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The partners with Prisca Sewing Group (formerly Outreach Sewing) will meet on Wednesday, September 28 in the Parish Hall from 12:30 - 3:00 PM. St. Prisca was a faithful friend of St. Paul and helped establish early Christian churches.

The Downriver Missionaries for Christ family is offering a 5-Week Series for Families after baptizing their children. Once your child is baptized, what’s next? These gatherings will give an opportunity to reflect on the promises you as parents made in baptizing your children as well as consider some practical tips around how to raise your children in the faith.

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? The Adult Faith Formation Committee will be offering a six-part study program through the Augustine Institute to break open what it means to be a true follower of Jesus and how you can move from simply being a “fan” to being a true disciple who has taken on the very likeness of Jesus Christ.

The Parish Office will be closed on Thursdays, at 11:30 AM, beginning September 8 through November 17 while the parish staff attends Alpha Training.

Our family of parishes, Downriver Vicariate Family 3, will now be known as Downriver Missionaries for Christ. Along with the new name, we have a new logo. We are excited about the name and logo and all it communicates about us as family – who we are and where we’re going!

With increased popularity and participants we are excited to say that we need more Core Team Members....We need you! EDGE will have sessions not only at Sacred Heart on select Sundays but also St. Roch/Our Lady of the Woods on select Tuesday’s. Both programs are in need of volunteers.

Sacred Heart Church will host a Blood Drive on Sunday, August 21, 2022 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. It is essential for surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries.

Sacred Heart Parish now has an Instagram account. If you are on Instagram, please follow the parish at shgicatholic. Your children and grandchildren most likely have an Instagram account - please ask the to follow us. Our hash tag is #sacredheartgi.

The Children's Faith Formation registration process has been streamlined and is now completely online. It is available on our new Family of Parishes website (downrivermissionariesforchrist.com). We ask that you register as soon as possible to secure your child’s place in the program you are desiring to enter.

Join the Archdiocese of Detroit's Office of Family Ministry as they celebrate grandparents and the elderly on Sunday, July 24 at 11:00 AM Mass as the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

The goal of this seminar, beginning on Sunday, June 26, is to reach out to others who have lost a loved one, to comfort them, to console them, and to listen to them. On your journey we want to offer you hope.

Vacation Bible School takes place June 27-30. Register your children today. At Monumental Vacation Bible School, kids celebrate God’s greatness! Monumental VBS is filled with awesome Bible-learning experiences kids see, hear, and touch!

YES! We are excited to bring Vacation Bible School (VBS) back this year. We will need many adult, teen and youth volunteers. The date for training and decorating is Tuesday, June 21 at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Save these dates for upcoming events in our Family of Parishes as we celebrate the joy of the Easter Season!

We will resume watching The CHOSEN (Season Two: Episodes 5-8) beginning Tuesday, April 26 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM in Room B of the Parish Center.

The "Mother Teresa Award" and the "Father McGivney Scholarship" applications have been sent out to all Sacred Heart high school senior graduates.

We are looking for volunteers to serve as ushers for the 11:00 am and 5:00 pm Masses on Sundays. This is a rewarding ministry that assists in greeting our parishioners and making sure that any requests of the pastor and parishioners are addressed.

Christian Service will be hosting a Soup Supper on Wednesday March 16th at 5:30 p.m. Sally from the Capuchin Monastery “Solanus Center” will speak at 6:00.

Prepare for Lent by celebrating Mardi Gras while enjoying fun, faith, food and fellowship. The evening will include a pancake and sausage dinner with every topping we can think of.

Sean Calvin, the Director of Discipleship Formation for our Family of Parishes, is looking for couples that would be willing to be mentors to couples after the Sacraments of Matrimony and Baptism.