DSA goes to support many worthy missions in the Diocese—Seminarian formation, marriage preparation, and Catholic Charities just to name a few.  Thank you to those who have already donated! St. Mary on the Lake Parish Goal : $20,217 Sacred Heart Parish Goal : $33,266

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,                  I am very happy to welcome Fr. Matthew Bonk this weekend.  We parish-swapped for the weekend—I am up in Flint covering his parishes so he can be with us to celebrate Mass and invite everyone to the Lenten mission each evening Sunday-Tuesday.  A reminder that Fr. Matthew is also going to be celebrating a bonus Mass followed by breakfast, with a time for Q & A on Monday morning at St. Mary on the Lake, at 9:30.  His p

Dear St. Mary on the Lake and Sacred Heart,                  We now have Votive Candles at both Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake.  What is the meaning of Votive Candles?  “Votive comes from the Latin votum, meaning promise, dedication or simply  ‘ prayer. ’  It reinforces the idea that the candles represent our prayers before God.  As humans, we are body and soul and our prayers often need to be expressed in a physical, tangible way. … Similar to incense, the light of th

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,   Lenten Mission : Our Lenten mission is coming up if you don’t already have it on your calendar!  March 8 th , 9 th , and 10 th  at 6:30pm at Sacred Heart with a bonus Mass and Breakfast at St. Mary on the Lake on Monday, March 9 th  at 9:30am.  Confessions will be available on Monday, March 9 th  at the evening Mission service.   If you have already stumbled in your Lenten resolutions please don’t give up!  I always think that thi

Attention Youth and Families: Join us on Friday, March 20th at 5:30 for our Annual Interactive Lenten  Prayer Walk through Hudson. We will meet at the steps of Sacred Heart Church and begin our journey through town to Calvary Cemetery praying the Stations and Rosary as we go and then back to the Church for cheese pizza. Dress for the weather and bring your Rosaries! Please note that although the walk is geared towards youth/teens and their families all are welcome to join us!

Sunday, March 1   9:30am - Rod & Karen Lucas by Denice Combs Thursday, March 5   9:30am - Barbara Spahr by Rose Mary Nichols Sunday, March 8   9:30am - John Zuelke by Cheryl Zuelke Thursday, March 12 9:15am - Doug & Carol Spangler by Douglas Spangler Sunday, March 15   9:30am - Joan Szczechowski by Walt Szczechowski Thursday, March 19 9:15am - Gary Gross by Pauline Gross Sunday, March 22   9:30am -   George Gatecliff by Pat Gatecliff Thursday, March 26   9:15am - Joe

Dear St. Mary on the Lake and Sacred Heart,             It is hard to believe Lent is upon us but it will start this coming Wednesday.  I pray each of us can embrace this Holy Season where we make room Jesus to enter our life more fully.             Lent can be a challenging season- I want to enter into it but finding really meaningful ways to do so in a life that is already pretty full can be challenging.  That simple realization can be one of the good but hard graces of thi

Dear St Mary on the Lake and Sacred Heart,   2026 Lenten Mission :  We will be hosting Fr. Matthew Bonk for a Lenten Mission this year March 8 th -10 th .  The theme for this Mission is Hope in the Holy Spirit: New Life During Lent.  For the sake of a larger space, as we will be inviting neighboring parishes, the mission will be held at Sacred Heart.  I would love for everyone to take part in this great opportunity.  Please consider who you can invite to come with you. Each e

Sunday, February 1   9:30am -Charlie Combs & Dan Lee by Denice Combs Thursday, February 5   9:30am - Deacon Peter Gudaitis Sunday, February 8   9:30am - Leo Wesley by Reilly Bennett Thursday, February 12 9:15am - Barbara Spahr by Diane Linsner Sunday, February 15   9:30am - Leo Wesley by Denice Combs Wednesday, February 18   9:15am - Dan Lee by Denice Combs Thursday, February 19 9:15am - Helen Wines by Diane Linsner Sunday, February 22   9:30am -   Rodd Rupp by Reill

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake,             I will be gone this week (Mon-Fri) for my conference with the Institute of Priestly Formation.  As usual I will be out at Mundelein Seminary in Northern Illinois.  We will have our usual Masses throughout this week while I am gone. Now some random things:             DMI- Discipleship Maker Index Survey :  This will be the third time the Diocese has asked our parishioners to take this survey to get a sense of the parishe