ADVENT has BEGUN! Prepare for the birth of Our Lord, Jesus Christ!
Our office is VIRTUALLY open. For school building safety no one should come to our office. Only students of Sacred Heart Academy, teachers and staff are allowed in the building. TO CONTACT US – email us at [email protected], and if you want to speak to us, give us a number where you can best be reached.
FAITH FORMATION CLASSES: Students should be completing a Lesson a week on My Catholic Faith Delivered. 65% or better is required on Post-Assessments and Unit Tests to get credit for this year’s work. We are up to Lesson 8 as of the week of November 30th. Everyone should have completed up to Lesson 12 by the end of this year.
Confirmation Prep Year 1 should be doing their MASS REFLECTIONS each week. Just click on Mass Reflections above and then click on the date.
SACRED HEART FOOD PANTRY: Help those less fortunate to have a good meal for the holidays. Bring canned and boxed food: instant mashed potatoes, canned yams, canned vegetables, canned corn, boxes or bags of stuffing mix, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, soups. Stop & Shop gift cards are always needed too. All donations should be brought to the Parish Ministries Office at the back of the Convent (go through the little school yard) during their office hours Monday to Thursdays. They are CLOSED on FRIDAYS. Phone 718-821-3285 if you want to call to make sure someone is available to take your donation.
GIVING TREE: Bring back your wrapped presents with the star attached as SOON AS POSSIBLE. You can drop them off at the Cronin Meeting Room where you got the stars before or after Mass on December 5, 6, 12, & 13. Otherwise drop them off at Parish Ministries. LAST DAY TO DROP OFF: Friday December 18 @ 3 PM. We need extra time this year to get your generous presents out to their recipients safely in time for Christmas. See above entry for the phone #.
EMAIL BLASTS – STAY IN THE LOOP and ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON: TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE OUR DETAILED EMAILS ABOUT ALL things FAITH FORMATION AND SACRAMENTS SIGN UP ON OUR HOMPAGE BELOW. (It will tell you if you are already signed up.)
YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER. MAKE A TIME TO PRAY FOR YOUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR WORLD EVERYDAY WITH YOUR CHILDREN. PRAYER LOWERS STRESS. PRAYER IS POWERFUL! YOU ALL ARE IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS!
STAY CONNECTED BY WATCHING THE MASS ONLINE. THERE ARE LINKS BELOW, BUT FROM THE VATICAN ON DOWN, MASSES WILL STREAM LIVE EVERYDAY.
PRAY TOGETHER OVER THE PHONE or INTERNET WITH GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS AND UNCLES and FRIENDS AS A WAY OF SUPPORT AND CARE.
