SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
COVINA, CALIFORNIA
EASTER 2022
 

Dear Parish Family,

The spiritual dimensions of Lent inspire us to gratitude for all that we have received from God and to a willingness to share with others, to serve those less fortunate than ourselves. This spiritual reality prepares us for the celebration of the ultimate willingness to share everything: the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lent directs our hearts, souls, bodies and minds towards Holy Week. Lent opens our lives to understand the Lord’s passion, to fathom his death and to celebrate his resurrection. Our ministry is directed toward sharing in
the Great Easter Vigil of Holy Saturday night, the First Celebration of Easter, a celebration continued on Easter Sunday. Our ministry and service offers us new life in the Risen Lord.

He is risen!!! ALLELUIA!!! We are raised up in him!!! ALLELUIA!!!

The Easter season renews us in the promise of new life. Each Sunday of Easter we rejoice in the assurance of everlasting life and hunger for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost so that our new life may be filled with the Spirit to proclaim, in one voice, to all the world, that the Lord is risen, Alleluia!!!

The priests, deacons and staff of our parish wish you all a very blessed and joyful Easter. You are in our prayers and we ask for the gift of your prayers that we may all serve the Risen Lord together in word and deed.
Asking God to bless you, we are your sisters & brothers in Christ,
 

Father William T. Easterling, Pastor
Together with all the Priests, Deacons also
our Lay Leadership and Parish Staff
 

A loving reminder that our parish offices will be CLOSED as follows:

Holy Thursday, April 14 --- we close at 12:00noon
Good Friday, April 15 --- we close at 12:00noon
Holy Saturday, April 16 --- we close at 12:00noon
Easter Sunday, April 17 --- closed all day
 

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR: HOLY WEEK + EASTER 2022

PALM SUNDAY (April 10):
Vigil English Mass: Saturday (April 9) 5:30pm – on Welcome PlazaSunday English Masses – church: 6:30am, 9:30, 11:00 & 12:30,
plus 5:30 Youth Mass
SPANISH Mass] 8:00am
9:30am --- We have two Masses, one in church, one on Welcome Plaza

There will be a simple blessing of Palms before all Masses

MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
– in church: Masses at 8:15am and 5:30pm

HOLY THURSDAY (April 14) – in church:
No morning Mass; the only Mass of the day:
7:30pm Concelebrated Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Eucharistic Adoration until Midnight

GOOD FRIDAY (April 15) – in church:
12 Noon – English Stations of the Cross
1:30pm – Spanish Stations of the Cross
3:00pm – English Solemn Liturgical Service*
6:15pm – Spanish Solemn Liturgical Service*
8:00pm – English Solemn Liturgical Service*
*The Solemn Liturgical Service includes the Lord’s Passion, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion

HOLY SATURDAY (April 16):
9:30am…….Blessing of bread/food
8:00pm Solemn Celebration of the Great Easter Vigil
                The First Celebration of Easter
This Mass is the only Mass today; the most spiritually powerful Mass of the year, it is about 3 hours.

EASTER SUNDAY (April 17):
English Masses, church: 6:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am
          12:30pm & 5:30pm Youth Mass
English Masses, hall: 9:35am, 11:05am, 12:35pm
Spanish Mass, church: 8:00am
Misas Español, iglesia: 8:00am
 

CONFESSIONS + COMMUNIAL PENANCE SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN CHURCH AT

St. Dorothy, Glendora + Monday, March 28 at 7:00pm
St. Christopher, West Covina + Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00pm
SACRED HEART, COVINA + Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00pm
St. Louise de Marillac, Covina + Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00pm

Additional Confessions at SACRED HEART for Sick,
Shut-ins and Elderly
 

To better assist our brothers and sisters who have difficulty driving at night, those that are elderly, homebound and/or
sick – including their caregivers - we offer: Tuesday, April 5, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm – in church.

It would be a great blessing and show tremendous respect for our Sick, Shut-ins and Elderly to reserve these times for
their spiritual needs. Thank you very much.