June 22^nd Family Fun Day Event There is much fun planned for Saturday’s 1pm-5pm event.  Since there will be very limited parking, we have arranged for additional parking at off-site locations.  A CDTA shuttle will be running between those lots and Sacred Heart for your convenience.  Remember, there is  no 4:00pm Mass on Saturday, June 22^nd.

June 23^rd Sunday Brunch Franklin Terrace following 11:15am  Mass.  Our guest speakers will be Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino and Mayor of Troy Louis Rosamilia.  Please reserve your tickets by returning payment and RSVP form to the rectory.

Check out the Anniversary Celebration page on this site for event & parking location/shuttle route maps, RSVP & T-Shirt order forms, a sampling of vintage photos submitted by parishioners, a printable parish history document and much more!

Next weekend (May 25-26) we will be visited by Luai Helal from Bethlehem Wood Carving in Grand Blanc, Michigan who will be selling hand-carved, olive wood religious artifacts.  Proceeds support Christian families in the Holy Land who depend on the income to support their families.

On May 1, 2013 seventeen of our youth were confirmed by Bishop Hubbard at the Cathedral in Albany.  Congratulations one and all!

On Tuesday May 7, 2013 (a glorious spring morning!) Sacred Heart School Children gathered at the statue of Our Blessed Mother located on the Spring Avenue side of the church property to honor the Blessed Mother and place a crown of flowers upon her head.  The ceremony, officiated and lead by our Pastor Fr. Yanas included song and readings to honor Mary in the month of May.

The LAST remaining class of the 2012-13 Faith Formation session, grades 1 through 8, will be THIS Sunday, April 28, from 9:50 to 11:05 AM. Registration forms for the 2013-14 year will be sent home with the children this weekend.  Additional copies will be made available on the bulletin board in the vestibule of the church and also by request through the rectory.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION -  The celebration of the reception of First Holy Communion by candidates in the Faith Formation program and Sacred Heart School will be held on Sunday, May 5  at 1:30 PM.  Rehearsal will be held on Friday, May 3rd at 6:30 PM in the church.  Parents must attend this rehearsal with their children.  If there are any questions, please contact Marge Stockwell at 272-0367 or Susan Martterer at susanmartterer@hotmail.com.

Sunday Apr. 28^th Teen Mass 6:00pm Sacred Heart Church.    Fr. Yanas  AND Fr. Anthony Presiding  All teens and their families welcome! ALL TEENS BEING CONFIRMED SHOULD BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR A SPECIAL BLESSING.

CONFIRMATION will be celebrated for the 10th grade teens of our parish on Wednesday May 1st, at 6:30pm at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral.  All teens participating in the event should arrive at least 30 minutes early.

The Albany Diocese invites you to attend its 40^th Spring Enrichment taking place May 13-16 at the College of St. Rose.  Spring Enrichment is designed to encompass a variety of church ministries; liturgy, pastoral care, parish leadership and music, but is also rewarding for anyone interested in learning more about their faith.  Please visit the diocesan website for a complete listing of session dates and times including brochures and registration forms.  Visit www.rcda.org/spring_enrichment for details.

“I give” them eternal life.”  Not “I will give”  or “I hope to give,” but “I give them.”  Right now, in this moment, our Lord gives eternal life to all who would let him be their Good Shepherd.  Eternal life is not a “pie in the sky bye and bye,” but a gift we can experience now.  As a member of his sheepfold Jesus is expecting a certain lifestyle: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them and they follow me.”  For instance Pope Francis at his first public Mass said that all Catholics must “build” the church and “walk” the faith – obviously following Jesus.  How are you following Jesus?

The celebration of the reception of First Holy Communion by candidates in the Faith Formation program and Sacred Heart School will be held on Sunday, May 5  at 1:30 PM. Rehearsal will be held on Friday, May 3rd at 6:30 PM in the church. Parents must attend this rehearsal with their children.  If there are any questions, please contact Marge Stockwell at 272-0367 or Susan Martterer at susanmartterer@hotmail.com.

The remaining two classes of the 2012-13 Faith Formation session, grades 1 through 8, will be held on Sunday, April 21 and Sunday, April 28, from 9:50 to 11:05 AM.

Registration forms for the 2013-14 year will be sent home with the children on April 21 and/or April 28. Additional copies will be made available on the bulletin board in the vestibule of the church and also by request through the rectory.