From the Pastor’s desk…

HELLO to all through the Internet from Sacred Heart Parish in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada! It is with the same spirit of faith and welcome that began our parish 100 years ago that we welcome you today.

At Sacred Heart Parish, we are guide by our Mission Statement “We are a welcoming community of believers guided by the light of the Holy Spirit to live Christ’s love through the sharing of our gifts.”

 This being the Year of the Eucharist, proclaimed by the late Pope John Paul II, we are gathered in love and fellowship around the altar each Sunday and during the week to celebrate Holy Mass – the core and centre of our parish life. We are also blessed to have the presence of Christ in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament for private adoration. Communion for the sick and dying is also available. Our church is not just a House of God but the Home of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.

 From the Mass, we go forth to bring Christ’s message of compassion and service to our community.  We start with the family - the domestic church, our Catholic schools – where Christ’s teaching is proclaimed to our youth, to the hospitals – to bring comfort and care to the sick and elderly. Our parish is involved in Pastoral Care to the nursing homes, shut-ins and senior lodges. Our Social Justice is extended to support organizations like Loaves and Fishes, Inn from the Cold and local food banks.  We minister to new immigrants and refugees and have a monthly Spanish Mass.  One of the Parish projects that impressed me when I arrived in the Parish was the Friendship Meals on the third and fourth Sunday of every month when we share with the hungry in our inner city.

 Sacred Heart Parish offers an excellent sacramental program for young families to journey with their children in their faith.  Also, RCIA is offered once a year for adults wanting to become members of the Catholic faith. There is a Mom and Tots group as well as grief support groups.  Bible study is also available.

 For more information or questions regarding Sacred Heart Parish, please contact our friendly Parish Team at (403) 346-2618 or by e-mail at parishoffice@sacredheartrd.ca.

 GOD BLESSINGS UPON YOU ALWAYS,

 Father Donald Stein, Pastor