On Saturday, March 9th. at 10:30 AM we will have the funeral liturgy for Mr. Eddie Rogers.  The Rogers family are long time members of our parish and still very active in many ways.  All are welcome to come and support the Rogers family in their grieving process.

Casino bus trip to Thunder Valley & Feather Falls on Saturday, February 23rd is being sponsored by the SHPG. The bus will depart Sacred Heart parking lot at 6:45am. Breakfast will be provided on board bus and a $20 Casino voucher upon arrival. Tickets are $35.00 per person and can be obtain from Ben Navarra (510) 658-7685 or (510) 904-2487; Emie Villezar Gomez evenings (510) 703-2432; or Penny Leano evenings (510) 289-8762.

Last Sunday the parish hosted the second meeting to discern what to recommend to the Bishop Michael Barber, Bishop of the Diocese of Oakland about the proposal from the Yu Ming charter school to rebuild the back half of the parish property.  More gatherings of our members will be necessary.  HELP IS NEEDED!!!  Fr. Bill would like to form a committee to plan and run any upcoming meetings supporting this topic.  If you are skilled and interested, please contact the parish office.  This is an important decision and much help is needed.

Feb. 17th is the anniversary of the official approbation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.  In 1826 the Pope officially approved of the Oblates as a religious congregation in the Catholic church.  2019 is our 193rd anniversary as a missionary congregation.  St. Eugene de Mazenod is the founder of the Oblates. Please remember all 3500 Oblates in 65 countries around the world. 

There will be a special presentation at the Masses on the weekend of Feb. 23-24 celebrating Black History.  Also, during this month there will be displays in the church vestibule describing the activities and lives of various individuals who influenced the history of African Americans in our country.  Please read these displays so our celebration of Black History will be more informed.  

After the 10 AM Mass this weekend we will have our second meeting about building consensus about the proposal from the Yu Ming Charter School about enlarging the capacity of our school building.  We have already had one meeting that dealt with this topic and in this meeting, we hope to pursue the ideas suggested at that meeting.  Site plans are on display in the church vestibule that visually capture a draft of the proposal,  the school principal, Mrs. Sue Park, will attend the meeting and a representative of the diocese is also invited.  There will be time to ask questions of these guests.

A group of our members has volunteered to help feed the homeless.  On Tuesday, Feb. 26th, some of our members will prepare and serve a meal at St. Mary's Center for the elderly homeless.  Let me thank these members for their generosity of time and resources.  May it be one of our ways to face the issue of homelessness in our area.