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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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Baptisms are permitted 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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September 25
Sacred Heart will host our 2nd Diocesan Rosary Congress from Monday, October 5 (opening Mass at 7PM) through Saturday, October 10 (closing Mass at 4PM). The Rosary Congress is a week-long period of intense prayer consisting of Eucharistic Adoration and hourly Rosary.Read More -
September 24
Beginning September 28, there will be a 7:00 PM Mass in English on Mondays and Thursdays and a 7:00 PM Mass in Spanish on Tuesdays. Confessions will also be available on Wednesdays from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.Read More -
September 17
The Respect Life Committee invites you to join us in prayer at the Holy Hour for Life during Eucharistic Adoration on First Friday, October 2 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM in the Little Church. Thank you for your steadfast prayers!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 – 3:45 PM in English • 5:30 ‐ 6:45 PM in Spanish
Wednesdays in the Main Church: 6:00 – 8:00 PM-
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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First Penance for children
For information about First Penance (Reconciliation) for children, please click here.
First Penance
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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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Bishop Barron videos on the Eucharist
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Confirmation
- High school confirmation
- Adult confirmation
- Archbishop Lori video
- Busted Halo: Confirmation
- Sketchpad: Confirmation
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High school confirmation
For details about high school confirmation, please visit the Faith Formation for Youth webpage to learn about the Youth Ministry program.
High School Confirmation
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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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A message from Archbishop Lori
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Sacraments 101: Confirmation
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Sophia Sketchpad: Confirmation
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Holy Matrimony
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Sacraments 101: Matrimony
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Marriage preparation
In addition to meetings with the presiding priest or deacon, the couple is required by Archdiocesan regulations to participate in one of the following formal programs:
- Sponsor Couple: A Sacred Heart couple is chosen to work with the engaged couple in the sponsor couple's home. A flexible schedule to accommodate all parties is arranged for the series of meetings. Contact Glenn and Sharon Jockle at gjockle@verizon.net for details.
- Engaged Encounter: A weekend retreat experience at a location in the Baltimore area from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. The weekend is held locally at Holy Trinity Monastery, Pikesville. Contact Adult and Family Ministry at 410-547-5417 for info.
- Marriage Preparation Seminars (Pre-Cana): A total of nine (9) hours of presentation on various topics, usually held on Sundays at Sacred Heart and other Catholic parishes in the area. Contact Adult and Family Ministry at 410-547-5417 or Glenn and Sharon Jockle at gjockle@verizon.net for details.
The priest or deacon can provide brochures with the dates and times of these various options. They are available at the Sacred Heart Parish Center or click here for online information.
- Sponsor Couple: A Sacred Heart couple is chosen to work with the engaged couple in the sponsor couple's home. A flexible schedule to accommodate all parties is arranged for the series of meetings. Contact Glenn and Sharon Jockle at gjockle@verizon.net for details.
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Sophia Sketchpad: Marriage
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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.
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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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Funeral arrangements
To begin the preparations for planning a funeral at Sacred Heart, please contact the Parish Office. 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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Funeral planning guide (PDF)
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