WELCOME: No Matter what your present or past status in the Catholic Church, no matter your personal history, age, race or background, you are invited, welcomed, accepted and loved at Sacred Heart Catholic Parish in Brewster.
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Public Masses
Please arrive for Mass 15 minutes early.
Mass Schedule:
Saturday – 7:00 pm (Spanish)
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Sunday – 8:30 am (English)
2:00 pm (Spanish)
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Wednesday – 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm Confessions, 7:00 pm (Spanish)
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Prayer of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You. Amen.
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ADORATION to the BLESSED SACRAMENT
Friday 7:00 pm to Saturday 9:00 am
Receiving the Eucharist means adoring Him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with Him, and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the heavenly liturgy. The act of adoration outside Mass prolongs and intensifies all that takes place during the liturgical celebration itself. Indeed, “only in adoration can a profound and genuine reception mature. And it is precisely this personal encounter with the Lord that then strengthens the social mission contained in the Eucharist, which seeks to break down not only the walls that separate the Lord and ourselves, but also and especially the walls that separate us from one another.” Benedict XVI, Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis.
Church Activities
Wednesday: 7:30 pm Ultreya – Parish Hall
Thursday: 6:30 pm Youth Group – Parish Hall
Friday: Adoration 7:00 pm to Saturday 9:00 am
Saturday: Children Catechesis
ANNOUNCEMENTS
~ St Thérèse of Lisieux
Thank you to all of you who have so generously given to the Annual Catholic appeal. We have received pledges/contributions of $24,115 toward our parish goal of $18,423. For those who haven’t yet pledged, please join your fellow parishioners in meeting our goal. Remember, contributions made in excess of our goal are returned to the parish as a rebate.
2024 PARISH Goal: $18,423
As of 10-22-2024
Total Pledged: $24,115 | % to Goal: 130.90%
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, patron saint of the 2024 Annual Catholic Appeal, Pray For Us!
Pre-Baptismal Talks
Monday, November 4 @7:00 pm
Monday, December 2 @7:00 pm
*Please RSVP by calling Deacon José Aparicio. If you will baptize in the parish, you need a photocopy of the birth certificate of the child you are going to baptize.
Baptisms:
Saturdays, November 2 and 30 @10:00 am
Saturday, December 7 and 28 @10:00 am
Financial support envelopes: If you are interested in contributing to the parish
remodeling project, please pick up an envelope at the entrance of the
church. Your support is greatly appreciated. God bless you.
November 3, 2024, Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy of the Word
Deuteronomy 6:2–6 Hear, O Israel! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart.
Psalm 18 “I love you, Lord, my strength.”
Hebrews 7:23–28 Because he remains forever, he has a priesthood that does not pass away.
Mark 12:28b–34 Love the Lord your God. Love your neighbor.
Having just given the people the ten commandments, Moses extols them as a blessing, a way to grow and prosper and eventually reach the promised land. There they can declare their love for the Lord, as we do in the responsorial psalm. After hearing Hebrews praise Jesus as a high priest who has been made perfect forever, we hear him reveal the greatest commandment, which directs our love on two paths, toward God and toward neighbor. Listening to God’s word, let us note the wonderful consequences of taking God’s commands to heart.
Question of the Week: How do I show my love for God and my love for neighbor? When have I felt myself giving that love with all my being?
| Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time |
| Mark 12:28b-34 Friends, our Gospel features what the ancient Israelites referred to as the shema: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!” Could I invite everyone to make an examination of conscience on the basis of the shema? Is God the one Lord of your life? Who or what are his rivals for your attention, for your ultimate concern? Or, to turn the question around: Does absolutely everything in your life belong to God? But people might ask: How do we give ourselves to a reality that we cannot see? This is where the second command of Jesus comes into play. When asked which is the first of all the commandments, Jesus responded with the shema, but then he added a second command, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” There is a strict logic at work here. When you really love someone, you tend to love, as well, what they love. Well, what does God love? He loves everything and everyone that he has made. So, if you want to love God, and you find this move difficult because God seems so distant, love everyone you come across for the sake of God. ~ Bishop Barron |
The Highest Good is God Alone
Friends, the readings for this Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time take us to very holy ground. In the first reading, taken from the sixth chapter of Deuteronomy, we hear the “shema,” a prayer fundamental to Jewish theology and spirituality. And in the Gospel, when one of the scribes asks Jesus which is the greatest commandment, the Son of God, the Torah made flesh, recites the same prayer. We can’t get any more sacred or any clearer indication of how we should govern our lives. ~ Bishop Barron
En Español
As bills continue to arrive, please remember to continue your generous donations to Sacred Heart parish. We now have on-line giving. Click here to donate online.
Of course, you may continue to mail your donations if that is your preference to:
Sacred Heart Parish-Brewster
PO Box 548
Brewster, WA 98812
Thank you so much!
A medida que continúan llegando las facturas, pero las facturas y los pagos continúan llegando a la parroquia. Recuerde continuar sus generosas donaciones a la Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón. Para donar electrónicamente, haga clic aquí.
Para enviar su donación por correo, envíe sus donaciones a:
Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón-Brewster
PO Box 548
Brewster, WA 98812
¡Muchas Gracias!
A Guide to Making Good Decisions for the End
of Life: Living Will and Durable Power of
Attorney
The Bishops of Washington State and the WSCC have prepared this booklet as a resource to assist in making choices about health care and in communicating decisions to others. Our Catholic faith encourages prayerful reflection on death and responsible preparation for it in light of Church teachings.
English Version
Spanish Version
EOL Booklet Order Form PDF
Please remember Sacred Heart Parish in your will.
Protecting God’s Children
The Catholic Diocese of Spokane is committed to providing a safe environment for all children, young adults, and vulnerable adults in our care by cultivating a culture of awareness and vigilance. The work of ensuring the safety of those entrusted to our care is a challenging undertaking. Each year our children and young people participate in the VIRTUS education program, Empowering God’s Children, through which parents, teachers, catechists, and youth ministers give children and young people the tools they need to protect themselves from those who might harm them.
All clergy, all employees, and all volunteers who work with children and young adults participate in the VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children program and update their knowledge annually through online modules. These adults also read and sign our diocesan Code of Conduct and Commitment, Disclosure Statement, and have a criminal background check every five years. All clergy and employees receive Sexual Harassment training, and all clergy and volunteers who work in homebound ministries complete Vulnerable Adult training.
Diocese of Spokane parishes and ministries comply with all safe environment policies and procedures.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) audits our safe environment programs annually. Bishop Daly announced that the Diocese passed its 2020 audit; click here for audit results.
As of June 30, 2020, 7,555 children, youth, clergy, deacons, seminarians, teachers, staff, and volunteers have been educated and 2,710 clergy, deacons, seminarians, teachers, staff and volunteers have passed criminal background checks.
The Diocese is committed to providing healing resources and therapy for those who have experienced sexual abuse and their families. Please visit the links below for more information.
Protecting God’s Children :: Catholic Diocese of Spokane :: Spokane, WA
A Message from Catholic Charities of Central Washington
Having a baby and raising a family is an incredible experience, but the journey of parenting is sometimes a struggle and families and moms may need help along the way. Whether you just found out you are pregnant, are a new mom or a new dad, or are juggling the demands of parenthood, all families need a community to support them.
PREPARES is a nurturing response of the Catholic community in Washington state, open to all, to provide meaningful, local and sustainable support to mothers, fathers, and families as they nurture their children through pregnancy and early childhood. Volunteers at the PREPARES program offer support and activities for families from pregnancy to your child’s fifth birthday.
Website: PREPARES of Eastern Washington
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/preparesforlife/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwQinhD6VAg&t=43s
| Diocesan Resources: Diocesan Coronavirus Website How to make a Perfect Act of Contrition at Home Catholic Charities |
What Is Divine Mercy?
Divine Mercy has been called “the greatest grassroots movement in the history of the Catholic Church” and has changed millions of lives. But what is it?
The following is drawn from Fr. Michael Gaitley’s book Divine Mercy Explained:
Divine Mercy, in General
Divine Mercy gets to the heart of Sacred Scripture. In fact, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “The Gospel is the revelation in Jesus Christ of God’s mercy to sinners” (1849). Right there: That summarizes it. Divine Mercy is the Gospel. It’s the good news. Click to read further.
Litany to the Blessed Host
O Blessed Host, in golden chalice enclosed for me,
That through the vast wilderness of exile I may pass
Pure, immaculate, undefiled;
Oh, grant that through the power of Your love
This might come to be.O Blessed Host, take up Your dwelling within my soul,
O Thou my heart’s purest love!
With Your brilliance the darkness dispel.
Refuse not Your grace to a humble heart.O Blessed Host, enchantment of all heaven,
Though Your beauty be veiled
And captured in a crumb of bread,
Strong faith tears away that veil.The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
Download a printable copy of the Litany of the Blessed Host to share.
9 Things You Need to Know About Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter. Click here.
Online Resources
Spiritual Communion
As part of our continued response, LTP has compiled free prayer resources in English and Spanish, free Virtual Gathering offerings, and more for you, your parish, and your family and friends. For a complete list of free resources available to you throughout this crisis, click here: Liturgy Training Publications (English and Spanish)
– Prayer Resources –
| Liturgy of the Hours Find morning, daytime, evening and night prayers online.Pray the Rosary Pray along with videos for all of the mysteries of the Rosary.Light a candle online Light a digital candle and share your prayer intentions from your home. |
– Daily Scripture –
| USCCB Daily Readings The daily readings in English from the USCCB.Lecturas del Dia The daily readings in Spanish from the USCCB.You may also subscribe to receive the Daily Readings from the USCCB in your email every morning. |
