Welcome to
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sittingbourne
63 West Street,
Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 1AN
CHURCH OPENS FOR HOLY MASS
I am so delighted to welcome all our beloved parishioners back to Holy Mass commencing on Wednesday 15th July 2020, 10.00 am.
Please be aware that, following the rule of social distancing (one meter), the capacity of our Church is 40 people only. With the obligation to attend Sunday Mass which remains suspended, you are invited to consider the possibility of attending on a weekday. This is to give the opportunity to all parishioners to receive the Holy Communion at least once a week. This will ease the pressure of numbers for Sunday celebrations. Those who come must comply with the following mandatory requirements:
- Parishioners will need to register by contacting the Parish Office with an email or telephone call on a Friday when the office is staffed.
- Everyone is required to give their name and either a mobile or landline number or email address or postal address which will be kept for 21 days to facilitate the NHS “Track and Trace” to manage the risk of the virus re-emerging.
- It is mandatory to wear a face covering mask at Mass. Please bring your own mask.
- If anyone objects to either wearing a face covering or giving their details to the steward they will be invited to leave.
- Everyone is to sanitise their hands on entering and leaving the church.
- There will be a “one-way system”: parishioners must enter by the main doors and exit by the side door.
- Observe distancing of one meter by only sitting on a spot marked by the green sticker. Members of the same household can occupy also the spot with the red sticker as long as they are on the same bench.
- The Mass will be in a short format with: no singing, no bidding prayers, no offertory procession and a brief homily.
- There will be no collection. You can place your offering or gift aid envelop at any Mass in the box at the entrance to the church or in the basket near the exit door.
- The priest will be distributing Holy Communion to parishioners in their hands at their seat.
- Weekly Mass time is Wednesday – Friday 10.00 am.
- Sunday Mass time are: Saturday 5.00 pm and Sunday at 9.30 am, 11.00 am.
- Everyone must remain seated after the final blessing so that the stewards can lead people out row by row.
- Everyone must leave the church immediately after Mass to allow cleaning to take place.
- There are no toilets in use.
- Candles are permitted to be lit without sharing lighter or matches.
I am very much looking forward to seeing you attending Holy Mass and I extend my special thanks to our splendid team of stewards without whom we cannot have Mass. God bless you all.
Fr Graziano de Palma Sunday 5th July 2020
WHAT’S ON THIS COMING WEEK?
Saint Lawrence - Monday 10 August
10;00 am Mass – Karen Woodcock R.I.P.
2-4 pm - Personal Prayer
Saint Clare - Tuesday 11 August
No Mass
2-4.00 pm Personal Prayer
Wednesday 12 August
10.00 am Mass – Mo Lewis R.I.P.
6-8.00 pm Personal Prayer
Thursday 13 August
10.00 am Mass – Jurica Fernedas’ 6th Birthday
2-4.00 pm Personal Prayer (time reserved to Vulnerable People only)
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe - Friday 14 August
10.00 am Mass – Angelo de Palma R.I.P.
***Followed by Adoration and Divine Mercy Chaplet***
6-8.00 pm Personal Prayer
Saturday 15 August
11-12.00 noon Personal Prayer (time reserved to Vulnerable People only)
5:00 pm Mass – Betty & Pete Houlihan Wedding Anniversary
The assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Sunday 16 August
9:30 am Mass – Dolly Warr & Diane Hopwood R.I.P.
11.00 am Mass – People of the Parish
2-4 pm - Personal Prayer
Saint Lawrence - Monday 10 August
10;00 am Mass – Karen Woodcock R.I.P.
2-4 pm - Personal Prayer
Saint Clare - Tuesday 11 August
No Mass
2-4.00 pm Personal Prayer
Wednesday 12 August
10.00 am Mass – Mo Lewis R.I.P.
6-8.00 pm Personal Prayer
Thursday 13 August
10.00 am Mass – Jurica Fernedas’ 6th Birthday
2-4.00 pm Personal Prayer (time reserved to Vulnerable People only)
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe - Friday 14 August
10.00 am Mass – Angelo de Palma R.I.P.
***Followed by Adoration and Divine Mercy Chaplet***
6-8.00 pm Personal Prayer
Saturday 15 August
11-12.00 noon Personal Prayer (time reserved to Vulnerable People only)
5:00 pm Mass – Betty & Pete Houlihan Wedding Anniversary
The assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Sunday 16 August
9:30 am Mass – Dolly Warr & Diane Hopwood R.I.P.
11.00 am Mass – People of the Parish
2-4 pm - Personal Prayer
Click HERE for Angelcam live stream of Mass
(remember to switch volume on as default is mute)
Alternatively to the angelcam you can follow the live streaming also on Facebook:
Sacred Heart of Jesus RCC Sittingbourne page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SittingbourneSacredHeart/photos/?tab=album&album_id=110411620602636
Or on the personal account of Graziano de Palma
IF OUR ANGELCAM DOESN'T WORK, HERE OTHER LIVE-STREAMING MASS
Link to Southwark parishes that live-stream Mass
Several Parishes within the Archdiocese live-stream Mass each weekend.
Externally to the Diocese, The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham offers a 12 noon Mass each day, whilst Church Services TV and MCN Media also offer Masses from around the country, and indeed, Europe.
(remember to switch volume on as default is mute)
Alternatively to the angelcam you can follow the live streaming also on Facebook:
Sacred Heart of Jesus RCC Sittingbourne page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SittingbourneSacredHeart/photos/?tab=album&album_id=110411620602636
Or on the personal account of Graziano de Palma
IF OUR ANGELCAM DOESN'T WORK, HERE OTHER LIVE-STREAMING MASS
Link to Southwark parishes that live-stream Mass
Several Parishes within the Archdiocese live-stream Mass each weekend.
Externally to the Diocese, The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham offers a 12 noon Mass each day, whilst Church Services TV and MCN Media also offer Masses from around the country, and indeed, Europe.
OUR CAR PARK CAMPAIGN CAN GO ON WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
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Starting this week we will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet during Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, on Tuesdays and Fridays.
This is a powerful prayer with which to plead for special graces.
This is a powerful prayer with which to plead for special graces.
Dear husband and wife! During the lockdown period an online ‘Build a Better Marriage’ opportunity is being held on May 2nd 2020 running from 10am -1pm.
The course offered means that you can attend the course from your own living room and there is no group sharing!
A recent Build a Better Marriage course held on April 4th 2020 received the following comments from married couples who logged on …
‘The topics were chosen well and we could really relate to them. The personal stories you shared were very insightful and helped us to reflect on our own relationships more deeply… It was relaxed and you put us at ease, being friendly and personable...’
‘We thoroughly enjoyed attending the course and have certainly been practicing a few of the things we learnt already. It puts a smile on our faces when we do because we know that we are certainly richer from participating in the course.’
For further information contact: Carole - Tel: 07983524727 - email: mflkent@rcaos.org.u
Kent Pastoral Area
The course offered means that you can attend the course from your own living room and there is no group sharing!
A recent Build a Better Marriage course held on April 4th 2020 received the following comments from married couples who logged on …
‘The topics were chosen well and we could really relate to them. The personal stories you shared were very insightful and helped us to reflect on our own relationships more deeply… It was relaxed and you put us at ease, being friendly and personable...’
‘We thoroughly enjoyed attending the course and have certainly been practicing a few of the things we learnt already. It puts a smile on our faces when we do because we know that we are certainly richer from participating in the course.’
For further information contact: Carole - Tel: 07983524727 - email: mflkent@rcaos.org.u
Kent Pastoral Area
ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
(Prayer to be said before watching the Holy Mass on streaming)
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 as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen
(Prayer to be said before watching the Holy Mass on streaming)
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 as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen
Working at keeping our parish family together, during this difficult time, through social networking it gave our catechist team the idea of staying in touch with families, whose children were due to make their first Reconciliation & Holy Communion this summer.
Unfortunately, these celebrations have had to be postponed. However, specifically for these parents, we have created a group with resources you can use with your children to remind them they are still on this journey of faith and formation in readiness for First Holy Communion. If you are a parent whose child has been involved in the First Holy Communion sessions 2020, we invite you to follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sacredheartfirstcommunion/
Unfortunately, these celebrations have had to be postponed. However, specifically for these parents, we have created a group with resources you can use with your children to remind them they are still on this journey of faith and formation in readiness for First Holy Communion. If you are a parent whose child has been involved in the First Holy Communion sessions 2020, we invite you to follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sacredheartfirstcommunion/
DO YOU FEEL IN NEED OF SPIRITUAL/MORAL SUPPORT? PLEASE CALL
FR GRAZIANO 01795 555708 or 01795 472619
11.00am - 2.00pm
Mrs SUE McGOLDRICK 0777 1757944
Mrs MIRIAM LYNCH 0744 3331152
Mrs PAULINE YEUNG 01795 428542 or 07940 564626
FR GRAZIANO 01795 555708 or 01795 472619
11.00am - 2.00pm
Mrs SUE McGOLDRICK 0777 1757944
Mrs MIRIAM LYNCH 0744 3331152
Mrs PAULINE YEUNG 01795 428542 or 07940 564626
A Faith Worshipping Community in Christ, in Church and Family
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark covering South London and Kent.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark covering South London and Kent.
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MISSION
We, the Parish community of the Sacred Heart, nurtured by the presence of God, and empowered by the Spirit of servant leadership, are committed to grow as a living Church of the poor responding to the spiritual and temporal needs of people to attain the fullness of life. VISION The Sacred Heart Parish, Under The Guidance Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Her Patron, Is A Vibrant Community Of Faith, Hope And Charity, Ever Growing With Clear And Effective Programmes To Enhance The Spiritual And Temporal Lives Of Its Parishioners, Especially The Poor. 
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