Sacred Heart Parish is blessed to have many parishioners who volunteer their time to the works of mercy (both spiritual and corporal) that help our brothers and sisters in need, and build up the Body of Christ.  These forms of charitable service are essential to the Catholic life, as we strive to imitate Our Lord Jesus Christ in all things.

Pastoral Care
Would you or a family member like to receive a visit from our Pastoral Care Team? Our parish has an active Pastoral Visiting Team and is available to anyone who wishes a home or hospital visit, and would like to receive Holy Communion. You may make arrangements by contacting Diane Van Bavel or the Parish Office directly, or ask a family member, friend, neighbor or nurse, to contact us on your behalf.
Contact: Diane Van Bavel at 403-934-4282 or Parish Office at 403-934-2641

Sacred Heart of Jesus - Parish Prayer Chain
For more information, please see the page for requesting prayers here.  Also, if you would like to sign up to be a prayer warrior member of the Chain, please go here to enrol.  Contact: Laurie Stephens at 403-936-5661.  

Parish Library Cart
Our parish library now contains over 120 books available for borrowing by parishioners and visitors. We hope that there is a good mixture of books that will interest and engage different parishioners. We will continue to add more orthodox and informative titles over the next few years.

To sign out books, please just follow the simple steps outlined on the lending form (attached to the cart). We do ask that books are borrowed monthly, in order to ensure other parishioners have a chance to read the books.

If you have books or other Catholic resources that you would like to donate to the Parish Library, please contact Tomas Rochford of Parish Council by email, or phone the Parish Office at 403-934-2641.

"The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities."  (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2447)

"Love for the poor is inspired by the Gospel of the Beatitudes and by the example of Jesus in his constant concern for the poor. Jesus said, 'Whatever you have done to the least of my brethren, you have done to me' (Matthew 25:40). Love for the poor shows itself through the struggle against material poverty and also against the many forms of cultural, moral, and religious poverty. The spiritual and corporal works of mercy and the many charitable institutions formed throughout the centuries are a concrete witness to the preferential love for the poor which characterizes the disciples of Jesus." (Compendium of the Catechism, #520)

Corporal Works of Mercy

1. To feed the hungry.
2. To give drink to the thirsty.
3. To clothe the naked.
4. To shelter the homeless.
5. To visit the sick.
6. To visit the imprisoned.
7. To bury the dead.

Spiritual Works of Mercy

1. To instruct the ignorant.
2. To counsel the doubtful.
3. To admonish sinners.
4. To bear wrongs patiently.
5. To forgive offences willingly.
6. To comfort the afflicted.
7. To pray for the living and the dead.