God has great gifts in store for our next physical healing service next Sunday, October 13th, from 3-6pm at Sacred Heart!

Traditionally, the feast of the Archangels is celebrated on September 29, which falls on this Sunday, and the feast of the guardian angels is October 2. I don’t think we give enough attention to these spiritual beings that God has given to help guide and protect us, so let’s capitalize on the next few days to learn more about the angels and renew our prayers to them!

I’m asking all men, teenagers and up, of our three parishes (and beyond) to join us next Saturday, September 21st from 8:30 am to Mass at 4 pm for our annual men’s retreat. This will include time for adoration, confession, talks on spiritual warfare, and small group discussion as well as hearing the stories of other men and their walk of faith through challenges.

Having a thriving marriage is no different: it requires intentional effort and investment. As a parish, we are trying to provide as many opportunities as possible for you to do this, but saying “yes” to these opportunities will always require sacrifice. Whether you have been married for 1 month or 65 years, please consider these two marriage investment opportunities:

Hypocrites: probably the most common word that Jesus uses to describe the scribes and Pharisees of His time. To be a hypocrite means we say or profess one thing and then do just the opposite. When Jesus is rebuking the “religious people” in the Gospels, we should pay attention because if we go to church and profess to be Christian, we are those "religious people" today!