Every year we comb the web to compile all the best Advent resources in one place for our Sacred Heart parishioners and make them available on our parish web site.  During Advent we will be featuring different videos to help you learn and reflect about the season and to provide a short break from the hectic pace of life.

There are also links to the Loyola Press with 9 main categories and dozens of articles, activities, calendars, and prayers. We also feature Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Advent. The US Catholic site has some essays, blogs, and other resources to help you get in the spirit. The Praying Advent link offers simple ways to enter into this Advent season, week by week, in the midst of our everyday lives. This is one of the most comprehensive sites we’ve encountered.

Another favorite Busted Halo, who feature articles on 7 Ways to Stay Merry This Season, 10 Meaningful Advent Traditions To Try This Year, 3 Ways To Practice Hope, and Dealing With Grief Around the Holidays. They also have a wonderful online Advent Calendar and an Advent Virtual Retreat.

One of our favorite sites is the US Conference of Catholic Bishops where there is an extensive collection of resources to enrich your Advent experience such as:

• What Is Advent?
• Blessing of an Advent Wreath
• Blessing of a Christmas Tree
• Commentary on the Proper Prayers of Advent from the Roman Missal
• Blessing of a Christmas Manger or Nativity Scene
• Festival of Lessons and Carols
• Lectio Divina for Advent
• The “O Antiphons” of Advent

Go to Advent page

Add an item to your bag each day. Return the bag with items to Mass on Sunday, December 15, 2024 for distribution to school families and seniors.

• December 1                Box of dry potatoes
• December 2                Can of fruit
• December 3                Can of beans
• December 4                Package or box of rice
• December 5                Can of soup
• December 6                Box of dessert mix
• December 7                Can of green vegetables
• December 8                Bag of cereal
• December 9                Jar or can of spaghetti sauce
• December 10              Pasta of your choice
• December 11              Box of crackers
• December 12              Can of yellow vegetables
• December 13              Small jar of peanut butter
• December 14              Box of macaroni and cheese
• December 15              Can of tomatoes

The list above is suggested.  Feel free to put whatever non-perishable food item you wish into your bag.

Starting November 25^th– December 18^th there will be a box in the front room of the church for Warm, Cozy, Waterproof, New & Gently used coats for the Boy & Girls club. Sizes should be for :Ch 6/7-Audlt XXL.

Thank you.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Sacred Heart and St. Bernards will have a children’s choir for the Children’s Christmas mass.  We invite the children to come join the choir. Rehearsal will start on December 3 at St. Bernard Academy school from 6 pm to 7 pm. 

During the children’s Christmas Mass the children from both English and Spanish religious education will be putting on a Christmas Pageant. We need students to fill the roles Mary, Joseph Angels, Shepherds, and Wise men. We also need parents to help with costumes, props, and rehearsal.

Please call Marian Baker 707-498-1052 or Maria Romo to volunteer  707-443-8429.

You can keep up with what is going on at Sacred Heart parish by reading the articles on our NEWS page. You can navigate there by using the menu at the top of the page or by clicking on the link below.

Sacred Heart’s News Page

 The human heart seems ultimately 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 God who is Love.  As Catholic Christians, we are privileged to share God’s love through Mass, the Sacraments and how we live our life.

Do you know someone thirsting for God?   Do you know someone not baptized or baptized in a different Christian tradition thirsting to know what it means to be Catholic?  Do you know someone already Catholic but who has not yet received the Eucharist or been confirmed?  They may be thirsting, too.The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a place to ask questions and seek understanding.  Weekly “no strings” inquiry gatherings will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday evenings beginning in September.  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 Liz McGee (707-599-6138) or contact the rectory office. stbshrcia25@gmail.com.

A simple way to start your day.

Sacred Heart’s Facebook page

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!

In the spirit of “I will allure her… and speak to her heart. She shall respond… and she shall call me “My Husband” (Hosea 2:16-18), allow the sanctuary to be a place where others and you can be courted and allured by God.

Please…

• Turn your phones and smart watches completely off before entering.
• Arrive early and prepare your mind.
• Enter through the front door.
• Sit in the center of the pew so others can easily find a seat.
• If you are late, do not ask someone to move; stand in the back.
• Please don’t be a distraction: please do not remove or put on clothing; drink, eat, speak, or look around when it is not part of the Mass; add extra words or other distractions to prayers; arrange your hair; etc. Please stay focused so that you and others may be fully receptive.
• When the final prayer or song from Mass is done, please return the missalettes, check them for order, and remove trash from the pews.
• Consider dressing, the drive, and the walk to and from the sanctuary as a pilgrimage which is leading to the courtship, and that others may be ruminating on Scripture in their interior space and not necessarily wanting to be social.

  Thank you for your consideration!
  God bless you.

For something so integral and important to a person’s flourishing and happiness and the health of our society marriage is generally given little attention in the world, but the Catholic Church has consistently led the way in educating and supporting couples, preparing them for this magnicent vocation with Christ as its center. Considering Marriage? Check out the diocesan website: https://srdiocese.org/marriage-preparation

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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

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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