Outreach

This program serves hot meals to those in need 3 days each week and has been operating in the facilities of First United Methodist Church for over 25 years. Sacred Heart Church is one of 21 churches throughout the community that are involved in this program either by cooking and serving meals once a month or through their monetary contributions.

Every month, members of Cursillo and the Knights of Columbus from Sacred Heart volunteer their time for this program.
Meals are served Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the church’s Hollister Hall from 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM for those in need of a hot meal.

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.”
– Blessed Mother Teresa

Welcome to “PIM”, the acronym for “Partners in Mission,” the important effort of our Redemptorist Baltimore Province, along with the Redemptorist units throughout the world, of engaging lay women and men in both our spirituality and mission. Creating “Circles of Associates,” we Redemptorists delight in regular gatherings on the local level to reflect together with lay partners the richness of our great spiritual tradition, founded on the tripod of Crib, Cross, Sacrament and Mary, as well as the lives of their Founder, Alfonso de Liguori, and other Saints and “Blesseds.” Associates then integrate our Redemptorist spirituality into their various ministries and often engage together in new ministry initiatives.  These regular gatherings now follow a formal process of formation, so that after a period, that can last a few years, women and men are invited to take year-long promises to God of love and service, steeped in our Tradition of prayer and mission. Through PIM, the Redemptorists rejoice in expanding their religious family in ever-widening circles.  

In addition, some who identify as part of the larger Redemptorist Family, will feel the call to engage in ministry in a more direct manner with the Redemptorists, and can enter the journey of becoming a “Redemptorist Lay Missionary.” These women and men minister side-by-side with Redemptorists on preaching teams, in youth ministry, in retreat and renewal center ministry, as well as in parish ministry. Their mission will sometimes include travelling with Redemptorists and residing at Redemptorist Community Houses.   Depending on the regularity of the ministry and circumstances, some Redemptorist Lay Missionaries are provided a regular stipend and benefits.

Whether an Associate or Lay Missionary, members of PIM honor perpetually professed Redemptorists with their enthusiasm and dedication to ever-deepening spirituality and dedicated missionary zeal. They challenge young and older Redemptorists to live the vision of Vatican Council II to ever deepen our faith in our shared identity, flowing from our baptismal call, to be God’s Living Church, professed laity and vowed religious together.

Those who are not physically within or near a Redemptorist foundation, such as a Parish or Retreat Center, can still be a “Partner in Ministry” by joining a “PIM Circle” through the internet. Technology has made it possible for even PIM Circles to regularly gather even where Redemptorists are no longer physically ministering (such as the PIM Circle in Bethpage, Long Island, the former Redemptorist St. Martin of Tours Parish). Along with Canada, Denver, Mexico, and the Vietnamese
“ex-patriam” Province, we of the Baltimore Province form the North American Conference. PIM is an essential component of the Conference and has a gracious Director in Anne Walsh of Canada. Wendy Barnes and Fr. Francis Gargani, C.Ss.R., are the PIM coordinators for the Conference and Fr. Francis and Lucy McNamara are the co-coordinators for our Baltimore Province.

Contact Parish office for more information – 386-428-6426

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion for Pastoral Care:

These ministers are commissioned to take Holy Communion to the sick and homebound and those confided to Convalescent and Skilled Nurse Facilities and to those who cannot worship with us. As they visit they share the Word of God as well as the Body of Christ to give consolation and spiritual comfort to those going through illness and in need of support: This ministry is coordinated by a team of Volunteers.

Turn Plastic Bags into Comfort: Join the Sacred Hearts Mat Ministry

Looking for a meaningful way to give back and connect with your community? The Sacred Hearts Mat Ministry invites you to join us every Tuesday at 9:30 AM as we turn ordinary plastic shopping bags into clean, weather-resistant sleeping mats for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

No experience is necessary to make an impact. Whether you want to learn how to prep the bags, loop the plastic yarn (“plarn”), or crochet the final mats, there is a place and a purpose for everyone.

Come for the fellowship, stay for the cause, and help us weave comfort and hope into the lives of those who need it most. We look forward to seeing you this Tuesday!

Are you interested in a low impact exercise class?

Here at Sacred Heart, in the Social Hall at 9:00 am every Tuesday and Thursday we have just the class for you! Come for fellowship and for exercise. Get in shape and enjoy the music, come and join the fun!

My son, to my words be attentive,
to my sayings incline your ear;

Let them not slip from your sight,
keep them within your heart;

For they are life to those who find them,
bringing health to one’s whole being.

With all vigilance guard your heart,
for in it are the sources of life.
– Proverbs 4: 20-23

Another one of our  ministry teams is the Social & Hospitality Ministry Team. We organized this ministry team for one purpose, to foster a deeper sense of community and fellowship in our parish community. This ministry is not about raising money, it is about bringing our community together to celebrate each other and God’s love for us.

Our group helps sponsor a number of different parish functions throughout the year.

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
– Blessed Mother Teresa

If you are interested in being part of an exciting new group please call
Parish office –  386-428-6426

One of the oldest charitable organizations in the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization of more than 690,000 men and women throughout the world who voluntarily join together to grow spiritually and offer person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in 142 countries on five continents. With the U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, MO, membership in the United States totals more than 146,000 in 4,600 communities.

Programs include home visits, housing assistance, disaster relief, job training and placement, food pantries, dining halls, clothing, transportation and utility costs, care for the elderly and medicine. SVDP serves more than 14 million people in need each year, performs more than 644,000 visits to people in their homes, and delivers more than seven million service hours to those in need.
– Diocesan Council of Orlando Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Our Mission Statement

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.

As a reflection of the whole family of God, members, who are known as Vincentians, are drawn from every ethnic and cultural background, age group, and economic level. Vincentians are united in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings and adherence to a basic Rule.
Organized locally, Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice. The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.

“Each of us should take care to behave always in a spirit of simplicity, remembering that God likes to deal with the simple, and that he conceals the secrets of heaven from the wise and prudent of this world and reveals them to little ones.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

• Our local St. Vincent de Paul, St. Gerard Church, 3171 South Ridgewood Avenue, Edgewater, Fl.
• If you would like to become a volunteer, or if you have any questions, please call: Dottie Alombro – 386-426-0882