Greetings to all,
2020 has been a difficult year for our community. Many of us have lost friends and family to the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit our community particularly hard.
Thirty-three years ago, my father led the effort to have Christmas Day mass at now Historic Sacred Heart Church to demonstrate that, even though the Church had been sold to the City, the community of Sacred Heart refused to accept the plans to tear down that symbol, that heart, of the barrio from which it sprang. For thirty-two years we have gathered on Christmas Day to continue our sense of community.
Because of COVID-19, this will be the first time since 1987 that we will be unable to gather together. I have spoken with Father Paul Sullivan about how we can deal with our current situation. We have decided, in the best interest of public health, that we will not be having our Annual Christmas Day Mass.
We encourage you to watch Christmas Day Mass live streams through the following churches:
Sacred Heart Parish
Saint Mary's Basilica
Crosier Village
Thank you for understanding. We will see you next year.
Abe Arvizu Jr.
Chairman, Braun Sacred Heart Center, Inc.
2020 has been a difficult year for our community. Many of us have lost friends and family to the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit our community particularly hard.
Thirty-three years ago, my father led the effort to have Christmas Day mass at now Historic Sacred Heart Church to demonstrate that, even though the Church had been sold to the City, the community of Sacred Heart refused to accept the plans to tear down that symbol, that heart, of the barrio from which it sprang. For thirty-two years we have gathered on Christmas Day to continue our sense of community.
Because of COVID-19, this will be the first time since 1987 that we will be unable to gather together. I have spoken with Father Paul Sullivan about how we can deal with our current situation. We have decided, in the best interest of public health, that we will not be having our Annual Christmas Day Mass.
We encourage you to watch Christmas Day Mass live streams through the following churches:
Sacred Heart Parish
Saint Mary's Basilica
Crosier Village
Thank you for understanding. We will see you next year.
Abe Arvizu Jr.
Chairman, Braun Sacred Heart Center, Inc.
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Late 1950s first communion video of the Sacred Heart Church and Father Albert Braun, Golden Gate Barrio, Phoenix, Arizona. Film courtesy of the Torres family.
The Braun-Sacred Heart Center, Inc. offers many valuable services to maintain community awareness, promote community involvement, and to preserve the accomplishments of our communities, especially the Mexican American residents of Phoenix, Arizona and the Valley of the Sun. The establishment of a Veteran’s museum at the former Sacred Heart Church in honor of Father Albert Braun’s military and civilian service to his country, and also of the service of all of the veterans that came from Golden Gate and the other barrios of Phoenix is solidly supported by the American Legion Post 41. We invite you to support and contribute to the Braun-Sacred Heart Center’s projects and efforts. |
