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The goal of this seminar is to reach out to others who have lost a loved one, to comfort them, to console them, to listen to them. We want to cultivate spiritual and emotional healing from your loss. This seminar will be held on Sundays during August.

Sunday | August 16 | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | VFW Post 7310 There's no better way to celebrate life than helping to save a life. Donating blood can do just that. Please consider donating blood on August 16. It's easy to schedule an appointment. Just visit https://www.redcrossblood.org to learn more and sign up and then enter sponsor code sacredheart or call Donna at 734-624-3294. You could save a life in our Downriver community.

The Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival is a beloved community tradition that brings together hundreds of volunteers to create a meaningful and memorable Christmas celebration for our island and surrounding communities. As we prepare for our December 2026 festival, we are seeking volunteers to help in three important areas:

As requested by you, we are bringing back weekly in-person Catechesis on Mondays in the Fall. Class will be from 3:15 to 4:30 PM. If you want a Monday weekly class but need a later time, then you could register your child for 6:00 PM class at Our Lady of the Woods in Woodhaven. Family Catechesis will still be offered on select Sundays at 3:30 PM. (mostly twice a month). EDGE will also remain on select Sunday’s and Tuesday’s.

There are many different ways of using the Bible in Christian prayer. Some methods may be easier or more beneficial for certain people, while other methods may be more appealing or better for other people. We will briefly reflect on some of the most common ways Christians have used the Bible for prayer throughout the centuries and today.

Did you know there's an easy way to find a Mass to attend while you're traveling? Just check out https://masstimes.org/ and select the area of the country or the world where you'll be this summer. Easy peasy!

Our community garden is looking for green thumbs! Last year alone, our Sacred Heart garden provided 1,400 pounds of fresh vegetables to a local women's shelter. Over the years, our collective hard work has yielded a staggering 7 tons of food for those in need.

Sacred Heart will be displaying an Armed Forces Day board in our Gathering Space. Please submit 5 x 7 photos of your active-duty family members for display. Bring your photos to the Parish Office before May 16. Please write the service member's name on the back of the photo. This is open to anyone in our Family of Parishes.

Sacred Heart’s Life Teen Youth Ministry will be holding a bunk bed build event on Saturday, May 23 from 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM, to help local kids in need. All teens are welcome to join this wonderful ministry.

As an added convenience, you can request and make a donation for a Mass Intention on the Sacred Heart website. Simply click on link below, fill out the form, enter the payment information and submit it. We will take care of the rest for you! Mass Intention Request

Christnet is a collection of Christian churches that have provided overnight shelter and meals in the downriver communities for over 30 years. The Grosse Ile Interfaith Committee will be hosting the Christnet Homeless Shelter the following weeks... January 11-18 at GI Presbyterian Church February 1-8 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church March 8-15 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church

The Sacred Heart 2024/2025 Annual Report is now available. Printed copies can be found in the Gathering Space or you can read it on the website by scanning the QR code. Take a few minutes to review all the great activities and ministries taking place in our parish and our parish financial position.

A Journey from Grief to Hope: A four-week seminar dealing with the loss of a loved one The goal of this seminar is to reach out to others who have lost a loved one, to comfort them, to console. We want to cultivate spiritual and emotional healing from your loss.

Besides prayerful meditation on Sacred Scripture and attentive listening when it is read at Mass, one of the most effective ways to grow in understanding and love for the Bible is to join a group that meets to discuss the Sunday Readings which will be proclaimed at the next Eucharistic liturgy.

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Sales for both the outdoor niches and the indoor niches in St. Anne Chapel are ongoing. Please contact Mary Podczervinski at 734-676-1378 to make an appointment to purchase a niche or a Memorial Garden plot. Appointments may be scheduled Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Sacred Heart is once again planning a fun, family night at the Toledo MudHens game on Friday, August 1, 2025. We have also arranged for a bus to take us to the game. You can purchase tickets for the game and the bus or tickets for the game only and drive yourself.

The Church celebrates several major feasts during the month of June during the Sunday liturgies. We invite you to a prayerful, scriptural reflection and dialogue on some of these themes.

Since its inception, Sacred Heart Rosary Makers have made and distributed more than 125,000 Mission Rosaries worldwide! This does not include our fulfillment of requests from hospitals statewide for rosaries. Rosaries are available for purchase every Sunday in the Gathering Space.

The Catholic Bishops of Michigan have published a pastoral note to migrants, offering their continual pastoral and prayerful support. You can read the message below.