Category Archives: Parish News

Summer Reading

June 4, 2017Parish NewsLynda Marsh

With summertime comes slower days and more time to relax and do the things we’ve always wanted to do. So why not consider joining our Parish Book Club? You can bring your book with you while traveling, while at the beach or pool, or even while relaxing on your back porch with a cup of coffee on those endless summer days.

The group meets once a month to discuss a particular book, and they’ve planned out their reading schedule for the next several months. If any of these books interest you, we hope you join them!

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Hospitality At Its Finest

May 29, 2017Parish NewsLynda Marsh

A friendly smile. A welcoming spirit. A helping hand. These are some of the best qualities of Sacred Heart. And nowhere can you experience them firsthand than at an event managed by one of Sacred Heart’s Hospitality Ministries.

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Easter Memorials & Tributes

April 17, 2017Parish NewsLynda Marsh

The flowers displayed in our Sanctuary for the Easter Season have been given in remembrance or honor of loved ones whose names are listed on the following pages.

Click here for a complete list of names and tributes.

Journey With Us for Holy Week

April 11, 2017Parish NewsEaster, good friday, holy thursday, holy triduum, triduumLynda Marsh

Holy Week is a journey into the Heart of the Gospel. We hope that you will make room for God during your busy life as it intersects with this Holy Week. It is a matter of the heart. It is at the center of our Christian Faith.

If you’ve never attended the events of Holy Week, here’s a little bit more about them, including what you can expect. To read more about the Triduum, click here.

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Get Involved This Lent!

March 8, 2017Parish Newsbible study, Lent, stationsLynda Marsh

Are you looking to do more this Lent beyond giving something up? If whatever you give up makes more room in your life for God, then let’s be intentional about dedicating that space for God.

Sacred Heart has several ways you can get involved during this Lenten season, and we encourage you to join us in one or more of the suggestions below. Happy Lenten journey!

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Parking on March 5th

March 4, 2017Parish NewsLynda Marsh

Please be advised that this weekend the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts will be at Curtis Hixon Park. Due to the increased traffic in and around downtown Tampa, parking may be more difficult to find.

Parking options in and around Sacred Heart can be found here.

Please note: The Parking Garage facility next door to the church will not be available for parishioners during the 7:30 am and 9:00 am Masses. It will be available for the remaining morning Masses at 10:30 am and 12:00 pm. Please let the attendant know you are going to Mass, and you will not be charged. If you plan to stay after Mass to attend the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, please pay the posted rate. Thank you.

Franciscan Lenten Reflection

March 3, 2017Parish NewsFranciscan, HNP, LentLynda Marsh

Reflections on the Common Good

Marked with an ash-cross on our foreheads we began Lent with the hope that we would encounter the transforming effects of the cross of Jesus Christ in our upcoming Easter celebration and ultimately when we face our personal transition from this life. With these goals in mind, Lent becomes a critical season for us to enter into intense periods of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in order to experience a “change of heart” – a metanoia – that will help us look upon the world and respond to the needs of others with the love and compassion of Jesus.

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Franciscan Statement on the Recent Executive Orders

February 8, 2017JPIC, Parish NewsExecutive Order, Franciscan, RefugeesLynda Marsh

In flurry of activity, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” (you can read the full text here). The key points of the Executive Order are:

90-day ban on entry into the US from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Sudan
120-day suspension of the refugee resettlement program
Indefinite suspension of the arrival of Syrian refugees
64% decrease for refugees admitted into the US in 2017
Prioritization of refugees who are religious minorities suffering religious persecution
Mandated review of stricter vetting procedures for refugees and immigrants.

The Franciscan OFM friars of the United States have issued a joint Franciscan Statement on the Immigration Ban:

“I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25.35).

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Teaching Mass

January 16, 2017Parish NewsLynda Marsh

Join us Saturday, January 21st!

We Catholics attend Mass on Sundays, Holy Days, and even weekdays. We instinctively know when to stand, sit or kneel; what responses to make at different times during the Mass; and all kinds of other actions during the liturgy. But it is not always clear why we do what we do. For example, what is the meaning behind the making of the cross on our forehead, mouth, and heart before the reading of the Gospel? Why do we bless ourselves with holy water as we enter the church for Mass? Why do Catholics pause at the end of the Lord’s Prayer for the priest to add his part? Why is it that sometimes we sing the “Gloria” at Sunday Mass? What is the meaning of all the actions by the priest during Mass?

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New Year’s Day Masses

December 31, 2016Parish NewsLynda Marsh

Please note the special schedule of Masses for the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God on Sunday, January 1st, 2017. This solemnity is a holy day of obligation and falls on Sunday this season.

– Vigil Mass, December 31st, 2016, at 5:30 pm
– Solemnity Masses, January 1st, 2017, at 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, and 12:00 pm
*There will be no 6:00 pm Mass.