EASTER MESSAGE

Dear Parishioners and Friends May the Lord give you peace: 

Easter is a time of hope. Jesus is our hope and Savior. Let us surrender ourselves to  His tender love. Then as we place ourselves in His loving arms, we have no further excuse for not letting ourselves be loved by Him. There are rays of hope casting their light on our wounded world and our lives as we begin to emerge from fear and shutdowns.

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CROATIAN FRANCISCAN NEWSLETTER - VJESNIK

The Newsletter from our Croatian Franciscans is now available digitally.
Click here for the latest issue.

YOU CAN NOW TEXT TO DONATE

Click here for a link that explains how it works

Financially we have been hit hard due to this COVID-19 pandemic since we depend upon your weekly donation and there are no public weekly masses. We ask that you please continue to support Sacred Heart in any way that you can. It might be more convenient to do it electronically. You can set it up to make automatic withdrawals and it will make your contribution to our parish on a regular basis or you can make a one time contribution. This allows your continued support to the parish during the unforeseen circumstances such as the one we have now. You can still donate via computer or tablet as well.

CLICK HERE to go to our online giving site - Give Central

TAX CREDIT & MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM

The State of Illinois created a tax credit scholarship program through the “Invest in Kids” Act that is mutually beneficial to students and donors. It provides a 75 percent Illinois State income tax credit to individuals who contribute money to fund scholarships for students to attend private schools. Eligible students from low-income families in Illinois may use these scholarships to attend a non-public school of their choice, including Sacred Heart School. For every dollar donated to this program through Empower Illinois between Dec. 1, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2021 and designated to a school operated by the Archdiocese of Chicago will be matched with two dollars from a matching pool....Click here for more information

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

Our Religious Education Program will be holding registration. If you are a parishioner and your child attends a public school they should be attending religious classes to prepare themselves for the reception of the sacraments. First Reconciliation (Confession) will be in February 2021; First Holy Communion May 1, 2021. Classes will start in September. To register please call the school 773-768-3728. As of now, these are our plans, things could change depending on the status of the Covid-19.

WE HAVE RESUMED IN PERSON SUNDAY MASS

GREAT NEWS!

Our phase 2 reopening plan has been approved by the Archdiocese of Chicago. We have resumed our regular schedule of Masses. 4:30 PM on Saturday, 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM in English and 11:00 AM in Croatian on Sunday. One English Mass at 9:30 AM and one Croatian Mass at 11:00 AM will continue to be streamed on our YouTube Channel. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel to receive notifications or follow the link on the parish website to our channel at the designated time. Please adhere to the changes we are required to keep as mandated by the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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PRAYER OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

(Prayer for those viewing Mass over electronic media and are not able to receive Communion)

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen

LIVESTREAMED MASSES

Sunday Masses live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 9:30 AM in English and 11:00 in Croatian.

Click here to go to our YouTube Channel

CALLING ALL ALUMNI

ARE YOU AN ALUMNUS OF SACRED HEART?

We are building a Sacred Heart School Alumni Network. Kindly use the link to the form below to provide your contact information to Sacred Heart School so we can update our database. We will use this information to keep connected with members of our Alumni community and also to keep you informed about news and events at Sacred Heart Parish and School. Your information will not be shared outside Sacred Heart School and Church. 
Thank you!

Click here to fill out our Alumni database form.

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LOOKING FOR TAMBURICA

Sacred Heart Croatian Kolo and Tambura group are looking for TAMBURAS for the students. If you have one and are not in need of it, our group is in need of tamburica, any type. If you are interesting in donating or selling your instrument, you can bring it to the parish office or please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Any additional questions, call Jana (Budeselich) Ellison at 312-524-7798.