Wednesday, April 17 - Tenebrae Service 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae (Latin for "darkness") is a solemn service with origins that date to the fifth century. Tenebrae uses music, sound, and silence in prayerful observance of Holy Week. As the service progresses, candles around the altar are gradually extinguished until only the light from the Easter Candle is left. The Easter Candle is then hidden but not extinguished, symbolizing Christ’s death and resurrection.
Holy Thursday, April 18 - Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:00 p.m. The Mass of the Lord's Supper, also known as A Service of Worship for Maundy Thursday, is a Holy Week service celebrated on the evening of Maundy Thursday. It inaugurates the Easter Triduum, and commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples
A sign up sheet for the Holy Thursday Watch is available by the offertory table (near the windows by the Baptismal Font) you can sign up for 15 minute increments or more.
Good Friday, April 19 Walking Way of the Cross, 1:00 p.m. Join us in the middle of the cemetery, and let us walk
the stations of the cross like Jesus did
Passion of the Lord, 2:00 p.m. Good Friday begins the second day of the Paschal Triduum. This is the only day in the Church year where a Mass is not celebrated, that is, there is no consecration of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus. The service is intentionally simple—
no unnecessary gestures, rituals or music—so that all the focus remains
on the crucified Christ and his cross.
Stations of the Cross, 7:00 p.m.
Holy Saturday, April 20 - Easter Vigil Mass, 8:45 p.m. On this holy night, the Church keeps watch, celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the sacraments and awaiting his return in glory. It is the turning point of the Triduum, the Passover of the new covenant, which marks
Christ's passage from death to life.
Easter Sunday, April 21 - Masses,
8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
First Communion Mass Saturday, April 27th at 5:00 p.m. Mass
Divine Mercy Sunday April 28 - 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Opening 2pm
Rosary 2:15pm
Chaplet 3pm
Veneration of the
1st Class Relic of
St. Faustina
and Prayers
Confessions throughout
the Devotion
We welcome you to our Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Family. Our hope is that you feel at home here with us. We are a parish family of the local Church of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, in the Sidney Deanery. As a parish family, we care about each other and share generously of our time, talent and treasure for the good of all our fellow parishioners.
Our mission is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in both Word and deed, to celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass and to lead each other to salvation. As a Christian community in the Roman Catholic tradition, we are committed to be praying, caring, teaching, and serving signs of the living God's presence.
With faith in God and hope in His promises, we move forward together in the love of Jesus Christ to meet the challenges of our times. With Jesus' help, we can do it together. Won't you join us?
Email Parish Office to schedule meeting times & rooms for your group or organization, rent the basement/kitchen, ball diamond/shelter house, or Parish Activity Center.
Please note that tables and chairs are no longer available for rent.