FROM OUR NEW ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Dear Parishioners,

I am excited to have been appointed Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart Glyndon. I am presently an extern priest with the Archdiocese of Baltimore and prior to my posting to your parish, I served as the Associate Pastor at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia, Maryland. I look forward to a collaborative ministry with Frs. Jerry and Ángel, every member of staff, and with you the parishioners. Sacred Heart is the name of the minor seminary where I had my ongoing formation to the Priesthood and being assigned to your parish (Sacred Heart) evokes fond memories of my earlier days in the seminary. I feel a deep historical connection to the Sacred Heart not just as nomenclature but as devotion. Last Sunday, the church began to open our minds to the bread of life discourse in John Chapter 6. This bread of life, the Eucharist is the epicenter of the Sacred Heart devotion. We shall continue to read from this chapter of the gospel in the coming weeks because of its centrality to our Catholic faith. The bread of life, the Eucharist, as the source and summit of our Christian faith is the very essence of the Priesthood. The priesthood cannot be separated from the Eucharist. Hence, ministry at your parish will be centered around the Eucharist. The just concluded National Eucharistic Congress in Indiana was a Eucharistic revival in the church. I felt the Holy Spirit moved in the hearts of the people as it was on the day of Pentecost. We all need this revival to deepen our love and devotion to His Sacred Heart through the Holy Eucharist.  

I see how the responsorial The Lord gave them bread from heaven captures the providence of God who fed the Israelites with mana in the desert and through His Son continues to feed us each day with His Body and Blood. Thus, the Eucharist as food for the journey of life is our pledge for eternal life. Unlike Israel of old, our pilgrimage is from time to eternity, and it is the Eucharist that guarantees this passage to the beatific vision. God gives us this day our daily bread as a demonstration of an unfailing love that is divine yet human. As Catholics, it is a privilege to partake of the Eucharist at every mass. It is also an invitation to become what we eat and to flourish through this most holy sacrament. 

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic, we will be offering an information session on Sunday, August 18 from 12:30-1:30 PM in Room 105.  Please contact Paul Gallagher at

pgallagher@shgparish.org if you would like to attend.

If you are an adult who was baptized Catholic but were never Confirmed, we will be offering a Sunday afternoon Adult Confirmation program starting in September. Those completing the sessions will be Confirmed on October 20th by Archbishop Lori. Those who were baptized Catholic but did not receive First Reconciliation and Eucharist can also participate. For more information, please contact Paul Gallagher at pgallagher@shgparish.org 

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