6th Annual Christmas Concert
Friday, December 11 at 7:00 PM in the Main Church
You still have a chance to buy last-minute tickets for tonight's Christmas Concert! Tickets are $10 each, and proceeds support Sacred Heart School. If you prefer to enjoy the concert from home rather than attend in person, a livestream option is available. Click here for tickets and for more details.
Sign up for Mass at Christmas
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for Christmas Masses! Reservations are required for all Christmas Masses. Please click below to use the online sign-up system, or you can call the Parish Office at 410-833-1696. Several Christmas Eve Masses are already full; there is more availability on Christmas Day. Christmas Masses will also be livestreamed for those who feel more comfortable participating in Mass from home.
If Masses are filled, Fr. Canisius has some room at St. Charles in Pikesville for Christmas; click for their Mass sign-ups.
Advent at Sacred Heart
Opportunities for Confession
Saturdays: 3:00 – 3:45 PM in English; 5:30 – 6:45 PM en español (Main Church)
Mondays and Thursdays: 6:00 – 6:45 PM (sacristy)
Wednesdays: 6:00 – 8:00 PM (Main Church)
Mondays and Thursdays: 6:00 – 6:45 PM (sacristy)
Wednesdays: 6:00 – 8:00 PM (Main Church)
Invitation to Light the Advent Wreath
There are still a few openings available for parishioners (as individuals or families) to light the Advent Wreath at Mass during Advent. If you would like to participate, please click here to sign up for one of the Mass times or call 410-833-1696.
Christmas Cards and Pictures for the Nursing Home
The Respect Life Committee encourages children and teens to make Christmas pictures and cards for the senior citizens at FutureCare Cherrywood Nursing Home. Please return your pictures and cards by Monday, December 21. Click for more details.
"Keep Christ in Christmas" Poster Contest
All parish children in grades K - 8 are invited to participate in the annual Knights of Columbus "Keep Christ in Christmas" poster contest. Poster entries are due by Sunday, December 13!
Glyndon Area Players: Christmas Performance
"Still the Greatest Story Ever Told: I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Main Church: Friday, December 18 at 7:30 PM
and Saturday, December 19 at 12:00 PM
Tickets are $10 — available online or at the Parish Office.
Religious Hand Carving Sale
Little Bethlehem Christian Group represents 200 Christian families who live in Bethlehem. They make their living as wood carvers. After all Masses this weekend (December 12/13), the group (represented by the Alsahouri family) will display a collection of olivewood religious hand carvings that are for sale. The profit goes to support Christianity in the land of Christ. Click for more details about the group.
Baptism Preparation Class
The monthly baptism preparation class will be held on Monday, December 14 at 7:00 PM in Room 104. This one-time class with Fr. Brendan is for parents who are having their first child baptized at Sacred Heart or whose last child was baptized here more than four years ago. No sign-up or registration is required.
"Sab's in the Suburbs" Round 2:
Drive-Through Restaurant Event
Friday, December 18 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Call and pre-purchase your meal from Sabatino's and "drive-through" at Sacred Heart in front of the Parish Office to pick it up! We will have Christmas carolers to serenade you as you arrive. A $5 fee attached to each order will directly benefit Sacred Heart. Click for the menu and for full details.
Christmas Flower Memorials
Flowers and decorations enhance our liturgical worship at Christmas and are a wonderful way to remember our loved ones, both living and deceased. You can click here to send us the names of your loved ones to be remembered through Christmas flowers. Their names will be published in a Book of Remembrance that will stand near the sanctuary during the Christmas season.
Christmas flower memorial envelopes are also available in the Gathering Space and at the Parish Office. Envelopes may be placed in the collection baskets or brought to the Parish Office throughout the Advent season.
Christmas flower memorial envelopes are also available in the Gathering Space and at the Parish Office. Envelopes may be placed in the collection baskets or brought to the Parish Office throughout the Advent season.
Little Church Christmas Ornaments
We still have a limited availability of Little Church Christmas ornaments for sale! The ornaments are $10 each, and they make great stocking stuffers. Please stop by the Parish Center to pick up an ornament or contact Peggy Dryden at 410-833-1696 ext. 315 or pdryden@shgparish.org.
Updated Livestream Mass Schedule
Monday‒Friday at 9:00 AM
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM (español)
Saturdays: 8:00 AM • 4:00 PM • 7:00 PM (español)
Saturdays: 8:00 AM • 4:00 PM • 7:00 PM (español)
Sundays at 9:30 AM
Chastity Webinar
Join Jason and Crystalina Evert on December 15 for this urgent LIVE webcast to discover the revolutionary initiative that protects teens at heightened risk of sexual sin amidst COVID isolation and increased time online!
Gift Card Scams
Unfortunately, scammers are very busy at this time of year. As a reminder, Fr. Jerry will never ask you for gift cards or for a favor through emails or text messages. Please examine each email address that comes to you and make sure that it is valid before you open it or respond. Never buy gift cards and send them online! If you are ever uncertain, you can always contact the Parish Office.
Other December Happenings
December 15: Respect Life Committee virtual Rosary and meeting
December 22-23: Our Daily Bread casserole collection