NEW SOCIAL GROUP: Sacred Heart Women's Group

The newly formed Sacred Heart Women's Group is a way for women of faith to meet once a month and enjoy each other's company. We invite all ladies to join us for any or all of our events. Our first event is a Lake George Steamboat Company Fall Foliage Champagne Brunch Cruise, October 15, 11 am - 2 pm ($65 including champagne, brunch, entertainment and inside seating, free to move around) or 12 pm - 2 pm ($30, no brunch, outside seating only). Reserve your cruise seat by 10/4. 

Throughout the month of October will collect men’s socks. Please bring any donation to the church vestibule. In November, we will play Bingo in the school cafeteria and in December, we are going as a group to Melodies of Christmas at Proctor's.

Contact: Liz Pendergast  (518) 880-8014 email: [email protected]
 

Eddy Alzheimer' Care Team of Sacred Heart

This program is managed by the Eddy Alzheimer’s Services of Northeast Health. They  recruit and train volunteer teams to assist parish families for a few hours a week, providing a much needed respite to caregivers and socialization to patients.  The Eddy meets with the team to provide regular support and guidance. We are currently in need of volunteers so that we can expand our services to more families in need.

Contact: Marie Mangione  (518) 272-6555 email:  [email protected] or Mary Coleman  (518) 238-4167 email: [email protected]

Economic Assistance Team

The Sacred Heart Assistance Team is made up of a group of men and women who offer person-to-person service to people in our community. Proceeds from donations to the church's poor boxes are used to directly help others in their time of need. These charitable members meet directly with families to assess need and to consult and intervene when possible with money or services. 

Contact: Parish Office (518) 274-1363 X2 email:  [email protected]

Baptismal Blanket Team

Parishioners are welcome to knit, crochet or donate a white baby blanket as a way to welcome our newly baptized infant parishioners.

Contact: Parish Office (518) 274-1363 X2    email: [email protected]

CYO

Sacred Heart CYO Basketball is open to Sacred Heart students and parishioners grades K to 8^th grade for both boys and girls.

Contact: Kevin Kilgallon  (518) 892-1818    email:  [email protected]

Ladies of Charity - Troy Chapter

Following the directives of St. Vincent de Paul (1617), the Ladies of Charity conduct activities to assist the ill, poor and disadvantaged, giving spiritual and material help as needed to empower the recipients and support to Roarke Center. The Ladies of Charity meet monthly.

Contact: Linda Rinella  (518) 283-1892

Parish Nursing Ministry

The ministry of Parish Nursing promotes wellness within a religious congregation by weaving spirituality and faith into health.  We would like to consider this program for Sacred Heart Church.  If you are a registered nurse and would like to learn more about parish nursing,  please contact Loretta Ciraulo, RN, MS, FNP-C.

Contact: Loretta Ciraulo  (518) 271-7856  Cell: (518) 269-0808  email: [email protected]

Sisters of Saint Joseph Associates

The Sacred Heart Associates of the Sisters of Saint Joseph are lay women and men who serve in a variety of ways according to their individual gifts and talents. We support the Sisters spiritually in any way we can and aid them in fund-raising events at the Provincial House periodically throughout the year. The Associates seek to deepen their personal spirituality through service while representing and embracing the charism of the Sisters of Saint Joseph.

Contact: Marie Mangione (518) 272-6555  email:  [email protected]

Social Justice Committee

The role of the Social Justice Committee is to involve Sacred Heart parishioners in social justice and service activities. The committee meets monthly to assess the needs of those less fortunate in our community, organize the collection and distribution of items to address those needs, and strive to promote the Ten Catholic Social Justice Principles established by the Bishops of the United States.

Some of the projects we engage in are donations of school supplies, socks and underwear, baby items to Birthright, shoes to the shoeless, cookies and coffee, hundreds of food pantry items, support to Roarke Center, Christmas Giving Tree gifts and Thanksgiving dinners to local families.

Many of our projects are done in collaboration with other local parishes to assist those less fortunate in our community. Through the compassion and empathy of these parishes, the “Heights Outreach” program has a significant impact on the children and families we help.

Contact: Suzanne Turner  (518) 274-1363    email: [email protected]