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2023 HERE WE COME!
Join us in a great New Year’s resolution that will change your life – let’s read the entire Catechism in a year!
Sacred Heart Parish is inviting our parishioners and friends to join us in reading the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church together using Fr. Mike Schmitz’s podcast, “The Catechism in a Year,” beginning January 1st. With this podcast, we won’t just read the Catechism in 365 days… this podcast will help us understand what it means to be Catholic and allow those truths to shape our daily lives!
You can find this podcast on any podcast app, on YouTube, or just by clicking this link! www.ascensionpress.com/pages/ciy-registration-parish
We will be starting a SMALL GROUP January 13th. We will meet on Fridays at 9 am to discuss the Podcast. If you would like to join us, contact 712-898-7513 or just show up.

Last year was such a success for our families, we decided to have this event again this year!
We will be having once again a Chili Cook Off!
Fr. Tim won last year, who would like to challenge him this year!?!?!? :) 
You can use the QR code to sign up to bring Chili or decorate your Trunk for the Trunk or Treat.
You can also sign up at the entrance of the Church in the Gathering space to bring Chili or decorate your Trunk!
BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY for this FUN EVENT!
 

COME JOIN US on our next Book Study.......sign up is at the entrance of the Church or you can text Mary Lehr @ 712-898-7513
Book cost is $19.
Only four women in the two thousand–year history of the Church—Thérèse of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena, and Hildegard of Bingen—have the distinction of being named Doctors of the Church because of their impact on the faith.
In Set the World on Fire, bestselling author, retreat leader, and spiritual director Vinita Hampton Wright offers a four-week personal retreat that immerses you in the dramatic lives, historical eras, and groundbreaking ideas of these formidable saints and invites you to develop the grit, humility, pragmatism, hope, joy, and vision these women possessed.
Each week of your retreat begins with weekend reading and prayer to introduce the saint and the primary topic of the chapter, followed by five days of morning and evening prayer. Much of the text comes from the saint’s own writings. Scripture, reflection questions, and suggestions for action are designed to help you engage personally with the saint and her wisdom for living your faith.
Each week offers a unique and in-depth experience of the saint and her unique gifts to the Church:
Week one: St. Thérèse of Lisieux—the young Carmelite nun whose autobiography sent ripples across Christendom—will teach you to love God through her Little Way.
Week two: St. Teresa of Avila—a Carmelite who spent years reforming her order and gave to the world a spiritual masterpiece called The Interior Castle—will instruct you in trusting your personal experience of God.
Week three: St. Catherine of Siena—a Third-Order Dominican who poured out her life for people in need but also gave astute, sharp direction to Church leaders—will guide you to live every moment with courage through the love of truth.
Week four: St. Hildegard of Bingen—a Benedictine abbess whose spiritual visions led to books, poetry, music, art, and early scientific discovery—will show you how to engage life with passion and creativity.
Each woman’s experience of God, understanding of spirituality, and timeless wisdom gained her the title Doctor of the Church, which indicates that through her life, research, study, and writing, she has deepened and advanced the faith.

CELEBRATE THE LORD'S DAY!

A dynamic guide to help you and your family reclaim the Lord’s Day with prayer, activities, food, and more! 

 Prayer Partners will meet on the 3^rd  Saturday of each month. The next gathering is November 20. They will gather at 9:00 AM for Scripture, prayer and faith-sharing   If you would like to join this group or have questions, please contact Carol Kelzer at 712-574-1564. You are also welcome to just show up!  Please join us!


 

The Elderly/Homebound Ministry provides a social connection to individuals who would benefit from a visit from a fellow parishioner.
This ministry, through volunteer effort will visit ….
-parishioner’s homes
-nursing facilities
-and other home situations of parish members.

Reasons for visits range from providing spiritual support, to a friendly visit to someone who just wants to make a new friend.
Contact Jessica Taylor at our Church Office to Volunteer  712-233-1652