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Sacrament news
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September 14
We have all-day Eucharistic Adoration on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in the Little Church during the "Year of the Eucharist". All are welcome to come and adore with us.Read More -
September 2
All are invited to the "Life in the Spirit" Mass with Anointing of the Sick on Thursday, September 9 in the Little Church. Healing prayer is at 6:55 PM, and Mass begins at 7:00 PM.Read More -
September 1
We invite you to pray the Rosary with us on weekdays at 8:15 AM in the Little Church and at 8:30 AM on Saturdays after the 8:00 AM Mass. It's a wonderful way to start your daily journey!Read More
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Reconciliation
- Confession times
- Lent and Advent
- A place of victory
- Bishop Barron video
- Busted Halo: Penance 101
- Making a good confession
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Confession schedule
Saturdays in the Main Church:
3:00 – 3:45 PM in English
6:30 – 7:00 PM en español
Tuesdays: 6:30 – 7:00 PM en español in the Main Church
Click for updates from the Archdiocese of Baltimore about protocols for COVID-19 with confessions and other sacraments.For information about First Penance (Reconciliation) for children, please click here.
First Penance
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Lent, Advent, and appointments
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.
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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Confession is a place of victory
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Bishop Barron: Reconciliation
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Sacraments 101: Penance
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Making a good confession
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The Eucharist
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Home visits
For the hospitalized or homebound who are unable to attend Mass and wish to receive Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Office. Mass is celebrated at FutureCare Cherrywood Nursing Home on the 2nd Wednesday at 10:30 AM (in normal times).
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The Year of the Eucharist
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Bishop Barron videos on the Eucharist
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Confirmation
- Confirmation for teenagers
- The year of Confirmation
- Confirmation forms
- Confirmation for adults
- Bishop Barron on Confirmation
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Confirmation at Sacred Heart
At Sacred Heart, our process for preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is spread over 2 years. It usually begins in 9th grade, with students receiving the sacrament near the end of 10th grade — although we also confirm students in grades 11 and 12.
Students in Non-Catholic Schools
Students who are preparing for Confirmation should register for SOURCE (high school faith formation) for both their 1st and 2nd year.
Catholic School Students
If a student attends a Catholic high school, the SOURCE program is not a requirement for Confirmation preparation. However, we encourage Catholic school students to join us in SOURCE to build our community of those preparing for Confirmation!
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Confirmation Year
Students are confirmed during their 2nd year of SOURCE (or in 10th grade and above for Catholic school students). During this year, students have additional requirements. Confirmation classes meet once a month on a separate Sunday evening from 6:30 – 8:00 PM.
Most sessions are for students only, but there are also Parent/Student sessions and a Sponsor/Student Retreat. More details on the Confirmation program are provided in the Confirmation Packet that is sent separately to those who register for Confirmation.
We use Life Teen® PURPOSE for Confirmation prep.
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Confirmation forms for 2020-2021
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Adult Confirmation
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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Holy Matrimony
- Step 1: Contact priest/deacon
- Step 2: Marriage preparation
- Saying "I do": the wedding
- Busted Halo: matrimony
- Sophia Sketchpad: marriage
- Marriage resources
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Getting married? Congratulations!
Couples planning to celebrate their wedding liturgy at our parish should contact any Sacred Heart priest or deacon at least six months before the anticipated date. (Please do not set a date before doing this.) If you have a friend or relative who is a priest or deacon, he is welcome to preside at the liturgy. Weddings are celebrated on Saturdays at 10AM, 12PM, and 2PM.
The preparation for marriage includes personal, legal, liturgical, and practical elements. The priest or deacon will guide you through this: scheduling, the wedding liturgy (and music), flowers, photography, required documents, and more, including COVID-related guidelines.
The church wedding fee is $300 for Sacred Heart parishioners or $750 for non-parishioners. There is also a fee of $150 for a cantor and $250 for the organist.
As a rule, Sacred Heart will be the parish of either the bride or the groom. With the permission of the home parishes of the bride and/or the groom, weddings where the bride and groom are not members of Sacred Heart may take place here. Visit ForYourMarriage.org for a comprehensive guide to Catholic weddings, marriage, and family life!
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Sign up for marriage preparation
The couple is required by Archdiocesan regulations to participate in one of the following formal marriage preparation programs:
- Sponsor Couple: Highly recommended! The engaged couple works with a Sacred Heart mentor couple in their home. A flexible meeting schedule is arranged to accommodate all parties. Contact Glenn and Sharon Jockle at gjockle@verizon.net for details.
- Engaged Encounter: A weekend retreat experience at a Baltimore area location from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Click here for details.
- Marriage Preparation Seminars (Pre-Cana): 9 total hours of presentation on various topics, usually held on Friday evenings and Saturdays at Sacred Heart and other area parishes. Click for details from the Archdiocese of Baltimore or contact Glenn and Sharon Jockle at gjockle@verizon.net.
The priest or deacon can provide brochures for these various options, and the brochures are available at the Parish Center. You can also view helpful information from the Archdiocese of Baltimore about marriage preparation and natural family planning.
- Sponsor Couple: Highly recommended! The engaged couple works with a Sacred Heart mentor couple in their home. A flexible meeting schedule is arranged to accommodate all parties. Contact Glenn and Sharon Jockle at gjockle@verizon.net for details.
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What happens at a Catholic wedding
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Sacraments 101: Matrimony
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Sophia Sketchpad: Marriage
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Online marriage resources
Follow the Way of Love (USCCB)
Statement on Bill Redefining Marriage (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Catholic Marriage Resources: For Your Marriage
Spanish Resources: Por tu matrimonio
Single Again Support (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Divorce Support (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
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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 designated weekend Masses. 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.
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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Funeral arrangements
To begin the preparations for planning a funeral at Sacred Heart, please contact:
Kevin Callahan, Director of Music Ministry
410-833-1696 ext. 345
kcallahan@shgparish.org
You can also contact the Parish Office. Our planning guide is designed to help you and your family prepare the readings, hymns, and use of Christian symbols in the liturgy which best reflect your prayer to God at the time of the death of one whom you love.
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Funeral planning guide (PDF)
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Fees for funerals
Funeral Mass or Memorial Mass at Sacred Heart Church:
$450 — Sacred Heart parishioners
$600 — non-parishioners
This fee includes:
$125 organist, $125 cantor, $100 celebrant, and $100 church or $50 church / $50 committal
Funeral Liturgy at a Funeral Home:
$200 — payable to the celebrant
Committal (if alone or separate from a Funeral Mass or Liturgy): $100
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