Devotions at Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Parish has several devotions that take place each week in church.

The Holy Rosary is prayed every Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. for the intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and for peace in our world & families.
The Holy Rosary is prayed each Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
The Pro-Life Rosary is prayed each Wednesday morning at 6 a.m.
The Pro-Life Rosary is prayed on the first Saturday of each month after 8:00 a.m. Mass.
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed each Thursday morning at 6:10 a.m.
Thursday before the first Friday of each month a Eucharistic Holy Hour with Exposition of Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
The litany of the Sacred Heart is prayed each First Friday after Holy Mass at 6:30am.

Red Bird Ministries

Red Bird Ministries 2021 Soiree

Saturday, August 28^th

At River Oaks Catering and Event Center in Lafayette

Come join us for a fun-filled “Roaring 20’s” themed fundraising event to support Red Bird Ministries and the families we serve!

For more information, please contact Yvette Buller at (337) 831-1998 or yfbuller@centurytel.net.

The death of a child is never easy and grief is experienced differently by everyone. Red Bird Ministries is a Catholic grief support ministry that focuses on couples who have experienced the loss of a child of any age by loving them through their loss. Core team members of Red Bird Ministries are parents of loss and know all too well what it is to live through such a horrific experience. Our goal is to help couples living this nightmare to not just survive their loss, but to love them through it by sharing our own experiences and healings, in hopes of helping them to survive and thrive in their marriages and in life. Please contact Kelly Breaux at (337) 223-2019 or at kelly@redbird.love for more information. Visit our website at www.redbird.love.

Parish Staff

Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Voorhies, V.F.
Pastor

Rev. Fr. Andrew Killeen
Parochial Vicar

Deacon Scott Peyton

Michelle West
Secretary

Carolyn Perrodin
Bookkeeper

Tiffany Alfred
Coordinator of Religious Education

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Pastoral Council

Eva Guillory, Chairman

Kathy Coldiron

Jessica Fontenot

Leah Hollier

Sheila Miller

Perry Meche

Tim Donovan

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Parish Trustees

Jeanor Fontenot

Christopher Stromer

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Finance Council

Diana Reed

Bill Brunet

Jimmie Vidrine

John Mayeux

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Religious Education

Sacred Heart School

Dawn C. Shipp
High School Principal

Virginia Morein
Elementary School Principal

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Baptismal Instruction: Michael & Angela Manuel

Year of St. Joseph

We are celebrating the 150^th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared the Patron of the Universal Church. Our own St. Joseph Church in Ville Platte is one of the pilgrimage sites where the plenary indulgence can be obtained by visiting and praying at the church. The plenary indulgence requires Holy Communion that day, prayers for the Pope and confession within 20 days for venial sins, for mortal sins confession must be done before.

When is the best time to visit St. Joseph Church?

Every Sunday morning at the 8:30am Mass
Every Wednesday evening at 6:00pm for the St. Joseph devotion (prayers to St. Joseph, rosary, Litany, etc. will be recited).
Schedule an appointment by calling our office!

St. Joseph, pray for us!

What’s Happening Around the Diocese?

+ Reconnect With Your Spouse: Leave the chaos behind for a weekend and get away with your spouse! Our Marriage Retreat weekends are full of inspiration, encouragement, and reconnection. Upcoming Marriage Retreat Weekend Reserved for Parishioners in the Ville Platte area! August 28th & 29th, 2021 *Limited to 17 couples due to COVID19
For more information and to register for the August retreat, please visit faithandmarriage.org/retreat/

+ Divorce Recovery – Are you or someone you know suffering or has suffered from the breakdown of their marriage and family? Our Lady of Fatima Church will provide a 12 week series of the Catholic Divorce Support program. Topics that will be discussed are shock, denial, anger, grief, forgiveness, money, dating, remarriage, and so much more. For more information, please contact our facilitator Greg Broussard at 337-412-0349.

+ Natural Family Planning classes: Please contact Leslie Johnson to sign up at Jljohnson786@gmail.com or (337)331-5598.

+ New Life Pregnancy Center: Support the Center, buy a yard sign and help advertise the Center! Signs are $10.00 each — 100% goes to support the Center
Your generous donation will help the most helpless in our society, the unborn. Help us lighten the burden of an unexpected pregnancy.
(337) 468-2312
P.O. Box 194, Mamou, LA 70554

Religious Education Program

If you have any questions or concerns regarding CCD, please contact the Director of Religious Education: Tiffany Tate Alfred Phone: 363.5167 Email: olqasdre@centurytel.net

Click on the link below to download the CCD registration form:

+ Grades 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

+ 2nd Grade/First Communion

+ Grades 9, 10, 11/Confirmation

Click here for the Elementary CCD schedule of classes

Click here for the High school CCD schedule of classes

Resource Recommendations

The following are resource recommendations from the Diocese Office of Marriage & Family Life:

Divorce & Annulment:

+Catholic Divorce Survival Guide: diolaf.org/divorcerecovery

+Office of Tribunal: diolaf.org/tribunal

+Beginning Experience: beginningexperience.org

Grief/Bereavement:

+ A Catholic Journey Through Grief: diolaf.org/grief

+ Companions Along the Journey (support group, Scott area): (337)654-8917

+ Grief Share (support group, Broussard area): (337)837-1864

+ LA Grief Support Group (New Iberia area): (337)367-8003

+ St. Monica’s Society (support group for widowed women, Lafayette area): (337)235-0465

+ Healing House (Hope for Grieving Children): healing-house.org; (337)234-0443

+ Hospice of Acadiana (support group): (337)232-1234

Infertility/NFP:

+ diolaf.org/nfp

+ USCCB webpage on infertility: usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/natural-family-planning/resources/infertility

+ catholic-fertility@yahoogroups.com

Marriage Enrichment:

+ World Wide Marriage Encounter: wwwme.org

+ For Your Marriage: foryourmarriage.org

Mental Illness:

+ National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: name.org

Pregnancy & Infant Loss:

+ elizabethministry.com

+ aplacetoremember.com

+ nationalshare.org

+ maddiesfootprints.org

Struggling Marriages:

+ Retrouvaille Weekend: A program for troubled marriages. The weekend provides a safe setting; encouraging couples to learn communication in marriage in a respectful manner. Visit the website for more information and to register www.helpourmarriage.com.

+ Codependents Anonymous (a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop health relationships: (337)261-5607

Suicide Survivors:

+ diolaf.org/suicide-survivors

+ Jacob Crouch Foundation: injacobsmemory.org

+ American Association of Suicidology: suicidology.org

+ American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: afsp.org

+ Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: save.org

+ Yellow Ribbon Program (Prevention of Teen Suicide): yellowribbon.org

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Devotions at Sacred Heart

PARISH BULLETIN

Red Bird Ministries

Red Bird Ministries 2021 Soiree

Parish Staff

Pastoral Council

Parish Trustees

Finance Council

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Religious Education

Year of St. Joseph

Fr. Tom’s Homilies

What’s Happening Around the Diocese?

Religious Education Program

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Parishioners For Life

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