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1627 Grand Avenue

West Des Moines, Iowa 50265

WELCOME If you are new to our Sacred Heart Parish and wish to be a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, please stop by the parish office or call 515-225-6414 to facilitate the New Member Registration. We have programs and activities available for all ages. We offer the RICA program for those who wish to become Catholics. We invite you to become involved as an Active Apostle at Sacred Heart Parish!

BIENVENIDOS Si usted es nuevo al Sacred Heart (Sagrado Corazón) y quiere ser se miembro, por favor pase por la oficina de la iglesia para obtener el paquete de registración. También se puede facilitar un paquete por correo si llama al 515-225-6414. Si usted necesita ayuda en español, por favor llame al 515-225-0546 para comunicarse directamente con la Directora del Ministerio Hispano. Tenemos programas y actividades para todas edades. También ofrecemos el programa de RICA para los quienes desean convertirse a la fe católica o los quienes necesitan terminar sus sacramentos de iniciación. ¡Los invitamos a participar como Apóstoles Activos en la Parroquia de Sacred Heart!

SACRED HEART PARISH CONTACTS

FR. CHRIS HARTSHORN, PASTOR chris.hartshorn@sacredheartwdm.org FR. NIPIN SCARIA THAKIDIPURATHU, PAROCHIAL VICAR FrNipin@sacredheartwdm.org

Rev. Mr. Ed Garza, Pastoral Care, Deacon ed.garza@sacredheartwdm.org Rev. Mr. Randy Horn, Deacon Rev. Mr. Ron Myers, Deacon

SACRED HEART MINISTRY STAFF Joan Miller, RCIA Director joan.miller@sacredheartwdm.org Leah Mohlman, Minister of Music and Liturgy leah.mohlman@sacredheartwdm.org Sue Reichart, Adult Faith Ministry Director sue.reichart@sacredheartwdm.org Sarah Sheerin, Youth Ministry Director sarah.sheerin@sacredheartwdm.org Kayla Richer, Children’s Faith Formation Director kayla.richer@sacredheartwdm.org Karla Vaquerano Willis, Hispanic Ministry Director karla.willis@sacredheartwdm.org (515) 225-0546 SACRED HEART SCHOOL STAFF Jane Kinney, Principal jane.kinney@sacredheartwdm.org Scott Ehlinger, Vice Principal scott.ehlinger@sacredheartwdm.org

Robert Scarpino Parishioner

Don Starcevich Brother of Parishioner Darla Dybvad

Paul Werger Father of Parishioner Jon Werger

SACRED HEART MASS AND INTENTIONS: THE WEEK OF MAY 24, 2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

9:00 am Online Sunday Mass

Mass Intentions:

Rita Moreno,

Jesse Valdez

10:30 am Online

Sunday Mass

(En Español)

Mass Intention:

SH Parishioners

9:00 am Online Daily Mass

Mass Intention:

Jim Belisle

9:00 am Online Daily Mass

Mass Intention:

Jack Gallagher

9:00 am Online Daily Mass

Mass Intention:

John Ballantine

9:00 am Online Daily Mass

Mass Intention:

Carol Harkin

9:00 am Online Daily Mass

Mass Intention:

Richard Barnes

9:00 am Online Daily Mass

Mass Intention: Bob Egan and Erik Nielsen

7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Message of the Week Jesus ascends and we are sent

VISION OF OUR CATHOLIC

COMMUNITY OF SACRED HEART:

Sharing the Good News of God’s Love through Active Apostleship

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILIES OF THE FOLLOWING...

...GOD GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST

PLEASE PRAY FOR POR FAVOR ORE POR

Irene Castelline Amy Jo & Jon Finnegan

Florence Fligg Tony Giorgio

Amy Hanrahan Connie McGinn

Dale Mason Casey Conner

Gavin McCoy Viola Dubay

Linda Ashby-McFarlane Teresa Kordick

Gene McLaughlin Lisa Budde Gary Julius

Gabe Savala

All those who have been impacted by the coronavirus.

Please let us know of if you would like us to pray for you. Call the office or Deacon Ed at 515-225-6414.

Por favor déjenos saber si usted conoce una persona quien necesita oraciones de la comunidad. Comuníquese con Karla.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

SVdP Stores Now Accepting Donations

Stores Reopening in June St. Vincent de Paul News: Due to the loosening of the shut-down restrictions, the St. Vincent de Paul two thrift stores can now accept donations starting on May 15th. The hours for donations are 8:30am-5:00pm Monday through Friday. We do ask that you call the stores to alert them of your donation delivery. The 6th Ave store is 282-8327 and our Army Post Store is 282-8328.

Our trucks will resume limited pickup routes beginning on June 1st. Please see our website for more information at svdpdsm.org

We will follow social distancing in addition to wearing masks and gloves. Once our thrift stores open for shopping on June 1st there will be occupancy restrictions too.

As a reminder, all proceeds go directly to serving the poor. In addition, clothes in good condition go to our Clothing Pantry for those returning to the workforce and going on interviews.

Reapertura de las tiendas de SVdP

Ahora Aceptando Donaciones de Nuevo

Noticias de St. Vincent de Paul: Con los cambios en las reglas del estado durante el pandémico, y la reapertura de tiendas en el estado, las tiendas de St. Vincent de Paul estarán aceptando donaciones de nuevo empezando el 15 de mayo. Las horas para recibir donaciones en la tienda son de 8:30-5pm, lunes a viernes. Pedimos que llaman a la tienda antes de traer la donación. Números de teléfono son 282-8327 para la tienda en “6th Ave” y 282-8328 para la tienda en Army Post. Empezaremos recogiendo donaciones de nuevo en forma limitada, el 1 de junio. Favor de visitar la página de web de St. Vincent de Paul para más información. svdpdsm.org Todavía se va seguir las reglas de distancia social y usaremos guantes y máscaras. También va ver un límite de número de personas permitidas adentro de la tienda cuando se abre el 1 de junio. Un recuerdo, la totalidad de todos los ingresos recibidos va directamente a ayudar gente desafortunados. También se usa las donaciones de ropa en buena condición para ayudar a gente en necesidad de ropa de trabajo.

CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION (CFF)

The Attributes of Gardening By Debbie Chalik

About a week ago, I looked out my window to see the neighbor kids in the yard planting a garden. The kids range in grade from late elementary to high school. They are very pleasant kids, polite and as responsible as you can be at that age. The process of planting seemed to be going smoothly. I thought Mom was very inventive!

Personally, as an experienced mom turned grandma, being at home with teens or tweens can be much harder than herding toddlers. Toddlers might be wiggly and demanding, but they have not yet learned the fine art of talking back or rolling their eyes – and, even more important – toddlers nap!

As I watched the neighbor kids work hard, I could see that they were having a great time. They laughed, splashed each other with water, and ended up completely covered in dirt. They had accomplished something that would certainly grow (and I am not talking only about the plants).

Perhaps they were planting a garden, but more importantly – they were growing memories to last a lifetime.

While children and families struggle with canceled activities and events, sometimes a little hard work and laughter can change the perspective!

“A cheerful heart is good medicine...” Proverbs 17:22

Catholic education has played an important role in lifting many from poverty to a more hopeful future. This mission is in danger as a result of the economic devastation facing many families across the country. Abrupt unemployment and lost income has meant financial difficulties for many families.

Additionally, our parishes which normally provide financial support to the schools to keep tuition within financial reach for families have lost much of their Sunday collections with the halt to the public celebration of Masses.

Please take a moment and contact your Members of Congress to ask for emergency aid to Catholic schools and our families in the next Covid-19 Legislation package. Our requests include: equitable access to K12 federal funds for Catholic schools, direct funding to families for tuition aid and tax breaks for K12 tuition payments. Please visit: www.votervoice.net/USCCB/Campaigns/74377/Respond

We encourage you to add your own personal story in the message as well. Catholic schools urgently need help in this time of uncertainty. By speaking with one voice, we can amplify this problem with Congress and provide help for our families.

PASTORAL CARE BY DEACON ED GARZA If you are homebound or hospitalized, or will be hospitalized, and would like a visit from the Pastoral Staff or need Anointing of the Sick, please contact the Parish Office. Our priests and pastoral care minister will be happy to make a pastoral visit if you wish. ed.garza@sacredheartwdm.org

It’s May, the month we celebrate Mary. We began by crowning her on May 1st and on May 13 we celebrated her first apparition at Fatima…a private revelation that holds more and more importance during this current worldwide trial in which we find ourselves.

I think there are two things worth focusing on. First, we honor Mary as our Spiritual mother, as she is, and the model disciple—that to which we should all aspire.

But I’d also suggest that we can look to Mary as the perfect model of mental health as well. Preserved from original sin, Mary was unencumbered by the weakness that plagues us. But, like Adam and Eve who were also conceived without original sin, she always remained free to choose the good or not. Of course, she always chose the good and remained sinless.

So, what enabled Mary to remain sinless and to be the perfect model of mental and emotional health? First is obviously her free will…but equally important were her virtues. And therein lies the lesson for us—the secret sauce if you will. In order for us, wounded by original and actual sin—both our own and those committed against us—to be healthy emotionally and mentally we need to work on developing virtues.

But what are virtues? Virtues are habitual dispositions toward the good. So, think about that…they are habits of choosing good, habits that become so ingrained they become part of our character.

So how do we acquire virtues? First, we need to ask for them in prayer. You can be sure that is a prayer God will answer. Many virtues, like the virtue of hope, can be infused by the Holy Spirit, hence prayer is so important, especially when feeling despair.

But some virtues require work on our part. Patience is a good example. I often refer to patience as the trick virtue. If you pray for patience, you’ll find yourself waiting for everything…and dealing with frictions and frustrations. It may seem like you’re failing, but the reality is if you’re sincere in wanting this virtue, God will oblige by giving you opportunities to build your patience muscle, if you will. Once attained, patience enables you to endure many things with equanimity and calm in order to persevere in situations that those without this virtue may give up on easily. Too often we give up on things out of impatience when we are so close to attaining them.

One of the biggest heartaches I hear about is from parents who are worried about their children who have left the faith and are living in ways that jeopardize their salvation. The virtue of patience, as well as perseverance, is so critical in these circumstances. Pray for that grace. The one who perseveres in patience will experience many answered prayers and peace. As St. Teresa of Avila said, patience obtains all things.

Of course, Mary’s ultimate virtue is humility. Many saints and doctors of the Church see this as the foundational virtue upon which all the others rest. And of course, this is true. So, praying daily for the virtue of humility is so important. Ask Mary to help you, especially during this month of May dedicated to her honor. But by way of full disclosure I will warn you, just like with patience, praying for humility may involve some humiliations. Be ready. But when dedicating yourself to prayer and asking daily for this gift, ask for the grace to see God’s hand in these humiliations and He will use them for your good and to help you grow in that, and all of the virtues.

Remember, Mary suffered greatly. She understands your pains. She can relate to your trials. Her virtues enabled her to persevere and triumph.

It takes time…so patience my friends…little-by-little you will get there and experience not only spiritual benefits, but emotional ones as well. Remember to ask Mary for help…she never disappoints.

Our Lady of Mental and Emotional Health by Allison Ricciardi of Raphael Remedy

ACTIVE APOSTLE SHOUT OUT! KIM HARMAN This week we would like to thank our Active Apostle, Kim Harman. Kim has been a member of the CFF volunteers for 10 years. She has taught music to all the kids going through the program at both the 4:30 and 6:30 session. Her dedication is evident in the way the kids who no longer attend music at CFF still react to seeing her in the halls. She knows all

of them by name and they love saying hi to her. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it brought, Kim has dedicated her time at home in self-quarantine to making masks for those on the front line. But as Kim sewed, she thought of her friends at Sacred Heart. Kim donated 52 masks to Hispanic Ministry for Spanish speakers who may not have access to masks. Her kindness and willingness to always help is always on display. Thank you, Kim for all that you do for Sacred Heart!

KIM HARMAN Esta semana le damos gracias a Kim Harman, por ser una Apóstol Activa en la iglesia Sacred Heart. Kim ha sido una voluntaria para el programa de CFF por 10 años. Ella les ha enseñado música a todos los niños del programa en las dos sesiones de las 4:30 y 6:30. Su dedicación a los niños es evidente en la forma que los niños reaccionan cuando la ven en los pasillos de la iglesia. Ella se acuerda de todos los niños y sus nombres, y ellos están bien entusiasmados en verla. Con los cambios que ha traído la pandemia de COVID-19, Kim ha dedicado su tiempo en casa en hacer mascarillas para personales médicos. Pero, mientras Kim cosía las mascarillas, ella empezó a pensar en sus amigos en la iglesia. Kim dono 52 mascarillas al Ministerio Hispano para hispanos quienes tal vez no han tenido acceso a las mascarillas hasta este punto. Su bondad y voluntad de siempre ayudar es constante. Gracias, Kim, por todo lo que haces para Sacred Heart.

Mass Worship Guide Available Sacred Heart Church now offers a weekly Sunday Mass Worship Guide on the website! Follow along with the readings and prayers during Mass by checking out the new online Sacred Heart Worship Guide.

This page also offers wonderful resources for reading reflections for adults and children. Please feel free to print the Sunday Worship Guide and the Children's Celebration pages. We hope this information enhances your participation with the Mass from home.

Please note that due to copyright restrictions, we are not able to post music. Thank you for understanding.

www.sacredheartwdm.org/worship-guide

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