The Art & Environment committee takes special care to create surroundings that reflect the seasons of our Liturgical Calendar, and enhance the worship at Sacred Heart. The environment in which we worship is vital to creating a space that promotes a prayerful manner in which to celebrate the Mass. The surroundings in the church, with each change of season, adjust the mood of the participants. The changing colors ground us as we experience, once again, the life of Christ.
With each changing season, a group of members gather to decorate the church. If you would like to volunteer for the Art & Environment committee, contact Pam Douglas at (515) 240-3830. Watch the bulletin and website for decorating dates!
If you are a high school student and need service hours, this is a great opportunity that is fun and will help your church!
Upcoming Dates for Art & Environment Decorating
Saturday, October 5th at 8 am for Fall Ordinary Time
Saturday, November 30th at 8 am for Advent
Sunday, December 22nd at 3 pm for Christmas
Sunday, January 12th at 3 pm for Winter Ordinary Time
Saturday, April 12th at 8 am for Palm Sunday
Saturday, April 19th at 8 am for Easter
Saturday, June 14th at 8 am for Summer Ordinary Time
The Church, "in the course of the year...unfolds the whole mystery of Christ from his Incarnation and Nativity through is Ascension, to Pentecost and the expectation of the blessed hope of the coming of the Lord." CCC 1194