PARISH FAMILY MASS TIMES
Saturday - 4:00pm
Sunday - 11:00am
Tue, Sat - 8:30am
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Sacred Heart - Enumclaw
Saturday - 5:30pm
Sunday - 9:00am & 12:00pm Spanish
Mon, Thu, Fri - 9:00am
Wed - 6:00pm
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St. Barbara - Black Diamond
Saturday - 5:00pm
Sunday - 8:00am & 10:00am
Wed, Fri - 9:00am, Thu 6:00pm
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In addition to fasting from food, there are other ways to fast that can help us renew our faith in Jesus, like time on our screens and social media. The point is to use whatever we give up as an opportunity to offer it to Jesus and grow closer to him.
What's that dirt on your head? Why can't you eat pepperoni pizza on Fridays? Click here for six common questions Catholics hear during Lent and some answers to have ready.

You are invited to join us for our All Parish Family Lenten Mission Retreat, a special time set aside for reflection, healing, and renewal during the Lenten season. This year’s retreat will be led by Fr. Jim and promises to be a meaningful opportunity for our parish community to come together in faith.
Dates: Monday, March 9 – Wednesday, March 11
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM each evening
Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Enumclaw WA
Theme: Light the Fire
Each night of the retreat will focus on a unique theme to guide our prayer and reflection:
Monday, March 9 Night 1: Ignite
Tuesday, March 10 Night 2: Burn
Wednesday, March 11 Night 3: Conduct
Come for one evening or experience the full retreat as we journey together through this sacred season. All parish families and individuals are encouraged to attend.
On July 1, 2024, the 136 parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle became 60 parish families, with eight stand-alone parishes. Each parish family is led by a pastor or pastoral coordinator, and many have a parochial vicar assisting. Together, over the next three years, the parish family will work to form one new canonical parish, while creatively re-envisioning how they will serve their community.
Please follow our progress at our Parish Family Advisory Council Page HERE

The month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph. We don't know much about him except what is mentioned in the Gospels. Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster-father of Jesus. Holy Scripture proclaims him as a "just man," and the Church has turned to Joseph for his patronage and protection. Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Quamquam Pluries (On the Devotion to St. Joseph) in 1889 explains why we place so much trust in this saint:
"Thus in giving Joseph the Blessed Virgin as spouse, God appointed him to be not only her life's companion, the witness of her maidenhood, the protector of her honor, but also, by virtue of the conjugal tie, a participator in her sublime dignity. And Joseph shines among all mankind by the most august dignity, since by divine will, he was the guardian of the Son of God and reputed as His father among men. Hence it came about that the Word of God was humbly subject to Joseph, that He obeyed him, and that He rendered to him all those offices that children are bound to render to their parents. From this two-fold dignity flowed the obligation which nature lays upon the head of families, so that Joseph became the guardian, the administrator, and the legal defender of the divine house whose chief he was. And during the whole course of his life he fulfilled those charges and those duties. ...It is, then, natural and worthy that as the Blessed Joseph ministered to all the needs of the family at Nazareth and girt it about with his protection, he should now cover with the cloak of his heavenly patronage and defend the Church of Jesus Christ."
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Every year, the Archdiocese of Seattle invites Catholics to support important collections. This calendar outlines opportunities so you can plan your giving and support the causes most important to you.
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The Divine Mercy Message and Devotion
The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us – all of us. And, He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.
The Divine Mercy message is one we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC:
A - Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.
B - Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.
C - Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that all the graces of His mercy can only be received by our trust. The more we open the door of our hearts and lives to Him with trust, the more we can receive. Learn more here...
Learn more about Divine Mercy here...
Wherever you are, you can pray the rosary in communion with millions of Catholics all over the world. You can play these directly from our website. These are just a sample of what you can find on YouTube to help you pray the rosary...
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