The weekend of November 9-10, Bishop Barron has asked all of the parishes in the diocese to take up a Second Collection for those affected by the recent Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida, North Carolina, and throughout the southeastern part of the United States.  Catholic Charities, the official domestic disaster relief agency of the Catholic Church in the United States, is coordinating the relief efforts.  Checks should be made payable to Sacred Heart Church; one check will be forwarded…

Next Sunday, October 20, is World Mission Sunday.  Pope Pius XI instituted World Mission Sunday 98 years ago in 1926 as a day “to encourage prayers and offerings for the missions.”  Your contributions in next week’s second collection for the Society of the Propagation of the Faith will help bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His Church to “all the nations.”  Your gifts will also help the many priests, religious sisters and brothers, and lay men and women who…

Help Catholic Charities provide assistance to new and expectant parents through the Mother and Child Assistance Fund by making a donation during our 2nd Collection on October 5-6, which is Respect Life Sunday. Donations go directly to assisting women across Southern Minnesota who are choosing life for their babies. Catholic Charities provides more than 200 women with financial assistance each year. Every gift makes a difference!