Mission Statement
Sacred Heart Parish is a faith filled family and vibrant Catholic community of believers in Jesus Christ. We are the visible presence of Jesus Christ through:
- Creating a welcoming, joyful, and compassionate atmosphere for all;
- Empowering the gifts of one another;
- Supporting one another on our journey of faith;
- Sharing God’s unconditional love;
- Providing opportunities for spiritual growth through ministry and worship, in particular, the Eucharist;
- Advocating responsibility for the poor and oppressed
New Additions to the Scrapbook Page
Check out our Scrapbook page for photos and commentary from Ed Comstock's Retirement, the March For Life (Washington, DC), Community Thanksgiving Dinner, The Parish Men's Retreat, Tour de Tribury XVII.
QuickLinks to our most popular pages
New Ministry Descriptions
Read the descriptions of two new ministries here at Sacred Heart, Baptismal Ministry and Funeral Ministry
Automated Giving is here!
Sacred Heart Church is now offering an automated giving service to parishioners who might be looking for an easier alternative to the traditional envelope system. More information about the service can be found on the ParishPay web site. To register for the service, simply click on the ParishPay logo above.
Sign up for SHC Email Alerts
Ever wish you could have someone contact you when new information is available on the parish web site? Now you can! Parishioners can sign up to receive automatic e-mail alerts when the web site is updated with new items like the bulletin, homilies, ministry schedules, calendar or when there is an emergency request from Covenant
to Care. Sign up on our SHC Email Alerts Page today!
Catholics Coming Home
Welcome Catholics Home: A Five Week Process for those who have drifted away from the practice of their Catholic Faith.
- If you’ve been away from the church or are drifting away from it
- If you have been hurt by the church, or are confused or angry because of your Catholic experience
- If you are unhappy with a particular Church teaching
- If you had a disagreement with a member of a church staff
- If you feel like no one notices if you were there or not
- If you feel like you don’t belong…
Please consider our invitation to come and talk with us. We would like to invite you to come home. We miss you! There is no obligation. There will be no pressure. This is an opportunity to share your stories of why you left and where you are now. We would like to share our stories of faith with you.
A five week series will begin April 20, 2010 at Sacred Heart Church. For more information, please call Sr. Pat @ 264-5071 or email her at spt@sacredheartchurch.info. Or click here for additional information.
For those looking for more information, there are also
some wonderful resources available online at:
oncecatholic.org
and
catholicscomehome.org
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News on Deacon Chuck and
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
February 7, 2010
Once again, parents and teachers are faced with the challenge of discussing an overwhelming natural
disaster with children. Although these may be difficult conversations, they are also important. There are no "right" or "wrong" ways to talk with children about such tragic events. Our Faith Formation team recommends the article Talking to Children about Natural Disasters by David Fassler, M.D. for some suggestions.
January 24, 2010
According to the haitianministries.org web site, a cousin of Fr. Tristant has reported no deaths or injuries at our sister parish of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Gran Boulage. The church and the rectory were damaged but are still standing. However, the buildings are not being used because of the damage.
January 20, 2010
Listen to the audio from Deacon Chuck's press conference.
January 19, 2010
A press conference was held this morning at the church with Deacon Chuck. The conference was organized by the Archdiocesan Communications Office. It is likely that coverage of the press conference will be aired on Channel 20 news and possibly other local news stations this evening as well. Read the text from Deacon Chuck’s remarks at the beginning of the press conference. We hope to have MP3 audio of the full press conference available soon.
January 17, 2010
Read the text of the note from Deacon Chuck that was read at all masses this past weekend.
Also, we have heard from our sister parish of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. Fr. Tristant was in Port-au-Prince when the earthquake hit but was not hurt. He was able to drive back to Gran Boulage. The church and school sustained some damage, but no one was hurt. Other buildings were OK. Good news!
January 15, 2010
This MSNBC interview between Matt Lauer and Jillian and Frank Thorp includes footage from the scene of the Mission House collapse.
January 14, 2010
Great news - Deacon Chuck has arrived home! We ask that everyone please respect Deacon Chuck and Dorne's privacy under the circumstances. However, emailed or mailed good wishes would be fine. You can email Deacon Chuck at dcd@sacredheartchurch.info.
The following article from The Day of Norwich appears to be getting updated regularly as new information becomes available: http://www.theday.com/article/20100114/NWS01/301149462/1018
This is the original article that was published yesterday in The Day of Norwich: http://www.theday.com/article/20100113/NWS01/100119916/1017
We will be having a collection this weekend to support relief efforts. Checks can be made out to "Sacred Heart Church", and we will then issue the funds to an organization that already has a presence in Haiti, such as Catholic Relief Services. Those wishing to do something sooner are encouraged to consider submitting donations through the Catholic Relief Services web site.
January 13, 2010
Dear Friends,
I am sure you are aware of the tragic earthquake that has occurred in Haiti. Our parish has established a twinning relationship with the Parish of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Gran Boulage, Haiti. We have no news about our sister parish and so we continue to pray for them. Through our many visits there in recent years we have grown in our affection and concern for the Haitian people. Obviously this tragedy draws our concern, prayer and resources even more.
In addition our deacon, Chuck Dietsch, is in Haiti and in fact was trapped for 10 hours in the rubble of the Mission House of the Norwich Diocesan Office of Haitian Ministries. He has been rescued and, while injured, is safe. We await further news and his safe return to us.
Many people have been asking what they can do. We plan to take a collection at all Masses this weekend and I invite your generosity and that of anyone who wishes to help. I also encourage our continued communal and personal prayer for the benefit of the Haitian people and to encourage our country and all people of good will to attend to the needs of this devastated nation.
We will keep all updates on our parish website so I encourage you to consult the website over the next days for new information.
May we all be open to God’s call to us to care for these least of Jesus’ sisters and brothers!
Father Joe
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