We invite you to consider sharing your time and talents to promote the mission of our parish.

Please contact us for more information about our ministries.

Click below for Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers, and Altar Servers to sign up for Mass.

March 2025

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May 2025

June 2025

Grief Share

Grief Share13 week Seminar

Beginning September 12, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish will host “GriefShare,” a 13-week, Christ-centered grief recovery support group and seminar designed to help people rebuild their lives after the loss of a spouse, child, family member or friend through death. As each of the 13 sessions are “self-contained,” participants may begin attending at any point and do not have to attend in sequence. The group will meet Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm September 12 – December19 in the Lower Church. To sign up, please call contact Sherry Troelsch at (717) 808-5013 or smtroelsch@gmail.com.

Pastoral Mission

Hospitality Committee

- Greets and mentors new parish members
- Contact Pam McCarty at 717-394-0757

Funeral Luncheon Committee

- Plans and serves luncheon at Sacred Heart

Bereavement Committee

- Responds to the needs of those who are grieving
- Contact Kathleen Koral at 717-435-9214

Stewardship Committee

- Contact Mary Ellen Genoese at 717-808-7393

Evangelization Mission

Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA)

- Educates those interested in becoming members of the Catholic Church
- Contact the parish office for more information.

Preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony

- Contact Fr. Metzgar at 717-394-0757

Preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism

- Contact the parish office at 717-394-0757
- Blank form for baptism (Download and fill out)

Faith Formation

- Plans programs of ongoing formation in the faith
- Contact Mary Ellen Genoese at 717-808-7393

O.C.I.A at Sacred Heart

Read and listen to the story (link below) of those in our O.C.I.A. program who will be brought into full communion with the Church at the Easter Vigil (Story and video done by The Catholic Witness)

Finding a spiritual home

Education Mission

Sacred Heart School

- accredited by the Middle States Association
- staffed by lay teachers
- PK 3, 4, and 5, Kindergarten to Grade 8
- Contact Kathy Alton, Principal, at 717-393-8433

Sacred Heart School Board

- Advisory group to the pastor and principal for the educational mission of Sacred Heart School.
- Contact Tim Stengel, President, at 717-393-8433

Sacred Heart Home and School Association

- Promotes parent-school activities
- Contact Eva Lefever at 717-682-9342

Sacred Heart Athletic Association

- Organizes sports for the children of Sacred Heart Parish
- Contact Angie Sowers at 717-393-3539

Lancaster Catholic High School

- Serves students in grades 9-12
- Contact LCHS at 717-509-0315

Liturgy Mission

Lectors

- Read at Mass
- Contact the parish office at 717-394-0757
- For current Lectors, click below to sign up.
  - January
  - February

Altar Servers

- Altar Servers may be boys or girls who are in the Third grade or higher who have received instruction and training for assisting the priest during liturgy.
- Contact the parish office at 717-394-0757 for more information.
- Click below to sign up to serve at Mass
  - January
  - February

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Contact the rectory at 717-394-0757
More information regarding training sign-up information, etc., visit the Diocesan webpage here
For current Lectors, click below to sign up.
- January
- February

Social Concerns and Outreach Mission

Peace and Social Justice

- Plans educational events around issues of peace and social justice
- Organizes service, especially for the community meal six times a year
- Contact Monica Marcinkoski at 717-341-9316

Bridge of Hope Ministry

- Support for homeless women
- Contact Ken Marzinko at 717-392-7245

Catholic Worker House

- Provides shelter, food, clothing, and spiritual support
- Contact Ken Marzinko at 717-392-7245

Advocate for People with Disabilities

- Contact Maria Hayes at 717-299-4757

Homeless School Children Project

- Contact Ken Marzinko at 717-392-7245

Ecumenism and Interfaith Mission

Includes services throughout the year like: Advent Festival of Hope, Community Epiphany Celebration, and Lenten Luncheons
Contact Peter Mastropietro at 717-314-9487

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1575 New Danville Pike, Lancaster 17603

Grand Knight Jim Carr.

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