The Sacred Heart Conference of St Vincent de Paul has started a new ministry called  “Mary’s Helping Hands” and we NEED YOUR HELP.  We will be collecting gently used clothing for women and babies in need amongst our community following school dismissal on April 14th OR after all Masses on April 17th and 18th.  Check out the information on page six for details! When: Wednesday, April 14th at Sacred Heart Church after school dismissal (2:45pm) and after Masses on April 17th/18th.  Where: After School donors (4/14)- Please follow the normal carpool protocol and we will accept your donations as you exit in the front parking lot of church (closest to Grand Ave.). You will see signs and can drive thru, open your trunk and a volunteer will empty your donations. After Church donors (4/17 and 4/18)- Before and after Masses, volunteers will be in the gathering space to collect your items. For more information, please email maryshelpinghandsSH@gmail.com

Family Formation Information meetings: April 18 at 10 am (English), 2 pm (en español), April 21 at 6:30 pm (English). All meetings will be held in the parish center.

Thanks to our successful Christmas Unbake Sale and dues, we can once again offer small grants to various parish and community ministries. Once again, a gift typically would be approximately $200 max. The deadline for applications is April 30 with the completed forms put in the Guild’s mail in box at the church or by sending it to Sacred Heart Guild President Stephanie Latting at stlatting@aol.com or 717 22nd Street West Des Moines, IA 50265. Some examples of previous recipients over the years include: Adoration Chapel Children’s Faith Formation GIFT Smash Youth Ministry Churches Outreach Group Habitat for Humanity The application form is available on the Sacred Heart website, in the bulletin and/or by contacting Guild President Stephanie Latting at 515.225.4402 or stlatting@aol.com.

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