Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church is a welcoming Roman Catholic Parish Community. Our mission is to bring people closer to God through meaningful worship, through grace-filled community activities and through service to His children through the Corporal and Spiritual Works of mercy. We endeavor to build upon the God-given talents and abilities of each of us to serve all of us.
We celebrate the welcoming hospitality of this parish; its inclusiveness and respect for the cultural, thnic, racial, political and economic diversity of its members. There are 37 different nationalities composing the magnificent mosaic of the church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Devotions to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary are central to our sharing of grace with one another.
At the present time, the pastoral care of the parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is entrusted to the priests of the New York Congregation Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. The spirit of “joyful discipleship”, which distinguished the first disciples of Jesus and St Philip Neri himself, inspires our community.
Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and St. John the Baptist parishes,
His Eminence Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York Archdiocese issued two decrees, both effective as of December 1, 2020:
1. Merging of the parish of Our Lady of the Sacred heart and of St. John the Baptist into one.
2. Appointing the Rev. Thomas Kunnel, C.O. as the new pastor of the merged parish.
The Oratorian Fathers of Saint Philip Neri, who were already entrusted with the pastoral care in both parishes, thank His Eminence for his continued trust and support of Oratorian Fathers and assure him and the people of God in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and of St. John the Baptist that we will do our best to fulfill our pastoral responsibilities in ways deserving the trust of his Eminence and confidence of our people in the new parish.
We want to thank Fr. Francis Conka, C.O., for his dedicated and inspirational leadership as pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart for the past six years. He is expecting a new assignment and new challenges as he pledges his priestly life to the glory of God.
We commend the new pastor Fr. Tom Kunnel, C.O. to your prayers. Welcome him with love and support him in his new ministry. In him you will find a new friend of Jesus and a dedicated shepherd.
There are changes, but do not miss to notice that through them all , it is the Oratorian Fathers who are primarily responsible for your spiritual wellbeing and for the required priestly services. In your love, support us with your prayers.
All these changes are taking place at the height of our Christmas celebrations. For all practical purposes, no noticeable change will take place until after Christmas as we enter the New Year in the name of the Lord.
May Emmanuel, “God with us”, be the abiding presence with the new pastoral team and with the people of the parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and St. John the Baptist.
Very Reverend Vladimir Chripko, C.O., Provost
Click here to read the full text of the Cardinal's decree on the merger.
Let us pray together for everyone in our new parish family.
Mass:
In-person Mass has resumed. Masses will also be live-streamed as follows: 8 am M-F; 9 am Sat.; 5 PM Sat and 10:30 AM Sunday
The scripture readings can be found at the link on the right below.
Lead Kindly Light: A meditation St. John Henry Newman on YouTube: Click here
Stations of the Cross:
STATIONS OF THE CROSS WITH THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF THE ETERNAL WORD.
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:
Mon.-Fri. 9 am - 3 PM
Face covering and social distancing required
This link will take you to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website which includes a full calendar of daily scripture readings current and future.