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Join the Novena beginning January 1!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 
From the St. Jude Parish Young Adult Group!

Read below about exciting events surrounding the opening of the Newly Established St. Jude Parish and more coming up in 2021! Then check out our upcoming young adult activities - if you've been considering joining a small group, there are still a few spots open.

Upcoming Events in Our Parish Grouping

NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. JUDE
January 1-9, 2021

Please join the parish community in praying the solemn novena prayer to St. Jude leading up to the beginning of our new parish! The novena will begin on January 1 and end on January 9 in preparation for celebration of the new parish on January 10. While St. Jude is the Patron Saint of the Impossible, he is also the Patron Saint of Hope, which will be the focus for the start of our new parish.

The novena will be livestreamed each day at 6 p.m. on the parish website and Facebook page for those who wish to pray together during this time. Prayer cards will be available in both Churches or you can read the prayer below.

God the Father give me hope. Help me to know that your hope is alive in me as I offer kindness, forgiveness, and tenderness to others. 
I seek the calm that comes from trusting in your hope and your healing presence. 
I trust that your servant Saint Jude walks with me in all the blessings and challenges of my life and intercedes on behalf of my petitions. 
(Please state your private intention now)
(Please add your intention for our new parish of Saint Jude in whichever words you want to express).

Saint Jude, fill my heart with hope. Amen.

OPENING ST. JUDE PARISH
January 9-10, 2021

You're Invited to the Opening of the Newly Established St. Jude Parish!
The two Principal Masses will be the 4:00 p.m. at St. Raphael church and the 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart church or via Facebook Livestream.

The Events are tentatively planned as follows:

  • A small choir at the Principal Masses to enhance the liturgical music.
  • All Masses that weekend will celebrate the Baptism of the Lord while at the same time honor in some appropriate way our new Patron, St. Jude.
  • The Parish Council asks every parishioner to make a Solemn Nine Day Novena in honor of Saint Jude beginning on January 1 and leading up to the Opening Celebrations.
  • A special holy card of Saint Jude for all the parishioners will be distributed with a commemorative inscription on the back pertaining to the Establishment of Saint Jude Parish and the date.
  • A special message from the Parish Council on the Mission Statement of Saint Jude Parish.
  • The Parish Council will also produce a video announcing the new parish and briefly expressing their enthusiasm that all our parishioners and neighbors join us in some way to celebrate this exciting beginning. 

WARM GIFTS FOR COLD NIGHTS
Jan. 2-3 | Winter Clothing Drive

Gifts of coats, blankets, mittens and socks or any gently-worn warm clothing. Donations will go to Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh &  Saint Vincent de Paul. Place donated clothing in collection bins located at the entrance of both St. Raphael and Sacred Heart Churches. A collection basket will be at the entrances to accept monetary donations.

A few spots still remain!
Small Group Faith Formation

We have been working on beginning small groups for young adults to deepen their faith through discussions on different topics. We are looking forward to starting the first of these small groups in January 2021 and we hope to bring more groups and topics together throughout the year! Read more below.


Three groups will begin in January 2021. Two groups will meet in person (indoors following COVID guidelines) and one group will meet on Zoom. Groups will be limited to seven participants. If interested, fill out the form linked below. For questions, email John Girata at jgirata@gmail.com.

~ Group 1 ~
Meeting for 6 weeks at Sacred Heart Church
Video series: The Sacraments from Word on Fire (Bishop Robert Barron)
Learn about the series here.

~ Group 2 ~
Meeting for 10 weeks at St. Raphael Church
Video series: Metanoia from the Ministry of the Wild Goose (Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR)
Learn about the series here.

~ Group 3 ~
Meeting for 6 weeks on Zoom
Encyclical: Fratelli Tutti by Pope Francis
Read a summary here.

Fill Out the Interest Form Here

SUNDAY COFFEE MEETUP
Jan. 10 and 24 | Following 9 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart

Following 9 a.m. Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, meetup with other young adults to walk to S. Highland Ave. to grab coffee.

Save the date!
ICE SKATING AT SCHENLEY PARK
Feb. 6, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Rink at Schenley Park

In lieu of our annual Christmas party, we invite you to join us for an exclusing outing at Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink! Bring your own skates or $3 for rental. More information to come! Follow the Facebook event for details here.

Share your event or idea!

Do you know of other events going on in our area? Do you have an idea for a faith formation topic, but need help finding resources and gathering people? Contact us! We're happy to help spread the word and connect you to resources. 

Email sacredheart20plus@gmail.com or message us in Slack.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION:
We're Now on Slack!

Join us on Slack - a group chat site you can access from your computer, or from your phone with an app. Then check out our channels for discussions on everything from #prayer-resources to #cats-of-sacred-heart.

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