Parish Groups

Altar Society

Catholic Daughters

Helping Hands - delivering meals

Knights of Columbus

Social Justice Ministry

Vocation Ministry

Our Altar Society works behind the scenes maintaining ceremonial objects and keeping the altar area clean. We procure items used in liturgical celebrations, including the candles, altar breads and wine. The Altar Society polishes the candle holders, censer, and brass vessels used during the liturgy.

The Altar Society is also responsible for our parish funeral lunches. If a parish family requests this, we provide and serve a simple lunch for the parishioners, family members, and friends who gather to honor a loved one. 

As members of Altar Society, parishioners donate a few hours a week for one month out of the year. Dues are $10 per year and cover the cost of all liturgical supplies. All parish households are encouraged to participate.

If you would like to help or have questions, please contact Lucille Guettinger 509-334-2628.

All women of the parish are invited to join Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA), one of the oldest and largest organizations for Catholic women in the Americas. CDA Court Sacred Heart #2104 usually meets the third Tuesday of the month in the Social Hall at 7 pm, September through June, Meetings include a business portion, food, fellowship, and spirituality.

We are responsible for many parish activities: the Baked Potato Blast, the Christmas Bake Sale, Dinners for Eight, and the Easter Egg Hunt. We also help with our parish Lenten Prayer, Bread & Soup and Pentecost in the Park. We work along side the Pullman Knights' of Columbus during the National Lentil Festival in August. We participate in Washington State Catholic Daughters activities, such as the biannual convention. As Catholic Daughters, we look to our Blessed Mother to guide us as we attempt to minister to our parish and the larger world. 

Any woman in the parish who is looking to grow in faith, friendship and volunteerism, should contact Gladys Rice, financial secretary, at 509-334-6880, or Lorraine Farrand, Regent, at 509-878-1181. We look forward to meeting you! 

For additional information: 
http://www.catholicdaughters-wa.org
 http://www.catholicdaughters.org. 

Mission Statement of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas

The purposes of the organization are to participate in the religious, charitable and educational apostolates of the Church. Catholic Daughters of the Americas engage in creative and spiritual programs which provide its members with the opportunity to develop their God-given talents in meaningful ways that positively influence the welfare of the Church and all people throughout the world. Catholic Daughters of the Americas strive to embrace the principal of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, the advancement of human rights, and human dignity for all.

 If you know of someone who is in need of “Helping Hands” please contact  the Faith Formation office 509-332-4402 or Francy Bose, 509-332-5114, or email Sue McNamara.  This will allow the office to contact the family and extend an offer of “Helping Hands".

Join approximately 80 Catholic men who are actively practicing their faith, parishioners of Sacred Heart, Pullman and St. Thomas More, Washington State University. The organization supports the parish programs, like religious education, Vacation Bible School, the Youth Group and their annual mission trip, and PREPARES which supports women and families through pregnancy to the child's fifth birthday. We also support charitable programs, like Coats for Kids which gives winter coats to local school age children from limited-income families and local food banks including the Schoool Pantry; as well as seminarians and religious, scholarships for parish youth, and numerous outreach programs. 

For more information, please contact Mark Thomas, Grand Knight, at gk.kofc7360@gmail.com or 509-592-5604. 

Catholic social teaching reminds us we are interconnected and that even our social, political, and economic institutions have a deep effect on people's lives. Our Social Justice Ministry works with the rest of the parish to help us see and listen to our brother or sister in need. We do this through education (studying how loving our neighbor plays out in our social institutions), through advocacy (working for the poor and vulnerable in the political arena), and through direct action (organizing food drives, clothing collections, and supporting refugees ). See the parish social justice webpage

We usually meet the first or second Thursday of the month. If you would like to join the Social Justice Ministry, watch the bulletin for meeting times or call Tim Paulitz at 509-332-6184 or Francy Bose at 509-332-5114.

What is a Vocation?
See the Spokane Diocese Vocation Page for an excellent explanation.
 
What is the Sacred Heart Vocation Ministry and what do we do?
The Sacred Heart Vocation Ministry came into existence in February 2017 to bring awareness of OUR call to God. Its purpose is to create an environment at Sacred Heart which allows everyone to grow in holiness by providing resources and activities to do God’s work on Earth. And, we all can start now simply with prayer.
 
How am I called to serve? If you would like help discerning your vocation, please contact your parish priest. In Pullman, contact Fr. Steve Dublinski at Sacred Heart Parish, or Fr. Paul Heric at St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center at WSU.
 
From Pope Francis:
Vocations promotion is the responsibility of every Catholic, and each of us must follow the same steps Jesus used as we engage with all His children, young and old.
https://cnstopstories.com/2016/10/21/for-vocations-one-must-go-out-listen-call-pope-says/
 
Annual VM Activities:
Vocations Dinner (around World Day of Prayer for Vocations usually in April)
Vocation of Marriage and Single Life Potluck (probably in May, 2020)
Priesthood Sunday (supporting our priest usually around June)
Distribution of Prayer cards (usually around National Vocation Awareness Week in November)
And, announcements of other World Day of… events.
 
Vocation Celebration Dates for 2021:
World Day for Consecrated Life – February 7
National Marriage Week – February 7 – 14
World Marriage Day – February 14
Religious Brothers Day - May 1
World Day of Prayer for Vocations – April 25 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
World Priest Day: Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – June 11
International Buy Your Priest a Beer Day – September 9
Priesthood Sunday – September 26 (Last Sunday of September)
National Vocation Awareness Week – November 1 – 7 (First full week of November)
World Day of Cloistered Life – November 21