Palm Sunday -              April 5 - 10:00 a.m. Holy Thursday -           April 9 - 7:00 p.m. Good Friday -                April 10 - 7:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass -       April 11 - 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday Mass - April 12 - 10:00 a.m....

The season of Lent is simpler than we tend to make it. The Church encourages us to pray... to fast ... to give. In doing so, it is not asking us to do more than we should already be doing. As followers of Jesus, our baptism calls us to move out of ourselves and to...

Lifetouch will be in the commons Tuesday, February 25-28th from 2:00 pm-9:00 pm and Saturday, February 29th from 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Sign up will begin on Jan 19th. During the week you may sign up online and on the weekends you may use the sign up sheet that will be...

NEST is coming to Sacred Heart  Wednesday February 19 – Wednesday February 26, 2020. It takes about 200 people to make the week run successfully, donating their time for morning, evening or overnight shifts, or donating food, socks, toiletries and other items to give...

Thanksgiving Baskets Outreach 2019 129 Households were served. 282 people (180 adults and 102 children) Sacred Heart shoppers provided over 4,386 cans of nonperishable food, which volunteers packed into 190 sturdy reusable shopping bags. Additionally each of the...

11 teens, several parents and staff of Sacred Heart will be leaving on Thursday, November 21 for the National Catholic Youth Conference. The Parent Sessions all day Friday and Saturday will be live streamed at this link http://www.ncyc.info/livestream.  Take the...

Sacred Heart Servant - Leader Recognition Dinner Thursday, NOV 21st at 6:00PMAll Volunteers are Invited!Thank You, Mercie, Gracias, Danke, Grazie, Salamat!!Sacred Heart parishioners support more than 57 distinct ministries or other areas of service with their time,...

Sacred Heart will recognize and honor all Veterans during masses on the 9th and 10th of November (5:30PM service on NOV 9th, and 8:00AM and 11:00AM services on NOV 10th). All Veterans are welcome and are encouraged to wear their uniform or service affiliation...

Print friendly version of the 2019 shopping list Click here to learn about the agencies that we support through this Thanksgiving Food Drive

Everyone is invited to join us for breakfast, Sunday August 18th after 8.00 am Mass. Donations will be accepted for the Youth Council. Hope to see you there!

Prelude: Fugue in d minor (the fiddle). Bach transcribed this fugue for organ from the original fugue found in the Sonata for Solo Violin No.1 in G minor BWV 1001. Here is the link to the original: https://youtu.be/RG7rx3BO6JY. The organ version has a different BWV...

Prelude: Le Banquet Celeste The Celestial Banquet]was written in 1928 while Messiaen was still a student at the Paris Conservatory. The music has gone through a number of revisions. Messiaen wanted the piece to be played very slowly. Here is Messiaen playing on the...

The Church of the Sacred Heart is now accepting applications for the Phyllis Scherberger Service Scholarship to be awarded for the 2019-20 academic year (for High School students). This scholarship, a $1,000.00 grant, is endorsed by the Parish Council to recognize...

“Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow” - Write Congress Bread For The World Offering of Letters 2019 April 27, 28 to May 4, 5 In our letters, we are raising our collective voice to ask Congress to pass legislation that will accelerate progress toward ending hunger by...

When the Choir was scheduled to go on a tour hosted by Peter's Way the music director got to go to Italy with another choir FOR FREE!! I went with a children's choir from Texas. There was also a husband and wife music team (he directed and she played the organ)...

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the Sacred Heart LENTEN MISSION 2019 RETURN, RENEW, REJOICE Presented by Mark Hoggard Click here to sign up https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3XSXXB8 MISSION SCHEDULE Sunday, March 24 at 5:30 PM 5:30 P.M. - Supper 6:00 - 7:30 P.M. - Reflection...

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Ash Wednesday Mass: March 6 - 6:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

Prelude: Le Banquet Celeste composed by Oliver Messiaen (1908 - 1992) in 1928. He was 20 and still at the Paris Conservatory. Here is a link with the composer at his organ at Sainte Trinite in Paris: https://youtu.be/FTyvgKdlIZc It is based on the slow movement of an...

NEST (Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team) an overnight shelter for the homeless will be hosted by the parish from Wednesday evening, February 13 until Wednesday morning, February 20, 2019. We need your help in two ways:  you can volunteer to staff a position at the church...

Prelude, Sunday at 8:00: Symphonie II 'I. 'Praeludium Circulare' Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937). The first movement of this organ symphony was reworked three or four times over his very long life. This is the final version. It moves through all the keys and returns...

God's Peace, Love, and Favor to You in this New Year 2019!

Every year Sacred Heart provides food for Thanksgiving week to the needy. Last year we served 116 households (158 adults and 130 children)! We help migrant workers on the Eastern Shore. We support women in crisis pregnancies through Hope 4 Life. Our boxes go out to...

Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of sexual abuse of minors on the part of clergy or staff of our diocese to notify civil authorities, call the Attorney General’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064, and reach out to the Diocesan Victim Assistance...

Prelude: Symphonie 2 II. Pastoral Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) The Pastoral begins with a solo melody played on the oboe accompanied by the flute - very "pastorial". Can you see the sheep? Then several different themes are heard. But they are all related in some...

“Praeludium Circulare” Symphonie 2 [Final Version 1928/29] Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937) is a piece of music that Widor worked on throughout his life. He changed it by recomposing, and reworking the piece four or five times. The final version goes through all the...

Pastoral Letter to the Clergy and Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Richmond From Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond    

Sacred Heart church in Norfolk is seeking a part-time Faith Formation Administrative Assistant to provide administrative and clerical support for the Director of Religious Education (10 hours a week). RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Director of...

Parish Presentation “Pilgrims’ Return” with Potluck Supper Sun., Sept. 23rd, 2018—5:00 pm-7:00 pm—Commons Updates on St. Gabriel, our Twin Parish—Haiti     The Haiti Twinning Ministry invites you and your family to a Potluck Supper at Sacred Heart. Pilgrims will share...

Good Afternoon,     Bishop Knestout has released a statement following the USCCB’s Aug. 16th release detailing initial steps and a plan to involve laity, experts and the Vatican to address “Moral Catastrophe.”  You can read his release on the diocese’s website,...

Wine Festival 2018 - Sept 29 6:30pm At Sacred Heart Catholic Church 520 Graydon Avenue, Norfolk Tickets are available after all masses during the weekends before the event, with cash or check. Tickets in advance: $25 a person or 6 tickets for $120. (You can buy...

Religious Education Religious Education for students in grades K-8th occurs Sundays from 9:15am - 10:45am. Religious Education for students in High School occurs 1-2 times per month on Sundays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. Please complete the Religious Education Registration...

Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mass will be in the church at 5:30 pm on Wednesday the 15th of August. There will not be adoration due to the timing.

On July 30 - August 2 Sacred Heart will be organizing a Vacation Bible School for children ages 4 years old - Rising 5th Grade. Rising 6th Grade Students and Up are needed as volunteers. The deadline for registration is July 8. Click here to download the registration...

Sacred Heart Feast Day Friday, June 8th Mark your calendars to celebrate the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus with your parish family!   Mass Celebrated at 6:00pm, followed by a Potluck Dinner. Please bring a dish to share. A special blessing will be offered at...

Bread For The World Offering of Letters 2018 April 21, 22 to April 28, 29 In our letters, we are raising our collective voice to ask Congress to invest in and protect key programs that improve the lives of men, women and children facing hunger and poverty in the...

The Church of the Sacred Heart is now accepting applications for the Phyllis Scherberger Service Scholarship to be awarded for the 2018-19 academic year (for High School & College students). This scholarship, a $1,000.00 grant, is endorsed by the Parish Council to...

The 2018 Appeal supports vital ministries that grow the parishes and larger Church of the Diocese of Richmond. To learn more about the 2018 Appeal or to make a contribution, please visit http://richmondcatholicfoundation.org

Below is the Mass schedule during Holy Week. Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. - March 29th Good Friday 7:00 p.m - March 30th Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m. - March 31st Easter 8:00 am and 11:00 am - April 1st

Celebrate Mass with our New Bishop – The Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout at St. Pius X Church on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

NEST (Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team) an overnight shelter for the homeless will be hosted by the parish from Wednesday evening, February 14 until Wednesday morning, February 21, 2018. We need your help in two ways:  you can volunteer to staff a position at the church...

The NFL stadium was already rocking when a roar rose from the crowd, swelling above the music and the procession of high-fiving priests leaving the floor. A Mass of epic proportions had just ended, and the man who celebrated it -- 65-year-old Los Angeles Archbishop...

The Adult Formation Committee at Sacred Heart Presents: The Gathering at the Table: Who is the God of Abraham: Part 3 - A Panel Discussion on Sunday, January 21 from 4:45pm - 7:30pm Mark your calendars and don't miss this panel discussion with Sharon Wasserberg from...

Wishing all parishioners and friends of the parish a fulfilling and prosperous new year. May your relationship with Jesus Christ grow stronger this year and may He grant you the strength to do His will in every aspect of your life.

Please read the article below.  It helps clarify some of the confusions in the role of the laity versus the role of the clergy in a parish. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/rc_con_interdic_doc_15081997_en.html

Robyn Sidersky of the Virginian Pilot published a beautiful article about Jim Gallatin and Sacred Heart’s extraordinary organ.

Join us for our Christmas Eve Carol Service and Mass on Sunday December 24. Our Christmas Carol Service begins at 9:30 PM and Mass follows at 10:00 PM.  Come join us in celebration of the birth of Christ. Please find this Sacred Heart event on Nextdoor!!...

Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 23 at 5:30 p.m Sunday, December 24 at 9 a.m. Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Sunday, December 24 at 4 p.m. Sunday, December 24 at 10 p.m. Monday, December 25 at 10...

Nov. 1st All Saints Day Mass at 10:00 am and Seniors Brunch to follow after Mass Mass at 5:30 pm Nov. 2nd All Souls Day Mass at 5:30 pm

Sacred Heart Fall Sale Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28th & 29th, before and after Masses. Supporting the Cafeteria Building Fund at St. Gabriel School The cafeteria is functional. Fr. Ady is now building three additional classrooms on the top of the building. The...

In a little over a month, Virginia voters will elect a governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. The Virginia Catholic Conference has released voter education materials we hope will guide Catholics as they consider and cast their...

Mark your calendar for the return of That Man is You on Saturday, September 16 at 6:30 a.m. Check out the table in the commons to sign up or contact Kevin Larkin at klarkin12@msn.com for more information.