Weekend Mass

Saturday: 4:00pm - Edgewood and Elkader
Sunday: 8:00am - Edgewood and Oelwein
10:00 a.m. - West Union and Guttenburg

Livestream Mass

Weekday Mass

Monday: 8:30 a.m. - Guttenburg and Clermont

Tuesday; 8:30 am. - Elkader

6:00 p.m. Garnavillo

Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - Colesburg and West Union

5:30 pm. - Strawberry Point

Thursday 8:30 a.m. - Colesburg and Volga, Fayette and Sumner

Friday: 12:00 p.m. - Edgewood and Oelwein

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Sacred Heart Parish: A Eucharistic Evangelizing Community

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150th Anniversary Celebration

For the past three years, a dedicated group of parishioners has worked behind the scenes planning, organizing, and bringing to life the many events surrounding Sacred Heart Parish, Oelwein’s 150th Anniversary Celebration. Their work isn’t quite finished yet! We still have several special events to look forward to, including our bus trip to the Grotto, the 150th Anniversary Mass and Dinner, and the Rosary Walk.Before the celebrations come to a close, we want to take a moment to recognize and thank these wonderful ladies for the countless hours, thoughtful details, creative ideas, and love they have poured into making this…
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Fr. Isaac spent time with the SH quilters

The SH quilting grouphad invited Father Isaac to visit our group some time so he could meet us and see what one small group is doing in the parish. Today he showed up and we had a very enjoyable visit. We told him about our work, introduced ourselves, presented him with a lap quilt and let him pick out a larger bed quilt of his liking. We shared a little bit about Sacred Heart and he shared about his background before coming to Sacred Heart. He even tried his hand at tying a quilt the group is currently working on.
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Sacred Heart Parish – 150th Anniversary Celebration Bus Trip Grotto of the Redemption •

Sacred Heart Parish – 150th Anniversary Celebration Bus Trip Grotto of the Redemption • Camp Algona POW Museum Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • $45 per person Celebrating 150 Years as a Faith Family with a Day You’ll Never Forget As part of our year‑long celebration of Sacred Heart’s 150th Anniversary, we invite you to join us for a parish pilgrimage filled with history, beauty, fellowship, and faith. This special bus trip offers not only visits to two remarkable Iowa landmarks, but a full day spent with fellow parishioners, sharing stories, laughter, prayer, and the joy of being a community rooted in Christ for…
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Why does the Catholic priest break a small portion of the host (body of Christ) into the chalice with the precious blood at the fracturing rite.

In the Catholic Mass, this action is called the commingling and takes place during the Fraction Rite (the breaking of the Host). The priest breaks off a small piece of the consecrated Host and places it into the chalice containing the Precious Blood while praying quietly, "May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it." The Church understands this gesture in several ways: It symbolizes Christ's Resurrection. The separate consecration of bread and wine sacramentally represents Christ's Body and Blood separated in death. The placing of a fragment…
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Sunday Mass Ministry Schedule & Special Invitation to Serve

Do you want to know who is scheduled for Sunday Mass Ministry this month? Simply click on the NEWS tab on the front page of our parish website. Then scroll to Ministry Schedule to view the ministers serving each Sunday throughout the month. To access this page go to NEWS and follow the drop down link or click on the following link: https://www.sacredheartoelwein.com/news/ministry-schedule/558-november-ministry-schedule If you have any questions, or if you feel the Holy Spirit nudging you to step forward and assist with any ministry, please reach out to Deacon Jim Patera at 319‑509‑1210. A Grateful Thank You To all…
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