Any priest will tell you that it is much easier to come to know somebody by name when you see them often and/or when you see them for more than a few seconds or few minutes because you are working with them.
Our Very Important Parishioner (V.I.P.) for the month of September is someone whose name sooner than later came to me when I saw her both because I saw her often (at daily Mass) AND because she has been an active member of Sacred Heart Church in the years I have been here (and probably before I came here). Her name is Paula Doyle. While I'm sure I will not cover all of her activity and ministry in this parish, I can certainly attest to her readiness to step up to volunteer herself and answer the call when asked to take on something that needs an able person to do it.
Firstly, Paula is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Mass and is regularly serving in this ministry. She has been a valued facilitator in many of our bible and Catholic study programs. She has served for a considerable time on our education commission and has given valued input as we discuss future educational and spritual opportunities for our parishioners. Through a committee of the Lady's of the Sacred Heart she was the key player in organizing and seeing through the "Walking With Purpose" scripture study program that brought over 100 ladies of the parish together and into small groups to help among other things to grow in their relationship with the Lord and each other. She is a licensed spiritual director was has made herself available for individual spiritual direction for parishioners who would like a listening guiding hand in their spiritual journey. She was the one who arranged to have Cackie Upchurch come recently to give a wonderful day of reflection to around 100 people who came to listen to Cackie speak about "The Road To Emmaus." The whole parish was blessed when she took over as coordinator of the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Ministry from our first coordinator Roger Bresnahan, who became too ill to continue to do it. She did a splendid job in the years she accepted this position.
I'm sure I'm missing something, but I hope you see that Paula has been a great blessing to this parish in many ways and for a long time. She has also been a loving and supportive wife to her husband Ed who has been, and continues to be, an active parishioner at Sacred Heart, as an E.M. and Catechist in our REY youth program, a leader in our Knights of Columbus as past Grand Knight and now as Faithful Navigator of our Assembly.
Please say thank you to Paula and Ed when you see them and if by chance you don't know them, look them up in the pictorial directory and thank them for their service to the Lord and our wonderful parish.
Our Very Important Parishioner (V.I.P.) for the month of September is someone whose name sooner than later came to me when I saw her both because I saw her often (at daily Mass) AND because she has been an active member of Sacred Heart Church in the years I have been here (and probably before I came here). Her name is Paula Doyle. While I'm sure I will not cover all of her activity and ministry in this parish, I can certainly attest to her readiness to step up to volunteer herself and answer the call when asked to take on something that needs an able person to do it.
Firstly, Paula is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Mass and is regularly serving in this ministry. She has been a valued facilitator in many of our bible and Catholic study programs. She has served for a considerable time on our education commission and has given valued input as we discuss future educational and spritual opportunities for our parishioners. Through a committee of the Lady's of the Sacred Heart she was the key player in organizing and seeing through the "Walking With Purpose" scripture study program that brought over 100 ladies of the parish together and into small groups to help among other things to grow in their relationship with the Lord and each other. She is a licensed spiritual director was has made herself available for individual spiritual direction for parishioners who would like a listening guiding hand in their spiritual journey. She was the one who arranged to have Cackie Upchurch come recently to give a wonderful day of reflection to around 100 people who came to listen to Cackie speak about "The Road To Emmaus." The whole parish was blessed when she took over as coordinator of the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Ministry from our first coordinator Roger Bresnahan, who became too ill to continue to do it. She did a splendid job in the years she accepted this position.
I'm sure I'm missing something, but I hope you see that Paula has been a great blessing to this parish in many ways and for a long time. She has also been a loving and supportive wife to her husband Ed who has been, and continues to be, an active parishioner at Sacred Heart, as an E.M. and Catechist in our REY youth program, a leader in our Knights of Columbus as past Grand Knight and now as Faithful Navigator of our Assembly.
Please say thank you to Paula and Ed when you see them and if by chance you don't know them, look them up in the pictorial directory and thank them for their service to the Lord and our wonderful parish.