Dear Sacred Heart Parish Family!

There are lots of fun things to do coming up at our parish!

We are excited to announce that Mrs. Kari Flynn will be filling the position of Coordinator of Youth Ministry! Kari will be handling the many background details that go into successful youth group programing. We will have more news about our youth ministry team in the coming days.

In the meantime, high schoolers should come out Sunday night for the fall kick-off and then next Saturday for a swing dance! Middle schoolers should hang-tight as we've got some fun events planned, details coming very soon!

Equally as fun is the new CCD year which starts Saturday 9/10! If you haven't already, please register your child by clicking the link below. Remember that all 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th graders need to register to receive their next Sacraments here at Sacred Heart.

For the adults, please check out below before for information on the Book Club which is currently reading a great book on Tolkien. Or perhaps you like to sing? See the choir announcement below.

And lastly, something fun for all ages, donut Sunday will return September 11th after the 8 AM and 10 AM Masses! We will hold these fun community building events every other week until Christmas!

Have a great long weekend, see you at Mass!

Fr. Potts and Fr. Russo

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Youth Group Kick off Party Sunday, Sept 4 from 7-10 pm on the Hill.

All high schoolers welcome! Kick off the new Youth Group year with a Gagaball Tournament, adoration, & smoothies. AMAZON gift card prizes for top 3 winners of gagaball. Let us know you are coming by placing your TROPICAL SMOOTHIE order in the poll:

Get your smoothie!

Sign up below for youth group updates!

Join Youth Group Sacred Heart High School (9-12th grade)

Join Youth Group Middle School (6-8th grade)

Donut Sunday Returns!

Every other Sunday after the 8 AM and 10 AM Masses. Beginning 9/11.

First Saturday, Holy Hour for Priests (9/3):

8 AM to 9 AM in the chapel.

Do you like to Swing?

Join other youth for four Saturday evenings of swing dance instruction and fun!

September 10th, October 1st, November 5th, and December 3rd. Dance nights will be be held in Carroll Hall under the main church of Sacred Heart from 7-9 pm.
The first hour will be instruction and the second hour free dance.

The cost is $10.00 per person. Ages 13-18 invited.

VIRTUS complaint chaperones needed. Please contact Eileen Snyder 240-374-9978 if interested.

Sign up now!

Register for CCD!

Take a moment to read over the parent handbook and then register your child for CCD. Please note: Students going into 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th need to register for sacramental preparation.

Parent Handbook

Register Now!

Do you like to read?

Join the Sacred Heart Book Club on the second Monday of each month starting September 12, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. On September 12, we will be discussing Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth. The book for the following month, on October 10, will be Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. Interested? Contact Karen Howard at klw.howard@icloud.com or 443-510-8602.

Monsignor Hogan Memorial

Catholic High School

Scholarship Program

Over the past 19 years, the funding for the Catholic High School Scholarship program had been through the Monsignor Hogan Memorial Golf Tournament. During that time, we raised over $400,000 and awarded 150 scholarships to worthy students. Recently, the participation in the golfing activity has declined and funding for the scholarship program was coming from donations from parishioners and business. Therefore, we have decided to not have a golf tournament this year and ask for donations to the Catholic High School Scholarship Program.

You may donate by writing a check made payable to Sacred Heart Church (Be sure to annotate in the memo field of the check – scholarship donation), through Faith Direct or by credit card on the website.

Donate Here

CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is Montessori religious education in which catechists provide children with a peaceful and reverent environment as well as engaging hands-on materials to help them discover and meditate on the meaning of Scripture and the Mass in a developmentally appropriate way.
Classes are offered at Ascension parish in Bowie at the following times:

Wednesdays 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesdays 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursdays 11:30am - 1:30pm
Thursdays 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Openings remain for preschool age children. For more information, contact Heather Bress at hmbress@gmail.com or click below:

learn more here

Can you sing?

Choir rehearsals for the traditional adult choir will resume on Thursday, September 8, at 8:00 p.m. in the church. If you were blessed with a “singing voice” please consider joining the choir. For additional information, contact Joe Bottner, Choir Director, at 301-262-8133 or just come to rehearsal.

Honor a Love One

You now have the opportunity to honor someone special through the purchase of flowers for our church!

Throughout the year, you may choose a specific weekend and order altar flowers in memory of a loved one, in honor of someone special, or in honor of a special occasion (e.g. an anniversary). The flowers will be placed in the sanctuary of our church for the weekend you select.

Click the blue button and you will be given the options to pay by credit card, direct withdrawal from your bank account, Faith Direct, or paper check.

Order Flowers

Contact the Parish Office:

(M-Thur. 9-4:30, Fri. 9-1)

301-262-0704 or

parishoffice@sacredheartbowie.org

Enroll in online giving Here

or Text a dollar amount to:

301-245-1767 and then complete the contact and billing form.

Religious Education (CCD):

ccdsacredheart@gmail.com

Catholic Counseling Program:

301-541-3740 or

counselingadmin@stjeromes.org

Youth Ministry: sacredheartbowieyg@gmail.com