Scrip is a major fund-raiser for St. Mary’s school and is a very important way to keep tuition cost down.  Participation in Scrip is a way for our school to financially benefit from many of the regular purchases our families make. Many local and national businesses participate in the Scrip program (including Hy-Vee, Cashwise, Fareway, Amazon, Lowe’s, Kwik-Trip, Holiday Gas, and many many others). These businesses then donate a percentage of your purchase back to the school.  There is no…

Looking for an easy way to help support Sacred Heart Church? Look no further than Thrivent Choice®, Thrivent Financial’s member-advised charitable outreach program.   Thrivent Choice lets eligible Thrivent members recommend where they feel Thrivent should distribute some of its annual outreach funding by choosing from thousands of enrolled churches and nonprofit organizations nationwide, including Sacred Heart.  If you haven’t yet participated in Thrivent Choice but would like to learn more about participating in it, visit Thrivent.com/thriventchoice.  To select our parish,…

During these holy days of Easter, we have extra reason to rejoice. After several years of inquiry, and much consultation, The Holy See has decreed that the former Diocese of Winona will now be called the Diocese of Winona-Rochester and that St. John the Evangelist Church of Rochester will be designated as a co-cathedral.   As many of you are aware, the City of Rochester has had significant population growth in recent decades. It is our diocese’s largest city, and…