On Easter Monday, April 5, 2021, Sister Dorothy Byrne, a Sister of Providence, passed away at the age of 97. Sister Dorothy served as a pastoral minister at Sacred Heart Church for many years and as leader of our parish's RCIA program assisted many in finding their way into our Catholic Church family. She continued to be a faithful friend to our parish up until her death. Father Kevin Codd, our pastor, provides the following reflection on this loving friend and minister to many.

Our new parish baptismal font was delivered and installed in our baptistry on the morning of January 20, 2021 by Joey Marcella and the crew from Mario and Sons, Inc.

Sacred Heart Church will soon receive a new baptismal font, presently under construction at Mario & Sons in the Spokane Valley. The new font will visually connect with our beautiful altar as it is being constructed of the same marble, "Altissimo" as the altar and will incorporate some of the same design features.

Sacred Heart Parish is now celebrating one public Mass open for attendance. Please pay careful attention to the "rules" that keep all of us safe during this time of pandemic by reading this article attentively. We also ask those who intend to attend to register for each Mass on a weekly basis. The registration button is found on our "Welcome" page and in this article.

The December 5, 2019 edition of The Spokesman-Review featured a fine article about our church and the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of its dedication.

Sacred Heart Parishioners will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the consecration of our "new" church on Sunday, December 1st, with a special Mass with Bishop Daly presiding. Mass will be followed by a brunch at the Manito Golf and Country Club. Tickets are $25/adult and $10/child in 6th grade and younger; make your reservations soon by calling our parish office (509-747-5810)!

Our new church bathrooms have doubled in size and been completely renovated over the summer thanks to the generous donations of so many parishioners to the 50th Anniversary Fund! They are now fully-ADA compliant so even our parishioners with walkers and wheelchairs have a place "to go" while attending Mass or other events in our church. Our thanks to Elmer Construction for doing a great job with a difficult renovation. Air conditioning work is also now complete. Pro-Mechanical was the contractor for the HVAC work.

This summer, two major renovation projects have been on-going as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of our parish church.

After nearly two years of planning and designing, Sacred Heart Church took delivery on Friday, Dec 14, 2018, of a newly constructed ambo (the lectern from which the Scriptures are proclaimed) and presider's chair for our sanctuary. They were blessed for use in our church the following Sunday by Father Kevin Codd They were designed by Joey Marcella of Mario and Sons Stone & Marble in Liberty Lake, WA, under the direction of Father Kevin, our pastor. The new sanctuary furnishings were paid for by an anonymous donor and member of the parish.

Father Kevin has been invited by the Cathedral of Saint James in Seattle to offer a reading and reflection on his new book, Beyond Even the Stars, on Wednesday, July 11th, 7:00 pm. All friends, acquaintances, and fellow pilgrims are most welcome to join him there for a wonderful evening together!

Father Kevin's new book, Beyond Even the Stars, has just been published and is available at the parish office for sale (and an autograph if you wish!). It can also be purchased through any bookstore, and of course, from Amazon (see link).

The parishes of the Diocese of Spokane are signing up their parishioners to a new communication service called FLOCKNOTES. It allows us to share directly with you by way of text messages or email the most up-to-date information about events and activities in the parish. It is easy to sign up...just click the link...or from your cell phone text messaging app, type 84576 to get started!

Did you know that our lovely church, completed in 1969, is considered one of Spokane's great examples of Mid-Century Modern architecture? Click on the link to learn more!

At Friday night's Catholic Charities Gala, our Sacred Heart parishioner, Michael Phalen, was awarded the Volunteer of the Year award! Mike has been a member of Sacred Heart since his birth and serves the parish in many ways, most especially by keeping tabs on our buildings and making sure they are well-maintained. Mike has been on a very special mission over the past year to collect used bedding and other useful textiles and prepare them for reuse in many Catholic Charities facilities and those of other area charities. His dedication to serving the poor through this and other ministries in Spokane makes his award from Catholic Charities very well deserved, indeed! Congratulations, Mike, and THANK YOU!

Father Kevin spent two weeks in August visiting the people of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán in Guatemala, where he spent a year as a young priest. Click on the link in the article and enjoy a brief video of his stay there!

Fr. Kevin was the subject of a recent article in the local newspaper, The Inlander.

In addition to our recently revised website, Sacred Heart Parish now has its own FACEBOOK page: Sacred Heart Church, Spokane

Beginning in August, Sacred Heart Parish will be sporting a new logo in its various digital and print media.