Occasionally Christians who are not members of the Catholic Church will attend Sacred Heart and become active in our parish organizations and programs. Most often these “other faith members” are spouses of our parishioners or interested individuals who live in our area. Commonly they will maintain an identity and at least partial commitment to their original denomination.
Other faith members constitute an excellent opportunity for our parish to broaden our sense of Church, to engage in real ecumenism, and to practice the Christian ministry of hospitality.
Current guidelines for worship in the Catholic Church generally limit the practice of intercommunion. However, we encourage Christians of other denominations, who have chosen to associate themselves with our parish, to know that they are welcome among us, and to speak with any member of our Pastoral Leadership Team about how they might become more involved in the faith life of our parish.
Occasionally Christians who are not members of the Catholic Church will attend Sacred Heart and become active in our parish organizations and programs. Most often these “other faith members” are spouses of our parishioners or interested individuals who live in our area. Commonly they will maintain an identity and at least partial commitment to their original denomination.
Other faith members constitute an excellent opportunity for our parish to broaden our sense of Church, to engage in real ecumenism, and to practice the Christian ministry of hospitality.
Current guidelines for worship in the Catholic Church generally limit the practice of intercommunion. However, we encourage Christians of other denominations, who have chosen to associate themselves with our parish, to know that they are welcome among us, and to speak with any member of our Pastoral Leadership Team about how they might become more involved in the faith life of our parish.