SVdP thanks everyone who has continued to support our Outreach efforts in the community.   Because of your generosity, 50 families enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner this year.  We hope to serve another 50 families at Christmas and want to thank Russ Shaddix, Dave Vina, Linda Bareilles, Richard Graey and Georgeanne Fulstone-Pucillo for keeping these projects going.  If you would like to help at Christmas, please call Georgeanne at (707) 497-9929.

A Reminder: Eucharistic Adoration Dec. 1^st will be during the First Friday Devotion from 1-5pm. Please sign up for an hour with our Lord or just stop by for a few minutes or more of quiet time with our Lord.

The First Saturday Mass that is usually celebrated at Sacred Heart Church at 9 am is being cancelled for the month of December only.          

Please make plans to attend Mass at St. Bernard School instead. Bishop Robert F. Vasa will be celebrating Mass there at 9:00 a.m. to begin the Religious Education Conference.

We’ve all seen Christmas decorations appearing in stores since September and Christmas ads were on television in October. With so much commercial attention surrounding the Christmas season, it is easy to lose sight of the most important thing we need to be preparing for this time of year – preparing our hearts and our homes to celebrate Advent.

Unfortunately, things seem to move at lightning speed between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Unless you have a plan for how you and your family will celebrate Advent, you may get to Christmas Day and realize you missed it. So let us help. Once again, we have combed the web looking for the best resources to help you have the best experience of Advent. We have selected the top 10 Catholic Advent web sites.

Click on the ADVENT link in the menu to peruse the resources we’ve gathered and select what fits your needs the best.

Sacred Heart’s Advent Page

Victoria Harvey Needs Ride To 10:30 am Mass. Victoria Harvey (707-951-2226) is living at Silvercrest, She would deeply appreciate a ride to the 10:30 am Mass She is visually impaired. Just give her a call and she will be waiting in the lobby of the living facility at the appointed time. God bless you for your help.

Parishioner Betty Harvin with disabilities 707-442-7960 would like to purchase a shed for her backyard but needs help putting it together. Would anyone be willing to help her?

Karla Kincade is requesting prayers, non-fiction and Catholic books on the saints and women’s spirituality, used L tops and M pants(long), unused greeting cards (Her ministry is sending cards of spiritual encouragement to others) and/or homemade bread and desserts. Please call first as she is disabled 707-267-3053. God bless you for your kindness

The human heart ultimately seems to manifest itself in the desire to be loved and to love in return.  Until then, as St. Augustine said, our hearts are restless until they rest in the God who is Love.  As Catholic Christians, we are privileged to share God’s love through the Mass, the Sacraments and how we live our lives. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a place to ask questions and seek understanding. 

Weekly “no strings” inquiry gatherings begin on Tuesday, September 12 at  7 p.m. in the back classroom of Sacred Heart Church.  We would love for you to invite/accompany anyone you know whose heart is restless for the God who loves them.  For more information, please contact Ann Lynch (443-6741) or call the rectory office.

A simple way to start your day.

Sacred Heart’s Facebook page

If you have a special need of any sort, we have a prayer team who will pray on your behalf.  Let us pray with you, and for you.  Surround yourself with prayer. 

Call our prayer line leader Toni 24/7 at (707) 445-361six

The Sacred Heart Rosary group invites you to join them on Tuesdays at 11:30 at Sacred Heart Church in the chapel.  We look forward seeing you there.

Another Text Scam supposedly from Fr. Bernard or other priests asking for favors, money, gift cards etc. has been going around.

Please disregard. Do not respond!

With the prevalence of easy-to-access technology and the vast variety of ways people communicate these days, the pervasiveness of people who make it their mission to scam people out of money using digital trickery is only increasing. We collected some of the most common scams that are directed specifically toward Catholics as well as how to identify and avoid them in order to protect yourself from online criminals. 

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