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Phase II reopening update
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The Little Church is open from 9:30 AM — 9:00 PM each day for private prayer, with a maximum of 1/3 of church capacity permitted at one time. Masks must be worn and social distancing must be observed while in the church. Sanitizer is available.
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Drive-up and walk-up confessions are offered in the Main Church on Saturdays from 3:00 — 4:00 PM (English) and 5:30 — 6:45 PM (Spanish).
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Baptisms are allowed outside of Mass by following the appropriate precautions.
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Funeral and wedding Masses may be held with a limit of 1/3 of church capacity in attendance and following all necessary guidelines.
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Sacrament news
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July 2
All Masses are in the Main Church, with Sunday Masses at 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 AM. Please click for full Mass details and to RSVP for Sunday Mass.Read More -
July 1
The Respect Life Committee invites you to join us for the Holy Hour for Life during Eucharistic Adoration in the Little Church on Friday, July 10 from 4:00 ‒ 5:00 PM. We are excited to share that up to 30 adorers can join us in person.Read More -
June 26
The Parish Office will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Morning Mass will be at 9:00 AM on Saturday, July 4.Read More
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Reconciliation
- Confession times
- By appointment
- Lent and Advent
- Bishop Barron video
- Busted Halo: Penance
- First Reconciliation
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Confession times during Phase II
Saturdays in the Main Church: 3:00 – 4:00 PM in English • 5:30 – 6:45 PM in Spanish
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The priest will be located in the back corner of the church behind a screen and near the tabernacle. Confessors will enter the church (one at a time) when directed and will stand on the spot marked on the floor that is about six feet away from the priest. After finishing with their confession, they will exit the church via the route instructed. (There will be a one-way traffic flow.) In order to provide privacy for confessions, people will not be allowed to stay in the church.
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Church doors will be open so that no one is touching door handles. People waiting for confession will have to stand in the Gathering Space. Helpers will direct “traffic” and make sure that social distancing is maintained. If a large number of people are present at the same time, some may end up standing outdoors in order to maintain safety.
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By appointment
If you wish to make an appointment for another confession time with a priest of the parish, please contact the Parish Center at 410-833-1696 or parish@shgparish.org.
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Lent and Advent
Additional confession opportunities are offered during the seasons of Lent and Advent. We offer Parish Reconciliation Services during these seasons, with visiting priests available for individual confessions.
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Bishop Barron: Reconciliation
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Sacraments 101: Penance
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For information about First Penance (Reconciliation) for children, please click here.
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The Eucharist
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Home visits
Due to the restrictions on home visitations, we are not able to bring the Eucharist to those who are homebound at this time.
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Bishop Barron videos on the Eucharist
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Confirmation
- High school confirmation
- Archbishop Lori video
- Adult confirmation
- Busted Halo: Confirmation
- Sketchpad: Confirmation
- Contact us
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2020 confirmation update!
Archbishop Lori has “temporarily delegated the faculty to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to the parish Pastors”, which means that Fr. Jerry can administer the sacrament at Sacred Heart. To physically distance and allow enough space for a candidate, a sponsor, and up to 6 guests, we will have two celebration Masses:
Saturday, July 25 at 10:00 AM • candidates and sponsors arrive by 9:15 AM • practice on Friday, July 24 at 5:00 PM
Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 AM • candidates and sponsors arrive by 9:15 AM • practice on Friday, September 18 at 5:00 PM.
There is a limit of 26 candidates for each celebration. Click here for the Sign-up Genius to sign up for one of the Masses. Specify your total number attending (including the candidate and sponsor) in the comments. More details about logistics and social distancing will come later. Please contact Sue Lea at slea@shgparish.org or 410-833-7639 with any questions.
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Confirmation for adults
Confirmation is a requirement to be a godparent or a sponsor for Confirmation. If you are over 18 and have never been confirmed, please contact us:
Michele Hunter
Coordinator of RCIA and Adult Faith Formation
410-833-1696
mhunter@shgparish.org
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Sacraments 101: Confirmation
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Sophia Sketchpad: Confirmation
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More information is coming soon!
Ms. Susan Lea
Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry
410-833-7639
sleashgparish.org
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Holy Matrimony
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Information is coming soon!
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Anointing of the Sick
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Anointing at Sacred Heart
The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated at least twice annually at a designated weekend Mass. This sacrament is always available upon request. Parishioners may contact the Parish Office to arrange to be anointed prior to surgery or to be visited at home when ill.
The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick used to be called Extreme Unction, latinized words that mean "last anointing". But since the Second Vatican Council, the richness of the sacrament has been better appreciated. It is not intended primarily for the dying, although it is administered appropriately at the time of one's last illness and approaching death and is a fitting preparation for our journey through death into eternity. However, it is also intended as a very special, sacramental prayer for healing during any illness.
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When to request the sacrament
A Catholic should request the sacrament whenever a serious illness occurs and also prior to surgeries, which always carry a certain risk of complications. It may be administered only by a priest (or bishop), and it brings with it special blessings to those who receive it reverently, in addition to its power to bring healing, including the forgiveness of all past sins. (Despite this last benefit of forgiveness, it may be appropriate for a person to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation [Confession] at an opportune time when he or she has recovered.) In the case of a chronic or long term illness, it is fitting to repeat the sacrament periodically (perhaps every six months) or whenever there is an acute spike in the illness which may be serious or life-threatening.
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Planning a Funeral
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For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. John 3:16
In the face of death, the Church confidently proclaims that God has created each person for eternal life and that Jesus, the son of God, by His death and resurrection, has broken the chains of sin and death that bound humanity. This saving mystery is at the center of the Church's life.
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At the death of a Christian, whose life of faith was begun in the waters of baptism and strengthened at the Eucharistic table, the Church intercedes on behalf of the deceased because of its confident belief that death is not the end nor does it break the bonds forged in life. The Church also ministers to the sorrowing and consoles them in the funeral rites with the comforting word of God and the sacrament of the Eucharist. Christians celebrate these rites to offer worship, praise, and thanksgiving to God for the gift of a life which has now been returned to God, the author of life and the hope of the just.
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If one member suffers in the body of Christ which is the Church, all the members suffer with that member. 1 Cor. 12:12
The celebration of the Christian funeral brings hope and consolation to the living as the Christian community affirms and expresses the union of the Church on earth with the Church in heaven in the one great communion of saints. Though separated from the living, the dead are still at one with the community of believers on earth and benefit from their prayers and intercession.
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Our planning guide is designed to help you and your family prepare the readings, songs, and use of Christian symbols in the liturgy which best reflects your prayer to God at the time of the death of one whom you love.
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