When the office is closed please use the following contacts:
Email address – sittingbourne@rcaos.org.uk
Telephone 01795 555708
Click HERE for Angelcam and follow live stream of the Mass
(remember to switch volume on as default is mute)
Alternatively you can follow the live streaming also on Facebook on the personal account of Graziano de Palma
(click on the name)
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 you can follow the live streaming also on Facebook on the personal account of Graziano de Palma
(click on the name)
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.
Click down below for donations:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sacredheartsittingbourne
WHAT’S ON THIS COMING MONTH?
Saturday TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
25th September 1.00pm Wedding – Megan Connolly & Ben Simmin
4.30pm Confession
5pm Maggie Gois Birthday
Sunday 26th September 9.30am 40th Wedding Anniversary
26th September 11.00am People of the Parish
12.00noon Baptism – Freya Woodcock-Jackson
Monday 27th September NO MASS – ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Tuesday 28th September 6pm Angelo de Palma R.I.P.
Wednesday 29th September SAINTS MICHAEL, GABRIEL & RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS
10am Sabino Poli R.I.P.
Thursday 30th September 10am Dina Iacobone & Francesco Poli R.I.P.
Friday 1st October ST THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS
10am Wellbeing of the de Palma family
followed by Adoration & Chaplet of the Precious Blood
Saturday TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
2nd October 4.30pm Confession
5pm James Heyes R.I.P.
Sunday 3rd October 9.30am People of the Parish
3rd October 11.00am Wellbeing of Ryan
Parish News
NEXT FUNDRAISING EVENT – Saturday 2nd October 6.30pm arrival for 7pm start
Eyes down for a full house!! We look forward to welcoming you to the next fundraising event next Saturday 2nd October in the Carmel Hall. The cost for a 5 page bingo book is £10 and a charity flyer will be sold separately. Hot snacks and beverages will be available. A fun night for all is planned, please show your interest by booking places via the office at sittingbourne@rcaos.org.uk We require definite bookings to enable the prize money to be calculated and catering requirements covered. THE EVENT IS STRICTLY OVER 18’S AS BINGO IS GAMBLING AND CHILDREN UNDER 18 ARE LEGALLY PROHIBITED FROM TAKING PART. The proceeds of this event will go towards the restoration of the two main statues of The Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady.
HARVEST FESTIVAL – ST PETERS RC PRIMARY SCHOOL
On Tuesday 5th October Fr Graziano will be at St Peter’s Catholic Primary School for a Harvest Festival Mass at 10am
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
The first parents evening on the first programme for FHC, mainly for parents of Year 5 and Year 6 children, took place on the 15th September, the next one is in Church this Wednesday 29th September at 7.30pm. It is essential that anyone booked on the current FHC programme attends these parents sessions.
If you have not been contacted about your child’s FHC, it is because they will be included in the second programme beginning in the Spring and you will be contacted in the New Year regarding arrangements.
Please contact the office sittingbourne@rcaos.org.uk to register your child if you have not already done so.
****** PLEASE SEE UPDATE to COVID MEASURES ******
COVID-19 MEASURES – PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST MEASURES REMAIN IN PLACE
Saturday TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
25th September 1.00pm Wedding – Megan Connolly & Ben Simmin
4.30pm Confession
5pm Maggie Gois Birthday
Sunday 26th September 9.30am 40th Wedding Anniversary
26th September 11.00am People of the Parish
12.00noon Baptism – Freya Woodcock-Jackson
Monday 27th September NO MASS – ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Tuesday 28th September 6pm Angelo de Palma R.I.P.
Wednesday 29th September SAINTS MICHAEL, GABRIEL & RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS
10am Sabino Poli R.I.P.
Thursday 30th September 10am Dina Iacobone & Francesco Poli R.I.P.
Friday 1st October ST THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS
10am Wellbeing of the de Palma family
followed by Adoration & Chaplet of the Precious Blood
Saturday TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
2nd October 4.30pm Confession
5pm James Heyes R.I.P.
Sunday 3rd October 9.30am People of the Parish
3rd October 11.00am Wellbeing of Ryan
Parish News
NEXT FUNDRAISING EVENT – Saturday 2nd October 6.30pm arrival for 7pm start
Eyes down for a full house!! We look forward to welcoming you to the next fundraising event next Saturday 2nd October in the Carmel Hall. The cost for a 5 page bingo book is £10 and a charity flyer will be sold separately. Hot snacks and beverages will be available. A fun night for all is planned, please show your interest by booking places via the office at sittingbourne@rcaos.org.uk We require definite bookings to enable the prize money to be calculated and catering requirements covered. THE EVENT IS STRICTLY OVER 18’S AS BINGO IS GAMBLING AND CHILDREN UNDER 18 ARE LEGALLY PROHIBITED FROM TAKING PART. The proceeds of this event will go towards the restoration of the two main statues of The Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady.
HARVEST FESTIVAL – ST PETERS RC PRIMARY SCHOOL
On Tuesday 5th October Fr Graziano will be at St Peter’s Catholic Primary School for a Harvest Festival Mass at 10am
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
The first parents evening on the first programme for FHC, mainly for parents of Year 5 and Year 6 children, took place on the 15th September, the next one is in Church this Wednesday 29th September at 7.30pm. It is essential that anyone booked on the current FHC programme attends these parents sessions.
If you have not been contacted about your child’s FHC, it is because they will be included in the second programme beginning in the Spring and you will be contacted in the New Year regarding arrangements.
Please contact the office sittingbourne@rcaos.org.uk to register your child if you have not already done so.
****** PLEASE SEE UPDATE to COVID MEASURES ******
COVID-19 MEASURES – PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST MEASURES REMAIN IN PLACE
- Proper wearing of face coverings is now personal choice, but it is strongly recommended that you continue to wear your face covering.
- Using the “ONE WAY SYSTEM” entering the main front door and leaving by the side door of the church
- Congregational singing is now allowed.
- Sign of the peace is omitted
- Children are not allowed to wander around the church for their own protection and other people’s safety
- Votive candles are available
- Following the Social Distancing rule of 1 metre or more, we can now accommodate 86 people. (The seating areas have green signage).
- We have reintroduced bidding prayers
- The Offertory Procession will be reintroduced when music is available, with those involved sanitising their hands immediately before they touch the sacred vessel or other gifts
- The Holy Communion will continue to be under one kind and the Minister will continue to wear a face covering and it is permitted to announce “the Body of Christ” for each communicant. Communion is recommended to be distributed in the hands, but if people wish to receive on the tongue, then they should wait until the end of the communion line and receive then. Communion on the tongue exposes the ministers’ hands to their aerosol and increases the possibility of viral infections. He will have to sanitize his hands again immediately after.
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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