A MILLION THANKS TO THE KITCHEN COMMITTEE THAT PREPARED AND SERVED THE FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION RECEPTIONS. The lovely ladies were: Barbara Duggan, Marie Hartsell, Annelies Geelan, Cecy Schrum, Barbara Lentz, Janet Varro, Lea Brown and Jane Walker. A MILLION THANKS TO THE LADIES WHO CLEANED THE CLASSROOMS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. The lovely ladies were: Marie Hartsell, Bunny Cross, Sandy LaComb, Denise Price, Ann Leonard, Mildred Segarra, Carol Meyer, and Roseann Kornichuk.

Annelies Geelen and the 8:00 weekday Mass group invite you to come to a Breakfast Potluck to bid Fr. Alex good-by and thank him for his kind and inspiring presence at Sacred Heart. Breakfast will be after the 8:00 am Mass on Friday, June 10th. All are welcome……. bring a breakfast nibble ( even if you don’t, you are welcome ) and plan to attend.

DATE: THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9TH FROM 5-8 PM LOCATION: FOUNDERS HALL NB: ALL RETURNING FAITH FORMATION FACULTY ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND. Please click for more information.

A Sincere THANK YOU to the parishioners who donated an Easter Dinner Food Basket for Disabled Veterans or Veterans in Need. Women of Sacred Heart greatly appreciate your generosity and are very happy to report that 36 baskets were donated and distributed. A special Thank You also goes to the Knitters who donated 25 shawls and lap throws that accompanied the baskets. Many, many thanks for your generosity and support of this project.

Please join the children in saying the Rosary and crowning the Blessed Mother on Sunday, May 29th after the 10:45 am Mass. Children are invited to wear their First Communion and Confirmation clothing and join in praising the Mother of God. Adults should meet at the statue of Our lady. The children will meet in Founders Hall immediately after Mass and process, saying the rosary, to the statue. A member of the First Communion class will carry the crown and a child will crown Our Lady. We ask all parishioners to be part of this tradition. Join us in saying the Rosary as we pray for World Peace.

Women of Sacred Heart will be Crowning the Blessed Mother and attending a special Mass on Thursday, May 12 at 10:00 A.M. in the Church. Following Mass, a Box Lunch prepared by Thyme and Place will be served in Founders Hall. Please click here for more information.

Our Parish Offices will close on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 12:30 pm. The Offices will reopen on Tuesday, April 19 in observance of the Easter Holiday. We wish all of our parishioners a Blessed and Happy Easter!

Seats are still available for the WSH discussion on “The Holy Longing: The search for A Christian Spirituality”, by Roland Rolheiser. We will meet in Founders Hall on Tuesdays, starting April 19, from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. The discussions will looks at the “hard truths of compassion, forgiveness, and action in the world that give us a true and lasting hope”. Come join us, Tuesday evenings.

Dear Faith Formation Parents: Thank you for allowing us to spend some very precious time this past year with your children in Faith Formation. This year we experienced so many blessings; more children were enrolled than in past years. We will have 52 children receiving Jesus for the first time and 24 being confirmed in their Faith. We need to plan carefully for the next academic year, space is at a premium and we hope to reduce the size of the classes to give more attention to each child. You can help us by registering your children. This can be done by using the Faith Formation Registration forms in the Founders Hall Lobby or by going to the Sacred Heart web page, completing the forms, and emailing to me. We would like to add a Pre-K class if space and staff permit. The age required is 5 years old when class begins in September. Please consider helping as a Catechist, Co-Catechist, Teacher aid for the next year. If you are interested, please Faith Formation – 295-6550. Father Forbes is very grateful to those who served so devotedly this year. Please join Father in thanking the Faith Formation staff: Aiden Shiflet, Jeffrey Leone, Ula Fernandes, Ceilidh Clendenin, Molly Karpenko, Meredith Michalek, Jennifer Molino, Gwen Jones, Alba Vecchiettini, Angela Ball, Deacon Greg Cross, Isabella Fernandes, Catherine Fernandes, Aaron Hartley, Christine Mimms, Frank Perrotta, Denise Price, Jayne Walker, Diana Pusillo ,Nancy Boito Lain Nicol and special thanks to one of our dear catechists, Kathleen Matthews. Kathleen “Kat” Matthews has been a faithful teacher for several years. Because of a military reassignment, Kat will be leaving Sacred Heart. We thank her for her outstanding educational expertise and wish her well.

The Nursery will be open for Holy Thursday (7pm) and Good Friday (3pm) services. We will be closed on Easter Sunday. Please remember that all children will need to be registered with the Nursery coordinator and have vaccination forms turned in within 30 days of registration. If you have any questions please reach out to Tessa Choban. Email: nurserysacredheartpinehurst@gmail.com Personal cell: 614-558-2976.

The April Women of Sacred Heart Meeting will be held the third Thursday of the month on April 21 due to Holy Week being the second week of the month. It will take place at 10:00 in Founders Hall. The theme of the meeting will be A Spring Fling. Election of Officers for the 2022/2023 Program Year will also be held. Members whose last names are from A to P are asked to bring dainty sandwiches, salads or fruit/vegetable platters. Members whose last names are from Q to Z are asked to bring desserts. All women of the parish are invited. Come and bring a friend. Hope to see you on April 21st! The Board will meet at 9:00 in the Family Room.

Please join us in a public Rosary to show our support for reinstating the right to life to the most vulnerable of our citizens and for a peaceful conclusion to the conflict in the Ukraine. We’ll pray our Public Square Rosary on Saturday, April 2nd, at 9:00 AM in Tuft’s Park in Pinehurst. Please join us on the first Saturday of every month to pray a public Rosary imploring our Lady’s intercession for our nation.

Good Samaritan Weekend is always the first weekend of each month, April 2 and 3, 2022. We ask that if possible, you would donate food to our Mission Church, San Juan Diego. Non -perishable food items that can be found in the international section of your local grocery store are suggested, but all donations are appreciated. Fruit and vegetables, as well as potatoes are needed. Please leave all bags in the Gathering Area and mark them San Juan Diego. Our Robbins community is overwhelmed by your thoughtful generosity!

Family Promise is in need of help from the local churches. Please click here for more information.

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) TRAINING/ CPR TRAINING - We have contracted with a Pinehurst Fire Medic Employee to hold CPR/AED Training from 9-12 on May 23rd in Founders Hall. Click for more information.

Sacred Heart supports the program with funds and with VOLUNTEERS.  Our Parish will be hosting once again from Monday, April 4 through Thursday, April 7.   We hope that you will be able to assist us on one of these dates. Please click here for more information.

John Hoffmann will lead a weekly discussion of CATHOLICISM. Bishop Robert Barron narrates this award-winning video series shot on-site in the Holy Land and Rome. This series explains the Catholic Faith, with group discussion and exploration of questions Catholics may have concerning their Faith. The textbook which will be frequently referred to in the discussion is The Catechism of the Catholic Church. (If you want to purchase a copy, it is available on Amazon.) It is not necessary to have the book for the class. The new program will meet on Wednesday evenings, 7:00 pm, beginning April 27 in Founders Hall. Questions should be addressed to John Hoffmann at jhoffmann@nc.rr.com

The Knights of Columbus are planning a LAMB fundraiser for the weekend Masses during Lent, starting March 5. It will be a take-home dinner consisting of a 32 oz food container of pasta sauce (provided by Valenti’s restaurant in Vass) and a 1 lb. box of pasta. Just reheat the sauce and boil the pasta and you will have a delicious dinner for 3-4 people. We will be in the Gathering Area

During the Fridays in Lent, Stations of the Cross are held at 5:30pm. The evening Stations are followed by a pasta potluck. THERE WILL BE NO POTLUCK ON FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH AND FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH (Good Friday) Contact person is: Meredith Michalek, at michalekfamily@outlook.com

Vespers will be prayed on Thursday evenings at 6 PM during Lent in the Adoration Chapel. All are welcome to attend this ancient liturgy – Adorers, parishioners at large, others in the community who wish to gather before the Blessed Sacrament for a brief period of prayer together. Prayer booklets will be available each week. Can you spare 20 minutes mid-week for Evening Prayer of the Church with Christ and to Christ?