Sacred Heart of Jesus-Erie, PA

Sacred Heart of Jesus-Erie, PA Sacred Heart is a welcoming Catholic community caring for the needs of the Parish and others in the Shortly after his ordination, the Reverend Francis J. Joseph.

History of Sacred Heart Parish (Erie, Pennsylvania):

In 1890, a group of men of German descent petitioned Bishop Mullen to establish a new congregation in southwest Erie. At this time, the population of Erie was 37,000 but it balanced to 60,000 due largely to the flow of German immigrants. They came mostly from southern Germany and were, therefore, Catholic. Bender was appointed the founding past

or in 1894. He would spend his entire priesthood as pastor at Sacred Heart Parish. On May 14, 1899, a new church was dedicated by Bishop John E. Fitzmaurice. The first school was a former public school that was purchased by Father Bender for $200.00 and moved to 25th and Plum Streets. In the summer of 1913, the former public school was remodeled into a convent for the Sisters of St. In its place was constructed a modern eight room school for $28,000. Father Bender moved into a new rectory in April of 1905. With the phenomenal growth of the parish, the church was enlarged in 1920 and four classrooms were added to the school in 1924. However, the task remained for Monsignor Bender’s successor, Monsignor Vitus J. Reiser to construct the present church and rectory in the early 1950s. He broke ground for his last building project, which included eight new classrooms and a youth center, on January 1, 1960. Monsignor Reiser credited his success at the parish to his deep devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Following the passing of Monsignor Reiser on April 20, 1967, the Reverend Joseph J. Grode continued the development, upgrading the sanctuary of the church according to what was perceived to be the directives of Vatican II.

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05/03/2026

Register here for this years VBS!!

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Please join us for our Triduum at St. Joseph BOL, Sacred Heart and St. Paul Parishes.
04/02/2026

Please join us for our Triduum at St. Joseph BOL, Sacred Heart and St. Paul Parishes.

Be sure to put our Parish Mission on your calendar! See you at St. Joseph BOL!
03/08/2026

Be sure to put our Parish Mission on your calendar! See you at St. Joseph BOL!

Ash Wednesday and Stations of the Cross schedule. Lent begins tomorrow - enter this season with a prayerful heart. Join...
02/18/2026

Ash Wednesday and Stations of the Cross schedule. Lent begins tomorrow - enter this season with a prayerful heart. Join us for Ashes at St. Joseph 7am, 12p., or 6pm.

Save the date for this year's VBS!
02/05/2026

Save the date for this year's VBS!

Special thank you to everyone who joined us for a Living Rosary on Friday evening. It was a beautiful time dedicated to...
12/14/2025

Special thank you to everyone who joined us for a Living Rosary on Friday evening. It was a beautiful time dedicated to Mary with our parish family. Children, youth and adults came together to be beads and pray together. 📿

Upcoming events:
12/01/2025

Upcoming events:

11/21/2025
We are NCYC bound! Please keep our youth and chaperones in your prayers as they embark on this journey to deepen their ...
11/20/2025

We are NCYC bound! Please keep our youth and chaperones in your prayers as they embark on this journey to deepen their faith for these next 4 days! We cannot wait to share this experience with you through photos and videos!

This is Bus 1 - St. Joseph and friends /Erie group plus Warren group.

Please keep all our Confirmani (14 from our joined parish family and Faith Formation program) in your prayers as we join...
11/08/2025

Please keep all our Confirmani (14 from our joined parish family and Faith Formation program) in your prayers as we join together with Confirmani from all over the Diocese at Gannon for our Confirmation Retreat todat!

The day we’ve been waiting for is underway! Our Confirmation retreat has officially kicked off at Gannon University. Our Executive Director opened us in prayer and reminded us why we’re here: to encounter Christ in a real and personal way.
We’re excited to journey with our teens today! We welcomed 381 registered participants in just 30 mins!!!

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816 W 26th Street
Erie, PA
16508

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+18144566256

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