Children’s programming has been added to the 12th annual diocesan Sacred Heart Congress, which its organizers describe as the largest Sacred Heart-themed event in the nation.
The congress is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 4 at Westerville St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St.
The children’s activities will be led by the Daughters of Holy Mary of the Heart of Jesus, who have a community at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus and serve in campus ministry at St. Paul School. It will include the rosary and resemble their DOYMAR program, which focuses on the opportunity to seek, know, love and serve the Lord in a prayer movement.
The theme for the adult program will be “Reviving the Family through the Sacred Heart and the Eucharist.”
“The Congress is for those searching and wanting to go deeper with the heart of Christ and the 12 promises He made to those who are devoted to His Sacred Heart,” organizers of the event said.
“We will learn about Jesus’ messages to St. Margaret Mary and hear testimonies of how devotion to Jesus’ Sacred Heart has saved families and led people to a deeper, more fervent love for Him. When we change our hearts to honor Jesus in all things, we impact the family, which impacts the parish and the community at large.”
The event will include a Mass celebrated by Bishop Earl Fernandes and talks by Msgr. Frank Lane; Emily Jaminet, national executive director of the Sacred Heart Enthronement Network; and Father Stash Dailey, vice rector of formation at the Pontifical College Josephinum and spiritual director of Sacred Heart Columbus.
The mini-retreat also will include Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and the sacrament of reconciliation will be available.
The cost is $15 per person or $25 per family, with financial assistance available. For more information, visit www.welcomehisheart.com.