1. Source and Summit Missals - Sacred Heart will have new Missal's in the pews this Sunday! These new, beautiful Missals are an annual Missal. There are some notablable differences between the Source and Summit and the Seasonal Missalette we're accustomed to. 

     1.) It's a more true translation 

     2.) There's no commentary before the Sunday readings. 

     3.) The names of our Lord in the Divine Praises are capitalized. Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed by the Name of Jesus.... 

     4.) The Order of the Mass begins on page 1 

     5.) The daily Mass readings, responses, and antiphons are now found in order between the Sunday Mass readings - so no flipping back and forth. 

     6.) More Hymns 

     7.) Devotional prayers in the back of the Missal, including prayers before and after confession, the Stations of the Cross, and much more! 

     8.) The Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Prayers are now on the second to last page 

     9.) Click here to view the Source and Summit and read more about it!

2. Mass Plus at Holy Angels - The NW-7 Family of Parishes will be hosting a Mass Plus event after 11AM Mass this Sunday, November 27th in Holy Angels School Cafeteria. All four priests will be present to answer any questions about the Catholic Faith. 

3. Texas Roadhouse Gift Cards for Youth Evangelization Fundraiser - Great opportunity for teacher gifts and Christmas gifts! Turn in your form (in last weeks bulletin & extra in the gathering space), check (written to Sacred Heart of Jesus) and turn in to Jodie by December 5th. Gift cards will be available to pick up after all weekend Masses December 10th/12th. 

4. Thanksgiving  - Mass will be at 9AM on Thanksgiving Day. Please note that there is no Eucharistic Adoration or Confessions on Thanksgiving Day at Sacred Heart. See details for all of NW-7 Parishes in the image below!

For Catholics, the new Liturgical Year commences with the First Sunday of Advent, opening the Advent season. In this new Liturgical Year, the Church not only wishes to indicate the beginning of a period, but the beginning of a renewed commitment to the faith by all those who follow Christ, the Lord. The Season of Advent is therefore a season of vigilant waiting, that prepares us to welcome the mystery of the Word Incarnate, who will give the ‘Light’ to the womb of the Virgin Mary, but essentially this time prepares us not only to welcome this great event but to incarnate it in our lives. We could say that the true light enters the world through the immaculate womb of Mary but it does not stay there. On the contrary, this light flows out into our dark, obscure, sinful lives to illuminate them, so that we can become the light that illuminates the world. For this reason, let us live this time of waiting not only to celebrate a historical memory but to repeat this memory in our lives and in the service of others. To wait for the Lord who comes, means to wait and to watch so that the Word of Love enters inside us and focuses us every day of our lives. - Pope Benedict XVI, Celebration of First Vespers of Advent, Vatican Basilica, December 2006 

Did you know that the Advent Wreath is an old german tradition? Learn more here

How to celebrate Advent in the Home? Learn more here