Posted on April 5, 2025 View all news
This month of April is an important month for us in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the wider Church. First of all, Archbishop Casey was installed as the new Archbishop on April 3. We welcome him to the Archdiocese and look forward to hosting at Old St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart in the future.
Please be sure to check the following pages for our Holy Week schedule. Please be sure to mark your calendars and participate in these important once-a-year Masses and Liturgies. They are meant to make present to us and call to mind the important work of Christ to redeem us, and offer us Heaven. The schedule is different from our regular weekly schedule, so please be sure to take note of it. Especially take note that the Palm Sunday High Latin Masses are at different times at both Old St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart.
With the new Archbishop, as we want to allow him time to get to know the Archdiocese and settle in, we are pausing the parish merger for now. We will re-open parish registrations starting in May. So please watch out for more information on that and what it means to be a parishioner. While one, as I have said, typically gains their parish and pastor based upon where they live, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, with the 1971 Synod, does allow the faithful to register in another parish. Being a member of a parish is more than just filling out a piece of paper; it comes with certain rights and obligations. There will be more information in the coming weeks as we prepare to re-open this process so everyone can properly discern their decision.
I want to thank everyone for their hard work in preparing for and executing our annual Fish Fry at Old St. Mary’s. As usual, it was a big a success. Thank you! Please mark down April 13 for our frozen ravioli sale at Sacred Heart. If you want to volunteer, please call the parish office to inquire about possibilities. Thank you to everyone who has helped organize this again!
Please remember that as we prepare for Holy Week and Easter, many things will need to be done. This includes deep cleaning, polishing, server practices, and musician rehearsals. Please watch for opportunities to help prepare for the most important week of the year. I would also ask that you keep our catechumens, those for reception into the Church, and our confirmandi in prayer. They will receive these sacraments at the Easter Vigil. Also keep our First Communicants in your prayers, as they prepare for First Communion at the end of the month and first Sunday of May.
I pray you have a blessed month ahead!
