God.

As I travel throughout our nine counties and meet you, my heart rejoices as you have shown your faith in God; your prayer of humility is ‘Trust in the Lord’. Over the course of the last two years, you and I have learned much about trusting in God as we have experienced the pandemic. Trust in God requires earthly sacrifices and great prayer. Trusting in the Lord means accepting what is placed before us as a gift from God and praising God, prospering what we have been given as blessing. We can trust that God’s strength will make up for whatever in us is lacking.

The ministries supported by your generosity to Our Catholic Appeal build the house of God for His blessing. They sustain the gift of priesthood through Vocations and Clergy Care; form our permanent deacons to satisfy the hunger of the people; teach us to pray and sing within God’s liturgy; lead our young people to know and serve God; offer mercy and sustenance to the meek and lowly; sanctify the dying and bury the dead; keep us safe as we walk the sacred ground of parishes and missions; communicate God’s essential Word through all forms of media that you might also hear God’s Word. These ministries bear fruit throughout our diocese, and feed you, God’s people, within each parish, school, and mission.

When we are able to see with the perspective of God, the measure of our daily living becomes our ability to receive God through the Eucharist and to offer Him to each other no matter the hour or the day. Jesus tells us, “our reward will be great in heaven.”

Trust in the Lord! We delight in the law of the Lord. I rejoice in your faithfulness and thank you for your blessing through a gift to Our Catholic Appeal. May the kingdom of God be our blessing.

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Mass of Christian Burial for Robert S. Hyjek will be 11 AM Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, New Smyrna Beach with Rev. Aldrin Nunes, C.Ss.R. as the celebrant. Entombment will follow in Edgewater-New Smyrna Cemetery mausoleum. Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic School, 1003 Turnbull Street, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168. For those who are unable to attend, the Funeral Mass will be live streamed at www.sacredheartnsb.com

Robert S. Hyjek, 80, New Smyrna Beach, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Bob was born April 3, 1941 in Buffalo, New York and moved to the area in 1998 from Ft. Myers. He was a self-employed massage therapist and member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Legion of Mary, New Smyrna Beach. Survivors include his wife, Geeta Ferris Hyjek; one son, Robert K. (Maria) Hyjek of Depew, New York; two daughters, Deborah Hyjek of Biloxi, Mississippi and Susan Maryniewski of Depew; one sister, Irene Garcia of Falls Church, Virginia and six grandchildren.

The Knights of Columbus will be conducting their Annual Tootsie Roll Drive in the Month of February! The Knights will be handing out Tootsie Rolls every Weekend at various locations in New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater. They will also be handing out Tootsie Rolls at Sacred Heart & St. Gerard’s the February 12th, 13th, 26th and 27th after all Masses. All proceeds that the Knights receive will benefit Children with Disabilities. This year they will be supporting Children with Diabetes, Autism and the Miracle League. The Knights ask you to take a Tootsie Roll and make a donation.
The Knights want to Thank all the Parishioners at Sacred Heart and St. Gerard for your all your support and help! May GOD Bless you and your Families!

Lets spread the Word!!!  SACRED HEART ANNUAL BINGO BASH!!!. SATURDAY  FEB 5TH, 2022 Doors open at 9:00am, Games start at 11:00pm. Lunch provided !!

$10.00 ENTRY FEE (Reserves you a Spot) Packages: Purchased at the Door!!!

Please call the parish office for more info – 386-428-6426

GREAT PRIZES, PAYOUTS AND LOTS OF FUN!!!!

Click on the link to listen to daily reading Podcast

February 3, 2022   https://media.blubrry.com/the_good_word/s/redemptoristmedia.com/englishpodcasts/EN_Feb3_JohnMcGowan.mp3

February 2, 2022   https://media.blubrry.com/the_good_word/s/redemptoristmedia.com/englishpodcasts/EN_Feb2_MattAllman.mp3

February 1, 2022   https://media.blubrry.com/the_good_word/s/redemptoristmedia.com/englishpodcasts/EN_Feb1_AJRiviere.mp3

January 31, 2022 https://media.blubrry.com/the_good_word/s/redemptoristmedia.com/englishpodcasts/EN_Jan_312020_Borowski.mp3

In 2021, Our Council began recognizing families that serve as an inspiration to our parish, community, and Counsel by supporting and strengthening Catholic family life.

At the end of the year, each council that participates in the program selects a Family of the Year. The family of the year is one that served as an incredible inspiration to all of us. Our family of the year truly fits this description. This family has been extremely active in all three of our local parishes – Sacred Heart, St Gerard’s and Our Lady Star of the Sea. They have been very active at our Sacred Heart School and Fr Lopez High School. They are well known for helping others in our community and their active involvement with the Knights of Columbus and all our activities.

Sadly, the family and all of us experienced a terrible loss in September with the passing of the father resulting from Covid complications, but that hasn’t affected the resolution of the family to move forward in the way of our Lord.

 It is a great honor to present our Family of the Year award to the family of                  Terry &  Barbara Cassidy.